%@2@%%@CR:A1 @%%@QR:a@%%@AB@%a%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or A %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%a's%@AE@% %@AB@% or A's %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The first letter of the modern English
alphabet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter %@AI@%a.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Something shaped like the letter A. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The first in a series. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The best
or highest in quality or rank: %@AI@%grade A milk.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The sixth tone in the
scale of C major or the first note in the relative minor scale. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The key
or scale in which A is the tonic. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A written or printed note representing
this tone. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A string, key, or pipe tuned to the pitch of this tone.
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%@2@%%@CR:A2 @%%@QR:a@%%@AB@%a%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%a(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%indef. art.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Used before nouns and noun phrases that denote a
single, but unspecified, person or thing: %@AI@%a region; a man.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Used before
terms, such as %@AI@%few%@AE@% or %@AI@%many,%@AE@% denoting number: %@AI@%a hundred men; only a few of
%@AI@%the voters.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The same: %@AI@%birds of a feather.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Any: %@AI@%not a drop to drink.%@AE@%
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Used before a proper name to denote a type or a member of a class:
%@AI@%%@AI@%the wisdom of a Socrates.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Used before a %@AI@%mass noun%@BO: b2710f@%%@AE@% to indicate a single
type or example: %@AI@%a dry wine.%@AE@% [ME < OE %@AI@%an, %@AE@%one.] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%A %@AE@% is used before a word beginning with a consonant (%@AI@%a frog%@AE@% )
or a consonant sound (%@AI@%a university%@AE@% ); %@AI@%an %@AE@% is used before a word beginning
with a vowel (%@AI@%an egg%@AE@% ) or a vowel sound (%@AI@%an hour%@AE@% ). %@AI@%An %@AE@% should not be used
before words like %@AI@%historical %@AE@% and %@AI@%hysterical %@AE@% unless the %@AI@%h %@AE@% is not
pronounced, a practice now uncommon in American speech.
%@AB@%a(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% In every; to each; per: %@AI@%once a month; one dollar a pound.%@AE@%
[ME %@AI@%a, %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%an %@AE@%in.]
%@AB@%a(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% Have: %@AI@%He'd a come if he could.%@AE@% [ME < %@AI@%haven, %@AE@%to
have.]
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%@2@%%@CR:A3 @%%@QR:a-@%%@AB@%a-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or an- %@AE@%
%@AB@%a-(2)%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On; in: %@AI@%abed.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In the act of: %@AI@%aborning.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In the direction
of: %@AI@%astern.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In a specified state or condition: %@AI@%abuzz.%@AE@% [ME < OE < %@AI@%an,
%@AE@%on.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AARDVARK @%%@QR:aardvark@%%@AB@%aardvark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A burrowing mammal, %@AI@%Orycteropus afer,%@AE@% of southern Africa,
having a stocky, hairy body, large ears, a long, tubular snout, and
powerful digging claws. [Obs. Afr. : %@AI@%aarde, %@AE@%earth (< Du. < M. Du. %@AI@%aerde%@AE@%) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%vark, %@AE@%pig (< M. Du. %@AI@%varken%@AE@%).]
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%@2@%%@CR:AARDWOLF @%%@QR:aardwolf@%%@AB@%aardwolf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hyenalike mammal, %@AI@%Proteles cristatus,%@AE@% of southern and
eastern Africa, having gray fur with black stripes, and feeding mainly on
termites and insect larvae. [Afr. : %@AI@%aarde, %@AE@%earth + %@AI@%wolf, %@AE@%wolf (< M. Du.).]
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%@2@%%@CR:AARON @%%@QR:Aaron@%%@AB@%Aaron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the original high priest of the Hebrew
nation, the older brother of Moses. [LLat. < Gk. %@AI@%Aaron %@AE@%< Heb. %@AI@%'aharon.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AARONIC @%%@QR:Aaronic@%%@AB@%Aaronic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Aaronical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of
Aaron. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the lower order of priests in the Mormon
Church.
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%@2@%%@CR:AB1 @%%@QR:Ab@%%@AB@%Ab%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%Av%@BO: 144b88@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AB2 @%%@QR:AB@%%@AB@%AB%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A human blood type of the %@AI@%ABO group%@BO: a20c@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:ABALONE @%%@QR:abalone@%%@AB@%abalone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the various large, edible marine gastropods of the
genus %@AI@%Haliotis,%@AE@% having an ear-shaped shell with a row of holes and a
colorful, pearly interior, often used for making ornaments. [Am. Sp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%abulon.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABAMPERE @%%@QR:abampere@%%@AB@%abampere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of current,
equal to the current that produces a force of two dynes per centimeter of
length on each of two infinitely long straight parallel wires one
centimeter apart. It is equal to 10 amperes.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABANDON @%%@QR:abandon@%%@AB@%abandon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-doned%@AE@% %@AB@%-doning%@AE@% %@AB@%-dons%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To withdraw one's support or help
from, esp. in spite of a duty, allegiance, or responsibility; desert:
%@AI@%%@AI@%abandon a friend in trouble.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give up by leaving or ceasing to
operate or inhabit, esp. as a result of danger or other impending threat:
%@AI@%%@AI@%abandon ship.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To surrender one's claim or right to; give up. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
desist from; cease trying to continue. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To yield (oneself) completely, as
to emotion. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A complete surrender of inhibitions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Unbounded
%@2@%%@CR:ABANDONED @%%@QR:abandoned@%%@AB@%abandoned%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Deserted or forsaken. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Recklessly unrestrained;
shameless.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABAPICAL @%%@QR:abapical@%%@AB@%abapical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being opposite to or directed away from the apex.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABASE @%%@QR:abase@%%@AB@%abase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%abased%@AE@% %@AB@%abasing%@AE@% %@AB@%abases%@AE@% To lower in rank, prestige, or
esteem; humiliate. [ME %@AI@%abassen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%abaissir %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ABASH @%%@QR:abash@%%@AB@%abash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%abashed%@AE@% %@AB@%abashing%@AE@% %@AB@%abashes%@AE@% To make ashamed or uneasy;
%@2@%%@CR:ABATE @%%@QR:abate@%%@AB@%abate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%abated%@AE@% %@AB@%abating%@AE@% %@AB@%abates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reduce in amount, degree, or
intensity; lessen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To deduct from an amount; subtract. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To
put an end to. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To make void. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To subside. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To become
%@2@%%@CR:ABATEMENT @%%@QR:abatement@%%@AB@%abatement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Diminution in degree or intensity; moderation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
amount abated; reduction. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The act of abating; elimination or
annulment.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABATTOIR @%%@QR:abattoir@%%@AB@%abattoir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A slaughterhouse. [Fr. < %@AI@%abattre, %@AE@%to strike down < OFr. -see
abate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABAXIAL @%%@QR:abaxial@%%@AB@%abaxial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Away from the axis.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABBA @%%@QR:abba@%%@AB@%abba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Father. Used as a title of honor in several Eastern churches.
%@2@%%@CR:ABBACY @%%@QR:abbacy@%%@AB@%abbacy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% The office, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:ABBOT @%%@QR:abbot@%%@AB@%abbot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The superior of a monastery. [ME %@AI@%abbod %@AE@%< OE < LLat. %@AI@%abbas %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:ABBREVIATE @%%@QR:abbreviate@%%@AB@%abbreviate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make shorter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To reduce (a
word or phrase) to a shorter form intended to represent the full form. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:ABBREVIATION @%%@QR:abbreviation@%%@AB@%abbreviation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or product of abbreviating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A shortened
form of a word or phrase used chiefly in writing to represent the complete
form; for example, %@AI@%Mass.%@AE@% for %@AI@%Massachusetts.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABC @%%@QR:ABC@%%@AB@%ABC%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%ABC's%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%ABC's%@AE@% The alphabet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%ABC's%@AE@% The rudiments of
of %@AI@%abducere, %@AE@%to take away. -see abduct.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABDUCENS.NERVE @%%@QR:abducens nerve@%%@AB@%abducens nerve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of the 6th pair of cranial nerves that convey
the motor impulses to the eye muscles.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABDUCT @%%@QR:abduct@%%@AB@%abduct%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducted%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To carry off by force; kidnap.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%To draw away from the median line of a bone or muscle or
from an adjacent part or limb. [Lat. %@AI@%abducere, abduct- %@AE@%: %@AI@%ab-, %@AE@%away +
%@2@%%@CR:ABEAM @%%@QR:abeam@%%@AB@%abeam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% At right angles to the keel of a ship.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABECEDARIAN @%%@QR:abecedarian@%%@AB@%abecedarian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who teaches or studies the alphabet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who is
just learning; beginner. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to the alphabet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Arranged
alphabetically. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Elementary; rudimentary. [ME < Med. Lat. %@AI@%abecedarium,
%@AE@%alphabet < LLat. %@AI@%abecedarius, %@AE@%alphabetical < the names of the letters A B C
D.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABED @%%@QR:abed@%%@AB@%abed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In bed.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABEL @%%@QR:Abel@%%@AB@%Abel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the second son of Adam, slain by his elder
%@2@%%@CR:ABERDEEN.ANGUS @%%@QR:Aberdeen Angus@%%@AB@%Aberdeen Angus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a breed of black, hornless beef cattle that
originated in Scotland. [After %@AI@%Aberdeen %@AE@%and %@AI@%Angus, %@AE@%former counties of
Scotland.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABERRANT @%%@QR:aberrant@%%@AB@%aberrant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Deviating from the proper or expected course. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Deviating from what is normal; untrue to type. %@AB@% aberrance %@AE@%%@AB@% aberrancy %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABERRATION @%%@QR:aberration@%%@AB@%aberration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A deviation from the proper or expected course. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
departure from the normal or typical. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A disorder or abnormal alteration
in one's mental state. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A defect of focus, such as blurring in an
image. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A physical defect in an optical element, as in a lens, that
causes such an imperfection. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@%The apparent displacement of
the position of a celestial body in the direction of motion of an observer
on earth, caused by the motion of the earth and the finiteness of the
velocity of light. [Lat. %@AI@%aberratio, %@AE@%diversion < %@AI@%aberrare, %@AE@%to go astray :
%@2@%%@CR:ABEYANCE @%%@QR:abeyance@%%@AB@%abeyance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition of being temporarily set aside; suspension.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A condition of undetermined ownership, as of an estate that has
not yet been assigned. [OFr. %@AI@%abeance, %@AE@%desire < %@AI@%abaer, %@AE@%to gape at : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%at
(< Lat. %@AI@%ad-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%baer, %@AE@%to gape.] %@AB@% abeyant %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABFARAD @%%@QR:abfarad@%%@AB@%abfarad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of capacitance,
equal to the capacitance of a capacitor having a charge of one abcoulomb
and a potential difference of one abvolt. It is equal to one billion (10%@AH@%9%@AE@%)%@EH@%
farads.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABHENRY @%%@QR:abhenry@%%@AB@%abhenry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% A centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of
inductance, equal to the inductance resulting from a current variation of
one abampere per second that produces an induced electromotive force of one
abvolt. It is equal to one billionth (10%@AH@%-9%@AE@%) henry. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABHOR @%%@QR:abhor@%%@AB@%abhor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-horred%@AE@% %@AB@%-horring%@AE@% %@AB@%-hors%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To regard with horror or
loathing; abominate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To reject vehemently; shun. [ME %@AI@%abhorren %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ABIDANCE @%%@QR:abidance@%%@AB@%abidance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act or condition of abiding; continuance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Adherence; compliance: %@AI@%abidance by parliamentary procedure.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABIDE @%%@QR:abide@%%@AB@%abide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%abode%@AE@% %@AB@% or abided %@AE@%%@AB@% or abiding %@AE@%%@AB@% or abides %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To wait
patiently for. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be in store for; await. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To withstand; persevere
under. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To accept the consequences of. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To put up with; tolerate: %@AI@%can't
%@AI@%abide such incompetence.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remain in one place or state. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
continue; endure: %@AI@% Who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? (Cotton
%@AI@%Mather). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To dwell or sojourn.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% abide by.%@AE@% To conform to;
rosin and used in lacquers, varnishes, and soaps. [< Lat. %@AI@%abies, abiet-,
%@AE@%silver fir.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABILITY1 @%%@QR:ability@%%@AB@%ability%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality of being able to do something;
physical, mental, financial, or legal power to perform. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A natural or
acquired skill or talent. [ME %@AI@%abilite %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%habilite %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%habilitas <
%@2@%%@CR:ABJECT @%%@QR:abject@%%@AB@%abject%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of the most contemptible kind: %@AI@%abject cowardice.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of
the most miserable kind; wretched: %@AI@%abject poverty.%@AE@% [ME, outcast < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%abjectus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%abicere, %@AE@%to cast away : %@AI@%ab-, %@AE@%from + %@AI@%jacere, %@AE@% to
%@2@%%@CR:ABLATIVE.ABSOLU @%%@QR:ablative absolute@%%@AB@%ablative absolute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In Latin grammar, an adverbial phrase syntactically
independent from the rest of the sentence and containing two main elements
both in the ablative case.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABLAUT @%%@QR:ablaut@%%@AB@%ablaut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A patterned change in root vowels of verb forms,
characteristic of Indo-European languages, indicating alteration of tense,
aspect, or function; for example, %@AI@%ring, rang, rung.%@AE@% [G. %@AI@%Ablaut %@AE@%: %@AI@%ab, %@AE@%off
%@2@%%@CR:ABNAKI @%%@QR:Abnaki@%%@AB@%Abnaki%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Abnaki%@AE@% %@AB@% or -kis %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tribe of North American Indians of
Maine, New Brunswick, and southern Quebec. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of the Abnaki. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
The Algonquian language of the Abnaki.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABNEGATE @%%@QR:abnegate@%%@AB@%abnegate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gated%@AE@% %@AB@%-gating%@AE@% %@AB@%-gates%@AE@% To deny to oneself; renounce.
%@2@%%@CR:ABNORMALITY @%%@QR:abnormality@%%@AB@%abnormality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition of not being normal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
%@2@%%@CR:ABOARD @%%@QR:aboard@%%@AB@%aboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% On board a ship, train, airplane, or other passenger
vehicle. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% On board of; on; in. [ME %@AI@%abord %@AE@%: %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%on + %@AI@%bord, %@AE@%ship.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABODE @%%@QR:abode@%%@AB@%abode%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%abide%@BO: 5913@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dwelling
place or home. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of abiding; sojourn. [ME %@AI@%abod %@AE@%< %@AI@%abiden, %@AE@%to wait.
-see abide.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABOHM @%%@QR:abohm@%%@AB@%abohm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of resistance
equal to one billionth (10%@AH@%-9%@AE@%) of an ohm. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABOLISH @%%@QR:abolish@%%@AB@%abolish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ished%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To do away with; annul. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
%@AI@%%@AI@%obliterate%@BO: c73ec2@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to get rid of. %@AI@%Abolish%@BO: 8606@%%@AE@% applies only to doing
away with conditions or regulations, not material things or persons.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Exterminate%@BO: 68df51@%%@AE@% suggests destruction of living things by a deliberate,
selective method. %@AI@%Extinguish%@BO: 68f035@%%@AE@% , meaning to put out a flame or something
likened to a flame, stresses the frailty of the object. %@AI@%Extirpate%@BO: 68f3e6@%%@AE@% suggests
effective destruction by getting at the roots or causes, while %@AI@%eradicate%@BO: 644ccf@%%@AE@%
stresses the resistance to dislodgment posed by the object. %@AI@%Obliterate%@BO: c73ec2@%%@AE@%
means to destroy so as to leave no trace, and applies principally to
things.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABOLITION @%%@QR:abolition@%%@AB@%abolition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of abolishing or the state of being abolished. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The termination of slavery in the United States. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%abolitio %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%abolitus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%abolere, %@AE@%to abolish.] %@AB@% abolitionary %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABOLITIONISM @%%@QR:abolitionism@%%@AB@%abolitionism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Advocacy of the abolition of slavery in the United
States. %@AB@% abolitionist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABOMASUM @%%@QR:abomasum@%%@AB@%abomasum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sa%@AE@% The fourth division of the stomach in ruminant
animals, in which true digestion takes place. %@AB@% abomasal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:A.BOMB @%%@QR:A-bomb@%%@AB@%A-bomb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%atomic bomb%@BO: 12cd72@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To dislike intensely. [Lat. %@AI@%abominari, abominat-, %@AE@%to
deprecate as a bad omen : %@AI@%ab-, %@AE@%away + %@AI@%omen, %@AE@%omen.] %@AB@% abominator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABOMINATION @%%@QR:abomination@%%@AB@%abomination%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An abhorrence for someone or something; disgust. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that elicits great dislike or abhorrence.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABORAL @%%@QR:aboral@%%@AB@%aboral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Opposite to or away from the mouth.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABORIGINAL @%%@QR:aboriginal@%%@AB@%aboriginal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Existing from the beginning or being the earliest of
its type in an area; indigenous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to aborigines. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
An aborigine. %@AB@% aboriginally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABORIGINE @%%@QR:aborigine@%%@AB@%aborigine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An autochthonous inhabitant of a region. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%aborigines%@AE@%
The flora and fauna native to a geographical area. [< Lat. %@AI@%aborigines,
%@2@%%@CR:ABORTIFACIENT @%%@QR:abortifacient@%%@AB@%abortifacient%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Causing abortion. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Anything used to induce
abortion.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABORTION @%%@QR:abortion@%%@AB@%abortion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Induced termination of pregnancy before the fetus is
capable of survival as an individual. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fatally premature expulsion of
an embryo or fetus from the womb. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Cessation of normal growth, esp. of an
organ, prior to full development or maturation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An aborted organism. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Something malformed or incompletely developed.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABORTIONIST @%%@QR:abortionist@%%@AB@%abortionist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who performs abortions.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABORTIVE @%%@QR:abortive@%%@AB@%abortive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless.
%@2@%%@CR:ABO.SYSTEM @%%@QR:ABO system@%%@AB@%ABO system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The antigenic system of human blood, which, by functioning
genetically as an allelic unit, produces the four human blood groups or
%@AI@%%@AI@%types%@BO: 13b5c73@%%@AE@%, A, B, AB and O.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABOULIA @%%@QR:aboulia@%%@AB@%aboulia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%abulia%@BO: 122bb@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABOUND @%%@QR:abound@%%@AB@%abound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%abounded%@AE@% %@AB@%abounding%@AE@% %@AB@%abounds%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be great in number or
amount. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be fully supplied or filled; teem. [ME %@AI@%abounden %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:ABOUT @%%@QR:about@%%@AB@%about%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Approximately; nearly: %@AI@%lasted about an hour.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Almost:
%@AI@%%@AI@%just about done.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To a reversed position or direction. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In no
particular direction: %@AI@%wandering about town.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% All around; on every side.
%@AB@%%@AB@%6.%@AE@% In the area or vicinity; near. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% In succession; one after another: %@AI@%Turn
%@AI@%about is fair play.%@AE@% -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On all sides of; surrounding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In the
vicinity of; around. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Almost the same as; close to; near. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In reference
to; relating to. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% In the possession of: %@AI@%had his wits about him.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Ready
or prepared to do something: %@AI@%The chorus is about to sing.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Involved with
or engaged in: %@AI@%went about his business.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Moving here and there;
astir: %@AI@%be up and about.%@AE@% [ME < OE %@AI@%onbutan %@AE@%: %@AI@%on, %@AE@%in + %@AI@%butan, %@AE@%outside.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%about%@BO: a59b@%%@AE@% %@AI@%around%@BO: 102780@%%@AE@% %@AI@%round%@BO: fe19c0@%%@AE@% These terms are sometimes
interchangeable, as adverbs and prepositions. However, %@AI@%around%@BO: 102780@%%@AE@% either
specifies or suggests complete encirclement of something, whereas %@AI@%about%@BO: a59b@%%@AE@%
and %@AI@%round%@BO: fe19c0@%%@AE@% are less exact and indicate, more or less, semiencirclement: %@AI@%The
%@AI@%children gathered about %@AE@% (or %@AI@%round%@BO: fe19c0@%%@AE@% ) %@AI@%the fireplace; then they danced around
%@AI@%the table.%@AE@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The construction %@AI@%not about to %@AE@% is often used to express
determination: %@AI@%We are not about to negotiate with terrorists. %@AE@% A majority
of the Usage Panel considers this usage acceptable in speech but not in
formal writing.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABOUT.FACE @%%@QR:about-face@%%@AB@%about-face%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of pivoting to face in the opposite direction
from the original, esp. in a military maneuver. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A total change of
attitude or standpoint. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-faced%@AE@% %@AB@%-facing%@AE@% %@AB@%-faces%@AE@% To reverse
direction.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABOVE @%%@QR:above@%%@AB@%above%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Overhead; on high: %@AI@%the clouds above.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In heaven;
heavenward. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Upstairs: %@AI@%a table in the dining room above.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In or to a
higher place. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% In an earlier part of a given text: %@AI@%figures quoted above.%@AE@%
%@AB@%6.%@AE@% In or to a higher rank or position: %@AI@%the ranks of major and above.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Over or higher than: %@AI@%a spring above the timberline.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Superior
to in rank, position, or number; greater than: %@AI@%principles above expediency.%@AE@%
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Beyond the level or reach of: %@AI@%a shot heard above the music.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In
preference to. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Too honorable to bend to: %@AI@%above petty intrigue.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% More
than: %@AI@%somewhat above normal temperature.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that is above.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Appearing earlier in the same text: %@AI@%flaws in the above
%@AI@%interpretation.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% above all.%@AE@% First of all; most important. [ME %@AI@%aboven %@AE@%<
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The use of %@AI@%above %@AE@% as an adjective or noun in referring to a
preceding text is most common in business and legal writing. In general
writing its use as an adjective (%@AI@%the above figures%@AE@% ) is accepted by a
majority of the Usage Panel, but its use as a noun (%@AI@%read the above%@AE@% ) is
accepted by only a minority.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABOVEBOARD @%%@QR:aboveboard@%%@AB@%aboveboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Without deceit or trickery.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABOVEGROUND @%%@QR:aboveground@%%@AB@%aboveground%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Situated on or above the surface of the ground. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Operating or existing within the establishment or in accordance with
conventional standards: %@AI@%journalistic practices unacceptable to the
%@AI@%aboveground press.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AB.OVO @%%@QR:ab ovo@%%@AB@%ab ovo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% From the beginning. [Lat., from the egg.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABRACADABRA @%%@QR:abracadabra@%%@AB@%abracadabra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A word once held to possess magical powers to ward off
disease or disaster. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Foolish or unintelligible talk. [LLat.]
%@2@%%@CR:ABRADANT @%%@QR:abradant@%%@AB@%abradant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abrasive. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Abrasive.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABRADE @%%@QR:abrade@%%@AB@%abrade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%abraded%@AE@% %@AB@%abrading%@AE@% %@AB@%abrades%@AE@% To rub off or wear away by
%@2@%%@CR:ABRANCHIATE @%%@QR:abranchial@%%@AB@%abranchial%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or abranchious %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having no gills. [Gk. %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%not +
%@AI@%%@AI@%brankhia, %@AE@%gills.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABRASION @%%@QR:abrasion@%%@AB@%abrasion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of
friction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A scraped or worn area. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%abrasio %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%abradere, %@AE@%to
scrape off. -see abrade.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABRASIVE @%%@QR:abrasive@%%@AB@%abrasive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Causing abrasion; harsh; rough. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance that
abrades.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABREACT @%%@QR:abreact@%%@AB@%abreact%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-acted%@AE@% %@AB@%-acting%@AE@% %@AB@%-acts%@AE@% To release (repressed emotions) by
acting out, such as in words, action, or the imagination, the situation
causing the conflict. [Transl. of G. %@AI@%abreagieren %@AE@%: %@AI@%ab-, %@AE@%away + %@AI@%reagieren,
%@2@%%@CR:ABREAST @%%@QR:abreast@%%@AB@%abreast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Side by side. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Up to date with: %@AI@%keeping abreast of the
%@2@%%@CR:ABRIDGE @%%@QR:abridge@%%@AB@%abridge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%abridged%@AE@% %@AB@%abridging%@AE@% %@AB@%abridges%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reduce the length of (a
written text); condense. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To curtail; cut short. [ME %@AI@%abregen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:ABRIDGMENT @%%@QR:abridgment@%%@AB@%abridgment%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or abridgement %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The action of abridging. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
state of being abridged. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Condensation of a book.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABROACH @%%@QR:abroach@%%@AB@%abroach%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Opened or positioned so that a liquid, such as wine, can
be let out. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Moving about; astir. [ME %@AI@%abroche %@AE@%< %@AI@%a, %@AE@%in + %@AI@%broche, %@AE@%a pointed
object.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABROAD @%%@QR:abroad@%%@AB@%abroad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Out of one's own country. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In a foreign country or
countries. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Away from one's home. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In circulation; at large. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Covering a large area; widely. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Not on target; in error. [ME %@AI@%abrod, %@AE@%wide
< %@AI@%on brod %@AE@%: %@AI@%on, %@AE@%at + %@AI@%brod, %@AE@%broad.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABROGATE @%%@QR:abrogate@%%@AB@%abrogate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gated%@AE@% %@AB@%-gating%@AE@% %@AB@%-gates%@AE@% To abolish or annul by authority.
%@2@%%@CR:ABSCISIC.ACID @%%@QR:abscisic acid@%%@AB@%abscisic acid%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or abscissic acid %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A common abscisin that inhibits
plant growth.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSCISIN @%%@QR:abscisin@%%@AB@%abscisin%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or abscissin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A group of plant hormones that may promote
leaf abscission while inhibiting certain other growth mechanisms.
[abscis(sion) + -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSCISSA @%%@QR:abscissa@%%@AB@%abscissa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-scissas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -scissae %@AE@% The coordinate representing the
distance of a point from the %@AI@%y%@AE@% -axis in a plane Cartesian coordinate
system, measured along a line parallel to the %@AI@%x%@AE@% -axis. [NLat. %@AI@%(linea)
%@AI@%abscissa, %@AE@%(line) cut off < Lat. %@AI@%abscissus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%abscindere, %@AE@%to
abcise.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSCISSION @%%@QR:abscission@%%@AB@%abscission%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of cutting off. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The process by which plant
parts, such as leaves, are shed.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSCOND @%%@QR:abscond@%%@AB@%abscond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sconded%@AE@% %@AB@%-sconding%@AE@% %@AB@%-sconds%@AE@% To leave quickly and
secretly and hide oneself, esp. to avoid arrest or prosecution. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ABSENCE @%%@QR:absence@%%@AB@%absence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being away. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The time during which one is
away. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The condition of not having something needed or desirable; lack.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSENT @%%@QR:absent@%%@AB@%absent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Missing or not present. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Not existent; lacking. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Feeling or exhibiting inattentiveness. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sented%@AE@% %@AB@%-senting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sents%@AE@%
To keep (oneself) away. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%absens, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%abesse, %@AE@%to be
%@2@%%@CR:ABSENTEE @%%@QR:absentee@%%@AB@%absentee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who is absent. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to one that
is absent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Not in residence. -See Usage note at %@AI@%-ee1%@BO: 5e4359@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSENTEE.BALLOT @%%@QR:absentee ballot@%%@AB@%absentee ballot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A ballot marked and mailed in advance by a voter away
from the place where he is registered.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSENTEEISM @%%@QR:absenteeism@%%@AB@%absenteeism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Habitual failure to appear, esp. for work or other
regular duty.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSENT.MINDED @%%@QR:absent-minded@%%@AB@%absent-minded%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Heedless of one's immediate surroundings or activity
because of preoccupation with unrelated matters. %@AB@% absent-mindedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%absent-mindedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSENT.WITHOUT. @%%@QR:absent without leave@%%@AB@%absent without leave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Absent from one's assigned military post or
duties without official permission but without the intention to desert.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSINTHE @%%@QR:absinthe@%%@AB@%absinthe%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or absinth %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A green liqueur having a bitter licorice
flavor and a high alcoholic content, prepared from wormwood and other
herbs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%wormwood%@BO: 14fd398@%%@AE@%. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%absinthium, %@AE@%wormwood.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTE @%%@QR:absolute@%%@AB@%absolute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Perfect in quality or nature; complete. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Not mixed;
pure: %@AI@%absolute alcohol.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not limited by restrictions or exceptions;
unconditional: %@AI@%absolute trust.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Unqualified in extent or degree; total:
%@AI@%%@AI@%absolute silence.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Not limited by constitutional provisions or other
restraints. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Unrelated to and independent of anything else. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Not to be
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTE.ALCOHO @%%@QR:absolute alcohol@%%@AB@%absolute alcohol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ethyl alcohol containing no more than one per cent
of water.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTE.CEILIN @%%@QR:absolute ceiling@%%@AB@%absolute ceiling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The maximum altitude above sea level at which an
aircraft or missile can maintain horizontal flight under standard
atmospheric conditions.
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%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTELY @%%@QR:absolutely@%%@AB@%absolutely%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Definitely and completely; unquestionably. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Grammar. %@AE@%In a manner that does not take an object. %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Absolutely %@AE@% is often used informally to mean "quite," as in %@AI@%an
%@AI@%absolutely magnificent painting. %@AE@% A majority of the Usage Panel disapproves
of this use in formal writing.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTE.MAGNIT @%%@QR:absolute magnitude@%%@AB@%absolute magnitude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The intrinsic magnitude of a star computed as if
viewed from a distance of 10 parsecs or 32.6 light-years.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTE.MUSIC @%%@QR:absolute music@%%@AB@%absolute music%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Instrumental music that depends solely on its
rhythmic, melodic, and contrapuntal structures.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTE.PITCH @%%@QR:absolute pitch@%%@AB@%absolute pitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The precise pitch of an isolated tone, as
established by its rate of vibration measured on a standard scale. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
ability to identify or sing any tone heard.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTE.SCALE @%%@QR:absolute scale@%%@AB@%absolute scale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A scale of temperature with absolute zero as the
minimum and scale units equal in magnitude to centigrade degrees.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTE.TEMPER @%%@QR:absolute temperature@%%@AB@%absolute temperature%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Temperature measured or calculated on the
absolute scale.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTE.VALUE @%%@QR:absolute value@%%@AB@%absolute value%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The numerical value or magnitude of a quantity, as
of a vector or of a negative integer, without regard to its sign. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
modulus of a complex number, equal to the square root of the sum of the
squares of the real and imaginary parts of the number.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTE.ZERO @%%@QR:absolute zero@%%@AB@%absolute zero%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@% The temperature at which substances possess
no thermal energy, equal to -273.15 deg. C or -459.67 deg. F.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTION @%%@QR:absolution@%%@AB@%absolution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% The formal remission of sin
imparted by a priest as part of the sacrament of penance. [ME < OFr. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLUTISM @%%@QR:absolutism@%%@AB@%absolutism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A form of government in which all power is vested in
the monarch and his advisers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The political theory reflecting
absolutism. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An absolute doctrine, principle, or opinion. %@AB@% absolutist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@% absolutistic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSOLVE @%%@QR:absolve@%%@AB@%absolve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-solved%@AE@% %@AB@%-solving%@AE@% %@AB@%-solves%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pronounce clear of blame
or guilt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To relieve of a requirement or obligation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To grant a
remission of sin to. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To pardon or remit (a sin). [ME %@AI@%absolven %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ABSORB @%%@QR:absorb@%%@AB@%absorb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorbed%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorbing%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorbs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take in through or as
through pores or interstices; soak in or up. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To occupy the full
attention, interest, or time of; engross. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%%@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%To
retain wholly, without reflection or transmission, that which is taken in.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% To take in; assimilate: %@AI@%immigrants absorbed into the mainstream of
%@AI@%society.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To receive the impact of without recoil or echo. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To defray
(costs). %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To take in; accommodate: %@AI@%couldn't absorb the additional
%@2@%%@CR:ABSORBED @%%@QR:absorbed@%%@AB@%absorbed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Engrossed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Sucked up or in. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Assimilated. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSORBEFACIENT @%%@QR:absorbefacient@%%@AB@%absorbefacient%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Inducing or causing absorption. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A medicine
that induces absorption. [absorbe(nt)+ -facient.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSORBENT @%%@QR:absorbent@%%@AB@%absorbent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of absorbing something: %@AI@%absorbent cotton.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
An absorbent substance. %@AB@% absorbency %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSORPTANCE @%%@QR:absorptance@%%@AB@%absorptance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The ratio of absorbed to incident radiation.
[absorpt(ion) + -ance.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSORPTION @%%@QR:absorption@%%@AB@%absorption%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of absorbing or the condition of
being absorbed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A state of mental concentration. [Lat. %@AI@%absorptio %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:ABSORPTION.NEBU @%%@QR:absorption nebula@%%@AB@%absorption nebula%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%nebula%@BO: c17e7f@%%@AE@% that absorbs all incident radiation
without re-emission.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSORPTION.SPEC @%%@QR:absorption spectrum@%%@AB@%absorption spectrum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@% The spectrum of dark lines and bands
observed when radiation traverses an absorbing medium.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSTAIN @%%@QR:abstain@%%@AB@%abstain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-stained%@AE@% %@AB@%-staining%@AE@% %@AB@%-stains%@AE@% To refrain from something by
one's own choice. [ME %@AI@%absteinen, %@AE@%to avoid < OFr. %@AI@%abstenir %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%abstinere,
%@AI@%%@AE@%to hold back : %@AI@%ab-, %@AE@%away + %@AI@%tenere, %@AE@%to hold.] %@AB@% abstainer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSTEMIOUS @%%@QR:abstemious@%%@AB@%abstemious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Eating and drinking in moderation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Restricted to
%@2@%%@CR:ABSTENTION @%%@QR:abstention@%%@AB@%abstention%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or habit of abstaining. [LLat. %@AI@%abstentio %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%abstinere, %@AE@%to hold back. -see abstain.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSTINENCE @%%@QR:abstinence@%%@AB@%abstinence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Denial of the appetites, esp. denial of certain foods
and drinks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Habitual abstention from alcoholic beverages. [ME < OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%abstenance %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%abstinentia %@AE@%< %@AI@%abstinere, %@AE@%to hold back. -see abstain.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSTRACTED @%%@QR:abstracted@%%@AB@%abstracted%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Removed or separated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Deep in thought;
adjectives apply to absence of normal awareness of one's surroundings.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Abstracted%@BO: 11419@%%@AE@% implies complete and pleasureable mental involvement in the
object of thought. %@AI@%Distraught%@BO: 5716b5@%%@AE@% implies mental anxiety that makes
concentration extremely difficult. %@AI@%Absent-minded%@BO: dd7a@%%@AE@% suggests the making of
trivial errors because the mind is straying from the matter at hand.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSTRACT.EXPRES @%%@QR:abstract expressionism@%%@AB@%abstract expressionism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A school of painting that flourished after
World War II until the early 1960's, characterized by the exclusion of
representational content.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSTRACTION @%%@QR:abstraction@%%@AB@%abstraction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of removing or separating: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%abstraction of metal from ore.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of separating the
inherent qualities or properties of something from the actual physical
object or concept to which they belong. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A product of this process; a
general idea or word representing a physical concept. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Preoccupation;
absent-mindedness. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An abstract work of art.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSTRACTIONISM @%%@QR:abstractionism@%%@AB@%abstractionism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The theory and practice of abstract art. %@AB@%
%@AB@%abstractionist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSTRACTIVE @%%@QR:abstractive@%%@AB@%abstractive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or derived by abstraction.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSTRACT.OF.TIT @%%@QR:abstract of title@%%@AB@%abstract of title%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brief history of the transfers of a piece of
land, including all claims that could be made against it.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABSTRUSE @%%@QR:abstruse@%%@AB@%abstruse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Difficult to understand; recondite. [Lat. %@AI@%abstrusus,
%@2@%%@CR:ABUNDANCE @%%@QR:abundance@%%@AB@%abundance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A great or plentiful amount. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Fullness to overflowing:
%@AI@% My thoughts . . . are from the abundance of my heart (De Quincey). %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABUSE @%%@QR:abuse@%%@AB@%abuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%abused%@AE@% %@AB@%abusing%@AE@% %@AB@%abuses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To use wrongly or improperly;
misuse. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To trick or deceive. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hurt or injure by
maltreatment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To assail with contemptuous, coarse, or insulting words;
revile. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Improper use or handling; misuse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A corrupt practice
or custom. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Physical maltreatment. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Insulting or coarse language. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%abusen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%abuser %@AE@%< %@AI@%abus, %@AE@%improper use < Lat. %@AI@%abusus, %@AE@%a using up,
p.part. of %@AI@%abuti, %@AE@%to use up : %@AI@%ab-, %@AE@%away + %@AI@%uti, %@AE@%to use.] %@AB@% abuser %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
mean to treat a person or thing wrongfully or harmfully. %@AI@%Abuse%@BO: 126db@%%@AE@% applies to
wrongful or unreasonable treatment by deed or word. %@AI@%Misuse%@BO: ba2bef@%%@AE@% stresses
incorrect or unknowledgeable handling; it implies but does not emphasize
harm. %@AI@%Mistreat%@BO: ba1f10@%%@AE@% ,%@AI@%Mistreat, ill-treat, %@AE@% and %@AI@%maltreat%@BO: afeb5d@%%@AE@% all have the sense of
inflicting injury, usually physical and often with intent to do harm.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Mistreat%@BO: ba1f10@%%@AE@% may imply only negligence or lack of knowledge on the offender's
part, but more often refers to harm inflicted deliberately. %@AI@%Ill-treat%@BO: 91fe1b@%%@AE@%
more specifically applies to harmful treatment of persons or animals.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Maltreat%@BO: afeb5d@%%@AE@% implies rough handling.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABUSIVE @%%@QR:abusive@%%@AB@%abusive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characterized by abuse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Wrongly
or incorrectly used or treated. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Serving to abuse; insulting. %@AB@% abusively
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABUT @%%@QR:abut@%%@AB@%abut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%abutted%@AE@% %@AB@%abutting%@AE@% %@AB@%abuts%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To touch at one end or side of
something; lie adjacent. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To border upon; be next to. [ME %@AI@%abutten %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:ABUTILON @%%@QR:abutilon@%%@AB@%abutilon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various shrubs or plants of the genus %@AI@%Abutilon,%@AE@% esp.
the %@AI@%flowering maple%@BO: 7224ff@%%@AE@%. [NLat. %@AI@%Abutilon, %@AE@%genus name < Ar. %@AI@%aubutilun.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABUTMENT @%%@QR:abutment@%%@AB@%abutment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of abutting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Something that
abuts. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The point of contact of two abutting objects or parts. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
That part of a structure that bears the weight or pressure of an arch. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
structure that supports the end of a bridge. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A structure that anchors
the cables of a suspension bridge.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ABUTTALS @%%@QR:abuttals@%%@AB@%abuttals%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The parts of a piece of land that abut against other
property; boundaries.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABUZZ @%%@QR:abuzz@%%@AB@%abuzz%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Filled with a buzzing sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Filled or occupied with
activity or talk.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABVOLT @%%@QR:abvolt@%%@AB@%abvolt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%%@AE@% A centimeter-gram-second electromagnetic unit of potential
difference, equal to the potential difference between two points such that
one erg of work must be performed to move a one-abcoulomb charge from one
of the points to the other. It is equal to one hundred-millionth (10%@AH@%-8%@AE@%) of%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABYSMAL @%%@QR:abysmal@%%@AB@%abysmal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Unfathomable; extreme. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or resembling an abyss. %@AB@%
%@AB@%abysmally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABYSS @%%@QR:abyss@%%@AB@%abyss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The primeval chaos. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The bottomless pit; hell. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
unfathomable chasm; a yawning gulf. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An immeasurably profound depth or
void: %@AI@%the vast abysses of space and time.%@AE@% [LLat. %@AI@%abyssus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%abussos,
%@2@%%@CR:ABYSSAL @%%@QR:abyssal@%%@AB@%abyssal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Abysmal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the great depths of the
oceans.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ABYSSINIAN.CAT @%%@QR:Abyssinian cat@%%@AB@%Abyssinian cat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short-haired cat of a breed developed from Near
Eastern stocks, having a reddish-brown coat tipped with small black
markings. [After %@AI@%Abyssinia, %@AE@%former name for Ethiopia.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AC1 @%%@QR:Ac@%%@AB@%Ac%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element actinium.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AC2 @%%@QR:ac-@%%@AB@%ac-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%ad-%@CF:AD @%%@AE@% (sense 1). Used before %@AI@%c, k,%@AE@% and %@AI@%q.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AC3 @%%@QR:-ac@%%@AB@%-ac%@AE@%%@EH@% Used to form adjectives from nouns: %@AI@%ammoniac.%@AE@% [NLat. %@AI@%-acus, %@AE@%adj.
suffix < Gk. %@AI@%-akos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACACIA @%%@QR:acacia@%%@AB@%acacia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various chiefly tropical trees of the genus %@AI@%Acacia,%@AE@%
having compound leaves and tight clusters of small yellow or white flowers.
%@2@%%@CR:ACADEME @%%@QR:academe@%%@AB@%academe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The scholastic world or environment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A scholar,
teacher, or pedant. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A college or university. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Academic life. [< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Academia, %@AE@%the Academy.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACADEMIA @%%@QR:academia@%%@AB@%academia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The academic world; academe. [NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%Academia, %@AE@%the
Academy.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACADEMIC @%%@QR:academic@%%@AB@%academic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a school. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Relating to studies that are liberal or classical rather than technical or
vocational. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Pertaining or belonging to a scholarly organization. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Scholarly to the point of being unaware of the outside world. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Based on
formal education. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Formalistic or conventional. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Theoretical or
speculative without a practical purpose or intention. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Without purpose or
use because of being beyond the point of implementation. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A student or
%@2@%%@CR:ACADEMIC.FREEDO @%%@QR:academic freedom@%%@AB@%academic freedom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Liberty to pursue and teach relevant knowledge and
to discuss it freely without restriction from school or public officials or
from other sources of influence.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACADEMICIAN @%%@QR:academician@%%@AB@%academician%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of an art, literary, or scientific academy or
society.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACADEMICISM @%%@QR:academicism@%%@AB@%academicism%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or academism %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Traditional formalism, esp. when reflected
in art.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACADEMY @%%@QR:academy@%%@AB@%academy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A school for special instruction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A secondary
or college-preparatory school, esp. a private one. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An association of
scholars. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%Academy%@AE@% A specified society of scholars or artists. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Academy%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Platonism. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The disciples of Plato. [Lat. %@AI@%Academia %@AE@%< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Akademia, %@AE@%the school where Plato taught.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACADIAN @%%@QR:Acadian@%%@AB@%Acadian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the early French settlers of Acadia or their
descendants. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A dialect of French spoken by the Acadians. %@AB@% Acadian %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACAJOU @%%@QR:acajou@%%@AB@%acajou%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Mahogany, esp. when used for making furniture. [Fr., cashew <
%@2@%%@CR:ACANTHOCEPHALAN @%%@QR:acanthocephalan@%%@AB@%acanthocephalan%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or acanthocephalid %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various parasitic worms of
the phylum Acanthocephala, having a proboscis armed with hooked spines. [<
NLat. %@AI@%Acanthocephala, %@AE@%phylum name : acantho- + Gk. %@AI@%kephale, %@AE@%head.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACANTHOID @%%@QR:acanthoid@%%@AB@%acanthoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Resembling a thorn or spine.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACANTHOPTERYGIA @%%@QR:acanthopterygian@%%@AB@%acanthopterygian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii, which
includes fishes having spiny fins, such as bass, perch, and mackerel. [<
NLat. %@AI@%Acanthopterygii, %@AE@%superorder name : acantho- + Gk. %@AI@%pterugion, %@AE@%dim. of
%@2@%%@CR:ACANTHUS @%%@QR:acanthus@%%@AB@%acanthus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-thuses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -thi %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Acanthus,%@AE@% native to the Mediterranean region, having large, segmented,
thistlelike leaves. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%An ornament patterned after the
leaves of the acanthus, used esp. on capitals of Corinthian columns. [NLat.
%@2@%%@CR:ACARI @%%@QR:acari@%%@AB@%acari%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%acarus%@BO: 15b7e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACARIASIS @%%@QR:acariasis@%%@AB@%acariasis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Infestation with mites. [acar(id) + -iasis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACARID @%%@QR:acarid@%%@AB@%acarid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An arachnid of the order Acarina, which includes the mites and
ticks. [NLat. %@AI@%Acaridae, %@AE@%family name < %@AI@%Acarus, %@AE@%genus name < Gk. %@AI@%akari, %@AE@%a
kind of mite.] %@AB@% acarid %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACAROID.RESIN @%%@QR:acaroid resin@%%@AB@%acaroid resin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A yellow or reddish gum obtained from various
Australian grass trees, used in varnishes, lacquers, and the manufacture of
paper. [NLat. %@AI@%acaroides.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACAROLOGY @%%@QR:acarology@%%@AB@%acarology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of mites and ticks. [acar(id) + -logy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACAROPHILY @%%@QR:acarophily@%%@AB@%acarophily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A symbiotic relationship to mites or ticks, usually in
plants. [acar(id) + -phil(o)- + -y2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACAROPHOBIA @%%@QR:acarophobia@%%@AB@%acarophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal fear of mites or ticks. [acar(id) + -phobia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACARPOUS @%%@QR:acarpous@%%@AB@%acarpous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Producing no fruit; sterile.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACARUS @%%@QR:acarus@%%@AB@%acarus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ri%@AE@% A mite, esp. one of the genus %@AI@%Acarus.%@AE@% [NLat. %@AI@%Acarus,
%@AE@%genus name. -see acarid.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACATALECTIC @%%@QR:acatalectic@%%@AB@%acatalectic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designating a line of verse having the required number
of syllables in the last foot. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acatalectic line. [LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:ACAUDATE @%%@QR:acaudate@%%@AB@%acaudate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or acaudal %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having no tail.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACAULESCENT @%%@QR:acaulescent@%%@AB@%acaulescent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Stemless or nearly so.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCEDE @%%@QR:accede@%%@AB@%accede%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceded%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceding%@AE@% %@AB@%-cedes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give one's assent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
arrive at or come into an office or dignity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To become a party to an
agreement or treaty. [ME %@AI@%acceden, %@AE@%to come near < Lat. %@AI@%accedere, %@AE@%to go near
%@2@%%@CR:ACCELERATION @%%@QR:acceleration@%%@AB@%acceleration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of accelerating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The process of being
accelerated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%The rate of change of velocity with respect to
time.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCELERATION.OF @%%@QR:acceleration of gravity@%%@AB@%acceleration of gravity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The acceleration of freely falling bodies
under the influence of terrestrial gravity, equal to 980.665 cm/sec%@AH@%2%@AE@% or%@EH@%
approximately 32 ft/sec2 at sea level.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCELERATOR @%%@QR:accelerator@%%@AB@%accelerator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that accelerates. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device, esp. the gas pedal
of an automobile, for increasing the speed of a machine. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%A
substance that increases the speed of a chemical reaction. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%A
device, such as an electrostatic generator, cyclotron, or linear
accelerator, that accelerates charged subatomic particles or nuclei to
energies useful for research.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCELEROMETER @%%@QR:accelerometer@%%@AB@%accelerometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device used to measure acceleration. [acceler(ation)
+ -meter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCENT @%%@QR:accent@%%@AB@%accent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The relative prominence of a particular syllable of a word
by greater intensity or by variation or modulation of pitch or tone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Vocal prominence or emphasis given to a particular syllable, word, or
phrase. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A characteristic pronunciation, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One determined by the
regional or social background of the speaker. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One determined by the
phonetic habits of the speaker's native language carried over to his use of
another language. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A mark or symbol used in the printing and writing of
certain languages to indicate the vocal quality to be given to a particular
letter: %@AI@%an acute accent.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A mark or symbol used in printing and writing
to indicate the stressed syllables of a spoken word. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Rhythmically
significant stress in a line of verse. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Special stress given to a
musical note within a phrase. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A mark representing this stress. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A mark or one of several marks used as a superscript to
distinguish among variables represented by the same symbol. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A mark used
as a superscript to indicate the first derivative of a variable. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A mark
or one of several marks used as a superscript to indicate a unit, such as
feet (') and inches (") in linear measurement. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% A distinctive feature or
quality. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cented%@AE@% %@AB@%-centing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cents%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To stress or emphasize the
pronunciation of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To mark with a printed accent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To call attention
%@AI@%%@AI@%cantus, %@AE@%song < %@AI@%canere, %@AE@%to sing (transl. of Gk. %@AI@%prosoidia, %@AE@%voice
modulations).]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCENTUAL @%%@QR:accentual@%%@AB@%accentual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to accent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Designating verse
rhythm based on stress accents. %@AB@% accentually %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCENTUATE @%%@QR:accentuate@%%@AB@%accentuate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pronounce with a stress or
accent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To mark with an accent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To stress or emphasize. [Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%accentuare, accentuat- %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%accentus, %@AE@%accent.] %@AB@% accentuation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
offered), esp. gladly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To admit to a group or place. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To regard as
usual, proper, or right. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To regard as true; believe in. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% To understand
as having a specific meaning. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To bear up under resignedly or patiently:
%@AI@%%@AI@%accept one's fate.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To answer affirmatively: %@AI@%accept an invitation.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% To take upon oneself the duties or responsibilities of. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To be able to
hold (something applied or inserted): %@AI@%This wood will not accept oil paints.%@AE@%
%@AB@%7.%@AE@% To receive officially: %@AI@%accept the committee's report.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To consent to
pay, as by a signed agreement. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To receive something, esp. willingly.
[ME %@AI@%accepten %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%acceptare, %@AE@%freq. of %@AI@%accipere, %@AE@%to receive : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to +
%@AI@%%@AI@%capere, %@AE@%to take.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCEPTABLE @%%@QR:acceptable@%%@AB@%acceptable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Worthy of being accepted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Adequate enough to
satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Designating an
amount or level that can be endured or allowed. %@AB@% acceptability %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCEPTANCE @%%@QR:acceptance@%%@AB@%acceptance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of accepting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
accepted or acceptable. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Favorable reception; approval. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Belief in
something; agreement. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A formal indication by a debtor of willingness
to pay a time draft or bill of exchange. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A written instrument so
accepted. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%Compliance by one party with the terms and conditions of
another's offer so that a contract becomes legally binding between them.
%@2@%%@CR:ACCEPTED @%%@QR:accepted@%%@AB@%accepted%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Generally approved, believed, or recognized.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCEPTOR @%%@QR:acceptor@%%@AB@%acceptor%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or accepter %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who signs a time draft or bill of
exchange. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The reactant in an induced reaction that has
an increased rate of reaction in the presence of the inductor. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The atom
that contributes no atoms to a covalent bond.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCESS @%%@QR:access@%%@AB@%access%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A means of approaching or nearing; passage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of
approaching. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The right to enter or make use of: %@AI@%has access to classified
%@AI@%material.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The state or quality of being easy to approach or enter. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
An increase of growth. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A sudden outburst: %@AI@%an access of rage.%@AE@%
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-cessed%@AE@% %@AB@%-cessing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cesses%@AE@% To gain access to: %@AI@%accessed the
%@AI@%information from the computer.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%acces, %@AE@%a coming to < OFr. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ACCESSION @%%@QR:accession@%%@AB@%accession%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The attainment of rank or dignity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An increase by
means of something added: %@AI@%an accession of property.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An addition. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The addition to or increase in value of property by means of
improvements or natural growth. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The right of a proprietor to ownership
of such addition or increase. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Agreement or assent. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Access;
admittance. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A sudden outburst. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-sioned%@AE@% %@AB@%-sioning%@AE@% %@AB@%-sions%@AE@% To
record as acquired. %@AB@% accessional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCESSORY @%%@QR:accessory@%%@AB@%accessory%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or accessary %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something subordinate or
supplementary; adjunct. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One who incites, aids, or abets a lawbreaker
in the commission of a crime, but is not present at the time of the crime:
%@AI@%%@AI@%accessory before the fact.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One who aids a criminal after the commission
of a crime, but was not present at the time of the crime: %@AI@%accessory after
%@AI@%the fact.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a secondary, supplementary, or subordinate
function. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Serving to aid or abet a lawbreaker, either before or after
the commission of the crime, without being present at the time the crime
was committed. [ME %@AI@%accessorie %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%accessorius < accessor, %@AE@%helper <
Lat. %@AI@%accessus, %@AE@%approach. -see access.] %@AB@% accessorial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% accessorily
%@2@%%@CR:ACCESSORY.FRUIT @%%@QR:accessory fruit@%%@AB@%accessory fruit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fruit, such as the pear, that contains fleshy
tissue developed from floral parts as well as the ovary.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCESSORY.NERVE @%%@QR:accessory nerve@%%@AB@%accessory nerve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of the 11th pair of cranial nerves of higher
vertebrate species that supply motor impulses to the upper thorax and
pharynx.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCESS.ROAD @%%@QR:access road@%%@AB@%access road%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A road that affords access to a certain area.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCESS.TIME @%%@QR:access time@%%@AB@%access time%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% The time lag between a request for
information stored in a computer and its delivery.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCIACCATURA @%%@QR:acciaccatura@%%@AB@%acciaccatura%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% A short grace note one half step below a
principal note, sounded immediately before or at the same time as the
principal note to add sustained dissonance. [Ital. < %@AI@%acciaccare, %@AE@%to crush.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCIDENCE @%%@QR:accidence@%%@AB@%accidence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% The section of morphology that deals with the
inflections of words. [LLat. %@AI@%accidentia%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%accidens,%@AE@% accident.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCIDENT @%%@QR:accident@%%@AB@%accident%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An unexpected and undesirable event. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that
occurs unexpectedly or unintentionally. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A circumstance or attribute that
is not essential to the nature of something. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Fortune or chance: %@AI@%rich by
%@AI@%accident of birth.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%An irregular or unusual natural formation
or occurrence. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%accidens, %@AE@% pr.part. of %@AI@%accidere, %@AE@%to happen
%@AE@% These adjectives are related in a general way but are not always
interchangeable. %@AI@%Accidental%@BO: 1966b@%%@AE@% primarily refers to what occurs by chance or
unexpectedly; it can also mean subordinate or nonessential. %@AI@%Fortuitous%@BO: 751290@%%@AE@%
stresses chance or accident even more strongly, and inferentially minimizes
cause. %@AI@%Contingent%@BO: 4040cd@%%@AE@% , in this context, describes what is possible but
uncertain because of chance or unforeseen or uncontrollable factors.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Incidental%@BO: 946955@%%@AE@% refers to what is an adjunct to something else, and does not
necessarily imply the operation of chance. %@AI@%Adventitious%@BO: 43837@%%@AE@% applies to what is
not inherent in something but added extrinsically, sometimes by accident or
chance.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCIDENT.INSURA @%%@QR:accident insurance@%%@AB@%accident insurance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Insurance against injury or death because of
accident.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCIDENT.PRONE @%%@QR:accident-prone@%%@AB@%accident-prone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having or susceptible to having a greater than
average number of accidents or mishaps.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCIPITER @%%@QR:accipiter@%%@AB@%accipiter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hawk of the genus %@AI@%Accipiter,%@AE@% characterized by short wings
and a long tail. [NLat. %@AI@%Accipiter,%@AE@% genus name < Lat., hawk.] %@AB@% accipitrine
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCLAIM @%%@QR:acclaim@%%@AB@%acclaim%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-claimed%@AE@% %@AB@%-claiming%@AE@% %@AB@%-claims%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To salute or hail; applaud.
-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To shout approval. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Enthusiastic applause; acclamation. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ACCLAMATION @%%@QR:acclamation@%%@AB@%acclamation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A shout or salute of enthusiastic approval. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An oral
vote, esp. an enthusiastic vote of approval taken without formal ballot: %@AI@%a
%@2@%%@CR:ACCLIMATE @%%@QR:acclimate@%%@AB@%acclimate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-mated%@AE@% %@AB@%-mating%@AE@% %@AB@%-mates%@AE@% To accustom or become
accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt. [Fr. %@AI@%acclimater %@AE@%: %@AI@%a-,
%@2@%%@CR:ACCLIMATION @%%@QR:acclimation@%%@AB@%acclimation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of acclimating or of becoming acclimated.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The adaptation of an organism to its natural climatic environment, as
distinguished from acclimatization.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCLIMATIZATION @%%@QR:acclimatization@%%@AB@%acclimatization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of acclimatizing; acclimation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
climatic adaptation of an organism, esp. a plant, that has been moved to a
new environment.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCLIMATIZE @%%@QR:acclimatize@%%@AB@%acclimatize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% To acclimate. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOLADE @%%@QR:accolade@%%@AB@%accolade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An embrace of greeting or salutation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An expression of
approval; praise. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The ceremonial bestowal of knighthood. [Fr. < Prov.
%@AI@%%@AI@%acolada < acolar, %@AE@%to embrace : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%col, %@AE@%neck < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%collum, %@AE@%neck.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOMMODATE @%%@QR:accommodate@%%@AB@%accommodate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dated%@AE@% %@AB@%-dating%@AE@% %@AB@%-dates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To do a favor or service
for; oblige. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To provide for; supply with. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To contain comfortably;
have space for. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To make suitable; adjust: %@AI@%accommodates himself well to
%@AI@%new surroundings.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To settle; reconcile. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become adjusted, as
the eye to focusing on objects at a distance. [Lat. %@AI@%accomodare, accomodat-,
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOMMODATING @%%@QR:accommodating@%%@AB@%accommodating%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Helpful and obliging. %@AB@% accommodatingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOMMODATION @%%@QR:accommodation@%%@AB@%accommodation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of accommodating or state of being
accommodated; adjustment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that meets a need; convenience. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%accommodations%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Lodgings; room and board. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A seat, compartment, or
room on a public vehicle. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Reconciliation or settlement of opposing
views; compromise. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%Adaptation or adjustment in an organism,
organ, or part, as in the lens of the eye to permit retinal focus of images
of objects at different distances. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A loan or other financial favor.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOMMODATION.L @%%@QR:accommodation ladder@%%@AB@%accommodation ladder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A portable ladder or stairway hung from the side
of a ship.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOMMODATION.P @%%@QR:accommodation paper@%%@AB@%accommodation paper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A note or bill drawn, accepted, or endorsed by
one or more parties to enable another party to obtain credit or raise money
without consideration or collateral.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOMPANIMENT @%%@QR:accompaniment@%%@AB@%accompaniment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that accompanies; concomitant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something added for embellishment, completeness, or symmetry; complement.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A vocal or instrumental part that supports a solo part.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOMPANIST @%%@QR:accompanist@%%@AB@%accompanist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A performer, such as a pianist, who plays an
accompaniment.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOMPANY @%%@QR:accompany@%%@AB@%accompany%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nied%@AE@% %@AB@%-nying%@AE@% %@AB@%-nies%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To go along with; join in
company. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To supplement; add to. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To coexist or occur with. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
perform an accompaniment to. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To play a musical accompaniment. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOMPLISHMENT @%%@QR:accomplishment@%%@AB@%accomplishment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of accomplishing or state of being
%@2@%%@CR:ACCORD @%%@QR:accord@%%@AB@%accord%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-corded%@AE@% %@AB@%-cording%@AE@% %@AB@%-cords%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to conform or agree;
bring into harmony. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To grant; bestow upon: %@AI@%I accord you my blessing.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% To be in agreement, unity, or harmony. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Agreement;
harmony. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
settlement of points at issue between nations.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% of (one's) own accord.%@AE@% Voluntarily. [ME %@AI@%accorden%@AE@% <
OFr. %@AI@%acorder %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%accordare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%cor, %@AE@%heart.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCORDANCE @%%@QR:accordance@%%@AB@%accordance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Agreement; conformity: %@AI@%in accordance with your
%@AI@%instructions.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of granting.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCORDANT @%%@QR:accordant@%%@AB@%accordant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In agreement or harmony; consonant. %@AB@% accordantly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCORDING.AS @%%@QR:according as@%%@AB@%according as%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%conj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Corresponding to the way in which; precisely as:
%@AI@%%@AI@%received the raise according as he was promised.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Depending on whether;
if: %@AI@%according as he accepts your suggestion.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCORDING.TO @%%@QR:according to@%%@AB@%according to%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% As stated or indicated by; on the authority of:
%@AI@%%@AI@%according to historians.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In keeping with; in agreement with: %@AI@%according
%@AI@%to instructions.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% As determined by: %@AI@%a list arranged according to the
%@AI@%alphabet.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCORDION @%%@QR:accordion@%%@AB@%accordion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A portable musical instrument with a small keyboard and
free metal reeds that sound when air is forced past them by pleated bellows
operated by the player. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having folds or bends like the bellows of
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOST @%%@QR:accost@%%@AB@%accost%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-costed%@AE@% %@AB@%-costing%@AE@% %@AB@%-costs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To approach and speak to first.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To solicit sexually. [OFr. %@AI@%accoster %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%acostare, %@AE@%to adjoin :
Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%costa, %@AE@%side.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOUCHEMENT @%%@QR:accouchement@%%@AB@%accouchement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Parturition%@BO: d364bd@%%@AE@%. [Fr. < %@AI@%accoucher,%@AE@% to assist in childbirth :
%@AI@%a,%@AE@% to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%coucher,%@AE@% to put to bed < OFr., to lay down. -see
couch.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOUNT @%%@QR:account@%%@AB@%account%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A narrative or record of events. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A written or oral
explanation, as of blame or cause. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A precise list or enumeration of
monetary transactions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A detailed list or enumeration. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A business
relationship involving the exchange of money or credit: %@AI@%a charge account.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% Worth, standing, or importance: %@AI@%a man of some account.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Profit or
advantage. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-counted%@AE@% %@AB@%-counting%@AE@% %@AB@%-counts%@AE@% To consider or esteem:
%@AI@%%@AI@%accounted him a merciful man.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% account for.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make or
render a reckoning, as of funds received and paid out or of persons or
things: %@AI@%survivors who have not been accounted for.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be the
explanation or cause of. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be answerable for. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To kill, capture, or
disable.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% call to account.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To challenge or contest. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
hold answerable for.%@AB@% give a good account of (oneself).%@AE@% To act in a
creditable manner.%@AB@% on account.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On credit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In part payment of.%@AB@% on
%@AB@%account of.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Because of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% Because.%@AB@% on no account.%@AE@% Under no
circumstances.%@AB@% on (one's) own account.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On one's own behalf. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% On one's
own; by oneself: %@AI@%wants to work on his own account.%@AE@% %@AB@% take into account.%@AE@% To
take into consideration; allow for. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%acont < aconter, %@AE@%to reckon :
%@AI@%a-, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%cunter, %@AE@%to count, ult. < Lat. %@AI@%computare, %@AE@%to sum up.
-see compute.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOUNTABLE @%%@QR:accountable@%%@AB@%accountable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Answerable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Capable of being explained. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOUNTANT @%%@QR:accountant@%%@AB@%accountant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who keeps, audits, and inspects the financial records
of individuals or business concerns and prepares financial and tax reports.
%@AB@% accountancy %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOUNT.EXECUTI @%%@QR:account executive@%%@AB@%account executive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An individual in an advertising firm who manages
the account of one or more clients.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOUNTING @%%@QR:accounting@%%@AB@%accounting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bookkeeping methods involved in making a financial
record of business transactions and in the preparation of statements
concerning the assets, liabilities, and operating results of a business.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOUTER @%%@QR:accouter@%%@AB@%accouter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% To outfit and equip, as for
military duty. [Fr. %@AI@%accoutrer %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%acoustrer.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOUTERMENT @%%@QR:accouterment@%%@AB@%accouterment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of accoutering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%accouterments%@AE@% The
equipment other than arms and dress issued to a soldier. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%accouterments%@AE@%
The outward forms whereby a thing may be recognized; trappings.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOUTRE @%%@QR:accoutre@%%@AB@%accoutre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Chiefly Brit.Variant of %@AI@%accouter%@BO: 1d997@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCOUTREMENT @%%@QR:accoutrement@%%@AB@%accoutrement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Chiefly Brit.Variant of %@AI@%accouterment%@BO: 1daa1@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCREDIT @%%@QR:accredit@%%@AB@%accredit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ited%@AE@% %@AB@%-iting%@AE@% %@AB@%-its%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To ascribe or attribute to; credit
with. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To supply with credentials or authority; authorize. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
appoint as an ambassador to a foreign government. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To certify as meeting
a prescribed standard. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To believe. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To enter on the credit side of an
%@2@%%@CR:ACCREDITATION @%%@QR:accreditation@%%@AB@%accreditation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act of accrediting or the state of being
accredited, esp. the granting of approval to an institution of learning by
an official review board after the school has met specific requirements.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCRETE @%%@QR:accrete@%%@AB@%accrete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-creted%@AE@% %@AB@%-creting%@AE@% %@AB@%-cretes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To make larger or greater, as
by increased growth. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To grow together; fuse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To grow or
increase gradually, as by addition. [Back-formation < accretion.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCRETION @%%@QR:accretion@%%@AB@%accretion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Growth or increase in size by gradual external
addition, fusion, or inclusion. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something added externally to promote
such growth or increase. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%The growing together of plant or
animal tissues that are normally separate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%Slow addition to
land by deposition of water-borne sediment. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%An increase of land
along the shores of a body of water, as by alluvial deposit. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy.
%@AS@%%@AE@% An increase in the mass of a celestial object by the collection of
surrounding interstellar gases and objects by gravity. [Lat. %@AI@%accretio %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:ACCRETION.DISK @%%@QR:accretion disk@%%@AB@%accretion disk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A ring of interstellar material surrounding a
celestial object with an intense gravitational field, as a %@AI@%black hole%@BO: 1e315d@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCRUAL @%%@QR:accrual@%%@AB@%accrual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of accruing; increase. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
that increases or accrues.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCRUE @%%@QR:accrue@%%@AB@%accrue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-crued%@AE@% %@AB@%-cruing%@AE@% %@AB@%-crues%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come to someone or something
as a gain, addition, or increment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To increase or accumulate, as by
natural growth: %@AI@%accruing interest on capital.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To become an
enforceable or permanent right. [ME %@AI@%acreuen, %@AE@%ult. < Lat. %@AI@%accrescere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:ACCULTURATE @%%@QR:acculturate@%%@AB@%acculturate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause (a society, for
example) to change by the process of acculturation. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To change or be
modified by acculturation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCULTURATION @%%@QR:acculturation@%%@AB@%acculturation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The modification of the culture of a group or
individual as a result of contact with a different culture. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
modification of a primitive culture by means of such contact. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
process by which the culture of a particular society is instilled in a
%@2@%%@CR:ACCUMULATION @%%@QR:accumulation@%%@AB@%accumulation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of amassing or gathering, as into a heap or
pile: %@AI@% Little things grew by continual accumulation (Samuel Johnson). %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The process of growing into a heap or large amount. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A mass of something
heaped up or collected: %@AI@%an accumulation of rubbish.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The growth of a
principal sum by retention of interest or profit. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The gradual purchase
of securities in a depressed market in anticipation of rising prices. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% In
reckoning the yield on a bond, the difference between its face value and
its cost if the bond is purchased at a discount.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCUMULATIVE @%%@QR:accumulative@%%@AB@%accumulative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characterized by or showing the effects of
accumulation; cumulative. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a propensity to amass; acquisitive. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCUMULATOR @%%@QR:accumulator@%%@AB@%accumulator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that accumulates. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A register or electric
circuit in a calculator or computer that stores figures for computation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% An automobile storage battery.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCURACY @%%@QR:accuracy@%%@AB@%accuracy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The quality or state of being accurate; correctness.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACCURATE @%%@QR:accurate@%%@AB@%accurate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In exact conformity to fact; errorless. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Deviating
only slightly or within acceptable limits from a standard. [Lat. %@AI@%accuratus,
%@AI@%%@AE@%done with care, p.part. of %@AI@%accurare, %@AE@%to do with care : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%curare, %@AE@%to
care for < %@AI@%cura, %@AE@%care.] %@AB@% accurately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% accurateness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCURSED @%%@QR:accursed@%%@AB@%accursed%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or accurst %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Under a curse; doomed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Abominable;
hateful. [ME %@AI@%acursed < acursen, %@AE@%to put a curse on : %@AI@%a- %@AE@%(intensive) + OE
%@2@%%@CR:ACCUSATION @%%@QR:accusation@%%@AB@%accusation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of accusing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An allegation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A formal
charge brought before a court against a person, stating that he is guilty
of some punishable offense.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCUSATIVE @%%@QR:accusative@%%@AB@%accusative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the case of a noun, pronoun,
adjective, or participle that is the direct object of a verb or the object
of certain prepositions. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The accusative case. [ME %@AI@%acusatif %@AE@%< OFr. <
Lat. %@AI@%(casus) accusativus, %@AE@%(case) of accusation < %@AI@%accusare, %@AE@%to accuse.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%accusatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCUSATORIAL @%%@QR:accusatorial@%%@AB@%accusatorial%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or accusatory %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Containing or implying accusation.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCUSE @%%@QR:accuse@%%@AB@%accuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cused%@AE@% %@AB@%-cusing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cuses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To charge with a shortcoming or
error. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bring charges against (someone) for a misdeed: %@AI@%two men accused
%@AI@%of a crime.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make an accusation against someone. [ME %@AI@%acusen %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:ACCUSED @%%@QR:accused@%%@AB@%accused%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% The defendant or defendants in a criminal case: %@AI@%one of
%@AI@%the accused.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACCUSTOM @%%@QR:accustom@%%@AB@%accustom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tomed%@AE@% %@AB@%-toming%@AE@% %@AB@%-toms%@AE@% To familiarize, as by constant
practice, use, or habit: %@AI@%accustomed himself to working long hours.%@AE@% [ME
%@2@%%@CR:ACCUSTOMED @%%@QR:accustomed@%%@AB@%accustomed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Usual, characteristic, or normal: %@AI@%worked with her
%@AI@%accustomed thoroughness.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In the habit of: %@AI@%accustomed to sleeping late.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AC.DC @%%@QR:AC/DC@%%@AB@%AC/DC%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Bisexual (sense 3). [From the likening of a bisexual
person to an appliance that works on either alternating or direct current.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACE @%%@QR:ace@%%@AB@%ace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A single pip or spot on a playing card, die, or domino. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
A playing card, die, or domino having one spot or pip. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In racket games:
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A serve which one's opponent fails to return. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A point scored by
serving an ace. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The act of hitting a golf ball in the hole with one's
first shot. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A narrow margin. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A military aircraft pilot who
has destroyed five or more enemy aircraft. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A person who is an expert in
his field. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Topnotch; first-rate. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%aced%@AE@% %@AB@%acing%@AE@% %@AB@%aces%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To serve an ace against. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hit an ace in golf. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To get the
better of (someone). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To receive a grade of A on: %@AI@%she aced the exam.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% ace in the hole.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hidden advantage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hole in
one in golf.%@AB@% within an ace of. .%@AE@% On the verge of; very near to. [ME %@AI@%as %@AE@%<
OFr. < Lat., unit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACEAN @%%@QR:-acean@%%@AB@%-acean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% -aceous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An organism belonging to a taxonomic group:
%@AI@%%@AI@%cetacean.%@AE@% [< NLat %@AI@%-acea, %@AE@%neuter pl. of %@AI@%-aceus, %@AE@%-aceous.]
%@2@%%@CR:ACELDAMA @%%@QR:Aceldama@%%@AB@%Aceldama%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A place with dreadful associations. [After %@AI@%Aceldama,%@AE@% a field
bought with the money Judas received for betraying Jesus < Gk. %@AI@%Akeldama%@AE@% <
Aram. %@AI@%haqel dema,%@AE@% field of blood.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACELLULAR @%%@QR:acellular@%%@AB@%acellular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Containing no cells.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACEOUS @%%@QR:-aceous@%%@AB@%-aceous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or relating to: %@AI@%amylaceous.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Resembling or having
the nature of: %@AI@%amentaceous.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Belonging to a specified taxonomic
%@2@%%@CR:ACEPHALOUS @%%@QR:acephalous@%%@AB@%acephalous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Headless or lacking a clearly defined head. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having
no leader. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%acephalus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%akephalos %@AE@%: %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%without + %@AI@%kephale,
%@2@%%@CR:ACERATE @%%@QR:acerate@%%@AB@%acerate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or acerated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Pointed at one end; needle-shaped.
[< Lat. %@AI@%acer, %@AE@%sharp.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACERB @%%@QR:acerb@%%@AB@%acerb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Sour or bitter in taste. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Sharp or bitter in temper,
mood, or expression. [Lat. %@AI@%acerbus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACERBATE @%%@QR:acerbate@%%@AB@%acerbate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bated%@AE@% %@AB@%-bating%@AE@% %@AB@%-bates%@AE@% To vex or annoy. [Lat. %@AI@%acerbare,
%@AI@%acerbat-, %@AE@%to make harsh < %@AI@%acerbus, %@AE@%harsh.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACERBITY @%%@QR:acerbity@%%@AB@%acerbity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Sourness of taste. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Sharpness or bitterness
of temper, mood, or expression.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACEROSE @%%@QR:acerose@%%@AB@%acerose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Slender and sharp-pointed, as a pine needle. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%acerosus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%acer, %@AE@%sharp.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACERVATE @%%@QR:acervate@%%@AB@%acervate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Growing in small heaps or compact clusters. [< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ACET @%%@QR:acet-@%%@AB@%acet-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%aceto-%@BO: 2254d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETABULUM @%%@QR:acetabulum@%%@AB@%acetabulum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-la%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%The cup-shaped cavity in the hipbone
into which the head of the thighbone fits. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%A sucker, such as
that of an octopus or cuttlefish. [Lat., vinegar cup < %@AI@%acetum, %@AE@%vinegar.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%acetabular %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETAL @%%@QR:acetal@%%@AB@%acetal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A colorless, flammable, volatile liquid, CH%@AH@%3%@AE@%CH(OC%@AH@%2%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%)%@AH@%2%@AE@%,%@EH@%
used in cosmetics and as a solvent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of the class of compounds formed
from aldehydes combined with alcohol. [G. %@AI@%Azetal %@AE@%: %@AI@%acet-,%@AE@% aceto- + %@AI@%Alkohol,%@AE@%
alcohol.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETALDEHYDE @%%@QR:acetaldehyde@%%@AB@%acetaldehyde%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, flammable liquid, C%@AH@%2%@AE@%H%@AH@%4%@AE@%O, used to%@EH@%
manufacture acetic acid, perfumes, and drugs.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETAMIDE @%%@QR:acetamide@%%@AB@%acetamide%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or acetamid %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The crystalline amide of acetic acid,%@EH@%
CH%@AH@%3%@AE@%CONH%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used as a solvent and wetting agent and in lacquers and%@EH@%
explosives.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETAMINOPHEN @%%@QR:acetaminophen@%%@AB@%acetaminophen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hydroxy derivative of acetanilide, C%@AH@%8%@AE@%H%@AH@%9%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used in%@EH@%
chemical synthesis and, in medicine, to reduce pain and fever. [acet(o)- +
amin(o)- + phen(ol).]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETANILIDE @%%@QR:acetanilide@%%@AB@%acetanilide%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or acetanilid %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white crystalline compound,%@EH@%
C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%NH(COCH%@AH@%3%@AE@%), used medicinally to relieve pain and reduce fever. [acet(o)-%@EH@%
+ anil(ine) + -ide.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETATE @%%@QR:acetate@%%@AB@%acetate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A salt or ester of acetic acid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Cellulose acetate or
any of various products, esp. fibers, derived from it.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETIC @%%@QR:acetic@%%@AB@%acetic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or containing acetic acid or vinegar. [<
Lat. %@AI@%acetum, %@AE@%vinegar. -see acetum]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETIC.ACID @%%@QR:acetic acid@%%@AB@%acetic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clear, colorless organic acid, CH%@AH@%3%@AE@%COOH, with a%@EH@%
distinctive pungent odor, used as a solvent and in the manufacture of
rubber, plastics, acetate fibers, pharmaceuticals, and photographic
chemicals.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETIC.ANHYDRID @%%@QR:acetic anhydride@%%@AB@%acetic anhydride%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organic liquid, (CH%@AH@%3%@AE@%CO)%@AH@%2%@AE@%O, with a pungent odor,%@EH@%
combining with water to produce acetic acid and used in the manufacture of
various organic acetate derivatives.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETIFY @%%@QR:acetify@%%@AB@%acetify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To convert or become converted
to acetic acid or vinegar. %@AB@% acetification %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% acetifier %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
the urine and found in abnormal quantities in the urine of diabetics.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETONE @%%@QR:acetone@%%@AB@%acetone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, volatile, extremely flammable liquid, CH%@AH@%3%@AE@%COCH%@AH@%3%@AE@%,%@EH@%
widely used as an organic solvent. %@AB@% acetonic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETONE.BODY @%%@QR:acetone body@%%@AB@%acetone body%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%ketone body%@BO: a0956d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETOPHENETIDIN @%%@QR:acetophenetidin@%%@AB@%acetophenetidin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white powder or crystalline solid,%@EH@%
CH%@AH@%3%@AE@%CONHC%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%4%@AE@%OC%@AH@%2%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%, used in medicine to reduce fever and relieve pain.%@EH@%
[aceto- + phen(o) + et(hyl) + -id(e) + -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETOUS @%%@QR:acetous@%%@AB@%acetous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or producing acetic acid or vinegar.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having an acetic taste; sour-tasting. [ME, sour < Med. Lat. %@AI@%acetus %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%acetum, %@AE@%vinegar. -see acetum.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETUM @%%@QR:acetum@%%@AB@%acetum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Vinegar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An acetic acid solution of a drug. [Lat. %@AI@%acetum
%@AI@%< acere, %@AE@%to be sour < %@AI@%acer,%@AE@% sharp.]
%@2@%%@CR:ACETYLATE @%%@QR:acetylate@%%@AB@%acetylate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To bring an acetyl group into (an
organic molecule), using a reagent such as acetic anhydride. %@AB@% acetylation
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETYLCHOLINE @%%@QR:acetylcholine@%%@AB@%acetylcholine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white crystalline compound, C%@AH@%7%@AE@%H%@AH@%17%@AE@%NO%@AH@%3%@AE@%, that transmits%@EH@%
nerve impulses across intercellular gaps and forms salts used to lower
%@2@%%@CR:ACETYLENE @%%@QR:acetylene@%%@AB@%acetylene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, highly flammable or explosive gas, C%@AH@%2%@AE@%H%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used%@EH@%
for metal welding and cutting and as an illuminant. %@AB@% acetylenic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACETYLENE.SERIE @%%@QR:acetylene series@%%@AB@%acetylene series%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A series of unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons, each
containing at least one triple carbon bond, having chemical properties
resembling acetylene, and having the general formula C%@AH@%n%@AE@%H%@AH@%2n-2%@AE@% with acetylene%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACHERNAR @%%@QR:Achernar@%%@AB@%Achernar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A star in the constellation Eridanus that is one of the
brightest stars in the sky and is 114 light-years from Earth. [< Ar. %@AI@%akhir
%@AI@%alnahr, %@AE@%the end of the river.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHERON @%%@QR:Acheron@%%@AB@%Acheron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The river of woe over which Charon
ferried the souls of the dead to Hades. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Hades. [Gk. %@AI@%Akheron.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHEULIAN @%%@QR:Acheulian@%%@AB@%Acheulian%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Acheulean %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designating a stage of culture of the
European Lower Paleolithic Age between the second and third interglacial
periods, characterized by symmetrical stone hand axes. [Fr. %@AI@%acheuleen,
%@AE@%after St. %@AI@%Acheul, %@AE@%France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHIEVE @%%@QR:achieve@%%@AB@%achieve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%achieved%@AE@% %@AB@%achieving%@AE@% %@AB@%achieves%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To do or finish with
success. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To attain or get with effort: %@AI@%finally achieved mastery of the
%@AI@%piano.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To accomplish something successfully. [ME %@AI@%acheven %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%achever %@AE@%< %@AI@%a chief (venir), %@AE@%(to come) to a head.] %@AB@% achievable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%achiever %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHIEVEMENT @%%@QR:achievement@%%@AB@%achievement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of accomplishing or finishing something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that has been accomplished successfully, esp. by means of
exertion, skill, practice, or perseverance.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHILLES @%%@QR:Achilles@%%@AB@%Achilles%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The hero of Homer's %@AI@%Iliad,%@AE@% son of Peleus
and Thetis. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Akhilleus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHILLES.HEEL @%%@QR:Achilles' heel@%%@AB@%Achilles' heel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small but mortal weakness. [From Achilles' being
vulnerable only in the heel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHILLES.JERK @%%@QR:Achilles jerk@%%@AB@%Achilles jerk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Reflex plantar flexian in response to a blow to the
%@AI@%%@AI@%Achilles tendon%@BO: 24307@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHILLES.TENDON @%%@QR:Achilles tendon@%%@AB@%Achilles tendon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The large tendon running from the heel bone to the
calf muscle of the leg.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHLAMYDEOUS @%%@QR:achlamydeous@%%@AB@%achlamydeous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Having no calyx or corolla.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHOLIA @%%@QR:acholia@%%@AB@%acholia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A decrease or absence of bile secretion in the small
%@2@%%@CR:ACHONDRITE @%%@QR:achondrite@%%@AB@%achondrite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stony meteorite that contains no %@AI@%chondrules%@BO: 340a58@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%
%@AB@%achondritic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHONDROPLASIA @%%@QR:achondroplasia@%%@AB@%achondroplasia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the
long bones, resulting in congenital dwarfism. %@AB@% achondroplastic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACHROMATIC @%%@QR:achromatic@%%@AB@%achromatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Designating color perceived to have zero saturation
and therefore no hue, such as neutral grays. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Refracting light without
spectral color separation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Staining poorly with standard dyes.
%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%Having only the diatonic tones of the scale. [Gk. %@AI@%akhromatos %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:ACID @%%@QR:acid@%%@AB@%acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of a large class of substances the
aqueous solutions of which are capable of turning litmus indicators red, of
reacting with and dissolving certain metals to form salts, of reacting with
bases or alkalis to form salts, or having a sour taste. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A substance that
ionizes in solution to give the positive ion of the solvent. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A substance
capable of giving up a proton. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A molecule or ion that can combine with
another by forming a covalent bond with two electrons of the other. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
substance having a sour taste. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The quality of being sarcastic, bitter,
or scornful: %@AI@%a letter oozing with acid.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AI@%LSD%@BO: ac61b3@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chemistry. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to an acid. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Having a high concentration
of acid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a sour taste. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Biting; sarcastic, or scornful: %@AI@%an acid
%@2@%%@CR:ACID.CELL @%%@QR:acid cell@%%@AB@%acid cell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A parietal cell of the stomach.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACIDEMIA @%%@QR:acidemia@%%@AB@%acidemia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A condition in which blood %@AI@%pH%@BO: d94057@%%@AE@% is below normal.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACID.FAST @%%@QR:acid-fast@%%@AB@%acid-fast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not readily decolorized by acid. Used of bacteria. %@AB@%
%@AB@%acid-fastness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACIDHEAD @%%@QR:acidhead@%%@AB@%acidhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A person who uses LSD, esp. frequently.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACIDIC @%%@QR:acidic@%%@AB@%acidic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Acid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Tending to form an acid.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACIDIFY @%%@QR:acidify@%%@AB@%acidify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To make or become acid. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACIDITY @%%@QR:acidity@%%@AB@%acidity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state, quality, or degree of being acid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%Hyperacidity%@BO: 8ffd36@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACIDOPHILIC @%%@QR:acidophilic@%%@AB@%acidophilic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or acidophilus %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Microbiology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Growing well in an
%@2@%%@CR:ACIDOPHILUS.MIL @%%@QR:acidophilus milk@%%@AB@%acidophilus milk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Milk containing bacterial cultures that thrive in
dilute acid, often used in treating gastrointestinal disorders. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%acidophilus,%@AE@% specific epithet of several species of bacteria : acid +
%@AI@%%@AI@%-philus,%@AE@% -philous.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACIDOSIS @%%@QR:acidosis@%%@AB@%acidosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal increase in the acidity of the body's fluids,
due either to acid-accumulation or bicarbonate depletion. %@AB@% acldotic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACID.PRECIPITAT @%%@QR:acid precipitation@%%@AB@%acid precipitation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Precipitation abnormally high in sulfuric and
nitric acid content that is caused by industrial pollution.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACID.RAIN @%%@QR:acid rain@%%@AB@%acid rain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Acid precipitation falling as rain.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACID.ROCK @%%@QR:acid rock@%%@AB@%acid rock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Rock music with lyrics that suggest psychedelic
experiences.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACID.TEST @%%@QR:acid test@%%@AB@%acid test%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A decisive or critical test of worth or quality. [From the
testing of gold in nitric acid.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACIDULATE @%%@QR:acidulate@%%@AB@%acidulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To make or become slightly
%@2@%%@CR:ACIDULOUS @%%@QR:acidulous@%%@AB@%acidulous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Sour in feeling or manner; biting; caustic. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%acidulus, %@AE@%sourish, dim. of %@AI@%acidus, %@AE@%sour. -see acid.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACIDURIA @%%@QR:aciduria@%%@AB@%aciduria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A condition marked by excessive amounts of acid in the
urine.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACINAR @%%@QR:acinar@%%@AB@%acinar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to an acinus.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACINUS @%%@QR:acinus@%%@AB@%acinus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ni%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%One of the small divisions or drupelets of
an aggregate fruit such as the raspberry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A grape or a bunch of grapes.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%One of the small saclike dilations composing a compound gland.
%@AI@%%@AI@%concede%@BO: 3cfefb@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to make a disclosure, sometimes with reluctance or
under pressure. To %@AI@%acknowledge%@BO: 2677b@%%@AE@% is to accept responsibility for something
one makes known or to give recognition to someone. %@AI@%Admit%@BO: 3c786@%%@AE@% usually implies
marked reluctance in acknowledging one's acts or accepting a different
point of view as a result of pressure. %@AI@%Own%@BO: cf2869@%%@AE@% stresses personal acceptance
of, and responsibility for, one's deeds. %@AI@%Avow%@BO: 149af6@%%@AE@% , a strong term, means to
assert openly and boldly and implies the likelihood of opposition. %@AI@%Confess%@BO: 3dec61@%%@AE@%
usually emphasizes disclosure of wrongdoing. To %@AI@%concede%@BO: 3cfefb@%%@AE@% is to yield to a
claim or demand, often with some reluctance.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACKNOWLEDGED @%%@QR:acknowledged@%%@AB@%acknowledged%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Commonly accepted or recognized.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACKNOWLEDGMENT @%%@QR:acknowledgment@%%@AB@%acknowledgment%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or acknowledgement %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of admitting or owning
to something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Recognition of someone's or something's existence,
validity, authority, or right. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An answer or response in return for
something done. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An expression or token of appreciation or thanks. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
formal declaration made to authoritative witnesses to ensure legal
validity.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACLINIC.LINE @%%@QR:aclinic line@%%@AB@%aclinic line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%magnetic equator%@BO: ae5732@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACME @%%@QR:acme@%%@AB@%acme%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The point of utmost attainment; peak. [Gk. %@AI@%akme.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACNE @%%@QR:acne@%%@AB@%acne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An inflammatory disease of the oil glands, characterized by
pimples esp. on the face. [Poss. < Gk. %@AI@%akme, %@AE@%point.] %@AB@% acned %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACOCK @%%@QR:acock@%%@AB@%acock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In a cocked position.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACOLYTE @%%@QR:acolyte@%%@AB@%acolyte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who assists a priest in the celebration of Mass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
attendant or follower. [ME %@AI@%acolit %@AE@%< OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%acolytus %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ACONITE @%%@QR:aconite@%%@AB@%aconite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%monkshood%@BO: bbbb5c@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The dried, poisonous root of a species
of monkshood, %@AI@%A. napellus,%@AE@% sometimes used in medicine to relieve pain or to
reduce fever. [Fr. %@AI@%aconit %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%aconitum %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%akoniton.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACORN @%%@QR:acorn@%%@AB@%acorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The fruit of the oak tree, consisting of a thick-walled nut
usually set in a woody, cuplike base. [ME %@AI@%akorn %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%aecern.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACORN.SQUASH @%%@QR:acorn squash@%%@AB@%acorn squash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of squash shaped somewhat like an acorn and
having a longitudinally ridged rind.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACORN.TUBE @%%@QR:acorn tube@%%@AB@%acorn tube%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, acorn-shaped vacuum tube used in very high
frequency devices.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACOTYLEDON @%%@QR:acotyledon@%%@AB@%acotyledon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant having no cotyledons, or seed leaves, such as a
moss or fern. %@AB@% acotyledonous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACOUSTIC @%%@QR:acoustic@%%@AB@%acoustic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or acoustical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to sound, the sense of
hearing, or the science of sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Designed to carry sound or to aid in
hearing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or being a musical instrument, as a
guitar, that does not feature electronically modified sound. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Being a
musical performance that features acoustic instruments: %@AI@%opened the show
%@AI@%with an acoustic set.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acoustic musical instrument. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ACOUSTICIAN @%%@QR:acoustician@%%@AB@%acoustician%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A specialist in acoustics.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACOUSTIC.NERVE @%%@QR:acoustic nerve@%%@AB@%acoustic nerve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The eighth cranial nerve, consisting of the %@AI@%cochlear
%@AI@%nerve,%@AE@% which conducts acoustic stimuli to the brain, and the %@AI@%vestibular
%@AI@%nerve,%@AE@% which conducts stimuli related to bodily equilibrium to the brain.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACOUSTICS @%%@QR:acoustics@%%@AB@%acoustics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The scientific study of sound, esp. of its generation,
transmission, and reception. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The total effect of sound, esp. as produced
in an enclosed space.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACOUSTOELECTRIC @%%@QR:acoustoelectric@%%@AB@%acoustoelectric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or relating to electroacoustics. [acoust(ic) +
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUAINT @%%@QR:acquaint@%%@AB@%acquaint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-quainted%@AE@% %@AB@%-quainting%@AE@% %@AB@%-quaints%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make familiar:
%@AI@%%@AI@%acquaint yourself with the controls.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To inform: %@AI@%acquaint us with your
%@AI@%plans.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%aqueinten %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%acointier %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%adcognitare %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUAINTANCE @%%@QR:acquaintance@%%@AB@%acquaintance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Knowledge or information about someone or something.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Knowledge of a person acquired by a relationship less intimate than
friendship. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person or persons whom one knows. %@AB@% acquaintanceship %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUAINTED @%%@QR:acquainted@%%@AB@%acquainted%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Known by or familiar with another. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Informed or
familiar: %@AI@%acquainted with the facts.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUIESCE @%%@QR:acquiesce@%%@AB@%acquiesce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-esced%@AE@% %@AB@%-escing%@AE@% %@AB@%-esces%@AE@% To consent or comply passively
or without protest. [Lat. %@AI@%acquiescere %@AE@%: %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%quiescere, %@AE@%to rest <
%@AI@%%@AI@%quies, %@AE@%rest.] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%When %@AI@%acquiesce%@AE@% takes a preposition, it is usually used with %@AI@%in%@AE@%
(%@AI@%acquiesced in the ruling%@AE@% ) but sometimes with %@AI@%to%@AE@% (%@AI@%acquiesced to her
%@AI@%parents' wishes%@AE@% ). %@AI@%Acquiesced with %@AE@% is obsolete.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUIESCENCE @%%@QR:acquiescence@%%@AB@%acquiescence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Passive assent or agreement without protest. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
state of being acquiescent. %@AB@% acquiescent %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% acquiescently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUIRE @%%@QR:acquire@%%@AB@%acquire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-quired%@AE@% %@AB@%-quiring%@AE@% %@AB@%-quires%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To gain possession of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
get by one's own efforts. [ME %@AI@%acquere %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%aquerre %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%acquirere, %@AE@%to
add to : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@% to + %@AI@%quaerere, %@AE@% to get.] %@AB@% acquirable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUIRED.ANTIBO @%%@QR:acquired antibody@%%@AB@%acquired antibody%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antibody produced by an immune response as
compared with one occurring in the system naturally.
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUIRED.IMMUNI @%%@QR:acquired immunity@%%@AB@%acquired immunity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Immunity developed in the physiology during a
lifetime.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUIREMENT @%%@QR:acquirement@%%@AB@%acquirement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of acquiring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An attainment, such as a
skill or social accomplishment.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUISITION @%%@QR:acquisition@%%@AB@%acquisition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of acquiring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something acquired, esp. an
addition to an established category or group. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Aerospace. %@AE@%The process of
locating a satellite, guided missile, or moving target so that its track or
orbit can be determined. [ME %@AI@%adquisicioun, %@AE@%attainment < Lat. %@AI@%acquisitio <
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUIT @%%@QR:acquit@%%@AB@%acquit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-quitted%@AE@% %@AB@%-quitting%@AE@% %@AB@%-quits%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To free or clear from a
charge or accusation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To release or discharge from a duty. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To repay
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUITTAL @%%@QR:acquittal@%%@AB@%acquittal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% The judgment of a jury or judge that a person is not
guilty of a crime as charged.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACQUITTANCE @%%@QR:acquittance@%%@AB@%acquittance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A written release from an obligation.
powerless : %@AI@%a-,%@AE@% not + %@AI@%kratos,%@AE@% strength.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACRE @%%@QR:acre@%%@AB@%acre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A unit of area in the U.S. Customary System, used in land
measurement and equal to 160 square rods, 4,840 square yards, or 43,560
square feet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%acres%@AE@% Property in the form of land; estate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%acres%@AE@% A
wide expanse of land. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A field or plot of land. [ME %@AI@%aker %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%aecer.%@AE@%]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACREAGE @%%@QR:acreage@%%@AB@%acreage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Area of land in acres.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACRE.FOOT @%%@QR:acre-foot@%%@AB@%acre-foot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The volume of water, 43,560 cubic feet, that will cover an
area of one acre to a depth of one foot.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACRE.INCH @%%@QR:acre-inch@%%@AB@%acre-inch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One-twelfth of an acre-foot, equal to 3,630 cubic feet.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACRID @%%@QR:acrid@%%@AB@%acrid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Harsh to the taste or smell. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Caustic in language or
%@2@%%@CR:ACRIDINE @%%@QR:acridine@%%@AB@%acridine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coal tar derivative, C%@AH@%13%@AE@%H%@AH@%9%@AE@%N, that has a strongly%@EH@%
irritating odor and is used in the manufacture of dyes and synthetics.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACRIFLAVINE @%%@QR:acriflavine@%%@AB@%acriflavine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brown or orange powder, C%@AH@%14%@AE@%H%@AH@%14%@AE@%N%@AH@%3%@AE@%Cl, derived from%@EH@%
acridine and used as an antiseptic. [acri(dine) + flavin.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACRIMONIOUS @%%@QR:acrimonious@%%@AB@%acrimonious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Bitter in language or tone; rancorous. %@AB@% acrimoniously
%@2@%%@CR:ACROBATICS @%%@QR:acrobatics@%%@AB@%acrobatics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The actions of an acrobat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The art of an acrobat. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A display of spectacular agility: %@AI@%vocal acrobatics.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACROCARPOUS @%%@QR:acrocarpous@%%@AB@%acrocarpous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the spore-bearing capsule at the end or top of a
leafy stem or stalk, as in many mosses. [NLat. %@AI@%acrocarpus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%akrokarpos,
%@AI@%%@AE@%bearing fruit at the top : %@AI@%akron, %@AE@%top + %@AI@%karpos, %@AE@%fruit.]
%@2@%%@CR:ACRONYM @%%@QR:acronym@%%@AB@%acronym%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A word formed from the initial letters of a name, as %@AI@%WAC%@AE@% for
%@AI@%%@AI@%W%@AE@% omen's %@AI@%A%@AE@% rmy %@AI@%C%@AE@% orps, or by combining initial letters or parts of a series
of words, as %@AI@%radar%@AE@% for %@AI@%ra%@AE@% dio %@AI@%d%@AE@% etecting %@AI@%a%@AE@% nd %@AI@%r%@AE@% anging. %@AB@% acronymic %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%acronymous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACROPETAL @%%@QR:acropetal@%%@AB@%acropetal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Developing upward toward the apex from the base, as do
certain forms of inflorescence. %@AB@% acropetally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACROPHOBIA @%%@QR:acrophobia@%%@AB@%acrophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Abnormally intense fear of being in high places.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACROPOLIS @%%@QR:acropolis@%%@AB@%acropolis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The fortified height or citadel of an ancient Greek city,
esp. the citadel of Athens. [Gk. %@AI@%akropolis %@AE@%: %@AI@%akron, %@AE@%top + %@AI@%polis, %@AE@%city.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACROSPIRE @%%@QR:acrospire@%%@AB@%acrospire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The first sprout from a germinating grain seed. [Var. of
dial. %@AI@%akerspire%@AE@% < ME : %@AI@%acher,%@AE@% ear of grain (< OE %@AI@%aekher%@AE@%) + %@AI@%spire,%@AE@% shoot <
OE %@AI@%spir.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACROSS @%%@QR:across@%%@AB@%across%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On, at, or from the other side of: %@AI@%across the road.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
So as to cross; over; through: %@AI@%draw lines across the paper.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% From one
side of to the other: %@AI@%a bridge across a river.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Into contact with: %@AI@%came
%@AI@%across her old roommate.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% From one side to the other: %@AI@%The bridge
%@AI@%swayed when he ran across.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% On or to the opposite side: %@AI@%We came across
%@2@%%@CR:ACROSS.THE.BOAR @%%@QR:across-the-board@%%@AB@%across-the-board%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Designating a racing wager whereby equal
amounts are bet on the same contestant to win, place, or show. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Including
all categories or members, esp. in an occupation or industry: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%across-the-board wage increase.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACROSTIC @%%@QR:acrostic@%%@AB@%acrostic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A poem or series of lines in which certain letters,
usually the first in each line, form a name, motto, or message when read in
%@2@%%@CR:ACRYLATE.RESIN @%%@QR:acrylate resin@%%@AB@%acrylate resin%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or acrylate %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a class of acrylic resins used in
emulsion paints, adhesives, plastics, and textile and paper finishes.
%@2@%%@CR:ACTIN2 @%%@QR:actin-@%%@AB@%actin-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%actino-%@BO: 2da31@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACTINAL @%%@QR:actinal@%%@AB@%actinal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or designating the part of a sea anemone or similar
animal from which the tentacles or rays radiate. %@AB@% actinally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTING @%%@QR:acting@%%@AB@%acting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Containing directions for use in a dramatic performance. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The
occupation of an actor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Performance as an actor. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Simulated behavior;
pretense.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINIA @%%@QR:actinia@%%@AB@%actinia%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or actinian %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-iae%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ians %@AE@% A sea anemone or a related
animal. [NLat. %@AI@%Actinia, %@AE@%sea anemone genus < Gk. %@AI@%aktis, %@AE@%ray.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINIC @%%@QR:actinic@%%@AB@%actinic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to actinism. %@AB@% actinically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINIC.RAY @%%@QR:actinic ray@%%@AB@%actinic ray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Photochemically active radiation, as of the sun.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINIDE @%%@QR:actinide@%%@AB@%actinide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a series of chemically similar, mostly synthetic,
radioactive elements with atomic numbers ranging from 89 (actinium) through
103 (lawrencium).
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINISM @%%@QR:actinism@%%@AB@%actinism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The intrinsic property in radiation that produces
photochemical activity.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINIUM @%%@QR:actinium@%%@AB@%actinium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ac A radioactive element found in uranium ores, used in
equilibrium with its decay products as a source of alpha rays. Its longest
lived isotope is Ac 227 with a half-life of 21.7 years. Atomic number 89;
melting point 1,050 deg. C; boiling point (estimated) 3,200 deg. C;
specific gravity (calculated) 10.07; valence 3.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINO @%%@QR:actino-@%%@AB@%actino-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or actin- %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Radial in form: %@AI@%actinoid.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Actinic radiation:
%@AB@%actinoid(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a radial form, as a starfish.
%@AB@%actinoid(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%%@AE@% An %@AI@%actinide%@BO: 2d6d2@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINOLITE @%%@QR:actinolite@%%@AB@%actinolite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A greenish variety of %@AI@%amphibole%@BO: 9cb2b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINOMERE @%%@QR:actinomere@%%@AB@%actinomere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A segment composing part of the body of a radially
symmetrical animal.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINOMETER @%%@QR:actinometer@%%@AB@%actinometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several radiometric instruments, such as a
%@AI@%%@AI@%pyrheliometer%@BO: ede348@%%@AE@%, used chiefly for meteorological measurements of terrestrial
and solar radiation. %@AB@% actinometric %@AE@%%@AB@%actinometrical%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% actinometry %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINOMORPHIC @%%@QR:actinomorphic@%%@AB@%actinomorphic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or actinomorphous %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having radial symmetry; divisible
vertically through two or more planes into similar halves.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINOMYCETE @%%@QR:actinomycete@%%@AB@%actinomycete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of numerous generally filamentous and often
pathogenic microorganisms of the family Actinomycetaceae, resembling both
bacteria and fungi.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINOMYCIN @%%@QR:actinomycin@%%@AB@%actinomycin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various often toxic antibiotic substances found in
soil bacteria. [< NLat. %@AI@%Antinomyces, %@AE@%a genus of soil bacteria : actino- +
Gk. %@AI@%mukes, %@AE@%fungus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINOMYCOSIS @%%@QR:actinomycosis@%%@AB@%actinomycosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An inflammatory infection of cattle, hogs, and
sometimes man, caused by microorganisms of the genus %@AI@%Actinomyces,%@AE@% and
characterized by lumpy tumors of the neck, chest, and abdomen. %@AB@%
%@AB@%actinomycotic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINON @%%@QR:actinon@%%@AB@%actinon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A radioactive inert gaseous isotope of radon, with a
half-life of 3.92 seconds.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINOURANIUM @%%@QR:actinouranium@%%@AB@%actinouranium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The isotope of uranium with mass number 235,
fissionable with slow neutrons.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTINOZOAN @%%@QR:actinozoan@%%@AB@%actinozoan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%anthozoan%@BO: c675d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTION @%%@QR:action@%%@AB@%action%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or process of acting or doing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An act or deed.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A movement or a series of movements. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The manner of movement: %@AI@%a horse
%@AI@%with good action.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Habitual or vigorous activity; energy: %@AI@%a man of
%@AI@%action.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%actions%@AE@% Behavior or conduct. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The operating parts of a
mechanism. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The manner in which such parts operate. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A change that
occurs in the body or in a bodily organ as a result of its functioning. %@AB@%9.%@AE@%
A physical change, as in position, mass, or energy, that an object or
system undergoes. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% The series of events and episodes that form the plot
of a story or play. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% The appearance of animation of a figure in painting
or sculpture. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A judicial process; lawsuit. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The right of an
individual to exercise his privilege to legal process. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% Armed encounter;
combat. %@AB@%14.%@AE@% The most important or exciting work or activity in a specific
field or area: %@AI@%always heads for where the action is.%@AE@% -See Usage note at
%@AI@%%@AI@%act.%@BO: 2c093@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTIONABLE @%%@QR:actionable@%%@AB@%actionable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Giving just cause for legal action. %@AB@% actionably %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTION.PAINTING @%%@QR:action painting@%%@AB@%action painting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A style of abstract painting that uses techniques
such as dribbling or splashing paint to achieve an effect of spontaneity.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTION.POTENTIA @%%@QR:action potential@%%@AB@%action potential%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A recorded change in electrical potential of a cell
or tissue when stimulated.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTIVATE @%%@QR:activate@%%@AB@%activate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vated%@AE@% %@AB@%-vating%@AE@% %@AB@%-vates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To set in motion; make active.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To create or organize (a military unit, for example). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To purify
(sewage) by aeration. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%To accelerate a reaction in, as by
heat. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%To make (a substance) radioactive. %@AB@% activation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
adjectives are compared as they qualify human activity. %@AI@%Active%@BO: 2f39c@%%@AE@% suggests a
moving to and fro with little rest; %@AI@%energetic%@BO: 61e9fd@%%@AE@% , sustained enthusiastic
action with unflagging strength; and %@AI@%dynamic%@BO: 5cb3dd@%%@AE@% , exemplary forcefulness of
activity inspiring to others. %@AI@%Vigorous%@BO: 14501bd@%%@AE@% implies manly capacity to act with
healthy strength and firmness, while %@AI@%lively%@BO: aa2d48@%%@AE@% suggests brisk alertness and
energy.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTIVE.IMMUNITY @%%@QR:active immunity@%%@AB@%active immunity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long-lasting immunity to disease due to antibody
production by an organism.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTIVE.TRANSPOR @%%@QR:active transport@%%@AB@%active transport%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The movement of a chemical substance through a
gradient of concentration or electrical potential in the direction opposite
to normal diffusion, requiring the expenditure of energy.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTIVISM @%%@QR:activism@%%@AB@%activism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A theory or practice based on militant action. %@AB@% activist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTIVITY @%%@QR:activity@%%@AB@%activity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being active. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Energetic action
or movement. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A specified form of supervised action or field of action.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% The intensity of a radioactive source.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACT.OF.GOD @%%@QR:act of God@%%@AB@%act of God%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% An unforeseeable or inevitable occurrence, such as a
tornado, caused by nature and not by man.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTOMYOSIN @%%@QR:actomyosin@%%@AB@%actomyosin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of actin and myosin that with other substances
constitutes muscle fiber and is responsible for muscular contraction and
expansion. [act(in) + myosin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTOR @%%@QR:actor@%%@AB@%actor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A male theatrical performer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who takes part;
%@2@%%@CR:ACTRESS @%%@QR:actress@%%@AB@%actress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female theatrical performer.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTS.OF.THE.APO @%%@QR:Acts of the Apostles@%%@AB@%Acts of the Apostles%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%Bible%@BO: 1c1070@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTUAL @%%@QR:actual@%%@AB@%actual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Existing in fact or reality: %@AI@%questioned her actual
%@AI@%intentions.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Corresponding to all human facts. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Based on fact: %@AI@%an actual account.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ACTUALITY @%%@QR:actuality@%%@AB@%actuality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or fact of being actual; reality. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%actualities%@AE@% Actual conditions or facts.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTUALIZE @%%@QR:actualize@%%@AB@%actualize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To realize in action. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
describe or portray realistically. %@AB@% actualization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTUARY @%%@QR:actuary@%%@AB@%actuary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A statistician who computes insurance risks and
%@2@%%@CR:ACTUATE @%%@QR:actuate@%%@AB@%actuate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put into action or motion:
%@AI@%%@AI@%actuate a mechanism.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move to action. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%actuare, actuat- %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%actus, %@AE@%act < %@AI@%agere, %@AE@%to do.] %@AB@% actuation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ACTUATOR @%%@QR:actuator@%%@AB@%actuator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that activates, esp. a device responsible for actuating
a mechanical device, as one connected to a computer by a sensor link.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACUATE @%%@QR:acuate@%%@AB@%acuate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pointed at the end; sharpened. [ME %@AI@%acuat %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%acuatus
%@AI@%%@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%acus, %@AE@%needle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACUITY @%%@QR:acuity@%%@AB@%acuity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Acuteness of perception; keenness. [ME %@AI@%acuite %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%acutus, %@AE@%sharp. -see acute.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACULEATE @%%@QR:aculeate@%%@AB@%aculeate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Having a sting or prickles: %@AI@%aculeate insects.%@AE@%
[Lat. %@AI@%aculeatus < aculeus, %@AE@%sting, dim. of %@AI@%acus, %@AE@%needle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ACUMEN @%%@QR:acumen@%%@AB@%acumen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Quickness and accuracy of judgment; keenness of insight. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ACUTE.ACCENT @%%@QR:acute accent@%%@AB@%acute accent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mark () indicating: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A raised pitch, in certain
languages such as Chinese and Ancient Greek. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Primary stress of a spoken
sound or syllable. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Metrical stress in poetry. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% Sound quality or vowel
length.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACYCLIC @%%@QR:acyclic@%%@AB@%acyclic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Not having or forming whorls; not cyclic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chemistry. %@AE@%Having an open-chain molecular structure rather than a
ring-shaped structure.
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%@2@%%@CR:ACYL @%%@QR:acyl@%%@AB@%acyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% A radical having the general formula RCO-, derived
from an organic acid. [ac(id) + -yl.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AD1 @%%@QR:ad@%%@AB@%ad%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%ad(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An advertisement.
%@AB@%ad(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%advantage%@BO: 42d1e@%%@AE@% (sense 4).
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%@2@%%@CR:AD2 @%%@QR:ad-@%%@AB@%ad-%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% or %@AI@%ac-%@CF:AC @%%@AE@%or %@AI@%af-%@BO: 4bcdc@%%@AE@%or %@AI@%ag-%@CF:AG @%%@AE@%or %@AI@%al-%@CF:AL @%%@AE@% or
%@2@%%@CR:AD3 @%%@QR:-ad@%%@AB@%-ad%@AE@%%@EH@% Toward; in the direction of: %@AI@%cephalad.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADAGE @%%@QR:adage@%%@AB@%adage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short maxim or proverb. [Fr. < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%adagium, %@AE@%proverb.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADAGIO @%%@QR:adagio@%%@AB@%adagio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% Slowly. Used as a direction. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@% Music. %@AE@% Slow in
tempo; slower than andante. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-agios%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%A composition or
movement played in an adagio tempo. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A section of a pas de deux in which
the ballerina and her partner perform steps requiring lyricism and great
skill in lifting, balancing, and turning. [Ital. : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%at (< Lat.) + %@AI@%agio,
%@AI@%%@AE@%ease < OProv. %@AI@%aize %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%adjacens, %@AE@%convenient. -see adjacent.]
%@AB@%Adam(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the first man and progenitor of
mankind. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The unregenerate side of human nature: %@AI@%the old Adam.%@AE@% [LLat. <
Heb. %@AI@%'adham,%@AE@% man < %@AI@%'adhamah, %@AE@%earth.] %@AB@% Adamic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@%Adam(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the neoclassic style of furniture and
architecture originated by Robert and James Adam.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADAM.AND.EVE @%%@QR:Adam-and-Eve@%%@AB@%Adam-and-Eve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%puttyroot%@BO: edb11c@%%@AE@%. [From its human-shaped corms.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADAMANT @%%@QR:adamant@%%@AB@%adamant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A legendary stone believed to be impenetrable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
extremely hard substance. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Firm in purpose or opinion; unyielding.
[ME < OFr. %@AI@%adamaunt %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%adamas %@AE@%< Gk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADAMANTINE @%%@QR:adamantine@%%@AB@%adamantine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made of or resembling adamant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having the hardness
or luster of a diamond. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Unyielding or inflexible.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADAMS.APPLE @%%@QR:Adam's apple@%%@AB@%Adam's apple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The projection of the largest laryngeal cartilage at the
front of the throat, esp. in men. [Trans. of Heb. %@AI@%tappuah haadam.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADAMS.NEEDLE @%%@QR:Adam's needle@%%@AB@%Adam's needle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Spanish bayonet%@BO: 1176649@%%@AE@% (sense 2). [From the spines on its
leaves.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADAPT @%%@QR:adapt@%%@AB@%adapt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%adapted%@AE@% %@AB@%adapting%@AE@% %@AB@%adapts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To adjust to a specified use or
situation. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become adapted. [Lat. %@AI@%adaptare %@AE@%: %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%aptare, %@AE@%to
fit < %@AI@%aptus, %@AE@%fitting.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADAPTABLE @%%@QR:adaptable@%%@AB@%adaptable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of adapting or of being adapted. %@AB@% adaptability %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%adaptableness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADAPTATION @%%@QR:adaptation@%%@AB@%adaptation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The state of being adapted. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The act or process
of adapting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is changed or changes so as to become
suitable to a new or special use or situation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An alteration or
adjustment, often hereditary, by which a species or individual improves its
condition in relationship to its environment. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The responsive alteration
of a sense organ to repeated stimuli. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Change in behavior of an
individual or group in adjustment to new or modified cultural surroundings.
%@2@%%@CR:ADAPTER @%%@QR:adapter@%%@AB@%adapter%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or adaptor %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that adapts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device used to effect
operative compatibility between different parts of one or more pieces of
%@2@%%@CR:ADAPTIVE.RADIAT @%%@QR:adaptive radiation@%%@AB@%adaptive radiation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The evolution of a relatively unspecialized
species into several related species characterized by different
specializations that fit them for life in various environments.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADAR @%%@QR:Adar@%%@AB@%Adar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The sixth month of the year in the Hebrew %@AI@%calendar%@BO: 298ad3@%%@AE@%. See table at
%@2@%%@CR:ADAXIAL @%%@QR:adaxial@%%@AB@%adaxial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or being on the side toward the stem or
axis.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADD @%%@QR:add@%%@AB@%add%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%added%@AE@% %@AB@%adding%@AE@% %@AB@%adds%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To join or unite so as to increase in
size, quantity, or scope. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To combine (a column of figures, for example)
to form a sum. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To say or write further. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To create or
constitute an addition: %@AI@%an exploit that will add to her reputation.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
find a sum in arithmetic.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% add up.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To be
reasonable, plausible, or consistent; make sense.%@AB@% add up to.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To
%@2@%%@CR:ADDEND @%%@QR:addend@%%@AB@%addend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a set of numbers to be added. [Short for addendum.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADDENDUM @%%@QR:addendum@%%@AB@%addendum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-da%@AE@% Something added or to be added, esp. a supplement to
%@2@%%@CR:ADDERS.MOUTH @%%@QR:adder's-mouth@%%@AB@%adder's-mouth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various orchids of the genus %@AI@%Malaxis,%@AE@% having
clusters of small, usually greenish flowers. [From the resemblance of its
flowers to the open mouths of snakes.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADDERS.TONGUE @%%@QR:adder's-tongue@%%@AB@%adder's-tongue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several ferns of the genus %@AI@%Ophioglossum,%@AE@%
having a single sterile, leaflike frond, and a spore-bearing stalk. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
%@AI@%%@AI@%dogtooth violet%@BO: 5857f9@%%@AE@%. [From the resemblance of the spike at the base of the
frond to a snake's tongue.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADDICT @%%@QR:addict@%%@AB@%addict%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dicted%@AE@% %@AB@%-dicting%@AE@% %@AB@%-dicts%@AE@% To devote or give (oneself)
habitually or compulsively: %@AI@%addicted to alcohol.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who is
addicted, esp. to narcotics. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A devoted fan: %@AI@%a soap opera addict.%@AE@% [<
Lat. %@AI@%addictus, %@AE@%bondsman, p.part of %@AI@%addicere, %@AE@%to sentence : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to +
%@2@%%@CR:ADDISONS.DISEAS @%%@QR:Addison's disease@%%@AB@%Addison's disease%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease caused by failure of the adrenal cortex
to function, marked by a bronzelike skin pigmentation, anemia, and
prostration. [After Thomas %@AI@%Addison %@AE@%(1793-1860), its discoverer.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADDITION @%%@QR:addition@%%@AB@%addition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of adding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something added, esp. a
room or section added to a building. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The process of computing with sets
of numbers so as to find their sum.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in addition.%@AE@% Also; as well as.%@AB@% in addition to.%@AE@% Over
and above; besides. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%additio%@AE@% < %@AI@%additus,%@AE@% p.part. of %@AI@%addere,%@AE@%
to add.] %@AB@% additional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% additionally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADDITIVE @%%@QR:additive@%%@AB@%additive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Marked by, produced by, or involving addition. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
substance added in small amounts to something else to improve, strengthen,
or otherwise alter it.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADDITIVE.IDENTI @%%@QR:additive identity@%%@AB@%additive identity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An identity element that in a given mathematical
system leaves unchanged any element to which it is added.
%@2@%%@CR:ADDLE @%%@QR:addle@%%@AB@%addle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dled%@AE@% %@AB@%-dling%@AE@% %@AB@%-dles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To muddle; confuse: %@AI@% My brain is a bit
%@AI@%addled by whiskey (O'Neill). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become rotten; spoil. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
become confused. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Mixed up; confused: %@AI@%addle-brained.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Spoiled
or rotten. [< ME %@AI@%adel, %@AE@%muddled < OE, filth.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADDRESS @%%@QR:address@%%@AB@%address%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dressed%@AE@% %@AB@%-dressing%@AE@% %@AB@%-dresses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To speak to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a
formal speech to. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To direct (a spoken or written message) to the
attention of: %@AI@%address a protest to the Council.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To mark with a
destination: %@AI@%address a letter.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To direct (oneself) in speech to. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
To direct the efforts or attention of (oneself): %@AI@%address oneself to a task.%@AE@%
%@AB@%6.%@AE@% To dispatch or consign (a ship, for example) to an agent or factor. %@AB@%7.%@AE@%
To adjust and aim the club at (a golf ball) in preparing for a stroke.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A formal spoken or written communication: %@AI@%polite forms of address.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A formal speech. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The written or printed indication on mail or other
deliverable items indicating destination. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The location at which a
particular organization or person may be found or reached. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%addresses%@AE@%
Courteous attentions; wooing. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The manner or bearing of a person, esp. in
conversation. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Skillfulness or tact in handling a situation. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% The act
of dispatching or consigning a ship, as to an agent or factor. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer
%@AS@%Science. %@AE@%A number used in information storage or retrieval that is assigned
to a specific memory location. [ME %@AI@%adressen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%adresser%@AE@% : %@AI@%a-,%@AE@% to (<
Lat. %@AI@%ad-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%dresser,%@AE@% to arrange. -see dress.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADDRESSABLE @%%@QR:addressable@%%@AB@%addressable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Accessible through an address, as in computer memory.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADDRESSEE @%%@QR:addressee@%%@AB@%addressee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One to whom something is addressed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADDRESSER @%%@QR:addresser@%%@AB@%addresser%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or addressor %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who or a machine that addresses.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADDUCE @%%@QR:adduce@%%@AB@%adduce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-duced%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducing%@AE@% %@AB@%-duces%@AE@% To cite as an example or means of
proof in an argument; bring forward for consideration. [Lat. %@AI@%adducere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:ADDUCTOR @%%@QR:adductor@%%@AB@%adductor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A muscle that adducts. [NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%adducere, %@AE@%to bring to.
-see adduce.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADE @%%@QR:-ade@%%@AB@%-ade%@AE@%%@EH@% A sweetened beverage of: %@AI@%limeade.%@AE@% [Fr., ult. < Lat. -%@AI@%ata, %@AE@%fem. of
-%@AI@%atus, %@AE@%-ate.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADELIE.PENGUIN @%%@QR:Adelie penguin@%%@AB@%Adelie penguin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A common Antarctic penguin, %@AI@%Pygoscelis adeliae,%@AE@% of
medium size, that has white underparts and a black back and head, and that
lives and breeds in large exposed rookeries. [After the %@AI@%Adelie%@AE@% Coast,
Antarctica.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADELPHOUS @%%@QR:-adelphous@%%@AB@%-adelphous%@AE@%%@EH@% Having one or more groups of stamens: %@AI@%diadelphous.%@AE@% [NLat.
%@2@%%@CR:ADEN @%%@QR:aden-@%%@AB@%aden-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%adeno-%@BO: 35edb@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADENECTOMY @%%@QR:adenectomy@%%@AB@%adenectomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Surgical excision of a gland.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADENINE @%%@QR:adenine@%%@AB@%adenine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A purine derivative, C%@AH@%5%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%N%@AH@%5%@AE@%, that is a constituent of nucleic%@EH@%
acid in organs, as the pancreas and spleen.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADENITIS @%%@QR:adenitis@%%@AB@%adenitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of a lymph node or gland.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADENO @%%@QR:adeno-@%%@AB@%adeno-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aden- %@AE@% Gland: %@AI@%adenectomy.%@AE@% [< Gk. %@AI@%aden.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADENOCARCINOMA @%%@QR:adenocarcinoma@%%@AB@%adenocarcinoma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A malignant tumor originating in glandular tissue. %@AB@%
%@AB@%adenocarcinomatous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADENOHYPOPHYSIS @%%@QR:adenohypophysis@%%@AB@%adenohypophysis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The anterior and intermediate glandular lobes of the
%@2@%%@CR:ADENOID @%%@QR:adenoid@%%@AB@%adenoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Lymphoid tissue growths in the nose above the throat that
when swollen may obstruct nasal breathing, induce postnasal discharge, and
make speech difficult.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADENOIDAL @%%@QR:adenoidal@%%@AB@%adenoidal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Glandlike; glandular. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the
adenoids. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Having a nasal or constricted tone: %@AI@%an adenoidal singer.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Mouth-breathing or gaping.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADENOMA @%%@QR:adenoma@%%@AB@%adenoma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An epithelial tumor of glandular origin and structure that is
usually benign or of low-grade malignancy. %@AB@% adenomatous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADENOSINE @%%@QR:adenosine@%%@AB@%adenosine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organic compound, C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%13%@AE@%N%@AH@%5%@AE@%O%@AH@%4%@AE@%, that is a structural%@EH@%
component of nucleic acids. [Blend of adenine and ribose.]
%@2@%%@CR:ADENOVIRUS @%%@QR:adenovirus@%%@AB@%adenovirus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various animal viruses that cause respiratory
diseases, as catarrh, in humans. %@AB@% adenoviral %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADENYLATE.CYCLA @%%@QR:adenylate cyclase@%%@AB@%adenylate cyclase%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or adenyl cyclase %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The enzyme that catalyzes
formation of %@AI@%cyclic AMP%@BO: 49cb2f@%%@AE@% from %@AI@%ATP%@BO: 12edfb@%%@AE@%. [aden(ine) + -yl + -ate1 + cycl- + -ase.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADEPT @%%@QR:adept@%%@AB@%adept%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Highly skilled or proficient. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A highly skilled person;
%@2@%%@CR:ADEQUATE @%%@QR:adequate@%%@AB@%adequate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Able to satisfy a requirement; suitable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Barely
satisfactory or sufficient. [Lat. %@AI@%adaequatus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%adaequare, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:A.DEUX @%%@QR:a deux@%%@AB@%a deux%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or involving two individuals, esp. when of a private or
intimate nature. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Privately with only two individuals involved:
%@AI@%%@AI@%dining a deux.%@AE@% [Fr.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADHERE @%%@QR:adhere@%%@AB@%adhere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-hered%@AE@% %@AB@%-hering%@AE@% %@AB@%-heres%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To stick fast or together by or
as if by grasping, suction, or being glued. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be devoted as a follower
or supporter. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To follow closely; carry out without deviation: %@AI@%adhere to
%@AI@%a plan.%@AE@% [Fr. %@AI@%adherer %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%adhaerere, %@AE@%to stick to : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%haerere, %@AE@%to
stick.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADHERENCE @%%@QR:adherence@%%@AB@%adherence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process or condition of adhering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Faithful
attachment; devotion.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADHERENT @%%@QR:adherent@%%@AB@%adherent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Sticking or holding fast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Growing or fused
together; adnate. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A supporter, as of a cause or individual. %@AB@%
%@AB@%adherently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADHESION @%%@QR:adhesion@%%@AB@%adhesion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or state of adhering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Attachment or devotion;
loyalty. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Assent or agreement. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A condition in which bodily tissues
that are normally separate are joined together. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The physical attraction
or joining of two substances, esp. the macroscopically observable
attraction of dissimilar substances. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A fibrous band holding together
normally separate anatomical structures. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The pathological aggregation of
dissimilar body materials to a visceral surface due to inflammation or
trauma. [Fr. %@AI@%adhesion %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%adhaesio %@AE@%< %@AI@%adhaerere, %@AE@%to adhere.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADHESIOTOMY @%%@QR:adhesiotomy@%%@AB@%adhesiotomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% The surgical division of adhesions.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADHESIVE @%%@QR:adhesive@%%@AB@%adhesive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Tending to adhere; sticky. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Gummed so as to adhere.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An adhesive substance, such as paste or cement. %@AB@% adhesively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%adhesiveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADHESIVE.TAPE @%%@QR:adhesive tape@%%@AB@%adhesive tape%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tape lined on one side with an adhesive.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AD.HOC @%%@QR:ad hoc@%%@AB@%ad hoc%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% For a specific purpose, case, or situation: %@AI@%an ad hoc
%@AI@%committee.%@AE@% [Lat., to this.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AD.HOMINEM @%%@QR:ad hominem@%%@AB@%ad hominem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% To the man; appealing to personal interests,
prejudices, or emotions rather than to reason: %@AI@%an ad hominem argument.%@AE@%
[Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADIABATIC @%%@QR:adiabatic@%%@AB@%adiabatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or designating a reversible
thermodynamic process executed at constant entropy; loosely, occurring
without gain or loss of heat. [Gk. %@AI@%adiabatos, %@AE@%impassable : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%not +
%@2@%%@CR:ADJACENCY @%%@QR:adjacency@%%@AB@%adjacency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being adjacent; contiguity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
thing that is adjacent.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADJACENT @%%@QR:adjacent@%%@AB@%adjacent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Close to; lying near. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Next to; adjoining. [ME < Lat.
%@AI@%adjacens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%adjacere, %@AE@%to lie near : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%near to + %@AI@%jacere, %@AE@%to
lie.] %@AB@% adjacently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADJACENT.ANGLE @%%@QR:adjacent angle@%%@AB@%adjacent angle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two angles having a common side and a common
vertex.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADJECTIVAL @%%@QR:adjectival@%%@AB@%adjectival%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an adjective. %@AB@%
%@AB@%adjectivally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADJECTIVE @%%@QR:adjective@%%@AB@%adjective%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%Any of a class of words used to modify a noun
or other substantive by limiting, qualifying, or specifying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Linguistics. %@AE@%Any of a form class distinguished in English morphologically
by one of several suffixes, as %@AI@%-able, -ous, -er,%@AE@% and %@AI@%-est,%@AE@% or syntactically
by position in a phrase or sentence, as %@AI@%white%@AE@% in %@AI@%a white house.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
dependent or subordinate. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%adjectif %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%adjectivus %@AE@%< %@AI@%adjicere,
%@2@%%@CR:ADJECTIVE.PRONO @%%@QR:adjective pronoun@%%@AB@%adjective pronoun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A pronoun acting as an adjective, as
%@AI@%%@AI@%which%@AE@% in %@AI@%which dictionaries?%@AE@% or %@AI@%himself%@AE@% in %@AI@%He himself said so.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADJOIN @%%@QR:adjoin@%%@AB@%adjoin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-joined%@AE@% %@AB@%-joining%@AE@% %@AB@%-joins%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be next to; be contiguous
to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To attach to; unite. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be contiguous. [ME %@AI@%ajoinen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%ajoindre %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%adjungere, %@AE@%to join to : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%jungere, %@AE@%to join.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADJOINING @%%@QR:adjoining@%%@AB@%adjoining%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Neighboring; contiguous; next to.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADJOURN @%%@QR:adjourn@%%@AB@%adjourn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-journed%@AE@% %@AB@%-journing%@AE@% %@AB@%-journs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To suspend until a later
stated time. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To suspend proceedings to another time or place. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% To move from one place to another: %@AI@%adjourned to the living room.%@AE@%
[ME %@AI@%ajournen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%ajourner %@AE@%: %@AI@%a, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%jour, %@AE@%day < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ADJUDGE @%%@QR:adjudge@%%@AB@%adjudge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-judged%@AE@% %@AB@%-judging%@AE@% %@AB@%-judges%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To determine or decide by
judicial procedure; adjudicate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To order judicially; rule. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To award
(damages, for example) by law. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To regard, consider, or deem. [ME %@AI@%ajugen
%@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%ajuger %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%adjudicare. %@AE@%-see adjudicate.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADJUDICATE @%%@QR:adjudicate@%%@AB@%adjudicate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% To hear and settle (a case) by
judicial procedure. [Lat. %@AI@%adjudicare, adjudicat-, %@AE@%to award to (judicially)
%@2@%%@CR:ADJUNCT @%%@QR:adjunct@%%@AB@%adjunct%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something attached to another thing but in a dependent or
subordinate position. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person associated with another in some duty or
service in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A word or words added in
order to clarify, qualify, or modify other words. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%A nonessential
attribute of a thing. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Added or connected in a subordinate or
auxiliary capacity: %@AI@%an adjunct clause.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Attached to a faculty or staff
in a temporary or auxiliary capacity. [Lat. %@AI@%adjunctum < adjunctus, %@AE@%p.part.
of %@AI@%adjungere, %@AE@%to join to. -see adjoin.] %@AB@% adjunction %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% adjunctive %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADJURATION @%%@QR:adjuration@%%@AB@%adjuration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An earnest or solemn appeal. %@AB@% adjuratory %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADJURE @%%@QR:adjure@%%@AB@%adjure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-jured%@AE@% %@AB@%-juring%@AE@% %@AB@%-jures%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To command or enjoin solemnly, as
under oath. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To appeal to or entreat earnestly. [ME %@AI@%adjuren %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ADJUST @%%@QR:adjust@%%@AB@%adjust%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-justed%@AE@% %@AB@%-justing%@AE@% %@AB@%-justs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To change so as to match or
fit; cause to correspond. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bring into proper relationship. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To adapt
or conform, as to new conditions: %@AI@%unable to adjust themselves to their
%@AI@%environment.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To make accurate by regulation. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To decide how much is
to be paid on (an insurance claim). %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To correct (the range and direction
of a gun) in firing. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To adapt oneself; become suited or fit;
conform. [Obs. Fr. %@AI@%adjuster %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%ajoster %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%juxta,
%@2@%%@CR:ADJUSTMENT @%%@QR:adjustment@%%@AB@%adjustment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of making fit or conformable. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
condition of being adjusted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A means for adjusting. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The settlement of
a debt or claim. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A modification or correction: %@AI@%an adjustment on a bill.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADJUTANT @%%@QR:adjutant@%%@AB@%adjutant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A staff officer who helps a commanding officer with
administrative affairs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An assistant. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The %@AI@%marabou%@BO: b11846@%%@AE@%. [Lat. %@AI@%adjutans,
%@AI@%adjutant-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%adjutare, %@AE@%freq. of %@AI@%adjuvare, %@AE@%to help : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to +
%@2@%%@CR:ADJUTANT.GENERA @%%@QR:adjutant general@%%@AB@%adjutant general%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%adjutants general%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An adjutant of a unit
having a general staff. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An officer in charge of the National Guard of
one of the states of the United States. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Adjutant General%@BO: 3a1e2@%%@AE@%. The chief
administrative officer, a major general, of the U.S. Army.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADJUTANT.STORK @%%@QR:adjutant stork@%%@AB@%adjutant stork%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%marabou%@BO: b11846@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADJUVANT @%%@QR:adjuvant@%%@AB@%adjuvant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pharmacological agent added to a drug to increase or
aid its effect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An immunological agent that increases the antigenic
response. [Lat. %@AI@%adjuvans, adjuvant-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%adjuvare, %@AE@%to help. -see
aid.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADLERIAN @%%@QR:Adlerian@%%@AB@%Adlerian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or relating to a psychological school holding that
behavior arises in subconscious efforts to compensate for inferiority or
deficiency and that neurosis results from overcompensation. [After Alfred
%@AI@%%@AI@%Adler %@AE@%(1870-1937).]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AD.LIB1 @%%@QR:ad lib@%%@AB@%ad lib%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In an unrestrained manner; freely; spontaneously. [Short for
ad libitum.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AD.LIB2 @%%@QR:ad-lib@%%@AB@%ad-lib%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-libbed%@AE@% %@AB@%-libbing%@AE@% %@AB@%-libs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To improvise and
deliver extemporaneously. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To improvise, as a speech; extemporize.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Words, music, or actions ad-libbed. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Spoken or performed
%@2@%%@CR:AD.LIBITUM @%%@QR:ad libitum@%%@AB@%ad libitum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% Performed with freedom. Used as a direction.
%@2@%%@CR:ADMAN @%%@QR:adman@%%@AB@%adman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A person employed in the advertising business.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMEASURE @%%@QR:admeasure@%%@AB@%admeasure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ured%@AE@% %@AB@%-uring%@AE@% %@AB@%-ures%@AE@% To divide and distribute
%@2@%%@CR:ADMINISTRATE @%%@QR:administrate@%%@AB@%administrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-trated%@AE@% %@AB@%-trating%@AE@% %@AB@%-trates%@AE@% To administer.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMINISTRATION @%%@QR:administration@%%@AB@%administration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The management of affairs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The activity of a
sovereign state in the exercise of its powers or duties. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Administration%@AE@%
The persons collectively who make up the executive branch of a government.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% The management of an institution, public or private. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The term of
office of an executive officer or body. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The management and
disposal of a trust or estate. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The dispensing, applying, or tendering of
something, such as an oath, sacrament, or medicine. %@AB@% administrative %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%administratively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMINISTRATOR @%%@QR:administrator@%%@AB@%administrator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who administers, esp. business or public
affairs; executive. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person appointed to administer an estate.
%@2@%%@CR:ADMIRAL @%%@QR:admiral@%%@AB@%admiral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The commander in chief of a navy or fleet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An %@AI@%Admiral
%@AI@%of the Fleet%@BO: 3bae8@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and Royal Canadian
Navy: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An officer of the next-to-the-highest rank. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A %@AI@%rear admiral%@BO: f2e238@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
A %@AI@%vice admiral%@BO: 14493c9@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The ship carrying an admiral; flagship. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% The head of a fishing fleet. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Any of various brightly colored
butterflies of the genera %@AI@%Limenitis%@AE@% and %@AI@%Vanessa.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%amiral %@AE@%< OFr. < Ar.
%@AI@%'%@AI@%amir al-, %@AE@%commander of.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMIRAL.OF.THE. @%%@QR:Admiral of the Fleet@%%@AB@%Admiral of the Fleet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The highest rank in the U.S. Navy and Royal
Canadian Navy, equivalent to General of the Army or field marshal.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMIRALTY @%%@QR:admiralty@%%@AB@%admiralty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A court exercising jurisdiction over all
maritime cases. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Maritime law. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Admiralty%@BO: 3bbd7@%%@AE@%. The department of the
British government (Board of Admiralty) having control over naval affairs.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMIRATION @%%@QR:admiration@%%@AB@%admiration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
object of wonder; marvel. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Wonder.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMIRE @%%@QR:admire@%%@AB@%admire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mired%@AE@% %@AB@%-miring%@AE@% %@AB@%-mires%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To regard with pleasure,
wonder, and approval. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To have a high opinion of; esteem or respect. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% To marvel or wonder at. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To feel or express admiration.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% To feel pleasure; be pleased. [Fr. %@AI@%admirer %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%amirer %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%admirari, %@AE@%to wonder at : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%at + %@AI@%mirari, %@AE@%to wonder < %@AI@%mirus,
%@2@%%@CR:ADMISSIBLE @%%@QR:admissible@%%@AB@%admissible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being accepted; allowable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Worthy of
%@2@%%@CR:ADMISSION @%%@QR:admission@%%@AB@%admission%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of admitting or allowing to enter. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
state of being allowed to enter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The right to enter; access. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
price required or paid for entering; entrance fee. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The act or process of
acceptance and entry into a position or situation; appointment. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
confession of crime or wrongdoing. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A voluntary acknowledgment that
something is true. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A fact or statement granted or admitted; concession.
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Admission %@AE@% has a more general meaning than %@AI@%admittance, %@AE@% which
is used only to denote the obtaining of physical access to a place. To gain
%@AI@%admittance %@AE@% to a club is to enter its facilities; to gain %@AI@%admission %@AE@% to a
club is to become a member. One pays %@AI@%admission %@AE@% to a theater (i.e., the
price of entering) in order to be allowed %@AI@%admittance %@AE@% (physical entry to
the theater itself).
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMIT @%%@QR:admit@%%@AB@%admit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mitted%@AE@% %@AB@%-mitting%@AE@% %@AB@%-mits%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To permit to enter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To serve
as a means of entrance: %@AI@%A ticket that admits the whole group.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To permit
to join or exercise certain rights, functions, or privileges. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To have
room for; accommodate. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To afford opportunity for; permit. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To
acknowledge; confess: %@AI@%admit the truth.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To grant as true or valid, as
for the sake of argument; concede. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To accept or allow as true or valid.
-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To afford possibility: %@AI@%a problem admitting of no solution.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
allow entrance; afford access: %@AI@%a door admitting to the hall.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%admitten
%@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%admittere %@AE@%: %@AI@%ad, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%mittere, %@AE@%to send.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMITTANCE @%%@QR:admittance@%%@AB@%admittance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of admitting or entering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Permission to
enter; the power or right of entrance. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@%The reciprocal of
impedance. -See Usage note at %@AI@%admission%@BO: 3c2b0@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMITTEDLY @%%@QR:admittedly@%%@AB@%admittedly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% By general admission; confessedly.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMIX @%%@QR:admix@%%@AB@%admix%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-mixed%@AE@% %@AB@%-mixing%@AE@% %@AB@%-mixes%@AE@% To mix or blend.
[Back-formation < obs. %@AI@%admixt, %@AE@%mixed into < Lat. %@AI@%admixtus, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:ADMIXTURE @%%@QR:admixture@%%@AB@%admixture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of mingling or mixing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
mingled or mixed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A combination, mixture, or blend. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something added
in mixing.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADMONISH @%%@QR:admonish@%%@AB@%admonish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ished%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reprove mildly or kindly but
seriously. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To counsel against something; caution. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To point out
something forgotten or disregarded, by means of a warning, reproof, or
exhortation. [ME %@AI@%admonishen, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%amonesten %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%amonester %@AE@%<
VLat. *%@AI@%admonestare, %@AE@%var. of Lat. %@AI@%admonere %@AE@%: %@AI@%ad, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%monere, %@AE@%to warn.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADNATE @%%@QR:adnate@%%@AB@%adnate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Joined to or fused with another part or organ, as
parts not usually united. [Lat. %@AI@%adnatus, %@AE@%var. of %@AI@%agnatus, %@AE@%connected by
birth < %@AI@%agnasci, %@AE@%to be born in addition to. -see agnate.] %@AB@% adnation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AD.NAUSEAM @%%@QR:ad nauseam@%%@AB@%ad nauseam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% To the point of nausea; to a disgusting or ridiculous
degree. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADNEXA @%%@QR:adnexa@%%@AB@%adnexa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Accessory or subordinate anatomical parts, as ovaries and
oviducts. [NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%adnexus, annexus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%annectere, %@AE@%to bind to.
-see ] %@AB@% adnexal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADNOUN @%%@QR:adnoun@%%@AB@%adnoun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% An adjective, specifically when used as a noun, as
in %@AI@%the bold and the brave.%@AE@% %@AB@% adnominal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADO @%%@QR:ado@%%@AB@%ado%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Bustle; fuss; trouble; bother. [ME < the phrase %@AI@%at do %@AE@%: %@AI@%at, %@AE@%to +
%@AI@%%@AI@%do, %@AE@%to do.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADOBE @%%@QR:adobe@%%@AB@%adobe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sun-dried, unburned brick of clay and straw. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Clay or
soil from which adobe is made. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A structure built with adobe. %@AI@%an adobe
%@2@%%@CR:ADOLESCENCE @%%@QR:adolescence@%%@AB@%adolescence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The period of physical and psychological development
from the onset of puberty to maturity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A transitional period of
development between youth and maturity: %@AI@%the adolescence of a nation.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADOLESCENT @%%@QR:adolescent@%%@AB@%adolescent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or undergoing adolescence. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An
adolescent boy or girl, esp. a teen-ager. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%adolescens,
%@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%adolescere, %@AE@%to grow up : %@AI@%ad, %@AE@%toward + %@AI@%alescere, %@AE@%to grow,
inchoative of %@AI@%alere, %@AE@%to nourish.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADONAI @%%@QR:Adonai@%%@AB@%Adonai%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Lord. Used in Judaism as a spoken substitute for the ineffable
name of God. [Heb. %@AI@%adonai, %@AE@%my lord < Phoenician %@AI@%adon, %@AE@%lord.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADONIS @%%@QR:Adonis@%%@AB@%Adonis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%A youth loved by Aphrodite for his
striking beauty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%adonis%@AE@% A young man of great physical beauty. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ADOPT @%%@QR:adopt@%%@AB@%adopt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%adopted%@AE@% %@AB@%adopting%@AE@% %@AB@%adopts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take into one's family
through legal means and raise as one's own child. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To take and follow (a
course of action, for example) by choice or assent: %@AI@%adopt a new technique.%@AE@%
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To take up and make one's own, as an idea. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To take on or assume:
%@AI@%%@AI@%adopted an air of importance.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To vote to accept: %@AI@%adopt a resolution.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%6.%@AE@% To choose as a standard or required textbook or reference book in a
Worthy of worship or adoration. %@AB@% adorability %@AE@%%@AB@% adorableness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% adorably
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADORATION @%%@QR:adoration@%%@AB@%adoration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of worship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Profound love or regard.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADORE @%%@QR:adore@%%@AB@%adore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%adored%@AE@% %@AB@%adoring%@AE@% %@AB@%adores%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To worship as divine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To love
deeply; revere. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To like very much. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To worship. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%adouren %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%adourer %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%adorare, %@AE@%to pray to : %@AI@%ad, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%orare, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:ADORN @%%@QR:adorn@%%@AB@%adorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%adorned%@AE@% %@AB@%adorning%@AE@% %@AB@%adorns%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be a decoration to; lend
beauty to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fit out or decorate with or as if with ornaments. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
enhance the distinction, beauty, splendor, or glory of; add luster to. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:ADORNMENT @%%@QR:adornment@%%@AB@%adornment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of adorning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that adorns or
beautifies; ornament.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADP @%%@QR:ADP@%%@AB@%ADP%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ester, C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%15%@AE@%N%@AH@%5%@AE@%O%@AH@%10%@AE@%P%@AH@%2%@AE@%, that is an adenosine derivative formed%@EH@%
in cells and converted to %@AI@%ATP%@BO: 12edfb@%%@AE@% for the storage of energy.
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%@2@%%@CR:AD.REM @%%@QR:ad rem@%%@AB@%ad rem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% To the point; pertinent. [Lat.] %@AB@% ad rem %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADRENAL @%%@QR:adrenal@%%@AB@%adrenal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% At, near, or on the kidneys. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the
adrenal glands or their secretions. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%adrenal gland%@BO: 3f5a6@%%@AE@%. %@AB@% adrenally
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADRENAL.CORTEX @%%@QR:adrenal cortex@%%@AB@%adrenal cortex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The three-zoned center of the adrenal glands.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADRENAL.GLAND @%%@QR:adrenal gland@%%@AB@%adrenal gland%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two small dissimilarly shaped endocrine
glands, one located above each kidney, consisting of the cortex, which
secretes hormones, and the medulla, which secretes epinephrine.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADRENALIN @%%@QR:Adrenalin@%%@AB@%Adrenalin%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a preparation of adrenaline.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADRENALINE @%%@QR:adrenaline@%%@AB@%adrenaline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A secretion of the adrenal glands; %@AI@%epinephrine%@BO: 63a62a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADRENERGIC @%%@QR:adrenergic@%%@AB@%adrenergic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or having chemical activity like that
of epinephrine, as certain nerve fibers. [adren(aline) + Gk. %@AI@%ergon, %@AE@%work.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADRENOCHROME @%%@QR:adrenochrome@%%@AB@%adrenochrome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A naturally occurring chemical formed during the
oxidation of adrenaline. [adren(aline) + chrome.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADRENOCORTICOTR @%%@QR:adrenocorticotropic@%%@AB@%adrenocorticotropic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or adrenocorticotrophic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Stimulating or
otherwise acting upon the cortex of the adrenal gland. [adren(al) +
cortico- + -tropic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADRENOCORTICOTR @%%@QR:adrenocorticotropic hormone@%%@AB@%adrenocorticotropic hormone%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or adrenocorticotroph %@AE@%%@AB@% or adrenocorticotrophin
%@2@%%@CR:ADSCITITIOUS @%%@QR:adscititious@%%@AB@%adscititious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not inherent or essential; derived from something
outside. [< Lat. %@AI@%ascitus, %@AE@%assumed, p.part. of %@AI@%asciscere, %@AE@%to assume : %@AI@%ad, %@AE@%to
+ %@AI@%sciscere, %@AE@%to accept, inchoative of %@AI@%scire, %@AE@%to know.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADSORB @%%@QR:adsorb@%%@AB@%adsorb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorbed%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorbing%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorbs%@AE@% To take up by adsorption. [ad- +
Lat. %@AI@%sorbere, %@AE@%to suck.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADSORBATE @%%@QR:adsorbate@%%@AB@%adsorbate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An adsorbed substance.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADSORBENT @%%@QR:adsorbent@%%@AB@%adsorbent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of adsorption. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An adsorptive material, such
as activated carbon.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADSORPTION @%%@QR:adsorption@%%@AB@%adsorption%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The assimilation of gas, vapor, or dissolved matter by the
surface of a solid or liquid. [adsorb + -tion.] %@AB@% adsorptive %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADULARIA @%%@QR:adularia@%%@AB@%adularia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of %@AI@%orthoclase%@BO: cc8549@%%@AE@%. [Ital. < Fr. %@AI@%adulaire, %@AE@%after %@AI@%Adula,
%@AI@%%@AE@%a group of Swiss mountains.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADULATE @%%@QR:adulate@%%@AB@%adulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To praise excessively or fawningly.
%@2@%%@CR:ADULTERANT @%%@QR:adulterant@%%@AB@%adulterant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance that adulterates. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Adulterating.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADULTERATE @%%@QR:adulterate@%%@AB@%adulterate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To make impure, spurious, or
inferior by adding extraneous or improper ingredients. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADULTEROUS @%%@QR:adulterous@%%@AB@%adulterous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Relating to, inclined to, or marked by adultery. %@AB@%
%@AB@%adulterously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADULTERY @%%@QR:adultery@%%@AB@%adultery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married
person and a partner other than the lawful spouse. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%avouterie %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%adulterium %@AE@%< %@AI@%adulter, %@AE@%adulterer < %@AI@%adulterare, %@AE@%to adulterate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADUMBRATE @%%@QR:adumbrate@%%@AB@%adumbrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-brated%@AE@% %@AB@%-brating%@AE@% %@AB@%-brates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give a sketchy outline
of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To disclose partially or
%@AI@%%@AI@%adustus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%adurere, %@AE@%to set fire to : %@AI@%ad, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%urere, %@AE@%to burn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AD.VALOREM @%%@QR:ad valorem@%%@AB@%ad valorem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In proportion to the value: %@AI@%ad valorem duties on
%@AI@%imported goods.%@AE@% [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVANCE @%%@QR:advance@%%@AB@%advance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vanced%@AE@% %@AB@%-vancing%@AE@% %@AB@%-vances%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move or cause to move
forward. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To put forward; propose; suggest. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To aid the growth or
progress of; further. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To raise in rank; promote. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To cause to occur
sooner; hasten. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To raise in amount or rate; increase. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To pay (money
or interest) before legally due. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To supply or lend, esp. on credit.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To go or move forward or onward. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make progress; improve. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To rise in rank, position, or value.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% advance on upon .%@AE@% To
move against, as when attacking. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of moving or
going forward. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Improvement; progress. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A rise or increase of price or
value. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%advances%@AE@% Personal approaches made to secure acquaintance, favor,
or an agreement; overtures. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The furnishing of funds or goods on
credit. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The funds or goods so furnished; loan. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Payment of money
before legally or normally due. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made or given ahead of time;
prior. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Going before; in front; forward.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in advance.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In front. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Ahead of time;
all refer to movement forward or upward, literally or figuratively; they
vary widely in application, however. %@AI@%Advance%@BO: 41467@%%@AE@% alone is both transitive and
intransitive. Intransitively it applies to forward movement (literal) and
to enlargement of scope or importance, rise in status, or the like
(figurative). %@AI@%Progress%@BO: e91579@%%@AE@% , which is only intransitive, also has both these
senses, and differs principally in stressing the idea of steady and orderly
movement toward a goal. Transitively, %@AI@%advance%@BO: 41467@%%@AE@% alone applies to forward
movement with reference to time %@AI@%(advance a deadline, advance money) %@AE@% and to
causing to rise in value %@AI@%(advance prices). Advance %@AE@% and %@AI@%promote%@BO: e97abe@%%@AE@% are
generally interchangeable when they mean to raise a person in rank or
grade. %@AI@%Advance%@BO: 41467@%%@AE@% ,%@AI@%Advance, promote, forward, %@AE@% and %@AI@%further%@BO: 78b796@%%@AE@% all have the
transitive sense of making something (such as a cause, a career, or a
business venture) go forward, figuratively, by providing assistance.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Advance%@BO: 41467@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%forward%@BO: 7526c6@%%@AE@% are nonspecific in this sense; %@AI@%promote%@BO: e97abe@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%further%@BO: 78b796@%%@AE@%
stress active support and encouragement. %@AI@%Forward%@BO: 7526c6@%%@AE@% alone has the transitive
sense of sending something onward or ahead, especially mail.
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Advance, %@AE@% as a noun, is used for forward movement (%@AI@%the advance
%@AI@%of the army%@AE@% ) or for progress or improvement in a figurative sense.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Advancement %@AE@% is used mainly in the figurative sense: %@AI@%career advancement. %@AE@%
In the figurative sense, moreover, there is a distinction between the two
terms deriving from the transitive and intransitive forms of the verb
%@AI@%%@AI@%advance. %@AE@% The noun %@AI@%advancement %@AE@% (unlike %@AI@%advance%@AE@% ) often implies the
existence of an agent or outside force. Thus, %@AI@%the advance of science %@AE@% means
simply the progress of science, whereas %@AI@%the advancement of science %@AE@% implies
progress resulting from the action of an agent or force: %@AI@%The purpose of the
%@AI@%legislation was the advancement of science.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVANCED @%%@QR:advanced@%%@AB@%advanced%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Highly developed or complex. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% At a higher level than
others. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Ahead of the times; progressive. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Far along in course: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%advanced stage of illness.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Very old: %@AI@%a man of advanced age.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVANCED.DEGREE @%%@QR:advanced degree@%%@AB@%advanced degree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A university degree higher than a bachelor's.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVANCED.STANDI @%%@QR:advanced standing@%%@AB@%advanced standing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The status of a college student granted credit,
usually after passing a qualifying test, for courses omitted or taken
elsewhere.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVANCE.GUARD @%%@QR:advance guard@%%@AB@%advance guard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A detachment of troops sent ahead of the main force to
reconnoiter and provide protection.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVANCE.MAN @%%@QR:advance man@%%@AB@%advance man%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An agent, as for a performing troupe, who makes
business and publicity arrangements in advance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An assistant, as to a
political candidate, who makes publicity arrangements and security checks
in advance.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVANCEMENT @%%@QR:advancement@%%@AB@%advancement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of advancing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A forward step; improvement.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Development; progress: %@AI@%the advancement of knowledge.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A promotion, as
in rank. -See Usage note at %@AI@%advance%@BO: 41467@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVANTAGE @%%@QR:advantage@%%@AB@%advantage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A factor favorable or conducive to success. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Benefit
or profit; gain. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A relatively favorable position; superiority of means.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The first point scored in tennis after deuce. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The resulting
score. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-taged%@AE@% %@AB@%-taging%@AE@% %@AB@%-tages%@AE@% To afford profit or gain to;
benefit.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% take advantage of.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put to good use; avail
oneself of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To profit selfishly by; exploit.%@AB@% to advantage. .%@AE@% To good
%@2@%%@CR:ADVENT.SUNDAY @%%@QR:Advent Sunday@%%@AB@%Advent Sunday%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The first Sunday of %@AI@%Advent%@BO: 4342d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVENTURE @%%@QR:adventure@%%@AB@%adventure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An unusual experience or course of events marked by excitement and
suspense. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Participation in hazardous or exciting experiences. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
financial speculation or business venture. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tured%@AE@% %@AB@%-turing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tures%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To venture; risk; dare. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To take risks; engage in hazardous
activities. [ME %@AI@%aventure %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%adventurus, %@AE@%fut. part. of %@AI@%advenire,
%@2@%%@CR:ADVENTURER @%%@QR:adventurer@%%@AB@%adventurer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who adventures. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A soldier of fortune. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A heavy
speculator in business or trade. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% One who seeks wealth and social
position by unscrupulous means.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVENTURESS @%%@QR:adventuress@%%@AB@%adventuress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman who seeks social and financial advancement by
unscrupulous means.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVENTUROUS @%%@QR:adventurous@%%@AB@%adventurous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Inclined to undertake new and daring enterprises;
%@2@%%@CR:ADVERB @%%@QR:adverb@%%@AB@%adverb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A part of speech comprising a class of words that
modify a verb, adjective, or other adverb. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A word belonging to this
class, as %@AI@%rapidly%@AE@% in %@AI@%He runs rapidly.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%adverbe %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%adverbium
%@2@%%@CR:ADVERSITY @%%@QR:adversity@%%@AB@%adversity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A state of hardship or affliction; misfortune.
%@AB@%advert(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% An advertisement.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVERTISE @%%@QR:advertise@%%@AB@%advertise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tised%@AE@% %@AB@%-tising%@AE@% %@AB@%-tises%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make public announcement
of, esp. to proclaim the qualities or advantages of (a product or business)
so as to increase sales. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make known; call attention to: %@AI@%advertised
%@AI@%her disappointment.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To warn or notify: %@AI@% This event advertises
%@AI@%me that there is such a fact as death (Thoreau). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To call the
attention of the public to a product or business. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To inquire or seek in
a public notice, as in a newspaper: %@AI@%advertise for an apartment.%@AE@% [ME
%@2@%%@CR:ADVERTISEMENT @%%@QR:advertisement@%%@AB@%advertisement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A notice designed to attract public attention or
patronage.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVERTISING @%%@QR:advertising@%%@AB@%advertising%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The action of attracting public attention to a product
or business. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The business of preparing and distributing advertisements.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Printed or spoken advertisements collectively.
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVICE @%%@QR:advice@%%@AB@%advice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Opinion about what could or should be done about a problem;
counsel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%advices%@AE@% Information or report, esp. when communicated from a
distance: %@AI@%advices from an ambassador.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%avis %@AE@%< OFr., view < Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%advisus %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%visum, %@AE@%something seen < %@AI@%videre, %@AE@%to see.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADVISABLE @%%@QR:advisable@%%@AB@%advisable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ADVISER @%%@QR:adviser@%%@AB@%adviser%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or advisor %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who advises. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who offers
advice, esp. in an official or professional capacity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A teacher who
advises students in academic and personal matters.
%@2@%%@CR:ADYTUM @%%@QR:adytum@%%@AB@%adytum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ta%@AE@% The sanctum in an ancient temple. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%aduton %@AE@%<
%@AI@%adutos, %@AE@%not to be entered : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%not + %@AI@%duein, %@AE@%to enter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADZ @%%@QR:adz@%%@AB@%adz%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or adze %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An axlike tool with a curved blade at right angles to
the handle, used for dressing wood. [ME %@AI@%adese %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%adesa.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ADZUKI.BEAN @%%@QR:adzuki bean@%%@AB@%adzuki bean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Phaseolus angularis,%@AE@% having yellow flowers and
pods bearing edible seeds, widely cultivated as a food crop in the Orient.
[J. %@AI@%azuki, %@AE@%red bean.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AECIOSPORE @%%@QR:aeciospore@%%@AB@%aeciospore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rust spore, formed in a chainlike series in an aecium.
[aeci(um) + spore.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AECIUM @%%@QR:aecium@%%@AB@%aecium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cia%@AE@% A cuplike structure in rust fungi containing chains
%@2@%%@CR:AEDES @%%@QR:aedes@%%@AB@%aedes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%aedes%@AE@% A mosquito of the genus %@AI@%Aedes,%@AE@% such as %@AI@%A. aegypti,%@AE@%
that transmits yellow fever and dengue. [NLat. %@AI@%Aedes, %@AE@%genus name < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AEDILE @%%@QR:aedile@%%@AB@%aedile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In ancient Rome, a magistrate who had charge of public works,
police, and the grain supply. [Lat. %@AI@%aedilis %@AE@%< %@AI@%aedes, %@AE@%house.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AEGEAN @%%@QR:Aegean@%%@AB@%Aegean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or designating the prehistoric
civilization that flourished in the Aegean area in the Bronze Age.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEGEUS @%%@QR:Aegeus@%%@AB@%Aegeus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A king of Athens and the father of Theseus.
[Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Aigeus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AEGIR @%%@QR:Aegir@%%@AB@%Aegir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The god of the sea in Norse mythology. [ON.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AEGIS @%%@QR:aegis@%%@AB@%aegis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%The shield of Zeus, lent by him to Athena.
%@2@%%@CR:AEOLIAN @%%@QR:Aeolian@%%@AB@%Aeolian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Aeolis or its people. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to Aeolus, god of the winds. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%aeolian%@BO: 47212@%%@AE@%. Variant of %@AI@%eolian%@BO: 633cd8@%%@AE@%.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of one of the major Greek tribes that settled in central
Greece, Lesbos, and Aeolis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Aeolic%@BO: 47509@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEOLIAN.HARP @%%@QR:Aeolian harp@%%@AB@%Aeolian harp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A musical instrument consisting of an open box over
which are stretched strings that sound when wind passes over them.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEOLIC @%%@QR:Aeolic@%%@AB@%Aeolic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A group of dialects of ancient Greek spoken by the Aeolians.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEOLIPILE @%%@QR:aeolipile@%%@AB@%aeolipile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ancient prototypal steam engine consisting of a
spherical or cylindrical vessel fitted with circumferential exhaust jets
and mounted to permit free rotation about the steam inlet axis. [< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:AEOLUS @%%@QR:Aeolus@%%@AB@%Aeolus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The god of the winds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A king of
Thessaly and ancestor of the Aeolians. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Aiolos %@AE@%< %@AI@%aiolos,
%@AE@%nimble.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AEON @%%@QR:aeon@%%@AB@%aeon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%eon%@BO: 633ed9@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEONIAN @%%@QR:aeonian@%%@AB@%aeonian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%eonian%@CF:EONIAN @%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEPYORNIS @%%@QR:aepyornis@%%@AB@%aepyornis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of an extinct genus of large, flightless birds of
%@2@%%@CR:AEQUORIN @%%@QR:aequorin@%%@AB@%aequorin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A protein that is secreted by jellyfish and interacts with
seawater to produce bioluminescent light. [NLat. %@AI@%Aequorea, %@AE@%jellyfish genus
+ -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AER @%%@QR:aer-@%%@AB@%aer-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%aero-%@BO: 483d8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AERATE @%%@QR:aerate@%%@AB@%aerate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To supply or charge (liquid) with a
gas, esp. to charge with carbon dioxide. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To expose to the circulation of
air for purification. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To supply (blood) with oxygen.
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%@2@%%@CR:AERATOR @%%@QR:aerator@%%@AB@%aerator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that aerates. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device for aerating liquids.
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%@2@%%@CR:AERIAL @%%@QR:aerial@%%@AB@%aerial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, in, or caused by the air. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Living in the air. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Reaching high into the air; lofty. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Suggestive of air, as in lightness;
airy. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Unsubstantial; imaginary. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Of, for, or by aircraft. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany.
%@AE@%Borne in the air rather than underground or under water: %@AI@%aerial roots.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%antenna%@BO: c4a65@%%@AE@%. [< Lat. %@AI@%aerius %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%aerios %@AE@%< %@AI@%aer, %@AE@%air.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AERIALIST @%%@QR:aerialist@%%@AB@%aerialist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acrobat who performs on a tightrope, trapeze, or similar
apparatus.
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%@2@%%@CR:AERIAL.LADDER @%%@QR:aerial ladder@%%@AB@%aerial ladder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A ladder that can be extended to reach high places,
esp. one mounted on a fire engine.
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%@2@%%@CR:AERIE @%%@QR:aerie@%%@AB@%aerie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aery %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The nest of an eagle or other predatory
bird built on a crag or other high place. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A house or stronghold built on
a height. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%aeria %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%aire.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:AEROBALLISTICS @%%@QR:aeroballistics@%%@AB@%aeroballistics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.(usedwithasing.verb).%@AE@% Ballistics, esp. of missiles, in
the atmosphere. %@AB@% aeroballistic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROBATICS @%%@QR:aerobatics@%%@AB@%aerobatics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The performance of stunts, such as rolls and loops, with
an airplane or glider. [aero- + (acro)batics.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROBE @%%@QR:aerobe@%%@AB@%aerobe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organism, such as a bacterium, requiring molecular oxygen
or air to live. [Fr. %@AI@%aerobie %@AE@%: Gk. %@AI@%aer, %@AE@%air + Gk. %@AI@%bios, %@AE@%life.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROBIC @%%@QR:aerobic@%%@AB@%aerobic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Living or occurring only in the presence of oxygen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Of or relating to aerobics. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or relating to aerobes.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROBICS @%%@QR:aerobics@%%@AB@%aerobics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of physical conditioning that involves vigorous
exercise, as calisthenics, combined with dance routines. [< aerobic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROBIOLOGY @%%@QR:aerobiology@%%@AB@%aerobiology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The branch of biology dealing with the atmospheric
dispersion of materials of biologic significance, as pollen or
%@2@%%@CR:AEROBIUM @%%@QR:aerobium@%%@AB@%aerobium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%aerobe%@BO: 486d6@%%@AE@%. [NLat. < aerobe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AERODROME @%%@QR:aerodrome@%%@AB@%aerodrome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%airdrome%@BO: 64eac@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AERODYNAMICS @%%@QR:aerodynamics@%%@AB@%aerodynamics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The dynamics of gases, esp. of atmospheric interactions
with moving objects. %@AB@% aerodynamic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AERODYNE @%%@QR:aerodyne@%%@AB@%aerodyne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavier-than-air aircraft deriving lift from motion.
[aero- + Gk. %@AI@%dunamis, %@AE@%power < %@AI@%dunasthai, %@AE@%to be able.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROEMBOLISM @%%@QR:aeroembolism@%%@AB@%aeroembolism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The presence of air bubbles in the heart or blood
vessels, often resulting from a wound in one of the large veins of the
%@2@%%@CR:AEROMECHANICS @%%@QR:aeromechanics@%%@AB@%aeromechanics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The science of the motion and equilibrium of air and
other gases, comprising aerodynamics and aerostatics. %@AB@% aeromechanical %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@% aeromechanically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROMEDICINE @%%@QR:aeromedicine@%%@AB@%aeromedicine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The medical study and treatment of disturbances,
disorders, and diseases resulting from or associated with atmospheric
flight. %@AB@% aeromedical %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROMETEOROGRAP @%%@QR:aerometeorograph@%%@AB@%aerometeorograph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An aircraft instrument for simultaneously recording
temperature, atmospheric pressure, and humidity.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROMETER @%%@QR:aerometer@%%@AB@%aerometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device for determining the weight and density of air or
other gas.
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%@2@%%@CR:AERONAUT @%%@QR:aeronaut@%%@AB@%aeronaut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pilot or navigator of a balloon or lighter-than-air craft.
[aero- + Gk. %@AI@%nautes, %@AE@%sailor.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AERONAUTIC @%%@QR:aeronautic@%%@AB@%aeronautic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aeronautical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to aeronautics. %@AB@%
%@AB@%aeronautically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AERONAUTICS @%%@QR:aeronautics@%%@AB@%aeronautics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The design and construction of aircraft. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The theory
and practice of aircraft navigation.
