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bedpresser |
[.] BED'PRESSER, n. [bed and press.] A lazy fellow; one who loves his bed. |
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cheese-press |
[.] CHEESE-PRESS, n. A press, or engine for pressing curd in the making of cheese. |
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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. ... |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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compressibleness |
[.] COMPRESSIBLENESS, n. Compressibility; the quality of being compressible. |
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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. |
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compressive |
[.] COMPRESSIVE, a. Having power to compress. |
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compressure |
[.] COMPRESSURE, n. The act or force of one body pressing against another; pressure. |
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counterpressure |
[.] COUNTERPRESSURE, n. [counter and pressure.] Opposing pressure; a force or pressure that acts in a contrary direction. |
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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. ... |
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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; ... |
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depressing |
[.] DEPRESSING, ppr. Pressing down; lowering in place; letting fall; sinking; dejecting; abasing; impoverishing; rendering languid. |
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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 ... |
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depressive |
[.] DEPRESSIVE, a. Able or tending to depress or cast down. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 ... |
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expressed |
[.] EXPRESS'ED, pp. Squeezed or forced out, as juice or liquor; uttered in words; set down in writing or letters; declared; represented; shown. |
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expressible |
[.] EXPRESS'IBLE, a. That may be expressed; that may be uttered, declared, shown or represented. [.] 1. That may be squeezed out. |
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expressing |
[.] EXPRESS'ING, ppr. Forcing out by pressure; uttering; declaring; showing; representing. |
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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 ... |
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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 ... |
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expressively |
[.] EXPRESS'IVELY, adv. In an expressive manner; clearly; fully; with a clear representation. |
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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 ... |
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expressly |
[.] EXPRESS'LY, adv. In direct terms; plainly. |
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expressure |
[.] EXPRESS'URE, n. Expression; utterance; representation; mark; impression. [Little used.] |
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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 ... |
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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. |
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impressibility |
[.] IMPRESSIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being impressible. |
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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. |
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impressing |
[.] IMPRESS'ING, ppr. Imprinting; stamping; fixing in the mind; compelling into service. |
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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 ... |
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impressive |
... [.] IMPRESS'IVE, ... |
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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. |
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impressiveness |
[.] IMPRESS'IVENESS, n. The quality of being impressive. |
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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 ... |
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impressure |
[.] IMPRESS'URE, n. The mark made by pressure; indentation; dent; impression. |
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incompressibility |
[.] INCOMPRESSIBIL'ITY, n. [See Incompressible.] The quality of resisting compression, or of being incapable of reduction by force into a smaller compass. |
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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. |
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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. |
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inexpressibly |
[.] INEXPRESS'IBLY, adv. In a manner or degree not to be told or expressed in words; unspeakably; unutterably. |
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inexpressive |
[.] INEXPRESS'IVE, a. Not tending to express; not expressing; inexpressible. |
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inoppressive |
[.] INOPPRESS'IVE, a. [in and oppressive.] [.] Not oppressive; not burdensome. |
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insuppressible |
[.] INSUPPRESS'IBLE, a. Not to be suppressed or concealed. |
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insuppressive |
[.] INSUPPRESS'IVE, a. Not to be suppressed. |
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irrepressible |
[.] IRREPRESS'IBLE, a. [in and repressible.] That cannot be repressed. |
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letter-press |
[.] LET'TER-PRESS, n. [letter and press.] Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material by types. |
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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 ... |
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oppressed |
[.] OPPRESS'ED, pp. burdened with unreasonable impositions; overpowered; overburdened; depressed. |
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oppressing |
[.] OPPRESS'ING, ppr. Overburdening. |
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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. ... |
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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. |
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oppressively |
[.] OPPRESS'IVELY, adv. In a manner to oppress; with unreasonable severity. |
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oppressiveness |
[.] OPPRESS'IVENESS, n. The quality of being oppressive. |
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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. |
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overpress |
[.] OVERPRESS', v.t. [.] 1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm. [.] 2. To overcome by importunity. |
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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 ... |
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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. |
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pressed |
[.] PRESS'ED, pp. Urged by force or weight; constrained; distressed; crowded; embraced; made smooth and glossy by pressure, as cloth. |
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presser |
[.] PRESS'ER, n. One that presses. |
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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 ... |
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pressingly |
[.] PRESS'INGLY, adv. With force or urgency; closely. |
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pression |
[.] PRES'SION, n. The act of pressing. But pressure is more generally used. [.] 1. In the Cartesian philosophy, an endeavor to move. |
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pressitant |
[.] PRESS'ITANT, a. Gravitating; heavy. [Not in use.] |
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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. |
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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 ... |
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printing-press |
[.] PRINT'ING-PRESS, n. A press for the printing of books, &c. |
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reimpress |
[.] REIMPRESS', v.t. [re and impress.] To impress anew. |
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reimpressed |
[.] REIMPRESS'ED, pp. Impressed again. |
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reimpressing |
[.] REIMPRESS'ING, ppr. Impressing again. |
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reimpression |
[.] REIMPRES'SION, n. A second or repeated impression. |
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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 ... |
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repressed |
[.] REPRESS'ED, pp. Crushed; subdued. |
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represser |
[.] REPRESS'ER, n. One that crushes or subdues. |
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repressing |
[.] REPRESS'ING, ppr. Crushing; subduing; checking. |
46200
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repression |
[.] REPRES'SION, n. [.] 1. The act of subduing; as the repression of tumults. [.] 2. Check; restraint. |
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repressive |
[.] REPRESS'IVE, a. Having power to crush; tending to subdue or restrain. |
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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. |
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summer-cypress |
[.] SUMMER-CYPRESS, n. A plant, a species of Chenopodium. |
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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 ... |
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suppressed |
[.] SUPPRESS'ED, pp. Crushed; destroyed; retained; concealed; stopped; obstructed. |
53626
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suppressing |
[.] SUPPRESS'ING, ppr. Subduing; destroying; retaining closely; concealing; hindering from disclosure or publication; obstructing. |
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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
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suppressive |
[.] SUPPRESS'IVE, a. Tending to suppress; subduing; concealing. |
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suppressor |
[.] SUPPRESS'OR, n. One that suppresses; one that subdues; one that prevents utterance, disclosure or communication. |
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uncompressed |
[.] UNCOMPRESS'ED, a. Not compressed; free from compression. |
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unexpressed |
[.] UNEXPRESS'ED, a. Not expressed; not mentioned or named; not exhibited. |
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unexpressible |
[.] UNEXPRESS'IBLE, a. That cannot be expressed. [But inexpressible is the word now used.] |
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unexpressive |
[.] UNEXPRESS'IVE, a. [.] 1. Not having the power of expressing. [.] 2. Inexpressible; unutterable. |
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unimpressive |
[.] UNIMPRESS'IVE, a. Not impressive; not forcible; not adapted to affect or awaken the passions. |
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unoppressed |
[.] UNOPPRESS'ED, a. Not oppressed; not unduly burdened. |
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unpressed |
[.] UNPRESS'ED, a. [.] 1. Not pressed. [.] 2. Not enforced. |
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unsuppressed |
[.] UNSUPPRESS'ED, a. Not suppressed; not subdued; not extinguished. |
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wine-press |
[.] WINE-PRESS, n. [wine and press.] A place where grapes are pressed. |
