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5471

bedpresser
[.] BED'PRESSER, n. [bed and press.] A lazy fellow; one who loves his bed.

9525

cheese-press
[.] CHEESE-PRESS, n. A press, or engine for pressing curd in the making of cheese.

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.

13120

counterpressure
[.] COUNTERPRESSURE, n. [counter and pressure.] Opposing pressure; a force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction.

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. ...

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.

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.

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.]

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
... [.] IMPRESS'IVE, ...

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.

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.

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.

29982

inoppressive
[.] INOPPRESS'IVE, a. [in and oppressive.] [.] Not oppressive; not burdensome.

30283

insuppressible
[.] INSUPPRESS'IBLE, a. Not to be suppressed or concealed.

30284

insuppressive
[.] INSUPPRESS'IVE, a. Not to be suppressed.

31074

irrepressible
[.] IRREPRESS'IBLE, a. [in and repressible.] That cannot be repressed.

32663

letter-press
[.] LET'TER-PRESS, n. [letter and press.] Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types.

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.

38920

overpress
[.] OVERPRESS', v.t. [.] 1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm. [.] 2. To overcome by importunity.

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 ...

42874

printing-press
[.] PRINT'ING-PRESS, n. A press for the printing of books, &c.

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.

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.

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.

53347

summer-cypress
[.] SUMMER-CYPRESS, n. A plant, a species of Chenopodium.

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.

57666

uncompressed
[.] UNCOMPRESS'ED, a. Not compressed; free from compression.

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.

58655

unimpressive
[.] UNIMPRESS'IVE, a. Not impressive; not forcible; not adapted to affect or awaken the passions.

59030

unoppressed
[.] UNOPPRESS'ED, a. Not oppressed; not unduly burdened.

59195

unpressed
[.] UNPRESS'ED, a. [.] 1. Not pressed. [.] 2. Not enforced.

59770

unsuppressed
[.] UNSUPPRESS'ED, a. Not suppressed; not subdued; not extinguished.

62282

wine-press
[.] WINE-PRESS, n. [wine and press.] A place where grapes are pressed.

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