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%@2@%%@CR:AERONEUROSIS @%%@QR:aeroneurosis@%%@AB@%aeroneurosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nervous exhaustion from prolonged piloting of
aircraft.
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%@2@%%@CR:AERONOMY @%%@QR:aeronomy@%%@AB@%aeronomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of the upper atmosphere, esp. of regions of
ionized gas.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROPAUSE @%%@QR:aeropause@%%@AB@%aeropause%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The region of the atmosphere above which aircraft cannot
fly.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROPHAGIA @%%@QR:aerophagia@%%@AB@%aerophagia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The abnormal, spasmodic swallowing of air, esp. as a
symptom of hysteria.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROPHOBIA @%%@QR:aerophobia@%%@AB@%aerophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The abnormal fear of air, esp. drafts.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROPHORE @%%@QR:aerophore@%%@AB@%aerophore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device to supply air to a nonbreathing infant, or to a
person in an anaerobic environment, such as a closed mine or an underwater
area.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROPHYTE @%%@QR:aerophyte@%%@AB@%aerophyte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% An %@AI@%epiphyte%@BO: 63b1d6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROPLANE @%%@QR:aeroplane@%%@AB@%aeroplane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%airplane%@BO: 67130@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROSHELL @%%@QR:aeroshell@%%@AB@%aeroshell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A protective, all-covering shell for a spacecraft entering
an atmosphere from space at high speeds.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROSOL @%%@QR:aerosol@%%@AB@%aerosol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A gaseous suspension of fine solid or liquid particles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A substance, such as a detergent, insecticide, or paint, packaged under
pressure with a gaseous propellant for release as an aerosol. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An aerosol
bomb. [aero- + sol(ution).]
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROSOL.BOMB @%%@QR:aerosol bomb@%%@AB@%aerosol bomb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A usually hand-held container or dispenser from which an
aerosol is released.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROSPACE @%%@QR:aerospace@%%@AB@%aerospace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or designating the earth's atmosphere and the space
beyond. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the science or technology of flight. %@AB@%
%@AB@%aerospace %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROSPHERE @%%@QR:aerosphere@%%@AB@%aerosphere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The lower portion of the atmosphere in which both unmanned
and manned flight is possible.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROSTAT @%%@QR:aerostat@%%@AB@%aerostat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An aircraft, esp. a balloon or dirigible, deriving its lift
from the buoyancy of surrounding air rather than from aerodynamic motion.
%@2@%%@CR:AEROSTATICS @%%@QR:aerostatics@%%@AB@%aerostatics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The science of gases in equilibrium and of the
equilibrium of balloons or aircraft under changing atmospheric flight
conditions.
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%@2@%%@CR:AEROTHERMODYNAM @%%@QR:aerothermodynamics@%%@AB@%aerothermodynamics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of the thermodynamics of gases, esp. at
%@AB@%aery(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%aerie%@BO: 4826f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AESCULAPIAN @%%@QR:Aesculapian@%%@AB@%Aesculapian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the healing art; medical. [After
Aesculapius.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AESCULAPIUS @%%@QR:Aesculapius@%%@AB@%Aesculapius%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Mythology. %@AE@% The god of medicine and healing. [Lat.
< Gk. %@AI@%Asklepios.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AESIR @%%@QR:Aesir@%%@AB@%Aesir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The gods of Norse mythology. [ON, pl. of %@AI@%ass, %@AE@%god.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AESOPIAN @%%@QR:Aesopian@%%@AB@%Aesopian%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Aesopic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the manner of Aesop's animal fables. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Veiled in allegorical suggestions, hints, and euphemisms so as to elude
political censorship: %@AI@% they could express their views only in a diluted
%@AI@%form, resorting to Aesopian hints and allusions (Isaac Deutscher).
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%@AI@%%@2@%%@CR:AESTHESIA @%%@QR:aesthesia@%%@AB@%aesthesia%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or esthesia %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The ability to feel or perceive.
[Back-formation < anesthesia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AESTHETE @%%@QR:aesthete@%%@AB@%aesthete%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or esthete %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who cultivates a superior appreciation of
the beautiful. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person whose pursuit and admiration of beauty is
thought to be excessive or affected. [Back-formation < aesthetic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AESTHETIC @%%@QR:aesthetic@%%@AB@%aesthetic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or esthetic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the criticism of
taste. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the sense of the beautiful: %@AI@%the aesthetic
%@AI@%faculties.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Artistic: %@AI@%an aesthetic success.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Having a love of
beauty. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% In accordance with accepted notions of good taste.
%@AI@%aistheta, %@AE@%perceptible things < %@AI@%aisthenasthai, %@AE@%to perceive.] %@AB@% aesthetically
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AESTHETICIAN @%%@QR:aesthetician@%%@AB@%aesthetician%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or esthetician %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A critic concerned with the theory of
beauty and the fine arts.
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%@2@%%@CR:AESTHETICISM @%%@QR:aestheticism@%%@AB@%aestheticism%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or estheticism %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The pursuit of the beautiful; the
cult of beauty and good taste. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The belief that beauty is the basic
principle from which all other principles are derived. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A doctrine
whereby art and artists are held to have no obligation or responsibility
other than that of striving for beauty.
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%@2@%%@CR:AESTHETICS @%%@QR:aesthetics@%%@AB@%aesthetics%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or esthetics %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The branch of philosophy that provides a
theory of the beautiful and of the fine arts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The theories and
descriptions of the psychological response to beauty and artistic
experiences. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In the philosophy of Kant, the branch of metaphysics
concerned with the laws of perception.
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%@2@%%@CR:AESTIVAL @%%@QR:aestival@%%@AB@%aestival%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or appearing in summer. [ME %@AI@%estival %@AE@%<
OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%aestivalis %@AE@%< %@AI@%aestivus %@AE@%< %@AI@%aestas, %@AE@%summer.]
%@2@%%@CR:AESTIVATION @%%@QR:aestivation@%%@AB@%aestivation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of spending or passing the summer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Zoology. %@AE@%A state of dormancy or torpor during the summer or periods of
drought. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%The arrangement of petals, sepals, and other floral
organs in the unopened bud.
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%@2@%%@CR:AETHER @%%@QR:Aether@%%@AB@%Aether%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Gk. Myth. The poetic personification of the clear upper air
breathed by the Olympians. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%aither, %@AE@%upper air.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AETIOLOGY @%%@QR:aetiology@%%@AB@%aetiology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%etiology%@BO: 65b288@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AF @%%@QR:af-@%%@AB@%af-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%ad-%@CF:AD @%%@AE@%. Used before %@AI@%f.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AFAR @%%@QR:afar@%%@AB@%afar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% From a distance: %@AI@%coming from afar.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% At or to a distance;
far away: %@AI@%saw it afar off.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%afer %@AE@%< %@AI@%on fer, %@AE@%far and %@AI@%of fer, %@AE@%from afar <
%@2@%%@CR:AFFAIR @%%@QR:affair@%%@AB@%affair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something done or to be done; business. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%affairs%@AE@%
Transactions and other business matters: %@AI@%a man of affairs.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An
occurrence, event, or matter. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An object or contrivance: %@AI@%a first car that
%@AI@%was a ramshackle affair.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% %@AB@%affairs%@AE@% Personal effects. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A private
matter; personal concern. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A matter causing scandal and controversy: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%Dreyfus affair.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A love affair, esp. a brief one; liaison. [ME %@AI@%afere %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:AFFECTATION @%%@QR:affectation@%%@AB@%affectation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A show, pretense, or display. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An artificial
behavior or mannerism adopted to impress others; affectedness. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%affectatio %@AE@%< %@AI@%affectare, %@AE@% to strive after. -see affect2.] %@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AFFECTIONATE @%%@QR:affectionate@%%@AB@%affectionate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having or showing fond feelings or affection;
loving; tender. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% Strongly or favorably disposed. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:AFFECTIVE @%%@QR:affective@%%@AB@%affective%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@%Pertaining to or resulting from emotions
or feelings rather than from thought. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pertaining to or arousing
affection or emotion; emotional.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFENPINSCHER @%%@QR:affenpinscher@%%@AB@%affenpinscher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a breed of small dogs of European origin, having
dark, wiry, shaggy hair and a tufted muzzle. [G. %@AI@%Affe, %@AE@%monkey + %@AI@%Pinscher,
%@AE@%terrier.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFERENT @%%@QR:afferent@%%@AB@%afferent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Directed toward a central organ or section, as nerves that
conduct impulses from the periphery of the body inward to the spinal cord.
%@2@%%@CR:AFFIANCE @%%@QR:affiance@%%@AB@%affiance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-anced%@AE@% %@AB@%-ancing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ances%@AE@% To bind in a pledge of marriage;
betroth. [OFr. %@AI@%afiancer %@AE@%< %@AI@%affier, %@AE@%to trust to < Med. Lat. %@AI@%affidare %@AE@%: Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%fidus, %@AE@%faithful.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFIANT @%%@QR:affiant@%%@AB@%affiant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% One who makes an affidavit. [OFr. pr.part. of %@AI@%affier,
%@AE@%to trust to. -see affiance.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFIDAVIT @%%@QR:affidavit@%%@AB@%affidavit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A written declaration made under oath before a notary
public or other authorized officer. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%affidavit, %@AE@%he has pledged <
%@2@%%@CR:AFFILIATE @%%@QR:affiliate@%%@AB@%affiliate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To adopt or accept as a
subordinate associate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To associate (oneself) as a subordinate,
subsidiary, or member with. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To admit as one's own child; adopt. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law.
%@AS@%%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To determine the paternity of (an illegitimate child). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To refer an
illegitimate child to (its father). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To associate or connect oneself:
%@AI@%a group that decided to affiliate.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person or organization
associated with another in subordinate relationship. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%affiliare,
%@2@%%@CR:AFFINE @%%@QR:affine@%%@AB@%affine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a mathematical transformation of
coordinates that is equivalent to a translation, contraction, or expansion
with respect to a fixed origin and fixed coordinate system. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to the geometry of affine transformations. [OFr. %@AI@%affin, %@AE@%closely
related. -see affined.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFINED @%%@QR:affined@%%@AB@%affined%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Joined by kinship or affinity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Beholden;
bound. [Fr. %@AI@%affine %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%affin, %@AE@%closely related < Lat. %@AI@%affinis, %@AE@%related by
marriage : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%finis, %@AE@%boundary.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFINITY @%%@QR:affinity@%%@AB@%affinity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A natural personal attraction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Relationship
by marriage. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An inherent similarity between things. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A relationship or
resemblance between biological species that implies a common origin. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
chemical attraction or force that causes the atoms of certain elements to
combine with atoms of another element and remain in the combined state. [ME
%@AI@%affinite %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%afinite %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%affinitas %@AE@%< %@AI@%affinis, %@AE@%related by marriage.
-see affined.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Affinity %@AE@% may be followed by %@AI@%of, between, %@AE@% or %@AI@%with. %@AE@% Thus,
affinity %@AI@%of %@AE@% persons, %@AI@%between %@AE@% two persons, or %@AI@%with %@AE@% another person. In
technical writing, %@AI@%affinity %@AE@% (meaning "a chemical or physical attraction")
is followed by %@AI@%for: a dye with an affinity for synthetic fabrics. %@AE@% In
general usage %@AI@%affinity %@AE@% retains some sense of a mutual relationship, and
therefore its use with %@AI@%for %@AE@% is less widely accepted. A majority of the
Usage Panel accept this example: %@AI@%Even in school he showed an affinity for
%@AI@%politics. %@AE@% But a large majority reject this example: %@AI@%Her affinity for
%@AI@%living in California led her to reject a chance to return to New York.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFIRM @%%@QR:affirm@%%@AB@%affirm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-firmed%@AE@% %@AB@%-firming%@AE@% %@AB@%-firms%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To declare positively or
firmly; maintain to be true. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To ratify or confirm. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Law. %@AE@% To
declare solemnly and formally but not under oath. [ME %@AI@%affermen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:AFFIRMATIVE @%%@QR:affirmative@%%@AB@%affirmative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Affirming or asserting that something is true or
factual. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%Denoting a proposition in which the predicate states
something about the subject to be true, as %@AI@%apples have seeds.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An
affirmative word or phrase. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The side in a debate that upholds a
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The expressions %@AI@%in the affirmative %@AE@% and %@AI@%in the negative, %@AE@% as in
%@AI@%she answered in the affirmative, %@AE@% are generally regarded as pompous. %@AI@%She
%@AI@%answered yes %@AE@% would be more acceptable even at the most formal levels of
style.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFIRMATIVE.ACT @%%@QR:affirmative action@%%@AB@%affirmative action%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Action taken to provide equal opportunity, as in
admissions or employment, for minority groups and women.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFIX @%%@QR:affix@%%@AB@%affix%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fixed%@AE@% %@AB@%-fixing%@AE@% %@AB@%-fixes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To secure (an object) to another;
attach: %@AI@%affix a label to a package.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To impute; attribute: %@AI@%affix blame
%@AI@%to him.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To place at the end; append: %@AI@%affix a postscript.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Something that is attached, joined, or added. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A word element, such as a
prefix or suffix, that can only occur attached to a base, stem, or root.
[Med. Lat. %@AI@%affiare, %@AE@%freq. of Lat. %@AI@%affigere %@AE@%: %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%figere, %@AE@%to fasten.]
%@2@%%@CR:AFFLICTION @%%@QR:affliction@%%@AB@%affliction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A condition of pain, suffering, or distress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cause
of pain, suffering, or distress.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFLUENCE @%%@QR:affluence@%%@AB@%affluence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plentiful supply of material goods; wealth; riches. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A plentiful supply; abundance. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A flowing toward.
abundant. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Flowing freely. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stream or river that flows into
another or other body of water; tributary. [ME, abundant < OFr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%affluens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%affluere, %@AE@%to abound in : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%fluere, %@AE@%to flow.]
%@AB@% affluently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFLUX @%%@QR:afflux@%%@AB@%afflux%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flowing to or toward a particular area: %@AI@%an afflux of blood
%@AI@%to the head.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%affluxus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%affluere, %@AE@%to flow to. -see
affluent.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFORD @%%@QR:afford@%%@AB@%afford%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-forded%@AE@% %@AB@%-fording%@AE@% %@AB@%-fords%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To have the financial means
for; be able to meet the expense of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be able to spare or give up:
%@AI@%%@AI@%could afford an hour for lunch.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be able to do or perform (something)
without incurring harm or criticism, or with benefit to oneself: %@AI@%can afford
%@AI@%to be tolerant.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To provide: %@AI@%a sport affording good exercise.%@AE@% [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%aforthen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%geforoian, %@AE@%to carry out < %@AI@%foroian, %@AE@%to further < %@AI@%foro,
%@2@%%@CR:AFFRANCHISE @%%@QR:affranchise@%%@AB@%affranchise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-chised%@AE@% %@AB@%-chising%@AE@% %@AB@%-chises%@AE@% To free from servitude;
liberate from obligation or liabilities. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%afranchir, afranchiss-
%@2@%%@CR:AFFRICATE @%%@QR:affricate@%%@AB@%affricate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A speech sound produced when the breath stream is
completely stopped and then released at articulation, the %@AI@%t%@AE@% plus %@AI@%sh%@AE@% sound
in %@AI@%clutch%@AE@% or the %@AI@%j%@AE@% sound in %@AI@%judge.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%affricare, affricat-, %@AE@%to rub
against : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%fricare, %@AE@%to rub.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFRICATIVE @%%@QR:affricative@%%@AB@%affricative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or forming an affricate. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An
%@AI@%%@AI@%affricate%@BO: 50d59@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFRIGHT @%%@QR:affright@%%@AB@%affright%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-frighted%@AE@% %@AB@%-frighting%@AE@% %@AB@%-frights%@AE@% To arouse fear
in; terrify. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Terror. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cause of terror. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The act of
%@2@%%@CR:AFFRONT @%%@QR:affront@%%@AB@%affront%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fronted%@AE@% %@AB@%-fronting%@AE@% %@AB@%-fronts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To insult intentionally,
esp. openly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To meet face to face defiantly; confront. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An open
or intentional offense, slight, or insult. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% An encounter or
meeting. [ME %@AI@%afrounten %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%afronter %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%frons, %@AE@%face.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFFUSION @%%@QR:affusion@%%@AB@%affusion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pouring on of liquid, as in baptism. [LLat. %@AI@%adfusio, %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%affundere, %@AE@%to pour on : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%fundere, %@AE@%to pour.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFGHAN @%%@QR:Afghan@%%@AB@%Afghan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native of Afghanistan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Pashto%@BO: d37e1b@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%afghan%@AE@% A coverlet
of wool, knitted or crocheted in colorful geometric designs. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An Afghan
hound. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Afghanistan, its people, or their
language. [Pashto %@AI@%afghani.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFGHAN.HOUND @%%@QR:Afghan hound@%%@AB@%Afghan hound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large, slender dog of an ancient breed, having long,
thick hair, a pointed muzzle, and drooping ears.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFGHANI @%%@QR:afghani@%%@AB@%afghani%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@%. [Pashto.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFICIONADO @%%@QR:aficionado@%%@AB@%aficionado%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dos%@AE@% An enthusiastic admirer or follower; devotee;
fan. [Sp. < p.part. of %@AI@%aficionar, %@AE@%to induce a liking for < %@AI@%aficion, %@AE@%liking
< Lat. %@AI@%affectio, %@AE@%affection.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFIELD @%%@QR:afield@%%@AB@%afield%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Off the usual or desired track. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Away from one's home
or usual environment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To or on a field.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFIRE @%%@QR:afire@%%@AB@%afire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On fire; burning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Intensely interested and
involved.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFLAME @%%@QR:aflame@%%@AB@%aflame%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On fire; flaming. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Keenly excited and interested.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFLOAT @%%@QR:afloat@%%@AB@%afloat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Floating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% On a boat or ship away from the shore;
at sea. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In circulation; prevailing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Awash; flooded. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Drifting
about; moving without guidance. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Free or out of difficulty, esp.
financial difficulty: %@AI@%couldn't keep the business afloat.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AFLUTTER @%%@QR:aflutter@%%@AB@%aflutter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In a flutter; nervous and excited.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFOOT @%%@QR:afoot@%%@AB@%afoot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Walking; on foot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In the process of being carried
%@2@%%@CR:AFOREMENTIONED @%%@QR:aforementioned@%%@AB@%aforementioned%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Mentioned previously or before.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFORESAID @%%@QR:aforesaid@%%@AB@%aforesaid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Spoken of earlier.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFORETHOUGHT @%%@QR:aforethought@%%@AB@%aforethought%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Planned or intended beforehand; premeditated: %@AI@%malice
%@AI@%aforethought.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AFORETIME @%%@QR:aforetime@%%@AB@%aforetime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% At a former or past time; previously. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Earlier; former.
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%@2@%%@CR:A.FORTIORI @%%@QR:a fortiori@%%@AB@%a fortiori%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% For a stronger reason; all the more. Used of a
conclusion arrived at with greater logical necessity than another. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFOUL.OF @%%@QR:afoul of@%%@AB@%afoul of%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% In or into a condition of collision, entanglement, or
conflict.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% run fallafoul of..%@AE@% To become entangled or in
conflict with.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRAID @%%@QR:afraid@%%@AB@%afraid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Filled with fear. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Reluctant; averse: %@AI@%not afraid of
%@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%affraien, %@AE@%to frighten < OFr. %@AI@%esfreer, %@AE@%to disturb.]
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%@2@%%@CR:A.FRAME @%%@QR:A-frame@%%@AB@%A-frame%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A structure, as a house, with steeply angled sides and a roof
that reaches to the ground. [From its being shaped like a capital %@AI@%A.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFREET @%%@QR:afreet@%%@AB@%afreet%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or afrit %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Arabic Myth.%@AE@% A powerful evil spirit or gigantic and
monstrous demon. [Ar. %@AI@%'ifrit.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRESH @%%@QR:afresh@%%@AB@%afresh%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Once more; anew; again.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRICAN @%%@QR:African@%%@AB@%African%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Africa or any of its peoples or
languages. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person born or living in Africa. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of one
of the indigenous peoples of Africa.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRICAN.LILY @%%@QR:African lily@%%@AB@%African lily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Agapanthus africanus,%@AE@% native to southern
Africa, having rounded clusters of blue, violet, or white flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRICAN.MAHOGAN @%%@QR:African mahogany@%%@AB@%African mahogany%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of several African trees of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Khaya,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%K. ivorensis,%@AE@% having wood similar to that of true mahogany. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The wood of this tree, used for furniture, musical instruments, and boat
interiors. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various other African woods resembling true mahogany.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRICAN.MARIGOL @%%@QR:African marigold@%%@AB@%African marigold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A widely cultivated plant, %@AI@%Tagetes erecta,%@AE@% native to
Mexico, having finely divided foliage and showy, rounded orange or yellow
%@2@%%@CR:AFRICAN.VIOLET @%%@QR:African violet@%%@AB@%African violet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Saintpaulia,%@AE@% native
to tropical Africa and widely cultivated as house plants, esp. %@AI@%S. ionantha,%@AE@%
having violet, white, or pink flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRIKAANS @%%@QR:Afrikaans@%%@AB@%Afrikaans%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A language that developed from 17th-century Dutch and is an
official language of the Republic of South Africa. [Afr. < Du. %@AI@%Afrikaansch,
%@AI@%%@AE@%African.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRIKANER @%%@QR:Afrikaner@%%@AB@%Afrikaner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An Afrikaans-speaking descendant of the Dutch settlers of
South Africa. [Afr., African < Lat. %@AI@%Africanus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRIT @%%@QR:afrit@%%@AB@%afrit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%afreet%@BO: 52723@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRO1 @%%@QR:Afro@%%@AB@%Afro%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ros%@AE@% A rounded, bushy hair style. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or for an
Afro: %@AI@%an Afro comb.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Directly or indirectly African in style. [Perh.
short for Afro-American.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRO2 @%%@QR:Afro-@%%@AB@%Afro-%@AE@%%@EH@% African: %@AI@%Afro-Asiatic.%@AE@% [< Lat. %@AI@%Afer, %@AE@%an African.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRO.AMERICAN @%%@QR:Afro-American@%%@AB@%Afro-American%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to American blacks of African
ancestry, their history, or their culture. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An American black of
African ancestry.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFRO.ASIATIC @%%@QR:Afro-Asiatic@%%@AB@%Afro-Asiatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A family of languages of southwestern Asia and northern
%@2@%%@CR:AFT @%%@QR:aft@%%@AB@%aft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% At, in, toward, or close to the stern of a
vessel. [Prob. shortening of abaft.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTER @%%@QR:after@%%@AB@%after%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Behind in place or order. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In quest or pursuit of: %@AI@%seek
%@AI@%after fame.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Concerning: %@AI@%asked after you.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Subsequent in time to; at
a later time than: %@AI@%come after dinner.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Subsequent to and because of or
regardless of: %@AI@%friends after all their differences.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Following
continually: %@AI@%year after year.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Next to or lower than in order or
importance. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% In the style of; in imitation of: %@AI@%satires after Horace.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@%
With the same or close to the same name as;!in honor or commemoration of:
%@AI@%%@AI@%named after her mother.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% According to the nature or desires of; in
conformity to: %@AI@%a man after my own heart.%@AE@% %@AB@%11.%@AE@% Past the hour of: %@AI@%five
%@AI@%minutes after three.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Behind; in the rear. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% At a later or
subsequent time; afterward. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Subsequent in time or place; later;
following: %@AI@%in after years.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%Nearer the stern of a vessel;
%@AI@%%@AI@%farther aft.%@AE@% -%@AI@%conj.%@AE@% Following or subsequent to the time that: %@AI@%I saw her
%@AI@%after I arrived.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% after all.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% When everything is considered. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AFTERBIRTH @%%@QR:afterbirth@%%@AB@%afterbirth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus
after childbirth.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERBURNER @%%@QR:afterburner@%%@AB@%afterburner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A device for augmenting the thrust of a jet engine by
burning additional fuel with the uncombined oxygen in the hot exhaust
gases. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device for burning or chemically altering unburned or partially
burned carbon compounds in exhaust gases.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERCARE @%%@QR:aftercare@%%@AB@%aftercare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Treatment or special care given to convalescent patients,
esp. after undergoing surgery.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERCLAP @%%@QR:afterclap@%%@AB@%afterclap%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An unexpected, often unpleasant sequel to a matter that had
been considered closed.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERDAMP @%%@QR:afterdamp@%%@AB@%afterdamp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An asphyxiating mixture of gases, primarily nitrogen and
carbon dioxide, left in a mine after a fire or explosion.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERDECK @%%@QR:afterdeck@%%@AB@%afterdeck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% The part of a ship's deck past amidships toward
the stern.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTEREFFECT @%%@QR:aftereffect@%%@AB@%aftereffect%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An effect following its cause after some delay, esp. a
delayed or prolonged physiological or psychological response to a stimulus.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERGLOW @%%@QR:afterglow@%%@AB@%afterglow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The light emitted or remaining after removal of a source
of illumination, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The atmospheric glow after sunset. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The glow of
an incandescent metal as it cools. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Emission from a phosphor after
removal of excitation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The comfortable feeling following a pleasant
experience. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A lingering impression of past brilliance.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTER.HOURS @%%@QR:after-hours@%%@AB@%after-hours%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Occurring after closing time: %@AI@%after-hours drinking.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Open after a legal or established closing time: %@AI@%an after-hours club.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERIMAGE @%%@QR:afterimage@%%@AB@%afterimage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A visual image that persists after a visual stimulus
ceases.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERLIFE @%%@QR:afterlife@%%@AB@%afterlife%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A life believed to follow death. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The part of one's
life that follows a particular event.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTER.MARKET @%%@QR:after-market@%%@AB@%after-market%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The demand for goods or services, such as repairs,
associated with the upkeep of a previous purchase.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERMATH @%%@QR:aftermath@%%@AB@%aftermath%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A consequence or result, esp. of a disaster or
misfortune. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A period of time following a disastrous event. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A second
crop of grass in the same season. [after + obs. %@AI@%math, %@AE@%mowing, < OE %@AI@%maeo.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:AFTERNOON @%%@QR:afternoon@%%@AB@%afternoon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The part of the day from noon until sunset. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
closing part.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERPAINS @%%@QR:afterpains@%%@AB@%afterpains%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The cramps or pains following childbirth, resulting
from the contraction of the womb.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERPIECE @%%@QR:afterpiece@%%@AB@%afterpiece%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short comic piece performed after a play.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERSENSATION @%%@QR:aftersensation@%%@AB@%aftersensation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sensory impression, such as an afterimage or
aftertaste, that persists or recurs after removal of a stimulus.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTER.SHAVE @%%@QR:after-shave@%%@AB@%after-shave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A usually fragrant lotion for use on the face after
shaving.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERTASTE @%%@QR:aftertaste@%%@AB@%aftertaste%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A taste persisting in the mouth after the substance
causing it is no longer present. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A feeling that remains after an event
or experience.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERTHOUGHT @%%@QR:afterthought@%%@AB@%afterthought%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An idea, response, or explanation that occurs to one
after an event or decision.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERTIME @%%@QR:aftertime@%%@AB@%aftertime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The time to come; future.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERWARD @%%@QR:afterward@%%@AB@%afterward%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or afterwards %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In or at a later time; subsequently.
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERWORD @%%@QR:afterword@%%@AB@%afterword%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An epilogue (sense 2).
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%@2@%%@CR:AFTERWORLD @%%@QR:afterworld@%%@AB@%afterworld%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A world thought to come after death.
%@2@%%@CR:AG1 @%%@QR:Ag@%%@AB@%Ag%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element silver. [Lat. %@AI@%argentum.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AG2 @%%@QR:ag-@%%@AB@%ag-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%ad-%@CF:AD @%%@AE@%.Used before %@AI@%g.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGA @%%@QR:aga@%%@AB@%aga%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or agha %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A high official of the Ottoman Empire. [Turk. %@AI@%aga.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGAIN @%%@QR:again@%%@AB@%again%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Once more; another time; anew. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To a previous place,
position, or state: %@AI@%left home but went back again.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Furthermore;
moreover. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% On the other hand: %@AI@%might go and again might not.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% In
return; in response; back.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% again and again.%@AE@% Repeatedly; frequently.%@AB@% as much
%@AB@%again.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The same amount. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Twice as much. [ME < OE %@AI@%ongeagn, %@AE@%against.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGAINST @%%@QR:against@%%@AB@%against%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In a direction or course opposite to: %@AI@%row against the
%@AI@%current.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% So as to come into forcible contact with: %@AI@%waves dashing
%@AI@%against the shore.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In contact with so as to rest or press on: %@AI@%leaned
%@AI@%against the tree.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In hostile opposition or resistance to: %@AI@%struggle
%@AI@%against fate.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Contrary to; opposed to: %@AI@%against my better judgment.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
In contrast or comparison with the setting or background of: %@AI@%dark colors
%@AI@%against a fair skin.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% In preparation for; in anticipation of: %@AI@%food
%@AI@%stored against winter.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% As a defense or safeguard from: %@AI@%protection
%@AI@%against the cold.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To the account or debt of: %@AI@%drew a check against her
%@2@%%@CR:AGAMA @%%@QR:agama@%%@AB@%agama%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small, long-tailed, insect-eating lizards of the
family Agamidae, found in Old World tropics. [Carib.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGAMEMNON @%%@QR:Agamemnon@%%@AB@%Agamemnon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The king of Mycenae, leader of the Greeks
against Troy, husband of Clytemnestra, and father of Orestes, Electra, and
Iphigenia. [Gk. %@AI@%Agamemnon.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGAMETE @%%@QR:agamete@%%@AB@%agamete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An asexual reproductive cell that progresses into an adult
individual.
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%@2@%%@CR:AGAMIC @%%@QR:agamic@%%@AB@%agamic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Occurring or reproducing without the union of male
and female cells; asexual or parthenogenetic. [< LLat. %@AI@%agamus, %@AE@%unmarried <
%@2@%%@CR:AGAR @%%@QR:agar@%%@AB@%agar%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or agar-agar %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gelatinous material prepared from certain marine
algae and used as a base for bacterial culture media, as a laxative, and
for thickening certain foods. [Short for Malay %@AI@%agar-agar.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGARIC @%%@QR:agaric@%%@AB@%agaric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any fungus of the family Agaricacae, including the common
cultivated mushroom, %@AI@%Agaricus campestris.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The dried fruiting body of
the fungus %@AI@%Fomes laricis,%@AE@% formerly used in medicine. [Lat. %@AI@%agaricum, %@AE@%a kind
of fungus < Gk. %@AI@%agarikon.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGATE @%%@QR:agate@%%@AB@%agate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fine-grained, fibrous variety of chalcedony with color
banding or irregular clouding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A child's marble made of agate or a glass
imitation of it. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A tool with agate parts, as a burnisher tipped with
agate. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A printer's type size, approximately 51/2 points. [ME %@AI@%achate %@AE@%<
OFr. %@AI@%acate %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%achates %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%akhates.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGATE.LINE @%%@QR:agate line@%%@AB@%agate line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A measure of space used in estimating printed advertising,
usually one column wide and 1/14 of an inch deep.
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%@2@%%@CR:AGAVE @%%@QR:agave@%%@AB@%agave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of numerous fleshy-leaved tropical American plants of the
genus %@AI@%Agave,%@AE@% which includes the %@AI@%century plant%@BO: 2fe7da@%%@AE@%. Some species yield valuable
fibers. [NLat. %@AI@%Agave, %@AE@%genus name < Gk. %@AI@%agaue, %@AE@%fem. of %@AI@%agauos, %@AE@%noble.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGE1 @%%@QR:age@%%@AB@%age%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The period of time during which someone or something exists.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A lifetime. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The time in life when a person becomes qualified to
assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at
eighteen or twenty-one years; legal age: %@AI@%under age.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A period of life
denoted as differing from other periods; stage: %@AI@%the age of adolescence.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
The latter portion of life; the state of being old. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Any period in
history or geology designated by distinctive characteristics: %@AI@%the age of
%@AI@%enlightenment.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An extended period of time: %@AI@%left ages ago.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@%%@AI@%Mental age%@BO: b5796d@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%aged%@AE@% %@AB@%aging%@AE@% %@AB@%ages%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to grow
older or more mature. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become old. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To manifest traits
associated with old age. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To develop a certain quality of ripeness;
become mature: %@AI@%cheese aging at room temperature.%@AE@% [ME < OFr. %@AI@%aage %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%parentage.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Condition; state: %@AI@%vagabondage.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An action: %@AI@%blockage.%@AE@%
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Result of an action: %@AI@%breakage.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Residence or place of: %@AI@%vicarage.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
Charge or fee: %@AI@%cartage.%@AE@% [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%-aticum, %@AE@%n. and adj. suffix.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGED @%%@QR:aged@%%@AB@%aged%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Old; on in years. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic
of old age. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of the age of: %@AI@%aged three.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%Near the base
level of erosion. %@AB@% agedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% agedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGEING @%%@QR:ageing@%%@AB@%ageing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%aging%@BO: 5b0ce@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGEISM @%%@QR:ageism@%%@AB@%ageism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Discrimination based on age, esp. discrimination against
middle-aged and elderly people. %@AB@% ageist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGELESS @%%@QR:ageless@%%@AB@%ageless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Never seeming to grow old. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Existing forever; eternal.
%@2@%%@CR:AGENDA @%%@QR:agenda@%%@AB@%agenda%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A list of things to be done, esp. the program for a
meeting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%agendum.%@BO: 57cd0@%%@AE@% [Lat. pl. of %@AI@%agendum, %@AE@%agendum.] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Agenda, %@AE@% meaning "list" or "program," is well established as a
collective noun with singular verb; a great majority of the Usage Panel
accepts such a combination.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGENDUM @%%@QR:agendum@%%@AB@%agendum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-da%@AE@% %@AB@% or -das %@AE@% Something to be done, esp. an item on an
agenda. [Lat., neuter gerund. of %@AI@%agere, %@AE@%to do.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGENESIS @%%@QR:agenesis@%%@AB@%agenesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Failure of an organism, organ, or part to develop.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGENT @%%@QR:agent@%%@AB@%agent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that acts or has the power or authority to act. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One
that acts for or as the representative of another: %@AI@%an insurance agent.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A means or mode by which something is done or caused; instrument. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
force or substance that causes some change: %@AI@%a chemical agent.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
representative of a government or administrative department of a
government: %@AI@%an FBI agent.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A spy. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%agens, %@AE@%effective, pr.part.
of %@AI@%agere, %@AE@%to do.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGENTIAL @%%@QR:agential@%%@AB@%agential%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or acting as an agent or agency.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGENT.PROVOCATE @%%@QR:agent provocateur@%%@AB@%agent provocateur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%agents provocateurs%@AE@% A secret agent who
infiltrates an organization in order to incite trouble designed to make its
members commit acts that will incur punishment. [Fr.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGE.OF.CONSENT @%%@QR:age of consent@%%@AB@%age of consent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% The age at which a female may legally choose to
have sexual intercourse.
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%@2@%%@CR:AGERATUM @%%@QR:ageratum@%%@AB@%ageratum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Ageratum,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%A.
%@AI@%houstonianum,%@AE@% a commonly cultivated species having clusters of usually
violet-blue flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several other plants having flower clusters
similar to the ageratum. [NLat. %@AI@%Ageratum, %@AE@%genus name < Gk. %@AI@%ageratos,
%@AB@%aggie(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A playing marble. [ag(ate) + -ie.]
%@AB@%aggie(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An agricultural college. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A student enrolled at an
agricultural college or in an agricultural program within a university.
[ag(ricultural) + -ie.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGGIORNAMENTO @%%@QR:aggiornamento@%%@AB@%aggiornamento%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tos%@AE@% The process of bringing up to date an
Lat. %@AI@%ad.%@AE@%) + %@AI@%giorno, %@AE@%day < Lat. %@AI@%diurnus, %@AE@%daily < %@AI@%dies, %@AE@%day.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGGLOMERATE @%%@QR:agglomerate@%%@AB@%agglomerate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To make or form into a
rounded mass. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Gathered into a rounded mass. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A confused
or jumbled mass of things clustered together; heap. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A volcanic rock
consisting of rounded and angular fragments fused together. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%agglomerare, agglomerat-, %@AE@%to annex : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%glomerare, %@AE@%to form into a
%@2@%%@CR:AGGLOMERATION @%%@QR:agglomeration@%%@AB@%agglomeration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of agglomerating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of
being agglomerated. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A confused or jumbled mass; agglomerate.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGGLUTINATE @%%@QR:agglutinate@%%@AB@%agglutinate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To join together by
causing adhesion, as with glue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@%To form (words) by
combining words or words and word elements. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%To cause (red
blood cells or microorganisms) to clump together. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To join
together into a group or mass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@%To form words by
agglutination. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To undergo agglutination. [Lat. %@AI@%agglutinare, agglutinat %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:AGGLUTINATION @%%@QR:agglutination@%%@AB@%agglutination%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of agglutinating; adhesion of distinct
parts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mass formed by agglutinating. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@%The formation of
words from morphemes that retain their original forms and meanings with
little change during the combination process.
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%@2@%%@CR:AGGLUTINATIVE @%%@QR:agglutinative@%%@AB@%agglutinative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Tending toward, concerning, or characteristic of
agglutination. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@%Designating a language in which words are
formed primarily by means of agglutination.
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%@2@%%@CR:AGGLUTININ @%%@QR:agglutinin@%%@AB@%agglutinin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance that induces agglutination. [agglutin(ation) +
-in.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGGLUTINOGEN @%%@QR:agglutinogen@%%@AB@%agglutinogen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antigen that stimulates the production of an
%@2@%%@CR:AGGRADE @%%@QR:aggrade@%%@AB@%aggrade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-graded%@AE@% %@AB@%-grading%@AE@% %@AB@%-grades%@AE@% To fill and raise the level of
(the bed of a stream) by deposition of sediment. %@AB@% aggradation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%aggradational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGGRANDIZE @%%@QR:aggrandize@%%@AB@%aggrandize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dized%@AE@% %@AB@%-dizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-dizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To increase the scope of;
enlarge; extend. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make greater in power, influence, stature, or
reputation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make seem greater; exaggerate. [Fr. %@AI@%aggrandir,
%@AI@%aggrandiss- %@AE@%: %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%grandir, %@AE@%to grow larger < Lat. %@AI@%grandire
%@2@%%@CR:AGGRAVATE @%%@QR:aggravate@%%@AB@%aggravate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vated%@AE@% %@AB@%-vating%@AE@% %@AB@%-vates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make worse or more
troublesome; make more of a burden. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To annoy or exasperate;
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The word %@AI@%aggravate %@AE@% is widely used to mean "to irritate," as in
%@AI@%The mechanic's surliness aggravated me no end. %@AE@% But many still insist that
the word should be used only to mean "to make worse," in referring to a
situation or condition, as in: %@AI@%The plight of the small farmer has been
%@AI@%aggravated by the drought. Kim's bad back was aggravated by his refusal to
%@AI@%get sufficient rest.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGGRAVATED.ASSA @%%@QR:aggravated assault@%%@AB@%aggravated assault%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% Any of various assaults that are more
serious than a common assault, esp. one performed with an intent to commit
a crime.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGGRAVATION @%%@QR:aggravation@%%@AB@%aggravation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of aggravating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
aggravated. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A thing that irritates or makes worse, more troublesome, or
more irritated. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Exasperation; bothersomeness.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGGREGATE @%%@QR:aggregate@%%@AB@%aggregate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Gathered together into a mass or sum so as to
constitute a whole; total. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Crowded or massed into a dense
cluster. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Composed of a mixture of minerals separable by mechanical
means. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any total or whole considered with reference to its
constituent parts; an assemblage or group of distinct particulars massed
together; gross amount: %@AI@% An empire is the aggregate of many states under
%@AI@%one common head (Burke). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The mineral materials, such as sand or stone,
used in making concrete. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gated%@AE@% %@AB@%-gating%@AE@% %@AB@%-gates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To gather into
a mass, sum, or whole. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To total up to; amount to. [ME %@AI@%aggregat %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%aggregare, %@AE@%to add to : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%gregare, %@AE@% to collect < %@AI@%grex, %@AE@%flock.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGGREGATE.FRUIT @%%@QR:aggregate fruit@%%@AB@%aggregate fruit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fruit, such as the raspberry, developed from the
pistils of a single flower and consisting of a coherent mass of drupelets.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGGRESS @%%@QR:aggress@%%@AB@%aggress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gressed%@AE@% %@AB@%-gressing%@AE@% %@AB@%-gresses%@AE@% To start an attack or a
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%Though the verb %@AI@%aggress %@AE@% has a long and honorable history, it
has lately come to be associated primarily with the jargon of psychology
and is often objected to.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGGRESSION @%%@QR:aggression@%%@AB@%aggression%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of commencing hostilities or invasion; assault.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The habit or practice of launching attacks. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychoanalysis. %@AE@%Hostile
action or behavior.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGGRESSIVE @%%@QR:aggressive@%%@AB@%aggressive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Inclined to move or act in a hostile fashion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGING @%%@QR:aging@%%@AB@%aging%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of becoming old or mature. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An artificial
process for imparting the characteristics and properties of age.
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%@2@%%@CR:AGIO @%%@QR:agio@%%@AB@%agio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A premium paid for changing one kind of money to
another. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An allowance or premium for the difference in value between two
%@2@%%@CR:AGITATE @%%@QR:agitate@%%@AB@%agitate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move with violence or
sudden forcefulness; excite physically: %@AI@%a storm agitating the ocean.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
upset; disturb: %@AI@%agitated by grief.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To arouse interest in (a cause, for
example) by the written or spoken word; discuss; debate. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To
ponder over; plan. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To stir up public interest in a cause. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:AGITATION @%%@QR:agitation@%%@AB@%agitation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of agitating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being agitated;
%@2@%%@CR:AGLOW @%%@QR:aglow@%%@AB@%aglow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In a glow; glowing.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGLYCON @%%@QR:aglycon@%%@AB@%aglycon%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aglycone %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nonsugar component of a glycoside that is
resolvable through hydrolysis.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGMINATE @%%@QR:agminate@%%@AB@%agminate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or agminated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Gathered in clusters. [< Lat. %@AI@%agmen, agmin-,
%@AI@%%@AE@%multitude.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGNAIL @%%@QR:agnail@%%@AB@%agnail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hangnail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A painful sore or swelling around a
fingernail or toenail. [ME %@AI@%angnail, %@AE@%corn < OE %@AI@%angnaegl, %@AE@%a sore under the
nail : %@AI@%ang-, %@AE@%tight + %@AI@%naegel, %@AE@%nail.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGNATE @%%@QR:agnate@%%@AB@%agnate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Related on or descended from the father's or male side.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% From a common source; akin. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A relative on the father's or male
side only. [Lat. %@AI@%agnatus, %@AE@%a relation on the father's side < the p.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%agnasci, %@AE@%to be born in addition to : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%nasci, %@AE@%to be born.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:AGNI @%%@QR:Agni@%%@AB@%Agni%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Hinduism. %@AE@% The Vedic god of fire and guardian of man. [Skt.
%@AI@%%@AI@%agnih, %@AE@%fire.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGNOMEN @%%@QR:agnomen@%%@AB@%agnomen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nomina%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An additional cognomen given to a Roman
citizen, often in honor of military victories. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A nickname. [Lat. : %@AI@%ad-,
%@AE@%to + %@AI@%nomen, %@AE@%name.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGNOSIA @%%@QR:agnosia@%%@AB@%agnosia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Pathologic loss of auditory, sensory, or visual
%@2@%%@CR:AGNOSTICISM @%%@QR:agnosticism@%%@AB@%agnosticism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Philosophy. %@AE@%The doctrines of the agnostics, holding
that certainty, first or absolute truths, are unattainable and that only
perceptual phenomena are objects of exact knowledge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@%A theory
that does not deny God but denies the possibility of knowing Him.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGNUS.DEI @%%@QR:Agnus Dei@%%@AB@%Agnus Dei%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The Lamb of God, an emblem of Christ. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An iconographic
representation of the Agnus Dei. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A liturgical prayer to Christ. [Lat.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGO @%%@QR:ago@%%@AB@%ago%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Gone by; past: %@AI@%two years ago.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In the past: %@AI@%happened
%@AI@%long ago.%@AE@% [ME, p.part. of %@AI@%agon, %@AE@%to go away < OE %@AI@%agan %@AE@%: %@AI@%a- %@AE@%(intensive) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%gan, %@AE@%to go.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Ago %@AE@% may be followed by %@AI@%that %@AE@% or %@AI@%when: It was a week ago that %@AE@%
(or %@AI@%when%@AE@% ) %@AI@%I saw him. %@AE@% It may not be followed by %@AI@%since: It was a week ago
%@AI@%since I saw him. Since %@AE@% is properly used without %@AI@%ago, %@AE@% as in %@AI@%It has been a
%@AI@%week since I saw him.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGOG1 @%%@QR:agog@%%@AB@%agog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In a state of keen anticipation; highly excited; astir.
%@2@%%@CR:AGONIC @%%@QR:agonic@%%@AB@%agonic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having no angle. [< Gk. %@AI@%agonos %@AE@%: %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%not + %@AI@%gonia, %@AE@%angle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGONIC.LINE @%%@QR:agonic line@%%@AB@%agonic line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting
points where the magnetic declination is zero.
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%@2@%%@CR:AGONIST @%%@QR:agonist@%%@AB@%agonist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%A muscle that contracts and is opposed by
contraction in another muscle, the antagonist. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One involved in a
struggle or competition. [Back-formation < antagonist.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGONISTIC @%%@QR:agonistic@%%@AB@%agonistic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or agonistical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Striving to overcome in argument;
competitive; combative. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Straining to achieve effect. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or pertaining
to contests, originally those of the ancient Greeks. [Gk. %@AI@%agonistikos %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:AGONIZE @%%@QR:agonize@%%@AB@%agonize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nized%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizes%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be in extreme pain or
suffer great anguish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a great effort; struggle. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause
great pain or anguish to. [OFr. %@AI@%agoniser %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%agonizare %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AGONY @%%@QR:agony@%%@AB@%agony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The suffering of intense physical or mental pain.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The struggle that precedes death. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sudden or intense emotion of a
particular sort: %@AI@%an agony of doubt.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A violent or intense struggle. [ME
%@AB@%agora(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-rae%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ras %@AE@% A marketplace in ancient Greece,
customarily used as a place of popular assembly. [Gk.]
%@AB@%agora(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-rot%@AE@% %@AB@% or -roth %@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@%. [Heb. %@AI@%'agorah %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%agor, %@AE@%to collect.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGORAPHOBIA @%%@QR:agoraphobia@%%@AB@%agoraphobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Abnormal fear of open spaces. [Gk. %@AI@%agora, %@AE@%open space +
%@2@%%@CR:AGOUTI @%%@QR:agouti@%%@AB@%agouti%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tis%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ties %@AE@% Any of several burrowing rodents of the
genus %@AI@%Dasyprocta,%@AE@% of tropical America, having grizzled brownish or
%@2@%%@CR:AGR @%%@QR:agr-@%%@AB@%agr-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%agro-%@BO: 60321@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AGRAFFE @%%@QR:agraffe@%%@AB@%agraffe%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or agrafe %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hook-and-loop arrangement used for a clasp on
armor and clothing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cramp iron for holding stones together in
%@AI@%%@AI@%grafer, %@AE@%to hook < %@AI@%grafe, %@AE@%hook, of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGRANULOCYTOSIS @%%@QR:agranulocytosis@%%@AB@%agranulocytosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drug-induced disease marked by high fever, lesions
of the mucous membranes, and a decrease in granular white blood corpuscles.
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%@2@%%@CR:AGRAPHA @%%@QR:agrapha@%%@AB@%agrapha%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Agrapha %@AE@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The sayings of Jesus not in the Bible. [Gk. <
%@2@%%@CR:AGREED @%%@QR:agreed@%%@AB@%agreed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Determined by common consent: %@AI@%the agreed meeting place.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of one opinion: %@AI@%Both parties were agreed.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Allowed; granted: %@AI@%Want to
%@AI@%leave? Agreed.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AGREEMENT @%%@QR:agreement@%%@AB@%agreement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of agreeing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Harmony of opinion; accord. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
An arrangement between parties regarding a method of action; covenant. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A properly executed and legally binding compact. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The writing or
document embodying this. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%Correspondence in gender, number,
case, or person between words.
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%@2@%%@CR:AGRESTAL @%%@QR:agrestal@%%@AB@%agrestal%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or agrestial %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Growing wild, esp. in cultivated areas, as
%@2@%%@CR:AGRIMONY @%%@QR:agrimony@%%@AB@%agrimony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Agrimonia,%@AE@%
having compound leaves, long clusters of small yellow flowers, and bristly
fruits. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several plants similar or related to the agrimony, such
as the %@AI@%hemp agrimony%@BO: 89212b@%%@AE@%. [ME %@AI@%agrimonie %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%aigremoine %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%agrimonia,
%@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%argemonia %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%argemone, %@AE@%poppy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGRIOECOLOGY @%%@QR:agrioecology@%%@AB@%agrioecology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The ecology of domestic or cultivated plants. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AGROSTOLOGY @%%@QR:agrostology@%%@AB@%agrostology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The botanical study of grasses. [Gk. %@AI@%agrostis, %@AE@%a kind of
wild grass (< %@AI@%agros, %@AE@%field) + -logy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AGROUND @%%@QR:aground@%%@AB@%aground%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Stranded in shallow water or on a reef or shoal: %@AI@%a
%@2@%%@CR:AGUEWEED @%%@QR:agueweed@%%@AB@%agueweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Gentiana quinquefolia,%@AE@% of eastern North America,
having clusters of pale blue-violet or white flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Boneset%@BO: 212d02@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AH @%%@QR:ah@%%@AB@%ah%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to express various emotions, such as surprise, delight,
pain, satisfaction, or dislike.
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%@2@%%@CR:AHA @%%@QR:aha@%%@AB@%aha%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to express surprise, triumph, or pleasure.
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%@2@%%@CR:AHEAD @%%@QR:ahead@%%@AB@%ahead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% At or to the front or head. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In advance; before. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Onward; forward.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% ahead of. .%@AE@% In front of.%@AB@% be ahead.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To be
gaining or winning.%@AB@% get ahead.%@AE@% To attain success.
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%@2@%%@CR:AHEM @%%@QR:ahem@%%@AB@%ahem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to attract attention or to express doubt or warning.
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%@2@%%@CR:AHIMSA @%%@QR:ahimsa@%%@AB@%ahimsa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Buddhist and Hindu doctrine of nonviolence expressing belief
in the sacredness of all living creatures. [Skt. %@AI@%ahimsa %@AE@%: %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%not + %@AI@%himsa,
%@AE@%injury < %@AI@%himsati, %@AE@%he injures.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AHOY @%%@QR:ahoy@%%@AB@%ahoy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% Used to hail a ship or person or to attract
attention.
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%@2@%%@CR:AHRIMAN @%%@QR:Ahriman@%%@AB@%Ahriman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The spirit of evil in Zoroastrianism, understood by some as
the arch rival of %@AI@%Ormazd%@BO: cc4dbb@%%@AE@%. [Pers. %@AI@%Ahriman, %@AE@%prob. < Avestan %@AI@%anra mainyu %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:AI @%%@QR:ai@%%@AB@%ai%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A three-toed sloth of the genus %@AI@%Bradypus.%@AE@% [Port. < Tupi.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AID @%%@QR:aid@%%@AB@%aid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%aided%@AE@% %@AB@%aiding%@AE@% %@AB@%aids%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To help; assist. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To give help or
assistance to. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or result of helping; assistance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One
that helps; an assistant or helper. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An aide-de-camp or aide. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In
medieval England, a money payment to a feudal lord by a vassal. [ME %@AI@%aiden %@AE@%<
OFr. %@AI@%aider %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%adjutare, %@AE@%freq. of %@AI@%adjuvare, %@AE@%to help : %@AI@%ad- %@AE@%(intensive) +
%@2@%%@CR:AIDE @%%@QR:aide@%%@AB@%aide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An aide-de-camp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An assistant; helper: %@AI@%a nurse's aide.%@AE@%
[Fr. < %@AI@%aider, %@AE@%to aid.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIDE.DE.CAMP @%%@QR:aide-de-camp@%%@AB@%aide-de-camp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%aides-de-camp%@AE@% A naval or military officer acting as
secretary and confidential assistant to a superior officer of general or
flag rank. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIDE.MEMOIRE @%%@QR:aide-memoire@%%@AB@%aide-memoire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that serves as an aid to memory, as a
mnemonic device. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An outline or memorandum setting forth the major points
of a proposed agreement or discussion, used esp. in diplomatic
communications. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIDS @%%@QR:AIDS@%%@AB@%AIDS%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of no known etiology in which the body's immunological
system is destroyed. [An acronym for acquired immune deficiency syndrome.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIGRETTE @%%@QR:aigrette@%%@AB@%aigrette%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aigret %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ornamental tuft of upright plumes, esp. the
tail feathers of an egret. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An ornament, such as a spray of gems,
resembling an aigrette. [Fr., egret < OFr. -see egret.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIGUILLE @%%@QR:aiguille@%%@AB@%aiguille%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sharp, pointed mountain peak. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A needle-shaped drill
for boring holes in rock or masonry. [Fr., needle. -see aglet.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIGUILLETTE @%%@QR:aiguillette@%%@AB@%aiguillette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ornamental cord or braid worn on the shoulder of a
military uniform. [Fr. -see aglet.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIKIDO @%%@QR:aikido@%%@AB@%aikido%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Japanese method of self-defense in which one's opponent's
strength and weight are used against him. [J. %@AI@%aikido %@AE@%: %@AI@%ai, %@AE@%mutual + %@AI@%ki,
%@AE@%spirit + %@AI@%do, %@AE@%art.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIL @%%@QR:ail@%%@AB@%ail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%ailed%@AE@% %@AB@%ailing%@AE@% %@AB@%ails%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To feel ill or have pain; be unwell.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause pain; make ill or uneasy; trouble. [ME %@AI@%eilen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%eglian %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%egle, %@AE@%troublesome.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AILANTHUS @%%@QR:ailanthus@%%@AB@%ailanthus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A deciduous tree, %@AI@%Ailanthus altissima,%@AE@% native to China but
naturalized in North America esp. in urban areas that has compound leaves
and clusters of greenish flowers with an unpleasant odor. [NLat. %@AI@%Ailanthus,
%@AI@%%@AE@%genus name < Amboinese %@AI@%ai lanto, %@AE@%tree of heaven.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AILERON @%%@QR:aileron@%%@AB@%aileron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two movable flaps on the wings of an airplane that
can be used to control the plane's rolling and banking movements. [Fr.,
dim. of %@AI@%aile, %@AE@%wing < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%ala.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AILMENT @%%@QR:ailment@%%@AB@%ailment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A physical or mental disorder, esp. a mild illness.
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%@2@%%@CR:AILUROPHILE @%%@QR:ailurophile@%%@AB@%ailurophile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who loves cats. [Gk. %@AI@%ailuros, %@AE@%cat + -phile.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AILUROPHOBE @%%@QR:ailurophobe@%%@AB@%ailurophobe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who hates or fears cats. [Gk. %@AI@%ailuros, %@AE@%cat + -phobe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIM @%%@QR:aim@%%@AB@%aim%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%aimed%@AE@% %@AB@%aiming%@AE@% %@AB@%aims%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To direct (a weapon, remark, or blow, for
example) at someone or something. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To direct a weapon: %@AI@%a gunner
%@AI@%aiming carefully.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To determine a course: %@AI@%aim at better education.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To propose; intend: %@AI@%aim to solve the problem.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of aiming
or pointing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The sighting or line of fire of something aimed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Obsolete.%@AE@% An object or point aimed at; target; mark. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Purpose; intention;
at : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%at (< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%esmer, %@AE@%to guess < Lat. %@AI@%aestimare, %@AE@%to estimate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIMLESS @%%@QR:aimless@%%@AB@%aimless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Without direction or purpose. %@AB@% aimlessly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:AINT @%%@QR:ain't@%%@AB@%ain't%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Nonstandard.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Am not. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Used also as a contraction for %@AI@%are
%@AI@%not, is not, has not,%@AE@% and %@AI@%have not.%@AE@% %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Ain't %@AE@% has acquired such a stigma over the years that it is
beyond rehabilitation, even though it would serve a useful function as a
contraction for %@AI@%am not %@AE@% and even though its use as an alternate form for
%@AI@%%@AI@%isn't, hasn't, aren't, %@AE@% and %@AI@%haven't %@AE@% has a good historical justification.
In questions, the variant %@AI@%aren't I %@AE@% is acceptable in speech to a majority
of the Usage Panel, but in writing there is no generally acceptable
substitute for the stilted %@AI@%am I not.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AINU @%%@QR:Ainu@%%@AB@%Ainu%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Ainu%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nus %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of an aboriginal Caucasian people
inhabiting the northernmost islands of Japan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The language of the Ainus.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIOLI @%%@QR:aioli@%%@AB@%aioli%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rich garlic-flavored mayonnaise, used esp. on fish and
vegetables. [Prov. : %@AI@%ai, %@AE@%garlic (< Lat. %@AI@%allium%@AE@%) + %@AI@%oli, %@AE@%oil (< Lat. %@AI@%oleum%@AE@%).]
%@AS@%Music. %@AE@%A melody or tune, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The soprano or treble part in a
harmonized composition. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A solo with or without accompaniment. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% Air
conditioning. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%aired%@AE@% %@AB@%airing%@AE@% %@AB@%airs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To expose so that air can dry,
cool, or freshen; ventilate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give public utterance to; circulate.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in the air.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Abroad; prevalent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Uncertain; not
settled; being thought out or formulated.%@AB@% on offthe air..%@AE@% Being (or not
being) broadcast on radio or television.%@AB@% take the air.%@AE@% To go outdoors for
fresh air; take a short walk or ride.%@AB@% up in the air.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Not decided;
uncertain; in suspense. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Agitated or excited; upset; angry.%@AB@% walk on air.%@AE@%
To feel elated or extremely happy. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%aer %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%aer.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.BAG @%%@QR:air bag@%%@AB@%air bag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An automotive safety device consisting of a bag designed to
inflate upon collision and prevent passengers from pitching forward.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.BASE @%%@QR:air base@%%@AB@%air base%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A base for military aircraft.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.BATTERY @%%@QR:air battery@%%@AB@%air battery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rechargeable battery in which current is generated as a
result of oxidation of metal.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.BLADDER @%%@QR:air bladder@%%@AB@%air bladder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An air-filled structure near the spinal
column in many fishes that functions to maintain buoyancy or in some
species as an aid in respiration or hearing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any air-filled saclike
structure, such as one of the dilated parts of the thallus in certain
seaweeds.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRBOAT @%%@QR:airboat@%%@AB@%airboat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%swamp boat%@BO: 1262007@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRBORNE @%%@QR:airborne@%%@AB@%airborne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Carried by or through the air: %@AI@%airborne pollen.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Transported in aircraft: %@AI@%airborne troops.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In flight; flying.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRBRUSH @%%@QR:airbrush@%%@AB@%airbrush%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or air brush %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An atomizer using compressed air to spray
paint or other liquids on a surface -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-brushed%@AE@% %@AB@%-brushing%@AE@% %@AB@%-brushes%@AE@%
To spray with an airbrush.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRBURST @%%@QR:airburst@%%@AB@%airburst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An explosion of a bomb or shell in the atmosphere.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRBUS @%%@QR:Airbus@%%@AB@%Airbus%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a subsonic jet passenger airplane.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.CHAMBER @%%@QR:air chamber@%%@AB@%air chamber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any enclosure filled with air for a special purpose.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% An air chamber, esp. in a hydraulic system, in which air elastically
compresses and expands to regulate the flow of a fluid.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.COMMAND @%%@QR:air command@%%@AB@%air command%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of the U.S. Air Force that is larger than an air
force.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.CONDITION @%%@QR:air-condition@%%@AB@%air-condition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tioned%@AE@% %@AB@%-tioning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tions%@AE@% To provide with or
ventilate by air conditioning.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.CONDITIONER @%%@QR:air conditioner@%%@AB@%air conditioner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any apparatus for controlling, esp. lowering, the
temperature and humidity of an enclosure.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.CONDITIONIN @%%@QR:air conditioning@%%@AB@%air conditioning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or condition produced by an air
conditioner. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A system of air conditioners.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.COOL @%%@QR:air-cool@%%@AB@%air-cool%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cooled%@AE@% %@AB@%-cooling%@AE@% %@AB@%-cools%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cool (an engine, for
example) by a flow of air. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To air-condition.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.CORRIDOR @%%@QR:air corridor@%%@AB@%air corridor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An air route established by international agreement.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.COVER @%%@QR:air cover@%%@AB@%air cover%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Protective use of military aircraft during ground
operations. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The aircraft used for air cover.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRCRAFT @%%@QR:aircraft@%%@AB@%aircraft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%aircraft%@AE@% A machine or device, including airplanes,
helicopters, gliders, and dirigibles, capable of atmospheric flight.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRCRAFT.CARRIE @%%@QR:aircraft carrier@%%@AB@%aircraft carrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large naval ship designed as a mobile air base at
sea, having a long flat deck on which aircraft can take off and land.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRCRAFTSMAN @%%@QR:aircraftsman@%%@AB@%aircraftsman%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aircraftman %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A noncommissioned member of the British
Royal Air Force or the Royal Canadian Air Force.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.CUSHION @%%@QR:air-cushion@%%@AB@%air-cushion%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or air-cushioned %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or relating to a vehicle that is
supported a short distance above the surface of land or water by a cushion
of forced air.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.DIVISION @%%@QR:air division@%%@AB@%air division%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of the U.S. Air Force larger than a wing and
smaller than an air force.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.DOOR @%%@QR:air door@%%@AB@%air door%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A temperature-controlled, strong current of air, usually
directed upward, that is used instead of a door.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRDROME @%%@QR:airdrome@%%@AB@%airdrome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An airport. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A landing field. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An airplane hangar.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRDROP @%%@QR:airdrop@%%@AB@%airdrop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A delivery, as of supplies or troops, by parachute from
aircraft in flight. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dropped%@AE@% %@AB@%-dropping%@AE@% %@AB@%-drops%@AE@% To drop from
an aircraft.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.DRY @%%@QR:air-dry@%%@AB@%air-dry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dried%@AE@% %@AB@%-drying%@AE@% %@AB@%-dries%@AE@% To dry by exposure to the air.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Sufficiently dry so that further exposure to air will not evaporate
moisture.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIREDALE @%%@QR:Airedale@%%@AB@%Airedale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large terrier of a breed having rather long legs and a
wiry tan coat marked with black. [After %@AI@%Airedale, %@AE@%a valley in Yorkshire,
England.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.EMBOLISM @%%@QR:air embolism@%%@AB@%air embolism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%aeroembolism%@BO: 48e4b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.EXPRESS @%%@QR:air express@%%@AB@%air express%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of transportation of packages by air.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRFARE @%%@QR:airfare@%%@AB@%airfare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Fare for travel by airplane.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRFIELD @%%@QR:airfield@%%@AB@%airfield%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An airport having hard-surfaced runways where aircraft
can take off and land. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A landing strip.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRFLOW @%%@QR:airflow@%%@AB@%airflow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A flow of air. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The air currents caused by the motion of
an object such as an airplane or automobile.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRFOIL @%%@QR:airfoil@%%@AB@%airfoil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An aircraft part or surface, such as a wing, propeller blade,
or rudder, the shape and orientation of which control stability, direction,
lift, thrust, or propulsion.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.FORCE @%%@QR:air force@%%@AB@%air force%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The aviation branch of a country's armed forces, as the
United States Air Force. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A unit of the U.S. Air Force larger than an air
division and smaller than an air command.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRFRAME @%%@QR:airframe@%%@AB@%airframe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An aircraft lacking only its power plant.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.FREIGHT @%%@QR:air freight@%%@AB@%air freight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A system of transporting freight by air. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The amount
%@2@%%@CR:AIRGLOW @%%@QR:airglow@%%@AB@%airglow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A low- or middle-latitude, more or less steady, faint
photochemical luminescence in the upper atmosphere.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.GUN @%%@QR:air gun@%%@AB@%air gun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gun discharged by compressed air.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRHEAD @%%@QR:airhead@%%@AB@%airhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An area of hostile or enemy-controlled territory secured by
paratroops.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.HOLE @%%@QR:air hole@%%@AB@%air hole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hole or opening through which gas or air may pass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An opening in the frozen surface of a body of water. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An %@AI@%air pocket%@BO: 6740b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.HUNGER @%%@QR:air hunger@%%@AB@%air hunger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The gasping, deep respiration symptomatic of coma and
diabetic acidosis.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRING @%%@QR:airing@%%@AB@%airing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Exposure to air for freshening or drying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Exposure to
open air for exercise or health-promoting activity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Exposure to public
notice or attention. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A radio or television broadcast.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.LANE @%%@QR:air lane@%%@AB@%air lane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A regular route of travel for aircraft; airway.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.LAYERING @%%@QR:air layering@%%@AB@%air layering%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A method of plant propagation in which a twig or shoot
attached to the parent plant is wrapped in moist sphagnum moss or
polyethylene plastic so that it will form roots and can later be removed
and replanted.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRLESS @%%@QR:airless@%%@AB@%airless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Without air. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lacking fresh air; stuffy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Without a
breeze or wind; still. %@AB@% airlessness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.LETTER @%%@QR:air letter@%%@AB@%air letter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An airmail letter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sheet of airmail paper that can
be folded as an envelope with a message inside.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRLIFT @%%@QR:airlift@%%@AB@%airlift%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of transporting troops or supplies by air when
surface routes are blocked. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lifted%@AE@% %@AB@%-lifting%@AE@% %@AB@%-lifts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
transport by air, as when ground routes are blocked. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To transport
supplies or troops by air.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRLINE @%%@QR:airline@%%@AB@%airline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A system for scheduled transport of passengers and
freight by air. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A business organization providing such a system of air
transport. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An air route. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The shortest distance between two
geographical points; a direct line; beeline.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRLINER @%%@QR:airliner@%%@AB@%airliner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An airplane adapted for carrying passengers and operated by
an airline.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.LOCK @%%@QR:air lock@%%@AB@%air lock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An airtight chamber, usually located between two regions
of unequal pressure, in which air pressure can be regulated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bubble or
pocket of air or vapor, as in a pipe, that stops the normal flow of fluid
through the conducting part.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRMAIL @%%@QR:airmail@%%@AB@%airmail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mailed%@AE@% %@AB@%-mailing%@AE@% %@AB@%-mails%@AE@% To send (a letter, for example)
by air mail. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or for use with air mail: %@AI@%an airmail
%@AI@%stamp.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.MAIL @%%@QR:air mail@%%@AB@%air mail%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or airmail %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The system of conveying mail by aircraft. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Mail conveyed or to be conveyed by aircraft.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRMAN @%%@QR:airman@%%@AB@%airman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An enlisted man or woman in the U.S. Air Force. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
enlisted man in the U.S. Navy working with aircraft. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An aviator.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRMAN.BASIC @%%@QR:airman basic@%%@AB@%airman basic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enlisted man of the lowest rank in the U.S. Air
Force.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRMAN.FIRST.CL @%%@QR:airman first class@%%@AB@%airman first class%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enlisted man in the U.S. Air Force ranking
above an airman and below a sergeant.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.MASS @%%@QR:air mass@%%@AB@%air mass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large body of air with only small horizontal variations of
temperature, pressure, and moisture.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.MATTRESS @%%@QR:air mattress@%%@AB@%air mattress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An inflatable airtight sack used as a mattress.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.MEDAL @%%@QR:Air Medal@%%@AB@%Air Medal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A decoration awarded by the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Navy
for meritorious airborne conduct.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.MILE @%%@QR:air mile@%%@AB@%air mile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of distance in air navigation.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.PIRACY @%%@QR:air piracy@%%@AB@%air piracy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The hijacking of an airplane in flight; skyjacking. %@AB@% air
%@AB@%pirate %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRPLANE @%%@QR:airplane@%%@AB@%airplane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various winged vehicles capable of flight, generally
heavier than air and propelled by jet engines or propellers. [Alteration of
%@2@%%@CR:AIR.PLANT @%%@QR:air plant@%%@AB@%air plant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%epiphyte%@BO: 63b1d6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRPLAY @%%@QR:airplay@%%@AB@%airplay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The broadcasting of a record on the air by a radio station.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.POCKET @%%@QR:air pocket@%%@AB@%air pocket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A downward air current that causes an aircraft to lose
altitude abruptly.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.POLICE @%%@QR:air police@%%@AB@%air police%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Military police of an air force.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRPORT @%%@QR:airport@%%@AB@%airport%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tract of leveled land where aircraft can take off and
land, usually equipped with hard-surfaced landing strips, a control tower,
hangars, and accommodations for passengers and cargo. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An installation
similar to an airport in which the landing area is on water.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRPROOF @%%@QR:airproof@%%@AB@%airproof%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Impermeable to air. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-proofed%@AE@% %@AB@%-proofing%@AE@% %@AB@%-proofs%@AE@%
To make impermeable to air.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.PUMP @%%@QR:air pump@%%@AB@%air pump%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Equipment for compressing, removing, or forcing a flow of
air.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.RAID @%%@QR:air raid@%%@AB@%air raid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An attack by hostile military aircraft, esp. when armed with
bombs.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.RIFLE @%%@QR:air rifle@%%@AB@%air rifle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A low-powered rifle, such as a BB gun, that uses manually
compressed air to fire small pellets.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.SAC @%%@QR:air sac@%%@AB@%air sac%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An air-filled space, as one of the spaces in a bird's body
that forms a connection between the lungs and the bone cavities.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRSCREW @%%@QR:airscrew@%%@AB@%airscrew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% The propeller of an airplane.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.SHED @%%@QR:air-shed@%%@AB@%air-shed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The air supply of a given region. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The geographic area
covered by an air supply. [air + (water)shed.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRSHIP @%%@QR:airship@%%@AB@%airship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A self-propelled lighter-than-air craft with directional
control surfaces; dirigible.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRSICK @%%@QR:airsick@%%@AB@%airsick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Suffering from airsickness.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRSICKNESS @%%@QR:airsickness@%%@AB@%airsickness%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Nausea and discomfort resulting from nervous tension or
changes in pressure or motion in an aircraft.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.SOCK @%%@QR:air sock@%%@AB@%air sock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%windsock%@BO: 14dced3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRSPACE @%%@QR:airspace@%%@AB@%airspace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The portion of the atmosphere above a particular land
area, esp. a nation or other political subdivision. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The space occupied
by an aircraft formation or used in a maneuver.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.SPEED @%%@QR:air speed@%%@AB@%air speed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The speed, esp. of an aircraft, relative to the air.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.SPLINT @%%@QR:air splint@%%@AB@%air splint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An inflatable cylinder used to immobilize fractures and
sprains of extremities.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.SPRAY @%%@QR:air spray@%%@AB@%air spray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A device for spraying liquids that uses compressed air.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The liquid sprayed by an air spray.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.SPRING @%%@QR:air spring@%%@AB@%air spring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enclosed volume of air that by its resilience acts as a
spring or shock absorber.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRSTRIP @%%@QR:airstrip@%%@AB@%airstrip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cleared area serving as an airfield, esp. in an emergency.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRT @%%@QR:airt@%%@AB@%airt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% One of the cardinal points on the compass; a direction.
%@2@%%@CR:AIR.TAXI @%%@QR:air taxi@%%@AB@%air taxi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small aircraft that makes short local flights to areas not
serviced by regular airlines.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRTIGHT @%%@QR:airtight@%%@AB@%airtight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Impermeable by air or gas. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having no weak points;
sound: %@AI@%an airtight excuse.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRTIME @%%@QR:airtime@%%@AB@%airtime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The time that a radio or television station is broadcasting.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.TO.AIR.MISS @%%@QR:air-to-air missile@%%@AB@%air-to-air missile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A missile, usually guided, designed to be fired
from aircraft at aircraft.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.TO.SURFACE. @%%@QR:air-to-surface missile@%%@AB@%air-to-surface missile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A missile, usually guided, designed to be
fired from aircraft at targets on the ground.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIR.VESICLE @%%@QR:air vesicle@%%@AB@%air vesicle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A terminal air sac in the lung, where gas exchange
takes place in respiration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An air-filled space that aids in flotation
of many water plants.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRWAVES @%%@QR:airwaves@%%@AB@%airwaves%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The medium used for the transmission of radio and
television signals.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRWAY @%%@QR:airway@%%@AB@%airway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A passageway or shaft in which air circulates, as in
ventilating a mine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A designated route of passage for an aircraft; air
lane.
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%@2@%%@CR:AIRWORTHY @%%@QR:airworthy@%%@AB@%airworthy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-thier%@AE@% %@AB@%-thiest%@AE@% In fit condition to fly: %@AI@%an airworthy
%@2@%%@CR:AIRY @%%@QR:airy@%%@AB@%airy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the constitution or nature of air. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
High in the air; lofty. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Open to the air; breezy: %@AI@%airy chambers.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Performed in the air; aerial. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Resembling air; immaterial: %@AI@%an airy
%@2@%%@CR:AISLE @%%@QR:aisle@%%@AB@%aisle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A part of a church divided laterally from the nave by a row
of pillars or columns. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A passageway between rows of seats, as in an
auditorium. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A passageway, as between counters in a department store. [ME
%@AI@%ele %@AE@%< OFr., wing of a building < Lat. %@AI@%ala.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AITCH @%%@QR:aitch@%%@AB@%aitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The letter %@AI@%h.%@AE@% [Fr. %@AI@%hache.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AITCHBONE @%%@QR:aitchbone@%%@AB@%aitchbone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The rump bone in cattle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The cut of meat containing
the aitchbone. [ME %@AI@%hach-boon %@AE@%< the phrase %@AI@%an hach-boon, %@AE@%an aitchbone,
alteration of %@AI@%a nachebon %@AE@%: %@AI@%nache, %@AE@%buttock (< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%natis%@AE@%) + %@AI@%bon, %@AE@%bone
%@AB@%ajar(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not harmonious; jarring: %@AI@%ajar with the times.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AJAX @%%@QR:Ajax@%%@AB@%Ajax%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A warrior of great stature and prowess who
fought against Troy; son of Telamon of Salamis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A warrior of small
stature and arrogant character who fought against Troy; son of Ileus of
Locris. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Aias.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AKARYOCYTE @%%@QR:akaryocyte@%%@AB@%akaryocyte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cell that has no nucleus.
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%@2@%%@CR:AKEE @%%@QR:akee@%%@AB@%akee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tropical tree, %@AI@%Blighia sapida,%@AE@% native to Africa, having
fragrant flowers and capsules containing black seeds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The edible aril
surrounding the seeds of the akee. [Native word in Liberia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AKENE @%%@QR:akene@%%@AB@%akene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%achene%@BO: 23800@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AKIMBO @%%@QR:akimbo@%%@AB@%akimbo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% With the hands on the hips and the elbows bowed
outward. [ME %@AI@%in kenebowe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AKIN @%%@QR:akin@%%@AB@%akin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of the same kin; related by blood. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a similar
quality or character; analogous. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@%Cognate.
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%@2@%%@CR:AKKADIAN @%%@QR:Akkadian@%%@AB@%Akkadian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of ancient Akkad. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Semitic
language of the Akkadians. %@AB@% Akkadian %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AL1 @%%@QR:Al@%%@AB@%Al%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element aluminum.
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%@2@%%@CR:AL2 @%%@QR:al-@%%@AB@%al-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%ad-%@CF:AD @%%@AE@%. Used before %@AI@%1.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AL3 @%%@QR:-al@%%@AB@%-al%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%-al(1)%@AE@% Of, relating to, or characterized by: %@AI@%parental.%@AE@% [ME < OFr. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ALA @%%@QR:ala@%%@AB@%ala%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%alae%@AE@% A winglike structure or part, such as an ear lobe, the
membranous border of some seeds, or one of the side petals of certain
flowers, such as the sweet pea. [Lat., wing.]
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%@2@%%@CR:A.LA @%%@QR:a la@%%@AB@%a la%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or a la %@AE@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% In the style or manner of: %@AI@%a poem a la Ogden Nash.%@AE@%
[Fr., short for %@AI@%a la mode de, %@AE@%in the manner of.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALABASTER @%%@QR:alabaster@%%@AB@%alabaster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dense translucent, white or tinted fine-grained
gypsum. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A variety of hard calcite, translucent and sometimes banded. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A pale yellowish pink to yellowish gray. [ME %@AI@%alabastre %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%alabaster %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%alabastros, %@AE@%poss. of Egypt. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:A.LA.CARTE @%%@QR:a la carte@%%@AB@%a la carte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% With a separate price for each item on the menu.
[Fr., by the menu.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALACK @%%@QR:alack@%%@AB@%alack%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alackaday %@AE@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Used to express sorrow, regret, or
%@2@%%@CR:ALADDIN @%%@QR:Aladdin@%%@AB@%Aladdin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the %@AI@%Arabian Nights,%@AE@% a boy who acquires a magic lamp and a
magic ring with which he can summon two jinn to fulfill any desire.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALAE @%%@QR:alae@%%@AB@%alae%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%ala%@BO: 69ead@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:A.LA.KING @%%@QR:a la king@%%@AB@%a la king%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Cooked in a cream sauce with green pepper or pimiento and
mushrooms.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALAMEDA @%%@QR:alameda@%%@AB@%alameda%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Southwestern U.S.%@AE@% A promenade or shaded walk, esp. one lined
with poplars or other shade trees. [Sp. < %@AI@%alamo, %@AE@%poplar, alamo.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALAMO @%%@QR:alamo@%%@AB@%alamo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mos%@AE@% %@AS@% Southwestern U.S.%@AE@% A poplar tree, esp. a %@AI@%cottonwood%@BO: 439a64@%%@AE@%.
[Sp. %@AI@%alamo %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%alnus, %@AE@%alder and %@AI@%ulmus, %@AE@%elm.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALAMODE @%%@QR:alamode@%%@AB@%alamode%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lustrous plain-weave silk fabric for head coverings and
scarfs. [< a la mode.]
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%@2@%%@CR:A.LA.MODE @%%@QR:a la mode@%%@AB@%a la mode%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% According to or in style or fashion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Served
with ice cream, as certain desserts. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Braised with vegetables and served
in a rich, brown sauce, as meats. [Fr., in the fashion.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALANINE @%%@QR:alanine@%%@AB@%alanine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An amino acid, C%@AH@%3%@AE@%H%@AH@%7%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%, that is a constituent of most%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALAR @%%@QR:alar@%%@AB@%alar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or having wings or alae. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Shaped like
or resembling a wing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Pertaining to the armpit; axillary.
(< Lat. %@AI@%ad illam, %@AE@%to that) + %@AI@%arme, %@AE@%arms < Lat. %@AI@%arma.%@AE@%] %@AB@% alarmable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%alarmingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALARM.CLOCK @%%@QR:alarm clock@%%@AB@%alarm clock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clock that can be set to sound a bell or buzzer at any
desired hour.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALARMIST @%%@QR:alarmist@%%@AB@%alarmist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who needlessly alarms or attempts to alarm others,
as by inventing or spreading false or exaggerated rumors of impending
danger or catastrophe. %@AB@% alarmism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALARM.REACTION @%%@QR:alarm reaction@%%@AB@%alarm reaction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An innate mechanism in animals and man providing a
response to novel or threatening circumstances.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALARUM @%%@QR:alarum@%%@AB@%alarum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% An alarm, esp. a call to arms. [ME %@AI@%alarom, %@AE@%var. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%alarm, %@AE@%alarm.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALARY @%%@QR:alary@%%@AB@%alary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to wings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Resembling a wing;
%@2@%%@CR:ALAS @%%@QR:alas@%%@AB@%alas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to express sorrow, regret, grief, compassion, or
apprehension of danger or evil.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALASKA @%%@QR:alaska@%%@AB@%alaska%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A kind of heavy-duty rubberized overshoe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A heavy
dress and coat fabric of cotton and wool. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A yarn made of cotton and
wool. [After %@AI@%Alaska.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALASKA.CEDAR @%%@QR:Alaska cedar@%%@AB@%Alaska cedar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Nootka cypress%@BO: c5021f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALASKAN.MALAMUT @%%@QR:Alaskan malamute@%%@AB@%Alaskan malamute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%malamute%@BO: af80e6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALASTOR @%%@QR:alastor@%%@AB@%alastor%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Alastor %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An avenging deity or spirit, the masculine
personification of %@AI@%Nemesis%@BO: c223a7@%%@AE@%, frequently evoked in Greek tragedy. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ALATE @%%@QR:alate@%%@AB@%alate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Having thin, winglike extensions or
%@2@%%@CR:ALB @%%@QR:alb@%%@AB@%alb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long white linen robe with tapered sleeves worn by a priest at
Mass. [ME %@AI@%albe %@AE@%< OE < Med. Lat. %@AI@%alba %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%albus, %@AE@%white.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALBACORE @%%@QR:albacore@%%@AB@%albacore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%albacore%@AE@% %@AB@% or -cores %@AE@% A large marine fish, %@AI@%Thunnus
%@AI@%alalunga,%@AE@% of warm seas, having edible flesh that is a major source of
%@2@%%@CR:ALBANIAN @%%@QR:Albanian@%%@AB@%Albanian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the People's Republic of Albania, its
inhabitants, or their language. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Albania.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Indo-European language of the Albanians.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALBATROSS @%%@QR:albatross@%%@AB@%albatross%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%albatross%@AE@% %@AB@% or -trosses %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various large,
web-footed birds of the family Diomedeidae, chiefly of the oceans of the
Southern Hemisphere, having a hooked beak and long, narrow wings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
obvious handicap or constant burden. [Prob. alteration of %@AI@%alcatras, %@AE@%pelican
< Port. or Sp. %@AI@%alcatraz, %@AE@%of Ar. orig. (Sense 2 after the %@AI@%albatross %@AE@%in %@AI@%The
%@AI@%Rime of the Ancient Mariner %@AE@%by S. T. Coleridge, 1772-1834, which the
mariner killed and had to wear around his neck as a penance).]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALBEDO @%%@QR:albedo@%%@AB@%albedo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dos%@AE@% The fraction of incident electromagnetic radiation
reflected by a surface. [LLat., whiteness < Lat. %@AI@%albus, %@AE@%white.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALBEIT @%%@QR:albeit@%%@AB@%albeit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%conj.%@AE@% Although; even though; notwithstanding. [ME, although it
be.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALBESCENT @%%@QR:albescent@%%@AB@%albescent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Becoming white or moderately white; whitish. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%albescens, albescent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%albescere, %@AE@%to become white < %@AI@%albus,
%@AE@%white.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALBIGENSES @%%@QR:Albigenses@%%@AB@%Albigenses%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The members of a Catharist religious sect of southern
France in the 12th and 13th centuries, exterminated for heresy by the
Inquisition. [Med. Lat., pl. of %@AI@%Albigensis, %@AE@%inhabitant of Albiga, a town in
southern France where the sect was dominant.] %@AB@% Albigensian %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%Albigensianism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALBINISM @%%@QR:albinism@%%@AB@%albinism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The congenital absence of normal pigmentation in a
person, animal, or plant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The condition of being an albino. [Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%albinisme %@AE@%< G. %@AI@%Albinismus %@AE@%< %@AI@%Albino, %@AE@%albino.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALBINO @%%@QR:albino@%%@AB@%albino%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nos%@AE@% An organism lacking normal pigmentation, as a person
having abnormally pale skin, very light hair, and lacking normal eye
coloring, or an animal having white hair or fur and red eyes. [Port. <
%@AI@%%@AI@%albo, %@AE@%white < Lat. %@AI@%albus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALBION @%%@QR:Albion@%%@AB@%Albion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A literary name for Britain. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALBITE @%%@QR:albite@%%@AB@%albite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A widely distributed white feldspar, NaAlSi%@AH@%3%@AE@%O%@AH@%8%@AE@%, that is one of%@EH@%
the common rock-forming plagioclase group. [Swed. %@AI@%albit %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%albus,
%@2@%%@CR:ALCESTIS @%%@QR:Alcestis@%%@AB@%Alcestis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The wife of %@AI@%King Admetus%@BO: 3acd4@%%@AE@% of Thessaly, who
agreed to die in place of her husband and was later rescued from Hades by
Hercules. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Alkestis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALCHEMIST @%%@QR:alchemist@%%@AB@%alchemist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A practitioner of alchemy. %@AB@% alchemistic %@AE@%%@AB@% alchemistical
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALCHEMIZE @%%@QR:alchemize@%%@AB@%alchemize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mized%@AE@% %@AB@%-mizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-mizes%@AE@% To transform by or as if by
alchemy.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALCHEMY @%%@QR:alchemy@%%@AB@%alchemy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A medieval chemical philosophy having as its asserted aims
the transmutation of base metals into gold, the discovery of the panacea,
and the preparation of the elixir of longevity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A seemingly magical
power or process of transmuting: %@AI@% that alchemy . . . by which women can
%@AI@%concoct a subtle poison from ordinary trifles (Hawthorne). [ME %@AI@%alkamie %@AE@%<
or obtained by fermentation of sugars and starches and widely used, either
pure or denatured, as a solvent, in drugs, cleaning solutions, explosives,
and intoxicating beverages. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Intoxicating liquor containing alcohol. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Any of a series of hydroxyl compounds, the simplest of which are derived
from saturated hydrocarbons, have the general formula C%@AH@%n%@AE@%H%@AH@%2n+1%@AE@%OH, and%@EH@%
include ethanol and methanol. [Med. Lat., antimony < Ar. %@AI@%al-kohl %@AE@%: %@AI@%al, %@AE@%the
+ %@AI@%kohl, %@AE@%antimony.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALCOHOLIC @%%@QR:alcoholic@%%@AB@%alcoholic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resulting from alcohol. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Containing or preserved in alcohol. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Suffering from alcoholism. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
person who drinks alcoholic liquors habitually and to excess or who suffers
%@2@%%@CR:ALCOHOLISM @%%@QR:alcoholism@%%@AB@%alcoholism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The compulsive consumption of and psycho-physiological
dependence on alcoholic beverages. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A chronic pathological condition,
chiefly of the nervous and gastroenteric systems, caused by habitual
incoordination, and paresis caused by excessive alcoholic consumption.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALCOHOLIZE @%%@QR:alcoholize@%%@AB@%alcoholize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To saturate, mix, or treat with
%@2@%%@CR:AL.DENTE @%%@QR:al dente@%%@AB@%al dente%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Cooked enough to be firm but not soft: %@AI@%pasta al
%@AI@%dente.%@AE@% [Ital.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALDER @%%@QR:alder@%%@AB@%alder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus %@AI@%Alnus,%@AE@%
growing in cool, moist places, and having reddish wood used in cabinet
work. [ME < OE %@AI@%alor.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALDERMAN @%%@QR:alderman@%%@AB@%alderman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In many town and city governments, a member of the
municipal legislative body. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In England and Ireland, a member of the
higher branch of the municipal or borough council. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In Anglo-Saxon
England: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A lord or prince. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The chief officer of a shire. [ME, a
person of high rank < OE %@AI@%ealdorman %@AE@%: %@AI@%ealdor, %@AE@%chief (< %@AI@%eald, %@AE@%old) + %@AI@%man,
%@2@%%@CR:ALDERNEY @%%@QR:Alderney@%%@AB@%Alderney%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-neys%@AE@% One of a breed of small dairy cattle originally
raised in the Channel Islands. [After %@AI@%Alderney, %@AE@%one of the Channel
Islands.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALDOL @%%@QR:aldol@%%@AB@%aldol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thick colorless to pale-yellow liquid, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%8%@AE@%O%@AH@%2%@AE@%, obtained from%@EH@%
acetaldehyde and used to make perfumes and in ore flotation. [ald(ehyde) +
-ol1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALDOLASE @%%@QR:aldolase@%%@AB@%aldolase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of a fructose ester
into %@AI@%triose%@BO: 137bb60@%%@AE@% sugars.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALDOSE @%%@QR:aldose@%%@AB@%aldose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% Any of a class of monosaccharide sugars containing
an aldehyde group. [ald(ehyde) + -ose1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALDOSTERONE @%%@QR:aldosterone@%%@AB@%aldosterone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A steroid hormone that is secreted by the adrenal cortex
and serves as a regulator of the salt and water balance in the body.
[ald(ehyde) + ster(ol) + -one.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALDRIN @%%@QR:aldrin@%%@AB@%aldrin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An insecticide containing a naphthalene-derived compound,%@EH@%
C%@AH@%12%@AE@%H%@AH@%8%@AE@%CI%@AH@%6%@AE@%. [After Kurt %@AI@%Alder %@AE@%(1902-1958).] %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALE @%%@QR:ale@%%@AB@%ale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fermented alcoholic beverage containing malt and hops, similar
to but heavier than beer. [ME < OE %@AI@%ealu.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEATORY @%%@QR:aleatory@%%@AB@%aleatory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Dependent upon chance, luck, or an uncertain outcome.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to gambling. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%aleatoric%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%Using or consisting
of sound sequences played at random or arrived at by chance, as by throwing
%@2@%%@CR:ALECTO @%%@QR:Alecto@%%@AB@%Alecto%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% One of the %@AI@%Furies%@BO: 78c1c2@%%@AE@%. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Alekto.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEE @%%@QR:alee@%%@AB@%alee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% At, on, or to the leeward side.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEF @%%@QR:alef@%%@AB@%alef%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%aleph%@BO: 7077c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEGAR @%%@QR:alegar@%%@AB@%alegar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Vinegar produced by the fermentation of ale. [ME : %@AI@%ale, %@AE@%ale +
%@AI@%%@AI@%egre, %@AE@%sharp < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%acer.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEHOUSE @%%@QR:alehouse@%%@AB@%alehouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A place where ale is sold and served.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEMANNI @%%@QR:Alemanni@%%@AB@%Alemanni%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% A group of Germanic tribes that settled in Alsace and
nearby areas during the fourth century A.D. and were defeated by the
Franks in 496. [Lat., of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEMANNIC @%%@QR:Alemannic@%%@AB@%Alemannic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A group of High German dialects spoken in Alsace,
Switzerland, and parts of southern Germany. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the
Alemanni or their language.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEMBIC @%%@QR:alembic@%%@AB@%alembic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An apparatus formerly used for distilling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
that purifies, alters, or transforms by a process comparable to
%@2@%%@CR:ALEUT @%%@QR:Aleut@%%@AB@%Aleut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Aleut%@AE@% %@AB@% or Aleuts %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An Eskimo native of the Aleutian
Islands. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The language of the Aleuts. [R.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEUTIAN @%%@QR:Aleutian@%%@AB@%Aleutian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Aleuts, their language, or their
%@AB@%alewife(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fish, %@AI@%Alosa pseudoharengus,%@AE@% closely related to the
herrings, of North American Atlantic waters and some inland lakes. [Perh. <
alewife2.]
%@AB@%alewife(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman who keeps an alehouse.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEXANDER @%%@QR:alexander@%%@AB@%alexander%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Alexander %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cocktail made with creme de cacao, sweet
cream, and brandy or gin. [From the name %@AI@%Alexander.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEXANDRIAN @%%@QR:Alexandrian@%%@AB@%Alexandrian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Alexander the Great. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to Alexandria, Egypt. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of, characteristic of, or designating a
learned school of Hellenistic literature, science, and philosophy located
at Alexandria in the last three centuries B.C.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEXANDRINE @%%@QR:alexandrine@%%@AB@%alexandrine%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Alexandrine %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A line of English verse composed in
iambic hexameter, usually with a caesura after the third foot, such as
Pope's example: %@AI@%That like a wounded snake drags its slow length along.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or composed in alexandrines. [Fr. %@AI@%alexandrin %@AE@%<
OFr. < %@AI@%Alexandre, %@AE@%title of a romance about Alexander the Great (356-323
B.C.) that was written in this meter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEXANDRITE @%%@QR:alexandrite@%%@AB@%alexandrite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A greenish chrysoberyl that appears red in artificial
light, used as a gemstone. [G. %@AI@%Alexandrit, %@AE@%after Alexander I (1777-1825),
Czar of Russia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALEXIA @%%@QR:alexia@%%@AB@%alexia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disorder in which cerebral lesions cause loss of the ability
%@2@%%@CR:ALEXIPHARMIC @%%@QR:alexipharmic@%%@AB@%alexipharmic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Preventing or resisting effects of poison or
infection; antidotal; prophylactic. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antidote. [< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%alexipharmakos %@AE@%: %@AI@%alexein, %@AE@%to ward off + %@AI@%pharmakon, %@AE@%poison.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALFALFA @%%@QR:alfalfa@%%@AB@%alfalfa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Medicago sativa,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, having compound
leaves with three leaflets and clusters of small purple flowers, widely
cultivated for forage and used as a commercial source of chlorophyll. [Sp.
< Ar. %@AI@%al-fasfasah.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALFILARIA @%%@QR:alfilaria@%%@AB@%alfilaria%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alfileria %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Erodium cicutarium,%@AE@% native to Europe
but widely naturalized in North America, having finely divided leaves and
small pink or purplish flowers. [Mex. Sp. %@AI@%alfilerillo %@AE@%< Sp., dim. of
%@2@%%@CR:ALFORJA @%%@QR:alforja@%%@AB@%alforja%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Western U.S.%@AE@% A canvas or leather saddlebag. [Sp. < Ar.
%@AI@%%@AI@%al-khorj, %@AE@%the supply.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALFRESCO @%%@QR:alfresco@%%@AB@%alfresco%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In the fresh air; outdoors. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Taking place outdoors;
outdoor. [Ital. %@AI@%al fresco, %@AE@%in the fresh (air) : %@AI@%a il, %@AE@%in the + %@AI@%fresco,
%@AE@%fresh.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALGA @%%@QR:alga@%%@AB@%alga%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gae%@AE@% Any of various primitive, chiefly aquatic, one-celled
or multicellular plants that lack true stems, roots, and leaves but usually
contain chlorophyll. Included among the algae are kelps and other seaweeds,
and the diatoms. [Lat., seaweed.] %@AB@% algal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALGARROBA @%%@QR:algarroba@%%@AB@%algarroba%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or algaroba %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%mesquite%@BO: b61f36@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%carob%@BO: 2cd075@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
The edible pod of either the mesquite or carob tree. [Sp. < Ar.
%@AI@%%@AI@%al-kharrubah.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALGEBRA @%%@QR:algebra@%%@AB@%algebra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A generalization of arithmetic in which symbols, usually
letters of the alphabet, represent numbers or members of a specified set of
numbers and are related by operations that hold for all numbers in the set.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A set together with operations defined in the set that obey specified
%@2@%%@CR:ALGEBRAIC @%%@QR:algebraic@%%@AB@%algebraic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or designating algebra. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Designating an expression, equation, or function in which only numbers,
letters, and arithmetic operations are contained or used. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Indicating or
restricted to a finite number of algebraic operations. %@AB@% algebraically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALGEBRAIC.LANGU @%%@QR:algebraic language@%%@AB@%algebraic language%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A computer language whose statements are designed
to resemble algebraic expressions.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALGEBRAIC.LOGIC @%%@QR:algebraic logic@%%@AB@%algebraic logic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The sequence of operations wherein a problem is
entered into a calculator or computer in the order in which it would be
written by hand.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALGEBRAIC.NUMBE @%%@QR:algebraic number@%%@AB@%algebraic number%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A number that is a root of a polynomial equation
%@2@%%@CR:ALGOLOGY @%%@QR:algology@%%@AB@%algology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of algae. [alg(a) + -logy.] %@AB@% algological %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALGONQUIN @%%@QR:Algonquin@%%@AB@%Algonquin%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Algonkin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Algonquin%@AE@% %@AB@% or -quins %@AE@% %@AB@%Algonkin%@AE@% %@AB@% or -kins %@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several North American Indian tribes formerly inhabiting the
region along the Ottawa River and near the northern tributaries of the St.
Lawrence River. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Algonquian language of the Algonquins. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An Indian
of the Algonquin tribes. [Canadian Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALGOPHOBIA @%%@QR:algophobia@%%@AB@%algophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Abnormal fear of pain.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALGORISM @%%@QR:algorism@%%@AB@%algorism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Arabic system of numeration; the decimal system. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%algorisme %@AE@%< OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%algorismus, %@AE@%after Muhammad ibn-Musa
%@AI@%%@AI@%Al-Kharzimi %@AE@%(780-850?).]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALGORISTIC @%%@QR:algoristic@%%@AB@%algoristic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Yielding an exact answer, as a computational system
guaranteeing accurate solution. [< algorism.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALGORITHM @%%@QR:algorithm@%%@AB@%algorithm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% A mechanical or recursive computational
procedure. [Var. of algorism.] %@AB@% algorithmic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALGORITHMIC.LAN @%%@QR:algorithmic language@%%@AB@%algorithmic language%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An arithmetic language presenting numerical
procedures to a computer in standard form.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALIAS @%%@QR:alias@%%@AB@%alias%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An assumed name. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electronics. %@AE@%A false signal in
telecommunication links from beats between signal frequency and sampling
frequency. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Otherwise named: %@AI@%Johnson, alias Rogers.%@AE@% [Lat.,
otherwise < %@AI@%alius, %@AE@%other.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALI.BABA @%%@QR:Ali Baba@%%@AB@%Ali Baba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the %@AI@%Arabian Nights,%@AE@% a poor woodcutter who gains entrance
to the treasure cave of the forty thieves by saying the magic words "Open,
Sesame!"
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%@2@%%@CR:ALIBI @%%@QR:alibi@%%@AB@%alibi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bis%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A form of defense whereby a defendant
attempts to prove that he was elsewhere when the crime in question was
%@2@%%@CR:ALICYCLIC @%%@QR:alicyclic@%%@AB@%alicyclic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or designating chemical
compounds having both aliphatic and cyclic characteristics or structures.
[ali(phatic) + cyclic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALIDADE @%%@QR:alidade@%%@AB@%alidade%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alidad %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An indicator or sighting apparatus on a plane
table, used in angular measurement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A topographic surveying and mapping
instrument with a telescope and graduated vertical circle. [Fr. < Med. Lat.
%@AI@%allidada %@AE@%< %@AI@%al-'idada, %@AE@%revolving radius of a circle < %@AI@%'adud, %@AE@%upper arm.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALIEN @%%@QR:alien@%%@AB@%alien%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Owing political allegiance to another country or
government; foreign. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Belonging to, characteristic of, or derived from
another country, place, society, or person; strange. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Being inconsistent
or opposed; repugnant: %@AI@%Lying is alien to his nature.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An
unnaturalized foreign resident of a country. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of another family,
people, region, or country. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An outsider. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A creature from
outer space. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecology. %@AE@%A plant native to one region but naturalized in
another. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% To transfer (property) to another. [ME
< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%alienus %@AE@%< %@AI@%alius, %@AE@%other.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALIENABLE @%%@QR:alienable@%%@AB@%alienable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% Capable of being transferred to the ownership of
another. %@AB@% alienability %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALIENAGE @%%@QR:alienage@%%@AB@%alienage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The status of being an alien.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALIENATE @%%@QR:alienate@%%@AB@%alienate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to become unfriendly or
indifferent; estrange: %@AI@%alienate a friend.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To remove or dissociate
(oneself, for example): %@AI@% man cannot alienate himself from his own
%@AI@%consciousness (Wylie Sypher). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cause to be transferred; turn away: %@AI@% he
%@AI@%succeeded . . . in alienating the affections of my only ward (Oscar Wilde).
%@AI@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To transfer (property) to the ownership of another. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ALIENATION @%%@QR:alienation@%%@AB@%alienation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition of being alienated; isolation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Psychology. %@AE@%A state of estrangement between the self and the objective
world, or between different parts of the personality. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The act of
transferring property or title to it to another.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALIENEE @%%@QR:alienee@%%@AB@%alienee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A person to whom ownership of property is transferred.
%@AB@%alight(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%alighted%@AE@% %@AB@% or alit %@AE@%%@AB@% or alighting %@AE@%%@AB@% or alights %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come
down and settle, as after flight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To dismount. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To come upon
%@2@%%@CR:ALIGN @%%@QR:align@%%@AB@%align%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aline %@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%aligned%@AE@% %@AB@%aligning%@AE@% %@AB@%aligns%@AE@% %@AB@% or alined %@AE@%%@AB@% or alining %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%alines %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To arrange in a line. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To adjust (parts of a mechanism,
for example) to produce a proper relationship or condition. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To ally
(oneself, for example) with one side of an argument or cause. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
fall into line. [Fr. %@AI@%aligner %@AE@%< OFr. : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%ligne, %@AE@%line <
Lat. %@AI@%linea.%@AE@%] %@AB@% aligner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALIGNMENT @%%@QR:alignment@%%@AB@%alignment%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alinement %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Arrangement or position in a straight
line. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The process of aligning a device or mechanism or the condition of
a device or mechanism being aligned. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A ground plan. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The act of
aligning or the condition of being aligned.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALIKE @%%@QR:alike@%%@AB@%alike%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having close resemblance; similar: %@AI@% All good books are alike
%@AI@%(Hemingway). -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In the same manner or to the same degree: %@AI@%They dress
%@2@%%@CR:ALIMENT @%%@QR:aliment@%%@AB@%aliment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Food or nourishment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that supports or
sustains. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mented%@AE@% %@AB@%-menting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ments%@AE@% To supply with food or other
%@2@%%@CR:ALIMENTARY @%%@QR:alimentary@%%@AB@%alimentary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to food or nutrition. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Providing
nourishment.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALIMENTARY.CANA @%%@QR:alimentary canal@%%@AB@%alimentary canal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The mucous membrane-lined tube of the digestive
system, extending from the mouth to the anus and including the pharynx,
esophagus, stomach, and intestines.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALIMENTATION @%%@QR:alimentation@%%@AB@%alimentation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of giving or receiving
%@2@%%@CR:ALIMONY @%%@QR:alimony@%%@AB@%alimony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%An allowance for support made under court
order and usually given by a man to his former wife after a divorce or
legal separation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A means of livelihood maintenance. [Lat. %@AI@%alimonia,
%@2@%%@CR:ALIQUOT @%%@QR:aliquot@%%@AB@%aliquot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%Of, pertaining to, or designating an exact
divisor or factor of a quantity, esp. of an integer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Contained exactly
or an exact number of times. [Fr. %@AI@%aliquote %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%aliquot, %@AE@%some number :
%@2@%%@CR:ALIT @%%@QR:alit@%%@AB@%alit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense and past participle of %@AI@%alight1%@BO: 7545a@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALIVE @%%@QR:alive@%%@AB@%alive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having life; living. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In existence or operation; active:
%@AI@%keep your hopes alive.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Full of life; lively. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Now living. Used as an
intensive: %@AI@%the strongest man alive.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% alive to.%@AE@% Aware of; sensitive to: %@AI@%alive to the moods
%@AI@%of others.%@AE@% %@AB@% alive with.%@AE@% Swarming with: %@AI@%a country alive with opportunity.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALIYAH @%%@QR:aliyah@%%@AB@%aliyah%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Immigration of Jewish people into Israel. [Heb. %@AI@%"aliyah,
%@AE@%ascent.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALIZARIN @%%@QR:alizarin@%%@AB@%alizarin%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alizarine %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An orange-red compound, C%@AH@%14%@AE@%H%@AH@%8%@AE@%O%@AH@%4%@AE@%, used in dyes.%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKALIFY @%%@QR:alkalify@%%@AB@%alkalify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To make or become alkaline.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKALI.METAL @%%@QR:alkali metal@%%@AB@%alkali metal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of soft, white, low-density, low-melting,
highly reactive metallic elements, including lithium, sodium, potassium,
rubidium, cesium, and francium.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKALIMETER @%%@QR:alkalimeter@%%@AB@%alkalimeter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An apparatus for measuring alkalinity. %@AB@% alkalimetry %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALKALINE @%%@QR:alkaline@%%@AB@%alkaline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or containing an alkali. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a
pH greater than 7.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKALINE.EARTH @%%@QR:alkaline earth@%%@AB@%alkaline earth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An oxide of an alkaline-earth metal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
alkaline-earth metal.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKALINE.EARTH. @%%@QR:alkaline-earth metal@%%@AB@%alkaline-earth metal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of metallic elements, esp.
calcium, strontium, and barium, but generally including beryllium,
magnesium, and radium.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKALINITY @%%@QR:alkalinity@%%@AB@%alkalinity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The alkali concentration or alkaline quality of an
alkali-containing substance.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKALIZE @%%@QR:alkalize@%%@AB@%alkalize%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alkalinize %@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lized%@AE@% %@AB@%-lizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lizes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ized %@AE@%%@AB@% or -izing %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%-izes %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To make alkaline. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become an alkali. %@AB@% alkalization
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKALOID @%%@QR:alkaloid@%%@AB@%alkaloid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various physiologically active, nitrogen-containing
organic bases derived from plants, including nicotine, quinine, cocaine,
atropine, and morphine. [alkal(i) + -oid.] %@AB@% alkaloidal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKALOSIS @%%@QR:alkalosis@%%@AB@%alkalosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Pathologically high alkali content in the blood and
tissues. [alkal(i) + -osis.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKANE @%%@QR:alkane@%%@AB@%alkane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%paraffin%@BO: d1d859@%%@AE@%. [alk(yl) + -ane.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKANET @%%@QR:alkanet@%%@AB@%alkanet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A European plant, %@AI@%Alkanna tinctoria,%@AE@% the roots of
which yield a red dye. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The root of this plant or a dye prepared from it.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several hairy plants of the genus %@AI@%Anchusa,%@AE@% native to the Old
World, having clusters of blue flowers. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The %@AI@%puccoon%@BO: ebf7a6@%%@AE@%. [ME < Sp. %@AI@%alcaneta,
%@AI@%%@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%alcana, %@AE@%henna < Med. Lat. %@AI@%alchanna %@AE@%< Ar. %@AI@%al-hinna', %@AE@%the henna.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKENE @%%@QR:alkene@%%@AB@%alkene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%olefin%@BO: c97f3a@%%@AE@%. [alk(yl) + -ene.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKINE @%%@QR:alkine@%%@AB@%alkine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%alkyne%@BO: 78366@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKYD @%%@QR:alkyd@%%@AB@%alkyd%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alkyd resin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A widely used durable synthetic resin derived
from glycerol and phthalic anhydride. [alky(l) + (aci)d.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKYL @%%@QR:alkyl@%%@AB@%alkyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% A monovalent radical, such as ethyl or propyl,
having the general formula C%@AH@%n%@AE@%H%@AH@%2n + 1%@AE@%. [G. %@AI@%Alkohol, %@AE@%alcohol + -yl.] %@EH@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKYLATION @%%@QR:alkylation@%%@AB@%alkylation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% A process in which an alkyl group is added to
or substituted in a compound, as in the reaction of olefins with paraffin
hydrocarbons to make high-octane fuels.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALKYNE @%%@QR:alkyne@%%@AB@%alkyne%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alkine %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of open-chain hydrocarbons with a
triple bond and the general formula C%@AH@%n%@AE@%H%@AH@%2n-2%@AE@%. [alky(l) + -(i)ne2.] %@EH@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL1 @%%@QR:all@%%@AB@%all%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The total entity or extent of: %@AI@%all Christendom.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
entire or total number, amount, or quantity of: %@AI@%all the saints.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
utmost possible of: %@AI@%in all truth.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Every: %@AI@%all manner; all kinds.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Any
whatsoever: %@AI@%beyond all doubt.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Nothing but; only: %@AI@%He was all skin and
%@AI@%bones.%@AE@% -%@AI@%pron.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Each and every one: %@AI@%All were drowned.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Each and
every thing: %@AI@%Ten ships sailed and all returned.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Everything one
has: %@AI@%He gave his all.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The whole number; totality. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Wholly;
entirely; completely: %@AI@%She is all wrong.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Each; apiece: %@AI@%a score of five
%@AI@%all.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Exclusively: %@AI@%The cake is all for him.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% all but.%@AE@% Nearly; almost.%@AB@% all in.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Tired;
exhausted.%@AB@% all in all.%@AE@% Everything being taken into account.%@AB@% at all.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In
any and every way. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To any extent; whatever.%@AB@% for all.%@AE@% In spite of;
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%Constructions like %@AI@%all us students %@AE@% are somewhat more informal
than the corresponding %@AI@%all of us students. %@AE@% The construction %@AI@%all that %@AE@% is
used informally in questions and negative sentences to mean "to the degree
expected," as in %@AI@%The film was not all that exciting. %@AE@% A majority of the
Usage Panel finds examples like these to be unacceptable in formal writing.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALL2 @%%@QR:all-@%%@AB@%all-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%allo-%@BO: 7d92e@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALLA.BREVE @%%@QR:alla breve@%%@AB@%alla breve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@% Music. %@AE@% In duple or quadruple meter with the half
note being the unit of time. [Ital., according to the breve.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALLAH @%%@QR:Allah@%%@AB@%Allah%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The supreme being in the Moslem religion. [Ar. %@AI@%Allah %@AE@%: %@AI@%al, %@AE@%the
+ %@AI@%Ilah, %@AE@%god.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLAMANDA @%%@QR:allamanda@%%@AB@%allamanda%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or allamande %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several woody vines of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Allamanda,%@AE@% native to tropical America, having showy, funnel-shaped yellow
flowers. [NLat. %@AI@%Allamanda, %@AE@%genus name, after Jean N. S. %@AI@%Allamand
%@AE@%(1713-1787).]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.AMERICAN @%%@QR:all-American@%%@AB@%all-American%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Representative of the best of its kind in the
United States. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@%Chosen as the best amateur in the United States
at a particular position or event. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Composed of Americans or American
materials exclusively. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Entirely within the territorial limits of the
United States. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of all the Americas. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%All-American%@AE@% An all-American
athlete.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLANTOID @%%@QR:allantoid@%%@AB@%allantoid%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or allantoidal %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or having an allantois. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Shaped
like a sausage. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The allantois.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLANTOIS @%%@QR:allantois@%%@AB@%allantois%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%allantoides%@AE@% A membranous sac that develops from the
hindgut in the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles. In mammals it takes
part in the formation of the umbilical cord and the placenta. [NLat. < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ALL.AROUND @%%@QR:all-around@%%@AB@%all-around%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or all-round %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Comprehensive in extent or depth:
%@AI@%%@AI@%all-around vocational training.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Able to do many or all things well;
versatile: %@AI@%an all-around student.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLAY @%%@QR:allay@%%@AB@%allay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-layed%@AE@% %@AB@%-laying%@AE@% %@AB@%-lays%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To lessen or relieve (pain or
grief, for example); reduce the intensity of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To calm or pacify; set to
%@2@%%@CR:ALL.CLEAR @%%@QR:all clear@%%@AB@%all clear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A signal, usually by siren, that an air raid is over. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An expression that signifies absence of immediate obstacles or impending
danger.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLEGATION @%%@QR:allegation@%%@AB@%allegation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something alleged. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of alleging. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
statement offered without proof, such as an excuse or plea. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%An
assertion made by a party that must be proved or supported with evidence.
%@2@%%@CR:ALLEGE @%%@QR:allege@%%@AB@%allege%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-leged%@AE@% %@AB@%-leging%@AE@% %@AB@%-leges%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To assert to be true; affirm;
declare. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To assert without proof. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To state (a plea or excuse, for
example) in support or denial of a claim or accusation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To
cite or quote, as in confirmation. [ME %@AI@%alleggen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%alegier %@AE@%< %@AI@%esligier,
%@AE@%to disengage < LLat. *%@AI@%exlitigare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ex-, %@AE@%out + Lat. %@AI@%litigare, %@AE@%to sue.]
%@2@%%@CR:ALLEGED @%%@QR:alleged@%%@AB@%alleged%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Represented as existing or as being as described but not so
proved; supposed: %@AI@%an alleged infringement of regulations.%@AE@% %@AB@% allegedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%An %@AI@%alleged %@AE@% burglar is someone who is said to be a burglar but
against whom no charges have yet been proved. An %@AI@%alleged %@AE@% incident is an
event that is said to have taken place but which has not yet been verified.
In their zeal to protect the rights of the accused, newspapers and
law-enforcement officials sometimes misuse %@AI@%alleged. %@AE@% A man arrested for
murder may be only an %@AI@%alleged %@AE@% murderer, for example, but he is a real, not
an %@AI@%alleged, %@AE@% suspect in that his status as a suspect is not in doubt.
Similarly, if a murder is known to have taken place, there is nothing
alleged about the crime.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLEGHENY.SPURG @%%@QR:Allegheny spurge@%%@AB@%Allegheny spurge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A low-growing, shrubby plant, %@AI@%Pachysandra
%@AI@%procumbens,%@AE@% of the southeastern United States, having evergreen leaves and
spikes of white or purplish flowers. [After the %@AI@%Allegheny %@AE@%Mountains.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLEGHENY.VINE @%%@QR:Allegheny vine@%%@AB@%Allegheny vine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%climbing fumitory%@BO: 371eab@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLEGIANCE @%%@QR:allegiance@%%@AB@%allegiance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Loyalty or the obligation of loyalty, as to a nation,
sovereign, or cause. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The obligations of a vassal to his overlord. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:ALLEGORIZE @%%@QR:allegorize@%%@AB@%allegorize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rized%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To express as or in the
form of an allegory. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To interpret allegorically. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To use or make
%@2@%%@CR:ALLEGRETTO @%%@QR:allegretto@%%@AB@%allegretto%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In quick tempo; slower than allegro but faster
than andante. Used as a direction. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tos%@AE@% An allegro movement or
passage. [Ital., dim. of %@AI@%allegro, %@AE@%allegro.] %@AB@% allegretto %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLEGRO @%%@QR:allegro@%%@AB@%allegro%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In rapid tempo; faster than allegretto but slower
than presto. Used as a direction. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gros%@AE@% An allegretto movement or
passage. [Ital., lively < Lat. %@AI@%alacer.%@AE@%] %@AB@% allegro %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLELE @%%@QR:allele@%%@AB@%allele%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of possible mutational forms of a gene. [G.
%@2@%%@CR:ALLEMANDE @%%@QR:allemande@%%@AB@%allemande%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A stately 16th-century dance in %@AH@%2%@AE@%/%@AH@%2%@AE@% time. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A%@EH@%
musical composition written to or as if to accompany this dance, often used
as the first movement of a suite. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A lively, late 18th-century dance in%@EH@%
%@AH@%3%@AE@%/%@AH@%4%@AE@% time. [Fr., fem. of %@AI@%allemand, %@AE@%German < Lat. %@AI@%Alemanni, %@AE@%an ancient%@EH@%
Germanic tribe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLENTIAC @%%@QR:Allentiac@%%@AB@%Allentiac%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Allentiac%@AE@% %@AB@% or -acs %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tribe of South American Indians
inhabiting west-central Argentina. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of the Allentiac. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
language of the Allentiac. [Sp.] %@AB@% Allentiac %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLERGEN @%%@QR:allergen@%%@AB@%allergen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance that causes an allergy. [G. %@AI@%Allergen %@AE@%: %@AI@%Allergie,
%@2@%%@CR:ALLERGIC @%%@QR:allergic@%%@AB@%allergic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characteristic of or concerning allergy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having an
allergy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Having a dislike; averse: %@AI@%allergic to work.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLERGIST @%%@QR:allergist@%%@AB@%allergist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A physician specializing in allergies.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLERGY @%%@QR:allergy@%%@AB@%allergy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Hypersensitive or pathological reaction to
environmental factors or substances, such as pollens, foods, dust, or
microorganisms, in amounts that do not affect most people. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Anaphylaxis%@BO: a8078@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:ALLETHRIN @%%@QR:allethrin@%%@AB@%allethrin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A synthetic insecticide, C%@AH@%19%@AE@%H%@AH@%26%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%, similar to pyrethrin.%@EH@%
[all(yl) + (pyr)ethrin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLEVIATE @%%@QR:alleviate@%%@AB@%alleviate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To make more bearable; reduce:
%@AI@%%@AI@%taking drugs to alleviate the pain.%@AE@% [LLat. %@AI@%alleviare, alleviat-, %@AE@%to
%@AB@%alley(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-leys%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A narrow street or passageway between or behind
city buildings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A path between flowerbeds or trees in a garden or park.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bowling alley%@BO: 22c001@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The parallel lanes on either side of a tennis court
reserved for use in doubles matches.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% up one's alley.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Compatible with one's
interests or qualifications. [ME %@AI@%alei %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%alee %@AE@%< %@AI@%aller, %@AE@%to walk < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%ambulare.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%alley(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-leys%@AE@% A large playing marble, often used as the shooter.
[Short for alabaster.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLEY.CAT @%%@QR:alley cat@%%@AB@%alley cat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A homeless cat; stray. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A domestic cat with no known
ancestry.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLEYWAY @%%@QR:alleyway@%%@AB@%alleyway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A narrow passage between buildings.
%@2@%%@CR:ALL.FOURS @%%@QR:all fours@%%@AB@%all fours%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% All four limbs of an animal or person: %@AI@%A baby crawls on
%@2@%%@CR:ALLIANCE @%%@QR:alliance@%%@AB@%alliance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A formal pact of union or confederation between
nations in a common cause. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The nations so conjoined. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A union,
relationship, or connection by kinship, marriage, or common interest. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
union or congruence of quality or type; affinity. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The act of becoming or
the state of being allied. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%aliance %@AE@%< %@AI@%alier, %@AE@%to ally.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLIED @%%@QR:allied@%%@AB@%allied%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Joined or united in a close relationship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of a similar
nature; related: %@AI@%allied studies.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Allied%@BO: 7c8e1@%%@AE@%. Of or pertaining to the
Allies.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLIES @%%@QR:Allies@%%@AB@%Allies%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In World War I, the nations allied against the Central
Powers of Europe. They were Russia, France, Great Britain, and later many
others, including the United States. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In World War II, the nations,
primarily Great Britain, Russia, and the United States, allied against the
Axis.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLIGATOR @%%@QR:alligator@%%@AB@%alligator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Either of two large, amphibious reptiles, %@AI@%Alligator
%@AI@%mississipiensis,%@AE@% of the southeastern United States, or %@AI@%A. sinensis,%@AE@% of
China, having sharp teeth and powerful jaws, and differing from crocodiles
in having a broader, shorter snout. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Leather made from the hide of an
alligator. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A tool or fastener having strong, adjustable jaws often
%@AI@%%@AI@%lagarto, %@AE@%lizard < Lat. %@AI@%lacertus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLIGATORING @%%@QR:alligatoring@%%@AB@%alligatoring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The formation of cracks on the surface of paint layers.
[From the resemblance of the cracks to the pattern of an alligator's
scales.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLIGATOR.PEAR @%%@QR:alligator pear@%%@AB@%alligator pear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%avocado%@BO: 148c35@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLIGATOR.SNAPP @%%@QR:alligator snapping turtle@%%@AB@%alligator snapping turtle%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alligator snapper %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large freshwater
turtle, %@AI@%Macroclemys temmincki,%@AE@% of the south-central United States, having a
rough carapace and a hooked beak.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.IMPORTANT @%%@QR:all-important@%%@AB@%all-important%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Very important; crucial.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.INCLUSIVE @%%@QR:all-inclusive@%%@AB@%all-inclusive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Including everything; comprehensive.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLITERATE @%%@QR:alliterate@%%@AB@%alliterate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To use alliteration in
speech or writing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To have or contain alliteration. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To form or
arrange with alliteration. [Back-formation < alliteration.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLITERATION @%%@QR:alliteration@%%@AB@%alliteration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The occurrence in a phrase or line of speech or writing
of two or more words having the same initial sound, for example, %@AI@%wailing in
%@AI@%the winter wind.%@AE@% [ad- + Lat. %@AI@%littera, %@AE@%letter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLITERATIVE @%%@QR:alliterative@%%@AB@%alliterative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, manifesting, or characterized by alliteration. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALLIUM @%%@QR:allium@%%@AB@%allium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Allium,%@AE@% characterized by
their pungent odor, and including the onion, leek, chive, garlic, and
shallot. [NLat. %@AI@%Allium, %@AE@%genus name < Lat. %@AI@%allium, %@AE@%garlic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.NIGHT @%%@QR:all-night@%%@AB@%all-night%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Continuing all night: %@AI@%an all-night party.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Open all
night: %@AI@%an all-night diner.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLNIGHTER @%%@QR:allnighter@%%@AB@%allnighter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% The act or an instance of staying up all night to
%@2@%%@CR:ALLOCATE @%%@QR:allocate@%%@AB@%allocate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To designate for a special
purpose; set apart. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To distribute according to plan; allot. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
determine the location of; locate. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%allocare, allocat- %@AE@%: Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%locare, %@AE@%to place < %@AI@%locus, %@AE@%place.] %@AB@% allocable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%allocation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOCUTION @%%@QR:allocution@%%@AB@%allocution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A formal and authoritative speech or address, esp. one
that advises or informs. [Lat. %@AI@%allocutio %@AE@%< %@AI@%alloqui, %@AE@%to speak to : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to +
%@2@%%@CR:ALLOMETRY @%%@QR:allometry@%%@AB@%allometry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% The study of the change in proportion of various
parts of an organism as a consequence of growth. %@AB@% allometric %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ALLOPHONE @%%@QR:allophone@%%@AB@%allophone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the variant forms of a phoneme. For example, the
aspirated %@AI@%p%@AE@% of %@AI@%pit%@AE@% and the unaspirated %@AI@%p%@AE@% of %@AI@%spit%@AE@% are allophones of the
English phoneme %@AI@%p.%@AE@% %@AB@% allophonic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOPURINOL @%%@QR:allopurinol@%%@AB@%allopurinol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drug, C%@AH@%5%@AE@%H%@AH@%4%@AE@%N%@AH@%4%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@% used to treat gout by promoting uric%@EH@%
acid excretion. [allo- + purin(e) + -ol2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.OR.NONE @%%@QR:all-or-none@%%@AB@%all-or-none%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characterized by either complete response or total lack
of response or effect, as in neurological action above a threshold.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOSTERIC @%%@QR:allosteric@%%@AB@%allosteric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or relating to molecular binding to an enzyme at a
site other than the enzymatically active one.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOT @%%@QR:allot@%%@AB@%allot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lotted%@AE@% %@AB@%-lotting%@AE@% %@AB@%-lots%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To distribute by lot; apportion.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give or assign as one's portion; allocate: %@AI@%allot three weeks to a
of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% allotter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOTMENT @%%@QR:allotment@%%@AB@%allotment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of allotting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is allotted. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A portion of a serviceman's pay set aside for a member of his family or for
insurance.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOTROPE @%%@QR:allotrope@%%@AB@%allotrope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A structurally differentiated form of an allotropic
element. [Back-formation < allotropy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOTROPY @%%@QR:allotropy@%%@AB@%allotropy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The existence, esp. in the solid state, of two or more
crystalline or molecular structural forms of an element. %@AB@% allotropic
%@2@%%@CR:ALL.OTTAVA @%%@QR:all' ottava@%%@AB@%all' ottava%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% At an octave higher or lower than written. Used
as a direction. [Ital., at the octave.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOTTEE @%%@QR:allottee@%%@AB@%allottee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One to whom something is allotted.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.OUT1 @%%@QR:all out@%%@AB@%all out%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% With every possible effort.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.OUT2 @%%@QR:all-out@%%@AB@%all-out%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Using all one's resources: %@AI@%an all-out effort.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.OVER1 @%%@QR:all over@%%@AB@%all over%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Over the whole area or extent: %@AI@%embroidered all over
%@AI@%with roses.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Everywhere: %@AI@%searched all over for the money.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In all
respects: %@AI@%She's her grandmother all over.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.OVER2 @%%@QR:all-over@%%@AB@%all-over%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Covering an entire surface.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOW @%%@QR:allow@%%@AB@%allow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lowed%@AE@% %@AB@%-lowing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lows%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To let do or happen; permit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
acknowledge or admit; concede: %@AI@%allow the legality of a claim.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To permit
to have: %@AI@%allow oneself five dollars a day.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To make provision for: %@AI@%allow
%@AI@%time for a coffee break.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To permit the presence of: %@AI@%No pets allowed.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%6.%@AE@% To provide (the needed amount): %@AI@%allow funds in case of emergency.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To
admit; grant: %@AI@%I allow that to be true.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To allow as a discount or in
exchange: %@AI@%allowed me twenty dollars on my old typewriter.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%allow of.%@AE@% To permit: %@AI@%a treatise allowing of several interpretations.%@AE@% [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%allouen, %@AE@%to approve, permit < OFr. %@AI@%alouer %@AE@%< both Lat. %@AI@%allaudare, %@AE@%to praise,
and Med. Lat. %@AI@%allocare, %@AE@%to allocate.] %@AB@% allowable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% allowably %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOWANCE @%%@QR:allowance@%%@AB@%allowance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of allowing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is allowed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Something given, as money, at regular intervals or for a specific purpose:
%@AI@%%@AI@%a travel allowance.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A price reduction granted in exchange for used
merchandise; discount. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A consideration for possibilities or modifying
circumstances: %@AI@%an allowance for breakage.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% An allowed difference in
dimension of closely mating machine parts. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-anced%@AE@% %@AB@%-ancing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ances%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To restrict to an allowance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To put on an allowance.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOWEDLY @%%@QR:allowedly@%%@AB@%allowedly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% By general admission; admittedly.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLOY @%%@QR:alloy@%%@AB@%alloy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A homogeneous mixture or solid solution, usually of two or
more metals, the atoms of one replacing or occupying interstitial positions
between the atoms of the other. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The relative degree of mixture with a
base metal; fineness. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something added that lowers value or purity.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-loyed%@AE@% %@AB@%-loying%@AE@% %@AB@%-loys%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To combine (metals) to form an alloy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To lower purity or value of (a metal) by mixing with a cheaper metal. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
debase by the addition of an inferior element. [OFr. %@AI@%aloi %@AE@%< %@AI@%aloier, %@AE@%to
alloy < Lat. %@AI@%alligare, %@AE@%to bind to : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%ligare, %@AE@%to bind.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.PURPOSE @%%@QR:all-purpose@%%@AB@%all-purpose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Useful in many ways.
%@2@%%@CR:ALL.ROUND @%%@QR:all-round@%%@AB@%all-round%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%all-around%@BO: 794d8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.SAINTS.DAY @%%@QR:All Saints' Day@%%@AB@%All Saints' Day%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% November 1, a church festival in honor of all saints.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLSEED @%%@QR:allseed@%%@AB@%allseed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants having many seeds, such as %@AI@%knotgrass%@BO: a20e52@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.SOULS.DAY @%%@QR:All Souls' Day@%%@AB@%All Souls' Day%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% November 2, observed by the Roman Catholic Church as a
day of prayer for souls in purgatory.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLSPICE @%%@QR:allspice@%%@AB@%allspice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tropical American tree, %@AI@%Pimenta officinalis,%@AE@% having
small white flowers and aromatic berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The dried berries of the
allspice, used whole or ground as a spice.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.STAR @%%@QR:all-star@%%@AB@%all-star%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Made up wholly of star performers: %@AI@%an all-star cast.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.Sports.%@AE@% A player chosen for an all-star team.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.TIME @%%@QR:all-time@%%@AB@%all-time%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Of all time: %@AI@%an all-time attendance record.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALL.TOLD @%%@QR:all told@%%@AB@%all told%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% With everything considered; in all.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLUDE @%%@QR:allude@%%@AB@%allude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-luded%@AE@% %@AB@%-luding%@AE@% %@AB@%-ludes%@AE@% To make an indirect reference to.
[Lat. %@AI@%alludere, %@AE@%to play with : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%ludere, %@AE@%to play < %@AI@%ludus, %@AE@%game.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Allude %@AE@% and %@AI@%allusion %@AE@% are often used where the more general
terms %@AI@%refer %@AE@% and %@AI@%reference %@AE@% would be preferable. %@AI@%Allude %@AE@% and %@AI@%allusion %@AE@%
apply to indirect reference that does not identify specifically. %@AI@%Refer %@AE@% and
%@AI@%reference, %@AE@% unless qualified, usually imply direct, specific mention.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLURE @%%@QR:allure@%%@AB@%allure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lured%@AE@% %@AB@%-luring%@AE@% %@AB@%-lures%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To entice with something
desirable; tempt. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To tempt or fascinate. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The power to entice
or tempt; fascination. [ME %@AI@%aluren %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%alurer %@AE@%: %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad-%@AE@%) +
%@2@%%@CR:ALLUSION @%%@QR:allusion@%%@AB@%allusion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of alluding; indirect mention. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An indirect,
but pointed or meaningful reference. -See Usage note at %@AI@%allude%@BO: 80ee8@%%@AE@%. [LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%allusio, %@AE@%a playing with < Lat. %@AI@%alludere, %@AE@%to play with. -see allude.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLUSIVE @%%@QR:allusive@%%@AB@%allusive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Containing or making allusions; suggestive. %@AB@% allusively
%@2@%%@CR:ALLUVIA @%%@QR:alluvia@%%@AB@%alluvia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%alluvium%@BO: 81a6e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLUVIAL @%%@QR:alluvial@%%@AB@%alluvial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or composed of alluvium.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLUVIAL.FAN @%%@QR:alluvial fan@%%@AB@%alluvial fan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fan-shaped accumulation of alluvium deposited at the
mouth of a ravine.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLUVION @%%@QR:alluvion@%%@AB@%alluvion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%Alluvium%@BO: 81a6e@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The flow of water against a shore or bank.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Inundation by water; flood. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The increasing of land, esp. along
a river bed, by deposited alluvium. [Lat. %@AI@%alluvio %@AE@%< %@AI@%alluere, %@AE@%to wash
against : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%luere, %@AE@%to wash.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALLUVIUM @%%@QR:alluvium@%%@AB@%alluvium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-viums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -via %@AE@% Sediment deposited by flowing water, as
in a river bed, flood plain, or delta. [Lat. < %@AI@%alluvius, %@AE@%alluvial <
%@2@%%@CR:ALLY @%%@QR:ally@%%@AB@%ally%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lied%@AE@% %@AB@%-lying%@AE@% %@AB@%-lies%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To unite or connect in a formal
relationship or bond, such as by treaty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To unite or connect in a
personal relationship, such as friendship or marriage. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To enter into
an alliance. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that is united with another in some
formal or personal relationship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A friend or close associate. [ME %@AI@%allien
%@AI@%%@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%alier %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%alligare, %@AE@%to bind to. -see alloy.]
of %@AI@%megistos, %@AE@%greatest, superl. of %@AI@%megas, %@AE@%great.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALMA.MATER @%%@QR:alma mater@%%@AB@%alma mater%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Alma Mater %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The school, college, or university that
one has attended. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The anthem or school song of an institution of higher
learning. [Lat., nourishing mother.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALMANAC @%%@QR:almanac@%%@AB@%almanac%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An annual publication including calendars with weather
forecasts, astronomical information, tide tables, and other related tabular
information. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An annual publication composed of various lists, charts,
and tables of useful information in many unrelated fields. [ME %@AI@%almenak %@AE@%<
Med. Lat. %@AI@%almanach, %@AE@%perh. < Gk. %@AI@%almenikhiaka, %@AE@%calendars.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALMANDINE @%%@QR:almandine@%%@AB@%almandine%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or almandite %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A deep violet-red garnet, essentially%@EH@%
FeAl%@AH@%2%@AE@%Si%@AH@%3%@AE@%O%@AH@%12%@AE@%, found in metamorphic rocks and used as a gemstone. [ME%@EH@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%alabandine %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%alabandinus %@AE@%< %@AI@%Alabanda, %@AE@% a town in ancient Asia Minor
%@2@%%@CR:ALMOND @%%@QR:almond@%%@AB@%almond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small tree, %@AI@%Prunus amygdalus,%@AE@% native to the Mediterranean
region, having pink flowers and fruit containing an edible nut. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The nut
of the almond tree, ellipsoid in shape, and having a soft, yellowish-tan
shell. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something having the oval, pointed form of an almond. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A pale
tan. [ME %@AI@%almande %@AE@%< OFr. < LLat. %@AI@%amandula, %@AE@%alteration of Lat. %@AI@%amygdala %@AE@%< Gk.
%@AI@%amugdale.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALMONER @%%@QR:almoner@%%@AB@%almoner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who distributes alms. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A social
worker in a hospital. [ME %@AI@%aumener %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%aumonier, %@AE@%ult. < Lat. %@AI@%eleemosyna,
%@AE@%alms.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALMOST @%%@QR:almost@%%@AB@%almost%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Slightly short of; very nearly. [ME < OE %@AI@%ealmaest %@AE@%: %@AI@%eall,
%@AE@%all + %@AI@%maest, %@AE@%most.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALMS @%%@QR:alms@%%@AB@%alms%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Money or goods given to the poor in charity. [ME %@AI@%almes %@AE@%< OE
%@2@%%@CR:ALOFT @%%@QR:aloft@%%@AB@%aloft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In or into a high place; high or higher up. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical.
%@AE@%At or toward the upper rigging. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% On top of: %@AI@%birds perching aloft
%@2@%%@CR:ALOUD @%%@QR:aloud@%%@AB@%aloud%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In a loud tone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% With the voice; orally: %@AI@%Read this
%@AI@%passage aloud.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALP @%%@QR:alp@%%@AB@%alp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A high mountain. [Back-formation < the %@AI@%Alps, %@AE@%a group of mountains
in Europe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPACA @%%@QR:alpaca@%%@AB@%alpaca%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%alpaca%@AE@% %@AB@% or -as %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A domesticated South American mammal,
%@AI@%%@AI@%Lama pacos,%@AE@% related to the llama, and having fine, long wool. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
silky wool of the alpaca. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Cloth made from alpaca. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A glossy cotton or
rayon and wool fabric, usually black. [Sp. < Aymara %@AI@%allpaca.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPENGLOW @%%@QR:alpenglow@%%@AB@%alpenglow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rosy glow with which snow-covered mountain peaks are
suffused at sunrise or dusk on a clear day. [Partial transl. of G.
%@2@%%@CR:ALPESTRINE @%%@QR:alpestrine@%%@AB@%alpestrine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Growing at high altitudes; alpine or %@AI@%subalpine%@BO: 121fec0@%%@AE@%. [< Med.
Lat. %@AI@%alpestris %@AE@%< %@AI@%Alpes, %@AE@%the Alps.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHA @%%@QR:alpha@%%@AB@%alpha%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The 1st letter in the Greek alphabet. See table at %@AI@%alphabet%@BO: 851f0@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The first of anything; beginning. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@%The brightest or main
star in a constellation. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% First in order of importance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chemistry. %@AE@%Closest to the functional group of atoms in a molecule. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Alphabetical. [Gk., of Phoenician orig.; akin to Heb. %@AI@%aleph, %@AE@%aleph.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHA.AND.OMEGA @%%@QR:alpha and omega@%%@AB@%alpha and omega%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The first and the last: %@AI@% I am Alpha and Omega, the
%@AI@%beginning and the ending, saith the Lord (Revelation 1:8). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The most
important part of something.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHABET @%%@QR:alphabet@%%@AB@%alphabet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The letters of a given language, arranged in the order
fixed by custom. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any system of characters or symbols representing sounds
or things. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The basic or elementary principles of anything; rudiments.
[Lat. %@AI@%alphabetum %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%alphabetos %@AE@%: %@AI@%alpha, %@AE@%alpha + %@AI@%beta, %@AE@%beta, the first
two letters of the Greek alphabet.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHABETICAL @%%@QR:alphabetical@%%@AB@%alphabetical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alphabetic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Arranged in the customary order of
the letters of a language. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or expressed by an
%@2@%%@CR:ALPHABETIZE @%%@QR:alphabetize@%%@AB@%alphabetize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To arrange in alphabetical
order. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To supply with an alphabet. %@AB@% alphabetization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% alphabetizer
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHA.CENTAURI @%%@QR:Alpha Centauri@%%@AB@%Alpha Centauri%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A double star in Centaurus, the brightest in the
constellation, 4.4 light-years from Earth.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHA.CRUCIS @%%@QR:Alpha Crucis@%%@AB@%Alpha Crucis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A double star in the constellation Crux, approximately
230 light-years from Earth.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHA.DECAY @%%@QR:alpha decay@%%@AB@%alpha decay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus by emission of
an alpha particle.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHA.HELIX @%%@QR:alpha helix@%%@AB@%alpha helix%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A common structure of proteins, characterized by a single
chain of amino acids stabilized by hydrogen bonds. %@AB@% alpha-helical %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHANUMERIC @%%@QR:alphanumeric@%%@AB@%alphanumeric%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alphameric %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Consisting of alphabetic and
numerical symbols. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Consisting of alphabetic and numerical symbols and of
punctuation marks, mathematical symbols, and other conventional symbols
used in computer work. [alpha(betic) + numeric(al).]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHA.PARTICLE @%%@QR:alpha particle@%%@AB@%alpha particle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A positively charged composite particle,
indistinguishable from a helium atom nucleus and consisting of two protons
and two neutrons.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHA.PRIVATIVE @%%@QR:alpha privative@%%@AB@%alpha privative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Greek negative prefix %@AI@%a-%@AE@% (%@AI@%an-%@AE@% before vowels).
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHA.RAY @%%@QR:alpha ray@%%@AB@%alpha ray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stream of alpha particles.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHA.RHYTHM @%%@QR:alpha rhythm@%%@AB@%alpha rhythm%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or alpha wave %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The most common electroencephalographic
waveform found in recordings of the electrical activity of the adult
cerebral cortex, characteristically 8 to 12 smooth, regular oscillations
per second in subjects at rest.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPHOSIS @%%@QR:alphosis@%%@AB@%alphosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Lack of skin pigment, as in albinism. [Gk. %@AI@%alphos, %@AE@%leprosy +
-osis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALPINE @%%@QR:alpine@%%@AB@%alpine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Alpine%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Alps
or their inhabitants. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to high mountains. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology.
%@AE@%Living or growing on mountains above the timberline. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Intended for or
concerned with mountaineering. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%Alpine%@AE@% Of or pertaining to competitive
downhill racing and slalom skiing events. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%Alpine%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a
subdivision of the Caucasian race predominant around the Alps. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ALRIGHT @%%@QR:alright@%%@AB@%alright%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nonstandard.%@AE@% All right.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALSATIAN @%%@QR:Alsatian@%%@AB@%Alsatian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Alsace, its inhabitants, or their
culture. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Alsace. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@%
The %@AI@%German shepherd%@BO: 7c6c28@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALSIKE.CLOVER @%%@QR:alsike clover@%%@AB@%alsike clover%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Trifolium hybridum,%@AE@% native to Eurasia and
widely cultivated for forage, having compound leaves and pink or whitish
flowers. [After %@AI@%Alsike, %@AE@%Sweden.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALSO @%%@QR:also@%%@AB@%also%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Besides; in addition; likewise; too. -%@AI@%conj.%@AE@% And in addition.
%@AI@%%@AI@%furthermore%@BO: 78bb54@%%@AE@% These adverbs indicate the presence of, or introduce, something
additional. The first three generally imply that the additional element or
consideration is equal in weight to what precedes it. %@AI@%Also%@BO: 86745@%%@AE@% is more formal
in sound than %@AI@%too%@BO: 1330a27@%%@AE@% is very formal in tone, and may imply similarity between
elements as well as equality. %@AI@%Besides%@BO: 1b7825@%%@AE@% often introduces an additional
element that reinforces what has gone before. %@AI@%Moreover%@BO: bcc032@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%furthermore%@BO: 78bb54@%%@AE@%
frequently stress the importance of the additional element.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALSO.RAN @%%@QR:also-ran@%%@AB@%also-ran%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% One that is defeated in a race, election, or
other competition; loser.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALT @%%@QR:alt@%%@AB@%alt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% Pitched in the first octave above the treble staff;
high. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The first octave above the treble staff. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A note or tone
in the alt octave. [Lat. %@AI@%altus, %@AE@%high.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTAIC @%%@QR:Altaic@%%@AB@%Altaic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A language family of Europe and Asia that includes the Turkic,
Tungusic, and Mongolic subfamilies. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the
Altai Mountains. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Altaic. [After the %@AI@%Altai
%@AE@%Mountains.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTAIR @%%@QR:Altair@%%@AB@%Altair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A very bright, double, variable star in the constellation
Aquila, approximately 15.7 light-years from Earth. [Ar. %@AI@%al-tair %@AE@%< %@AI@%al-nasr
%@AI@%al-tair, %@AE@%the flying eagle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTAR @%%@QR:altar@%%@AB@%altar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any elevated place or structure upon which sacrifices may be
offered or before which religious ceremonies may be enacted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In
Christian churches, a table or similar structure before which the divine
offices are recited and upon which the Eucharist is celebrated. [ME %@AI@%auter %@AE@%<
OE %@AI@%altar %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%altare.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTAR.BOY @%%@QR:altar boy@%%@AB@%altar boy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An attendant to an officiating clergyman in the performance
of a liturgical service; acolyte.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTARPIECE @%%@QR:altarpiece@%%@AB@%altarpiece%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A painting, carving, or other artwork placed above and
behind an altar.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTAR.RAIL @%%@QR:altar rail@%%@AB@%altar rail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A railing in front of the altar that separates the chancel
from the rest of the church.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTAZIMUTH @%%@QR:altazimuth@%%@AB@%altazimuth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mounting for astronomical telescopes that permits both
horizontal and vertical rotation. [alt(itude) + azimuth.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTER @%%@QR:alter@%%@AB@%alter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To change or make different;
modify. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To adjust (a garment) for a better fit. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To
castrate or spay. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To change or become different. [ME %@AI@%alteren %@AE@%< Med.
Lat. %@AI@%alterare %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%alter, %@AE@%other.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTERABLE @%%@QR:alterable@%%@AB@%alterable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being altered. %@AB@% alterability %@AE@%%@AB@% alterableness
%@2@%%@CR:ALTERATION @%%@QR:alteration@%%@AB@%alteration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or procedure of altering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The condition
resulting from altering; modification; change.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTERATIVE @%%@QR:alterative@%%@AB@%alterative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Tending to alter or produce alteration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine.
%@AS@%%@AE@%Tending to restore normal health. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@% An alterative treatment
or medication.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTERCATE @%%@QR:altercate@%%@AB@%altercate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% To argue or dispute vehemently.
%@2@%%@CR:ALTERCATION @%%@QR:altercation@%%@AB@%altercation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heated and noisy quarrel.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTER.EGO @%%@QR:alter ego@%%@AB@%alter ego%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Another side of oneself; second self. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An intimate
friend or constant companion. [Lat., other I.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTERNATE @%%@QR:alternate@%%@AB@%alternate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To occur in successive
turns: %@AI@%The rainy season alternates with the dry season.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pass from
one state, action, or place to a second, back to the first, and so on
indefinitely: %@AI@%alternate between optimism and pessimism.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To do or
execute by turns. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to follow in turns; interchange regularly.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Happening or following in turns; succeeding each other
continuously. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Designating or pertaining to every other one of a series:
%@AI@%%@AI@%alternate lines.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In place of another; substitute: %@AI@%an alternate plan.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Growing at alternating intervals on either side of a stem:
%@AI@%%@AI@%alternate leaves.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Arranged alternately between other parts, as stamens
between petals. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person acting in the place of another; substitute.
%@2@%%@CR:ALTERNATE.ANGLE @%%@QR:alternate angle@%%@AB@%alternate angle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An angle on one side of a %@AI@%transversal%@BO: 136037c@%%@AE@% that cuts two
lines, having one of the intersected lines as a side.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTERNATING.CUR @%%@QR:alternating current@%%@AB@%alternating current%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electric current that reverses direction in a
circuit at regular intervals.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTERNATION @%%@QR:alternation@%%@AB@%alternation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Successive change from one thing to another and back
again.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTERNATION.OF. @%%@QR:alternation of generations@%%@AB@%alternation of generations%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Metagenesis%@BO: b64ce7@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTERNATIVE @%%@QR:alternative@%%@AB@%alternative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The choice between two mutually exclusive
possibilities. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Either of these possibilities. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of a number of
things from which one must be chosen: %@AI@%a third alternative.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more than two things. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Existing outside traditional or conventional institutions or systems: %@AI@%an
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Alternative %@AE@% is widely used to denote simply "one of a set of
possible courses of action," but many traditionalists continue to insist
that its use be restricted to situations in which only two possible choices
present themselves. In this stricter sense, %@AI@%alternative %@AE@% is incompatible
with all numerals (%@AI@%there are three alternatives%@AE@% ), and the use of %@AI@%two, %@AE@% in
particular, is held to be redundant (%@AI@%the two alternatives are life and
%@AI@%death %@AE@% would be unacceptable to traditionalists). Similarly,
traditionalists reject as unacceptable sentences like %@AI@%there is no other
%@AI@%alternative %@AE@% on the grounds that it is equivalent to the simpler %@AI@%there is
%@AI@%no alternative.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTERNATIVE.BOX @%%@QR:alternative box@%%@AB@%alternative box%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An element in a flow chart that signifies a decision
to be made.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTERNATIVE.SCH @%%@QR:alternative school@%%@AB@%alternative school%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A school that is nontraditional, esp. in
educational ideals or methods of teaching.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTERNATOR @%%@QR:alternator@%%@AB@%alternator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electric generator that produces alternating current.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTHEA @%%@QR:althea@%%@AB@%althea%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or althaea %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%rose of Sharon%@BO: fda9eb@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any plant of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Althaea,%@AE@% which includes the hollyhock. [Lat., mallows < Gk. %@AI@%althaia %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%althein, %@AE@%to heal.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALTHORN @%%@QR:althorn@%%@AB@%althorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brass wind instrument that sometimes replaces the French
%@2@%%@CR:ALULA @%%@QR:alula@%%@AB@%alula%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lae%@AE@% The feathers attached to the part of a bird's wing
corresponding to the thumb. [NLat., dim. of Lat. %@AI@%ala, %@AE@%wing.] %@AB@% alular %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUM @%%@QR:alum@%%@AB@%alum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various double sulfates of a trivalent metal such as
aluminum, chromium, or iron and a univalent metal such as potassium or
sodium, esp. aluminum potassium sulfate, AlK(SO%@AH@%4%@AE@%)%@AH@%2%@AE@%12H%@AH@%2%@AE@%O, widely used in%@EH@%
industry as clarifiers, hardeners, and purifiers, and medicinally as
topical astringents and styptics. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%alumen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUMINA @%%@QR:alumina@%%@AB@%alumina%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several forms of aluminum oxide, Al%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%, occurring%@EH@%
naturally as corundum, in a hydrated form in bauxite, and with various
impurities as ruby, sapphire, and emery, used in aluminum production and in
abrasives, refractories, ceramics, and electrical insulation. [NLat. < Lat.
%@AI@%alumen, %@AE@%alum.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUMINATE @%%@QR:aluminate@%%@AB@%aluminate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chemical compound containing aluminum as part of a
negative ion.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUMINIFEROUS @%%@QR:aluminiferous@%%@AB@%aluminiferous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Containing or yielding aluminum, alumina, or alum.
%@2@%%@CR:ALUMINIZE @%%@QR:aluminize@%%@AB@%aluminize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nized%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizes%@AE@% To coat or cover with aluminum or
aluminum paint.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUMINOUS @%%@QR:aluminous@%%@AB@%aluminous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or containing aluminum or alum.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUMINUM @%%@QR:aluminum@%%@AB@%aluminum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Symbol %@AI@%Al%@CF:AL @%%@AE@%%@AE@% A silvery-white, ductile metallic element, the
most abundant in the earth's crust, but found only in combination, chiefly
in bauxite. It is used to form many hard, light, corrosion-resistant
alloys. Atomic number 13; atomic weight 26.98; melting point 660.2 deg. C;
boiling point 2,467 deg. C; specific gravity 2.69; valence 3. [alumin(a) +
%@2@%%@CR:ALUMINUM.PASTE @%%@QR:aluminum paste@%%@AB@%aluminum paste%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Aluminum powder ground in oil, used for aluminum
paints.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUMINUM.SULFAT @%%@QR:aluminum sulfate@%%@AB@%aluminum sulfate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white crystalline compound, Al%@AH@%2%@AE@%(SO%@AH@%4%@AE@%)%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used%@EH@%
chiefly in papermaking, water purification, sanitation, and tanning.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUMNA @%%@QR:alumna@%%@AB@%alumna%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nae%@AE@% A female graduate or former student of a school,
college, or university. -See Usage note at %@AI@%alumnus%@BO: 8b367@%%@AE@%. [Lat., fem. of
%@AI@%alumnus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUMNUS @%%@QR:alumnus@%%@AB@%alumnus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ni%@AE@% A male graduate or former student of a school,
college, or university. [Lat., pupil < %@AI@%alere, %@AE@%to nourish.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Alumni %@AE@% is generally used to refer to both the alumni and
alumnae of a coeducational institution.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUMROOT @%%@QR:alumroot@%%@AB@%alumroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various North American plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Heuchera,%@AE@% having clusters of small white, reddish, or green flowers and
astringent roots. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%wild geranium%@BO: 14d4201@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUNDUM @%%@QR:Alundum@%%@AB@%Alundum%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a hard, artificial abrasive of fused alumina,
used in making oilstones and grinding wheels.
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%@2@%%@CR:ALUNITE @%%@QR:alunite@%%@AB@%alunite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gray mineral, chiefly K%@AH@%2%@AE@%Al%@AH@%3%@AE@%(OH)%@AH@%6%@AE@%(SO%@AH@%4%@AE@%)%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used in making alum%@EH@%
and fertilizer. [Fr. < %@AI@%alun, %@AE@%alum < Lat. %@AI@%alumen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALVEOLAR @%%@QR:alveolar@%%@AB@%alveolar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to an alveolus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Pertaining to the jaw section containing the tooth sockets. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Pertaining
to the alveoli of the lungs. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Phonet.%@AE@% Formed with the tip of the tongue
touching or near the upper alveoli, as the English %@AI@%t, d,%@AE@% and %@AI@%s.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%Phonet.%@AE@% A sound produced alveolarly. [Fr. %@AI@%alveolaire %@AE@%< %@AI@%alveole, %@AE@%alveolus <
Lat. %@AI@%alveolus.%@AE@%] %@AB@% alveolarly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALVEOLATE @%%@QR:alveolate@%%@AB@%alveolate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having alveoli; deeply pitted; honeycombed. %@AB@% alveolation
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ALVEOLUS @%%@QR:alveolus@%%@AB@%alveolus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-li%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small cavity or pit, such as a honeycomb cell.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tooth socket in the jawbone. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An air sac of the lungs at the
termination of a bronchiole. [Lat., small hollow, dim. of %@AI@%alveus, %@AE@%a hollow
< %@AI@%alvus, %@AE@%belly.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALWAYS @%%@QR:always@%%@AB@%always%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% At every time; invariably. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% For all time; continuously;
forever: %@AI@%They will be friends always.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% At any time; in any event: %@AI@%You
%@AI@%can always quit if you're unhappy.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%alwei %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%ealne weg, %@AE@%all the way :
%@AI@%ealne, %@AE@%accusative of %@AI@%eall, %@AE@%all + %@AI@%weg, %@AE@%way.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALYSSUM @%%@QR:alyssum@%%@AB@%alyssum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Alyssum,%@AE@% having dense
clusters of yellow or white flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Sweet alyssum%@BO: 1267f3a@%%@AE@%. [NLat. %@AI@%Alyssum,
%@AE@%genus name < Gk. %@AI@%alusson, %@AE@%a plant believed to cure rabies : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%not +
%@AI@%%@AI@%lussa, %@AE@%rabies.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ALZHEIMERS.DISE @%%@QR:Alzheimer's disease@%%@AB@%Alzheimer's disease%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A severe neurological disorder marked by
progressive dementia and cerebral cortical atrophy. [After Alois %@AI@%Alz heimer
%@AI@%%@AE@%(1864-1915).]
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%@2@%%@CR:AM1 @%%@QR:am@%%@AB@%am%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% The first person singular, present indicative of %@AI@%be%@CF:BE @%%@AE@%. [ME < OE
%@AI@%eom.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AM2 @%%@QR:Am@%%@AB@%Am%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element americium.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMAH @%%@QR:amah@%%@AB@%amah%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ama %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the Orient, a maidservant, esp. a wet nurse. [Port.
%@AI@%%@AI@%ama, %@AE@%nurse < Med. Lat. %@AI@%amma, %@AE@%mother.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMALEKITE @%%@QR:Amalekite@%%@AB@%Amalekite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, a member of an ancient nomadic tribe
reputedly descended from Esau's grandson Amalek. [Heb. %@AI@%Amaleqi, %@AE@%after
%@AI@%%@AI@%Amaleq, %@AE@%Amalek.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMALGAM @%%@QR:amalgam@%%@AB@%amalgam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various alloys of mercury with other metals, as
with tin or silver. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A combination of diverse elements. [ME < OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:AMALGAMATE @%%@QR:amalgamate@%%@AB@%amalgamate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mated%@AE@% %@AB@%-mating%@AE@% %@AB@%-mates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To mix so as to make a
unified whole; blend. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To combine, unite, or consolidate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To unite or blend with another metal.
%@2@%%@CR:AMALGAMATION @%%@QR:amalgamation@%%@AB@%amalgamation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of or condition resulting from amalgamating.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A consolidation, as of several corporations. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The dissolving of a
metal in mercury to form an alloy.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMANDINE @%%@QR:amandine@%%@AB@%amandine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Prepared or garnished with almonds: %@AI@%swordfish amandine.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMANITA @%%@QR:amanita@%%@AB@%amanita%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various mushrooms of the genus %@AI@%Amanita,%@AE@% most of which
are extremely poisonous. [NLat. %@AI@%Amanita, %@AE@%genus name < Gk. %@AI@%amanitai, %@AE@%a
fungus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMANTADINE @%%@QR:amantadine@%%@AB@%amantadine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antiviral drug, C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%17%@AE@%N.HCl, also used to treat%@EH@%
Parkinson's disease. [Alteration of E. %@AI@%Adamantane, %@AE@%a hydrocarbon + -ine2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMANUENSIS @%%@QR:amanuensis@%%@AB@%amanuensis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% One employed to take dictation or to copy
manuscript. [Lat. %@AI@%amanuensis %@AE@%< the phrase %@AI@%(servus) %@AE@%%@AI@%a manu, %@AE@%(slave) at
handwriting.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMARANTH @%%@QR:amaranth@%%@AB@%amaranth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various, often weedy, plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Amaranthus,%@AE@% having clusters of small greenish or purplish flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
imaginary flower that never fades. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A deep reddish purple to dark or
grayish, purplish red. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A dark red to purple azo dye. [NLat. %@AI@%amaranthus,
%@AE@%genus name, alteration of Lat. %@AI@%amarantus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%amarantos, %@AE@%unfading : %@AI@%a-,
%@AE@%not + %@AI@%marainein, %@AE@%to wither.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMARANTHINE @%%@QR:amaranthine@%%@AB@%amaranthine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling the amaranth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Eternally beautiful; unfading; everlasting. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Deep purple in color.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMARELLE @%%@QR:amarelle@%%@AB@%amarelle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of sour cherry having pale-red fruit. [G. < Med.
Lat. %@AI@%amarellum %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%amarus, %@AE@%bitter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMARETTO @%%@QR:amaretto@%%@AB@%amaretto%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A liqueur flavored with almond. [Ital., dim. of %@AI@%amaro,
%@AE@%bitter < Lat. %@AI@%amarus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMARYLLIS @%%@QR:amaryllis@%%@AB@%amaryllis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bulbous plant, %@AI@%Amaryllis belladonna,%@AE@% native to
southern Africa, having large, lilylike reddish or white flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of
several plants related or similar to the amaryllis. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Amaryllis%@BO: 8d375@%%@AE@%. In
classical pastoral poetry, a conventional name for a shepherdess. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Amaryllis, %@AE@%genus name < Lat., name of a shepherdess < Gk. %@AI@%Amarullis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMASS @%%@QR:amass@%%@AB@%amass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%amassed%@AE@% %@AB@%amassing%@AE@% %@AB@%amasses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pile or gather up; collect.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To accumulate, esp. for one's own pleasure or profit. [OFr. %@AI@%amasser %@AE@%:
a-, to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%masse, %@AE@%mass.] %@AB@% amassable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% amasser %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%amassment %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMATEUR @%%@QR:amateur@%%@AB@%amateur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who engages in an art, science, study, or
athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An athlete
who has never participated in competition for money or a livelihood. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One
lacking professional skill or ease in a certain area, as in art. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Of, pertaining to, or performed by an amateur. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Made up of amateurs. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Not professional; unskillful. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%amator, %@AE@%lover < %@AI@%amare, %@AE@%to love.]
%@AB@% amateurism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMATEURISH @%%@QR:amateurish@%%@AB@%amateurish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characteristic of an amateur; not professional;
%@2@%%@CR:AMAUROSIS @%%@QR:amaurosis@%%@AB@%amaurosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Total loss of vision; blindness. [Gk. %@AI@%amaurosis %@AE@%< %@AI@%amauros,
%@2@%%@CR:AMAZE @%%@QR:amaze@%%@AB@%amaze%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%amazed%@AE@% %@AB@%amazing%@AE@% %@AB@%amazes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To affect with surprise or great
wonder; astonish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To bewilder. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Amazement;
%@2@%%@CR:AMAZEMENT @%%@QR:amazement@%%@AB@%amazement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Obsolete.%@AE@% Bewilderment; perplexity.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMAZON @%%@QR:Amazon@%%@AB@%Amazon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%A member of a nation of female warriors
reputed to have lived in Scythia, near the Black Sea. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%amazon%@AE@% A tall,
vigorous, strong-willed woman. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%Amazon %@AE@%< Gk %@AI@%Amazon.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMAZONIAN @%%@QR:Amazonian@%%@AB@%Amazonian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characteristic of or resembling an Amazon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%amazonian%@AE@% Vigorous and strong-willed. Used of women.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMAZONITE @%%@QR:amazonite@%%@AB@%amazonite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A green variety of microcline, often used as a semiprecious
%@2@%%@CR:AMBASSADOR @%%@QR:ambassador@%%@AB@%ambassador%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A diplomatic official of the highest rank appointed and
accredited as representative in residence by one government to another. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Any of various diplomatic officials of the highest rank: %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%ambassador-at-large%@AE@% An ambassador not assigned to a particular country. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
%@AB@%ambassador extraordinary%@AE@% An ambassador assigned to a specific mission. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%ambassador plenipotentiary%@AE@% An ambassador empowered to negotiate treaties.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A diplomatic official heading his country's permanent mission to certain
international organizations, such as the United Nations. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Any authorized
messenger or representative. [ME %@AI@%ambassadour %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%ambassadeur %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@AI@%ambactia, %@AE@%mission, of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% ambassadorial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% ambassadorship
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBER @%%@QR:amber@%%@AB@%amber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hard, translucent, yellow, orange, or brownish-yellow
fossil resin, used for making jewelry and other ornamental objects. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:AMBERJACK @%%@QR:amberjack@%%@AB@%amberjack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%amberjack%@AE@% %@AB@% or -jacks %@AE@% Any of several food and game
fishes of the genus %@AI@%Seriola,%@AE@% of temperate and tropical marine waters.
%@2@%%@CR:AMBIANCE @%%@QR:ambiance@%%@AB@%ambiance%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ambience %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The special or distinctive atmosphere
surrounding a person, place, or thing. [Fr. < %@AI@%ambiant, %@AE@%surrounding < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%ambiens. %@AE@%-see ambient.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBIDEXTERITY @%%@QR:ambidexterity@%%@AB@%ambidexterity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of being ambidextrous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Deceit or hypocrisy.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBIDEXTROUS @%%@QR:ambidextrous@%%@AB@%ambidextrous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Able to use both hands with equal facility. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Unusually dexterous; adroit. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Deceptive or hypocritical. [ME %@AI@%ambidexter,
%@AE@%double dealing < Med. Lat. : Lat. %@AI@%ambi-, %@AE@% on both sides + Lat. %@AI@%dexter,
%@2@%%@CR:AMBIGUITY @%%@QR:ambiguity@%%@AB@%ambiguity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being ambiguous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
ambiguous.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBIGUITY.ERROR @%%@QR:ambiguity error@%%@AB@%ambiguity error%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gross error, usually transient, in the readout of
an electronic device that is caused by imprecise synchronism, as in
analog-to-digital conversion.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBIGUOUS @%%@QR:ambiguous@%%@AB@%ambiguous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Susceptible of multiple interpretation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Doubtful or
uncertain. [Lat. %@AI@%ambiguus, %@AE@%uncertain < %@AI@%ambigere, %@AE@%to go about : %@AI@%ambi-,
%@AI@%%@AI@%vague%@BO: 141623c@%%@AE@% %@AI@%cryptic%@BO: 47cc19@%%@AE@% %@AI@%enigmatic%@BO: 624383@%%@AE@% These adjectives mean lacking clarity of meaning.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Ambiguous%@BO: 8f7fa@%%@AE@% indicates the presence of two or more possible meanings, usually
because of faulty expression. An %@AI@%equivocal%@BO: 6440ec@%%@AE@% statement is deliberately
unclear or misleading, suggesting a hedging to avoid exposure of one's
position. %@AI@%Obscure%@BO: c753a3@%%@AE@% suggests meaning hidden in difficult form, sometimes not
worth digging out. %@AI@%Recondite%@BO: f3c8f6@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%abstruse%@BO: 11d9b@%%@AE@% , less pejorative, connote the
erudite obscurity of the scholar: %@AI@%a recondite allusion missed by most
%@AI@%readers; abstruse works of philosophy. Vague %@AE@% primarily indicates a lack of
definite form. %@AI@%Cryptic%@BO: 47cc19@%%@AE@% suggests a puzzling terseness intended to
discourage understanding, and %@AI@%enigmatic%@BO: 624383@%%@AE@% , great significance hidden in
mysterious and challenging form.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBIPOLAR @%%@QR:ambipolar@%%@AB@%ambipolar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Applying equally to both positive ions and electrons in a
plasma.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBIT @%%@QR:ambit@%%@AB@%ambit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The external boundary of something; circuit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The sphere
or scope of something. [Lat. %@AI@%ambitus, %@AE@%a going around < %@AI@%ambire, %@AE@%to go
around. -see ambient.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBITION @%%@QR:ambition@%%@AB@%ambition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An eager or strong desire to achieve something. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The object or goal desired. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A desire for exertion or activity. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%ambicioun %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%ambition %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%ambitio %@AE@%< %@AI@%ambire, %@AE@%to go around (for
votes). -see ambient.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBITIOUS @%%@QR:ambitious@%%@AB@%ambitious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Full of, characterized by, or motivated by ambition.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Greatly desirous; eager: %@AI@% I am not ambitious of ridicule (Burke). %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Showing or requiring much effort; challenging: %@AI@%an ambitious plan.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMBIVALENCE @%%@QR:ambivalence@%%@AB@%ambivalence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The existence of mutually conflicting feelings or
thoughts, such as love and hate, about some person, object, or idea. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Uncertainty or indecisiveness as to what course to follow. [G. %@AI@%Ambivalenz %@AE@%:
Lat. %@AI@%ambi-, %@AE@%on both sides + Lat. %@AI@%valens, %@AE@%being strong < %@AI@%valere, %@AE@%to be
%@2@%%@CR:AMBIVERSION @%%@QR:ambiversion@%%@AB@%ambiversion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A personality trait showing both introversion and
extroversion. [ambi- + (intro)version or (extro)version.] %@AB@% ambivert %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBLE @%%@QR:amble@%%@AB@%amble%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bled%@AE@% %@AB@%-bling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To walk slowly or leisurely. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
move along smoothly by lifting first both legs on one side and then both on
the other, as do horses and other animals. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ambling gait, esp.
that of a horse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An unhurried or easy walk. [ME %@AI@%amblen %@AE@%< AN %@AI@%aumbler %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%ambulare, %@AE@%to walk.] %@AB@% ambler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBLYGONITE @%%@QR:amblygonite@%%@AB@%amblygonite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white or greenish mineral, (Li,Na)Al(PO%@AH@%4%@AE@%)(F,OH), that%@EH@%
is an important source of lithium. [G. %@AI@%Amblygonit %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%amblugonios,
%@2@%%@CR:AMBO @%%@QR:ambo@%%@AB@%ambo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%ambos%@AE@% %@AB@% or ambones %@AE@% One of the two pulpits or raised stands in
early Christian churches from which parts of the service were chanted or
read. [Med. Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%ambon, %@AE@%raised edge.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBOINESE @%%@QR:Amboinese@%%@AB@%Amboinese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The language of Amboina.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBOYNA @%%@QR:amboyna@%%@AB@%amboyna%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or amboina %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The reddish-brown, curly-grained wood of a tree,
%@AI@%%@AI@%Pterocarpus indicus,%@AE@% of southeastern Asia, used for decorative cabinetwork.
[After %@AI@%Amboina, %@AE@%an island in the Moluccas, Indonesia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBROSIA @%%@QR:ambrosia@%%@AB@%ambrosia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek and Roman Mythology. %@AE@%The food of the gods, thought
to impart immortality. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something with an esp. delicious flavor or
%@2@%%@CR:AMBROSIAL @%%@QR:ambrosial@%%@AB@%ambrosial%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ambrosian %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Suggestive of ambrosia; fragrant or
delicious. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or worthy of the gods; divine. %@AB@% ambrosially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBROTYPE @%%@QR:ambrotype@%%@AB@%ambrotype%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An early type of photograph made by imaging a negative on
glass backed by a dark surface. [Gk. %@AI@%ambrotos, %@AE@%immortal + type.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBRY @%%@QR:ambry@%%@AB@%ambry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A storeroom or cupboard; pantry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In churches,
a niche near the altar for keeping sacred vessels and vestments. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%aumeneri, %@AE@%place where alms are distributed < OFr. %@AI@%aumonerie %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:AMBSACE @%%@QR:ambsace@%%@AB@%ambsace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Double aces, the lowest throw at dice. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Misfortune; bad
luck. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The smallest amount or most worthless thing possible. [ME %@AI@%ambes as
%@2@%%@CR:AMBULACRUM @%%@QR:ambulacrum@%%@AB@%ambulacrum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cra%@AE@% One of the five radial areas on the undersurface
of the starfish and similar echinoderms, on which the tube feet are borne.
[Lat., walk planted with trees < %@AI@%ambulare, %@AE@%to walk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBULANCE @%%@QR:ambulance@%%@AB@%ambulance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A vehicle specially equipped to transport the sick or
wounded. [Fr. < %@AI@%(hopital) %@AE@%%@AI@%ambulant, %@AE@%mobile (hospital) < Lat. %@AI@%ambulans,
%@AE@%ambulant.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBULANCE.CHASE @%%@QR:ambulance chaser@%%@AB@%ambulance chaser%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A lawyer or a lawyer's agent who obtains
clients by persuading victims of accidents to sue for damages. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A lawyer
avid for clients.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBULANT @%%@QR:ambulant@%%@AB@%ambulant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Moving or walking about; shifting from place to place.
[Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%ambulans, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%ambulare, %@AE@%to walk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBULATE @%%@QR:ambulate@%%@AB@%ambulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To walk from place to place;
%@2@%%@CR:AMBULATORY @%%@QR:ambulatory@%%@AB@%ambulatory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or for walking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Capable of
walking; not bedridden. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Moving about; not stationary. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%Capable
of being changed or revoked, as a will during the life of the testator.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% A covered place for walking, as in a cloister.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBUSCADE @%%@QR:ambuscade@%%@AB@%ambuscade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ambush. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-caded%@AE@% %@AB@%-cading%@AE@% %@AB@%-cades%@AE@% To ambush. [OFr.
Lat. %@AI@%in-, %@AE@%in + %@AI@%buscus, %@AE@%forest, of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% ambuscader %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMBUSH @%%@QR:ambush@%%@AB@%ambush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of lying in wait to attack by surprise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
surprise attack made from a concealed position. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Those in hiding to
make an ambush. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Their hiding place. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A hidden peril or trap.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-bushed%@AE@% %@AB@%-bushing%@AE@% %@AB@%-bushes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hide and wait in ambush. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
attack from ambush. [ME %@AI@%embushen, %@AE@%to ambush < OFr. %@AI@%embuschier %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:AMEBA @%%@QR:ameba@%%@AB@%ameba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%amoeba%@BO: 995f4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMEBEAN @%%@QR:amebean@%%@AB@%amebean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%amoebaean%@BO: 997f1@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMEBIASIS @%%@QR:amebiasis@%%@AB@%amebiasis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An infection caused by amoebas, esp. %@AI@%Entamoeba histolytica.%@AE@%
[ameb(a) + -iasis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMEBIC.DYSENTER @%%@QR:amebic dysentery@%%@AB@%amebic dysentery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acute, inflammatory amebiasis of the colon that
is caused by the amoeba %@AI@%Entamoeba histolytica%@AE@% and results in severe pain
and diarrhea.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMEBOCYTE @%%@QR:amebocyte@%%@AB@%amebocyte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%amoebocyte%@BO: 99a62@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMEER @%%@QR:ameer@%%@AB@%ameer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%emir%@BO: 60b1dd@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMELIORATE @%%@QR:ameliorate@%%@AB@%ameliorate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-rated%@AE@% %@AB@%-rating%@AE@% %@AB@%-rates%@AE@% To make or become better;
improve. [Alteration of meliorate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMELIORATION @%%@QR:amelioration@%%@AB@%amelioration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of ameliorating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
ameliorated; improvement.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMEN1 @%%@QR:amen@%%@AB@%amen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used at the end of a prayer or a statement to express
approval. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Verily; truly. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An utterance of the interjection
amen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An expression of conviction or assent. [ME < OE < LLat. %@AI@%amen %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AMEN.CORNER @%%@QR:amen corner@%%@AB@%amen corner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A church seat reserved for persons leading responsive
amens.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMEND @%%@QR:amend@%%@AB@%amend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%amended%@AE@% %@AB@%amending%@AE@% %@AB@%amends%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To improve; better. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
remove the faults or errors of; rectify. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To alter (a legislative
measure, for example) formally by adding, deleting, or rephrasing. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To better one's conduct; reform. [ME %@AI@%amenden %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%emendare, %@AE@%to
correct : %@AI@%ex-, %@AE@%out of + %@AI@%menda, %@AE@%fault.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMENDATORY @%%@QR:amendatory@%%@AB@%amendatory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Serving or tending to amend; corrective.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMENDMENT @%%@QR:amendment@%%@AB@%amendment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A change for the better; improvement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A correction.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A revision or change. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A formal statement of such a change.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMENDS @%%@QR:amends@%%@AB@%amends%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Reparation or payment made as satisfaction for insult or
injury.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% make amends. .%@AE@% To make up (to someone) for insult or
injury. [ME %@AI@%amendes %@AE@%< OFr., pl. of %@AI@%amende, %@AE@%reparation < %@AI@%amender, %@AE@%to amend.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMENITY @%%@QR:amenity@%%@AB@%amenity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality of being pleasant or attractive;
agreeableness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A feature that increases attractiveness or value,
esp. of a piece of real estate or a geographical location. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something
that increases physical or material comfort. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%amenities%@AE@% Social
%@2@%%@CR:AMERCE @%%@QR:amerce@%%@AB@%amerce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%amerced%@AE@% %@AB@%amercing%@AE@% %@AB@%amerces%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To punish by a fine imposed
arbitrarily at the discretion of the court. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To punish by imposing an
arbitrary penalty. [ME %@AI@%amercen %@AE@%< AN %@AI@%amercier %@AE@%< %@AI@%a merci, %@AE@%at the mercy of :
%@AI@%%@AI@%a, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%merci, %@AE@%mercy < Lat. %@AI@%merces, %@AE@%wages.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN @%%@QR:American@%%@AB@%American%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or characteristic of the United States
of America, its people, culture, government, or history. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, in, or
pertaining to North or South America or the Western Hemisphere. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to the Indians inhabiting America. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Indigenous to North or
South America: %@AI@%American elm; American elk.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant
of America. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A citizen of the United States. %@AB@% Americanness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMERICANA @%%@QR:Americana@%%@AB@%Americana%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% A collection of things relating to American history,
folklore, or geography.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.BEAUTY @%%@QR:American Beauty@%%@AB@%American Beauty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of rose bearing large, long-stemmed
purplish-red flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.CHEESE @%%@QR:American cheese@%%@AB@%American cheese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A smooth, mild cheddar cheese, white to yellow in
color.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.DREAM @%%@QR:American dream@%%@AB@%American dream%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An American ideal of social equality and esp. material
success.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.EAGLE @%%@QR:American eagle@%%@AB@%American eagle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%bald eagle%@BO: 16357d@%%@AE@%, esp. as it appears on the Great Seal
of the United States.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.ELK @%%@QR:American elk@%%@AB@%American elk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%wapiti%@BO: 14831cc@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.ENGLIS @%%@QR:American English@%%@AB@%American English%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The English language as used in the United States.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.INDIAN @%%@QR:American Indian@%%@AB@%American Indian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of any of the aboriginal peoples of North
America (except the Eskimos), South America, and the West Indies,
considered to belong to the Mongoloid ethnic division of the human species.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMERICANISM @%%@QR:Americanism@%%@AB@%Americanism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A custom, trait, or tradition originating in the
United States. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A usage of language characteristic of American English.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Allegiance to the United States and its customs and institutions.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMERICANIST @%%@QR:Americanist@%%@AB@%Americanist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who studies a facet of America, such as its
history or geology. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An anthropologist specializing in the study of
American aboriginal culture. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person, other than a U.S. citizen, who is
sympathetic to the United States and its policies.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.IVY @%%@QR:American ivy@%%@AB@%American ivy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Virginia creeper%@BO: 145867a@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMERICANIZE @%%@QR:Americanize@%%@AB@%Americanize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To assimilate into American
culture. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become American in spirit or methods. %@AB@% Americanization
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.PLAN @%%@QR:American plan@%%@AB@%American plan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of hotel management in which a guest pays a
fixed daily rate for room, meals, and service.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.SADDLE @%%@QR:American saddle horse@%%@AB@%American saddle horse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A three-gaited or five-gaited high-stepping
saddle horse of a breed originating in Kentucky.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.SIGN.L @%%@QR:American sign language@%%@AB@%American sign language%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An American system of communication for the
deaf that employs manual signs.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.SPANIS @%%@QR:American Spanish@%%@AB@%American Spanish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Spanish language as used in the Western
Hemisphere.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMERICAN.STANDA @%%@QR:American Standard Version@%%@AB@%American Standard Version%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A revised version of the King James Bible
published in the United States in 1901.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMERICIUM @%%@QR:americium@%%@AB@%americium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white metallic transuranic element of the actinide
series, having isotopes with mass numbers from 237 to 246 and half-lives
from 25 minutes to 7,950 years. Its longest-lived isotopes, Am 241 and Am
243, are alpha-ray emitters used as radiation sources in research. Atomic
number 95; specific gravity 11.7; valences 3, 4, 5, 6. [After %@AI@%America.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMERIND @%%@QR:Amerind@%%@AB@%Amerind%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Amerindian %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An American Indian or an Eskimo. [Amer(ican) +
%@2@%%@CR:AMHARIC @%%@QR:Amharic@%%@AB@%Amharic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Semitic language that is the official language in Ethiopia.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or concerning Amhara. [After %@AI@%Amhara, %@AE@%a former province of
Ethiopia.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMIABLE @%%@QR:amiable@%%@AB@%amiable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a pleasant disposition; good-natured. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Cordial;
%@2@%%@CR:AMICUS.CURIAE @%%@QR:amicus curiae@%%@AB@%amicus curiae%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%amici curiae%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A person invited to advise a
court on a matter of law in a case to which he is not a party. [Lat.,
friend of the court.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMID @%%@QR:amid@%%@AB@%amid%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or amidst %@AE@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% Surrounded by; in the middle of. [ME < OE %@AI@%onmiddan
%@2@%%@CR:AMIDE @%%@QR:amide@%%@AB@%amide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An organic compound, such as acetamide, containing the CONH%@AH@%2%@AE@%%@EH@%
group. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A compound with a metal replacing hydrogen in ammonia, such as
%@2@%%@CR:AMIDOL @%%@QR:amidol@%%@AB@%amidol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless crystalline compound (NH%@AH@%2%@AE@%)%@AH@%2%@AE@%C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%3%@AE@%OH2HCl, used as a%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMIDSHIPS @%%@QR:amidships@%%@AB@%amidships%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or amidship %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% Midway between the bow and the
stern.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMIDST @%%@QR:amidst@%%@AB@%amidst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%amid%@BO: 9625d@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMIGO @%%@QR:amigo@%%@AB@%amigo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gos%@AE@% A friend. [Sp. < Lat. %@AI@%amicus, %@AE@%friend.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMINE1 @%%@QR:amine@%%@AB@%amine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen, such as
ethylamine, C%@AH@%2%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%NH%@AH@%2%@AE@%, that may be considered ammonia derivatives in which%@EH@%
one or more hydrogen atoms has been replaced by a hydrocarbon radical.
%@2@%%@CR:AMINO1 @%%@QR:amino@%%@AB@%amino%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to an amine or other chemical compound containing
NH%@AH@%2%@AE@% combined with a nonacid organic radical. [< amino-.] %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMINO2 @%%@QR:amino-@%%@AB@%amino-%@AE@%%@EH@% Containing NH%@AH@%2%@AE@% combined with a nonacid organic radical:%@EH@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%aminopyrine.%@AE@% [< amine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMINO.ACID @%%@QR:amino acid@%%@AB@%amino acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An organic compound containing both an amino group%@EH@%
(NH%@AH@%2%@AE@%) and a carboxylic acid group (COOH). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A compound of the form%@EH@%
NH%@AH@%2%@AE@%CHRCOOH, found as essential components of the protein molecule. %@EH@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMINOACIDEMIA @%%@QR:aminoacidemia@%%@AB@%aminoacidemia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A condition marked by excess amino acids in the blood.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMINOACIDURIA @%%@QR:aminoaciduria@%%@AB@%aminoaciduria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A condition marked by excess amino acids in the urine.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMINOBENZOIC.AC @%%@QR:aminobenzoic acid@%%@AB@%aminobenzoic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of three benzoic acid derivatives, C%@AH@%7%@AE@%H%@AH@%7%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%,%@EH@%
esp. the yellowish para form, which is part of the vitamin B complex.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMINOPHENOL @%%@QR:aminophenol@%%@AB@%aminophenol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of three organic compounds with composition%@EH@%
C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%4%@AE@%NH%@AH@%2%@AE@%OH, used as photographic developers and dye intermediates. %@EH@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMINOPYRINE @%%@QR:aminopyrine@%%@AB@%aminopyrine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless crystalline compound, C%@AH@%13%@AE@%H%@AH@%17%@AE@%N%@AH@%3%@AE@%O, used to%@EH@%
reduce fever and relieve pain. [amino- + (anti)pyrine.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMIR @%%@QR:amir@%%@AB@%amir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%emir%@BO: 60b1dd@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMISH @%%@QR:Amish@%%@AB@%Amish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% An orthodox Anabaptist sect that separated from the
Mennonites in the late 17th century and exists today primarily in
southeastern Pennsylvania. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to this sect or its
members. [G. %@AI@%amisch, %@AE@%after Jacob %@AI@%Amman, %@AE@%17th-cent. Swiss Mennonite bishop.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMISS @%%@QR:amiss@%%@AB@%amiss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Out of proper order: %@AI@%What is amiss?%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In an improper
or defective way.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% take amiss.%@AE@% To misunderstand; feel offended by. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%amis %@AE@%< ON %@AI@%a mis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMITOSIS @%%@QR:amitosis@%%@AB@%amitosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Cell division characterized by simple nuclear cleavage
without the formation of chromosomes. %@AB@% amitotic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% amitotically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMITRIPTYLINE @%%@QR:amitriptyline@%%@AB@%amitriptyline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antidepressant drug, C%@AH@%20%@AE@%H%@AH@%23%@AE@%N. [ami(no)- + %@AI@%tript-%@EH@%
%@AE@%(alteration and shortening of tryptophan) + -yl + -ine2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMITY @%%@QR:amity@%%@AB@%amity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship.
[ME %@AI@%amite %@AE@%< OFr. < Med. Lat. *%@AI@%amicitas %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%amicus, %@AE@%friend.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMMETER @%%@QR:ammeter@%%@AB@%ammeter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An instrument that measures electric current. [am(pere) +
-meter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMMINE @%%@QR:ammine@%%@AB@%ammine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a class of chemical compounds, such as aniline, derived
from replacement of hydrogen atoms in ammonia by univalent hydrocarbon
%@2@%%@CR:AMMONIATE @%%@QR:ammoniate@%%@AB@%ammoniate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To treat or combine with ammonia.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A compound that contains ammonia. %@AB@% ammoniation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMMONIFICATION @%%@QR:ammonification@%%@AB@%ammonification%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Impregnation with ammonia or an ammonium compound.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The generation of ammonia or ammonium compounds by the action of
bacteria on nitrogenous organic matter in soil.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMMONIFY @%%@QR:ammonify@%%@AB@%ammonify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To subject or be subjected to
%@2@%%@CR:AMMONITE1 @%%@QR:ammonite@%%@AB@%ammonite%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ammonoid %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The coiled, flat, chambered shell of any of
various extinct mollusks of the class %@AI@%Cephalopoda,%@AE@% found as fossils in
Mesozoic formations. [NLat. %@AI@%Ammonites %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%(cornu) Ammonis, %@AE@%(horn) of
Amen.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMMONITE2 @%%@QR:Ammonite@%%@AB@%Ammonite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a Semitic people living east of the Jordan
River, mentioned frequently in the Old Testament. [LLat. %@AI@%Ammonites, %@AE@%the
Ammonites < Heb. %@AI@%"Ammon, %@AE@%city or people of Amman.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMMONIUM @%%@QR:ammonium@%%@AB@%ammonium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The chemical ion NH%@AH@%4%@AE@%%@AH@%+%@AE@%. [ammon(ia) + -ium.] %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMMONIUM.CARBON @%%@QR:ammonium carbonate@%%@AB@%ammonium carbonate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white powder with composition%@EH@%
(NH%@AH@%4%@AE@%)HCO%@AH@%3%@AE@%(NH%@AH@%4%@AE@%)CO%@AH@%2%@AE@%NH%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used in baking powders, smelling salts, and%@EH@%
fire-extinguishing compounds.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMMONIUM.CHLORI @%%@QR:ammonium chloride@%%@AB@%ammonium chloride%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A slightly hygroscopic white crystalline compound,
NH%@AH@%4%@AE@%Cl, used in dry cells, as a soldering flux, as an expectorant, and in%@EH@%
various industrial applications.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMMONIUM.HYDROX @%%@QR:ammonium hydroxide@%%@AB@%ammonium hydroxide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless basic aqueous solution of ammonia,%@EH@%
NH%@AH@%4%@AE@%OH, used as a household cleanser and to manufacture a wide variety of%@EH@%
products including textiles, rayon, rubber, fertilizer, and plastic.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMMONIUM.NITRAT @%%@QR:ammonium nitrate@%%@AB@%ammonium nitrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless crystalline salt, NH%@AH@%4%@AE@%NO%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used in%@EH@%
fertilizers, explosives, and solid rocket propellants.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMMONIUM.SULFAT @%%@QR:ammonium sulfate@%%@AB@%ammonium sulfate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brownish-gray to white crystalline salt,%@EH@%
(NH%@AH@%4%@AE@%)%@AH@%2%@AE@%SO%@AH@%4%@AE@%, used in fertilizers and water purification. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMMUNITION @%%@QR:ammunition@%%@AB@%ammunition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The projectiles, along with their fuses and
primers, that can be fired from guns or otherwise propelled. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A nuclear,
biological, chemical, or explosive material used as a weapon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A means of
offense or defense. [OFr. %@AI@%amunition, %@AE@%from the phrase %@AI@%la munition, %@AE@%the
provisioning < Lat. %@AI@% munitio, %@AE@%fortification. -see munition.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMNESIA @%%@QR:amnesia@%%@AB@%amnesia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Partial or total loss of memory, esp. through shock,
psychological disturbance, brain injury, or illness. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%amnesia,
%@2@%%@CR:AMNESTY @%%@QR:amnesty@%%@AB@%amnesty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% A general pardon for offenders by a government,
esp. for political offenses. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tied%@AE@% %@AB@%-tying%@AE@% %@AB@%-ties%@AE@% To grant amnesty
to. [Lat. %@AI@%amnestia %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%amnestos, %@AE@%not remembered.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMNIOCENTESIS @%%@QR:amniocentesis@%%@AB@%amniocentesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% The surgical withdrawal of a sample of
amniotic fluid from a pregnant female, esp. for use in the determination of
sex or genetic disorder in the fetus. [NLat. : amnion + Gk. %@AI@%kentesis,%@AE@% act
of pricking < %@AI@%kentein,%@AE@% to prick.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMNIOGRAPHY @%%@QR:amniography@%%@AB@%amniography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-phies%@AE@% Radiography of the uterine cavity following
injection of a radiopaque substance. [amnio(n) + -graphy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMNION @%%@QR:amnion@%%@AB@%amnion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nions%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nia %@AE@% A thin, tough, membranous sac that
contains a watery fluid in which the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile
is suspended. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%amnion, %@AE@%plate to hold a sacrificial victim's
%@2@%%@CR:AMOEBA @%%@QR:amoeba@%%@AB@%amoeba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -bae %@AE@% Any of various protozoans of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Amoeba%@AE@% and related genera, occurring in water, soil, and as internal animal
parasites, characteristically having an indefinite, changeable form and
moving by means of pseudopodia. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%amoibe, %@AE@%change < %@AI@%ameibein, %@AE@%to
change.] %@AB@% amoebic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMOEBAEAN @%%@QR:amoebaean@%%@AB@%amoebaean%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or amoebean %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Alternately answering, as dialogue. [LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:AMOEBIASIS @%%@QR:amoebiasis@%%@AB@%amoebiasis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%amebiasis%@BO: 9236f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMOEBIC.DYSENTE @%%@QR:amoebic dysentery@%%@AB@%amoebic dysentery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%amebic dysentery%@BO: 92436@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMOEBOCYTE @%%@QR:amoebocyte@%%@AB@%amoebocyte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cell, such as a leucocyte, having amoebic form.
[amoeb(a) + -cyte.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMOEBOID @%%@QR:amoeboid@%%@AB@%amoeboid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or resembling an amoeba, esp. in changeability of form
and means of locomotion.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMOK @%%@QR:amok@%%@AB@%amok%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%amuck%@BO: 9fe9b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMOLE @%%@QR:amole@%%@AB@%amole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several plants, chiefly of southwestern North
America, having roots, bulbs, or other parts used as soap. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The parts of
the amole used as soap. [Mex. Sp. < Nahuatl %@AI@%amolli.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMONG @%%@QR:among@%%@AB@%among%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or amongst %@AE@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the midst of; surrounded by. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In the
group, number, or class of: %@AI@%He is among the wealthy.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In the company of;
in association with: %@AI@%traveling among a group of tourists.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% With many; by
many or the entire number of: %@AI@%a custom popular among the Greeks.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% By the
joint action of: %@AI@%Among us, we will get the job done.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% With portions to
each of: %@AI@%Distribute this among you.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Each with the other; between one
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%among%@BO: 99db8@%%@AE@% %@AI@%amid%@BO: 9625d@%%@AE@% %@AI@%between%@BO: 1bd00d@%%@AE@% These prepositions are compared as they
pertain to positions in space or to their figurative equivalents. %@AI@%Among%@BO: 99db8@%%@AE@%
refers to being surrounded, or approximately so, by objects that are
individual and separable: %@AI@%living among the Indians. Amid %@AE@% stresses being
surrounded but not necessarily by separable things: %@AI@%a house amid the trees;
%@AI@%remain cool amid confusion. Between %@AE@% refers to a location in space that
separates two objects: %@AI@%standing between two skyscrapers; caught between
%@AI@%opposing viewpoints.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMONTILLADO @%%@QR:amontillado@%%@AB@%amontillado%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dos%@AE@% A pale dry sherry. [Sp. : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad-%@AE@%) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%Montilla, %@AE@%a town in Spain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMORAL @%%@QR:amoral@%%@AB@%amoral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Not admitting of moral distinctions or judgments; neither
moral nor immoral. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and
%@2@%%@CR:AMORETTO @%%@QR:amoretto@%%@AB@%amoretto%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ti%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tos %@AE@% A cupid. [Ital., dim. of %@AI@%Amore, %@AE@%Cupid <
Lat. %@AI@%Amor %@AE@%< %@AI@%amor, %@AE@%love < %@AI@%amare, %@AE@%to love.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMORIST @%%@QR:amorist@%%@AB@%amorist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One dedicated to love. [Lat. %@AI@%amor, %@AE@%love + -ist.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMORITE @%%@QR:Amorite@%%@AB@%Amorite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a people inhabiting Canaan before the Israelites,
mentioned frequently in the Old Testament. [< Heb. %@AI@%Emori.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMOROUS @%%@QR:amorous@%%@AB@%amorous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Strongly attracted to love, esp. sexual love. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Indicative of love or sexual desire: %@AI@%an amorous glance.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or
associated with love: %@AI@%an amorous poem.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In love; enamored: %@AI@%amorous of
%@AI@%her since the day they met.%@AE@% [ME < OFr. %@AI@%amoureus %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%amorosus %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%amor, %@AE@%love < %@AI@%amare,%@AE@% to love.] %@AB@% amorously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% amorousness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMORPHISM @%%@QR:amorphism@%%@AB@%amorphism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state or quality of being amorphous.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMORPHOUS @%%@QR:amorphous@%%@AB@%amorphous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Without definite form; shapeless. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of no particular
%@2@%%@CR:AMORTIZATION @%%@QR:amortization@%%@AB@%amortization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of amortizing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The money set
aside for the purpose of amortization. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In reckoning the yield of a bond
bought at a premium, the periodic subtraction from its current yield of a
proportionate share of the premium between the purchase date and the
maturity date.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMORTIZE @%%@QR:amortize@%%@AB@%amortize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To liquidate (a debt) by
installment payments or payment into a sinking fund. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To write off
(expenditures) by prorating over a certain period. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To sell or
transfer (property) in mortmain. [ME %@AI@%amortisen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%amortir, amortiss- %@AE@%<
VLat. *%@AI@%admortire %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%mors, %@AE@%death.] %@AB@% amortizable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMOS @%%@QR:Amos@%%@AB@%Amos%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Hebrew prophet of the eighth century B.C. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% See table at
%@2@%%@CR:AMOUNT @%%@QR:amount@%%@AB@%amount%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The total of two or more quantities; aggregate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
number; sum. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A principal plus its interest, as in a loan. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The
aggregate effect or meaning; import. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Quantity: %@AI@%a great amount of
%@AI@%intelligence.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%amounted%@AE@% %@AB@%amounting%@AE@% %@AB@%amounts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To add up in
number or quantity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be equivalent or tantamount: %@AI@%accusations
%@AI@%amounting to an indictment.%@AE@% [< ME %@AI@%amounten, %@AE@%to ascend < OFr. %@AI@%amonter %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%amont, %@AE@%upward < Lat. %@AI@%ad montem, %@AE@%to the hill < %@AI@%mons, %@AE@%hill.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMOUR @%%@QR:amour@%%@AB@%amour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A love affair, esp. an illicit one. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%amor,
%@2@%%@CR:AMOY @%%@QR:Amoy@%%@AB@%Amoy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The dialect of Chinese spoken in and around the city of Xiamen
in Fujian Province in southeastern China. [After %@AI@%Amoy, %@AE@%former name for
Xiamen.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMP1 @%%@QR:amp@%%@AB@%amp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ampere.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMP2 @%%@QR:AMP@%%@AB@%AMP%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mononucleotide, C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%14%@AE@%N%@AH@%5%@AE@%O%@AH@%7%@AE@%P, found in animal cells, that is%@EH@%
reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP. [A(denosine) m(ono)p(hosphate).]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPELOPSIS @%%@QR:ampelopsis@%%@AB@%ampelopsis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several woody vines of the genus %@AI@%Ampelopsis,%@AE@% having
small greenish or yellowish flowers. [NLat. %@AI@%Ampelopsis, %@AE@%genus name : Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AMPERAGE @%%@QR:amperage@%%@AB@%amperage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The strength of an electric current expressed in amperes.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPERE @%%@QR:ampere@%%@AB@%ampere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A unit of electric current in the meter-kilogram-second
system. It is the steady current that when flowing in straight parallel
wires of infinite length and negligible cross section, separated by a
distance of one meter in free space, produces a force between the wires of
2 * 10%@AH@%-7%@AE@% newtons per meter of length. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A unit in the International System%@EH@%
specified as one International coulomb per second and equal to 0.999835
ampere. [After Andre Marie %@AI@%Ampere %@AE@%(1775-1836).]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPERE.HOUR @%%@QR:ampere-hour@%%@AB@%ampere-hour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The electric charge transferred past a specified circuit
point by a current of one ampere in one hour.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPERE.TURN @%%@QR:ampere-turn@%%@AB@%ampere-turn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of magnetomotive force in the
meter-kilogram-second system equal to the magnetomotive force around a path
linking one turn of a conducting loop carrying a current of one ampere.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPERSAND @%%@QR:ampersand@%%@AB@%ampersand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The character or sign (&) representing %@AI@%and.%@AE@% [Alteration of
%@AI@%and per se and, %@AE@%"& (the sign) by itself (is the word) and."]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHETAMINE @%%@QR:amphetamine@%%@AB@%amphetamine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A colorless volatile liquid, C%@AH@%9%@AE@%H%@AH@%13%@AE@%N, used primarily as%@EH@%
a central nervous system stimulant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A phosphate or sulfate of
amphetamine, used as a central nervous system stimulant. [a(lpha) +m(ethyl)
+ ph(enyl) + et(hyl) + amine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHI @%%@QR:amphi-@%%@AB@%amphi-%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Both: %@AI@%amphibiotic.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% On both sides: %@AI@%amphistylar.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Around: %@AI@%amphithecium.%@AE@% [Lat. < Gk. < %@AI@%amphi, %@AE@%on both sides.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHIARTHROSIS @%%@QR:amphiarthrosis@%%@AB@%amphiarthrosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% A relatively immobile joint between bony
surfaces connected by ligaments or elastic cartilage. [amphi- + arthrosis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHIBIAN @%%@QR:amphibian@%%@AB@%amphibian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various cold-blooded, smooth-skinned vertebrate
organisms of the class Amphibia, such as a frog, that characteristically
hatch as aquatic larvae that breathe by means of gills and that
metamorphose to an adult form with air-breathing lungs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An amphibious
organism. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An aircraft that can take off and land either on land or on
water. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A vehicle that can move over land and on water. [< NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Amphibia, %@AE@%class name < Gk. %@AI@%amphibion %@AE@%< %@AI@%amphibios, %@AE@%amphibious.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHIBIOTIC @%%@QR:amphibiotic@%%@AB@%amphibiotic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Living in water during an early stage of development
and on land during the adult stage.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHIBIOUS @%%@QR:amphibious@%%@AB@%amphibious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Living or able to live both on land and in water. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Able to operate on both land and water: %@AI@%amphibious military vehicles.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Of a mixed or twofold nature. [Gk. %@AI@%amphibios %@AE@%: %@AI@%amphi-, %@AE@%on both sides +
%@2@%%@CR:AMPHICTYONY @%%@QR:amphictyony@%%@AB@%amphictyony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% In ancient Greece, a group of states sharing a
common religious center or shrine, such as the one at Delphi. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AMPHIMIXIS @%%@QR:amphimixis@%%@AB@%amphimixis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mixes%@AE@% True sexual reproduction, with fusion of sperm
%@2@%%@CR:AMPHIPOD @%%@QR:amphipod@%%@AB@%amphipod%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of numerous small crustaceans of the order Amphipoda,
which includes the beach fleas. [< NLat. %@AI@%Amphipoda, %@AE@%order name : amphi- +
Gk. %@AI@%pous, %@AE@%foot.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHIPROSTYLE @%%@QR:amphiprostyle@%%@AB@%amphiprostyle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% Having a prostyle or set of columns at
each end, but none along the sides. [Lat. %@AI@%amphiprostylos %@AE@%< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%amphiprostulos %@AE@%: %@AI@%amphi-, %@AE@%on both sides + %@AI@%prostulos, %@AE@%with pillars in front.
%@2@%%@CR:AMPHISTYLAR @%%@QR:amphistylar@%%@AB@%amphistylar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% Having columns at both front and back or
on each side. [amphi- + Gk. %@AI@%stulos, %@AE@%pillar.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHITHEATER @%%@QR:amphitheater@%%@AB@%amphitheater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An oval or round structure having tiers of seats
rising gradually outward from an open space or arena at the center. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
arena where contests are held. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A level area surrounded by upward sloping
ground. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An upper, sloping gallery in a theater. [Lat. %@AI@%amphitheatrum %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:AMPHITHECIUM @%%@QR:amphithecium@%%@AB@%amphithecium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cia%@AE@% The outer layer of cells of the
spore-containing capsule of a moss. [NLat. : amphi- + Gk. %@AI@%thekion, %@AE@%dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%theke, %@AE@% case.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHITRITE @%%@QR:Amphitrite@%%@AB@%Amphitrite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The wife of Poseidon, goddess of the
sea, and one of the Nereids. [Gk. %@AI@%Amphitrite.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHITROPOUS @%%@QR:amphitropous@%%@AB@%amphitropous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Partly inverted so that the point of
attachment is near the middle. Used of an ovule or seed.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHITRYON @%%@QR:Amphitryon@%%@AB@%Amphitryon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A king of Thebes and the husband of
Alcmene. [Gk. %@AI@%Amphitruon.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPHORA @%%@QR:amphora@%%@AB@%amphora%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-phorae%@AE@% %@AB@% or -phoras %@AE@% A two-handled jar with a narrow neck,
used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to carry wine or oil. [Lat. < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%amphoreus, %@AE@%short for %@AI@%amphiphoreus %@AE@%: %@AI@%amphi-, %@AE@%on both sides + %@AI@%phoreus, %@AE@%bearer
%@2@%%@CR:AMPHOTERIC @%%@QR:amphoteric@%%@AB@%amphoteric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of reacting either as an acid or a base. [< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%amphoterus, %@AE@%either of two < %@AI@%ampho, %@AE@%both.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPICILLIN @%%@QR:ampicillin@%%@AB@%ampicillin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antibiotic related to penicillin that is effective
against gram-negative bacteria, used primarily to treat urinary,
intestinal, and respiratory tract infections. [Blend of amino- and
penicillin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPLE @%%@QR:ample@%%@AB@%ample%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pler%@AE@% %@AB@%-plest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of large or great size, amount, extent, or
capacity: %@AI@%an ample living room.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Large in degree or kind; in
abundant measure: %@AI@%an ample reward.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% More than enough: %@AI@%ample evidence.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Sufficient for a particular need: %@AI@%ample provisions for a week.%@AE@% [ME <
OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%amplus.%@AE@%] %@AB@% ampleness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% amply %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPLEXICAUL @%%@QR:amplexicaul@%%@AB@%amplexicaul%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a base that clasps or encircles the stem, as
some leaves do. [NLat. %@AI@%amplexicaulis, %@AE@%embracing stem : Lat. %@AI@%amplexus, %@AE@%an
%@2@%%@CR:AMPLIFICATION @%%@QR:amplification@%%@AB@%amplification%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or result of amplifying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An addition
to or expansion of a statement or idea. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A statement with such an
addition. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The process of increasing the magnitude of a
variable quantity, esp. the magnitude of a voltage or current, without
altering any other quality. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The result of such a process. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@2@%%@CR:AMPLIFIER @%%@QR:amplifier@%%@AB@%amplifier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that amplifies, enlarges, or extends. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Electronics. %@AE@%A device to produce amplification, esp. one using transistors
or electron tubes of an electrical signal.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPLIFY @%%@QR:amplify@%%@AB@%amplify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make larger or more powerful;
increase. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To add to, as by illustrations; make complete. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
exaggerate. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electronics. %@AE@%To produce amplification of. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% To
write or discourse at length; expatiate. [ME %@AI@%amplifien %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%amplifier %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%amplificare %@AE@%: %@AI@%amplus, %@AE@%large + %@AI@%facere, %@AE@%to make.]
%@2@%%@CR:AMPLITUDE.MODUL @%%@QR:amplitude modulation@%%@AB@%amplitude modulation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electronics. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The encoding of a carrier wave
by variation of its amplitude in accordance with an input signal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:AMPOULE @%%@QR:ampule@%%@AB@%ampule%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ampul %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small glass vial, sealed after filling and used
chiefly as a container for a hypodermic injection solution. [Fr. < OFr. <
Lat. %@AI@%ampulla.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPULLA @%%@QR:ampulla@%%@AB@%ampulla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pullae%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A nearly round bottle with two handles used by
the ancient Romans for wine, oil, or perfume. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@%A vessel
for consecrated wine or holy oil. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A small dilation in a canal
or duct, esp. one in the semicircular canal of the ear. [Lat.] %@AB@% ampullar
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMPUTATE @%%@QR:amputate@%%@AB@%amputate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% To cut off (a part of the body),
esp. by surgery. [Lat. %@AI@%amputare, amputat-, %@AE@%to cut around : %@AI@%ambi-, %@AE@%around +
%@2@%%@CR:AMPUTEE @%%@QR:amputee@%%@AB@%amputee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who has had one or more limbs removed by amputation.
-See Usage note at %@AI@%-ee1%@BO: 5e4359@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMRITA @%%@QR:amrita@%%@AB@%amrita%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Hindu Myth.. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The ambrosia, prepared by the gods, that
bestows immortality. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The immortality achieved by drinking amrita. [Skt.
%@2@%%@CR:AMTRAC @%%@QR:amtrac@%%@AB@%amtrac%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or amtrack %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, armed, amphibious vehicle first used in
World War II to carry troops from ship to shore. [am(phibious) +
trac(tor).]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMUCK @%%@QR:amuck@%%@AB@%amuck%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or amok %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In a frenzy to do violence or kill: %@AI@%rioters
%@AI@%running amuck in the sreets.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In a jumbled or faulty manner. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Crazed with murderous frenzy. [Malay %@AI@%amok.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMULET @%%@QR:amulet@%%@AB@%amulet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An object worn, esp. around the neck, as a charm against evil
or injury. [Lat. %@AI@%amuletum.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMUSE @%%@QR:amuse@%%@AB@%amuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%amused%@AE@% %@AB@%amusing%@AE@% %@AB@%amuses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To occupy in an agreeable,
pleasing, or entertaining fashion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to laugh or smile by giving
pleasure. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To delude or deceive; bemuse. [OFr. %@AI@%amuser, %@AE@%to
stupefy : %@AI@%a, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad %@AE@%)+ %@AI@%muser, %@AE@%to stare stupidly.] %@AB@% amusable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%amuser %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%amuse%@BO: a00c4@%%@AE@% %@AI@%entertain%@BO: 62c50f@%%@AE@% %@AI@%divert%@BO: 577bc8@%%@AE@% %@AI@%regale%@BO: f5536c@%%@AE@% These verbs refer to actions
that provide pleasure, especially as a means of passing time. %@AI@%Amuse%@BO: a00c4@%%@AE@% is the
least specific. %@AI@%Entertain%@BO: 62c50f@%%@AE@% suggests more formal, deliberate acts of
bringing about pleasure. %@AI@%Divert%@BO: 577bc8@%%@AE@% implies distraction from worrisome thought
or care. %@AI@%Regale%@BO: f5536c@%%@AE@% means to entertain lavishly.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMUSEMENT @%%@QR:amusement@%%@AB@%amusement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being amused, entertained, or pleased. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that amuses.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMUSEMENT.PARK @%%@QR:amusement park@%%@AB@%amusement park%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A commercially operated enterprise that offers rides,
%@2@%%@CR:AMYGDALA @%%@QR:amygdala@%%@AB@%amygdala%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lae%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% An almond-shaped mass of gray matter in
the anterior portion of the temporal lobe. [NLat. < Lat., almond < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%amugdale.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYGDALE @%%@QR:amygdale@%%@AB@%amygdale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An amygdule. [Gk. %@AI@%amygdale, %@AE@%almond.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYGDALIN @%%@QR:amygdalin@%%@AB@%amygdalin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A glycoside derived from the volatile essential oils of
bitter almonds, peaches, and apricots, used to derive Laetrile. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:AMYGDULE @%%@QR:amygdule@%%@AB@%amygdule%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small gas bubble in lava or other igneous rock filled with
secondary minerals such as zeolite, calcite, or quartz. [Lat. %@AI@%amygdala,
%@AE@%almond (from its shape) + nod)ule.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYL1 @%%@QR:amyl@%%@AB@%amyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The univalent organic radical C%@AH@%5%@AE@%H%@AH@%11%@AE@%, occurring in several%@EH@%
isomeric forms in many organic compounds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Amyl nitrite. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%amylum, %@AE@%starch. -see amylum.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYL2 @%%@QR:amyl-@%%@AB@%amyl-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%amylo-%@BO: a154b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYLACEOUS @%%@QR:amylaceous@%%@AB@%amylaceous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling starch; starchy.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYL.ACETATE @%%@QR:amyl acetate@%%@AB@%amyl acetate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organic compound, CH%@AH@%3%@AE@%COOC%@AH@%5%@AE@%H%@AH@%11%@AE@%, used commercially in%@EH@%
isomeric mixtures as a flavoring agent, as a paint and lacquer solvent, and
in the preparation of penicillin.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYL.ALCOHOL @%%@QR:amyl alcohol@%%@AB@%amyl alcohol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of eight isomers of the composition C%@AH@%5%@AE@%H%@AH@%11%@AE@%OH, one of%@EH@%
which is the principal constituent of fusel oil.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYLASE @%%@QR:amylase@%%@AB@%amylase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various enzymes that convert starch to sugar.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYL.NITRITE @%%@QR:amyl nitrite@%%@AB@%amyl nitrite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The nitrous acid ester of isoamyl alcohol, used in
medicine as a vasodilator.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYLO @%%@QR:amylo-@%%@AB@%amylo-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or amyl- %@AE@% Starch: %@AI@%amylose.%@AE@% [< Lat. %@AI@%amylum, %@AE@%starch.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYLOID @%%@QR:amyloid@%%@AB@%amyloid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A starchlike substance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%A hard protein
deposit resulting from degeneration of tissue. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Starchlike.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYLOLYSIS @%%@QR:amylolysis@%%@AB@%amylolysis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The enzymatic conversion of starch to sugars. %@AB@% amylolytic
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYLOPSIN @%%@QR:amylopsin@%%@AB@%amylopsin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The starch-digesting amylase produced by the pancreas.
[amylo- + (try)psin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYLOSE @%%@QR:amylose@%%@AB@%amylose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The relatively soluble portion of starch.
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%@2@%%@CR:AMYLUM @%%@QR:amylum@%%@AB@%amylum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Starch. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%amulon, %@AE@%starch < %@AI@%amulos, %@AE@%not ground at a
%@2@%%@CR:ANABAS @%%@QR:anabas@%%@AB@%anabas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the genus %@AI@%Anabas,%@AE@% which includes freshwater fishes
of Africa and Asia. [NLat. %@AI@%Anabas, %@AE@%genus name < Gk. %@AI@%anabas, %@AE@%climbing,
pr.part. of %@AI@%anabainein, %@AE@%to go up. -see anabatic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANABASIS @%%@QR:anabasis@%%@AB@%anabasis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% A large-scale military advance, specifically, the
Greek expedition across Asia Minor (401 B.C. ) led by Cyrus the Younger of
Persia, as described by Xenophon. [Gk. < %@AI@%anabainein, %@AE@%to go up. -see
anabatic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANABATIC @%%@QR:anabatic@%%@AB@%anabatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to rising wind currents. [Gk. %@AI@%anabatikos
%@2@%%@CR:ANACLISIS @%%@QR:anaclisis@%%@AB@%anaclisis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Psychological dependence on others. [Gk. %@AI@%anaklisis, %@AE@%a
leaning back < %@AI@%anaklinein, %@AE@%to lean on : %@AI@%ana-, %@AE@%on + %@AI@%klinein, %@AE@%to lean.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%anaclitic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANACOLUTHON @%%@QR:anacoluthon@%%@AB@%anacoluthon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-thons%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tha %@AE@% An abrupt change within a sentence to
a second grammatical construction inconsistent with the first, sometimes
used for rhetorical effect, for example: %@AI@%I warned him that if he continues
%@AI@%to drink, what will become of him?%@AE@% [LLat. < Gk. %@AI@%anakolouthos, %@AE@%inconsistent
of tropical South America, that constricts its prey in its coils. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of
several snakes similar or related to the anaconda. [Perh. alteration of
Singhalese %@AI@%henakandaya, %@AE@%whip snake.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANACREONTIC @%%@QR:Anacreontic@%%@AB@%Anacreontic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In the manner of the poems of Anacreon, esp. in being
convivial or amatory. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An Anacreontic poem.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANACRUSIS @%%@QR:anacrusis@%%@AB@%anacrusis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One or more unstressed syllables at the beginning of a
line of verse, before the reckoning of the normal meter begins. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music.
%@AE@%An upbeat. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%anakrousis, %@AE@%beginning of a tune < %@AI@%anakrouein, %@AE@%to
begin : %@AI@%ana-, %@AE@%back + %@AI@%krouein, %@AE@%to push.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANADEM @%%@QR:anadem@%%@AB@%anadem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A wreath or garland for the head. [Lat. %@AI@%anadema %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:ANAEMIA @%%@QR:anaemia@%%@AB@%anaemia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%anemia%@BO: ae953@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAEMIC @%%@QR:anaemic@%%@AB@%anaemic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%anemic%@BO: aeae0@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAEROBE @%%@QR:anaerobe@%%@AB@%anaerobe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A microorganism, as a bacterium, able to live in the absence
of free oxygen. %@AB@% anaerobic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% anaerobically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAESTHESIA @%%@QR:anaesthesia@%%@AB@%anaesthesia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%anesthesia%@BO: af645@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAESTHESIOLOGY @%%@QR:anaesthesiology@%%@AB@%anaesthesiology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%anesthesiology%@BO: af835@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAESTHETIC @%%@QR:anaesthetic@%%@AB@%anaesthetic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%anesthetic%@BO: af929@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAESTHETIST @%%@QR:anaesthetist@%%@AB@%anaesthetist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%anesthetist%@BO: afb11@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAESTHETIZE @%%@QR:anaesthetize@%%@AB@%anaesthetize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%anesthetize%@BO: afbde@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAGLYPH @%%@QR:anaglyph@%%@AB@%anaglyph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ornament carved in low relief. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A moving or still
picture consisting of two slightly different perspectives of the same
subject in contrasting colors that are superimposed on each other, and that
produces a three-dimensional effect when viewed through two correspondingly
%@2@%%@CR:ANAGRAMMATIZE @%%@QR:anagrammatize@%%@AB@%anagrammatize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% To make an anagram of.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAL @%%@QR:anal@%%@AB@%anal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or near the anus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychoanalysis. %@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or denoting the stage of psychosexual development of
the infant in which gratification is derived from sensations associated
with the anus. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or denoting personality traits
originating during toilet training and distinguished as %@AI@%anal-expulsive%@BO: a511e@%%@AE@% or
%@AI@%%@AI@%anal-retentive%@BO: a6187@%%@AE@%. [NLat. %@AI@%analis %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%anus, %@AE@%anus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALCIME @%%@QR:analcime@%%@AB@%analcime%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or analcite %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white or light-colored zeolite, found in
diabase and certain basalts. [Fr. < Gk. %@AI@%analkimos, %@AE@%weak (from its weak
%@2@%%@CR:ANALGESIC @%%@QR:analgesic@%%@AB@%analgesic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A medication that reduces or eliminates pain. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or
causing analgesia.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALOG @%%@QR:analog@%%@AB@%analog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%analogue%@BO: a5b7c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALOG.COMPUTER @%%@QR:analog computer@%%@AB@%analog computer%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or analogue computer %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A computer in which numerical
data are represented by analogous physical magnitudes or electrical
signals.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALOG.DATA @%%@QR:analog data@%%@AB@%analog data%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% (used with a sing. or pl. verb).Data presented or
collected in continuous form, as temperature variation or voltage
measurement.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALOGICAL @%%@QR:analogical@%%@AB@%analogical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, composed of, or based upon an
%@2@%%@CR:ANALOGIST @%%@QR:analogist@%%@AB@%analogist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who looks for or reasons from analogies.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALOGIZE @%%@QR:analogize@%%@AB@%analogize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gized%@AE@% %@AB@%-gizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-gizes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To make an analogy to. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To think or reason by analogy.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALOGOUS @%%@QR:analogous@%%@AB@%analogous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Similar or alike in a way that permits the drawing of
an analogy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Similar in function but not in evolutionary
%@2@%%@CR:ANALOGUE @%%@QR:analogue@%%@AB@%analogue%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or analog %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that bears an analogy to something
else. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%An organ or structure that is similar in function to one
in another kind of organism, but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chemistry. %@AE@%A structural derivative of a parent compound. [Fr. < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ANALOGY @%%@QR:analogy@%%@AB@%analogy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Correspondence in some respects between things
otherwise dissimilar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Correspondence in function or position
between organs of dissimilar evolutionary origin or structure. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A form of
logical inference, or an instance of it, based on the assumption that if
two things are known to be alike in some respects, then they must be alike
in other respects. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@%The creation of forms on the basis of a
%@2@%%@CR:ANALPHABETIC @%%@QR:analphabetic@%%@AB@%analphabetic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Not alphabetical. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Unable to read; illiterate.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An illiterate.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAL.RETENTIVE @%%@QR:anal-retentive@%%@AB@%anal-retentive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychoanalysis. %@AE@% Designating personality traits such
as meticulousness, avarice, and obstinacy, originating in habits,
attitudes, or values associated with infantile pleasure in retention of
feces.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALYSAND @%%@QR:analysand@%%@AB@%analysand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who is being psychoanalyzed. [< analyze, by
analogy with %@AI@%multiplicand.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALYSE @%%@QR:analyse@%%@AB@%analyse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%analyze%@BO: a70ee@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALYSIS @%%@QR:analysis@%%@AB@%analysis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The separation of an intellectual or substantial
whole into its constituent parts for individual study. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Separation of a substance into its constituent elements to determine either
their nature (qualitative analysis) or their proportions (quantitative
analysis). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The stated findings of such separation or determination. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Methodology principally involving algebra and calculus as
opposed to synthetic geometry, group theory, and number theory. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
method of proof in which a known truth is sought as a consequence of
reasoning from the thing to be proved. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@%The use of two or
more words instead of an inflected form to express a grammatical category.
%@2@%%@CR:ANALYST @%%@QR:analyst@%%@AB@%analyst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who analyzes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A licensed practitioner of
psychoanalysis. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A %@AI@%systems analyst%@BO: 1283029@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALYTIC @%%@QR:analytic@%%@AB@%analytic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or analytical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to analysis or
analytics. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Dividing into elemental parts or basic principles. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Reasoning from a perception of the parts and interrelations of a subject.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% Expert in or using analysis, esp. in thinking: %@AI@%an analytic mind; an
%@2@%%@CR:ANALYTICAL.BALA @%%@QR:analytical balance@%%@AB@%analytical balance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A balance for chemical analysis.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALYTIC.GEOMET @%%@QR:analytic geometry@%%@AB@%analytic geometry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The analysis of geometric structures and properties
principally by algebraic operations on variables defined in terms of
position coordinates.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALYTICS @%%@QR:analytics@%%@AB@%analytics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The branch of logic dealing with analysis.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANALYZE @%%@QR:analyze@%%@AB@%analyze%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lyzed%@AE@% %@AB@%-lyzing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lyzes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To separate into parts or basic
principles so as to determine the nature of the whole; examine
methodically. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a chemical analysis of. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make a mathematical
%@2@%%@CR:ANAMORPHIC @%%@QR:anamorphic@%%@AB@%anamorphic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having, producing, or designating different optical
magnification along mutually perpendicular radii: %@AI@%an anamorphic lens.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAMORPHOSIS @%%@QR:anamorphosis@%%@AB@%anamorphosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% An image distorted so that it can be viewed
without distortion only from a special angle or with a special instrument.
%@2@%%@CR:ANAPEST @%%@QR:anapest@%%@AB@%anapest%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anapaest %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A metrical foot composed of two short
syllables followed by one long one. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A line of verse in anapest. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ANAPHRODISIA @%%@QR:anaphrodisia@%%@AB@%anaphrodisia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Absence or decline of sexual desire. [Gk. : %@AI@%an, %@AE@%without
%@2@%%@CR:ANAPHYLACTOID @%%@QR:anaphylactoid@%%@AB@%anaphylactoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to an anaphylactic
reaction that occurs without causing antibodies. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a
toxic reaction caused in an unsensitized person by an excessive dose of a
substance that causes anaphylaxis in a sensitized person.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAPHYLAXIS @%%@QR:anaphylaxis@%%@AB@%anaphylaxis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Hypersensitivity to a foreign substance, esp. in animals,
induced by a small preliminary or sensitizing injection of the substance.
%@2@%%@CR:ANAPLASIA @%%@QR:anaplasia@%%@AB@%anaplasia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Reversion of cells to a more primitive or less
differentiated form.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANAPLASTIC @%%@QR:anaplastic@%%@AB@%anaplastic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%Pertaining to the surgical restoration of
a lost or absent part. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to anaplasia of cells.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANARCH @%%@QR:anarch@%%@AB@%anarch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A leader or adherent of anarchy. [Back-formation < anarchy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANARCHIC @%%@QR:anarchic@%%@AB@%anarchic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anarchical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, like, or promoting anarchy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Lacking order or control; lawless. %@AB@% anarchically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANARCHISM @%%@QR:anarchism@%%@AB@%anarchism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The theory that all forms of government are oppressive
and undesirable and should be abolished. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Active resistance and terrorism
against the state, as used by some anarchists. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Rejection of all forms of
coercive control and authority. %@AB@% anarchistic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANARCHIST @%%@QR:anarchist@%%@AB@%anarchist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who advocates or engages in anarchism.
%@2@%%@CR:ANARCHY @%%@QR:anarchy@%%@AB@%anarchy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-chies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Absence of any form of political authority. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Political disorder and confusion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Absence of any cohering principle, as
a common standard or purpose. [Gk. %@AI@%anarkhia %@AE@%< %@AI@%anarkhos, %@AE@%without a ruler :
%@2@%%@CR:ANASTIGMAT @%%@QR:anastigmat@%%@AB@%anastigmat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An anastigmatic lens.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANASTIGMATIC @%%@QR:anastigmatic@%%@AB@%anastigmatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not astigmatic. Used of a compound lens in which the
separate components compensate for the astigmatism of each.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANASTOMOSE @%%@QR:anastomose@%%@AB@%anastomose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mosed%@AE@% %@AB@%-mosing%@AE@% %@AB@%-moses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To join by anastomosis. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To connect by anastomosis, as blood vessels. [Back-formation <
anastomosis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANASTOMOSIS @%%@QR:anastomosis@%%@AB@%anastomosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The union or connection of branches, as of
rivers, veins of leaves, or blood vessels. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A surgical connection of
separate or severed hollow organs to form a continuous channel. [NLat. <
Gk. %@AI@%anastomosis, %@AE@%outlet < %@AI@%anastomoun, %@AE@%to furnish with a mouth : %@AI@%ana-, %@AE@%up +
%@2@%%@CR:ANATOLIAN @%%@QR:Anatolian@%%@AB@%Anatolian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Anatolia or its inhabitants. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of
or pertaining to a branch of the Indo-European language family that
includes Hittite and other extinct languages of ancient Anatolia. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The
Anatolian languages.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANATOMICAL @%%@QR:anatomical@%%@AB@%anatomical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anatomic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to anatomy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to dissection. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Structural as opposed to functional. %@AB@%
%@AB@%anatomically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANATOMIST @%%@QR:anatomist@%%@AB@%anatomist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An expert in or student of anatomy.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANATOMIZE @%%@QR:anatomize@%%@AB@%anatomize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mized%@AE@% %@AB@%-mizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-mizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To dissect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To analyze in
%@2@%%@CR:ANATOMY @%%@QR:anatomy@%%@AB@%anatomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The structure of a plant or animal, or of any of
its parts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The science of the shape and structure of organisms and their
parts. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A treatise on anatomic science. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The dissection of a plant or
animal to disclose the various parts, their positions, structure, and
interrelation. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A skeleton. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A detailed examination or analysis. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The
%@2@%%@CR:ANCHISES @%%@QR:Anchises@%%@AB@%Anchises%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek and Roman Mythology. %@AE@% The father of Aeneas, rescued by
his son from fallen Troy. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Ankhises.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCHOR @%%@QR:anchor@%%@AB@%anchor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A heavy object attached to a vessel by a cable and cast
overboard to keep the vessel in place either by its weight or by its flukes
gripping the bottom. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something used to provide a rigid point of support,
as for securing a rope. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that provides security or stability.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% An anchorman or anchorwoman. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-chored%@AE@% %@AB@%-choring%@AE@% %@AB@%-chors%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
hold fast by or as if by an anchor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To narrate or coordinate (a newscast
in which several correspondents give reports). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To drop anchor; lie
at anchor, as a ship.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% at anchor. .%@AE@% Anchored. [ME %@AI@%anker %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%ancor %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ANCHORAGE @%%@QR:anchorage@%%@AB@%anchorage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A place for anchoring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fee charged for the
privilege of anchoring. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A means of securing or stabilizing: %@AI@%Wall Street
%@AI@%is the anchorage of the financial community.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of anchoring.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition of being at anchor.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCHORESS @%%@QR:anchoress@%%@AB@%anchoress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman who has retired into seclusion for religious
reasons.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCHORITE @%%@QR:anchorite@%%@AB@%anchorite%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anchoret %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who has retired into seclusion for
religious reasons. [ME < Med. Lat. %@AI@%anchorita %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%anachoreta %@AE@%< Gk.
usually the strongest on a team, who performs the last stage of a relay
race. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The narrator or coordinator of a newscast in which several
correspondents give reports.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCHORWOMAN @%%@QR:anchorwoman@%%@AB@%anchorwoman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman who narrates or coordinates a newscast in which
several correspondents give reports.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCHOVY @%%@QR:anchovy@%%@AB@%anchovy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%anchovy%@AE@% %@AB@% or -vies %@AE@% Any of various small, herringlike
marine fishes of the family Engraulidae. Several species are widely used as
food fish. [Sp. %@AI@%anchova.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCHYLOSE @%%@QR:anchylose@%%@AB@%anchylose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%ankylose%@BO: baaa1@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCHYLOSIS @%%@QR:anchylosis@%%@AB@%anchylosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%ankylosis%@BO: babf5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCIEN.REGIME @%%@QR:ancien regime@%%@AB@%ancien regime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The political and social system existing in France
before the Revolution of 1789. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any former socio-political system. [Fr.,
%@AB@%ancient(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Very old; aged. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, existing, or occurring in times
long past, esp. belonging to the historical period prior to the fall of the
Western Roman Empire ( A.D. 476). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Old-fashioned or antiquated. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Having the qualities associated with age, wisdom, or long use; venerable.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A very old person. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who lived in ancient times. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%ancients%@AE@% The peoples of the classical nations of antiquity. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%ancients%@AE@%
The ancient Greek and Roman authors. [ME %@AI@%auncien %@AE@%< OFr. < VLat. *%@AI@%anteanus %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%ante, %@AE@%before.] %@AB@% anciently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% ancientness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%ancient(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ensign; flag. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A flag-bearer or
lieutenant. [Var. of ensign.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCIENT.CHINESE @%%@QR:Ancient Chinese@%%@AB@%Ancient Chinese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Chinese language as used until about the 13th
century A.D.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCIENT.HISTORY @%%@QR:ancient history@%%@AB@%ancient history%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The history of ancient times. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Common
knowledge, esp. of a recent event that has lost its original impact or
importance.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCILLARY @%%@QR:ancillary@%%@AB@%ancillary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Subordinate: %@AI@% For Degas, sculpture was never more than
%@AI@%ancillary to his painting (Herbert Read). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Helping; auxiliary. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl.
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A servant. [Lat. %@AI@%ancillaris, %@AE@%pertaining to a maidservant < %@AI@%ancilla,
%@AE@%maidservant, dim. of %@AI@%ancula, %@AE@%fem. of %@AI@%anculus, %@AE@%servant.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCIPITAL @%%@QR:ancipital@%%@AB@%ancipital%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Flattened and two-edged, as are certain plant stems. [<
Lat. %@AI@%anceps, ancipit-, %@AE@%two-headed : ambi-, two + %@AI@%caput, %@AE@%head.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANCON @%%@QR:ancon@%%@AB@%ancon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cones%@AE@% A projecting bracket used in classical architecture
to carry the upper elements of a cornice; console. [Lat. %@AI@%ancon %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%ankon,
%@2@%%@CR:AND1 @%%@QR:and@%%@AB@%and%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%conj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Together with or along with; also; in addition; as well as.
Used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that have the same grammatical
function in a construction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Added to; plus: %@AI@%Two and two makes four.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
As a result; in consequence: %@AI@%Seek, and ye shall find.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To.
Used between finite verbs, such as %@AI@%go, come, try, write,%@AE@% or %@AI@%see: try and
%@AI@%find it; come and see.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Then. Used to begin a sentence: %@AI@%And he
%@AI@%said unto her . . .%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% If: %@AI@%and it pleases you.%@AE@% [ME < OE.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%Although frowned upon by some, the use of %@AI@%and %@AE@% to begin a
sentence has a long and respectable history: %@AI@%"And it came to pass in those
%@AI@%days" %@AE@% (Luke 2:1).
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%@2@%%@CR:AND2 @%%@QR:AND@%%@AB@%AND%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% A logic operator equivalent to the sentential
connective "and." [< and.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDALUSITE @%%@QR:andalusite@%%@AB@%andalusite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mineral aluminum silicate, Al%@AH@%2%@AE@%SiO%@AH@%5%@AE@%, usually found in%@EH@%
prisms of various colors. [Fr. %@AI@%andalousite, %@AE@%after %@AI@%Andalusia, %@AE@%where it was
discovered.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDAMANESE @%%@QR:Andamanese@%%@AB@%Andamanese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Andamanese%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Andaman%@AE@% A member of a Negrito people
native to the Andaman Islands. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The language of the Andamanese, of no
known linguistic affiliation. %@AB@% Andamanese %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDANTE @%%@QR:andante@%%@AB@%andante%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Moderate in tempo; faster than adagio, but slower
than allegretto. Used as a direction. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Moderately slow. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An
andante movement or passage. [Ital., pr.part. of %@AI@%andare, %@AE@%to walk, ult. <
Lat. %@AI@%ambulare.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDANTINO @%%@QR:andantino@%%@AB@%andantino%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Slightly faster than andante in tempo. Used as a
direction. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Slightly faster than andante. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nos%@AE@% An
andantino movement or passage. [Ital. dim. of %@AI@%andante, %@AE@%andante.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDESITE @%%@QR:andesite@%%@AB@%andesite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gray, fine-grained volcanic rock, chiefly plagioclase and
feldspar. [G. %@AI@%Andesit %@AE@%: %@AI@%Andes, %@AE@%Andes (where it was found) + -%@AI@%it, %@AE@%-ite.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AND.GATE @%%@QR:AND gate@%%@AB@%AND gate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% A signal circuit with two or more input
wires that emits a signal only if all input wires receive coincident
signals.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDIRON @%%@QR:andiron@%%@AB@%andiron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a pair of metal supports for holding up logs in a
fireplace. [ME %@AI@%aundiren, %@AE@%alteration of OFr. %@AI@%andier.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:AND.OR @%%@QR:and/or@%%@AB@%and/or%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%conj.%@AE@% Used to indicate that either %@AI@%and%@AE@% or %@AI@%or%@AE@% may be used to
connect words, phrases, or clauses depending upon what meaning is intended.
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%And/or %@AE@% is widely used in legal and business writing. Its use
in general writing to mean "one or the other or both" is acceptable but can
appear stilted.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDR @%%@QR:andr-@%%@AB@%andr-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%andro-%@BO: ad2de@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDRADITE @%%@QR:andradite@%%@AB@%andradite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A green to brown or black calcium-iron garnet,%@EH@%
Ca%@AH@%3%@AE@%Fe%@AH@%2%@AE@%(SiO%@AH@%4%@AE@%)%@AH@%3%@AE@%. [After Jose B. de %@AI@%Andrada %@AE@%e Silva (d. 1838).] %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDREW @%%@QR:Andrew@%%@AB@%Andrew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the New Testament, one of the Apostles, the brother of
Simon called Peter.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDRO @%%@QR:andro-@%%@AB@%andro-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or andr- %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Male; masculine: %@AI@%androgen.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Stamen or anther:
%@2@%%@CR:ANDROCLES @%%@QR:Androcles@%%@AB@%Androcles%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A legendary Roman slave held to have been spared in the
arena by a lion that remembered him as the man who had once removed a thorn
from its paw. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Androkles.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDROECIUM @%%@QR:androecium@%%@AB@%androecium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cia%@AE@% The stamens of a flower considered collectively.
%@2@%%@CR:ANDROGENIZE @%%@QR:androgenize@%%@AB@%androgenize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nized%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizes%@AE@% To treat with usually large
doses of male hormones. %@AB@% androgenization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDROGENOUS @%%@QR:androgenous@%%@AB@%androgenous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to production of male offspring.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDROGYNOUS @%%@QR:androgynous@%%@AB@%androgynous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having female and male characteristics in one;
hermaphroditic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Composed of staminate and pistillate flowers.
Used of the flower spikes of certain sedges. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Being neither
distinguishably masculine nor feminine, as in dress, appearance, or
%@2@%%@CR:ANDROID @%%@QR:android@%%@AB@%android%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Possessing human features. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A synthetic person created
from biological materials.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDROMACHE @%%@QR:Andromache@%%@AB@%Andromache%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The faithful wife of Hector, captured by
the Greeks at the fall of Troy. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Andromakhe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDROMEDA @%%@QR:Andromeda@%%@AB@%Andromeda%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%The daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia
and wife of Perseus, who had rescued her from a sea monster. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lacerta and Perseus. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%andromeda%@AE@% Any of several shrubs of the genus %@AI@%Andromeda%@AE@% or of closely
related genera. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Andromede.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDROSTERONE @%%@QR:androsterone@%%@AB@%androsterone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A male sex hormone, excreted in urine and synthetically
produced from cholesterol. [andro- + ster(ol) + -one.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANDROUS @%%@QR:-androus@%%@AB@%-androus%@AE@%%@EH@% Having a specified number or kind of stamens: %@AI@%monandrous.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANECDOTIC @%%@QR:anecdotic@%%@AB@%anecdotic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anecdotical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Anecdotal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Full of or given to
telling anecdotes.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANECDOTIST @%%@QR:anecdotist@%%@AB@%anecdotist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who tells, collects, or publishes anecdotes.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANECHOIC @%%@QR:anechoic@%%@AB@%anechoic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Neither having nor producing echoes: %@AI@%an anechoic chamber.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANELE @%%@QR:anele@%%@AB@%anele%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%aneled%@AE@% %@AB@%aneling%@AE@% %@AB@%aneles%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To anoint, esp. in
%@2@%%@CR:ANEMIC @%%@QR:anemic@%%@AB@%anemic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anaemic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or suffering from anemia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Listless and weak; pallid. %@AB@% anemically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANEMOGRAPH @%%@QR:anemograph@%%@AB@%anemograph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A recording anemometer.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANEMOGRAPHY @%%@QR:anemography@%%@AB@%anemography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The science of recording anemometrical measurements.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANEMOMETER @%%@QR:anemometer@%%@AB@%anemometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An instrument for indicating and measuring wind force and
speed.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANEMOMETRY @%%@QR:anemometry@%%@AB@%anemometry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The determination of wind force and velocity.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANEMONE @%%@QR:anemone@%%@AB@%anemone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Anemone,%@AE@% of the North
Temperate Zone, having white, purple, or red cup-shaped flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%sea
%@2@%%@CR:ANEMONE.FISH @%%@QR:anemone fish@%%@AB@%anemone fish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small, brightly colored marine fishes of
the genus %@AI@%Amphiprion,%@AE@% that are found near sea anemones.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANEMOPHILOUS @%%@QR:anemophilous@%%@AB@%anemophilous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pollinated by wind-dispersed pollen.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANENCEPHALY @%%@QR:anencephaly@%%@AB@%anencephaly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lies%@AE@% Congenital absence of the brain and spinal
cord. %@AB@% anencephalic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANENT @%%@QR:anent@%%@AB@%anent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Regarding; concerning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% Opposite; close to.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% On a level with; in a line with.
%@2@%%@CR:ANEROID @%%@QR:aneroid@%%@AB@%aneroid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not using fluid. [Fr. %@AI@%aneroide %@AE@%: Gk. %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%not + Gk. %@AI@%neron,
%@AE@%water.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANEROID.BAROMET @%%@QR:aneroid barometer@%%@AB@%aneroid barometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A barometer in which variations of atmospheric
pressure are indicated by the relative bulges of a thin elastic metal disk
covering a partially evacuated chamber.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANESTHESIA @%%@QR:anesthesia@%%@AB@%anesthesia%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anaesthesia %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Total or partial loss of sensation,
esp. tactile sensibility, induced by disease or an anesthetic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Artificially induced unconsciousness or local or general insensibility to
%@2@%%@CR:ANESTHESIOLOGY @%%@QR:anesthesiology@%%@AB@%anesthesiology%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anaesthesiology %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The medical study and application
of anesthetics. %@AB@% anesthesiologist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANESTHETIC @%%@QR:anesthetic@%%@AB@%anesthetic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anaesthetic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Relating to or resembling anesthesia.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Causing anesthesia. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Insensitive. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An agent that causes
unconsciousness or insensitivity to pain. [< Gk. %@AI@%anaisthetos, %@AE@%without
%@2@%%@CR:ANESTHETIST @%%@QR:anesthetist@%%@AB@%anesthetist%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anaesthetist %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person, usually a physician, trained
to administer anesthetics.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANESTHETIZE @%%@QR:anesthetize@%%@AB@%anesthetize%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anaesthetize %@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% To induce
anesthesia in. %@AB@% anesthetization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANESTRUS @%%@QR:anestrus@%%@AB@%anestrus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An interval of sexual dormancy between two periods of
estrus.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANEURYSM @%%@QR:aneurysm@%%@AB@%aneurysm%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aneurism %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pathological blood-filled dilatation of a
blood vessel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A dilatation of a cylindrical body in the manner of blood
%@2@%%@CR:ANEW @%%@QR:anew@%%@AB@%anew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Once more; again. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In a new and different way, form, or
manner. [ME %@AI@%a new %@AE@%: %@AI@%a, %@AE@%of + %@AI@%new, %@AE@%new.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANFRACTUOSITY @%%@QR:anfractuosity@%%@AB@%anfractuosity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition or quality of being
anfractuous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A winding channel, passage, or crevice. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A complicated or
involved process.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANFRACTUOUS @%%@QR:anfractuous@%%@AB@%anfractuous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Full of twists and turns; winding; tortuous. [Fr.
+ %@AI@%fractus, %@AE@%broken, p.part, of %@AI@%frangere, %@AE@%to break.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGARY @%%@QR:angary@%%@AB@%angary%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or angaria %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The legal right of a belligerent state to seize,
use, or destroy the property of a neutral, provided that full compensation
is made. [Fr. %@AI@%angarie %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%angaria, %@AE@%service to a lord < Gk. %@AI@%angareia,
%@AE@%impressment for public service < %@AI@%angaros, %@AE@% courier.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGEL @%%@QR:angel@%%@AB@%angel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An immortal, spiritual being attendant upon
God. In medieval angelology, there are nine orders of spiritual beings
(listed from the highest to lowest in rank): seraphim, cherubim, thrones,
dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities, archangels, and
angels. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The conventional representation of such a being in the image of
a human figure with a halo and wings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A guardian spirit or guiding
influence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A kind and lovable person. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A person manifesting
goodness, purity, and selflessness. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Christian Science. %@AE@%God's thoughts
passing to man. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A financial backer of an enterprise, esp. of
a dramatic production. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Enemy aircraft. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A radar echo of unknown
%@2@%%@CR:ANGELENO @%%@QR:Angeleno@%%@AB@%Angeleno%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A native or resident of Los Angeles. [Mex. Sp. %@AI@%Angeleno,
%@AE@%after %@AI@%Los Angeles, %@AE@%California.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGELFISH @%%@QR:angelfish@%%@AB@%angelfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%angelfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several brightly
colored fishes of the family Chaetodontidae, of warm seas, having laterally
compressed bodies. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A freshwater fish, %@AI@%Pterophyllum scalare,%@AE@% native to
rivers of tropical South America, having a laterally compressed, usually
striped body, and popular in aquariums.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGEL.FOOD.CAKE @%%@QR:angel food cake@%%@AB@%angel food cake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white, almond-flavored sponge cake made of egg
whites, sugar, and flour.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGELIC @%%@QR:angelic@%%@AB@%angelic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or angelical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, consisting of, or
belonging to angels: %@AI@%angelic hosts.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Suggestive of or fit for an
angel; pure and lovely. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Kind and lovable. %@AB@% angelically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGELICA @%%@QR:angelica@%%@AB@%angelica%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Angelica,%@AE@% having
compound leaves and clusters of small white or greenish flowers, esp. %@AI@%A.
%@AI@%Archangelica,%@AE@% whose aromatic seeds, leaves, stems, and roots are used in
medicine and as flavoring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The candied stem of the angelica. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Angelica%@AE@%
A sweet white wine or liqueur. [Med.Lat. (%@AI@%herba) angelica, %@AE@%angelic (herb)
%@2@%%@CR:ANGELICA.TREE @%%@QR:angelica tree@%%@AB@%angelica tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several spiny trees or shrubs, such as the
%@AI@%%@AI@%Hercules'-club%@BO: 896e4b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGELOLOGY @%%@QR:angelology@%%@AB@%angelology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The branch of theology having to do with angels.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGEL.SHARK @%%@QR:angel shark@%%@AB@%angel shark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several raylike sharks of the genus %@AI@%Squatina,%@AE@%
having a broad, flat head and body.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGELUS @%%@QR:Angelus@%%@AB@%Angelus%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or angelus %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A devotional prayer at
morning, noon, and night to commemorate the Annunciation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bell rung as
a call to recite the Angelus. [Med. Lat., angel, first word of the prayer.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGER @%%@QR:anger@%%@AB@%anger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A feeling of extreme displeasure, hostility, indignation, or
%@AI@%%@AI@%resentment%@BO: f83b3c@%%@AE@% %@AI@%indignation%@BO: 95ca84@%%@AE@% These nouns denote varying degrees of marked
displeasure. %@AI@%Anger%@BO: b158d@%%@AE@% , the most general, denotes strong, usually temporary
displeasure without specifying manner of expression. %@AI@%Rage%@BO: f0b77a@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%fury%@BO: 78c1c2@%%@AE@% are
closely related in the sense of intense, uncontained, explosive emotion.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Fury%@BO: 78c1c2@%%@AE@% can be more destructive, %@AI@%rage%@BO: f0b77a@%%@AE@% more justified by circumstances. %@AI@%Ire%@BO: 9b6cf9@%%@AE@%
is a poetic term for anger. %@AI@%Wrath%@BO: 1501bed@%%@AE@% applies especially to fervid anger that
seeks vengeance or punishment on an epic scale. %@AI@%Resentment%@BO: f83b3c@%%@AE@% refers to ill
will and suppressed anger generated by a sense of grievance. One feels
%@AI@%%@AI@%indignation%@BO: 95ca84@%%@AE@% at seeing the mistreatment of someone or something dear and
%@AI@%%@2@%%@CR:ANGEVIN @%%@QR:Angevin@%%@AB@%Angevin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the province of Anjou, France. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of
or pertaining to the House of Anjou, esp. as represented by the Plantagenet
kings of England descended from Geoffrey, Count of Anjou. [Fr. < OFr. <
Med. Lat. %@AI@%Andegavinus %@AE@%< %@AI@%Andegavia, %@AE@%Anjou.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGINA @%%@QR:angina@%%@AB@%angina%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A disease, such as croup or diphtheria, in which spasmodic
and painful suffocation or spasms occur. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Angina pectoris%@BO: b21ac@%%@AE@%. [Lat., quinsy
%@2@%%@CR:ANGIOLOGY @%%@QR:angiology@%%@AB@%angiology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of blood and lymph vessels. [Gk. %@AI@%angeion, %@AE@%vessel
+ -logy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGIOMA @%%@QR:angioma@%%@AB@%angioma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mata %@AE@% A tumor composed of lymph and blood
%@2@%%@CR:ANGIOPATHY @%%@QR:angiopathy@%%@AB@%angiopathy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-thies%@AE@% Any of several diseases of the blood or lymph
%@AB@%angle(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gled%@AE@% %@AB@%-gling%@AE@% %@AB@%-gles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fish with a hook and line. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To try to get something by using schemes, tricks, or other artful means:
%@AI@%%@AI@%angle for a promotion.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A fishhook or fishing tackle. [ME
%@AB@%angle(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The figure formed by two lines diverging
from a common point. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The figure formed by two planes diverging from a
common line. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The rotation required to superimpose either of two such
lines or planes on the other. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% The space between such lines or surfaces.
%@AB@%%@AB@%e.%@AE@% A %@AI@%solid angle%@BO: 11589f2@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sharp or projecting corner, as of a building. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
The place, position, or direction from which an object is presented to
view: %@AI@%a handsome building from any angle.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An aspect, as of a problem,
seen from a specific point of view. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A scheme; devious method. %@AI@%an
%@AI@%angle bracket.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-gled%@AE@% %@AB@%-gling%@AE@% %@AB@%-gles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move or turn at an
angle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hit (a ball or puck, for example) at an angle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@%
To impart a biased aspect or point of view to. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To continue along or
turn at angles or by angles: %@AI@%The path angled through the woods.%@AE@% [ME < OFr.
< Lat. %@AI@%angulus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGLE2 @%%@QR:Angle@%%@AB@%Angle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a Germanic people that migrated to England from
southern Denmark in the 5th century A.D. , founded the kingdoms of
Northumbria, East Anglia, and Mercia, and together with the Jutes and
Saxons formed the Anglo-Saxon peoples. [< Lat. %@AI@%Angli, %@AE@%the Angles, of
Germanic orig.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLE.BRACKET @%%@QR:angle bracket@%%@AB@%angle bracket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bracket%@BO: 2314be@%%@AE@% (sense 4.b.).
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANGLEDOZER @%%@QR:angledozer@%%@AB@%angledozer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A machine resembling a tractor, used to level or scrape
ground, and constructed so that the dirt is pushed off to one side. [Orig.
a trademark.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLE.IRON @%%@QR:angle iron@%%@AB@%angle iron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A length of steel or iron bent at a right angle along its
long dimension, used as a support or structural framework.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLE.OF.ATTACK @%%@QR:angle of attack@%%@AB@%angle of attack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The acute angle between the chord of an airfoil and a
line representing the undisturbed relative airflow.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLE.OF.INCIDE @%%@QR:angle of incidence@%%@AB@%angle of incidence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%The angle formed by the path of a
body or of radiation incident on a surface and a perpendicular to the
surface at the point of impact. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%angle of attack%@BO: b33d2@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLE.OF.REFLEC @%%@QR:angle of reflection@%%@AB@%angle of reflection%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The acute angle formed by the path of a reflected
body or reflected radiation with a perpendicular to the surface at the
point of reflection.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLE.OF.REFRAC @%%@QR:angle of refraction@%%@AB@%angle of refraction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The acute angle formed by the path of refracted
radiation with a perpendicular to the refracting surface at the point of
refraction.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLE.OF.YAW @%%@QR:angle of yaw@%%@AB@%angle of yaw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The angle between an aircraft's longitudinal axis and
its line of travel, as seen from above.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLE.PLATE @%%@QR:angle plate@%%@AB@%angle plate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A right-angled metal bracket, used on the face plate of a
lathe to hold pieces being worked.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLEPOD @%%@QR:anglepod@%%@AB@%anglepod%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Gonolobus,%@AE@% of the
southern and central United States, having greenish or purple flowers and
angular pods.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLER @%%@QR:angler@%%@AB@%angler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fisherman who uses a hook. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A scheming person. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An
%@AI@%%@AI@%anglerfish%@BO: b3bc8@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLERFISH @%%@QR:anglerfish@%%@AB@%anglerfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%anglerfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% Any of various marine fishes of
the order Lophiiformes (or Pediculati), having a long dorsal fin ray that
is suspended over the mouth and that serves as a lure to attract prey.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLESITE @%%@QR:anglesite@%%@AB@%anglesite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lead sulfate mineral, occurring in colorless or tinted
crystals. [After %@AI@%Anglesey, %@AE@%Wales.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLEWORM @%%@QR:angleworm@%%@AB@%angleworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A worm, such as an earthworm, used as bait in fishing.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLIAN @%%@QR:Anglian@%%@AB@%Anglian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Angles. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An Angle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
Old English dialects of Mercian and Northumbrian.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLICAN @%%@QR:Anglican@%%@AB@%Anglican%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Church of
England or any of the churches related to it in origin and communion, such
as the Protestant Episcopal Church. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to England or the
English. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the Church of England or of any of the churches
related to it. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%Anglicanus, %@AE@%English < %@AI@%Anglicus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%Angli, %@AE@%the
Angles. -see Angle.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLICAN.CHURCH @%%@QR:Anglican Church@%%@AB@%Anglican Church%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Church of England and the churches in other
nations that are in complete agreement with it as to doctrine and
discipline and are in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLICAN.COMMUN @%%@QR:Anglican Communion@%%@AB@%Anglican Communion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Anglican Church%@BO: b41be@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLICANISM @%%@QR:Anglicanism@%%@AB@%Anglicanism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The doctrine, system, and practice of the Anglican
Church.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLICE @%%@QR:Anglice@%%@AB@%Anglice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In the English form: %@AI@%Firenze,%@AE@% Anglice %@AI@%Florence.%@AE@% [Med. Lat.
< %@AI@%Anglicus, %@AE@%English < Lat. %@AI@%Angli, %@AE@% the Angles. -see Angle.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLICISM @%%@QR:Anglicism@%%@AB@%Anglicism%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anglicism %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to the
English language, esp. as spoken in England; Briticism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A typically
English quality.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLICIST @%%@QR:Anglicist@%%@AB@%Anglicist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A specialist in English linguistics.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLICIZE @%%@QR:Anglicize@%%@AB@%Anglicize%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anglicize %@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cized%@AE@% %@AB@%-cizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cizes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To make English
or similar to English in form, idiom, style, or character. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become
English in form or character. %@AB@% Anglicization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLING @%%@QR:angling@%%@AB@%angling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act, process, or art of fishing with a hook and line and
usually a rod.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLO1 @%%@QR:Anglo@%%@AB@%Anglo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-glos%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An Anglo-American, esp. a white resident
of the United States who is not of Latin descent. [Short for
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLO.AMERICAN @%%@QR:Anglo-American@%%@AB@%Anglo-American%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or between England and America,
esp. the United States. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or relating to Anglo-Americans. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An
American, esp. a resident of the United States, whose language, ancestry,
and culture are English.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLO.CATHOLIC @%%@QR:Anglo-Catholic@%%@AB@%Anglo-Catholic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the Anglican Communion whose religious
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLO.FRENCH @%%@QR:Anglo-French@%%@AB@%Anglo-French%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or between England and France or
their peoples; English and French. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Anglo-Norman%@BO: b50db@%%@AE@% (sense 2).
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLO.INDIAN @%%@QR:Anglo-Indian@%%@AB@%Anglo-Indian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person of English and Indian descent. %@AB@% Anglo-Indian
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLO.IRISH @%%@QR:Anglo-Irish@%%@AB@%Anglo-Irish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native of England living in Ireland. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A native of
Ireland living in England. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person of mixed Irish and English ancestry.
%@AB@% Anglo-Irish %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLO.NORMAN @%%@QR:Anglo-Norman@%%@AB@%Anglo-Norman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the Normans who lived in England after the
Norman conquest of England in 1066, or a descendant of these settlers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% The dialect of Old French derived chiefly from Norman French that was
used by the Anglo-Normans. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The form of this dialect used in English law
until the 17th century. %@AB@% Anglo-Norman %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLOPHILE @%%@QR:Anglophile@%%@AB@%Anglophile%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Anglophil %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An admirer of England and English things.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or resembling Anglophiles. %@AB@% Anglophilia %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLOPHOBE @%%@QR:Anglophobe@%%@AB@%Anglophobe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who has an aversion to England or English things.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or similar to Anglophobes. %@AB@% Anglophobia %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLOPHONE @%%@QR:Anglophone@%%@AB@%Anglophone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An English-speaking individual, esp. in a country where
two or more languages are spoken. %@AB@% Anglophonic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGLO.SAXON @%%@QR:Anglo-Saxon@%%@AB@%Anglo-Saxon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of one of the Germanic peoples (Angles,
Saxons, and Jutes) who settled in Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Any of the descendants of the Anglo-Saxons who were dominant in England
until the Norman Conquest of 1066. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Old English%@BO: c94736@%%@AE@% (sense 1). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A person of
English ancestry. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of
Anglo-Saxons or their descendants, or their language or culture; English.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGORA @%%@QR:Angora@%%@AB@%Angora%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%angora%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The long, silky hair of the Angora goat. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
fine, light hair of the Angora rabbit, sometimes blended with wool in
fabrics. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A yarn or fabric made from either of these fibers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An %@AI@%Angora
%@AI@%cat%@BO: b5aac@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An %@AI@%Angora goat%@BO: b5b33@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An %@AI@%Angora rabbit%@BO: b5bdb@%%@AE@%. [After %@AI@%Angora %@AE@%(Ankara),
Turkey.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGORA.CAT @%%@QR:Angora cat@%%@AB@%Angora cat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long-haired domestic cat.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGORA.GOAT @%%@QR:Angora goat@%%@AB@%Angora goat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a breed of domestic goats having long, silky hair.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGORA.RABBIT @%%@QR:Angora rabbit@%%@AB@%Angora rabbit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a breed of domestic rabbits having long, soft,
usually white hair.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGOSTURA.BARK @%%@QR:angostura bark@%%@AB@%angostura bark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bitter, aromatic bark of either of two Brazilian
trees, %@AI@%Galipea officinalis%@AE@% or %@AI@%Cusparia trifoliata,%@AE@% used as a tonic. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Angostura, %@AE@%former name of Ciudad Bolivar.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGRY @%%@QR:angry@%%@AB@%angry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-grier%@AE@% %@AB@%-griest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Feeling or showing anger; incensed or
enraged: %@AI@%an angry customer.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Indicative of or resulting from anger: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%angry silence.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having a menacing aspect; seeming to threaten: %@AI@%angry
%@2@%%@CR:ANGRY.YOUNG.MAN @%%@QR:angry young man@%%@AB@%angry young man%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Angry Young Man %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a group of English writers
of the 1950's whose works are characterized by vigorous social protest.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGST @%%@QR:angst@%%@AB@%angst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A feeling of anxiety. [G.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGSTROM @%%@QR:angstrom@%%@AB@%angstrom%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or angstrom unit %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of length equal to one
hundred-millionth (10%@AH@%-8%@AE@%) of a centimeter, used esp. to specify radiation%@EH@%
wavelengths. [After Anders Jonas %@AI@%Angstrom %@AE@%(1814-1874).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGUILLIFORM @%%@QR:anguilliform@%%@AB@%anguilliform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the elongated shape of an eel. [Lat. %@AI@%anguilla,
%@AE@%eel (dim. of %@AI@%anguis, %@AE@%snake) + -form.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGUINE @%%@QR:anguine@%%@AB@%anguine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling a snake; snakelike. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ANGUISH @%%@QR:anguish@%%@AB@%anguish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An agonizing physical or mental pain; torment. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-guished%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-guishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-guishes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to suffer or feel anguish. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
suffer or feel anguish. [ME %@AI@%angwisshe, %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%anguisse %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%angustia,
%@AE@%narrowness < %@AI@%angustus, %@AE@%narrow.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGUISHED @%%@QR:anguished@%%@AB@%anguished%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Feeling, expressing, or caused by anguish.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGULAR @%%@QR:angular@%%@AB@%angular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having, forming, or consisting of an angle or angles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Measured by an angle or degrees of an arc. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Bony and lean; gaunt. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Lacking grace or smoothness; awkward: %@AI@%an angular gait.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Crotchety in
manner or disposition; unyielding. [Lat. %@AI@%angularis %@AE@%< %@AI@%angulus, %@AE@%angle.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGULAR.ACCELER @%%@QR:angular acceleration@%%@AB@%angular acceleration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The rate of change of angular velocity with
respect to time.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGULARITY @%%@QR:angularity@%%@AB@%angularity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition or quality of being angular. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%angularities%@AE@% Angular forms, outlines, or corners.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGULAR.MOMENTU @%%@QR:angular momentum@%%@AB@%angular momentum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The vector product of the position vector and
linear velocity of a particle in motion relative to an axis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The sum of
such products, one for each component particle of an extended body,
expressible as the product of the angular velocity and the moment of
inertia of the body.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGULAR.VELOCIT @%%@QR:angular velocity@%%@AB@%angular velocity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A vector quantity describing rotational motion, the
magnitude of which is the time rate of change of angle and the direction of
which is along the axis of rotation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGULATE @%%@QR:angulate@%%@AB@%angulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having angles or an angular shape. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To make or become angular. %@AB@% angulately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANGULATION @%%@QR:angulation@%%@AB@%angulation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The formation of angles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An angular part, position,
or formation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANHINGA @%%@QR:anhinga@%%@AB@%anhinga%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%water turkey%@BO: 14975a9@%%@AE@%. [Port. < Tupi.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANHYDRIDE @%%@QR:anhydride@%%@AB@%anhydride%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chemical compound formed from another by the removal of
water. [anhydr(ous) + -ide.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANHYDRITE @%%@QR:anhydrite@%%@AB@%anhydrite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white to grayish or reddish mineral of anhydrous calcium
sulfate, CaSO%@AH@%4%@AE@%, occurring as layers in gypsum deposits. [anhydr(ous) +%@EH@%
-ite1.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANHYDROUS @%%@QR:anhydrous@%%@AB@%anhydrous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Without water, esp. water of crystallization. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ANILE @%%@QR:anile@%%@AB@%anile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or like an old woman. [Lat. %@AI@%anilis %@AE@%< %@AI@%anus, %@AE@%old woman.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%anility %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANILINE @%%@QR:aniline@%%@AB@%aniline%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anilin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, oily, poisonous benzene derivative,%@EH@%
C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%NH%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used in the manufacture of rubber, dyes, resins, pharmaceuticals,%@EH@%
and varnishes. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Derived from aniline. [G. %@AI@%Anilin %@AE@%: %@AI@%Anil, %@AE@%anil + %@AI@%-in,
%@AI@%%@AE@%-ine.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANILINE.DYE @%%@QR:aniline dye@%%@AB@%aniline dye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of numerous synthetic dyes.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANILINGUS @%%@QR:anilingus@%%@AB@%anilingus%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anilinctus %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Oral stimulation of the anus for sexual
stimulation. [NLat. : Lat. %@AI@%anus, %@AE@%anus + Lat. %@AI@%lingere, %@AE@%to lick.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMA @%%@QR:anima@%%@AB@%anima%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The inner self; soul. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMADVERSION @%%@QR:animadversion@%%@AB@%animadversion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Hostile criticism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A critical or censorious
remark. [Lat. %@AI@%animadversio %@AE@%< %@AI@%animadvertere, %@AE@%to turn the mind toward -see
animadvert.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMADVERT @%%@QR:animadvert@%%@AB@%animadvert%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-verted%@AE@% %@AB@%-verting%@AE@% %@AB@%-verts%@AE@% To remark or comment
critically, usually with strong disapproval or censure: %@AI@%felt impelled to
%@AI@%animadvert on the wickedness of governments.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%animadvertere, %@AE@%to turn
the mind toward : %@AI@%animus, %@AE@%mind + %@AI@%vertere, %@AE@%to turn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMAL @%%@QR:animal@%%@AB@%animal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An organism of the kingdom Animalia, distinguished from
plants by certain typical characteristics such as the power of locomotion,
fixed structure and limited growth, and nonphotosynthetic metabolism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
animal organism other than a human being, esp. a mammal. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person of
inhuman character or bearing; someone who is bestial or brutish. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Animality: %@AI@%Drinking releases the animal in him.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, relating
to, or characteristic of animals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Relating to the sensual or physical as
distinct from the spiritual nature of people. [Lat. < %@AI@%animalis, %@AE@%living <
%@AI@%%@AI@%anima, %@AE@%soul.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMAL.CRACKERS @%%@QR:animal crackers@%%@AB@%animal crackers%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Small cookies baked in various animal shapes.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMALCULE @%%@QR:animalcule@%%@AB@%animalcule%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or animalculum %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cules%@AE@% %@AB@% or -cula %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A microscopic or
minute organism, such as an amoeba or paramecium, usually thought of as an
animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A tiny animal, such as a mosquito. [NLat. %@AI@%animalculum,
%@AI@%%@AE@%dim. of Lat. %@AI@%animal, %@AE@%animal.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMAL.HEAT @%%@QR:animal heat@%%@AB@%animal heat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The heat generated in an animal's body.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMAL.HUSBANDR @%%@QR:animal husbandry@%%@AB@%animal husbandry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The care and breeding of domestic animals such as
cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMALISM @%%@QR:animalism@%%@AB@%animalism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A state of enjoying sound health and vigorous physical
drives. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A state of indifference to all but the physical appetites. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
The doctrine that man is purely animal with no spiritual nature. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANIMALITY @%%@QR:animality@%%@AB@%animality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The characteristics or nature of an animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Animals
collectively; the animal kingdom. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The animal as distinct from the
spiritual nature of man.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMALIZE @%%@QR:animalize@%%@AB@%animalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make coarse and brutal;
sensualize. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To endow (a deity) with the attributes of an animal. %@AB@%
%@AB@%animalization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMAL.KINGDOM @%%@QR:animal kingdom@%%@AB@%animal kingdom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The category of living organisms that includes all
animals.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMAL.MAGNETIS @%%@QR:animal magnetism@%%@AB@%animal magnetism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Hypnotism or mesmerism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Magnetic personal
presence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Sensualism. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Christian Science. %@AE@%"The voluntary or
involuntary action of error in all its forms" (Mary Baker Eddy).
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMAL.SPIRITS @%%@QR:animal spirits@%%@AB@%animal spirits%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Vigorous buoyancy of good health.
%@2@%%@CR:ANIMATE @%%@QR:animate@%%@AB@%animate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mated%@AE@% %@AB@%-mating%@AE@% %@AB@%-mates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give life to; fill with life.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To impart interest or zest to; enliven: %@AI@% The party was animated by all
%@AI@%kinds of men and women (Rene) Dubos). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To fill with spirit, courage, or
resolution; encourage. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To inspire to action; prompt. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To impart motion
or activity to. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To make, design, or produce (a cartoon, for example) so
as to create the illusion of motion. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Possessing life; living.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or relating to animal life as distinct from plant life. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Belonging
to the class of nouns that stand for living things: %@AI@%The word "dog" is
%@AI@%animate, the word "car" inanimate.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%animare, animat- %@AE@%< %@AI@%anima, %@AE@%soul.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMATED @%%@QR:animated@%%@AB@%animated%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Filled with life, activity, vigor, or spirit: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%animated discussion.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Made or designed so as to seem alive and moving:
%@AI@%%@AI@%an animated doll.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Containing or consisting of figures or objects that
seem to move in a lifelike manner. %@AB@% animatedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMATED.CARTOO @%%@QR:animated cartoon@%%@AB@%animated cartoon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A motion picture consisting of a photographed series
of drawings.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMATED.OAT @%%@QR:animated oat@%%@AB@%animated oat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A grass, %@AI@%Avena sterilis,%@AE@% of the Mediterranean region,
having spikelets that move or twist in response to changes in moisture.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMATER @%%@QR:animater@%%@AB@%animater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%animator%@BO: b9599@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMATION @%%@QR:animation@%%@AB@%animation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act, process, or result of animating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
condition or quality of being animate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The art and process of
preparing animated cartoons. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An animated cartoon.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMATO @%%@QR:animato@%%@AB@%animato%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% In an animated or lively manner. Used as a
direction. [Ital. < Lat. %@AI@%animatus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%animare, %@AE@%to animate.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%animato %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMATOR @%%@QR:animator@%%@AB@%animator%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or animater %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that animates. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An artist or
technician who prepares or produces an animated cartoon.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMISM @%%@QR:animism@%%@AB@%animism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various primitive beliefs whereby natural phenomena
and things animate and inanimate are held to possess an innate soul. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
theory of psychic concepts or of spiritual beings generally. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
hypothesis, first advanced by Pythagoras and Plato, of an immaterial force
animating the universe. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An 18th-century doctrine that viewed the soul as
the vital principle and source of both the normal and the abnormal
phenomena of life. [G. %@AI@%Animismus %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%anima, %@AE@%soul + %@AI@%-ismus, %@AE@%-ism.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANIMOSITY @%%@QR:animosity@%%@AB@%animosity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% Bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred.
%@2@%%@CR:ANIMUS @%%@QR:animus@%%@AB@%animus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An animating motive; intention or purpose. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A feeling of
animosity; bitter hostility or hatred. [Lat., soul, mind.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANION @%%@QR:anion@%%@AB@%anion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A negatively charged ion that migrates to an anode, as in
electrolysis. [Gk., (something) going up, pr.part. of %@AI@%anienai, %@AE@%to go up :
%@2@%%@CR:ANIS @%%@QR:anis-@%%@AB@%anis-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%aniso-%@BO: ba121@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANISE @%%@QR:anise@%%@AB@%anise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Pimpinella anisum,%@AE@% native to the Mediterranean
region, having clusters of small yellowish-white flowers and
%@2@%%@CR:ANKH @%%@QR:ankh@%%@AB@%ankh%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ansate cross. [Of Egypt. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANKLE @%%@QR:ankle@%%@AB@%ankle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The joint, consisting of the bones and related structure,
that connects the foot with the leg. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The slender section of the leg
immediately above the foot. [ME %@AI@%ancle, %@AE@%prob. of ON orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANKLEBONE @%%@QR:anklebone@%%@AB@%anklebone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%talus%@BO: 129aa30@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANKLET @%%@QR:anklet@%%@AB@%anklet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ornament worn around the ankle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sock that reaches
just above the ankle.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANKYLOSE @%%@QR:ankylose@%%@AB@%ankylose%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anchylose %@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-losed%@AE@% %@AB@%-losing%@AE@% %@AB@%-loses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To join or
consolidate by ankylosis. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become joined or consolidated by
ankylosis. [Back-formation < ankylosis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANKYLOSIS @%%@QR:ankylosis@%%@AB@%ankylosis%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anchylosis %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%The consolidation of bones or
their parts forming a single unit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%The stiffening of a joint
as the result of abnormal bone fusion. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%ankulosis, %@AE@%stiffening
of the joints < %@AI@%ankulos, %@AE@%bent.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANLACE @%%@QR:anlace@%%@AB@%anlace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A two-edged medieval dagger. [ME %@AI@%anelas.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANLAGE @%%@QR:anlage@%%@AB@%anlage%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Anlage %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ges%@AE@% %@AB@% or -gen %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The initial cell structure
from which an embryonic part or organ develops; primordium. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
fundamental principle; foundation. [G., fundamental principle < MHG %@AI@%anlage,
%@AI@%%@AE@%request : %@AI@%ane-, %@AE@%on + %@AI@%lage, %@AE@%act of laying.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANNA @%%@QR:anna@%%@AB@%anna%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A former copper coin of India and Pakistan. [Hindi %@AI@%ana %@AE@%< Skt.
%@AI@%%@AI@%anu-, %@AE@%small.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANNALIST @%%@QR:annalist@%%@AB@%annalist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who writes annals; chronicler.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANNALS @%%@QR:annals@%%@AB@%annals%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A chronological record of the events of successive
years. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A descriptive account or record; history: %@AI@% The short and simple
%@AI@%annals of the poor (Gray). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A periodical journal compiling the records
and reports of a particular learned field. [Lat. (%@AI@%libri%@AE@%) %@AI@%annales, %@AE@%yearly
%@2@%%@CR:ANNAMESE @%%@QR:Annamese@%%@AB@%Annamese%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Annamite %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Annam, its inhabitants,
their language, or their culture. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Annamese%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mites %@AE@%A native
or inhabitant of Annam. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Vietnamese%@BO: 144e55a@%%@AE@% (sense 2).
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%@2@%%@CR:ANNATTO @%%@QR:annatto@%%@AB@%annatto%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or arnatto %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tos%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small tropical American tree, %@AI@%Bixa
%@AI@%orellana,%@AE@% having red or pinkish flowers and seeds used in cooking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
yellowish-red dyestuff obtained from the pulp of annatto seeds. [Of Cariban
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANNEAL @%%@QR:anneal@%%@AB@%anneal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nealed%@AE@% %@AB@%-nealing%@AE@% %@AB@%-neals%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To subject (glass or metal) to
a process of heating and slow cooling in order to toughen and reduce
brittleness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To temper. [ME %@AI@%anelen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%onaelan, %@AE@%to set fire to : %@AI@%on, %@AE@%on
%@2@%%@CR:ANNELID @%%@QR:annelid@%%@AB@%annelid%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or annelidan %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or belonging to the phylum Annelida, which
includes the earthworms, leeches, and other worms having cylindrical
segmented bodies. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An annelid worm. [NLat. %@AI@%Annelida, %@AE@%phylum name < Fr.
%@AI@%annele, %@AE@%ringed < OFr. %@AI@%annel, %@AE@%ring < Lat. %@AI@%anellus, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%anulus, %@AE@%ring.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANNEX @%%@QR:annex@%%@AB@%annex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nexed%@AE@% %@AB@%-nexing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nexes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To add or join to; append or
attach, esp. to a larger or more significant thing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To incorporate
(territory) into an existing country or state. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To add or attach, as an
attribute, condition, or consequence. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A building added on to a
larger one, or an auxiliary building situated near the main one. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
addition to a record or document. [ME %@AI@%annexen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%annexer %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ANNEXATION @%%@QR:annexation@%%@AB@%annexation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of annexing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that has
%@2@%%@CR:ANNEXE @%%@QR:annexe@%%@AB@%annexe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%annex%@BO: bba2a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANNIE.OAKLEY @%%@QR:Annie Oakley@%%@AB@%Annie Oakley%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A complimentary ticket of admittance; a free
ticket or pass. [After %@AI@%Annie Oakley %@AE@%(1860-1926).]
%@2@%%@CR:ANNIHILATION @%%@QR:annihilation@%%@AB@%annihilation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of annihilating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The condition
or result of having been annihilated; utter destruction. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%The
phenomenon in which a particle and an antiparticle, such as an electron and
a positron, disappear with a resultant release of energy approximately
equivalent to the sum of their masses.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANNIVERSARY @%%@QR:anniversary@%%@AB@%anniversary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The annual recurrence of an event that took
place in some preceding year: %@AI@%a wedding anniversary.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A commemorative
celebration on the date of an anniversary. %@AI@%an anniversary party.%@AE@% [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%anniversarie %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%anniversarium %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%anniversarius, %@AE@%returning
%@2@%%@CR:ANNOTATION @%%@QR:annotation@%%@AB@%annotation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of annotating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A critical or
explanatory note; commentary.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANNOUNCE @%%@QR:announce@%%@AB@%announce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nounced%@AE@% %@AB@%-nouncing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nounces%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring to public
notice; declare or proclaim officially or formally. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To proclaim the
presence or arrival of: %@AI@%announce a caller.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make aware or conscious
of through the senses. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To serve as an announcer. [ME %@AI@%announcen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:ANNOUNCEMENT @%%@QR:announcement@%%@AB@%announcement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of announcing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that has been
announced. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A printed or published statement or notice.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANNOUNCER @%%@QR:announcer@%%@AB@%announcer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that announces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A radio or television performer
who provides program continuity and delivers commercial and other
announcements.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANNOY @%%@QR:annoy@%%@AB@%annoy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-noyed%@AE@% %@AB@%-noying%@AE@% %@AB@%-noys%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bother or irritate; disturb
slightly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To harass or disturb by repeated attacks. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To behave in
an annoying manner. [ME %@AI@%anoien %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%anoier %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%inodiare, %@AE@%to make
%@AI@%%@AI@%provoke%@BO: eb0df5@%%@AE@% %@AI@%aggravate%@BO: 59819@%%@AE@% %@AI@%peeve%@BO: d5c7ed@%%@AE@% %@AI@%rile%@BO: fb8a3e@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to disturb or disquiet a
person and, usually, to stir anger. %@AI@%Annoy%@BO: bcf57@%%@AE@% refers to mild disturbance
caused by an act that tries one's patience. %@AI@%Irritate%@BO: 9bf434@%%@AE@% is closely related
but somewhat stronger. %@AI@%Bother%@BO: 222161@%%@AE@% implies imposition that affects physical or
mental composure. %@AI@%Irk%@BO: 9b87f1@%%@AE@% stresses the wearisome quality of repeated
disturbance. %@AI@%Vex%@BO: 1445289@%%@AE@% applies to an act capable of bringing on anger or
perplexity. %@AI@%Provoke%@BO: eb0df5@%%@AE@% implies strong and usually deliberate imposition and
angry response, and %@AI@%aggravate%@BO: 59819@%%@AE@% is an approximate but informal equivalent.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Peeve%@BO: d5c7ed@%%@AE@% , also informal, suggests rather minor disturbance that produces a
%@2@%%@CR:ANNOYANCE @%%@QR:annoyance@%%@AB@%annoyance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that annoys; a nuisance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of
annoying. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Vexation; irritation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNOYING @%%@QR:annoying@%%@AB@%annoying%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Causing vexation or irritation; troublesome: %@AI@%an annoying
%@2@%%@CR:ANNUAL @%%@QR:annual@%%@AB@%annual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Recurring, done, or performed every year; yearly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of
or pertaining to a year; determined by a year's time: %@AI@%an annual income.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Living and growing for only one year or season. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A
periodical published yearly; yearbook. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A plant that lives and grows for
only one year or season, during which the life cycle is completed. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%annuel %@AE@%< OFr. < LLat. %@AI@%annualis %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%annus, %@AE@%year.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNUAL.RING @%%@QR:annual ring@%%@AB@%annual ring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the concentric layers of wood, esp. in a tree
trunk, indicating a year's growth in temperate climates and seasonal growth
in regions of wet and dry seasons.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNUITANT @%%@QR:annuitant@%%@AB@%annuitant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who receives or is qualified to receive an
annuity.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNUITY @%%@QR:annuity@%%@AB@%annuity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The annual payment of an allowance or income. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The right to receive this payment or the obligation to make this payment.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% An investment on which a person receives fixed payments for a lifetime
or a specified number of years. [ME %@AI@%annuite %@AE@%< ANFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%annuitas %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%annuus, %@AE@%yearly < %@AI@%annus, %@AE@%year.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNUL @%%@QR:annul@%%@AB@%annul%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nulled%@AE@% %@AB@%-nulling%@AE@% %@AB@%-nuls%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make or declare void or
invalid, as a marriage or a law; nullify; cancel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To obliterate the
existence or effect of. [ME %@AI@%annullen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%annuller %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%annullare %@AE@%:
Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%nullus, %@AE@%none.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNULAR @%%@QR:annular@%%@AB@%annular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Forming or shaped like a ring. [OFr. %@AI@%annulaire %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ANNULATION @%%@QR:annulation@%%@AB@%annulation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of forming rings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A ringlike
structure or segment.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNULET @%%@QR:annulet@%%@AB@%annulet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% A ringlike molding around the capital of a
pillar. [Lat. %@AI@%anulus, %@AE@%ring + -et.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNULI @%%@QR:annuli@%%@AB@%annuli%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%annulus%@BO: be7f2@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNULMENT @%%@QR:annulment@%%@AB@%annulment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of annulling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The retrospective as well as
prospective invalidation of a marriage, as for nonconsummation, effected by
means of a declaration stating that the marriage was never valid.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNULUS @%%@QR:annulus@%%@AB@%annulus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-luses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -li %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A ringlike figure, part, structure, or
marking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%The figure bounded by and containing the area
between two concentric circles. [Lat. %@AI@%anulus, %@AE@%ring.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNUNCIATE @%%@QR:annunciate@%%@AB@%annunciate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To announce; proclaim: %@AI@% They do not
%@AI@%so properly affirm, as annunciate it (Lamb). [Lat. %@AI@%annuntiare. %@AE@%-see
announce.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNUNCIATION @%%@QR:annunciation@%%@AB@%annunciation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of announcing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An announcement;
proclamation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Annunciation%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The angel Gabriel's announcement of the
Incarnation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The festival, on March 25, in celebration of this event.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNUNCIATION.LI @%%@QR:Annunciation lily@%%@AB@%Annunciation lily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Madonna lily%@BO: adfe70@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNUNCIATOR @%%@QR:annunciator@%%@AB@%annunciator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that announces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An electrical signaling device
used in hotels or offices to indicate the source of calls on a switchboard.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANNUS.MIRABILIS @%%@QR:annus mirabilis@%%@AB@%annus mirabilis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A year of wonders or disasters; fateful year: %@AI@%
%@AI@%Hungarys blood bath was the saddest event in that annus mirabilis (C.L.
%@AI@%Sulzberger). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The year 1666, memorable for the great fire of London and
the English victory over the Dutch. [NLat., wondrous year.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANOA @%%@QR:anoa@%%@AB@%anoa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small buffalo, %@AI@%Anoa depressicornis,%@AE@% of Celebes and the
Philippines, having short, pointed horns. [Native word in Celebes.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANODE @%%@QR:anode@%%@AB@%anode%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any positively charged electrode, as of an electrolytic
cell, storage battery, or electron tube. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The negatively charged terminal
of a primary cell or of a storage battery that is supplying current. [Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%anodos, %@AE@%a way up : %@AI@%ana-, %@AE@%up + %@AI@%hodos, %@AE@%way.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANODE.MUD @%%@QR:anode mud@%%@AB@%anode mud%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The residue of electrolytic refining, esp. of copper, high
in concentrations of inert metals such as platinum, silver, and gold.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANODIZE @%%@QR:anodize@%%@AB@%anodize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dized%@AE@% %@AB@%-dizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-dizes%@AE@% To coat (a metallic surface)
electrolytically with a protective oxide. [anod(e) + -ize.] %@AB@% anodization
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANODYNE @%%@QR:anodyne@%%@AB@%anodyne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Able to soothe or relieve pain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Relaxing: %@AI@%anodyne
%@AI@%novels about country life.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Watered-down; insipid: %@AI@%anodyne references to
%@AI@%progress and freedom.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A medicine that relieves pain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Anything
that soothes or comforts. [Lat. %@AI@%anodynus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%anodunos, %@AE@%free from pain :
%@2@%%@CR:ANOINT @%%@QR:anoint@%%@AB@%anoint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%anointed%@AE@% %@AB@%anointing%@AE@% %@AB@%anoints%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To apply oil, ointment, or a
similar substance to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To put oil on as a sign of sanctification or
consecration in a religious ceremony. [ME %@AI@%enointen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%enoindre %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ANOINTING.OF.TH @%%@QR:anointing of the sick@%%@AB@%anointing of the sick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Rom.Cath.Ch.%@AE@% The sacrament of anointing a
critically ill person, praying for recovery, and asking for the absolution
of sin.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANOLE @%%@QR:anole@%%@AB@%anole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various chiefly tropical New World lizards of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Anolis,%@AE@% characterized by a distensible throat flap and the ability to
change color. [Fr. %@AI@%anolis %@AE@%< Cariban.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANOMALOUS @%%@QR:anomalous@%%@AB@%anomalous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Deviating from the normal or common order, form, or rule;
%@2@%%@CR:ANOMALY @%%@QR:anomaly@%%@AB@%anomaly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Deviation or departure from the normal or common
order, form, or rule; abnormality. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Anything anomalous, irregular, or
abnormal. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@%The angular deviation, as observed from the sun,
of a planet from its perihelion. %@AB@% anomalistic %@AE@%%@AB@%anomalistical%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%anomalistically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANOMIE @%%@QR:anomie@%%@AB@%anomie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anomy %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A collapse of the social structures governing a
given society. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of alienation experienced by an individual or
class in such a situation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Personal disorganization resulting in
%@2@%%@CR:ANON @%%@QR:anon@%%@AB@%anon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% At another time; again. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% In a short time; soon:
%@AI@% Such good men as he which is anon to be interred (Cotton Mather). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% At once; immediately: %@AI@% The same is he that heareth the word, and
%@AI@%anon with joy receiveth it (Matthew 13:20).%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AI@%
%@AI@% %@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% ever nowand anon..%@AE@% Time after time; now and then.
[ME, at once < OE %@AI@%onan %@AE@%: %@AI@%on, %@AE@%in + %@AI@%an, %@AE@%one.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANONYM @%%@QR:anonym@%%@AB@%anonym%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An anonymous person. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pseudonym. [Fr. %@AI@%anonyme %@AE@%< LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%anonymus, %@AE@%anonymous.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANONYMITY @%%@QR:anonymity@%%@AB@%anonymity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality or state of being anonymous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that is
anonymous.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANONYMOUS @%%@QR:anonymous@%%@AB@%anonymous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having an unknown or unacknowledged name. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having an
unknown or withheld authorship or agency. [LLat. %@AI@%anonymus < Gk. %@AE@%%@AI@%anonumos,
%@2@%%@CR:ANORAK @%%@QR:anorak@%%@AB@%anorak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavy jacket with a hood, worn in polar regions; parka.
[Eskimo (Greenland) %@AI@%anoraq.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANORECTIC @%%@QR:anorectic@%%@AB@%anorectic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anoretic %@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANORECTIC @%%@QR:anorexic@%%@AB@%anorexic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Marked by loss of appetite. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Suppressing or causing
loss of appetite. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that is anorectic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An anorectic drug.
%@2@%%@CR:ANOREXIA @%%@QR:anorexia@%%@AB@%anorexia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Loss of appetite, esp. as a result of disease. [Gk. : %@AI@%an-,
%@AE@%without + %@AI@%orexis, %@AE@%appetite < %@AI@%oregein, %@AE@%to reach out for.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANOREXIA.NERVOS @%%@QR:anorexia nervosa@%%@AB@%anorexia nervosa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The pathological loss of appetite occurring chiefly
in young women that is thought to be psychological in origin. [NLat.,
nervous anorexia.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANOREXIC @%%@QR:anorexic@%%@AB@%anorexic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%anorectic%@BO: c0789@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANORTHITE @%%@QR:anorthite@%%@AB@%anorthite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rare plagioclase feldspar with high calcium oxide
%@2@%%@CR:ANOSMIA @%%@QR:anosmia@%%@AB@%anosmia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Loss of the sense of smell. [NLat. : Gk. %@AI@%an-, %@AE@%without + Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%osme, %@AE@%odor.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANOTHER @%%@QR:another@%%@AB@%another%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Additional; one more: %@AI@%had another cup of coffee.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Distinctly different from the first: %@AI@%took another route to town.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Some
other: %@AI@%put it off to another day.%@AE@% -%@AI@%pron.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An additional one. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
different one. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One of an undetermined number or group: %@AI@%for one reason or
%@2@%%@CR:ANOVULATION @%%@QR:anovulation@%%@AB@%anovulation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The absence of ovulation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANOVULATORY @%%@QR:anovulatory@%%@AB@%anovulatory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Relating to the suppression of ovulation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANOXEMIA @%%@QR:anoxemia@%%@AB@%anoxemia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal decline in the oxygen content of the blood.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANOXIA @%%@QR:anoxia@%%@AB@%anoxia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Absence of oxygen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pathological deficiency of oxygen,
%@2@%%@CR:ANSATE.CROSS @%%@QR:ansate cross@%%@AB@%ansate cross%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top; ankh.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANSATED @%%@QR:ansated@%%@AB@%ansated%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%ansate%@BO: c14a6@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANSCHLUSS @%%@QR:Anschluss@%%@AB@%Anschluss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A union, esp. the political union of Nazi Germany and
Austria in 1938. [G.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANSERINE @%%@QR:anserine@%%@AB@%anserine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or belonging to the subfamily Anserinae, which
includes the geese. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or resembling a goose; gooselike. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%anserous%@AE@%
Stupid; silly; foolish. [NLat. %@AI@%Anserinae, %@AE@%subfamily name < Lat. %@AI@%anserinus,
%@AE@%pertaining to geese < %@AI@%anser, %@AE@%goose.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANSWER @%%@QR:answer@%%@AB@%answer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A spoken or written reply, as to a question. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
solution or result, as to a problem. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The correct response or solution.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% An act in response or retaliation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A defendant's defense
against charges filed against him. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-swered%@AE@% %@AB@%-swering%@AE@% %@AB@%-swers%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To respond in words or action. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be liable or accountable: %@AI@%answered for
%@AI@%his actions.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To serve the purpose; suffice: %@AI@% often I do use three words
%@AI@%where one would answer (Mark Twain). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To correspond; match: %@AI@%answering to
%@AI@%the description.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reply to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To respond correctly to. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
fulfill the demands of; serve: %@AI@% my fortune has answered my desires
%@AI@%(Walton). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To conform or correspond to. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To be responsible for; meet.
%@2@%%@CR:ANT1 @%%@QR:ant@%%@AB@%ant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various social insects of the family Formicidae,
characteristically having wings only in the males and fertile females and
living in colonies that have a complex social organization. [ME %@AI@%amte %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%aemete.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANT2 @%%@QR:ant-@%%@AB@%ant-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%anti-%@CF:ANTI @%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANT3 @%%@QR:-ant@%%@AB@%-ant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Performing, promoting, or causing a specified action:
%@AI@%%@AI@%acceptant.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Being in a specified state or condition: %@AI@%flippant.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
One that performs, promotes, or causes a specified action: %@AI@%deodorant.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
One that undergoes a specified action: %@AI@%inhalant.%@AE@% [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%-ans,
%@AI@%-ant-, %@AE@%pr.part. suffix.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTA @%%@QR:anta@%%@AB@%anta%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tae%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A thickening of the projecting end of
the lateral wall of a Greek temple. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pier that constitutes one boundary
of the porch. [Lat. %@AI@%antae, %@AE@%pilasters.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTACID @%%@QR:antacid@%%@AB@%antacid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Correcting acidity; neutralizing acids. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance,
esp. a medicinal remedy, that neutralizes acid.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTAE @%%@QR:antae@%%@AB@%antae%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%anta%@BO: c26b6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTAEUS @%%@QR:Antaeus@%%@AB@%Antaeus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A giant, invincible while touching the
ground, who was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed to death. [Lat.
< Gk. %@AI@%Antaios.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTAGONISM @%%@QR:antagonism@%%@AB@%antagonism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Mutual resistance; opposition; hostility. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTAGONIST @%%@QR:antagonist@%%@AB@%antagonist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who opposes and actively competes with another;
adversary. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A muscle that opposes another muscle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A drug
that counteracts or neutralizes another drug. %@AB@% antagonistic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%antagonistically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTAGONIZE @%%@QR:antagonize@%%@AB@%antagonize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nized%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To incur the dislike of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To counteract. [Gk. %@AI@%antagonizesthai, %@AE@%to struggle against : %@AI@%anti-, %@AE@%against +
%@2@%%@CR:ANTEATER @%%@QR:anteater@%%@AB@%anteater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several tropical American mammals of the family
Myrmecophagidae, that lack teeth and feed on ants and termites, esp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Myrmecophaga tridactyla,%@AE@% having a long, narrow snout, a long, sticky
tongue, and a long, shaggy-haired tail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several other animals,
such as the echidna, that feed on ants.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTE.BELLUM @%%@QR:ante-bellum@%%@AB@%ante-bellum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Belonging to the period prior to the Civil War. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%ante bellum, %@AE@%before the war.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTECEDE @%%@QR:antecede@%%@AB@%antecede%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceded%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceding%@AE@% %@AB@%-cedes%@AE@% To go before in rank, place, or
%@2@%%@CR:ANTECHOIR @%%@QR:antechoir@%%@AB@%antechoir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A place in front of the choir reserved for the clergy and
choir members.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTEDATE @%%@QR:antedate@%%@AB@%antedate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dated%@AE@% %@AB@%-dating%@AE@% %@AB@%-dates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be of an earlier date than;
precede in time. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give a date earlier than the actual date; date back.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A date given to an event or a document that is earlier than the
actual date.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTEDILUVIAN @%%@QR:antediluvian@%%@AB@%antediluvian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Occurring or belonging to the era before the Flood
written about in the Bible. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Very old; antiquated: %@AI@%an antediluvian
%@AI@%refrigerator.%@AE@% [ante- + Lat. %@AI@%diluvium, %@AE@%flood. -see diluvial.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%antediluvian %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTEFIX @%%@QR:antefix@%%@AB@%antefix%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-fixes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fixa %@AE@%%@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% An upright ornament along
the eaves of a tiled roof designed to conceal the joints between the rows
of tiles. [< Lat. %@AI@%antefixus, %@AE@%fastened in front : %@AI@%ante-, %@AE@%before + %@AI@%fixus,
%@AE@%fastened, p.part. of %@AI@%figere, %@AE@%to fasten.] %@AB@% antefixal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTELOPE @%%@QR:antelope@%%@AB@%antelope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%antelope%@AE@% %@AB@% or -lopes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of various slender,
swift-running, long-horned ruminants of the family Bovidae, of Africa and
Asia. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An animal that resembles a true antelope, as the %@AI@%pronghorn%@BO: e99440@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Leather made from the hide of an antelope. [ME < Med. Lat. %@AI@%anthalopus %@AE@%<
LGk. %@AI@%antholops.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTEMERIDIAN @%%@QR:antemeridian@%%@AB@%antemeridian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or taking place in the morning.
%@2@%%@CR:ANTE.MERIDIEM @%%@QR:ante meridiem@%%@AB@%ante meridiem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Before noon. Used chiefly in the abbreviated
form to specify the hour: %@AI@%10:30%@AE@% am; %@AI@%an%@AE@% am %@AI@%appointment.%@AE@% [Lat. : %@AI@%ante,
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%Strictly speaking, %@AI@%12 am %@AE@% denotes midnight, and %@AI@%12 pm %@AE@% denotes
noon, but there is sufficient confusion over these uses to make it
advisable to use %@AI@%12 noon %@AE@% and %@AI@%12 midnight %@AE@% where clarity is required.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTE.MORTEM @%%@QR:ante mortem@%%@AB@%ante mortem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Before death. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTENATAL @%%@QR:antenatal@%%@AB@%antenatal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Before birth; prenatal.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTENNA @%%@QR:antenna@%%@AB@%antenna%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tennae%@AE@% One of the paired, flexible, jointed sensory
appendages on the head of an insect, myriapod, or crustacean. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nas%@AE@% A
metallic apparatus for sending and receiving electromagnetic waves; an
%@2@%%@CR:ANTENNA.LOOP @%%@QR:antenna loop@%%@AB@%antenna loop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flat coil or wire serving both as antenna and as part
of the internal circuitry of a receiver.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTENNULE @%%@QR:antennule@%%@AB@%antennule%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@% A small antenna, esp. one of the first pair in
crustaceans. [Fr., dim. of %@AI@%antenne, %@AE@%antenna < Lat. %@AI@%antenna, %@AE@%sail yard.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTEPENDIUM @%%@QR:antependium@%%@AB@%antependium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dia%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hanging for the front of an altar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
pulpit cloth. [Med. Lat. : Lat. %@AI@%ante-, %@AE@%before + %@AI@%pendere, %@AE@%to hang.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTEPENULT @%%@QR:antepenult@%%@AB@%antepenult%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The third syllable from the end in a word, as %@AI@%te%@AE@% in
%@AI@%%@AI@%antepenult.%@AE@% [Short for LLat. %@AI@%antepaenultima %@AE@%< %@AI@%antepaenultimus,
%@AE@%antepenultimate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTEPENULTIMATE @%%@QR:antepenultimate@%%@AB@%antepenultimate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Second from the last; third from the end in a
series. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antepenult. [LLat. %@AI@%antepaenultimus %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ante-, %@AE@%before +
Lat. %@AI@%paenultimus, %@AE@%next to last. -see penult.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTERIOR @%%@QR:anterior@%%@AB@%anterior%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Placed in front; located forward. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Prior in time;
earlier. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Located near the head in lower animals. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Located on or near the front of the body in higher animals. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Located on
or near the front of an organ or on the ventral surface of the body in man.
%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%In front of and facing away from the axis or stem. [Lat., comp.
of %@AI@%ante, %@AE@%before.] %@AB@% anteriorly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTEROOM @%%@QR:anteroom@%%@AB@%anteroom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A waiting room.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHELION @%%@QR:anthelion@%%@AB@%anthelion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lia%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ons %@AE@% A luminous white, halolike area
occasionally seen in the sky opposite the sun on the %@AI@%parhelic circle%@BO: d27e97@%%@AE@%. [Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%anthelion %@AE@%< %@AI@%anthelios, %@AE@%opposite the sun : %@AI@%anti-, %@AE@%opposite + %@AI@%helios, %@AE@%sun.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHELMINTIC @%%@QR:anthelmintic@%%@AB@%anthelmintic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anthelminthic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Acting to expel or destroy
intestinal worms. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An anthelmintic remedy; a vermifuge. [anti- + Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%helmins, helminth-, %@AE@%worm.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHEM @%%@QR:anthem@%%@AB@%anthem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hymn of praise or loyalty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sacred composition set to
words from the Bible. [ME %@AI@%anteme %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%antefn %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%antiphona %@AE@%< Gk. <
%@2@%%@CR:ANTHEMION @%%@QR:anthemion@%%@AB@%anthemion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mia%@AE@% A pattern of honeysuckle or palm leaves in a
radiating cluster, used as a motif in Greek art. [Gk. < %@AI@%anthos, %@AE@%flower.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHER @%%@QR:anther@%%@AB@%anther%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% The organ that is borne at the upper end of a stamen
and that secretes and discharges pollen. [NLat. %@AI@%anthera %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%anthera, %@AE@%pollen < Lat., a medicine extracted from flowers < Gk. %@AI@%antheros,
%@AE@%flowery < %@AI@%anthos, %@AE@%flower.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHERIDIUM @%%@QR:antheridium@%%@AB@%antheridium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ia%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% An organ that produces male sex cells in
the algae, fungi, mosses, and ferns. [NLat. : < %@AI@%anthera,%@AE@% anther.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHEROZOID @%%@QR:antherozoid@%%@AB@%antherozoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A male sex cell produced by an antheridium.
[anther + zo(o)id.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHESIS @%%@QR:anthesis@%%@AB@%anthesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% The blooming or time of full bloom of a flower.
%@2@%%@CR:ANTHOCYANIN @%%@QR:anthocyanin@%%@AB@%anthocyanin%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anthocyan %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a class of water-soluble pigments
that impart to flowers and other plant parts any of the colors ranging from
blue to most shades of red. [antho- + cyanin(e).]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHODIUM @%%@QR:anthodium@%%@AB@%anthodium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dia%@AE@% The flower head of composite plants, such as the
%@2@%%@CR:ANTHOLOGIZE @%%@QR:anthologize@%%@AB@%anthologize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gized%@AE@% %@AB@%-gizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-gizes%@AE@% To compile or include in an
%@2@%%@CR:ANTHOLOGY @%%@QR:anthology@%%@AB@%anthology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% A collection of literary pieces, such as poems,
short stories, or plays. [NLat. %@AI@%anthologia %@AE@%< Gk., flower gathering :
%@2@%%@CR:ANTHOPHORE @%%@QR:anthophore@%%@AB@%anthophore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A stalklike part in certain flowers, supporting
the pistils and corolla.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHOTAXY @%%@QR:anthotaxy@%%@AB@%anthotaxy%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anthotaxis %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% The arrangement of the parts of a
flower.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHOUS @%%@QR:-anthous@%%@AB@%-anthous%@AE@%%@EH@% Having flowers: %@AI@%ananthous.%@AE@% [NLat. %@AI@%-anthus < Gk. %@AE@%%@AI@%anthos,
%@AE@%flower.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHOZOAN @%%@QR:anthozoan@%%@AB@%anthozoan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various marine organisms of the class Anthozoa,
growing singly or in colonies and including the corals and sea anemones. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANTHRAX @%%@QR:anthrax@%%@AB@%anthrax%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An infectious, usually fatal disease of
warm-blooded animals, esp. of cattle and sheep, caused by %@AI@%Bacillus
%@AI@%anthracis%@AE@% and transmissible to man, capable of affecting various organs,
and esp. characterized by malignant ulcers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-thraces%@AE@% A lesion caused
by anthrax. [ME %@AI@%antrax, %@AE@%malignant boil < Lat. %@AI@%anthrax, %@AE@%carbuncle < Gk. ]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHROPIC @%%@QR:anthropic@%%@AB@%anthropic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anthropical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to man or the era of
human life. [Gk. %@AI@%anthropikos %@AE@%< %@AI@%anthropos, %@AE@%human being.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHROPO @%%@QR:anthropo-@%%@AB@%anthropo-%@AE@%%@EH@% Human being: %@AI@%anthropometry.%@AE@% [Gk. < %@AI@%anthropos, %@AE@%human being.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHROPOCENTRIC @%%@QR:anthropocentric@%%@AB@%anthropocentric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Regarding man as the central fact or final aim
of the universe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Interpreting reality exclusively in terms of human
values and experience. %@AB@% anthropocentrically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% anthropocentrism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHROPOGENESIS @%%@QR:anthropogenesis@%%@AB@%anthropogenesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The scientific study of the origin of man. %@AB@%
%@AB@%anthropogenic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHROPOID @%%@QR:anthropoid@%%@AB@%anthropoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Resembling man, as the apes of the family Pongidae,
which includes gorillas, chimpanzees, orang-utans, and gibbons. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Resembling or characteristic of an ape; apelike. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any member of the
family Pongidae. %@AB@% anthropoidal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHROPOID.APE @%%@QR:anthropoid ape@%%@AB@%anthropoid ape%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%anthropoid%@BO: c72ae@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHROPOLOGY @%%@QR:anthropology@%%@AB@%anthropology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The scientific study of the origin and of the physical,
social, and cultural development and behavior of man. %@AB@% anthropologic
%@2@%%@CR:ANTHROPOMORPHIZ @%%@QR:anthropomorphize@%%@AB@%anthropomorphize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-phized%@AE@% %@AB@%-phizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-phizes%@AE@% To ascribe human
characteristics to.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHROPOMORPHOU @%%@QR:anthropomorphous@%%@AB@%anthropomorphous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having or suggesting human form and appearance.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Ascribing human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate
objects, animals, or natural phenomena. [Gk. %@AI@%anthropomorphos %@AE@%: %@AI@%anthropos,
%@AE@%human being + %@AI@%morphe, %@AE@%shape.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHROPOPATHISM @%%@QR:anthropopathism@%%@AB@%anthropopathism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The attribution of human feelings to nonhuman beings,
objects, or natural phenomena. [Gk. %@AI@%anthropopathes, %@AE@%with human feelings
%@AI@%(%@AI@%anthropos, %@AE@%human being + %@AI@%pathos, %@AE@%feeling) + ism.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTHROPOPHAGUS @%%@QR:anthropophagus@%%@AB@%anthropophagus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gi%@AE@% An eater of human flesh; cannibal. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%anthropophagus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%anthropophagos, %@AE@%maneating : %@AI@%anthropos, %@AE@%human being +
%@2@%%@CR:ANTHURIUM @%%@QR:anthurium@%%@AB@%anthurium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various tropical American plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Anthurium,%@AE@% many of which are cultivated for their showy flowers or foliage.
[NLat. %@AI@%Anthurium, %@AE@%genus name : anth(o)- + Gk. %@AI@%oura, %@AE@%tail.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTI1 @%%@QR:anti@%%@AB@%anti%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tis%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A person who is opposed to a group, policy,
%@2@%%@CR:ANTIABORTION @%%@QR:antiabortion@%%@AB@%antiabortion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Opposed to abortion: %@AI@%the antiabortion movement.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%antiabortionist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIAIRCRAFT @%%@QR:antiaircraft@%%@AB@%antiaircraft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designed for defense, esp. from a surface position,
against aircraft or missile attack. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antiaircraft weapon.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIALLERGIC @%%@QR:antiallergic@%%@AB@%antiallergic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or antiallergenic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Preventing or relieving allergies.
%@AB@% antiallergenic %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIANXIETY @%%@QR:antianxiety@%%@AB@%antianxiety%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Preventing or relieving anxiety: %@AI@%an antianxiety drug.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTI.ART @%%@QR:anti-art@%%@AB@%anti-art%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Art that rejects traditional art forms and theories.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIATOM @%%@QR:antiatom@%%@AB@%antiatom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An atom composed ofantiparticles.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIAUTHORITARI @%%@QR:antiauthoritarian@%%@AB@%antiauthoritarian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Rejecting or hostile to authoritarians or
%@2@%%@CR:ANTIBACTERIAL @%%@QR:antibacterial@%%@AB@%antibacterial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Effective against bacteria.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIBALLISTIC.M @%%@QR:antiballistic missile@%%@AB@%antiballistic missile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A defensive missile designed to intercept and
destroy a ballistic missile in flight.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIBARYON @%%@QR:antibaryon@%%@AB@%antibaryon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The antiparticle of the %@AI@%baryon%@BO: 17f0a8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIBIOSIS @%%@QR:antibiosis@%%@AB@%antibiosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An association between two or more organisms that is
injurious to one of them.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIBIOTIC @%%@QR:antibiotic@%%@AB@%antibiotic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various substances, such as penicillin and
streptomycin, produced by certain fungi, bacteria, and other organisms,
that are effective in inhibiting the growth of or destroying microorganisms
and are widely used in the prevention and treatment of diseases. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Of or pertaining to antibiotics. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to antibiosis. %@AB@%
%@AB@%antibiotically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIBODY @%%@QR:antibody@%%@AB@%antibody%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various proteins in the blood that are generated
in reaction to foreign proteins or polysaccharides, neutralize them, and
thus produce immunity against certain microorganisms or their toxins. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
object composed of antimatter.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIBUSING @%%@QR:antibusing@%%@AB@%antibusing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Opposed to the busing of students as a means of
achieving racial balance in the public schools.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIC @%%@QR:antic@%%@AB@%antic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A ludicrous or extravagant act or gesture; caper; prank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% A clown; merry-andrew. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Ludicrous; odd; fantastic. [Ital.
%@AI@%%@AI@%antico, %@AE@%ancient < Lat. %@AI@%antiquus, %@AE@%old.] %@AB@% antically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICANCER @%%@QR:anticancer@%%@AB@%anticancer%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or anticancerous %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Used against cancer: %@AI@%anticancer drugs.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICATALYST @%%@QR:anticatalyst@%%@AB@%anticatalyst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A substance that retards or arrests a chemical
reaction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A substance that reduces or destroys the effectiveness of a
catalyst.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICATHODE @%%@QR:anticathode@%%@AB@%anticathode%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electrode that is the target in a cathode ray tube,
esp. in an x-ray tube.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICHLOR @%%@QR:antichlor@%%@AB@%antichlor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance, such as sodium thiosulfate, used to neutralize
the excess chlorine or hypochlorite left after bleaching textiles, fiber,
or paper pulp. [anti- + chlor(ine).] %@AB@% antichloristic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICHOLINERGIC @%%@QR:anticholinergic@%%@AB@%anticholinergic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Opposing or antagonistic to the physiological
action of parasympathetic or other cholinergic nerve fibers. %@AB@%
%@AB@%anticholinergic %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICHOLINESTER @%%@QR:anticholinesterase@%%@AB@%anticholinesterase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any substance that inhibits the activity of
%@AI@%%@AI@%cholinesterase%@BO: 33fe3c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICHRIST @%%@QR:antichrist@%%@AB@%antichrist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An enemy of Christ. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Antichrist%@AE@% The epithet of the
great antagonist who was expected by the early Church to set himself up
against Christ in the last days before the Second Coming. [ME %@AI@%Antecrist %@AE@%<
OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%Antichristus %@AE@%< LLat. < Gk. %@AI@%Antikristos %@AE@%: %@AI@%anti-, %@AE@%opposed to
+ %@AI@%khristos, %@AE@%anointed. -see Christ.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICIPANT @%%@QR:anticipant@%%@AB@%anticipant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Coming or acting in advance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Expectant;
anticipating. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who anticipates.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICIPATE @%%@QR:anticipate@%%@AB@%anticipate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pated%@AE@% %@AB@%-pating%@AE@% %@AB@%-pates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To feel or realize
beforehand; foresee. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To look forward to, esp. with pleasure; expect. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To act in advance so as to prevent; forestall. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To foresee and fulfill in
advance. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To cause to happen in advance; accelerate. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To use in
advance, as income not yet available. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To pay (a debt) before it is due.
[Lat. %@AI@%anticipare, anticipat-, %@AE@%to take before : %@AI@%ante-, %@AE@%before + %@AI@%capere, %@AE@%to
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%Some traditionalists hold that %@AI@%anticipate%@AE@% should not be used
simply as a synonym for %@AI@%expect.%@AE@% They would restrict its use to senses in
which it suggests some advance action, either to fulfill (%@AI@%anticipate my
%@AI@%desires%@AE@% ) or to forestall (%@AI@%anticipate her opponent's next move%@AE@% ). Others,
including a majority of the Usage Panel, accept its use in the senses of
"to feel or realize beforehand" and "to look forward to" (often with the
implication of foretasting pleasure): %@AI@%He is anticipating a visit with his
%@AI@%son.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICIPATION @%%@QR:anticipation@%%@AB@%anticipation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of anticipating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something anticipated;
expectation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Foreknowledge; intuition; presentiment. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The use or
assignment of funds, esp. from a trust fund, before legitimately available
for use. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%The introduction of one note of a new chord before the
previous chord is resolved.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICIPATIVE @%%@QR:anticipative@%%@AB@%anticipative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Inclined to or engaged in anticipation; expectant. %@AB@%
%@AB@%anticipatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICLERICAL @%%@QR:anticlerical@%%@AB@%anticlerical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Opposed to the influence of the church or the clergy
in political affairs. %@AB@% anticlericalism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICLIMAX @%%@QR:anticlimax@%%@AB@%anticlimax%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A decline viewed in disappointing contrast with a
previous rise: %@AI@%the anticlimax of a brilliant career.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something trivial
or commonplace that concludes a series of significant events. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sudden
descent in speaking or writing from the impressive or significant to the
ludicrous or inconsequential. %@AB@% anticlimactic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% anticlimactically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICLINAL @%%@QR:anticlinal@%%@AB@%anticlinal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Sloping downward in opposite directions, as an
anticline.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICLINE @%%@QR:anticline@%%@AB@%anticline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@% A fold with strata sloping downward on both sides
%@2@%%@CR:ANTICOAGULANT @%%@QR:anticoagulant@%%@AB@%anticoagulant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance that suppresses or counteracts coagulation,
esp. of the blood. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Acting as an anticoagulant.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICOINCIDENCE @%%@QR:anticoincidence circuit@%%@AB@%anticoincidence circuit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A specific binary logic element designed to
provide input signals to a device according to fixed rules.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTICONVULSANT @%%@QR:anticonvulsant@%%@AB@%anticonvulsant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drug used to prevent convulsions. %@AB@% anticonvulsive
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANTICYCLONE @%%@QR:anticyclone@%%@AB@%anticyclone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extensive system of winds spiraling outward from a
high-pressure center, circling clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and
counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. %@AB@% anticyclonic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIDEPRESSANT @%%@QR:antidepressant@%%@AB@%antidepressant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drug used to prevent or treat depression. %@AB@%
%@AB@%antidepressive %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIDEUTERON @%%@QR:antideuteron@%%@AB@%antideuteron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The antimatter equivalent of deuteron.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIDOTE @%%@QR:antidote@%%@AB@%antidote%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A remedy or other agent to counteract the effects of a
poison. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Anything that relieves or counteracts an injurious effect. [Lat.
%@AI@%antidotum %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%antidoton %@AE@%< %@AI@%antididonai, %@AE@%to give as a remedy against :
%@2@%%@CR:ANTIESTABLISHME @%%@QR:antiestablishment@%%@AB@%antiestablishment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Marked by opposition or hostility to conventional
social, political, or economic values or principles.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIFEBRILE @%%@QR:antifebrile@%%@AB@%antifebrile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of reducing fever; antipyretic. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An
antifebrile drug or agent.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIFEDERALIST @%%@QR:antifederalist@%%@AB@%antifederalist%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Antifederalist %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who was opposed to the
ratification of the U.S. Constitution. %@AB@% antifederalism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANTIGONE @%%@QR:Antigone@%%@AB@%Antigone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who
performed funeral rites over her brother's body in defiance of her uncle
Creon. [Gk. %@AI@%Antigone.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIGRAVITY @%%@QR:antigravity@%%@AB@%antigravity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The effect of reducing or canceling a gravitational
field. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Canceling or reducing gravity or protecting against its
effect.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIHELIUM @%%@QR:antihelium@%%@AB@%antihelium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The antimatter equivalent of helium.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIHERO @%%@QR:antihero@%%@AB@%antihero%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A protagonist, as in a play, characterized by a lack of
traditional heroic qualities, as courage.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIHISTAMINE @%%@QR:antihistamine@%%@AB@%antihistamine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various drugs used to reduce physiological
effects associated with histamine production in allergies and colds. %@AB@%
%@AB@%antihistaminic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIHYDROGEN @%%@QR:antihydrogen@%%@AB@%antihydrogen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The antimatter equivalent of hydrogen.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTI.INFLAMMATO @%%@QR:anti-inflammatory@%%@AB@%anti-inflammatory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Acting against inflammation.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIKNOCK @%%@QR:antiknock@%%@AB@%antiknock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance, such as tetraethyl lead, added to gasoline to
reduce engine knock.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTILEPTON @%%@QR:antilepton@%%@AB@%antilepton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The antiparticle of a %@AI@%lepton%@BO: a6c756@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTILOG @%%@QR:antilog@%%@AB@%antilog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%antilogarithm%@BO: cbfb8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTILOGARITHM @%%@QR:antilogarithm@%%@AB@%antilogarithm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The number for which a given logarithm stands; for
example, where log %@AI@%x%@AE@% equals %@AI@%y,%@AE@% the %@AI@%x%@AE@% is the antilogarithm of %@AI@%y.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%antilogarithmic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIMACASSAR @%%@QR:antimacassar@%%@AB@%antimacassar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A protective covering for the backs of chairs and sofas.
[anti- + %@AI@%Macassar, %@AE@%a brand of hair oil.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIMAGNETIC @%%@QR:antimagnetic@%%@AB@%antimagnetic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Impervious to the effect of a magnetic field;
resistant to magnetization.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIMALARIAL @%%@QR:antimalarial@%%@AB@%antimalarial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Effective against malaria. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antimalarial drug.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIMATTER @%%@QR:antimatter@%%@AB@%antimatter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Matter consisting of antiparticles and having
positron-surrounded nuclei composed of antiprotons and antineutrons.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIMERE @%%@QR:antimere@%%@AB@%antimere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% A part or division corresponding to an opposite or
similar part in an organism characterized by bilateral or radial symmetry.
%@AB@% antimeric %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIMICROBIAL @%%@QR:antimicrobial@%%@AB@%antimicrobial%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or antimicrobic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of destroying or suppressing
the growth of microorganisms. %@AB@% antimicrobial %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIMISSILE.MIS @%%@QR:antimissile missile@%%@AB@%antimissile missile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A missile designed to intercept and destroy
another missile in flight.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIMONIAL @%%@QR:antimonial@%%@AB@%antimonial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or containing antimony. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A medicine with
antimony as an ingredient.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIMONY @%%@QR:antimony@%%@AB@%antimony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Sb A metallic element having four allotropic forms, the
most common of which is a hard, extremely brittle, lustrous, silver-white,
crystalline material. It is used in a wide variety of alloys, esp. with
lead in battery plates, and in the manufacture of flame-proofing compounds,
paints, semiconductor devices, and ceramic products. Atomic number 51;
atomic weight 121.75; melting point 630.5 deg. C; boiling point 1,380 deg.
C; specific gravity 6.691; valences 3, 5. [ME %@AI@%antimonie %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ANTINEOPLASTIC @%%@QR:antineoplastic@%%@AB@%antineoplastic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Inhibiting the growth or spread of neoplasms.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTINEUTRINO @%%@QR:antineutrino@%%@AB@%antineutrino%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nos%@AE@% The antiparticle of the neutrino.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTINEUTRON @%%@QR:antineutron@%%@AB@%antineutron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The antiparticle of the neutron.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTINODE @%%@QR:antinode@%%@AB@%antinode%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The region or point of maximum amplitude between adjacent
nodes.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTINOMIAN @%%@QR:antinomian@%%@AB@%antinomian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@% A member of a Christian sect holding that faith
alone is necessary to salvation. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%antinomus %@AE@%: Gk. %@AI@%anti-, %@AE@%against
%@2@%%@CR:ANTINOMY @%%@QR:antinomy@%%@AB@%antinomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An apparent contradiction between valid
principles or conclusions that seem equally necessary and reasonable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
conflict, opposition, or contradiction. [Lat. %@AI@%antinomia %@AE@%< Gk. : %@AI@%anti-,
%@AE@%against + %@AI@%nomos, %@AE@%law.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTINOVEL @%%@QR:antinovel@%%@AB@%antinovel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A novel characterized by the absence of the traditional
features of a work of fiction. %@AB@% antinovelist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTINUCLEON @%%@QR:antinucleon@%%@AB@%antinucleon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The antiparticle of a nucleon.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIOXIDANT @%%@QR:antioxidant@%%@AB@%antioxidant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chemical compound or substance that inhibits oxidation.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPARTICLE @%%@QR:antiparticle@%%@AB@%antiparticle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A subatomic particle, such as a positron, antiproton, or
antineutron, having the same mass, average lifetime, spin, magnitude of
magnetic moment, and magnitude of electric charge as the particle to which
it corresponds but having the opposite sign of electric charge, opposite
intrinsic parity, and opposite direction of magnetic moment.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPASTO @%%@QR:antipasto@%%@AB@%antipasto%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ti %@AE@% An appetizer consisting of an assortment
of smoked meats, fish, olives, tomatoes, hot peppers, cheese, and other
ingredients, served with oil and vinegar. [Ital. : %@AI@%anti-, %@AE@%before (< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPATHETIC @%%@QR:antipathetic@%%@AB@%antipathetic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or antipathetical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having an inherent feeling of
aversion, repugnance, or opposition: %@AI@%antipathetic to new ideas.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Causing
a feeling of antipathy. %@AB@% antipathetically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPATHY @%%@QR:antipathy@%%@AB@%antipathy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-thies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A strong feeling of aversion, repugnance, or
opposition. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An object of aversion. [Lat. %@AI@%antipathia %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%antipatheia %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPERIODIC @%%@QR:antiperiodic@%%@AB@%antiperiodic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Preventing regular recurrence of disease or fever.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antiperiodic drug.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPERSONNEL @%%@QR:antipersonnel@%%@AB@%antipersonnel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designed to inflict casualties on the military
personnel or civilian population of an enemy country.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPERSPIRANT @%%@QR:antiperspirant@%%@AB@%antiperspirant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A preparation applied to the skin to decrease or
prevent excessive perspiration.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPHLOGISTIC @%%@QR:antiphlogistic@%%@AB@%antiphlogistic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Reducing inflammation or fever. %@AB@% antiphlogistic %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPHON @%%@QR:antiphon@%%@AB@%antiphon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A devotional composition sung responsively as part of a
liturgy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A short liturgical text chanted responsively before a psalm or
canticle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A response; answer: %@AI@%a resounding antiphon of dissent.%@AE@% [Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%antiphone %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%antiphona, %@AE@%sung responses. -see anthem.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPHONAL @%%@QR:antiphonal@%%@AB@%antiphonal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or resembling an antiphon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Answering
responsively, as in antiphony. %@AB@% antiphonally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPHONARY @%%@QR:antiphonary@%%@AB@%antiphonary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A bound collection of antiphons, esp. of the
responsive choral parts of the divine office.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPHONY @%%@QR:antiphony@%%@AB@%antiphony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Responsive or antiphonal singing or chanting.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A composition that is sung responsively; antiphon. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sound or other
effect that answers or echoes another.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPODAL @%%@QR:antipodal@%%@AB@%antipodal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or situated on the opposite side or
sides of the earth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Diametrically opposed; exactly opposite.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPODE @%%@QR:antipode@%%@AB@%antipode%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A direct or diametrical opposite. [Back-formation from
antipodes.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPODES @%%@QR:antipodes@%%@AB@%antipodes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any two places or regions that are on opposite sides
of the earth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is the exact opposite or contrary of
another. [ME < Lat. < Gk. < %@AI@%antipous, %@AE@%with the feet opposite : %@AI@%anti-,
%@AE@%opposite + %@AI@%pous, %@AE@%foot.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPOLLUTION @%%@QR:antipollution@%%@AB@%antipollution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Intended to counteract or eliminate environmental
%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPOPE @%%@QR:antipope@%%@AB@%antipope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person claiming to be pope in opposition to the one chosen
by church law. [ME < Med. Lat. %@AI@%antipapa %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%anti-, %@AE@%opposed to + %@AI@%papa,
%@AE@%pope.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPOVERTY @%%@QR:antipoverty@%%@AB@%antipoverty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Created or intended to alleviate poverty: %@AI@%antipoverty
%@AI@%programs.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPROTON @%%@QR:antiproton@%%@AB@%antiproton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The antiparticle of the proton.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPYRETIC @%%@QR:antipyretic@%%@AB@%antipyretic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Reducing or tending to reduce fever. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A medication
that reduces fever. %@AB@% antipyresis %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIPYRINE @%%@QR:antipyrine@%%@AB@%antipyrine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white powder, C%@AH@%11%@AE@%H%@AH@%12%@AE@%N%@AH@%2%@AE@%O, used to reduce fever and%@EH@%
relieve pain. [Orig. a trademark.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIQUARIAN @%%@QR:antiquarian@%%@AB@%antiquarian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to antiquaries or the study of
antiquities. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Dealing in or having to do with old rare books. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An
%@2@%%@CR:ANTIQUARK @%%@QR:antiquark@%%@AB@%antiquark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The antiparticle of a %@AI@%quark%@BO: eeb541@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIQUARY @%%@QR:antiquary@%%@AB@%antiquary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A student of or dealer in antiquities. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ANTIQUATE @%%@QR:antiquate@%%@AB@%antiquate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-quated%@AE@% %@AB@%-quating%@AE@% %@AB@%-quates%@AE@% To make obsolete or
old-fashioned. [Lat. %@AI@%antiquare, antiquat-, %@AE@%to leave in an old state <
%@2@%%@CR:ANTIQUATED @%%@QR:antiquated@%%@AB@%antiquated%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% So old as to be no longer useful or suitable;
obsolete: %@AI@%antiquated laws.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Very old; aged. %@AB@% antiquatedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIQUE @%%@QR:antique@%%@AB@%antique%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or belonging to ancient times, esp. of, from, or
characteristic of ancient Greece or Rome. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Belonging to, made in, or
typical of an earlier period. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Old-fashioned. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An object having
special value because of its age, esp. a work of art or handicraft that is
more than 100 years old. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tiqued%@AE@% %@AB@%-tiquing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tiques%@AE@% To give the
appearance of an antique to. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%antiquus, %@AE@%old.] %@AB@% antiquely %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%antiqueness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIQUER @%%@QR:antiquer@%%@AB@%antiquer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who treats or finishes new furniture so as to make it
appear old or antique.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIQUITY @%%@QR:antiquity@%%@AB@%antiquity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Ancient times, esp. the times preceding the
Middle Ages. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The people, esp. the writers, of ancient times. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
quality of being old or ancient; considerable age: %@AI@%a carving of great
%@AI@%antiquity.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%antiquities%@AE@% Something, as an object or relic, belonging to
or dating from ancient times.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIRACHITIC @%%@QR:antirachitic@%%@AB@%antirachitic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Curing or preventing rickets. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antirachitic
drug or food.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTIRRHINUM @%%@QR:antirrhinum@%%@AB@%antirrhinum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any plant of the genus %@AI@%Antirrhinum, as%@AE@% a %@AI@%snapdragon%@BO: 113c5c1@%%@AE@%.
[NLat., genus name < Gk. %@AI@%antirrhinon %@AE@%: %@AI@%anti-, %@AE@%counterfeiting + %@AI@%rhis, %@AE@%nose.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTISCORBUTIC @%%@QR:antiscorbutic@%%@AB@%antiscorbutic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Curing or preventing scurvy. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antiscorbutic
food or drug.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTI.SEMITE @%%@QR:anti-Semite@%%@AB@%anti-Semite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who is hostile toward or prejudiced against
%@2@%%@CR:ANTISERUM @%%@QR:antiserum@%%@AB@%antiserum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-rums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ra %@AE@% Human or animal serum containing
antibodies for at least one antigen.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTISLAVERY @%%@QR:antislavery@%%@AB@%antislavery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Opposed to or against slavery. %@AB@% antislavery %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTISMOG @%%@QR:antismog@%%@AB@%antismog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Intended to counteract or eliminate smog: %@AI@%antismog
%@AI@%equipment for cars.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTISOCIAL @%%@QR:antisocial@%%@AB@%antisocial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Shunning the society of others; not sociable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Opposed or hostile to the established social order; marked by or engaging
in behavior that violates accepted mores: %@AI@%drug abuse and other antisocial
%@2@%%@CR:ANTISPASMODIC @%%@QR:antispasmodic@%%@AB@%antispasmodic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Easing or preventing spasms. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antispasmodic
drug.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTISTATIC @%%@QR:antistatic@%%@AB@%antistatic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or antistat %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Preventing or inhibiting the buildup of
static electricity.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTISTROPHE @%%@QR:antistrophe@%%@AB@%antistrophe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In ancient Greek choral poetry or drama, the movement
following and in the same meter as the strophe, sung while the chorus moves
in the opposite direction from that of the strophe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The second stanza,
and those like it, in a poem consisting of alternating stanzas in
%@2@%%@CR:ANTISUBMARINE @%%@QR:antisubmarine@%%@AB@%antisubmarine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designed to destroy enemy submarines.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTITANK @%%@QR:antitank@%%@AB@%antitank%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designed or used for combat against tanks or other armored
vehicles.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTITHESIS @%%@QR:antithesis@%%@AB@%antithesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Direct contrast; opposition. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The direct or
exact opposite. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The juxtaposition of sharply contrasting ideas in
balanced or parallel words, phrases, or grammatical structures, as %@AI@% He for
%@AI@%God only, she for God in him (Milton). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The second and contrasting part
of such a juxtaposition. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The second stage of the dialectic process.
%@2@%%@CR:ANTITHETICAL @%%@QR:antithetical@%%@AB@%antithetical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or antithetic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to, of the nature of, or
marked by antithesis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Directly opposed in every respect. [LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:ANTITOXIC @%%@QR:antitoxic@%%@AB@%antitoxic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Counteracting a toxin or poison. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining
to an antitoxin.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTITOXIN @%%@QR:antitoxin@%%@AB@%antitoxin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An antibody formed in response to and capable of
neutralizing a poison of biological origin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An animal serum containing
antitoxins.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTITRADES @%%@QR:antitrades@%%@AB@%antitrades%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The westerly winds above the trade winds of the
tropics, which become the westerly winds of the middle latitudes.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTITRUST @%%@QR:antitrust@%%@AB@%antitrust%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Opposing or concerned with the regulation of trusts,
cartels, or similar business monopolies.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTITUMOR @%%@QR:antitumor@%%@AB@%antitumor%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or antitumoral %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AI@%Anticancer%@BO: c90e9@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTITUSSIVE @%%@QR:antitussive@%%@AB@%antitussive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of relieving coughing. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antitussive
drug.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTITYPE @%%@QR:antitype@%%@AB@%antitype%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that is foreshadowed by or identified with an earlier
symbol or type, as a figure in the New Testament who has a counterpart in
the Old Testament. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An opposite type. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%antitypus %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ANTIVENIN @%%@QR:antivenin@%%@AB@%antivenin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An antitoxin active against venom. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An antiserum
containing an antivenin. [anti- + ven(om) + -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTLER @%%@QR:antler@%%@AB@%antler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a pair of hard, bony, deciduous growths, usually
elongated and branched, that characteristically grow on the heads of male
deer and related animals. [ME %@AI@%aunteler %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%antoillier.%@AE@%] %@AB@% antlered %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTLIA @%%@QR:Antlia@%%@AB@%Antlia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and
%@2@%%@CR:ANT.LION @%%@QR:ant lion@%%@AB@%ant lion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any insect of the family Myrmeleontidae, of which the
adults resemble dragon flies. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The larva of the ant lion, which digs
holes to trap ants and other insects for food.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTONOMASIA @%%@QR:antonomasia@%%@AB@%antonomasia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The substitution of a title or epithet for a proper
name, as in calling a king "His Majesty." %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The substitution of a personal
name for a common noun to designate a member of a group or class, as in
calling a libertine a "Don Juan." [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%antonomazein, %@AE@%to name instead
: %@AI@%anti-, %@AE@%instead of + %@AI@%onomazein, %@AE@%to name < %@AI@%onoma, %@AE@%name.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTONYM @%%@QR:antonym@%%@AB@%antonym%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A word having a meaning opposite to a meaning of another
word: %@AI@%The word "light" is an antonym of "dark."%@AE@% [ant(i)- + -onym.] %@AB@%
%@AE@%perh. < Lat. %@AI@%anterior, %@AE@%before. -see anterior.] %@AB@% antrorsely %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANTRUM @%%@QR:antrum@%%@AB@%antrum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tra%@AE@% A cavity, usually in bone, esp. either of the sinuses
in the upper jaw opening into the nose. [LLat., cavity < Lat., cave < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ANUROUS @%%@QR:anurous@%%@AB@%anurous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having no tail; tailless.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANUS @%%@QR:anus@%%@AB@%anus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%anuses%@AE@% The excretory opening of the alimentary canal. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANVIL @%%@QR:anvil@%%@AB@%anvil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on
which metals are shaped by hammering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fixed jaw in a set of calipers
against which the object to be measured is placed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%The %@AI@%incus%@BO: 953775@%%@AE@%.
[ME %@AI@%anvelt %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%anfilt.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ANXIETY @%%@QR:anxiety@%%@AB@%anxiety%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A state of uneasiness and distress about
future uncertainties; apprehension; worry. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A cause of such uneasiness;
worry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychiatry. %@AE@%Intense fear or dread lacking an unambiguous cause
or a specific threat. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Eagerness or earnestness, often marked by
express troubled states of mind. %@AI@%Anxiety%@BO: d2217@%%@AE@% suggests feelings of fear and
concern detached from objective sources, feeding themselves, as it were.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Worry%@BO: 14fdb37@%%@AE@% implies persistent doubt or fear that produces strong mental
agitation. %@AI@%Care%@BO: 2c79df@%%@AE@% , often in the plural, implies mental oppression of varying
degree arising from heavy responsibilities. %@AI@%Concern%@BO: 3d226e@%%@AE@% has more to do with
serious thought than with emotion, and stresses personal involvement in the
source of mental unrest. %@AI@%Solicitude%@BO: 115837b@%%@AE@% is active concern for the well-being
of another person or persons.
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%@2@%%@CR:ANXIOUS @%%@QR:anxious@%%@AB@%anxious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Worried and distressed about some uncertain event or
matter; uneasy. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Attended with, showing, or causing such worry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Anxious %@AE@% has a long history of use in America as a synonym for
%@AI@%%@AI@%eager, %@AE@% but many insist that the distinction between the two words should
be maintained and that %@AI@%anxious %@AE@% should be used only when its subject is
apprehensive or concerned about the event anticipated. %@AI@%I was anxious to get
%@AI@%home before it rained, %@AE@% but %@AI@%I was eager %@AE@% (not %@AI@%anxious%@AE@% ) %@AI@%to get home and
%@AI@%have a nice dinner.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ANY @%%@QR:any@%%@AB@%any%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One or some, regardless of kind, quantity, or number: %@AI@%Take
%@AI@%any book you want. Are there any messages for me?%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One or another
selected at random: %@AI@%Any child would do the same.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One or another without
restriction or exception: %@AI@%will accept any suggestion offered.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The whole
amount of; all: %@AI@%will turn over any profit to charity.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An indeterminate
number or amount: %@AI@%Is there any soda?%@AE@% -%@AI@%pron.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any one or ones among
three or more. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any quantity or part. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% To any degree or extent; at
all: %@AI@%didn't feel any better.%@AE@% -See Usage note at %@AI@%everyone%@BO: 667033@%%@AE@%. [ME %@AI@%ani %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%aenig.%@AE@%] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The phrase %@AI@%of any %@AE@% is often used in informal contexts to mean
"of all," as in %@AI@%He is the best of any living authority on the subject. %@AE@% A
majority of the Usage Panel finds this construction unacceptable. %@AI@%Any %@AE@% is
used to mean "at all" before a comparative adjective: %@AI@%Is she any better? He
%@AI@%is not any friendlier than before. %@AE@% This use is entirely proper, but the
related use of %@AI@%any %@AE@% all by itself to mean "at all" is considered informal.
In writing, one should avoid sentences like %@AI@%it didn't hurt any %@AE@% or %@AI@%if the
%@AI@%child cries any, give her the bottle.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANYBODY @%%@QR:anybody@%%@AB@%anybody%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pron.%@AE@% Anyone. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person of some consequence: %@AI@%everybody who
%@AI@%is anybody.%@AE@% -See Usage note at %@AI@%everyone%@BO: 667033@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANYHOW @%%@QR:anyhow@%%@AB@%anyhow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In any way or by any means whatever; at all. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In any
case. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Carelessly; neglectfully.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANYMORE @%%@QR:anymore@%%@AB@%anymore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% At the present; from now on: %@AI@%mustn't talk anymore.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Regional.%@AE@% Nowadays. %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%In many dialects of American English, %@AI@%anymore %@AE@% is used to mean
"nowadays," as in %@AI@%the downtown garages are crowded anymore %@AE@% or, sometimes,
%@AI@%%@AI@%anymore, she works a twelve-hour day. %@AE@% This use is apt to confuse speakers
who are not familiar with it and is not sufficiently well established to be
acceptable in written prose.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANYONE @%%@QR:anyone@%%@AB@%anyone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pron.%@AE@% Anybody; any person. %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The one-word form %@AI@%anyone %@AE@% is used to mean "whatsoever person or
persons." The two-word form %@AI@%any one %@AE@% is used to mean "whatever one (person
or thing) of a group." %@AI@%Anyone may join %@AE@% means admission is open to
everybody. %@AI@%Any one may join %@AE@% means admission is open to one person only.
When followed by %@AI@%of, %@AE@% only %@AI@%any one %@AE@% can be used: %@AI@%Any one %@AE@% (not %@AI@%anyone%@AE@% ) %@AI@%of
%@AI@%the boys could carry it by himself. Anyone %@AE@% is often used in place of
%@AI@%%@AI@%everyone %@AE@% in sentences like %@AI@%She is the most thrifty person of anyone I
%@AI@%know. %@AE@% Such usage is unacceptable in formal writing to a majority of the
Usage Panel.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANYPLACE @%%@QR:anyplace@%%@AB@%anyplace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% To, in, or at any place; anywhere.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANYTHING @%%@QR:anything@%%@AB@%anything%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pron.%@AE@% Any object, occurrence, or matter whatever. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% To
any degree or extent; at all.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% anything but.%@AE@% By no means; not at all.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANYTIME @%%@QR:anytime@%%@AB@%anytime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% At any time.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANYWAY @%%@QR:anyway@%%@AB@%anyway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Nevertheless; at any rate; anyhow.
%@2@%%@CR:ANYWHERE @%%@QR:anywhere@%%@AB@%anywhere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To, in, or at any place. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To any extent or degree; at
all.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANYWISE @%%@QR:anywise@%%@AB@%anywise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In any way or manner.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ANZAC @%%@QR:Anzac@%%@AB@%Anzac%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soldier who is from New Zealand or Australia. [A(ustralian)
and N(ew) Z(ealand) A(rmy) C(orps).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:A.OK @%%@QR:A-OK@%%@AB@%A-OK%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or A-Okay %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Perfectly OK.
%@2@%%@CR:AORTA @%%@QR:aorta@%%@AB@%aorta%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tae %@AE@%%@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% The main trunk of the systemic
arteries, carrying blood from the left side of the heart to the arteries of
all limbs and organs except the lungs. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%aorte %@AE@%< %@AI@%aeirein, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:AOUDAD @%%@QR:aoudad@%%@AB@%aoudad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wild sheep, %@AI@%Ammotragus lervia,%@AE@% of northern Africa, having
long, curved horns and a beardlike growth of hair on the neck and chest.
[Fr. < Berber %@AI@%audad.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AP @%%@QR:ap-@%%@AB@%ap-%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%ap-(1)%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%ad-%@CF:AD @%%@AE@%. Used before %@AI@%p.%@AE@%
%@AB@%ap-(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% At a rapid pace; swiftly. [ME %@AI@%apas %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%a pas %@AE@%: a, to (<
Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%pas, %@AE@%step. -see pace.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APACHE1 @%%@QR:apache@%%@AB@%apache%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%apaches%@AE@% A member of the Parisian underworld. [Fr. <
%@AI@%%@AI@%Apache, %@AE@%Apache Indian.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APACHE2 @%%@QR:Apache@%%@AB@%Apache%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Apache%@AE@% %@AB@% or -es %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A formerly nomadic tribe of North
American Indians inhabiting the southwestern United States and northern
Mexico. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of the Apache. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of the Athapascan languages of
the Apache. [Mex. Sp., prob. < Zuni %@AI@%Apachu, %@AE@%enemy.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APANAGE @%%@QR:apanage@%%@AB@%apanage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%appanage%@BO: de091@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APAREJO @%%@QR:aparejo@%%@AB@%aparejo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-jos%@AE@% %@AS@% Southwestern U.S.%@AE@% A packsaddle made of a stuffed
%@2@%%@CR:APART @%%@QR:apart@%%@AB@%apart%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% In pieces. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To pieces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Separately or at a
distance in time, place, or position: %@AI@%trees ten feet apart.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To one
side; aside. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One from another. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Separately or aside for a particular
function or purpose. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Considered or viewed separately. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Excepted or
excluded from consideration; aside. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Set apart; isolated. Used after
a noun or in the predicate: %@AI@%a race apart.%@AE@% [ME < OFr. %@AI@%a part, %@AE@%to the side :
%@AI@%a, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%part, %@AE@%side < Lat. %@AI@%pars.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APART.FROM @%%@QR:apart from@%%@AB@%apart from%@AE@%%@EH@% With the exception of; besides.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APARTHEID @%%@QR:apartheid@%%@AB@%apartheid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An official policy of racial segregation promulgated in the
Republic of South Africa. [Afr. : Du. %@AI@%apart, %@AE@%separate < Fr. %@AI@%a part, %@AE@%apart +
%@AI@%-heid, %@AE@%-hood.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APARTMENT @%%@QR:apartment@%%@AB@%apartment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A room or suite of rooms designed for housekeeping and
generally located in a building occupied by more than one household. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:APATHETIC @%%@QR:apathetic@%%@AB@%apathetic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or apathetical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Feeling or showing little or no
emotion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Feeling or showing little or no interest; indifferent. [<
%@2@%%@CR:APATHY @%%@QR:apathy@%%@AB@%apathy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Lack of emotion or feeling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lack of interest in things
generally found exciting, interesting, or moving; indifference. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:APEAK @%%@QR:apeak@%%@AB@%apeak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% In a vertical or almost vertical position or
%@2@%%@CR:APERITIF @%%@QR:aperitif@%%@AB@%aperitif%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drink of alcoholic liquor or wine taken to stimulate the
appetite before a meal. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%aperitif, %@AE@%purgative < Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%aperitivus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%aperire, %@AE@%to open.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APERTURE @%%@QR:aperture@%%@AB@%aperture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hole, gap, slit, or other opening; orifice. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
usually adjustable opening in an optical instrument that limits the amount
of light passing through a lens. [Lat. %@AI@%apertura %@AE@%< %@AI@%apertus, %@AE@%open, p.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:APERTURE.CARD @%%@QR:aperture card@%%@AB@%aperture card%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A punched card upon which some portion of a microfilmed
document is mounted.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APETALOUS @%%@QR:apetalous@%%@AB@%apetalous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Having no petals. %@AB@% apetaly %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APEX @%%@QR:apex@%%@AB@%apex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%apexes%@AE@% %@AB@% or apices %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The highest point of something; vertex:
%@AI@%the apex of the hill.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The culmination, as of an activity or effort: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%apex of his career.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The pointed end of something; tip. [Lat.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APHAERESIS @%%@QR:aphaeresis@%%@AB@%aphaeresis%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or apheresis %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% The loss of one or more letters or
sounds from the beginning of a word, as in %@AI@%most%@AE@% for %@AI@%almost.%@AE@% [LLat. < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%aphairesis, %@AE@%removal < %@AI@%aphairein, %@AE@%to take away from : %@AI@%apo-, %@AE@%away from +
%@2@%%@CR:APHELION @%%@QR:aphelion@%%@AB@%aphelion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lia%@AE@% The orbital point on a planetary orbit farthest
from the sun. [NLat. : Gk. %@AI@%apo-, %@AE@%away from + Gk. %@AI@%helios, %@AE@%sun.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APHELIOTROPIC @%%@QR:apheliotropic@%%@AB@%apheliotropic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Turning away from the sun or source of light, as
%@2@%%@CR:APHERESIS @%%@QR:apheresis@%%@AB@%apheresis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%aphaeresis%@BO: d65c4@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APHESIS @%%@QR:aphesis@%%@AB@%aphesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% The loss of a short unstressed vowel from the
beginning of a word, as in %@AI@%squire%@AE@% for %@AI@%esquire.%@AE@% [Gk., a release < %@AI@%aphienai,
%@AI@%%@AE@%to let go : %@AI@%apo-, %@AE@%away + %@AI@%hienai, %@AE@%to send.] %@AB@% aphetic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% aphetically
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APHID @%%@QR:aphid@%%@AB@%aphid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small, soft-bodied insects of the family
Aphididae, which feed by sucking sap from plants. [< NLat. %@AI@%Aphis, Aphid-,
%@2@%%@CR:APHIDES @%%@QR:aphides@%%@AB@%aphides%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%aphis%@BO: d7253@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APHID.LION @%%@QR:aphid lion@%%@AB@%aphid lion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The larva of any of several insects of the family
Chrysopidae, such as the lacewing, that feed on aphids.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APHIS @%%@QR:aphis@%%@AB@%aphis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%aphides%@AE@% An aphid, esp. one of the genus %@AI@%Aphis.%@AE@% [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Aphis, %@AE@%genus name.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APHONIA @%%@QR:aphonia@%%@AB@%aphonia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Loss of speech or voicelessness caused by disease or injury
to the organs of speech. [Gk. < %@AI@%aphonos, %@AE@%voiceless : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%without + %@AI@%phone,
%@2@%%@CR:APHORISM @%%@QR:aphorism@%%@AB@%aphorism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brief statement of a principle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tersely phrased
statement of a truth or opinion; adage. [Fr. %@AI@%aphorisme %@AE@%< OFr. < Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:APHORIZE @%%@QR:aphorize@%%@AB@%aphorize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rized%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizes%@AE@% To express in or as if in
aphorisms.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APHOTIC @%%@QR:aphotic@%%@AB@%aphotic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Without light.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APHRODISIAC @%%@QR:aphrodisiac@%%@AB@%aphrodisiac%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Stimulating or intensifying sexual desire. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An
aphrodisiac drug or food. [Gk. %@AI@%aphrodisiakos %@AE@%< %@AI@%aphrodisia, %@AE@%sexual pleasures
%@2@%%@CR:APHRODITE @%%@QR:Aphrodite@%%@AB@%Aphrodite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%The goddess of love and beauty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%aphrodite%@AE@% A brightly colored butterfly, %@AI@%Argynnis aphrodite,%@AE@% of North
%@2@%%@CR:APIAN @%%@QR:apian@%%@AB@%apian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to bees. [Lat. %@AI@%apianus %@AE@%< %@AI@%apis, %@AE@%bee.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APIARIAN @%%@QR:apiarian@%%@AB@%apiarian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to bees or to the keeping and care of bees.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An apiarist.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APIARIST @%%@QR:apiarist@%%@AB@%apiarist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A beekeeper.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APIARY @%%@QR:apiary@%%@AB@%apiary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A place where bees and beehives are kept, esp. a
place where bees are raised for their honey. [Lat. %@AI@%apiarium, %@AE@%beehive <
%@AI@%%@AI@%apis, %@AE@%bee.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APICAL @%%@QR:apical@%%@AB@%apical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, located at, or constituting an apex.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pertaining to consonants articulated with the tip of the tongue, as %@AI@%t,
%@AI@%d,%@AE@% and %@AI@%s.%@AE@% [NLat. %@AI@%apicalis %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%apex, %@AE@%top.] %@AB@% apically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APICES @%%@QR:apices@%%@AB@%apices%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%apex%@BO: d642e@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APICULATE @%%@QR:apiculate@%%@AB@%apiculate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Ending with a sharp, abrupt tip: %@AI@%an apiculate leaf.%@AE@% [<
NLat. %@AI@%apiculus, %@AE@%sharp point, dim. of Lat. %@AI@%apex, %@AE@%point.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APICULTURE @%%@QR:apiculture@%%@AB@%apiculture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The raising and care of bees. [Lat. %@AI@%apis, %@AE@%bee + culture.]
%@2@%%@CR:APIECE @%%@QR:apiece@%%@AB@%apiece%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% To or for each one; each: %@AI@%an apple apiece.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%a pece %@AE@%: %@AI@%a,
%@AE@%by + %@AI@%pece, %@AE@%piece.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APIS @%%@QR:Apis@%%@AB@%Apis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sacred bull of the ancient Egyptians. [Lat. < Gk., of Egypt.
orig.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APISH @%%@QR:apish@%%@AB@%apish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Resembling an ape. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Slavishly or foolishly imitative. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:APLASIA @%%@QR:aplasia@%%@AB@%aplasia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Defective development or congenital absence of tissue, of an
organ, or of an organic part.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APLASTIC @%%@QR:aplastic@%%@AB@%aplastic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Lacking form. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%Unable to form or
regenerate tissue. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%Of or relating to aplasia.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:APLENTY @%%@QR:aplenty@%%@AB@%aplenty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being in abundance. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In abundance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To an
extreme degree.
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%@2@%%@CR:APLITE @%%@QR:aplite@%%@AB@%aplite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fine-grained, light-colored granitic rock consisting
primarily of orthoclase and quartz. [G. %@AI@%Aplit %@AE@%: Gk. %@AI@%haplous, %@AE@%single + %@AI@%-it,
from + %@AI@%deiknunai, %@AE@%to show.] %@AB@% apodictically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APODOSIS @%%@QR:apodosis@%%@AB@%apodosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% The clause stating the conclusion or consequence of
a conditional sentence. [Gk. < %@AI@%apodidonai, %@AE@%to give back : %@AI@%apo-, %@AE@%away +
%@2@%%@CR:APOENZYME @%%@QR:apoenzyme@%%@AB@%apoenzyme%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A protein requiring a %@AI@%coenzyme%@BO: 38f4e7@%%@AE@% to function as an enzyme.
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%@2@%%@CR:APOGAMY @%%@QR:apogamy@%%@AB@%apogamy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The production of a new plant from a prothallus by budding,
without sexual reproduction, as in ferns. %@AB@% apogamic %@AE@%%@AB@%apogamous%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APOGEE @%%@QR:apogee@%%@AB@%apogee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial
satellite most distant from the earth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The farthest or highest point;
apex. [Fr. %@AI@%apogee %@AE@%< NLat. %@AI@%apogaeum %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%apogaion %@AE@%< %@AI@%apogaios, %@AE@%far from the
%@2@%%@CR:APOLITICAL @%%@QR:apolitical@%%@AB@%apolitical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having no association with or interest in politics.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having no political importance. %@AB@% apolitically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APOLLO @%%@QR:Apollo@%%@AB@%Apollo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%The god of the sun, prophecy, music,
medicine, and poetry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%apollo%@AE@% Any young man of great physical beauty.
[Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Apollon.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:APOLLONIAN @%%@QR:Apollonian@%%@AB@%Apollonian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Apollo. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%apollonian%@AE@% Of a
theoretical or rational nature; clearly defined and well-ordered;
%@2@%%@CR:APOLOGETIC @%%@QR:apologetic@%%@AB@%apologetic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Making or expressing an apology. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Explaining or
defending in speech or writing. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A formal defense or apology. %@AB@%
%@AB@%apologetically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APOLOGETICS @%%@QR:apologetics@%%@AB@%apologetics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The branch of theology that deals with the defense and
proof of Christianity.
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%@2@%%@CR:APOLOGIA @%%@QR:apologia@%%@AB@%apologia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A formal defense or justification. [LLat., apology.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APOLOGIST @%%@QR:apologist@%%@AB@%apologist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who argues in defense or justification of another
person or cause.
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%@2@%%@CR:APOLOGIZE @%%@QR:apologize@%%@AB@%apologize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gized%@AE@% %@AB@%-gizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-gizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make excuse for or
regretful acknowledgment of a fault or offense. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a formal defense
or justification in speech or writing. %@AB@% apologizer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APOLOGUE @%%@QR:apologue@%%@AB@%apologue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A moral fable. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%apologus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%apologos %@AE@%: %@AI@%apo-,
%@AE@%away + %@AI@%logos, %@AE@%speech.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APOLOGY @%%@QR:apology@%%@AB@%apology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A statement of acknowledgment expressing regret
or asking pardon for a fault or offense. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A formal justification or
%@2@%%@CR:APOLUNE @%%@QR:apolune@%%@AB@%apolune%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The point of an orbit around the moon farthest from the
moon's center. [apo- + Lat. %@AI@%luna, %@AE@%moon.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APOMICT @%%@QR:apomict@%%@AB@%apomict%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organism that is the result of apomixis. [Back-formation <
E. %@AI@%apomictic, %@AE@%produced by apomixis.] %@AB@% apomictic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APOMIXIS @%%@QR:apomixis@%%@AB@%apomixis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rare reproductive process in which a new individual is
produced from a female cell or cells other than the egg cell, often in a
manner that mimics sexual reproduction. [NLat. : apo- + Gk. %@AI@%mixis, %@AE@%sexual
intercourse < %@AI@%meignunai, %@AE@%to have sexual intercourse.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APOMORPHINE @%%@QR:apomorphine@%%@AB@%apomorphine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, C%@AH@%17%@AE@%H%@AH@%17%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%,%@EH@%
derived from morphine and used medicinally as an expectorant, emetic, and
hypnotic.
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%@2@%%@CR:APONEUROSIS @%%@QR:aponeurosis@%%@AB@%aponeurosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% A sheetlike membrane, resembling a flattened
tendon, that invests a muscle or connects it to its insertion. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:APOPLECTIC @%%@QR:apoplectic@%%@AB@%apoplectic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or causing apoplexy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having or
exhibiting symptoms of apoplexy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Such as can cause apoplexy: %@AI@%an
%@2@%%@CR:APOSIOPESIS @%%@QR:aposiopesis@%%@AB@%aposiopesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% A sudden breaking off of a thought in the middle
of a sentence, as though the speaker were unwilling or unable to continue.
%@AI@%siopan, %@AE@%to be silent < %@AI@%siope, %@AE@%silence.] %@AB@% aposiopetic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APOSTASY @%%@QR:apostasy@%%@AB@%apostasy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sies%@AE@% An abandonment of one's religious faith, political
%@2@%%@CR:APOSTATIZE @%%@QR:apostatize@%%@AB@%apostatize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% To be guilty of apostasy.
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%@2@%%@CR:A.POSTERIORI @%%@QR:a posteriori@%%@AB@%a posteriori%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@% Denoting reasoning from facts or particulars
to general principles or from effects to causes; inductive; empirical.
[Lat., from the subsequent.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APOSTLE @%%@QR:apostle@%%@AB@%apostle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Apostle%@AE@% One of a group made up esp. of the 12 disciples
chosen by Christ to preach his gospel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A missionary of the early
Christian Church. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A leader of the first Christian mission to a country
or region. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% One of the 12 members of the Mormon administrative council.
%@AB@%%@AB@%5.%@AE@% One who leads or advocates a cause or movement: %@AI@%an apostle of
%@AE@%messenger < %@AI@%apostellein, %@AE@%to send off : %@AI@%apo-, %@AE@%away from + %@AI@%stellein, %@AE@%to
send.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APOSTLES.CREED @%%@QR:Apostles' Creed@%%@AB@%Apostles' Creed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Christian creed traditionally ascribed to the 12
Apostles.
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%@2@%%@CR:APOSTOLATE @%%@QR:apostolate@%%@AB@%apostolate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The office, duties, or mission of an apostle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
association of individuals for the dissemination of a religion or a
%@2@%%@CR:APOSTROPHIZE @%%@QR:apostrophize@%%@AB@%apostrophize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-phized%@AE@% %@AB@%-phizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-phizes%@AE@% To address by or
speak or write in apostrophe.
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%@2@%%@CR:APOTHECARIES.ME @%%@QR:apothecaries' measure@%%@AB@%apothecaries' measure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of liquid volume measure used in
pharmacy.
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%@2@%%@CR:APOTHECARIES.WE @%%@QR:apothecaries' weight@%%@AB@%apothecaries' weight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of weights used in pharmacy and based
on an ounce equal to 480 grains and a pound equal to 12 ounces.
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%@2@%%@CR:APOTHECARY @%%@QR:apothecary@%%@AB@%apothecary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% One who prepares and sells drugs and medicines;
pharmacist. [ME %@AI@%apotecarie < %@AE@%Med. Lat. %@AI@%apothecarius %@AE@%< LLat., clerk < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:APOTHECIUM @%%@QR:apothecium@%%@AB@%apothecium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cia%@AE@% An open disk-shaped or cup-shaped fruiting body
in certain fungi, lined with a spore-bearing layer. [NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%apotheca,
%@2@%%@CR:APPALACHIAN.TEA @%%@QR:Appalachian tea@%%@AB@%Appalachian tea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%withe rod%@BO: 14ea1f5@%%@AE@%. [After the %@AI@%Appalachian %@AE@%Mountains.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPALL @%%@QR:appall@%%@AB@%appall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-palled%@AE@% %@AB@%-palling%@AE@% %@AB@%-palls%@AE@% To fill with consternation or
%@2@%%@CR:APPALOOSA @%%@QR:appaloosa@%%@AB@%appaloosa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A horse of a breed developed in northwestern North America,
characteristically having a spotted rump. [Prob. after the %@AI@%Paloose %@AE@%Indians,
who bred the horse.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPANAGE @%%@QR:appanage@%%@AB@%appanage%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or apanage %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Land or another source of revenue given by a
king for the maintenance of a member of the ruling family. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
extra offered to or claimed by a person as his due; perquisite. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
natural accompaniment or adjunct. [Fr. %@AI@%apanage %@AE@%< OFr. < %@AI@%apaner, %@AE@%to make
provisions for < Med. Lat. %@AI@%appanare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%panis, %@AE@%bread.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPARAT @%%@QR:apparat@%%@AB@%apparat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A political organization or an underground political
movement. [R.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPARATCHIK @%%@QR:apparatchik@%%@AB@%apparatchik%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a Communist apparat. [R. < %@AI@%apparat, %@AE@%apparat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPARATUS @%%@QR:apparatus@%%@AB@%apparatus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%apparatus%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tuses %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The totality of means by which
a designated function is performed or a specific task executed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
machine. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A group of machines used together or in succession to
accomplish a task. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%A group of organs having a collective
function: %@AI@%the respiratory apparatus.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A political organization. [Lat.,
covers or adorns: %@AI@%trees with their apparel of foliage.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-eled%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-eling%@AE@% %@AB@%-els%@AE@% %@AB@% or -elled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -elling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -els %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To clothe; dress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
%@2@%%@CR:APPARITION @%%@QR:apparition@%%@AB@%apparition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A ghostly figure; specter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sudden or unusual
sight. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The act of appearing; appearance. [ME %@AI@%apparicioun %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:APPARITOR @%%@QR:apparitor@%%@AB@%apparitor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An official who was formerly sent to carry out the orders
of a civil or ecclesiastical court. [Lat. < %@AI@%apparere, %@AE@%to appear.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPEAL @%%@QR:appeal@%%@AB@%appeal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An earnest or urgent request, entreaty, or supplication. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A resort or application to a higher authority, as for sanction,
corroboration, or a decision: %@AI@%an appeal to reason.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The power of
attracting or of arousing interest: %@AI@%a city with appeal for tourists.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The transfer of a case from a lower to a higher court for a new
hearing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A request for a new hearing. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A case so transferred.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-pealed%@AE@% %@AB@%-pealing%@AE@% %@AB@%-peals%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make an earnest or urgent
request, as for help %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To have recourse, as for corroboration; resort. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To be attractive or interesting. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To make or apply for an appeal.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Law. %@AE@% To transfer or apply to transfer (a case) to a higher court for
%@2@%%@CR:APPEAR @%%@QR:appear@%%@AB@%appear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-peared%@AE@% %@AB@%-pearing%@AE@% %@AB@%-pears%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come into view; become
visible: %@AI@%a plane appearing in the sky.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To come into existence: %@AI@%New
%@AI@%strains of viruses appear periodically.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To seem or look to be: %@AI@%appeared
%@AI@%unhappy.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To seem likely: %@AI@%It appears they will be late.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To come
before the public; be presented or published: %@AI@%has appeared in two plays.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To present oneself formally before a court as defendant,
plaintiff, or counsel. [ME %@AI@%aperen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%aparoir %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%apparere %@AE@%: %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to
+ %@AI@%parere, %@AE@%to show.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPEARANCE @%%@QR:appearance@%%@AB@%appearance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or an instance of coming into sight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act
or an instance of coming into public view: %@AI@%a rare personal appearance.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
The outward aspect of someone or something: %@AI@%a good appearance.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Something that appears; phenomenon. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A superficial aspect; semblance:
%@AI@%%@AI@%keeping up an appearance of diligence.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%appearances%@AE@% Outward
indications; circumstances: %@AI@%a cheerful woman, to all appearances.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPEASE @%%@QR:appease@%%@AB@%appease%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-peased%@AE@% %@AB@%-peasing%@AE@% %@AB@%-peases%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To calm or pacify, esp. by
giving what is demanded; placate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To satisfy or relieve: %@AI@%appease thirst.%@AE@%
[ME %@AI@%appesen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%apaisier %@AE@%: %@AI@%a, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%pais, %@AE@%peace < Lat. %@AI@%pax.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:APPEASEMENT @%%@QR:appeasement@%%@AB@%appeasement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of appeasing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition of being
appeased. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The policy of granting concessions to potential enemies to
maintain peace.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPEL @%%@QR:appel@%%@AB@%appel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A quick stamp of the foot used in fencing as a feint to produce
%@2@%%@CR:APPELLANT @%%@QR:appellant@%%@AB@%appellant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to an appeal; appellate. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who
appeals a court decision.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPELLATE @%%@QR:appellate@%%@AB@%appellate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the power to hear appeals and to review court
decisions: %@AI@%an appellate court.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%appellatus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%appellare, %@AE@%to
entreat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPELLATION @%%@QR:appellation@%%@AB@%appellation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A name or title. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of naming. [ME %@AI@%appelacion
%@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%appellatio %@AE@%< %@AI@%appellare, %@AE@%to entreat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPELLATIVE @%%@QR:appellative@%%@AB@%appellative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or relating to the assignment of names. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Grammar. %@AE@%Designating a class; common: %@AI@%an appellative noun.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A name or
%@2@%%@CR:APPELLEE @%%@QR:appellee@%%@AB@%appellee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One against whom an appeal is taken. [OFr. %@AI@%apele %@AE@%< %@AI@%apeler, %@AE@%
to appeal.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPEND @%%@QR:append@%%@AB@%append%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pended%@AE@% %@AB@%-pending%@AE@% %@AB@%-pends%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To add as a supplement:
%@AI@%%@AI@%appended a list of errors to the report.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fix to; attach. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%appendere, %@AE@%to hang upon : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%pendere, %@AE@%to hang.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPENDAGE @%%@QR:appendage@%%@AB@%appendage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something appended. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%A part or organ that is
%@2@%%@CR:APPENDECTOMY @%%@QR:appendectomy@%%@AB@%appendectomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% The surgical removal of the vermiform
appendix. [append(ix) + -ectomy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPENDICITIS @%%@QR:appendicitis@%%@AB@%appendicitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of the vermiform appendix. [appendix +
-itis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPENDICULAR @%%@QR:appendicular@%%@AB@%appendicular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or consisting of an appendage or
appendages. [< Lat. %@AI@%appendicula, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%appendix, %@AE@%appendix.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPENDIX @%%@QR:appendix@%%@AB@%appendix%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dixes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dices %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An appendage. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A collection
of supplementary material, usually at the end of a book. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%vermiform
%@AI@%appendix%@BO: 143a419@%%@AE@%. [Lat. < %@AI@%appendere, %@AE@%to hang upon. -see append.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPERCEIVE @%%@QR:apperceive@%%@AB@%apperceive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceived%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceiving%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceives%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@% To perceive in
terms of past perceptions. [ME %@AI@%apperceiven, %@AE@%to notice < OFr. %@AI@%apercevoir %@AE@%:
%@AI@%%@AI@%a, %@AE@%toward (< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%perceivre, %@AE@% to perceive. -see perceive.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPERCEPTION @%%@QR:apperception@%%@AB@%apperception%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Conscious perception with full
awareness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The process of understanding by which newly observed
qualities of an object are related to past experience. [Fr. %@AI@%aperception %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:APPERTAIN @%%@QR:appertain@%%@AB@%appertain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tained%@AE@% %@AB@%-taining%@AE@% %@AB@%-tains%@AE@% To belong as a function or
part; pertain properly: %@AI@%problems appertaining to social reform.%@AE@% [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%appertenen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%apartenir %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%appertinere %@AE@%: %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@% to + %@AI@%pertinere, %@AE@% to
belong. -see pertain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPESTAT @%%@QR:appestat@%%@AB@%appestat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The mechanism in the central nervous system that controls
food intake. [appe(tite) + -stat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPETENCE @%%@QR:appetence@%%@AB@%appetence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A strong craving or desire. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tendency or proclivity;
%@2@%%@CR:APPETITE @%%@QR:appetite@%%@AB@%appetite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A desire for food or drink. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A physical desire. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
strong wish or urge: %@AI@%an appetite for learning.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%appetit %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%appetitus, %@AE@%strong desire < %@AI@%appetere, %@AE@% to strive after : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@% toward +
%@AI@%%@AI@%petere, %@AE@% to seek.] %@AB@% appetitive %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPETIZER @%%@QR:appetizer@%%@AB@%appetizer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A food or drink served usually before a meal to stimulate
the appetite.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPETIZING @%%@QR:appetizing@%%@AB@%appetizing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Stimulating or appealing to the appetite. %@AB@% appetizingly
%@2@%%@CR:APPLAUSE @%%@QR:applause@%%@AB@%applause%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Approval expressed esp. by the clapping of hands. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Praise; commendation: %@AI@%a scientific discovery that won critical applause.%@AE@%
[Med. Lat. %@AI@%applausus %@AE@%< Lat., p.part. of %@AI@%applaudere, %@AE@%to applaud.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPLE @%%@QR:apple@%%@AB@%apple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Pyrus malus,%@AE@% of temperate regions, having
fragrant pink or white flowers and edible fruit. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The firm, rounded fruit
of this tree or any of its varieties, having skin that is usually red but
may be yellow or green. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of several trees or plants having fruit
resembling the apple, as the %@AI@%custard apple%@BO: 49523b@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The fruit of any of these
trees or plants. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The hard wood of an apple tree. [ME %@AI@%appel %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%aeppel.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPLE.GREEN @%%@QR:apple green@%%@AB@%apple green%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A moderate or vivid yellow green to light or strong
%@2@%%@CR:APPLEJACK @%%@QR:applejack@%%@AB@%applejack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Brandy distilled from hard cider.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPLE.OF.PERU @%%@QR:apple of Peru@%%@AB@%apple of Peru%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Nicandra physalodes,%@AE@% native to tropical
America, having tubular blue or whitish flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPLE.POLISH @%%@QR:apple-polish@%%@AB@%apple-polish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ished%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishes%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To seek favor by
toadying. %@AB@% apple polisher %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPLESAUCE @%%@QR:applesauce@%%@AB@%applesauce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Apples stewed to a pulp, sweetened, and sometimes
%@2@%%@CR:APPLETON.LAYER @%%@QR:Appleton layer@%%@AB@%Appleton layer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%F layer%@BO: 711101@%%@AE@% of the upper atmosphere. [After Sir Edward
%@AI@%Appleton %@AE@%(1892-1965).]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPLIANCE @%%@QR:appliance@%%@AB@%appliance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device or instrument, esp. one operated by electricity
and designed for household use. [< apply.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPLICABLE @%%@QR:applicable@%%@AB@%applicable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being applied; appropriate. %@AB@% applicability
%@2@%%@CR:APPLICANT @%%@QR:applicant@%%@AB@%applicant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who applies, as for a job. [Lat. %@AI@%applicans,
%@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%applicare, %@AE@% to affix. -see apply.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPLICATION @%%@QR:application@%%@AB@%application%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of applying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is applied, as
a cosmetic or curative agent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of putting something to a
special use or purpose: %@AI@%an application of a new method.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A specific use
to which something is put: %@AI@%the application of science to industry.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The
capacity of being usable; relevance: %@AI@%Geometry has practical application.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%5.%@AE@% Close attention; diligence: %@AI@%shows application to her work.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
request, as for assistance, employment, or admission to a school. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
form or document upon which such a request is made. [ME %@AI@%applicacioun %@AE@%< Med.
Lat. %@AI@%applicatio %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%applicare, %@AE@%to affix. -see apply.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPLICATIVE @%%@QR:applicative@%%@AB@%applicative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characterized by actual application; applied. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:APPLIED @%%@QR:applied@%%@AB@%applied%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Put into practice or a particular use: %@AI@%applied physics.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPLIQUE @%%@QR:applique@%%@AB@%applique%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A decoration or ornament, as in needlework, made by cutting
pieces of one material and applying them to the surface of another. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Of or like applique. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-qued%@AE@% %@AB@%-queing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ques%@AE@% To decorate with
applique. [Fr., p.part. of %@AI@%appliquer, %@AE@%to apply < Lat. %@AI@%applicare, %@AE@%to affix.
-see apply.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPLY @%%@QR:apply@%%@AB@%apply%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-plied%@AE@% %@AB@%-plying%@AE@% %@AB@%-plies%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring into nearness or
contact with something; put on, upon, or to: %@AI@%applied glue sparingly to the
%@AI@%paper.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To put to or adapt for a special use: %@AI@%applies all her money to
%@AI@%her mortgage.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To put into action: %@AI@%applied the brakes.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To devote
(oneself or one's efforts) to something: %@AI@%applied himself to his studies.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be pertinent or relevant: %@AI@%a rule that does not apply to me.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To request or seek assistance, employment, or admission: %@AI@%will apply to
%@2@%%@CR:APPOGGIATURA @%%@QR:appoggiatura@%%@AB@%appoggiatura%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% An embellishing note, usually one step above or
below the note it precedes and indicated by a small note or special sign.
[Ital. < %@AI@%appoggiare, %@AE@%to lean on < VLat. *%@AI@%appodiare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%podium,
%@2@%%@CR:APPOINT @%%@QR:appoint@%%@AB@%appoint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pointed%@AE@% %@AB@%-pointing%@AE@% %@AB@%-points%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To select or designate to
fill an office or position: %@AI@%appointed her chief operating officer.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
fix or set by authority or by mutual agreement: %@AI@%will appoint a date for the
%@AI@%examination.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To furnish; equip: %@AI@%a comfortably appointed house.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Law. %@AE@%To direct the disposition of (property) to a person or persons in
exercise of a power granted for this purpose by a preceding deed. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%appointen, %@AE@%to decide < OFr. %@AI@%apointier, %@AE@%to arrange < %@AI@%a point, %@AE@%to the point :
%@AI@%a, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%point, %@AE@%point < Lat. %@AI@%punctum < pungere, %@AE@%to prick.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPOINTEE @%%@QR:appointee@%%@AB@%appointee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who is appointed to an office or position. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Law. %@AE@%One to whom a power of appointment of property is granted. -See Usage
note at %@AI@%-ee1%@BO: 5e4359@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPOINTIVE @%%@QR:appointive@%%@AB@%appointive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to or filled by appointment: %@AI@%an appointive
%@AI@%office.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPOINTMENT @%%@QR:appointment@%%@AB@%appointment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of appointing or designating for an office or
position. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The office or position to which a person has been appointed.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% An arrangement to do something or meet someone at a particular time and
act of directing the disposition of property by virtue of a power granted
for this purpose.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPOINTOR @%%@QR:appointor@%%@AB@%appointor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% One who executes a power of appointment of property.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPORTION @%%@QR:apportion@%%@AB@%apportion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tioned%@AE@% %@AB@%-tioning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tions%@AE@% To divide and assign according
to a plan or proportion; allot. [OFr. %@AI@%apportioner %@AE@%: %@AI@%a- %@AE@%(< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%portionner, %@AE@%to divide into portions < %@AI@%portion, %@AE@%portion. -see portion.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPORTIONMENT @%%@QR:apportionment@%%@AB@%apportionment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of apportioning. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition of
being apportioned. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The proportional distribution of the number of
members of the U.S. House of Representatives on the basis of the population
of each state. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The allotment of direct taxes on the basis of state
population.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPOSE @%%@QR:appose@%%@AB@%appose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-posed%@AE@% %@AB@%-posing%@AE@% %@AB@%-poses%@AE@% To place (things) near to each other
or side by side; juxtapose. [Back-formation < apposition.]
of %@AI@%apponere, %@AE@%to put near : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%ponere, %@AE@%to put.] %@AB@% appositely %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%appositeness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPOSITION @%%@QR:apposition@%%@AB@%apposition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A construction in which a noun or noun
phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both having the
same syntactic relation to the other elements in the sentence, as %@AI@%Copley%@AE@%
and %@AI@%the painter%@AE@% in %@AI@%The painter Copley was born in Boston.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
relationship between such nouns or noun phrases. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A placing side by side
or next to each other. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%The growth of successive layers of a
cell wall. [ME %@AI@%apposicioun %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%appositio %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%apponere, %@AE@%to put
%@2@%%@CR:APPOSITIVE @%%@QR:appositive@%%@AB@%appositive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, concerning, or being in apposition. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A word or
phrase that is in apposition. %@AB@% appositively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPRAISAL @%%@QR:appraisal@%%@AB@%appraisal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of appraising. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An expert or official
valuation of something, as for taxation.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPRAISE @%%@QR:appraise@%%@AB@%appraise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-praised%@AE@% %@AB@%-praising%@AE@% %@AB@%-praises%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To evaluate, esp. in an
official capacity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To estimate the quality, amount, size, and other
features of; judge. [ME %@AI@%appreisen, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%apprisen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%aprisier %@AE@%<
LLat. %@AI@%appretiare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%pretium, %@AE@%price.] %@AB@% appraisable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%cherish%@BO: 328063@%%@AE@% These verbs express having a favorable opinion of someone or
something. %@AI@%Appreciate%@BO: e51cc@%%@AE@% applies especially to favor based on judgment and
assessment. %@AI@%Value%@BO: 141b080@%%@AE@% implies high regard for the importance of the object,
while %@AI@%prize%@BO: e8416b@%%@AE@% emphasizes its specialness. %@AI@%Esteem%@BO: 653af1@%%@AE@% suggests respect of a
formal sort; %@AI@%treasure%@BO: 13663b8@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%cherish%@BO: 328063@%%@AE@% suggest affectionate regard mixed with
pride of possession.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPRECIATION @%%@QR:appreciation@%%@AB@%appreciation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Recognition of the quality, value, significance, or
magnitude of people and things. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A judgment or opinion, esp. a favorable
one. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An expression of gratitude. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Awareness or delicate perception,
esp. of aesthetic qualities or values. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A rise in value or price.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPRECIATIVE @%%@QR:appreciative@%%@AB@%appreciative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of or showing appreciation. %@AB@% appreciatively
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPREHEND @%%@QR:apprehend@%%@AB@%apprehend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-hended%@AE@% %@AB@%-hending%@AE@% %@AB@%-hends%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take into custody;
arrest: %@AI@%apprehended the murderer.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To grasp mentally; understand. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
look forward to fearfully; anticipate with anxiety. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To understand.
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%apprehend%@BO: e5b2f@%%@AE@% %@AI@%comprehend%@BO: 3cb624@%%@AE@% %@AI@%grasp%@BO: 80eff9@%%@AE@% %@AI@%understand%@BO: 13d7456@%%@AE@% These verbs refer to
varying degrees of mental perception. %@AI@%Apprehend%@BO: e5b2f@%%@AE@% is often limited to
perception and does not imply full understanding. %@AI@%Comprehend%@BO: 3cb624@%%@AE@% stresses
attainment of full understanding. %@AI@%Grasp%@BO: 80eff9@%%@AE@% suggests seizing an idea firmly.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Understand%@BO: 13d7456@%%@AE@% , nearer in meaning to %@AI@%comprehend%@BO: 3cb624@%%@AE@% , can also suggest sympathy,
compassion, or insight: %@AI@%My parents don't understand me.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPREHENSIBLE @%%@QR:apprehensible@%%@AB@%apprehensible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being apprehended or understood. %@AB@%
%@AB@%apprehensibly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPREHENSION @%%@QR:apprehension@%%@AB@%apprehension%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future;
dread. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of seizing or capturing; arrest. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The ability to
apprehend or understand; understanding. [LLat. %@AI@%apprehensio, %@AE@%understanding <
denote concern for something that impends. %@AI@%Apprehension%@BO: e6138@%%@AE@% refers broadly to
anxiety about the future. %@AI@%Foreboding%@BO: 7413e4@%%@AE@% is a vague fear of the future,
inferred irrationally from clues in the present. %@AI@%Presentiment%@BO: e68bc9@%%@AE@% denotes a
less certain prophetic sense that something, not necessarily unpleasant, is
imminent. %@AI@%Misgiving%@BO: b9b8b2@%%@AE@% , usually used in the plural, applies to a specific
instance of apprehension and stresses mistrust.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPREHENSIVE @%%@QR:apprehensive@%%@AB@%apprehensive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Capable of understanding; quick to apprehend. %@AB@% apprehensively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%apprehensiveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPRENTICE @%%@QR:apprentice@%%@AB@%apprentice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One bound by legal agreement to work for another for a
specific amount of time in return for instruction in a trade, art, or
business. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who is learning a trade or occupation, esp. as a
member of a labor union. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A beginner; learner. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ticed%@AE@% %@AB@%-ticing%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-tices%@AE@% To place or take on as an apprentice. [ME %@AI@%apprentis %@AE@%< OFr. <
%@2@%%@CR:APPRISE @%%@QR:apprise@%%@AB@%apprise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-prised%@AE@% %@AB@%-prising%@AE@% %@AB@%-prises%@AE@% To give notice to; inform:
%@AI@%%@AI@%apprised him of his rights.%@AE@% [Fr. %@AI@%apprendre, appris- %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%aprendre, %@AE@%to
learn. -see apprentice.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APPRIZE @%%@QR:apprize@%%@AB@%apprize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%apprise%@BO: e6b40@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPROACH @%%@QR:approach@%%@AB@%approach%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-proached%@AE@% %@AB@%-proaching%@AE@% %@AB@%-proaches%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To come near or
nearer, as in space or time. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come or go near or nearer to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
come close to in appearance, quality, condition, or other characteristics;
approximate: %@AI@%What approaches the joy of singing?%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make a proposal to;
make overtures to: %@AI@%approached the president for a promotion.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To begin
to deal with or work on: %@AI@%approaching a task.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of
approaching: %@AI@%the approach of winter.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fairly close resemblance;
approximation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A way or means of reaching something; access: %@AI@%an approach
%@AI@%to the bridge.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The method used in dealing with or accomplishing
something: %@AI@%a logical approach to the problem.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An advance or overture
made by one person to another. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The golf stroke following the drive from
the tee with which the player tries to get the ball onto the putting green.
%@AB@%7.%@AE@% Works such as trenches or bulwarks for the protection of troops
%@2@%%@CR:APPROPRIATION @%%@QR:appropriation@%%@AB@%appropriation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of appropriating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something appropriated,
esp. public funds set aside for a specific purpose. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A legislative act
authorizing the expenditure of a designated amount of public funds for a
specific purpose.
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%@2@%%@CR:APPROVAL @%%@QR:approval@%%@AB@%approval%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of approving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An official approbation;
%@2@%%@CR:APPROXIMATE @%%@QR:approximate@%%@AB@%approximate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Almost exact, correct, complete, or perfect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Very
similar; closely resembling. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Close together; near. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mated%@AE@% %@AB@%-mating%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-mates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come close to; be nearly the same as. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to
approach; bring near. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To come near or close in degree, nature,
quality, or other characteristics. [LLat. %@AI@%approximatus, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%approximare, %@AE@%to approach : Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%proximare, %@AE@%to come near <
%@AI@%%@AI@%proximus, %@AE@%nearest.] %@AB@% approximately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:APPROXIMATION @%%@QR:approximation@%%@AB@%approximation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act, process, or result of approximating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@%An inexact result adequate for a given purpose. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:APPURTENANCE @%%@QR:appurtenance@%%@AB@%appurtenance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something added to another, more important thing;
accessory. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%appurtenances%@AE@% Equipment, such as clothing, tools, or
instruments, used for a specific purpose or task; gear. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A right,
privilege, or property that is considered incident to the principal
property for purposes such as passage of title, conveyance, or inheritance.
[ME %@AI@%appurtenaunce %@AE@%< AN %@AI@%apurtenance %@AE@%< VLat. *%@AI@%appertinentia %@AE@%< LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:APRICOT @%%@QR:apricot@%%@AB@%apricot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Prunus armeniaca,%@AE@% native to western Asia and
Africa, widely cultivated for its edible fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The juicy, yellow-orange
peachlike fruit of the apricot. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A moderate, light, or strong orange to
%@2@%%@CR:APRON @%%@QR:apron@%%@AB@%apron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A garment, usually fastened in the back, worn over all or
part of the front of the body to protect clothing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resembling
an apron in appearance or function, as a protective shield for a machine.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% The paved strip in front of and around airport hangars and terminal
buildings. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The part of a stage in a theater extending in front of the
curtain. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A platform of planking or other material at the entrance to
a dock. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A covering or structure along a shoreline for protection against
erosion. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A platform serving a similar purpose below a dam or in a
sluiceway. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A continuous conveyor belt. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% An area covered by sand and
gravel deposited at the front of a glacial moraine. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%aproned%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%aproning%@AE@% %@AB@%aprons%@AE@% To cover, protect, or provide with an apron. [ME < the
phrase %@AI@%a napron, %@AE@%an apron < OFr. %@AI@%naperon, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%nape, %@AE@%tablecloth < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%mappa, %@AE@%napkin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:APRON.STRING @%%@QR:apron string@%%@AB@%apron string%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The string of an apron. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%apron strings%@AE@% Complete
control: %@AI@%tied to his mother's apron strings.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:APTITUDE @%%@QR:aptitude@%%@AB@%aptitude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A natural or acquired talent or ability; inclination. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Quickness in learning and understanding; intelligence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The condition or
quality of being fitting; appropriateness. [ME, tendency < Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:AQUA.LUNG @%%@QR:Aqua Lung@%%@AB@%Aqua Lung%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for an underwater breathing apparatus.
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUAMARINE @%%@QR:aquamarine@%%@AB@%aquamarine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A transparent blue-green variety of beryl, used as a
gemstone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pale blue to light greenish blue. [Lat. %@AI@%aqua marina, %@AE@%sea
water.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUANAUT @%%@QR:aquanaut@%%@AB@%aquanaut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person trained to live in underwater installations and
conduct, assist in, or be a subject of scientific research. [aqua + Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AQUAPLANE @%%@QR:aquaplane@%%@AB@%aquaplane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A board on which a person rides in a standing position
while it is pulled over the water by a motorboat. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-planed%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-planing%@AE@% %@AB@%-planes%@AE@% To ride on an aquaplane. [aqua + plane1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUA.REGIA @%%@QR:aqua regia@%%@AB@%aqua regia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A corrosive, fuming, volatile mixture of hydrochloric and
nitric acids, used for testing metals and dissolving platinum and gold.
[Lat., royal water.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUARELLE @%%@QR:aquarelle@%%@AB@%aquarelle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drawing done in transparent water colors. [Fr. < obs.
Ital. %@AI@%acquarella, %@AE@%water color, dim. of %@AI@%acqua, %@AE@%water < Lat. %@AI@%aqua.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%aquarellist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUARIA @%%@QR:aquaria@%%@AB@%aquaria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%aquarium%@BO: eb7ea@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUARIST @%%@QR:aquarist@%%@AB@%aquarist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who maintains an aquarium.
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUARIUM @%%@QR:aquarium@%%@AB@%aquarium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%i-ums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ia %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tank, bowl, or other water-filled
enclosure in which fish or other aquatic animals and, often, plants are
kept. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place for the public exhibition of aquatic animals and plants.
[< Lat. %@AI@%aquarius, %@AE@%of water < %@AI@%aqua, %@AE@%water.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUARIUS @%%@QR:Aquarius@%%@AB@%Aquarius%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern
Hemisphere near Pisces and Aquila. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The 11th sign of the %@AI@%zodiac%@BO: 1529f6d@%%@AE@%. [ME <
Lat., water carrier < %@AI@%aqua, %@AE@%water.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUATIC @%%@QR:aquatic@%%@AB@%aquatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or in water: %@AI@%an aquatic environment.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Living or
growing in or on the water. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Taking place in or on the water. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An
aquatic organism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%aquatics%@AE@% Sports performed in or on the water. [OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%aquatique %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%aquaticus %@AE@%< %@AI@%aqua, %@AE@%water.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUATINT @%%@QR:aquatint@%%@AB@%aquatint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A process of etching capable of producing several tones
by varying the etching time of different areas of a copper plate so that
the resulting print resembles the flat tints of an ink or wash drawing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An etching made by aquatint. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tinted%@AE@% %@AB@%-tinting%@AE@% %@AB@%-tints%@AE@% To etch in
%@2@%%@CR:AQUILA @%%@QR:Aquila@%%@AB@%Aquila%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere and the Milky Way
near Aquarius and Serpens Cauda. [Lat. %@AI@%aquila, %@AE@%eagle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUILEGIA @%%@QR:aquilegia@%%@AB@%aquilegia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Aquilegia;%@AE@% columbine. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Aquilegia, %@AE@%genus name < Med. Lat. %@AI@%aquilegia, %@AE@%columbine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AQUILINE @%%@QR:aquiline@%%@AB@%aquiline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or similar to an eagle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Curved or hooked like an
%@2@%%@CR:AQUIVER @%%@QR:aquiver@%%@AB@%aquiver%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Marked by quivering: %@AI@%aquiver with anticipation.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AR1 @%%@QR:ar@%%@AB@%ar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%are2%@BO: f7dc6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AR2 @%%@QR:Ar@%%@AB@%Ar%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element argon.
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%@2@%%@CR:AR3 @%%@QR:-ar@%%@AB@%-ar%@AE@%%@EH@% Of, relating to, or resembling: %@AI@%polar.%@AE@% [ME < OFr. %@AI@%-er %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%-aris,
%@AI@%%@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%-alis, %@AE@%-al.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARA @%%@QR:Ara@%%@AB@%Ara%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near the
constellations Norma and Telescopium. [Lat. %@AI@%ara, %@AE@%altar.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAB @%%@QR:Arab@%%@AB@%Arab%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Arabia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of a Semitic people
originally from Arabia but later widely scattered throughout the Near East,
North Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of a nomadic people living
in North African and Near Eastern desert regions. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Any of a breed of
swift, intelligent, graceful horses native to Arabia. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A street Arab;
%@2@%%@CR:ARABESQUE @%%@QR:arabesque@%%@AB@%arabesque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A complex and ornate design of intertwined floral,
foliate, and geometrical figures. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A position in which a ballet dancer
stands on one leg, the other leg extended backward with straight knee, and
with the arms disposed in any of the various conventional positions.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In the fashion of or formed as an arabesque. [Fr. < Ital. %@AI@%arabesco,
%@AE@%in Arabian fashion < %@AI@%Arab, %@AE@%an Arab < Lat. %@AI@%Arabs.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARABIAN @%%@QR:Arabian@%%@AB@%Arabian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or concerning Arabia or the Arabs; Arab. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A
native or inhabitant of Arabia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A horse of a breed native to Arabia;
Arab.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARABIAN.CAMEL @%%@QR:Arabian camel@%%@AB@%Arabian camel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%dromedary%@BO: 5b23c8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARABIC @%%@QR:Arabic@%%@AB@%Arabic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Arabia, the Arabs, their language, or
their culture. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Semitic language consisting of numerous dialects
that is the principal language of Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon,
Egypt, and parts of northern Africa.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARABIC.NUMERAL @%%@QR:Arabic numeral@%%@AB@%Arabic numeral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the numerical symbols 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
9, and 0.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARABIST @%%@QR:Arabist@%%@AB@%Arabist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A specialist in the Arabic language or culture.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARABLE @%%@QR:arable@%%@AB@%arable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Fit for cultivation. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Arable land. [ME < OFr. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ARACHNOID @%%@QR:arachnoid@%%@AB@%arachnoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Resembling a spider's web. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or relating to the
arachnids. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Covered with or consisting of thin, soft, entangled hairs
like those of a cobweb. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An arachnid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A delicate membrane of the
spinal cord and brain, lying between the pia mater and dura mater. [NLat.
%@2@%%@CR:ARAGONESE @%%@QR:Aragonese@%%@AB@%Aragonese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Aragon, its inhabitants, their
language, or their culture. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Aragonese%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of
Aragon.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAGONITE @%%@QR:aragonite@%%@AB@%aragonite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An orthorhombic mineral form of crystalline calcium
carbonate, dimorphous with calcite. [After %@AI@%Aragon, %@AE@%a region of Spain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAMAEAN @%%@QR:Aramaean@%%@AB@%Aramaean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%Aramean%@BO: ee17f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAMAIC @%%@QR:Aramaic@%%@AB@%Aramaic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Semitic language originally of the ancient Arameans but
widely used by non-Aramean peoples throughout southwest Asia from the 7th
century B.C. to the 7th century A.D. %@AB@% Aramaic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAMEAN @%%@QR:Aramean@%%@AB@%Aramean%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Aramaean %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Aram, its inhabitants,
their language, or their culture. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Aram.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Aramaic.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAPAHO @%%@QR:Arapaho@%%@AB@%Arapaho%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Arapahoe %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Arapaho%@AE@% %@AB@% or -hos %@AE@% %@AB@%Arapahoe%@AE@% %@AB@% or -hoes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A
tribe of North American Indians formerly centered in the area of the Platte
and Arkansas rivers, now settled in Oklahoma and Wyoming. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of
the Arapaho. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The Algonquian language of the Arapaho. [Crow %@AI@%aa-raxpe-ahu,
%@AI@%%@AE@%tattoo.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAPAIMA @%%@QR:arapaima@%%@AB@%arapaima%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large South American freshwater food fish, %@AI@%Arapaima gigas,%@AE@%
sometimes attaining a length of 15 feet. [Sp. (South America), prob. <
Tupi.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAROBA @%%@QR:araroba@%%@AB@%araroba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Brazilian tree, %@AI@%Andira araroba,%@AE@% having yellowish wood
from which a medicinal powder is obtained. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The powder of the araroba.
[Port., prob. of Tupian orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAUCANIAN @%%@QR:Araucanian@%%@AB@%Araucanian%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Araucan %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of a group of Indian peoples of
south-central Chile and the western pampas of Argentina. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The language of
the Araucanians, which constitutes an independent language family. [Sp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%araucano, %@AE@%after %@AI@%Arauco, %@AE@%a province in Chile.] %@AB@% Araucanian %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAUCARIA @%%@QR:araucaria@%%@AB@%araucaria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several evergreen trees of the genus %@AI@%Araucaria,%@AE@% as
the %@AI@%monkey puzzle%@BO: bbb42c@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%Norfolk Island pine%@BO: c50ef3@%%@AE@%. [< Sp. %@AI@%Araucaria, %@AE@%(tree) of
Arauco, a province in Chile.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAWAK @%%@QR:Arawak@%%@AB@%Arawak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Arawak%@AE@% %@AB@% or -waks %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An Indian people now living chiefly in
certain regions of the Guianas. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of the Arawak. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The Arawakan
language of the Arawak.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARAWAKAN @%%@QR:Arawakan@%%@AB@%Arawakan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Arawakan%@AE@% %@AB@% or -kans %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of a group of Indian
peoples living in a wide area of South America including Venezuela,
Colombia, the Guianas, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, and the Amazon basin of
Brazil. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A language family that consists of the languages spoken by the
Lat. %@AI@%arcus, %@AE@%bow + Lat. %@AI@%ballista, %@AE@%ballista. -see ballista.] %@AB@% arbalester %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBITER @%%@QR:arbiter@%%@AB@%arbiter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One chosen or appointed to judge or decide a disputed
issue; arbitrator. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who has the power to judge or ordain at will: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%arbiter of fashion.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%arbitour %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%arbiter.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBITRABLE @%%@QR:arbitrable@%%@AB@%arbitrable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Subject to arbitration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Capable of being referred
to an arbitrator.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBITRAGE @%%@QR:arbitrage@%%@AB@%arbitrage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The purchase of securities on one market for immediate
resale on another in order to profit from a price discrepancy. [OFr.,
arbitration < %@AI@%arbitrer, %@AE@%to arbitrate < Lat. %@AI@%arbitrari, %@AE@%to give judgment.
-see arbitrate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBITRAMENT @%%@QR:arbitrament@%%@AB@%arbitrament%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of arbitrating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The judgment or award of an
arbitrator or arbiter. [ME %@AI@%arbitrement %@AE@%< OFr. < %@AI@%arbitrer, %@AE@%to judge < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%arbitrari, %@AE@%to give judgment. -see arbitrate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBITRARY @%%@QR:arbitrary@%%@AB@%arbitrary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Determined by whim or impulse, not by reason or law.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Based on or subject to individual judgment or discretion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Established
by a court or judge rather than by a specific law or statute. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Not
limited by law; despotic. [ME %@AI@%arbitrarie %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%arbitrarius %@AE@%< %@AI@%arbiter,
%@2@%%@CR:ARBITRATE @%%@QR:arbitrate@%%@AB@%arbitrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-trated%@AE@% %@AB@%-trating%@AE@% %@AB@%-trates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To judge or decide as or
in the manner of an arbitrator. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To submit to settlement or judgment by
arbitration. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To serve as an arbitrator or arbiter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To refer or
submit a dispute to arbitration. [Lat. %@AI@%arbitrari, %@AE@%to give judgment <
%@AI@%%@AI@%arbiter, %@AE@%arbiter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBITRATION @%%@QR:arbitration@%%@AB@%arbitration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The process by which the parties to a dispute submit
their differences to the judgment of an impartial person or group appointed
by mutual consent or statutory provision.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBITRATOR @%%@QR:arbitrator@%%@AB@%arbitrator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person chosen to settle the issue between parties
engaged in a dispute or controversy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One having the ability or power to
%@AB@%arbor(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An axis or shaft supporting a rotating part on a lathe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A bar for supporting cutting tools. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A spindle of a wheel, as in watches
and clocks. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A tree. [Lat., tree.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBOR.DAY @%%@QR:Arbor Day@%%@AB@%Arbor Day%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A day, usually in the spring, observed by many states of
the United States for the community planting of trees.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBOREAL @%%@QR:arboreal@%%@AB@%arboreal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or resembling a tree. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Living in trees:
%@2@%%@CR:ARBOREOUS @%%@QR:arboreous@%%@AB@%arboreous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having many trees; wooded. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Resembling or
characteristic of a tree; treelike.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBORESCENT @%%@QR:arborescent@%%@AB@%arborescent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the form or characteristics of a tree; treelike.
[Lat. %@AI@%arborescens, arborescent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%arborescere, %@AE@%to grow to be a
tree < %@AI@%arbor, %@AE@%tree.] %@AB@% arborescence %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBORETUM @%%@QR:arboretum@%%@AB@%arboretum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ta %@AE@% A place for the scientific study and
public exhibition of many species of trees and shrubs. [Lat., a place grown
with trees < %@AI@%arbor, %@AE@%tree.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBORICULTURE @%%@QR:arboriculture@%%@AB@%arboriculture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The cultivation of trees for study or for the
production of timber.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBORIZATION @%%@QR:arborization@%%@AB@%arborization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A treelike shape or arrangement, as that of certain
minerals or fossils. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The formation of an arborization.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBORIZE @%%@QR:arborize@%%@AB@%arborize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rized%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizes%@AE@% To have or form many branches.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBORVITAE @%%@QR:arborvitae@%%@AB@%arborvitae%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or arbor vitae %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of several evergreen shrubs and
trees of the genus %@AI@%Thuja,%@AE@% having tiny, scalelike leaves and egg-shaped
cones. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A similar tree of the genus %@AI@%Thujopsis.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%The white
matter of the cerebellum, in cross section having the appearance of a tree.
[NLat. %@AI@%arbor vitae, %@AE@%tree of life.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBOUR @%%@QR:arbour@%%@AB@%arbour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%arbor1%@BO: efa86@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARBOVIRUS @%%@QR:arbovirus@%%@AB@%arbovirus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various arthropod-borne viruses that include the
causative agent of encephalitis. [ar(thropod) + bo(rne) + virus.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ARBUTUS @%%@QR:arbutus@%%@AB@%arbutus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several broad-leaved evergreen trees of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Arbutus,%@AE@% having clusters of white or pinkish flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%trailing
%@AI@%arbutus%@BO: 13509ab@%%@AE@%. [NLat. %@AI@%Arbutus, %@AE@%genus name < Lat. %@AI@%arbutus, %@AE@%arbutus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARC @%%@QR:arc@%%@AB@%arc%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something shaped like a bow, curve, or arch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics.
%@AE@%A segment of a curve. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@%A luminous discharge of electric
current crossing a gap between two electrodes. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%
Designating an inverse trigonometric function: %@AI@%the arc sine of a quantity.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%arced%@AE@% %@AB@% or arcked %@AE@%%@AB@% or arcing %@AE@%%@AB@% or arcking %@AE@%%@AB@% or arcs %@AE@% To form an
arc. [ME %@AI@%ark %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%arc %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%arcus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCADE @%%@QR:arcade@%%@AB@%arcade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A series of arches supported by columns,
piers, or pillars. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An arched, roofed building or part of a building. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A roofed passageway or lane, esp. one with shops on either side.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-caded%@AE@% %@AB@%-cading%@AE@% %@AB@%-cades%@AE@% To provide with or form into an arcade: %@AI@%an
%@2@%%@CR:ARCADIA @%%@QR:Arcadia@%%@AB@%Arcadia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A region in ancient Greece regarded as an ideal of rural
simplicity and contentment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%arcadia%@AE@% A region offering rural simplicity
and contentment.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCADIAN @%%@QR:Arcadian@%%@AB@%Arcadian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Arcadia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%arcadian%@AE@% Rustic, peaceful, and simple; pastoral. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native of
Arcadia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%arcadian%@AE@% A person who leads or prefers a simple, rural life.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% The dialect of ancient Greek used in Arcadia.
%@AB@%arch(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A structural device, esp. of masonry, forming the curved,
pointed, or flat upper edge of an opening or a support, as in a bridge or
doorway. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A structure similar to an arch, as a monument. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something
curved like an arch: %@AI@%the arch of a rainbow.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Any of various
arch-shaped structures, esp. either of two such bony structures of the
foot. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%arched%@AE@% %@AB@%arching%@AE@% %@AB@%arches%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To supply with an arch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
cause to form an arch or similar curve: %@AI@%arch one's eyebrows.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To span: %@AI@%
%@AI@%the rude bridge that arched the flood (Emerson). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To form an arch or
archlike curve. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%arche %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%arcus.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:ARCH2 @%%@QR:arch-@%%@AB@%arch-%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%archi-%@BO: f449b@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The extreme or most characteristic
example of its kind: %@AI@%archconservative.%@AE@% [ME. -see archi-.]
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHAEOPTERYX @%%@QR:archaeopteryx@%%@AB@%archaeopteryx%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extinct primitive bird of the genus %@AI@%Archaeopteryx,%@AE@%
of the Jurassic period, having lizardlike characteristics and representing
a transitional form between reptiles and birds. [NLat. : archaeo- + Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHAEOZOIC @%%@QR:Archaeozoic@%%@AB@%Archaeozoic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%Archeozoic%@BO: f3bdd@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHAIC @%%@QR:archaic@%%@AB@%archaic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or archaical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Belonging to a much earlier time; ancient:
%@AI@%archaic sculpture.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% No longer current or applicable; antiquated: %@AI@%archaic
%@AI@%laws.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Designating or characteristic of words and language that were
once common but are now used chiefly to suggest an earlier style or period.
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHAIC.SMILE @%%@QR:archaic smile@%%@AB@%archaic smile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A representation of the human mouth with slightly
upturned corners, characteristic of early Greek sculpture produced before
the 5th century B.C.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHAISM @%%@QR:archaism@%%@AB@%archaism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An archaic word, phrase, idiom, or expression. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHAIZE @%%@QR:archaize@%%@AB@%archaize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To give an archaic quality or
character to; make archaic. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To use archaisms. %@AB@% archaizer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHANGEL @%%@QR:archangel@%%@AB@%archangel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A celestial being next in rank above an
angel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%archangels%@AE@% The eighth of the nine orders of angels. [ME < OFr. <
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHDEACONRY @%%@QR:archdeaconry@%%@AB@%archdeaconry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The rank, office, or jurisdiction of an
archdeacon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The residence or district of an archdeacon.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHDIOCESE @%%@QR:archdiocese@%%@AB@%archdiocese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A diocese under an archbishop's jurisdiction. %@AB@%
%@AB@%archdiocesan %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHDUCAL @%%@QR:archducal@%%@AB@%archducal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to an archduke or an archduchy.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHDUCHESS @%%@QR:archduchess@%%@AB@%archduchess%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The wife or widow of an archduke. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A woman having a
rank equivalent to that of an archduke, esp. an Austrian princess.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHDUCHY @%%@QR:archduchy@%%@AB@%archduchy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% The territory over which an archduke or an
archduchess has authority.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHDUKE @%%@QR:archduke@%%@AB@%archduke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In certain royal families, esp. that of imperial Austria, a
nobleman having a rank equivalent to that of a sovereign prince.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHEAN @%%@QR:Archean@%%@AB@%Archean%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Archaean %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the oldest rocks of the
Precambrian era, predominantly igneous in composition. [< Gk. %@AI@%arkhaios,
%@AE@%ancient. -see archaic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHED @%%@QR:arched@%%@AB@%arched%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Forming an arch or a curve like that of an arch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Provided, made, or covered with an arch.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHEGONIUM @%%@QR:archegonium@%%@AB@%archegonium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nia%@AE@% The multicellular female sex organ of mosses and
related plants, producing a single egg. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%arkhegonos, %@AE@%original :
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHENEMY @%%@QR:archenemy@%%@AB@%archenemy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A chief or principal enemy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Archenemy%@AE@% The devil;
Satan.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHENTERON @%%@QR:archenteron@%%@AB@%archenteron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The embryonic digestive tract, essentially a cavity in
the gastrula. %@AB@% archenteric %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHEO @%%@QR:archeo-@%%@AB@%archeo-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%archaeo-%@BO: f1ea3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHEOLOGY @%%@QR:archeology@%%@AB@%archeology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%archaeology%@BO: f1fb0@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHEOZOIC @%%@QR:Archeozoic@%%@AB@%Archeozoic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Archaeozoic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, belonging to, or designating the
earlier of two generally arbitrary divisions of the Precambrian era. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
The Archeozoic era.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHER @%%@QR:archer@%%@AB@%archer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who shoots with a bow and arrow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Archer%@AE@%
%@AI@%Sagittarius%@BO: 1009e5a@%%@AE@%. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%archier %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%arcarius %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%arcus, %@AE@%bow.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHERFISH @%%@QR:archerfish@%%@AB@%archerfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%archerfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% Any of several small
Indo-Australian fishes of the family Toxotidae, capable of capturing
insects by squirting water at them.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHERY @%%@QR:archery@%%@AB@%archery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The art, sport, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrow.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The equipment of an archer. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A troop or body of archers.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHESPORE @%%@QR:archespore@%%@AB@%archespore%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or archesporium %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-spores%@AE@% %@AB@% or -sporia %@AE@%%@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A
spore-bearing cell or mass of cells. [NLat. %@AI@%archesporium %@AE@%: %@AI@%arche(gonium),
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHFIEND @%%@QR:archfiend@%%@AB@%archfiend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A chief or foremost fiend. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%the Archfiend%@AE@% The devil;
Satan.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHI @%%@QR:archi-@%%@AB@%archi-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or arch- %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Chief; highest; most important: %@AI@%archduke.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHIEPISCOPAL. @%%@QR:archiepiscopal cross@%%@AB@%archiepiscopal cross%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A processional crucifix mounted on a tall shaft
and borne before an archbishop.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHIL @%%@QR:archil@%%@AB@%archil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%orchil%@BO: cba2ad@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHIMAGE @%%@QR:archimage@%%@AB@%archimage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A great magician or chief wizard. [LGk. %@AI@%arkhimagos %@AE@%: Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%arkhe-, %@AE@%archi- + Gk. %@AI@%Magos, %@AE@%wizard < OPers. %@AI@%Maguus, %@AE@%one of a tribe of
Medes.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHIMANDRITE @%%@QR:archimandrite@%%@AB@%archimandrite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Gk. Orthodox Ch.. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cleric ranking below a bishop.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The head of a monastery or group of monasteries. [LLat. %@AI@%archimandrita %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHIMEDEAN @%%@QR:Archimedean@%%@AB@%Archimedean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Greek mathematician Archimedes
or his inventions.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHIMEDEAN.SCR @%%@QR:Archimedean screw@%%@AB@%Archimedean screw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ancient apparatus for raising water, consisting
of either a spiral tube around an inclined axis or an inclined tube
containing a tight-fitting, broad-threaded screw.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHIMEDES.SCRE @%%@QR:Archimedes' screw@%%@AB@%Archimedes' screw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%Archimedean screw%@BO: f4ea4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHINE @%%@QR:archine@%%@AB@%archine%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or arshin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Russian unit of linear measure equivalent to 28
inches. [R. %@AI@%arshin, %@AE@%of Turkic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHIPELAGO @%%@QR:archipelago@%%@AB@%archipelago%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-goes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -gos %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large group of islands. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sea,
as the Aegean, containing a large group of islands. [Ital. %@AI@%Arcipelago, %@AE@%the
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHITECTONIC @%%@QR:architectonic@%%@AB@%architectonic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or architectonical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
architecture or design. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having qualities characteristic of architecture;
designed and structured. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Philosophy. %@AE@%Relating to the scientific
systematization of knowledge. [Lat. %@AI@%architectonicus, %@AE@%architectural < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHITRAVE @%%@QR:architrave@%%@AB@%architrave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The lowermost part of an entablature,
resting directly on top of a column in classical architecture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
molding around a door or window. [OFr. < OItal. : %@AI@%archi, %@AE@%archi- (< Lat.) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%trave, %@AE@%beam < Lat. %@AI@%trabs.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHIVAL @%%@QR:archival@%%@AB@%archival%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or kept in archives.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHIVAL.STANDA @%%@QR:archival standards@%%@AB@%archival standards%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Standards set by the U.S. Bureau of Standards
to assure permanence of microfilm images.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHIVES @%%@QR:archives@%%@AB@%archives%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An organized body of records pertaining to an
organization or institution. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A place in which such records are
preserved. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A repository of evidence or information: %@AI@%the archives of the
around an arched wall opening. [Ital. %@AI@%archivolto %@AE@%: %@AI@%arco, %@AE@%arch (< Lat.
%@AI@%arcus%@AE@%) + %@AI@%volta, %@AE@%vault < Lat. %@AI@%voluta, %@AE@%fem. p.part. of %@AI@%volvere, %@AE@%to roll.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHON @%%@QR:archon@%%@AB@%archon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the nine principal magistrates of ancient Athens. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Any of various officials of the Byzantine Empire. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In certain Gnostic
systems, one of several powers believed to be superior to the angels. [Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%arkhon, %@AE@%ruler, pr.part. of %@AI@%arkhein, %@AE@%to rule.] %@AB@% archonship %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCHPRIEST @%%@QR:archpriest@%%@AB@%archpriest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Formerly, a priest holding first rank among the members
of a cathedral chapter, acting as chief assistant to a bishop. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A rural
dean. Now used only as a title of honor. [ME %@AI@%arche-prest %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:ARCHWAY @%%@QR:archway@%%@AB@%archway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A passageway under an arch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An arch covering or
%@2@%%@CR:ARCIFORM @%%@QR:arciform@%%@AB@%arciform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Formed like an arc.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARC.JET @%%@QR:arc jet@%%@AB@%arc jet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%arc-jet engine%@BO: f68a8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARC.JET.ENGINE @%%@QR:arc-jet engine@%%@AB@%arc-jet engine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rocket engine that operates by heating the
propellant gas with an electric arc.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCKED @%%@QR:arcked@%%@AB@%arcked%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense and past participle of %@AI@%arc%@BO: f0ab4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCKING @%%@QR:arcking@%%@AB@%arcking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A present participle of %@AI@%arc%@BO: f0ab4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARC.LAMP @%%@QR:arc lamp@%%@AB@%arc lamp%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or arc light %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electric lamp in which a current traverses
a gas between two incandescent electrodes.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCTIC @%%@QR:arctic@%%@AB@%arctic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Extremely cold; frigid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Arctic%@AE@% Of or relating to a
geographic area extending from the North Pole to the northern timberline.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A warm, waterproof overshoe. [ME %@AI@%artik %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%arcticus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%arktikos %@AE@%<
%@AI@%arktos, %@AE@%bear, the northern constellation Ursa Major.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCTIC.CIRCLE @%%@QR:Arctic Circle@%%@AB@%Arctic Circle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The parallel of latitude 66 degrees, 33 minutes north;
the boundary between the North Temperate and North Frigid zones.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCTIC.FOX @%%@QR:arctic fox@%%@AB@%arctic fox%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fox, %@AI@%Alopex lagopus,%@AE@% of arctic regions, having fur that
is white or light-gray in winter and brown or blue-gray in summer.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCTURUS @%%@QR:Arcturus@%%@AB@%Arcturus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@% The brightest star in the constellation Bootes,
approximately 36 light-years from earth. [ME %@AI@%Arctour %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%Arcturus %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ARCUATE @%%@QR:arcuate@%%@AB@%arcuate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or arcuated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the form of a bow; curved. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%arcuatus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%arcuare, %@AE@%to bend like a bow < %@AI@%arcus, %@AE@%bow.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARCUATION @%%@QR:arcuation@%%@AB@%arcuation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of curving or the state of being curved. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Architecture. %@AE@%The use of arches or vaults in building.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARD @%%@QR:-ard@%%@AB@%-ard%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or -art %@AE@% One that habitually or excessively is in a specified
condition or performs a specified action: %@AI@%drunkard.%@AE@% [ME < OFr., of
Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARDEB @%%@QR:ardeb@%%@AB@%ardeb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of dry measure of several countries of the Near East,
usually equal to 5.6 U.S. bushels but with variations in different
%@2@%%@CR:ARDENT @%%@QR:ardent@%%@AB@%ardent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Expressing or characterized by warmth of passion,
emotion, or desire: %@AI@%an ardent lover.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Displaying or characterized by
strong enthusiasm or devotion; fervent: %@AI@% an impassioned age, so ardent and
%@AI@%serious in its pursuit of art (Walter Pater). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Glowing; shining: %@AI@%ardent
%@AI@%eyes.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Hot as fire; burning: %@AI@% The temperate yet ardent climate (Winston
%@AI@%Churchill). [ME %@AI@%ardaunt %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%ardens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%ardere, %@AE@%to burn.]
%@2@%%@CR:ARDENT.SPIRITS @%%@QR:ardent spirits@%%@AB@%ardent spirits%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Strong alcoholic liquors, such as whiskey or gin.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARDOR @%%@QR:ardor@%%@AB@%ardor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Great warmth or intensity, as of emotion, passion, or
desire. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Strong enthusiasm or devotion; zeal: %@AI@% the dazzling conquest of
%@AI@%Mexico gave a new impulse to the ardor of discovery (William H. Prescott).
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Intense heat, as of fire. [ME %@AI@%ardour %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%ardor %@AE@%< %@AI@%ardere, %@AE@%to
burn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARDOUR @%%@QR:ardour@%%@AB@%ardour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%ardor%@BO: f78b7@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARDUOUS @%%@QR:arduous@%%@AB@%arduous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Demanding great care, effort, or labor; difficult: %@AI@% the
%@AI@%arduous work of preparing a Dictionary of the English Language (Macaulay).
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Testing severely the powers of endurance; full of hardships: %@AI@%a long,
%@AI@%arduous, and exhausting war.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Hard to climb or surmount: %@AI@%an arduous
%@2@%%@CR:ARENACEOUS @%%@QR:arenaceous@%%@AB@%arenaceous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Sandlike in appearance or qualities: %@AI@%arenaceous
%@2@%%@CR:ARENA.STAGE @%%@QR:arena stage@%%@AB@%arena stage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The stage of an arena theater.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARENA.THEATER @%%@QR:arena theater@%%@AB@%arena theater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A theater without a proscenium in which the stage is at
the center of the auditorium, surrounded by seats.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARENICOLOUS @%%@QR:arenicolous@%%@AB@%arenicolous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Growing or living in sand. [Lat. %@AI@%harena, %@AE@%sand +
-colous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARENT @%%@QR:aren't@%%@AB@%aren't%@AE@%%@EH@% Are not.
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%@2@%%@CR:AREOLA @%%@QR:areola@%%@AB@%areola%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or areole %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lae%@AE@% %@AB@% or -las %@AE@% %@AB@%-oles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%A small
space or interstice, such as an area bounded by small veins in a leaf or an
insect's wing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A small, dark-colored area around a center
portion, as about a nipple or part of the iris of the eye. [Lat., small
open space, dim. of %@AI@%area, %@AE@%open place.] %@AB@% areolar %@AE@%%@AB@% areolate %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%areolation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AREOPAGITE @%%@QR:Areopagite@%%@AB@%Areopagite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the council of the Areopagus in ancient
Athens. %@AB@% Areopagitic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AREOPAGUS @%%@QR:Areopagus@%%@AB@%Areopagus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The highest council of ancient Athens.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARES @%%@QR:Ares@%%@AB@%Ares%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The god of war. [Gk. %@AI@%Ares.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARETE @%%@QR:arete@%%@AB@%arete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sharp, narrow mountain ridge or spur. [Fr., fishbone < OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%areste %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%arista.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARETHUSA @%%@QR:Arethusa@%%@AB@%Arethusa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%A wood nymph who was changed into a
fountain by Artemis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several orchids of the genus %@AI@%Arethusa,%@AE@% esp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%A. bulbosa,%@AE@% of eastern North America, having a solitary rose-purple flower
fringed with yellow. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Arethousa.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGAL @%%@QR:argal@%%@AB@%argal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%argol%@BO: fa5d7@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGALI @%%@QR:argali@%%@AB@%argali%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%argali%@AE@% %@AB@% or -lis %@AE@% A wild sheep, %@AI@%Ovis ammon,%@AE@% of the mountains
of central and northern Asia, having large, spirally curved horns.
[Mongolian.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGENT @%%@QR:argent@%%@AB@%argent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Silver or something resembling it. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Heraldry.
%@AE@%The metal silver, represented by the color white. [ME < OFr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%argentum, %@AE@%silver.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGENTIC @%%@QR:argentic@%%@AB@%argentic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or containing silver.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGENTIFEROUS @%%@QR:argentiferous@%%@AB@%argentiferous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Bearing or producing silver.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGENTINE @%%@QR:argentine@%%@AB@%argentine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Silvery. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Silver. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various silvery
metals. [Fr. %@AI@%argentin %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%argentinus %@AE@%< %@AI@%argentum, %@AE@%silver.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGENTITE @%%@QR:argentite@%%@AB@%argentite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A valuable silver ore, Ag%@AH@%2%@AE@%S, with a lustrous, lead-gray%@EH@%
color.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGIL @%%@QR:argil@%%@AB@%argil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Clay, esp. a white clay used by potters. [ME %@AI@%argilla %@AE@%< Lat. <
Gk. %@AI@%argillos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGILLACEOUS @%%@QR:argillaceous@%%@AB@%argillaceous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, containing, made of, or resembling clay; clayey.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGILLITE @%%@QR:argillite@%%@AB@%argillite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A metamorphic rock, intermediate between shale and slate,
that does not possess true slaty cleavage.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGININE @%%@QR:arginine@%%@AB@%arginine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An amino acid, C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%14%@AE@%N%@AH@%4%@AE@%O%@AH@%2%@AE@%, obtained from plant and animal%@EH@%
protein or the digestive action of bacteria and necessary for nutrition.
%@2@%%@CR:ARGIVE @%%@QR:Argive@%%@AB@%Argive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or designating Argos or Argolis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Greek. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
Greek, esp. an inhabitant of Argos or Argolis.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGO @%%@QR:Argo@%%@AB@%Argo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%The ship in which Jason sailed in search of
the Golden Fleece. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere, now known
by the names of its four smaller parts, %@AI@%Carina%@CF:CARINA @%%@AE@%, %@AI@%Puppis%@BO: ece0ec@%%@AE@%, %@AI@%Pyxis%@CF:PYXIS @%%@AE@%, and %@AI@%Vela%@BO: 142d57a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGOL @%%@QR:argol@%%@AB@%argol%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or argal %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Crude %@AI@%potassium bitartrate%@BO: e3d28a@%%@AE@%, a by-product of
winemaking. [ME %@AI@%argoil %@AE@%< AN.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGON @%%@QR:argon@%%@AB@%argon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.Symbol%@AE@% %@AB@%Ar%@AE@% A colorless, odorless, inert gaseous element
constituting approximately one per cent of the earth's atmosphere, from
which it is commercially obtained by fractionation for use in electric
lamps, fluorescent tubes, and radio vacuum tubes and as an inert gas shield
in arc welding. Atomic number 18; atomic weight 39.94; melting point -189.4
deg. C; boiling point -185.9 deg. C. [< Gk. %@AI@%argos, %@AE@%inert : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%no + %@AI@%ergon,
%@AE@%work.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGONAUT @%%@QR:Argonaut@%%@AB@%Argonaut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%One who sailed with Jason on the %@AI@%Argo%@AE@%
in search of the Golden Fleece. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who went to California in 1849 in
search of gold. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%argonaut%@AE@% The %@AI@%paper nautilus%@BO: d194d7@%%@AE@%. [Lat. %@AI@%Argonauta %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ARGOSY @%%@QR:argosy@%%@AB@%argosy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large merchant ship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fleet of ships.
[Alteration of obs. %@AI@%ragusye %@AE@%< Ital. %@AI@%ragusea, %@AE@%vessel of %@AI@%Ragusa, %@AE@%former name
of the port of Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGOT @%%@QR:argot@%%@AB@%argot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A specialized vocabulary or set of idioms used by a particular
class or group. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGUABLE @%%@QR:arguable@%%@AB@%arguable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Open to argument. %@AB@% arguably %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGUE @%%@QR:argue@%%@AB@%argue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gued%@AE@% %@AB@%-guing%@AE@% %@AB@%-gues%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put forth reasons for or
against; debate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To prove or attempt to prove by reasoning; maintain. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To give evidence of; indicate: %@AI@% similarities cannot always be used to argue
%@AI@%descent (Isaac Asimov). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To persuade or influence, as by presenting
reasons: %@AI@%He argued me into going.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put forth reasons for or
against something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To engage in a quarrel; dispute. [ME %@AI@%arguen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%arguer %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%arguere, %@AE@%to make clear.] %@AB@% arguer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ARGUMENT @%%@QR:argument@%%@AB@%argument%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A discussion in which disagreement is expressed about
some point; debate. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A quarrel; contention. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A reason or
matter for dispute or contention. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A course of reasoning aimed at
demonstrating the truth or falsehood of something. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A fact or statement
offered as proof or evidence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A summary or short statement of the
plot or subject of a literary work. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A topic; subject: %@AI@% You and love are
%@AI@%still my argument (Shakespeare). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%The minor premise in a
syllogism. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The independent variable of a function. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The %@AI@%amplitude%@BO: 9f17e@%%@AE@% of a complex number. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%argumentum %@AE@%< %@AI@%arguere,
discussions involving conflicting points of view. %@AI@%Argument%@BO: fb5e6@%%@AE@% is generally
the least forceful. %@AI@%Dispute%@BO: 565cc6@%%@AE@% stresses division of opinion by its
implication of contradictory points of view. Usually it also strongly
implies animosity. %@AI@%Controversy%@BO: 40d29d@%%@AE@% is especially applicable to major
differences over subjects involving many persons rather than two contending
individuals. %@AI@%Wrangling%@BO: 1500ccf@%%@AE@% is noisy, angry discussion.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGUMENTA @%%@QR:argumenta@%%@AB@%argumenta%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%argumentum%@BO: fc00c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGUMENTATION @%%@QR:argumentation@%%@AB@%argumentation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The presentation and elaboration of an argument. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Deductive reasoning in debate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A debate.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGUMENTATIVE @%%@QR:argumentative@%%@AB@%argumentative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Given to arguing; disputatious. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
characterized by argument: %@AI@%an argumentative discourse.%@AE@% %@AB@% argumentatively
%@2@%%@CR:ARGUMENTUM @%%@QR:argumentum@%%@AB@%argumentum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ta%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@% An argument, demonstration, or appeal to
reason. [Lat. -see argument.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGUMENTUM.AD.H @%%@QR:argumentum ad hominem@%%@AB@%argumentum ad hominem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An argument appealing to personal prejudices
and emotions rather than to logic or reason. [Lat., argument to the man.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGUS @%%@QR:Argus@%%@AB@%Argus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%A giant with a hundred eyes who was made
guardian of Io and later slain by Hermes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An alert or watchful person;
%@2@%%@CR:ARGUS.PHEASANT @%%@QR:argus pheasant@%%@AB@%argus pheasant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large bird, %@AI@%Argusianus argus,%@AE@% of southern Asia and
the East Indies, having long tail feathers marked with brilliantly colored
eyelike spots. [After %@AI@%Argus, %@AE@%whose hundred eyes were given to a peacock's
tail.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGY.BARGY @%%@QR:argy-bargy@%%@AB@%argy-bargy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A lively or disputatious discussion;
wrangling. [Sc., prob. var. of E. %@AI@%argle-bargle, %@AE@%redup. of %@AI@%argle, %@AE@%to argue
obstinately, prob. < argue. -see argue.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGYLE @%%@QR:argyle@%%@AB@%argyle%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or argyll %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A knitting pattern of varicolored,
diamond-shaped areas on a solid color background. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sock knit in an
argyle pattern. [After Campbell of %@AI@%Argyle, %@AE@%orig. from the pattern of their
tartan.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARGYROL @%%@QR:Argyrol@%%@AB@%Argyrol%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a dark-brown silver-protein compound used as a
local antiseptic.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARHAT @%%@QR:arhat@%%@AB@%arhat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Buddhist who has attained enlightenment. [Skt. < pr.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:ARIA @%%@QR:aria@%%@AB@%aria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An air; melody. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A solo vocal piece with
instrumental accompaniment, as in an opera. [Ital., melody < Lat. %@AI@%aer,
%@AE@%air.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARIADNE @%%@QR:Ariadne@%%@AB@%Ariadne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The daughter of Minos and Pasiphae who gave
Theseus the thread with which to find his way out of the Minotaur's
labyrinth. [Gk. %@AI@%Ariadne.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARIAN1 @%%@QR:Arian@%%@AB@%Arian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to Arianism. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A believer in Arianism.
%@2@%%@CR:ARIANISM @%%@QR:Arianism@%%@AB@%Arianism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@% The doctrines of Arius, denying that Jesus was of
the same substance as God and holding instead that he was only the highest
of created beings.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARID @%%@QR:arid@%%@AB@%arid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Lacking moisture, esp. because of insufficient rainfall;
%@AE@%to be dry.] %@AB@% aridity %@AE@%%@AB@% aridness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARIES @%%@QR:Aries@%%@AB@%Aries%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Taurus and
Pisces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The first sign of the %@AI@%zodiac%@BO: 1529f6d@%%@AE@%. [Lat. %@AI@%aries, %@AE@%ram.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARIETTA @%%@QR:arietta@%%@AB@%arietta%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ariette %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short aria. [Ital., dim. of %@AI@%aria, %@AE@%aria.]
%@2@%%@CR:ARIL @%%@QR:aril@%%@AB@%aril%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An outer covering or appendage of some seeds, arising at or near
the hilum. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%arillus, %@AE@%grape stone.] %@AB@% ariled %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARIOSO @%%@QR:arioso@%%@AB@%arioso%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In the style of an aria. Used as a direction to the
performer. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Resembling an aria. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sos%@AE@% A passage or
composition in arioso style. [Ital. < %@AI@%aria, %@AE@%aria.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARISE @%%@QR:arise@%%@AB@%arise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%arose%@AE@% %@AB@%arisen%@AE@% %@AB@%arising%@AE@% %@AB@%arises%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To get up, as from a
sitting or prone position. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move upward; ascend. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To come into
being; originate. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To result, issue, or proceed: %@AI@%new ideas arising from
%@2@%%@CR:ARISTA @%%@QR:arista@%%@AB@%arista%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tae%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tas %@AE@% A bristlelike part or process. [Lat., beard
of grain.] %@AB@% aristate %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARISTOCRACY @%%@QR:aristocracy@%%@AB@%aristocracy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hereditary privileged ruling class or
nobility. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Government by the nobility or by a privileged minority or
upper class. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A state or country having this form of government. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Government by the best citizens. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A state having such government. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
group or class considered to be superior. [OFr. %@AI@%aristocratie, %@AE@%government by
the best < LLat. %@AI@%aristocratia %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%aristokratia %@AE@%: %@AI@%aristos, %@AE@%best + %@AI@%kratos,
%@AE@%power.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARISTOCRAT @%%@QR:aristocrat@%%@AB@%aristocrat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of the nobility or aristocracy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person
having the tastes, opinions, manners, and other characteristics of the
aristocracy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person who advocates government by an aristocracy. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:ARITHMETIC.MEAN @%%@QR:arithmetic mean@%%@AB@%arithmetic mean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The number obtained by dividing the sum of a set of
quantities by the number of quantities in the set.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARITHMETIC.PROG @%%@QR:arithmetic progression@%%@AB@%arithmetic progression%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sequence, such as the odd integers 1, 3, 5,
7, . . . , in which each term after the first is formed by adding a
constant to each preceding term.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARIUM @%%@QR:-arium@%%@AB@%-arium%@AE@%%@EH@% A place or device containing or associated with: %@AI@%planetarium.%@AE@%
[Lat., neuter of %@AI@%-arius, %@AE@%-ary.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARK @%%@QR:ark@%%@AB@%ark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the chest containing the Ten
Commandments written on stone tablets, carried by the Hebrews during their
desert wanderings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Holy ark%@BO: fe56e@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the boat built
by Noah for survival during the Flood. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A large, commodious boat. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
place of shelter or refuge. [ME < OE %@AI@%arc %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%arca, %@AE@%chest.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARM @%%@QR:arm@%%@AB@%arm%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%arm(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An upper limb of the human body connecting the hand and
wrist to the shoulder. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A part similar to an arm, such as the forelimb of
an animal or a long part projecting from a central support in a machine. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Something designed to cover or support the human arm, as a sleeve on an
article of clothing or a projecting support on a chair or sofa. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Something branching out from a large mass: %@AI@%an arm of the sea.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An
administrative or functional branch, as of an organization. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Power or
authority: %@AI@%the long arm of the law.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% an arm and a leg.%@AE@% An extravagant amount: %@AI@%a cruise
%@AI@%that cost an arm and a leg.%@AE@% %@AB@% with open arms.%@AE@% Cordially; hospitably. [ME <
OE %@AI@%earm.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%arm(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A weapon, esp. a firearm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A branch of a military force,
such as the infantry. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%arms%@AE@% Warfare. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%arms%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Heraldic bearings. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Insignia, as of a state, official, family, or organization.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% up in arms.%@AE@% Aroused and ready to fight; indignant.
-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%armed%@AE@% %@AB@%arming%@AE@% %@AB@%arms%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To supply or equip oneself with arms. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To prepare oneself for or as if for warfare or conflict. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To equip
with weapons. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To prepare for war; fortify. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To provide with something
that strengthens or increases efficiency. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To prepare (a bomb, for
example) for detonation, as by releasing a safety device. [ME %@AI@%armes %@AE@%< OFr.
< Lat. %@AI@%arma.%@AE@%] %@AB@% armer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMADA @%%@QR:armada@%%@AB@%armada%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fleet of warships. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A large group of moving things: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%armada of ants crossing the lawn.%@AE@% [Sp. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%armata %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%armatus,
%@AE@%armed, p.part. of %@AI@%armare, %@AE@%to arm < %@AI@%arma, %@AE@%arms.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMADILLO @%%@QR:armadillo@%%@AB@%armadillo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-los%@AE@% Any of several omnivorous, burrowing mammals of
the family Dasypodidae, of southern North America and South America, having
a covering of armorlike, jointed, bony plates. [Sp., dim. of %@AI@%armado,
%@AE@%armored, p.part. of %@AI@%armar, %@AE@%to arm < Lat. %@AI@%armare %@AE@%< %@AI@%arma, %@AE@%arms.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMAGEDDON @%%@QR:Armageddon@%%@AB@%Armageddon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The scene of a final battle between the forces of good
and evil, prophesied in the Bible to occur at the end of the world. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
district of Megiddo, the site of several great battles mentioned in the
Bible.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMAGNAC @%%@QR:Armagnac@%%@AB@%Armagnac%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dry brandy. [Fr., after %@AI@%Armagnac, %@AE@%a region in southwest
France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMAMENT @%%@QR:armament@%%@AB@%armament%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The weapons and supplies of war with which a military
unit is equipped. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%armaments%@AE@% All the military forces and war equipment
of a country. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A military force equipped for war. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The process of
arming for war. [Lat. %@AI@%armamenta, %@AE@%tools < %@AI@%arma, %@AE@%arms.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMAMENTARIUM @%%@QR:armamentarium@%%@AB@%armamentarium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-iums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ia %@AE@% The complete equipment of a physician
or medical institution, including books, supplies, and instruments. [Lat.,
arsenal < %@AI@%armamenta, %@AE@%tools, armaments.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMATURE @%%@QR:armature@%%@AB@%armature%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The rotating part of a dynamo
consisting essentially of copper wire wound around an iron core. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
moving part of an electromagnetic device such as a relay, buzzer, or
loud-speaker. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A piece of soft iron connecting the poles of a magnet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Biology. %@AE@%The protective covering or structure of an animal or plant. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
framework serving as a supporting core for clay sculpture. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Armor. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%armatura, %@AE@%equipment < %@AI@%armare, %@AE@%to arm < %@AI@%arma, %@AE@%arms.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMCHAIR @%%@QR:armchair@%%@AB@%armchair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chair with side structures to support the arms or elbows.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Remote from active involvement: %@AI@%an armchair warrior.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMED @%%@QR:armed@%%@AB@%armed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Equipped with weapons. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having or characterized by an
arm or arms of a stated kind or number: %@AI@%strong-armed.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMED.FORCES @%%@QR:armed forces@%%@AB@%armed forces%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The military forces of a country.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMENIAN @%%@QR:Armenian@%%@AB@%Armenian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Armenia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Indo-European
language of the Armenians. %@AB@% Armenian %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMET @%%@QR:armet@%%@AB@%armet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A medieval light helmet with a neck guard and movable visor.
[OFr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMFUL @%%@QR:armful@%%@AB@%armful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% As much as an arm can hold.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMHOLE @%%@QR:armhole@%%@AB@%armhole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An opening for the arm in a garment.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMIGER @%%@QR:armiger@%%@AB@%armiger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An armorbearer for a knight; squire. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person entitled
%@2@%%@CR:ARMILLARY.SPHER @%%@QR:armillary sphere@%%@AB@%armillary sphere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An astronomical model with solid rings, all circles
of a single sphere, used to display relationships among the principal
%@2@%%@CR:ARMISTICE.DAY @%%@QR:Armistice Day@%%@AB@%Armistice Day%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% November 11, celebrated as the anniversary of the
armistice of World War I in 1918. It has been called %@AI@%Veterans' Day%@BO: 1444839@%%@AE@% since
1954.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMLET @%%@QR:armlet@%%@AB@%armlet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A band worn on the arm for ornament or identification. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
small arm, as of the sea.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMOIRE @%%@QR:armoire@%%@AB@%armoire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large ornate cabinet or wardrobe. [OFr., var. of %@AI@%armaire %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%armarium, %@AE@%closet < %@AI@%arma, %@AE@%tools.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMOR @%%@QR:armor@%%@AB@%armor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A defensive covering, such as chain mail, worn to protect
the body against weapons. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tough protective covering, such as the bony
scales covering certain animals or metallic plates on tanks or warships. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Something serving as a safeguard or protection. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The armored vehicles of
an army. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-mored%@AE@% %@AB@%-moring%@AE@% %@AB@%-mors%@AE@% To cover with armor. [ME %@AI@%armure %@AE@%<
OFr. %@AI@%armeure %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%armaturea < %@AE@%%@AI@%armare, %@AE@%to arm < %@AI@%arma, %@AE@%arms.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMORBEARER @%%@QR:armorbearer@%%@AB@%armorbearer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who carries the armor of a warrior.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMOR.CLAD @%%@QR:armor-clad@%%@AB@%armor-clad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Wearing or covered with armor.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMORED @%%@QR:armored@%%@AB@%armored%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Clad or covered with armor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Equipped with armored
vehicles, as a military unit.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMORER @%%@QR:armorer@%%@AB@%armorer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who makes or repairs armor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A manufacturer of
weapons. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An enlisted man in charge of maintenance and repair of the
small arms of his unit.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMORIAL @%%@QR:armorial@%%@AB@%armorial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to heraldry or heraldic arms. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
book or treatise on heraldry.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMORIC @%%@QR:Armoric@%%@AB@%Armoric%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Armorican %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Armorica or the people or
language of Armorica. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Armorica. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%Breton%@BO: 24522f@%%@AE@% (sense 2).
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMOR.PLATE @%%@QR:armor plate@%%@AB@%armor plate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Specially formulated hard steel plate used to cover
warships, vehicles, and fortifications. %@AB@% armor-plated %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMORY @%%@QR:armory@%%@AB@%armory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A storehouse for arms; arsenal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A building for
storing arms and military equipment, esp. one serving as headquarters for
military reserve personnel. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An arms factory.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMOUR @%%@QR:armour@%%@AB@%armour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%armor%@BO: 1007f5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMPIT @%%@QR:armpit@%%@AB@%armpit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The hollow under the arm at the shoulder.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMREST @%%@QR:armrest@%%@AB@%armrest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A support for the arm, as on a piece of furniture or the
inner surface of the door of a vehicle.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARM.TWISTING @%%@QR:arm-twisting@%%@AB@%arm-twisting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The use of esp. strong pressure to accomplish a goal: %@AI@%
%@AI@%subjecting vulnerable congressmen to some political arm-twisting (James R.
%@AI@%Gaines).
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%@AI@%%@2@%%@CR:ARM.WRESTLING @%%@QR:arm wrestling@%%@AB@%arm wrestling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A form of wrestling in which two opponents sit facing
each other with usually right hands interlocked and elbows firmly planted,
as on a table surface, and attempt to force each other's arm down. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ARMY @%%@QR:army@%%@AB@%army%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large body of men organized and trained for
warfare on land. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The entire military land forces of a country. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
tactical and administrative military unit consisting of a headquarters, two
or more army corps, and auxiliary forces. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A large group of people
organized for a specific cause. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A large multitude, as of people or
%@2@%%@CR:ARMY.AIR.FORCES @%%@QR:Army Air Forces@%%@AB@%Army Air Forces%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The aviation branch of the U.S. Army before the
establishment of the U.S. Air Force.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMY.ANT @%%@QR:army ant@%%@AB@%army ant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various chiefly tropical New World ants of the
subfamily Dorylinae, forming large colonies that move from place to place.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMY.OF.THE.UNI @%%@QR:Army of the United States@%%@AB@%Army of the United States%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A temporary organization of all military
forces during time of war, including the Army Reserves in the National
Guard, and Selective Service personnel, as well as the regular U.S. Army.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARMYWORM @%%@QR:armyworm@%%@AB@%armyworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various insect larvae that travel in large groups,
destroying crops and other vegetation, esp. the caterpillar of a New World
%@2@%%@CR:AROMATIC @%%@QR:aromatic@%%@AB@%aromatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having an aroma; fragrant, sweet-smelling, or spicy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%Of, pertaining to, or containing the six-carbon ring
characteristic of the benzene series and related organic groups. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An
aromatic plant or substance. %@AB@% aromatically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% aromaticness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AROMATICITY @%%@QR:aromaticity@%%@AB@%aromaticity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Aromatic quality or character, esp. the distinctive
structure or properties of the aromatic chemical compounds.
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%@2@%%@CR:AROMATIZE @%%@QR:aromatize@%%@AB@%aromatize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make aromatic or fragrant.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%To subject to a reaction that results in an aromatic
%@2@%%@CR:AROSE @%%@QR:arose@%%@AB@%arose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%arise%@BO: fd44c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AROUND @%%@QR:around@%%@AB@%around%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On or to all sides or in all directions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In a circle
or circular motion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To each member of a group: %@AI@%enough to go around.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
In or toward the opposite direction, position, or attitude. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% From one
place to another; here and there: %@AI@%wander around.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Close at
hand; nearby: %@AI@%He waited around all day.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To a specific place
or area: %@AI@%when you come around again.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To a normal or desired
state. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Approximately; about. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On all sides of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
So as to enclose, surround, or envelop. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% About the circumference or
periphery of; encircling. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% About the central point of: %@AI@%the earth's motion
%@AI@%around the sun.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% In or to various places within or near: %@AI@%driving around
%@AI@%the countryside.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% On or to the farther side of: %@AI@%the house around the
%@AI@%corner.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Approximately at; near.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% get around.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To deal or cope with
successfully. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To succeed in evading or circumventing.get around
%@AI@%to.%@AI@%Informal.%@AE@% To find time or occasion to give one's attention to. [ME, in
the round, in circumference.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AROUND.THE.CLOC @%%@QR:around-the-clock@%%@AB@%around-the-clock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%round-the-clock%@BO: fe3fad@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AROUSE @%%@QR:arouse@%%@AB@%arouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%aroused%@AE@% %@AB@%arousing%@AE@% %@AB@%arouses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To awaken from or as if from
sleep. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To stir up; excite. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be or become aroused. [< rouse, on
the model of such pairs as %@AI@%rise, arise.%@AE@%] %@AB@% arousal %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% arouser %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARPEGGIO @%%@QR:arpeggio@%%@AB@%arpeggio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The playing of the tones of a chord in
rapid succession rather than simultaneously. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A chord played or sung in
arpeggio. [Ital. < %@AI@%arpeggiare, %@AE@%to play the harp < %@AI@%arpa, %@AE@%harp, of Germanic
orig.] %@AB@% arpeggioed %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARPENT @%%@QR:arpent@%%@AB@%arpent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An old French unit of land measurement approximately
equivalent to an acre. [Fr. < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%arepennis, %@AE@%half acre, of Gaulish
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARQUEBUS @%%@QR:arquebus@%%@AB@%arquebus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%harquebus%@BO: 867ca2@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRACK @%%@QR:arrack@%%@AB@%arrack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A strong alcoholic drink of the Middle East and nearby regions
of the Orient, usually distilled from rice or molasses. [Ar. '%@AI@%araq, %@AE@%fruit
juice.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRAIGN @%%@QR:arraign@%%@AB@%arraign%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-raigned%@AE@% %@AB@%-raigning%@AE@% %@AB@%-raigns%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To call before a
court to answer to an indictment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To call to account; charge: %@AI@% Johnson
%@AI@%arraigned the modern politics of this country as entirely devoid of all
Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%ratio, %@AE@%account. -see reason.] %@AB@% arraigner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%arraignment %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRANGE @%%@QR:arrange@%%@AB@%arrange%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ranged%@AE@% %@AB@%-ranging%@AE@% %@AB@%-ranges%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put into a specific
order or relation; dispose. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To plan or prepare for: %@AI@%arrange a picnic.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To agree about; settle: %@AI@% It has been arranged for him by his family to
%@AI@%marry a girl of his own class (Edmund Wilson). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%To reset (music)
for other instruments or voices or for another style of performance. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come to an agreement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make preparations; plan: %@AI@%arrange for a
put in a line < %@AI@%reng, %@AE@%line, of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% arranger %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRANGEMENT @%%@QR:arrangement@%%@AB@%arrangement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of arranging. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The condition,
manner, or result of being arranged; disposal. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A collection or set of
things that have been arranged. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%arrangements%@AE@% A provision or plan made
in preparation for an undertaking. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An agreement or settlement;
disposition. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An adaptation of a composition for other
instruments or voices or to another style or level of difficulty. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
composition so arranged.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRANT @%%@QR:arrant@%%@AB@%arrant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being completely such; thoroughgoing: %@AI@%an arrant knave.%@AE@%
[Var. of errant.] %@AB@% arrantly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRAS @%%@QR:arras@%%@AB@%arras%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tapestry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A wall hanging, esp. of tapestry. [ME, after
%@AI@%%@AI@%Arras, %@AE@%France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRAY @%%@QR:array@%%@AB@%array%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rayed%@AE@% %@AB@%-raying%@AE@% %@AB@%-rays%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To arrange or draw up, as troops in
battle order. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To deck in finery; adorn. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An orderly arrangement,
esp. of troops. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An impressive display of numerous persons or objects: %@AI@% a
%@AI@%heathenish array of monstrous clubs and spears (Melville). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Splendid
attire; finery. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A rectangular arrangement of
quantities in rows and columns, as in a matrix. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Numerical data linearly
ordered by magnitude. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An arrangement of computer memory elements in one
or several planes. [ME %@AI@%arraien %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%areer %@AE@%< VLat. *%@AI@%arredare, %@AE@%of Germanic
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRAYAL @%%@QR:arrayal@%%@AB@%arrayal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of arraying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something arrayed;
array.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARREARAGE @%%@QR:arrearage@%%@AB@%arrearage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being in arrears. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An amount owed in
payment.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARREARS @%%@QR:arrears@%%@AB@%arrears%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An unpaid and overdue debt or an unfulfilled
obligation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being behind in fulfilling contracted
obligations or payments: %@AI@%in arrears.%@AE@% [< ME %@AI@%arrere, %@AE@%behind < OFr. %@AI@%arere %@AE@%<
LLat. %@AI@%ad retro, %@AE@%backward : Lat. %@AI@%ad, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%retro, %@AE@%behind.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARREST @%%@QR:arrest@%%@AB@%arrest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rested%@AE@% %@AB@%-resting%@AE@% %@AB@%-rests%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To stop or check the motion,
progress, growth, or spread of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To seize and hold under authority of the
law. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To capture and hold briefly (the attention, for example); engage.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of arresting. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being arrested. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
device for arresting motion, esp. of a moving part.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% under arrest.%@AE@% Detained in legal custody. [ME %@AI@%aresten
%@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%arester %@AE@%< VLat. *%@AI@%arrestare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%restare, %@AE@%to stand
%@2@%%@CR:ARRHYTHMIC @%%@QR:arrhythmic@%%@AB@%arrhythmic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or arrhythmical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Lacking rhythm or regularity of rhythm.
%@AB@% arrhythmically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRIERE.BAN @%%@QR:arriere-ban@%%@AB@%arriere-ban%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In medieval France, a royal proclamation by which
vassals were summoned to military service. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The vassals summoned by an
arriere-ban. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%ariere-ban, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%herban, %@AE@%of Germanic
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRIERE.PENSEE @%%@QR:arriere-pensee@%%@AB@%arriere-pensee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ulterior motive. [Fr. : %@AI@%arriere, %@AE@%in back + %@AI@%pensee,
%@AE@%thought.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRIS @%%@QR:arris@%%@AB@%arris%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%arris%@AE@% %@AB@% or -rises %@AE@%%@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% The sharp edge or ridge
formed by two surfaces meeting at an angle, as in a molding. [Alteration of
OFr. %@AI@%areste, %@AE@%ridge. -see arete.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRIVAL @%%@QR:arrival@%%@AB@%arrival%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of arriving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person or thing that arrives or
has arrived. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The reaching of a goal or objective as a result of some
process or effort.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRIVE @%%@QR:arrive@%%@AB@%arrive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rived%@AE@% %@AB@%-riving%@AE@% %@AB@%-rives%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reach a destination. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
come at length; take place: %@AI@%The day of crisis has arrived.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To achieve
success or recognition.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% arrive at.%@AE@% To reach through some
process or effort: %@AI@%arrive at a decision.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%ariven %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%ariver %@AE@%< VLat.
*%@AI@%arripare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%ripa, %@AE@%shore.] %@AB@% arriver %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARRIVISTE @%%@QR:arriviste@%%@AB@%arriviste%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-vistes%@AE@% A social climber or opportunist; upstart. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:ARROBA @%%@QR:arroba@%%@AB@%arroba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A unit of weight in Spanish-speaking countries
equal to about 25 pounds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A unit of weight in Portuguese-speaking
countries equal to about 32 pounds. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A liquid measure used in
Spanish-speaking countries, having varying value, but approximately equal
to 17 quarts when used to measure wine. [Sp. and Port. < Ar. %@AI@%ar-rub", %@AE@%the
quarter (of a quintal).]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARROGANCE @%%@QR:arrogance@%%@AB@%arrogance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state or quality of being arrogant.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARROGANT @%%@QR:arrogant@%%@AB@%arrogant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Overly convinced of one's own importance; overbearingly
proud; haughty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterized by or arising from haughty
self-importance. [ME %@AI@%arrogaunt %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%arrogans, %@AE@%pr.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:ARROGATE @%%@QR:arrogate@%%@AB@%arrogate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gated%@AE@% %@AB@%-gating%@AE@% %@AB@%-gates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To claim, take, or assume for
oneself without right. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To attribute to another unwarrantably. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ARRONDISSEMENT @%%@QR:arrondissement@%%@AB@%arrondissement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The chief administrative subdivision of a
department in France. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A municipal subdivision of some large French
cities. [Fr. < %@AI@%arrondir, %@AE@%to round out : %@AI@%a, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad%@AE@%) + %@AI@%rondir, %@AE@%to make
round.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARROW @%%@QR:arrow@%%@AB@%arrow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A straight, thin shaft that is shot from a bow and usually
made of light wood with a pointed head at one end and flight-stabilizing
feathers at the other. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something similar to an arrow in form, function,
or speed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sign or symbol shaped like an arrow and used to indicate
%@2@%%@CR:ARROWHEAD @%%@QR:arrowhead@%%@AB@%arrowhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The pointed, removable striking tip of an arrow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something shaped like an arrowhead, such as a mark indicating a limit on a
drawing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any aquatic or marsh plant of the genus %@AI@%Sagittaria,%@AE@% having
arrowhead-shaped leaves and white flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARROWROOT @%%@QR:arrowroot@%%@AB@%arrowroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tropical American plant, %@AI@%Maranta arundinacea,%@AE@% having
roots that yield an edible starch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The starch from the arrowroot and
from certain plants of the genera %@AI@%Manihot, Curcuma,%@AE@% and %@AI@%Tacca.%@AE@% [So called
because it was used to draw poison from arrow wounds.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARROW.WOOD @%%@QR:arrow-wood@%%@AB@%arrow-wood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several small shrubs of the genus %@AI@%Viburnum,%@AE@% such as
the %@AI@%dockmackie%@BO: 57f140@%%@AE@%, having straight tough stems formerly used by the Indians to
make arrows.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARROW.WORM @%%@QR:arrow worm@%%@AB@%arrow worm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small, slender marine worms of the phylum
Chaetognatha, having prehensile bristles on each side of the mouth.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARROYO @%%@QR:arroyo@%%@AB@%arroyo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A deep gully cut by an intermittent stream; dry
gulch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A brook or creek. [Sp., ult. < Lat. %@AI@%arrugia, %@AE@%mineshaft.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARSE @%%@QR:arse@%%@AB@%arse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%ass2%@BO: 1185c4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARSENAL @%%@QR:arsenal@%%@AB@%arsenal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A governmental establishment for the storing,
manufacturing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A stock of weapons. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A store or supply: %@AI@%She arrived with an arsenal of
%@2@%%@CR:ARSENIC.ACID @%%@QR:arsenic acid@%%@AB@%arsenic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A poisonous white translucent crystalline compound,%@EH@%
H%@AH@%3%@AE@%AsO%@AH@%4%@AE@%, used to manufacture arsenates. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARSENICAL @%%@QR:arsenical@%%@AB@%arsenical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or containing arsenic. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drug or preparation
containing arsenic.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARSENIC.TRIOXID @%%@QR:arsenic trioxide@%%@AB@%arsenic trioxide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A poisonous white amorphous powder, As%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used in%@EH@%
insecticides, rat poison, and weed killers.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARSENIDE @%%@QR:arsenide@%%@AB@%arsenide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A compound of arsenic with a more electropositive element.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARSENIOUS @%%@QR:arsenious@%%@AB@%arsenious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or containing arsenic, esp. with valence 3.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARSENOPYRITE @%%@QR:arsenopyrite@%%@AB@%arsenopyrite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A silver-white to gray arsenic ore, essentially%@EH@%
FeS%@AH@%2%@AE@%FeAs%@AH@%2%@AE@%. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARSHIN @%%@QR:arshin@%%@AB@%arshin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%archine%@BO: f507a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARSINE @%%@QR:arsine@%%@AB@%arsine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, flammable, very poisonous gas, AsH%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used as a%@EH@%
military poison gas, as a solid-state doping agent, and in organic
synthesis. [ars(enic) + -ine2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARSIS @%%@QR:arsis@%%@AB@%arsis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Originally, the unaccented or shorter part of a
foot of verse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In modern usage, the accented or longer part of a foot of
verse. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%The upbeat or unaccented part of a measure. [LLat.,
raising of the voice < Gk., upward beat < %@AI@%aeirein, %@AE@%to lift.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARSON @%%@QR:arson@%%@AB@%arson%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The crime of maliciously setting fire to the buildings or
property of another or of burning one's own property for some improper
purpose, as to collect insurance. [AN < OFr. %@AI@%arcun %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%arsio < %@AE@%Lat.
cunning. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@%Illustrative material as distinguished from text.
[ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%ars.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%art(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Second person singular, present indicative of %@AI@%be%@CF:BE @%%@AE@%.
[ME < OE %@AI@%eart.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ART2 @%%@QR:-art@%%@AB@%-art%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%-ard%@BO: f72ce@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ART.DECO @%%@QR:art deco@%%@AB@%art deco%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An early 20th-century style of decorative art featuring
geometrical designs and bold colors. [Fr. %@AI@%Art Deco,%@AE@% from %@AI@%Exposition
%@AI@%Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Moderns,%@AE@% a 1925
exposition in Paris, France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTEFACT @%%@QR:artefact@%%@AB@%artefact%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%artifact%@BO: 10ae1a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTEL @%%@QR:artel@%%@AB@%artel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cooperative enterprise of industrial or agricultural workers
in the Soviet Union. [R. %@AI@%artel' %@AE@%< Ital. %@AI@%artieri, %@AE@%artisans < %@AI@%arte, %@AE@%work <
Lat. %@AI@%ars.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTEMIS @%%@QR:Artemis@%%@AB@%Artemis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The virgin goddess of the hunt and the
moon, and twin sister of Apollo. [Gk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTEMISIA @%%@QR:artemisia@%%@AB@%artemisia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Artemisia,%@AE@% which
includes sagebrush and wormwood. [ME %@AI@%artemesie, %@AE@%mugwort < OFr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%artemisia %@AE@%< Gk., wormwood, after %@AI@%Artemis, %@AE@%to whom it was sacred.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTERIAL @%%@QR:arterial@%%@AB@%arterial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, like, or in an artery or arteries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
designating the blood in the arteries that has absorbed oxygen in the lungs
and is bright red. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or designating a route of transportation carrying
a main flow with many branches. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A through road or street. %@AB@%
%@AB@%arterially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTERIALIZE @%%@QR:arterialize@%%@AB@%arterialize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To convert (venous blood) into
arterial blood by absorption of oxygen in the lungs. %@AB@% arterialization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ARTERIOSCLEROSI @%%@QR:arteriosclerosis@%%@AB@%arteriosclerosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chronic disease in which thickening and hardening
of arterial walls interferes with blood circulation. %@AB@% arteriosclerotic
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTERIOVENOUS @%%@QR:arteriovenous@%%@AB@%arteriovenous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or connecting both arteries and
veins.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTERITIS @%%@QR:arteritis@%%@AB@%arteritis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of an artery.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTERY @%%@QR:artery@%%@AB@%artery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Any of a branching system of muscular
tubes that carry blood away from the heart. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A major route of
transportation, into which local routes flow. [ME %@AI@%arterie %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%arteria,
%@AE@%windpipe < Gk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTESIAN.WELL @%%@QR:artesian well@%%@AB@%artesian well%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A well drilled through impermeable strata to reach
water capable of rising to the surface by internal hydrostatic pressure.
[Fr. %@AI@%artesien, %@AE@%of Artois, where such wells were first drilled.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ART.FILM @%%@QR:art film@%%@AB@%art film%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A motion picture intended to be a serious work of art, often
experimental and not designed for mass appeal.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTFUL @%%@QR:artful@%%@AB@%artful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Exhibiting art or skill. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Skillful, esp. in finding the
means to an end; clever. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Deceitful or tricky; crafty. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Artificial; not
%@2@%%@CR:ARTHR @%%@QR:arthr-@%%@AB@%arthr-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%arthro-%@BO: 109349@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTHRALGIA @%%@QR:arthralgia@%%@AB@%arthralgia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Neuralgic pain in a joint. %@AB@% arthralgic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTHRITIS @%%@QR:arthritis@%%@AB@%arthritis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of a joint or joints. %@AB@% arthritic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ARTHROSCOPY @%%@QR:arthroscopy@%%@AB@%arthroscopy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pies%@AE@% The endoscopic examination of a joint, as the
%@2@%%@CR:ARTHROSIS @%%@QR:arthrosis@%%@AB@%arthrosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A connection or joint between bones. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
degenerative process in a joint. [Gk. %@AI@%arthrosis %@AE@%< %@AI@%arthron, %@AE@%joint.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTHROSPORE @%%@QR:arthrospore@%%@AB@%arthrospore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sporelike cell characteristic of segmented filamentous
fungi or certain algae. %@AB@% arthrosporic %@AE@%%@AB@% arthrosporous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTHUR @%%@QR:Arthur@%%@AB@%Arthur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Legendary British hero, said to have been king of the Britons
in the 6th century A.D. [ME %@AI@%Artur%@AE@% < Med. Lat. %@AI@%Artorius,%@AE@% prob. of Celtic
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTHURIAN @%%@QR:Arthurian@%%@AB@%Arthurian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to King Arthur and his Knights of the
Round Table.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTICHOKE @%%@QR:artichoke@%%@AB@%artichoke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A thistlelike plant, %@AI@%Cynara scolymus,%@AE@% having a large
flower head with numerous fleshy, scalelike bracts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The unopened flower
head of an artichoke, cooked and eaten as a vegetable. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Jerusalem
%@AI@%artichoke%@BO: 9dc099@%%@AE@%. [Dial. Ital. %@AI@%articiocco, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%arcicioffo %@AE@%< OSp.
%@2@%%@CR:ARTICLE @%%@QR:article@%%@AB@%article%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An individual thing in a class; an item: %@AI@%an article of
%@AI@%clothing.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small thing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A particular section or item of a series in
a written document, such as a contract, constitution, or treaty. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
nonfictional literary composition that forms an independent part of a
publication; report or essay. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% Any of a class of words used to
signal nouns and to specify their application. In English, the articles are
%@AI@%a%@AE@% and %@AI@%an%@AE@% (indefinite articles) and %@AI@%the%@AE@% (definite article). %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A particular
part or subject; a point or specific matter. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-cled%@AE@% %@AB@%-cling%@AE@% %@AB@%-cles%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To set forth or state in articles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make specific or formal charges
against; accuse. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To bind by articles set forth in a contract. [ME < OFr.
< Lat. %@AI@%articulus, %@AE@%part, dim. of %@AI@%artus, %@AE@%joint.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTICLES.OF.CON @%%@QR:Articles of Confederation@%%@AB@%Articles of Confederation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The first constitution of the United
States, adopted by the original 13 states in 1781 and lasting until 1788
when the present Constitution was ratified.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTICULABLE @%%@QR:articulable@%%@AB@%articulable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being articulated.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTICULAR @%%@QR:articular@%%@AB@%articular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a joint or joints. [ME %@AI@%articuler %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%articularis %@AE@%< %@AI@%articulus, %@AE@%small joint. -see article.] %@AB@% articularly
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTICULATE @%%@QR:articulate@%%@AB@%articulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Endowed with the power of speech. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Spoken in or
divided into clear and distinct words or syllables. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Capable of, speaking
in, or characterized by clear, expressive language. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Having
joints or segments. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To utter (a
speech sound or sounds) by moving the necessary organs of speech. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
pronounce distinctly and carefully; enunciate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To express in coherent
verbal form; give words to:%@AI@%couldn't articulate her fears.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To unite by
forming a joint or joints. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To utter a speech sound or sounds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To speak clearly and distinctly. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To form a joint; be jointed. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%articulatus, %@AE@%jointed, p.part. of %@AI@%articulare, %@AE@%to divide into joints <
%@2@%%@CR:ARTICULATION @%%@QR:articulation@%%@AB@%articulation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of articulating; enunciation: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%articulation of the group's sentiments.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The movements of speech
organs employed in producing a particular speech sound. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A speech sound,
esp. a consonant. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A jointing together or being jointed together. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The method or manner of jointing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%A joint between bones or
between movable parts of an outside shell. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A joint between
two separable parts, as a leaf and a stem. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A node or a space on a stem
between two nodes. %@AB@% articulative %@AE@%%@AB@%articulatory%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% articulator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTIFACT @%%@QR:artifact@%%@AB@%artifact%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or artefact %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An object produced or shaped by human
workmanship, esp., a tool, weapon, or ornament of archaeological or
historical interest. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%A structure or substance not normally
present but produced by some external agency or action. [Lat. %@AI@%ars, art- %@AE@%+
%@2@%%@CR:ARTIFICE @%%@QR:artifice@%%@AB@%artifice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A crafty expedient; an artful device or stratagem. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Subtle but base deception; trickery. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Ingenuity; cleverness; skill. [Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%subterfuge%@BO: 122e89c@%%@AE@% These nouns denote means for achieving an end by indirection.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Artifice%@BO: 10b04b@%%@AE@% refers to something especially contrived to create a desired
effect but not necessarily with intent to deceive. %@AI@%Trick%@BO: 1372ee1@%%@AE@% often implies
willful deception, but can also mean a playful, harmless act. %@AI@%Ruse%@BO: ff9a43@%%@AE@%
stresses creation of a false impression with the intention of distracting.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Wile%@BO: 14d54cf@%%@AE@% suggests deceiving and trapping a victim by playing on his weak
points. %@AI@%Feint%@BO: 6caf06@%%@AE@% denotes a deceptive act calculated to distract attention
from a person's real end. %@AI@%Stratagem%@BO: 1201db0@%%@AE@% implies carefully planned deception.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Maneuver%@BO: b05002@%%@AE@% usually applies more narrowly to a specific strategic move. %@AI@%Dodge%@BO: 5811af@%%@AE@%
stresses slyness and quickness in achieving deception. %@AI@%Guile%@BO: 831fd2@%%@AE@% refers to
treachery, deceit, and cunning in general rather than to a specific
application of them. %@AI@%Finesse%@BO: 6f22cb@%%@AE@% is highly developed skill, often but not
invariably associated with craftiness. %@AI@%Subterfuge%@BO: 122e89c@%%@AE@% applies to deception
practiced especially to evade difficulty or unpleasantness.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTIFICER @%%@QR:artificer@%%@AB@%artificer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A skilled worker; craftsman. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person adept at
designing and constructing; inventor: %@AI@% The labyrinth...was built by
%@AI@%Daedalus, a most skilful artificer (Thomas Bulfinch).
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%@AI@%%@2@%%@CR:ARTIFICIAL @%%@QR:artificial@%%@AB@%artificial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made by man rather than occurring in nature: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%artificial sweetener.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Made in imitation of something natural:
%@AI@%%@AI@%artificial flowers.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Not genuine or natural; feigned; pretended: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%artificial smile.%@AE@% [ME < Lat. %@AI@%artificialis %@AE@%< %@AI@%artificium, %@AE@%craftsmanship.
%@AI@%%@AI@%specious%@BO: 118146c@%%@AE@% %@AI@%counterfeit%@BO: 43f515@%%@AE@% %@AI@%supposititious%@BO: 1251079@%%@AE@% These adjectives mean not genuine.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Artificial%@BO: 10badb@%%@AE@% , broad in meaning and connotation, refers to things resulting
from human effort, as distinguished from preexisting nature or character.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Synthetic%@BO: 128054c@%%@AE@% applies to a substance designed to appear or function like the
original, often with certain advantages. An %@AI@%ersatz%@BO: 64a085@%%@AE@% product is a
transparently inferior, often pretentious, imitation. The remaining terms
invariably imply fraud. %@AI@%Simulated%@BO: 10fd06e@%%@AE@% refers to what is not real or true but
is intentionally made to appear so. %@AI@%Spurious%@BO: 11ae331@%%@AE@% roughly means fraudulent,
while %@AI@%specious%@BO: 118146c@%%@AE@% adds the sense of attractiveness or seductiveness: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%spurious document; specious arguments of the Devil. Counterfeit %@AE@% strongly
implies imitation with intent to defraud; %@AI@%supposititious%@BO: 1251079@%%@AE@% suggests the
insertion of that which is fraudulent.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTIFICIAL.HORI @%%@QR:artificial horizon@%%@AB@%artificial horizon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An instrument displaying a line on a flight
indicator that lies within the horizontal plane and about which the
pitching and banking movements of an airplane are shown.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTIFICIAL.INSE @%%@QR:artificial insemination@%%@AB@%artificial insemination%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The introduction of semen into the female
reproductive organs without sexual contact.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTIFICIAL.INTE @%%@QR:artificial intelligence@%%@AB@%artificial intelligence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The characteristics of a machine
programmed to imitate human intelligence functions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Research in methods
of such programming. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Research in methods of programming designed to
supplement human intellectual abilities.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTIFICIAL.LANG @%%@QR:artificial language@%%@AB@%artificial language%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A language based on a set of prescribed rules
established before the language is used.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTIFICIAL.RESP @%%@QR:artificial respiration@%%@AB@%artificial respiration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various methods used to restore normal
breathing in an asphyxiated but living person, usually by rhythmic forcing
of air into and out of the lungs.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTILLERIST @%%@QR:artillerist@%%@AB@%artillerist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An artilleryman; gunner.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTILLERY @%%@QR:artillery@%%@AB@%artillery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Large-caliber firing weapons, such as howitzers and
cannons, that are mounted and manned by crews. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Troops armed with
artillery. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The branch of an armed force that specializes in the use of
artillery. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The science of the use of guns; gunnery. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Catapults,
crossbows, slings, and similar devices for discharging missiles. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:ARTILLERYMAN @%%@QR:artilleryman@%%@AB@%artilleryman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soldier in the artillery; artillerist.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTILLERY.PLANT @%%@QR:artillery plant@%%@AB@%artillery plant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tropical American plant, %@AI@%Pilea muscosa,%@AE@% that
releases its pollen with an explosive discharge.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARTIODACTYL @%%@QR:artiodactyl@%%@AB@%artiodactyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various hoofed mammals of the order Artiodactyla,
which includes cattle, deer, camels, hippopotamuses, and others, with an
even number of toes, either two or four, on each foot. [< NLat.
%@2@%%@CR:ARUM @%%@QR:arum@%%@AB@%arum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Arum,%@AE@% having arrow-shaped
leaves and small flowers on a spadix surrounded by or enclosed within a
spathe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%arum lily%@AE@% Any of several plants related to the arum, such as
the %@AI@%calla%@BO: 29cd63@%%@AE@%. [NLat. %@AI@%Arum,%@AE@% genus name < Lat., wake-robin < Gk. %@AI@%aron.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARUSPEX @%%@QR:aruspex@%%@AB@%aruspex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%haruspex%@BO: 868c5b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ARY @%%@QR:-ary@%%@AB@%-ary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or relating to: %@AI@%bacillary.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that pertains to or is
connected with: %@AI@%boundary.%@AE@% [ME -%@AI@%arie %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. -%@AI@%arius, %@AE@%adj. and n.
suffix.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARYAN @%%@QR:Aryan@%%@AB@%Aryan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of an Indo-European-speaking people that invaded
southwestern Asia and northwestern India in the second millennium B.C. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A member of the people who spoke the parent language of the Indo-European
languages. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A member of any people speaking an Indo-European language. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@AI@%Indo-Iranian%@BO: 960a14@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Indo-European languages or
the hypothetical language from which they are derived. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining
to a speaker of an Indo-European language. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
Indo-Iranian. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a presumed ethnic type exemplified by
or descended from early speakers of Indo-European languages. [Skt. %@AI@%arya-,
%@AE@%noble.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ARYTENOID @%%@QR:arytenoid@%%@AB@%arytenoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to either of two small
cartilages attached to the back of the larynx and to the vocal cords. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of
or pertaining to any of three small muscles of the larynx. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An
arytenoid cartilage or muscle. [NLat. %@AI@%arytaenoides %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%arutainoeides,
%@AE@%shaped like a ladle : %@AI@%arutaina, %@AE@%ladle (< %@AI@%aruein, %@AE@%to draw water) + %@AI@%-eides,
%@2@%%@CR:ASBESTOSIS @%%@QR:asbestosis@%%@AB@%asbestosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Chronic lung inflammation caused by prolonged inhalation
of asbestos particles. [asbest(os) + -osis.] %@AB@% asbestotic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASBESTUS @%%@QR:asbestus@%%@AB@%asbestus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%asbestos%@BO: 10ff36@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCARIASIS @%%@QR:ascariasis@%%@AB@%ascariasis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Infestation with nematode worms of the species %@AI@%Ascaris
%@AI@%lumbricoides.%@AE@% [ascar(id) + -iasis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCARID @%%@QR:ascarid@%%@AB@%ascarid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various nematode worms of the family Ascaridae, such
as the common intestinal parasite %@AI@%Ascaris lumbricoides.%@AE@% [NLat. %@AI@%Ascaridae,
%@AE@%family name < Gk. %@AI@%askaris, %@AE@%intestinal worm.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCEND @%%@QR:ascend@%%@AB@%ascend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cended%@AE@% %@AB@%-cending%@AE@% %@AB@%-cends%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To go or move upward; rise.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To slope upward. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move upward upon or along; climb: %@AI@%ascended
%@AI@%the mountain.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To come to occupy: %@AI@%a queen who ascended the throne years
%@2@%%@CR:ASCENDANCE @%%@QR:ascendance@%%@AB@%ascendance%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ascendence %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ascendancy.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCENDANCY @%%@QR:ascendancy@%%@AB@%ascendancy%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ascendency %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state of being in the ascendant;
domination: %@AI@% Germany only awaits trade revival to gain an immense
%@AI@%mercantile ascendancy (Winston Churchill).
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%@AI@%%@2@%%@CR:ASCENDANT @%%@QR:ascendant@%%@AB@%ascendant%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ascendent %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Inclining or moving upward; ascending;
rising. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Dominant in position or influence; superior. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The
position or state of being dominant or in power: %@AI@%a conservative policy in
%@AI@%the ascendant.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The section of the zodiac that rises in the east at the
time of a particular event, as a person's birth. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An ancestor.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCENDER @%%@QR:ascender@%%@AB@%ascender%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that ascends. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The part of certain lower-case
letters, as %@AI@%d,%@AE@% that extends above most other lower-case letters. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
letter with such a part.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCENDING @%%@QR:ascending@%%@AB@%ascending%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Going, growing, or moving upward: %@AI@%a tree with ascending
%@2@%%@CR:ASCENSION @%%@QR:ascension@%%@AB@%ascension%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of ascending; ascent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy.
%@AE@%The rising of a star above the horizon. [ME %@AI@%ascensioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%ascensio %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:ASCENSION.DAY @%%@QR:Ascension Day@%%@AB@%Ascension Day%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The 40th day after Easter observed in commemoration of
Christ's ascension into heaven.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCENT @%%@QR:ascent@%%@AB@%ascent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of ascending. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An advancement, esp. in
social status. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An upward slope or incline. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A going back in time or
genealogical succession. [< ascend.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCERTAIN @%%@QR:ascertain@%%@AB@%ascertain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tained%@AE@% %@AB@%-taining%@AE@% %@AB@%-tains%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To discover through
examination or experimentation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To make certain and definite.
%@2@%%@CR:ASCI @%%@QR:asci@%%@AB@%asci%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%ascus%@BO: 1124cd@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCIDIAN @%%@QR:ascidian@%%@AB@%ascidian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various saclike marine animals of the class
Ascidiacea, which includes the sea squirts. [< NLat. %@AI@%Ascidia, %@AE@%genus name <
Gk. %@AI@%askidion, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%askos, %@AE@%wineskin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCIDIUM @%%@QR:ascidium@%%@AB@%ascidium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ia%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A sac-shaped or bottle-shaped part or
organ, such as a leaf of a pitcher plant. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%askidion, %@AE@%dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%askos, %@AE@%wineskin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCII @%%@QR:ASCII@%%@AB@%ASCII%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A proposed standard for defining codes
for information exchange between equipment produced by different
manufacturers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A code that follows this proposed standard. [A(merican)
%@2@%%@CR:ASCITES @%%@QR:ascites@%%@AB@%ascites%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%ascites%@AE@% An abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the
%@2@%%@CR:ASCLEPIUS @%%@QR:Asclepius@%%@AB@%Asclepius%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% Apollo's son, the god of medicine. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ASCOCARP @%%@QR:ascocarp@%%@AB@%ascocarp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A globular structure containing the spore sacs of
ascomycetous fungi.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCOGONIUM @%%@QR:ascogonium@%%@AB@%ascogonium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nia%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A female reproductive structure of
certain fungi.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCOMYCETE @%%@QR:ascomycete@%%@AB@%ascomycete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Any of numerous fungi that produce spores in an
in citrus fruits, tomatoes, potatoes, and leafy green vegetables and used
to prevent scurvy. [a-1 + scorb(ut)ic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCOSPORE @%%@QR:ascospore@%%@AB@%ascospore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sexual spore formed in an ascus. %@AB@% ascosporous %@AE@%%@AB@%ascosporic%@AE@%
%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCOT @%%@QR:ascot@%%@AB@%ascot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A scarf or necktie knotted so that its broad ends are laid flat
upon each other. [After %@AI@%Ascot, %@AE@%England.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCRIBE @%%@QR:ascribe@%%@AB@%ascribe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cribed%@AE@% %@AB@%-cribing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cribes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To attribute to a specified
cause, source, or origin: %@AI@%ascribed the poor harvest to drought.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
assign as an attribute. [ME %@AI@%ascriben %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%ascribere : %@AE@%%@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%scribere,
%@AI@%%@AE@%to write.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASCRIPTION @%%@QR:ascription@%%@AB@%ascription%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of ascribing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A statement that ascribes.
%@2@%%@CR:ASCUS @%%@QR:ascus@%%@AB@%ascus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%asci%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A membranous sac in certain fungi, containing
ascospores. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%askos, %@AE@%bag.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASDIC @%%@QR:asdic@%%@AB@%asdic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sonar device used in antisubmarine warfare.
%@2@%%@CR:ASEA @%%@QR:asea@%%@AB@%asea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Toward or on the sea; at sea.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASEPSIS @%%@QR:asepsis@%%@AB@%asepsis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state of being free of pathogenic organisms.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASEPTIC @%%@QR:aseptic@%%@AB@%aseptic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to asepsis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lacking animation or
%@2@%%@CR:ASEXUAL @%%@QR:asexual@%%@AB@%asexual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having no evident sex or sex organs; sexless. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Pertaining to or characterizing reproduction involving a single individual
and without male or female gametes, as in binary fission or budding. %@AB@%
%@AB@%ashes%@AE@% Ruins. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%ashes%@AE@% Human remains, esp. after cremation. [ME %@AI@%asshe %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%asce.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%ash(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various trees of the genus %@AI@%Fraxinus,%@AE@% having compound
leaves, clusters of small greenish flowers, and winged seeds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
durable, close-grained, elastic wood of an ash. [ME %@AI@%asshe %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%aesc.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASHAMED @%%@QR:ashamed@%%@AB@%ashamed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Feeling shame or guilt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Reluctant through fear of
shame: %@AI@%ashamed to admit their error.%@AE@% [ME < OE %@AI@%asceamod, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%asceamian, %@AE@%to feel shame.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASHANTI @%%@QR:Ashanti@%%@AB@%Ashanti%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Ashanti%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tis %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An inhabitant of Ashanti. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Twi%@BO: 13aec52@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASH.CAN @%%@QR:ash can@%%@AB@%ash can%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large receptacle, usually of metal, for ashes or trash.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A depth charge.
%@AB@%ashen(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Consisting of ashes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Resembling ashes, as in color:
%@AI@%%@AI@%an ashen complexion.%@AE@%
%@AB@%ashen(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or made from the wood of the ash tree.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASHER @%%@QR:Asher@%%@AB@%Asher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, a son of Jacob. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The tribe of Israel
descended from Asher. [Heb. %@AI@%Asher.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASHKENAZI @%%@QR:Ashkenazi@%%@AB@%Ashkenazi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nazim%@AE@% A central or eastern European Jew, generally
%@2@%%@CR:ASHLAR @%%@QR:ashlar@%%@AB@%ashlar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A squared block of building stone. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Masonry of such
stones. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A thin, dressed rectangle of stone for facing walls. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%assheler %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%aisselier, %@AE@%beam < Lat. %@AI@%axilla, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%axis, %@AE@%plank.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASHORE @%%@QR:ashore@%%@AB@%ashore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Toward or on the shore. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% On land; aground.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASHPLANT @%%@QR:ashplant@%%@AB@%ashplant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A staff or walking stick made from an ash sapling.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASHRAM @%%@QR:ashram@%%@AB@%ashram%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Hinduism. %@AE@%A usually secluded residence of a Hindu
philosopher or religious teacher. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A religious retreat or commune. [Skt.
%@AI@%%@AI@%asrama.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASHTORETH @%%@QR:Ashtoreth@%%@AB@%Ashtoreth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The ancient Syrian and Phoenician goddess of sexual love
and fertility. [Heb. %@AI@%"Ashtoreth.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASHTRAY @%%@QR:ashtray@%%@AB@%ashtray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A receptacle for tobacco ashes.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASHUR @%%@QR:Ashur@%%@AB@%Ashur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The principal Assyrian deity and god of war and empire.
[Assyrian %@AI@%Ashur.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASH.WEDNESDAY @%%@QR:Ash Wednesday@%%@AB@%Ash Wednesday%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The seventh Wednesday before Easter, and the first day
of Lent.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASHY @%%@QR:ashy@%%@AB@%ashy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to, resembling, or covered with
ashes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having the color of ashes; pallid; pale. %@AB@% ashiness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASIAN @%%@QR:Asian@%%@AB@%Asian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Asia or its people. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A native or
inhabitant of Asia.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASIATIC @%%@QR:Asiatic@%%@AB@%Asiatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Asian. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An Asian.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASIATIC.CHOLERA @%%@QR:Asiatic cholera@%%@AB@%Asiatic cholera%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A form of %@AI@%cholera%@BO: 33f329@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASIDE @%%@QR:aside@%%@AB@%aside%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On or to one side: %@AI@%step aside.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Out of one's thoughts
or mind: %@AI@%put his doubts aside.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Apart: %@AI@%a day set aside for rejoicing.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% In reserve: %@AI@%money put aside for gifts.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Dispensed with: %@AI@%all joking
%@AI@%aside.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A line spoken by a character in a play that other actors
on stage are supposed by dramatic convention not to hear. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:AS.IF @%%@QR:as if@%%@AB@%as if%@AE@%%@EH@% In the same way that it would be if: %@AI@%looked as if she were made of
%@AI@%ice.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASININE @%%@QR:asinine@%%@AB@%asinine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or like an ass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Stupid or silly;
doltish: %@AI@%asinine behavior.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%asininus, %@AE@%of an ass < %@AI@%asinus, %@AE@%ass.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASK @%%@QR:ask@%%@AB@%ask%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%asked%@AE@% %@AB@%asking%@AE@% %@AB@%asks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put a question to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To seek
information about; inquire about: %@AI@%asked directions.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To request of or
for; solicit: %@AI@%asking a favor.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To require or call for. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To expect
or demand: %@AI@%ask too much of a child.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To invite. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To publish,
as marriage banns. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To inquire: %@AI@%asked about his mother.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
make a request: %@AI@%asked for help.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%asken %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%ascian.%@AE@%] %@NL@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%examine%@BO: 66c6fe@%%@AE@% %@AI@%quiz%@BO: efc27c@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to seek information. %@AI@%Ask%@BO: 11442c@%%@AE@% is the most widely
applicable. %@AI@%Question%@BO: ef3698@%%@AE@% implies continuous and careful asking during a given
period. %@AI@%Inquire%@BO: 980555@%%@AE@% may refer to a simple act of asking, but often implies a
comprehensive search for information. %@AI@%Query%@BO: ef30f5@%%@AE@% usually suggests questioning
to settle a doubt. %@AI@%Interrogate%@BO: 9a0933@%%@AE@% , a more formal word, applies especially to
official questioning. %@AI@%Examine%@BO: 66c6fe@%%@AE@% refers to close and detailed questioning,
and %@AI@%quiz%@BO: efc27c@%%@AE@% to oral or written examination of students.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASKANCE @%%@QR:askance@%%@AB@%askance%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or askant %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% With a side or oblique glance; sidewise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
With disapproval, suspicion, or distrust. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASKEW @%%@QR:askew@%%@AB@%askew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% To one side; awry: %@AI@%rugs lying askew.%@AE@% [Prob. a-2 +
skew.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASLANT @%%@QR:aslant@%%@AB@%aslant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% At a slant; obliquely. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% Obliquely over or
across; athwart.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASLEEP @%%@QR:asleep@%%@AB@%asleep%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In a condition of sleep. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Inactive; dormant. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Numb:
%@AI@%%@AI@%My leg is asleep.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Dead. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Into a condition of sleep.
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%@2@%%@CR:AS.LONG.AS @%%@QR:as long as@%%@AB@%as long as%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Since: %@AI@%As long as you've offered, I accept.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% On the
condition that: %@AI@%will cooperate as long as he's notified on time.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASLOPE @%%@QR:aslope@%%@AB@%aslope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% At a slope or slant.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASOCIAL @%%@QR:asocial@%%@AB@%asocial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Avoiding the society of others; not gregarious. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Marked by the incapacity to interact adequately with others.
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%@2@%%@CR:AS.OF @%%@QR:as of@%%@AB@%as of%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% On; at: %@AI@%terminated as of January 1.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASP @%%@QR:asp@%%@AB@%asp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several venomous Old World snakes, such as the small
cobra, %@AI@%Naja haje,%@AE@% or the horned viper, %@AI@%Cerastes cornutus,%@AE@% both of Africa
and Asia Minor. [ME %@AI@%aspide %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%aspis %@AE@%< Gk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPARAGUS @%%@QR:asparagus@%%@AB@%asparagus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Asparagus,%@AE@% native to
Eurasia, having small scales or needlelike branchlets rather than true
leaves, esp. the widely cultivated species %@AI@%A. officinalis.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
succulent, edible young shoots of the asparagus. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%asparagos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPARAGUS.BEETL @%%@QR:asparagus beetle@%%@AB@%asparagus beetle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, spotted beetle, %@AI@%Crioceris asparagi,%@AE@% that
infests and damages asparagus plants.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPARAGUS.FERN @%%@QR:asparagus fern@%%@AB@%asparagus fern%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A vine, %@AI@%Asparagus plumosus,%@AE@% native to southern Africa,
having stems with a fernlike appearance.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPARTAME @%%@QR:aspartame@%%@AB@%aspartame%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An artificial sweetener, C%@AH@%14%@AE@%H%@AH@%18%@AE@%N%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%5%@AE@%, formed from aspartic%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:ASPARTIC.ACID @%%@QR:aspartic acid@%%@AB@%aspartic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nonessential amino acid, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%7%@AE@%NO%@AH@%4%@AE@%, found esp. in young%@EH@%
sugar cane and sugar-beet molasses. [< asparagus (from its being obtained
from an amino acid found in asparagus).]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPARTOKINASE @%%@QR:aspartokinase@%%@AB@%aspartokinase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enzyme that catalyzes aspartic acid phosphorylation
by ATP. [aspart(ic acid) + kinase.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPECT @%%@QR:aspect@%%@AB@%aspect%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A particular facial expression; air: %@AI@%a soldier of grim
%@AI@%aspect.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Appearance to the eye, esp. when seen from a specific view. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
The way in which an idea, problem, or situation is viewed by the mind: %@AI@%all
%@AI@%aspects of the case.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A position facing or commanding a given direction;
exposure. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A side or surface facing in a particular direction: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%ventral aspect of the body.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The configuration of the stars or planets
in relation to one another or to the subject, thought by astrologers to
influence human affairs. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%A category of the verb denoting
primarily the relation of the action to the passage of time, esp. in
reference to completion, duration, or repetition. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A gaze;
look. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%aspectus, %@AE@%a view, p.part. of %@AI@%aspicere, %@AE@%to look at : %@AI@%ad-,
%@AE@%toward + %@AI@%specere, %@AE@%to look.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPECT.RATIO @%%@QR:aspect ratio@%%@AB@%aspect ratio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The width-to-height ratio of a television image.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPEN @%%@QR:aspen@%%@AB@%aspen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several trees of the genus %@AI@%Populus,%@AE@% having leaves
attached by flattened leafstalks so that they flutter readily in the wind.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or relating to an aspen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Shivering or trembling like the
leaves of an aspen. [ME %@AI@%aspe %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%aesp.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPERATE @%%@QR:asperate@%%@AB@%asperate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To make uneven; roughen. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ASPERGES @%%@QR:asperges@%%@AB@%asperges%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% A short rite, preceding the High
Mass on Sundays, that consists of sprinkling the altar, clergy, and
congregation with holy water. [Lat., from the phrase %@AI@%asperges me, %@AE@%you will
sprinkle me, the first words of the rite.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPERGILL @%%@QR:aspergill@%%@AB@%aspergill%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aspergillum %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gills%@AE@% %@AB@% or -gilla %@AE@%%@AS@% Roman Catholic
%@AS@%Chruch. %@AE@% A brush, perforated container, or other instrument used for
sprinkling holy water. [NLat. %@AI@%aspergillum%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%aspergere, %@AE@%to sprinkle.
-see asperse.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPERGILLOSIS @%%@QR:aspergillosis@%%@AB@%aspergillosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An infectious disease of the skin, lungs, and other
parts of the body, caused by certain fungi of the genus %@AI@%Aspergillus.%@AE@%
[aspergill(us) + -osis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPERGILLUM @%%@QR:aspergillum@%%@AB@%aspergillum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%aspergill%@BO: 116361@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPERGILLUS @%%@QR:aspergillus@%%@AB@%aspergillus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gilli%@AE@% Any of various fungi of the genus %@AI@%Aspergillus,%@AE@%
which includes many common molds. [NLat. < %@AI@%aspergillum, %@AE@%aspergill, from its
resemblance to an aspergill brush.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPERITY @%%@QR:asperity@%%@AB@%asperity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Roughness or harshness, as of surface, weather, or sound.
%@2@%%@CR:ASPERSION @%%@QR:aspersion@%%@AB@%aspersion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A calumnious report or remark; slander. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of
defaming or slandering. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sprinkling, esp. with holy water.
%@2@%%@CR:ASPHALT @%%@QR:asphaltum@%%@AB@%asphaltum%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or asphaltus %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brownish-black solid or semisolid
mixture of bitumens obtained from native deposits or as a petroleum
by-product, used in paving, roofing, and waterproofing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Mixed asphalt
and crushed stone gravel or sand, used for paving or roofing.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-phalted%@AE@% %@AB@%-phalting%@AE@% %@AB@%-phalts%@AE@% To pave or coat with asphalt. [ME %@AI@%aspalt
%@AI@%%@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%asphaltus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%asphaltos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPHALTITE @%%@QR:asphaltite@%%@AB@%asphaltite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A solid, dark-colored complex of hydrocarbons, found in
natural veins and deposits.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPHALTUM @%%@QR:asphaltum@%%@AB@%asphaltum%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or asphaltus %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%asphalt%@BO: 116ba6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPHERIC @%%@QR:aspheric@%%@AB@%aspheric%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aspherical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Varying slightly from sphericity and having
only slight aberration, as a lens.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPHODEL @%%@QR:asphodel@%%@AB@%asphodel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genera %@AI@%Asphodeline%@AE@% and
%@AI@%%@AI@%Asphodelus,%@AE@% of the Mediterranean region, having clusters of white or yellow
%@AB@%aspic(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cold dish of meat, fish, vegetables, or fruit combined
and set in a gelatin mold. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A jellied garnish of meat or fish stock and
gelatin. [Fr., asp (from the resemblance of the jelly's coloration to an
asp's). -see aspic2.]
%@AB@%aspic(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% An asp. [Fr. < OFr., alteration of %@AI@%aspe %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%aspis %@AE@%< Gk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPIDISTRA @%%@QR:aspidistra@%%@AB@%aspidistra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several Asian plants of the genus %@AI@%Aspidistra,%@AE@% esp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%A. lurida,%@AE@% having long, tough, evergreen leaves and small brownish flowers,
widely cultivated as a house plant. [NLat. %@AI@%Aspidistra, %@AE@%genus name < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%aspis, %@AE@%shield.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPIRANT @%%@QR:aspirant@%%@AB@%aspirant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who aspires, esp. for advancement, honors, or a
high position. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Aspiring for recognition or distinction.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPIRATE @%%@QR:aspirate@%%@AB@%aspirate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rated%@AE@% %@AB@%-rating%@AE@% %@AB@%-rates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To pronounce (a vowel or
word) with the initial release of breath associated with English %@AI@%h,%@AE@% as in
%@AI@%%@AI@%Hartford.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To follow (a consonant, esp. a %@AI@%stop consonant%@BO: 3f6c41@%%@AE@%) with a puff of
breath that is clearly audible before the next sound begins, as in English
%@AI@%%@AI@%p, t,%@AE@% and %@AI@%k%@AE@% before vowels. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%To remove (liquids or gases) by
means of an aspirator. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The speech sound represented by English %@AI@%h.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The puff of air accompanying the release of a stop consonant. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any
speech sound followed by a puff of breath. [Lat. %@AI@%aspirare, aspirat,%@AE@% to
breathe on : %@AI@%ad-%@AE@% to + %@AI@%spirare,%@AE@% to breathe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPIRATION @%%@QR:aspiration@%%@AB@%aspiration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Expulsion of breath in speech. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The pronunciation
of a consonant with an aspirate. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An aspirate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%Removal of
liquids or gases with an aspirator. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A strong desire for high
achievement. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An object of such desire; ambitious goal.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPIRATOR @%%@QR:aspirator@%%@AB@%aspirator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A device that removes liquids or gases from a space by
suction, esp. one used medicinally to evacuate a bodily cavity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
suction pump used to create a partial vacuum.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPIRATORY @%%@QR:aspiratory@%%@AB@%aspiratory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or suited for breathing or suction.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASPIRE @%%@QR:aspire@%%@AB@%aspire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pired%@AE@% %@AB@%-piring%@AE@% %@AB@%-pires%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To have a great ambition;
desire strongly: %@AI@%aspired to be an actress.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To strive toward an end; aim
at: %@AI@%aspiring to great knowledge.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To rise upward; soar. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:ASSAGAI @%%@QR:assagai@%%@AB@%assagai%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or assegai %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A light spear or javelin, often with an iron
tip, used by southern African tribesmen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Curtisia faginea,%@AE@% of
southern Africa, having wood used for making assagais. [OFr. %@AI@%azagaie, %@AE@%prob.
%@AB@%assai(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several palm trees of the genus %@AI@%Euterpe,%@AE@% of
tropical South America, having edible, fleshy purple fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A beverage
made from the fruit of an assai. [Port. (Brazil) %@AI@%assai %@AE@%< Tupi %@AI@%assahi.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%assai(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% Very. Used in tempo directions: %@AI@%allegro assai.%@AE@%
[Ital. < VLat. *%@AI@%ad satis,%@AE@% to sufficiency. -see asset.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSAIL @%%@QR:assail@%%@AB@%assail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sailed%@AE@% %@AB@%-sailing%@AE@% %@AB@%-sails%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To attack with or as if with
violent blows; assault. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure.
[ME %@AI@%assailen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%assaillier %@AE@%< VLat. *%@AI@%assalire,%@AE@% var. of Lat. %@AI@%assilire,%@AE@% to
jump on : %@AI@%ad-,%@AE@% onto + %@AI@%salire,%@AE@% to jump.] %@AB@% assailable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% assailableness
%@2@%%@CR:ASSASSIN.BUG @%%@QR:assassin bug@%%@AB@%assassin bug%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various predatory insects of the large family
Reduviidae, having short, curved, powerful beaks adapted for sucking blood
and capable of inflicting a painful bite.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSAULT @%%@QR:assault@%%@AB@%assault%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A violent attack, either physical or verbal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
military attack upon a fortified area or place. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The concluding stage of
an attack in which there is close combat with the enemy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%An
unlawful attempt or threat to injure another physically. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Rape.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-saulted%@AE@% %@AB@%-saulting%@AE@% %@AB@%-saults%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To attack or assail violently. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To make an assault. [ME %@AI@%assaut %@AE@%< OFr. < VLat. *%@AI@%assaltus,%@AE@% var. of Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%assultus,%@AE@% p.part. of %@AI@%assilire,%@AE@% to jump on. -see assail.] %@AB@% assaulter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSAULT.AND.BAT @%%@QR:assault and battery@%%@AB@%assault and battery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% The threat to use force upon another and
the carrying out of the threat.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSAY @%%@QR:assay@%%@AB@%assay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The qualitative or quantitative analysis of a substance,
esp. of an ore or drug. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A substance to be so analyzed. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The result of
such an analysis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any analysis or examination. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% An attempt;
essay. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sayed%@AE@% %@AB@%-saying%@AE@% %@AB@%-says%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To subject to chemical
analysis; make an assay of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To examine by trial or experiment; put to a
test: %@AI@%assay one's ability.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To evaluate; assess. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To attempt; try.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be shown by analysis as having a certain proportion, usually of a
%@2@%%@CR:ASSEGAI @%%@QR:assegai@%%@AB@%assegai%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%assagai%@BO: 11888e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSEMBLAGE @%%@QR:assemblage@%%@AB@%assemblage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of assembling. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
assembled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A collection of people or things. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A fitting together of
parts, as of a machine. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A sculpture consisting of an arrangement of
miscellaneous objects, such as scraps of metal, cloth, and string.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSEMBLE @%%@QR:assemble@%%@AB@%assemble%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bled%@AE@% %@AB@%-bling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring or gather together into
a group or whole. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fit or join together the parts of. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To gather
Lat. %@AI@%ad-,%@AE@% to + Lat. %@AI@%simul,%@AE@% together.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSEMBLER @%%@QR:assembler@%%@AB@%assembler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that assembles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@%A computer
program operating on symbolic input data to produce the equivalent machine
code.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSEMBLY @%%@QR:assembly@%%@AB@%assembly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-blies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of assembling. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of
being assembled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group of persons gathered together for a common
purpose. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Assembly%@AE@% In certain U.S. states, the lower house of the
legislature. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The putting together of manufactured parts to make a
completed product, esp. a machine. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A set of parts so assembled. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The
signal calling troops to form ranks.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSEMBLY.LANGUA @%%@QR:assembly language@%%@AB@%assembly language%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% A programming language that is a
close approximation of machine code.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSEMBLY.LINE @%%@QR:assembly line@%%@AB@%assembly line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A line of factory workers and equipment on which the
product being assembled passes consecutively from operation to operation
until completed.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSEMBLYMAN @%%@QR:assemblyman@%%@AB@%assemblyman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A male member of a legislative assembly.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSEMBLY.OF.GOD @%%@QR:Assembly of God@%%@AB@%Assembly of God%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Pentecostal congregation founded in the United
States in 1914.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSEMBLY.TIME @%%@QR:assembly time@%%@AB@%assembly time%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% The time required for an assembler
to translate symbolic language into machine instructions.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSEMBLYWOMAN @%%@QR:assemblywoman@%%@AB@%assemblywoman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female member of a legislative assembly.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSENT @%%@QR:assent@%%@AB@%assent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sented%@AE@% %@AB@%-senting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sents%@AE@% To express agreement; concur:
%@AI@%%@AI@%assented to his plan.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Agreement, as to a proposal; compliance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%consent%@BO: 3f1850@%%@AE@% %@AI@%concur%@BO: 3d752f@%%@AE@% %@AI@%subscribe%@BO: 122a377@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to go along with another's views,
proposals, or actions. %@AI@%Assent%@BO: 11aa37@%%@AE@% implies saying "yes" in a formal, somewhat
impersonal manner. %@AI@%Agree%@BO: 5eba6@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%accede%@BO: 15f07@%%@AE@% are loosely related in the sense of
assenting after discussion or persuasion. But %@AI@%agree%@BO: 5eba6@%%@AE@% suggests mutual
accommodation in a meeting of minds, whereas %@AI@%accede%@BO: 15f07@%%@AE@% implies yielding on
the part of one person or group. %@AI@%Acquiesce%@BO: 2879c@%%@AE@% suggests agreeing, despite
reservations, because of unwillingness to oppose. %@AI@%Accept%@BO: 174b9@%%@AE@% may indicate
agreement with some reluctance. %@AI@%Consent%@BO: 3f1850@%%@AE@% indicates complete and voluntary
personal commitment to a proposal or desire. %@AI@%Concur%@BO: 3d752f@%%@AE@% refers to agreement
with another's position, and may suggest that one has reached the same
conclusion independently. %@AI@%Subscribe%@BO: 122a377@%%@AE@% indicates hearty consent or approval.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSENTATION @%%@QR:assentation@%%@AB@%assentation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ill-considered or servile agreement with another's
opinions.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSERT @%%@QR:assert@%%@AB@%assert%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-serted%@AE@% %@AB@%-serting%@AE@% %@AB@%-serts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To state or express positively;
affirm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To defend or maintain (one's rights, for example). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%assert
%@AB@%oneself%@AE@% To express oneself forcefully or boldly. [Lat. %@AI@%asserere, assert-,%@AE@%
: %@AI@%ad-,%@AE@% to + %@AI@%serere,%@AE@% to join.] %@AB@% assertable %@AE@%%@AB@% assertible %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% asserter %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ASSERTIVENESS.T @%%@QR:assertiveness training@%%@AB@%assertiveness training%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A method of training individuals to behave in
a boldly self-confident manner.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSERTORY @%%@QR:assertory@%%@AB@%assertory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Asserting or affirming.
%@AB@%asses(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%as2%@BO: 10e5db@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%asses(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%ass1%@BO: 1185c4@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%ass2%@BO: 1185c4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSESS @%%@QR:assess@%%@AB@%assess%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sessed%@AE@% %@AB@%-sessing%@AE@% %@AB@%-sesses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To estimate the value of
(property) for taxation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To set or determine the amount of (a tax, fine,
or other payment). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To charge (a person or property) with a tax, fine, or
other special payment. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To evaluate; appraise. [ME %@AI@%assessen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%assesser %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%assidere, %@AE@%to sit by (as an assistant judge) : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%near to
%@2@%%@CR:ASSESSMENT @%%@QR:assessment@%%@AB@%assessment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of assessing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An amount assessed.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSESSOR @%%@QR:assessor@%%@AB@%assessor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An official who makes assessments, as for taxation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
assistant to a judge, selected for his special knowledge of a particular
area. %@AB@% assessorial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSET @%%@QR:asset@%%@AB@%asset%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A useful or valuable quality or thing; advantage: %@AI@%An
%@AI@%agreeable personality is a great asset.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A valuable item that is owned.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%assets%@AE@% %@AI@%Accounting.%@AE@% The entries on a balance sheet showing all
properties and claims against others that may be applied, directly or
indirectly, to cover liabilities. [Back-formation < E. %@AI@%assets%@AE@% < AN %@AI@%asetz,%@AE@%
sufficient goods to settle a testator's debts and legacies < OFr. %@AI@%asez,%@AE@%
enough < VLat. *%@AI@%ad satis,%@AE@% to sufficiency : Lat. %@AI@%ad-,%@AE@% to + %@AI@%satis,%@AE@% enough.] %@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:ASSIBILATE @%%@QR:assibilate@%%@AB@%assibilate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To pronounce with a hissing
sound; make sibilant. [ad- + sibilate.] %@AB@% assibilation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSIDUITY @%%@QR:assiduity@%%@AB@%assiduity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality or condition of being assiduous;
diligence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%assiduities%@AE@% Constant personal attention; solicitude.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSIDUOUS @%%@QR:assiduous@%%@AB@%assiduous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Constant in application or attention; diligent: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%assiduous worker who strove for perfection.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Unceasing; persistent.
[Lat. %@AI@%assiduus %@AE@%< %@AI@%assidere, %@AE@%to attend to : %@AI@%ad-,%@AE@% near to + %@AI@%sedere,%@AE@% to sit.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ASSIGN @%%@QR:assign@%%@AB@%assign%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-signed%@AE@% %@AB@%-signing%@AE@% %@AB@%-signs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To set apart for a particular
purpose; designate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To select for a duty or office; appoint. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To give
out as a task; allot. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To ascribe; attribute. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To transfer
(property, rights, or interests). %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To place (a unit or personnel)
integrally into a particular military organization. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Law. %@AE@% An
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%assign%@BO: 11d0f9@%%@AE@% %@AI@%allot%@BO: 7eef7@%%@AE@% %@AI@%apportion%@BO: e4368@%%@AE@% %@AI@%allocate%@BO: 7da2f@%%@AE@% These verbs refer to
distributing something. %@AI@%Assign%@BO: 11d0f9@%%@AE@% applies to an authoritative act and makes
no implication about equality of distribution: %@AI@%assign a task. %@AE@% %@AI@%Allot%@BO: 7eef7@%%@AE@% also
refers to arbitrary distribution, as of money or time, usually for a
specified purpose. %@AI@%Apportion%@BO: e4368@%%@AE@% refers to division according to prescribed
rules, and implies fair distribution. %@AI@%Allocate%@BO: 7da2f@%%@AE@% usually means to set
something aside from a larger quantity, particularly funds, for a specific
purpose.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSIGNAT @%%@QR:assignat@%%@AB@%assignat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the notes of the paper currency issued in France
(1789-96) by the revolutionary government and backed by the security of
confiscated lands. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%assignatum, %@AE@%to assign.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSIGNATION @%%@QR:assignation@%%@AB@%assignation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of assigning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something assigned;
assignment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An appointment for a meeting between lovers; tryst. %@AB@%
%@AB@%assignational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSIGNEE @%%@QR:assignee@%%@AB@%assignee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person to whom a transfer of property, rights, or
interest is made. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One appointed to act for another; deputy; agent.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSIGNMENT @%%@QR:assignment@%%@AB@%assignment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of assigning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something assigned, as a task.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A position or post of duty to which one is assigned. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
transfer of a claim, right, interest, or property. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The document or deed
by which this transfer is made.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSIGNOR @%%@QR:assignor@%%@AB@%assignor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A person who makes an assignment.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSIMILABLE @%%@QR:assimilable@%%@AB@%assimilable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being assimilated. %@AB@% assimilability %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
and incorporate into the body; digest. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To transform (food) into living
tissue; metabolize constructively. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To absorb and incorporate (knowledge,
for example) into the mind. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make similar; cause to assume a
resemblance. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@%To alter (a sound) by assimilation. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To
absorb (an immigrant or culturally distinct group) into the prevailing
culture. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become assimilated. [ME %@AI@%assimilaten %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%assimilare,
%@AE@%to make similar to : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%similis,%@AE@% like.] %@AB@% assimilator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSIMILATION @%%@QR:assimilation@%%@AB@%assimilation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of assimilating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The condition
or process of being assimilated. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%The process by which
nourishment is changed into living tissue; constructive metabolism. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Linguistics. %@AE@%The process by which a sound is modified to make it resemble
an adjacent sound. For example, the prefix %@AI@%in-%@AE@% in %@AI@%intolerable%@AE@% becomes %@AI@%im-%@AE@%
in %@AI@%impossible%@AE@% by assimilation. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The process whereby a group, as a
minority or immigrant group, gradually adopts the characteristics of
another culture.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSIMILATIVE @%%@QR:assimilative@%%@AB@%assimilative%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or assimilatory %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Marked by or causing assimilation.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSINIBOIN @%%@QR:Assiniboin@%%@AB@%Assiniboin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Assiniboin%@AE@% %@AB@% or -boins %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tribe of North American
Indians of northeastern Montana and adjacent regions of Canada. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member
of the Assiniboin. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The Siouan language of the Assiniboin. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:ASSIST @%%@QR:assist@%%@AB@%assist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sisted%@AE@% %@AB@%-sisting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sists%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To aid; help. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To work with
as an assistant. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give aid or support. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be present;
attend. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of giving aid; help. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A fielding
and throwing of the ball that enables a teammate to put out a runner. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
pass of the ball or puck to the teammate scoring a goal, as in basketball
or ice hockey. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A machine or mechanical device providing aid. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%assisten %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%assister %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%assistere %@AE@%: %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%near to + %@AI@%sistere, %@AE@%to
stand.] %@AB@% assister %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSISTANCE @%%@QR:assistance@%%@AB@%assistance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of assisting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Aid; help: %@AI@%financial
%@AI@%assistance.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSISTANT @%%@QR:assistant@%%@AB@%assistant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that assists; aide. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Holding an auxiliary
%@2@%%@CR:ASSISTANT.PROFE @%%@QR:assistant professor@%%@AB@%assistant professor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A college teacher who ranks above an instructor
and below an associate professor.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSISTANTSHIP @%%@QR:assistantship@%%@AB@%assistantship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An academic position that carries a stipend and usually
involves part-time teaching or research, given to a qualified graduate
student.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSIZE @%%@QR:assize@%%@AB@%assize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A session of a legislative body or court. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A decree
or edict rendered at such a session. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An ordinance regulating weights
and measures and the weights and prices of articles of consumption. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
standards so set up. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A judicial inquest, the writ by which it is
instituted, or the verdict of the jurors. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%assizes%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One of the
periodic court sessions held in each of the counties of England and Wales
for the trial of civil or criminal cases. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The time or place of such
sessions. [ME %@AI@%assise %@AE@%< OFr., act of sitting < p.part. of %@AI@%asseior,%@AE@% to seat <
Lat. %@AI@%assidere,%@AE@% to sit beside : %@AI@%ad-,%@AE@% at + %@AI@%sedere,%@AE@% to sit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSOCIABLE @%%@QR:associable@%%@AB@%associable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being associated. %@AB@% associability
%@2@%%@CR:ASSOCIATE @%%@QR:associate@%%@AB@%associate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring into company with
another; join in a relationship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To connect or join together; combine;
link. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To connect in the mind or imagination: %@AI@% I always somehow associate
%@AI@%Chatterton with autumn (Keats). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To join in or form a league,
union, or association. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To keep company. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person united with
another or others in some action, enterprise, or business; partner;
colleague. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A companion; comrade. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Anything that habitually accompanies
or is associated with another; an attendant circumstance. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A member of an
institution or society who is granted only partial status or privileges.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Joined with another or others and having equal or nearly equal
status: %@AI@%an associate editor.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having partial status or privileges: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%associate member of the club.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Following or accompanying; concomitant.
[ME %@AI@%associaten %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%associare, %@AE@%to join to : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%socius, %@AE@%companion.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSOCIATE.PROFE @%%@QR:associate professor@%%@AB@%associate professor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A college or university teacher who ranks below a
full professor and above an assistant professor.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSOCIATION @%%@QR:association@%%@AB@%association%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of associating or the state of being
associated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An organized body of people who have some interest,
activity, or purpose in common; society; league. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A mental connection or
relation between thoughts, feelings, ideas, or sensations. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%
Any of various processes of chemical combination, such as hydration,
solvation, or complex-ion formation, depending on relatively weak chemical
bonding. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecology. %@AE@%A large number of organisms in a specific area with
one or two dominant species. %@AB@% associational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
association. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%Independent of the grouping of elements. Used
of mathematical operations: %@AI@%If a + (b + c) = (a + b) + c, the operation
%@AI@%indicated by + is associative.%@AE@% %@AB@% associatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSOIL @%%@QR:assoil@%%@AB@%assoil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-soiled%@AE@% %@AB@%-soiling%@AE@% %@AB@%-soils%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To absolve or pardon.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To atone for. [ME %@AI@%assoilen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%assoldre, assoil- %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%absolvere, %@AE@%to
set free : %@AI@%ab-, %@AE@%away + %@AI@%solvere, %@AE@%to loosen.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSONANCE @%%@QR:assonance@%%@AB@%assonance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Resemblance in sound, esp. in the vowel sounds of words.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A partial rhyme in which the accented vowel sounds correspond but the
consonants differ, as in %@AI@%brave%@AE@% and %@AI@%vain.%@AE@% [Fr., < Lat. %@AI@%assonans, %@AE@%pr.part.
of %@AI@%assonare, %@AE@%to respond to : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%sonare, %@AE@%to sound.] %@AB@% assonant %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSORT @%%@QR:assort@%%@AB@%assort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorted%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To separate into groups
according to kinds; classify. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To supply with a variety of goods. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fall into a class; match. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To associate; consort. [OFr. %@AI@%assorter %@AE@%:
%@AI@%%@AI@%a-, %@AE@%to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%sorte,%@AE@% kind < Lat. %@AI@%sors,%@AE@% chance, lot.] %@AB@% assortative
%@2@%%@CR:ASSORTED @%%@QR:assorted@%%@AB@%assorted%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Consisting of a number of different kinds; various. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Placed in classes; classified. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Suited or matched.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSORTMENT @%%@QR:assortment@%%@AB@%assortment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of assorting; separation into classes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
collection of various things; variety.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSUAGE @%%@QR:assuage@%%@AB@%assuage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-suaged%@AE@% %@AB@%-suaging%@AE@% %@AB@%-suages%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make less burdensome or
painful; ease: %@AI@% assuage the anguish of your bereavement (Lincoln). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
satisfy or appease, as thirst. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To pacify or calm. [ME %@AI@%asswagen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:ASSUME @%%@QR:assume@%%@AB@%assume%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sumed%@AE@% %@AB@%-suming%@AE@% %@AB@%-sumes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put on; don (a garment, for
example). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To take upon oneself; undertake: %@AI@%assuming the responsibility.%@AE@%
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To invest oneself formally with: %@AI@%assume the presidency.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To take on;
adopt: %@AI@% The god assumes a human form (Ruskin). %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To feign; affect: %@AI@%assumed
%@AI@%an air of indifference.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To take for granted; suppose. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@%To
take up or receive, as into heaven. [ME %@AI@%assumen %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%assumere, %@AE@%to adopt :
%@2@%%@CR:ASSUMPSIT @%%@QR:assumpsit@%%@AB@%assumpsit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An agreement or promise not under seal; contract.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A legal action to enforce or recover damages for a breach of such an
agreement. [Lat., he undertook.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSUMPTION @%%@QR:assumption@%%@AB@%assumption%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of assuming. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A statement accepted or
supposed true without proof or demonstration. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Presumption or arrogance.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%A minor premise. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%Assumption%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@%The bodily taking up
of the Virgin Mary into heaven after her death. %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A church feast on August
15 celebrating this event. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% [ME < Lat. %@AI@%assumptio, %@AE@%adoption < %@AI@%assumere,
%@AE@%to adopt. -see assume.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSUMPTIVE @%%@QR:assumptive@%%@AB@%assumptive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or characterized by assumption: %@AI@%assumptive facts.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Taken for granted. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Presumptuous; assuming. %@AB@% assumptively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSURANCE @%%@QR:assurance@%%@AB@%assurance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of assuring or the state of being assured. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
statement or indication that inspires confidence; guarantee. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Freedom
from doubt; certainty. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Self-confidence. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Boldness; audacity. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% Insurance.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSURE @%%@QR:assure@%%@AB@%assure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sured%@AE@% %@AB@%-suring%@AE@% %@AB@%-sures%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To inform confidently, with a
view to removing doubt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to feel sure; convince. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To give
confidence to; reassure. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To make certain; ensure: %@AI@% Nothing in history
%@AI@%assures the success of our civilization (Herbert J. Muller). %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To make
safe or secure. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% To insure, as against loss. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%assuren %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%assurer %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%assecurare, %@AE@%to make sure : Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:ASSURGENT @%%@QR:assurgent@%%@AB@%assurgent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Rising or tending to rise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Slanting or
curving upward; ascending. [Lat. %@AI@%assurgens, assurgent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%assurgere, %@AE@%to rise up to : %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + %@AI@%surgere, %@AE@%to rise. -see surge.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%assurgency %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSYRIAN @%%@QR:Assyrian@%%@AB@%Assyrian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Assyria, its people, language, or
culture. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Assyria. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Semitic
language of the Assyrians.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASSYRIOLOGY @%%@QR:Assyriology@%%@AB@%Assyriology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of the ancient civilization of Assyria. %@AB@%
%@AB@%Assyriologist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AST @%%@QR:-ast@%%@AB@%-ast%@AE@%%@EH@% One associated with: %@AI@%ecdysiast.%@AE@% [ME < Lat. %@AI@%astes %@AE@%< Gk. -%@AI@%astes,
%@AE@%n.suffix.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTABLE.CIRCUIT @%%@QR:astable circuit@%%@AB@%astable circuit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% A circuit that alternates
continuously between two unstable states.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTARTE @%%@QR:Astarte@%%@AB@%Astarte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mythology. %@AE@% The Phoenician goddess of love and fertility.
[Lat. %@AI@%Astarte %@AE@%< Gk., of Semitic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTASIA @%%@QR:astasia@%%@AB@%astasia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inability to stand because of muscular incoordination. [Gk.,
unsteadiness < %@AI@%astatos,%@AE@% unsteady : %@AI@%a-,%@AE@% not + %@AI@%statos,%@AE@% standing.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTATIC @%%@QR:astatic@%%@AB@%astatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Unsteady; unstable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% Having no
%@2@%%@CR:ASTATINE @%%@QR:astatine@%%@AB@%astatine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% At A highly unstable radioactive element that resembles
iodine in solution and accumulates in the thyroid gland. Its longest lived
isotope is At 210, having a half-life of 8.3 hours, and is used in medicine
as a radioactive tracer. Atomic number 85; valences probably 1, 3, 5, or 7.
[Gk. %@AI@%astatos, %@AE@%unstable + -ine2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTER @%%@QR:aster@%%@AB@%aster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Aster,%@AE@% having rayed,
daisylike flowers ranging in color from white to bluish, purple, or pink.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%China aster%@BO: 333853@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%A star-shaped structure appearing in the
cytoplasm of the cell and associated with the centrosome during mitosis.
%@2@%%@CR:ASTERISK @%%@QR:asterisk@%%@AB@%asterisk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A star-shaped figure (*) used in printing to indicate an
omission or a reference to a footnote. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@%An asterisk used to
indicate an unattested form or entity. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-isked%@AE@% %@AB@%-isking%@AE@% %@AB@%-isks%@AE@% To
mark with an asterisk. [LLat. %@AI@%asteriscus%@AE@% < Gk.%@AI@% asteriskos, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%aster,%@AE@%
star.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTERISM @%%@QR:asterism@%%@AB@%asterism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@%Three asterisks in triangular form used to
call attention to a following passage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A cluster of
%@2@%%@CR:ASTERN @%%@QR:astern@%%@AB@%astern%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Behind a vessel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Toward the rear of a
vessel. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To the rear; backward. %@AB@% astern %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTERNAL @%%@QR:asternal@%%@AB@%asternal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Not connected to the sternum. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lacking a
sternum.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTEROID @%%@QR:asteroid@%%@AB@%asteroid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@%Any of numerous celestial bodies with
characteristic diameters between one and several hundred miles and orbits
lying chiefly between Mars and Jupiter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@% A starfish. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AS.THOUGH @%%@QR:as though@%%@AB@%as though%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%conj.%@AE@% As if: %@AI@%looked as though they had been quarreling.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTIGMATISM @%%@QR:astigmatism@%%@AB@%astigmatism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A refractive defect of a lens that prevents focusing
of sharp, distinct images. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Faulty vision caused by such defects in the
lens of the eye. [a- (without) + Gk. %@AI@%stigma, %@AE@%point < %@AI@%stizein,%@AE@% to tattoo.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ASTIR @%%@QR:astir@%%@AB@%astir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Moving about. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Out of bed; awake. [Sc. %@AI@%asteer %@AE@%: %@AI@%a, %@AE@%on +
%@AI@%%@AI@%steer, %@AE@%stir.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AS.TO @%%@QR:as to@%%@AB@%as to%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% With regard to: %@AI@%puzzled as to how it happened.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
According to: %@AI@%chosen as to ability.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTOLAT @%%@QR:Astolat@%%@AB@%Astolat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An English town in legends of King Arthur, possibly in modern
%@2@%%@CR:ASTONISH @%%@QR:astonish@%%@AB@%astonish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ished%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishes%@AE@% To fill with sudden wonder or
amazement; confound. [Prob. alteration of obs. %@AI@%astony,%@AE@% to amaze < ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%astonen %@AE@%< AN < VLat. *%@AI@%extonare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ex-, %@AE@%out of + Lat. %@AI@%tonare, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:ASTONISHMENT @%%@QR:astonishment@%%@AB@%astonishment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Great surprise or amazement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cause of amazement;
marvel.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTOUND @%%@QR:astound@%%@AB@%astound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%astounded%@AE@% %@AB@%astounding%@AE@% %@AB@%astounds%@AE@% To strike with sudden
wonder. [< Obs. %@AI@%astoned,%@AE@% p.part. of obs. %@AI@%astony,%@AE@% to amaze. -see astonish.]
%@AB@% astoundingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTR @%%@QR:astr-@%%@AB@%astr-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%astro-%@BO: 1253cd@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTRACHAN @%%@QR:Astrachan@%%@AB@%Astrachan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tart red or yellow apple of Russian origin. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Astrakhan,%@AE@% a city in the U.S.S.R.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTRADDLE @%%@QR:astraddle@%%@AB@%astraddle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In a straddling position; astride. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% So as to
straddle; astride.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTRAEA @%%@QR:Astraea@%%@AB@%Astraea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The goddess of justice. [NLat. < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ASTRAKHAN @%%@QR:astrakhan@%%@AB@%astrakhan%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or astrachan %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The curly or wavy fur made from the skins
of young lambs from the region of Astrakhan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fabric with a curly,
looped pile, made to resemble astrakhan.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTRAL @%%@QR:astral@%%@AB@%astral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, emanating from, or resembling the
stars. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Pertaining to or shaped like an aster; star-shaped.
%@2@%%@CR:ASTRAPHOBIA @%%@QR:astraphobia@%%@AB@%astraphobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Abnormal fear of lightning and thunder. [Gk. %@AI@%astrape,
%@AE@%lightning + -phobia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTRAY @%%@QR:astray@%%@AB@%astray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Away from the correct path or direction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Away from the
right or good; toward evil or wrong ways. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%estraie,%@AE@% p.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%estraier,%@AE@% to stray. -see stray.] %@AB@% astray %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTRICT @%%@QR:astrict@%%@AB@%astrict%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tricted%@AE@% %@AB@%-tricting%@AE@% %@AB@%-tricts%@AE@% To bind, esp. by moral or
legal obligations. [Lat. %@AI@%astrictus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%astringere, %@AE@%to bind fast.
%@2@%%@CR:ASTRIDE @%%@QR:astride@%%@AB@%astride%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% With a leg on each side of: %@AI@%riding astride.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% With the
legs wide apart. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Upon or over and with a leg on each side of.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% On both sides of; spanning or bridging.
%@2@%%@CR:ASTRINGENT @%%@QR:astringent@%%@AB@%astringent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%Tending to draw together or constrict
tissue; contracting; styptic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Harsh; severe. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An astringent
substance or drug, such as alum. %@AB@% astringency %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% astringently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTRIONICS @%%@QR:astrionics@%%@AB@%astrionics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Electronics used in astronautics. [astr(onautic) +
%@2@%%@CR:ASTROCHEMISTRY @%%@QR:astrochemistry@%%@AB@%astrochemistry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The chemistry of stars and interstellar space.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTROCYTE @%%@QR:astrocyte@%%@AB@%astrocyte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A star-shaped cell, esp. a neuroglial cell.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTROCYTOMA @%%@QR:astrocytoma@%%@AB@%astrocytoma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mata %@AE@% A malignant tumor of astrocytes.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTRODOME @%%@QR:astrodome@%%@AB@%astrodome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A transparent dome on the top of an aircraft, through which
celestial observations are made for navigation.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTRODYNAMICS @%%@QR:astrodynamics@%%@AB@%astrodynamics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The dynamics of celestial bodies.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTROGATE @%%@QR:astrogate@%%@AB@%astrogate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gated%@AE@% %@AB@%-gating%@AE@% %@AB@%-gates%@AE@% To navigate a spacecraft.
%@2@%%@CR:ASTRONOMER @%%@QR:astronomer@%%@AB@%astronomer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A scientist specializing in astronomy.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTRONOMICAL @%%@QR:astronomical@%%@AB@%astronomical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or astronomic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to astronomy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ASTROPHYSICS @%%@QR:astrophysics@%%@AB@%astrophysics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The physics of stellar phenomena. %@AB@% astrophysical %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%astrophysicist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTROSPHERE @%%@QR:astrosphere@%%@AB@%astrosphere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The central portion of a cell aster; the centrosphere.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The entire cell aster with the exception of the centrosome.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTROTURF @%%@QR:Astroturf@%%@AB@%Astroturf%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for an artificial grasslike ground covering.
%@2@%%@CR:ASTYANAX @%%@QR:Astyanax@%%@AB@%Astyanax%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The young son of Hector and Andromache,
killed by the conquering Greeks. [Gk. %@AI@%Astuanax.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASTYLAR @%%@QR:astylar@%%@AB@%astylar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not having columns or pilasters. [a-1 + Gk. %@AI@%stulos, %@AE@%pillar
+ -ar.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASUNDER @%%@QR:asunder@%%@AB@%asunder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Into separate parts or pieces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Apart from each other
either in position or direction. [ME %@AI@%asonder %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%onsundran %@AE@%: %@AI@%on, %@AE@%on +
%@2@%%@CR:ASWARM @%%@QR:aswarm@%%@AB@%aswarm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Filled to overflowing; teeming: %@AI@%The playground was aswarm
%@AI@%with children.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASWIRL @%%@QR:aswirl@%%@AB@%aswirl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Moving with a swirling or whirling motion.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASYLLABIC @%%@QR:asyllabic@%%@AB@%asyllabic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not syllabic.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASYLUM @%%@QR:asylum@%%@AB@%asylum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An institution for the care of the mentally ill or aged. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A place offering protection or safety; refuge. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A temple or church
affording sanctuary for criminals or debtors. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Protection and immunity
from extradition granted by a government to a political refugee from
another country. [ME %@AI@%asilum %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%asylum %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%asulon, %@AE@%sanctuary < %@AI@%asulos,
%@AI@%%@AE@%inviolable : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%without + %@AI@%sule, %@AE@%right of seizure.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ASYMMETRIC @%%@QR:asymmetric@%%@AB@%asymmetric%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or asymmetrical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not symmetrical. %@AB@% asymmetrically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASYMMETRY @%%@QR:asymmetry@%%@AB@%asymmetry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Lack of symmetry or balance.
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%@2@%%@CR:ASYMPTOMATIC @%%@QR:asymptomatic@%%@AB@%asymptomatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Neither causing nor exhibiting symptoms. %@AB@%
%@AB@%asymptomatically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ASYMPTOTE @%%@QR:asymptote@%%@AB@%asymptote%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% A line considered a limit to a curve in the
sense that the perpendicular distance from a moving point on the curve to
the line approaches zero as the point moves an infinite distance from the
%@2@%%@CR:ATAMASCO.LILY @%%@QR:atamasco lily@%%@AB@%atamasco lily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Zephyranthes atamasco,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, having funnel-shaped white or pinkish flowers. [Algonquian
(Virginia) %@AI@%Attamusco.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATARACTIC @%%@QR:ataractic@%%@AB@%ataractic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ataraxic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to or conducive of calmness and
peace of mind. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drug that reduces nervous tension; tranquilizer.
of Lat. %@AI@%astula, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%assis, %@AE@%board.]
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%@2@%%@CR:A.TEMPO @%%@QR:a tempo@%%@AB@%a tempo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@% Music. %@AE@% In normal time; resuming the original tempo.
[Ital., in time.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATEMPORAL @%%@QR:atemporal@%%@AB@%atemporal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Independent of time; timeless.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHANASIAN @%%@QR:Athanasian@%%@AB@%Athanasian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Athanasius. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A follower of
Athanasius and his doctrine of opposition to Arianism.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHAPASCAN @%%@QR:Athapascan@%%@AB@%Athapascan%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Athabascan %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group of related North American Indian
languages including Navaho and Apache and languages of Alaska, northwestern
Canada, and coastal Oregon and California. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of an
Athapascan-speaking tribe. [After Lake %@AI@%Athabaska %@AE@%in Canada < Cree
%@AI@%%@AI@%athapaskaaw,%@AE@% there is scattered grass.] %@AB@% Athapascan %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHEISM @%%@QR:atheism@%%@AB@%atheism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Disbelief in or denial of the existence of God. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ATHEIST @%%@QR:atheist@%%@AB@%atheist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who denies the existence of God.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHEISTIC @%%@QR:atheistic@%%@AB@%atheistic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or atheistical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or characteristic of
atheism or of atheists. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Inclined to atheism. %@AB@% atheistically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%atheisticness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHELING @%%@QR:atheling@%%@AB@%atheling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An Anglo-Saxon nobleman or prince. [ME < OE %@AI@%aetheling,%@AE@%
prince.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHENA @%%@QR:Athena@%%@AB@%Athena%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Athene %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The goddess of wisdom and the
arts. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Athene.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHENAEUM @%%@QR:athenaeum@%%@AB@%athenaeum%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or atheneum %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An institution, such as a literary club or
scientific academy, for the promotion of learning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A library, reading
room, or similar place. [LLat. %@AI@%Athenaeum, %@AE@%a Roman school, after Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Athenaion, %@AE@%the temple of Athena.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHEROGENESIS @%%@QR:atherogenesis@%%@AB@%atherogenesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The production of atheroma. [athero(ma) + -genesis.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%atherogenic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHEROMA @%%@QR:atheroma@%%@AB@%atheroma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mata %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A deposit or degenerative accumulation
of pulpy, acellular, lipid-containing materials, esp. in arterial walls. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A form of arteriosclerosis induced and characterized by such deposits.
[Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%atheroma, %@AE@%tumor full of gruel like pus < %@AI@%athera, %@AE@%gruel.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:ATHLETE @%%@QR:athlete@%%@AB@%athlete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who takes part in competitive sports. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person
possessing the natural aptitudes for physical exercises and sports, as
strength, agility, and endurance. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%athleta %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%athletes,
%@2@%%@CR:ATHLETICS @%%@QR:athletics@%%@AB@%athletics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Athletic activities, as competitive sports. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
principles or system of athletic exercises and training.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHLETIC.SUPPOR @%%@QR:athletic supporter@%%@AB@%athletic supporter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An elastic support for the male genitals,
sometimes employing a rigid metallic cup, worn esp. in athletic or other
strenuous activity.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHODYD @%%@QR:athodyd@%%@AB@%athodyd%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A simple, essentially tubular jet engine, as a ramjet.
[a(ero)- + th(erm)ody(namic) + d(uct).]
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%@2@%%@CR:AT.HOME @%%@QR:at-home@%%@AB@%at-home%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An informal reception at one's home.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATHWART @%%@QR:athwart@%%@AB@%athwart%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% From side to side; crosswise; transversely. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% So as to
thwart or obstruct; perversely. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% From one side to the other of;
across. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Contrary to; against. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%Across the course, line, or
%@2@%%@CR:ATILT @%%@QR:atilt@%%@AB@%atilt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In a tilted position; inclined upward. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Tilting with or
as with a lance. %@AB@% atilt %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATION @%%@QR:-ation@%%@AB@%-ation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Action or process: %@AI@%strangulation.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The result of an
action or process: %@AI@%acculturation.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% State, condition, or quality of:
%@2@%%@CR:ATLANTEAN @%%@QR:Atlantean@%%@AB@%Atlantean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or like Atlas. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining
to Atlantis. [< Gk. %@AI@%Atlas, Atlant-, %@AE@%Atlas.]
%@2@%%@CR:ATLANTIC.SALMON @%%@QR:Atlantic salmon@%%@AB@%Atlantic salmon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A food fish, %@AI@%Salmo salar,%@AE@% of northern Atlantic
waters.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATLANTIC.STANDA @%%@QR:Atlantic Standard Time@%%@AB@%Atlantic Standard Time%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Standard time as reckoned in the region
between the meridians at 52.5%@AH@%0%@AE@% and 67.5%@AH@%0%@AE@% west of Greenwich, England. The%@EH@%
eastern edge of Canada is in this region.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATLANTIS @%%@QR:Atlantis@%%@AB@%Atlantis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A legendary island in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar, said
by Plato to have sunk beneath the sea during an earthquake. [Gk. < %@AI@%Atlas,
%@AE@%Atlas.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATLAS @%%@QR:Atlas@%%@AB@%Atlas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%A Titan condemned to support the heavens
upon his shoulders. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any person supporting a great burden. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%atlas%@BO: 12b7a1@%%@AE@%. A
book or bound collection of maps. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%atlas%@AE@% Any volume of tables, charts,
or plates that systematically illustrates a particular subject: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%anatomical atlas.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%atlas%@AE@% A large size of drawing paper, measuring 26 by
33 or 34 inches. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%atlas%@AE@% %@AB@%%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%atlantes%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%A figure of a man
used as a masonry column on a building. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%atlas%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%The top or
first cervical vertebra of the neck, which supports the head. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A kind of
intercontinental ballistic missile developed by the U.S. Air Force. [Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Atlas.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATMAN @%%@QR:atman@%%@AB@%atman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Hinduism. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The individual soul; the principle of life. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Atman%@AE@% The supreme and universal soul, from which all individual souls
arise. [Skt. %@AI@%atman, %@AE@%breath, spirit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATMOMETER @%%@QR:atmometer@%%@AB@%atmometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An instrument that measures the rate of water evaporation.
%@2@%%@CR:ATMOSPHERE @%%@QR:atmosphere@%%@AB@%atmosphere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The gaseous mass or envelope surrounding a celestial
body, esp. that surrounding the earth, and retained by the body's
gravitational field. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The atmosphere or climate in a specific place. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Physics. %@AE@%A unit of pressure equal to 1.01325 * 10%@AH@%5%@AE@% newtons per square%@EH@%
meter. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Environment or surroundings regarded as having a psychological,
physical, or other influence: %@AI@%the quiet atmosphere of a hospital; an
%@AI@%atmosphere of austerity.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The predominant tone or mood of a work of art.
%@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A quality or effect considered to be exotic or romantic.
[NLat. %@AI@%atmosphaera %@AE@%: Gk. %@AI@%atmos,%@AE@% vapor + Lat. %@AI@%sphaera,%@AE@% sphere.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATMOSPHERIC @%%@QR:atmospheric@%%@AB@%atmospheric%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or atmospherical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or existing in
the atmosphere. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Produced by, dependent on, or coming from the
%@2@%%@CR:ATMOSPHERIC.PRE @%%@QR:atmospheric pressure@%%@AB@%atmospheric pressure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An exerted pressure of 1 atmosphere.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATMOSPHERICS @%%@QR:atmospherics@%%@AB@%atmospherics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Electromagnetic radiation produced by natural
phenomena such as lightning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Radio interference produced by
electromagnetic radiation.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATMOSPHERIUM @%%@QR:atmospherium@%%@AB@%atmospherium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An optical device designed to project atmospheric
phenomena, such as clouds, on the inside of a dome. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A room containing an
atmospherium. [atmospher(e) + (planetar)ium.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOLL @%%@QR:atoll@%%@AB@%atoll%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A ringlike coral island and reef that nearly or entirely
encloses a lagoon. [Malayalam %@AI@%atolu, %@AE@%reef.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOM @%%@QR:atom@%%@AB@%atom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Anything considered an irreducible constituent of a specified
system. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The irreducible, indestructible material unit of ancient
%@AI@%atomism%@BO: 12d6e3@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%%@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A unit of matter, the smallest unit
of an element, consisting of a dense, central, positively charged nucleus
surrounded by a system of electrons, equal in number to the number of
nuclear protons, the entire structure having an approximate diameter of%@EH@%
10%@AH@%-8%@AE@% centimeter and characteristically remaining undivided in chemical%@EH@%
reactions except for limited removal, transfer, or exchange of certain
electrons. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% This unit regarded as a source of nuclear energy. [ME %@AI@%attome
%@2@%%@CR:ATOM.BOMB @%%@QR:atom bomb@%%@AB@%atom bomb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%atomic bomb%@BO: 12cd72@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIC @%%@QR:atomic@%%@AB@%atomic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or relating to an atom or atoms. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or employing
atomic energy: %@AI@%an atomic submarine.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Very small; infinitesimal. %@AB@%
%@AB@%atomically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIC.AGE @%%@QR:atomic age@%%@AB@%atomic age%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Atomic Age %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The current era as characterized by the
discovery, technological applications, and sociopolitical consequences of
atomic energy.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIC.BOMB @%%@QR:atomic bomb@%%@AB@%atomic bomb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An explosive weapon of great destructive power derived
from the rapid release of energy in the fission of heavy atomic nuclei, as
of uranium 235. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any bomb deriving its destructive power from the release
of nuclear energy.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIC.CLOCK @%%@QR:atomic clock@%%@AB@%atomic clock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extremely precise timekeeping device regulated in
correspondence with a characteristic invariant frequency of an atomic or
molecular system.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIC.ENERGY @%%@QR:atomic energy@%%@AB@%atomic energy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The energy released from an atomic nucleus in
fission or fusion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Atomic energy regarded as a source of practical
power.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMICITY @%%@QR:atomicity@%%@AB@%atomicity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being composed of atoms. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
The number of atoms in a molecule. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Valence.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIC.MASS @%%@QR:atomic mass@%%@AB@%atomic mass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The mass of an atomic system or constituent, usually
expressed in atomic mass units.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIC.MASS.UNI @%%@QR:atomic mass unit@%%@AB@%atomic mass unit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of the carbon
isotope with mass number 12, approximately 1.6604 * 10%@AH@%-24%@AE@% gram. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIC.NUMBER @%%@QR:atomic number@%%@AB@%atomic number%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIC.PILE @%%@QR:atomic pile@%%@AB@%atomic pile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%nuclear reactor%@BO: c6015b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIC.THEORY @%%@QR:atomic theory@%%@AB@%atomic theory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The physical theory of the structure, properties,
and behavior of the atom. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Atomism.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIC.WEIGHT @%%@QR:atomic weight@%%@AB@%atomic weight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The average weight of an atom of an element, usually
expressed relative to one atom of the carbon isotope taken to have a
standard weight of 12.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMISM @%%@QR:atomism@%%@AB@%atomism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The ancient theory of Democritus, Epicurus, and Lucretius,
according to which simple, indivisible, and indestructible atoms are the
basic components of the entire universe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A theory according to which
social institutions and processes arise solely from the acts of individual
people. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The division or tendency to divide into subclasses, groups,
or units of a given society. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The foregoing tendency accompanied by or
arising from a strong subjective individualism. %@AB@% atomist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% atomistic
%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIZE @%%@QR:atomize@%%@AB@%atomize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reduce or separate into atoms.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To reduce (a liquid) to a spray. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To spray (a liquid) in this
form. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To subject to bombardment with atomic weapons. %@AB@% atomization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOMIZER @%%@QR:atomizer@%%@AB@%atomizer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device for producing a fine spray, esp. one of perfume or
medicine.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOM.SMASHER @%%@QR:atom smasher@%%@AB@%atom smasher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An atomic particle %@AI@%accelerator%@BO: 16741@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:ATONALISM @%%@QR:atonalism@%%@AB@%atonalism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The lack of a tonal center or key as a principle
of musical composition. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The theory of atonal composition.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATONALITY @%%@QR:atonality@%%@AB@%atonality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A style of musical composition in which tonal center or key
is disregarded.
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%@2@%%@CR:AT.ONCE @%%@QR:at once@%%@AB@%at once%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% At one time; simultaneously: %@AI@%everything happening at
%@AI@%once.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Immediately; instantly: %@AI@%Leave the room at once.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATONE @%%@QR:atone@%%@AB@%atone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%atoned%@AE@% %@AB@%atoning%@AE@% %@AB@%atones%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make amends, as for a sin
or fault. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To agree. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To expiate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
reconcile or harmonize. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To conciliate; appease. [ME %@AI@%atonen, %@AE@%to be
%@2@%%@CR:ATONEMENT @%%@QR:atonement@%%@AB@%atonement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong;
expiation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In the Hebrew Scriptures, man's reconciliation with God after
having transgressed the covenant. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Atonement%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
redemptive life and death of Christ. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The reconciliation of God and man
thus brought about by Christ. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In Christian Science, the radical
obedience and purification, exemplified in the life of Jesus, by which
humanity finds oneness with God. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Reconciliation; concord.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATONIC @%%@QR:atonic@%%@AB@%atonic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Not accented: %@AI@%atonic words and syllables.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology.
%@AS@%%@AE@%Pertaining to, caused by, or characterized by atony. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A word,
syllable, or sound that is unaccented. [Fr. %@AI@%atonique %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%atonos. %@AE@%-see
atony.] %@AB@% atonicity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATONY @%%@QR:atony@%%@AB@%atony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Insufficient muscular tone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In phonetics, lack of accent
%@2@%%@CR:ATOP @%%@QR:atop@%%@AB@%atop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% On or at the top. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% On top of. %@AB@% atop %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATOR @%%@QR:-ator@%%@AB@%-ator%@AE@%%@EH@% One that acts in a specified manner: %@AI@%radiator.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%-atour %@AE@%< OFr.
< Lat. %@AI@%-ator%@AE@% : %@AI@%-atus, %@AE@%-ate + %@AI@%-or, %@AE@%-or.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATORY @%%@QR:-atory@%%@AB@%-atory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or relating to: %@AI@%perspiratory.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Tending to:
%@AI@%%@AI@%amendatory.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that is connected with: %@AI@%reformatory.%@AE@% [ME < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ATP @%%@QR:ATP@%%@AB@%ATP%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An adenosine-derived nucleotide, C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%16%@AE@%N%@AH@%5%@AE@%O%@AH@%13%@AE@%P%@AH@%3%@AE@%, that supplies%@EH@%
energy to cells through its conversion to ADP. [a(denosine)
t(ri)pyhosphate).]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATPASE @%%@QR:ATPase@%%@AB@%ATPase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enzyme that hydrolyzes ATP.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATRABILIOUS @%%@QR:atrabilious@%%@AB@%atrabilious%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or atrabiliar %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Inclined to melancholy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a
peevish disposition; surly. [< Lat. %@AI@%atra bilis, %@AE@%black bile, transl. of Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:ATREUS @%%@QR:Atreus@%%@AB@%Atreus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A king of Mycenae, father of Agamemnon and
Menelaus. [Gk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATRIA @%%@QR:atria@%%@AB@%atria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%atrium%@BO: 12f3e2@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATRIOVENTRICULA @%%@QR:atrioventricular@%%@AB@%atrioventricular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to the atria and the ventricles of the
heart.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATRIP @%%@QR:atrip@%%@AB@%atrip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Just clear of the bottom, as an anchor. %@AB@% atrip %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATRIUM @%%@QR:atrium@%%@AB@%atrium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%atria%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ums %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An open central court, esp. in ancient
Roman houses. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bodily cavity or chamber, as in the heart. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:ATROPINE @%%@QR:atropine@%%@AB@%atropine%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or atropin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extremely poisonous, bitter, crystalline
alkaloid, C%@AH@%17%@AE@%H%@AH@%23%@AE@%NO%@AH@%3%@AE@%, obtained from belladonna and related plants. It is%@EH@%
used to dilate the pupil of the eye and as an anesthetic and antispasmodic.
[G. %@AI@%Atropin %@AE@%< NLat. %@AI@%Atropa, %@AE@%genus name of belladonna < Gk. %@AI@%atropos,
%@AE@%unchangeable.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATROPOS @%%@QR:Atropos@%%@AB@%Atropos%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% One of the three Fates. [Gk. < %@AI@%atropos,%@AE@%
inexorable.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTACH @%%@QR:attach@%%@AB@%attach%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tached%@AE@% %@AB@%-taching%@AE@% %@AB@%-taches%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fasten on or affix to;
connect or join. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To connect as an adjunct or associated part. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
affix or append; add, as a signature. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To ascribe or assign: %@AI@%attached no
%@AI@%significance to the threat.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To bind by personal ties, as of affection
or loyalty: %@AI@%He's very attached to his family.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To appoint officially. %@AB@%7.%@AE@%
To assign (personnel) to a military unit on a temporary basis. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To
seize (persons or property) by legal writ. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To adhere. [ME %@AI@%attachen %@AE@%<
%@AS@%%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The legal seizure of a person or property. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The writ ordering such a
seizure.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTACK @%%@QR:attack@%%@AB@%attack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tacked%@AE@% %@AB@%-tacking%@AE@% %@AB@%-tacks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To set upon with violent
force; begin hostilities against or conflict with. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bombard with
hostile criticism. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To start work on with purpose and vigor: %@AI@%attack a
%@AI@%problem.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To begin to affect harmfully. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make an attack; launch
an assault. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of attacking; assault. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The occurrence or
onset of a disease. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The initial movement in a task or undertaking: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%attack on the work piled high on the desk.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%The manner in which
a passage or phrase is begun. [Fr. %@AI@%attaquer %@AE@%< OFr. < OItal. %@AI@%attaccare, %@AE@%of
%@AI@%%@AI@%beset%@BO: 1b725d@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to set upon physically or, in some cases,
figuratively. %@AI@%Attack%@BO: 13053d@%%@AE@% applies to any offensive action, physical or verbal,
and especially to the beginning of planned aggression. %@AI@%Bombard%@BO: 20f483@%%@AE@% suggests
showering with bombs or shells or, figuratively, with words: %@AI@%bombarded with
%@AI@%questions. Assail, %@AE@% literally and figuratively, implies repeated and
violent attacks. %@AI@%Storm%@BO: 11f911d@%%@AE@% refers to a sudden, sweeping attempt for quick,
total victory. %@AI@%Assault%@BO: 1195c0@%%@AE@% almost always implies physical contact and sudden,
intense violence. %@AI@%Beset%@BO: 1b725d@%%@AE@% suggests encirclement by an enemy force or by
adversity and attack from all sides.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTAIN @%%@QR:attain@%%@AB@%attain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tained%@AE@% %@AB@%-taining%@AE@% %@AB@%-tains%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To gain, reach, or accomplish
by mental or physical effort. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To arrive at, as in time. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
succeed in gaining or reaching: %@AI@%He attained to the highest office in the
%@AI@%land.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%atteignen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%ataindre, %@AE@%to reach to < Lat. %@AI@%attingere %@AE@%: %@AI@%ad-,
%@2@%%@CR:ATTAR @%%@QR:attar@%%@AB@%attar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fragrant essential oil or perfume obtained from the petals of
flowers, such as roses. [Pers. %@AI@%"atir, %@AE@%perfumed < Ar. %@AI@%"utur,%@AE@% pl. of %@AI@%'itr,%@AE@%
perfume.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTEMPT @%%@QR:attempt@%%@AB@%attempt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tempted%@AE@% %@AB@%-tempting%@AE@% %@AB@%-tempts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To try to do, make, or
achieve. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To tempt. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To attack with the intention
of subduing. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An effort or try. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An attack; assault: %@AI@%an attempt
%@2@%%@CR:ATTEND @%%@QR:attend@%%@AB@%attend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tended%@AE@% %@AB@%-tending%@AE@% %@AB@%-tends%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be present at. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
accompany as a circumstance or follow as a result: %@AI@%The speech was attended
%@AI@%by wild applause.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To accompany or wait upon as an attendant or
servant. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To take care of (a sick person, for example). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To take charge
of. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To listen to; heed. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To wait for; expect. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
be present. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To apply or direct oneself: %@AI@%attended to the problem.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
pay attention; heed. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To remain ready to serve; wait. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To
delay or wait. [ME %@AI@%attenden %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%atendre %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%attendere, %@AE@%to heed : %@AI@%ad-,%@AE@%
to + %@AI@%tendere,%@AE@% to stretch.] %@AB@% attender %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTENDANCE @%%@QR:attendance@%%@AB@%attendance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of attending. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The persons or number of
persons that attend a function.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTENDANT @%%@QR:attendant@%%@AB@%attendant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who attends or waits on another. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who is
present. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An accompanying thing or circumstance; concomitant. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Accompanying or following as a result: %@AI@%attendant circumstances.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%attendantly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTENTION @%%@QR:attention@%%@AB@%attention%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Concentration of the mental powers upon an object; a
close or careful observing or listening. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The ability or power to
%@2@%%@CR:ATTENTION.KEY @%%@QR:attention key@%%@AB@%attention key%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% A function key on terminals that
interrupts program execution by the central processing unit.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTENTIVE @%%@QR:attentive@%%@AB@%attentive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Paying attention; observant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Mindful of the
well-being of others; considerate. %@AB@% attentively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% attentiveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTENUATE @%%@QR:attenuate@%%@AB@%attenuate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make slender, fine, or
small. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To reduce in force, value, or amount; weaken. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To lessen the
density of; rarefy. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%To make less virulent. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become
thin, weak, or fine. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Reduced or weakened, as in strength or
value. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Gradually tapering to a slender point. [Lat. %@AI@%attenuare,
%@2@%%@CR:ATTENUATOR @%%@QR:attenuator@%%@AB@%attenuator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device that reduces the amplitude of an electrical
signal with little or no distortion.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTEST @%%@QR:attest@%%@AB@%attest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tested%@AE@% %@AB@%-testing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tests%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To affirm to be correct,
true, or genuine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To certify by signature or oath. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To certify in
an official capacity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To supply or be evidence of: %@AI@%a splendid tomb that
%@AI@%attested his power.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To constitute documentary proof of. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To put under
oath. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To bear witness; give testimony: %@AI@%attested to his good faith.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ATTIC1 @%%@QR:attic@%%@AB@%attic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A story or room directly below the roof of a house. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Architecture. %@AE@%A low wall or story above the cornice of a classical facade.
[< %@AI@%Attic story, %@AE@%a decorative structure over an order in a classical style.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTIC2 @%%@QR:Attic@%%@AB@%Attic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of ancient Attica,
Athens, or the Athenians. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterized by purity and simplicity. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
The ancient Greek dialect used in Attica that became the literary language
of ancient Greece.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTICISM @%%@QR:Atticism@%%@AB@%Atticism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A characteristic feature of the Attic Greek language. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An expression characterized by conciseness and elegance.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTIRE @%%@QR:attire@%%@AB@%attire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tired%@AE@% %@AB@%-tiring%@AE@% %@AB@%-tires%@AE@% To dress or clothe, esp. in
elaborate or splendid garments. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Clothing; array. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In heraldry,
the antlers of a deer. [ME %@AI@%attiren %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%atirier, %@AE@%to put in order : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%to
(< Lat. %@AI@%ad-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%tire,%@AE@% rank.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTITUDE @%%@QR:attitude@%%@AB@%attitude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A position of the body or manner of carrying oneself:
%@AI@%%@AI@%stood in a graceful attitude.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A state of mind or feeling with regard to
some matter; disposition: %@AI@%an attitude of open hostility.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
orientation of an aircraft's axes relative to some reference line or plane,
such as the horizon. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Aerospace. %@AE@%The orientation of a spacecraft
relative to its direction of motion. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A position in which a ballet dancer
stands on one leg with the other bent backward at the knee. [Fr. < Ital.
%@AI@%%@AI@%attitudine, %@AE@%disposition < LLat. %@AI@%aptitudo, %@AE@%faculty < Lat. %@AI@%aptus,%@AE@% fit <
%@AI@%%@AI@%apere,%@AE@% to fasten.] %@AB@% attitudinal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTITUDINIZE @%%@QR:attitudinize@%%@AB@%attitudinize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nized%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizes%@AE@% To assume an affected
%@2@%%@CR:ATTO @%%@QR:atto-@%%@AB@%atto-%@AE@%%@EH@% One quintillionth (10%@AH@%-18%@AE@%): %@AI@%attotesla.%@AE@% [< Dan. or Norw. %@AI@%atten,%@EH@%
%@AE@%eighteen < ON %@AI@%attjan.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTORN @%%@QR:attorn@%%@AB@%attorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-torned%@AE@% %@AB@%-torning%@AE@% %@AB@%-torns%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% To acknowledge a new owner
as one's landlord. [ME %@AI@%attournen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%atorner, %@AE@%to assign to : %@AI@%a-, %@AE@%to (<
%@2@%%@CR:ATTORNEY @%%@QR:attorney@%%@AB@%attorney%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-neys%@AE@% A person legally appointed to act for another,
esp. an attorney at law.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% by attorney.%@AE@% By proxy. [ME %@AI@%attourney %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%atorne,
%@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%atorner, %@AE@%to attorne.] %@AB@% attorneyship %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTORNEY.AT.LAW @%%@QR:attorney at law@%%@AB@%attorney at law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who is qualified to represent clients in a court
of law and to advise them on legal matters; a lawyer.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTORNEY.GENERA @%%@QR:attorney general@%%@AB@%attorney general%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%attorneys general%@AE@% The chief law officer and
legal counsel of the government of a state or nation.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTOTESLA @%%@QR:attotesla@%%@AB@%attotesla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One-quintillionth (10%@AH@%-18%@AE@%) of a tesla. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTRACT @%%@QR:attract@%%@AB@%attract%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tracted%@AE@% %@AB@%-tracting%@AE@% %@AB@%-tracts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to draw near or
adhere. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To draw or direct to oneself by some quality or action: %@AI@%Sugar
%@AI@%attracts insects.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To evoke by arousing interest or admiration; allure.
-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To possess or use the power of attraction. [ME %@AI@%attracten %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%attrahere %@AE@%: %@AI@%ad-,%@AE@% to + %@AI@%trahere,%@AE@% to draw.] %@AB@% attractable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% attractor %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%attracter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTRACTION @%%@QR:attraction@%%@AB@%attraction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or capability of attracting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The quality of
attracting; charm. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A feature or characteristic that attracts. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Something, such as a public spectacle or entertainment, that is intended to
attract.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTRACTIVE @%%@QR:attractive@%%@AB@%attractive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the power to attract. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pleasing to the eye
or mind; charming. %@AB@% attractively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% attractiveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTRIBUTE @%%@QR:attribute@%%@AB@%attribute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-uted%@AE@% %@AB@%-uting%@AE@% %@AB@%-utes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To assign to a particular cause
or source; ascribe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To consider or indicate as a creator or possessor:
%@AI@%%@AI@%attributed the painting to Titian.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A quality or characteristic
of a person or thing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An object associated with and serving to identify
a character, personage, or office: %@AI@%Lightning bolts were the attributes of
%@AI@%Zeus.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%A word, esp. an adjective, used to ascribe a quality.
[Lat. %@AI@%attribuere, attribut-%@AE@% : %@AI@%ad-,%@AE@% to + %@AI@%tribuere,%@AE@% to allot < %@AI@%tribus,%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:ATTRIBUTION @%%@QR:attribution@%%@AB@%attribution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of attributing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is ascribed.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTRIBUTIVE @%%@QR:attributive@%%@AB@%attributive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A word or word group, such as an adjective,
that is placed adjacent to the noun it modifies without a linking verb, as
%@AI@%%@AI@%pale%@AE@% in %@AI@%the pale girl.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%Of or functioning as an
attributive, as an adjective. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or having the nature of an attribution
or attribute. %@AB@% attributively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% attributiveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTRITED @%%@QR:attrited@%%@AB@%attrited%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Worn down by attrition.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTRITION @%%@QR:attrition@%%@AB@%attrition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rubbing away or wearing down by friction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A gradual
diminution in number or strength due to constant stress. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A gradual,
natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement,
resignation, or death. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@%Repentance for sin motivated by fear
of punishment rather than by love of God. [ME %@AI@%attricioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%attritio,
%@AE@%act of rubbing against < %@AI@%atterere,%@AE@% to rub against : %@AI@%ad-,%@AE@% to + %@AI@%terere,%@AE@% to
rub.]
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%@2@%%@CR:ATTUNE @%%@QR:attune@%%@AB@%attune%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tuned%@AE@% %@AB@%-tuning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tunes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To tune. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bring into
harmony.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATWITTER @%%@QR:atwitter@%%@AB@%atwitter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In a state of nervous excitement.
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%@2@%%@CR:ATYPICAL @%%@QR:atypical@%%@AB@%atypical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or atypic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not conforming to type; unusual. %@AB@% atypically
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AU @%%@QR:Au@%%@AB@%Au%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element gold [Lat. %@AI@%aurum,%@AE@% gold.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUBADE @%%@QR:aubade@%%@AB@%aubade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A musical composition, such as a love song, to be played or
sung at dawn or early in the morning. [Fr. < OFr. < OSp. %@AI@%albada%@AE@% < %@AI@%alba,
%@2@%%@CR:AU.COURANT @%%@QR:au courant@%%@AB@%au courant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Informed on current affairs; up-to-date. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUCTION @%%@QR:auction@%%@AB@%auction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A public sale in which property or items of merchandise
are sold to the highest bidder. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The bidding in the game of bridge. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%Auction bridge%@BO: 135a76@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tioned%@AE@% %@AB@%-tioning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tions%@AE@% To sell at or by an
auction: %@AI@%auctioned off the furniture.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%auctio %@AE@%< %@AI@%augere,%@AE@% to increase.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUCTION.BRIDGE @%%@QR:auction bridge@%%@AB@%auction bridge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of the game of bridge in which tricks made
in excess of the contract are scored toward game.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUCTIONEER @%%@QR:auctioneer@%%@AB@%auctioneer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who conducts an auction. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-eered%@AE@% %@AB@%-eering%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-eers%@AE@% To auction.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUCTIONEERING.D @%%@QR:auctioneering device@%%@AB@%auctioneering device%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% A device designed to
automatically select either the highest or the lowest input signal from
among two or more signals.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUCTORIAL @%%@QR:auctorial@%%@AB@%auctorial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to an author. [< Lat. %@AI@%auctor, %@AE@%author.]
%@2@%%@CR:AUDIO1 @%%@QR:audio@%%@AB@%audio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to audible sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or pertaining
to the broadcasting of sound. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the high-fidelity
reproduction of sound. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The part of television or motion picture
equipment that has to do with sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Audio broadcasting or reception. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Audible sound. [< audio-.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUDIO2 @%%@QR:audio-@%%@AB@%audio-%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Hearing: %@AI@%audio-lingual.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Sound: %@AI@%audiophile.%@AE@% [< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%audire, %@AE@%to hear.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUDIO.FREQUENCY @%%@QR:audio frequency@%%@AB@%audio frequency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A range of frequencies, usually from 15 hertz to
20,000 hertz, characteristic of signals audible to the normal human ear.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUDIO.LINGUAL @%%@QR:audio-lingual@%%@AB@%audio-lingual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Relating to or involving listening and speaking in
learning a language.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUDIOLOGY @%%@QR:audiology@%%@AB@%audiology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% The science of hearing defects and their
%@2@%%@CR:AUDIOPHILE @%%@QR:audiophile@%%@AB@%audiophile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One with an ardent interest in high-fidelity sound
reproduction.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUDIOTYPING @%%@QR:audiotyping@%%@AB@%audiotyping%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Typing done directly from a tape recording. %@AB@% audiotypist
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUDIO.VISUAL @%%@QR:audio-visual@%%@AB@%audio-visual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Both audible and visible. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
educational materials, such as sound filmstrips, that present information
in audible and visible form.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUDIOVISUALS @%%@QR:audiovisuals@%%@AB@%audiovisuals%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Educational materials that use both sight and sound
to present information.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUDIT @%%@QR:audit@%%@AB@%audit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An examination of records or accounts to check their
accuracy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An adjustment or correction of accounts. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An examined and
verified account. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dited%@AE@% %@AB@%-diting%@AE@% %@AB@%-dits%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To examine, verify,
or correct (accounts, for example). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To attend (a course) without
receiving academic credit. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To examine accounts. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%auditus,
%@AE@%a hearing < p.part. of %@AI@%audire, %@AE@%to hear.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUDITION @%%@QR:audition@%%@AB@%audition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The sense or power of hearing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An act of hearing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
performance, as by an actor or musician, to demonstrate ability or skill.
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tioned%@AE@% %@AB@%-tioning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tions%@AE@% To evaluate or present an audition.
%@2@%%@CR:AUDITOR @%%@QR:auditor@%%@AB@%auditor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who hears; listener. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who audits accounts. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
One who audits a course. [ME < AN %@AI@%auditour %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%auditor %@AE@%< %@AI@%audire,%@AE@% to
hear.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUDITORIUM @%%@QR:auditorium@%%@AB@%auditorium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-riums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ria %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A room to accommodate an audience
in a building such as a school or theater. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A large building for public
meetings or artistic performances. [Lat. < %@AI@%audire, %@AE@%to hear.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUDITORY @%%@QR:auditory@%%@AB@%auditory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the sense, the organs, or the
experience of hearing. [Lat. %@AI@%auditorius %@AE@%< %@AI@%audire, %@AE@%to hear.]
%@2@%%@CR:AU.FAIT @%%@QR:au fait@%%@AB@%au fait%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Skilled or knowledgeable; expert. [Fr., to the point.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUFKLARUNG @%%@QR:Aufklarung@%%@AB@%Aufklarung%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Enlightenment%@BO: 625568@%%@AE@%. [G.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUF.WIEDERSEHEN @%%@QR:auf Wiedersehen@%%@AB@%auf Wiedersehen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to express a farewell. [G.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUGEAN @%%@QR:Augean@%%@AB@%Augean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Exceedingly filthy from long neglect. [After %@AI@%Augeas,
%@AE@%legendary Greek king who did not clean his stable for thirty years.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUGEND @%%@QR:augend@%%@AB@%augend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A quantity to which the addend is added. [LLat. %@AI@%augendum %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%augendus,%@AE@% gerund. of %@AI@%augere,%@AE@% to increase.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUGER @%%@QR:auger@%%@AB@%auger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tool for boring holes in wood. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A large tool for boring
into the earth. [ME < %@AI@%an auger, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%a nauger%@AE@% < OE %@AI@%nafogar,%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AUGMENT @%%@QR:augment@%%@AB@%augment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mented%@AE@% %@AB@%-menting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ments%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make greater, as in size,
extent, or quantity; increase. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To add an augment to. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become
greater; enlarge. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An enlargement or increase. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The prefixation
of a vowel or the lengthening of an initial vowel to indicate the past
tense, esp. of Greek and Sanskrit verbs. [ME %@AI@%augmentem %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%augmenter %@AE@%<
LLat. %@AI@%augmentare, %@AE@%to increase < %@AI@%augmentum,%@AE@% an increase < %@AI@%augere,%@AE@% to
%@2@%%@CR:AUGMENTATION @%%@QR:augmentation@%%@AB@%augmentation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of augmenting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The condition of
being augmented. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that augments. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%The repetition of a
theme in notes of usually double time value.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUGMENTATIVE @%%@QR:augmentative@%%@AB@%augmentative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the tendency or ability to augment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Grammar. %@AE@%Of, relating to, or designating esp. a word element that indicates
an increase, as in size, force, or intensity, in the meaning of the
original word. %@AB@% augmentative %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUGMENTED @%%@QR:augmented@%%@AB@%augmented%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% Larger by a semitone than the corresponding major
or perfect interval.
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%@2@%%@CR:AU.GRATIN @%%@QR:au gratin@%%@AB@%au gratin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Covered with bread crumbs or bread crumbs, butter, and
sometimes grated cheese, and browned in an oven. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUGUR @%%@QR:augur@%%@AB@%augur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of a group of religious officials of ancient Rome who
foretold events by observing and interpreting signs and omens. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A seer or
prophet; soothsayer. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-gured%@AE@% %@AB@%-guring%@AE@% %@AB@%-gurs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To predict or
prognosticate, as from signs or omens. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To serve as an omen of; betoken.
-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To conjecture or foretell from signs or omens. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be a sign or
omen: %@AI@% traits that augured well for success (Philip Horton). [Lat.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%augural %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUGURY @%%@QR:augury@%%@AB@%augury%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The art, ability, or practice of auguring;
divination. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sign or omen; indication. [ME %@AI@%augurie %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:AUGUST1 @%%@QR:august@%%@AB@%august%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Inspiring awe or admiration; majestic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Venerable for
reasons of age or high rank. [Lat. %@AI@%augustus, %@AE@%venerable.] %@AB@% augustly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%augustness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUGUST2 @%%@QR:August@%%@AB@%August%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The eighth month of the year according to the Gregorian
calendar. See table at %@AI@%calendar%@BO: 298ad3@%%@AE@%. [ME < OE < Lat. %@AI@%(mensis) Augustus,%@AE@% (month)
of Augustus, after %@AI@%Augustus %@AE@%Caesar.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUGUSTAN @%%@QR:Augustan@%%@AB@%Augustan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or characteristic of Augustus Caesar or
his reign or times. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pertaining to or characteristic of English
literature during the reign of Queen Anne. %@AB@% Augustan %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUGUSTINIAN @%%@QR:Augustinian@%%@AB@%Augustinian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to Saint Augustine or his doctrines. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Designating or belonging to any of several orders following or influenced
by the rule of Saint Augustine. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A follower of the principles and
doctrines of Saint Augustine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A monk or friar belonging to any of the
%@2@%%@CR:AU.NATUREL @%%@QR:au naturel@%%@AB@%au naturel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% In a natural state. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Nude. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Cooked simply.
[Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUNT @%%@QR:aunt@%%@AB@%aunt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The sister of one's father or mother. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The wife of one's
uncle. [ME %@AI@%aunte %@AE@%< AN < OFr. %@AI@%ante %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%amita, %@AE@%paternal aunt.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUNTIE @%%@QR:auntie@%%@AB@%auntie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aunty %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Aunt.
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%@2@%%@CR:AU.PAIR @%%@QR:au pair@%%@AB@%au pair%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or au pair girl %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A foreign girl or woman who works for a
family in exchange for room and board and a chance to learn the family's
language. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AURA @%%@QR:aura@%%@AB@%aura%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%auras%@AE@% %@AB@% or aurae %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An invisible breath or emanation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
distinctive air or quality that characterizes a person or thing: %@AI@%an aura of
%@AI@%nobility.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%A sensation, as of a cold breeze, preceding the
onset of certain nervous disorders. [ME, gentle breeze < Lat. < Gk.]
%@AB@%aural(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or perceived by the ear. [< Lat. %@AI@%auris,
%@AE@%ear.]
%@AB@%aural(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characterized by or pertaining to an aura.
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%@2@%%@CR:AURAR @%%@QR:aurar@%%@AB@%aurar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%eyrir%@BO: 698399@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUREATE @%%@QR:aureate@%%@AB@%aureate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of a golden color; gilded. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterized by an
inflated and pompous style. [ME %@AI@%aureat %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%aureatus %@AE@%< %@AI@%aureus, %@AE@%golden <
%@2@%%@CR:AUREOLE @%%@QR:aureole@%%@AB@%aureole%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aureola %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A circle of light or radiance surrounding the
head or body of a representation of a deity or holy person; halo. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
bright band or region around a celestial body, such as the sun or moon,
esp. when observed through a haze or fog. [ME < Med. Lat. %@AI@%aureola (corona),%@AE@%
golden (crown) < Lat. %@AI@%aureolus,%@AE@% golden < %@AI@%aurum,%@AE@% gold.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUREOMYCIN @%%@QR:Aureomycin@%%@AB@%Aureomycin%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for %@AI@%chlortetracycline%@BO: 33c883@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:AURIC @%%@QR:auric@%%@AB@%auric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, derived from, or containing gold, esp.
with valence 3. [< Lat. %@AI@%aurum, %@AE@%gold.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AURICLE @%%@QR:auricle@%%@AB@%auricle%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or auricula %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The external part of the ear;
pinna. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An %@AI@%atrium%@BO: 12f3e2@%%@AE@% of the heart. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%An earlike part, process, or
appendage, esp. at the base of an organ. [Lat. %@AI@%auricula, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%auris,
%@2@%%@CR:AURICULA @%%@QR:auricula@%%@AB@%auricula%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-las%@AE@% %@AB@% or -lae %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A species of primrose, %@AI@%Primula
%@AI@%auricula,%@AE@% native to the Alps, having clusters of variously colored flowers.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%auricle%@BO: 13a657@%%@AE@%. [NLat. < Lat., auricle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AURICULAR @%%@QR:auricular@%%@AB@%auricular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the sense or organs of hearing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Perceived by or spoken into the ear: %@AI@%an auricular confession.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having
the shape of an ear. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to an auricle of the heart.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AB@%auriculars%@AE@% The feathers covering the opening of a bird's ear. [Med.
Lat. %@AI@%auricularis%@AE@% < %@AI@%auricula,%@AE@% auricle.] %@AB@% auricularly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AURICULATE @%%@QR:auriculate@%%@AB@%auriculate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or auriculated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having ears or earlike parts or
extensions. [< Lat. %@AI@%auricula, %@AE@%auricle.] %@AB@% auriculately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AURIGA @%%@QR:Auriga@%%@AB@%Auriga%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lynx and
Perseus. [Lat. %@AI@%auriga, %@AE@%charioteer.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AURIGNACIAN @%%@QR:Aurignacian@%%@AB@%Aurignacian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaeology. %@AE@% Of or relating to the Old World Upper
Paleolithic culture between %@AI@%Mousterian%@BO: bdc53f@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%Solutrean%@BO: 115bcb0@%%@AE@%, associated with
Cro-Magnon man, and characterized by artifacts such as figures of stone and
bone, graphic art work, and the use of dress and adornment. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Aurignac, %@AE@%a commune in France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUROCHS @%%@QR:aurochs@%%@AB@%aurochs%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%urus%@BO: 140bdbf@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%wisent%@BO: 14e5bf9@%%@AE@%. [G.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AURORA @%%@QR:aurora@%%@AB@%aurora%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Aurora%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Mythology. %@AE@%The goddess of the dawn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
%@2@%%@CR:AURORA.AUSTRALI @%%@QR:aurora australis@%%@AB@%aurora australis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A luminous phenomenon of the southern regions that
corresponds to the aurora borealis of the northern regions. [NLat.,
southern dawn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AURORA.BOREALIS @%%@QR:aurora borealis@%%@AB@%aurora borealis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Luminous bands or streamers of light that are
sometimes visible in the night skies of the northern regions and are
thought to be caused by the ejection of charged particles into the magnetic
field of the earth. [NLat., northern dawn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUROUS @%%@QR:aurous@%%@AB@%aurous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to gold, esp. with valence 1. [Lat. %@AI@%aurum,%@AE@%
gold + -ous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUSCULTATE @%%@QR:auscultate@%%@AB@%auscultate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@% To examine by
%@2@%%@CR:AUSPEX @%%@QR:auspex@%%@AB@%auspex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%auspices%@AE@% An augur of ancient Rome, esp. one who
interpreted omens taken from the actions of birds. [Lat. -see auspice.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUSPICATE @%%@QR:auspicate@%%@AB@%auspicate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% To begin or inaugurate with a
ceremony designed to bring good luck. [Lat. %@AI@%auspicari, aspicat-%@AE@% < %@AI@%auspex,
%@2@%%@CR:AUSTER @%%@QR:Auster@%%@AB@%Auster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The personification of the south wind. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUSTERE @%%@QR:austere@%%@AB@%austere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Severe or stern in disposition or appearance. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Somber; grave. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Strict or severe in discipline; ascetic. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Without
adornment or ornamentation; bare. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%austerus %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AUSTERITY @%%@QR:austerity@%%@AB@%austerity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality of being austere. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Severe and
rigid economy: %@AI@%wartime austerity.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An austere habit or practice.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUSTRAL @%%@QR:austral@%%@AB@%austral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or coming from the south. [< ME %@AI@%auster,%@AE@%
south wind < Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUSTRALIAN @%%@QR:Australian@%%@AB@%Australian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of the Commonwealth of
Australia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An aborigine of Australia. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of the languages of the
Australian aborigines. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Australia or its
inhabitants and their languages or cultures. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecology. %@AE@%Of or designating
the zoogeographic region that includes Australia and the islands adjacent
to it, including New Guinea.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUSTRALIAN.BALL @%%@QR:Australian ballot@%%@AB@%Australian ballot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A printed ballot that bears the names of all
candidates and the texts of propositions and is distributed to the voter at
the polls and marked in secret.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUSTRALIAN.CRAW @%%@QR:Australian crawl@%%@AB@%Australian crawl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A swimming stroke that is a variation of the crawl
and executed with an flutter kick to each stroke.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUSTRALIAN.TERR @%%@QR:Australian terrier@%%@AB@%Australian terrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small dog of a breed developed in Australia,
having a coarse blackish coat with tan markings.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUSTRALOID @%%@QR:Australoid@%%@AB@%Australoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or relating to an ethnic group including the
Australian aborigines. [Austral(ian) + -oid.] %@AB@% Australoid %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUSTRALOPITHECI @%%@QR:australopithecine@%%@AB@%australopithecine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several extinct manlike primates of the
genera %@AI@%Australopithecus%@AE@% and %@AI@%Paranthropus%@AE@% or %@AI@%Zinjanthropus,%@AE@% known chiefly
from Pleistocene fossil remains found in southern and eastern Africa.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the australopithecines. [<
NLat. %@AI@%Australopithecus %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%australis,%@AE@% southern + %@AI@%pithecus,%@AE@% ape < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AUTARKY @%%@QR:autarky@%%@AB@%autarky%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-kies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A policy of national self-sufficiency and
nonreliance on imports or economic aid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A self-sufficient region or
%@2@%%@CR:AUTECOLOGY @%%@QR:autecology@%%@AB@%autecology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The ecology of a species or of individual organisms in
relation to the environment. %@AB@% autecological %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTHENTIC @%%@QR:authentic@%%@AB@%authentic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust,
reliance, or belief. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Having an undisputed origin; genuine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law.
%@AE@%Executed with due process of law: %@AI@%an authentic deed.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Designating a medieval mode having a range from its final tone to the
octave above it. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Designating a cadence with the dominant chord
immediately preceding the tonic chord. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% Authoritative. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:AUTHENTICATE @%%@QR:authenticate@%%@AB@%authenticate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% To establish or prove as
%@2@%%@CR:AUTHENTICITY @%%@QR:authenticity@%%@AB@%authenticity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The condition or quality of being authentic,
trustworthy, or genuine.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTHOR @%%@QR:author@%%@AB@%author%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The original writer of a literary work. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One who
practices writing as a profession. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An originator or creator. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Author%@AE@% God. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-thored%@AE@% %@AB@%-thoring%@AE@% %@AB@%-thors%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be the author of;
write. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To originate; create. [ME %@AI@%authour %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%autor %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%auctor,
%@AE@%creator < %@AI@%augere, %@AE@% to create.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTHORITARIAN @%%@QR:authoritarian@%%@AB@%authoritarian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characterized by or favoring absolute obedience to
authority, as against individual freedom. %@AB@% authoritarian %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%authoritarianism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTHORITATIVE @%%@QR:authoritative@%%@AB@%authoritative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having or arising from proper authority; official:
%@2@%%@CR:AUTHORITY @%%@QR:authority@%%@AB@%authority%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The power to command, enforce laws, exact
obedience, determine, or judge. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A person or group invested with this
power. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The officials of a political unit holding such power; government.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Freedom or right granted to another; authorization. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A public agency
or corporation with administrative powers in a specified field: %@AI@%the Port
%@AI@%Authority.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An accepted source of expert information or advice. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
quotation or citation from such a source. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An expert in a given field: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%authority on plants.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Power to influence or persuade resulting from
knowledge or experience: %@AI@%write with authority.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Grounds for a particular
course of action. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% An authoritative statement or decision that may be
taken as a precedent. [ME %@AI@%autority%@AE@% < OFr. %@AI@%autorite%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%auctoritas%@AE@% <
%@AI@%%@AI@%auctor,%@AE@% creator.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTHORIZATION @%%@QR:authorization@%%@AB@%authorization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of authorizing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that
authorizes; sanction.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTHORIZE @%%@QR:authorize@%%@AB@%authorize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To grant authority or power to.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To approve or give permission for; sanction: %@AI@%authorize a highway
%@AI@%project.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be sufficient grounds for; justify. [ME %@AI@%autorisen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%autoriser %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%auctorizare %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%auctor, %@AE@%author.] %@AB@% authorizer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTHORIZED.VERS @%%@QR:Authorized Version@%%@AB@%Authorized Version%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%King James Bible%@BO: a1591e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTHORSHIP @%%@QR:authorship@%%@AB@%authorship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The profession or occupation of writing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A source or
origin, as of a book or idea.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTISM @%%@QR:autism@%%@AB@%autism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Abnormal subjectivity; acceptance of fantasy rather than
reality. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A form of childhood schizophrenia characterized by acting out
and withdrawal. %@AB@% autistic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOANTIBODY @%%@QR:autoantibody@%%@AB@%autoantibody%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antibody thought to act against cells of the organism
in which it is formed.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOBAHN @%%@QR:autobahn@%%@AB@%autobahn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A superhighway in Germany. [G. : %@AI@%auto, %@AE@%automobile + %@AI@%Bahn,
%@AE@%road.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOBIOGRAPHY @%%@QR:autobiography@%%@AB@%autobiography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-phies%@AE@% The biography of a person written by
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOBUS @%%@QR:autobus@%%@AB@%autobus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-buses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -busses %@AE@% A bus.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOCATALYSIS @%%@QR:autocatalysis@%%@AB@%autocatalysis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% Catalysis of a chemical reaction by one of the
products of the reaction. %@AB@% autocatalytic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOCHTHON @%%@QR:autochthon@%%@AB@%autochthon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-thons%@AE@% %@AB@% or -thones %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The earliest known or aboriginal
inhabitant of a particular place. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecology. %@AE@%An indigenous plant or
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOCHTHONOUS @%%@QR:autochthonal@%%@AB@%autochthonal%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or autochthonic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Native to a particular place;
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOCLAVE @%%@QR:autoclave@%%@AB@%autoclave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A strong, pressurized, steam-heated vessel, as for
sterilization and for cooking. [Fr. : %@AI@%auto-,%@AE@% auto- + Lat. %@AI@%clavis, %@AE@%key.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOCOID @%%@QR:autocoid@%%@AB@%autocoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%autacoid%@BO: 13d462@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOCRACY @%%@QR:autocracy@%%@AB@%autocracy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Government by a single person having unlimited
power; despotism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A country or state that is governed by autocracy.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOCRAT @%%@QR:autocrat@%%@AB@%autocrat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A ruler having absolute or unrestricted power; despot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A person with unlimited power or authority. [Fr. %@AI@%autocrate %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOCROSS @%%@QR:autocross@%%@AB@%autocross%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A competition for automobiles that tests driving skill and
speed.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTO.DA.FE @%%@QR:auto-da-fe@%%@AB@%auto-da-fe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%autos-da-fe%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The public announcement of the
sentences imposed on persons tried by the Inquisition and the public
execution of these sentences by the secular authorities. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The burning of
heretics at the stake. [Port. %@AI@%auto da fe, %@AE@%act of the faith.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTODIDACT @%%@QR:autodidact@%%@AB@%autodidact%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who is self-taught. [< Gk. %@AI@%autodidaktos,
%@2@%%@CR:AUTODYNE @%%@QR:autodyne@%%@AB@%autodyne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heterodyne in which one tube serves simultaneously as
oscillator and detector. %@AB@% autodyne %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOECIOUS @%%@QR:autoecious@%%@AB@%autoecious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Having all stages of a life cycle occur on the
same host. [auto- + Gk. %@AI@%oikos,%@AE@% house.] %@AB@% autoecism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOEROTISM @%%@QR:autoerotism@%%@AB@%autoerotism%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or autoeroticism %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Self-satisfaction of sexual desire,
as by masturbation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The arousal of sexual feeling without external
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOGAMY @%%@QR:autogamy@%%@AB@%autogamy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Fertilization of a flower by its own pollen;
self-fertilization. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%The union of nuclei within and arising
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOGENOUS @%%@QR:autogenous@%%@AB@%autogenous%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or autogenic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Self-generated; self-produced. %@AB@%
%@AB@%autogenously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOGIRO @%%@QR:autogiro@%%@AB@%autogiro%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or autogyro %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ros%@AE@% An aircraft powered by a conventional
propeller and supported in flight by a freewheeling, horizontal rotor that
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOGRAPH @%%@QR:autograph@%%@AB@%autograph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person's own signature or handwriting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A manuscript
in the author's handwriting. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-graphed%@AE@% %@AB@%-graphing%@AE@% %@AB@%-graphs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
write one's name or signature on or in; sign. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To write in one's own
handwriting. [Lat. %@AI@%autographus, %@AE@%written with one's own hand < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOGRAPHY @%%@QR:autography@%%@AB@%autography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The writing of something in one's own handwriting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Autographs collectively.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOHARP @%%@QR:Autoharp@%%@AB@%Autoharp%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a musical instrument similar to a zither, on
which a desired chord can be selected by depressing a particular damper.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOHYPNOSIS @%%@QR:autohypnosis@%%@AB@%autohypnosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of hypnotizing oneself. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOINDEX @%%@QR:autoindex@%%@AB@%autoindex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The procedure for preparation of an index to a body of
material by means of a computer program. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An index prepared by autoindex.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOINFECTION @%%@QR:autoinfection@%%@AB@%autoinfection%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Infection, as with recurrent boils, caused by germs or
viruses persisting on or in the body.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOINOCULATION @%%@QR:autoinoculation@%%@AB@%autoinoculation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Inoculation with a vaccine made from substances in
the recipient's own body. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A secondary infection caused by a disease
already in the body.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOINTOXICATIO @%%@QR:autointoxication@%%@AB@%autointoxication%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Self-poisoning caused by endogenous microorganisms,
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOLYSATE @%%@QR:autolysate@%%@AB@%autolysate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biochemistry. %@AE@% An end product of autolysis.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOLYSIN @%%@QR:autolysin@%%@AB@%autolysin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance that causes autolysis.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOLYSIS @%%@QR:autolysis@%%@AB@%autolysis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The destruction of tissues or cells of an organism by
autogenous substances, such as enzymes. %@AB@% autolytic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMAKER @%%@QR:automaker@%%@AB@%automaker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An automobile manufacturer.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMAT @%%@QR:Automat@%%@AB@%Automat%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a restaurant in which the customers obtain food
from closed compartments by depositing coins in the appropriate slots.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMATA @%%@QR:automata@%%@AB@%automata%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%automaton%@BO: 1424cf@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMATE @%%@QR:automate@%%@AB@%automate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mated%@AE@% %@AB@%-mating%@AE@% %@AB@%-mates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To convert to automation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To control or operate by automation. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To convert to or make use of
automation. [Back-formation from automatic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMATED.TELLE @%%@QR:automated teller@%%@AB@%automated teller%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An unattended data system and related equipment
activated by a bank customer to obtain banking services.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMATIC @%%@QR:automatic@%%@AB@%automatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Acting or operating in a manner essentially
independent of external influence or control; self-moving. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Self-regulating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Without volition or conscious control. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Acting or
performing in a mechanical fashion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Capable of firing continuously until
ammunition is exhausted. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An automatic firearm, esp. an automatic
pistol. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An automatic machine or device. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Football. %@AE@%An %@AI@%audible%@BO: 136087@%%@AE@%. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMATIC.PILOT @%%@QR:automatic pilot@%%@AB@%automatic pilot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mechanism, as on an aircraft, that automatically
maintains a preset course.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMATION @%%@QR:automation@%%@AB@%automation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The automatic operation or control of a process,
equipment, or a system. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The techniques and equipment used to achieve
automatic operation or control. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The condition of being automatically
controlled or operated. %@AB@% automative %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMATISM @%%@QR:automatism@%%@AB@%automatism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The state or quality of being automatic. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Automatic mechanical action. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Philosophy. %@AE@%The theory that the body is a
machine whose functions are accompanied but not controlled by
consciousness. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The automatic operation of organs and
cells, such as the beating of the heart. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Performance of an act without
conscious control, as in the operation of the reflexes. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The suspension
of consciousness in order to express subconscious ideas and feelings. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMATIZE @%%@QR:automatize@%%@AB@%automatize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% To make automatic.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMATON @%%@QR:automaton@%%@AB@%automaton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tons%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ta %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A robot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that behaves in an
automatic or mechanical fashion. [Lat., self-operating machine < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOMOTIVE @%%@QR:automotive@%%@AB@%automotive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Self-moving; self-propelling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
self-propelled vehicles.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTONETICS @%%@QR:autonetics@%%@AB@%autonetics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.(usedwithasing.verb).%@AE@% The study of automatic guidance and
%@2@%%@CR:AUTONOMIC.NERVO @%%@QR:autonomic nervous system@%%@AB@%autonomic nervous system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The division of the vertebrate nervous
system that regulates involuntary action, as of the intestines, heart, and
glands, and comprises the sympathetic nervous system and the
%@2@%%@CR:AUTONOMY @%%@QR:autonomy@%%@AB@%autonomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition or quality of being
self-governing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Self-government or the right of self-government;
self-determination; independence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A self-governing state, community, or
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOPHYTE @%%@QR:autophyte@%%@AB@%autophyte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An autotrophic plant. %@AB@% autophytic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOPILER @%%@QR:autopiler@%%@AB@%autopiler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% A specific automatic compiler. [auto- +
(com)piler.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOPILOT @%%@QR:autopilot@%%@AB@%autopilot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%automatic pilot%@BO: 141e41@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOPLASTY @%%@QR:autoplasty@%%@AB@%autoplasty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Surgical repair or replacement with tissue taken from the
same body as that on which the surgery is performed. %@AB@% autoplastic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%autoplastically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOPSY @%%@QR:autopsy@%%@AB@%autopsy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sies%@AE@% The examination of a dead body to determine the
cause of death. [Gk. %@AI@%autopsia,%@AE@% a seeing for oneself : %@AI@%auto-,%@AE@% self + %@AI@%opsis,%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOSOME @%%@QR:autosome@%%@AB@%autosome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome. %@AB@% autosomal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOSTRADA @%%@QR:autostrada@%%@AB@%autostrada%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An expressway in Italy. [Ital. : %@AI@%auto, %@AE@%automobile +
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOSUGGESTION @%%@QR:autosuggestion@%%@AB@%autosuggestion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@% The process by which a person induces
self-acceptance of an opinion, belief, or plan of action. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOTOMIZE @%%@QR:autotomize@%%@AB@%autotomize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-mized%@AE@% %@AB@%-mizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-mizes%@AE@% To cause the autotomy of
or to undergo autotomy.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOTOMY @%%@QR:autotomy@%%@AB@%autotomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@% The spontaneous casting off of a body part, as the
tail of certain lizards, for self-protection. %@AB@% autotomic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AUTOTRANSFORMER @%%@QR:autotransformer@%%@AB@%autotransformer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electrical transformer in which the primary and
secondary coils have some or all windings in common.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOTROPH @%%@QR:autotroph@%%@AB@%autotroph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An autotrophic organism, such as a green plant.
[Back-formation < autotrophic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOTROPHIC @%%@QR:autotrophic@%%@AB@%autotrophic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designating or characterizing plants or plantlike
organisms capable of manufacturing their own food by synthesis of inorganic
materials, as in photosynthesis. %@AB@% autotrophically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% autotrophy %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTOWORKER @%%@QR:autoworker@%%@AB@%autoworker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A worker in the automobile industry.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTUMN @%%@QR:autumn@%%@AB@%autumn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The season of the year between summer and winter, lasting
from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice and from September to
December in the Northern Hemisphere; fall. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A period of maturity verging
on decline. [ME %@AI@%autumpne %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%autumnus.%@AE@%] %@AB@% autumnal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%autumnally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTUMN.CROCUS @%%@QR:autumn crocus@%%@AB@%autumn crocus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Colchicum autumnale,%@AE@% native to Europe and
northern Africa, having pink or purplish flowers that bloom in the fall.
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%@2@%%@CR:AUTUNITE @%%@QR:autunite@%%@AB@%autunite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A yellowish, fluorescent minor ore of uranium with
%@2@%%@CR:AUXILIARY @%%@QR:auxiliary@%%@AB@%auxiliary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Giving assistance or support; helping. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Acting as a
subsidiary; supplementary. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Held in or used as a reserve: %@AI@%auxiliary
%@AI@%troops.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%Equipped with a motor as well as sails. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl.
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An individual or group that assists or functions in an auxiliary
capacity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of a foreign body of troops serving a country in war.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% An auxiliary verb. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%A sailing vessel equipped with a motor.
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% A vessel designed for and used in other than combat services, such as a
tug or a supply ship. [Lat. %@AI@%auxiliarius %@AE@%< %@AI@%auxilium, %@AE@%help.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AUXILIARY.VERB @%%@QR:auxiliary verb@%%@AB@%auxiliary verb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A verb, such as %@AI@%have, can,%@AE@% or %@AI@%will,%@AE@% that
accompanies particular forms of another verb of a clause to form a phrasal
unit expressing person, number, tense, mood, voice, or aspect.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AUXIN @%%@QR:auxin@%%@AB@%auxin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plant hormones, or similar substances produced
synthetically, that affect growth by causing larger, elongated cells to
%@2@%%@CR:AV @%%@QR:Av@%%@AB@%Av%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Ab %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The 11th month of the year on the Hebrew calendar. See
table at %@AI@%calendar%@BO: 298ad3@%%@AE@%. [Heb. %@AI@%abh %@AE@%< Akkadian %@AI@%abu.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVAIL @%%@QR:avail@%%@AB@%avail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%availed%@AE@% %@AB@%availing%@AE@% %@AB@%avails%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To be of use or advantage to;
help: %@AI@%Nothing can avail him now.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be of use, value, or advantage;
serve. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Use, benefit, or advantage: %@AI@%labored to no avail.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% avail (oneself) of. .%@AE@% To make use of. [ME %@AI@%availen %@AE@%:
%@AI@%%@AI@%a- %@AE@%(intensive) + OFr. %@AI@%valoir, vail-,%@AE@% to be worth < Lat. %@AI@%valere.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%availingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVAILABLE @%%@QR:available@%%@AB@%available%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Accessible for use; at hand. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having the qualities
and the willingness to take on a responsibility: %@AI@%a list of available
%@AI@%candidates.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Capable of bringing about a desired end. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVALANCHE @%%@QR:avalanche@%%@AB@%avalanche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fall or slide of a large mass of snow, rock, or other
material down a mountainside. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resembling an avalanche:
%@AI@%%@AI@%received an avalanche of mail.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lanched%@AE@% %@AB@%-lanching%@AE@% %@AB@%-lanches%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To fall, as an avalanche. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To overwhelm. [Fr. < dial. Fr. %@AI@%avalantse.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVALANCHE.LILY @%%@QR:avalanche lily@%%@AB@%avalanche lily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Erythronium montanum,%@AE@% of western North
America, having nodding white flowers. [So called because it grows near the
snow line and blooms when the snow begins to melt.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVALON @%%@QR:Avalon@%%@AB@%Avalon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A legendary island paradise in the western seas to which King
Arthur went at his death.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVANT.GARDE @%%@QR:avant-garde@%%@AB@%avant-garde%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A group active in the invention and application of new
techniques in a given field, esp. in the arts. [Fr., vanguard.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%avant-garde %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVARICE @%%@QR:avarice@%%@AB@%avarice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extreme desire for wealth; cupidity. [ME < OFr. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:AVAST @%%@QR:avast@%%@AB@%avast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% Used as a command to stop or desist.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVATAR @%%@QR:avatar@%%@AB@%avatar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An incarnation or embodiment, as of a quality or
concept. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A varying manifestation or aspect of a particular entity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The incarnation of esp. a Hindu deity in human form. [Skt. %@AI@%avatarah %@AE@%: %@AI@%ava,%@AE@%
down + %@AI@%tarati,%@AE@% he crosses.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVAUNT @%%@QR:avaunt@%%@AB@%avaunt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A command to be gone. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%avant.%@AE@% -see
vanguard.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVE @%%@QR:ave@%%@AB@%ave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An expression of greeting or farewell. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Ave%@AE@% The Ave Maria.
%@2@%%@CR:AVENGE @%%@QR:avenge@%%@AB@%avenge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%avenged%@AE@% %@AB@%avenging%@AE@% %@AB@%avenges%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take revenge or exact
satisfaction for: %@AI@%avenge a murder.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To take vengeance on behalf of:
%@AI@%%@AI@%avenge one's father.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%avengen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%avengier%@AE@% : %@AI@%a-,%@AE@% to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad-%@AE@%) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%vengier,%@AE@% to vindicate < Lat. %@AI@%vindicare.%@AE@%] %@AB@% avenger %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% avengingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVENS @%%@QR:avens@%%@AB@%avens%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%avens%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Geum,%@AE@% having
irregularly shaped leaves, white, yellow, or reddish flowers, and plumed
seed clusters. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Dryas,%@AE@% of mountainous
and arctic regions, related to the avens. [ME %@AI@%avence %@AE@%< OFr.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVENTURINE @%%@QR:aventurine@%%@AB@%aventurine%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or aventurin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An opaque or semitranslucent brown glass
flecked with small metallic particles, often of copper or chromic oxide. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Any of several varieties of quartz or feldspar flecked with particles of
mica, hematite, or other materials. [Fr. < %@AI@%aventure, %@AE@%accident (so called
because of its accidental discovery). -see adventure.] %@AB@% aventurine %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVENUE @%%@QR:avenue@%%@AB@%avenue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A wide street or thoroughfare. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A broad roadway lined
with trees. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% The drive leading from the main road up to
a country house. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A means of access or approach: %@AI@%new avenues of trade.%@AE@%
[Fr. < OFr., p.part. of %@AI@%avenir,%@AE@% to approach < Lat. %@AI@%advenire,%@AE@% to come to.
-see advent.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVER @%%@QR:aver@%%@AB@%aver%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%averred%@AE@% %@AB@%averring%@AE@% %@AB@%avers%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To declare in a positive manner;
affirm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To assert formally as a fact. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To justify or prove.
[ME %@AI@%averren %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%averer %@AE@%< VLat. *%@AI@%adverare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat. %@AI@%verus,
%@2@%%@CR:AVERAGE @%%@QR:average@%%@AB@%average%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A number that typifies a set of numbers
of which it is a function. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The %@AI@%arithmetic mean%@BO: fe2ad@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A typical or usual
level, degree, or kind. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The incurrence of and loss due to
damage at sea to a ship or cargo. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The equitable distribution of such a
loss among concerned parties. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Charges incurred through such a loss. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Small expenses or charges that are usually paid by the master of a ship.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or constituting a mathematical average. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Typical; usual. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Assessed in compliance with the laws of average.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-aged%@AE@% %@AB@%-aging%@AE@% %@AB@%-ages%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To calculate the average of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
accomplish or obtain an average of: %@AI@%average three hours work a day.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
distribute proportionately. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be or amount to an average. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
buy or sell more goods or shares to obtain more than an average price.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To ward off or prevent: %@AI@%avert disaster.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%averten %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%avertir %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%avertere %@AE@%: %@AI@%ab-,%@AE@% away from + %@AI@%vertere,%@AE@% to turn.] %@AB@% avertible %@AE@%%@AB@% avertable
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVESTA @%%@QR:Avesta@%%@AB@%Avesta%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The sacred writings of the ancient Persians. [Pers. %@AI@%apastak,
%@AE@%text.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVESTAN @%%@QR:Avestan@%%@AB@%Avestan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The eastern dialect of Old Iranian and the language of the
Avesta. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Avesta or Avestan.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVIAN @%%@QR:avian@%%@AB@%avian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of birds. [< Lat. %@AI@%avis,
%@AE@%bird.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVIARY @%%@QR:aviary@%%@AB@%aviary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A large enclosure for holding birds in confinement.
%@2@%%@CR:AVIATION @%%@QR:aviation@%%@AB@%aviation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The operation of aircraft. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The production of aircraft.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Military aircraft. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%avis,%@AE@% bird.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVIATION.MEDICI @%%@QR:aviation medicine@%%@AB@%aviation medicine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The branch of medicine comprising %@AI@%aeromedicine%@BO: 4958d@%%@AE@% and
%@AI@%%@AI@%space medicine%@BO: 117341e@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVIATOR @%%@QR:aviator@%%@AB@%aviator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A man who operates an aircraft; pilot. [Fr. %@AI@%aviateur %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%aviation, %@AE@%aviation.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVIATOR.GLASSES @%%@QR:aviator glasses@%%@AB@%aviator glasses%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Tinted eyeglasses with a lightweight metal frame.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVIATRIX @%%@QR:aviatrix@%%@AB@%aviatrix%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman who operates an aircraft; pilot.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVICULTURE @%%@QR:aviculture@%%@AB@%aviculture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The raising or keeping of birds. [Lat. %@AI@%avis, %@AE@%bird +
%@2@%%@CR:AVID @%%@QR:avid@%%@AB@%avid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Ardently eager or greedy: %@AI@%avid for adventure.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked by
great enthusiasm: %@AI@%an avid sportsman.%@AE@% [Fr. %@AI@%avide %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%avidus %@AE@%< %@AI@%avere, %@AE@%to
desire.] %@AB@% avidly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVIDIN @%%@QR:avidin@%%@AB@%avidin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A protein in egg albumin, capable of inactivating biotin and
consequently inhibiting the growth of certain bacteria. [avid + -in (from
%@2@%%@CR:AVOIDANCE @%%@QR:avoidance@%%@AB@%avoidance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of avoiding or shunning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%An annulment.
esp. of a person. [ME %@AI@%avoir de pois, %@AE@%commodities sold by weight, alteration
of OFr. %@AI@%aveir de peis,%@AE@% goods of weight.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVOIRDUPOIS.WEI @%%@QR:avoirdupois weight@%%@AB@%avoirdupois weight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of weights and measures based on a pound
containing 16 ounces or 7,000 grains and equal to 453.59 grams.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVOUCH @%%@QR:avouch@%%@AB@%avouch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%avouched%@AE@% %@AB@%avouching%@AE@% %@AB@%avouches%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take responsibility for;
guarantee. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To assert positively; affirm. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To establish; prove. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% To acknowledge one's responsibility for. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To confess; avow. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%avouchen, %@AE@%to cite as a warrant < OFr. %@AI@%avochier%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%advocare,%@AE@% to summon :
%@AI@%ad-,%@AE@% to + %@AI@%vocare,%@AE@% to call.]
%@2@%%@CR:AVOWAL @%%@QR:avowal@%%@AB@%avowal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An admission or acknowledgment.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVULSE @%%@QR:avulse@%%@AB@%avulse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%avulsed%@AE@% %@AB@%avulsing%@AE@% %@AB@%avulses%@AE@% To tear off forcibly; rip away.
[Lat. %@AI@%avellere, avuls-,%@AE@% to tear off : %@AI@%ab-,%@AE@% away + %@AI@%vellere,%@AE@% to pull.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVULSION @%%@QR:avulsion@%%@AB@%avulsion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A forcible separation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A part removed in this way.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The removal of a piece of land from one property onto another as a
result of a shift in the course of a boundary stream.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AVUNCULAR @%%@QR:avuncular@%%@AB@%avuncular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to an uncle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Similar to an uncle,
esp. in benevolence. [< Lat. %@AI@%avunculus, %@AE@%maternal uncle.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AW @%%@QR:aw@%%@AB@%aw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to express sympathy, disgust, or disbelief.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWAIT @%%@QR:await@%%@AB@%await%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%awaited%@AE@% %@AB@%awaiting%@AE@% %@AB@%awaits%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To wait for. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be in store
for. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To lie in ambush for. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To wait. [ME %@AI@%awaiten %@AE@%<
ONFr. %@AI@%awaitier %@AE@%: %@AI@%a-,%@AE@% to (< Lat. %@AI@%ad-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%waitier,%@AE@% to watch, of Germanic
orig.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWAKE @%%@QR:awake@%%@AB@%awake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%awoke%@AE@% %@AB@%awaked%@AE@% %@AB@%awaking%@AE@% %@AB@%awakes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To rouse from sleep;
waken. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To stir the interest of; excite. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To stir up (memories or
fears, for example). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To wake up. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become alert. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To become
aware or cognizant: %@AI@%awoke to reality.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Not asleep. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Alert;
%@2@%%@CR:AWAKEN @%%@QR:awaken@%%@AB@%awaken%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to wake up. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To wake
up. [ME %@AI@%awakenen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%awaecnian %@AE@%: %@AI@%a-,%@AE@% on + %@AI@%waecnian,%@AE@% to waken.] %@AB@% awakener
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:AWARD @%%@QR:award@%%@AB@%award%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%awarded%@AE@% %@AB@%awarding%@AE@% %@AB@%awards%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To grant as merited or due. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To declare as legally due: %@AI@%awarded damages to the plaintiff.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A
decision, such as one made by a judge or arbitrator. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something awarded
or granted, as for merit. [ME %@AI@%awarden %@AE@%< AN %@AI@%awarder, %@AE@%to decide (a legal
question), of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% awardable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% awarder %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWARDEE @%%@QR:awardee@%%@AB@%awardee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that receives an award.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWARE @%%@QR:aware@%%@AB@%aware%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having knowledge or cognizance: %@AI@%aware of their
%@AI@%%@AI@%awake%@BO: 14a3a6@%%@AE@% %@AI@%alert%@BO: 70938@%%@AE@% %@AI@%watchful%@BO: 148f90d@%%@AE@% %@AI@%vigilant%@BO: 144f782@%%@AE@% These adjectives mean to be mindful or
heedful of something. %@AI@%Aware%@BO: 14aa8c@%%@AE@% implies knowing something either by perception
or by means of information. %@AI@%Cognizant%@BO: 392f8b@%%@AE@% is a rather formal equivalent of
%@AI@%%@AI@%aware%@BO: 14aa8c@%%@AE@% stressing sure knowledge and the recognition of it. %@AI@%Conscious%@BO: 3f0199@%%@AE@%
emphasizes recognition of something sensed or felt. %@AI@%Sensible%@BO: 1091ffa@%%@AE@% implies
knowledge gained by sensing or perceiving, and suggests appreciation of it.
%@AI@%Alive%@BO: 7698e@%%@AE@% stresses keenness of perception, and %@AI@%awake%@BO: 14a3a6@%%@AE@% suggests being aroused
to the presence of something. %@AI@%Alert%@BO: 70938@%%@AE@% stresses both knowledge and capability
of swift, apt response. %@AI@%Watchful%@BO: 148f90d@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%vigilant%@BO: 144f782@%%@AE@% imply acute perception of
what is dangerous or potentially so.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWASH @%%@QR:awash@%%@AB@%awash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Level with or washed by waves. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Flooded. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Floating on
waves. %@AB@% awash %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWAY @%%@QR:away@%%@AB@%away%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% From a particular place: %@AI@%run away from home.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% At a
distance. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In a different direction; aside: %@AI@%He glanced away.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Out of
existence: %@AI@%The music faded away.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% From one's possession: %@AI@%gave the
%@AI@%tickets away.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Continuously: %@AI@%He worked away at his job.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Immediately:
%@AI@%Fire away!%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Absent: %@AI@%He is away from home.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% At a distance: %@AI@%He
%@AI@%is miles away.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Played on an opponent's field or grounds: %@AI@%an away game.%@AE@%
%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@%Out: %@AI@%bases loaded, two away.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% away with.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Take away. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Go away. Often used
imperatively: %@AI@%Away with you!%@AE@% %@AB@% do makeaway with..%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To get rid of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
murder. [ME < OE %@AI@%aweg.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWE @%%@QR:awe@%%@AB@%awe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An emotion of mingled reverence, dread, and wonder. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Fearful veneration or respect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% The power to inspire reverence
or fear. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% Dread. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%awed%@AE@% %@AB@%awing%@AE@% %@AB@%awes%@AE@% To inspire with
%@AI@%%@AI@%bungling%@BO: 26dd09@%%@AE@% %@AI@%ungainly%@BO: 13e0299@%%@AE@% %@AI@%unwieldy%@BO: 13fc0cb@%%@AE@% These adjectives refer to lack of grace or skill
in movement, manner, or performance. %@AI@%Awkward%@BO: 14c054@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%clumsy%@BO: 37f777@%%@AE@% , the least
specific, are often interchangeable. %@AI@%Clumsy%@BO: 37f777@%%@AE@% emphasizes lack of dexterity
in physical movement. %@AI@%Awkward%@BO: 14c054@%%@AE@% applies both to physical movement and to
embarrassing conditions and situations. %@AI@%Maladroit%@BO: af797f@%%@AE@% implies lack of tact or
skill in relationships with other persons. %@AI@%Inept%@BO: 965fa8@%%@AE@% applies to inappropriate
actions and speech. %@AI@%Gauche%@BO: 7af483@%%@AE@% (French for "left") usually suggests
boorishness. %@AI@%Bungling%@BO: 26dd09@%%@AE@% implies gross incompetence in performance. %@AI@%Ungainly%@BO: 13e0299@%%@AE@%
suggests a visible lack of grace in form or movement. %@AI@%Unwieldy%@BO: 13fc0cb@%%@AE@% describes
objects whose size or shape make them difficult to handle.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWL @%%@QR:awl@%%@AB@%awl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pointed tool for making holes, as in wood or leather. [ME %@AI@%aul %@AE@%<
OE %@AI@%ael.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWLWORT @%%@QR:awlwort@%%@AB@%awlwort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small aquatic plant, %@AI@%Subularia aquatica,%@AE@% of the Northern
Hemisphere, having a tuft of narrow, pointed leaves and minute white
flowers. [From its awl-shaped leaves.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWN @%%@QR:awn@%%@AB@%awn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A slender, bristlelike terminal process such as those found at
the tips of the spikelets in many grasses. [ME %@AI@%awne %@AE@%< ON %@AI@%ogn.%@AE@%] %@AB@% awned %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@% awnless %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWNING @%%@QR:awning@%%@AB@%awning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rooflike structure, as over a window or door, that serves as
a shelter. [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWOKE @%%@QR:awoke@%%@AB@%awoke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%awake%@BO: 14a3a6@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWOKEN @%%@QR:awoken@%%@AB@%awoken%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Past participle of %@AI@%awake%@BO: 14a3a6@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWOL @%%@QR:AWOL@%%@AB@%AWOL%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or awol %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Absent without leave, esp. from military service.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that is AWOL.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AWRY @%%@QR:awry@%%@AB@%awry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Turned or twisted toward one side; askew. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Away from the
%@2@%%@CR:AX @%%@QR:ax@%%@AB@%ax%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or axe %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%axes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tool with a bladed head mounted on a handle,
used for felling or splitting lumber. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tool or weapon, such as a
battle-ax, similar to an ax. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A sudden termination of
employment: %@AI@%got the ax yesterday.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An abrupt or ruthless removal.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%axed%@AE@% %@AB@%axing%@AE@% %@AB@%axes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To use an ax. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To remove ruthlessly or
suddenly.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% have an ax to grind.%@AE@% To pursue a selfish or
subjective aim. [ME < OE %@AI@%aexa.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXEL @%%@QR:axel@%%@AB@%axel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A jump in figure skating with 11/2 turns in the air. [After %@AI@%Axel
%@2@%%@CR:AXENIC @%%@QR:axenic@%%@AB@%axenic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Free of symbionts or parasites; uncontaminated. %@AB@% axenically
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXES @%%@QR:axes@%%@AB@%axes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%axis%@BO: 14df90@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%ax%@BO: 14d064@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXIAL @%%@QR:axial@%%@AB@%axial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or forming an axis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Located on, around,
or in the direction of an axis. %@AB@% axiality %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% axially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXIL @%%@QR:axil@%%@AB@%axil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The angle between the upper surface of a leafstalk, flower
stalk, branch, or similar part, and the stem or axis from which it arises.
[Lat. %@AI@%axilla, %@AE@%armpit.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXILLA @%%@QR:axilla@%%@AB@%axilla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-illae%@AE@% The armpit or an analogous part. [Lat.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXILLAR @%%@QR:axillar@%%@AB@%axillar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Axillary. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the feathers in the axilla of a
bird's wing.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXILLARY @%%@QR:axillary@%%@AB@%axillary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Of, relating to, or near the axilla. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Botany. %@AE@%Of, pertaining to, or located in an axil: %@AI@%axillary buds.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl.
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% An axillar.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXIOLOGY @%%@QR:axiology@%%@AB@%axiology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Philosophy. %@AE@% The study of the nature of values and value
%@2@%%@CR:AXIOM @%%@QR:axiom@%%@AB@%axiom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A self-evident or universally recognized truth; maxim. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
established rule, principle, or law. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%%@AS@% Logic. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An
undemonstrated proposition concerning an undefined set of elements,
properties, functions, and relationships; postulate. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A self-evident or
%@2@%%@CR:AXIS @%%@QR:axis@%%@AB@%axis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%axes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A straight line about which a body or geometrical
object rotates or may be conceived to rotate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An
unlimited line, half-line, or line segment serving to orient a space or a
geometrical object, esp. a line about which the object is symmetrical. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
reference line from which distances or angles are measured in a coordinate
system. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A center line to which parts of a structure or body may be
referred. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An imaginary line to which elements of a work of art, as a
picture, are referred for measurement or symmetry. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
second cervical vertebra on which the head turns. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of various central
structures, as the spinal column, or standard abstract lines used as a
positional referent. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%The main stem or central part about which
organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%Axis%@AE@% The alliance
of Germany and Italy (1936), later including Japan and other nations, that
opposed the Allies in World War II. [ME < Lat.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXIS.DEER @%%@QR:axis deer@%%@AB@%axis deer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A deer, %@AI@%Axis axis,%@AE@% of central Asia, having a brown coat
with white spots. [Lat. %@AI@%axis, %@AE@%a kind of animal.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXITE @%%@QR:axite@%%@AB@%axite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% One of the terminal fibers of an %@AI@%axon%@BO: 14eb89@%%@AE@%. [ax(on) +
-ite.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXLE @%%@QR:axle@%%@AB@%axle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A supporting shaft or member upon which a wheel or wheels
revolve. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The spindle of an axletree. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Either end of an axletree.
[ME %@AI@%axel %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%eaxl.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXLETREE @%%@QR:axletree@%%@AB@%axletree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A crossbar or rod supporting a vehicle, as a cart, and
having terminal spindles on which the wheels revolve.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXMAN @%%@QR:axman@%%@AB@%axman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A man who wields an ax, esp. a worker who fells trees or chops
logs.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AXMINSTER @%%@QR:Axminster@%%@AB@%Axminster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A kind of carpet with stiff jute backing and long, soft
%@2@%%@CR:AYE @%%@QR:aye@%%@AB@%aye%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ay %@AE@%
%@AB@%aye(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An affirmative vote or voter. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Yes; yea. [Prob.
alteration of I.]
%@AB@%aye(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Always; ever. [ME %@AI@%ai %@AE@%< ON %@AI@%ei.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AYE.AYE @%%@QR:aye-aye@%%@AB@%aye-aye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lemur, %@AI@%Daubentonia madagascariensis,%@AE@% of Madagascar, having
large ears, a long, bushy tail, and rodentlike teeth. [Fr. < Malagasay
%@AI@%%@AI@%aiay, %@AE@%prob. imit. of its cry.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AYIN @%%@QR:ayin@%%@AB@%ayin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See table at %@AI@%alphabet%@BO: 851f0@%%@AE@%.
[Heb. %@AI@%"ayin.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AYMARA @%%@QR:Aymara@%%@AB@%Aymara%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Aymara%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ras %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An Indian people inhabiting Bolivia
and Peru. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of the Aymara. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The language of the Aymara. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
A language family consisting of Aymara. %@AB@% Aymaran %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AYRSHIRE @%%@QR:Ayrshire@%%@AB@%Ayrshire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a breed of brown and white dairy cattle originating
in Ayr, Scotland.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZ @%%@QR:az-@%%@AB@%az-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%azo-%@CF:AZO @%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZALEA @%%@QR:azalea@%%@AB@%azalea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of deciduous or evergreen shrubs, part of the
genus %@AI@%Rhododendron,%@AE@% of the North Temperate Zone, many of which are
cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers. [NLat. < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%azaleos,%@AE@% dry (so called because it grows in dry soil).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZAN @%%@QR:azan@%%@AB@%azan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Moslem summons to prayer, called by the muezzin from a
minaret of a mosque five times a day. [Ar. %@AI@%adhan %@AE@%< %@AI@%adhina, %@AE@%to proclaim.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZAZEL @%%@QR:Azazel@%%@AB@%Azazel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In ancient Hebrew tradition, the rebel leader of the angels
who seduced mankind. [Heb. %@AI@%"azazel.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZERBAIJANI @%%@QR:Azerbaijani@%%@AB@%Azerbaijani%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Azerbaijani%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nis %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of
Azerbaijan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Turkic language of Azerbaijan.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZILIAN @%%@QR:Azilian@%%@AB@%Azilian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaeology. %@AE@% Of or denoting a western European culture
following the %@AI@%Magdalenian%@BO: ae1e83@%%@AE@% era and preceding the Neolithic. [After le Mas
%@AI@%d'%@AI@%Azil, %@AE@%a village in France.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZIMUTH @%%@QR:azimuth@%%@AB@%azimuth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The horizontal angular distance from a fixed reference
direction to a position, object, or object referent, as to a great circle
intersecting a celestial body, usually measured clockwise in degrees along
the horizon from a point due south. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The lateral deviation of a
projectile or bomb. [ME %@AI@%azimut %@AE@%< OFr. < Ar. %@AI@%as-sumut%@AE@% : %@AI@%as,%@AE@% the + %@AI@%sumut,%@AE@% pl.
of %@AI@%samt,%@AE@% compass bearing.] %@AB@% azimuthal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% azimuthally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZIMUTHAL.EQUID @%%@QR:azimuthal equidistant projection@%%@AB@%azimuthal equidistant projection%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A map projection of the earth
designed so that a straight line from a given point on the map to any other
point gives the shortest distance between the two points.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZINE @%%@QR:azine@%%@AB@%azine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A six-membered heterocyclic compound containing one or more
atoms of nitrogen, such as pyridine.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZINE.DYE @%%@QR:azine dye@%%@AB@%azine dye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various dyes derived from %@AI@%phenazine%@BO: d99bd6@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZO1 @%%@QR:azo@%%@AB@%azo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Containing a nitrogen group. [< azo-.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:AZO2 @%%@QR:azo-@%%@AB@%azo-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or az- %@AE@% Containing a nitrogen group, esp. one attached at both ends
in a covalent bond to other groups: %@AI@%azole.%@AE@% [< Fr. %@AI@%azote, %@AE@%nitrogen : Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:AZURE @%%@QR:azure@%%@AB@%azure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A light purplish blue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An azure pigment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The blue sky.
%@2@%%@CR:B1 @%%@QR:b@%%@AB@%b%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or B %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%b's%@AE@% %@AB@% or B's %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The second letter of the modern English
alphabet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter %@AI@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%B%@AE@% A
human blood type of the %@AI@%ABO%@BO: a20c@%%@AE@% group. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The second in a series. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The
second-best or second-highest in quality or rank: %@AI@%grade B meat; a mark of B
%@AI@%on an English theme.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The seventh tone in the scale of C
major or the second tone in the relative minor scale. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The key or a scale
in which B is the tonic. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A written or printed note representing this
tone. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A string, key, or pipe tuned to the pitch of this tone.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:B2 @%%@QR:B@%%@AB@%B%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element boron.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BA @%%@QR:Ba@%%@AB@%Ba%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element barium.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAA @%%@QR:baa@%%@AB@%baa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%baaed%@AE@% %@AB@%baaing%@AE@% %@AB@%baas%@AE@% To make a bleating sound, as a sheep
does. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bleat of a sheep. [Imit.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAAL @%%@QR:Baal@%%@AB@%Baal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-als%@AE@% %@AB@% or -alim %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various local fertility and nature
gods of the ancient Semitic peoples considered to be false idols by the
Hebrews. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%baal%@AE@% A false god or idol. [Heb. %@AI@%ba'al, %@AE@%lord.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BABA @%%@QR:baba@%%@AB@%baba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A leavened rum cake. [Fr. < Pol.]
%@2@%%@CR:BABE @%%@QR:babe@%%@AB@%babe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A baby; infant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An innocent or naive person. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A young woman. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A person. [ME.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BABEL @%%@QR:Babel@%%@AB@%Babel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the site of a tower reaching to heaven
whose construction was interrupted by the confusion of tongues. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%babel%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A confusion of sounds or voices. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A scene of noise and confusion.
[Heb. %@AI@%Babhel %@AE@%< Akkadian %@AI@%Bab-ilu, %@AE@%gate of God.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BABESIA @%%@QR:babesia@%%@AB@%babesia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the family Babesiidae of parasitic sporozoans that
affect the blood of vertebrates, such as dogs and sheep. [NLat. %@AI@%Babesia,
%@AE@%genus name, after Victor %@AI@%Babes %@AE@%(1854-1926).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BABESIASIS @%%@QR:babesiasis@%%@AB@%babesiasis%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or babesiosis %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease or infection caused by babesia.
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%@2@%%@CR:BABIES.BREATH @%%@QR:babies'-breath@%%@AB@%babies'-breath%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%baby's-breath%@BO: 153237@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:BABIRUSA @%%@QR:babirussa@%%@AB@%babirussa%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or babiroussa %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wild pig, %@AI@%Babyrousa babyrussa,%@AE@% of the
East Indies, having long, upward-curving tusks in the male. [Malay %@AI@%babirusa
%@2@%%@CR:BABKA @%%@QR:babka@%%@AB@%babka%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and
raisins. [Pol.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BABOON @%%@QR:baboon@%%@AB@%baboon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several chiefly African monkeys of the genus %@AI@%Papio%@AE@%
(or %@AI@%Chaeropithecus%@AE@% ) and related genera, having an elongated, doglike
%@2@%%@CR:BABOONERY @%%@QR:baboonery@%%@AB@%baboonery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Behavior characteristic of boors.
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%@2@%%@CR:BABU @%%@QR:babu@%%@AB@%babu%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A form of address in Hindi equivalent to %@AI@%Mr.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A Hindu
clerk who is literate in English. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A native of India who has acquired
some superficial education in English. [Hindi %@AI@%babu, %@AE@%father.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BABUL @%%@QR:babul@%%@AB@%babul%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Acacia arabica,%@AE@% of northern Africa and India, that is a
source of gum arabic, of a hardwood, and of tannin. [Pers. %@AI@%babul%@AE@%.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BABUSHKA @%%@QR:babushka@%%@AB@%babushka%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman's head scarf, folded triangularly and worn tied
under the chin. [R., grandmother, dim. of %@AI@%baba, %@AE@%old woman.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BABY @%%@QR:baby@%%@AB@%baby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A very young child; infant. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The youngest
member of a family or group. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A very young animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An adult or young
person who behaves in an infantile way. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A girl or young woman.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An object of personal concern or interest. %@AI@%a baby girl; his baby
%@AI@%sister.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-bied%@AE@% %@AB@%-bying%@AE@% %@AB@%-bies%@AE@% To treat oversolicitously; coddle.
%@2@%%@CR:BABY.BLUE @%%@QR:baby blue@%%@AB@%baby blue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A very light to very pale greenish or purplish blue.
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%@2@%%@CR:BABY.BLUE.EYES @%%@QR:baby-blue-eyes@%%@AB@%baby-blue-eyes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A low-growing plant,Nemophila menziesii,of California,
having bell-shaped blue flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BABY.BOND @%%@QR:baby bond@%%@AB@%baby bond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bond issued in an amount less than one thousand dollars.
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%@2@%%@CR:BABY.GRAND @%%@QR:baby grand@%%@AB@%baby grand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small grand piano approximately five feet long.
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%@2@%%@CR:BABYLON @%%@QR:Babylon@%%@AB@%Babylon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A city or place of great luxury and often corruption. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Babylon, %@AE@%an ancient city of Babylonia, noted for its luxury.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BABYLONIAN @%%@QR:Babylonian@%%@AB@%Babylonian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to ancient Babylonia or Babylon or
their people, culture, or language. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterized by a luxurious,
pleasure-seeking, and often immoral way of life. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or
inhabitant of ancient Babylon or Babylonia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The form of Akkadian used in
ancient Babylonia.
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%@2@%%@CR:BABYS.BREATH @%%@QR:baby's-breath@%%@AB@%baby's-breath%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or babies'-breath %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Gypsophila,%@AE@%
esp. %@AI@%G. paniculatum,%@AE@% having numerous small white flowers in branching
clusters. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several plants similar to the baby's breath, with small
pleasantly scented flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BABY.SIT @%%@QR:baby-sit@%%@AB@%baby-sit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sat%@AE@% %@AB@%-sitting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sits%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To act as a baby sitter. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
take care of: %@AI@%babysit the children.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BABY.SITTER @%%@QR:baby sitter@%%@AB@%baby sitter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Someone engaged to care for one or more children when the
parents are not at home.
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%@2@%%@CR:BABY.TEARS @%%@QR:baby-tears@%%@AB@%baby-tears%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or baby's-tears %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A creeping plant,Helxine
soleirolii,native to Corsica, having numerous very small leaves and minute
green flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACCALAUREATE @%%@QR:baccalaureate@%%@AB@%baccalaureate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The degree of %@AI@%bachelor%@BO: 154678@%%@AE@%, conferred upon graduates of
most U.S. colleges and universities. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A farewell address in the form of a
sermon delivered to a graduating class. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%baccalaureatus %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%baccalarius, %@AE@%bachelor.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACCARAT @%%@QR:baccarat@%%@AB@%baccarat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A card game in which the winner is the player who holds two
or three cards totaling closest to nine. [Fr. %@AI@%baccara%@AE@%.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACCATE @%%@QR:baccate@%%@AB@%baccate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Bearing berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Resembling a berry in texture or
form. [< Lat. %@AI@%bacca, %@AE@%berry.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACCHAE @%%@QR:Bacchae@%%@AB@%Bacchae%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The priestesses and female followers of Bacchus. [Lat. <
Gk. %@AI@%bakkhai.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACCHANAL @%%@QR:bacchanal@%%@AB@%bacchanal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A participant in the Bacchanalia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%bacchanals%@AE@% The
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bacchanalia%@BO: 153cc8@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A drunken or riotous celebration. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A reveler. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of,
pertaining to, or typical of the worship of Bacchus. [Lat. %@AI@%bacchanalis, %@AE@%of
%@2@%%@CR:BACCHANALIA @%%@QR:bacchanalia@%%@AB@%bacchanalia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bacchanalia%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Bacchanalia%@AE@% The ancient Roman
festival in honor of Bacchus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A riotous or drunken festivity; orgy.
%@2@%%@CR:BACCHANT @%%@QR:bacchant@%%@AB@%bacchant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bacchants%@AE@% %@AB@% or bacchantes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A priest or votary of
Bacchus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A boisterous reveler. [Lat. %@AI@%bacchans, bacchant-, %@AE@%pr.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%bacchari, %@AE@%to celebrate the festival of Bacchus < %@AI@%Bacchus, Bakkhos, %@AE@%Bacchus
Gk.] %@AB@% bacchantic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACCHANTE @%%@QR:bacchante@%%@AB@%bacchante%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A priestess or female votary of Bacchus. [Fr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bacchans, %@AE@%bacchant.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACCHANTES @%%@QR:bacchantes@%%@AB@%bacchantes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%bacchant%@BO: 153e95@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACCHIC @%%@QR:Bacchic@%%@AB@%Bacchic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Bacchus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%bacchic%@AE@% Drunken and
carousing; bacchanalian.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACCHUS @%%@QR:Bacchus@%%@AB@%Bacchus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The god of grape-growing and of wine. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:BACCIFORM @%%@QR:bacciform@%%@AB@%bacciform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the shape of a berry. [Lat. %@AI@%bacca, %@AE@%berry + -form.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACH @%%@QR:bach@%%@AB@%bach%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or batch %@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bached%@AE@% %@AB@%baching%@AE@% %@AB@%baches%@AE@% %@AB@% or batched %@AE@%%@AB@% or batching %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%batches %@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To live alone and keep house as a bachelor. [Short for
bachelor.] %@AB@% bach %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACHELOR @%%@QR:bachelor@%%@AB@%bachelor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An unmarried man. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In feudal times, a young knight in
the service of another knight. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A college or university degree
signifying completion of the undergraduate curriculum and graduation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
person holding such a degree. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A young male fur seal who is kept from the
breeding territory by older males. [ME %@AI@%bacheler %@AE@%< OFr., squire < Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:BACHELORS.BUTTO @%%@QR:bachelor's-button@%%@AB@%bachelor's-button%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%cornflower%@BO: 425b34@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%daisy%@BO: 4a8f57@%%@AE@% (sense 2). %@AB@%3.
%@AE@% Any of several plants similar to the bachelor's-button, having buttonlike
flowers or flower heads.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACILLARY @%%@QR:bacillary@%%@AB@%bacillary%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bacillar %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Rod-shaped. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or
caused by bacilli. [< bacillus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACILLI @%%@QR:bacilli@%%@AB@%bacilli%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%bacillus%@BO: 154d6c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACILLOPHOBIA @%%@QR:bacillophobia@%%@AB@%bacillophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A psychologically aberrant fear of bacilli. [bacill(us)
+-phobia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACILLURIA @%%@QR:bacilluria@%%@AB@%bacilluria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The presence of bacilli in the urine. [bacill(us) +
-uria.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACILLUS @%%@QR:bacillus@%%@AB@%bacillus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cilli%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of
the genus %@AI@%Bacillus,%@AE@% often occurring in chainlike formations. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of
various bacteria, esp. a rod-shaped bacterium. [NLat. %@AI@%Bacillus, %@AE@%genus name
< LLat., little rod, dim. of %@AI@%baculum, %@AE@%rod.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACITRACIN @%%@QR:bacitracin@%%@AB@%bacitracin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antibiotic obtained from the bacterium %@AI@%Bacillus
%@AI@%subtilis%@AE@% and used externally as a salve. [baci(llus) + Margaret %@AI@%Trac(y), %@AE@%an
American child in whose blood it was first isolated + -in.]
%@AB@%back(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shallow vat or tub used chiefly by brewers. [Du. %@AI@%bak %@AE@%< Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bac, %@AE@%ferry boat < OFr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKACHE @%%@QR:backache@%%@AB@%backache%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pain or discomfort in the region of the spine or back.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKBENCHER @%%@QR:backbencher@%%@AB@%backbencher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A junior member of Parliament who sits
in the rear benches in the House of Commons behind government officeholders
and their counterparts in the opposition party.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKBITE @%%@QR:backbite@%%@AB@%backbite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bit%@AE@% %@AB@%-bitten%@AE@% %@AB@%-biting%@AE@% %@AB@%-bites%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To speak spitefully or
slanderously about (a person). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To speak spitefully or slanderously
about a person. %@AB@% backbiter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKBOARD @%%@QR:backboard@%%@AB@%backboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A board placed under or behind something to provide
firmness or support. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Basketball. %@AE@%The elevated vertical board from which
the basket projects.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKBONE @%%@QR:backbone@%%@AB@%backbone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The vertebrate spine or spinal column. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something, such
as the keel of a ship, that resembles a backbone in appearance or position.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A main support or major sustaining factor. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Strength of character;
%@2@%%@CR:BACKBREAKING @%%@QR:backbreaking@%%@AB@%backbreaking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Demanding great exertion, esp. physical exertion;
arduous. %@AB@% backbreaker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKCOUNTRY @%%@QR:backcountry@%%@AB@%backcountry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sparsely inhabited rural region.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKCOURT @%%@QR:backcourt@%%@AB@%backcourt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In tennis and other net games, the part of a court
between the service line and the base line. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In certain court games, such
as handball, the part of the playing area farthest from the goal or target
wall. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Basketball. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The half of the court that a team defends. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
part of a team that comprises the two guard positions. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The players in
these positions.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKCROSS @%%@QR:backcross@%%@AB@%backcross%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-crossed%@AE@% %@AB@%-crossing%@AE@% %@AB@%-crosses%@AE@% To mate (a first-generation
hybrid) with a parent or member of the parental stock. %@AB@% backcross %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKDOOR @%%@QR:backdoor@%%@AB@%backdoor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Secret or surreptitious; clandestine.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKDROP @%%@QR:backdrop@%%@AB@%backdrop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A painted curtain hung at the back of a stage set. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
setting, as of a historical event; background.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKER @%%@QR:backer@%%@AB@%backer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who supports or gives aid.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKFIELD @%%@QR:backfield@%%@AB@%backfield%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Football. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The players stationed behind the line of
scrimmage. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The positions filled by these players. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The area in which
the backfield lines up.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKFIRE @%%@QR:backfire@%%@AB@%backfire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fire started to extinguish an oncoming fire, as on a
prairie, by clearing an area in its path. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An explosion of prematurely
ignited fuel or of unburned exhaust gases in an internal-combustion engine.
-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fired%@AE@% %@AB@%-firing%@AE@% %@AB@%-fires%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To explode in or make the sound of a
backfire. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To produce an unexpected and undesired result.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACK.FORMATION @%%@QR:back-formation@%%@AB@%back-formation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A new word created by removing from
an existing word what is mistakenly thought to be an affix, as %@AI@%laze%@AE@% from
%@AI@%%@AI@%lazy%@AE@% or %@AI@%edit%@AE@% from %@AI@%editor.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The process of forming words by
back-formation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKGAMMON @%%@QR:backgammon@%%@AB@%backgammon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A board game for two persons, played with pieces whose
moves are determined by throws of dice. [back + gammon1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKGROUND @%%@QR:background@%%@AB@%background%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The ground located behind something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The part of a
pictorial representation that appears as if in the distance and provides
relief for objects in the foreground. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A position of relative
inconspicuousness or unimportance. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The circumstances and events
surrounding or leading up to something. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A person's total experience,
education, and knowledge. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Subdued music played esp. as an accompaniment
to dialogue in a dramatic performance. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Sound or radiation present at a
relatively constant low level at a specific location.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKGROUNDER @%%@QR:backgrounder@%%@AB@%backgrounder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An informal meeting at which an official
provides background information, as to news reporters, about a governmental
issue.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKHAND @%%@QR:backhand@%%@AB@%backhand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@%A stroke or motion, as of a racket, made with
the back of the hand facing outward and the arm moving forward. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Handwriting characterized by letters that slant to the left. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% With a
backhanded stroke or motion. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-handed%@AE@% %@AB@%-handing%@AE@% %@AB@%-hands%@AE@% To perform,
catch, or hit backhand.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKHANDED @%%@QR:backhanded@%%@AB@%backhanded%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made with or using a backhand. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Oblique or
%@2@%%@CR:BACKING @%%@QR:backing@%%@AB@%backing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something forming a back. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Support or aid. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Approval or endorsement.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKLASH @%%@QR:backlash@%%@AB@%backlash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sudden or violent backward whipping motion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
antagonistic reaction to a prior action. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A snarl in the part of a
fishing line wound around the reel. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The play resulting from loose
connections between gears or other mechanical elements.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKLOG @%%@QR:backlog@%%@AB@%backlog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large log at the back of a fire in a fireplace. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
reserve supply or source. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An accumulation, esp. of unfinished work or
unfilled orders. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-logged%@AE@% %@AB@%-logging%@AE@% %@AB@%-logs%@AE@% To acquire as or
become a backlog.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACK.MATTER @%%@QR:back matter@%%@AB@%back matter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Material, such as an index or appendix, that follows the
main body of a book.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BACK.MUTATION @%%@QR:back mutation@%%@AB@%back mutation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A reversal process whereby a gene that has undergone
mutation returns to its previous state. %@AB@% back-mutate %@AE@%%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-tates%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKPACK @%%@QR:backpack@%%@AB@%backpack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A knapsack, often mounted on a lightweight frame, that is
worn on the back to carry camping supplies. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A piece of equipment made
for use while being carried on the back. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-packed%@AE@% %@AB@%-packing%@AE@% %@AB@%-packs%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To hike while carrying a backpack. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To carry in a backpack. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BACKPEDAL @%%@QR:backpedal@%%@AB@%backpedal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-aled%@AE@% %@AB@%-aling%@AE@% %@AB@%-als%@AE@% %@AB@% or -alled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -alling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -als %@AE@% To
move backward or withdraw: %@AI@%He later backpedaled on the issue.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKREST @%%@QR:backrest@%%@AB@%backrest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rest for the back.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKRUSH @%%@QR:backrush@%%@AB@%backrush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The seaward return of water after the landward motion of a
wave.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKSAW @%%@QR:backsaw@%%@AB@%backsaw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A saw that is reinforced by a metal band along its back edge.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BACKSCATTER @%%@QR:backscatter@%%@AB@%backscatter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The deflection of waves or particles through angles
greater than 90 degrees by electromagnetic or nuclear forces. %@AB@% backscatter
%@2@%%@CR:BACK.SEAT @%%@QR:back seat@%%@AB@%back seat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A seat in the back, esp. of a vehicle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A
subordinate position.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BACK.SEAT.DRIVE @%%@QR:back-seat driver@%%@AB@%back-seat driver%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An automobile passenger who constantly
advises, corrects, or nags the driver. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who persists in giving
unsolicited advice.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKSET @%%@QR:backset@%%@AB@%backset%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A setback; reversal.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKSIDE @%%@QR:backside@%%@AB@%backside%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The buttocks; rump.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BACKSLAP @%%@QR:backslap@%%@AB@%backslap%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-slapped%@AE@% %@AB@%-slapping%@AE@% %@AB@%-slaps%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To demonstrate effusive good
will for. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To demonstrate effusive good will. %@AB@% backslapper %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BACKSLIDE @%%@QR:backslide@%%@AB@%backslide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-slid%@AE@% , -slid or -slidden , -sliding, -slides. To
revert to sin or wrongdoing, esp. in religious practice. %@AB@% backslider %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BACKSPIN @%%@QR:backspin@%%@AB@%backspin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A spin that tends to retard, arrest, or reverse the linear
motion of an object, esp. of a ball.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKSTAGE @%%@QR:backstage@%%@AB@%backstage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In or toward the area, esp. the dressing rooms, behind
the performing area in a theater. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Secretly; privately. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of,
pertaining to, occurring in, or situated behind the performing area of a
theater. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Not open or known to the public; private or concealed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BACKSTAIRS @%%@QR:backstairs@%%@AB@%backstairs%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or backstair %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Furtively carried on; clandestine:
%@AI@%%@AI@%backstairs gossip.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKSTAY @%%@QR:backstay@%%@AB@%backstay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%A rope or shroud extending from the top of a
mast aft to the ship's side or stern to help support the mast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
supporting device at or for the back of something.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BACKSTITCH @%%@QR:backstitch@%%@AB@%backstitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stitch made by inserting the needle at the midpoint of a
preceding stitch so that the stitches overlap by half lengths. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-stitched%@AE@% %@AB@%-stitching%@AE@% %@AB@%-stitches%@AE@% To sew with backstitches.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BACKSTOP @%%@QR:backstop@%%@AB@%backstop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A screen or fence used to prevent a ball from being
thrown or hit far out of a playing area, as in baseball. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@%A
catcher. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-stopped%@AE@% %@AB@%-stopping%@AE@% %@AB@%-stops%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To serve as a backstop for.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To support. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To substitute for (another) in an emergency.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACK.STREET @%%@QR:back-street@%%@AB@%back-street%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Clandestine: %@AI@%a back-street love affair.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKSTRETCH @%%@QR:backstretch@%%@AB@%backstretch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The part of an oval racecourse farthest from the
spectators and opposite the homestretch.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKSTROKE @%%@QR:backstroke@%%@AB@%backstroke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A backhanded stroke. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A swimming stroke executed with
the swimmer on his back.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKSWEPT @%%@QR:backswept@%%@AB@%backswept%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Swept or angled backward.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKSWIMMER @%%@QR:backswimmer@%%@AB@%backswimmer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various insects of the family Notonectidae that
swim or float on their backs.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKSWORD @%%@QR:backsword@%%@AB@%backsword%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sword with only one cutting edge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%singlestick%@BO: 1101a10@%%@AE@%
(sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:BACK.TALK @%%@QR:back talk@%%@AB@%back talk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An insolent or impudent retort.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKTRACK @%%@QR:backtrack@%%@AB@%backtrack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tracked%@AE@% %@AB@%-tracking%@AE@% %@AB@%-tracks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To go back over the
course by which one has come. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To reverse one's position or policy.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACK.UP @%%@QR:back-up@%%@AB@%back-up%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A reserve or substitute. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Support or backing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
background accompaniment, as for a musical performer. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Extra;
standby: %@AI@%a back-up pilot.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKWARD @%%@QR:backward@%%@AB@%backward%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To or toward the back. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% With the back leading. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In
a reverse manner or order. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To, toward, or into the past. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Toward a
worse condition. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Directed or facing toward the back. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Done or
arranged in a reverse manner or order. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Behind others in progress or
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The adverb may be spelled %@AI@%backward %@AE@% or %@AI@%backwards, %@AE@% and the
forms are interchangeable: %@AI@%stepped backward; a mirror facing backwards. %@AE@%
Only %@AI@%backward %@AE@% is an adjective: %@AI@%a backward view.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKWASH @%%@QR:backwash@%%@AB@%backwash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A backward flow of water, as from the action of oars. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A backward flow of air, as from the propeller of an airplane. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A result
of an event; aftermath.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACKWATER @%%@QR:backwater@%%@AB@%backwater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Water held or pushed back by or as if by a dam or
current. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A body of water thus formed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place or situation regarded
as stagnant or backward: %@AI@%a cultural backwater.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BACTERIOSTASIS @%%@QR:bacteriostasis@%%@AB@%bacteriostasis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% The arrestment or inhibition of bacterial
growth without killing the bacteria. %@AB@% bacteriostatic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%bacteriostatically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACTERIOSTAT @%%@QR:bacteriostat@%%@AB@%bacteriostat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An agent that produces bacteriostasis.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACTERIUM @%%@QR:bacterium@%%@AB@%bacterium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ria%@AE@% Any of numerous unicellular microorganisms of the
class Schizomycetes, occurring in a wide variety of forms, existing either
as free-living organisms or as parasites, and having a wide range of
biochemical, often pathogenic properties. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%bakterion,%@AE@% little
%@2@%%@CR:BACTERIURIA @%%@QR:bacteriuria@%%@AB@%bacteriuria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The presence of bacteria in the urine.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACTERIZE @%%@QR:bacterize@%%@AB@%bacterize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rized%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizes%@AE@% To change or cause a change in by
means of bacteria. %@AB@% bacterization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BACTEROID @%%@QR:bacteroid@%%@AB@%bacteroid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Resembling bacteria in appearance or action. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of
various structurally modified bacteria, such as those occurring on the
roots of leguminous plants.
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%@2@%%@CR:BACTRIAN.CAMEL @%%@QR:Bactrian camel@%%@AB@%Bactrian camel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A two-humped camel, %@AI@%Camelus bactrianus,%@AE@% native to
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%bad%@BO: 15b7cc@%%@AE@% %@AI@%evil%@BO: 669206@%%@AE@% %@AI@%wicked%@BO: 14cf30b@%%@AE@% These terms are compared as they pertain to
departure from moral or ethical standards. %@AI@%Bad%@BO: 15b7cc@%%@AE@% is most inclusive and
generally weakest, although it can be applied with great stress. %@AI@%Evil%@BO: 669206@%%@AE@%
emphasizes inherent capacity for harm or corruptive influence, and thereby
more directly implies moral transgression. %@AI@%Wicked%@BO: 14cf30b@%%@AE@% pertains not only to
potential for wrong but to premeditated practice of it.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The adverb %@AI@%badly %@AE@% is often used idiomatically as an adjective
in sentences like %@AI@%I felt badly about the whole affair, %@AE@% where grammar would
seem to require %@AI@%bad. %@AE@% This usage is parallel to the use of the adverb %@AI@%well %@AE@%
in sentences like %@AI@%you're looking well, %@AE@% however, and is accepted by a
majority of the Usage Panel. The use of %@AI@%bad %@AE@% and %@AI@%good %@AE@% as adverbs, while
common in informal speech, should be avoided in writing. Formal usage
%@AB@%bad(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A past tense of %@AI@%bid%@BO: 1c3f2c@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAD.BLOOD @%%@QR:bad blood@%%@AB@%bad blood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Bitterness between persons.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BADDERLOCKS @%%@QR:badderlocks@%%@AB@%badderlocks%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% (used with a sing. or pl. verb).An edible seaweed, %@AI@%Alaria
%@AI@%esculenta,%@AE@% having long, yellowish-green fronds. [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BADE @%%@QR:bade@%%@AB@%bade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense of %@AI@%bid%@BO: 1c3f2c@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BADGE @%%@QR:badge@%%@AB@%badge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A device or emblem worn as an insignia of rank, office,
or membership in an organization. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An emblem given as an award or honor.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A characteristic mark or sign. [ME %@AI@%bagge.%@AE@%] %@AB@% badge %@AE@%%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%badged%@AE@% %@AB@%badging%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%badges%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BADGER @%%@QR:badger@%%@AB@%badger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of several carnivorous, burrowing animals of the
family Mustelidae, such as %@AI@%Meles meles,%@AE@% of Eurasia, or %@AI@%Taxidea taxus,%@AE@% of
North America, having short legs, long claws on the front feet, and a
heavy, grizzled coat. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The fur or hair of a badger. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Any of several
mammals related to or resembling the badger, such as the %@AI@%honey badger%@BO: 15c699@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Badger%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Wisconsin. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-ers%@AE@% To harry persistently; pester. [Orig. unknown.]
%@2@%%@CR:BADLANDS @%%@QR:badlands@%%@AB@%badlands%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% An area of barren land characterized by roughly eroded
ridges, peaks, and mesas.
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%@2@%%@CR:BADLY @%%@QR:badly@%%@AB@%badly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In a bad manner. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Very much; greatly. -See Usage note at
%@AI@%bad1%@BO: 15b7cc@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BADMINTON @%%@QR:badminton@%%@AB@%badminton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A game played by volleying a shuttlecock back and forth
over a high, narrow net by means of a light, long-handled racket. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Badminton, %@AE@%the Duke of Beaufort's country seat in Gloucestershire,
England.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BADMOUTH @%%@QR:badmouth@%%@AB@%badmouth%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bad-mouth %@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mouthed%@AE@% %@AB@%-mouthing%@AE@% %@AB@%-mouths%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To
criticize or disparage, often spitefully or unfairly; run down.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAEDEKER @%%@QR:Baedeker@%%@AB@%Baedeker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A guidebook. [After Karl %@AI@%Baedeker %@AE@%(1801-1859), publisher of
guidebooks to Europe.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAFFLE @%%@QR:baffle@%%@AB@%baffle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fled%@AE@% %@AB@%-fling%@AE@% %@AB@%-fles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To frustrate or check (a person) as
by confusing or perplexing; stymie. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To impede the force or movement of.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A usually static device that regulates the flow of a fluid or
light. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A partition that prevents interference between sound waves in a
%@2@%%@CR:BAG @%%@QR:bag@%%@AB@%bag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A container in the form of a sack or pouch usually made
from a flexible material such as paper or leather. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A handbag; purse. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
A suitcase, satchel, or other piece of hand luggage. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% An organic sac or
pouch, such as the udder of a cow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resembling a bag or pouch.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%The bulging part of a sail. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The amount held in a bag;
bagful. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An amount of game taken or legally permitted to be taken. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Baseball. %@AE@%A base. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An area of interest or skill: %@AI@%Cooking is not
%@AI@%my bag.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bagged%@AE@% %@AB@%bagging%@AE@% %@AB@%bags%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put into a bag. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause
to bulge like a bag. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To capture or kill as game. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To gain
possession of; capture. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hang loosely. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To swell out; bulge.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% bag and baggage.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% With all one's belongings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Entirely; completely.%@AB@% in the bag.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Assured of a successful outcome;
virtually accomplished or won. [ME %@AI@%bagge %@AE@%< ON %@AI@%baggi.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAGASSE @%%@QR:bagasse@%%@AB@%bagasse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The dry pulp remaining from sugar cane after the juice has
been extracted. [Fr. < Sp. %@AI@%bagazo, %@AE@%dregs < Lat. %@AI@%baca, %@AE@%berry.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAGATELLE @%%@QR:bagatelle@%%@AB@%bagatelle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An unimportant or insignificant thing; trifle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A game
played on an oblong table with a cue and balls. [Fr. < Ital., %@AI@%bagatella,
%@AE@%poss. < Lat. %@AI@%baca, %@AE@%berry.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAGEL @%%@QR:bagel@%%@AB@%bagel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A glazed ring-shaped roll with a tough, chewy texture. [Yiddish
%@2@%%@CR:BAG.LADY @%%@QR:bag lady@%%@AB@%bag lady%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A homeless woman esp. one in a big city, who carries all her
possessions in a shopping bag.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAGMAN @%%@QR:bagman@%%@AB@%bagman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A person who collects money for racketeers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% A traveling salesman.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAGNIO @%%@QR:bagnio@%%@AB@%bagnio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gnios%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brothel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A prison for slaves in
the Orient. [Ital. %@AI@%bagno, %@AE@%bath < Lat. %@AI@%balneum %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%balaneion.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAGPIPE @%%@QR:bagpipe@%%@AB@%bagpipe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%bagpipes%@AE@% A musical instrument having a flexible bag inflated
either by a tube with valves or by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe, and
from one to four drone pipes. %@AB@% bagpiper %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAGUETTE @%%@QR:baguette@%%@AB@%baguette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A gem cut in the form of a narrow rectangle. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
form of such a gem. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%A narrow, convex molding. [Fr., rod <
Ital. %@AI@%bacchetta, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%bacchio, %@AE@%rod < Lat. %@AI@%baculum, %@AE@%stick.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAGWIG @%%@QR:bagwig@%%@AB@%bagwig%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wig with the back hair encased in a small silk sack, worn in
the 18th century.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAGWORM @%%@QR:bagworm@%%@AB@%bagworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The larva of any of several moths of the family Psychidae
that encloses itself in a characteristic fibrous case and feeds upon and
destroys tree foliage.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAH @%%@QR:bah@%%@AB@%bah%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to express impatient rejection or contempt.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAHAI @%%@QR:Bahai@%%@AB@%Bahai%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or designating a religion founded in 1863
in Iran and emphasizing the spiritual unity of all mankind. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A teacher
of or believer in the Bahai faith. [Pers. %@AI@%baha'i, %@AE@%of glory < %@AI@%baha-, %@AE@%glory.]
%@2@%%@CR:BAHASA.INDONESI @%%@QR:Bahasa Indonesia@%%@AB@%Bahasa Indonesia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dialect of Malay that is the official language of
the Republic of Indonesia. [Indonesian, Indonesian language.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAHT @%%@QR:baht@%%@AB@%baht%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bahts%@AE@% %@AB@% or baht %@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@%. [Thai, %@AI@%bat.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bail(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release
of an arrested person as a guarantee of his appearance for trial. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Release from imprisonment provided by the payment of bail. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person who
provides bail. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bailed%@AE@% %@AB@%bailing%@AE@% %@AB@%bails%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To secure the release of
by providing bail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To release (a person) for whom bail has been paid. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To extricate from a difficult situation: %@AI@%always bailing her out
%@AI@%of trouble.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To transfer (property) to another for a special purpose but
without permanent transference of ownership. [ME %@AI@%baile, %@AE@%custody < OFr. %@AI@%bail
%@AI@%%@AE@%< %@AI@%baillier, %@AE@%to take charge of < Lat. %@AI@%bajulare, %@AE@%to carry a load < %@AI@%bajulus%@AE@%,
carrier of a burden.] %@AB@% bailer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%bail(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bailed%@AE@% %@AB@%bailing%@AE@% %@AB@%bails%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove (water) from a boat by
repeatedly filling a container and emptying it over the side. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To empty
(a boat) of water by bailing. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To empty a boat of water by bailing.%@AS@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bail out.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To parachute from an aircraft. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To
abandon a project or enterprise. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A container used for bailing. [< ME
%@AB@%bail(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The arched, hooplike handle of a container, as a pail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An arch or hoop, such as those used to support the top of a covered wagon.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A hinged bar on a typewriter that holds the paper against the platen.
[ME %@AI@%baill %@AE@%prob. < ON %@AI@%beygla.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bail(4)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A pole or bar used to confine or separate
animals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In cricket, one of the two crossbars that form the top of a
wicket. [ME, bailey.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAILABLE @%%@QR:bailable@%%@AB@%bailable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Eligible for bail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Allowing or admitting of bail: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%bailable offense.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAILEE @%%@QR:bailee@%%@AB@%bailee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person to whom property is bailed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAILEY @%%@QR:bailey@%%@AB@%bailey%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-leys%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The outer wall of a castle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The space enclosed
by a bailey. [ME %@AI@%baille %@AE@%< OFr.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAILEY.BRIDGE @%%@QR:Bailey bridge@%%@AB@%Bailey bridge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A steel bridge designed to be shipped in parts and
assembled rapidly. [After Sir Donald %@AI@%Bailey %@AE@%(b. 1901).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAILIE @%%@QR:bailie@%%@AB@%bailie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Scottish municipal officer corresponding to an English
%@2@%%@CR:BAILIFF @%%@QR:bailiff@%%@AB@%bailiff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A court attendant entrusted with such duties as the
maintenance of order in a courtroom during a trial. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An official who
assists a British sheriff and who has the power to execute writs,
processes, and arrests. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% An overseer of an estate;
steward. [ME %@AI@%baillif %@AE@%< OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%bajulivus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bajulus, %@AE@%carrier.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAILIWICK @%%@QR:bailiwick@%%@AB@%bailiwick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The office or district of a bailiff. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person's
specific area of interest, skill, or authority. [ME %@AI@%bailliwik %@AE@%: %@AI@%baillif,
%@AE@%bailiff + %@AI@%wik,%@AE@% town < OE %@AI@%wic %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%vicus.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAILMENT @%%@QR:bailment@%%@AB@%bailment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of providing bail for an accused
person. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of delivering goods or personal property to another in
trust.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAILOR @%%@QR:bailor@%%@AB@%bailor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A person who bails property to another.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAILOUT @%%@QR:bailout@%%@AB@%bailout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rescue from financial difficulties.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAILSMAN @%%@QR:bailsman@%%@AB@%bailsman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% One who provides bail or security for another.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAIN.MARIE @%%@QR:bain-marie@%%@AB@%bain-marie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bains-marie%@AE@% A device consisting of a large pan
containing hot water in which smaller pans may be set to cook slowly or
keep warm. [Fr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%balneum Mariae, %@AE@%bath of Mary.]
%@AB@%bait(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Food or other lure placed on a hook or in a trap and
used in the taking of fish, birds, or other animals. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something, as a
worm, used for this purpose. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An enticement; temptation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A
stop for food or rest during a trip. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%baited%@AE@% %@AB@%baiting%@AE@% %@AB@%baits%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
place bait in (a trap) or on (a fishing hook). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To lure or entice, esp.
by trickery or strategy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To set dogs upon (a chained animal, for
example) for sport. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To attack or torment, esp. with persistent insult,
criticism, or ridicule. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To tease. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To feed (an animal) esp. on a
journey. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To stop for food or rest during a trip. [ME,
partly < ON %@AI@%beita, %@AE@%to hunt with dogs, and partly < ON %@AI@%beita, %@AE@%food.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%baiter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The word %@AI@%bait %@AE@% is sometimes used improperly for %@AI@%bate %@AE@% in the
phrase %@AI@%bated breath.%@AE@%
%@AB@%bait(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bate2%@BO: 187a96@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAIT.AND.SWITCH @%%@QR:bait and switch@%%@AB@%bait and switch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sales tactic in which a bargain-priced item is used
to attract customers who are then encouraged to purchase a more expensive
similar item.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAIZA @%%@QR:baiza@%%@AB@%baiza%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@%. [Ar. < Hindi %@AI@%paisa.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAIZE @%%@QR:baize@%%@AB@%baize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cotton or woolen material napped to imitate felt. [Fr. %@AI@%baies
%@AE@%< %@AI@%bai,%@AE@% bay-colored < Lat. %@AI@%badius.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAKE @%%@QR:bake@%%@AB@%bake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%baked%@AE@% %@AB@%baking%@AE@% %@AB@%bakes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cook (food) with dry heat, esp.
in an oven. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To harden or dry by subjecting to heat in or as if in an
oven. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cook food by baking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become baked. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
The act or process of baking. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An amount baked. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A social gathering at
which food is baked and served. [ME %@AI@%baken %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%bacan.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAKELITE @%%@QR:Bakelite@%%@AB@%Bakelite%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for any of a group of thermosetting plastics having
high chemical and electrical resistance and used in a variety of
manufactured articles.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAKER @%%@QR:baker@%%@AB@%baker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who bakes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A portable oven.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAKERS.DOZEN @%%@QR:baker's dozen@%%@AB@%baker's dozen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A group of 13. [From the former custom of bakers to add
an extra roll as a safeguard against the possibility of 12 weighing light.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAKERY @%%@QR:bakery@%%@AB@%bakery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A place where products such as bread, cake, and
pastries are baked or sold.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAKESHOP @%%@QR:bakeshop@%%@AB@%bakeshop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bakery%@BO: 160d8f@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAKING @%%@QR:baking@%%@AB@%baking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of baking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An amount baked.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAKING.POWDER @%%@QR:baking powder@%%@AB@%baking powder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various mixtures of baking soda, starch, and at
least one slightly acidic compound such as cream of tartar, used as a
%@2@%%@CR:BAKLAVA @%%@QR:baklava@%%@AB@%baklava%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dessert made of paper-thin layers of pastry, chopped nuts,
and honey. [Turk.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAKSHEESH @%%@QR:baksheesh@%%@AB@%baksheesh%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%baksheesh%@AE@% In some Near Eastern countries, a gratuity;
%@AB@%%@AB@%-ances%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To weigh in or as if in a balance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To compare by or as
if by weighing in the mind. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To bring into or maintain in a state of
equilibrium. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To act as an equalizing weight or force to; counterbalance.
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Accounting. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To compute the difference between the debits and
credits of (an account). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To reconcile or equalize the sums of the debits
and credits of (an account). %@AB@%c.%@AE@% To settle by paying what is owed. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To
bring into or keep in equal or satisfying proportion or harmony. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@%To bring (an equation) into mathematical balance. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chemistry. %@AE@%To bring (a chemical equation) into chemical balance. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To move
toward and then away from (a dance partner). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be in or come
into equilibrium. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be equal or equivalent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To sway or waver as if
losing or regaining equilibrium. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To move toward and then away from a
dance partner.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in the balance. .%@AE@% In an undetermined and often
critical position. [ME %@AI@%balaunce%@AE@% < OFr. < VLat. *%@AI@%bilancia%@AE@%, having two scale
pans < Lat. %@AI@%bilanx %@AE@%: %@AI@%bi-,%@AE@% two + %@AI@%lanx,%@AE@% scale.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BALANCE.BEAM @%%@QR:balance beam@%%@AB@%balance beam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A narrow horizontal wooden beam raised about four
feet above the floor that is used in gymnastic competition for balancing
exercises. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A competitive gymnastics event in which various balancing
feats are performed on the balance beam.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALANCE.OF.PAYM @%%@QR:balance of payments@%%@AB@%balance of payments%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A systematic record of a nation's total payments
to foreign countries, including the price of imports, the outflow of
capital and gold, and the total receipts from abroad, including the price
of exports and the inflow of capital and gold.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALANCE.OF.POWE @%%@QR:balance of power@%%@AB@%balance of power%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A distribution of power whereby no one nation is
able to dominate or interfere with others.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALANCE.OF.TRAD @%%@QR:balance of trade@%%@AB@%balance of trade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The difference in value between the total exports
and total imports of a nation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALANCER @%%@QR:balancer@%%@AB@%balancer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that balances. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%halter%@BO: 850ee5@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BALANCE.SHEET @%%@QR:balance sheet@%%@AB@%balance sheet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A statement of the assets and liabilities of a business
or individual at a specified date.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALANCE.WHEEL @%%@QR:balance wheel@%%@AB@%balance wheel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wheel that regulates rate of movement in machine
parts, as in a watch.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALAS @%%@QR:balas@%%@AB@%balas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rose-red to orange spinel. [ME < OF %@AI@%balais %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%balascus %@AE@%< Ar. %@AI@%balakhsh%@AE@% < Pers. %@AI@%Badhakhshan,%@AE@% a region in Afghanistan.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALATA @%%@QR:balata@%%@AB@%balata%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tropical American tree, %@AI@%Manilkara bidentata%@AE@% (or %@AI@%Mimusops
%@AI@%balata%@AE@% ), that yields a latexlike sap. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tough, nonelastic, rubberlike
gum obtained from the sap of the balata and used for golf-ball covers,
industrial belting, and gaskets. [Am. Sp. (West Indies), of Cariban orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALBOA @%%@QR:balboa@%%@AB@%balboa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@%. [After Vasco Nunez de %@AI@%Balboa%@AE@%
(1475-1519).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALBRIGGAN @%%@QR:balbriggan@%%@AB@%balbriggan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A knitted unbleached-cotton underwear fabric. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Balbriggan, %@AE@%Ireland.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALCONY @%%@QR:balcony@%%@AB@%balcony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A platform that projects from the wall of a
building and is surrounded by a railing, balustrade, or parapet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
gallery that projects over the main floor in a theater or auditorium.
[Ital. %@AI@%balcone %@AE@%< OItal., scaffold, of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALD @%%@QR:bald@%%@AB@%bald%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Lacking hair on the top of the head. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lacking a
natural or usual covering: %@AI@%a bald spot on the lawn.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having white
feathers or markings on the head. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Lacking ornament; unadorned. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BALDACHIN @%%@QR:baldachin@%%@AB@%baldachin%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or baldachino %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-chins%@AE@% %@AB@% or -chinos %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rich fabric of
silk and gold brocade. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A canopy of fabric carried in church processions
or placed over an altar, throne, or dais. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%A stone or
marble structure built in the form of a canopy, esp. over the altar of a
%@2@%%@CR:BALD.CYPRESS @%%@QR:bald cypress@%%@AB@%bald cypress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cone-bearing but deciduous tree, %@AI@%Taxodium distichum,%@AE@%
of the southeastern United States, growing in swamps and damp ground.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALD.EAGLE @%%@QR:bald eagle@%%@AB@%bald eagle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American eagle, %@AI@%Haliaeetus leucocephalus,%@AE@% having a
%@2@%%@CR:BALDHEAD @%%@QR:baldhead@%%@AB@%baldhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person whose head is bald. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several birds
%@2@%%@CR:BALEFUL @%%@QR:baleful@%%@AB@%baleful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Harmful or malignant in intent or effect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Portending
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Baleful %@AE@% and %@AI@%baneful %@AE@% overlap in meaning, but %@AI@%baleful %@AE@% usually
applies to that which menaces or foreshadows evil: %@AI@%a baleful look. Baneful %@AE@%
is said most often of that which is actually harmful or destructive:
%@AI@%%@AI@%baneful effects of his foreign policy.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BALINESE @%%@QR:Balinese@%%@AB@%Balinese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Bali. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Indonesian
language of Bali. %@AB@% Balinese %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BALK @%%@QR:balk@%%@AB@%balk%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or baulk %@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%balked%@AE@% %@AB@%balking%@AE@% %@AB@%balks%@AE@% %@AB@% or baulked %@AE@%%@AB@% or baulking %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%baulks %@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To stop short and refuse to go on. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To refuse
obstinately or abruptly: %@AI@%balked at the very idea of compromise.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To
make an illegal motion before pitching a baseball. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% In other sports, to
make an incomplete or misleading motion. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put obstacles in the
way of; check or thwart. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To let go by; miss. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To move one or
more baseball runners ahead one base by balking. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hindrance,
check, or defeat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@%An incomplete or misleading motion, esp. an
illegal move made by a baseball pitcher. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An unplowed strip of land.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A ridge between furrows. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A wooden beam or rafter. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% One of the
spaces between the cushion and the balk line on a billiard table. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%balken, %@AE@%to plow up in ridges < %@AI@%balk, %@AE@%ridge < OE %@AI@%balc.%@AE@%] %@AB@% balker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BALKAN @%%@QR:Balkan@%%@AB@%Balkan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Balkan Peninsula or the Balkan
Mountains. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALKANIZE @%%@QR:Balkanize@%%@AB@%Balkanize%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or balkanize %@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To divide (a region or
territory) into small, often hostile units. [From the political division of
the Balkans in the early 20th cent.] %@AB@% Balkanization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BALK.LINE @%%@QR:balk line@%%@AB@%balk line%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or balkline %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A line parallel to one end of a billiard table
from behind which opening shots with the cue ball are made.
%@AB@%ball(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A spherical or almost spherical body. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A spherical
entity: %@AI@%a ball of flame.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of various rounded movable objects
used in sports and games. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A game, esp. baseball, played with such an
object. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A ball moving, thrown, hit, or kicked in a particular manner: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%low ball; a fair ball.%@AE@% %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A pitched baseball not swung at by the batter
that does not pass through the strike zone. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A solid projectile of
spherical or pointed shape, as that shot from a cannon. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Projectiles of
this kind collectively. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A rounded part or protuberance, esp. of the
body: %@AI@%the ball of the foot.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%balls%@AE@% %@AS@% Vulgar.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% The testicles. %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% Courage, esp. of a reckless or presumptuous nature. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%balled%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%balling%@AE@% %@AB@%balls%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To form into a ball. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Vulgar.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To have
sexual intercourse with. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become formed into a ball. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Vulgar.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To have sexual intercourse.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% ball up.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@%
To confuse or bungle.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% on the ball.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Alert, competent, or
efficient. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having qualities, as competence, that might assure success:
%@AI@%%@AI@%had a lot on the ball; had nothing on the ball.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%bal %@AE@%< ON %@AI@%bollr.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%ball(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A formal gathering for social dancing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A very
enjoyable time or experience. [Fr. %@AI@%bal %@AE@%< OFr. < %@AI@%baller, %@AE@%to dance < LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:BALLAD.STANZA @%%@QR:ballad stanza@%%@AB@%ballad stanza%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A four-line stanza often used in ballads, rhyming in
the second and fourth lines and having four metrical feet in the first and
third lines and three in the second and fourth.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALL.AND.SOCKET @%%@QR:ball-and-socket joint@%%@AB@%ball-and-socket joint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A joint consisting of a spherical knob or
knoblike part fitted into a socket so that some degree of motion is
possible in nearly any direction.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALLAST @%%@QR:ballast@%%@AB@%ballast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship or the
gondola of a balloon to enhance stability. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Coarse gravel or crushed rock
laid to form a bed for roads or railroads. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that gives
stability, esp. in character. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lasted%@AE@% %@AB@%-lasting%@AE@% %@AB@%-lasts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
stabilize or provide with ballast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fill (a railroad bed) or as if
with with ballast. [Perh. < OSwed. or ODan. %@AI@%barlast %@AE@%: %@AI@%bar,%@AE@% bare + %@AI@%last,%@AE@%
load.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALL.BEARING @%%@QR:ball bearing@%%@AB@%ball bearing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A friction-reducing bearing consisting essentially of
a ring-shaped track containing freely revolving hard metal balls against
which a rotating shaft or other part turns. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hard ball used in a ball
bearing.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALL.CARRIER @%%@QR:ball carrier@%%@AB@%ball carrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Football. %@AE@% The player carrying the ball on an offensive
play.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALL.COCK @%%@QR:ball cock@%%@AB@%ball cock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A self-regulating device controlling the supply of water in
a tank, cistern, or toilet by means of a float connected to a valve that
opens or closes with a change in water level.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALL.CONTROL @%%@QR:ball control@%%@AB@%ball control%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@% An offensive strategy, esp. in football and
basketball, in which a team attempts to keep possession of the ball for
long periods of time or deliberately slows the pace of the game.
%@2@%%@CR:BALLFLOWER @%%@QR:ballflower@%%@AB@%ballflower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% An ornament in the form of a ball cupped in
the petals of a circular flower.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALL.GAME @%%@QR:ball game@%%@AB@%ball game%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A game, esp. baseball, that is played with a ball. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A competition, such as a political race. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A particular
condition or situation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALLISTA @%%@QR:ballista@%%@AB@%ballista%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tae%@AE@% A military engine used in ancient and medieval
warfare to hurl heavy projectiles. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%ballein, %@AE@%to throw.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALLISTIC @%%@QR:ballistic@%%@AB@%ballistic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to ballistics. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
projectiles, their motion, or their effects. [< ballista.] %@AB@% ballistically
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BALLISTIC.MISSI @%%@QR:ballistic missile@%%@AB@%ballistic missile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A projectile that assumes a free-falling trajectory
after an internally guided, self-powered ascent.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALLISTICS @%%@QR:ballistics@%%@AB@%ballistics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The study of the dynamics of projectiles. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
study of the flight characteristics of projectiles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The study of the
functioning of firearms. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The study of the firing, flight, and effect of
%@2@%%@CR:BALLISTOCARDIOG @%%@QR:ballistocardiogram@%%@AB@%ballistocardiogram%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A recording made by a ballistocardiograph.
[ballist(ic) + cardiogram.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALLISTOCARDIOG @%%@QR:ballistocardiograph@%%@AB@%ballistocardiograph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device used to measure the volume of blood
passing through the heart in a specific period of time by measuring the
body's recoil against the ejection movements of the heart's ventricular
muscles. [ballist(ic) + cardiograph.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALLISTOPHOBIA @%%@QR:ballistophobia@%%@AB@%ballistophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A psychologically aberrant fear of projectiles.
[ballist(ic) + -phobia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALL.LIGHTNING @%%@QR:ball lightning@%%@AB@%ball lightning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A phenomenon associated with thunderstorms that is
usually thought to consist of a moving luminous sphere of ionized gas.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALL.OF.FIRE @%%@QR:ball of fire@%%@AB@%ball of fire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A highly energetic or dynamic person.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALL.OF.WAX @%%@QR:ball of wax@%%@AB@%ball of wax%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An unspecified set of items or circumstances:
%@AI@%%@AI@%went shopping, had dinner, saw a play-the whole ball of wax.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BALLONET @%%@QR:ballonet@%%@AB@%ballonet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of several small auxiliary gasbags placed inside a
balloon or a nonrigid airship that can be inflated or deflated during
flight to control and maintain shape and buoyancy. [Fr. %@AI@%ballonnet, %@AE@%dim.
%@AI@%%@AI@%ballon, %@AE@%balloon.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALLOON @%%@QR:balloon@%%@AB@%balloon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A spherical, flexible, nonporous bag inflated with a
gas lighter than air, such as helium, that causes it to rise and float in
the atmosphere. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Such a bag with sufficient capacity to lift a suspended
gondola. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of variously shaped, brightly colored inflatable rubber
bags used as toys. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A rounded or irregularly shaped outline containing
the words a character in a cartoon is represented as saying. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-looned%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-looning%@AE@% %@AB@%-loons%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To ascend or ride in a balloon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To expand or
swell out like a balloon. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To increase or rise quickly. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to
expand by or as if by inflating. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having periodic payments that are
insufficient to pay back a note, thereby requiring a large final payment: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%balloon mortgage.%@AE@% [Fr. %@AI@%ballon %@AE@%< Ital. %@AI@%pallone, %@AE@%aug. of %@AI@%palla, %@AE@%ball, of
advertising. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Noisy shouting or uproar. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-hooed%@AE@% %@AB@%-hooing%@AE@% %@AB@%-hoos%@AE@% To
advertise by sensational methods. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALLYRAG @%%@QR:ballyrag@%%@AB@%ballyrag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bullyrag%@BO: 26a6a1@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALM @%%@QR:balm@%%@AB@%balm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An aromatic, oily resin exuded by various chiefly tropical
trees and shrubs and used in medicine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An aromatic ointment, oil, or
unguent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An aromatic herb, %@AI@%Melissa officinalis,%@AE@% native to Eurasia,
having clusters of small, fragrant white flowers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of several similar
aromatic plants. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A pleasing aromatic fragrance. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Something that
soothes, heals, or comforts. [ME %@AI@%baume %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%basme %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%balsamum,
%@AE@%balsam.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALMACAAN @%%@QR:balmacaan@%%@AB@%balmacaan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A loose, full overcoat with raglan sleeves, originally made
of rough woolen cloth. [After %@AI@%Balmacaan, %@AE@%an estate near Inverness,
Scotland.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALM.OF.GILEAD @%%@QR:balm of Gilead@%%@AB@%balm of Gilead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An aromatic evergreen tree of the genus %@AI@%Commiphora,%@AE@%
esp. %@AI@%C. opobalsamum,%@AE@% of Africa and Asia Minor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fragrant resin obtained
from the balm of Gilead. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A North American deciduous tree, %@AI@%Populus
%@AI@%candicans,%@AE@% having broad, heart-shaped leaves. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A fragrant resin obtained
from the %@AI@%balsam fir%@BO: 1695f9@%%@AE@%. [After %@AI@%Gilead, %@AE@%region of ancient Palestine known for
its balm.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALMORAL @%%@QR:Balmoral@%%@AB@%Balmoral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brimless Scottish cap with a flat, round top. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%balmoral%@AE@% A heavy, laced walking shoe. [After %@AI@%Balmoral %@AE@%Castle, Scotland.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALMY @%%@QR:balmy@%%@AB@%balmy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the quality or fragrance of balm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Mild and pleasant: %@AI@%a balmy breeze.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Eccentric in behavior. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BALNEOLOGY @%%@QR:balneology@%%@AB@%balneology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Medical therapy with mineral baths. [Lat. %@AI@%balneum, %@AE@%bath +
-logy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALONEY @%%@QR:baloney@%%@AB@%baloney%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or boloney %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-neys%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bologna%@BO: 20d773@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AS@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Nonsense.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALSA @%%@QR:balsa@%%@AB@%balsa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Ochroma lagopus,%@AE@% of tropical America, having wood
that is unusually light in weight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The wood of the balsa tree. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A raft
consisting of a frame fastened to buoyant cylinders of wood or metal. [Sp.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALSAM @%%@QR:balsam@%%@AB@%balsam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An oily or gummy oleoresin, usually containing benzoic
or cinnamic acids, obtained from the exudations of any of various trees and
shrubs and used as a base for cough syrups, other medications, and
perfumes. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A similar substance, esp. a fragrant ointment used as
medication. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various trees yielding an aromatic, resinous
substance, esp. the %@AI@%balsam fir%@BO: 1695f9@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Impatiens,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%I. balsamina,%@AE@% cultivated for its double flowers of various
%@2@%%@CR:BALSAM.FIR @%%@QR:balsam fir@%%@AB@%balsam fir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen tree, %@AI@%Abies balsamea,%@AE@% of northeastern North
America, having small needles and cones about 2[half ] inches long.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALSAM.OF.PERU @%%@QR:balsam of Peru@%%@AB@%balsam of Peru%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The aromatic resin of a tropical American tree,
%@AI@%%@AI@%Myroxylon pereirae,%@AE@% used in the manufacture of perfumes and other products.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALSAM.OF.TOLU @%%@QR:balsam of Tolu@%%@AB@%balsam of Tolu%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The aromatic resin of a tropical American tree,
%@AI@%%@AI@%Myroxylon toluiferum,%@AE@% used in cough remedies and in the manufacture of
perfumes.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALSAM.PEAR @%%@QR:balsam pear@%%@AB@%balsam pear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tropical vine, %@AI@%Momordica charantia,%@AE@% native to the Old
World, having yellow-orange fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALSAM.POPLAR @%%@QR:balsam poplar@%%@AB@%balsam poplar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American tree, %@AI@%Populis balsamifera,%@AE@% having
large buds coated with a gummy, fragrant resin.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALT @%%@QR:Balt@%%@AB@%Balt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the Baltic-speaking people inhabiting the
southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea and formerly occupying a wide area
bounded by Danzig (Gdansk), Riga, Moscow, and Kiev.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALTIC @%%@QR:Baltic@%%@AB@%Baltic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Baltic Sea or to the Baltic
States and their inhabitants or cultures. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or relating to the branch
of the Indo-European language family that contains Latvian, Lithuanian, and
Old Prussian. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Baltic language branch.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALTIMORE.ORIOL @%%@QR:Baltimore oriole@%%@AB@%Baltimore oriole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An American songbird, %@AI@%Icterus galbula,%@AE@% of which the
male has bright orange, black, and white plumage. [After George Calvert
(1580?-1632), 1st Lord %@AI@%Baltimore.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALTO.SLAVIC @%%@QR:Balto-Slavic@%%@AB@%Balto-Slavic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A subfamily of the Indo-European language family that
consists of the Baltic and Slavic branches. %@AB@% Balto-Slavic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BALUCHI @%%@QR:Baluchi@%%@AB@%Baluchi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Baluchi%@AE@% %@AB@% or -chis %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of
Baluchistan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Iranian language of the Baluchi.
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%@2@%%@CR:BALUSTER @%%@QR:baluster@%%@AB@%baluster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the posts or supports of a handrail. [Fr. %@AI@%balustre %@AE@%<
Ital. %@AI@%balaustro %@AE@%< %@AI@%balaustra, %@AE@%pomegranate flower (from a resemblance to the
post) < Lat. %@AI@%balaustium%@AE@% < Gk.%@AI@% balaustion.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BALUSTRADE @%%@QR:balustrade@%%@AB@%balustrade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rail and the row of posts that support it, as along the
edge of a staircase. [Fr. < Ital. %@AI@%balustrade %@AE@%< %@AI@%balaustro, %@AE@%baluster.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAMBARA @%%@QR:Bambara@%%@AB@%Bambara%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Bambara%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ras %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Negroid people of the upper Niger
River valley. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of the Bambara. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The Mande language of the
Bambara.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAMBINO @%%@QR:bambino@%%@AB@%bambino%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ni %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A child; baby. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A representation of the
infant Jesus. [Ital., dim. of %@AI@%bambo, %@AE@%child.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAMBOO @%%@QR:bamboo@%%@AB@%bamboo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-boos%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various mostly tropical grasses of the
genus %@AI@%Bambusa,%@AE@% having hard-walled stems with ringed joints. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The hollow
woody stems of the bamboo, used in a variety of constructions, crafts, and
manufactures. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of various tall, bamboolike grasses of the genera
%@AI@%%@AI@%Arundinaria, Phyllostachys,%@AE@% and %@AI@%Dendrocalamus.%@AE@% [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAMBOO.CURTAIN @%%@QR:Bamboo Curtain@%%@AB@%Bamboo Curtain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A political and esp. an ideological barrier in Asia,
esp. China.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAMBOOZLE @%%@QR:bamboozle@%%@AB@%bamboozle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-zled%@AE@% %@AB@%-zling%@AE@% %@AB@%-zles%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To trick or deceive by
shared by tenants in a feudal jurisdiction < %@AI@%ban, %@AE@%summons to military
service, of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% banality %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% banally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BANANA @%%@QR:banana@%%@AB@%banana%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several treelike tropical or subtropical plants of
the genus %@AI@%Musa,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%M. sapientum,%@AE@% a widely cultivated species having long,
broad leaves and hanging clusters of edible fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The crescent-shaped
fruit of a banana plant, having white, pulpy flesh and thick, easily
removed yellow or reddish skin. [Port. and Sp., of African orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANANA.OIL @%%@QR:banana oil@%%@AB@%banana oil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A liquid mixture of nitrocellulose and amyl acetate, or
a similar solvent, having a bananalike odor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Amyl acetate%@BO: a11be@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%band(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A thin strip of flexible material used to encircle and bind
one object or to hold a number of objects together. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A strip or stripe
that contrasts with something else, as in color. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AB@%bands%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A
physical restraint; fetter. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something that constrains or binds morally
or legally. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A simple ungrooved ring, esp. a wedding ring. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A narrow
strip of fabric used to trim, finish, or reinforce articles of clothing. %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
A neckband or collar. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%A chromatically or functionally
differentiated strip or stripe in or on an organism. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
range of some physical variable, as of radiation wavelength or frequency.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A range of very closely spaced electron energy levels in solids, the
distribution and nature of which determine the electrical properties of a
material. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% Any of the distinct grooves on a long-playing phonograph
record that contains an individual selection or separate section of a
whole. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% The cords across the back of a book to which the quires or
sheets are attached. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%banded%@AE@% %@AB@%banding%@AE@% %@AB@%bands%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To tie, bind, or
encircle with or as if with a band. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To mark or identify with or as if
with a band. [ME, partly < ON %@AI@%band, %@AE@%and partly < OFr. %@AI@%bande,%@AE@% both of
Germanic orig.]
%@AB@%band(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A group of people. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A group of animals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group of
musicians who play as an ensemble. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%banded%@AE@% %@AB@%banding%@AE@% %@AB@%bands%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
assemble or unite in a group. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To form a group; unite: %@AI@%banded
%@AI@%together for protection.%@AE@% [OFr., prob. of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDAGE @%%@QR:bandage@%%@AB@%bandage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A strip of fabric or other material used as a protective
covering for a wound or other injury. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-aged%@AE@% %@AB@%-aging%@AE@% %@AB@%-ages%@AE@% To apply
a bandage to. [Fr. < %@AI@%bande, %@AE@%band, strip.] %@AB@% bandager %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAND.AID @%%@QR:Band-Aid@%%@AB@%Band-Aid%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for an adhesive bandage with a gauze pad in the
center, used for protecting minor wounds.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDANNA @%%@QR:bandanna@%%@AB@%bandanna%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bandana %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large handkerchief usually figured and
brightly colored. [Prob. < Port. < Hindi %@AI@%bandhnu,%@AE@% a dyeing process in which
cloth is knotted < %@AI@%bandhna,%@AE@% to tie < Skt. %@AI@%badhnati, %@AE@%he ties.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDBOX @%%@QR:bandbox@%%@AB@%bandbox%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lightweight cylindrical box used to hold small articles of
apparel.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDEAU @%%@QR:bandeau@%%@AB@%bandeau%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-deaux%@AE@% %@AB@% or -deaus %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A narrow band for the hair. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:BANDERILLA @%%@QR:banderilla@%%@AB@%banderilla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A decorated barbed dart that is thrust into the bull's
neck or shoulder muscles by a banderillero in a bullfight. [Sp., dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%bandera, %@AE@%banner.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDERILLERO @%%@QR:banderillero@%%@AB@%banderillero%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ros%@AE@% One who implants the banderillas in a
%@2@%%@CR:BANDEROLE @%%@QR:banderole@%%@AB@%banderole%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or banderol %@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BANDEROLE @%%@QR:bannerol@%%@AB@%bannerol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A narrow forked flag or streamer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A long ribbon or
scroll bearing an inscription. [Fr. < Ital. %@AI@%banderoula, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%bandiera,
%@AE@%banner.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDICOOT @%%@QR:bandicoot@%%@AB@%bandicoot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several ratlike marsupials of the family
Peramelidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having a long tapering
snout and long hind legs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several large rats of the genera
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bandicota%@AE@% and %@AI@%Nesokia,%@AE@% of southeastern Asia. [Telegu %@AI@%pandi-kokku %@AE@%: %@AI@%pandi,
%@AE@%pig + %@AI@%kokku, %@AE@%rat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDIT @%%@QR:bandit@%%@AB@%bandit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dits%@AE@% %@AB@% or banditti %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A robber, esp. a highwayman. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
outlaw; gangster. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One who cheats or exploits others. [Ital. %@AI@%bandito %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%bandire, %@AE@%to band together, prob. of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% banditry %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDMASTER @%%@QR:bandmaster@%%@AB@%bandmaster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who conducts a musical band.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDOG @%%@QR:bandog@%%@AB@%bandog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dog kept chained as a watchdog or because of its ferocious
nature. [ME %@AI@%band-dogge.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDOLEER @%%@QR:bandoleer@%%@AB@%bandoleer%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bandolier %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A belt fitted with small pockets or loops for
carrying cartridges and worn across the chest by soldiers. [Fr. %@AI@%bandouliere
%@AI@%%@AE@%< Sp. %@AI@%bandolera, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%banda, %@AE@%band, prob. of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDORE @%%@QR:bandore@%%@AB@%bandore%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bandora %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ancient musical instrument resembling a
%@2@%%@CR:BAND.PASS.FILTE @%%@QR:band-pass filter@%%@AB@%band-pass filter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electric filter that blocks all signals but those
within a selected frequency range.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAND.SAW @%%@QR:band saw@%%@AB@%band saw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A power saw consisting essentially of a toothed metal band
coupled to and continuously driven around the circumferences of two wheels.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAND.SHELL @%%@QR:band shell@%%@AB@%band shell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bandstand with a concave, almost hemispheric wall at the
rear that serves as a sounding board.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDSMAN @%%@QR:bandsman@%%@AB@%bandsman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A musician in a band.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDSTAND @%%@QR:bandstand@%%@AB@%bandstand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A platform or stand, often roofed, for a band or orchestra.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDWAGON @%%@QR:bandwagon@%%@AB@%bandwagon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An elaborately decorated wagon used to transport
musicians in a parade. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cause or party that attracts increasing numbers
of adherents.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDWIDTH @%%@QR:bandwidth@%%@AB@%bandwidth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The range of consecutive frequencies comprising a band.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDY @%%@QR:bandy@%%@AB@%bandy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-died%@AE@% %@AB@%-dying%@AE@% %@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To toss or throw back and forth.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% To hit (a ball, for example) back and forth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To give and take
(words); exchange. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To discuss in a casual or frivolous manner. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To use
lightly or indiscriminately. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Bowed or bent in an outward curve:
%@AI@%%@AI@%bandy legs.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A game similar to modern field hockey. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
stick, bent at one end, used in playing bandy. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANDY.LEGGED @%%@QR:bandy-legged@%%@AB@%bandy-legged%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having legs that bend outward; bowlegged.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANE @%%@QR:bane@%%@AB@%bane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Fatal injury or ruin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cause of death,
destruction, or ruin. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A deadly poison. [ME, destroyer < OE %@AI@%bana.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANEBERRY @%%@QR:baneberry@%%@AB@%baneberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Actaea,%@AE@% having clusters of white
flowers and red or white poisonous berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The berry of a baneberry
%@AB@%bang(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sudden loud noise, as of an explosion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sudden loud
blow or bump. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A sudden burst of action. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A sense of
excitement; thrill. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%banged%@AE@% %@AB@%banging%@AE@% %@AB@%bangs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To strike heavily
and often repeatedly; bump. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To close suddenly and loudly; slam. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
handle noisily or violently. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Vulgar.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To have sexual intercourse
with. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a sudden loud, explosive noise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To crash noisily
against or into something.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bang away.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To assail
insistently, esp. with questions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To work diligently and often at
length.%@AB@% bang up.%@AE@% To damage extensively: %@AI@%banged up the car.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
Exactly; precisely: %@AI@%The arrow hit bang on the target.%@AE@% [Prob. of Scand.
orig.]
%@AB@%bang(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%bangs%@AE@% A fringe of hair cut short and straight across the
forehead. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%banged%@AE@% %@AB@%banging%@AE@% %@AB@%bangs%@AE@% To cut in a bang. [Perh. short for
bangtail.]
%@AB@%bang(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bhang%@BO: 1bf871@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANGALORE.TORPE @%%@QR:bangalore torpedo@%%@AB@%bangalore torpedo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A piece of metal pipe filled with an explosive,
used primarily to clear a path through barbed wire or to detonate land
mines. [After %@AI@%Bangalore,%@AE@% India.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANGER @%%@QR:banger@%%@AB@%banger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sausage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A noisy old car.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANGKOK @%%@QR:bangkok@%%@AB@%bangkok%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hat made of a fine straw. [After %@AI@%Bangkok,%@AE@% Thailand.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANGLE @%%@QR:bangle@%%@AB@%bangle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rigid bracelet or anklet, esp. one with no clasp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
ornament that hangs from a bracelet or necklace. [Hindi %@AI@%bangri%@AE@%, glass
bracelet.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANGS.DISEASE @%%@QR:Bang's disease@%%@AB@%Bang's disease%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Brucellosis%@BO: 2594bd@%%@AE@%. [After Bernhard L. F. %@AI@%Bang %@AE@%(1848-1932).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANGTAIL @%%@QR:bangtail@%%@AB@%bangtail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A racehorse. [bang- + tail.]
%@2@%%@CR:BANI @%%@QR:bani@%%@AB@%bani%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%ban2%@BO: 16a93f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANIAN @%%@QR:banian@%%@AB@%banian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Hindu merchant or trader belonging to a caste whose
members eat no meat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%banyan%@BO: 172111@%%@AE@%. [Port. < Gujarati, %@AI@%vaniyo %@AE@%< Skt.
%@AI@%vanoija,%@AE@% a merchant.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANISH @%%@QR:banish@%%@AB@%banish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ished%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To force to leave a country or
place by official decree; exile. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To drive away; expel: %@AI@%banish all doubts
%@AI@%%@AI@%extradite%@BO: 690c07@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to send away from a place of residence. %@AI@%Banish%@BO: 16e5d4@%%@AE@%
applies broadly to forced departure from a country by official decree.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Exile%@BO: 67bacd@%%@AE@% specifies departure from one's country, either through compulsion or
voluntary action. %@AI@%Expatriate%@BO: 6804bd@%%@AE@% pertains to departure from one's native
country, forced or voluntary, and usually implies formal change of
citizenship. %@AI@%Deport%@BO: 4fce8c@%%@AE@% denotes the act of sending an alien abroad by
governmental order. %@AI@%Transport%@BO: 135ecd9@%%@AE@% pertains to the sending abroad (usually to a
penal colony) of one convicted of a crime. %@AI@%Extradite%@BO: 690c07@%%@AE@% applies to the
delivery of an accused or convicted person to the state or country having
jurisdiction over him.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANISTER @%%@QR:banister@%%@AB@%banister%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bannister %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A baluster. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The handrail or balustrade
of a staircase. [Var. of baluster.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANJO @%%@QR:banjo@%%@AB@%banjo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-jos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -joes %@AE@% A fretted stringed instrument having a
narrow neck and a hollow circular body with a stretched diaphragm of vellum
upon which the bridge rests. [Prob. of African orig.] %@AB@% banjoist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%bank(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A piled-up mass, as of snow or clouds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A steep natural
incline. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An artificial embankment. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The slope of land adjoining a body
of water. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A large elevated area of a sea floor. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The cushion of a
billiard or pool table. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The lateral tilting of an aircraft executed in a
turn. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%banked%@AE@% %@AB@%banking%@AE@% %@AB@%banks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To border or protect with a ridge
or embankment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pile up; amass: %@AI@%bank earth along a wall.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cover
(a fire), as with ashes or fresh fuel, to ensure continued low burning. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
To construct with a slope rising to the outside edge. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To tilt (an
aircraft) laterally in flight. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% In billiards, to strike (a ball) so that
it rebounds from the table's cushion. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To rise in or take the form
of a bank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To tilt an aircraft laterally when turning. [ME, of Scand.
orig.]
%@AB@%bank(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A business establishment in which money is kept for
saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or
exchanged. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The offices or building in which such an establishment is
located. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The funds of a gambling establishment. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The funds held by
a dealer or banker in some gambling games. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The reserve pieces, cards,
chips, or play money in some games, as poker, from which the players may
draw. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A supply or stock for use in emergencies: %@AI@%a blood bank.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
place of safekeeping or storage: %@AI@%a computer's memory bank.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A
moneychanger's table or place of business. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%banked%@AE@% %@AB@%banking%@AE@% %@AB@%banks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
To deposit in a bank. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To transact business with a bank or
maintain a bank account. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To operate a bank.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bank on. .%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% To have confidence in; rely on. [Fr. %@AI@%banque %@AE@%< Ital. %@AI@%banca,
%@AE@%moneychanger's table, of Germanic orig.]
%@AB@%bank(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A set of similar or matched things arranged in a row, esp.:
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A set of elevators. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A row of keys on a typewriter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bench for
rowers in a galley. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The lines of type under a headline. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%banked%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%banking%@AE@% %@AB@%banks%@AE@% To arrange or set up in a row: %@AI@%streets banked with trees.%@AE@%
[ME, bench < OFr. %@AI@%banc,%@AE@% of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANKABLE @%%@QR:bankable@%%@AB@%bankable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Acceptable to or at a bank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Guaranteed to bring
profit: %@AI@%a bankable movie star.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BANK.ACCEPTANCE @%%@QR:bank acceptance@%%@AB@%bank acceptance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A draft or bill of exchange drawn upon and accepted
by a bank.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANK.ACCOUNT @%%@QR:bank account@%%@AB@%bank account%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Funds deposited in a bank that are credited to and
%@AB@%banker(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who owns or serves as an officer of a bank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The player in charge of the bank in some gambling games.
%@AB@%banker(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person or boat engaged in cod fishing on the Newfoundland
banks.
%@AB@%banker(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A workbench used by masons and sculptors. [< bank3, bench
(obs.).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANKERS.ACCEPTA @%%@QR:banker's acceptance@%%@AB@%banker's acceptance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bank acceptance%@BO: 16fb4c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANK.HOLIDAY @%%@QR:bank holiday@%%@AB@%bank holiday%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A day on which banks are legally closed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% A legal holiday when banks are ordered to remain closed.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANKING @%%@QR:banking@%%@AB@%banking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The business of a bank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The occupation of a banker.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANK.NOTE @%%@QR:bank note@%%@AB@%bank note%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A note issued by a bank representing its promise to pay a
specific sum to the bearer on demand and acceptable as money.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANK.PAPER @%%@QR:bank paper@%%@AB@%bank paper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Bank notes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Securities, drafts, bills of exchange,
and other commercial paper acceptable by a bank.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANK.RATE @%%@QR:bank rate@%%@AB@%bank rate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The rate of discount established by a country's central
bank.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANKROLL @%%@QR:bankroll@%%@AB@%bankroll%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A roll of paper money. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A person's ready
cash. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-rolled%@AE@% %@AB@%-rolling%@AE@% %@AB@%-rolls%@AE@% To underwrite the expense of (a
business venture, for example). %@AB@% bankroller %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BANKRUPT @%%@QR:bankrupt@%%@AB@%bankrupt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A debtor who, upon voluntary petition or one
invoked by his creditors, is judged legally insolvent and whose remaining
property is administered for his creditors or distributed among them. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
person who is devoid of a specific resource or quality: %@AI@%an intellectual
%@AI@%bankrupt.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Legally declared a bankrupt; insolvent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Financially ruined; impoverished. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Depleted or destitute: %@AI@%bankrupt of
%@AI@%compassion.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-rupted%@AE@% %@AB@%-rupting%@AE@% %@AB@%-rupts%@AE@% To cause to become bankrupt.
p.part. of %@AI@%rompere,%@AE@% to break < Lat. %@AI@%rumpere.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANKRUPTCY @%%@QR:bankruptcy@%%@AB@%bankruptcy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition of being legally bankrupt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Impoverishment; destitution.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANNER @%%@QR:banner@%%@AB@%banner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A piece of cloth attached to a staff and used as a
standard by a monarch, knight, or military commander. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The flag of a
nation, state, army, or sovereign. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A piece of cloth bearing a motto or
legend, as of a club. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A headline spanning the width of a newspaper page.
%@2@%%@CR:BANQUET @%%@QR:banquet@%%@AB@%banquet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An elaborate and sumptuous repast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A ceremonial dinner
honoring a particular guest or occasion. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-queted%@AE@% %@AB@%-queting%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-quets%@AE@% To entertain at or partake of a banquet. [OFr., dim. of %@AI@%banc,
%@AE@%bench, of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% banqueter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BANQUET.ROOM @%%@QR:banquet room@%%@AB@%banquet room%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large room, as in a restaurant, suitable for banquets.
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%@2@%%@CR:BANQUETTE @%%@QR:banquette@%%@AB@%banquette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A platform lining a trench or parapet wall on which
soldiers may stand when firing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Southern U.S.%@AE@% A sidewalk. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A long
upholstered bench that is placed against or built into a wall. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A ledge
or shelf, as on a buffet. [Fr. < Prov. %@AI@%banqueta, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%banca, %@AE@%bench, of
Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANSHEE @%%@QR:banshee@%%@AB@%banshee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female spirit in Gaelic folklore believed to presage a
death in the family by wailing. [Ir. Gael. %@AI@%bean sidhe, %@AE@%woman of the
fairies.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANTAM @%%@QR:bantam@%%@AB@%bantam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various breeds of diminutive domestic fowl. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
small but aggressive person. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Diminutive; miniature. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Spirited
or aggressive. [After %@AI@%Bantam,%@AE@% Indonesia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANTAMWEIGHT @%%@QR:bantamweight@%%@AB@%bantamweight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A boxer in the weight class of 112 to 118 pounds.
%@2@%%@CR:BANTLING @%%@QR:bantling@%%@AB@%bantling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A young child. [Prob. alteration of G. %@AI@%Bankling, %@AE@%bastard <
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bank, %@AE@%bench < OHG.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANTU @%%@QR:Bantu@%%@AB@%Bantu%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Bantu%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tus %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of any of several Negro tribes
of central and southern Africa. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group of Niger-Congo languages spoken
in central and southern Africa. %@AB@% Bantu %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BANYAN @%%@QR:banyan@%%@AB@%banyan%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or banian %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Ficus benghalensis,%@AE@% of tropical India and
the East Indies, having large, oval leaves, reddish fruit, and many aerial
roots that develop into additional trunks. [Var. of banian.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BANZAI @%%@QR:banzai@%%@AB@%banzai%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Japanese battle cry or patriotic cheer. [J., (may you live)
ten thousand years < Chin. (Mandarin) %@AI@%wan%@AH@%4%@AE@% sui%@AH@%4%@AE@%%@AE@% : %@AI@%wan%@AH@%4%@AE@%%@AE@%, ten thousand +%@EH@%
%@AI@%sui%@AH@%4%@AE@%, %@AE@%year.] %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BANZAI.ATTACK @%%@QR:banzai attack@%%@AB@%banzai attack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A desperate attack by Japanese troops in World War II.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAOBAB @%%@QR:baobab@%%@AB@%baobab%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Adansonia digitata,%@AE@% of tropical Africa, having a trunk
up to 30 feet in diameter, large, pendulous white flowers, and
hard-shelled, fleshy fruit. [Prob. a native word in central Africa.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAPTISM @%%@QR:baptism@%%@AB@%baptism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Christian sacrament marked by the symbolic use of water
to cleanse the recipient of original sin and resulting in admission into
Christianity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A ceremony, trial, or experience by which one is
initiated, purified, or given a name. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In Christian Science, a
submergence in Spirit or purification by Spirit. [ME %@AI@%bapteme %@AE@%< OFr. < LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:BAPTISM.OF.FIRE @%%@QR:baptism of fire@%%@AB@%baptism of fire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A soldier's first experience of actual combat
conditions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A severe ordeal experienced for the first time.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAPTIST @%%@QR:Baptist@%%@AB@%Baptist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of a Protestant denomination believing that the
sacrament of baptism should be given only to adult members upon a
profession of faith and usually by immersion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%baptist%@AE@% One who baptizes.
%@AB@% Baptist %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAPTISTERY @%%@QR:baptistery@%%@AB@%baptistery%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or baptistry %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tries %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A part of a church or
a separate building used for baptizing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A font used for baptism.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAPTIZE @%%@QR:baptize@%%@AB@%baptize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To admit into Christianity by
means of baptism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To cleanse or purify. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To initiate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To give a
first or Christian name to. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To administer baptism. [ME %@AI@%baptizen %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:BARBADOS.CHERRY @%%@QR:Barbados cherry@%%@AB@%Barbados cherry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tropical and semitropical American shrub, %@AI@%Malpighia
%@AI@%glabra,%@AE@% bearing edible, acid red fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBARIAN @%%@QR:barbarian@%%@AB@%barbarian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of a people considered by those of another
nation or group to have a primitive civilization. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fierce, brutal, or
Lat. %@AI@%barbaria, %@AE@%foreign country < %@AI@%barbarus, %@AE@%barbarous.] %@AB@% barbarianism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%barbarically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBARIC @%%@QR:barbaric@%%@AB@%barbaric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of barbarians. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Marked by crudeness or lack of restraint in taste, style, or manner.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBARISM @%%@QR:barbarism@%%@AB@%barbarism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An instance, act, trait, or custom characterized by
brutality or coarseness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The use of words or forms considered
incorrect or nonstandard in a language. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A specific word or form so used.
%@2@%%@CR:BARBARITY @%%@QR:barbarity@%%@AB@%barbarity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Harsh or cruel conduct. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An inhuman, brutal
act. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Crudity; coarseness.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBARIZE @%%@QR:barbarize@%%@AB@%barbarize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-rized%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizes%@AE@% To make or become crude,
savage, or barbarous. %@AB@% barbarization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBAROUS @%%@QR:barbarous@%%@AB@%barbarous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Primitive in culture and customs; uncivilized. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Characterized by savagery; brutal. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Lacking refinement or culture;
coarse. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Marked by the use or occurrence of barbarisms in language. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:BARBARY.APE @%%@QR:Barbary ape@%%@AB@%Barbary ape%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tailless monkey, %@AI@%Macaca sylvana,%@AE@% of Gibraltar and
northern Africa.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARBASCO @%%@QR:barbasco@%%@AB@%barbasco%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cos%@AE@% Any of several tropical American trees of the genus
%@AI@%Lonchocarpus,%@AE@% used locally as the source of a poison for killing fish. [Am.
Sp.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBATE @%%@QR:barbate@%%@AB@%barbate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a beard or tufted hairs resembling a beard. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:BARBECUE @%%@QR:barbecue@%%@AB@%barbecue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A grill, pit, or outdoor fireplace for roasting meat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A whole animal carcass or section thereof roasted or broiled over an
open fire or on a spit. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A social gathering, usually held outdoors, at
which food is prepared in this way. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-cued%@AE@% %@AB@%-cuing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cues%@AE@% To roast,
broil, or grill (meat) over live coals or an open fire, often basting it
with a seasoned sauce. [Am. Sp. %@AI@%barbacoa %@AE@%< Haitian, framework of sticks <
%@2@%%@CR:BARBED.WIRE @%%@QR:barbed wire@%%@AB@%barbed wire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Twisted strands of fence wire with barbs at regular
intervals.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARBEL @%%@QR:barbel@%%@AB@%barbel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the slender, whiskerlike sensory organs on the head
of certain fishes, such as catfish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several Old World freshwater
fish of the genus %@AI@%Barbus.%@AE@% [Obs. Fr. < OFr., dim. of %@AI@%barbe, %@AE@%beard < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%barba.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBELL @%%@QR:barbell@%%@AB@%barbell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bar with adjustable weights at each end, lifted for sport
or exercise.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBELLATE @%%@QR:barbellate@%%@AB@%barbellate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having minute, hooked bristles or hairs. [< NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%barbella,%@AE@% dim. of Lat. %@AI@%barbula,%@AE@% little beard < %@AI@%barba, %@AE@%beard.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBER @%%@QR:barber@%%@AB@%barber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards.
-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-bered%@AE@% %@AB@%-bering%@AE@% %@AB@%-bers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cut the hair of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To shave or trim
the beard of. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To work as a barber. [ME %@AI@%barbour %@AE@%< OFr. < Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:BARBERSHOP @%%@QR:barbershop@%%@AB@%barbershop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The place of business of a barber. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, consisting
of, or relating to the performance of sentimental songs in four-part
harmony: %@AI@%a barbershop quartet.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARBERS.ITCH @%%@QR:barber's itch@%%@AB@%barber's itch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various skin eruptions on the neck, esp.
ringworm.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBET @%%@QR:barbet@%%@AB@%barbet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various tropical birds of the family Capitonidae,
having a broad bill bristled at the base and brightly colored plumage and
related to the toucans. [Fr.%@AI@% barbu%@AE@% < Lat.%@AI@% barbatus,%@AE@% barbate < %@AI@%barba,
%@AE@%beard.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARBETTE @%%@QR:barbette@%%@AB@%barbette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A platform or mound within a fort from which guns are
fired over the parapet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An armored protective cylinder around a
revolving turret on a warship. [Fr., dim. of %@AI@%barbe, %@AE@%beard < Lat. %@AI@%barba.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBICAN @%%@QR:barbican@%%@AB@%barbican%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tower or other fortification on the approach to a castle
or town, esp. one at a gate or drawbridge. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%barbacane%@AE@% < Med. Lat.
%@AI@%barbacana,%@AE@% perh. of Ar. or Pers. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBICEL @%%@QR:barbicel@%%@AB@%barbicel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of many minute projections that fringe the edges of the
barbules of feathers and interlock with those on adjacent barbules. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%barbicella, %@AE@%dim. of Lat. %@AI@%barba, %@AE@%beard.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARBITAL @%%@QR:barbital@%%@AB@%barbital%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white crystalline compound, C%@AH@%8%@AE@%H%@AH@%12%@AE@%N%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used as a sedative.%@EH@%
[barbit(uric acid) + %@AI@%-al %@AE@%(as in %@AI@%Veronal%@AE@%).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBITURATE @%%@QR:barbiturate@%%@AB@%barbiturate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A salt or ester of barbituric acid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of a group
of barbituric acid derivatives used as sedatives or hypnotics. [barbitur(ic
acid) + -ate.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARBITURIC.ACID @%%@QR:barbituric acid@%%@AB@%barbituric acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organic acid, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%4%@AE@%N%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used in the manufacture of%@EH@%
barbiturates and some plastics. [Partial transl. of G. %@AI@%Barbitursaure.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARBULE @%%@QR:barbule@%%@AB@%barbule%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small barb or pointed projection, esp. one of the small
projections fringing the edges of the barbs of feathers. [Lat. %@AI@%barbula,
%@2@%%@CR:BARCAROLE @%%@QR:barcarole@%%@AB@%barcarole%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or barcarolle %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Venetian gondolier's song with a rhythm
suggestive of rowing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A musical composition imitating a barcarole. [Fr.
%@AB@%bare(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%barer%@AE@% %@AB@%barest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Without the usual or appropriate covering
or clothing; naked: %@AI@%a bare head.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Exposed to view; undisguised: %@AI@%laid
%@AI@%bare the secret agreement.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Lacking the usual furnishings, equipment, or
decoration: %@AI@%walls bare of pictures.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Without addition, adornment, or
qualification; plain: %@AI@%the bare facts.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Just sufficient; mere: %@AI@%the bare
%@AI@%necessities of life.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% Bareheaded. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bared%@AE@% %@AB@%baring%@AE@% %@AB@%bares%@AE@%
To make bare; strip of covering. [ME %@AI@%bar%@AE@% < OE %@AI@%baer.%@AE@%] %@AB@% bareness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%bare(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%bear%@BO: 19210d@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAREBACK @%%@QR:bareback@%%@AB@%bareback%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or barebacked %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% On a horse, pony, or other animal
with no saddle: %@AI@%a bareback rider; rode bareback.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARE.BONES @%%@QR:bare bones@%%@AB@%bare bones%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The barest elements or essentials: %@AI@%outlined the bare
%@AI@%bones of the plot.%@AE@% %@AB@% bare-bones %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAREFACED @%%@QR:barefaced@%%@AB@%barefaced%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Having no covering over the face. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Having no
beard. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Unconcealed; without disguise. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Presumptuous and shameless: %@AI@%a
%@2@%%@CR:BAREFOOT @%%@QR:barefoot@%%@AB@%barefoot%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or barefooted %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Wearing nothing on the feet: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%barefoot boy; walking barefoot in the grass.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAREGE @%%@QR:barege@%%@AB@%barege%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or barege %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sheer fabric woven of silk or cotton and wool,
used for women's apparel. [Fr. %@AI@%barege < %@AE@%%@AI@%Bareges, %@AE@%a town in France.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAREHANDED @%%@QR:barehanded@%%@AB@%barehanded%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having no covering on the hands. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Unaided by
tools or weapons: %@AI@%fighting barehanded.%@AE@% %@AB@% barehandedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAREHEADED @%%@QR:bareheaded@%%@AB@%bareheaded%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Having no covering on the head: %@AI@%walking bareheaded
%@AI@%in the rain.%@AE@% %@AB@% bareheadedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARELEGGED @%%@QR:barelegged@%%@AB@%barelegged%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Having the legs uncovered. %@AB@% bareleggedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARELY @%%@QR:barely@%%@AB@%barely%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% By a very little; almost not; hardly: %@AI@%could barely see
%@AI@%the road in the fog.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In a scanty manner; sparsely: %@AI@%a barely furnished
%@2@%%@CR:BARFLY @%%@QR:barfly@%%@AB@%barfly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% One who frequents bars.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARGAIN @%%@QR:bargain@%%@AB@%bargain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An agreement or contract, esp. one involving the
purchase and sale of goods or services. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The terms or conditions of such
an agreement. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The property acquired or services rendered as a result of
such an agreement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something offered or acquired at a price advantageous
to the buyer. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-gained%@AE@% %@AB@%-gaining%@AE@% %@AB@%-gains%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To negotiate the
terms of a sale, exchange, or other agreement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To arrive at an
agreement. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To exchange; trade: %@AI@%bargained his watch for a meal.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bargain for.%@AE@% To expect; count on.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% into inthe bargain. .%@AE@% Over and above what is
expected; in addition. [ME %@AI@%bargaine %@AE@%< OFr., of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% bargainer
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARGE @%%@QR:barge@%%@AB@%barge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A long, large, usually flat-bottomed boat that is unpowered
and towed by other craft, used for transporting freight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A large
pleasure boat. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A powerboat reserved for the use of a flag officer.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%barged%@AE@% %@AB@%barging%@AE@% %@AB@%barges%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To carry by barge. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move about
clumsily. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To enter rudely and abruptly; intrude: %@AI@%barged into the
%@AI@%meeting.%@AE@% [ME, boat < OFr., poss. < Lat. %@AI@%barca.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARGEBOARD @%%@QR:bargeboard@%%@AB@%bargeboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% A board, often ornately carved, attached
along the projecting edge of a gable roof. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARGEE @%%@QR:bargee@%%@AB@%bargee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bargeman%@BO: 177d7f@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARGELLO @%%@QR:bargello@%%@AB@%bargello%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-los%@AE@% A needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines.
[After the %@AI@%Bargello, %@AE@%a museum in Florence, Italy, which contains chairs
upholstered in fabric worked in this stitch.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARGEMAN @%%@QR:bargeman@%%@AB@%bargeman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The master or a crew member of a barge.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAR.GRAPH @%%@QR:bar graph@%%@AB@%bar graph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A graph consisting of parallel, usually vertical, bars or
rectangles with lengths proportional to specified quantities in a set of
data.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARHOP @%%@QR:barhop@%%@AB@%barhop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-hopped%@AE@% %@AB@%-hopping%@AE@% %@AB@%-hops%@AE@% To patronize a series of bars
during an evening.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARIATRICS @%%@QR:bariatrics@%%@AB@%bariatrics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.(usedwithasing.verb).%@AE@% A branch of medicine dealing with the
treatment of obesity. %@AB@% bariatric %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% bariatrician %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARILLA @%%@QR:barilla@%%@AB@%barilla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Either of two Old World plants, %@AI@%Salsola kali%@AE@% or %@AI@%S. soda,%@AE@%
or a similar plant, %@AI@%Halogeton soda,%@AE@% burned to obtain a form of sodium
carbonate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The sodium carbonate obtained from a barilla. [Sp. %@AI@%barrilla.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARITE @%%@QR:barite@%%@AB@%barite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless crystalline mineral of barium sulfate that is the
chief source of barium chemicals. [Gk. %@AI@%barus,%@AE@% heavy + -ite.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARITONE @%%@QR:baritone@%%@AB@%baritone%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or barytone %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A male singer or voice with a range
higher than a bass and lower than a tenor. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A part written for a voice
with such a range. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A brass wind instrument with a range similar to that
of a baritone. [Ital. %@AI@%baritono%@AE@% < Gk. %@AI@%barutonos,%@AE@% deep sounding : %@AI@%barus,%@AE@%
heavy + %@AI@%tonus,%@AE@% tone.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARIUM @%%@QR:barium@%%@AB@%barium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Symbol %@AI@%Ba%@BO: 1512ee@%%@AE@%%@AE@% A soft, silvery-white alkaline-earth metal, used to
deoxidize copper, in various alloys, and in rat poison. Atomic number 56;
atomic weight 137.34; melting point 725 deg. C; boiling point 1,140 deg. C;
%@2@%%@CR:BARIUM.SULFATE @%%@QR:barium sulfate@%%@AB@%barium sulfate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fine white powder, BaSO%@AH@%4%@AE@%, used as a pigment, as a%@EH@%
filler for textiles, rubbers, and plastics, and as an indicator in x-ray
photography of the digestive tract.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARIUM.YELLOW @%%@QR:barium yellow@%%@AB@%barium yellow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pigment made of barium chromate, BaCrO%@AH@%4%@AE@%. %@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARK.BEETLE @%%@QR:bark beetle@%%@AB@%bark beetle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small insects of the family Scolytidae
that damage trees by boring along the surface of the wood.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARKEEPER @%%@QR:barkeeper@%%@AB@%barkeeper%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or barkeep %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who owns or runs a bar for the sale
of alcoholic beverages. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bartender.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARKENTINE @%%@QR:barkentine@%%@AB@%barkentine%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or barquentine %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sailing ship with from three to five
masts of which only the foremast is square-rigged, the others being
fore-and-aft rigged. [Prob. a blend of bark3 and brigantine.]
%@2@%%@CR:BAR.LE.DUC @%%@QR:bar-le-duc@%%@AB@%bar-le-duc%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Bar-le-Duc %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A savory preserve made of white currants or
spikes with edible seeds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The grain of barley, used as food and in
making beer, ale, and whiskey. [ME %@AI@%barli %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%baerlic.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARLEYCORN @%%@QR:barleycorn@%%@AB@%barleycorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The seed or grain of barley. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A unit of measure equal
to the width of a grain of barley, or approximately 1/3 inch.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARLEY.SUGAR @%%@QR:barley sugar@%%@AB@%barley sugar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clear, hard candy made by boiling down sugar.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARM @%%@QR:barm@%%@AB@%barm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The yeasty foam that rises to the surface of fermenting malt
%@2@%%@CR:BARMAID @%%@QR:barmaid@%%@AB@%barmaid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman who serves drinks in a bar.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARMAN @%%@QR:barman@%%@AB@%barman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bartender.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARMECIDAL @%%@QR:Barmecidal@%%@AB@%Barmecidal%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Barmecide %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Plentiful or abundant but only apparently:
%@AI@%a Barmecidal feast.%@AE@% [After %@AI@%Barmecide, %@AE@%a nobleman in %@AI@%The Arabian Nights,%@AE@%
who served a beggar an imaginary feast.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAR.MITZVAH @%%@QR:bar mitzvah@%%@AB@%bar mitzvah%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A thirteen-year-old Jewish male, considered an adult
and responsible for his moral and religious duties. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The ceremony that
initiates and recognizes a boy as a bar mitzvah. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-vahed%@AE@% %@AB@%-vahing%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-vahs%@AE@% To confirm in the ceremony of bar mitzvah. [Heb. %@AI@%bar mitzvah %@AE@%: %@AI@%bar,%@AE@%
son + %@AI@%mitzvah,%@AE@% commandment.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARMY @%%@QR:barmy@%%@AB@%barmy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Full of barm; foamy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% Out of one's mind; crazy.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARN @%%@QR:barn@%%@AB@%barn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large farm building used for storing farm products and
sheltering livestock. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A large shed for the housing of vehicles, such as
railroad cars. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%A unit of area equal to 10%@AH@%-24%@AE@% square%@EH@%
centimeter, used to express nuclear cross sections. [ME %@AI@%bern %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%berern %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:BARNACLE.GOOSE @%%@QR:barnacle goose@%%@AB@%barnacle goose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A waterfowl, %@AI@%Branta leucopsis,%@AE@% of northern Europe and
Greenland, having black, white, and gray plumage.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARN.DANCE @%%@QR:barn dance@%%@AB@%barn dance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A social gathering, often held in a barn, with music and
square dancing.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARN.OWL @%%@QR:barn owl@%%@AB@%barn owl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A predatory nocturnal bird, %@AI@%Tyto alba,%@AE@% having light-brown
and white plumage and often frequenting barns and other buildings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARNSTORM @%%@QR:barnstorm@%%@AB@%barnstorm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-stormed%@AE@% %@AB@%-storming%@AE@% %@AB@%-storms%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To travel around the
countryside presenting plays, lecturing, or making political speeches. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To appear at county fairs and carnivals in exhibitions of stunt flying and
%@2@%%@CR:BARN.SWALLOW @%%@QR:barn swallow@%%@AB@%barn swallow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A widely distributed bird, %@AI@%Hirundo rustica,%@AE@% having a
deeply forked tail, a dark-blue back, and tan underparts.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARNYARD @%%@QR:barnyard@%%@AB@%barnyard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The area surrounding a barn, often enclosed by a fence.
%@2@%%@CR:BARON @%%@QR:baron@%%@AB@%baron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A feudal tenant holding his rights and title directly
from the king or another feudal superior. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A lord or nobleman; peer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A member of the lowest rank of nobility in Great Britain, certain
European countries, and Japan. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The rank or title of such a nobleman. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A man with great wealth, power, and influence in a specified sphere of
%@2@%%@CR:BARONAGE @%%@QR:baronage@%%@AB@%baronage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The rank, title, or dignity of a baron. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% All of the
peers of a kingdom.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARONESS @%%@QR:baroness@%%@AB@%baroness%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The wife or widow of a baron. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A woman holding a barony
in her own right.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARONET @%%@QR:baronet@%%@AB@%baronet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A British hereditary title of honor, ranking next below a
baron, held by commoners. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The bearer of a baronet. [ME, dim. of %@AI@%baron,
%@AE@%baron.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARONETAGE @%%@QR:baronetage@%%@AB@%baronetage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The rank or dignity of a baronet; baronetcy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Baronets collectively.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARONETCY @%%@QR:baronetcy@%%@AB@%baronetcy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The rank or dignity of a baronet.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARONG @%%@QR:barong@%%@AB@%barong%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large, broad-bladed knife used by the Moros of the
Philippines. [Native word in the Philippines.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARONIAL @%%@QR:baronial@%%@AB@%baronial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a baron or barony. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Suited for or
befitting a baron; stately: %@AI@%a baronial mansion.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARONY @%%@QR:barony@%%@AB@%barony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The domain of a baron. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The rank or dignity of
a baron.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAROQUE @%%@QR:baroque@%%@AB@%baroque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a style in art
and architecture developed in Europe from about 1550 to 1700 and typified
by elaborate and ornate scrolls, curves, and other symmetrical
ornamentation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a style of
musical composition that flourished in Europe from about 1600 to 1750,
marked by chromaticism, strict forms, and elaborate ornamentation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Ornate or flamboyant in style; richly ornamented: %@AI@% his addiction to a
%@AI@%baroque luxuriance of language (Orville Prescott). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Irregular in shape:
%@AI@%%@AI@%baroque pearls.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The baroque style or period in art, architecture, or
%@2@%%@CR:BARRACKS.BAG @%%@QR:barracks bag@%%@AB@%barracks bag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soldier's cloth bag, usually with a drawstring, for
the storage of clothing or laundry.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRACOON @%%@QR:barracoon@%%@AB@%barracoon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A barracks in which slaves or convicts were temporarily
confined. [Sp. %@AI@%barracon, %@AE@%aug. of %@AI@%barraca, %@AE@%hut.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRACUDA @%%@QR:barracuda@%%@AB@%barracuda%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%barracuda%@AE@% %@AB@% or -das %@AE@% Any of various voracious, mostly
tropical marine fishes of the genus %@AI@%Sphyraena,%@AE@% having a long, narrow body
and projecting jaws with fanglike teeth. [Mex. Sp.]
%@AB@%barrage(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An artificial obstruction in a watercourse, esp. one built
to promote irrigation; dam. [Fr. < %@AI@%barrer, %@AE@%to bar < %@AI@%barre, %@AE@%bar < OFr.]
%@AB@%barrage(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of
friendly troops to screen and protect them. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A rapid, concentrated
discharge of missiles, as from small arms. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An overwhelming, concentrated
outpouring, as of words or blows: %@AI@%a barrage of questions.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-raged%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-raging%@AE@% %@AB@%-rages%@AE@% To direct a barrage at. [Fr. %@AI@%(tir de) barrage, %@AE@%barrier
(fire).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRAGE.BALLOON @%%@QR:barrage balloon@%%@AB@%barrage balloon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A balloon anchored singly or in a series over a
military objective to hinder the passage of enemy aircraft.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRAMUNDA @%%@QR:barramunda@%%@AB@%barramunda%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or barramundi %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%barramunda%@AE@% %@AB@% or -das %@AE@% %@AB@%barramundi%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dis
%@AB@%%@AE@% Any of several Australian food fishes, such as the river fish %@AI@%Scleropages
%@AI@%leichhardtdii%@AE@% or the lungfish %@AI@%Neoceratodus forsteri.%@AE@% [Native word in
Australia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRANCA @%%@QR:barranca@%%@AB@%barranca%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Southwestern U.S.%@AE@% A deep ravine or gorge. [Sp., prob. <
Iberian.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRATOR @%%@QR:barrator@%%@AB@%barrator%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or barrater %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A person who commits barratry. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BARRATRY @%%@QR:barratry@%%@AB@%barratry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The offense of inciting or stirring up
quarrels or groundless lawsuits. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An unlawful breach of duty on the part
of a ship's master or crew resulting in injury to the ship's owner. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
sale or purchase of positions in the church or state. [ME %@AI@%barratrie, %@AE@%the
sale of church offices < OFr. %@AI@%baraterie, %@AE@%deception < %@AI@%barater, %@AE@%to cheat.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BARRED.OWL @%%@QR:barred owl@%%@AB@%barred owl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American owl, %@AI@%Strix varia,%@AE@% having barred, brownish
plumage, a streaked belly, and a strident, hooting cry.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARREL @%%@QR:barrel@%%@AB@%barrel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large, cylindrical container, usually made of wooden
staves bound together with hoops, with a flat top and bottom of equal
diameter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The quantity that a barrel with a given or standard capacity
will hold. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of various units of volume or capacity. In the U.S.
Customary System it varies, as a liquid measure, from 31 to 42 gallons as
established by law or usage. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The cylindrical part or hollow shaft of any
of various mechanisms, as: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The metal, cylindrical part of a firearm
through which the bullet travels. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A cylinder that contains a movable
piston. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The drum of a capstan. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% The cylinder within the mechanism of a
timepiece that contains the mainspring. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A large quantity: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%barrel of fun.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-reled%@AE@% %@AB@%-reling%@AE@% %@AB@%-rels%@AE@% %@AB@% or -relled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -relling %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%-rels %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To put or pack in a barrel. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To move at a high
%@2@%%@CR:BARREL.CHAIR @%%@QR:barrel chair@%%@AB@%barrel chair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large, upholstered chair having a high, rounded back
resembling a half barrel.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRELHOUSE @%%@QR:barrelhouse@%%@AB@%barrelhouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A disreputable saloon or bawdyhouse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An early style
of jazz characterized by free group improvisation and an accented two-beat
rhythm.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARREL.ORGAN @%%@QR:barrel organ@%%@AB@%barrel organ%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A portable musical instrument operated by the action of
a revolving barrel with pegs or pins that open air valves leading from a
bellows to a series of pipes.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARREL.ROLL @%%@QR:barrel roll@%%@AB@%barrel roll%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flight maneuver in which an aircraft makes a complete
rotation on its longitudinal axis while approximately maintaining its
original direction.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARREN @%%@QR:barren@%%@AB@%barren%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not producing offspring; childless. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Incapable of
%@2@%%@CR:BARREN.STRAWBER @%%@QR:barren strawberry@%%@AB@%barren strawberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A low-growing plant, %@AI@%Waldsteinia fragarioides,%@AE@% of
eastern North America, having yellow flowers and small, dry, inedible
fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRETTE @%%@QR:barrette@%%@AB@%barrette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small clasp used by women for holding the hair in place.
[Fr. < dim. of %@AI@%barre, %@AE@%bar < OFr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRICADE @%%@QR:barricade@%%@AB@%barricade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A structure set up across a route of access for defense
or the obstruction of passage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something acting to obstruct passage;
barrier. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-caded%@AE@% %@AB@%-cading%@AE@% %@AB@%-cades%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To close off or block with a
barricade. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To keep in or out by means of a barricade. [Fr. < OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:BARRIER @%%@QR:barrier@%%@AB@%barrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fence, wall, or other structure built to bar passage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that acts to hinder or restrict: %@AI@%spoke different languages, a
%@AI@%real barrier to understanding.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A boundary or limit: %@AI@%the sound barrier.%@AE@%
%@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something that separates or holds apart. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A movable gate that keeps
racehorses in line before the start of a race. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%barriers%@AE@% The palisades
or fences enclosing the lists of a medieval tournament. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%A
section of the Antarctic ice shelf that extends beyond the coastline,
resting partly on the ocean floor. [ME %@AI@%barrer %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%barriere %@AE@%< LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:BARRIER.REEF @%%@QR:barrier reef@%%@AB@%barrier reef%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long, narrow ridge of coral or rock parallel to and
relatively near a coastline, separated from the coastline by a lagoon too
deep for coral growth.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRING @%%@QR:barring@%%@AB@%barring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% Apart from the occurrence of; excepting: %@AI@%Barring strong
%@AI@%headwinds, the plane will arrive on schedule.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRIO @%%@QR:barrio@%%@AB@%barrio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An enclave, ward, or district in a Spanish-speaking
country. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A chiefly Spanish-speaking community or neighborhood in a U.S.
city. [Sp. < Ar. %@AI@%barri,%@AE@% of an open area < %@AI@%barr, %@AE@%open area.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARRISTER @%%@QR:barrister@%%@AB@%barrister%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A lawyer admitted to plead at the bar in
the superior courts. [Prob. < bar1 (railing).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BARROOM @%%@QR:barroom@%%@AB@%barroom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A room or building in which alcoholic beverages are sold at a
%@2@%%@CR:BAR.SINISTER @%%@QR:bar sinister@%%@AB@%bar sinister%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A heraldic bend or baton sinister held to signify
bastardy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hint or proof of illegitimate birth.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARTENDER @%%@QR:bartender@%%@AB@%bartender%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar.
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%@2@%%@CR:BARTER @%%@QR:barter@%%@AB@%barter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To trade goods or services
without the exchange of money. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To trade (goods or services) without
the exchange of money: %@AI@%bartered his watch for food.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or
practice of bartering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is bartered. [ME %@AI@%barteren, %@AE@%prob. <
%@2@%%@CR:BARYTONE @%%@QR:barytone@%%@AB@%barytone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%baritone%@BO: 178351@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASAL @%%@QR:basal@%%@AB@%basal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, located at, or forming a base. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of
%@2@%%@CR:BASAL.METABOLIC @%%@QR:basal metabolic rate@%%@AB@%basal metabolic rate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The rate at which energy is used by an organism
at complete rest, measured in humans by the heat given off per unit time.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASAL.METABOLIS @%%@QR:basal metabolism@%%@AB@%basal metabolism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The least amount of energy required to maintain
vital functions in an organism at complete rest.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASALT @%%@QR:basalt@%%@AB@%basalt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hard, dense, dark volcanic rock composed chiefly of
plagioclase, augite, and magnetite and often having a glassy appearance.
[Lat. %@AI@%basaltes, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%basanites (lapis), %@AE@%touchstone < Gk. %@AI@%basanites
%@2@%%@CR:BASEBURNER @%%@QR:baseburner@%%@AB@%baseburner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stove or furnace that automatically replenishes consumed
coal or other fuel from above.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASE.EXCHANGE @%%@QR:Base Exchange@%%@AB@%Base Exchange%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a Post Exchange on a naval or air force
base.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASE.HIT @%%@QR:base hit@%%@AB@%base hit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@% A hit by which the batter reaches base safely
without an error or force play being made.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASELESS @%%@QR:baseless@%%@AB@%baseless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having no basis or foundation in fact; unfounded.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASE.LEVEL @%%@QR:base level@%%@AB@%base level%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The lowest level to which a land surface can be reduced by
the action of running water.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASE.LINE @%%@QR:base line@%%@AB@%base line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A line serving as a base, as for measurement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Baseball. %@AE@%An area within which a base runner must stay when running between
successive bases. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A line bounding each back end of a tennis court.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASEMAN @%%@QR:baseman@%%@AB@%baseman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@% A player assigned to first, second, or third base.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASEMENT @%%@QR:basement@%%@AB@%basement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The substructure or foundation of a building. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
lowest habitable story of a building, usually below ground level.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASEMENT.MEMBRA @%%@QR:basement membrane@%%@AB@%basement membrane%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or basement lamina %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thin, primarily collagenous,
delicate layer of connective tissue underlying the epithelium.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASENJI @%%@QR:basenji@%%@AB@%basenji%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dog of a breed originally from Africa, having a short,
smooth coat, and characterized by the absence of a bark. [Bantu.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASE.PAIR @%%@QR:base pair@%%@AB@%base pair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the pairs of compounds, as adenine and thymine, that
along with a hydrogen bond form the connections between the complementary
strands of DNA.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASE.RUNNER @%%@QR:base runner@%%@AB@%base runner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@% A member of the team at bat who has safely
reached or is trying to reach a base.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASES @%%@QR:bases@%%@AB@%bases%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%basis%@BO: 1837fd@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASH @%%@QR:bash@%%@AB@%bash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bashed%@AE@% %@AB@%bashing%@AE@% %@AB@%bashes%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To strike with a heavy,
crushing blow. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A heavy, crushing blow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A
celebration; party. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASHAW @%%@QR:bashaw@%%@AB@%bashaw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A %@AI@%pasha%@BO: d37d32@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASHFUL @%%@QR:bashful@%%@AB@%bashful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Timid with other people; shy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterized by,
showing, or resulting from social shyness or self-consciousness. [a)bash +
%@2@%%@CR:BASI @%%@QR:basi-@%%@AB@%basi-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or baso- %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Base; lower part: %@AI@%basipetal.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Chemical base;
chemically basic: %@AI@%basophil.%@AE@% [ < Lat. %@AI@%basis, %@AE@%base < Gk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIC1 @%%@QR:basic@%%@AB@%basic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or forming a base; fundamental. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of,
being, or serving as a starting point or basis. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Producing, resulting from, or pertaining to a base. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Containing a base,
esp. in excess of acid. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%Containing little silica, as igneous
rocks. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that is basic; fundamental. %@AB@% basically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%basicity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIC2 @%%@QR:BASIC@%%@AB@%BASIC%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% A common programming language often used
with remote or time-sharing computer centers. [b(eginner's) + a(ll-purpose)
+ s(ymbolic) + i(nstruction) + c(ode).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASICHROMATIC @%%@QR:basichromatic@%%@AB@%basichromatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Easily stained with basic dye.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIC.OXIDE @%%@QR:basic oxide@%%@AB@%basic oxide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A metallic oxide that is a base or that forms a hydroxide
if combined with water.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIC.PROCESS @%%@QR:basic process@%%@AB@%basic process%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A method of steel production that uses a furnace lined
with a basic refractory material.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIC.TRAINING @%%@QR:basic training@%%@AB@%basic training%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The initial period of training of a recruit in the
armed forces.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIDIA @%%@QR:basidia@%%@AB@%basidia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%basidium%@BO: 18292e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIDIOMYCETE @%%@QR:basidiomycete@%%@AB@%basidiomycete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fungus of the class Basidiomycetes, which includes
the mushrooms, puffballs, and other fungi that bear spores on a basidium.
%@2@%%@CR:BASIDIOSPORE @%%@QR:basidiospore@%%@AB@%basidiospore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A spore formed on a basidium. %@AB@% basidiosporous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIDIUM @%%@QR:basidium@%%@AB@%basidium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ia%@AE@% A club-shaped cell characteristic of basidiomycetous
fungi on which sexual spores, usually four, are borne at the tip. [NLat. <
Lat. %@AI@%basis, %@AE@%base < Gk.] %@AB@% basidial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIFY @%%@QR:basify@%%@AB@%basify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% To make basic. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BASIL @%%@QR:basil@%%@AB@%basil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An herb, %@AI@%Ocimum basilicum,%@AE@% native to the Old World, having
spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leaves used as seasoning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
plant related to basil, %@AI@%Satureja vulgaris,%@AE@% native to Europe and widely
naturalized in North America, having dense clusters of small pink or
%@2@%%@CR:BASILISK @%%@QR:basilisk@%%@AB@%basilisk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A legendary serpent or dragon with lethal breath and
glance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various tropical American lizards of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Basiliscus,%@AE@% having an erectile crest at the back of the head. [ME < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%basiliscus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%basiliskos, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%basileus, %@AE@%king.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIN @%%@QR:basin@%%@AB@%basin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A round, open, shallow container used esp. for holding
liquids. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The amount contained in a basin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A washbowl; sink. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An
artificially enclosed area of a river or harbor designed so that the water
level remains unaffected by tidal changes. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A small enclosed or partly
enclosed body of water. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A region drained by a single river system. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Geology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tract of land in which the rock strata are tilted toward a
common center. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A bowl-shaped depression in the surface of the land or
%@2@%%@CR:BASINET @%%@QR:basinet@%%@AB@%basinet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light medieval helmet, often with a visor. [ME %@AI@%bacinet %@AE@%<
OFr., dim. of %@AI@%bacin, %@AE@%basin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIPETAL @%%@QR:basipetal@%%@AB@%basipetal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Developing or growing from the top toward the
base, as certain forms of inflorescence. %@AB@% basipetally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BASIS @%%@QR:basis@%%@AB@%basis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A supporting element; foundation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The chief
component of something. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The essential principle. [Lat. < Gk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASK @%%@QR:bask@%%@AB@%bask%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%basked%@AE@% %@AB@%basking%@AE@% %@AB@%basks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To expose oneself to pleasant
warmth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To thrive in the presence of a pleasant or advantageous
influence or atmosphere. [ME %@AI@%basken.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASKET @%%@QR:basket@%%@AB@%basket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A container made of interwoven material, such as rushes
or twigs. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The amount a basket will hold. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resembling a
basket in shape or function. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Basketball. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Either of the two goals,
each consisting of a metal hoop from which an open-bottomed circular net is
suspended. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The score, normally worth two points, made by throwing the
ball through the basket. [ME.] %@AB@% basketful %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BASKETBALL @%%@QR:basketball@%%@AB@%basketball%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A game played between two teams of five players each,
the object being to throw the ball through an elevated basket on the
opponent's side of the rectangular court. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The ball used in basketball.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASKET.CASE @%%@QR:basket case@%%@AB@%basket case%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% One that is in a completely hopeless or
useless condition: %@AI@% Psychological basket cases desperately in search of
%@AI@%love and identity (Village Voice).
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%@AI@%%@2@%%@CR:BASKET.FERN @%%@QR:basket fern@%%@AB@%basket fern%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An American tropical sword fern, %@AI@%Nephrolepis
%@AI@%pectinata.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A male fern.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASKET.HILT @%%@QR:basket hilt@%%@AB@%basket hilt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sword hilt with a basket-shaped guard serving to cover
and protect the hand.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASKETRY @%%@QR:basketry@%%@AB@%basketry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The craft or process of making baskets. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Baskets
collectively.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASKET.STAR @%%@QR:basket star@%%@AB@%basket star%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various marine organisms of the class Ophiuroidea,
related to the starfishes and having slender, many-branched arms.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASKET.WEAVE @%%@QR:basket weave@%%@AB@%basket weave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A textile weave consisting of double threads interlaced
to produce a checkered pattern similar to that of a woven basket.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASKING.SHARK @%%@QR:basking shark@%%@AB@%basking shark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A very large shark, %@AI@%Cetorhinus maximus,%@AE@% that feeds on
plankton and often floats near the surface of water.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAS.MITZVAH @%%@QR:bas mitzvah@%%@AB@%bas mitzvah%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bas mizvah %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variants of %@AI@%bat mitzvah%@BO: 18997b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASO @%%@QR:baso-@%%@AB@%baso-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%basi-%@BO: 181ee2@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASOPHIL @%%@QR:basophil@%%@AB@%basophil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cell, esp. a white blood cell, having granules that
exhibit an affinity for basic dyes. %@AB@% basophilic %@AE@%%@AB@% basophilous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BASOPHOBIA @%%@QR:basophobia@%%@AB@%basophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal fear of standing erect or walking.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASQUE1 @%%@QR:basque@%%@AB@%basque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A close-fitting bodice. [Fr. < Prov. %@AI@%basta, %@AE@%perh. of Germanic
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASQUE2 @%%@QR:Basque@%%@AB@%Basque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of a people of unknown origin inhabiting the western
Pyrenees in France and Spain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The language of the Basques, of no known
linguistic affiliation. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%Vasco.%@AE@%] %@AB@% Basque %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@%bass(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bass%@AE@% %@AB@% or basses %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several North American
freshwater fishes of the family Centrarchidae, related to but larger than
the sunfishes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various marine fishes of the family Serranidae, as
the %@AI@%sea bass%@BO: 105ff9a@%%@AE@% and the %@AI@%striped bass%@BO: 120fd5f@%%@AE@%. [ME %@AI@%bace, %@AE@%var. of dial. %@AI@%barse %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%baers.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bass(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A low-pitched sound or tone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The tones in the lowest
register of a musical instrument. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The lowest part in vocal or
instrumental part music. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A male singing voice of the lowest range.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A man who has such a singing voice. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A musical instrument, esp. a
%@AI@%%@AI@%double bass%@BO: 595ed8@%%@AE@% that produces tones in a low register. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a deep
tone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Low in pitch. [ME %@AI@%bas.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bass(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Bast%@BO: 185ca8@%%@AE@%. [Var. of bast.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASS.CLEF @%%@QR:bass clef@%%@AB@%bass clef%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A musical clef that designates F below middle C as being on
the fourth line above the bottom of the staff.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASS.DRUM @%%@QR:bass drum@%%@AB@%bass drum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large drum having a cylindrical body and two heads and
producing a low, resonant sound.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASSET @%%@QR:basset@%%@AB@%basset%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%basset hound%@BO: 185354@%%@AE@%. [Fr. < OFr., dim of %@AI@%basse, %@AE@%fem. adj. of %@AI@%bas,
%@AI@%%@AE@%low.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASSET.HORN @%%@QR:basset horn@%%@AB@%basset horn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tenor clarinet in F, having a range of 31/2 octaves
pitched between the range of an alto clarinet and that of a bass clarinet.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASSET.HOUND @%%@QR:basset hound@%%@AB@%basset hound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short-haired dog of a breed originating in France and
having a long body, short legs, and long, drooping ears.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASS.HORN @%%@QR:bass horn@%%@AB@%bass horn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%tuba%@BO: 1393e43@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASSINET @%%@QR:bassinet@%%@AB@%bassinet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oblong basketlike bed for an infant. [Fr., small basin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASSIST @%%@QR:bassist@%%@AB@%bassist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A double bass player.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASSO @%%@QR:basso@%%@AB@%basso%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bassos%@AE@% %@AB@% or bassi %@AE@% A bass singer, esp. an operatic bass.
[Ital. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%bassus, %@AE@%low.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BASSOON @%%@QR:bassoon@%%@AB@%bassoon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A low-pitched woodwind instrument with a double reed, having
a long wooden body attached to a lateral tube that leads to the mouthpiece.
of) a pack saddle.] %@AB@% bastardly %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BASTARDIZE @%%@QR:bastardize@%%@AB@%bastardize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To debase; corrupt. %@AB@%
%@AB@%bastardization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BASTARD.TOADFLA @%%@QR:bastard toadflax@%%@AB@%bastard toadflax%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Comandra,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%C. umbellata,%@AE@% of
eastern North America, having rounded clusters of small greenish flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASTARD.WING @%%@QR:bastard wing@%%@AB@%bastard wing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%alula%@BO: 8a52d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASTARDY @%%@QR:bastardy@%%@AB@%bastardy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition of being of illegitimate birth;
illegitimacy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The begetting of a bastard.
%@2@%%@CR:BASTILLE @%%@QR:bastille@%%@AB@%bastille%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bastile %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%prison%@BO: e81235@%%@AE@%; jail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Bastille%@AE@% A fortress in
Paris used as a prison until its capture at the outset of the French
%@2@%%@CR:BASTILLE.DAY @%%@QR:Bastille Day@%%@AB@%Bastille Day%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% July 14 observed in France in commemoration of the
destruction of the Bastille in 1789.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASTINADO @%%@QR:bastinado@%%@AB@%bastinado%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bastinade %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-does%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nades %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A beating with a
stick or cudgel, esp. on the soles of the feet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A stick or cudgel.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-doed%@AE@% %@AB@%-doing%@AE@% %@AB@%-does%@AE@% %@AB@% or -naded %@AE@%%@AB@% or -nading %@AE@%%@AB@% or -nades %@AE@% To subject to
%@2@%%@CR:BASTING @%%@QR:basting@%%@AB@%basting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of sewing together loosely. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The thread used to
baste. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The loose stitches used to baste.
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%@2@%%@CR:BASTION @%%@QR:bastion@%%@AB@%bastion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A well-fortified position or area. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something regarded as a defensive
%@AB@%bate(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bated%@AE@% %@AB@%bating%@AE@% %@AB@%bates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To lessen the force of; moderate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To take away; subtract. -See Usage note at %@AI@%bait%@BO: 160088@%%@AE@%. [ME %@AI@%baten, %@AE@%short for
%@AI@%%@AI@%abaten. %@AE@%-see abate.]
%@AB@%bate(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bated%@AE@% %@AB@%bating%@AE@% %@AB@%bates%@AE@% To flap the wings wildly in
impatience. Used of a falcon. [ME %@AI@%baten %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%batre, %@AE@%to beat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BATEAU @%%@QR:bateau@%%@AB@%bateau%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-teaux%@AE@% A light, flat-bottomed boat, used esp. in Louisiana
%@2@%%@CR:BATEAU.BRIDGE @%%@QR:bateau bridge@%%@AB@%bateau bridge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%pontoon bridge%@BO: e25a30@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATESIAN.MIMICR @%%@QR:Batesian mimicry@%%@AB@%Batesian mimicry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The resemblance of a harmless species to a species
whose defense against predation is based on repellent traits. [After Henry
W. %@AI@%Bates %@AE@%(1825-1892).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BATFISH @%%@QR:batfish@%%@AB@%batfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%batfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% Any of various marine anglerfishes of
the family Ogcocephalidae, having a retractable appendage above the mouth.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATFOWL @%%@QR:batfowl@%%@AB@%batfowl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fowled%@AE@% %@AB@%-fowling%@AE@% %@AB@%-fowls%@AE@% To catch roosting birds at
%@AB@%bath(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%baths%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of washing or soaking the body, as in
water or steam. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The water used for a bath. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A bathtub. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
bathroom. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A building equipped for bathing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%baths%@AE@% A spa. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
liquid or a liquid and its container in which something is dipped or soaked
in order to process it in some way: %@AI@%a bath of dye.%@AE@% [ME < OE %@AI@%baeo.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bath(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure, equal to
approximately ten U.S. gallons. [Heb.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BATH.CHAIR @%%@QR:Bath chair@%%@AB@%Bath chair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hooded wheelchair used esp. for invalids, as at a spa.
[After %@AI@%Bath, %@AE@%England.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BATHE @%%@QR:bathe@%%@AB@%bathe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bathed%@AE@% %@AB@%bathing%@AE@% %@AB@%bathes%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take a bath. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To go into
the water for swimming or recreation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To become immersed in or as if in
liquid. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To immerse in liquid; wet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To wash in a liquid. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
apply a liquid to for soothing or healing purposes. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To seem to wash or
%@2@%%@CR:BATHETIC @%%@QR:bathetic@%%@AB@%bathetic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characterized by bathos. [Prob. a blend of bathos and
pathetic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BATHHOUSE @%%@QR:bathhouse@%%@AB@%bathhouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A building equipped with facilities for bathing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
building with dressing rooms for swimmers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATHING.SUIT @%%@QR:bathing suit@%%@AB@%bathing suit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%swimsuit%@BO: 126c1a4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATHO @%%@QR:batho-@%%@AB@%batho-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%bathy-%@BO: 1890f9@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATHOLITH @%%@QR:batholith@%%@AB@%batholith%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Igneous rock that has melted and intruded surrounding
strata at great depths. %@AB@% batholithic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BATHOMETER @%%@QR:bathometer@%%@AB@%bathometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An instrument used to measure the depth of water.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATHOPHOBIA @%%@QR:bathophobia@%%@AB@%bathophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal fear of depths.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATHOS @%%@QR:bathos@%%@AB@%bathos%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A ludicrously abrupt transition from an elevated to a
commonplace style. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An anticlimax. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Insincere or grossly
sentimental pathos. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Triteness or dullness. [Gk., depth.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BATHROBE @%%@QR:bathrobe@%%@AB@%bathrobe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A loose-fitting robe worn before and after bathing and for
lounging.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATHROOM @%%@QR:bathroom@%%@AB@%bathroom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A room equipped with facilities for taking a bath or shower
and usually also containing a sink and toilet.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATH.SALTS @%%@QR:bath salts@%%@AB@%bath salts%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% A perfumed crystalline substance for softening
bathwater.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATHTUB @%%@QR:bathtub@%%@AB@%bathtub%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tub for bathing, esp. one permanently installed in a
%@2@%%@CR:BATHYSPHERE @%%@QR:bathysphere@%%@AB@%bathysphere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A reinforced spherical deep-diving chamber.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATIK @%%@QR:batik@%%@AB@%batik%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A method of dyeing print into a fabric in which parts of
the cloth not intended to be dyed are covered with removable wax. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
design that is dyed into cloth by this method. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cloth dyed by batik.
[Malay < Javanese, painted.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BATISTE @%%@QR:batiste@%%@AB@%batiste%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fine, plain-woven fabric made from various fibers and used
esp. for clothing. [Fr. < OFr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BATMAN @%%@QR:batman@%%@AB@%batman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An orderly of a British army officer. [Obs. %@AI@%bat, %@AE@%packsaddle <
ME %@AI@%batt %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%bat.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAT.MITZVAH @%%@QR:bat mitzvah@%%@AB@%bat mitzvah%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bat mizvah %@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BAT.MITZVAH @%%@QR:bas mitzvah@%%@AB@%bas mitzvah%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bas mizvah %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Jewish girl of 12 to 14 years of age
who assumes her Jewish duties and responsibilities. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The ceremony that
initiates and recognizes a girl as a bat mitzvah. [Heb. %@AI@%bat mitzvah %@AE@%: %@AI@%bat,
%@AB@%batten(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tened%@AE@% %@AB@%-tening%@AE@% %@AB@%-tens%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become fat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To thrive
and prosper, esp. at another's expense. [Ult. < ON %@AI@%batna, %@AE@%to improve.]
%@AB@%batten(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A narrow strip of wood used esp. for flooring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of
several flexible strips of wood placed in pockets at the outer edge of a
sail to keep it flat. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tened%@AE@% %@AB@%-tening%@AE@% %@AB@%-tens%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To furnish with
battens. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fasten or make secure with battens: %@AI@%batten down the hatches.%@AE@%
%@AB@%batter(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To beat heavily and repeatedly
so as to hurt, bruise, or destroy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To damage, as by heavy wear. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To hit heavily and repeatedly. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Printing. %@AE@% A damaged area on the face
of type or on a plate. [ME %@AI@%bateren %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%battre %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%battuere.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%batter(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The player at bat in baseball and cricket.
%@AB@%batter(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thick, beaten liquid mixture, as of flour, milk, and eggs,
used in cooking. [ME %@AI@%bater, %@AE@%prob. < %@AI@%bateren, %@AE@%to batter, beat.]
%@AB@%batter(4)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A slope, as of the outer side of a wall, that recedes from
bottom to top. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% To construct in a batter.
[Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTERED.CHILD. @%%@QR:battered child syndrome@%%@AB@%battered child syndrome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A combination of serious physical injuries,
such as bruises, scratches, hematomas, burns, or malnutrition, inflicted on
a child through gross abuse usually by parents or guardians.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTERING.RAM @%%@QR:battering-ram@%%@AB@%battering-ram%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or battering ram %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A heavy beam used in ancient
warfare to batter down walls and gates. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device resembling a
battering-ram or used for similar purposes.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTERY @%%@QR:battery@%%@AB@%battery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of beating or pounding. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The
unlawful beating of another person. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An emplacement for one or more
pieces of artillery. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A set of guns or other heavy artillery, as on a
warship. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The basic tactical artillery unit, corresponding to the company
in the infantry. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An array or grouping of like things to be used
together. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The pitcher and catcher on a baseball team. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The percussion
section of an orchestra. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A device for generating an electric current by
chemical reaction. [Fr. %@AI@%batterie %@AE@%< %@AI@%battre, %@AE@%to batter < OFr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTING @%%@QR:batting@%%@AB@%batting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The action of one who bats. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Cotton or wool fiber wadded
into rolls or sheets; and used for stuffing furniture and mattresses and
lining quilts.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTLE @%%@QR:battle@%%@AB@%battle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A large-scale combat between two armed forces. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Armed
fighting; combat: %@AI@%wounded in battle.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An intense competition, esp.
between two persons; struggle. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tled%@AE@% %@AB@%-tling%@AE@% %@AB@%-tles%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To engage
in or as if in battle. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To fight against. [ME %@AI@%bataille %@AE@%< OFr. < VLat.
%@AI@%*%@AI@%battalia %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%battualia, %@AE@%fighting and fencing exercises < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:BATTLE.AX @%%@QR:battle-ax@%%@AB@%battle-ax%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or battle-axe %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A broad-headed ax formerly used as a
weapon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A quarrelsome, overbearing woman.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTLE.CRUISER @%%@QR:battle cruiser@%%@AB@%battle cruiser%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A warship with less heavy armor than a battleship and
with the speed of a cruiser.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTLE.CRY @%%@QR:battle cry@%%@AB@%battle cry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A shout uttered by troops in battle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A slogan used
by the proponents of a cause.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTLEDORE @%%@QR:battledore@%%@AB@%battledore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An early form of badminton played with a flat wooden
paddle and a shuttlecock. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The paddle used in battledore. [ME %@AI@%batildore,
%@2@%%@CR:BATTLEFIELD @%%@QR:battlefield@%%@AB@%battlefield%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A field or area where a battle is fought. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sphere
of contention.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTLEFRONT @%%@QR:battlefront@%%@AB@%battlefront%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The area where opponents meet or clash in battle: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%contest fought on political and military battlefronts.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTLEGROUND @%%@QR:battleground@%%@AB@%battleground%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%battlefield%@BO: 18b7da@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTLEMENT @%%@QR:battlement@%%@AB@%battlement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A parapet built on top of a wall, with indentations for
defense or decoration. [ME %@AI@%batelment %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%battillement.%@AE@%] %@AB@% battlemented
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTLE.ROYAL @%%@QR:battle royal@%%@AB@%battle royal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%battles royal%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A battle or confused fight in which
numerous combatants participate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fight to the finish. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An intense
altercation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTLESHIP @%%@QR:battleship@%%@AB@%battleship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a class of modern warships of the largest size,
carrying the greatest number of guns and batteries and clad with the
heaviest armor.
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTLESHIP.GRAY @%%@QR:battleship gray@%%@AB@%battleship gray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A medium gray. %@AB@% battleship-gray %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BATTLEWAGON @%%@QR:battlewagon@%%@AB@%battlewagon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A %@AI@%battleship%@BO: 18bc9b@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:BAUBEE @%%@QR:baubee@%%@AB@%baubee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bawbee%@BO: 18c7e4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAUBLE @%%@QR:bauble@%%@AB@%bauble%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small, showy ornament of little value; trinket. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% A baton carried by a court jester as a mock scepter of his office.
[ME %@AI@%babel %@AE@%< OFr., plaything.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAUD @%%@QR:baud@%%@AB@%baud%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% A unit of speed in data transmission, as one
bit per second for binary signals. [After J.M.E. %@AI@%Baudot %@AE@%(d. 1903).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAUHAUS @%%@QR:Bauhaus@%%@AB@%Bauhaus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a 20th-century
school of design whose aesthetic was influenced by and derived from
techniques and materials employed esp. in industrial fabrication and
manufacture. [G., an architecture school founded by Walter Gropius
(1883-1969).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAULK @%%@QR:baulk@%%@AB@%baulk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%balk%@BO: 1641b3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAUME.SCALE @%%@QR:Baume scale@%%@AB@%Baume scale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hydrometer scale that separately covers liquids with
specific gravities greater and less than 1. [After Antoine %@AI@%Baume
%@AE@%(1728-1804).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAUXITE @%%@QR:bauxite@%%@AB@%bauxite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The principal ore of aluminum, 30 to 75 per cent Al%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%nH%@AH@%2%@AE@%O,%@EH@%
with ferric oxide and silica as impurities. [Fr., after Les %@AI@%Baux, %@AE@%France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAVARIAN @%%@QR:Bavarian@%%@AB@%Bavarian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Bavaria. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The High German
dialect of Bavaria and Austria. %@AB@% Bavarian %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAWBEE @%%@QR:bawbee@%%@AB@%bawbee%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or baubee %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% A halfpenny. [After Alexander Orrok, Laird
of %@AI@%Sillbawby, %@AE@%16th-cent. Scottish master of the mint.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAWD @%%@QR:bawd@%%@AB@%bawd%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A woman who keeps a brothel; madam. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A prostitute. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BAWDYHOUSE @%%@QR:bawdyhouse@%%@AB@%bawdyhouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A house of prostitution.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAWL @%%@QR:bawl@%%@AB@%bawl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bawled%@AE@% %@AB@%bawling%@AE@% %@AB@%bawls%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cry or sob loudly; wail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To cry out loudly and vehemently; shout. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To utter in a loud, vehement
voice.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bawl out.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To reprimand or scold loudly or
harshly. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A loud, bellowing cry; wail. [ME %@AI@%baulen, %@AE@%to bark, of Scand.
orig.] %@AB@% bawler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BAY @%%@QR:bay@%%@AB@%bay%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%bay(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A body of water partly enclosed by land but with a wide
outlet to the sea. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A broad stretch of low land between hills. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An
arm of prairie partly enclosed by woodland. [ME %@AI@%baye %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%baie %@AE@%< LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%baia, %@AE@%perh. < Iberian.]
%@AB@%bay(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%A part of a building or other structure
marked off by vertical elements. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bay window%@BO: 18dfed@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An opening or
recess in a wall. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An extension of a building; wing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A compartment in
a barn used for storing hay or grain. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A ship's %@AI@%sickbay%@BO: 10e7365@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bomb bay%@BO: 21038f@%%@AE@% in
%@2@%%@CR:BAYBERRY @%%@QR:bayberry@%%@AB@%bayberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several aromatic shrubs or small trees of the
genus %@AI@%Myrica,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%M. pensylvanica,%@AE@% of eastern North America, bearing gray,
waxy berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tropical American tree, %@AI@%Pimenta acris,%@AE@% yielding an oil
used in making bay rum. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The fruit of a bayberry.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAY.LEAF @%%@QR:bay leaf@%%@AB@%bay leaf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The dried aromatic leaf of the bay, %@AI@%Laurus nobilis,%@AE@% or of
the bayberry, %@AI@%Pimenta acris,%@AE@% used as seasoning in cooking.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAY.LYNX @%%@QR:bay lynx@%%@AB@%bay lynx%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%bobcat%@BO: 206c28@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAYONET @%%@QR:bayonet@%%@AB@%bayonet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A knife adapted to fit the muzzle end of a rifle and used in
close combat. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-neted%@AE@% %@AB@%-neting%@AE@% %@AB@%-nets%@AE@% %@AB@% or -netted %@AE@%%@AB@% or -netting %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%-nets %@AE@% To stab or prod with a bayonet. [Fr. %@AI@%baionnette %@AE@%< %@AI@%Bayonne, %@AE@%a city
in France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAYOU @%%@QR:bayou@%%@AB@%bayou%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A marshy, sluggish body of water tributary to a lake or river.
[Louisiana Fr. < Choctaw %@AI@%bayuk.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAY.RUM @%%@QR:bay rum@%%@AB@%bay rum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An aromatic liquid obtained by distilling the leaves of the
bayberry tree, %@AI@%Pimenta acris,%@AE@% with rum or synthesized from alcohol, water,
and various oils.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAY.RUM.TREE @%%@QR:bay rum tree@%%@AB@%bay rum tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%bayberry%@BO: 18d87f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAY.WINDOW @%%@QR:bay window@%%@AB@%bay window%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large window or series of windows projecting from the
outer wall of a building and forming a recess within. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A
protruding belly; paunch.
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%@2@%%@CR:BAZAAR @%%@QR:bazaar@%%@AB@%bazaar%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bazar %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An Oriental market consisting of a street lined
with shops and stalls. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A shop or part of a store for the sale of
miscellaneous articles. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A fair or sale at which miscellaneous articles
are sold, often for charitable purposes. [Prob. < Ital. %@AI@%bazarro %@AE@%< Pers.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bazar.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BAZOOKA @%%@QR:bazooka@%%@AB@%bazooka%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A portable military weapon consisting of a long metal
smoothbore tube for firing small, armor-piercing rockets at short range.
[After the %@AI@%bazooka, %@AE@%a crude wind instrument made of pipes, invented and
named by Bob Burns (1896-1956).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BB @%%@QR:BB@%%@AB@%BB%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A standard size of lead shot that measures about .46 cm., or 0.18
in., in diameter. [Perh. from the letter %@AI@%b.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BB.GUN @%%@QR:BB gun@%%@AB@%BB gun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small air rifle for firing BB shot.
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%@2@%%@CR:B.CELL @%%@QR:B cell@%%@AB@%B cell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lymphocyte derived from bone marrow that takes part in the
immune responses. [b(one-marrow-derived + cell.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BDELLIUM @%%@QR:bdellium@%%@AB@%bdellium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An aromatic gum resin similar to myrrh, produced by various
trees of the genus %@AI@%Commiphora,%@AE@% of western Asia and Africa. [Lat. < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bdellion, %@AE@%of Semitic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BE1 @%%@QR:be@%%@AB@%be%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To exist in actuality; have reality or life: %@AI@%I think,
%@AI@%therefore I am.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To occupy a specified position: %@AI@%The food is on the
%@AI@%table.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To take place; occur. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To go. Used chiefly in the past and
perfect tenses: %@AI@%Have you ever been to Italy?%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To belong;
befall. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Used as a copula linking a subject and a predicate nominative,
adjective, or pronoun, in such senses as: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To equal in meaning or
identity: %@AI@% To be a Christian was to be a Roman (James Bryce). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
signify; symbolize: %@AI@%A is excellent, C is passing.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% To belong to a
specified class or group: %@AI@%Man is a primate.%@AE@% %@AB@%d.%@AE@% To have or show a specified
quality or characteristic: %@AI@%She is lovely. All men are mortal.%@AE@% -%@AI@%aux.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Used with the past participle of a transitive verb to form the passive
voice: %@AI@%The mayoral election is held annually.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Used with the present
participle of a verb to express a continuing action: %@AI@%We are working to
%@AI@%improve housing conditions.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Used with the infinitive of a verb to
express intention, obligation, or future action: %@AI@%She was to call before she
%@AI@%left. He is to make the necessary changes.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Used with the past
participle of certain intransitive verbs of motion to form the perfect
tense: %@AI@% Where be those roses gone which sweetened so our eyes? (Philip
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%When pronouns follow a form of the verb %@AI@%to be, %@AE@% the nominative
is traditionally required, on the grounds that the pronoun denotes the same
entity as the subject. Thus, the rules require %@AI@%it is I, that must be she, %@AE@%
and so forth. The rules create problems, however, when the pronoun after %@AI@%to
%@AI@%be %@AE@% denotes an entity that is also understood to be the object of some
other verb or preposition. Shall we say %@AI@%it is I she loves %@AE@% or %@AI@%it is me she
%@AI@%loves? %@AE@% There is no strict rule, but given the natural tendency to use
objective forms like %@AI@%me %@AE@% rather than nominatives like %@AI@%I %@AE@% in undecidable
cases, the use of %@AI@%me %@AE@% is entirely defensible here. It should also be noted
that the use of the nominative following %@AI@%to be %@AE@% sounds stilted when the
verb has been contracted. Nevertheless, a purist would say %@AI@%it's I %@AE@% rather
than %@AI@%it's me, %@AE@% or %@AI@%that's they %@AE@% rather than %@AI@%that's them.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BE2 @%%@QR:Be@%%@AB@%Be%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element beryllium.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BE3 @%%@QR:be-@%%@AB@%be-%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Completely; thoroughly; excessively. Used as an intensive:
%@AI@%%@AI@%bemoan.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% On; around; over: %@AI@%besmear.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Used to form transitive verbs
from nouns, adjectives, and intransitive verbs, as: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Make; cause to
become: %@AI@%besot.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Affect or provide with: %@AI@%bespangle.%@AE@% [ME < OE %@AI@%bi-.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEACH @%%@QR:beach@%%@AB@%beach%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The shore of a body of water, esp. when sandy or pebbly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The sand or pebbles on a shore. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%beached%@AE@% %@AB@%beaching%@AE@% %@AB@%beaches%@AE@% To haul
or drive ashore. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEACH.BUGGY @%%@QR:beach buggy@%%@AB@%beach buggy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%dune buggy%@BO: 5c2fda@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEACHCOMBER @%%@QR:beachcomber@%%@AB@%beachcomber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who lives on what can be found on beaches or in
wharf areas. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A long wave rolling in toward a beach.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEACH.FLEA @%%@QR:beach flea@%%@AB@%beach flea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small, jumping crustaceans of the family
Orchestiidae, living on sandy beaches at or near the tide line.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEACH.GRASS @%%@QR:beach grass@%%@AB@%beach grass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any grass of the genus %@AI@%Ammophila,%@AE@% growing mostly on sandy
shores and dunes and having spikelets in long, crowded clusters.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEACHHEAD @%%@QR:beachhead@%%@AB@%beachhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A position on an enemy shoreline captured by troops in
advance of an invading force. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A position that opens the way for further
development; foothold.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEACH.PEA @%%@QR:beach pea@%%@AB@%beach pea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two similar North American plants, %@AI@%Lathyrus
%@AI@%maritimus,%@AE@% of the Atlantic coast, or %@AI@%L. littoralis,%@AE@% of the Pacific coast,
having purplish flowers and sprawling stems.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEACH.PLUM @%%@QR:beach plum@%%@AB@%beach plum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A seacoast shrub, %@AI@%Prunus maritima,%@AE@% of northeastern North
America, having white flowers and edible, plumlike fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEACH.WORMWOOD @%%@QR:beach wormwood@%%@AB@%beach wormwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A seacoast plant, %@AI@%Artemisia stelleriana,%@AE@% native to
Asia, covered with dense white down and having small yellow flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEACON @%%@QR:beacon@%%@AB@%beacon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A signal fire, esp. one used to warn of an enemy's
approach. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A lighthouse or other signaling or guiding device on a coast.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A radio transmitter that emits a characteristic signal as a warning or
guide. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something that warns or guides. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-coned%@AE@% %@AB@%-coning%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-cons%@AE@% To provide with or serve as a beacon. [ME %@AI@%beken %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%beacen.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAD @%%@QR:bead@%%@AB@%bead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small, ball-shaped piece of material pierced for
stringing or threading. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%beads%@AE@% A necklace made of such pieces. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% %@AB@%beads%@AE@%
A rosary. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small, round object, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small drop of moisture. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
bubble of gas in a liquid. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A small knob of metal on the muzzle of a
rifle or gun, used for sighting. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A strip of material, usually wood, with
one molded edge placed flush against the inner part of a door or window
frame. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%beaded%@AE@% %@AB@%beading%@AE@% %@AB@%beads%@AE@% To furnish with or collect
into beads. [ME %@AI@%bede, %@AE@%rosary bead < OE %@AI@%gebed, %@AE@%prayer.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEADING @%%@QR:beading@%%@AB@%beading%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Beads or material used for beads. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Ornamentation with
beads. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A narrow, half-rounded molding. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A narrow piece of openwork
lace through which ribbon may be run.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEADLE @%%@QR:beadle@%%@AB@%beadle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A minor parish official in an English church whose duties
include keeping order and ushering during services. [ME %@AI@%bedele, %@AE@%herald < OE
%@AI@%bydel.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEADWORK @%%@QR:beadwork@%%@AB@%beadwork%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Decorative work in beads. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%Beaded
%@2@%%@CR:BEAGLE @%%@QR:beagle@%%@AB@%beagle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a breed of small hounds having short legs, drooping
ears, and a smooth coat with white, black, and tan markings. [ME %@AI@%begle.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAK @%%@QR:beak@%%@AB@%beak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The horny, projecting structure forming the mandibles of
a bird; bill. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A part or organ resembling this, as in some turtles,
insects, or fish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hard, cone-shaped, or pointed structure or part. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% A person's nose. [ME %@AI@%bek %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%bec %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%beccus, %@AE@%of Celt.
orig.] %@AB@% beaked %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAKER @%%@QR:beaker@%%@AB@%beaker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large drinking cup with a wide mouth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An open glass
cylinder with a pouring lip, used as a laboratory container. [ME %@AI@%biker %@AE@%< ON
%@AI@%bikarr, %@AE@%prob. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%bicarius %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%bikos, %@AE@%jug.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAM @%%@QR:beam@%%@AB@%beam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A squared-off log or large, oblong piece of timber, metal, or
stone used esp. in construction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The breadth of a ship at the widest
point. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The width across a person's hips. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A steel tube or
wooden roller on which the warp is wound in a loom. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An oscillating lever
connected to an engine piston rod and used to transmit power to the
crankshaft. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The bar of a balance from which weighing pans are suspended.
%@AB@%7.%@AE@% One of the main stems of a deer's antlers. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% The main horizontal bar on
a plow to which the share, colter, and handles are attached. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A ray
of light. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A group of particles traveling together in close parallel
trajectories. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% A %@AI@%radio beam%@BO: f06d18@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%beamed%@AE@% %@AB@%beaming%@AE@% %@AB@%beams%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
radiate light; shine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To smile expansively. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To emit or transmit.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% on the beam.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Following a radio beam, as an
aircraft. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% On the right track; operating correctly. [ME < OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%beam.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAM.ENDS @%%@QR:beam-ends@%%@AB@%beam-ends%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The ends of a ship's beams.
%@2@%%@CR:BEAMY @%%@QR:beamy@%%@AB@%beamy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Broad in the beam. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Emitting beams, as of
light; radiant.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAN @%%@QR:bean@%%@AB@%bean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Phaseolus,%@AE@% having
compound leaves, white or yellow flowers, and seed-bearing pods. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
edible seed or pod of any of these plants. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Any of several related plants
bearing similar pods and seeds. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% Any of various other seeds or pods
resembling beans, as the coffee bean. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% The head. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%beans%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% A small amount: %@AI@%don't know beans about the market.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A fellow; chap. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%beaned%@AE@% %@AB@%beaning%@AE@% %@AB@%beans%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To
hit on the head with a thrown object, esp. a pitched baseball.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% full of beans.%@AE@% Energetic.%@AB@% spill the beans. .%@AE@% To
disclose something that was not meant to be disclosed. [ME %@AI@%bene %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%bean.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEANBAG @%%@QR:beanbag@%%@AB@%beanbag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small bag filled with dried beans and used for throwing in
games.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAN.BALL @%%@QR:bean ball@%%@AB@%bean ball%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A baseball pitch aimed at the batter's head.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAN.BLIGHT @%%@QR:bean blight@%%@AB@%bean blight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of the bean caused by the bacterium %@AI@%Xanthomonas
%@AI@%phaseoli,%@AE@% which results in yellow-brown blotches on all parts of the plant.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAN.CAPER @%%@QR:bean caper@%%@AB@%bean caper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Zygophyllum,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%Z. fabago,%@AE@% a shrub
of the Middle East, bearing edible buds used as capers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAN.CURD @%%@QR:bean curd@%%@AB@%bean curd%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soft, cheeselike food made from pureed soy beans.
%@2@%%@CR:BEANIE @%%@QR:beanie@%%@AB@%beanie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small brimless cap.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEANO @%%@QR:beano@%%@AB@%beano%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% A form of %@AI@%bingo%@BO: 1d08dd@%%@AE@%, esp. one using beans as markers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEANPOLE @%%@QR:beanpole@%%@AB@%beanpole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A thin pole used to support bean vines. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A very
tall, thin person.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAN.SPROUT @%%@QR:bean sprout@%%@AB@%bean sprout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A young, tender shoot of certain beans, such as the
soybean, used in cooking.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEANSTALK @%%@QR:beanstalk@%%@AB@%beanstalk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The stem of a bean plant.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAN.TREE @%%@QR:bean tree@%%@AB@%bean tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various trees, such as the catalpa, that bear
%@AB@%bear(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bore%@AE@% %@AB@%borne%@AE@% %@AB@% or born %@AE@%%@AB@% or bearing %@AE@%%@AB@% or bears %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hold up;
support. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move while supporting; carry. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To carry in the mind;
harbor: %@AI@%bore grudges.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To transmit; relate: %@AI@%bearing glad tidings.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To
have as a visible characteristic: %@AI@%bore a scar on his arm.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To have as a
quality; exhibit. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To carry (oneself) in a specified way; conduct: %@AI@%bore
%@AI@%herself with grace.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To be accountable for; assume: %@AI@%bearing heavy
%@AI@%responsibilities.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To have a tolerance for; endure: %@AI@%couldn't bear his
%@AI@%lying.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To be susceptible to; admit of: %@AI@%The case will bear
%@AI@%investigation.%@AE@% %@AB@%11.%@AE@% To give birth to. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% To produce; yield: %@AI@%plants bearing
%@AI@%flowers.%@AE@% %@AB@%13.%@AE@% To offer; render: %@AI@%bearing witness.%@AE@% %@AB@%14.%@AE@% To move by steady
pressure; push: %@AI@%boats borne by the tides.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To yield a product;
produce. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To have relevance; apply: %@AI@%how the relativity theory bears on
%@AI@%the history of science.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To exert pressure. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To exert oneself
determinedly; forge. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To proceed or extend in a specified direction: %@AI@%bore
%@AI@%right at the corner.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bear down. .%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To overwhelm;
vanquish: %@AI@%bore down all opposition.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To apply maximum effort and
concentration: %@AI@%really bore down and finished the task.%@AE@% %@AB@% bear down on. .%@AE@% To
affect in a harmful or adverse way: %@AI@%Financial pressures are bearing down on
%@AI@%him.%@AE@% %@AB@% bear out. .%@AE@% To prove right or justified; confirm: %@AI@%results that bear
%@AI@%out his claims.%@AE@% %@AB@% bear up. .%@AE@% To withstand stress, difficulty, or attrition:
%@AI@%%@AI@%bore up well during the long illness.%@AE@% %@AB@% bear with. .%@AE@% To be patient or
tolerant with: %@AI@%Please bear with me while I explain.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% bear in mind. .%@AE@% To remember. [ME %@AI@%beren %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%beran.%@AE@%] %@NL@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%tolerate%@BO: 1329552@%%@AE@% These verbs are compared in the sense of withstanding, sustaining,
or putting up with. %@AI@%Bear%@BO: 19210d@%%@AE@% pertains broadly to capacity for such an act.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Endure%@BO: 61dcb8@%%@AE@% specifies a continuing capacity to face pain or harship. The
remaining terms are more descriptive of the manner of withstanding or
accepting. %@AI@%Stand%@BO: 11c161a@%%@AE@% implies resoluteness of spirit. %@AI@%Suffer%@BO: 12362dc@%%@AE@% and the less
emphatic %@AI@%abide%@BO: 5913@%%@AE@% suggest resignation and forebearance. %@AI@%Tolerate%@BO: 1329552@%%@AE@% , in its
principal application (to something other than pain), connotes reluctant
acceptance despite mental reservations.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%In its literal sense the past participle %@AI@%born %@AE@% is used only of
mammals and only in construction with %@AI@%to be: The baby was born. %@AE@% (It may
also be used figuratively: %@AI@%A star is born.) Borne, %@AE@% said of the act of
birth, refers only to the mother's role, but it can be used actively or
passively: %@AI@%She has borne three children. Three children were borne by her %@AE@%
(but %@AI@%born to her%@AE@% ). In all other senses of %@AI@%bear %@AE@% the past participle is
%@AI@%%@AI@%borne: The soil has borne abundant crops. Such a burden cannot be borne by
%@AI@%anyone.%@AE@%
%@AB@%bear(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of various usually omnivorous mammals of the family
Ursidae, having a shaggy coat and a short tail and walking with the entire
lower surface of the foot touching the ground. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of various animals,
such as the %@AI@%koala%@BO: a23492@%%@AE@%, resembling a bear. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who is awkward, clumsy,
or ill-mannered. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An investor or concern that sells securities or
commodities in the expectation that prices will fall. [ME %@AI@%bere %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%bera.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARABLE @%%@QR:bearable@%%@AB@%bearable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being borne; endurable. %@AB@% bearability %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%bearably %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARBAITING @%%@QR:bearbaiting@%%@AB@%bearbaiting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The former sport of setting dogs to attack or torment a
chained bear.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARBERRY @%%@QR:bearberry@%%@AB@%bearberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A trailing shrub, %@AI@%Arctostaphylos uva-ursi,%@AE@% of northern
regions, having small evergreen leaves, white or pink flowers, and red
berries.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARD @%%@QR:beard@%%@AB@%beard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The hair on the chin, cheeks, and throat of a man. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
hairy or hairlike growth such as that on or near the face of certain
mammals. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A tuft or group of bristles on certain plants; awn. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The part
of a piece of type between the face and the shoulder; neck. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bearded%@AE@%
%@AB@%bearding%@AE@% %@AB@%beards%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To furnish with a beard. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To grasp by the beard. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARDED.IRIS @%%@QR:bearded iris@%%@AB@%bearded iris%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of many varieties of iris having beardlike growths
at the bases of the three lower, recurved petals.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARDED.VULTURE @%%@QR:bearded vulture@%%@AB@%bearded vulture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%lammergeier%@BO: a38846@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARD.TONGUE @%%@QR:beard-tongue@%%@AB@%beard-tongue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Penstemon,%@AE@% mostly of
North America, having variously colored, tubular, two-lipped flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARER @%%@QR:bearer@%%@AB@%bearer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that carries or supports. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A porter. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person who
presents a check or other redeemable note for payment. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A fruit-bearing
plant.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARER.BOND @%%@QR:bearer bond@%%@AB@%bearer bond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bond payable to the holder.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAR.GRASS @%%@QR:bear grass@%%@AB@%bear grass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tall plant, %@AI@%Xerophyllum tenax,%@AE@% of northwestern North
America, having narrow, grasslike leaves and white flowers in a large
terminal cluster. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several plants similar or related to the bear
grass, esp. any of several species of yucca.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAR.HUG @%%@QR:bear hug@%%@AB@%bear hug%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rough hug.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARING @%%@QR:bearing@%%@AB@%bearing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The manner in which a person carries or conducts himself:
%@AI@%%@AI@%the poise and bearing of a champion.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A part that supports another
machine part or structure. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A device that supports, guides, and reduces
the friction of motion between fixed and moving machine parts. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something
that bears weight or acts as a support. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The part of an arch or beam that
rests on a support. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act, power, or period of producing fruit or
offspring. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The quantity produced; yield. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Direction, esp. angular
direction measured from one position to another using geographical or
celestial reference lines. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%bearings%@AE@% The awareness of one's position or
situation relative to one's surroundings. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Relevancy, relationship, or
connection between persons, objects, or concepts: %@AI@%facts with no bearing on
%@AI@%our situation.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A charge or device on a heraldic field. %@NL@%
characteristic way of acting; the plural %@AI@%manners%@BO: b0ab1c@%%@AE@% applies especially to the
social proprieties. %@AI@%Demeanor%@BO: 4eca74@%%@AE@% is behavior considered as a mirror of
personality. %@AI@%Air%@BO: 631d7@%%@AE@% pertains broadly to distinctive appearance, and %@AI@%mien%@BO: b7d8be@%%@AE@% to
bearing in general and to facial expression in particular. %@AI@%Presence%@BO: e67704@%%@AE@%
denotes the quality of commanding respectful attention.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARING.REIN @%%@QR:bearing rein@%%@AB@%bearing rein%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rein for a horse; %@AI@%checkrein%@BO: 322c79@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARISH @%%@QR:bearish@%%@AB@%bearish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Like a bear in clumsiness, boorishness, or surliness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% Causing, expecting, or characterized by falling stock-market prices. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Pessimistic, negative, or skeptical. %@AB@% bearishly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% bearishness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARNAISE.SAUCE @%%@QR:bearnaise sauce@%%@AB@%bearnaise sauce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sauce similar to hollandaise but flavored with
tarragon, shallots, and chervil.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEARSKIN @%%@QR:bearskin@%%@AB@%bearskin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something, as a rug, made from the skin of a bear. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
tall military headdress made of black fur.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAST @%%@QR:beast@%%@AB@%beast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An animal as distinguished from man. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A large,
four-footed animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The qualities of an animal; animal nature. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
brutal or vile person. [ME %@AI@%beste %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%bestia.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAST.EPIC @%%@QR:beast epic@%%@AB@%beast epic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long verse narrative in which the characters are animals
with human feelings and motives.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEASTINGS @%%@QR:beastings@%%@AB@%beastings%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%beestings%@BO: 19f89b@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEASTLY @%%@QR:beastly@%%@AB@%beastly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lier%@AE@% %@AB@%-liest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or like a beast; bestial. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Used as an intensive: %@AI@%a beastly hot month.%@AE@% %@AB@% beastliness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAST.OF.BURDEN @%%@QR:beast of burden@%%@AB@%beast of burden%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An animal, such as a donkey, used for transporting
loads.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAT @%%@QR:beat@%%@AB@%beat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%beat%@AE@% %@AB@%beaten%@AE@% %@AB@% or beat %@AE@%%@AB@% or beating %@AE@%%@AB@% or beats %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To strike or
hit repeatedly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To punish by hitting or whipping; flog. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To pound or
strike against repeatedly: %@AI@%waves beating the shore.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To shape or break
by repeated blows; forge: %@AI@%beat the glowing metal into a dagger.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To make
flat by pounding or trampling. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To mix rapidly with an instrument: %@AI@%beat
%@AI@%two eggs in a bowl.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To flap, as wings. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To strike so as to produce a
signal or music: %@AI@%beat the drum.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To mark or count (time or rhythm) with
the hands or with a baton. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To defeat or subdue, as in a contest. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% To be superior; surpass: %@AI@%Riding beats walking.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To
perplex or baffle. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To avoid or counter the effects of;
circumvent: %@AI@%beat the traffic.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To inflict repeated blows. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
throb or pulsate rhythmically. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%To cause beating by superposing
waves of different frequencies. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To emit sound when struck: %@AI@%The gong beat
%@AI@%thunderously.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To sound a signal, as on a drum. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To flap repeatedly.
%@AB@%%@AB@%7.%@AE@% To hunt through woods or underbrush in search of game. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%To
progress against the wind by tacking.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% beat back.%@AE@% To force to
retreat or withdraw.%@AB@% beat down.%@AE@% To force or persuade (a seller) to accept a
lower price.%@AB@% beat off.%@AE@% To drive away.%@AB@% beat out.%@AE@%%@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@% To make a hit on
a ground ball by fast running to first base. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A stroke or blow,
esp. one that produces a sound or acts as a signal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A periodic pulsation
or throb. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%An amplitude pulse produced by beating. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A regular and rhythmical unit of time. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The gesture used by a
conductor to indicate this unit of time. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The symbol representing this
unit of time. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The measured and rhythmical sound of verse; meter. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The
area regularly covered by a policeman, sentry, or newspaper reporter. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% The reporting of a news item obtained ahead of one's competitors. %@AB@%8.%@AE@%
A beatnik -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Worn-out; fatigued. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to,
or being a beatnik: %@AI@%the beat generation.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% beat around aboutthe bush. .%@AE@% To approach a subject in
a roundabout manner.%@AB@% beat it. .%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To get going; leave hurriedly. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%beten %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%beaten.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEATEN @%%@QR:beaten@%%@AB@%beaten%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made thin or formed by hammering: %@AI@%beaten gold.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Worn
by continuous use; familiar and much traveled: %@AI@%a beaten path.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Tired and
worn-out.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% off the beaten path track.%@AE@% Not well-known; unusual.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEATER @%%@QR:beater@%%@AB@%beater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that beats, esp. an instrument for beating: %@AI@%a carpet
%@AI@%beater.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who drives wild game from under cover for a hunter.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEATIFIC @%%@QR:beatific@%%@AB@%beatific%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Showing or producing exalted joy or blessedness: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%beatific smile.%@AE@% [LLat. %@AI@%beatificus %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@% beatus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%beare, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:BEATIFY @%%@QR:beatify@%%@AB@%beatify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make blessedly happy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman
%@AS@%Catholic Chruch. %@AE@%To proclaim (a deceased person) to be one of the blessed
and thus worthy of public religious honor. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To exalt above all others.
[Fr. %@AI@%beatifier %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%beatificare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%beatus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%beare, %@AE@%to
bless + Lat. %@AI@%facere, %@AE@%to make.] %@AB@% beatification %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEATING @%%@QR:beating@%%@AB@%beating%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Punishment by whipping, flogging, or thrashing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
defeat. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A throbbing or pulsation, as of the heart. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%The
periodic alternation of amplitude maxima and minima produced by
interference between two waves of different frequency.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEATITUDE @%%@QR:beatitude@%%@AB@%beatitude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Supreme blessedness or happiness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Beatitude%@AE@% Any of
nine declarations of blessedness made by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
[Fr. %@AI@%beatitude %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%beatitudo %@AE@%< %@AI@%beare, %@AE@%to bless.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEATNIK @%%@QR:beatnik@%%@AB@%beatnik%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who acts and dresses with pointed, often exaggerated
disregard for what is thought proper and who is given to radical and
extravagant social criticism or self-expression. [< %@AI@%beat generation, %@AE@%a
group of unconventional young people of the 1950's + -nik.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAU @%%@QR:beau@%%@AB@%beau%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%beaus%@AE@% %@AB@% or beaux %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The sweetheart of a woman or girl. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
man who is excessively interested in fine clothes and social etiquette;
dandy. [Fr., handsome < Lat. %@AI@%bellus.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAU.BRUMMELL @%%@QR:Beau Brummell@%%@AB@%Beau Brummell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dandy; fop. [After George Bryan %@AI@%("Beau") Brummell
%@AE@%(1778-1840).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAUFORT.SCALE @%%@QR:Beaufort scale@%%@AB@%Beaufort scale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A scale on which successive ranges of wind velocities
are assigned code numbers from 0 to 12 or from 0 to 17, corresponding to
names from %@AI@%calm%@AE@% to %@AI@%hurricane.%@AE@% [After Sir Francis %@AI@%Beaufort %@AE@%(1774-1857).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAU.GESTE @%%@QR:beau geste@%%@AB@%beau geste%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%beaux gestes%@AE@% %@AB@% or beau gestes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A gracious gesture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A gesture noble in form but meaningless in substance. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAU.IDEAL @%%@QR:beau ideal@%%@AB@%beau ideal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%beau ideals%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The concept of perfect beauty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
idealized type or model. [Fr. %@AI@%beau ideal, %@AE@%ideal beauty.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUJOLAIS @%%@QR:Beaujolais@%%@AB@%Beaujolais%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A red table wine of French origin. [After %@AI@%Beaujolais, %@AE@%a
region of central France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAU.MONDE @%%@QR:beau monde@%%@AB@%beau monde%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%beaux mondes%@AE@% %@AB@% or beau mondes %@AE@% The world of fashionable
society. [Fr., fine world.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUT @%%@QR:beaut@%%@AB@%beaut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Something outstanding of its kind: %@AI@% When I make a
%@AI@%mistake, its a beaut (Fiorello H. La Guardia). [Short for beauty.]
%@AI@%%@NL@%
%@AI@%%@NL@%
%@AI@%
%@AI@%%@2@%%@CR:BEAUTEOUS @%%@QR:beauteous@%%@AB@%beauteous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Beautiful, esp. to the sight. %@AB@% beauteously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%beauteousness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUTICIAN @%%@QR:beautician@%%@AB@%beautician%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One skilled in cosmetic treatments, as in a beauty parlor.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUTIFUL @%%@QR:beautiful@%%@AB@%beautiful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having beauty in any of its forms; pleasing to the senses
or the mind. %@AB@% beautifully %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% beautifulness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%fair%@BO: 6a1dee@%%@AE@% All these adjectives apply to that which appeals to the senses or
mind. %@AI@%Beautiful%@BO: 1973f9@%%@AE@% , the most comprehensive, applies to what stirs a
heightened response of the senses and of the mind on its highest level.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Lovely%@BO: ac19d5@%%@AE@% pertains to that which inspires ardent emotion rather than
intellectual appreciation. %@AI@%Pretty%@BO: e71711@%%@AE@% suggests only sensory appeal of a
limited and superficial nature. %@AI@%Handsome%@BO: 858fdf@%%@AE@% stresses visual appeal by reason
of conformity to ideals of form and proportion. %@AI@%Comely%@BO: 3ad0d2@%%@AE@% is usually
restricted to wholesome physical attractiveness. %@AI@%Fair%@BO: 6a1dee@%%@AE@% , in this context,
emphasizes visual appeal deriving from freshness and purity.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUTIFUL.PEOPL @%%@QR:beautiful people@%%@AB@%beautiful people%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Beautiful People %@AE@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% People who are prominent,
esp. in international society.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUTIFY @%%@QR:beautify@%%@AB@%beautify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To make or become beautiful. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEAUTY @%%@QR:beauty@%%@AB@%beauty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pleasing quality associated with harmony of
form or color, excellence of craftsmanship, truthfulness, originality, or
another, often unspecifiable property. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person or thing that is
beautiful, esp. a beautiful woman. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A quality or feature that is most
effective, gratifying, or telling: %@AI@%The beauty of the venture is that we
%@AI@%stand to lose nothing.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An outstanding or conspicuous
example: %@AI@%a beauty of a faux pas.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%beaute %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%bealte %@AE@%< %@AI@%VLat.
%@AI@%*bellitas %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bellus, %@AE@%beautiful.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUTYBUSH @%%@QR:beautybush@%%@AB@%beautybush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shrub, %@AI@%Kolkwitzia amabilis,%@AE@% native to China, widely
cultivated for its profusely blooming pink flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUTY.PARLOR @%%@QR:beauty parlor@%%@AB@%beauty parlor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An establishment providing women with services that
include hair treatment, manicures, and facials.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUTY.SALON @%%@QR:beauty salon@%%@AB@%beauty salon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%beauty parlor%@BO: 197f75@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUTY.SHOP @%%@QR:beauty shop@%%@AB@%beauty shop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%beauty parlor%@BO: 197f75@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUTY.SPOT @%%@QR:beauty spot@%%@AB@%beauty spot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small black mark penciled or glued on a woman's face
or shoulders to accentuate the fairness of her skin or conceal an
imperfection. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mole or freckle.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUX @%%@QR:beaux@%%@AB@%beaux%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%beau%@BO: 1969fd@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUX.ARTS @%%@QR:beaux-arts@%%@AB@%beaux-arts%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The fine arts. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUX.ESPRITS @%%@QR:beaux esprits@%%@AB@%beaux esprits%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%bel esprit%@BO: 1a6d08@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUX.GESTES @%%@QR:beaux gestes@%%@AB@%beaux gestes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%beau geste%@BO: 196d74@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAUX.MONDES @%%@QR:beaux mondes@%%@AB@%beaux mondes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%beau monde%@BO: 197077@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%beaver(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A piece of armor attached to a helmet or breastplate to
protect the mouth and chin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The visor on a helmet. [ME %@AI@%baviere %@AE@%< OFr.,
child's bib < %@AI@%bave,%@AE@% saliva.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEAVERBOARD @%%@QR:beaverboard@%%@AB@%beaverboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light, semirigid building material of compressed wood
pulp, used for walls and partitions. [Orig. a trademark.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEBOP @%%@QR:bebop@%%@AB@%bebop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Bop2%@BO: 21b079@%%@AE@%. [Imit. of a two-beat phrase in this music.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BECALM @%%@QR:becalm@%%@AB@%becalm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-calmed%@AE@% %@AB@%-calming%@AE@% %@AB@%-calms%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To render motionless for lack
of wind. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make calm or still; soothe.
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%@2@%%@CR:BECAME @%%@QR:became@%%@AB@%became%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%become%@BO: 19a453@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BECAUSE @%%@QR:because@%%@AB@%because%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%conj.%@AE@% For the reason that; since. [ME.] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Because %@AE@% is the most direct of the conjunctions used to express
cause or reason. It is used to state an immediate and explicit cause: %@AI@%He
%@AI@%stayed behind because he was ill. Since, as, %@AE@% and %@AI@%for %@AE@% are all less direct
than %@AI@%because; %@AE@% they often express the speaker's or writer's view of the
causal relation between circumstances or events. The clause introduced by
%@AI@%%@AI@%since %@AE@% most frequently comes first in the sentence: %@AI@%Since he stayed behind,
%@AI@%he must have been ill %@AE@% (his staying behind leads the speaker to conclude
that he must have been ill). %@AI@%As, %@AE@% like %@AI@%since, %@AE@% often indicates that what
follows is the speaker's basis for coming to a certain conclusion: %@AI@%As I am
%@AI@%ill, I would prefer to stay behind. For %@AE@% is a coordinating conjunction,
linking two independent statements. It expresses the speaker's reason for
having said or concluded the previous statement: %@AI@%The man definitely stole
%@AI@%the book, for I was watching and I saw him do it. As %@AE@% and %@AI@%for %@AE@% are now used
primarily in formal levels of style. %@AI@%Because %@AE@% is sometimes used in
informal speech to mean "just because," as in %@AI@%Because there's snow on the
%@AI@%roof doesn't mean the fire is out in the basement. %@AE@% This use of %@AI@%because %@AE@%
should be avoided in writing. Traditional grammar holds that the expression
%@AI@%the reason is because %@AE@% is redundant and so should be avoided at all levels.
This usage is well established, however, and has perfectly acceptable
equivalents in expressions like %@AI@%the time was when. %@AE@% %@AI@% %@AE@% When %@AI@%because %@AE@% follows
a negative verb or verb phrase, it should be preceded by a comma when the
%@AI@%%@AI@%because %@AE@% clause gives the subject's reason for %@AI@%not %@AE@% doing something. %@AI@%He
%@AI@%didn't leave, because he was hungry %@AE@% means roughly "He stayed in order to
eat." When no comma is used, the %@AI@%because %@AE@% clause is understood as part of
what is being negated. %@AI@%He didn't leave because he was hungry %@AE@% means "His
reason for staying was not hunger, but something else." The conjunctions
%@AI@%%@AI@%since, as, %@AE@% and %@AI@%for, %@AE@% when used to express a causal relation, must be
preceded by commas: %@AI@%He left, since he was hungry. I must go, as I have a
%@AI@%great deal to do. There were no boats on the lake, for a strong wind had
%@AI@%come up.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BECAUSE.OF @%%@QR:because of@%%@AB@%because of%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% By reason of; on account of.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BECCAFICO @%%@QR:beccafico@%%@AB@%beccafico%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cos%@AE@% A small songbird or warbler of various genera,
eaten as a delicacy in Italy. [Ital. : %@AI@%beccare,%@AE@% to peck (< %@AI@%becco,%@AE@% beak <
Lat.%@AI@% beccus%@AE@%) + %@AI@%fico,%@AE@% fig (< Lat. %@AI@%ficus).%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BECHAMEL.SAUCE @%%@QR:bechamel sauce@%%@AB@%bechamel sauce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white sauce of butter, flour, and milk or cream.
[Fr. %@AI@%sauce bechamelle, %@AE@%after Louis de %@AI@%Bechamel %@AE@%(d. 1703), its inventor.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BECHANCE @%%@QR:bechance@%%@AB@%bechance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-chanced%@AE@% %@AB@%-chancing%@AE@% %@AB@%-chances%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To happen
or happen to.
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%@2@%%@CR:BECHE.DE.MER @%%@QR:beche-de-mer@%%@AB@%beche-de-mer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%beches-de-mer%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%trepang%@BO: 136bef0@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A lingua franca
that combines Malay and English, spoken in the southwest Pacific. [Fr. :
%@2@%%@CR:BECHUANA @%%@QR:Bechuana@%%@AB@%Bechuana%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Bechuana%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nas %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of a Bantu people
inhabiting Botswana in south-central Africa. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Bantu language of the
%@AB@%beck(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gesture of beckoning or summons.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% at (someone's) beck and call. .%@AE@% Ready to comply with
any wish or command. [ME %@AI@%bek, %@AE@%an order < %@AI@%bekken,%@AE@% to beckon.]
%@AB@%beck(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A small brook. [ME < ON %@AI@%bekkr.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BECKET @%%@QR:becket@%%@AB@%becket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% A device, such as a looped rope, hook and eye,
strap, or grommet, for holding or fastening loose ropes, spars, or oars in
position. [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BECKON @%%@QR:beckon@%%@AB@%beckon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-oned%@AE@% %@AB@%-oning%@AE@% %@AB@%-ons%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To signal or summon, as by nodding
or waving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To attract as if with gestures: %@AI@% a lovely, sunny country that
%@AI@%seemed to beckon them on to the Emerald City (L. Frank Baum). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
make a signaling or summoning gesture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To have a strong attraction; be
enticing. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gesture or motion of summons. [ME %@AI@%beknen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%becnan.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BECLOUD @%%@QR:becloud@%%@AB@%becloud%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-clouded%@AE@% %@AB@%-clouding%@AE@% %@AB@%-clouds%@AE@% To darken with or as if with
clouds; obscure: %@AI@%a development that beclouds the real issues.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BECOME @%%@QR:become@%%@AB@%become%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-came%@AE@% , -come, -coming, -comes. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To grow or come to be:
%@AI@% All women become like their mothers (Oscar Wilde). -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be
appropriate or suitable to: %@AI@% it would not become me . . . to interfere with
%@AI@%parties (Jonathan Swift). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To show to advantage; look good with: %@AI@%a new
%@AI@%dress that becomes you.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% become of.%@AE@% To be the fate or
%@2@%%@CR:BECOMING @%%@QR:becoming@%%@AB@%becoming%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Appropriate or suitable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pleasing or attractive to
the eye. %@AB@% becomingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% becomingness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
[After Antoine Henri %@AI@%Becquerel%@AE@% (1852-1908).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BECRIPPLE @%%@QR:becripple@%%@AB@%becripple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pled%@AE@% %@AB@%-pling%@AE@% %@AB@%-ples%@AE@% To cause to become crippled.
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%@2@%%@CR:BED @%%@QR:bed@%%@AB@%bed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A piece of furniture for reclining and sleeping, typically
consisting of a flat, rectangular frame and a mattress resting on springs.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A bedstead. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A mattress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place where one may sleep; lodging. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
time at which one goes to sleep: %@AI@%drank cocoa before bed.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A place for
lovemaking. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A marital relationship with its rights and intimacies. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A
small plot of cultivated or planted land: %@AI@%a flower bed.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The bottom of a
watercourse or other body of water. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A supporting, underlying, or
securing part, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A layer of food surmounted by another kind of food.
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A foundation of crushed rock or a similar substance for a road or
railroad; roadbed. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A layer of mortar upon which stones or bricks are
laid. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A rock mass of large horizontal extent bounded, esp.
above, by physically different material. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A deposit, as of ore, parallel
to the local stratification. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bedded%@AE@% %@AB@%bedding%@AE@% %@AB@%beds%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To furnish
with a bed or sleeping quarters: %@AI@%bedded the guests down in the study.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To put to bed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To plant in a prepared bed of soil. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To lay flat or
arrange in layers. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To embed. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To go to bed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To form layers
or strata.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% go to bed with.%@AE@% To have sexual intercourse with. [ME
< OE.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEDAUB @%%@QR:bedaub@%%@AB@%bedaub%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-daubed%@AE@% %@AB@%-daubing%@AE@% %@AB@%-daubs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To smear; soil. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To ornament
in a vulgar and showy fashion.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEDAZZLE @%%@QR:bedazzle@%%@AB@%bedazzle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-zled%@AE@% %@AB@%-zling%@AE@% %@AB@%-zles%@AE@% To dazzle so completely as to confuse
or blind. %@AB@% bedazzlement %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEDBUG @%%@QR:bedbug@%%@AB@%bedbug%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bed bug %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wingless, bloodsucking insect, %@AI@%Cimex
%@AI@%lectularius,%@AE@% that has a flat, reddish body and a disagreeable odor and that
often infests human dwellings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEDCHAMBER @%%@QR:bedchamber@%%@AB@%bedchamber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bedroom%@BO: 19cd70@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEDCLOTHES @%%@QR:bedclothes@%%@AB@%bedclothes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Coverings, such as sheets and blankets, ordinarily used
on a bed.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEDDING @%%@QR:bedding@%%@AB@%bedding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Bedclothes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Straw or similar material for animals to
sleep on. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that forms a foundation or bottom layer. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Geology. %@AE@%Stratification of rocks into beds.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEDECK @%%@QR:bedeck@%%@AB@%bedeck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-decked%@AE@% %@AB@%-decking%@AE@% %@AB@%-decks%@AE@% To deck out or adorn in a showy
%@2@%%@CR:BEDEVIL @%%@QR:bedevil@%%@AB@%bedevil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-iled%@AE@% %@AB@%-iling%@AE@% %@AB@%-ils%@AE@% %@AB@% or -illed %@AE@%%@AB@% or -illing %@AE@%%@AB@% or -ils %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
torment devilishly; plague. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To worry, annoy, or frustrate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To possess
with or as if with a devil; bewitch. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To spoil; ruin. %@AB@% bedevilment %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDEW @%%@QR:bedew@%%@AB@%bedew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dewed%@AE@% %@AB@%-dewing%@AE@% %@AB@%-dews%@AE@% To wet with or as if with dew.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEDFAST @%%@QR:bedfast@%%@AB@%bedfast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Confined to bed; bedridden.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDFELLOW @%%@QR:bedfellow@%%@AB@%bedfellow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person with whom one shares a bed; bedmate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
associate, collaborator, or ally.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDFORD.CORD @%%@QR:Bedford cord@%%@AB@%Bedford cord%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavy cotton or woolen fabric in a ribbed weave with
wide or narrow raised cords much like corduroy. [After %@AI@%Bedford,%@AE@% England.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDIGHT @%%@QR:bedight@%%@AB@%bedight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dight%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dighted %@AE@%%@AB@% or -dighting %@AE@%%@AB@% or -dights %@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@%
To dress or adorn. [ME %@AI@%bidighten.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDIM @%%@QR:bedim@%%@AB@%bedim%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dimmed%@AE@% %@AB@%-dimming%@AE@% %@AB@%-dims%@AE@% To make dim.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDIZEN @%%@QR:bedizen@%%@AB@%bedizen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-zened%@AE@% %@AB@%-zening%@AE@% %@AB@%-zens%@AE@% To dress or ornament in a vulgar or
%@2@%%@CR:BEDLAM @%%@QR:bedlam@%%@AB@%bedlam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% A lunatic asylum; madhouse. [ME %@AI@%Bedlem, %@AE@%Hospital of St. Mary of
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bethlehem, %@AE@%London, an insane asylum.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDLAMITE @%%@QR:bedlamite@%%@AB@%bedlamite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A madman; lunatic.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDLINGTON.TERR @%%@QR:Bedlington terrier@%%@AB@%Bedlington terrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dog of a breed developed in England, having a
woolly grayish or brownish coat. [After %@AI@%Bedlington, %@AE@%England.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDMATE @%%@QR:bedmate@%%@AB@%bedmate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One with whom a bed is shared.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BED.MOLDING @%%@QR:bed molding@%%@AB@%bed molding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The molding between the corona and frieze of an
entablature. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A molding below a projecting part.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BED.OF.ROSES @%%@QR:bed of roses@%%@AB@%bed of roses%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A state of idyllic comfort or luxury.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDOUIN @%%@QR:Bedouin@%%@AB@%Bedouin%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Beduin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An Arab of any of the nomadic tribes of the
deserts of North Africa, Arabia, and Syria. [ME %@AI@%Bedoin %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%beduin %@AE@%< Ar.
%@AI@%%@AI@%badawin, %@AE@%pl. of %@AI@%badawi %@AE@%< %@AI@%badw, %@AE@%desert.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDPAN @%%@QR:bedpan@%%@AB@%bedpan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A metal, glass, or plastic receptacle for the excreta of
bedridden persons. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%warming pan%@BO: 14876c1@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDPLATE @%%@QR:bedplate@%%@AB@%bedplate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plate, frame, or platform serving as a base or support for
a machine.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDPOST @%%@QR:bedpost@%%@AB@%bedpost%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A vertical post at the corner of a bed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDRAGGLE @%%@QR:bedraggle@%%@AB@%bedraggle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gled%@AE@% %@AB@%-gling%@AE@% %@AB@%-gles%@AE@% To make wet and limp.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDRAGGLED @%%@QR:bedraggled@%%@AB@%bedraggled%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Wet; limp. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Soiled by or as if by dragging in
the mud. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In a condition of deterioration; dilapidated.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDRIDDEN @%%@QR:bedridden@%%@AB@%bedridden%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bedrid %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Confined to bed because of illness or
%@2@%%@CR:BEDROCK @%%@QR:bedrock@%%@AB@%bedrock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The solid rock that underlies all soil, sand, clay,
gravel, and loose material on the earth's surface. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The lowest or bottom
level. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Fundamental principles.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDROLL @%%@QR:bedroll@%%@AB@%bedroll%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A portable roll of bedding used esp. by campers and others
who sleep outdoors.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDROOM @%%@QR:bedroom@%%@AB@%bedroom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A room for sleeping. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Dealing with or suggestive of
sexual relations: %@AI@%a bedroom comedy; bedroom eyes.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Relating to or
inhabited by commuters: %@AI@%bedroom suburbs.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDSIDE @%%@QR:bedside@%%@AB@%bedside%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The space alongside a bed. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Near a bed: %@AI@%a bedside
%@AI@%table.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDSIDE.MANNER @%%@QR:bedside manner@%%@AB@%bedside manner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The attitude and conduct of a doctor in the presence
of a patient.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BED.SIT @%%@QR:bed-sit@%%@AB@%bed-sit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bed-sitting-room%@BO: 19d0f6@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BED.SITTING.ROO @%%@QR:bed-sitting-room@%%@AB@%bed-sitting-room%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A one-room apartment that serves
as a bedroom and a sitting room.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDSONIA @%%@QR:bedsonia@%%@AB@%bedsonia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of intracellular parasites, as of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Chlamydia,%@AE@% including the causative agents of trachoma and psittacosis.
[NLat., after Sir Samuel P. %@AI@%Bedson %@AE@%(d. 1969).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDSORE @%%@QR:bedsore@%%@AB@%bedsore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pressure-induced ulceration of the skin occurring during
long confinement to bed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDSPREAD @%%@QR:bedspread@%%@AB@%bedspread%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A usually decorative bed covering.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDSPRING @%%@QR:bedspring@%%@AB@%bedspring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The springs supporting the mattress of a bed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDSTEAD @%%@QR:bedstead@%%@AB@%bedstead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The frame supporting a bed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDSTRAW @%%@QR:bedstraw@%%@AB@%bedstraw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Galium,%@AE@% having whorled
leaves, small white or yellow flowers, and prickly burrs.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEDTIME @%%@QR:bedtime@%%@AB@%bedtime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The time when one goes to bed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BED.WETTING @%%@QR:bed-wetting@%%@AB@%bed-wetting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Enuresis%@BO: 6315ab@%%@AE@%, esp. when occurring in bed at night. %@AB@% bed
%@AB@%wetter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEE @%%@QR:bee@%%@AB@%bee%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%bee(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various winged, hairy-bodied, usually stinging
insects of the order Hymenoptera, including many solitary species as well
as the social members of the family Apidae, characterized by specialized
structures for sucking nectar and gathering pollen from flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
social gathering where people combine work, competition, and amusement: %@AI@%a
%@2@%%@CR:BEE.BLOCK @%%@QR:bee block@%%@AB@%bee block%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% A piece of hardwood on either side of a bowsprit
through which forestays are reeved.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEBREAD @%%@QR:beebread@%%@AB@%beebread%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brownish substance consisting of a mixture of pollen and
nectar, fed by bees to their larvae.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEECH @%%@QR:beech@%%@AB@%beech%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tree of the genus %@AI@%Fagus,%@AE@% characterized by smooth,
light-colored bark and edible nuts partly enclosed in a prickly husk, esp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%F. grandifolia,%@AE@% of eastern North America, and %@AI@%F. sylvatica,%@AE@% of Europe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The wood of a beech. [ME %@AI@%beche %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%bece.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEECHDROPS @%%@QR:beechdrops@%%@AB@%beechdrops%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%beechdrops%@AE@% A leafless plant, %@AI@%Epifagus virginiana,%@AE@% of
eastern North America, that has brownish or purplish flowers and is
parasitic on the roots of the beech tree.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEECHNUT @%%@QR:beechnut@%%@AB@%beechnut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The small, edible nut of the beech tree.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEE.EATER @%%@QR:bee-eater@%%@AB@%bee-eater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various chiefly tropical Old World birds of the
family Meropidae, having brightly colored plumage and feeding chiefly on
bees.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEF @%%@QR:beef@%%@AB@%beef%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%beeves%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A full-grown steer, bull, ox, or cow, esp. one
intended for use as meat. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The flesh of a slaughtered full-grown steer,
bull, ox, or cow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Human muscle; brawn. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl.%@AE@% beefs. Slang.
A complaint. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%beefed%@AE@% %@AB@%beefing%@AE@% %@AB@%beefs%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To complain.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal
%@AB@%verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% beef up.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To reinforce; build up. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%boef %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%bos.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEFALO @%%@QR:beefalo@%%@AB@%beefalo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hybrid resulting from a cross between the American buffalo
and domestic cattle. [beef + (buff)alo.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEF.BOURGUIGNO @%%@QR:beef bourguignon@%%@AB@%beef bourguignon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Braised beef cubes simmered in a seasoned red-wine
sauce with mushrooms, carrots, and onions. [Fr. %@AI@%boeuf bourguignon %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bourgogne, %@AE@%Burgundy, a region of France.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEFBURGER @%%@QR:beefburger@%%@AB@%beefburger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hamburger.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEFCAKE @%%@QR:beefcake@%%@AB@%beefcake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Photographs of minimally attired men with
muscular physiques. [beef + (cheese)cake.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEFEATER @%%@QR:beefeater@%%@AB@%beefeater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A yeoman of the royal guard in England. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A warder of
the Tower of London.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEE.FLY @%%@QR:bee fly@%%@AB@%bee fly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various flies of the family Bombyliidae, resembling
bees and having larvae that are parasitic on the young of bees, wasps, and
other insects.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEFSTEAK @%%@QR:beefsteak@%%@AB@%beefsteak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A slice of beef, as from the loin or the hindquarters,
suitable for broiling or frying.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEFSTEAK.FUNGU @%%@QR:beefsteak fungus@%%@AB@%beefsteak fungus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An edible fungus, %@AI@%Fistularia hepatica,%@AE@% growing on
decaying wood and having a large, irregularly shaped reddish cap.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEF.STROGANOFF @%%@QR:beef stroganoff@%%@AB@%beef stroganoff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Thinly sliced beef fillet sauteed and served with
mushrooms and sour cream. [After Count Paul %@AI@%Stroganoff %@AE@%(1744?-1817).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEFWOOD @%%@QR:beefwood@%%@AB@%beefwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various trees of the genus %@AI@%Casuarina,%@AE@% mostly native
to Australia, having small, scalelike leaves and flowers. [Perh. from its
%@2@%%@CR:BEE.GUM @%%@QR:bee gum@%%@AB@%bee gum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hollow gum tree in which bees hive. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A beehive, esp.
one in a hollow gum tree.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEHIVE @%%@QR:beehive@%%@AB@%beehive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hive, either natural or manmade, for bees. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place
teeming with activity.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEKEEPER @%%@QR:beekeeper@%%@AB@%beekeeper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who keeps bees; apiarist.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEELINE @%%@QR:beeline@%%@AB@%beeline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A direct, straight course. [From the belief that a
%@2@%%@CR:BEE.MOTH @%%@QR:bee moth@%%@AB@%bee moth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two moths, %@AI@%Galleria mellonella%@AE@% or %@AI@%Achroia
%@AI@%grisella,%@AE@% that lay their eggs in beehives, where the larvae feed on the
honeycombs and the young bees.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEN @%%@QR:been@%%@AB@%been%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past participle of %@AI@%be%@CF:BE @%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEP @%%@QR:beep@%%@AB@%beep%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A signaling or warning sound, as from a horn or an electronic
device. -%@AI@%intr. & tr.v.%@AE@% beeped, beeping, beeps.To make or cause to make a
beep. [Imit.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEEPER @%%@QR:beeper@%%@AB@%beeper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that beeps. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small portable electronic device that
emits a beeping signal when the person carrying it is being paged.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEE.PLANT @%%@QR:bee plant@%%@AB@%bee plant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various fragrant, nectar-bearing plants that attract
bees.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEER @%%@QR:beer@%%@AB@%beer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and flavored
with hops. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various drinks made from extracts of roots and plants:
%@2@%%@CR:BEERY @%%@QR:beery@%%@AB@%beery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Smelling or tasting of beer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Affected or
produced by beer: %@AI@%beery humor.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEESTINGS @%%@QR:beestings@%%@AB@%beestings%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or beastings %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The first milk given by a cow or other mammal
after parturition; colostrum. [ME %@AI@%besting %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%beost, %@AE@%beestings.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEESWAX @%%@QR:beeswax@%%@AB@%beeswax%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The yellowish to dark-brown wax secreted by the honeybee
for making honeycombs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Commercial wax obtained by processing and
purifying the crude wax of the honeybee and used in making candles,
crayons, and polishes.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEET @%%@QR:beet@%%@AB@%beet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several widely cultivated plants of the genus %@AI@%Beta,%@AE@%
esp. %@AI@%B. vulgaris,%@AE@% having leaves sometimes eaten as greens and a thickened,
fleshy root. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The bulbous root of the beet, characteristically dark red
in color, eaten as a vegetable. [ME %@AI@%bete %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%bete %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%beta.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEET.ARMYWORM @%%@QR:beet armyworm@%%@AB@%beet armyworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An armyworm, %@AI@%Spodoptera exigua,%@AE@% feeding primarily on
the foliage of alfalfa, beets, and other vegetables.
%@AB@%-tling%@AE@% %@AB@%-tles%@AE@% To overhang. [ME %@AI@%bitel-(brouwed), %@AE@%having shaggy or
protruding (eyebrows).]
%@AB@%beetle(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A heavy mallet with a large wooden head. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small
wooden household mallet. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A heavy wooden club used in stamping and
finishing handmade linen. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A cloth-finishing machine that stamps cloth
with revolving wooden hammers. [ME %@AI@%betel %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%bietel.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEETLEBUNG @%%@QR:beetlebung@%%@AB@%beetlebung%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%sour gum%@BO: 116d26a@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEETLEWEED @%%@QR:beetleweed@%%@AB@%beetleweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%galax%@BO: 796366@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEE.TREE @%%@QR:bee tree@%%@AB@%bee tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hollow tree in which bees live. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tree, such as the
basswood, having flowers rich in nectar.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEETROOT @%%@QR:beetroot@%%@AB@%beetroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% The root of the beet.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEETROOT.PURPLE @%%@QR:beetroot purple@%%@AB@%beetroot purple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A deep to very deep purplish red.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEEVES @%%@QR:beeves@%%@AB@%beeves%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%beef%@BO: 19e15a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEFALL @%%@QR:befall@%%@AB@%befall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fell%@AE@% , -fallen , -falling, -falls. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To come to pass,
esp. by chance; happen. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To happen to. [ME %@AI@%befallen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%befeallen, %@AE@%to
fall.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEFIT @%%@QR:befit@%%@AB@%befit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fitted%@AE@% %@AB@%-fitting%@AE@% %@AB@%-fits%@AE@% To be suitable to or appropriate
%@2@%%@CR:BEFOG @%%@QR:befog@%%@AB@%befog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fogged%@AE@% %@AB@%-fogging%@AE@% %@AB@%-fogs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cover or obscure with or as if
with fog. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause confusion in; muddle.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEFOOL @%%@QR:befool@%%@AB@%befool%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fooled%@AE@% %@AB@%-fooling%@AE@% %@AB@%-fools%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a fool of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
hoodwink; deceive.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEFORE @%%@QR:before@%%@AB@%before%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the past; earlier. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In front; ahead. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Previous to in time; earlier than. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In front of. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In prospect for;
awaiting: %@AI@%Your happiness lies before you.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In the presence of: %@AI@%She
%@AI@%ordered the man to be brought before her.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Under the consideration or
jurisdiction of: %@AI@%the case before the court.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Superior to or in advance
of, as in rank, condition, or development: %@AI@%The prince is before his brother
%@AI@%in the line of succession.%@AE@% -%@AI@%conj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In advance of the time when: %@AI@%before
%@AI@%he went.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Rather than; sooner than: %@AI@%He would die before he would betray
%@2@%%@CR:BEFOUL @%%@QR:befoul@%%@AB@%befoul%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fouled%@AE@% %@AB@%-fouling%@AE@% %@AB@%-fouls%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make dirty; soil. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
speak badly of; cast aspersions upon.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEFRIEND @%%@QR:befriend@%%@AB@%befriend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-friended%@AE@% %@AB@%-friending%@AE@% %@AB@%-friends%@AE@% To act as a friend to.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEFUDDLE @%%@QR:befuddle@%%@AB@%befuddle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dled%@AE@% %@AB@%-dling%@AE@% %@AB@%-dles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To confuse; perplex. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To stupefy
with or as if with alcoholic drink.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEG @%%@QR:beg@%%@AB@%beg%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%begged%@AE@% %@AB@%begging%@AE@% %@AB@%begs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To ask for as charity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To ask
earnestly for or of; entreat. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To solicit alms. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a
humble or urgent plea.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% beg off.%@AE@% To ask to be released from
something, as an obligation.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% beg the question.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To assume the conclusion to
one's argument to be true. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To equivocate or dodge an issue. [ME %@AI@%beggen,
%@AI@%%@AI@%importune%@BO: 935ceb@%%@AE@% %@AI@%Beg%@BO: 1a125d@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%crave%@BO: 458e15@%%@AE@% apply to the act of asking for something one
cannot claim as a right, in a way that is earnest, humble, and designed to
stir pity. %@AI@%Beseech%@BO: 1b6fd3@%%@AE@% emphasizes earnestness and implies great anxiety.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Implore%@BO: 9341c3@%%@AE@% intensifies the senses of earnestness, humility, and anxiety.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Entreat%@BO: 62f54c@%%@AE@% pertains to persuasive pleading calculated to overcome opposition.
%@AI@%Importune%@BO: 935ceb@%%@AE@% adds the sense of persistent and sometimes harassing pleading.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGAN @%%@QR:began@%%@AB@%began%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%begin%@BO: 1a2390@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGAT @%%@QR:begat@%%@AB@%begat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%beget%@BO: 1a1a66@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGET @%%@QR:beget@%%@AB@%beget%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-got%@AE@% %@AB@%-gotten%@AE@% %@AB@% or -got %@AE@%%@AB@% or -getting %@AE@%%@AB@% or -gets %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To father;
sire. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to exist; produce. [ME %@AI@%begete %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%begietan,%@AE@% to obtain.]
%@AB@% begetter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGGAR @%%@QR:beggar@%%@AB@%beggar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who begs, esp. one who begs alms for a living. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
impoverished person; pauper. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A rascal; rogue. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-gared%@AE@% %@AB@%-garing%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-gars%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a beggar of; impoverish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To exhaust the resources of:
%@AI@%beauty that beggars all description.%@AE@% [ME < OFr. %@AI@%begart,%@AE@% ult. < MDu.
%@AI@%%@AI@%beggaert.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGGARLY @%%@QR:beggarly@%%@AB@%beggarly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a beggar; very poor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Mean;
%@2@%%@CR:BEGGARS.LICE @%%@QR:beggar's-lice@%%@AB@%beggar's-lice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several plants, such as the %@AI@%stickseed%@BO: 11e4806@%%@AE@%,
bearing small, prickly fruit that cling readily to clothing or the fur of
animals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the seeds of a beggar's-lice.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGGAR.TICKS @%%@QR:beggar-ticks@%%@AB@%beggar-ticks%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several plants having seeds that cling to
clothing, often by means of barbed bristles, esp. the %@AI@%bur marigold%@BO: 273b85@%%@AE@% and the
%@AI@%%@AI@%tick trefoil%@BO: 130cbef@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The seeds of a beggar-ticks.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGGARWEED @%%@QR:beggarweed@%%@AB@%beggarweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A West Indian plant, %@AI@%Desmodium purpureum,%@AE@% grown as forage
in the southern United States.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGGARY @%%@QR:beggary@%%@AB@%beggary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Extreme poverty; penury. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state or condition of
being a beggar. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Beggars collectively.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGIN @%%@QR:begin@%%@AB@%begin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gan%@AE@% , -gun (-gun), -ginning, -gins. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To start to do
something; commence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To come into being: %@AI@%when life began.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To do or
be in the least degree: %@AI@%That doesn't even begin to address the problem.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To start to do; commence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to come into being;
%@AI@%%@AI@%Begin%@BO: 1a2390@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%commence%@BO: 3b1a85@%%@AE@% are equivalent in meaning, though %@AI@%commence%@BO: 3b1a85@%%@AE@% is
sometimes felt to be stronger in suggesting initiative. %@AI@%Start%@BO: 11c90e7@%%@AE@% is often
interchangeable with %@AI@%begin%@BO: 1a2390@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%commence%@BO: 3b1a85@%%@AE@% but can specify a setting out
from a specific point, following inaction, or (transitively) a setting in
motion. %@AI@%Initiate%@BO: 977cc8@%%@AE@% applies to the act of taking the first steps in a
process, without reference to what follows. %@AI@%Inaugurate%@BO: 941d8b@%%@AE@% pertains to a
formal beginning.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGINNER @%%@QR:beginner@%%@AB@%beginner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who begins something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who is just starting to
learn or do something; novice.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGINNING @%%@QR:beginning@%%@AB@%beginning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of bringing or being brought into
being; start. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The time when something begins or is begun. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The place
where something begins or is begun. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A source; origin. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The first part.
%@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%beginnings%@AE@% An early or rudimentary phase.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGINNING.RHYME @%%@QR:beginning rhyme@%%@AB@%beginning rhyme%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Rhyme at the beginning of consecutive lines of
%@2@%%@CR:BEGIRD @%%@QR:begird@%%@AB@%begird%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-girt%@AE@% %@AB@% or -girded %@AE@%%@AB@% or -girt %@AE@%%@AB@% or -girding %@AE@%%@AB@% or -girds %@AE@% To
gird or encircle; surround.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGONE @%%@QR:begone@%%@AB@%begone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used as an order of dismissal. [ME %@AI@%begone %@AE@%: %@AI@%be,%@AE@% imper. of
%@AI@%been,%@AE@% to be + %@AI@%gone,%@AE@% gone.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGONIA @%%@QR:begonia@%%@AB@%begonia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Begonia,%@AE@% mostly native to
the tropics but widely cultivated, having leaves that are often brightly
colored or veined and irregular, waxy flowers of various colors. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Begonia, %@AE@%genus name, after Michel %@AI@%Begon %@AE@%(1638-1710).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGORRA @%%@QR:begorra@%%@AB@%begorra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Irish.%@AE@% Used as a mild swearword. [Alteration of %@AI@%by
God.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGOT @%%@QR:begot@%%@AB@%begot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and a past participle of %@AI@%beget%@BO: 1a1a66@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGOTTEN @%%@QR:begotten@%%@AB@%begotten%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past participle of %@AI@%beget%@BO: 1a1a66@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGRIME @%%@QR:begrime@%%@AB@%begrime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-grimed%@AE@% %@AB@%-griming%@AE@% %@AB@%-grimes%@AE@% To smear or soil with or as if
with dirt or grime.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGRUDGE @%%@QR:begrudge@%%@AB@%begrudge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-grudged%@AE@% %@AB@%-grudging%@AE@% %@AB@%-grudges%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To envy the
possession or enjoyment of. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To envy for a possession. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give with
%@2@%%@CR:BEGUINE1 @%%@QR:beguine@%%@AB@%beguine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A ballroom dance based on a native dance of Martinique and
St. Lucia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The music for the beguine. [Fr. (West Indies) %@AI@%beguine%@AE@% < Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%beguin,%@AE@% flirtation.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGUINE2 @%%@QR:Beguine@%%@AB@%Beguine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of any of several Roman Catholic lay sisterhoods
existing in the Netherlands since the 12th century. [OFr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGUM @%%@QR:begum@%%@AB@%begum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Moslem lady of rank. [Urdu < Turk. %@AI@%begim, %@AE@%possessive of %@AI@%beg,
%@AE@%bey.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEGUN @%%@QR:begun@%%@AB@%begun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past participle of %@AI@%begin%@BO: 1a2390@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEHALF @%%@QR:behalf@%%@AB@%behalf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Interest, support, or benefit.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in behalf of.%@AE@% In the interest of; for the benefit of.%@AB@%
%@AB@%on behalf of.%@AE@% On the part of; speaking for. [ME %@AI@%bihalve %@AE@%: %@AI@%bi, %@AE@%by + %@AI@%half,
%@AE@%side. -see half.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%In behalf of %@AE@% and %@AI@%on behalf of %@AE@% have distinct senses and,
according to a majority of the Usage Panel, should not be used
interchangeably. %@AI@%In behalf of %@AE@% means "in the interest of" or "for the
benefit of": %@AI@%We raised money in behalf of the orphans. We acted in their
%@AI@%behalf. On behalf of %@AE@% means "as the agent of" or "on the part of": %@AI@%The
%@AI@%guardian sued on behalf of the minor child. On whose behalf did he act?%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEHAVE @%%@QR:behave@%%@AB@%behave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-haved%@AE@% %@AB@%-having%@AE@% %@AB@%-haves%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To act, react, function, or
perform in a particular way. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To conduct oneself in a specified way.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% To conduct oneself in a proper way. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To conduct (oneself)
properly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To conduct (oneself) in a specified way. [ME %@AI@%behaven.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEHAVIOR @%%@QR:behavior@%%@AB@%behavior%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The manner in which one behaves. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The actions or
reactions of persons or things under specified circumstances. %@AB@% behavioral
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%behavior%@BO: 1a4033@%%@AE@% %@AI@%conduct%@BO: 3db4cf@%%@AE@% %@AI@%deportment%@BO: 4fd288@%%@AE@% These all pertain to one's
actions considered as a means of evaluation by others. %@AI@%Behavior%@BO: 1a4033@%%@AE@% applies to
actions on specific occasions involving essentially external and sometimes
superficial relationships. %@AI@%Conduct%@BO: 3db4cf@%%@AE@% applies to actions in more significant
relationships, considered from the standpoint of morals and ethics.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Deportment%@BO: 4fd288@%%@AE@% more narrowly pertains to actions measured by a prevailing
social code of behavior.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEHAVIORAL.PSYC @%%@QR:behavioral psychophysics@%%@AB@%behavioral psychophysics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A branch of psychology dealing primarily
with the measurement of sensory capacities in nonaberrant animal specimens.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEHAVIORAL.SCIE @%%@QR:behavioral science@%%@AB@%behavioral science%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A science, such as sociology or anthropology, that
seeks to discover general truths about human social behavior. %@AB@% behavioral
%@AB@%scientist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEHAVIORISM @%%@QR:behaviorism@%%@AB@%behaviorism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The psychological school holding that objectively
observable organismic behavior constitutes the essential or exclusive
scientific basis of psychological data and investigation and stressing the
role of environment as a determinant of human and animal behavior. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEHAVIOR.MODIFI @%%@QR:behavior modification@%%@AB@%behavior modification%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The modification of behavioral traits through
psychological means, as reinforcement and aversion therapy. %@AB@% behavior
%@AB@%modifier %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEHAVIOUR @%%@QR:behaviour@%%@AB@%behaviour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AI@%Variant of behavior%@BO: 1a4033@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEHEAD @%%@QR:behead@%%@AB@%behead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-headed%@AE@% %@AB@%-heading%@AE@% %@AB@%-heads%@AE@% To separate the head from;
%@2@%%@CR:BEHELD @%%@QR:beheld@%%@AB@%beheld%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%behold%@BO: 1a5593@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEHEMOTH @%%@QR:behemoth@%%@AB@%behemoth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A huge animal, possibly the hippopotamus, described in
the Old Testament. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something enormous in size. [Heb. %@AI@%behemoth, %@AE@%pl. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%behemah, %@AE@%beast.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEHEST @%%@QR:behest@%%@AB@%behest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An order or authoritative command. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An urgent request.
%@2@%%@CR:BEHIND @%%@QR:behind@%%@AB@%behind%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In, to, or toward the rear: %@AI@%He walked behind.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In a
place or condition that has been passed or left: %@AI@%He left his gloves behind.%@AE@%
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% In arrears; late: %@AI@%behind in her payments.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Below the standard level;
in or into an inferior position: %@AI@%fall behind in class.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Slow: %@AI@%His watch
%@AI@%is running behind.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% In reserve; yet to come. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% At
the back of or in the rear of: %@AI@%She sat behind him.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% On the farther side
or other side of; beyond: %@AI@%behind the door.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In a place or time that has
been passed or left by: %@AI@%Their worries are behind them.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Later than: %@AI@%The
%@AI@%plane was behind schedule.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Less advanced than: %@AI@%behind us in technology.%@AE@%
%@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Hidden or concealed by: %@AI@%behind the scenes.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% In the background
of; underlying: %@AI@%Behind his every action was greed.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Serving to support:
%@AI@%%@AI@%He had the army behind him.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% In pursuit of: %@AI@%the posse hard behind him.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The buttocks. [ME %@AI@%bihinde %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%behindan.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEHINDHAND @%%@QR:behindhand@%%@AB@%behindhand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In arrears. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Behind time; slow. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In a
backward state.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEHIND.THE.SCEN @%%@QR:behind-the-scenes@%%@AB@%behind-the-scenes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Done, maintained, or held in secret.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEHOLD @%%@QR:behold@%%@AB@%behold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-held%@AE@% , -holding, -holds. To gaze at; look upon. Often
used as an interjection with exclamatory force. [ME %@AI@%biholden %@AE@%< OE
%@2@%%@CR:BEHOOVE @%%@QR:behoove@%%@AB@%behoove%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-hooved%@AE@% %@AB@%-hooving%@AE@% %@AB@%-hooves%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To be necessary or proper for:
%@AI@%It behooved him to try.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be necessary or proper. [ME %@AI@%behoven %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%behofian.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEIGE @%%@QR:beige@%%@AB@%beige%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A soft fabric of undyed and unbleached wool. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A light
grayish brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Light grayish
brown or yellowish brown to grayish yellow. [Fr.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEING @%%@QR:being@%%@AB@%being%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of having existence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An object,
idea, or symbol that exists, is thought to exist, or is represented as
existing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A person: %@AI@% The artist after all is a solitary being (Virginia
%@AI@%Woolf). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One's basic or essential nature. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Philosophy. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% That which
can be conceived as existing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Absolute existence in its perfect and
unqualified state; the essence of existence.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEJA @%%@QR:Beja@%%@AB@%Beja%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Beja%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pastoral tribe of people living as nomads in the
area between the Nile River and the Red Sea. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the Beja. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
Cushitic language of the Beja.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEL @%%@QR:bel@%%@AB@%bel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of two levels of power,
used to measure voltage or sound intensity and equal to 10 decibels. [After
Alexander Graham %@AI@%Bell %@AE@%(1847-1922).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELABOR @%%@QR:belabor@%%@AB@%belabor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bored%@AE@% %@AB@%-boring%@AE@% %@AB@%-bors%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To attack with blows. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
thrash or assail verbally. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To go over repeatedly or for a long time;
harp on: %@AI@%belabor a point.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELABOUR @%%@QR:belabour@%%@AB@%belabour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%belabor%@BO: 1a5f88@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:BELAY @%%@QR:belay@%%@AB@%belay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-layed%@AE@% %@AB@%-laying%@AE@% %@AB@%-lays%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%To secure or make fast
(a rope, for example) by winding on a cleat or pin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To secure (a
mountain climber) at the end of a length of rope. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cause to stop.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be made secure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To stop: %@AI@%Belay there!%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% In mountain
climbing, the securing of a rope on a rock or other projection. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BELAYING.PIN @%%@QR:belaying pin@%%@AB@%belaying pin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short, removable wooden or metal pin fitted in a hole
in the rail of a boat and used for securing running gear.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEL.CANTO @%%@QR:bel canto@%%@AB@%bel canto%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A style of operatic singing characterized by rich tonal
lyricism and brilliant display of vocal technique. [Ital., beautiful
singing.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELCH @%%@QR:belch@%%@AB@%belch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%belched%@AE@% %@AB@%belching%@AE@% %@AB@%belches%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To expel gas noisily from
the stomach through the mouth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To erupt or explode violently. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To gush
forth. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To expel (gas) noisily from the stomach through the mouth;
eruct. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To eject violently. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An act or instance of belching, esp. an
%@2@%%@CR:BELEMNITE @%%@QR:belemnite@%%@AB@%belemnite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cigar-shaped fossilized internal shell of any of various
extinct cephalopods related to the cuttlefish. [NLat. %@AI@%belemnites %@AE@%< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%belemnon, %@AE@%dart.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEL.ESPRIT @%%@QR:bel esprit@%%@AB@%bel esprit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%beaux esprits%@AE@% A cultivated person with a fine
intellect. [Fr., fine mind.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELFRY @%%@QR:belfry@%%@AB@%belfry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-fries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bell tower, esp. one attached to a building.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The part of a tower or steeple in which bells are hung. [ME %@AI@%berfrei %@AE@%<
OFr., portable siege tower, of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% belfried %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELGAE @%%@QR:Belgae@%%@AB@%Belgae%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% An ancient Gallic people who formerly inhabited what is now
Belgium and northern France. [Lat.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELGIAN @%%@QR:Belgian@%%@AB@%Belgian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Belgium. %@AB@% Belgian %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELGIAN.HARE @%%@QR:Belgian hare@%%@AB@%Belgian hare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large, reddish-brown rabbit of a domestic breed
developed in England from Belgian stock.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELGIC @%%@QR:Belgic@%%@AB@%Belgic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Belgium or the Belgians. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to the Netherlands. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Belgae.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELIAL @%%@QR:Belial@%%@AB@%Belial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A satanic personification of wickedness and ungodliness
alluded to in the New Testament. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In Milton's %@AI@%Paradise Lost,%@AE@% one of the
fallen angels who rebelled against God. [Heb. %@AI@%bliyyaal, %@AE@%uselessness: %@AI@%bliy,
%@2@%%@CR:BELIEF @%%@QR:belief@%%@AB@%belief%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The mental act, condition, or habit of placing trust or
confidence in a person or thing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Mental acceptance of or conviction in
the truth or actuality of something. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something believed or accepted as
true, esp. a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of
persons. [ME %@AI@%bileve, %@AE@%alteration of OE %@AI@%geleafa.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELIEVE @%%@QR:believe@%%@AB@%believe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lieved%@AE@% %@AB@%-lieving%@AE@% %@AB@%-lieves%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To accept as true or real.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To credit with veracity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To expect or suppose; think: %@AI@%I believe he
%@AI@%will come shortly.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To have faith, esp. religious faith. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
have faith or confidence; trust: %@AI@%I believe in her ability.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To have
confidence in the truth, value, or existence of something: %@AI@%believed in free
%@AI@%will.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To think or judge. [ME %@AI@%bileven %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%belefan.%@AE@%] %@AB@% believable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELITTLE @%%@QR:belittle@%%@AB@%belittle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tled%@AE@% %@AB@%-tling%@AE@% %@AB@%-tles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To represent or speak of as small
or unimportant; disparage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to seem less or little. %@AB@%
%@AB@%bell(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hollow metal instrument, usually cup-shaped with a flared
opening, that emits a metallic tone when struck. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something shaped like a
bell, as: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The round, flared mouth of some musical wind instruments. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The corolla of a flower. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A hollow, usually inverted vessel, such as a
diving bell. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A stroke on a bell to mark the hour. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
time indicated by the striking of a bell, divided into half hours. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%bells%@AE@%
%@AI@%Bell-bottoms%@BO: 1a86be@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%belled%@AE@% %@AB@%belling%@AE@% %@AB@%bells%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put a bell on. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
shape or cause to flare like a bell. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To assume the form of a bell.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% bell the cat.%@AE@% To perform a daring action. [ME %@AI@%belle %@AE@%<
OE.]
%@AB@%bell(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bellowing or baying cry of certain animals, such as a deer
in rut or a beagle on the hunt. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%belled%@AE@% %@AB@%belling%@AE@% %@AB@%bells%@AE@% To bellow;
bay. [< ME %@AI@%bellen, %@AE@%to bellow < OE %@AI@%bellan.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLADONNA @%%@QR:belladonna@%%@AB@%belladonna%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A poisonous Eurasian plant, %@AI@%Atropa belladonna,%@AE@% having
purplish-red, bell-shaped flowers and small black poisonous berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
atropine powder or tincture derived from the leaves and roots of the
belladonna and used to treat asthma, colic, and hyperacidity. [Ital. :
%@2@%%@CR:BELLBOY @%%@QR:bellboy@%%@AB@%bellboy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A boy or man employed by a hotel to assist guests, as by
carrying luggage and running errands.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELL.BUOY @%%@QR:bell buoy@%%@AB@%bell buoy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A buoy fitted with a warning bell that is activated by the
movement of the waves.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLE @%%@QR:belle@%%@AB@%belle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An attractive and much-admired girl or woman, esp. the most
attractive at a given place: %@AI@%the belle of the ball.%@AE@% [Fr., beautiful < OFr.
%@AI@%bel %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bella, %@AE@%fem. of %@AI@%bellus.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLE.EPOQUE @%%@QR:belle epoque@%%@AB@%belle epoque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An era of artistic and cultural refinement in a society,
esp. in France at the turn of the century. [Fr., beautiful age.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLEROPHON @%%@QR:Bellerophon@%%@AB@%Bellerophon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The Corinthian hero who, with the aid
of the winged horse Pegasus, slew the Chimera. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Bellerophon.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLES.LETTRES @%%@QR:belles-lettres@%%@AB@%belles-lettres%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Literature regarded for its aesthetic value rather
than for its didactic or informative content. [Fr. : %@AI@%belles, %@AE@%fine +
%@AI@%%@AI@%lettres, %@AE@%letters.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLETRIST @%%@QR:belletrist@%%@AB@%belletrist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A writer of belles-lettres. %@AB@% belletrism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% belletristic
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLFLOWER @%%@QR:bellflower@%%@AB@%bellflower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Campanula,%@AE@%
characteristically having blue, bell-shaped flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLHOP @%%@QR:bellhop@%%@AB@%bellhop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bellboy%@BO: 1a8746@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLICOSE @%%@QR:bellicose@%%@AB@%bellicose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious. [ME < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:BELLIGERENCE @%%@QR:belligerence@%%@AB@%belligerence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A warlike or hostile attitude, nature, or inclination.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLIGERENCY @%%@QR:belligerency@%%@AB@%belligerency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being at war or engaged in a warlike
%@2@%%@CR:BELLIGERENT @%%@QR:belligerent@%%@AB@%belligerent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or engaged in warfare. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that is
belligerent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that is engaged in war. [Lat. %@AI@%belligerans,
%@AI@%belligerant-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%belligerare, %@AE@%to wage war : %@AI@%bellum, %@AE@%war + %@AI@%gerere,
%@AE@% %@AI@%Belligerent%@BO: 1a9277@%%@AE@% may specify actual combat, or conduct or temper conducive to
hostilities. In the latter sense it is closely related to %@AI@%bellicose%@BO: 1a8f63@%%@AE@% and
%@AI@%%@AI@%pugnacious%@BO: ec2725@%%@AE@% , although %@AI@%pugnacious%@BO: ec2725@%%@AE@% more often applies to a natural
inclination to aggressiveness than to a specific instance of hostility.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Contentious%@BO: 40228a@%%@AE@% , which implies chronic argumentativeness, and %@AI@%quarrelsome%@BO: eebb5c@%%@AE@% ,
which suggests perversity and bad temper, are weaker terms.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELL.JAR @%%@QR:bell jar@%%@AB@%bell jar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cylindrical glass vessel with a rounded top and an open
base used to protect and display fragile objects or to establish a
controlled atmosphere or environment in scientific experiments.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLMAN @%%@QR:bellman@%%@AB@%bellman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%town crier%@BO: 134582e@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELL.METAL @%%@QR:bell metal@%%@AB@%bell metal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An alloy of tin and copper used to make bells.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLONA @%%@QR:Bellona@%%@AB@%Bellona%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Roman goddess of war. [Lat. < %@AI@%bellum, %@AE@%war.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLOW @%%@QR:bellow@%%@AB@%bellow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lowed%@AE@% %@AB@%-lowing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lows%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To roar, as a bull. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
shout in a deep voice. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To utter in a loud and powerful voice. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
The roar of a large animal, as a bull. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A very loud utterance. [ME %@AI@%belwen
%@AI@%%@AE@%< OE %@AI@%belgan, %@AE@%to be enraged.] %@AB@% bellower %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLOWS @%%@QR:bellows@%%@AB@%bellows%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An apparatus for producing a strong current of air, as for
sounding a pipe organ or increasing the draft to a fire, consisting of a
flexible, valved air chamber that is contracted and expanded by pumping to
force the air through a nozzle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resembling a bellows, as the
pleated windbag of an accordion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The lungs. [ME %@AI@%belows, %@AE@%pl. of %@AI@%below, %@AE@%a
cultivated for its edible fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The mild-flavored, bell-shaped fruit of
the bell pepper, usually red when ripe but often eaten when green.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLS.LAW @%%@QR:Bell's Law@%%@AB@%Bell's Law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The law that in the spinal cord the dorsal
roots are of sensory function and the ventral roots are of major function.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The neurologic law that in any reflex arc nerve impulses are conducted
in only one direction. [After Sir Charles %@AI@%Bell %@AE@%(1774-1842).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLS.PALSY @%%@QR:Bell's palsy@%%@AB@%Bell's palsy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A suddenly occurring unilateral facial paralysis of
unknown etiology, presumed to be caused by virally induced swelling of the
seventh (facial) nerve. [After Sir Charles %@AI@%Bell %@AE@%(1774-1842).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLWETHER @%%@QR:bellwether@%%@AB@%bellwether%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A male sheep, usually castrated, that wears a bell hung
from its neck and is followed by a flock of sheep. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Someone or something
that leads or initiates.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLWORT @%%@QR:bellwort@%%@AB@%bellwort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Uvularia,%@AE@% of eastern North America,
having yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLY @%%@QR:belly@%%@AB@%belly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The part of the body of mammals between the rib
cage and the pelvis that contains the intestines; abdomen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The underside
of the body of certain vertebrates, such as snakes and fish. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
stomach. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The appetite for food. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A part that bulges or protrudes: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%belly of a sail.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The womb; uterus. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The deep, hollow interior of
something: %@AI@%a ship's belly.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The bulging part of a muscle. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% The front
part of the body of a stringed musical instrument; table. -%@AI@%intr. & tr.v.%@AE@%
-lied, -lying, -lies. To bulge or cause to bulge. [ME %@AI@%beli %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%belg.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLYACHE @%%@QR:bellyache@%%@AB@%bellyache%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ache or pain in the stomach or abdomen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A
complaint. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ached%@AE@% %@AB@%-aching%@AE@% %@AB@%-aches%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To grumble or
complain, esp. in a whining manner. %@AB@% bellyacher %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELLYBAND @%%@QR:bellyband@%%@AB@%bellyband%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A band passed around the belly of an animal to secure
something, as a saddle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An encircling cloth band for holding in the
protruding navel of a baby.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BELLYBUTTON @%%@QR:bellybutton@%%@AB@%bellybutton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The navel.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BELLY.DANCE @%%@QR:belly dance@%%@AB@%belly dance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dance in which the performer makes sinuous movements of
%@2@%%@CR:BELLY.FLOP @%%@QR:belly flop@%%@AB@%belly flop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dive in which the front of the body hits flat against
the surface of the water. %@AB@% belly-flop %@AE@%%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-flopped%@AE@% %@AB@%-flopping%@AE@% %@AB@%-flops%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BELLYFUL @%%@QR:bellyful@%%@AB@%bellyful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An amount that exceeds what one desires or can
endure.
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%@2@%%@CR:BELLY.LAND @%%@QR:belly-land@%%@AB@%belly-land%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-landed%@AE@% %@AB@%-landing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lands%@AE@% To land an airplane on its
underside without the aid of landing gear. %@AB@% belly landing %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BELLY.LAUGH @%%@QR:belly laugh@%%@AB@%belly laugh%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A deep, jovial laugh.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELONEPHOBIA @%%@QR:belonephobia@%%@AB@%belonephobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal fear of sharply pointed objects. [Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%belone, %@AE@%needle + -phobia.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BELONG @%%@QR:belong@%%@AB@%belong%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-longed%@AE@% %@AB@%-longing%@AE@% %@AB@%-longs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To have a proper,
appropriate, or suitable place. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To be naturally associated with
something. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To fit into a group naturally: %@AI@%No matter what she did, she
%@AI@%just didn't belong.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% belong to.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be the property or
concern of: %@AI@% the earth belongs to the living (Jefferson). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be a member
of (an organization): %@AI@%belonged to a fraternity.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%belongen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BELONGING @%%@QR:belonging@%%@AB@%belonging%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%belongings%@AE@% Personal possessions; effects. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Close and
secure relationship: %@AI@%a sense of belonging.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BELOVED @%%@QR:beloved@%%@AB@%beloved%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Dearly loved. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that is beloved. [ME, p.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%beloven,%@AE@% to love.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BELOW @%%@QR:below@%%@AB@%below%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In or to a lower place; beneath. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% On or to a lower
floor; downstairs. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%On or to a lower deck. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Following or
lower down on a page. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Farther down, as along a slope or valley. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% In or
to hell or Hades. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% On earth. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% In a lower rank or class. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Underneath; beneath. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lower than, as on a graduated scale. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Unworthy of
or unsuitable to the rank or dignity of. [ME %@AI@%bilooghe %@AE@%: %@AI@%bi, %@AE@%by + %@AI@%loogh, %@AE@%
low.] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%below%@BO: 1ab68b@%%@AE@% %@AI@%under%@CF:UNDER @%%@AE@% %@AI@%beneath%@BO: 1aec54@%%@AE@% %@AI@%underneath%@BO: 13d4f3d@%%@AE@% %@AI@%Below%@BO: 1ab68b@%%@AE@% , in its
principal physical sense, denotes only position lower than a given point of
reference. %@AI@%Under%@CF:UNDER @%%@AE@% specifies position directly below, lower than the point
of reference and in approximately vertical line with it. %@AI@%Below%@BO: 1ab68b@%%@AE@% is also
used to indicate direction and distance in a horizontal plane: %@AI@%a town on
%@AI@%the Hudson below Albany. Beneath %@AE@% may have the basic sense of %@AI@%below%@BO: 1ab68b@%%@AE@% or,
more often, of %@AI@%under%@CF:UNDER @%%@AE@% combines the basic sense of %@AI@%under%@CF:UNDER @%%@AE@% with that of at
least partial concealment. Figuratively, %@AI@%below%@BO: 1ab68b@%%@AE@% indicates deficiency or
lesser status in a general way: %@AI@%below normal; below one's rank. Under %@AE@%
indicates specific deficiency or explicitly subordinate relationship: %@AI@%under
%@AI@%legal age; serve under a captain. Beneath %@AE@% applies to deficiency in moral
or social senses: %@AI@%beneath ordinary decency; beneath one's level.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BELSHAZZAR @%%@QR:Belshazzar@%%@AB@%Belshazzar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the son of Nebuchadnezzar II and the
last king of Babylon, who was warned of his downfall and death by the
handwriting on the wall. [Heb. %@AI@%Belshassar.%@AE@%]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELT @%%@QR:belt@%%@AB@%belt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A band, as of leather or cloth, worn around the waist to
support clothing, secure tools or weapons, or serve as decoration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that resembles a belt: %@AI@%a belt of outbuildings.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An
encircling route or highway. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A %@AI@%belt line%@BO: 1ac91e@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A strap that holds a person
securely in a seat; %@AI@%seat belt%@BO: 1067eeb@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A continuous band or chain for
transferring motion or power or conveying materials from one wheel or shaft
to another. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A band of tough reinforcing material beneath the tread of a
tire. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A geographic region that is distinctive in some specific way. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% A powerful blow; punch. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A strong emotional reaction. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% A drink of hard liquor. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%belted%@AE@% %@AB@%belting%@AE@% %@AB@%belts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
encircle; gird. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To attach with or as if with a belt. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To mark with or
as if with a belt. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To strike with a belt. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To strike
forcefully; punch. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To sing in a loud and forceful manner: %@AI@%belt
%@AI@%out a song.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% below the belt.%@AE@% Not according to rule; unfairly.%@AB@%
%@AB@%tighten (one's) belt.%@AE@% To become thrifty and frugal.%@AB@% under (one's) belt.%@AE@%
Having become part of one's knowledge or experience. [ME < OE < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%balteus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BELTANE @%%@QR:Beltane@%%@AB@%Beltane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% May Day in the old Scottish calendar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The ancient
Celtic May Day celebration. [ME < Sc. Gael.%@AI@% bealltainn.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BELT.HIGHWAY @%%@QR:belt highway@%%@AB@%belt highway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A highway that skirts an urban area.
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%@2@%%@CR:BELTING @%%@QR:belting@%%@AB@%belting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Belts collectively. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The material used to make belts.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BELT.LINE @%%@QR:belt line@%%@AB@%belt line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A transportation line, as of trains, that makes a complete
circuit of an urban area.
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%@2@%%@CR:BELTSVILLE.SMAL @%%@QR:Beltsville Small White@%%@AB@%Beltsville Small White%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small white domestic turkey developed by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture. [After %@AI@%Beltsville, %@AE@%Maryland.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BELT.TIGHTENING @%%@QR:belt tightening@%%@AB@%belt tightening%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A decrease in spending.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BELUGA @%%@QR:beluga@%%@AB@%beluga%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%white whale%@BO: 14c8d56@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sturgeon, %@AI@%Huso huso,%@AE@% of the Black and
Caspian seas, whose roe is used for caviar. [R. %@AI@%byelukha %@AE@%< %@AI@%byelii, %@AE@%white.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BELVEDERE @%%@QR:belvedere@%%@AB@%belvedere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A structure, such as an open, roofed gallery, situated so
as to command a view. [Ital. : %@AI@%bel, %@AE@%beautiful (< Lat. %@AI@%bellus%@AE@%) + %@AI@%vedere,
%@AE@%view (< Lat. %@AI@%videre, %@AE@%to see).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEMA @%%@QR:bema@%%@AB@%bema%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mata%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Judaism. %@AE@%The platform from which services are
conducted in a synagogue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The enclosed area about the altar of an
%@2@%%@CR:BEMIRE @%%@QR:bemire@%%@AB@%bemire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mired%@AE@% %@AB@%-miring%@AE@% %@AB@%-mires%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To soil with mud. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to
bog down in mud.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEMOAN @%%@QR:bemoan@%%@AB@%bemoan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-moaned%@AE@% %@AB@%-moaning%@AE@% %@AB@%-moans%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To mourn over; lament. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
express pity or grief for. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To mourn; lament.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEMUSE @%%@QR:bemuse@%%@AB@%bemuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mused%@AE@% %@AB@%-musing%@AE@% %@AB@%-muses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to be bewildered;
confuse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to be engrossed in thought. %@AB@% bemusedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEN @%%@QR:ben@%%@AB@%ben%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%ben(1)%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The inner room or parlor of a house. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Inside;
%@AB@%ben(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several Asiatic trees of the genus %@AI@%Moringa,%@AE@% bearing
winged seeds that yield an oil used in perfumes and cosmetics. [Dial. Ar.
%@AI@%%@AI@%ben %@AE@%< Ar. %@AI@%ban.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENCE.JONES.PRO @%%@QR:Bence-Jones protein@%%@AB@%Bence-Jones protein%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal globulin group that can appear in
serum and in urine in association with multiple myeloma. [After Henry
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bence-Jones %@AE@%(1814-1873).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENCH @%%@QR:bench@%%@AB@%bench%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A long seat, often without a back, for two or more persons.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A thwart in a boat. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The seat for judges in a courtroom. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
office or position of a judge. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The judge or judges composing a court. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A seat occupied by a person in an official capacity. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The office of
such a person. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A strong worktable, as one used in carpentry. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A
platform on which animals, esp. dogs, are exhibited. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
place where the players on a team sit while they are not participating in a
game. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The reserve players on a team. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A level, narrow stretch of
land interrupting a declivity. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A level elevation of land along a shore
or coast, esp. one marking a former shoreline. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%benched%@AE@% %@AB@%benching%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%benches%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To furnish with benches. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To seat on a bench. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To show
(dogs) in a bench show. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@%To keep out of or remove from a game.
[ME < OE %@AI@%benc.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENCHER @%%@QR:bencher@%%@AB@%bencher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who sits on a bench. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A member of
the inner or higher bar who acts as a governor of one of the Inns of Court.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% One who occupies an official bench, as a magistrate.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENCH.MARK @%%@QR:bench mark@%%@AB@%bench mark%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or benchmark %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A surveyor's mark made on a stationary
object of previously determined position and elevation and used as a
reference point in tidal observations and surveys. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%benchmark%@AE@% A standard
by which something can be measured or judged.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENCH.SHOW @%%@QR:bench show@%%@AB@%bench show%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An indoor exhibition of small animals, esp. a competitive
dog show.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENCH.WARRANT @%%@QR:bench warrant@%%@AB@%bench warrant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A warrant issued by a judge or court ordering the
%@AB@%bend(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bent%@AE@% %@AB@%bending%@AE@% %@AB@%bends%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring into tension: %@AI@%bend a bow.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To cause to assume a curved or angular shape. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To force to assume
a different shape or direction. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cause to swerve from a straight line;
deflect. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To turn or direct (one's attention, for example). %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To
influence coercively; subdue. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To apply (the mind) closely; concentrate.
%@AB@%%@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%To fasten: %@AI@%bend a mainsail onto the boom.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To
turn or be altered from straightness or from an initial shape or position:
%@AI@%%@AI@%Wire bends easily.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To assume a curved, crooked, or angular form or
direction: %@AI@%The saplings bent in the wind.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To take a new direction;
swerve. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To incline the body; stoop. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To bow in submission; yield. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
To apply oneself closely; concentrate: %@AI@%She bent to her task.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The
act or fact of bending. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being bent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that is
bent. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AB@%bends%@AE@% The thick planks in a ship's side; wales. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
A knot that joins a rope to a rope or another object. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%bends%@AE@% %@AI@%(used with
%@AI@%a sing. or pl. verb).%@AE@% %@AI@%Caisson disease%@BO: 292a49@%%@AE@%.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% bend over backward.%@AE@% To make an effort greater than is
%@2@%%@CR:BEN.DAY @%%@QR:benday@%%@AB@%benday%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Benday %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A method of adding a tone to a printed image by
imposing a transparent sheet of dots or other patterns on the image at some
stage of a photographic reproduction process. [After %@AI@%Benjamin Day
%@AE@%(1838-1916), its inventor.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENDED @%%@QR:bended@%%@AB@%bended%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%bend1%@BO: 1adf64@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENDER @%%@QR:bender@%%@AB@%bender%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that bends. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A drinking spree.
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%@2@%%@CR:BEND.SINISTER @%%@QR:bend sinister@%%@AB@%bend sinister%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Heraldry. %@AE@% A band passing from the upper sinister
corner of an escutcheon to the lower dexter corner.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEATH @%%@QR:beneath@%%@AB@%beneath%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In a lower place; below. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Underneath. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Lower than; below. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Covered or concealed by: %@AI@%The earth lay beneath a
%@AI@%blanket of snow.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Under the force, control, or influence of. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Lower than, as in rank or station. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Unworthy of; unbefitting: %@AI@%was beneath
%@AI@%him to beg.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%binethe%@AE@% < OE %@AI@%bineooan.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEDICT @%%@QR:benedict@%%@AB@%benedict%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A newly married man who has previously been considered a
confirmed bachelor. [After %@AI@%Benedick, %@AE@%a character in %@AI@%Much Ado About Nothing
%@AE@%by Shakespeare.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEDICTINE @%%@QR:Benedictine@%%@AB@%Benedictine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Saint Benedict of Nursia or the
order he founded. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A monk or nun belonging to the order founded by
Saint Benedict.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEDICTION @%%@QR:benediction@%%@AB@%benediction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A blessing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An invocation of divine blessing,
usually at the end of a church service. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Benediction%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic
%@AS@%Chruch. %@AE@%A short service consisting of prayers, the singing of a Eucharistic
hymn, and the blessing of the congregation with the host. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The state of
blessedness. [ME %@AI@%benediccioun %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%benediction %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%benedictio %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:BENEDICTUS @%%@QR:Benedictus@%%@AB@%Benedictus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A canticle that begins %@AI@%Benedictus qui venit in nomine
%@AI@%Domini%@AE@% ("Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord"). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A canticle
that begins %@AI@%Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel%@AE@% ("Blessed be the Lord God of
Israel"). [Lat., blessed.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEFACTION @%%@QR:benefaction@%%@AB@%benefaction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of conferring a benefit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A charitable gift
or deed. [LLat. %@AI@%benefactio %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bene facere, %@AE@%to do well.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEFACTOR @%%@QR:benefactor@%%@AB@%benefactor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who gives financial or other aid. %@AB@% benefactress %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BENEFICE @%%@QR:benefice@%%@AB@%benefice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A church office endowed with fixed
capital assets that provide a living. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The revenue from such assets. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
landed estate granted in feudal tenure. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ficed%@AE@% %@AB@%-ficing%@AE@% %@AB@%-fices%@AE@% To
endow or provide with a benefice. [ME < OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%beneficium %@AE@%< Lat.,
benefit < %@AI@%beneficus, %@AE@%benefic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEFICENCE @%%@QR:beneficence@%%@AB@%beneficence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of being beneficent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
charitable act or gift. [OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%beneficentia %@AE@%< %@AI@%beneficus, %@AE@%benefic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEFICENT @%%@QR:beneficent@%%@AB@%beneficent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characterized by or performing acts of kindness or
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%beneficial%@BO: 1afc0e@%%@AE@% %@AI@%profitable%@BO: e8e7c2@%%@AE@% %@AI@%advantageous%@BO: 43094@%%@AE@% These adjectives apply to
that which promotes gain. %@AI@%Beneficial%@BO: 1afc0e@%%@AE@% is said of whatever enhances
well-being; %@AI@%profitable%@BO: e8e7c2@%%@AE@% , of what yields usually material gain; and
%@AI@%%@AI@%advantageous%@BO: 43094@%%@AE@% , of that which affords improvement in relative position or in
chances of success.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEFICIARY @%%@QR:beneficiary@%%@AB@%beneficiary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that receives a benefit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The
recipient of funds, property, or other benefits, as from an insurance
policy or will. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@%The holder of a benefice. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Pertaining to or holding a feudal benefice.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEFIT @%%@QR:benefit@%%@AB@%benefit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that promotes or enhances well-being; advantage.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A kindly deed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Payments made or entitlements available in
accordance with a wage agreement, insurance contract, or public assistance
program. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A public entertainment, performance, or social event held to
raise funds for a person or cause. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fited%@AE@% %@AB@%-fiting%@AE@% %@AB@%-fits%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fitted %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%or -fitting %@AE@%%@AB@% or -fits %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To be helpful or useful to. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To gain
advantage; profit: %@AI@%benefit from her example.%@AE@% [ME < OFr. %@AI@%bienfait%@AE@% < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%benefactum,%@AE@% good deed < %@AI@%bene facere,%@AE@% to do well.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEFIT.OF.CLER @%%@QR:benefit of clergy@%%@AB@%benefit of clergy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Exemption from trial or punishment in a civil
court given to the clergy in the Middle Ages. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The authorized sanction of
a religious rite: %@AI@%cohabiting without benefit of clergy.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEFIT.OF.THE. @%%@QR:benefit of the doubt@%%@AB@%benefit of the doubt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A favorable judgment granted in the absence of
full evidence.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEVOLENCE @%%@QR:benevolence@%%@AB@%benevolence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An inclination or tendency to do kind or charitable
acts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A kindly act. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A compulsory tax or payment exacted by some
English sovereigns without the consent of Parliament.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENEVOLENT @%%@QR:benevolent@%%@AB@%benevolent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characterized by or suggestive of benevolence;
kindly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, concerned with, or organized for the benefit of charity: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%%@AI@%volens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%velle, %@AE@%to wish.] %@AB@% benevolently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BENGALI @%%@QR:Bengali@%%@AB@%Bengali%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An inhabitant of Bengal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An inhabitant of Bangladesh.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% The modern Indic language of West Bengal and Bangladesh. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or
characteristic of Bengal, its inhabitants, or its language.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENGALINE @%%@QR:bengaline@%%@AB@%bengaline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fabric having a crosswise ribbed effect made of silk,
wool, or synthetic fibers. [Fr. < %@AI@%Bengal, %@AE@%Bengal.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENGAL.LIGHT @%%@QR:Bengal light@%%@AB@%Bengal light%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of firework that burns with a brilliant,
sustained blue light, formerly used for signaling.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENIGHTED @%%@QR:benighted@%%@AB@%benighted%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Overtaken by darkness or night. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In moral or
%@2@%%@CR:BENIGN @%%@QR:benign@%%@AB@%benign%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of a kind disposition. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Manifesting gentleness and
mildness. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Tending to promote well-being; beneficial: %@AI@%the benign
%@AI@%influence of pure air.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%Not malignant: %@AI@%a benign tumor.%@AE@% [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BENIGNITY @%%@QR:benignity@%%@AB@%benignity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality or condition of being benign. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
kindly or gracious act.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENISON @%%@QR:benison@%%@AB@%benison%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A blessing; benediction. [ME %@AI@%benisoun %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%beneisson %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%benedictio. %@AE@%-see benediction.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENJAMIN1 @%%@QR:benjamin@%%@AB@%benjamin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Benzoin%@BO: 1b31e9@%%@AE@%. [Var. of %@AI@%benjoin, %@AE@%benzoin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENJAMIN2 @%%@QR:Benjamin@%%@AB@%Benjamin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the youngest son of Jacob and
Rachel, favorite son of Jacob. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The tribe of Israel descended from
Benjamin. [Heb. : %@AI@%ben,%@AE@% son + %@AI@%yamin,%@AE@% right hand.] %@AB@% Benjamite %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BENJAMIN.BUSH @%%@QR:benjamin bush@%%@AB@%benjamin bush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%spicebush%@BO: 118e105@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENNE @%%@QR:benne@%%@AB@%benne%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or benni %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%sesame plant%@BO: 10a4809@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The seeds or oil of the
%@2@%%@CR:BENNI @%%@QR:benni@%%@AB@%benni%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%benne%@BO: 1b175a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENNINGTON @%%@QR:Bennington@%%@AB@%Bennington%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Bennington ware %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ceramic ware, as earthenware with a
brown mottled glaze, made in Bennington, Vermont.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENNY @%%@QR:benny@%%@AB@%benny%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An amphetamine tablet taken as a stimulant.
%@AB@%bent(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%bend1%@BO: 1adf64@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Not
straight; crooked. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% On a fixed course of action; determined: %@AI@%was bent on
%@AI@%going to the theater.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An individual tendency, disposition, or
inclination: %@AI@% The natural bent of my mind was to science (Thomas Paine). %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The limit of endurance. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A structural member or framework used for
strengthening a bridge or trestle transversely.
%@AB@%bent(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several grasses of the genus %@AI@%Agrostis,%@AE@% some species
of which are used in lawn mixtures and for hay. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The stiff stalk of
various grasses. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A moor; heath. [ME, grassy plain < OE %@AI@%beonet.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENTHAMISM @%%@QR:Benthamism@%%@AB@%Benthamism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The utilitarian philosophy of Jeremy Bentham, holding that
pleasure is the chief end of life and that the greatest happiness for the
greatest number should be the ultimate goal of man. %@AB@% Benthamite %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BENTHOS @%%@QR:benthos@%%@AB@%benthos%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The bottom of a sea or a lake. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The organisms living on
sea or lake bottoms. [Gk.] %@AB@% benthic %@AE@%%@AB@%benthonic%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BENTONITE @%%@QR:bentonite@%%@AB@%bentonite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two principally aluminum silicate clays,
containing some magnesium and iron, distinguished by sodium or calcium
content with corresponding high or low swelling capacity, and used in
various adhesives, cements, and ceramic fillers. [After Fort %@AI@%Benton,
%@2@%%@CR:BENTWOOD @%%@QR:bentwood@%%@AB@%bentwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Wood that has been steamed until pliable and then bent and
shaped. %@AI@%a bentwood chair.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BENUMB @%%@QR:benumb@%%@AB@%benumb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-numbed%@AE@% %@AB@%-numbing%@AE@% %@AB@%-numbs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make numb, esp. by cold. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To make inactive; dull: %@AI@% the anesthetic afternoon benumbs, sickens our
%@AI@%senses (Karl Shapiro). [< ME %@AI@%binomen, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%benimen, %@AE@%to take away < OE
%@2@%%@CR:BENZOATE @%%@QR:benzoate@%%@AB@%benzoate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A salt or ester of benzoic acid.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENZOATE.OF.SOD @%%@QR:benzoate of soda@%%@AB@%benzoate of soda%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Sodium benzoate%@BO: 114dd84@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENZOCAINE @%%@QR:benzocaine@%%@AB@%benzocaine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white, odorless, tasteless crystalline ester, C%@AH@%9%@AE@%H%@AH@%11%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%,%@EH@%
used as a local anesthetic.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENZODIAZEPINE @%%@QR:benzodiazepine@%%@AB@%benzodiazepine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several chemical compounds used as sedatives
and muscle relaxants. [benzo- + diazep(am) + -ine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BENZOIC.ACID @%%@QR:benzoic acid@%%@AB@%benzoic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white crystalline acid, C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%COOH, used to season%@EH@%
tobacco and in perfumes, dentifrices, and germicides.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENZOIN @%%@QR:benzoin@%%@AB@%benzoin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several resins containing benzoic acid, obtained as
a gum from various trees of the genus %@AI@%Styrax%@AE@% and used in ointments,
perfumes, and medicine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various aromatic shrubs and trees of the
genus %@AI@%Lindera,%@AE@% which includes the spicebush. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A white or yellowish
crystalline compound, C%@AH@%14%@AE@%H%@AH@%12%@AE@%O%@AH@%2%@AE@%, derived from benzaldehyde and used as an%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:BENZOPHENONE @%%@QR:benzophenone@%%@AB@%benzophenone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white crystalline compound, (C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%)%@AH@%2%@AE@%CO, used in%@EH@%
perfumery and in medicine.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENZOPYRINE @%%@QR:benzopyrine@%%@AB@%benzopyrine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A yellow, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, C%@AH@%20%@AE@%H%@AH@%12%@AE@%, that%@EH@%
is a carcinogen found in coal tar and cigarette smoke.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENZOYL @%%@QR:benzoyl@%%@AB@%benzoyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The univalent radical C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%CO, derived from benzoic acid. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BENZOYL.PEROXID @%%@QR:benzoyl peroxide@%%@AB@%benzoyl peroxide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flammable white granular solid, (C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%CO)%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used%@EH@%
as a bleaching agent for flour, fats, waxes, and oils, as a polymerization
catalyst, and in pharmaceuticals.
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%@2@%%@CR:BENZYL @%%@QR:benzyl@%%@AB@%benzyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The univalent radical C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%CH%@AH@%2%@AE@%, derived from toluene. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BEOWULF @%%@QR:Beowulf@%%@AB@%Beowulf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem. [OE
%@AI@%Beowulf.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEQUEATH @%%@QR:bequeath@%%@AB@%bequeath%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-queathed%@AE@% %@AB@%-queathing%@AE@% %@AB@%-queaths%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To leave or give
by will. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pass on; hand down. [ME %@AI@%bequethen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%becweoan.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEQUEST @%%@QR:bequest@%%@AB@%bequest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of bequeathing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is bequeathed;
%@2@%%@CR:BERATE @%%@QR:berate@%%@AB@%berate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rated%@AE@% %@AB@%-rating%@AE@% %@AB@%-rates%@AE@% To rebuke or scold harshly.
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%@2@%%@CR:BERBER @%%@QR:Berber@%%@AB@%Berber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of one of several Moslem tribes of North Africa.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of the Afro-Asiatic languages of the Berbers. [Ar. %@AI@%Barbar.%@AE@%] %@AB@% Berber
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BERBERINE @%%@QR:berberine@%%@AB@%berberine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bitter-tasting yellow alkaloid, C%@AH@%20%@AE@%H%@AH@%19%@AE@%NO%@AH@%5%@AE@%, obtained from%@EH@%
the root of a North American plant, %@AI@%Hydrastis canadensis,%@AE@% from the
barberry, and from other plants, and used in medicine. [NLat. %@AI@%Berberis,%@AE@%
barberry genus < OFr. %@AI@%berberis, %@AE@%barberry + -ine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERCEUSE @%%@QR:berceuse@%%@AB@%berceuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ceuses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A lullaby. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A musical composition of a
%@2@%%@CR:BEREFT @%%@QR:bereft@%%@AB@%bereft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Deprived of something: %@AI@%bereft of his dignity.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Lacking something needed or expected: %@AI@%a dictionary bereft of pictures.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved. [< p.part. of bereave.]
%@2@%%@CR:BERGMANNS.RULE @%%@QR:Bergmann's rule@%%@AB@%Bergmann's rule%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An axiom stating that in any warm-blooded animal
species that is polytypic and wide-ranging, the body size of each
geographic group varies with the average environmental temperature. [After
Karl Georg L.C. %@AI@%Bergmann %@AE@%(1814-1865).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERGSONISM @%%@QR:Bergsonism@%%@AB@%Bergsonism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The philosophy of Henri Bergson, which contends that all
living forms arise from a persisting natural force, the %@AI@%elan vital%@BO: 5f05cb@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%
%@AB@%Bergsonian %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BERIBERI @%%@QR:beriberi@%%@AB@%beriberi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thiamine deficiency disease of the peripheral nervous
system, endemic in eastern and southern Asia and characterized by partial
paralysis of the extremities, emaciation, and anemia. [Singhalese, redup.
of %@AI@%beri, %@AE@%weakness.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BERING.TIME @%%@QR:Bering time@%%@AB@%Bering time%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The time in western Alaska and the Aleutian Islands,
which lie in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, England. [After the
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bering %@AE@%Sea.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERKELEIANISM @%%@QR:Berkeleianism@%%@AB@%Berkeleianism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The philosophy of George Berkeley, which holds that
material objects have no independent being but exist only as concepts of a
human or divine mind. %@AB@% Berkeleian %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BERKELIUM @%%@QR:berkelium@%%@AB@%berkelium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Bk A synthetic transuranic element having 9 isotopes with
mass numbers from 243 to 250 and half-lives from 3 hours to 1,380 years.
Atomic number 97; valences 3, 4. [After %@AI@%Berkeley, %@AE@%California.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BERKSHIRE @%%@QR:Berkshire@%%@AB@%Berkshire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a domestic breed of black swine with white feet and
faces. [After %@AI@%Berkshire, %@AE@%a county in England.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BERLIN @%%@QR:berlin@%%@AB@%berlin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A light wool used in making clothing, esp. gloves. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
four-wheeled covered carriage. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%berline%@BO: 1b52d5@%%@AE@%. [After %@AI@%Berlin,
%@AE@%Germany.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERLINE @%%@QR:berline@%%@AB@%berline%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or berlin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A limousine with a glass window between the front
and rear seats. [Fr. < %@AI@%Berlin, %@AE@%Berlin, Germany.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERM @%%@QR:berm@%%@AB@%berm%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or berme %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A narrow ledge or shelf, as along a slope. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
shoulder of a road. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a
fortification. [Fr. %@AI@%berme %@AE@%< MDu.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERMUDA.GRASS @%%@QR:Bermuda grass@%%@AB@%Bermuda grass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A grass, %@AI@%Cynodon dactylon,%@AE@% that has wiry, creeping
rootstocks and is used for lawns and pasturage in warm regions.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BERMUDA.LILY @%%@QR:Bermuda lily@%%@AB@%Bermuda lily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lily, %@AI@%Lilium longiflorum,%@AE@% cultivated extensively in
Bermuda, having large, white, trumpet-shaped flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BERMUDA.MULBERR @%%@QR:Bermuda mulberry@%%@AB@%Bermuda mulberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A species of %@AI@%beautyberry%@CF:BEAUTYBERRY @%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BERMUDA.ONION @%%@QR:Bermuda onion@%%@AB@%Bermuda onion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large, mild-flavored, yellow-skinned variety of
onion.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BERMUDA.RIG @%%@QR:Bermuda rig@%%@AB@%Bermuda rig%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fore-and-aft rig distinguished by a tall triangular
mainsail and widely used on cruising and racing vessels.
%@2@%%@CR:BERNOULLI.EFFEC @%%@QR:Bernoulli effect@%%@AB@%Bernoulli effect%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The phenomenon of internal pressure reduction with
increased stream velocity in a fluid. [After Daniel %@AI@%Bernoulli%@AE@% (1700-1782).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BERNOULLIS.LAW @%%@QR:Bernoulli's law@%%@AB@%Bernoulli's law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Statistics. %@AE@%The probability theorem stating that
for a very large number of independent repeated Bernoulli trials the
observed relative frequency of successes will approximate the probability
of success on each trial. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%The relationship between internal
fluid pressure and fluid velocity, essentially a statement of the
conservation of energy, that has as a consequence the Bernoulli effect.
[Statistics law after Jakob %@AI@%Bernoulli; %@AE@%physics law after Daniel %@AI@%Bernoulli.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERNOULLI.TRIAL @%%@QR:Bernoulli trial@%%@AB@%Bernoulli trial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Statistics. %@AE@% An experiment having just two possible
results, usually denoted %@AI@%success%@AE@% and %@AI@%failure,%@AE@% with the property that the
occurrence of one excludes the occurrence of the other in any given trial.
[After Jakob %@AI@%Bernoulli %@AE@%(1654-1705).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERRY @%%@QR:berry@%%@AB@%berry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various usually fleshy, edible fruits, such
as the strawberry, blackberry, or raspberry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A fleshy fruit,
such as the grape, blueberry, or tomato, developed from a single ovary and
having few or many seeds but not a single stone. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of various seeds or
dried kernels, such as that of the coffee plant. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The small, dark egg of
certain crustaceans or fishes. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ried%@AE@% %@AB@%-rying%@AE@% %@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hunt
for or gather berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To produce or bear berries. [ME %@AI@%berye %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%berie.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERSEEM @%%@QR:berseem@%%@AB@%berseem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clover, %@AI@%Trifolium alexandrinum,%@AE@% native to northern Africa
and southwestern Asia, grown for soil improvement in dry regions of
southwestern North America. [Ar. %@AI@%birsim %@AE@%< Coptic %@AI@%bersim.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERSERK @%%@QR:berserk@%%@AB@%berserk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Destructively or frenetically violent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Deranged.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A berserker. %@AB@% berserk %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BERSERKER @%%@QR:berserker@%%@AB@%berserker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ancient Scandinavian warrior who fought in battle with
%@2@%%@CR:BERTH @%%@QR:berth@%%@AB@%berth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A built-in bed or bunk on a ship or train. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A space at a
wharf for a ship to dock or anchor. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Sufficient space for a ship to
maneuver. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A position of employment, esp. on a ship. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A place to sleep.
%@AB@%6.%@AE@% A space where a vehicle can be parked. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%berthed%@AE@% %@AB@%berthing%@AE@% %@AB@%berths%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring (a ship) to a berth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To provide with a berth. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
come to a berth; dock.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% give a wide berth to.%@AE@% To stay at a substantial
distance from; avoid. [Prob. < bear1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERTHA @%%@QR:bertha@%%@AB@%bertha%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wide, deep collar, often of lace, that covers the shoulders.
[Fr. %@AI@%berthe %@AE@%< %@AI@%Berthe, %@AE@%the name Bertha.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BERTILLON.SYSTE @%%@QR:Bertillon system@%%@AB@%Bertillon system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system formerly used for identifying persons by
means of a record of various body measurements, coloring, and markings.
%@2@%%@CR:BERYL @%%@QR:beryl@%%@AB@%beryl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mineral, essentially aluminum beryllium silicate,%@EH@%
Be%@AH@%3%@AE@%Al%@AH@%2%@AE@%Si%@AH@%6%@AE@%O%@AH@%18%@AE@%, occurring in hexagonal prisms and constituting the chief%@EH@%
source of beryllium. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%beryllus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%berullos.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%berylline %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BERYLLIUM @%%@QR:beryllium@%%@AB@%beryllium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Be A high-melting, lightweight, corrosion-resistant,
rigid, steel-gray metallic element used as an aerospace structural
material, as a moderator and reflector in nuclear reactors, and in a copper
alloy used for springs, electrical contacts, and nonsparking tools. Atomic
number 4; atomic weight 9.0122; melting point 1,278 deg. C; boiling point
2,970 deg. C; specific gravity 1.848; valence 2. [< beryl.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BESEECH @%%@QR:beseech@%%@AB@%beseech%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sought%@AE@% %@AB@% or -seeched %@AE@%%@AB@% or -seeching %@AE@%%@AB@% or -seeches %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
address an earnest or urgent request to; implore. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To request earnestly;
beg for. [ME %@AI@%besechen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%besecan.%@AE@%] %@AB@% beseecher %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BESEEM @%%@QR:beseem@%%@AB@%beseem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-seemed%@AE@% %@AB@%-seeming%@AE@% %@AB@%-seems%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To be appropriate for;
befit. [ME %@AI@%besemen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BESET @%%@QR:beset@%%@AB@%beset%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-set%@AE@% %@AB@%-setting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sets%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To attack from all sides; assail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To trouble persistently; harass: %@AI@% . . . beset by a ghostly band of doubts
%@AI@%(Sherwood Anderson). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To hem in; surround. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To stud, as with jewels.
%@2@%%@CR:BESIDE @%%@QR:beside@%%@AB@%beside%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% At the side of; next to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In comparison with. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Except for. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Apart from; wide of: %@AI@%a remark that was beside the point.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%%@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In addition. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Nearby.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% beside (oneself).%@AE@% In a state of extreme agitation.
%@2@%%@CR:BESOM @%%@QR:besom@%%@AB@%besom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bundle of twigs attached to a handle and used as a broom.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A broom. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The %@AI@%broom plant%@BO: 256159@%%@AE@%. [ME %@AI@%besum %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%besema.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BESOT @%%@QR:besot@%%@AB@%besot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sotted%@AE@% %@AB@%-sotting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sots%@AE@% To muddle or stupefy, esp. with
liquor.
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%@2@%%@CR:BESOUGHT @%%@QR:besought@%%@AB@%besought%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense and past participle of %@AI@%beseech%@BO: 1b6fd3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BESPAKE @%%@QR:bespake@%%@AB@%bespake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%bespeak%@BO: 1b8283@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BESPATTER @%%@QR:bespatter@%%@AB@%bespatter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% To spatter, as with mud.
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%@2@%%@CR:BESPEAK @%%@QR:bespeak@%%@AB@%bespeak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-spoke%@AE@% %@AB@%-spoken%@AE@% %@AB@% or -spoke %@AE@%%@AB@% or -speaking %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be or give
a sign of; indicate; signify. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To speak to; address. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
engage or claim in advance; reserve. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To foretell; portend. [ME %@AI@%bespeken,
%@AI@%%@AE@%to speak out < OE %@AI@%besprecan.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:BESPOKE @%%@QR:bespoke@%%@AB@%bespoke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% The past tense and a past participle of %@AI@%bespeak%@BO: 1b8283@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made-to-order. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Dealing in custom-made articles.
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%@2@%%@CR:BESPOKEN @%%@QR:bespoken@%%@AB@%bespoken%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past participle of %@AI@%bespeak%@BO: 1b8283@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.ChieflyBrit.%@AE@% Bespoke.
%@2@%%@CR:BESPRINKLE @%%@QR:besprinkle@%%@AB@%besprinkle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-kled%@AE@% %@AB@%-kling%@AE@% %@AB@%-kles%@AE@% To sprinkle.
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%@2@%%@CR:BESSEMER.CONVER @%%@QR:Bessemer converter@%%@AB@%Bessemer converter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large pear-shaped container in which molten iron
is converted to steel by the Bessemer process.
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%@2@%%@CR:BESSEMER.PROCES @%%@QR:Bessemer process@%%@AB@%Bessemer process%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A method for making steel by blasting compressed air
through molten iron, burning out excess carbon and other impurities. [After
Henry %@AI@%Bessemer %@AE@%(1813-1898), its inventor.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEST @%%@QR:best@%%@AB@%best%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Superlative of %@AI@%good>%@BO: 7f5f25@%%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Surpassing all others in excellence,
achievement, or quality; most excellent: %@AI@%the best actor.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Most
satisfactory, suitable, or useful; most desirable: %@AI@%the best solution.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Greatest; largest: %@AI@%the best part of a journey.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Superlative of
%@AI@%%@AI@%well>%@CF:WELL @%%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the best way; most creditably or advantageously. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To the
greatest degree or extent; most. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that is best. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
best condition or quality: %@AI@%look your best.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One's best clothing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The
best effort one can make: %@AI@%doing his best.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% One's warmest wishes or
regards: %@AI@%Give them my best.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bested%@AE@% %@AB@%besting%@AE@% %@AB@%bests%@AE@% To get the
better of; surpass.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% at best.%@AE@% Under the most favorable conditions. [ME <
OE %@AI@%betst.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BESTEAD @%%@QR:bestead@%%@AB@%bestead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-steaded%@AE@% %@AB@% or -stead %@AE@%%@AB@% or -steading %@AE@%%@AB@% or -steads %@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be of service to; aid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be of use to; avail. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Placed;
located.
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%@2@%%@CR:BESTIAL @%%@QR:bestial@%%@AB@%bestial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling an animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having
the qualities or manners of a brute; savage. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Lacking in intelligence.
%@2@%%@CR:BESTIALITY @%%@QR:bestiality@%%@AB@%bestiality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality of being bestial; animal nature.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Conduct or an action marked by carnality or brutality. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Sexual
relations between a human being and an animal.
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%@2@%%@CR:BESTIALIZE @%%@QR:bestialize@%%@AB@%bestialize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To make bestial; brutalize.
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%@2@%%@CR:BESTIARY @%%@QR:bestiary@%%@AB@%bestiary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A medieval collection of allegorical fables about
the habits and traits of animals, each fable followed by an interpretation
of its moral significance. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%bestiarium %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bestia, %@AE@%beast.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BESTIR @%%@QR:bestir@%%@AB@%bestir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-stirred%@AE@% %@AB@%-stirring%@AE@% %@AB@%-stirs%@AE@% To cause to become active;
rouse. [ME %@AI@%bestiren %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%bestyrian,%@AE@% to pile up.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEST.MAN @%%@QR:best man@%%@AB@%best man%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bridegroom's chief attendant at a wedding.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BESTOW @%%@QR:bestow@%%@AB@%bestow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-stowed%@AE@% %@AB@%-stowing%@AE@% %@AB@%-stows%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To present as a gift or honor;
confer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To apply; use. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To store or house. [ME %@AI@%bestowen.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BESTREW @%%@QR:bestrew@%%@AB@%bestrew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-strewed%@AE@% %@AB@%-strewed%@AE@% %@AB@% or -strewn %@AE@%%@AB@% or -strewing %@AE@%%@AB@% or -strews %@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To strew (a surface) with things so as to cover it. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To lie scattered
over or about.
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%@2@%%@CR:BESTRIDE @%%@QR:bestride@%%@AB@%bestride%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-strode%@AE@% %@AB@%-stridden%@AE@% %@AB@%-striding%@AE@% %@AB@%-strides%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To sit or stand
on with the legs astride; straddle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To step over. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To stand high
%@2@%%@CR:BEST.SELLER @%%@QR:best seller@%%@AB@%best seller%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A book or other product that is among those sold in the
largest numbers. %@AB@% best-selling %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BET @%%@QR:bet@%%@AB@%bet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An agreement usually between two parties that the one who has
made an incorrect prediction about an uncertain outcome will forfeit
something stipulated to the other; wager. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fact, event, or outcome on
which a wager is made. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An amount or object risked in a wager; stake. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
A person or thing on which a stake is placed. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bet%@AE@% %@AB@% or betted %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%betting %@AE@%%@AB@% or bets %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To stake (an amount, for example) in a bet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To make a bet with. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make a bet on (a contestant or an outcome). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
maintain confidently, as if making a bet. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make or place a bet.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% you bet.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Of course; surely. [Orig.
unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETA @%%@QR:beta@%%@AB@%beta%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet. See table at %@AI@%alphabet%@BO: 851f0@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The second item in a series or system of classification. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A %@AI@%beta particle%@BO: 1baaa7@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A %@AI@%beta ray%@BO: 1bab63@%%@AE@%. [Gk. %@AI@%beta, %@AE@%of Phoenician orig.; akin to
Heb. %@AI@%beth.%@AE@%]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETA.ADRENERGIC @%%@QR:beta-adrenergic@%%@AB@%beta-adrenergic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or being a beta-receptor.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETA.BLOCKER @%%@QR:beta-blocker@%%@AB@%beta-blocker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drug that inhibits the absorption of adrenalin by
interfering with beta-receptor action.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETA.CELL @%%@QR:beta cell@%%@AB@%beta cell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of the cells in the islands of Langerhans that
produce insulin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of the basophilic chemophiles located in the
anterior lobe of the adenohypophysis.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETA.ENDORPHIN @%%@QR:beta-endorphin@%%@AB@%beta-endorphin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An endorphin that is a potent pain suppressant
produced by the pituitary gland.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETA.GLOBULIN @%%@QR:beta globulin@%%@AB@%beta globulin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several globulins intermediate in their
particulate motility response to electrophoresis as compared to alpha and
gamma globulins.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETAINE @%%@QR:betaine@%%@AB@%betaine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sweet crystalline alkaloid, C%@AH@%5%@AE@%H%@AH@%11%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%, occurring in sugar%@EH@%
beets and other plants and used in the treatment of muscular degeneration.
[Lat. %@AI@%beta, %@AE@%beet + -ine.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETAKE @%%@QR:betake@%%@AB@%betake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-took%@AE@% %@AB@%-taken%@AE@% %@AB@%-taking%@AE@% %@AB@%-takes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause (oneself) to go or
move. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To commit; apply.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETA.OXIDATION @%%@QR:beta-oxidation@%%@AB@%beta-oxidation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The process of fatty-acid catabolism, in which
two-carbon fragments are removed in succession from the carboxyl end of the
chain.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETA.PARTICLE @%%@QR:beta particle@%%@AB@%beta particle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A high-speed electron or positron, esp. one emitted in
radioactive decay.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETA.RAY @%%@QR:beta ray@%%@AB@%beta ray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stream of beta particles, esp. of electrons.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETA.RECEPTOR @%%@QR:beta-receptor@%%@AB@%beta-receptor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A site in the autonomic nervous system that is
activated by or strongly responds to adrenergic agents, such as
epinephrine, by producing inhibitory action.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETA.RHYTHM @%%@QR:beta rhythm@%%@AB@%beta rhythm%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or beta wave %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The second most common waveform occurring
in electroencephalograms of the adult brain, characteristically having a
frequency from 18 to 30 cycles per second and associated with an alert
waking state.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETATRON @%%@QR:betatron@%%@AB@%betatron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fixed-radius magnetic induction electron accelerator
capable of accelerating electrons to energies of a few million to a few
hundred million electron volts.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETEL @%%@QR:betel@%%@AB@%betel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A climbing Asiatic plant, %@AI@%Piper betle,%@AE@% whose leaves are chewed
with the betel nut by people of southeastern Asia to induce both
stimulating and narcotic effects. [Port. < Malayalam %@AI@%vettila.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETELGEUSE @%%@QR:Betelgeuse@%%@AB@%Betelgeuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bright-red intrinsic variable star, 527 light years from
Earth, in the constellation Orion. [Fr. %@AI@%Betelgeuse, %@AE@%prob. < Ar. %@AI@%bit
%@AI@%aljauza.%@AE@%]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETEL.NUT @%%@QR:betel nut@%%@AB@%betel nut%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or betelnut %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The seed of the fruit of the betel palm,
chewed, together with betel leaves and lime, by many people of southeastern
Asia.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETEL.PALM @%%@QR:betel palm@%%@AB@%betel palm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A palm tree, %@AI@%Areca catechu,%@AE@% of tropical Asia, having
featherlike leaves and orange or scarlet fruit.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETE.NOIRE @%%@QR:bete noire@%%@AB@%bete noire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Someone or something that one particularly dislikes or
%@2@%%@CR:BETH @%%@QR:beth@%%@AB@%beth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See table at %@AI@%alphabet%@BO: 851f0@%%@AE@%.
[Heb. %@AI@%beth.%@AE@%]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETHEL @%%@QR:bethel@%%@AB@%bethel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hallowed or holy place. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A chapel for seamen. [Heb.
%@2@%%@CR:BETIDE @%%@QR:betide@%%@AB@%betide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tided%@AE@% %@AB@%-tiding%@AE@% %@AB@%-tides%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To happen to. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To take
%@2@%%@CR:BETOKEN @%%@QR:betoken@%%@AB@%betoken%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-kened%@AE@% %@AB@%-kening%@AE@% %@AB@%-kens%@AE@% To be or give a sign or portent of.
%@2@%%@CR:BETONY @%%@QR:betony@%%@AB@%betony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Stachys,%@AE@% esp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%S. officinalis,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, having a spike of reddish-purple
flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%lousewort%@BO: abf809@%%@AE@%. [ME %@AI@%betone %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%betoine %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%betonica, %@AE@%prob.
< %@AI@%Vettones, %@AE@%an ancient Iberian tribe.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETOOK @%%@QR:betook@%%@AB@%betook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%betake%@BO: 1ba894@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETRAY @%%@QR:betray@%%@AB@%betray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-trayed%@AE@% %@AB@%-traying%@AE@% %@AB@%-trays%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To commit treason against or be
a traitor to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To divulge in a breach of confidence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make known
unintentionally: %@AI@%trembling hands betraying anxiety.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To reveal;
indicate. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To lead astray; deceive. [ME %@AI@%betrayen %@AE@%: %@AI@%be- %@AE@%thoroughly +
%@2@%%@CR:BETROTH @%%@QR:betroth@%%@AB@%betroth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-trothed%@AE@% %@AB@%-trothing%@AE@% %@AB@%-troths%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To promise to give in
marriage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To promise to marry. [ME %@AI@%betrouthen %@AE@%: %@AI@%be-, %@AE@%in relation to +
%@AI@%%@AI@%trouthe, %@AE@%troth.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETROTHAL @%%@QR:betrothal@%%@AB@%betrothal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of betrothing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The fact of being
betrothed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mutual promise to marry; engagement.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETROTHED @%%@QR:betrothed@%%@AB@%betrothed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person to whom one is engaged to be married.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETTA @%%@QR:betta@%%@AB@%betta%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a genus, %@AI@%Betta,%@AE@% of small, long-finned freshwater fishes
of striking coloration, found in southeastern Asia. [NLat. %@AI@%Betta, %@AE@%genus
%@AB@%better(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Comparative of %@AI@%good%@BO: 7f5f25@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Greater in excellence or higher
in quality. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% More useful, suitable, or desirable. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Larger; greater: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%better part of a summer.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Healthier than before. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Comparative of
%@AI@%%@AI@%well%@CF:WELL @%%@AE@%. %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In a more excellent way. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To a greater extent or degree. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
To greater use or advantage. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% More: %@AI@%better than a year.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Something that is better. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A superior, as in rank or intelligence.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To improve: %@AI@%bettered his position.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
surpass or exceed. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become better.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% better off.%@AE@% In a better or wealthier condition.%@AB@% for
%@AB@%the better.%@AE@% So as to improve. [ME < OE %@AI@%betera.%@AE@%] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Better %@AE@% is normally used in a comparison of two: %@AI@%Which house of
%@AI@%Congress has the better record? %@AE@% However, %@AI@%best %@AE@% is used idiomatically with
reference to two in certain locutions: %@AI@%Put your best foot forward. May the
%@AI@%best man win! %@AE@% The phrase %@AI@%had better %@AE@% is accepted, so long as the %@AI@%had %@AE@% or
its contraction is preserved: %@AI@%You had better do it %@AE@% or %@AI@%you'd better do it, %@AE@%
but not %@AI@%you better do it. %@AE@% The use of %@AI@%better %@AE@% for %@AI@%more, %@AE@% as in %@AI@%the distance
%@AI@%is better than a mile, %@AE@% is considered unacceptable in writing by a majority
of the Usage Panel.
%@AB@%better(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bettor%@BO: 1bcf85@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETTERMENT @%%@QR:betterment@%%@AB@%betterment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An improvement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An improvement that is not merely a
repair but that also adds to the value of real property.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETTER.OFF @%%@QR:better-off@%%@AB@%better-off%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being in a better or more prosperous condition.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BETTOR @%%@QR:bettor@%%@AB@%bettor%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or better %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who bets.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETWEEN @%%@QR:between@%%@AB@%between%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% In the position or interval separating: %@AI@%between the
%@AI@%trees; between 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Intermediate to, as in
quantity, amount, or degree: %@AI@%costs between fifteen and twenty dollars.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Connecting spatially: %@AI@%a road between the house and the village.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% By
the combined effort or effect of: %@AI@%Between them they succeeded.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% In the
combined ownership of: %@AI@%They had three dollars between them.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% As measured
against. Used often to express a reciprocal relationship: %@AI@%choose between
%@AI@%riding and walking.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In an intermediate space, position, or time;
in the interim.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% between you and me.%@AE@% In strictest confidence.%@AB@% in
%@AB@%between.%@AE@% In an intermediate situation. [ME %@AI@%betwene %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%betweonum.%@AE@%] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Between %@AE@% and %@AI@%among %@AE@% are often confused. %@AI@%Between %@AE@% is the only
possible choice when only two entities are involved: %@AI@%between %@AE@% (never %@AI@%among%@AE@%
) %@AI@%good and evil; the rivalry between %@AE@% (never %@AI@%among%@AE@% ) %@AI@%England and France. %@AE@%
When more than two entities are involved, the choice of %@AI@%between %@AE@% or %@AI@%among %@AE@%
depends on the intended meaning. %@AI@%Among %@AE@% is used to indicate that an entity
has been chosen from the members of a group: %@AI@%the first among %@AE@% (not %@AI@%between%@AE@%
) %@AI@%equals; Among %@AE@% (not %@AI@%between%@AE@% ) %@AI@%the four chairs, I like the red one best.
%@AI@%Among %@AE@% is also used to indicate a relation of inclusion in a group: %@AI@%He is
%@AI@%among the best painters of our time; He took his place among the students
%@AI@%waiting outside the door. Between, %@AE@% on the other hand, is used to indicate
the area bounded by several points: %@AI@%We have narrowed the search to the area
%@AI@%between %@AE@% (not %@AI@%among%@AE@% ) %@AI@%Philadelphia, New York, and Scranton. %@AE@% In other
cases, either %@AI@%between %@AE@% or %@AI@%among %@AE@% may be used; one may speak of %@AI@%an agreement
%@AI@%between %@AE@% or %@AI@%among several merchants, %@AE@% and one may say either that %@AI@%the boy
%@AI@%was lost among the trees %@AE@% ("in the area of the trees") or %@AI@%between the trees
%@AI@%%@AE@% (in which case we infer that the trees hid the boy from sight.)
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BETWEENTIMES @%%@QR:betweentimes@%%@AB@%betweentimes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% At or during pauses.
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% betwixt and between.%@AE@% In an intermediate position;
neither wholly one thing nor another. [ME < OE %@AI@%betwyx.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEULAH @%%@QR:Beulah@%%@AB@%Beulah%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the land of Israel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The land of
peace described in Bunyan's %@AI@%Pilgrim's Progress.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEVEL @%%@QR:bevel@%%@AB@%bevel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets
another at any angle but 90 degrees. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A rule with an adjustable arm used
to measure or draw angles or to fix a surface at an angle. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-eled%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-eling%@AE@% %@AB@%-els%@AE@% %@AB@% or -elled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -elling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -els %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cut at an inclination
that forms an angle other than a right angle. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be inclined; slope.
%@2@%%@CR:BEVY @%%@QR:bevy@%%@AB@%bevy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group of animals or birds, esp. larks or quail;
flock. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group or assemblage. [ME.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEWAIL @%%@QR:bewail@%%@AB@%bewail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-wailed%@AE@% %@AB@%-wailing%@AE@% %@AB@%-wails%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To express sorrow or regret
%@2@%%@CR:BEWARE @%%@QR:beware@%%@AB@%beware%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-wared%@AE@% %@AB@%-waring%@AE@% %@AB@%-wares%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To be cautious of. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be
cautious: %@AI@%Beware of the dog.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%be ware %@AE@%: %@AI@%be, %@AE@%imper. of %@AI@%been, %@AE@%to be +
%@2@%%@CR:BEWILDERMENT @%%@QR:bewilderment@%%@AB@%bewilderment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition of being bewildered. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A situation of
perplexity or confusion; tangle.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEWITCH @%%@QR:bewitch@%%@AB@%bewitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-witched%@AE@% %@AB@%-witching%@AE@% %@AB@%-witches%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To place under one's power
by or as if by magic; cast a spell over. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To captivate completely;
%@2@%%@CR:BEWITCHMENT @%%@QR:bewitchment@%%@AB@%bewitchment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of bewitching. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
%@2@%%@CR:BEY @%%@QR:bey@%%@AB@%bey%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A native ruler
of the former kingdom of Tunis. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A Turkish title of honor and respect.
[Turk.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BEYOND @%%@QR:beyond@%%@AB@%beyond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On the far side of; past. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Later than. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Past the
understanding, reach, or scope of: %@AI@%an evil beyond remedy.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To a degree
or amount greater than: %@AI@%rich beyond his wildest dreams.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% In addition to:
%@AI@%asked for nothing beyond peace and quiet.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Farther along. [ME < OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%begeondan.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEZANT @%%@QR:bezant@%%@AB@%bezant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A gold coin issued in Byzantium; solidus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%A
flat disk used as an ornament. [ME %@AI@%besant %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%Byzantius, %@AE@%of
Byzantium.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEZEL @%%@QR:bezel@%%@AB@%bezel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A slanting surface or bevel on the edge of a cutting tool.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The upper, faceted portion of a cut gem, above the girdle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A groove
or flange designed to hold a beveled edge, as of a watch crystal or a gem.
[Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEZIQUE @%%@QR:bezique@%%@AB@%bezique%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A card game similar to pinochle that is played with a deck of
64 cards. [Fr. %@AI@%besique.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BEZOAR @%%@QR:bezoar@%%@AB@%bezoar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hard gastric or intestinal mass found chiefly in ruminants
and once considered an antidote to poison. [ME %@AI@%bezear %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%bezar %@AE@%< Ar.
%@2@%%@CR:B.GIRL @%%@QR:B-girl@%%@AB@%B-girl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman who encourages customers in a bar to spend money
freely. [b(ar) + girl.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BHAGAVAD.GITA @%%@QR:Bhagavad-Gita@%%@AB@%Bhagavad-Gita%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sacred Hindu text in the form of a philosophical
dialogue that is incorporated into the %@AI@%Mahabharata,%@AE@% an ancient Sanskrit
epic. [Skt. %@AI@%bhagavad-gita, %@AE@%song of the blessed one (Krishna).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BHANG @%%@QR:bhang@%%@AB@%bhang%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bang %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%hemp%@BO: 891ee4@%%@AE@% plant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several narcotics made
from the dried leaves and flowers of hemp. [Hindi %@AI@%bhang %@AE@%< Skt. %@AI@%bhanga.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BHUTANESE @%%@QR:Bhutanese@%%@AB@%Bhutanese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Bhutanese%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Bhutan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
Sino-Tibetan language of Bhutan. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or characteristic of Bhutan,
its people, or their language and culture.
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%@2@%%@CR:BI1 @%%@QR:bi-@%%@AB@%bi-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bin- %@AE@%
%@AB@%bi-(1)%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Two: %@AI@%biform.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Both: %@AI@%binaural.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Both sides, parts, or
directions: %@AI@%biconcave.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Occurring at intervals of two: %@AI@%bicentennial.%@AE@%
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Occurring twice during: %@AI@%biweekly.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Containing twice the
proportion of a specified chemical element or group necessary for
stability: %@AI@%bicarbonate.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Containing two chemical atoms, radicals, or
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Bimonthly %@AE@% and %@AI@%biweekly %@AE@% mean "once every two months" and "once
every two weeks." For "twice a month" and "twice a week," the words
%@AI@%%@AI@%semimonthly %@AE@% and %@AI@%semiweekly %@AE@% should be used. But there is a great deal of
confusion over the distinction, and a writer is well advised to substitute
expressions like "every two months" or "twice a month" where possible.
However, used as nouns to denote "a publication that appears every two
months," the words with %@AI@%bi- %@AE@% are unavoidable.
%@AB@%bi-(2)%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bio-%@BO: 1d1321@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BI2 @%%@QR:Bi@%%@AB@%Bi%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element bismuth.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIALY @%%@QR:bialy@%%@AB@%bialy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lys%@AE@% A flat, round baked roll topped with onion flakes.
%@2@%%@CR:BIAS @%%@QR:bias@%%@AB@%bias%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A line cutting diagonally across the grain of fabric. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
A preference or inclination, esp. one that inhibits impartial judgment;
prejudice. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A specified instance of this. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A weight or irregularity
in a ball that causes it to swerve, as in lawn bowling. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The tendency of
such a ball to swerve. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The fixed voltage applied to an electrode. %@AI@%a bias
%@AI@%fold.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ased%@AE@% %@AB@%-asing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ases%@AE@% %@AB@% or -assed %@AE@%%@AB@% or -assing %@AE@%%@AB@% or -asses %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
cause to have a prejudiced view. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To apply a small voltage to (a grid).
[OFr. %@AI@%biais, %@AE@%oblique.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Bias %@AE@% has generally been defined as "uninformed or
unintentional inclination"; as such it may operate either for or against
someone or something. Recently %@AI@%bias %@AE@% has been used in the sense of "adverse
action or discrimination": %@AI@%Congress included a provision in the Civil
%@AI@%Rights Act of 1964 banning racial bias in employment. %@AE@% Less than half the
members of the Usage Panel accept this meaning.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIATHLON @%%@QR:biathlon@%%@AB@%biathlon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An athletic competition that combines events in
cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. [bi- + Gk. %@AI@%athlon, %@AE@%contest.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIAXIAL @%%@QR:biaxial@%%@AB@%biaxial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two axes. %@AB@% biaxiality %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% biaxially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIB @%%@QR:bib@%%@AB@%bib%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A kind of napkin tied under the chin and worn, esp. by small
children, to protect the clothing during meals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The part of an apron or
pair of overalls worn over the chest. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bibbed%@AE@% %@AB@%bibbing%@AE@% %@AB@%bibs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
drink; imbibe. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To indulge in drinking; tipple. [Prob. < ME %@AI@%bibben,%@AE@%
to drink, perh. < Lat. %@AI@%bibere.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIB.AND.TUCKER @%%@QR:bib and tucker@%%@AB@%bib and tucker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Clothing; outfit: %@AI@%put on her best bib and
%@AI@%tucker.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBB @%%@QR:bibb@%%@AB@%bibb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bracket on the mast of a ship to support the trestletrees.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bibcock%@BO: 1c0edd@%%@AE@%. [Alteration of bib.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBBER @%%@QR:bibber@%%@AB@%bibber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tippler; drinker. [< bib.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBB.LETTUCE @%%@QR:Bibb lettuce@%%@AB@%Bibb lettuce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A kind of lettuce forming a small head and having
tender, dark-green leaves. [After Jack %@AI@%Bibb, %@AE@%19th-cent. American vegetable
grower.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBCOCK @%%@QR:bibcock@%%@AB@%bibcock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A faucet with a nozzle that is bent downward.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBELOT @%%@QR:bibelot@%%@AB@%bibelot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small decorative object or trinket. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%beubelet,
%@AE@%from a redup. of %@AI@%bel, %@AE@%beautiful < Lat. %@AI@%bellus, %@AE@%handsome.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBLE @%%@QR:Bible@%%@AB@%Bible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The sacred book of Christianity, a collection of ancient
writings including the books of both the Old Testament and the New
Testament. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The Old Testament, the sacred book of Judaism. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A
particular copy of a Bible: %@AI@%the old family Bible.%@AE@% %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A book or collection
of writings constituting the sacred text of a religion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%bible%@AE@% A book
considered authoritative in its field: %@AI@%the bible of French cooking.%@AE@% [ME <
OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%biblia %@AE@%< Gk., pl. of %@AI@%biblion, %@AE@% book < %@AI@%biblos, %@AE@%papyrus <
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bublos,%@AE@% a Phoenician port.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBLE.BELT @%%@QR:Bible Belt@%%@AB@%Bible Belt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Those sections of the United States, esp. in the South and
Middle West, where Protestant fundamentalism prevails.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBLICAL @%%@QR:biblical@%%@AB@%biblical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Biblical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or contained in the
Bible. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In keeping with the nature of the Bible, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Suggestive of
the personages or times depicted in the Bible. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Suggestive of the prose
or narrative style of the King James Bible. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%biblicus%@AE@% < %@AI@%biblia,%@AE@%
Bible.] %@AB@% Biblically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBLICIST @%%@QR:Biblicist@%%@AB@%Biblicist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An expert on the Bible. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who interprets the
%@2@%%@CR:BIBLIOFILM @%%@QR:bibliofilm@%%@AB@%bibliofilm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of microfilm used esp. to photograph the pages of
books.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBLIOGRAPHER @%%@QR:bibliographer@%%@AB@%bibliographer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An expert in the description and cataloguing of
printed matter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who compiles a bibliography.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBLIOGRAPHY @%%@QR:bibliography@%%@AB@%bibliography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-phies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A list of the works of a specific
author or publisher. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A list of writings relating to a single subject. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% The description and identification of the editions, dates of issue,
authorship, and typography of books or other written material. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
compilation of such information. %@AB@% bibliographical %@AE@%%@AB@%bibliographic%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%bibliographically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBLIOLATRY @%%@QR:bibliolatry@%%@AB@%bibliolatry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Excessive adherence to a literal interpretation of the
Bible. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Extreme devotion to or concern with books. %@AB@% bibliolater %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%bibliolatrous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBLIOMANCY @%%@QR:bibliomancy@%%@AB@%bibliomancy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% Divination by interpretation of a passage
chosen at random from a book, esp. the Bible.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBLIOMANIA @%%@QR:bibliomania@%%@AB@%bibliomania%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An exaggerated liking for acquiring and owning books. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIBLIOPHILE @%%@QR:bibliophil@%%@AB@%bibliophil%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bibliophilist %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who loves books. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A book
%@2@%%@CR:BIBLIOPHOBIA @%%@QR:bibliophobia@%%@AB@%bibliophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal fear of books. %@AB@% bibliophobe %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%bibliophobic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBLIOPOLE @%%@QR:bibliopole@%%@AB@%bibliopole%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bibliopolist %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who deals in rare books. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:BIBLIOTHECA @%%@QR:bibliotheca@%%@AB@%bibliotheca%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A book collection; library. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A catalogue of books.
%@2@%%@CR:BIBLIOTICS @%%@QR:bibliotics@%%@AB@%bibliotics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The examination of written documents to determine
authorship or authenticity.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIBULOUS @%%@QR:bibulous@%%@AB@%bibulous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Given to or marked by drinking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Very absorbent.
%@2@%%@CR:BICAMERAL @%%@QR:bicameral@%%@AB@%bicameral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Composed of two legislative chambers or branches: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%bicameral legislature.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BICAPSULAR @%%@QR:bicapsular@%%@AB@%bicapsular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having two capsules. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a capsule
with two cells.
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%@2@%%@CR:BICARBONATE @%%@QR:bicarbonate@%%@AB@%bicarbonate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The radical group HCO%@AH@%3%@AE@% or a compound, such as sodium%@EH@%
bicarbonate, containing it.
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%@2@%%@CR:BICARBONATE.OF. @%%@QR:bicarbonate of soda@%%@AB@%bicarbonate of soda%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Sodium bicarbonate%@BO: 114debb@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BICAUDAL @%%@QR:bicaudal@%%@AB@%bicaudal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two tails.
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%@2@%%@CR:BICELLULAR @%%@QR:bicellular@%%@AB@%bicellular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two cells.
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%@2@%%@CR:BICENTENARY @%%@QR:bicentenary@%%@AB@%bicentenary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% A bicentennial. %@AB@% bicentenary %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BICENTENNIAL @%%@QR:bicentennial@%%@AB@%bicentennial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Happening once every 200 years. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lasting for 200
years. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Pertaining to a 200th anniversary. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A 200th anniversary or
its celebration.
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%@2@%%@CR:BICENTRIC @%%@QR:bicentric@%%@AB@%bicentric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two centers. %@AB@% bicentricity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BICEPHALOUS @%%@QR:bicephalous@%%@AB@%bicephalous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two heads.
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%@2@%%@CR:BICEPS @%%@QR:biceps@%%@AB@%biceps%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%biceps%@AE@% %@AB@% or -cepses %@AE@% A muscle with two heads or points of
origin, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The large muscle at the front of the upper arm that flexes
the elbow joint. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The large muscle at the back of the thigh that flexes
%@2@%%@CR:BICILIATE @%%@QR:biciliate@%%@AB@%biciliate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two cilia.
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%@2@%%@CR:BICIPITAL @%%@QR:bicipital@%%@AB@%bicipital%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the biceps. [< NLat. %@AI@%biceps,
%@AI@%bicipit-, %@AE@%biceps.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BICKER @%%@QR:bicker@%%@AB@%bicker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ers%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To engage in a petty quarrel;
squabble. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To flicker; quiver. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A petty quarrel; squabble. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BICOLOR @%%@QR:bicolor@%%@AB@%bicolor%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bicolored %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two colors.
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%@2@%%@CR:BICONCAVE @%%@QR:biconcave@%%@AB@%biconcave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Concave on both sides or surfaces. %@AB@% biconcavity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BICONVEX @%%@QR:biconvex@%%@AB@%biconvex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Convex on both sides or surfaces. %@AB@% biconvexity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BICORN @%%@QR:bicorn@%%@AB@%bicorn%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bicornuate %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having two horns or horn-shaped parts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Shaped like a crescent. [Lat. %@AI@%bicornis %@AE@%: %@AI@%bi-,%@AE@% two + %@AI@%cornu, %@AE@%horn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BICORPORAL @%%@QR:bicorporal@%%@AB@%bicorporal%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bicorporeal %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two distinct bodies or main
parts.
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%@2@%%@CR:BICOSTATE @%%@QR:bicostate@%%@AB@%bicostate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Having two principal longitudinal ribs: %@AI@%a
%@2@%%@CR:BICUSPID.VALVE @%%@QR:bicuspid valve@%%@AB@%bicuspid valve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The cardiac valve, composed of two triangular flaps,
that is situated in the orifice connecting the left auricle and ventricle.
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%@2@%%@CR:BICYCLE @%%@QR:bicycle@%%@AB@%bicycle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A vehicle consisting of a metal frame mounted on two
wire-spoked wheels one behind the other and having a seat, handlebars for
steering, and two pedals or a small motor by which it is driven.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-cled%@AE@% %@AB@%-cling%@AE@% %@AB@%-cles%@AE@% To ride or travel on a bicycle. [Fr. : %@AI@%bi-,%@AE@%
two + Gk. %@AI@%kuklos, %@AE@%wheel.] %@AB@% bicyclist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BICYCLIC @%%@QR:bicyclic@%%@AB@%bicyclic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bicyclical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Consisting of or having two cycles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Botany. %@AE@%Composed of or arranged in two distinct whorls, as the petals of a
flower. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%Containing molecules consisting of two fused rings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BID @%%@QR:bid@%%@AB@%bid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bade%@AE@% %@AB@% or bid %@AE@%%@AB@% or bidden %@AE@%%@AB@% or bid %@AE@%%@AB@% or bidding %@AE@%%@AB@% or bids %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
order; command. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To utter (a greeting or salutation). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To invite to
attend; summon. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AI@%Past tense and past participle%@AE@% bid. To state one's
intention to take (tricks of a certain number or suit in cards): %@AI@%bid four
%@AI@%hearts.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AI@%Past tense and past participle%@AE@% bid. To offer or propose (an
amount) as a price. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%Past tense and past participle%@AE@% bid. To make
an offer to pay or accept a specified price. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Past tense and past
%@AI@%participle%@AE@% bid. To seek to win or attain something; strive. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
An offer or proposal of a price. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The amount offered or proposed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
invitation, esp. one offering membership in a group or club. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act
of bidding in card games. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The number of tricks or points declared. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
The trump or no-trump declared. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% The turn of a player to bid. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An
earnest effort to win or attain something.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% bid fair.%@AE@% To appear likely. [Partly < ME %@AI@%bidden,%@AE@% to
ask, command (< OE %@AI@%bidden%@AE@%), and partly < ME %@AI@%beden,%@AE@% to offer (< OE %@AI@%beodan%@AE@%).]
%@AB@% bidder %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIDARKA @%%@QR:bidarka@%%@AB@%bidarka%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hide-covered canoe used by Eskimos of Alaska. [R.
%@AI@%baidarka.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIDDABLE @%%@QR:biddable@%%@AB@%biddable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being bid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Docile; tractable.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIDDEN @%%@QR:bidden@%%@AB@%bidden%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past participle of %@AI@%bid%@BO: 1c3f2c@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIDDING @%%@QR:bidding@%%@AB@%bidding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A demand that something be done; command. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A request to
appear; summons. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Bids collectively, as at an auction.
%@AB@%biddy(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% A hen; fowl. [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%biddy(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A woman, esp. a garrulous old one.
[Nickname for %@AI@%Bridget.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIDDY.BASKETBAL @%%@QR:Biddy Basketball@%%@AB@%Biddy Basketball%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Basketball for youngsters in which the baskets are
at a height of 81/2 feet. [Alteration of dial. %@AI@%bitty, %@AE@%small (bit + -y) +
basketball.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIDE @%%@QR:bide@%%@AB@%bide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bided%@AE@% %@AB@% or bode %@AE@%%@AB@% or bided %@AE@%%@AB@% or biding %@AE@%%@AB@% or bides %@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
remain in a condition or state. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To wait; tarry. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To stay. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% To be
%@2@%%@CR:BIDONVILLE @%%@QR:bidonville@%%@AB@%bidonville%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shantytown on the outskirts of a city, as in France.
[Fr. : %@AI@%bidon, %@AE@%tin can (< OFr., canteen, prob. of Scand. orig.) + %@AI@%ville,
%@AE@%town. -see village.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIEDERMEIER @%%@QR:Biedermeier@%%@AB@%Biedermeier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a type of furniture developed in
Germany during the first half of the 19th century and modeled after French
Empire styles. [After Gottlieb %@AI@%Biedermeier, %@AE@%the imaginary author of poems
written by Ludwig Eichroth (1827-1892).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIENNIA @%%@QR:biennia@%%@AB@%biennia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%biennium%@BO: 1c54a4@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIENNIAL @%%@QR:biennial@%%@AB@%biennial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Lasting or living for two years. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Happening every
second year. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having a normal life cycle of two years. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An event
that occurs once every two years. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A plant that normally requires two
years to reach maturity, producing leaves in the first year, blooming and
producing fruit in the second year, and then dying. %@AB@% biennially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIENNIUM @%%@QR:biennium@%%@AB@%biennium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-niums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nia %@AE@% A two-year period. [Lat : %@AI@%bi-,%@AE@% two +
%@AI@%%@AI@%annus, %@AE@%year.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIER @%%@QR:bier@%%@AB@%bier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is
placed prior to burial. [ME %@AI@%bere %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%ber.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFACIAL @%%@QR:bifacial@%%@AB@%bifacial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having two faces, fronts, or facades. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany.
%@AE@%Having upper and lower surfaces that are distinct and dissimilar. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having
two opposing surfaces that are alike.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFF @%%@QR:biff@%%@AB@%biff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%biffed%@AE@% %@AB@%biffing%@AE@% %@AB@%biffs%@AE@% To strike or punch. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
blow or punch. [Imit.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFID @%%@QR:bifid@%%@AB@%bifid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Divided into two equal parts or lobes by a median cleft. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFILAR @%%@QR:bifilar@%%@AB@%bifilar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Fitted with or involving the use of two threads or wires. %@AB@%
%@AB@%bifilarly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFLAGELLATE @%%@QR:biflagellate@%%@AB@%biflagellate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two flagella: %@AI@%a biflagellate protozoan.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFOCAL @%%@QR:bifocal@%%@AB@%bifocal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having two different focal lengths. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having one
section that corrects for distant vision and another that corrects for near
vision.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFOCALS @%%@QR:bifocals@%%@AB@%bifocals%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Eyeglasses with bifocal lenses.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFOLIATE @%%@QR:bifoliate@%%@AB@%bifoliate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two leaves.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFOLIOLATE @%%@QR:bifoliolate@%%@AB@%bifoliolate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two leaflets.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFORATE @%%@QR:biforate@%%@AB@%biforate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Having two openings. [bi- + Lat. %@AI@%forare, forat-,%@AE@%
to pierce.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFORM @%%@QR:biform@%%@AB@%biform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a combination of features or qualities of two
distinct forms.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIFURCATE @%%@QR:bifurcate@%%@AB@%bifurcate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To divide into two parts or
branches. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To separate into two parts or branches; fork. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Forked or divided into two parts or branches. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%bifurcare,
%@AI@%bifurcat-,%@AE@% to divide < Lat. %@AI@%bifurcus,%@AE@% two-pronged : %@AI@%bi-, %@AE@%two + %@AI@%furcus,%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGAMY @%%@QR:bigamy@%%@AB@%bigamy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% The criminal offense of marrying one person
while still legally married to another. [ME %@AI@%bigamie %@AE@%< OFr. < %@AI@%bigame,
%@AE@%bigamous < LLat. %@AI@%bigamus %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%bi-,%@AE@% two + Gk. %@AI@%gamos,%@AE@% marriage.] %@AB@% bigamist
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGARREAU @%%@QR:bigarreau@%%@AB@%bigarreau%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several varieties of sweet cherry with firm, often
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.BANG @%%@QR:big bang@%%@AB@%big bang%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The cosmic explosion that marked the origin of the universe
according to the big bang theory.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.BANG.THEORY @%%@QR:big bang theory@%%@AB@%big bang theory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cosmological theory holding that the universe
originated billions of years ago from the violent eruption of a point
source.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.BERTHA @%%@QR:Big Bertha@%%@AB@%Big Bertha%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large cannon used by Germany in World War I. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bertha %@AE@%Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1886-1957).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.BROTHER @%%@QR:big brother@%%@AB@%big brother%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An older brother. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A man who befriends a
disadvantaged boy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Big Brother%@AE@% A vague, threatening figure representing
the all-seeing, omnipresent power of an authoritarian government. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Big Brother, %@AE@%a character in the novel %@AI@%Nineteen Eighty-Four%@AE@% by George Orwell
(1903-1950).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.BROTHERISM @%%@QR:Big Brotherism@%%@AB@%Big Brotherism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Authoritarian efforts at total control, as of an
individual or a nation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.DIPPER @%%@QR:Big Dipper@%%@AB@%Big Dipper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cluster of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Major,
four forming the bowl and three the handle of a dipper-shaped
Lat. %@AI@%bi-, %@AE@%two + Lat. %@AI@%geminus, %@AE@%paired.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGEMINY @%%@QR:bigeminy@%%@AB@%bigeminy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cardiovascular condition wherein the pulse occurs in
groups of two rapid beats with a pause following each pair of beats. [LLat.
%@AI@%bigeminus, %@AE@%doubled + -y.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGEYE @%%@QR:bigeye@%%@AB@%bigeye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several marine fishes of the family Priacanthidae,
having large eyes and reddish scales.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGFOOT @%%@QR:Bigfoot@%%@AB@%Bigfoot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%sasquatch%@BO: 10266d2@%%@AE@%. [From the size of the footprints believed to
belong to it.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.GAME @%%@QR:big game@%%@AB@%big game%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Large animals or fish hunted or caught for sport. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% An important objective. %@AB@% big-game %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGGETY @%%@QR:biggety@%%@AB@%biggety%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%biggity%@BO: 1c7686@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGGIE @%%@QR:biggie@%%@AB@%biggie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bigwig; big wheel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something, as a
%@2@%%@CR:BIGHEAD @%%@QR:bighead@%%@AB@%bighead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Conceit; egotism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various diseases of
animals characterized by swelling of the head. %@AB@% bigheaded %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGHORN @%%@QR:bighorn@%%@AB@%bighorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wild sheep, %@AI@%Ovis canadensis,%@AE@% of the mountains of western
North America, the male of which has massive, curved horns.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.HOUSE @%%@QR:big house@%%@AB@%big house%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A penitentiary.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGHT @%%@QR:bight@%%@AB@%bight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A loop in a rope. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The middle or slack part of an
extended rope. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A bend or curve, esp. in a shoreline. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A wide bay
formed by such a bend or curve. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bighted%@AE@% %@AB@%bighting%@AE@% %@AB@%bights%@AE@% To tie in
or secure with a bight. [ME, bend < OE %@AI@%byht.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.LEAGUE1 @%%@QR:big league@%%@AB@%big league%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A major league. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Big time. %@AB@% big leaguer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGMOUTH @%%@QR:bigmouth@%%@AB@%bigmouth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various fishes having unusually large mouths. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% A loud-mouthed or gossipy person.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGMOUTHED @%%@QR:bigmouthed@%%@AB@%bigmouthed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a large mouth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Speaking loudly or
indiscreetly; loud-mouthed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.NAME @%%@QR:big-name@%%@AB@%big-name%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of superior status in popular acknowledgment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
involving one that is big-name.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGNONIA @%%@QR:bignonia@%%@AB@%bignonia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Bignonia,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%B. capreolata,%@AE@% a woody
vine. [NLat. %@AI@%Bignonia, %@AE@%genus name, after Jean-Paul %@AI@%Bignon %@AE@%(1662-1743).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGOT @%%@QR:bigot@%%@AB@%bigot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who is rigidly devoted to his own group, religion,
race, or politics and is intolerant of those who differ. [Fr. < OFr.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGOTED @%%@QR:bigoted@%%@AB@%bigoted%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being or characteristic of a bigot. %@AB@% bigotedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%bigotedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGOTRY @%%@QR:bigotry@%%@AB@%bigotry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The attitude, state of mind, or behavior characteristic of a
bigot; intolerance.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.SHOT @%%@QR:big shot@%%@AB@%big shot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An important or influential person.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.TICKET @%%@QR:big-ticket@%%@AB@%big-ticket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Having a high price.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.TIME @%%@QR:big time@%%@AB@%big time%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% The most prestigious level of attainment in a
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.TOE @%%@QR:big toe@%%@AB@%big toe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The largest and innermost toe of the human foot.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.TOP @%%@QR:big top@%%@AB@%big top%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The main tent of a circus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The circus.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.TREE @%%@QR:big tree@%%@AB@%big tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%giant sequoia%@BO: 7cd366@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIG.WHEEL @%%@QR:big wheel@%%@AB@%big wheel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A person of importance or authority.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIGWIG @%%@QR:bigwig@%%@AB@%bigwig%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An important person; dignitary.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIHARI @%%@QR:Bihari@%%@AB@%Bihari%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ris%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Bihar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Indic
%@AI@%%@AI@%bizou, %@AE@%ring with a stone < %@AI@%biz, %@AE@%finger.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIJOUTERIE @%%@QR:bijouterie@%%@AB@%bijouterie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A collection of jewelry or trinkets. [Fr.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIKE @%%@QR:bike@%%@AB@%bike%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bicycle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A motorcycle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A motorbike. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%biked%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%biking%@AE@% %@AB@%bikes%@AE@% To ride a bike. [Short for bicycle.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIKER @%%@QR:biker@%%@AB@%biker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A motorcyclist, esp. one who belongs to a motorcycle gang.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIKEWAY @%%@QR:bikeway@%%@AB@%bikeway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A roadway for bicycles.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIKINI @%%@QR:bikini@%%@AB@%bikini%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A very brief two-piece bathing suit worn by women. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Brief
underpants that reach to the hips rather than to the waist. [Fr. < %@AI@%Bikini,
%@AE@%an atoll in the Marshall Islands.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILABIAL @%%@QR:bilabial@%%@AB@%bilabial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pronounced or articulated with both lips, as the
consonants %@AI@%b, p, m,%@AE@% and %@AI@%w.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pertaining to both lips. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bilabial
sound or consonant. %@AB@% bilabially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BILABIATE @%%@QR:bilabiate@%%@AB@%bilabiate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Having two lips, as a flower or corolla.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILANDER @%%@QR:bilander@%%@AB@%bilander%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small two-masted sailing vessel, used esp. on canals in
%@2@%%@CR:BILATERAL @%%@QR:bilateral@%%@AB@%bilateral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or having two sides; two-sided. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Having two symmetrical sides. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Affecting or undertaken by two sides
equally; binding on both parties. %@AB@% bilateralism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% bilaterally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%bilateralness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BILBERRY @%%@QR:bilberry@%%@AB@%bilberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several shrubby or woody plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Vaccinium,%@AE@% having edible blue or blackish berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of a
bilberry plant. [Prob. of Scand. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILBO @%%@QR:bilbo@%%@AB@%bilbo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-boes%@AE@% An iron bar with sliding fetters formerly used to
shackle the feet of prisoners. [Poss. after %@AI@%Bilbao, %@AE@%Spain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILE @%%@QR:bile@%%@AB@%bile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bitter, alkaline, brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow liquid
that is secreted by the liver, stored in the gallbladder, and discharged
into the duodenum and that aids in digestion, chiefly by saponifying fats.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Ill temper; irascibility. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%bilis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILE.ACID @%%@QR:bile acid@%%@AB@%bile acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the liver-generated steroid acids that appear in the
bile as sodium salts.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILE.DUCT @%%@QR:bile duct@%%@AB@%bile duct%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the passages in the liver that convey bile from the
liver to the hepatic duct, joining with the cystic duct to form the common
bile duct.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILE.SALT @%%@QR:bile salt@%%@AB@%bile salt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of the sodium salts found in bile. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mixture of
ox-gall salts used medicinally as a hepatic stimulant or laxative.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILGE @%%@QR:bilge@%%@AB@%bilge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The lowest inner part of a ship's hull. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Bilge water. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
The bulging part of a barrel or cask. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Stupid talk; nonsense.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bilged%@AE@% %@AB@%bilging%@AE@% %@AB@%bilges%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To spring a leak in the bilge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
bulge or swell. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To break open the bilge of. [Prob. alteration of
bulge.] %@AB@% bilgy %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BILGE.KEEL @%%@QR:bilge keel@%%@AB@%bilge keel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two beams or fins fastened lengthwise along the
outside of a ship's bilge to inhibit heavy rolling.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILGE.WATER @%%@QR:bilge water@%%@AB@%bilge water%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Water that collects in the bilge of a ship.
%@2@%%@CR:BILIARY @%%@QR:biliary@%%@AB@%biliary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to bile.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILIARY.CIRRHOS @%%@QR:biliary cirrhosis@%%@AB@%biliary cirrhosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Progressive inflammatory disease of the liver
caused by bile-duct obstruction.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILINEAR @%%@QR:bilinear@%%@AB@%bilinear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% Linear with respect to each of two variables
or positions.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILINGUAL @%%@QR:bilingual@%%@AB@%bilingual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Able to speak two languages with equal skill. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of,
pertaining to, or expressed in two languages. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bilingual person. %@AB@%
%@AB@%bilingually %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BILINGUALISM @%%@QR:bilingualism@%%@AB@%bilingualism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Habitual use of two languages, esp. in speaking.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILIOUS @%%@QR:bilious@%%@AB@%bilious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or containing bile; biliary. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Pertaining to, characterized by, or experiencing gastric distress caused by
sluggishness of the liver or gallbladder. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Reminiscent of bile, esp. in
color: %@AI@%a bilious green.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of a peevish disposition; irascible. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BILIVERDIN @%%@QR:biliverdin@%%@AB@%biliverdin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A green compound, C%@AH@%33%@AE@%H%@AH@%34%@AE@%O%@AH@%6%@AE@%N%@AH@%4%@AE@%, occurring in bile, sometimes%@EH@%
formed by oxidation of bilirubin. [Swed.: Lat. %@AI@%bilis %@AE@%+ OFr. %@AI@%verd, %@AE@%green.
-see verdant.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILK @%%@QR:bilk@%%@AB@%bilk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bilked%@AE@% %@AB@%bilking%@AE@% %@AB@%bilks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To defraud, cheat, or swindle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
evade payment of. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To thwart or frustrate. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To elude. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who
cheats. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hoax or swindle. [Perh. an alteration of balk.] %@AB@% bilker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%bill(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An itemized list or statement of fees or charges. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
statement or list of particulars, such as a playbill or menu. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
entertainment offered by a theater. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An advertising poster or similar
public notice. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A piece of legal paper money. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bill of exchange%@BO: 1ccac5@%%@AE@% or a
similar commercial note. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A draft of a proposed law presented for
approval to a legislative body. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A document presented to a court
and containing a formal statement of a case, complaint, or petition.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%billed%@AE@% %@AB@%billing%@AE@% %@AB@%bills%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To present a statement of costs or charges
to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To enter on a statement of costs or on a particularized list. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
advertise, announce, or schedule by public notice or as part of a program.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% fill the bill.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To meet all necessary
requirements.%@AB@% foot the bill.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To pay the complete cost of. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%bille %@AE@%< Norman Fr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%billa, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%bulla, %@AE@%seal on a
document < Lat., bubble.]
%@AB@%bill(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The beak of a bird. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A beaklike mouth part, as of a
turtle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The visor of a cap. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The tip of the fluke of an anchor.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%billed%@AE@% %@AB@%billing%@AE@% %@AB@%bills%@AE@% To touch beaks together.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% bill and coo.%@AE@% To kiss and murmur amorously. [ME < OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%bile.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bill(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%billhook%@BO: 1cbfc0@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A halberd or similar weapon with a hooked
blade and a long handle. [ME %@AI@%bil %@AE@%< OE.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLABONG @%%@QR:billabong@%%@AB@%billabong%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Australian.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dead-end channel extending from the main
stream of a river. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A streambed filled with water only in the rainy
season. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A stagnant pool or backwater. [Native word in Australia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLBOARD @%%@QR:billboard@%%@AB@%billboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A structure for the display of advertisements in public
places or alongside highways.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLER @%%@QR:biller@%%@AB@%biller%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A clerk who makes out bills. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A machine for making out
%@AB@%billet(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Board and lodging for troops, esp. in a nonmilitary
building. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A written order directing that a billet be provided. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% A position of employment; job. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A short letter; note.
-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-leted%@AE@% %@AB@%-leting%@AE@% %@AB@%-lets%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To quarter (soldiers), esp. in
nonmilitary buildings. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To serve (a person) with a written order to
provide a billet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To assign lodging to. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be quartered; lodge.
[ME, official register < OFr. %@AI@%billette, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%bulle, %@AE@%document < Med. Lat.
%@AI@%bulla, %@AE@%document, seal < Lat., bubble.]
%@AB@%billet(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A short, thick piece of wood, as firewood. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of a
series of square or log-shaped decorations forming part of a molding. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A bar of iron or steel in an intermediate stage of manufacture. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
small ingot of nonferrous metal. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The part of a harness strap that
passes through a buckle. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A loop or pocket for securing the tongue of a
harness strap. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%billette, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%bille, %@AE@%log < Med. Lat. %@AI@%billus,
%@AE@%poss. of Celt. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLET.DOUX @%%@QR:billet-doux@%%@AB@%billet-doux%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%billets-doux%@AE@% A love letter. [Fr.: %@AI@%billet, %@AE@%short note
+ %@AI@%doux, %@AE@%sweet.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLFISH @%%@QR:billfish@%%@AB@%billfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%billfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various fishes of the
family Istiophoridae, such as a marlin or sailfish, having an elongated,
swordlike or spearlike snout and upper jaw. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various other fishes
having long, pointed jaws.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLFOLD @%%@QR:billfold@%%@AB@%billfold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A folding pocket-sized case for carrying money and personal
documents.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLHEAD @%%@QR:billhead@%%@AB@%billhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sheet of paper with a business name and address printed at
the top, used for billing costs or charges.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLHOOK @%%@QR:billhook@%%@AB@%billhook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An implement with a curved blade attached to a handle, used
esp. for clearing brush and for rough pruning.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLIARD @%%@QR:billiard@%%@AB@%billiard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shot in billiards; carom. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or
used in billiards.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLIARDS @%%@QR:billiards@%%@AB@%billiards%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n. (used with a sing. verb) %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A game played on a
rectangular, cloth-covered table with raised, cushioned edges, in which a
long, tapering cue is used to hit three small, hard balls against one
another or the side cushions of the table. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several similar games,
such as one played on a table with pockets. [Fr. %@AI@%billard.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLING @%%@QR:billing@%%@AB@%billing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The relative importance of performers as indicated by the
position and type size in which their names are listed on programs, theater
marquees, or advertisements. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Advertising. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%billings%@AE@% The total
amount of business done in a specific period, as by a company.
%@2@%%@CR:BILLION @%%@QR:billion@%%@AB@%billion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The cardinal number equal to 10%@AH@%9%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% The%@EH@%
cardinal number equal to 10%@AH@%12%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An indefinitely large number. [Fr., a%@EH@%
million million : %@AI@%bi-, %@AE@%second power + %@AI@%million, %@AE@%million.] %@AB@% billion %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%pron.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLIONAIRE @%%@QR:billionaire@%%@AB@%billionaire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person whose wealth amounts to at least a billion
dollars, pounds, or other monetary units. [billion + (million)aire.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLIONTH @%%@QR:billionth@%%@AB@%billionth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The ordinal number that matches the number one billion
in a series. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of a billion equal parts. %@AB@% billionth %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BILL.OF.ATTAIND @%%@QR:bill of attainder@%%@AB@%bill of attainder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A former legislative act pronouncing a person
guilty of a crime, usually treason, without trial and subjecting him to
capital punishment and %@AI@%attainder%@BO: 13100f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILL.OF.EXCHANG @%%@QR:bill of exchange@%%@AB@%bill of exchange%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A written order directing that a specified sum of
money be paid to a specified person.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILL.OF.FARE @%%@QR:bill of fare@%%@AB@%bill of fare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A menu.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BILL.OF.GOODS @%%@QR:bill of goods@%%@AB@%bill of goods%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A consignment of goods.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BILL.OF.HEALTH @%%@QR:bill of health@%%@AB@%bill of health%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A certificate stating whether or not there is
infectious disease aboard a ship or in a port of departure, given to the
ship's master.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% clean bill of health.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A satisfactory
attestation as to condition.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILL.OF.LADING @%%@QR:bill of lading@%%@AB@%bill of lading%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A document listing and acknowledging receipt of goods
for shipment.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILL.OF.RIGHTS @%%@QR:bill of rights@%%@AB@%bill of rights%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A formal summary of those rights and liberties
considered essential to a people or group of people: %@AI@%a consumer bill of
%@AI@%rights.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Bill of Rights%@AE@% The first ten amendments to the Constitution of
the United States. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Bill of Rights%@AE@% A declaration of rights restricting
the power of the crown, enacted by the English Parliament in 1689.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILL.OF.SALE @%%@QR:bill of sale@%%@AB@%bill of sale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A document that attests a transfer of the ownership of
personal property.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLON @%%@QR:billon@%%@AB@%billon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An alloy of gold or silver with a greater proportion of
another metal, such as copper, used in making coins. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An alloy of silver
with a high percentage of copper, used in making medals and tokens. [Fr. <
OFr., ingot, log. -see billet.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BILLOW @%%@QR:billow@%%@AB@%billow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large wave or ocean swell. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A great swell or surge, as
of smoke. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lowed%@AE@% %@AB@%-lowing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lows%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To surge or roll in
billows. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To swell out or bulge. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to billow. [Prob. < ON
%@2@%%@CR:BILOCULAR @%%@QR:bilocular@%%@AB@%bilocular%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or biloculate %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Divided into or containing two chambers,
cavities, or cells.
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%@2@%%@CR:BILOXI @%%@QR:Biloxi@%%@AB@%Biloxi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Biloxi%@AE@% %@AB@% or -is %@AE@% One of a tribe of North American Indians
originally inhabiting the area of the lower Mississippi River.
%@2@%%@CR:BIMETALLIC @%%@QR:bimetallic@%%@AB@%bimetallic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Consisting of two metals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, based on, or using
the principles of bimetallism.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIMETALLISM @%%@QR:bimetallism@%%@AB@%bimetallism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The use of gold and silver as the monetary standard of
currency and value. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The doctrine advocating bimetallism. %@AB@% bimetallist
%@2@%%@CR:BIMONTHLY @%%@QR:bimonthly@%%@AB@%bimonthly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Happening every two months. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Happening twice a
month; semimonthly. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Once every two months. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Twice a month;
semimonthly. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lies%@AE@% A bimonthly publication.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIMORPHEMIC @%%@QR:bimorphemic@%%@AB@%bimorphemic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Consisting of two morphemes.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIN1 @%%@QR:bin@%%@AB@%bin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A container or enclosed space for storage. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%binned%@AE@% %@AB@%binning%@AE@%
%@AB@%bins%@AE@% To place or store in a bin. [ME %@AI@%binne %@AE@%< OE.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIN2 @%%@QR:bin-@%%@AB@%bin-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%bi-1%@CF:BI @%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINAL @%%@QR:binal@%%@AB@%binal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Twofold; double. [NLat. %@AI@%binalis, %@AE@%twin < Lat. %@AI@%bini, %@AE@%two by
two.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BINARY @%%@QR:binary@%%@AB@%binary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characterized by or composed of two different parts or
components; twofold. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or based on the number 2 or the binary
numeration system: %@AI@%a binary digit.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%Consisting of or
containing only molecules consisting of two kinds of atoms. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Having two
music sections or subjects. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% Something that is binary, esp.
a %@AI@%binary star%@BO: 1cefc9@%%@AE@%. [LLat. %@AI@%binarius %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bini, %@AE@%two by two.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BINARY.DIGIT @%%@QR:binary digit@%%@AB@%binary digit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of the digits 0 or 1, used in representing
numbers in the binary numeration system.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINARY.FISSION @%%@QR:binary fission@%%@AB@%binary fission%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Fission%@BO: 6fed46@%%@AE@%, esp. of a cell or of an atomic nucleus, that
results in two approximately equal products.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINARY.NUMERATI @%%@QR:binary numeration system@%%@AB@%binary numeration system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of numeration, based on 2, in which
the numerals are represented as sums of powers of 2 and in which all
numerals can be written using the symbols 0 and 1.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINARY.OPERATIO @%%@QR:binary operation@%%@AB@%binary operation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An operation, such as addition, that is applied to
two elements of a set to produce a single element of the set.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINARY.STAR @%%@QR:binary star@%%@AB@%binary star%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stellar system consisting of two stars orbiting about a
common center of mass and often appearing as a single visual or telescopic
object.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINATE @%%@QR:binate@%%@AB@%binate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Consisting of two parts or divisions; growing in pairs: %@AI@%a
%@2@%%@CR:BINATIONAL @%%@QR:binational@%%@AB@%binational%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or involving two nations.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINAURAL @%%@QR:binaural@%%@AB@%binaural%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Having or related to two ears. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Hearing with both
ears. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to sound transmission from two sources, which may
vary acoustically, as in tone or pitch, relative to a listener. %@AB@%
%@AB@%binaurally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIND @%%@QR:bind@%%@AB@%bind%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bound%@AE@% , binding, binds. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To tie or secure, as with a
rope or cord. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fasten or wrap by encircling, as with a belt. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
bandage. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To hold or restrain with or as if with bonds. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To compel,
obligate, or unite, as with a sense of moral duty. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To place under
legal obligation by contract or oath. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To make certain or irrevocable:
%@AI@%%@AI@%bind a bargain.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To hold or employ as an apprentice; indenture. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To
cause to cohere or stick together in a mass. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To enclose and fasten (a
book) between covers. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% To furnish with an edge or border for
reinforcement or ornamentation. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% To constipate. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To tie up or
fasten something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be tight and uncomfortable. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To become compact or
solid; cohere. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To be obligatory or compulsory.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bind off.
%@AB@%.%@AE@% To cast off in knitting.%@AB@% bind over.%@AE@%%@AS@% Law. %@AE@% To hold on bail or place under
bond. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Something that binds. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The act of binding. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The
state of being bound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A difficult situation or dilemma. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BINDER @%%@QR:binder@%%@AB@%binder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who binds books; bookbinder. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something, such as a
cord, used to bind. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A notebook cover with rings or clamps for holding
sheets of paper. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something that causes uniform consistency,
solidification, or cohesion, as the eggs in batter. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An attachment on
a reaping machine that ties grain in bundles. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A machine that reaps and
ties grain. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A payment or written statement making an agreement
legally binding until the completion of a formal contract, esp. an
insurance contract.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINDERY @%%@QR:bindery@%%@AB@%bindery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A place where books are bound.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINDING @%%@QR:binding@%%@AB@%binding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The action of one that binds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that binds or
is used as a binder. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The cover that holds together the pages of a book.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% A strip sewn or attached over or along the edge of something for
protection, reinforcement, or ornamentation. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Serving to bind. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Uncomfortably tight and confining. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having the power to impose an
agreement or commitment; obligatory. %@AB@% bindingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% bindingness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BINDING.ENERGY @%%@QR:binding energy@%%@AB@%binding energy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The energy released in binding a group of particles
into a single system, esp. a group of nucleons into an atomic nucleus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The work required to remove an atomic electron to an infinitely remote
position from its orbit.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINDING.FORCE @%%@QR:binding force@%%@AB@%binding force%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A strong interaction.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINDLESTIFF @%%@QR:bindlestiff@%%@AB@%bindlestiff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A migrant worker or hobo who carries his own
bedroll. [E. %@AI@%bindle, %@AE@%alteration of bundle + stiff.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BINDWEED @%%@QR:bindweed@%%@AB@%bindweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several trailing or twining plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Convolvulus,%@AE@% having pink or white trumpet-shaped flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various
trailing or twining plants similar to a bindweed.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINE @%%@QR:bine@%%@AB@%bine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The flexible stem of any of various climbing and twining
plants, such as the hop, woodbine, or bindweed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A plant whose stem is a
bine. [Dial. of %@AI@%bind.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BINET.AGE @%%@QR:Binet age@%%@AB@%Binet age%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person's mental age as determined by the Binet-Simon
scale.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINET.SIMON.SCA @%%@QR:Binet-Simon scale@%%@AB@%Binet-Simon scale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a series of early psychological tests of
childhood intelligence. [After Alfred %@AI@%Binet %@AE@%(1857-1911) and Theodore %@AI@%Simon
%@AE@%(1873-1961).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BINGE @%%@QR:binge@%%@AB@%binge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A drunken spree or revel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A period of
%@AB@%%@AB@%binges%@AE@% To be uncontrolled and self-indulgent: %@AI@%binging on chocolate.%@AE@%
[Dial. %@AI@%binge, %@AE@%to soak.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BINGO @%%@QR:bingo@%%@AB@%bingo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gos%@AE@% A game of chance in which players place markers on a
pattern of numbered squares according to numbers drawn and announced by a
caller. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BINNACLE @%%@QR:binnacle@%%@AB@%binnacle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The nonmagnetic stand on which a ship's compass case is
supported. [Alteration of ME %@AI@%bitakil %@AE@%< OSp. %@AI@%bitacula %@AE@%or OPort. %@AI@%bitacola %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%habitaculum, %@AE@%habitation < %@AI@%habitare, %@AE@%to inhabit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BINOCULAR @%%@QR:binocular@%%@AB@%binocular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to, used by, or involving both eyes at the
same time. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having two eyes arranged to produce stereoscopic vision.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%binoculars%@AE@% An optical device, esp. a pair of field glasses, designed
for use by both eyes at once. %@AB@% binocularity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% binocularly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BINOMIAL @%%@QR:binomial@%%@AB@%binomial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Consisting of or pertaining to two names or terms. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%An expression consisting of two terms connected by a plus
or minus sign. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%A taxonomic name in %@AI@%binomial nomenclature%@BO: 1d1057@%%@AE@%. [<
%@2@%%@CR:BINOMIAL.DISTRI @%%@QR:binomial distribution@%%@AB@%binomial distribution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The frequency distribution of the probability
of a specified number of successes in an arbitrary number of repeated
independent Bernoulli trials.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINOMIAL.NOMENC @%%@QR:binomial nomenclature@%%@AB@%binomial nomenclature%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of classifying plants and animals by a
double name, the first of which is the name of the genus and the second
that of the species within the genus.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINOMIAL.THEORE @%%@QR:binomial theorem@%%@AB@%binomial theorem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mathematical theorem that specifies the expansion
of a binomial to any power without requiring the explicit multiplication of
the binomial terms.
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%@2@%%@CR:BINUCLEATE @%%@QR:binucleate@%%@AB@%binucleate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or binucleated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two nuclei.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIO @%%@QR:bio-@%%@AB@%bio-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bi- %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Life: %@AI@%biolysis.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Living organism: %@AI@%biome.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIOACTIVITY @%%@QR:bioactivity@%%@AB@%bioactivity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The effect of a given agent, such as a vaccine, upon a
living organism.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIO.ASSAY @%%@QR:bio-assay@%%@AB@%bio-assay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Evaluation of a drug by comparison of its effect with that
of a standard on a test organism.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOASTRONAUTICS @%%@QR:bioastronautics@%%@AB@%bioastronautics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of the biological and medical effects of
space flight.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOAVAILABILITY @%%@QR:bioavailability@%%@AB@%bioavailability%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The degree to which an agent, as a drug or nutrient,
becomes available at the physiological site of activity.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOCATALYST @%%@QR:biocatalyst@%%@AB@%biocatalyst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance that initiates or modifies the rate of a
%@2@%%@CR:BIOCENOLOGY @%%@QR:biocenology@%%@AB@%biocenology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecology. %@AE@% The study of communities and member
interactions in nature.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOCHEMICAL.OXY @%%@QR:biochemical oxygen demand@%%@AB@%biochemical oxygen demand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The amount of dissolved oxygen required to
meet the metabolic needs of microorganisms in a water environment rich in
organic matter, such as sewage.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOCHEMISTRY @%%@QR:biochemistry@%%@AB@%biochemistry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The chemistry of biological substances and processes. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIOCIDE @%%@QR:biocide@%%@AB@%biocide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance, such as a pesticide or an antibiotic, that is
capable of destroying living organisms. %@AB@% biocidal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOCLIMATOLOGY @%%@QR:bioclimatology@%%@AB@%bioclimatology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of the effects of climatic conditions on
organic life. %@AB@% bioclimatic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIODEGRADABLE @%%@QR:biodegradable@%%@AB@%biodegradable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being decomposed by natural biological
processes: %@AI@%a biodegradable detergent.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOETHICS @%%@QR:bioethics@%%@AB@%bioethics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n. used with a sing. or pl. verb. %@AE@% The study of the ethical
and moral questions involved in the application of new biological and
medical findings, as in the fields of genetic engineering, neurobiology,
and drug research. %@AB@% bioethic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% bioethicist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOFEEDBACK @%%@QR:biofeedback@%%@AB@%biofeedback%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A technique in which an attempt is made to consciously
regulate a bodily function thought to be involuntary, as heartbeat or blood
pressure, by using an instrument to monitor the function and to signal
changes in it.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOFLAVONOID @%%@QR:bioflavonoid@%%@AB@%bioflavonoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of biologically active substances found
widely in plants and functioning in the maintenance of the walls of small
blood vessels.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOGAS @%%@QR:biogas@%%@AB@%biogas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced through
bacterial action.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOGENESIS @%%@QR:biogenesis@%%@AB@%biogenesis%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or biogeny %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The doctrine that living organisms develop
only from other living organisms and not from nonliving matter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
generation of living organisms from other living organisms. %@AB@% biogenetic
%@2@%%@CR:BIOGEOGRAPHY @%%@QR:biogeography@%%@AB@%biogeography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The biological study of the geographic distribution of
plants and animals. %@AB@% biogeographic %@AE@%%@AB@%biogeographical%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOGRAPHER @%%@QR:biographer@%%@AB@%biographer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who writes a biography.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOGRAPHICAL @%%@QR:biographical@%%@AB@%biographical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or biographic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Containing, consisting of, or
pertaining to the facts or events in a person's life. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining
to biography as a literary form. %@AB@% biographically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOGRAPHY @%%@QR:biography@%%@AB@%biography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-phies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A written account of a person's life; life
history. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Biographies collectively, esp. when considered as a literary
%@2@%%@CR:BIOHAZARD @%%@QR:biohazard@%%@AB@%biohazard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A material of biological composition, esp. if infective in
nature, that constitutes a threat to man or his environment.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOINSTRUMENTAT @%%@QR:bioinstrumentation@%%@AB@%bioinstrumentation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The use of instruments for the recording or
transmission of physiological information. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The instruments used in
bioinstrumentation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOLOGICAL @%%@QR:biological@%%@AB@%biological%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or biologic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to biology. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of,
pertaining to, caused by, or affecting life or living organisms.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AB@%biologic%@AE@% A drug derived from a biological source. %@AB@% biologically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOLOGICAL.CLOC @%%@QR:biological clock@%%@AB@%biological clock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An intrinsic biological mechanism responsible for
the periodicity or other time-dependent aspects of certain classes of
%@2@%%@CR:BIOLOGICAL.WARF @%%@QR:biological warfare@%%@AB@%biological warfare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Warfare in which disease-producing microorganisms
or organic biocides are used to destroy livestock, crops, or human life.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOLOGY @%%@QR:biology@%%@AB@%biology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The science of living organisms and life processes,
including the study of structure, functioning, growth, origin, evolution,
and distribution of living organisms. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The life processes or
characteristic phenomena of a group or category of living organisms. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
plant and animal life of a specific region or place. [G. %@AI@%Biologie %@AE@%: Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:BIOLUMINESCENCE @%%@QR:bioluminescence@%%@AB@%bioluminescence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The emission of visible light by living organisms
such as the firefly and various fish, fungi, and bacteria. %@AB@% bioluminescent
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOLYSIS @%%@QR:biolysis@%%@AB@%biolysis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Death caused or accompanied by lysis. %@AB@% biolytic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOMASS @%%@QR:biomass@%%@AB@%biomass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The total mass of living matter within a given volume of
environment.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOME @%%@QR:biome@%%@AB@%biome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A community of living organisms of a single major ecological
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOMEDICINE @%%@QR:biomedicine@%%@AB@%biomedicine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The branch of medical science dealing with the ability
of humans to survive in and functionally cope with abnormally stressful
environments and with the medical concerns of protectively modifying those
environments. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The study of medicine as it relates to all biological
systems. %@AB@% biomedical %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOMETRICS @%%@QR:biometrics@%%@AB@%biometrics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The statistical study of biological data. %@AB@% biometric %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIOPLASM @%%@QR:bioplasm@%%@AB@%bioplasm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Living protoplasm, esp. as distinguished from its nonliving
content.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOPSY @%%@QR:biopsy@%%@AB@%biopsy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sies%@AE@% The study of tissue taken from a living person or
organism, esp. in examination for the presence of disease. %@AB@% biopsic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIORHYTHM @%%@QR:biorhythm@%%@AB@%biorhythm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An intrinsically patterned cyclical biological process
or function. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The determining factor in a biorhythm.
%@2@%%@CR:BIOSCOPE @%%@QR:bioscope@%%@AB@%bioscope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An early motion-picture projector.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOSCOPY @%%@QR:bioscopy@%%@AB@%bioscopy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pies%@AE@% Medical examination of a body to determine whether
it is dead.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOSIS @%%@QR:-biosis@%%@AB@%-biosis%@AE@%%@EH@% A way of living: %@AI@%parabiosis.%@AE@% [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%biosis, %@AE@%way of life <
%@AI@%bioun, %@AE@%to live < %@AI@%bios, %@AE@%life.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOSPHERE @%%@QR:biosphere@%%@AB@%biosphere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living
things exist.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOSYNTHESIS @%%@QR:biosynthesis@%%@AB@%biosynthesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The production of complex substances from simple ones by
or with living organisms. %@AB@% biosynthetic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% biosynthetically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOTA @%%@QR:biota@%%@AB@%biota%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The animal and plant life of a particular region considered as
a total ecological entity. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%biote, %@AE@%way of life.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOTECHNOLOGY @%%@QR:biotechnology@%%@AB@%biotechnology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The engineering and biological study of relationships
between man and machines. %@AB@% biotechnological %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOTIC @%%@QR:biotic@%%@AB@%biotic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to life or specific life conditions. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:BIOTIC.POTENTIA @%%@QR:biotic potential@%%@AB@%biotic potential%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The likelihood of survival of a specific organism
in a specific environment, esp. in an unfavorable environment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
growth rate of a population that maintains a stable age distribution.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOTIN @%%@QR:biotin@%%@AB@%biotin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless crystalline vitamin, C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%16%@AE@%N%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%S, often considered%@EH@%
in the vitamin B complex and found in large quantities in liver, egg yolk,
milk, and yeast. [Gk. %@AI@%biotos, %@AE@%life + -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOTITE @%%@QR:biotite@%%@AB@%biotite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dark-brown to black mica, K(Mg, Fe)%@AH@%3%@AE@%AlSi%@AH@%3%@AE@%O%@AH@%10%@AE@%(OH)%@AH@%2%@AE@%, found in%@EH@%
igneous and metamorphic rocks. [G. %@AI@%Biotit, %@AE@%after Jean Baptiste %@AI@%Biot
%@2@%%@CR:BIOTOPE @%%@QR:biotope@%%@AB@%biotope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A limited ecological region or niche in which the environment
is suitable for certain forms of life. [bio- + Gk. %@AI@%topos,%@AE@% place.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOTRANSFORMATI @%%@QR:biotransformation@%%@AB@%biotransformation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chemical transformation within a living system.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOTRON @%%@QR:biotron@%%@AB@%biotron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A climate-control chamber used for studying a living
organism's response to specific environmental conditions.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIOTYPE @%%@QR:biotype@%%@AB@%biotype%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A group of organisms having identical genetic but varying
%@2@%%@CR:BIOVULAR @%%@QR:biovular@%%@AB@%biovular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Derived from two ova, as fraternal twins.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIPAROUS @%%@QR:biparous@%%@AB@%biparous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Producing two offspring in a single birth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Having two axes or branches, as certain flower clusters.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIPARTISAN @%%@QR:bipartisan@%%@AB@%bipartisan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Consisting of or supported by members of two parties,
esp. two major political parties. %@AB@% bipartisanism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% bipartisanship %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIPARTITE @%%@QR:bipartite@%%@AB@%bipartite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having or consisting of two parts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having two
corresponding parts, one for each party: %@AI@%a bipartite treaty.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany.
%@AE@%Divided into two, almost to the base, as certain leaves. [< Lat. %@AI@%bipartire,
%@AI@%bipartit-,%@AE@% to divide into two parts : %@AI@%bi-,%@AE@% two + %@AI@%partire,%@AE@% to part < %@AI@%pars,
%@2@%%@CR:BIPETALOUS @%%@QR:bipetalous@%%@AB@%bipetalous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two petals; dipetalous.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIPHENYL @%%@QR:biphenyl@%%@AB@%biphenyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless crystalline compound, C%@AH@%12%@AE@%H%@AH@%10%@AE@%, used as a%@EH@%
heat-transfer agent, in fungicides, and in organic synthesis.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIPINNATE @%%@QR:bipinnate@%%@AB@%bipinnate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having opposite leaflets that are subdivided into
opposite leaflets, as compound leaves. %@AB@% bipinnately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIPLANE @%%@QR:biplane@%%@AB@%biplane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An early aircraft with single or paired wings fixed at two
different levels, esp. one above and one below the fuselage.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIPOD @%%@QR:bipod@%%@AB@%bipod%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A supporting stand with two legs.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIPOLAR @%%@QR:bipolar@%%@AB@%bipolar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or having two poles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Relating to or
involving both of the earth's poles. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having or expressing two opposite
or contradictory ideas or qualities. %@AB@% bipolarity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIPOTENTIALITY @%%@QR:bipotentiality@%%@AB@%bipotentiality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The capacity to perform both the male and the female
sexual functions.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIPROPELLANT @%%@QR:bipropellant@%%@AB@%bipropellant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A two-component rocket propellant, such as liquid
hydrogen and liquid oxygen, combined as fuel and oxidizer.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIQUADRATIC @%%@QR:biquadratic@%%@AB@%biquadratic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the fourth degree.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An algebraic equation of the fourth degree.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIQUARTERLY @%%@QR:biquarterly@%%@AB@%biquarterly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Happening or appearing two times during each
three-month period of the year. %@AB@% biquarterly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRACIAL @%%@QR:biracial@%%@AB@%biracial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, for, or consisting of members of two races. %@AB@%
%@AB@%biracialism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRADIAL @%%@QR:biradial@%%@AB@%biradial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Both bilaterally and radially symmetrical.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRAMOUS @%%@QR:biramous@%%@AB@%biramous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two branches, as in an arthropod appendage.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRCH @%%@QR:birch@%%@AB@%birch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several deciduous trees of the genus %@AI@%Betula,%@AE@% common
in the Northern Hemisphere and having white, yellowish, or gray bark that
can be separated from the wood in sheets. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The hard, close-grained wood
of a birch tree. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A rod from a birch tree, used to administer a whipping.
-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%birched%@AE@% %@AB@%birching%@AE@% %@AB@%birches%@AE@% To whip with or as if with a birch rod.
%@2@%%@CR:BIRD @%%@QR:bird@%%@AB@%bird%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of the class Aves, which includes warm-blooded,
egg-laying feathered vertebrates with forelimbs modified to form wings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A bird hunted as game. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A rocket or guided missile. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A %@AI@%clay
%@AI@%pigeon%@BO: 369d8d@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A %@AI@%shuttlecock%@BO: 10e45f2@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% One who is odd or remarkable. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A young woman. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A %@AI@%raspberry%@BO: f1dadc@%%@AE@% (sense 4).
-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%birded%@AE@% %@AB@%birding%@AE@% %@AB@%birds%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To observe and identify birds in their
natural surroundings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To trap, shoot, or catch birds.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% for the birds. .%@AE@% Objectionable or worthless. [ME <
OE, young bird.] %@AB@% birder %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDBATH @%%@QR:birdbath@%%@AB@%birdbath%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A basin filled with water for birds to bathe in.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDBRAIN @%%@QR:birdbrain@%%@AB@%birdbrain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A silly, light-minded person.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDCAGE @%%@QR:birdcage@%%@AB@%birdcage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cage for birds.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDCALL @%%@QR:birdcall@%%@AB@%birdcall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The song of a bird. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An imitation of the song of a
bird. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A small device for producing this.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRD.CHERRY @%%@QR:bird cherry@%%@AB@%bird cherry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cherry tree, %@AI@%Prunus padus,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, having
clusters of white flowers and small black fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRD.COLONEL @%%@QR:bird colonel@%%@AB@%bird colonel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A full colonel. [From the eagle of the
insignia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRD.DOG1 @%%@QR:bird dog@%%@AB@%bird dog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dog used to hunt game birds; gun dog. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% One
who seeks out something for another.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRD.DOG2 @%%@QR:bird-dog@%%@AB@%bird-dog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dogged%@AE@% %@AB@%-dogging%@AE@% %@AB@%-dogs%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To watch closely. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
seek out; follow.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDFARM @%%@QR:birdfarm@%%@AB@%birdfarm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.Slang.%@AE@% An aircraft carrier.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDHOUSE @%%@QR:birdhouse@%%@AB@%birdhouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An aviary. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A box made as a nesting place for birds.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDIE @%%@QR:birdie@%%@AB@%birdie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A small bird. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One stroke under par for a hole
in golf. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A %@AI@%shuttlecock%@BO: 10e45f2@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ied%@AE@% %@AB@%-ieing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ies%@AE@% To shoot (a hole in
golf) in one stroke under par.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDLIME @%%@QR:birdlime@%%@AB@%birdlime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sticky substance smeared on branches or twigs to
capture small birds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that captures and ensnares.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-limed%@AE@% %@AB@%-liming%@AE@% %@AB@%-limes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To smear with birdlime. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To catch with
birdlime.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDMAN @%%@QR:birdman@%%@AB@%birdman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who works with birds, as a fowler or ornithologist.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An aviator.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRD.OF.PARADIS @%%@QR:bird of paradise@%%@AB@%bird of paradise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various birds of the family Paradisaeidae,
native to New Guinea and adjacent areas, usually having brilliant plumage
and long tail feathers in the male.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRD.OF.PARADIS @%%@QR:bird-of-paradise flower@%%@AB@%bird-of-paradise flower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A perennial plant, %@AI@%Strelitzia reginae,%@AE@% having
purple bracts and large orange or yellow flowers with blue tongues.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRD.OF.PASSAGE @%%@QR:bird of passage@%%@AB@%bird of passage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A migratory bird. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who moves from place
to place frequently.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRD.OF.PREY @%%@QR:bird of prey@%%@AB@%bird of prey%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various predatory carnivorous birds such as the
eagle or hawk.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRD.PEPPER @%%@QR:bird pepper@%%@AB@%bird pepper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Capsicum frutescens,%@AE@% that is the probable
ancestor of the mild peppers and many of the pungent peppers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
narrow, extremely pungent fruit of the bird pepper.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDSEED @%%@QR:birdseed@%%@AB@%birdseed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mixture of various kinds of seeds used for feeding birds,
esp. caged birds.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDS.EYE @%%@QR:bird's-eye@%%@AB@%bird's-eye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants having small, brightly colored
flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A fabric woven with a pattern of small diamonds, each
having a dot in the center. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The pattern of such a fabric. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Dappled or patterned with spots thought to resemble birds' eyes: %@AI@%bird's-eye
%@AI@%maple.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Seen from high above or from a distance: %@AI@%a bird's-eye view.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDS.FOOT @%%@QR:bird's-foot@%%@AB@%bird's-foot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bird's-foots%@AE@% Any of various plants, such as the
bird's-foot trefoil, that have flowers, leaves, or pods resembling a bird's
foot or claw.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDS.FOOT.FERN @%%@QR:bird's-foot fern@%%@AB@%bird's-foot fern%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fern, %@AI@%Pellaea mucronata,%@AE@% native to California,
having fronds with wiry leaves grouped to resemble a bird's foot.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDS.FOOT.TREF @%%@QR:bird's-foot trefoil@%%@AB@%bird's-foot trefoil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sprawling plant, %@AI@%Lotus corniculatus,%@AE@% having
yellow flowers and clusters of seed pods resembling the claws of a bird.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRDS.NEST.FUNG @%%@QR:bird's-nest fungus@%%@AB@%bird's-nest fungus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various fungi of the family Nidulariaceae,
having a cuplike fruiting body containing several round, egglike structures
that enclose the spores.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRD.WATCHER @%%@QR:bird watcher@%%@AB@%bird watcher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who observes and identifies birds in their
%@2@%%@CR:BIRL @%%@QR:birl@%%@AB@%birl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%birled%@AE@% %@AB@%birling%@AE@% %@AB@%birls%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause (a floating log) to spin
rapidly by rotating with the feet. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To participate in birling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To whirr or hum. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A whirring noise; hum. [Blend of birr and whirl.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%birler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIRLING @%%@QR:birling@%%@AB@%birling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A game of skill, esp. among lumberjacks, in which two
competitors try to balance on a floating log while spinning it with their
%@AB@%birr(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A whirring sound. [ME %@AI@%bir, %@AE@%strong wind < ON %@AI@%byrr, %@AE@%favorable
wind.]
%@AB@%birr(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%birr%@AE@% %@AB@% or birrs %@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@%. [Native word in
Ethiopia.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTH @%%@QR:birth@%%@AB@%birth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The beginning of existence; fact of being born. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
beginning or origin. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of bearing young; parturition. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
passage of a child from the uterus. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Ancestry; parentage: %@AI@%a woman of
%@AI@%noble birth.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Origin; lineage: %@AI@%a Southerner by birth.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%birthed%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%birthing%@AE@% %@AB@%births%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly Regional.. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To deliver (a baby). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bear (a
child).%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% give birth to. .%@AE@% To bring into being. [ME, of ON
orig.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTH.CANAL @%%@QR:birth canal@%%@AB@%birth canal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The cavity of the uterus and the vagina traversed by the
fetus in parturition.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTH.CERTIFICA @%%@QR:birth certificate@%%@AB@%birth certificate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An official record of a person's parentage and the
date, place, and time of birth.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTH.CONTROL @%%@QR:birth control@%%@AB@%birth control%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Voluntary limitation or control of the number of
children conceived, esp. by planned use of contraceptive techniques.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTHDAY @%%@QR:birthday@%%@AB@%birthday%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The day of one's birth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The anniversary of one's
birth.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTHDAY.SUIT @%%@QR:birthday suit@%%@AB@%birthday suit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state of being naked.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTHMARK @%%@QR:birthmark@%%@AB@%birthmark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mole or blemish present on the body from birth; nevus.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTH.PANG @%%@QR:birth pang@%%@AB@%birth pang%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%birth pangs%@AE@% One of the repetitive pains occurring in
childbirth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% birth pangs. Turmoil or tumult associated esp. with a major
social change.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTHPLACE @%%@QR:birthplace@%%@AB@%birthplace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The place where someone is born or where something
originates.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTHRATE @%%@QR:birthrate@%%@AB@%birthrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The number of births in a specified population per unit
time, esp. per year.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTHRIGHT @%%@QR:birthright@%%@AB@%birthright%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A privilege granted a person by virtue of his birth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A special privilege accorded a first-born.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTHROOT @%%@QR:birthroot@%%@AB@%birthroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several North American plants of the genus %@AI@%Trillium,%@AE@%
esp. %@AI@%T. erectum,%@AE@% having purplish flowers with an unpleasant odor and
tuberlike roots, formerly used as an aid in childbirth.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTHSTONE @%%@QR:birthstone@%%@AB@%birthstone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A jewel associated with the specific month of a person's
birth.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTH.TRAUMA @%%@QR:birth trauma@%%@AB@%birth trauma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An injury sustained by an infant during birth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
emotional shock sustained by an infant during birth.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIRTHWORT @%%@QR:birthwort@%%@AB@%birthwort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several tropical woody vines of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Aristolochia,%@AE@% having reddish or brownish, usually unpleasantly scented
flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIS @%%@QR:bis@%%@AB@%bis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Again; encore. Used esp. as a direction in music. [Fr. < Lat.,
twice.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISCUIT @%%@QR:biscuit@%%@AB@%biscuit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cuits%@AE@% %@AB@% or biscuit %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small cake of shortened bread
leavened with baking powder or soda. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A thin, crisp
cracker. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A pale brown; beige. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Clay that has been fired once but not
glazed. [ME %@AI@%biscute %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%biscuit%@AE@% < Med. Lat. %@AI@%biscoctus%@AE@% : Lat. %@AI@%bis,%@AE@% twice
+ Lat. %@AI@%coquere,%@AE@% to cook.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISE @%%@QR:bise@%%@AB@%bise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cold north wind of the Swiss Alps, France, and Italy. [ME <
OFr., of Germanic orig.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISECT @%%@QR:bisect@%%@AB@%bisect%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sected%@AE@% %@AB@%-secting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sects%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cut or divide into two equal
%@2@%%@CR:BISECTOR @%%@QR:bisector@%%@AB@%bisector%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that bisects, esp. a straight line that bisects an
angle.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISERRATE @%%@QR:biserrate@%%@AB@%biserrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having serrations that are themselves
serrated; doubly serrate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Serrated on both sides: %@AI@%biserrate antennae.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISEXUAL @%%@QR:bisexual@%%@AB@%bisexual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to both sexes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having both male and
female organs; hermaphroditic. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Sexually attracted to members of both
sexes. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bisexual organism; hermaphrodite. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who is
sexually attracted to members of both sexes. %@AB@% bisexuality %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% bisexually
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISHOP @%%@QR:bishop@%%@AB@%bishop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A high-ranking Christian clergyman, in modern churches
usually in charge of a diocese and in some churches regarded as having
received the highest ordination in unbroken succession from the apostles.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A miter-shaped chessman that can move diagonally across any number of
unoccupied spaces of the same color. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Mulled port spiced with oranges,
Gk., overseer : %@AI@%epi,%@AE@% over + %@AI@%skopos,%@AE@% watcher.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISHOPRIC @%%@QR:bishopric@%%@AB@%bishopric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The office or rank of a bishop. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The diocese of a
bishop. [ME %@AI@%bishop-rik%@AE@% < OE %@AI@%bisceop-rice%@AE@%. the diocese of a bishop :
%@2@%%@CR:BISON @%%@QR:bison@%%@AB@%bison%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hoofed mammal, %@AI@%Bison bison,%@AE@% of western North America,
having a dark-brown coat, a shaggy mane, and short, curved horns; buffalo.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% An animal, %@AI@%B. bonasus,%@AE@% of Europe, that is similar to but somewhat
smaller than the bison; wisent. [Fr. < Lat., of Germanic orig.]
%@AB@%bisque(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A thick, rich soup made from meat, fish, or
shellfish. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A thick cream soup made of vegetables that have been pureed.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Ice cream mixed with crushed macaroons or nuts. [Fr.]
%@AB@%bisque(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%Biscuit%@BO: 1d97d2@%%@AE@% (sense 4). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A pale orange yellow to
yellowish gray. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A color ranging in various industries from moderate
yellowish pink to grayish yellow. [< biscuit.]
%@AB@%bisque(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An advantage allowed an inferior player in certain games,
esp. a free point taken when desired in a tennis set. [Fr.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISSEXTILE @%%@QR:bissextile@%%@AB@%bissextile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a leap year. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining
to the extra day falling in a leap year. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A leap year. [LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bissextilis %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bissextus, %@AE@%an intercalary day : %@AI@%bi-, %@AE@%twice + %@AI@%sextus,
%@AE@%sixth.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISTATE @%%@QR:bistate@%%@AB@%bistate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or involving two states.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISTER @%%@QR:bister@%%@AB@%bister%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bistre %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A water-soluble, yellowish-brown pigment made
from soot obtained from beech or other wood. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A grayish to yellowish
%@2@%%@CR:BISTORT @%%@QR:bistort@%%@AB@%bistort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Polygonum,%@AE@% esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
Eurasian plant, %@AI@%P. bistorta,%@AE@% having pointed clusters of small, pinkish
flowers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A similar plant, %@AI@%P. bistortoides,%@AE@% of the mountains of western
North America, having oval clusters of pink or white flowers. [OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bistorte %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%bistorta %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%bis, %@AE@%twice + Lat. %@AI@%torquere, %@AE@%to twist.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISTOURY @%%@QR:bistoury@%%@AB@%bistoury%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% A surgical knife for minor incisions. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:BISTRE @%%@QR:bistre@%%@AB@%bistre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bister%@BO: 1daf83@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISTRO @%%@QR:bistro@%%@AB@%bistro%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tros%@AE@% A small bar, tavern, or nightclub. [Fr.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISULCATE @%%@QR:bisulcate@%%@AB@%bisulcate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Cleft or cloven, as a hoof.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISULFATE @%%@QR:bisulfate@%%@AB@%bisulfate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The inorganic acid group HSO%@AH@%4%@AE@% or a compound containing it. %@EH@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISULFIDE @%%@QR:bisulfide@%%@AB@%bisulfide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%disulfide%@BO: 573c53@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BISULFITE @%%@QR:bisulfite@%%@AB@%bisulfite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The inorganic acid group HSO%@AH@%3%@AE@% or a compound containing it. %@EH@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIT @%%@QR:bit@%%@AB@%bit%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%bit(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small piece, portion, or amount. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A brief amount of
time; moment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An entertainment routine given regularly by a
performer; act. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A short scene or episode in a theatrical performance. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
A small and insignificant role, as in a play or movie, usually containing a
few spoken lines. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A particular kind of action, situation,
or behavior: %@AI@%She did the whole bit.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A matter being considered: %@AI@%What's
%@AI@%this bit about inflation?%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An amount equal to ;frac18; of a
dollar: %@AI@%two bits.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A small coin: %@AI@%a threepenny bit.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% bit by bit. .%@AE@% Little by little; gradually. [ME %@AI@%bite,
%@AE@%morsel < OE %@AI@%bita.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bit(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The sharp part of a tool, as the blade of a knife. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
pointed and threaded tool for drilling and boring that is secured in a
brace, bitstock, or drill press. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The part of a key that enters the lock
and engages the bolt or tumblers. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The metal mouthpiece of a bridle,
serving to control, curb, and direct an animal. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Something that controls,
guides, or curbs. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bitted%@AE@% %@AB@%bitting%@AE@% %@AB@%bits%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To place a bit in the
mouth of (a horse). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To check or control as if with a bit. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make or
grind a bit on (a key). [ME %@AI@%bite %@AE@%< OE, cut.]
%@AB@%bit(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A single character of a language having
just two characters, as either of the binary digits 0 or 1. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A unit of
information equivalent to the choice of either of two equally likely
alternatives. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A unit of information storage capacity, as of a computer
memory. [b(inary) (dig)it.]
%@AB@%bit(4)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% The past tense and a past participle of %@AI@%bite%@BO: 1dc5ff@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BITARTRATE @%%@QR:bitartrate@%%@AB@%bitartrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The tartrate of an acid.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BITCH @%%@QR:bitch@%%@AB@%bitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A female dog or other canine animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
spiteful woman. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A lewd woman. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A complaint. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@%
Something very unpleasant or difficult. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bitched%@AE@% %@AB@%bitching%@AE@% %@AB@%bitches%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To complain; grumble. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To botch; bungle. [ME %@AI@%bicche %@AE@%<
OE %@AI@%bicce.%@AE@%]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BITCHERY @%%@QR:bitchery@%%@AB@%bitchery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Malevolent or tyrannical behavior.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BITCH.GODDESS @%%@QR:bitch goddess@%%@AB@%bitch goddess%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Material success.
%@2@%%@CR:BITE @%%@QR:bite@%%@AB@%bite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bit%@AE@% %@AB@%bitten%@AE@% %@AB@% or bit %@AE@%%@AB@% or biting %@AE@%%@AB@% or bites %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cut, grip,
or tear with or as if with the teeth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pierce the skin of esp. with
the teeth or fangs. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cut into with a sharp instrument. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To grip,
grab, or seize. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To eat into; corrode. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To cause to sting or smart.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cut, grip, or tear something with or as if with the teeth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To have a stinging effect. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To have a sharp taste. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To take or swallow
bait. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To be taken in by a ploy or deception. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of biting.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A wound or injury resulting from biting. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A stinging or smarting
sensation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An incisive, penetrating quality. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An amount of food taken
into the mouth at one time; mouthful. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A light meal or snack.
%@AB@%%@AB@%6.%@AE@% A secure grip or hold applied by a tool or machine upon a working
surface. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The angle at which the upper and lower teeth meet. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% The
corrosive action of acid upon an etcher's metal plate.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% bite the bullet. .%@AE@% To face a painful situation
bravely and stoically.%@AB@% bite the dust.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fall dead, esp. in combat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To be badly defeated. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To become useless.%@AB@% put the bite on.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To
%@2@%%@CR:BITSTOCK @%%@QR:bitstock@%%@AB@%bitstock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brace or handle in which a drilling or boring bit is
secured.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BITT @%%@QR:bitt@%%@AB@%bitt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A vertical post set on the deck of a ship and used to secure
cables. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bitted%@AE@% %@AB@%bitting%@AE@% %@AB@%bitts%@AE@% To wind (a cable) around a bitt.
[Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BITTEN @%%@QR:bitten@%%@AB@%bitten%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past participle of %@AI@%bite%@BO: 1dc5ff@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BITTER @%%@QR:bitter@%%@AB@%bitter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid,
and unpleasant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Causing sharp pain to the body or discomfort to the
%@2@%%@CR:BITTER.ALMOND @%%@QR:bitter almond@%%@AB@%bitter almond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of the common almond, %@AI@%Prunus amygdalus amara,%@AE@%
having bitter kernels that yield a very poisonous oil.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BITTER.APPLE @%%@QR:bitter apple@%%@AB@%bitter apple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%colocynth%@BO: 3a1b96@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of the colocynth.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BITTER.END @%%@QR:bitter end@%%@AB@%bitter end%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%The end of a rope or cable that is wound
around a bitt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A final, painful, or disastrous extremity.
%@AB@%bittern(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The solution of bromides, magnesium, and calcium salts
remaining after sodium chloride is crystallized out of sea water. [<
bitter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BITTERNUT @%%@QR:bitternut@%%@AB@%bitternut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hickory tree, %@AI@%Carya cordiformis,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, having nuts with bitter kernels.
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%@2@%%@CR:BITTER.PRINCIPL @%%@QR:bitter principle@%%@AB@%bitter principle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a large number of bitter substances,
frequently of vegetable origin.
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%@2@%%@CR:BITTERROOT @%%@QR:bitterroot@%%@AB@%bitterroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Lewisia rediviva,%@AE@% of western North America,
having showy pink or white flowers and a starchy, edible root.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BITTER.ROT @%%@QR:bitter rot@%%@AB@%bitter rot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fungal disease of fruit caused by %@AI@%Glomerella cingulata.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BITTERSWEET @%%@QR:bittersweet@%%@AB@%bittersweet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A North American woody vine, %@AI@%Celastrus scandens,%@AE@%
having orange or yellowish fruits that split open to expose seeds enclosed
in fleshy scarlet arils. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sprawling vine, %@AI@%Solanum dulcamara,%@AE@% native to
Eurasia, having purple flowers and poisonous scarlet berries. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A dark to
deep reddish orange color. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Bitter and sweet at the same time. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Producing a mixture of pain and pleasure. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Dark to deep reddish orange.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BITTERWEED @%%@QR:bitterweed@%%@AB@%bitterweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants that yield or contain a bitter
principle, as the %@AI@%ragweed%@BO: f0c411@%%@AE@% or plants of the genus %@AI@%Picris.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BITUMEN @%%@QR:bitumen@%%@AB@%bitumen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various mixtures of hydrocarbons and other substances,
occurring naturally or obtained by distillation from coal or petroleum,
found in asphalt and tar, and used for surfacing roads and for
waterproofing. [ME %@AI@%bithumen, %@AE@%a mineral pitch from the Near East < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:BITUMINIZE @%%@QR:bituminize@%%@AB@%bituminize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nized%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizes%@AE@% To treat with bitumen. %@AB@%
%@AB@%bituminization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BITUMINOUS @%%@QR:bituminous@%%@AB@%bituminous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Like or containing bitumen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
bituminous coal.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BITUMINOUS.COAL @%%@QR:bituminous coal@%%@AB@%bituminous coal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mineral coal that burns with a smoky, yellow flame,
yielding volatile bituminous constituents.
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%@2@%%@CR:BIVALENT @%%@QR:bivalent@%%@AB@%bivalent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%Having valence 2. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Composed of two
homologous chromosomes or two sets of such chromosomes. %@AB@% bivalence %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%bivalency %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BIVALVE @%%@QR:bivalve@%%@AB@%bivalve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mollusk, such as an oyster or clam, that has a shell
consisting of two hinged parts. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a shell consisting of two
hinged parts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Consisting of two similar separable parts. %@AB@% bivalved %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIVARIATE @%%@QR:bivariate@%%@AB@%bivariate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having two variables.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIVOUAC @%%@QR:bivouac@%%@AB@%bivouac%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A temporary encampment often in the open air.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-acked%@AE@% %@AB@%-acking%@AE@% %@AB@%-acks%@AE@% %@AB@% or -acs %@AE@% To camp in a bivouac. [Fr., prob. <
dial. G. %@AI@%beiwacht,%@AE@% supplementary night watch.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BIWEEKLY @%%@QR:biweekly@%%@AB@%biweekly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Happening every two weeks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Happening twice a week;
semiweekly. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lies%@AE@% A publication issued every two weeks. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% Every two weeks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Twice a week; semiweekly.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIYEARLY @%%@QR:biyearly@%%@AB@%biyearly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Happening every two years. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Happening twice a year;
semiyearly. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Every two years. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Twice a year; semiyearly.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BIZARRE @%%@QR:bizarre@%%@AB@%bizarre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Strikingly unconventional or far-fetched, as in style or
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who blabs. [ME %@AI@%blaberen.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLABBERMOUTH @%%@QR:blabbermouth@%%@AB@%blabbermouth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% One who chatters indiscreetly and at length.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK @%%@QR:black@%%@AB@%black%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Being of the darkest achromatic visual value;
producing or reflecting comparatively little light and having no
predominant hue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having little or no light: %@AI@%a black, moonless night.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%Black%@AE@% Belonging to an ethnic group having dark skin, esp. Negroid. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Dark
in color: %@AI@%a face black with anger.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Soiled, as from soot; dirty. %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
Evil; wicked: %@AI@%black deeds.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Cheerless and depressing; gloomy: %@AI@%black
%@AI@%thoughts.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Marked by anger or sullenness: %@AI@%gave him a black look.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Black%@AE@% Attended with disaster; calamitous: %@AI@%the stock-market crash on Black
%@AI@%Friday.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% Deserving of, indicating, or incurring censure or dishonor: %@AI@%
%@AI@%man . . . has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the
%@AI@%oceanic islands (Rachel Carson). %@AB@%11.%@AE@% Wearing black clothing: %@AI@%the black
%@AI@%knight.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@% Served without milk or cream: %@AI@%black coffee.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An
achromatic color value of minimum lightness or maximum darkness; one
extreme of the neutral gray series, the opposite being white. Although
strictly a response to zero stimulation of the retina, the perception of
black appears to depend on contrast with surrounding color stimuli. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Complete or almost complete absence of light; darkness. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Black clothing,
esp. such clothing worn for mourning. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%Black%@AE@% A member of a Negroid
people; Negro. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A black-colored chess or checker piece. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blacked%@AE@% %@AB@%blacking%@AE@% %@AB@%blacks%@AE@% To make or become black.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%black out.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To extinguish or conceal all lights that might help enemy
aircraft find a target during an air raid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To lose consciousness or
memory temporarily. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To prohibit the dissemination of, esp. by
censorship: %@AI@%blacked out the news issuing from the rebel provinces.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in the black. .%@AE@% On the credit side of a ledger;
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The preferred term for a person today is %@AI@%black %@AE@% rather than
%@AI@%%@AI@%Negro. %@AE@% Another acceptable term is %@AI@%Afro-American. %@AE@% The noun and the
adjective %@AI@%black %@AE@% are usually but not invariably lower-cased: %@AI@%"Together,
%@AI@%blacks and whites can move our country beyond racism" %@AE@% (Whitney Young,
Jr.).
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.ALDER @%%@QR:black alder@%%@AB@%black alder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A deciduous holly, %@AI@%Ilex verticillata,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, bearing bright-scarlet berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Alnus glutinosa,%@AE@% native
to Eurasia, having dark bark.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKAMOOR @%%@QR:blackamoor@%%@AB@%blackamoor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dark-skinned person, esp. an African Negro. [black +
Moor.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.AND.BLUE @%%@QR:black-and-blue@%%@AB@%black-and-blue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Discolored from coagulation of blood below the
surface of the skin.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.AND.TAN @%%@QR:Black and Tan@%%@AB@%Black and Tan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the Royal Irish Constabulary, a force of
British soldiers sent to Ireland to suppress the Sinn Fein rebellion of
1919-21. [From the color of their uniform.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.AND.TAN.T @%%@QR:black-and-tan terrier@%%@AB@%black-and-tan terrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%Manchester terrier%@BO: b02691@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.AND.WHITE @%%@QR:black and white@%%@AB@%black and white%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Writing or print. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A picture or photograph in
tones of black and white.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.AND.WHITE @%%@QR:black-and-white@%%@AB@%black-and-white%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Being in writing or print. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Partially black
and partially white: %@AI@%a black-and-white cow.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Drawn or painted in dark
pigment on a light background or vice versa. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Reproducing visual images
in tones of gray rather than in color: %@AI@%black-and-white film.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Evaluating
things as either totally good or totally bad: %@AI@%black-and-white moralists.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKBALL @%%@QR:blackball@%%@AB@%blackball%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small black ball used as a negative ballot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
negative vote that blocks the admission of an applicant to an organization.
-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-balled%@AE@% %@AB@%-balling%@AE@% %@AB@%-balls%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To vote against, esp. to veto the
admission of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To exclude from a social group. %@AB@% blackballer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.BASS @%%@QR:black bass@%%@AB@%black bass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several North American freshwater game fishes of
the genus %@AI@%Micropterus.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.BEAR @%%@QR:black bear@%%@AB@%black bear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two black or dark-brown bears, %@AI@%Euarctos%@AE@% (or
%@AI@%%@AI@%Ursus%@AE@% ) %@AI@%americanus,%@AE@% of North America, or %@AI@%Selenarctos thibetanus,%@AE@% of Asia.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.BELT @%%@QR:black belt@%%@AB@%black belt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The rank of expert in a system of self-defense such
as judo or karate. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The black-colored sash that symbolizes the black
belt. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A person who holds a black belt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A region of rich, black soil.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A part of a state or city having a predominantly black population.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKBERRY @%%@QR:blackberry@%%@AB@%blackberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several woody plants of the genus %@AI@%Rubus,%@AE@% having
canelike, usually thorny stems and black, glossy, edible berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
fruit of a blackberry.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.BILE @%%@QR:black bile@%%@AB@%black bile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the four %@AI@%humors%@BO: 8ed00e@%%@AE@% of medieval physiology, supposed to
cause melancholia.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKBIRD @%%@QR:blackbird@%%@AB@%blackbird%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various New World birds of the family Icteridae,
as the grackle or redwing, of which the male has black or predominantly
black plumage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An Old World songbird, %@AI@%Turdus merula,%@AE@% of which the male
is black with a yellow bill.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKBOARD @%%@QR:blackboard@%%@AB@%blackboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A smooth, hard, often dark-colored panel for writing on
with chalk.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKBODY @%%@QR:blackbody@%%@AB@%blackbody%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A theoretically perfect absorber of all incident radiation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKBODY.RADIA @%%@QR:blackbody radiation@%%@AB@%blackbody radiation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The characteristic thermal radiation emitted by a
blackbody at a specific temperature.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.BOOK @%%@QR:black book@%%@AB@%black book%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A record of people to blacklist or punish.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.BOX @%%@QR:black box@%%@AB@%black box%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device or theoretical construct, esp. an electric
circuit, with known or specified performance characteristics but unknown or
unspecified constituents and means of operation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.BRYONY @%%@QR:black bryony@%%@AB@%black bryony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A climbing European plant, %@AI@%Tamus communis,%@AE@% having small,
greenish flowers and poisonous red berries.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKBUCK @%%@QR:blackbuck@%%@AB@%blackbuck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antelope, %@AI@%Antilope cervicapra,%@AE@% of India, of which the
male has a dark back and spiral horns.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKCAP @%%@QR:blackcap@%%@AB@%blackcap%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%black raspberry%@BO: 1e5439@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small European bird, %@AI@%Sylvia
%@AI@%atricapilla,%@AE@% of which the male is gray with a black crown. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of
various other black-crowned birds.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKCOCK @%%@QR:blackcock@%%@AB@%blackcock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The male of the %@AI@%black grouse%@BO: 1e29e4@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.COHOSH @%%@QR:black cohosh@%%@AB@%black cohosh%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tall plant, %@AI@%Cimicifuga racemosa,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, having long clusters of small, whitish flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.COMEDY @%%@QR:black comedy@%%@AB@%black comedy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Comedy that uses black humor.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.CRAPPIE @%%@QR:black crappie@%%@AB@%black crappie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An edible North American fish, %@AI@%Pomoxis nigromaculatus,%@AE@%
having dark, mottled coloring.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKDAMP @%%@QR:blackdamp@%%@AB@%blackdamp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gas composed of a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen,
found in mines after fires and explosions of combustible gases.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.DEATH @%%@QR:Black Death@%%@AB@%Black Death%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A form of plague, caused by the bacillus %@AI@%Yersina pestis,%@AE@%
that was pandemic throughout Europe and much of Asia for several years
following 1353. [From the dark splotches it causes on its victims.]
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKEN @%%@QR:blacken@%%@AB@%blacken%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make black. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To sully or
defame. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become black or dark. %@AB@% blackener %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.ENGLISH @%%@QR:Black English@%%@AB@%Black English%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A distinctive nonstandard dialect of English spoken by
many American blacks.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.EYE @%%@QR:black eye@%%@AB@%black eye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bruised discoloration of the flesh surrounding the
eye. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bad name; dishonored reputation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.EYED.PEA @%%@QR:black-eyed pea@%%@AB@%black-eyed pea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%cowpea%@BO: 44e03e@%%@AE@% (sense 2).
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.EYED.SUSA @%%@QR:black-eyed Susan@%%@AB@%black-eyed Susan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several North American plants of the genus
%@AI@%Rudbeckia,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%R. hirta,%@AE@% having hairy stems and leaves and flowers with
orange-yellow rays and dark-brown centers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A vine, %@AI@%Thunbergia alata,%@AE@%
native to tropical Africa, having white or orange-yellow flowers with
purple throats.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKFACE @%%@QR:blackface@%%@AB@%blackface%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Make-up for a conventionalized comic travesty of blacks,
as in a minstrel show. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An actor in a minstrel show. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing.
%@AE@%Boldface type.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKFISH @%%@QR:blackfish@%%@AB@%blackfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%blackfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various dark-colored
fishes, such as: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A freshwater fish, %@AI@%Dallia pectoralis,%@AE@% of far northern
regions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The %@AI@%tautog%@BO: 12ada49@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%pilot whale%@BO: dc5741@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.FLAG @%%@QR:black flag@%%@AB@%black flag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%Jolly Roger%@BO: 9e9db2@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.FLY @%%@QR:black fly@%%@AB@%black fly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small, dark-colored biting flies of the
family Simuliidae.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKFOOT @%%@QR:Blackfoot@%%@AB@%Blackfoot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Blackfoot%@AE@% %@AB@% or -feet %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of three tribes of Indians
formerly inhabiting the regions of Montana, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
member of one of the Blackfoot tribes. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The Algonquian language of the
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.GROUSE @%%@QR:black grouse@%%@AB@%black grouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Eurasian game bird, %@AI@%Lyrurus tetrix,%@AE@% of which the male
is black with white markings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKGUARD @%%@QR:blackguard@%%@AB@%blackguard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An unprincipled person; scoundrel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A foul-mouthed
person. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-guarded%@AE@% %@AB@%-guarding%@AE@% %@AB@%-guards%@AE@% To abuse verbally; revile. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.GUM @%%@QR:black gum@%%@AB@%black gum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%sour gum%@BO: 116d26a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.HAND @%%@QR:Black Hand@%%@AB@%Black Hand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A secret society organized for acts of terrorism and
blackmail that was active in the United States in the early 20th century.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.HAW @%%@QR:black haw@%%@AB@%black haw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shrub, %@AI@%Viburnum prunifolium,%@AE@% with white flower clusters
and purple-black fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKHEAD @%%@QR:blackhead@%%@AB@%blackhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plug of dried fatty matter capped with blackened dust
and epithelial debris that clogs a pore of the skin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An infectious,
often fatal liver and intestinal disease of turkeys and some wildfowl. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Any of various birds with dark head markings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKHEART @%%@QR:blackheart@%%@AB@%blackheart%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of plants in which the inner tissues darken.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.HEARTED @%%@QR:black-hearted@%%@AB@%black-hearted%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Evil by nature; wicked.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.HOLE @%%@QR:black hole@%%@AB@%black hole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small celestial body with an intense gravitational field
that is believed to be a collapsed star.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.HOREHOUND @%%@QR:black horehound@%%@AB@%black horehound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A strong-smelling plant, %@AI@%Ballota nigra,%@AE@% native to
Europe, having clusters of purple flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.HUMOR @%%@QR:black humor@%%@AB@%black humor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Humor of the morbid and the absurd, esp. in its
development as a literary genre. %@AB@% black humorist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKING @%%@QR:blacking@%%@AB@%blacking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%Lampblack%@BO: a38b7f@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A black paste or liquid used as shoe
%@AB@%blackjack(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A leather-covered bludgeon with a short flexible shaft
or strap, used as a hand weapon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An oak tree, %@AI@%Quercus marilandica,%@AE@% of
the southeastern United States, having blackish bark. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A card game in
which the object is to accumulate cards with a total count nearer to 21
than that of the dealer. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AI@%Sphalerite%@BO: 118ad37@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-jacked%@AE@% %@AB@%-jacking%@AE@% %@AB@%-jacks%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hit with a blackjack. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To coerce by threats.
%@AB@%blackjack(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tankard made of tarred or waxed leather. [black + ME
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKLEG @%%@QR:blackleg@%%@AB@%blackleg%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An infectious, usually fatal gas gangrene affecting the
heavily muscled upper parts of the legs of sheep and cattle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bacterial
or fungous plant disease that causes the stems of plants to turn black. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
One who cheats at cards, esp. a professional gambler; cardsharp. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% A strikebreaker; scab.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.LETTER @%%@QR:black letter@%%@AB@%black letter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavy typeface with very broad counters and thick,
ornamental serifs.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.LIGHT @%%@QR:black light@%%@AB@%black light%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Invisible ultraviolet or infrared radiation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKLIST @%%@QR:blacklist@%%@AB@%blacklist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A list of persons or organizations that are disapproved,
boycotted, or suspected of disloyalty. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-listed%@AE@% %@AB@%-listing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lists%@AE@% To
place (a name) on a blacklist. %@AB@% blacklister %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.LUNG @%%@QR:black lung@%%@AB@%black lung%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Pneumoconiosis caused by the long-term inhalation of coal
dust.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.MAGIC @%%@QR:black magic@%%@AB@%black magic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Magic in league with the Devil; witchcraft.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKMAIL @%%@QR:blackmail@%%@AB@%blackmail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The extortion of money or something of value from a
person by the threat of exposure of something criminal or discreditable. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Something of value extorted in this manner. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Tribute formerly paid to
freebooters along the Scottish border for protection from pillage. [black +
%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.MARIA @%%@QR:Black Maria@%%@AB@%Black Maria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A patrol wagon. [black + the name %@AI@%Maria.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.MARKET1 @%%@QR:black market@%%@AB@%black market%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The illegal business of buying or selling goods in
violation of restrictions such as price controls or rationing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place
where black market operations are carried on.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.MARKET2 @%%@QR:black-market@%%@AB@%black-market%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-keted%@AE@% %@AB@%-keting%@AE@% %@AB@%-kets%@AE@% To trade in the black market. %@AB@%
%@AB@%black marketer %@AE@%%@AB@% black marketeer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.MASS @%%@QR:black mass@%%@AB@%black mass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A travesty of the Roman Catholic Mass as part of the
reputed observances of Satanism.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.MEASLES @%%@QR:black measles@%%@AB@%black measles%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A severe form of measles, characterized by a dark rash.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.MEDIC @%%@QR:black medic@%%@AB@%black medic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or black medick %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cloverlike plant, %@AI@%Medicago lupulina,%@AE@%
native to Europe, having compound leaves, small yellow flower heads, and
black pods.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.MONEY @%%@QR:black money@%%@AB@%black money%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Income, as from illegal activities, not reported to the
government for tax purposes.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.MUSLIM @%%@QR:Black Muslim@%%@AB@%Black Muslim%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a black religious group, the Nation of
Islam, that advocates segregation of blacks and whites and the
establishment of a black nation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.MUSTARD @%%@QR:black mustard@%%@AB@%black mustard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Brassica nigra,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, having
clusters of yellow flowers and pungent seeds that are a source of the
condiment mustard.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.NATIONALI @%%@QR:Black Nationalist@%%@AB@%Black Nationalist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a group of militant blacks who urge
separatism from whites and the establishment of self-governing black
communities. %@AB@% Black Nationalism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.NIGHTSHAD @%%@QR:black nightshade@%%@AB@%black nightshade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%belladonna%@BO: 1a8297@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.OAK @%%@QR:black oak@%%@AB@%black oak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A deciduous tree, %@AI@%Quercus velutina,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, having hard, durable wood.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKOUT @%%@QR:blackout@%%@AB@%blackout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The extinguishing or concealing of lights that might be
visible to enemy aircraft during an air raid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lack of illumination
caused by an electrical power failure. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The sudden extinguishing of
all stage lights in a theater to indicate the passage of time or mark the
end of an act or a scene. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A short, comic vaudeville skit that ends with
lights off. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A temporary loss of memory or consciousness. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
suppression or stoppage, as of news.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.PANTHER @%%@QR:Black Panther@%%@AB@%Black Panther%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of an organization of militant black
%@2@%%@CR:BLACKPOLL @%%@QR:blackpoll@%%@AB@%blackpoll%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American warbler, %@AI@%Dendroica striata,%@AE@% of which the
male has a black cap.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.POPLAR @%%@QR:black poplar@%%@AB@%black poplar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shade tree, %@AI@%Populus nigra,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, having
spreading branches and pointed, triangular leaves.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.POWER @%%@QR:Black Power@%%@AB@%Black Power%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A movement among black Americans emphasizing racial pride
and social equality through the creation of black political and cultural
institutions.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.RASPBERRY @%%@QR:black raspberry@%%@AB@%black raspberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A prickly shrub, %@AI@%Rubus occidentalis,%@AE@% of eastern
North America, bearing black fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of the black raspberry.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.ROD @%%@QR:Black Rod@%%@AB@%Black Rod%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The chief usher of various British institutions, including
the House of Lords.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.ROT @%%@QR:black rot@%%@AB@%black rot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plant diseases caused by fungi or bacteria
and resulting in darkening of the leaves and decay.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.SHEEP @%%@QR:black sheep@%%@AB@%black sheep%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person considered undesirable or disgraceful by a
respectable group.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.SHIRT @%%@QR:Black Shirt@%%@AB@%Black Shirt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a fascist party organization having a black
shirt as part of its uniform.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKSMITH @%%@QR:blacksmith@%%@AB@%blacksmith%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who forges and shapes iron with an anvil and
hammer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who makes, repairs, and fits horseshoes. [From the color of
iron.] %@AB@% blacksmithing %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKSNAKE @%%@QR:blacksnake@%%@AB@%blacksnake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various dark-colored, chiefly nonvenomous
snakes, such as the black racer, %@AI@%Coluber constrictor,%@AE@% or the black rat
snake, %@AI@%Elaphe obsoleta,%@AE@% of North America. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A long, tapering braided
rawhide or leather whip with a snapper on the end.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.SPOT @%%@QR:black spot@%%@AB@%black spot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plant diseases caused by fungi or bacteria
and resulting in small black spots on the leaves.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.SPRUCE @%%@QR:black spruce@%%@AB@%black spruce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen tree, %@AI@%Picea mariana,%@AE@% of northern North
America, growing mostly in bogs.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKSTRAP @%%@QR:blackstrap@%%@AB@%blackstrap%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dark, very thick molasses used in the manufacture of
industrial alcohol and as an ingredient in cattle feed.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.STUDIES @%%@QR:black studies@%%@AB@%black studies%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Studies that deal with Afro-American culture.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.TAILED.DE @%%@QR:black-tailed deer@%%@AB@%black-tailed deer%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or blacktail deer %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%mule deer%@BO: be6364@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.TEA @%%@QR:black tea@%%@AB@%black tea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dark tea, the leaf of which is fully fermented or
oxidized before drying.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKTHORN @%%@QR:blackthorn@%%@AB@%blackthorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thorny Eurasian shrub, %@AI@%Prunus spinosa,%@AE@% having clusters
of white flowers and bluish-black, plumlike fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.THORN @%%@QR:black thorn@%%@AB@%black thorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%pear haw%@BO: d52323@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.TIE @%%@QR:black tie@%%@AB@%black tie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A black bow tie worn with a dinner jacket. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Semiformal
evening wear for men, typically requiring a dinner jacket. %@AB@% black-tie %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.TIP @%%@QR:black tip@%%@AB@%black tip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plant diseases characterized by the
development of dark necrotic areas at the tip of the fruit or seed.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKTOP @%%@QR:blacktop@%%@AB@%blacktop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bituminous material, such as asphalt, used to pave roads.
-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-topped%@AE@% %@AB@%-topping%@AE@% %@AB@%-tops%@AE@% To pave with blacktop.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.VOMIT @%%@QR:black vomit@%%@AB@%black vomit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Vomit consisting of bloody matter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Severe yellow
fever with symptomatic regurgitation of black vomit.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.VULTURE @%%@QR:black vulture@%%@AB@%black vulture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A carrion-eating bird, %@AI@%Coragyps atratus,%@AE@% of central
North America and South America, having black plumage and a bald, black
head.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.WALNUT @%%@QR:black walnut@%%@AB@%black walnut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A deciduous tree, %@AI@%Juglans nigra,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, having dark, hard wood and edible nuts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The wood of the black
walnut. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The nut of the black walnut.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKWASH @%%@QR:blackwash@%%@AB@%blackwash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-washed%@AE@% %@AB@%-washing%@AE@% %@AB@%-washes%@AE@% To bring from concealment;
disclose. [black + (white)wash.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACKWATER.FEVE @%%@QR:blackwater fever@%%@AB@%blackwater fever%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A severe, frequently fatal malaria with symptomatic
excretion of blood in the urine.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLACK.WIDOW @%%@QR:black widow@%%@AB@%black widow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A New World spider, %@AI@%Latrodectus mactans,%@AE@% of which the
extremely venomous female is black with red markings. [From the fact that
the female eats its mate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLADDER @%%@QR:bladder@%%@AB@%bladder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Any of various distensible membranous sacs found
in most animals, esp. the %@AI@%urinary bladder%@BO: 140a066@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resembling a
bladder: %@AI@%the bladder of a football.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%An inflated, hollow
structure, such as the air sac in certain seaweeds. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%A
blister, pustule, or cyst filled with fluid or air. [ME %@AI@%bladdre %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%blaedre.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLADDERNOSE @%%@QR:bladdernose@%%@AB@%bladdernose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%hooded seal%@BO: 8d1592@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLADDER.NUT @%%@QR:bladder-nut@%%@AB@%bladder-nut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Staphylea,%@AE@% of the North Temperate Zone, having small, whitish flowers and
inflated seed pods.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLADDER.WORM @%%@QR:bladder worm@%%@AB@%bladder worm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bladderlike, encysted larva of the tapeworm.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLADDERWORT @%%@QR:bladderwort@%%@AB@%bladderwort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various aquatic plants of the genus %@AI@%Utricularia,%@AE@%
having violet or yellow flowers and in most species small bladders that
trap minute aquatic animals.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLADDER.WRACK @%%@QR:bladder wrack@%%@AB@%bladder wrack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rockweed, %@AI@%Fucus vesiculosus,%@AE@% having forked,
brownish-green fronds with air-filled bladders.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLADE @%%@QR:blade@%%@AB@%blade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The flat-edged cutting part of a sharpened tool or weapon.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A sword. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A swordsman. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A dashing young man. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A flat, thin
part or section: %@AI@%the blade of an oar.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The metal part of an ice skate.
%@AB@%%@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%The %@AI@%scapula%@BO: 1039993@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The leaf of a grass or similar
plant. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The expanded, usually green part of a leaf as distinguished from
the leafstalk. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% The upper surface of the tongue just behind the tip. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BLAME @%%@QR:blame@%%@AB@%blame%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blamed%@AE@% %@AB@%blaming%@AE@% %@AB@%blames%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hold (someone or something) at
fault; think of as responsible or guilty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To find fault with; censure.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To place responsibility for (something) on a person. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The
responsibility or guilt for a fault or error. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Censure; condemnation.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% to blame.%@AE@% Deserving of censure; at fault. [ME %@AI@%blamen
%@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%blasmer %@AE@%< alteration of LLat. %@AI@%blasphemare,%@AE@% to reproach. -see
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%blame%@BO: 1e782a@%%@AE@% %@AI@%fault%@BO: 6bf155@%%@AE@% %@AI@%guilt%@BO: 83271b@%%@AE@% These nouns are compared in the sense of
responsibility for an offense. %@AI@%Blame%@BO: 1e782a@%%@AE@% stresses censure arising from
something for which one is held liable. %@AI@%Fault%@BO: 6bf155@%%@AE@% usually applies to a cause
of failure ascribed specifically to a person or persons. %@AI@%Guilt%@BO: 83271b@%%@AE@% applies to
serious, willful breaches of a standard of conduct and stresses the moral
culpability, rather than practical shortcoming, of the offender.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLAMEABLE @%%@QR:blameable@%%@AB@%blameable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%blamable%@BO: 1e7730@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:BLANCH @%%@QR:blanch@%%@AB@%blanch%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or blench %@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blanched%@AE@% %@AB@%blanching%@AE@% %@AB@%blanches%@AE@% %@AB@% or blenched %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%blenching %@AE@%%@AB@% or blenches %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take the color from; bleach. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
whiten (a growing food plant, such as celery) by covering to cut off direct
light. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To whiten (a metal) by soaking in acid or by coating with tin. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% To scald in order to loosen the skin of (almonds, for example). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
scald (food) briefly, as before freezing. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To cause to turn white or
become pale. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% To turn white or become pale. [ME %@AI@%blaunchen, %@AE@%to
make white < OFr. %@AI@%blanchir %@AE@%< %@AI@%blanche, %@AE@%fem. of %@AI@%blanc, %@AE@%white.] %@AB@% blancher %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLANCMANGE @%%@QR:blancmange@%%@AB@%blancmange%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flavored and sweetened milk pudding thickened with
%@2@%%@CR:BLAND @%%@QR:bland@%%@AB@%bland%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characterized by a moderate, undisturbing, or
tranquil quality, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Pleasant in manner; ingratiating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Not
irritating or stimulating; soothing: %@AI@%a bland diet.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Mild; balmy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLANDISH @%%@QR:blandish@%%@AB@%blandish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dished%@AE@% %@AB@%-dishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-dishes%@AE@% To coax by flattery or
%@2@%%@CR:BLANK @%%@QR:blank@%%@AB@%blank%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Bearing no writing, print, or marking of any
kind. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Not completed or filled in: %@AI@%a blank questionnaire.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Without
grooves or cuts: %@AI@%a blank key.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Expressing nothing; vacant: %@AI@% Although his
%@AI@%gestures were elaborate, his face was blank (Nathanael West). %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Appearing
confused or dazed; bewildered. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Devoid of activity or character; empty.
%@AI@%refusal.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An empty space or place; void. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An empty space to
be filled in on a document. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A document with one or more such spaces. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
An unfinished material, part, or article, such as a key form, that is
prepared and stored for eventual finishing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A gun cartridge with a
charge of powder but no bullet. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A lottery ticket that wins no prize. %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
A mark, usually a dash (-), indicating the omission of a word or letter. %@AB@%7.%@AE@%
The center white circle of a target; %@AI@%bull's eye%@BO: 269bf5@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blanked%@AE@% %@AB@%blanking%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%blanks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove, as from view; obliterate: %@AI@% at times the strong glare
%@AI@%of the sun blanked it from sight (Richard Wright). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To delete;
invalidate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@%To prevent (an opponent) from scoring. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To punch
or stamp from flat stock, esp. with a die.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% draw a blank.%@AE@% To fail, esp. to fail to come up with
an idea, answer or solution. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%blanc,%@AE@% white.] %@AB@% blankly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%blankness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLANK.CARTRIDGE @%%@QR:blank cartridge@%%@AB@%blank cartridge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%blank%@BO: 1e8b00@%%@AE@% (sense 4).
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLANK.CHECK @%%@QR:blank check@%%@AB@%blank check%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A signed check with no amount filled in. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Total
freedom of action; %@AI@%carte blanche%@BO: 2d42e2@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLANK.ENDORSEME @%%@QR:blank endorsement@%%@AB@%blank endorsement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An endorsement on a check or negotiable note that
names no payee, making it payable to the bearer.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLANKET @%%@QR:blanket@%%@AB@%blanket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large piece of woven material used as a covering for
warmth, esp. on a bed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A thick layer that covers or encloses: %@AI@%a blanket
%@AI@%of snow.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Applying to or covering all conditions or requirements: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%blanket insurance policy.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-keted%@AE@% %@AB@%-keting%@AE@% %@AB@%-kets%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cover with
or as if with a blanket. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cover so as to inhibit or suppress. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
apply to generally and uniformly without exception. [ME < OFr. < %@AI@%blanc,%@AE@%
white.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLANKETFLOWER @%%@QR:blanketflower@%%@AB@%blanketflower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%gaillardia%@BO: 793c39@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLANKET.STITCH1 @%%@QR:blanket stitch@%%@AB@%blanket stitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The buttonhole stitch as used for edging around a
blanket or other heavy material.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLANKET.STITCH2 @%%@QR:blanket-stitch@%%@AB@%blanket-stitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-stitched%@AE@% %@AB@%-stitching%@AE@% %@AB@%-stitches%@AE@% To sew with a
blanket stitch.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLANK.VERSE @%%@QR:blank verse@%%@AB@%blank verse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Verse consisting of unrhymed lines, usually of iambic
pentameter.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLARE @%%@QR:blare@%%@AB@%blare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blared%@AE@% %@AB@%blaring%@AE@% %@AB@%blares%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To sound loudly and stridently.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to blare. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To utter or exclaim loudly. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A loud,
[After the %@AI@%Blarney %@AE@%Stone, in Blarney Castle, Blarney, Ireland, said to give
skill in flattery to those who kiss it.] %@AB@% blarney %@AE@%%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-neyed%@AE@% %@AB@%-neying%@AE@% %@AB@%-neys%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLASE @%%@QR:blase@%%@AB@%blase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Uninterested or unexcited because of frequent exposure or
indulgence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Very sophisticated. [Fr., p.part. of %@AI@%blaser, %@AE@%to cloy.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLASPHEME @%%@QR:blaspheme@%%@AB@%blaspheme%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-phemed%@AE@% %@AB@%-pheming%@AE@% %@AB@%-phemes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To speak of (God or
something sacred) in an irreverent or impious manner. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To revile;
%@2@%%@CR:BLASPHEMY @%%@QR:blasphemy@%%@AB@%blasphemy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A contemptuous or profane act, utterance,
or writing concerning God. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The act of claiming for oneself the
attributes and rights of God. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An irreverent or impious act, attitude, or
utterance in regard to something considered inviolable or sacrosanct.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLAST1 @%%@QR:blast@%%@AB@%blast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A strong gust of wind. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The effect of such a gust. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A forcible stream of air, gas, or steam from an opening, esp. one in a
blast furnace to aid combustion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of blowing a whistle or
wind instrument. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The sound or noise produced by this. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An
explosion, as of dynamite. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The effect of such an explosion. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The
charge of dynamite or other explosive used. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A disease of plants that
results in failure of flowers to open or of fruit or seeds to mature. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A
destructive or damaging influence. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A violent verbal assault or outburst.
%@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A satisfyingly exciting experience or event, as a big party.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blasted%@AE@% %@AB@%blasting%@AE@% %@AB@%blasts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fragment by or as if by explosion;
smash. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To ruin; frustrate: %@AI@% Our hopes were all blasted at one blow
%@AI@%(Frederick Douglass). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cause to shrivel, wither, or mature imperfectly
by or as if by blast or blight. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To make or open by or as if by
explosion: %@AI@%blast a channel through the reefs.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To attack or
criticize vigorously. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To detonate explosives. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To emit a loud,
strident noise. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To wither, shrivel, or mature imperfectly. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@%
To attack or criticize with vigor. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To shoot. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electronics. %@AE@%To
distort sound recording or transmission by overloading a microphone or
loudspeaker.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% blast off.%@AE@% To take off, as a rocket or space
vehicle.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% (at) full blast.%@AE@% At full speed, volume, or capacity.
%@2@%%@CR:BLASTEMA @%%@QR:blastema@%%@AB@%blastema%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mata %@AE@% A segregated region of embryonic cells
from which a specific organ develops. [Gk. %@AI@%blastema, %@AE@%offspring < %@AI@%blastos,
%@2@%%@CR:BLAST.FURNACE @%%@QR:blast furnace@%%@AB@%blast furnace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A furnace in which combustion is intensified by a blast
of air.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLASTIC @%%@QR:-blastic@%%@AB@%-blastic%@AE@%%@EH@% Having a specified number or kind of buds, germs, cells, or
cell layers: %@AI@%meroblastic.%@AE@% [< -blast.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLASTING.GELATI @%%@QR:blasting gelatin@%%@AB@%blasting gelatin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%dynamite%@BO: 5cbba7@%%@AE@% containing nitrocellulose in addition to
%@2@%%@CR:BLASTOCOEL @%%@QR:blastocoel@%%@AB@%blastocoel%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or blastocoele %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The cavity of a %@AI@%blastula%@BO: 1ebc6f@%%@AE@%. [blasto- +
%@2@%%@CR:BLASTODISC @%%@QR:blastodisc@%%@AB@%blastodisc%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%germinal disc%@BO: 7c70d5@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLASTOFF @%%@QR:blastoff@%%@AB@%blastoff%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or blast-off %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The launching of a rocket or space vehicle.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLASTOGENESIS @%%@QR:blastogenesis@%%@AB@%blastogenesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The theory that inherited characteristics are
transmitted from parent to offspring by germ plasm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Reproduction by
%@2@%%@CR:BLASTOMA @%%@QR:blastoma@%%@AB@%blastoma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mata %@AE@% A neoplasm composed of immature and
undifferentiated cells.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLASTOMERE @%%@QR:blastomere@%%@AB@%blastomere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cell formed during the cleavage of a fertilized ovum. %@AB@%
%@AB@%blastomeric %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLASTOPORE @%%@QR:blastopore@%%@AB@%blastopore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The mouthlike opening into the primitive intestinal cavity
of the gastrula. [blasto- + pore2.] %@AB@% blastoporal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLASTULA @%%@QR:blastula@%%@AB@%blastula%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-las%@AE@% %@AB@% or -lae %@AE@% An early embryonic form consisting
essentially of a hollow cellular sphere. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%blastos, %@AE@%bud.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLAT @%%@QR:blat@%%@AB@%blat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blatted%@AE@% %@AB@%blatting%@AE@% %@AB@%blats%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To utter without thinking; blurt.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cry, esp. as a sheep; bleat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a harsh or raucous
noise. [Imit.] %@AB@% blat %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLATANT @%%@QR:blatant@%%@AB@%blatant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Unpleasantly and often vulgarly loud and noisy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Completely and often offensively conspicuous; obvious: %@AI@%a blatant lie.%@AE@%
[Prob. < Lat. %@AI@%blatire,%@AE@% to blab.] %@AB@% blatancy %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% blatantly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Blatant %@AE@% and %@AI@%flagrant %@AE@% are often confused. In the sense that
causes the confusion, %@AI@%blatant %@AE@% has the meaning of "outrageous" or
"egregious." %@AI@%Flagrant %@AE@% emphasizes wrong or evil that is glaring or
notorious. Therefore, one who blunders may be guilty of a %@AI@%blatant %@AE@% (but not
a %@AI@%flagrant%@AE@% ) error; one who intentionally and ostentatiously violates a
pledge commits a %@AI@%flagrant %@AE@% act.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLATHER @%%@QR:blather@%%@AB@%blather%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or blether %@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ers%@AE@% To talk nonsensically.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Absurd or foolish talk; nonsense. [ME < ON %@AI@%blaora%@AE@% < %@AI@%blaor,%@AE@% nonsense.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%blaze(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brilliant burst of fire; flame. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bright or steady
light or glare: %@AI@%the blaze of day.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A destructive fire. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A brilliant or
striking display: %@AI@%flowers that were a blaze of color.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A sudden
outburst, as of emotion: %@AI@%a blaze of anger.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%blazes%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Hell.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blazed%@AE@% %@AB@%blazing%@AE@% %@AB@%blazes%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To burn with a bright flame. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
shine brightly. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be resplendent: %@AI@%a garden blazing with flowers.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
flare up suddenly: %@AI@%His temper blazed.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To shoot rapidly and
continuously: %@AI@%entered the hideout with guns blazing.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to
blaze; burn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To shine or be resplendent with: %@AI@%eyes that blazed fire.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%incandescence%@BO: 9433af@%%@AE@% %@AI@%glow%@BO: 7e496f@%%@AE@% These nouns relate to the visible signs of combustion,
especially to a brightly burning light. %@AI@%Blaze%@BO: 1ec52a@%%@AE@% primarily stresses intensity
and magnitude of combustion and especially implies vivid illumination.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Flame%@BO: 7078b5@%%@AE@% more narrowly pertains to a jet or tongue of fire. %@AI@%Flare%@BO: 70a0f3@%%@AE@% applies to
a sudden, brief, intensely brilliant but unsteady burst of light, and %@AI@%flash%@BO: 70a742@%%@AE@%
to an even shorter burst. %@AI@%Glare%@BO: 7daf24@%%@AE@% emphasizes continuing intensity of
blinding light. %@AI@%Incandescence%@BO: 9433af@%%@AE@% suggests the intense brilliance of something
white-hot. %@AI@%Glow%@BO: 7e496f@%%@AE@% primarily stresses light, often in the absence of visible
flame; it particularly suggests steadiness of radiation and absence of
intense brilliance.
%@AB@%blaze(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A white or light-colored spot on the face of a horse or
other animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mark cut or painted on a tree to indicate a trail.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blazed%@AE@% %@AB@%blazing%@AE@% %@AB@%blazes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To mark (a tree) with or as if with
blazes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To indicate (a trail) by marking trees with blazes. [Of Germanic
orig.]
%@AB@%blaze(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blazed%@AE@% %@AB@%blazing%@AE@% %@AB@%blazes%@AE@% To make known publicly; proclaim:
%@AI@%%@AI@%blazed the news.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%blasen %@AE@%< MDu. %@AI@%blasen,%@AE@% to blow.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLAZER @%%@QR:blazer@%%@AB@%blazer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that blazes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A lightweight, informal sports jacket,
often striped or brightly colored.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLAZING.STAR @%%@QR:blazing star@%%@AB@%blazing star%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A North American plant, %@AI@%Chamaelirium luteum,%@AE@% having a
long cluster of small white flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various North American
plants of the genus %@AI@%Liatris,%@AE@% having clusters of tuftlike purple or pinkish
flowers. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Mentzelia laevicaulis,%@AE@% of western North America,
having large, pale-yellow flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLAZON @%%@QR:blazon@%%@AB@%blazon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-zoned%@AE@% %@AB@%-zoning%@AE@% %@AB@%-zons%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To describe (a coat of arms) in
proper heraldic terms. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To paint or depict (a coat of arms) with accurate
heraldic detail. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To adorn or embellish with or as if with blazons: %@AI@% the
%@AI@%stars and moons and suns blazoned on that sacred wall (G.K. Chesterton). %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
To announce; proclaim. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A coat of arms. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The heraldic description
or representation of a coat of arms. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An ostentatious or showy display.
%@2@%%@CR:BLAZONRY @%%@QR:blazonry@%%@AB@%blazonry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The art of properly and accurately describing
or representing armorial bearings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A coat of arms. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A showy or
brilliant display.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEACH @%%@QR:bleach@%%@AB@%bleach%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bleached%@AE@% %@AB@%bleaching%@AE@% %@AB@%bleaches%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove the color from,
as by means of chemical agents. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make white or colorless. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
become white or colorless. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A chemical agent used for bleaching. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of bleaching. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The degree of bleaching obtained. [ME %@AI@%blechen
%@AE@%< OE %@AI@%blaecan.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEACHER @%%@QR:bleacher@%%@AB@%bleacher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that bleaches. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%bleachers%@AE@% An often unroofed
outdoor grandstand for seating spectators.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEACHING.POWDE @%%@QR:bleaching powder@%%@AB@%bleaching powder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A powder, such as %@AI@%chlorinated lime%@BO: 33b1f3@%%@AE@% or %@AI@%calcium
%@AI@%hypochlorite%@BO: 296ec7@%%@AE@%, used in solution as a bleach.
%@AB@%bleak(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A European freshwater fish of the genus %@AI@%Alburnus,%@AE@% having
silvery scales used in the manufacture of artificial pearls. [ME %@AI@%bleke %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%blaec,%@AE@% bright.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEAR @%%@QR:blear@%%@AB@%blear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bleared%@AE@% %@AB@%blearing%@AE@% %@AB@%blears%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To blur (the eyes) with or as if
with tears. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To blur; dim. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Bleary. [ME %@AI@%bleren.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEAR.EYED @%%@QR:blear-eyed@%%@AB@%blear-eyed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bleary-eyed%@BO: 1ee38b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEARY @%%@QR:bleary@%%@AB@%bleary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Blurred or dimmed by or as if by tears:
%@2@%%@CR:BLEARY.EYED @%%@QR:bleary-eyed@%%@AB@%bleary-eyed%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or blear-eyed %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% With eyes blurred by or as if by
tears. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Dull of mind or perception.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEAT @%%@QR:bleat@%%@AB@%bleat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The characteristic cry of a goat or sheep. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sound
similar to a bleat, as a whining cry. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bleated%@AE@% %@AB@%bleating%@AE@% %@AB@%bleats%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To utter a bleat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To utter a sound similar to a bleat, esp. a whine.
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To utter in a whining voice. [ME %@AI@%blet %@AE@%< %@AI@%bleten, %@AE@%to bleat < OE
%@2@%%@CR:BLEB @%%@QR:bleb@%%@AB@%bleb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small blister or pustule. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An air bubble. [Prob. var. of
blob.] %@AB@% blebby %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEED @%%@QR:bleed@%%@AB@%bleed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bled%@AE@% , bleeding, bleeds. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To lose or emit blood. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To be wounded, esp. in battle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To feel sympathetic grief or anguish: %@AI@%My
%@AI@%heart bleeds for you.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To exude sap or a similar fluid, as a bruised
plant does. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To pay out money, esp. an exorbitant amount. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To
become mixed or run, as dyes in wet cloth. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To show through a layer of
paint, as a stain or resin in wood. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To be printed so as to go off the
edge or edges of a page after trimming. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To take or remove blood
from. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To extract sap or juice from. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To draw liquid or gaseous
contents from; drain. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To draw off (liquid or gaseous matter) from a
container. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To obtain money from, esp. by improper means. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
To cause (an illustration, for example) to bleed. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To trim (a page, for
example) so closely as to mutilate the printed or illustrative matter.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Illustrative matter that bleeds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A page trimmed so as to
bleed. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The part of the page that is trimmed off. [ME %@AI@%bleden%@AE@% < OE
%@AI@%bledan.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEEDER @%%@QR:bleeder@%%@AB@%bleeder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%hemophiliac%@BO: 8912a8@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bloodletter%@BO: 1f8199@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A
blood vessel severed by trauma or surgery that requires attention for the
arrest of blood flow.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEEDING.HEART @%%@QR:bleeding-heart@%%@AB@%bleeding-heart%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Dicentra,%@AE@% having
nodding pink flowers, esp. the widely cultivated species %@AI@%D. spectabilis,%@AE@%
native to Japan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who is considered excessively sympathetic
toward those who claim to be underprivileged or exploited.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEEP @%%@QR:bleep@%%@AB@%bleep%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brief high-pitched sound, as from an electronic device.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bleeped%@AE@% %@AB@%bleeping%@AE@% %@AB@%bleeps%@AE@% To blip. [Imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEMISH @%%@QR:blemish@%%@AB@%blemish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ished%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishes%@AE@% To impair or spoil by a flaw; mar.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flaw or defect, esp. one that adversely affects appearance. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%blemisshen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%blemir, %@AE@%to make pale, of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% blemisher %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%blemish%@BO: 1ef1a4@%%@AE@% %@AI@%imperfection%@BO: 92ff52@%%@AE@% %@AI@%fault%@BO: 6bf155@%%@AE@% %@AI@%defect%@BO: 4d7db1@%%@AE@% %@AI@%flaw%@BO: 7106f2@%%@AE@% All of these
denote loss or absence of perfection. %@AI@%Blemish%@BO: 1ef1a4@%%@AE@% applies to some manifest
characteristic that is held to mar the appearance of character of a thing,
whereas %@AI@%imperfection%@BO: 92ff52@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%fault%@BO: 6bf155@%%@AE@% apply more comprehensively to any
deficiency or shortcoming in make-up. %@AI@%Defect%@BO: 4d7db1@%%@AE@% denotes serious functional or
structural shortcoming; %@AI@%flaw%@BO: 7106f2@%%@AE@% refers to a small but fundamental weakness or
%@2@%%@CR:BLENDED.WHISKEY @%%@QR:blended whiskey@%%@AB@%blended whiskey%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Whiskey that is either a blend of two or more
straight whiskeys or a blend of whiskey and neutral spirits.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLENDER @%%@QR:blender@%%@AB@%blender%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that blends. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An electrical appliance with whirling
blades for chopping, mixing, or liquefying foods.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLENDING.INHERI @%%@QR:blending inheritance@%%@AB@%blending inheritance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inheritance of characters intermediate between
those of parents widely divergent in those characters.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLENNY @%%@QR:blenny@%%@AB@%blenny%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% Any of numerous small, elongated marine fishes,
chiefly of the families Blenniidae and Clinidae. [Lat. %@AI@%blennius, %@AE@%a kind of
sea fish < Gk. %@AI@%blennos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLENT @%%@QR:blent@%%@AB@%blent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense and past participle of %@AI@%blend%@BO: 1ef84d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEPHARITIS @%%@QR:blepharitis@%%@AB@%blepharitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of the eyelid. [Gk. %@AI@%blepharon,%@AE@% eyelid +
-itis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEPHAROSPASM @%%@QR:blepharospasm@%%@AB@%blepharospasm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Uncontrollable winking caused by the involuntary
contraction of an eyelid muscle. [NLat. %@AI@%blepharospasmus %@AE@%: Gk. %@AI@%blepharon,%@AE@%
eyelid + Gk. %@AI@%spasmos,%@AE@% cramp.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLESBOK @%%@QR:blesbok@%%@AB@%blesbok%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%blesbok%@AE@% %@AB@% or -boks %@AE@% An African antelope, %@AI@%Damaliscus
%@AI@%albifrons,%@AE@% having curved horns and a face marked with white. [Afr. : %@AI@%bles,%@AE@%
white mark on an animal's face (< MDu.) + %@AI@%bok,%@AE@% buck (< MDu. %@AI@%boc%@AE@%).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLESS @%%@QR:bless@%%@AB@%bless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blessed%@AE@% %@AB@% or blest %@AE@%%@AB@% or blessing %@AE@%%@AB@% or blesses %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make holy
by religious rite; sanctify. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make the sign of the cross over so as to
sanctify. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To invoke divine favor upon. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To honor as holy; glorify:
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bless the Lord.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To confer well-being or prosperity upon. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To endow,
as with talent. [ME %@AI@%blessen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%bletsian.%@AE@%] %@AB@% blesser %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLESSED @%%@QR:blessed@%%@AB@%blessed%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or blest %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Worthy of worship; holy. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Held in
veneration; revered. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@%Enjoying the eternal
happiness of heaven. Used as a title for those who have been beatified. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% Used as an intensive: %@AI@%not a blessed dime.%@AE@% %@AB@% blessedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%blessedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLESSED.SACRAME @%%@QR:Blessed Sacrament@%%@AB@%Blessed Sacrament%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% The consecrated Host.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLESSED.VIRGIN @%%@QR:Blessed Virgin@%%@AB@%Blessed Virgin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Virgin Mary%@BO: 1458b5f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLESSING @%%@QR:blessing@%%@AB@%blessing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of one who blesses. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something promoting or
contributing to happiness, well-being, or prosperity; boon. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Approbation;
approval: %@AI@%This plan has my blessing.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A short prayer before or after a
meal.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLEST @%%@QR:blest@%%@AB@%blest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense and past participle of %@AI@%bless%@BO: 1f05c2@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of
%@AI@%%@AI@%blessed%@BO: 1f0837@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLETHER @%%@QR:blether@%%@AB@%blether%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%blather%@BO: 1ec2c8@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:BLEW @%%@QR:blew@%%@AB@%blew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%blow1%@BO: 1fb300@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLIGHT @%%@QR:blight@%%@AB@%blight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several plant diseases that result in the death of
leaves, growing tips, or an entire plant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An adverse environmental
condition, as air pollution. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One that withers hopes or ambitions,
impairs growth, or halts prosperity. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The state or result of being
blighted. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blighted%@AE@% %@AB@%blighting%@AE@% %@AB@%blights%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause (a plant, for
example) to be affected with blight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to decline or decay. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
ruin; destroy. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To suffer blight. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLIGHTER @%%@QR:blighter@%%@AB@%blighter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that blights. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A fellow, esp. one
%@2@%%@CR:BLIND.ALLEY @%%@QR:blind alley@%%@AB@%blind alley%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An undertaking that is mistaken or fails to
produce results.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLIND.DATE @%%@QR:blind date@%%@AB@%blind date%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A social engagement between a man and a
woman who have not previously met. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Either of the persons taking part in
a blind date.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLINDER @%%@QR:blinder@%%@AB@%blinder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that blinds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%blinders%@AE@% A pair of leather flaps
attached to a horse's bridle to curtail side vision.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLINDFISH @%%@QR:blindfish@%%@AB@%blindfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%blindfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% Any of various fishes having
rudimentary, nonfunctioning eyes, esp. the %@AI@%cavefish%@BO: 2efdae@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLINDFOLD @%%@QR:blindfold@%%@AB@%blindfold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-folded%@AE@% %@AB@%-folding%@AE@% %@AB@%-folds%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cover the eyes of with or
as if with a bandage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To prevent from seeing and esp. from
comprehending. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bandage to cover the eyes. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% With eyes
covered. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Reckless. [ME %@AI@%blindfellen, %@AE@%OE %@AI@%geblindfellian,%@AE@% to strike blind.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLIND.GUT @%%@QR:blind gut@%%@AB@%blind gut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A digestive cavity having only one opening. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%cecum%@BO: 2f1e52@%%@AE@%
of the large intestine.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLIND.HINGE @%%@QR:blind hinge@%%@AB@%blind hinge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hinge constructed to allow the hinged piece to swing
shut by its own weight unless held open.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLINDMANS.BUFF @%%@QR:blindman's buff@%%@AB@%blindman's buff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A game in which a blindfolded player tries to catch
and identify one of the other players. [%@AI@%Buff, %@AE@%short for %@AI@%buffet,%@AE@% a blow.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLIND.PIG @%%@QR:blind pig@%%@AB@%blind pig%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A %@AI@%speakeasy%@BO: 117d31f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLIND.SIDE @%%@QR:blind side@%%@AB@%blind side%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The side away from which one is directing one's attention.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLIND.SPOT @%%@QR:blind spot@%%@AB@%blind spot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%The small, optically insensitive region where
the optic nerve enters the retina of the eye. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A part of an area that
cannot be directly observed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An area where radio reception is weak. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
subject about which one is markedly ignorant or prejudiced.
%@2@%%@CR:BLIND.TIGER @%%@QR:blind tiger@%%@AB@%blind tiger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A %@AI@%speakeasy%@BO: 117d31f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLINDWORM @%%@QR:blindworm@%%@AB@%blindworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%slowworm%@BO: 112b7d1@%%@AE@%. [From its small eyes.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLINI @%%@QR:blini@%%@AB@%blini%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Small buckwheat pancakes served with caviar or sour cream.
[R., pl. of %@AI@%blin, %@AE@%pancake.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLINK @%%@QR:blink@%%@AB@%blink%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blinked%@AE@% %@AB@%blinking%@AE@% %@AB@%blinks%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To close and open the eyes
rapidly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To look through half-closed eyes, as in a bright glare; squint.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To shine with intermittent gleams; flash on and off. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To be startled
or dismayed. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To close and open (the eyes) rapidly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To refuse to
recognize or face; ignore or overlook: %@AI@%blink ugly facts.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To signal (a
message) with a flashing light.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% blink at. .%@AE@% To look with
pretended ignorance; pretend not to see: %@AI@%blink at dishonest practices.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or an instance of closing and opening the eyes rapidly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
quick look or glimpse; glance. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The time it takes to blink. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A flash of
light; twinkle. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An %@AI@%iceblink%@BO: 90edeb@%%@AE@% (sense 1).%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% on the blink.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Not in proper working
condition; out of order. [ME %@AI@%blinken.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLINKER @%%@QR:blinker@%%@AB@%blinker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A light that blinks in order to convey a message or
%@2@%%@CR:BLINTZ @%%@QR:blintz@%%@AB@%blintz%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or blintze %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thin, rolled pancake usually filled with cottage
cheese and often served with sour cream. [Yiddish %@AI@%blintse %@AE@%< R. %@AI@%blinyets,
%@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%blin, %@AE@%pancake.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLIP @%%@QR:blip@%%@AB@%blip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blipped%@AE@% %@AB@%blipping%@AE@% %@AB@%blips%@AE@% To interrupt recorded sounds, as on a
videotape: %@AI@%blipped the expletive from the TV show.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A spot of
light on a radar screen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A brief interruption of the sound received in a
television program as a result of blipping. [Alteration of bleep.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLISS @%%@QR:bliss@%%@AB@%bliss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Extreme happiness; joy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The ecstasy of salvation;
%@AI@%%@AI@%blistering criticism.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Very rapid: %@AI@%a blistering pace.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLISTER.RUST @%%@QR:blister rust@%%@AB@%blister rust%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several diseases of pine trees, caused by various
fungi of the genus %@AI@%Cronartium%@AE@% and resulting in cankers and blisters on the
bark.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLITE @%%@QR:blite@%%@AB@%blite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Strawberry blite%@BO: 1203cff@%%@AE@%. [ME, an herb < Lat. %@AI@%blitum,%@AE@% spinach < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:BLITZ @%%@QR:blitz@%%@AB@%blitz%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%blitzkrieg%@BO: 1f4412@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An intensive air raid or series of air
raids. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An intense campaign. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blitzed%@AE@% %@AB@%blitzing%@AE@% %@AB@%blitzes%@AE@% To
subject to a blitz. [Short for blitzkrieg.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLITZKRIEG @%%@QR:blitzkrieg@%%@AB@%blitzkrieg%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A swift, sudden military offensive, usually by combined
air and land forces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A swift, concerted effort. [G. : %@AI@%Blitz, %@AE@%lightning +
%@AI@%Krieg,%@AE@% war.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLIZZARD @%%@QR:blizzard@%%@AB@%blizzard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A violent windstorm accompanied by intense cold and
driving snow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A very heavy snowstorm with high winds. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A torrent or
superabundance: %@AI@%a blizzard of phone calls.%@AE@% [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOAT @%%@QR:bloat@%%@AB@%bloat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bloated%@AE@% %@AB@%bloating%@AE@% %@AB@%bloats%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to swell up or
inflate, as with liquid or gas. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To puff up, as with vanity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cure
(fish) by soaking in brine and half-drying in smoke. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become
swollen or inflated. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of a
domestic animal, caused by the gases of fermentation of green forage. [< ME
%@AI@%blout, %@AE@%soft, puffed < ON %@AI@%blautr.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOATER @%%@QR:bloater@%%@AB@%bloater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mackerel or herring lightly smoked and salted.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOB @%%@QR:blob@%%@AB@%blob%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A soft, amorphous mass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A shapeless splotch or daub, esp.
of color. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blobbed%@AE@% %@AB@%blobbing%@AE@% %@AB@%blobs%@AE@% To splash or mark with blobs;
splotch. [ME %@AI@%blober,%@AE@% bubble.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOC @%%@QR:bloc@%%@AB@%bloc%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group of persons, parties, or nations united for common
action. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A coalition, often bipartisan, of U.S. legislators acting
together for a common purpose or interest: %@AI@%the farm bloc.%@AE@% [Fr. < OFr.,
block.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCK @%%@QR:block@%%@AB@%block%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A solid piece of wood or other hard substance having one
or more flat sides. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Such a piece used as a construction member or as a
supporting or strengthening piece. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Such a piece upon which chopping or
cutting is done: %@AI@%a butcher's block.%@AE@% %@AB@%d.%@AE@% Such a piece upon which persons are
beheaded. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A stand from which articles are sold at an auction. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A mold
or form on which something is shaped or displayed: %@AI@%a hat block.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A piece
of wood, stone, or other substance prepared for engraving. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A pulley
or a system of pulleys set in a casing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An %@AI@%engine block%@BO: 6216ea@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A group
acting or regarded as a unit; bloc. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A set of like items sold or handled
as a unit, as shares of stock. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A group of four or more unseparated
postage stamps forming a rectangle. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A group of townships in an
unsurveyed area in Canada. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A rectangular section of a city or town
bounded on each side by consecutive streets. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A segment of a street
bounded by successive cross streets and including its buildings and
inhabitants. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% A large building divided into separate units, such as
apartments. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% A length of railroad track controlled by signals. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% An
act of obstructing or hindering. %@AB@%14.%@AE@% An obstacle or hindrance. %@AB@%15.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports.
%@AS@%%@AE@%An act of bodily obstruction, esp. in football, legal interference with an
opposing player to clear the path of the ballcarrier. %@AB@%16.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine.
%@AE@%Interruption, esp. obstruction, of a neural, digestive, or other
physiological process. %@AB@%17.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@%Sudden cessation of a thought
process without an immediate observable cause, sometimes considered a
consequence of repression. %@AB@%18.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A person's head: %@AI@%threatened to knock
%@AI@%his block off.%@AE@% %@AB@%19.%@AE@% A blockhead. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blocked%@AE@% %@AB@%blocking%@AE@% %@AB@%blocks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
shape into a block. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To support, strengthen, or retain in place by means
of a block. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To shape, mold, or form with or on a block: %@AI@%block a hat.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; hinder or obstruct:
%@AI@%%@AI@%block traffic; block out the sun's rays.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To indicate broadly without
great detail; sketch. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@%To impede the movement of (an opponent or
the ball) by physical interference. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%To interrupt the proper
functioning of (a physiological process). %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@%To fail to
remember. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To run (trains) on the block system. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Sports. %@AE@% To
obstruct the movement of an opponent.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% on the block. .%@AE@% Up for sale, esp. at an auction. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BLOCKAGE @%%@QR:blockage@%%@AB@%blockage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of obstructing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An obstruction.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCK.AND.TACKL @%%@QR:block and tackle@%%@AB@%block and tackle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An apparatus of pulley blocks and ropes or cables
used for hauling and hoisting heavy objects.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCKBUSTER @%%@QR:blockbuster@%%@AB@%blockbuster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bomb capable of destroying a city block.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something of devastating effect. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One that engages in blockbusting.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCKBUSTING @%%@QR:blockbusting@%%@AB@%blockbusting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The practice of persuading white homeowners
to sell quickly and usually at a loss by appealing to the fear that
minority groups and esp. blacks will move into the neighborhood, with a
resulting decline in property values.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCKHEAD @%%@QR:blockhead@%%@AB@%blockhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stupid person; dolt.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCKHOUSE @%%@QR:blockhouse@%%@AB@%blockhouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A military fortification constructed of concrete or
other sturdy material, with loopholes for defensive firing or for
observation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A heavily reinforced building used for launch operations of
missiles and space launch vehicles. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A fort made of squared timbers with
a projecting upper story.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCKISH @%%@QR:blockish@%%@AB@%blockish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Like or resembling a block. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Dull; stupid. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLOCK.LETTER @%%@QR:block letter@%%@AB@%block letter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A letter printed or written sans serif. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing.
%@AS@%%@AE@%A sans-serif style of type.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCK.PLANE @%%@QR:block plane@%%@AB@%block plane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small plane used by carpenters for cutting across the
grain of wood.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCK.PRINTING @%%@QR:block printing@%%@AB@%block printing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Printing from engraved or carved wooden or linoleum
blocks.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCK.SIGNAL @%%@QR:block signal@%%@AB@%block signal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fixed signal at the entrance to a railroad block,
indicating whether or not trains may enter.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCK.SYSTEM @%%@QR:block system@%%@AB@%block system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system for controlling and safeguarding the flow of
railway trains in which track is divided into blocks, each controlled by
automatic signals.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOCKY @%%@QR:blocky@%%@AB@%blocky%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% Resembling a block; stocky.
%@2@%%@CR:BLOND @%%@QR:blond@%%@AB@%blond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having fair hair and skin and usually light
eyes: %@AI@%blond Scandinavians.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of a flaxen or golden color or of any light
shade of auburn or pale yellowish brown: %@AI@%blond hair.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Light-colored:
%@AI@%%@AI@%blond furniture.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A blond person. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A light yellowish brown to
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Blond %@AE@% as an adjective may be used of both sexes. %@AI@%Blonde %@AE@% and
%@AI@%%@AI@%brunette %@AE@% as nouns are used only of females.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLONDE @%%@QR:blonde@%%@AB@%blonde%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%blonder%@AE@% %@AB@%blondest%@AE@% Blond. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A blonde woman or girl.
[OFr., fem. of %@AI@%blond.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD @%%@QR:blood@%%@AB@%blood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The fluid circulated by the heart through the vertebrate
vascular system, carrying oxygen and nutrients throughout the body and
waste materials to excretory channels. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A functionally similar fluid in
an invertebrate. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A fluid resembling blood, such as the juice of certain
plants. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Life; lifeblood. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Bloodshed; murder. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Temperament or
disposition. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Descent from a common ancestor; parental lineage. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Family relationship; kinship. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Descent from noble or royal lineage: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%princess of the blood.%@AE@% %@AB@%d.%@AE@% Recorded descent from purebred stock. %@AB@%e.%@AE@% Racial
or national ancestry. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Personnel: %@AI@%new blood in the organization.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A
dashing young man; dandy. %@AI@%a blood transfusion.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blooded%@AE@% %@AB@%blooding%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%bloods%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To give (a hunting dog) its first taste of blood. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
initiate (a novice hunter) by marking his face with the blood of the prey.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To subject (recruits) to the baptism of fire. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Purebred: %@AI@%a blood
%@AI@%mare.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in cold blood.%@AE@% Dispassionately; deliberately and
%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.AGAR @%%@QR:blood agar@%%@AB@%blood agar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A culture medium containing whole blood for cultivation of
bacteria.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.BANK @%%@QR:blood bank@%%@AB@%blood bank%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A place where whole blood or plasma is typed,
processed, and stored for future use in transfusion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Blood or plasma
stored in a blood bank.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.BATH @%%@QR:blood bath@%%@AB@%blood bath%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A savage and indiscriminate killing; massacre.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.BRAIN.BAR @%%@QR:blood-brain barrier@%%@AB@%blood-brain barrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A physiologic differentiation phenomenon that
deaccelerates the penetration of certain substances into the brain while
allowing more rapid perfusion into other tissues. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A membrane separating
brain tissues from circulating blood.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.BROTHER @%%@QR:blood brother@%%@AB@%blood brother%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brother by birth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of two individuals vowed
to mutual fidelity and trust by a ceremony involving the mingling of each
%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.CLOT @%%@QR:blood clot@%%@AB@%blood clot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A solidified mass of blood caused by polymerization of
fibrin molecules and trapped cells.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.COUNT @%%@QR:blood count@%%@AB@%blood count%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The number of red and white corpuscles in a specific
volume of blood. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The determination of a blood count.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODCURDLING @%%@QR:bloodcurdling@%%@AB@%bloodcurdling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Causing great horror; terrifying. %@AB@% bloodcurdlingly
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODED @%%@QR:blooded@%%@AB@%blooded%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having blood or a temperament of a specified kind: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%cold-blooded reptile; a hot-blooded person.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Thoroughbred.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.FLUKE @%%@QR:blood fluke@%%@AB@%blood fluke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%schistosome%@BO: 104138f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.GROUP @%%@QR:blood group@%%@AB@%blood group%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several immunologically distinct, genetically
determined classes of human blood, clinically identified by characteristic
agglutination reactions.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODGUILT @%%@QR:bloodguilt@%%@AB@%bloodguilt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Guilt caused by murder or bloodshed.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.HEAT @%%@QR:blood heat@%%@AB@%blood heat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The usual temperature (98.6 deg. F) of human blood.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODHOUND @%%@QR:bloodhound@%%@AB@%bloodhound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of a breed of hounds with a smooth coat, drooping
ears, sagging jowls, and a keen sense of smell. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A relentless
pursuer.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODLESS @%%@QR:bloodless@%%@AB@%bloodless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Lacking or deficient in blood. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pale and anemic in
color. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Achieved without bloodshed. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Lacking in vivacity or spirit. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLOODLETTING @%%@QR:bloodletting@%%@AB@%bloodletting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The bleeding of a vein as a therapeutic measure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
draining away, as of lifeblood. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Bloodshed%@BO: 1f8d10@%%@AE@%. %@AB@% bloodletter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODLINE @%%@QR:bloodline@%%@AB@%bloodline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Direct line of descent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pedigree.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODMOBILE @%%@QR:bloodmobile@%%@AB@%bloodmobile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A motor vehicle equipped for collecting blood from
donors. [blood + (auto)mobile.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.MONEY @%%@QR:blood money@%%@AB@%blood money%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Money paid as compensation to the next of kin of a
murder victim. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Money gained at the cost of another's life or livelihood.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.PLASMA @%%@QR:blood plasma@%%@AB@%blood plasma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The pale-yellow or gray-yellow, protein-containing fluid
portion of the blood in which the corpuscles are normally suspended.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.PLATELET @%%@QR:blood platelet@%%@AB@%blood platelet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%platelet%@BO: deb014@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:BLOODROOT @%%@QR:bloodroot@%%@AB@%bloodroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woodland plant, %@AI@%Sanguinaria canadensis,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, having a fleshy rootstock, red juice, and a single pale flower.
%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.SERUM @%%@QR:blood serum@%%@AB@%blood serum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Blood plasma with the fibrin removed.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODSHED @%%@QR:bloodshed@%%@AB@%bloodshed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The shedding of blood, esp. the injury or killing of human
beings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODSHOT @%%@QR:bloodshot@%%@AB@%bloodshot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Red and irritated: %@AI@%bloodshot eyes.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODSTAIN @%%@QR:bloodstain@%%@AB@%bloodstain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stain caused by blood. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-stained%@AE@% %@AB@%-staining%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-stains%@AE@% To stain with blood.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODSTONE @%%@QR:bloodstone@%%@AB@%bloodstone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of deep-green chalcedony flecked with red
jasper.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.STREAM @%%@QR:blood stream@%%@AB@%blood stream%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bloodstream %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The stream of blood flowing through the
circulatory system of a living body.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODSUCKER @%%@QR:bloodsucker@%%@AB@%bloodsucker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An animal, as a leech, that sucks blood. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who
clings to or preys upon another; parasite. %@AB@% bloodsucking %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.TEST @%%@QR:blood test@%%@AB@%blood test%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A usually diagnostic examination of a blood sample, esp.
to detect syphilis.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODTHIRSTY @%%@QR:bloodthirsty@%%@AB@%bloodthirsty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Thirsting for or characterized by bloodshed;
%@2@%%@CR:BLOOD.VESSEL @%%@QR:blood vessel@%%@AB@%blood vessel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An elastic, tubular canal, such as an artery, vein, or
capillary, through which blood circulates.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODWORM @%%@QR:bloodworm@%%@AB@%bloodworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various segmented worms of the genera %@AI@%Polycirrus%@AE@% and
%@AI@%Enoplobranchus,%@AE@% having bright-red bodies and often used for bait.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODWORT @%%@QR:bloodwort@%%@AB@%bloodwort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various chiefly South American plants of the family
Haemodoraceae, having roots that contain a red juice.
or containing blood. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Accompanied by or giving rise to bloodshed: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%bloody fight.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Bloodthirsty; cruel. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Suggesting the color of blood;
blood-red. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Used as an intensive: %@AI@%a bloody fool.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Used as an
intensive: %@AI@%bloody well right.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ied%@AE@% %@AB@%-ying%@AE@% %@AB@%-ies%@AE@% To stain, spot, or
color with or as if with blood. %@AB@% bloodily %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% bloodiness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOODY.MARY @%%@QR:bloody mary@%%@AB@%bloody mary%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Bloody Mary %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cocktail usually made of vodka, tomato
%@AB@%bloomer(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A plant that blooms. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One who attains full
development of his abilities: %@AI@%a late bloomer.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A blunder.
%@AB@%bloomer(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A costume formerly worn by women and girls that was
composed of loose trousers gathered about the ankles and worn under a short
skirt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%bloomers%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Wide, loose trousers gathered at the knee and
formerly worn by women and girls as an athletic costume. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Women's
underpants of similar design. [After Amelia %@AI@%Bloomer%@AE@% (1818-1894).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOMING @%%@QR:blooming@%%@AB@%blooming%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Used as an intensive: %@AI@%a blooming
%@AI@%idiot.%@AE@% [Prob. a euphemism for bloody.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOOPER @%%@QR:blooper@%%@AB@%blooper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@%A short, weakly hit fly ball that carries just
beyond the infield. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A clumsy mistake, esp. one made in
public; faux pas. [< %@AI@%bloop, %@AE@%imit. of the sound of such a hit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOSSOM @%%@QR:blossom@%%@AB@%blossom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A flower or mass of flowers, esp. of a plant that yields
edible fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The condition or time of flowering: %@AI@%peach trees in
%@AI@%blossom.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-somed%@AE@% %@AB@%-soming%@AE@% %@AB@%-soms%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come into flower; bloom.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To develop; flourish: %@AI@%She blossomed into a beauty.%@AE@% [ME < OE %@AI@%blostm.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%blot(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A spot; stain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A moral stigma; disgrace: %@AI@% Let not the
%@AI@%name of George the Third be a blot on the page of history (Jefferson).
%@AI@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blotted%@AE@% %@AB@%blotting%@AE@% %@AB@%blots%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To spot or stain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To
bring moral disgrace to. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To obliterate; cancel. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To make obscure;
darken: %@AI@%clouds blotting out the moon.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To dry or soak up with absorbent
material. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To spill or spread in a blot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become blotted.%@AS@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% blot out.%@AE@% To destroy utterly; annihilate. [ME.]
%@AB@%blot(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An exposed piece in backgammon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A weak point.
[Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOTCH @%%@QR:blotch@%%@AB@%blotch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A spot or blot; splotch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A discoloration on the skin;
blemish. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of various plant diseases caused by fungi and resulting in
brown or black dead areas on leaves or fruit. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blotched%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%blotching%@AE@% %@AB@%blotches%@AE@% To mark or become marked with blotches. [Prob. a blend
of blot and botch.] %@AB@% blotchiness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% blotchy %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOTTER @%%@QR:blotter@%%@AB@%blotter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A piece or pad of blotting paper. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A book containing
daily records of occurrences or transactions: %@AI@%a police blotter.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOTTING.PAPER @%%@QR:blotting paper@%%@AB@%blotting paper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Absorbent paper used to blot a surface by soaking up
excess ink.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOUSE @%%@QR:blouse@%%@AB@%blouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A woman's or child's loosely fitting shirt extending to the
waist or slightly below. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A loosely fitting garment resembling a long
shirt, worn esp. by European workmen. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The service coat or tunic worn by
members of the U.S. Army. -%@AI@%intr. & tr.v.%@AE@% bloused, blousing, blouses.To hang
or cause to hang loose and full. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOUSON @%%@QR:blouson@%%@AB@%blouson%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman's garment, as a dress or blouse, with a fitted
waistband over which material blouses. [Fr., dim. of %@AI@%blouse, %@AE@%blouse.]
%@AB@%blow(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blew%@AE@% %@AB@%blown%@AE@% %@AB@%blowing%@AE@% %@AB@%blows%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be in motion, as air.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move along or be carried by or as if by the wind. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To expel a
current of air, as from the mouth or from a bellows. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To produce a sound
by expelling a current of air, as in sounding a musical wind instrument. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
To breathe hard; pant. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To burn out or melt, as a fuse. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To burst
suddenly, as a tire. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To spout water and air, as a whale. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To
boast. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To go away; depart. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to move by means of
a current of air. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To expel (air) from the mouth. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cause air to be
expelled from. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To drive a current of air on, in, or through. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To clear
out or make free of obstruction by forcing air through. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To shape or form
(glass, for example) by forcing air or gas through at the end of a pipe. %@AB@%7.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% To cause (a wind instrument) to sound. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To sound: %@AI@%a bugle blowing
%@AI@%taps.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To cause (a horse) to be out of breath. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To cause to explode:
%@AI@%%@AI@%An artillery shell blew apart our headquarters.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To lay or deposit eggs
in. Used of a fly. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% To melt or disable (a fuse). %@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To spend
To handle ineptly. %@AB@%15.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To depart in a great hurry: %@AI@%blew the city.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% blow away.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To kill by shooting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To affect
intensely; overwhelm.%@AB@% blow in.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To arrive.%@AB@% blow off.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To release;
let off: %@AI@%a boiler blowing off steam.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To relieve through speech
or action; give vent to.%@AB@% blow out.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To extinguish or be extinguished by
blowing: %@AI@%blow out a candle.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fail, as an electrical apparatus.%@AB@% blow
%@AB@%over.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To subside: %@AI@%The storm blew over quickly.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be forgotten: %@AI@%The
%@AI@%scandal will soon blow over.%@AE@% %@AB@% blow up.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come into being: %@AI@%A storm blew
%@AI@%up.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fill with air; inflate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To enlarge (a photographic image or
print). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To lose one's temper. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A blast of air or
wind. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A storm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act or an instance of blowing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An act
of bragging.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% blow hot and cold.%@AE@% To change one's opinion often on a
given matter; vacillate.%@AB@% blow off steam.%@AE@% To give vent to one's anger or
other pent-up emotion.%@AB@% blow (one's) mind.%@AE@% To affect with intense emotion,
as amazement, excitement, or shock. [ME %@AI@%blowen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%blawan.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%blow(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sudden hard stroke or hit, as with the fist or an
instrument. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sudden unexpected shock or calamity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sudden
unexpected attack.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% come to blows.%@AE@% To begin to fight. [ME %@AI@%blaw.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%blow(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mass of blossoms: %@AI@%peach blow.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr. & tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blew%@AE@% %@AB@%blown%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%blowing%@AE@% %@AB@%blows%@AE@% To bloom or cause to bloom. [ME %@AI@%blowen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%blowan.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWBALL @%%@QR:blowball@%%@AB@%blowball%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fluffy seed ball, such as that of a dandelion.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOW.BY.BLOW @%%@QR:blow-by-blow@%%@AB@%blow-by-blow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Marked by close attention to details: %@AI@%a blow-by-blow
%@AI@%description.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOW.DRY @%%@QR:blow-dry@%%@AB@%blow-dry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dried%@AE@% %@AB@%-drying%@AE@% %@AB@%-dries%@AE@% To dry and often style with a
%@2@%%@CR:BLOWER @%%@QR:blower@%%@AB@%blower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that blows, esp. a mechanical device such as a fan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% A braggart. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A telephone.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWFISH @%%@QR:blowfish@%%@AB@%blowfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%blowfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% The %@AI@%puffer%@BO: ec1b61@%%@AE@% (sense 2).
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWFLY @%%@QR:blowfly@%%@AB@%blowfly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several flies of the family Calliphoridae that deposit
their eggs in carcasses or carrion or in open sores and wounds.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWGUN @%%@QR:blowgun@%%@AB@%blowgun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long narrow pipe through which darts or pellets may be
blown.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWHARD @%%@QR:blowhard@%%@AB@%blowhard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A boaster; braggart.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWHOLE @%%@QR:blowhole@%%@AB@%blowhole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A nostril at the highest point on the head of whales and
other cetaceans. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hole in ice to which aquatic mammals, as dolphins,
come to breathe. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A vent to permit the escape of air or other gas.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWJOB @%%@QR:blowjob@%%@AB@%blowjob%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Vulgar.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An act or instance of fellatio.
%@AB@%blown(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past participle of %@AI@%blow1%@BO: 1fb300@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Swollen or inflated;
distended. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Out-of-breath; panting. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Flyblown%@BO: 729ec1@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Formed by blowing:
%@AI@%%@AI@%blown glass.%@AE@%
%@AB@%blown(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past participle of %@AI@%blow3%@BO: 1fb300@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Completely expanded or
opened: %@AI@%a full-blown flower.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWOUT @%%@QR:blowout@%%@AB@%blowout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A sudden rupture or bursting, as of an automobile
tire. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The hole made by such a rupture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sudden escape of a confined
gas. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A large party or social affair.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWPIPE @%%@QR:blowpipe@%%@AB@%blowpipe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A metal tube in which a flow of gas is mixed with a
controlled flow of air to concentrate the heat of a flame. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%blowgun%@BO: 1fc855@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A long, narrow iron pipe used to gather, work, and blow molten glass.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWSY @%%@QR:blowsy@%%@AB@%blowsy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%blowzy%@BO: 1fd398@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWTORCH @%%@QR:blowtorch@%%@AB@%blowtorch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A usually portable gas burner that produces a flame
typically hot enough to melt soft metals.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLOWUP @%%@QR:blowup@%%@AB@%blowup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An explosion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A violent outburst of temper. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:BLOWZY @%%@QR:blowzy@%%@AB@%blowzy%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or blowsy %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-zier%@AE@% %@AB@%-ziest%@AE@% %@AB@% or -sier %@AE@%%@AB@% or -siest %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a
coarsely ruddy and bloated appearance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Disheveled and frowzy; unkempt.
[< Obs. %@AI@%blowze, %@AE@%beggar wench.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLT @%%@QR:BLT@%%@AB@%BLT%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
%@AB@%blubber(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bered%@AE@% %@AB@%-bering%@AE@% %@AB@%-bers%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To weep and sob noisily. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To utter while crying and sobbing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make wet and swollen by
weeping. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A loud weeping and sobbing. [ME %@AI@%bluberen, %@AE@%to bubble <
%@2@%%@CR:BLUCHER @%%@QR:blucher@%%@AB@%blucher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A high shoe or half boot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A shoe having the vamp and
tongue made of one piece and the top lapping over the vamp. [After Gebhard
L. von %@AI@%Blucher%@AE@% (1742-1819).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUDGEON @%%@QR:bludgeon@%%@AB@%bludgeon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short, heavy club, usually of wood, that has one end
loaded or thicker than the other. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-eoned%@AE@% %@AB@%-eoning%@AE@% %@AB@%-eons%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hit
with or as if with a club or bludgeon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To threaten or bully. [Orig.
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.BABY @%%@QR:blue baby@%%@AB@%blue baby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An infant born with bluish skin caused by inadequate
oxygenation of the blood, a symptom of a congenital cardiac or pulmonary
defect.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEBEARD @%%@QR:bluebeard@%%@AB@%bluebeard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A man who first marries and then murders one wife after
another. [< %@AI@%Bluebeard, %@AE@%a character in a folk tale.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEBELL @%%@QR:bluebell@%%@AB@%bluebell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants having blue, bell-shaped flowers,
esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A European plant, %@AI@%Scilla nonscripta,%@AE@% having grasslike leaves and a
one-sided cluster of fragrant, blue-violet flowers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The %@AI@%harebell%@BO: 86472a@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Any
of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Mertensia.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEBERRY @%%@QR:blueberry@%%@AB@%blueberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several North American shrubs of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Vaccinium,%@AE@% having small, urn-shaped flowers and edible berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
juicy blue, purplish, or blackish berry of a blueberry shrub.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEBILL @%%@QR:bluebill@%%@AB@%bluebill%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%scaup%@BO: 103e0f6@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEBIRD @%%@QR:bluebird@%%@AB@%bluebird%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several North American birds of the genus %@AI@%Sialia,%@AE@%
having blue plumage and in the male of most species a rust-colored breast.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.BLACK @%%@QR:blue-black@%%@AB@%blue-black%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being very dark blue in color.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.BLOOD @%%@QR:blue blood@%%@AB@%blue blood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Noble or aristocratic descent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of the
aristocracy or other high social group. [Transl. of Sp. %@AI@%sangre azul; %@AE@%prob.
from the visible veins of fair-complexioned aristocrats.] %@AB@% blue-blooded
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLUEBLOSSOM @%%@QR:blueblossom@%%@AB@%blueblossom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shrub, %@AI@%Ceanothus thyrsiflorus,%@AE@% of the west coast of the
United States, having profuse clusters of small blue flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEBONNET @%%@QR:bluebonnet@%%@AB@%bluebonnet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Lupinus subcarnosus,%@AE@% of Texas and adjacent
regions, having compound leaves and clusters of blue flowers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of
several other plants similar to the bluebonnet and having blue flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A broad, blue woolen cap worn in Scotland. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A person wearing such a
cap.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.BOOK @%%@QR:blue book@%%@AB@%blue book%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bluebook %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An official list of persons in the employ
of the U.S. government. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A book listing the names of socially
prominent people. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A blank notebook with blue covers in which to write
college examinations.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEBOTTLE @%%@QR:bluebottle@%%@AB@%bluebottle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several flies of the genus %@AI@%Calliphora,%@AE@% having a
bright metallic-blue body and breeding in decaying organic matter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
%@AI@%%@AI@%cornflower%@BO: 425b34@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.CHEESE @%%@QR:blue cheese@%%@AB@%blue cheese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A semisoft cheese made of cow's milk, having a
greenish-blue mold and flavor similar to Roquefort cheese.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.CHIP @%%@QR:blue chip@%%@AB@%blue chip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A stock that sells at a high price because of public
confidence in its long record of steady earnings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An extremely valuable
asset or property.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUECOAT @%%@QR:bluecoat@%%@AB@%bluecoat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who wears a blue uniform, esp. a policeman.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.COHOSH @%%@QR:blue cohosh@%%@AB@%blue cohosh%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Caulophyllum thalictroides,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, having compound leaves and a cluster of greenish or purplish
flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.COLLAR @%%@QR:blue-collar@%%@AB@%blue-collar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to wage earners, esp. as a class,
whose jobs are performed in work clothes and often involve manual labor.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUECURLS @%%@QR:bluecurls@%%@AB@%bluecurls%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or blue curls %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several North American plants of the
genusTrichostema,having blue, two-lipped flowers with long, curved stamens.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.DEVILS @%%@QR:blue devils@%%@AB@%blue devils%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A feeling of depression or despondency.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.EYED.GRASS @%%@QR:blue-eyed grass@%%@AB@%blue-eyed grass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Sisyrinchium,%@AE@%
mostly of North America, having grasslike leaves and small, starlike blue
flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.EYED.MARY @%%@QR:blue-eyed Mary@%%@AB@%blue-eyed Mary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Collinsia verna,%@AE@% of eastern North America,
having two-lipped blue and white flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEFISH @%%@QR:bluefish@%%@AB@%bluefish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bluefish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A voracious food and game fish,
%@AI@%%@AI@%Pomatomus saltatrix,%@AE@% of temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic and
Indian oceans. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various fishes that are predominantly blue in
color.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.FLAG @%%@QR:blue flag@%%@AB@%blue flag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several wild irises having blue flowers, esp. %@AI@%Iris
%@AI@%versicolor,%@AE@% of eastern North America.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.FOX @%%@QR:blue fox@%%@AB@%blue fox%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%arctic fox%@BO: f6e57@%%@AE@% during its summer color phase, when its
pelt is bluish gray. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fur of a blue %@AI@%fox%@CF:FOX @%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEGILL @%%@QR:bluegill@%%@AB@%bluegill%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A common, edible sunfish, %@AI@%Lepomis macrochirus,%@AE@% of North
American lakes and streams.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEGRASS @%%@QR:bluegrass@%%@AB@%bluegrass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several grasses of the genus %@AI@%Poa,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%P.
%@AI@%pratensis,%@AE@% native to Eurasia but naturalized throughout North America. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
type of folk music that originated in the southern United States, typically
played on banjos and guitars and characterized by rapid tempos and jazzlike
improvisation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.GREEN.ALGA @%%@QR:blue-green alga@%%@AB@%blue-green alga%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An alga of the division Cyanophyta (or Myxophyceae),
considered to be among the simplest forms of plants.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.GROUSE @%%@QR:blue grouse@%%@AB@%blue grouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wildfowl, %@AI@%Dendragapus obscurus,%@AE@% of western North
America, having predominantly gray plumage.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.GUM @%%@QR:blue gum@%%@AB@%blue gum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tall timber tree, %@AI@%Eucalyptus globulus,%@AE@% native to
Australia, having aromatic leaves and outer bark that peels off in shreds.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEHEAD @%%@QR:bluehead@%%@AB@%bluehead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A marine fish, %@AI@%Thalassoma bifasciatum,%@AE@% of tropical Atlantic
waters, of which the male has a blue head and a green body.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEHEARTS @%%@QR:bluehearts@%%@AB@%bluehearts%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hairy plant,Buchnera americana,of central North America,
having a spike of deep-purple flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.HERON @%%@QR:blue heron@%%@AB@%blue heron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several varieties of heron with blue or blue-gray
plumage.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEING @%%@QR:blueing@%%@AB@%blueing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bluing%@BO: 2024c9@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEISH @%%@QR:blueish@%%@AB@%blueish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bluish%@BO: 2025f6@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEJACK @%%@QR:bluejack@%%@AB@%bluejack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oak tree, %@AI@%Quercus cinerea,%@AE@% of the southern United States,
having narrow, unlobed leaves. [blue + (black)jack1]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEJACKET @%%@QR:bluejacket@%%@AB@%bluejacket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enlisted man in the U.S. or British Navy; sailor.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.JAY @%%@QR:blue jay@%%@AB@%blue jay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American bird, %@AI@%Cyanocitta cristata,%@AE@% having a crested
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.LAW @%%@QR:blue law@%%@AB@%blue law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of a body of laws in colonial New England designed to
enforce certain moral standards. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A law designed to regulate Sunday
activities.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.MOLD @%%@QR:blue mold@%%@AB@%blue mold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several fungi of the genus %@AI@%Penicillium,%@AE@% forming a
bluish growth on food and other surfaces.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUENOSE @%%@QR:bluenose@%%@AB@%bluenose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A puritanical person.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.NOTE @%%@QR:blue note@%%@AB@%blue note%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% A flatted note, esp. the third or seventh note of a
chord, in place of an expected major interval. [From its use in blues
music.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.PENCIL @%%@QR:blue-pencil@%%@AB@%blue-pencil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ciled%@AE@% %@AB@%-ciling%@AE@% %@AB@%-cils%@AE@% %@AB@% or -cilled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -cilling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -cils
%@AB@%%@AE@% To edit, revise, or correct with or as if with a blue pencil.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.PETER @%%@QR:blue peter@%%@AB@%blue peter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A blue flag with a white square in the center, flown to
signal that a ship is ready to sail.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.PLATE @%%@QR:blue-plate@%%@AB@%blue-plate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being a main course of a restaurant meal usually offered
at a special price: %@AI@%a blue-plate luncheon.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.POINT @%%@QR:blue point@%%@AB@%blue point%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of edible oyster found chiefly off Blue Point,
Great South Bay, Long Island, New York.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUEPRINT @%%@QR:blueprint@%%@AB@%blueprint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A photographic reproduction, as of architectural plans
or technical drawings, rendered as white lines on a blue background. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
carefully designed plan. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-printed%@AE@% %@AB@%-printing%@AE@% %@AB@%-prints%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a
blueprint of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To lay a plan for.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.RIBBON @%%@QR:blue ribbon@%%@AB@%blue ribbon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A blue ribbon awarded as the first prize in a
competition. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An award or honor given for excellence. %@AB@% blue-ribbon %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.RIBBON.JUR @%%@QR:blue-ribbon jury@%%@AB@%blue-ribbon jury%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A jury whose members have been selected as
possessing special qualifications, as intelligence, that enable them to
deal with complex legal issues.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUES @%%@QR:blues@%%@AB@%blues%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A state of depression or melancholy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A style of jazz
evolved from southern American Negro secular songs and usually
distinguished by slow tempo and flatted thirds and sevenths. [Short for
blue devils.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.SHIFT @%%@QR:blue shift@%%@AB@%blue shift%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An apparent decrease in the wavelength of radiation
emitted by an approaching celestial body as a consequence of the Doppler
effect.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.SKY.LAW @%%@QR:blue-sky law@%%@AB@%blue-sky law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A law designed to protect the public from buying
fraudulent securities.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.SPRUCE @%%@QR:blue spruce@%%@AB@%blue spruce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen tree, %@AI@%Picea pungens,%@AE@% of the Rocky Mountain
region, having bluish-green needles.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLUES.ROCK @%%@QR:blues-rock@%%@AB@%blues-rock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A style of music that combines the blues and rock "n'
roll.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUESTOCKING @%%@QR:bluestocking@%%@AB@%bluestocking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pedantic or scholarly woman. [After the %@AI@%Blue Stocking
%@AE@%Society, a nickname for a predominantly female literary club of 18th-cent.
%@2@%%@CR:BLUESTONE @%%@QR:bluestone@%%@AB@%bluestone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bluish-gray sandstone used for paving and building. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A stone similar to the bluestone.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BLUE.STREAK @%%@QR:blue streak@%%@AB@%blue streak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something moving very fast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A rapid and
seemingly interminable stream of words.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUETS @%%@QR:bluets@%%@AB@%bluets%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A slender, low-growing plant,Houstonia caerulea,of eastern
North America, having small, light-blue flowers with yellow centers. [< Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:BLUNDERBUSS @%%@QR:blunderbuss@%%@AB@%blunderbuss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A short musket of wide bore and flaring muzzle,
formerly used to scatter shot at close range. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A stupid, clumsy person.
[Alteration of Du. %@AI@%donderbus%@AE@% : %@AI@%donder, %@AE@% thunder (< MDu. %@AI@%doner%@AE@%) + %@AI@%bus,%@AE@% gun
(< MDu. %@AI@%busse,%@AE@% tube < Lat. %@AI@%buxis,%@AE@% box).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUNT @%%@QR:blunt@%%@AB@%blunt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a dull edge or end; not sharp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Abrupt
and frank in manner; brusque. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Slow to understand or perceive; dull. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Lacking in feeling; insensitive. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%blunted%@AE@% %@AB@%blunting%@AE@% %@AB@%blunts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
dull the edge of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make less effective; weaken: %@AI@% Division of purpose
%@AI@%blunted our offensive spirit (T.E. Lawrence). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become blunt. [ME.]
%@2@%%@CR:BLUR @%%@QR:blur@%%@AB@%blur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blurred%@AE@% %@AB@%blurring%@AE@% %@AB@%blurs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make indistinct and hazy in
outline or appearance; obscure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To smear or stain; smudge. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To lessen
the perception of; dim. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become indistinct. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make blurs.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A smear or blot; smudge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is hazy and indistinct.
%@2@%%@CR:BLURB @%%@QR:blurb@%%@AB@%blurb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket. [Coined by
Gelett Burgess (1866-1951).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLURT @%%@QR:blurt@%%@AB@%blurt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blurted%@AE@% %@AB@%blurting%@AE@% %@AB@%blurts%@AE@% To utter suddenly and impulsively:
%@AI@%%@AI@%blurt out a confession.%@AE@% [Prob. imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BLUSH @%%@QR:blush@%%@AB@%blush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%blushed%@AE@% %@AB@%blushing%@AE@% %@AB@%blushes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become red in the face
esp. from modesty, embarrassment, or shame; flush. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become red or
rosy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To feel embarrassed or ashamed: %@AI@%blushed at his own audacity.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A reddening of the face esp. from modesty, embarrassment, or shame.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A red or rosy color.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% at onfirst blush..%@AE@% At first sight or glance. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BLUSHER @%%@QR:blusher@%%@AB@%blusher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that blushes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Make-up used on the face and esp. on
the cheekbones to give a usually rosy tint.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BLUSTER @%%@QR:bluster@%%@AB@%bluster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To blow in loud, violent
gusts, as wind in a storm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To speak or act with noisy boasts or threats.
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To force or bully with swaggering threats. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A violent, gusty
wind. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Turbulence or noisy confusion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Noisily boastful or threatening
%@2@%%@CR:BOAR @%%@QR:boar@%%@AB@%boar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An uncastrated male pig. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A wild pig, %@AI@%Sus scrofa,%@AE@% of
Eurasia and northern Africa, that has dense, dark bristles and is the
ancestor of the domestic hog. [ME %@AI@%bor %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%bar.%@AE@%] %@AB@% boarish %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%boarishness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOARD @%%@QR:board@%%@AB@%board%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A long, flat slab of sawed lumber; plank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A flat piece of
wood or similarly rigid material adapted for a special use. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A flat
surface on which a game is played. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The hard pasteboard cover of a book.
%@AB@%%@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%boards%@AE@% A theater stage. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A table, esp. one set for serving food.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Food or meals collectively: %@AI@%board and lodging.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A table at which
official meetings are held; council table. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% An organized body of
administrators or investigators: %@AI@%a board of trustees.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% An
electrical-equipment panel. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A border or edge. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% %@AB@%boards%@AE@%
The wooden structure enclosing an ice-hockey rink. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
side of a ship. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A %@AI@%leeboard%@BO: a60cd1@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A %@AI@%centerboard%@BO: 2fa92e@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%boarded%@AE@% %@AB@%boarding%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%boards%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cover or close with boards: %@AI@%board up a door.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To
furnish with meals in return for pay. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To house where board is furnished.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To enter or go aboard (a vehicle or ship). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To come alongside (a
ship). %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To approach. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To receive meals in return for
pay.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% across the board.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Designating a bet that a horse
or dog will win, place, or show. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Affecting all members, divisions, or
categories equally.%@AB@% go by the board.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be swept overboard. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be
ruined, unnoticed, or ignored.%@AB@% on board.%@AE@% Aboard. [ME %@AI@%bord %@AE@%< OE.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOARDER @%%@QR:boarder@%%@AB@%boarder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who boards, esp. one who pays a stipulated sum in return
for regular meals or meals and lodging.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOARD.FOOT @%%@QR:board foot@%%@AB@%board foot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%board feet%@AE@% A unit of lumber measurement equal to one
foot square by one inch thick.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOARD.GAME @%%@QR:board game@%%@AB@%board game%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A game of strategy, as chess or backgammon, played by
moving pieces on a board.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOARDING.HOUSE @%%@QR:boarding house@%%@AB@%boarding house%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or boardinghouse %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A house that provides meals and
lodging.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOARDING.SCHOOL @%%@QR:boarding school@%%@AB@%boarding school%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A school where pupils are provided with meals and
lodging.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOARD.MEASURE @%%@QR:board measure@%%@AB@%board measure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Measurement in board feet.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOARD.OF.EDUCAT @%%@QR:board of education@%%@AB@%board of education%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A school board.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOARD.OF.TRADE @%%@QR:board of trade@%%@AB@%board of trade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An association of bankers and businessmen to
promote common commercial interests. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Board of Trade%@AE@% A British
governmental committee dealing with problems of trade and commerce.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOARD.RULE @%%@QR:board rule@%%@AB@%board rule%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A measuring stick for determining board feet.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOARDWALK @%%@QR:boardwalk@%%@AB@%boardwalk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A walk made of wooden planks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A promenade, esp. of
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%boast%@BO: 204d6a@%%@AE@% %@AI@%brag%@BO: 2325a9@%%@AE@% %@AI@%crow%@CF:CROW @%%@AE@% %@AI@%vaunt%@BO: 1428e94@%%@AE@% %@AI@%boast%@BO: 204d6a@%%@AE@% is the most general of
the verbs for the expression of vanity, primarily by vocal means. %@AI@%Brag%@BO: 2325a9@%%@AE@% ,
used in more informal contexts, implies exaggerated claims, blatancy, and
often an air of insolence. %@AI@%Crow%@CF:CROW @%%@AE@% , also informal in tone, stresses
exultation and noisy rejoicing over a victory or achievement. %@AI@%Vaunt%@BO: 1428e94@%%@AE@% is
distinctive in emphasizing ostentatious display as strongly as vocal
extravagance; it is appropriate to formal usage and often appears as the
participle %@AI@%vaunted%@BO: 1428e94@%%@AE@% , used as an attributive adjective.
%@AB@%boast(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%boasted%@AE@% %@AB@%boasting%@AE@% %@AB@%boasts%@AE@% To shape or form (stone) roughly
with a broad chisel. [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOAT @%%@QR:boat@%%@AB@%boat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A relatively small, usually open craft. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A ship. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A dish
shaped like a boat: %@AI@%a gravy boat.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%boated%@AE@% %@AB@%boating%@AE@% %@AB@%boats%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
travel by boat. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To transport by boat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To place in a boat. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
ride a boat for pleasure.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in the same boat.%@AE@% In the same situation. [ME %@AI@%boot %@AE@%<
OE %@AI@%bat.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOATBILL @%%@QR:boatbill@%%@AB@%boatbill%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tropical American wading bird, %@AI@%Cochlearius cochlearius,%@AE@%
having a large bill shaped like an inverted boat.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOATER @%%@QR:boater@%%@AB@%boater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who boats. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A stiff straw hat with a flat crown.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOAT.HOOK @%%@QR:boat hook@%%@AB@%boat hook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pole with a metal point and hook at one end used esp. to
maneuver logs, rafts, and boats.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOATHOUSE @%%@QR:boathouse@%%@AB@%boathouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A house in which boats are kept.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOATLOAD @%%@QR:boatload@%%@AB@%boatload%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The number of passengers or quantity of cargo that a boat
can safely carry.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOATMAN @%%@QR:boatman@%%@AB@%boatman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who works on, deals with, or operates boats. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOATSWAIN @%%@QR:bo's'n@%%@AB@%bo's'n%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bos'n %@AE@%%@AB@% or bosun %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A warrant officer or petty officer in
charge of a ship's deck crew, rigging, anchors, and cables. [ME %@AI@%botswein %@AE@%<
OE %@AI@%batswan.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOAT.TAILED.GRA @%%@QR:boat-tailed grackle@%%@AB@%boat-tailed grackle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bird, %@AI@%Cassidix mexicanus,%@AE@% of the southern
United States and Mexico, that has a long tail and the male of which has
glossy black plumage.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOAT.TRAIN @%%@QR:boat train@%%@AB@%boat train%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A train that regularly carries passengers between a city
and a port.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOB @%%@QR:bob@%%@AB@%bob%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%bob(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bobbed%@AE@% %@AB@%bobbing%@AE@% %@AB@%bobs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hit lightly and quickly; tap.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to move up and down: %@AI@%bobbed his head.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move up and
down: %@AI@%a cork bobbing on the water.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To grab at floating or hanging
objects with the teeth: %@AI@%bobbed for apples.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To curtsy or bow.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal
%@AB@%verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bob up.%@AE@% To appear or arise unexpectedly or suddenly. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tap
or light blow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A quick, jerky movement of the head or body. [ME %@AI@%bobben.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bob(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small knoblike pendent object, as a plumb bob. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
fishing float or cork. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A small lock or curl of hair. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A short haircut
on a woman or child. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The docked tail of a horse. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A bobsled. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
bob skate. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bobbed%@AE@% %@AB@%bobbing%@AE@% %@AB@%bobs%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To fish with a bob. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
cut short: %@AI@%bobbed her hair.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%bobbe.%@AE@%] %@AB@% bobber %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBBIN @%%@QR:bobbin@%%@AB@%bobbin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A spool or reel that holds thread or yarn for spinning,
weaving, knitting, sewing, or making lace. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Narrow braid used as
trimming. [Fr. %@AI@%bobine.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBBINET @%%@QR:bobbinet@%%@AB@%bobbinet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A machine-woven net fabric with hexagonal meshes. [Bobbi(n)
+ net.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBBIN.LACE @%%@QR:bobbin lace@%%@AB@%bobbin lace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An intricate handmade lace made by interlacing thread
around small notched pins or bobbins stuck into a pillow.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBBLE @%%@QR:bobble@%%@AB@%bobble%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bled%@AE@% %@AB@%-bling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bles%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To bob up and down. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To fumble
(a ball, for example). -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mistake; blunder. [Freq. of bob1.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBBY @%%@QR:bobby@%%@AB@%bobby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bies%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A policeman. [After Sir
%@AI@%%@AI@%Robert %@AE@%Peel (1788-1850).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBBY.PIN @%%@QR:bobby pin@%%@AB@%bobby pin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small metal hair clip with the ends pressed tightly
together. [< bob2.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBBY.SOCKS @%%@QR:bobby socks@%%@AB@%bobby socks%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bobby sox %@AE@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Ankle socks worn by girls or
women.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBBYSOXER @%%@QR:bobbysoxer@%%@AB@%bobbysoxer%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bobby soxer %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A teen-age girl of the 1940's
who followed current fads.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBCAT @%%@QR:bobcat@%%@AB@%bobcat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wild cat, %@AI@%Lynx rufus,%@AE@% of North America, having spotted
reddish-brown fur, tufted ears, and a short tail. [From its short tail.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBOLINK @%%@QR:bobolink@%%@AB@%bobolink%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An American migratory songbird, %@AI@%Dolichonyx oryzivorus,%@AE@% of
which the male has black, white, and yellowish plumage. [Imit. of its cry.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOB.SKATE @%%@QR:bob skate@%%@AB@%bob skate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A skate with two parallel bearing edges.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBSLED @%%@QR:bobsled@%%@AB@%bobsled%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A long racing sled with a steering mechanism controlling
the front runners. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A long sled made of two shorter sleds joined in
tandem. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Either of these two smaller sleds. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-sledded%@AE@% %@AB@%-sledding%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-sleds%@AE@% To ride or race in a bobsled.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBSTAY @%%@QR:bobstay@%%@AB@%bobstay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rope or chain used to steady the bowsprit of a ship. [Prob.
< bob1.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBTAIL @%%@QR:bobtail@%%@AB@%bobtail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A short or shortened tail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A horse or other animal
having a bobtail. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that has been cut short or abbreviated. %@AB@%
%@AB@%bobtailed %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOBWHITE @%%@QR:bobwhite@%%@AB@%bobwhite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small North American quail, %@AI@%Colinus virginianus,%@AE@% having
brown plumage with white markings. [Imit. of its cry.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOCACCIO @%%@QR:bocaccio@%%@AB@%bocaccio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cios%@AE@% A rockfish, %@AI@%Sebastodes paucispinis,%@AE@% of American
Pacific waters. [Mex. Sp., prob. < Sp. %@AI@%bocachon, %@AE@%big mouth, aug. of %@AI@%boca,%@AE@%
mouth.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOCCIE @%%@QR:boccie@%%@AB@%boccie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bocci %@AE@%%@AB@% or bocce %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A game of Italian origin similar to
bowling that is played with wooden balls on a long narrow dirt or clay
court. [Ital. %@AI@%bocce, %@AE@%pl. of %@AI@%boccia, %@AE@%ball.]
%@AB@%bode(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense of %@AI@%bide%@BO: 1c4b20@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODEGA @%%@QR:bodega@%%@AB@%bodega%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small grocery store, sometimes combined with a wineshop.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A warehouse for wine storage. [Sp. < Lat. %@AI@%apotheca, %@AE@%storehouse. -see
apothecary.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODHISATTVA @%%@QR:bodhisattva@%%@AB@%bodhisattva%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Buddhism.%@AE@% One who, out of compassion, forgoes nirvana in
order to save others. [Skt. : %@AI@%bodhih, %@AE@%perfect knowledge + %@AI@%sattvam,
%@AE@%reality.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODICE @%%@QR:bodice@%%@AB@%bodice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The fitted part of a dress that extends from the waist to
the shoulder. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A woman's laced outer garment, worn like a vest over a
blouse. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A corset. [Var. of %@AI@%bodies, %@AE@%pl. of body.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODIED @%%@QR:bodied@%%@AB@%bodied%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a body, esp. of a specified kind: %@AI@%strong-bodied.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODILESS @%%@QR:bodiless@%%@AB@%bodiless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having no body, form, or substance; incorporeal.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODILY @%%@QR:bodily@%%@AB@%bodily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, within, or exhibited by the body:
%@AI@%%@AI@%bodily organs.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Physical as opposed to mental or spiritual: %@AI@%bodily
%@AI@%welfare.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the flesh; in person: %@AI@%bodily but not mentally
%@AI@%present.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% As a complete physical entity: %@AI@%carried her bodily from the
%@AI@%room.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODING @%%@QR:boding@%%@AB@%boding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An omen or foreboding, esp. of evil.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODKIN @%%@QR:bodkin@%%@AB@%bodkin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small, sharply pointed instrument for making holes in
fabric or leather. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A blunt needle for pulling tape or ribbon through a
series of loops or a hem. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A long hairpin, usually with an ornamental
head. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@%An awl or pick for extracting letters from set type. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A dagger or stiletto. [ME %@AI@%boidekyn.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY @%%@QR:body@%%@AB@%body%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The entire material structure and substance of
an organism, esp. of a human being or an animal. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The soma or physical
part of man as distinguished from the mind or spirit. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A corpse or
carcass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The trunk or torso of a human being or animal. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The part
of a garment covering the torso. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A person. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A group of
individuals regarded as an entity; corporation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A number of persons,
concepts, or things regarded collectively; group: %@AI@%We walked out in a body.%@AE@%
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% The main or central part of something, as: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The nave of a church. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The content of a book or document exclusive of prefatory matter, codicils,
indexes, or appendices. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The passenger- and cargo-carrying part of an
aircraft, ship, or vehicle. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% The sound box of a musical instrument. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A
bounded aggregate of matter: %@AI@%a body of water.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Consistency of substance,
as in paint, textiles, or wine: %@AI@%a sauce with body.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@%The part
of a block of type underlying the impression surface. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ied%@AE@% %@AB@%-ying%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To furnish with a body. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give shape to. [ME < OE %@AI@%bodig.%@AE@%] %@NL@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%body%@BO: 20835f@%%@AE@% denotes the physical organism of a person or animal, alive or dead.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Corpse%@BO: 42a40e@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%remains%@BO: f6a31c@%%@AE@% apply to the body of a dead person. %@AI@%Carcass%@BO: 2c4b45@%%@AE@% primarily
denotes the body of a dead animal; it is applied to a person, alive or
dead, only derogatorily or humorously. %@AI@%Cadaver%@BO: 28d98c@%%@AE@% is a corpse used for
dissection and study. %@AI@%Remains%@BO: f6a31c@%%@AE@% is considered genteel by some; others find
its literal connotations clinical and rather grisly.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.BAG @%%@QR:body bag@%%@AB@%body bag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A zippered usually rubber bag for transporting a human
corpse.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.BUILDING @%%@QR:body building@%%@AB@%body building%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The practice of developing the body through physical
exercise and diet, esp. for competitive exhibition. %@AB@% body builder %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.CAVITY @%%@QR:body cavity@%%@AB@%body cavity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%coelom%@BO: 38eee4@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.COUNT @%%@QR:body count@%%@AB@%body count%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A count of individual bodies, as those killed by enemy
soldiers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.ENGLISH @%%@QR:body English@%%@AB@%body English%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The natural or instinctive tendency of a person to
try to influence the movement of a propelled object, such as a ball, by
twisting his body toward the desired goal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The usually irregular
movement or spin of a propelled object as if it were influenced by body
English.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODYGUARD @%%@QR:bodyguard@%%@AB@%bodyguard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person or group of persons, usually armed, responsible
for the physical safety of one or more specific persons.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.LANGUAGE @%%@QR:body language@%%@AB@%body language%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bodily gestures, postures, and facial expressions
by which an individual communicates nonverbally with others.
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.POLITIC @%%@QR:body politic@%%@AB@%body politic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The people collectively of a politically organized
nation or state.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.SHIRT @%%@QR:body shirt@%%@AB@%body shirt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A woman's top that is made with a sewn-in or snapped
crotch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tight-fitting shirt or blouse.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.SHOP @%%@QR:body shop@%%@AB@%body shop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shop or garage where the bodies of automotive vehicles
are repaired.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.SNATCHER @%%@QR:body snatcher@%%@AB@%body snatcher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who steals corpses from graves.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.STOCKING @%%@QR:body stocking@%%@AB@%body stocking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tight-fitting usually one-piece garment that covers
the torso and sometimes has sleeves and legs.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.SUIT @%%@QR:body suit@%%@AB@%body suit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tight-fitting one-piece garment for the torso.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODYSURF @%%@QR:bodysurf@%%@AB@%bodysurf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-surfed%@AE@% %@AB@%-surfing%@AE@% %@AB@%-surfs%@AE@% To ride on a wave without a
surfboard. %@AB@% bodysurfer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.WALL @%%@QR:body wall@%%@AB@%body wall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The external animal body surface made up of ectoderm and
mesoderm, which encloses the body cavity.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BODY.WORK @%%@QR:body work@%%@AB@%body work%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or process of repairing the bodies of automotive
vehicles.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOEHMITE @%%@QR:boehmite@%%@AB@%boehmite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white to dark reddish brown orthorhombic mineral, ALO(OH),
present in bauxite. [G. %@AI@%Bohmit, %@AE@%after J. %@AI@%Bohm, %@AE@%20th-cent. German
scientist.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOER @%%@QR:Boer@%%@AB@%Boer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Dutch colonist or descendant of a Dutch colonist in South
Africa. [Du., farmer < MDu. %@AI@%gheboer.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOFFO @%%@QR:boffo@%%@AB@%boffo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Extremely successful; excellent; great. [Short for slang
To cause to sink in or as if in a bog: %@AI@%were bogged down in a mass of
%@AI@%detail.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be hindered and slowed. [Ir. Gael. %@AI@%bogach %@AE@%< %@AI@%bog, %@AE@%soft.]
%@AB@% boggy %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOG.ASPHODEL @%%@QR:bog asphodel@%%@AB@%bog asphodel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two related bog plants, %@AI@%Narthecium americanum,%@AE@%
of the southeastern United States, or %@AI@%N. ossifragum,%@AE@% of Europe, having a
cluster of yellow flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOGEY @%%@QR:bogey@%%@AB@%bogey%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-geys%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bogy1%@BO: 20ac20@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An estimated standard
golf score. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One golf stroke over par on a hole. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An
unidentified flying aircraft.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOGEYMAN @%%@QR:bogeyman@%%@AB@%bogeyman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%boogieman%@BO: 215f04@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOGGLE @%%@QR:boggle@%%@AB@%boggle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gled%@AE@% %@AB@%-gling%@AE@% %@AB@%-gles%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hesitate or evade as if in
fear or doubt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To shy away with fright or astonishment; be overcome. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To botch; bungle. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to be overcome, as with fright or
astonishment. [Prob. < %@AI@%boggle, %@AE@%dial. var. of bogle.] %@AB@% boggler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOGIE @%%@QR:bogie@%%@AB@%bogie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bogy %@AE@%
%@AB@%bogie(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A railroad car or locomotive undercarriage with
two, four, or six wheels that swivels so that curves can be negotiated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
One of several wheels or supporting and aligning rollers inside the tread
of a tractor or tank. [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%bogie(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bogy1%@BO: 20ac20@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOGLE @%%@QR:bogle@%%@AB@%bogle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hobgoblin; bogy. [Sc. %@AI@%bogill.%@AE@%]
of northern regions, growing in wet ground, and having small pink flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOGTROTTER @%%@QR:bogtrotter@%%@AB@%bogtrotter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who lives in or frequents bogs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Offensive.%@AE@%
An Irishman.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOGUS @%%@QR:bogus@%%@AB@%bogus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Counterfeit; fake. [< E. %@AI@%bogus, %@AE@%a device for making
counterfeit money.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOGWOOD @%%@QR:bogwood@%%@AB@%bogwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Wood that has been preserved in a peat bog.
%@2@%%@CR:BOGY @%%@QR:bogey@%%@AB@%bogey%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bogie %@AE@%
%@AB@%bogey(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% %@AB@%-geys%@AE@% %@AB@% or -gies %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An evil or mischievous spirit;
hobgoblin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that causes annoyance or harassment. [Orig.
unknown.]
%@AB@%bogey(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bogie1%@BO: 20a61d@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOHEA @%%@QR:bohea@%%@AB@%bohea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A black Chinese tea. [Chin. (Fujian) %@AI@%bu-i, %@AE@%after %@AI@%Wu-i Shan, %@AE@%a
range of hills on the border of Jiangxi and Fujan Provinces.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOHEMIA @%%@QR:bohemia@%%@AB@%bohemia%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Bohemia %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A community of persons with artistic or
literary tastes who adopt manners and mores conspicuously different from
those expected or approved of by the majority of society. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The district
in which bohemians live. [Back-formation < Bohemian.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOHEMIAN @%%@QR:Bohemian@%%@AB@%Bohemian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Bohemia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A Gypsy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
Czech dialects of Bohemia. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%bohemian%@AE@% A person with artistic or literary
interests who disregards conventional standards of behavior. %@AB@% Bohemian
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOHR.THEORY @%%@QR:Bohr theory@%%@AB@%Bohr theory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A model of atomic structure in which electrons travel
around the nucleus in orbits determined by quantum conditions. [After Niels
%@AB@%boil(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%boiled%@AE@% %@AB@%boiling%@AE@% %@AB@%boils%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To vaporize a liquid by
the application of heat. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To reach the boiling point. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% To undergo the
action of boiling, esp. in being cooked. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be agitated like boiling
water; churn: %@AI@%water boiling through the rapids.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be stirred up or
greatly excited: %@AI@%The mere idea made him boil.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To heat to the
boiling point. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cook or clean by boiling. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To separate by
evaporation by boiling: %@AI@%boil the maple sap.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% boil away.%@AE@% To
evaporate by boiling.%@AB@% boil down.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reduce in bulk or size by boiling.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To condense or be condensed; reduce.%@AB@% boil over.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To overflow while
boiling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To explode in rage; lose one's temper. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The condition or
act of boiling. [ME %@AI@%boillen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%boilir %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bullire.%@AE@%] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%boil%@BO: 20b30b@%%@AE@% %@AI@%simmer%@BO: 10fa2cd@%%@AE@% %@AI@%seethe%@BO: 10779a2@%%@AE@% %@AI@%stew%@BO: 11e1c45@%%@AE@% All of these verbs have physical
senses and related figurative ones. %@AI@%Boil%@BO: 20b30b@%%@AE@% refers to heating up to the
vaporizing (boiling) point, with consequent bubbling up of gases;
figuratively, it pertains to the act of being stirred by intense emotion,
especially anger. %@AI@%Simmer%@BO: 10fa2cd@%%@AE@% refers to the less agitated state of heating to
or near the boiling point, and figuratively to being stirred by pent-up
anger. %@AI@%Seethe%@BO: 10779a2@%%@AE@% , a strong term, emphasizes in both senses the turbulence of
steady boiling at high temperature. %@AI@%Stew%@BO: 11e1c45@%%@AE@% refers to slow, gentle boiling
and to emotional upset that is persistent but not violent in expression.
%@AB@%boil(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A painful, localized pus-filled swelling of the skin and
%@2@%%@CR:BOILER @%%@QR:boiler@%%@AB@%boiler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An enclosed vessel in which water is heated and circulated,
either as hot water or as steam, for heating or power. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A container, such
as a kettle, for boiling liquids. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A storage tank for hot water.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOILERMAKER @%%@QR:boilermaker@%%@AB@%boilermaker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who makes or repairs boilers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A drink
of whiskey with beer as a chaser.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOILERPLATE @%%@QR:boilerplate@%%@AB@%boilerplate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A steel plate used in making the shells of steam
boilers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Journalistic material, such as syndicated features, available
in plate or mat form.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOILER.ROOM @%%@QR:boiler-room@%%@AB@%boiler-room%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or involving usually
illegal, high-pressure telephone sales tactics, as used in selling stock,
commodities, or land.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOILING.POINT @%%@QR:boiling point@%%@AB@%boiling point%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The temperature at which a liquid boils, esp. under
standard atmospheric conditions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The point at which a person
loses his temper.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOILOFF @%%@QR:boiloff@%%@AB@%boiloff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The vaporization of liquid, such as a rocket fuel.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOIS.DE.ROSE @%%@QR:bois de rose@%%@AB@%bois de rose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A grayish red. [Fr. : %@AI@%bois, %@AE@%wood + %@AI@%de, %@AE@%of + %@AI@%rose, %@AE@%rose.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOISTEROUS @%%@QR:boisterous@%%@AB@%boisterous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Rough and stormy; violent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Loud, noisy, and
lacking in restraint or discipline. [ME %@AI@%boistres, %@AE@%var. of %@AI@%boistous%@AE@%, rude.]
%@2@%%@CR:BOLDFACE @%%@QR:boldface@%%@AB@%boldface%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Type with thick, heavy lines. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-faced%@AE@% %@AB@%-facing%@AE@% %@AB@%-faces%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To mark (copy) for printing in boldface. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To print or set in
boldface.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOLD.FACED @%%@QR:bold-faced@%%@AB@%bold-faced%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Impudent; brazen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Printed or set in boldface.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Marked for printing in boldface.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOLE @%%@QR:bole@%%@AB@%bole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The trunk of a tree. [ME < ON %@AI@%bolr.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOLERO @%%@QR:bolero@%%@AB@%bolero%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ros%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A very short jacket worn open in the front. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
A Spanish dance in triple meter. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The music for a bolero. [Sp.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOLETUS @%%@QR:boletus@%%@AB@%boletus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tuses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ti %@AE@% A fungus of the genus %@AI@%Boletus,%@AE@% with an
umbrella-shaped cap with spore-bearing tubules on the underside, of which
some species are poisonous and others edible. [NLat. %@AI@%Boletus, %@AE@%genus name <
Lat. %@AI@%boletus%@AE@%, mushroom.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOLIVAR @%%@QR:bolivar@%%@AB@%bolivar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bolivars%@AE@% %@AB@% or bolivares %@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [After
Simon %@AI@%Bolivar%@AE@% (1783-1830).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOLL @%%@QR:boll@%%@AB@%boll%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The rounded seed pod or capsule of certain plants, such as flax
or cotton. [ME.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOLLARD @%%@QR:bollard@%%@AB@%bollard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thick post on a ship or wharf, used for securing ropes and
hawsers. [ME, prob. < %@AI@%bole,%@AE@% tree trunk < ON %@AI@%bolr.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLLIX @%%@QR:bollix@%%@AB@%bollix%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lixed%@AE@% %@AB@%-lixing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lixes%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To throw into confusion;
botch or bungle: %@AI@%managed to bollix up the whole affair.%@AE@% [Alteration of
%@AI@%%@AI@%ballocks, %@AE@%testicles < ME %@AI@%balloks %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%beallucas.%@AE@%]
%@AI@%grandis,%@AE@% of Mexico and the southern United States, having destructive
larvae that hatch in and damage cotton bolls.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLLWORM @%%@QR:bollworm@%%@AB@%bollworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The larva of a moth, %@AI@%Pectinophora gossypiella,%@AE@% that is
very destructive to growing cotton. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%corn earworm%@BO: 424596@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLO @%%@QR:bolo@%%@AB@%bolo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-los%@AE@% A long, heavy, single-edged machete used in the
%@2@%%@CR:BOLOGNA @%%@QR:baloney@%%@AB@%baloney%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or boloney %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A seasoned smoked sausage made of mixed meats.
[After %@AI@%Bologna, %@AE@%Italy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLOMETER @%%@QR:bolometer@%%@AB@%bolometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An instrument that measures radiant heat by correlating the
radiation-induced change in electrical resistance of a blackened metal foil
with the amount of radiation absorbed. [Gk. %@AI@%bole, %@AE@%ray + -meter.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%bolometric %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLONEY @%%@QR:boloney@%%@AB@%boloney%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bologna%@BO: 20d773@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLO.TIE @%%@QR:bolo tie@%%@AB@%bolo tie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bola tie %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A necktie consisting of a piece of cord
fastened with an ornamental bar or clasp. [Alteration of bola + tie.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLSHEVIK @%%@QR:Bolshevik@%%@AB@%Bolshevik%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-viks%@AE@% %@AB@% or -viki %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A participant in the Russian
Revolution belonging to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
member of the left-wing majority group of the Russian Social Democratic
Party adopting Lenin's theses on party organization (1903). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%bolshevik%@AE@%
An extreme radical. [R. %@AI@%Bol'shevik %@AE@%< %@AI@%bol'shii,%@AE@% comp. of %@AI@%bol'shoi,%@AE@% large.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLSHEVISM @%%@QR:Bolshevism@%%@AB@%Bolshevism%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bolshevism %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The strategy developed by the Bolsheviks
between 1903 and 1917 with a view to seizing state power and establishing
the dictatorship of the proletariat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Soviet Communism.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLSHEVIST @%%@QR:Bolshevist@%%@AB@%Bolshevist%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bolshevist %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Bolshevik.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLSTER @%%@QR:bolster@%%@AB@%bolster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long, narrow pillow or cushion. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-stered%@AE@% %@AB@%-stering%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-sters%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To support or prop up with or as if with a bolster. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To buoy
up: %@AI@%visitors that bolstered his morale.%@AE@% [ME < OE.] %@AB@% bolsterer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%bolter(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A horse given to bolting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who gives up membership
in or withdraws support from a political party.
%@AB@%bolter(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A machine used for sifting, esp. for sifting flour. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
One who operates a bolter.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLTONIA @%%@QR:boltonia@%%@AB@%boltonia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several North American plants of the genus %@AI@%Boltonia,%@AE@%
having daisylike flowers with white, violet, or pinkish rays. [NLat., genus
name after James %@AI@%Bolton %@AE@%(d. 1799).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLTROPE @%%@QR:boltrope@%%@AB@%boltrope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rope sewn into the outer edge of a sail to prevent the
sail from tearing.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOLUS @%%@QR:bolus@%%@AB@%bolus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-luses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small round mass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Pharm.%@AE@% A large pill or
tablet. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A soft mass of chewed food in the mouth. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%bolus %@AE@%< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bolos,%@AE@% lump of earth.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOMB @%%@QR:bomb@%%@AB@%bomb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An explosive weapon detonated by impact, proximity to an
object, a timing mechanism, or other predetermined means. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An %@AI@%atomic
bomb%@BO: 12cd72@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various weapons detonated to release destructive material
such as smoke or gas. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Football. %@AE@%A very long forward pass designed to
achieve great yardage in a single play. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A container capable of
withstanding high internal pressure. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A vessel for storing compressed
gas. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A portable, manually operated container that ejects a spray, foam,
or gas under pressure. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A dismal failure or complete fiasco. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A large amount of money. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% An
old car. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bombed%@AE@% %@AB@%bombing%@AE@% %@AB@%bombs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To attack, damage, or destroy
with or as if with bombs. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To drop bombs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To fail
miserably: %@AI@%The play bombed.%@AE@% [Fr. %@AI@%bombe %@AE@%< Ital. %@AI@%bomba, %@AE@%prob. < Lat. %@AI@%bombus,
%@2@%%@CR:BOMBARD @%%@QR:bombard@%%@AB@%bombard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An early form of cannon that fired stone balls. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-barded%@AE@% %@AB@%-barding%@AE@% %@AB@%-bards%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To attack with bombs, shells, or missiles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To attack persistently, as with questions. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To irradiate (an atom). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
attack with a bombard. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%bombarde %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%bombarda %@AE@%prob. <
Lat. %@AI@%bombus,%@AE@% a booming sound < Gk. %@AI@%bombos.%@AE@%] %@AB@% bombarder %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% bombardment %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOMBARDIER @%%@QR:bombardier@%%@AB@%bombardier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The member of an aircraft crew who operates the bombing
equipment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A noncommissioned British artillery officer. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A soldier who
operated a bombard. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%bombarde, %@AE@%bombard.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOMBARDIER.BEET @%%@QR:bombardier beetle@%%@AB@%bombardier beetle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various beetles of the genus %@AI@%Brachinus%@AE@% and
related genera that expel an acrid secretion from the posterior end of the
abdomen.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOMBARDON @%%@QR:bombardon@%%@AB@%bombardon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brass musical instrument resembling a tuba but with a
lower pitch; a bass or contrabass tuba. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A 16-foot reed stop on the
organ. [Fr. < Ital. %@AI@%bombardone, %@AE@%aug. of %@AI@%bombardo, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%bombarda,
%@AE@%bombard < Med. Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOMBAST @%%@QR:bombast@%%@AB@%bombast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Grandiloquent and pompous speech or writing. [OFr. %@AI@%bombace,%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%rodomontade%@BO: fcc2db@%%@AE@% All these terms designate speech or writing that emphasizes
extravagance of style or delivery, usually at the expense of content.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bombast%@BO: 20fb04@%%@AE@% , applicable to speech and writing, stresses inflation of style
without ruling out the possibility of substantial content. %@AI@%Declamation%@BO: 4cce08@%%@AE@%
applies principally to formal oratory and the speaking of verse drama but
may imply clamorous, empty display. %@AI@%Rant%@BO: f18c15@%%@AE@% , said chiefly of speech,
emphasizes turgidity and style of writing or speech and absurd or
commonplace content. %@AI@%Claptrap%@BO: 364ae7@%%@AE@% is insincere, worthless speech or writing,
calculated to win applause. %@AI@%Rodomontade%@BO: fcc2db@%%@AE@% is boastful speech and bluster.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOMBAY.DUCK @%%@QR:Bombay duck@%%@AB@%Bombay duck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A food fish, %@AI@%Harpodon nehereus,%@AE@% of India. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The dried
flesh of the Bombay duck or a dish prepared from it.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOMBAZINE @%%@QR:bombazine@%%@AB@%bombazine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fine twilled fabric of silk and worsted or cotton, often
dyed black and used for mourning clothes. [Fr. %@AI@%bombasin %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%bombacinum,
%@2@%%@CR:BOMBER @%%@QR:bomber@%%@AB@%bomber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A military aircraft designed to carry and drop bombs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
One that bombs.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOMBPROOF @%%@QR:bombproof@%%@AB@%bombproof%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designed and constructed to resist destruction by bombs.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOMBSHELL @%%@QR:bombshell@%%@AB@%bombshell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bomb. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A shocking surprise.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOMBSIGHT @%%@QR:bombsight@%%@AB@%bombsight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device in aircraft for aiming bombs.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOMBYCID @%%@QR:bombycid@%%@AB@%bombycid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A moth of the family Bombycidate, which includes the
silkworms. [< NLat. %@AI@%Bombycidae, %@AE@%family name < Lat. %@AI@%bombyx, %@AE@%silkworm < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bombux.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BONA.FIDE @%%@QR:bona fide@%%@AB@%bona fide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Done or made in good faith; sincere: %@AI@%a bona fide
%@AI@%offer.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Authentic; genuine: %@AI@%a bona fide Rembrandt.%@AE@% [Lat., in good
faith.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BONANZA @%%@QR:bonanza@%%@AB@%bonanza%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rich mine, vein, or pocket of ore. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A source of great
wealth or prosperity. [Sp., exaggerated good, aug. of %@AI@%bueno,%@AE@% good < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bonus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BONAPARTIST @%%@QR:Bonapartist@%%@AB@%Bonapartist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A follower or supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte and his
policies and dynastic claims or of the Bonaparte family. %@AB@% Bonapartism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BONBON @%%@QR:bonbon@%%@AB@%bonbon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A candy that often has a center of fondant, fruit, or nuts and
is coated with chocolate or fondant. [Fr., redup. of %@AI@%bon, %@AE@%good < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bonus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BONBONNIERE @%%@QR:bonbonniere@%%@AB@%bonbonniere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small ornate box or dish for candy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:BOND @%%@QR:bond@%%@AB@%bond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that binds, ties, or fastens together, as a fetter,
cord, or band. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%bonds%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Captivity; confinement. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A uniting
force or tie; link: %@AI@%bonds of friendship.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A binding agreement; covenant.
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% A duty, promise, or obligation by which one is bound. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A substance
or an agent that causes two or more objects or parts to cohere. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
union or cohesion brought about by such a substance or agent. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A %@AI@%chemical
%@AI@%bond%@BO: 325d52@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A written and sealed obligation, esp. one requiring
payment of a stipulated amount of money on or before a given day. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A sum
of money paid as bail or surety. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% One who acts as bail; bondsman. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A
certificate of debt issued by a government or corporation guaranteeing
payment of the original investment plus interest by a specified future
date. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% The condition of storing taxable goods in a warehouse until the
taxes or duties due on them are paid. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% An insurance contract in which an
agency guarantees payment to an employer in the event of unforeseen
financial loss through the actions of an employee. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% An overlapping
arrangement of bricks or other masonry components in a wall. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% %@AI@%Bond
paper%@BO: 211b4b@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bonded%@AE@% %@AB@%bonding%@AE@% %@AB@%bonds%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To mortgage or place a
guaranteed bond on. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To furnish bond or surety for. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To place (an
employee, for example) under bond or guarantee. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To join securely, as
with glue or cement. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To lay (bricks, for example) in an overlapping
pattern for solidity. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To secure or hold together with or as if with
a bond. [ME < ON %@AI@%band.%@AE@%] %@AB@% bondable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% bonder %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BONDAGE @%%@QR:bondage@%%@AB@%bondage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition of a slave or serf; servitude. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A state of
subjection to a force, power, or influence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Villeinage%@BO: 14518af@%%@AE@%. [ME < AN < ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%bonde,%@AE@% serf < OE %@AI@%bonda,%@AE@% husbandman < ON %@AI@%bondi.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BONDHOLDER @%%@QR:bondholder@%%@AB@%bondholder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The owner of a bond or bonds.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BONDING @%%@QR:bonding@%%@AB@%bonding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anthropology. %@AE@% The formation of close, specialized human
relationships, such as those that link parent and child.
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%@2@%%@CR:BONDMAID @%%@QR:bondmaid@%%@AB@%bondmaid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female bondservant.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BONDMAN @%%@QR:bondman@%%@AB@%bondman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A male bondservant.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOND.PAPER @%%@QR:bond paper@%%@AB@%bond paper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A superior grade of strong white paper made wholly or in
part from rag pulp.
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%@2@%%@CR:BONDSERVANT @%%@QR:bondservant@%%@AB@%bondservant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person obligated to service without wages. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
slave or serf.
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%@2@%%@CR:BONDSMAN @%%@QR:bondsman@%%@AB@%bondsman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A male %@AI@%bondservant%@BO: 211c04@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who provides bond or
surety for another.
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%@2@%%@CR:BONDWOMAN @%%@QR:bondwoman@%%@AB@%bondwoman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female bondservant.
%@2@%%@CR:BONE.ASH @%%@QR:bone ash@%%@AB@%bone ash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The white, powdery calcium phosphate ash of burned bones,
used as a fertilizer, in making ceramics, and in cleaning and polishing
compounds.
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%@2@%%@CR:BONEBLACK @%%@QR:boneblack@%%@AB@%boneblack%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bone black %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A black pigment containing about 10 per cent
charcoal, made by roasting bones in an airtight container and used in
polishes, as a filtering medium, and in decolorizing sugar.
%@2@%%@CR:BONE.CHINA @%%@QR:bone china@%%@AB@%bone china%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Porcelain made of clay mixed with bone ash.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BONE.CONDUCTION @%%@QR:bone conduction@%%@AB@%bone conduction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The transmission of sound by bone, esp. to the inner
ear by the bones of the skull.
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%@2@%%@CR:BONE.DRY @%%@QR:bone-dry@%%@AB@%bone-dry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Without a trace of moisture; very dry.
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%@2@%%@CR:BONEFISH @%%@QR:bonefish@%%@AB@%bonefish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bonefish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% A marine game fish, %@AI@%Albula vulpes,%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BONE.MEAL @%%@QR:bone meal@%%@AB@%bone meal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Bones crushed and ground to a coarse powder and used as
plant fertilizer and animal feed.
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%@2@%%@CR:BONER @%%@QR:boner@%%@AB@%boner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A blunder.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BONESET @%%@QR:boneset@%%@AB@%boneset%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Eupatorium,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%E.
%@AI@%perfoliatum,%@AE@% of eastern North America, having broad clusters of small white
flowers. [From its use as a folk medicine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BONFIRE @%%@QR:bonfire@%%@AB@%bonfire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large outdoor fire. [ME %@AI@%bonfir%@AE@% : %@AI@%bon,%@AE@% bone + %@AI@%fir,%@AE@% fire.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BONG @%%@QR:bong@%%@AB@%bong%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A deep ringing sound, as of a bell. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bonged%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%bonging%@AE@% %@AB@%bongs%@AE@% To sound with a bong; ring. [Imit.]
%@AB@%bongo(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gos%@AE@% An antelope, %@AI@%Boocercus eurycerus,%@AE@% of central Africa,
having a reddish-brown coat with white stripes and spirally twisted horns.
[Of Bantu orig.]
%@AB@%bongo(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -goes %@AE@% One of a pair of connected tuned drums
that are played by beating with the hands. [Am. Sp. (West Indies) %@AI@%bongo.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BONHOMIE @%%@QR:bonhomie@%%@AB@%bonhomie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality. [Fr. <
%@AI@%%@AI@%bonhomme, %@AE@%good-natured man : %@AI@%bon,%@AE@% good (< Lat. %@AI@%bonus%@AE@%) + %@AI@%homme,%@AE@% man < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%homo.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BONIFACE @%%@QR:boniface@%%@AB@%boniface%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An innkeeper. [After %@AI@%Boniface, %@AE@%an innkeeper in %@AI@%The Beaux'
%@AI@%Strategem %@AE@%by George Farquhar (1678-1707).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BONING.KNIFE @%%@QR:boning knife@%%@AB@%boning knife%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A knife with a narrow blade and a sharp point for boning
poultry, meat, and fish.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BONITO @%%@QR:bonito@%%@AB@%bonito%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bonito%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tos %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several marine food and game
fishes of the genus %@AI@%Sarda,%@AE@% related to and resembling the tuna. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of
several fishes similar to the bonito. [Sp. < %@AI@%bonito,%@AE@% pretty < Lat. %@AI@%bonus,
%@2@%%@CR:BONNE @%%@QR:bonne@%%@AB@%bonne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A French female servant or maid. [Fr., fem. of %@AI@%bon, %@AE@%good < Lat.
%@AI@%bonus.%@AE@%]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BONNET @%%@QR:bonnet@%%@AB@%bonnet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A hat that is held in place by ribbons tied under the
chin, worn by women and girls. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% A brimless cap worn by men. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A
feather headdress worn by some American Indians. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A removable metal plate
over a valve or other machinery part. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% The hood of an
automobile. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A wind screen for a chimney. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A strip of canvas laced to a
fore-and-aft sail to increase sail area. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-neted%@AE@% %@AB@%-neting%@AE@% %@AB@%-nets%@AE@% To
put a bonnet on. [ME %@AI@%bonet, %@AE@%cap < OFr.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BONNY @%%@QR:bonny@%%@AB@%bonny%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bonnie %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nier%@AE@% %@AB@%-niest%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly Scot.. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pleasing or
attractive to the eye; pretty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Vigorous; spirited. [Orig. unknown.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BONSAI @%%@QR:bonsai@%%@AB@%bonsai%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bonsai%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The art of growing dwarfed, ornamentally shaped
trees or shrubs in small, shallow pots. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tree or shrub grown by the
%@2@%%@CR:BON.TON @%%@QR:bon ton@%%@AB@%bon ton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sophisticated manner or style. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Stylish or fashionable
%@2@%%@CR:BONUS @%%@QR:bonus@%%@AB@%bonus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nuses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something given or paid in addition to what is
usual or expected. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Money paid to a state by a company in return for a
corporate charter. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A grant from a government to veterans of the armed
forces. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An extra dividend paid to stockholders of a company from
profits. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A premium paid for a loan. [< Lat., good.] %@NL@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%prize%@BO: e8416b@%%@AE@% %@AI@%reward%@BO: fa4035@%%@AE@% %@AI@%gratuity%@BO: 81144b@%%@AE@% Each of these nouns designates some form of extra
payment. %@AI@%Bonus%@BO: 214321@%%@AE@% usually applies to money in excess of what is normally
received or strictly due, given in consideration of superior achievement or
as a share in profits. %@AI@%Bounty%@BO: 227cd1@%%@AE@% generally pertains to a grant from a
government, designed to encourage a specific desirable activity, such as
the destruction of vermin. %@AI@%Subsidy%@BO: 122bb0c@%%@AE@% refers to a large grant, usually by a
government, in support of an enterprise regarded as in the public interest
but not self-sustaining. %@AI@%Dividend%@BO: 578e55@%%@AE@% usually refers to distribution of
profits to shareholders or policyholders. %@AI@%Premium%@BO: e60968@%%@AE@% is generally something
given as an incentive to business or commercial activity, as a discount or
special wage rate. %@AI@%Prize%@BO: e8416b@%%@AE@% , in this context, usually implies competitive
achievement. %@AI@%Reward%@BO: fa4035@%%@AE@% refers broadly to payment for a specific effort and
emphasizes the merit of the accomplishment (or, less often, its evil).
%@AI@%%@AI@%Gratuity%@BO: 81144b@%%@AE@% pertains to voluntary payment in appreciation of services
rendered, such as a tip, and emphasizes generosity.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BON.VIVANT @%%@QR:bon vivant@%%@AB@%bon vivant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bons vivants%@AE@% A person who has refined tastes and esp.
one who enjoys good food and drink. [Fr. : %@AI@%bon, %@AE@%good + %@AI@%vivant, %@AE@%pr.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%vivre, %@AE@%to live.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BON.VOYAGE @%%@QR:bon voyage@%%@AB@%bon voyage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to wish a departing traveler a pleasant journey.
%@2@%%@CR:BONY @%%@QR:bony@%%@AB@%bony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, resembling, or consisting of
bone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having an internal skeleton of bones. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Full of bones: %@AI@%a bony
%@AI@%fish filet.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Having protruding or prominent bones; lean; gaunt. %@AB@%
%@AB@%boniness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BONZE @%%@QR:bonze@%%@AB@%bonze%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Mahayana Buddhist monk, esp. of China, Japan, and adjacent
%@2@%%@CR:BOOGIEMAN @%%@QR:boogyman@%%@AB@%boogyman%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bogeyman %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A terrifying specter; hobgoblin. [Var. of bogy
+ man.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOGIE.WOOGIE @%%@QR:boogie-woogie@%%@AB@%boogie-woogie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A style of jazz piano characterized by a repeated
rhythmic and melodic pattern in the bass. [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOK @%%@QR:book@%%@AB@%book%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A set of written or printed pages fastened along one side and
encased between protective covers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A written or printed literary work.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A bound volume of blank or ruled pages. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A volume in which
financial transactions are recorded. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%books%@AE@% Such records collectively.
%@AB@%%@AB@%5.%@AE@% A main division of a larger written or printed work: %@AI@%a book of the Old
%@AI@%Testament.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A %@AI@%libretto%@BO: a7a79f@%%@AE@% (sense 2). %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The script of a play. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AB@%Book%@AE@% The
Bible. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A set of rigid, prescribed rules: %@AI@%runs the company by the book.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%10.%@AE@% Something regarded as a source of knowledge. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% A small packet of
similar items bound together: %@AI@%a book of matches.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@% A record of bets
placed on a race. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% %@AS@% Games. %@AE@%The number of card tricks needed before any
tricks can have scoring value, as the first six tricks taken by the
declaring side in bridge. %@AB@%14.%@AE@% A bundle of tobacco leaves sliced lengthwise.
%@AI@%a book report.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%booked%@AE@% %@AB@%booking%@AE@% %@AB@%books%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To list or register in or
as if in a book. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To record charges against (a person) on a police
blotter. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To arrange for (tickets, for example) in advance; reserve. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
To hire (entertainers, for example).%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% bring to book.%@AE@% To compel to explain or account for.%@AB@%
%@AB@%in (one's) book.%@AE@% In one's opinion.%@AB@% like a book.%@AE@% Thoroughly; completely:
%@AI@%%@AI@%knows him like a book.%@AE@% %@AB@% one for the books.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Something noteworthy.%@AB@%
%@AB@%on the books.%@AE@% Recorded or registered.%@AB@% throw the book at.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make
all possible charges against (a lawbreaker, for example). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To reprimand
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKBINDERY @%%@QR:bookbindery@%%@AB@%bookbindery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A business establishment where bookbinding is
carried on.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOKBINDING @%%@QR:bookbinding@%%@AB@%bookbinding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The art, trade, or profession of binding books. %@AB@%
%@AB@%bookbinder %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOKCASE @%%@QR:bookcase@%%@AB@%bookcase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A piece of furniture with shelves for holding books.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKEND @%%@QR:bookend@%%@AB@%bookend%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or book end %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A prop placed at the end of a row of books to
keep them upright.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKIE @%%@QR:bookie@%%@AB@%bookie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bookmaker%@BO: 21752d@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOKING @%%@QR:booking@%%@AB@%booking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An engagement, as for a performance by an entertainer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A reservation, as for accommodations at a hotel.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOKISH @%%@QR:bookish@%%@AB@%bookish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or resembling a book. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Fond of books;
studious. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Relying on book learning. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Pedantic; dull. %@AB@% bookishly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@AB@% bookishness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOK.JACKET @%%@QR:book jacket@%%@AB@%book jacket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%dust jacket%@BO: 5c7999@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOKKEEPING @%%@QR:bookkeeping@%%@AB@%bookkeeping%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The art or practice of recording the accounts and
transactions of a business. %@AB@% bookkeeper %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOK.LEARNING @%%@QR:book learning@%%@AB@%book learning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Knowledge gained from books rather than from practical
experience.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOKLET @%%@QR:booklet@%%@AB@%booklet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small bound book or pamphlet, usually with paper covers.
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKLOUSE @%%@QR:booklouse@%%@AB@%booklouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small, often wingless insects of the order
Psocoptera (or Corrodentia), some species of which damage books.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOK.LUNG @%%@QR:book lung@%%@AB@%book lung%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A saccular respiratory organ found in some arachnids,
consisting of a group of membranous folds resembling pages in a book.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKMAKER @%%@QR:bookmaker@%%@AB@%bookmaker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who edits, prints, publishes, or binds books. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Someone who accepts and pays off bets, as on a horse race. %@AB@% bookmaking %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOKMAN @%%@QR:bookman@%%@AB@%bookman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Someone who is fond of books and reading. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Someone whose
occupation is selling books.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKMARK @%%@QR:bookmark@%%@AB@%bookmark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A marker, such as a ribbon or a strip of leather, placed
between the pages of a book.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKMOBILE @%%@QR:bookmobile@%%@AB@%bookmobile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small truck or trailer equipped to serve as a mobile
lending library. [book + (auto)mobile.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOK.OF.COMMON. @%%@QR:Book of Common Prayer@%%@AB@%Book of Common Prayer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The book of services and prayers used in the
Anglican church.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOK.OF.MORMON @%%@QR:Book of Mormon@%%@AB@%Book of Mormon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The sacred text of the Mormon Church.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKPLATE @%%@QR:bookplate@%%@AB@%bookplate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A label usually pasted on the inside cover of a book that
bears the owner's name or other identification.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKRACK @%%@QR:bookrack@%%@AB@%bookrack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small rack or shelf for books. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A frame or rack for
supporting an open book.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOK.REVIEW @%%@QR:book review@%%@AB@%book review%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A critical appraisal of a book.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKSELLER @%%@QR:bookseller@%%@AB@%bookseller%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who sells books.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKSHELF @%%@QR:bookshelf@%%@AB@%bookshelf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shelf or set of shelves for holding books.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKSHOP @%%@QR:bookshop@%%@AB@%bookshop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bookstore%@BO: 217f58@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKSTALL @%%@QR:bookstall@%%@AB@%bookstall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stall or stand where books are sold.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKSTAND @%%@QR:bookstand@%%@AB@%bookstand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small counter where books are sold. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bookrack%@BO: 217ad9@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKSTORE @%%@QR:bookstore@%%@AB@%bookstore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A store where books are sold.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOKWORM @%%@QR:bookworm@%%@AB@%bookworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The larva of any of various insects that infest books and
feed on the paste in the bindings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who spends much time reading or
studying.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOLEAN @%%@QR:Boolean@%%@AB@%Boolean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to an algebraic combinatorial system
treating variables, such as propositions and computer logic elements,
through the operators AND, OR, NOT, IF, THEN, and EXCEPT. [After George
%@AB@%boom(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%boomed%@AE@% %@AB@%booming%@AE@% %@AB@%booms%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a deep, resonant
sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To grow or develop rapidly; flourish: %@AI@%Business is booming.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give forth or utter with a deep, resonant sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to grow
or flourish; boost. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A booming sound, as of an explosion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A time
of prosperity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sudden increase, as in wealth or popularity. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%bummen.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%boom(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%A long spar extending from a mast to hold or
extend the foot of a sail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A long pole extending upward at an angle from
the mast of a derrick to support or guide objects lifted or suspended. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A barrier composed of a chain of floating logs enclosing other
free-floating logs. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The area enclosed by such a barrier. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A floating
barrier serving to obstruct navigation. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A long, movable arm used to
maneuver a microphone. [Du., pole < MDu.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOMERANG @%%@QR:boomerang@%%@AB@%boomerang%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A flat, curved usually wooden missile that can be hurled
so that it returns to the thrower. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A statement or course of action that
backfires against its originator. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-anged%@AE@% %@AB@%-anging%@AE@% %@AB@%-angs%@AE@% To have
the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire. [Native word in
Australia.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOMLET @%%@QR:boomlet@%%@AB@%boomlet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small boom, as in business or politics.
%@2@%%@CR:BOOST @%%@QR:boost@%%@AB@%boost%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%boosted%@AE@% %@AB@%boosting%@AE@% %@AB@%boosts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To lift by or as if by pushing
up from below. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To increase; raise. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To stir up enthusiasm for; promote
vigorously. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A push upward or ahead. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An increase: %@AI@%a boost in
%@AI@%salary.%@AE@% [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOOSTER @%%@QR:booster@%%@AB@%booster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A device for increasing power or effectiveness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
%@2@%%@CR:BOOTH @%%@QR:booth@%%@AB@%booth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%booths%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small enclosed compartment, usually
accommodating only one person and providing privacy: %@AI@%a telephone booth.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A seating area in a restaurant that has a table and seats whose backs serve
as partitions. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A small stall or stand for the display and sale of goods.
[ME %@AI@%bothe, %@AE@%prob. of Scand. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOTIE @%%@QR:bootie@%%@AB@%bootie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bootee%@BO: 219ead@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOTJACK @%%@QR:bootjack@%%@AB@%bootjack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A forked device for holding a boot secure while the foot is
being withdrawn.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOTLEG @%%@QR:bootleg@%%@AB@%bootleg%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-legged%@AE@% %@AB@%-legging%@AE@% %@AB@%-legs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To make, sell, or transport
(alcoholic liquor, for example) for sale illegally. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To engage in
bootlegging. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Football. %@AE@%To fake a handoff, conceal the ball on the hip,
and roll out in order to pass or esp. to rush around the end. Used of a
quarterback. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Goods smuggled or illicitly produced or sold. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
part of a boot above the instep. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Football. %@AE@%A bootleg play. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Produced, sold, or transported illegally: %@AI@%bootleg gin.%@AE@% [From a smuggler's
practice of carrying liquor in the legs of boots.] %@AB@% bootlegger %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOTLESS @%%@QR:bootless@%%@AB@%bootless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Without advantage or benefit; useless. %@AB@% bootlessly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%bootlessness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOTLICK @%%@QR:bootlick@%%@AB@%bootlick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-licked%@AE@% %@AB@%-licking%@AE@% %@AB@%-licks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To behave toward in a servile
or obsequious manner. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To behave in a servile or obsequious manner;
fawn. %@AB@% bootlicker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOTSTRAP @%%@QR:bootstrap@%%@AB@%bootstrap%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A leather or cloth loop sewn at the side or the top rear
of a boot to help in pulling the boot on. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@%A
subroutine used to establish the full routine or another routine.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%strapped%@AE@% %@AB@%strapping%@AE@% %@AB@%straps%@AE@% To establish (a program) with a
bootstrap. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Undertaken or accomplished with minimal resources or
help. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Being or relating to a process that is self-initiating or
self-sustaining, as in a computer.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% by one's (own) bootstraps.%@AE@% By one's own efforts.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOT.TREE @%%@QR:boot tree@%%@AB@%boot tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%shoetree%@BO: 10d230d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOOTY @%%@QR:booty@%%@AB@%booty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Plunder taken from an enemy in time of war. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Goods that have been stolen or seized. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A valuable prize, award, or gain.
%@AB@%bop(1)%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bopped%@AE@% %@AB@%bopping%@AE@% %@AB@%bops%@AE@% To hit or strike. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
blow; punch. [Imit.]
%@AB@%bop(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A style of jazz characterized by rhythmic and harmonic
complexity and a brilliant style of execution. [Short for bebop.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORA @%%@QR:bora@%%@AB@%bora%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A violent cold wind from the northeast blowing on the Dalmatian
coast of Yugoslavia in winter. [Dial. Ital. < Lat. %@AI@%Boreas,%@AE@% Boreas.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORACIC @%%@QR:boracic@%%@AB@%boracic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%boric%@BO: 21d4f5@%%@AE@%. [< Med. Lat. %@AI@%borax, borac-, %@AE@%borax.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORAGE @%%@QR:borage@%%@AB@%borage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Borago officinalis,%@AE@% native to southern Europe and
northern Africa, having hairy leaves sometimes used as seasoning and
star-shaped blue flowers. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%bourage%@AE@% < Med. Lat. %@AI@%borago,%@AE@% perh. <
Ar. %@AI@%abu 'araq,%@AE@% father of sweat (from its use as a sudorific).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORANE @%%@QR:borane@%%@AB@%borane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a series of boron-hydrogen compounds. [bor(on) + -ane.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORATE @%%@QR:borate@%%@AB@%borate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A salt of boric acid.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORAX @%%@QR:borax@%%@AB@%borax%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hydrated %@AI@%sodium borate%@BO: 114e016@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An anhydrous sodium borate used
in the manufacture of glass and various ceramics. [ME %@AI@%boras %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%boreis%@AE@% <
Med. Lat. %@AI@%borax%@AE@% < Ar. %@AI@%buraq%@AE@% < Pers. %@AI@%burah.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORAZON @%%@QR:Borazon@%%@AB@%Borazon%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for an extremely hard boron nitride formed at very
high pressures and temperatures.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORDEAUX @%%@QR:Bordeaux@%%@AB@%Bordeaux%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Bordeaux%@AE@% A red or white wine produced in the region
around Bordeaux.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORDEAUX.MIXTUR @%%@QR:Bordeaux mixture@%%@AB@%Bordeaux mixture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mixture of copper sulfate, lime, and water used as
a fungicide. [Transl. of Fr. %@AI@%bouillie bordelaise.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORDELLO @%%@QR:bordello@%%@AB@%bordello%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-los%@AE@% A house of prostitution. [Ital. < OFr. %@AI@%bordel <
%@AI@%borde, %@AE@%wooden hut.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORDER @%%@QR:border@%%@AB@%border%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A margin, rim, or edge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A design or a decorative strip
around the edge or rim of something, as a fabric. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A strip of ground in
which ornamental plants or shrubbery is planted. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The line or frontier
area separating political divisions or geographic regions; boundary.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dered%@AE@% %@AB@%-dering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ders%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put a border on. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To lie along or
adjacent to the border of.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% border on upon.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To adjoin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To be almost like; approach in character: %@AI@%an act that borders on heroism.%@AE@%
[ME %@AI@%bordure %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%bordeure%@AE@% < %@AI@%border,%@AE@% to border < %@AI@%bort,%@AE@% border, of Germanic
%@AI@%%@AI@%brow%@BO: 2573bb@%%@AE@% %@AI@%rim%@BO: fb8d57@%%@AE@% %@AI@%brim%@BO: 24b1a6@%%@AE@% All these words refer to the line or narrow area that marks
the outmost bound of a surface. %@AI@%Border%@BO: 21bb6d@%%@AE@% refers either to the boundary
(limiting line) of a surface or, more often, to the area that immediately
adjoins the boundary. %@AI@%Margin%@BO: b15882@%%@AE@% is an area, adjacent to the boundary, that is
more or less precisely definable as to width and often distinguishable in
other respects from the rest of the surface. %@AI@%Edge%@BO: 5e176b@%%@AE@% may refer specifically
to the precise bounding line formed by the continuous convergence of two
surfaces of a solid. %@AI@%Verge%@BO: 14381d4@%%@AE@% is an extreme terminating line or edge;
figuratively it indicates extreme closeness to, or the imminence of, a
thing or condition. %@AI@%Brink%@BO: 24c9dc@%%@AE@% denotes the edge of a steep incline or slope;
figuratively it indicates the imminence of an extreme condition, such as
disaster or war. %@AI@%Brow%@BO: 2573bb@%%@AE@% is the upper edge of a steep incline. %@AI@%Rim%@BO: fb8d57@%%@AE@% denotes
the edge of a surface that is circular or curved, such as a wheel or
cymbal. %@AI@%Brim%@BO: 24b1a6@%%@AE@% applies to the upper edge or inner side of the rim of a
vessel or container, such as a cup.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORDERLAND @%%@QR:borderland@%%@AB@%borderland%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Land located on or near a border or frontier. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
uncertain or indeterminate area, situation, or condition.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORDERLINE @%%@QR:borderline@%%@AB@%borderline%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or border line %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A line that establishes or marks a
border. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An indefinite area between two qualities or conditions. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Verging on a given quality or condition; dubious: %@AI@%a borderline case of
%@AI@%paranoia.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BORDETELLA.PERT @%%@QR:bordetella pertussis@%%@AB@%bordetella pertussis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The coccobacillus that causes whooping cough.
[NLat. : %@AI@%Bordetella, %@AE@%genus name (after Jules %@AI@%Bordet, %@AE@%1870-1961) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%pertussis, %@AE@%whooping cough.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORDURE @%%@QR:bordure@%%@AB@%bordure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A border around a heraldic shield. [ME. -see border.]
%@AB@%bore(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bored%@AE@% %@AB@%boring%@AE@% %@AB@%bores%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a hole in or through, as
with a drill. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To form (a tunnel, for example) by drilling, digging, or
burrowing. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a hole in or through something by or as if by
boring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To proceed or advance steadily or laboriously. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hole
or passage made by or as if by boring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The interior diameter of a hole,
tube, or cylinder. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The caliber of a firearm. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A drilling tool. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%boren %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%borian.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bore(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bored%@AE@% %@AB@%boring%@AE@% %@AB@%bores%@AE@% To make weary with dullness,
repetition, or tediousness. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that arouses boredom. [Orig.
unknown.]
%@AB@%bore(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A high and often dangerous wave caused by the surge of a flood
tide upstream in a narrowing estuary or by colliding tidal currents. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%bare, %@AE@%wave < ON %@AI@%bara.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bore(4)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%bear1%@BO: 19210d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOREAL @%%@QR:boreal@%%@AB@%boreal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the north; northern. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
concerning the north wind. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Boreal%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the forest areas
and tundras of the North Temperate Zone and Arctic region. [ME < LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Borealis%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%Boreas,%@AE@% Boreas.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOREAS @%%@QR:Boreas@%%@AB@%Boreas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The north wind. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The god personifying
the north wind. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%Boreas%@AE@% < Gk.]
%@2@%%@CR:BOREDOM @%%@QR:boredom@%%@AB@%boredom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The condition of being bored; ennui.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORER @%%@QR:borer@%%@AB@%borer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tool used for boring or drilling. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One who works
with such a tool. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An insect or insect larva, such as the %@AI@%corn borer%@BO: 423bdf@%%@AE@%,
that bores into plants. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of various mollusks that bore into soft rock
or wood.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORIC @%%@QR:boric@%%@AB@%boric%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or boracic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, derived from, or containing
boron.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORIC.ACID @%%@QR:boric acid@%%@AB@%boric acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white or colorless crystalline compound, H%@AH@%3%@AE@%BO%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used as%@EH@%
an antiseptic and preservative and in fireproofing compounds, cosmetics,
cements, and enamels.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORIDE @%%@QR:boride@%%@AB@%boride%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A binary compound of boron with a more electropositive element
%@AI@%%@AI@%humdrum%@BO: 8ebd14@%%@AE@% %@AI@%dismal%@BO: 55eadb@%%@AE@% %@AI@%dreary%@BO: 5aadfb@%%@AE@% These adjectives all mean to be burdensome in the
sense of inducing discontent and mental weariness. %@AI@%Boring%@BO: 21d78b@%%@AE@% implies dullness
that causes listlessness and lack of interest. %@AI@%Monotonous%@BO: bc2561@%%@AE@% stresses
unchanging lack of variety. %@AI@%Tedious%@BO: 12b7d0f@%%@AE@% suggests slowness, longwindedness, and
dullness. %@AI@%Irksome%@BO: 9b88d4@%%@AE@% describes what is demanding of time and effort and yet
is dull, distasteful, or otherwise unrewarding. %@AI@%Tiresome%@BO: 131d499@%%@AE@% intensifies the
sense of %@AI@%irksome%@BO: 9b88d4@%%@AE@% , and %@AI@%humdrum%@BO: 8ebd14@%%@AE@% refers to what is commonplace, trivial, or
characterized by unexciting routine. In this comparison %@AI@%dismal%@BO: 55eadb@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%dreary%@BO: 5aadfb@%%@AE@%
apply to what is depressingly dull.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORN @%%@QR:born@%%@AB@%born%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past participle of %@AI@%bear1%@BO: 19210d@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Brought into life or
being. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having from birth a particular quality or talent: %@AI@%a born artist.%@AE@%
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Resulting or arising: %@AI@%wisdom born of experience.%@AE@% -See Usage note at
%@AI@%%@AI@%bear1%@BO: 19210d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORN.AGAIN @%%@QR:born-again@%%@AB@%born-again%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or being an individual who has
made a conversion or renewed a commitment to Jesus Christ as personal
savior: %@AI@%a born-again Christian.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of or relating to evangelical
Christianity: %@AI@%a born-again religious experience.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterized by
renewal, resurgence, or return: %@AI@%born-again enthusiasm.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BORNE @%%@QR:borne@%%@AB@%borne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past participle of %@AI@%bear1%@BO: 19210d@%%@AE@%. -See Usage note at %@AI@%bear1%@BO: 19210d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BORNITE @%%@QR:bornite@%%@AB@%bornite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brownish-bronze copper ore with composition Cu%@AH@%5%@AE@%FeS%@AH@%4%@AE@%. [After%@EH@%
Ignaz von %@AI@%Born %@AE@%(1742-1791).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORON @%%@QR:boron@%%@AB@%boron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% B A soft, brown, amorphous or crystalline nonmetallic element,
extracted chiefly from kernite and borax, and used in flares, propellant
mixtures, nuclear reactor control elements, abrasives, and hard metallic
alloys. Atomic number 5; atomic weight 10.811; melting point 2,300 deg. C;
sublimation 2,550 deg. C; specific gravity (crystal) 2.34; valence 3.
[bor(ax) + (carb)on.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORON.CARBIDE @%%@QR:boron carbide@%%@AB@%boron carbide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extremely hard, black crystalline compound or solid
solution, B%@AH@%4%@AE@%C, used as an abrasive, in control rods for nuclear reactors,%@EH@%
and as a reinforcing filament in composite structural materials.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOROSILICATE.GL @%%@QR:borosilicate glass@%%@AB@%borosilicate glass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A strong heat-resistant glass that contains a
minimum of five per cent boric oxide.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOROUGH @%%@QR:borough@%%@AB@%borough%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A self-governing incorporated town in certain U.S. states.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the five administrative units of New York City. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A town having a municipal corporation and certain rights, such
as self-government. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A town that sends one or more representatives to
%@2@%%@CR:BORSCHT @%%@QR:borsht@%%@AB@%borsht%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or borsch %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A beet soup served hot or cold, often with sour
cream. [R. %@AI@%borshch.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORSCHT.CIRCUIT @%%@QR:borscht circuit@%%@AB@%borscht circuit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% The predominantly Jewish resort hotels of the
Catskill Mountains that employ entertainers. [From the popularity of
borscht in their cuisine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BORT @%%@QR:bort@%%@AB@%bort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Poorly crystallized diamonds used for industrial cutting and
abrasion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%carbonado%@BO: 2c1fa5@%%@AE@%. [Prob. < Du. %@AI@%boort.%@AE@%] %@AB@% borty %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BORZOI @%%@QR:borzoi@%%@AB@%borzoi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rather large, slenderly built dog of a breed originating in
Russia, having a narrow, pointed head and a silky, predominantly white
coat. [R. %@AI@%borzaya.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOSCAGE @%%@QR:boscage@%%@AB@%boscage%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or boskage %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mass of trees or shrubs; thicket. [ME %@AI@%boskage %@AE@%<
OFr. %@AI@%boscage %@AE@%< %@AI@%bosc, %@AE@%forest, of Germanic orig.]
%@2@%%@CR:BOSN @%%@QR:bo's'n@%%@AB@%bo's'n%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bos'n %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variants of %@AI@%boatswain%@BO: 205bc6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOSNIAN @%%@QR:Bosnian@%%@AB@%Bosnian%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Bosniac %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Bosnia. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native
of Bosnia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Serbo-Croatian language of the Bosnians.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOSOM @%%@QR:bosom@%%@AB@%bosom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The chest of a human being, esp. the female breasts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
part of a garment covering the chest. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The center; heart: %@AI@%in the bosom of
%@AI@%the family.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The chest considered as the source of emotion. %@AI@%bosom
%@AI@%friends.%@AE@% [ME < OE %@AI@%bosm.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOSON @%%@QR:boson@%%@AB@%boson%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A particle, such as a photon, pion, or alpha particle, having
zero or integral spin and obeying statistical rules that permit any number
of identical particles to occupy the same quantum state. [After Jagadis
%@AB@%boss(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A circular protuberance or knoblike swelling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A raised
area used as ornamentation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%A raised ornament, as at the
intersection of the ribs in vaulted roofs. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An enlarged part of a
shaft to which another shaft is coupled or to which a wheel or gear is
keyed. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A hub, esp. of a propeller. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A metal ornament used for
protecting the corners or centers of books. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bossed%@AE@% %@AB@%bossing%@AE@% %@AB@%bosses%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To decorate with bosses. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To emboss. [ME %@AI@%boce %@AE@%< OFr.]
%@AB@%boss(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cow or calf. [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOSSA.NOVA @%%@QR:bossa nova@%%@AB@%bossa nova%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A lively Brazilian dance that is similar to the samba.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Music that is a blend of jazz and samba. [Port. : %@AI@%bossa, %@AE@%trend + %@AI@%nova,
%@AE@%new.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOSSISM @%%@QR:bossism@%%@AB@%bossism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The domination of a political organization by a political
%@AI@%tricuspidata,%@AE@% native to Asia, that has three-lobed leaves and that
frequently covers the outer walls of buildings.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOSTON.LETTUCE @%%@QR:Boston lettuce@%%@AB@%Boston lettuce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of cultivated lettuce forming a rounded head
and having soft-textured, yellow-green leaves.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOSTON.TERRIER @%%@QR:Boston terrier@%%@AB@%Boston terrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small dog of a breed that originated in New England
as a cross between a bull terrier and a bulldog.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOSUN @%%@QR:bosun@%%@AB@%bosun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%boatswain%@BO: 205bc6@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOSWELL @%%@QR:Boswell@%%@AB@%Boswell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An assiduous and devoted admirer, student, and recorder of
another's words and deeds. [After James %@AI@%Boswell %@AE@%(1740-1795).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOT @%%@QR:bot@%%@AB@%bot%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bott %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The parasitic larva of a botfly. [ME.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTANICAL @%%@QR:botanical@%%@AB@%botanical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or botanic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to plants or plant life.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the science of botany. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drug, medicinal
preparation, or similar substance obtained from a plant or plants. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:BOTANIST @%%@QR:botanist@%%@AB@%botanist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who specializes in the study of plants.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTANIZE @%%@QR:botanize@%%@AB@%botanize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nized%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizes%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To secure plants for
botanical study. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To examine plants scientifically. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To investigate
(an area) for botanical study. %@AB@% botanizer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTANY @%%@QR:botany@%%@AB@%botany%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The biological science of plants. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The plant
life of a particular area or district. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The characteristics and phenomena
of a plant group or category. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A book or scholarly work on botany. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
A particular system of botany.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTCH @%%@QR:botch@%%@AB@%botch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%botched%@AE@% %@AB@%botching%@AE@% %@AB@%botches%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To ruin through carelessness or
clumsiness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make or perform clumsily; bungle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To repair or mend
clumsily. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A ruined or defective piece of work. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A badly repaired
part or flaw. [ME %@AI@%bocchen%@AE@%, to mend.] %@AB@% botcher %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% botchy %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTFLY @%%@QR:botfly@%%@AB@%botfly%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bot fly %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various winged insects, chiefly of the
genera %@AI@%Gasterophilus%@AE@% and %@AI@%Oestrus,%@AE@% having larvae that are parasitic on man
and various animals.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTH @%%@QR:both@%%@AB@%both%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% One and the other; relating to or being two in conjunction:
%@AI@%%@AI@%Both men arrived.%@AE@% -%@AI@%pron.%@AE@% The one and the other: %@AI@%Both of those men are
%@AI@%patriots.%@AE@% -%@AI@%conj.%@AE@% Used with %@AI@%and%@AE@% to indicate that each of two things in a
coordinated phrase or clause is included: %@AI@%both men and women.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%bothe %@AE@%<
ON %@AI@%baoir.%@AE@%] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Both %@AE@% is used to underscore that the activity or state denoted
by a verb applies equally to two entities, where it might have been
expected that it would apply only to one. %@AI@%Both the cooks have exasperated
%@AI@%me, %@AE@% for example, emphasizes that neither cook escapes my impatience. As
such, %@AI@%both %@AE@% is improperly used with a verb that can apply only to two or
more entities. It is illogical to say %@AI@%they are both alike, %@AE@% since neither
could be "alike" if the other were not. Similarly, %@AI@%both %@AE@% is unnecessary in
a sentence like %@AI@%they both appeared together, %@AE@% since neither one can "appear
together" by himself. And we cannot say %@AI@%both of them accused each other, %@AE@%
since neither one of them can "accuse each other" by himself. The
expression %@AI@%the both, %@AE@% as in %@AI@%he gave it to the both of them, %@AE@% is best
avoided in formal writing and speech. In possessive constructions, %@AI@%of both
%@AI@%%@AE@% is usually preferred: %@AI@%the mothers of both %@AE@% (rather than %@AI@%both their mothers%@AE@%
); %@AI@%the fault of both %@AE@% (rather than %@AI@%both their fault %@AE@% or %@AI@%both's fault%@AE@% ).
When %@AI@%both %@AE@% is used with %@AI@%and %@AE@% to link parallel elements in a sentence, the
words or phrases that follow them should correspond grammatically: %@AI@%in both
%@AI@%India and China %@AE@% or %@AI@%both in India and in China %@AE@% (not %@AI@%both in India and
%@AI@%China%@AE@% ).
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTHER @%%@QR:bother@%%@AB@%bother%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To irritate, esp. by small
annoyances. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To make agitated or nervous; fluster. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To make
confused or perplexed; puzzle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To intrude without invitation or warrant;
disturb. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To give trouble to: %@AI@%a back condition that bothers him
%@AI@%constantly.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take the trouble; concern oneself. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause
trouble. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cause or state of disturbance. -%@AI@%interj.%@AE@%%@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@%
Used to express annoyance or mild irritation. [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTHERATION @%%@QR:botheration@%%@AB@%botheration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that bothers; vexation.
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTLEBRUSH @%%@QR:bottlebrush@%%@AB@%bottlebrush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various shrubs or trees of the genera %@AI@%Callistemon%@AE@%
and %@AI@%Melaleuca,%@AE@% native to Australia, that have dense spikes of flowers with
protruding stamens that suggest a brush used to clean bottles.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTLE.CLUB @%%@QR:bottle club@%%@AB@%bottle club%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A private establishment where patrons may purchase
bottles of liquor and keep them for consumption after legal closing hours.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTLED.GAS @%%@QR:bottled gas@%%@AB@%bottled gas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Gas, such as butane or propane, stored under pressure in
portable tanks.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTLE.FEED @%%@QR:bottle-feed@%%@AB@%bottle-feed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fed%@AE@% %@AB@%-feeding%@AE@% %@AB@%-feeds%@AE@% To feed, as a baby, with a
bottle.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTLE.GENTIAN @%%@QR:bottle gentian@%%@AB@%bottle gentian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Gentiana andrewsii,%@AE@% of eastern and central
North America, having deep-blue flowers that remain closed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTLE.GOURD @%%@QR:bottle gourd@%%@AB@%bottle gourd%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%calabash%@BO: 293625@%%@AE@% vine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of the calabash vine.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTLE.GREEN @%%@QR:bottle green@%%@AB@%bottle green%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dark to moderate or grayish green. %@AB@% bottle-green %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTLENECK @%%@QR:bottleneck@%%@AB@%bottleneck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The narrow part of a bottle near the top. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A narrow
or obstructed section of a highway or pipeline. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A hindrance to
production or progress. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%A style of guitar playing in which an
object, as a piece of glass or metal, is pressed against the strings to
achieve a gliding effect. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-necked%@AE@% %@AB@%-necking%@AE@% %@AB@%-necks%@AE@% To impede or
slow down by creating a bottleneck.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTLENOSE @%%@QR:bottlenose@%%@AB@%bottlenose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bottle-nosed dolphin%@BO: 223763@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTLE.NOSED.DO @%%@QR:bottle-nosed dolphin@%%@AB@%bottle-nosed dolphin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several marine mammals of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Tursiops,%@AE@% having a short, protruding beak.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTLE.TREE @%%@QR:bottle tree@%%@AB@%bottle tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several trees of the genus %@AI@%Stercula%@AE@% (or
%@AI@%%@AI@%Brachychiton%@AE@% ), native to Australia, characterized by a bottlelike swelling
of the trunk.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTOM @%%@QR:bottom@%%@AB@%bottom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The lowest or deepest part of something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The underside.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% The supporting part of something; foundation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The basic quality
underlying something; essence. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The solid surface under a body of water.
%@AB@%%@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%bottoms%@AE@% Low-lying alluvial land adjacent to a river; bottomland. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The
part of a ship's hull below the water line. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A ship. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AB@%bottoms%@AE@% The
trousers of pajamas. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The buttocks. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% The seat of a chair.
%@AB@%%@AB@%12.%@AE@% Staying power, as of a horse; stamina. %@AI@%the bottom drawer.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tomed%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-toming%@AE@% %@AB@%-toms%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To provide with an underside or foundation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
establish; found. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To grasp the meaning of; fathom. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be or
become based or grounded. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To rest on or touch the bottom.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%bottom out.%@AE@% To descend, as securities, to the lowest point possible, after
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTOM.BREAK @%%@QR:bottom break@%%@AB@%bottom break%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A branch arising from the stem base of a plant.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTOM.FAUNA @%%@QR:bottom fauna@%%@AB@%bottom fauna%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Marine vegetation growing in the benthic region of the
ocean depths.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTOMLAND @%%@QR:bottomland@%%@AB@%bottomland%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Low-lying land along a river.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTOMLESS @%%@QR:bottomless@%%@AB@%bottomless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having no bottom. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Too deep to be measured. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Difficult or impossible to understand; unfathomable. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Limitless. %@AB@%
%@AB@%bottomlessly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTOM.LINE1 @%%@QR:bottom line@%%@AB@%bottom line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The lowest line in a financial statement, showing net
income or loss. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The final result or statement; upshot. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The main or
essential point.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTOM.LINE2 @%%@QR:bottom-line@%%@AB@%bottom-line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Concerned exclusively with costs and profits.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTOM.ROUND @%%@QR:bottom round@%%@AB@%bottom round%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cut of meat, as a steak or roast, taken from the outer
section of a round of beef.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTTOMRY @%%@QR:bottomry@%%@AB@%bottomry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A contract by which a shipowner borrows money to finance a
voyage, pledging the ship as security. [Alteration of Du. %@AI@%bodemerij %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%bodem,%@AE@% ship.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTULIN @%%@QR:botulin@%%@AB@%botulin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several nerve toxins produced by botulinum and found
in improperly canned or improperly smoked foods. [Lat. %@AI@%botulus, %@AE@%sausage +
-in.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTULINUM @%%@QR:botulinum@%%@AB@%botulinum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bacterium, %@AI@%Clostridium botulinum,%@AE@% that secretes botulin.
[NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%botulus, %@AE@%sausage.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOTULISM @%%@QR:botulism@%%@AB@%botulism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extremely virulent, dangerous food poisoning caused by
botulin and characterized by vomiting, abdominal pain, coughing, muscular
weakness, and visual disturbance. [G. %@AI@%Botulismus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%botulus,%@AE@% sausage.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUCLE @%%@QR:boucle@%%@AB@%boucle%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or boucle %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A type of yarn, usually three-ply and having one
thread looser than the others, that produces a rough-textured cloth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Fabric woven or knitted from boucle. [Fr., p.part. of %@AI@%boucler, %@AE@%to curl <
OFr. %@AI@%boucle,%@AE@% curl of hair.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUDOIR @%%@QR:boudoir@%%@AB@%boudoir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.
%@2@%%@CR:BOUGAINVILLEA @%%@QR:bougainvillea@%%@AB@%bougainvillea%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bougainvillaea %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several woody tropical
American vines of the genus %@AI@%Bougainvillea,%@AE@% having inconspicuous flowers
surrounded by showy red, purple, or orange bracts. [NLat. %@AI@%Bougainvillea,
%@AE@%genus name after Louis Antoine de %@AI@%Bougainville%@AE@% (1729-1811).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUGH @%%@QR:bough@%%@AB@%bough%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large branch of a tree. [ME < OE %@AI@%boh.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUGHT @%%@QR:bought@%%@AB@%bought%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%buy%@BO: 283b48@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUGHTEN @%%@QR:boughten@%%@AB@%boughten%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% A past participle of %@AI@%buy%@BO: 283b48@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUGIE @%%@QR:bougie@%%@AB@%bougie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A wax candle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A slender, pliable
implement inserted into a bodily canal, as the urethra or rectum. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
suppository. [Fr. < OFr., a fine wax < %@AI@%Bougie, %@AE@%Bejaia, Algeria.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUILLABAISSE @%%@QR:bouillabaisse@%%@AB@%bouillabaisse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A highly seasoned fish stew made of several kinds of
fish and shellfish. [Fr. < Prov. %@AI@%bouiabaisso%@AE@% : %@AI@%boui,%@AE@% imper. of %@AI@%bouie,%@AE@% to
boil (< Lat. %@AI@%bullire%@AE@%) + %@AI@%abaisso,%@AE@% imper. of %@AI@%abeissa,%@AE@% to lower.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUILLON @%%@QR:bouillon@%%@AB@%bouillon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clear, thin broth made typically by simmering beef or
chicken in water with seasonings. [Fr. < OFr. < %@AI@%boulir,%@AE@% to boil < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bullire.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUILLON.CUBE @%%@QR:bouillon cube@%%@AB@%bouillon cube%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small cube of evaporated seasoned meat, poultry, or
vegetable stock.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOULDER @%%@QR:boulder@%%@AB@%boulder%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bowlder %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large rounded mass of rock lying on the surface
of the ground or imbedded in the soil. [ME %@AI@%bulder, %@AE@%prob. of Scand. orig.]
%@2@%%@CR:BOUNCER @%%@QR:bouncer@%%@AB@%bouncer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that bounces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A person employed to expel
%@2@%%@CR:BOUNCING.BET @%%@QR:bouncing Bet@%%@AB@%bouncing Bet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Saponaria officinalis,%@AE@% native to the Old World,
having rounded clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers. [< %@AI@%Bet, %@AE@%nickname
%@AB@%bound(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bounded%@AE@% %@AB@%bounding%@AE@% %@AB@%bounds%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To leap forward or upward;
spring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To progress by bounds. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A leap; jump. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bounce. [Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bondir, %@AE@%to bounce < OFr., to resound, perh. < Lat. %@AI@%bombitare,%@AE@% to hum <
%@AI@%%@AI@%bombus,%@AE@% a humming sound < Gk. %@AI@%bombos.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bound(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%bounds%@AE@% A boundary; limit: %@AI@%His joy knew no bounds.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%bounds%@AE@% The territory on, within, or near limiting lines: %@AI@%the bounds of the
%@AI@%kingdom.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bounded%@AE@% %@AB@%bounding%@AE@% %@AB@%bounds%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To provide a limit to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To constitute the boundary or limit of. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To identify and set the
boundaries of; demarcate. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To border on another country, state, or
place; adjoin.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% out of bounds.%@AE@% Beyond boundaries or limits. [ME <
OFr. %@AI@%bunde%@AE@% < Med. Lat. %@AI@%bodina, %@AE@%of Celtic orig.]
%@AB@%bound(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%bind%@BO: 1cf3d8@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Confined
by bonds; tied: %@AI@%bound and gagged.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Under legal or moral obligation;
under contract: %@AI@%bound by his promise.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Indentured: %@AI@%a bound apprentice.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% Equipped with a cover or binding: %@AI@%bound volumes.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Predetermined;
certain: %@AI@%bound to be late.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Determined; resolved: %@AI@%He's bound to be
%@AI@%mayor.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Constipated.
%@AB@%bound(4)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Headed; on the way: %@AI@%bound for home.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%boun, %@AE@%ready < ON
%@AI@%%@AI@%buinn,%@AE@% p.part. of %@AI@%bua,%@AE@% to get ready.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUNDARY @%%@QR:boundary@%%@AB@%boundary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that indicates a border or limit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The border or limit indicated by a boundary. %@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUNDER @%%@QR:bounder@%%@AB@%bounder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that bounds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A vulgar, cocksure
fellow.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUND.FORM @%%@QR:bound form@%%@AB@%bound form%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A linguistic element that always occurs as part of another
word, as %@AI@%-ly%@AE@% in %@AI@%lovely.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUNDLESS @%%@QR:boundless@%%@AB@%boundless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Without limit; infinite. %@AB@% boundlessly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUNTY @%%@QR:bounty@%%@AB@%bounty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Liberality in giving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is given
liberally. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A reward, inducement, or payment, esp. one given by a
government for acts beneficial to the state, such as killing predatory
animals or enlisting for military service. [ME %@AI@%bounte %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%bonte %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:BOUNTY.HUNTER @%%@QR:bounty hunter@%%@AB@%bounty hunter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who hunts predatory animals or criminals and
outlaws for a bounty.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUQUET @%%@QR:bouquet@%%@AB@%bouquet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cluster of flowers; nosegay. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fragrance typical of
a wine or a liqueur. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%bosquet, %@AE@%thicket, dim. of %@AI@%bosc,%@AE@% forest, of
Germanic orig.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUQUET.GARNI @%%@QR:bouquet garni@%%@AB@%bouquet garni%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bouquets garnis%@AE@% A bunch of herbs tied together or
wrapped in cheesecloth and immersed in a soup or stew as seasoning. [Fr. :
%@AI@%%@AI@%bouquet, %@AE@%bunch + %@AI@%garni, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%garnir, %@AE@%to garnish.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOURBON @%%@QR:bourbon@%%@AB@%bourbon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A whiskey distilled from a fermented mash containing not less
than 51 per cent corn. [After %@AI@%Bourbon%@AE@% County, Kentucky.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOURDON @%%@QR:bourdon@%%@AB@%bourdon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The monotonic drone bass of a bagpipe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An organ stop,
commonly of the 16-foot pipes. [ME %@AI@%burdoun%@AE@% < OFr. %@AI@%bourdon.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOURG @%%@QR:bourg@%%@AB@%bourg%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A medieval village, esp. one situated near a castle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
French market town. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%burgus,%@AE@% fortress, of Germanic orig.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOURGEOIS @%%@QR:bourgeois@%%@AB@%bourgeois%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bourgeois%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person belonging to the bourgeoisie. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A person whose attitudes and behavior are marked by conformity to the
standards and conventions of the middle class. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In Marxist theory, a
member of the property-owning class; a capitalist as opposed to a member of
the proletariat. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or typical of the middle class. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Characterized by a preoccupation with respectability and material values.
%@2@%%@CR:BOURGEOISE @%%@QR:bourgeoise@%%@AB@%bourgeoise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-geoises%@AE@% A woman belonging to the bourgeoisie. [Fr.,
fem. of %@AI@%bourgeois, %@AE@%bourgeois.] %@AB@% bourgeoise %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOURGEOISIE @%%@QR:bourgeoisie@%%@AB@%bourgeoisie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The middle class. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In Marxist theory, the social
group opposed to the proletariat in the class struggle; the capitalist
class. [Fr. < %@AI@%bourgeois, %@AE@%bourgeois.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOURGEON @%%@QR:bourgeon@%%@AB@%bourgeon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%burgeon%@BO: 271ce1@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOURN @%%@QR:bourn@%%@AB@%bourn%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bourne %@AE@%
%@AB@%bourn(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stream or small brook. [ME < OE %@AI@%burna.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bourn(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The terminal point of a trip or course of
action; goal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A boundary, as between properties. [Fr. %@AI@%bourne %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bodne, limit < Med. Lat. %@AE@%%@AI@%bodina, %@AE@%of Celtic orig.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOURREE @%%@QR:bourree@%%@AB@%bourree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An old French dance resembling the gavotte, usually in
quick duple time beginning with an upbeat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The music for a bourree.
[Fr.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOURSE @%%@QR:bourse@%%@AB@%bourse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The stock exchange of a city of continental Europe, esp.
%@2@%%@CR:BOUSE @%%@QR:bouse@%%@AB@%bouse%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bowse %@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%boused%@AE@% %@AB@%bousing%@AE@% %@AB@%bouses%@AE@% %@AB@% or bowsed %@AE@%%@AB@% or bowsing %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%bowses %@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To hoist or pull up with a tackle. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
hoist. [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUSTROPHEDON @%%@QR:boustrophedon@%%@AB@%boustrophedon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ancient method of writing in which the lines are
inscribed alternately from right to left and from left to right. [< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%boustrophedon, %@AE@%turning like an ox while plowing: %@AI@% bous, %@AE@%ox + %@AI@%strephein, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:BOUT @%%@QR:bout@%%@AB@%bout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A contest between antagonists; match: %@AI@%a wrestling bout.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
period of time spent in a particular way; spell: %@AI@% His tremendous bouts of
%@AI@%drinking had wrecked his health (Thomas Wolfe). [ME, bend.]
%@AI@%%@NL@%
%@AI@%%@NL@%
%@AI@%
%@AI@%%@2@%%@CR:BOUTIQUE @%%@QR:boutique@%%@AB@%boutique%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small retail shop that specializes in gifts, fashionable
clothes, and accessories. [Fr. < OProv. %@AI@%botica %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%apotheca, %@AE@%storehouse.
-see apothecary.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUTON @%%@QR:bouton@%%@AB@%bouton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A club-shaped enlargement at the end of a nerve fiber. [Fr.,
button.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUTONNIERE @%%@QR:boutonniere@%%@AB@%boutonniere%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or boutonniere %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flower or small bunch of flowers worn
in a buttonhole. [Fr. %@AI@%boutonniere,%@AE@% buttonhole < OFr. < %@AI@%bouton,%@AE@% button.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUVARDIA @%%@QR:bouvardia@%%@AB@%bouvardia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several tropical American shrubs of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bouvardia,%@AE@% having clusters of white or red, often fragrant flowers. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bouvardia, %@AE@%genus name, after Charles %@AI@%Bouvard %@AE@%(1572-1658).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUVIER.DES.FLA @%%@QR:Bouvier des Flandres@%%@AB@%Bouvier des Flandres%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rough-coated dog of a breed originally used in
Belgium for herding and guarding cattle. [Fr. : %@AI@%bouvier, %@AE@%cowherd + %@AI@%des, %@AE@%of
+ %@AI@%Flandres, %@AE@%Flanders.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOUZOUKI @%%@QR:bouzouki@%%@AB@%bouzouki%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% A Greek stringed instrument resembling a mandolin.
[Modern Gk. %@AI@%mpouzouki.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOVID @%%@QR:bovid@%%@AB@%bovid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or belonging to the family Bovidae, which includes hoofed,
hollow-horned ruminants such as cattle, sheep, goats, and buffaloes. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
A member of the Bovidae. [< NLat. %@AI@%Bovidae, %@AE@%family name < Lat. %@AI@%bos, %@AE@%cow.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOVINE @%%@QR:bovine@%%@AB@%bovine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling an ox, cow, or other
animal of the genus %@AI@%Bos.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Sluggish; dull; stolid. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bovine animal.
[LLat. %@AI@%bovinus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bos,%@AE@% cow.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOW @%%@QR:bow@%%@AB@%bow%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%bow(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The front section of a ship or boat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The oar or oarsman
closest to the bow of a boat. [ME %@AI@%boue,%@AE@% of Germanic orig.]
%@AB@%bow(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bowed%@AE@% %@AB@%bowing%@AE@% %@AB@%bows%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bend or curve downward; stoop.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To incline the body or head or bend the knee in greeting, consent,
courtesy, acknowledgment, submission, or veneration. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To yield or comply;
submit. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bend (the head, knee, or body) in order to express
greeting, consent, courtesy, submission, or veneration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To convey
(greeting, for example) by bowing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To escort deferentially and with
bows: %@AI@%bowed us into the restaurant.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To cause to acquiesce; submit. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
To cause to bend downward; overburden: %@AI@%Grief bowed him down.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb.
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bow out.%@AE@% To remove oneself; withdraw or resign. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An inclination of
the head or body, as in greeting, consent, courtesy, acknowledgment,
submission, or veneration. [ME %@AI@%bowen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%bugan.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bow(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that is bent, curved, or arched. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A weapon
consisting of a curved, flexible strip of material, esp. wood, strung taut
from end to end and used to launch arrows. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An archer. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Archers
collectively. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A rod having horsehair drawn tightly between its two
raised ends, used in playing instruments of the violin and viol families.
%@AB@%%@AB@%5.%@AE@% A knot usually having two loops and two ends; bowknot. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A frame
for the lenses of a pair of eyeglasses. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The part of such a frame passing
over the ear. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A rainbow. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% An oxbow. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bowed%@AE@% %@AB@%bowing%@AE@% %@AB@%bows%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To bend (something) into the shape of a bow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To play (a stringed
instrument) with a bow. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bend into a curve or bow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To play a
stringed instrument with a bow. [ME %@AI@%bowe %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%boga.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOW.COMPASS @%%@QR:bow compass@%%@AB@%bow compass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drawing compass with legs that are connected by an
adjustable metal spring band.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWDLERIZE @%%@QR:bowdlerize@%%@AB@%bowdlerize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To expurgate (a book, for example)
prudishly. [After Thomas %@AI@%Bowdler %@AE@%(1754-1825).] %@AB@% bowdlerism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWEL @%%@QR:bowel@%%@AB@%bowel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An intestine, esp. of a human being. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%bowels%@AE@% The part
of the digestive tract below the stomach. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%bowels%@AE@% The interior of
something: %@AI@%in the bowels of the ship.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%bowels%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% The seat of
pity or the gentler emotions. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-eled%@AE@% %@AB@%-eling%@AE@% %@AB@%-els%@AE@% %@AB@% or -elled %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%-elling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -els %@AE@% To remove the bowels or entrails from; disembowel. [ME <
%@AB@%bower(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The heaviest of a ship's anchors, carried at the bow.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWERBIRD @%%@QR:bowerbird@%%@AB@%bowerbird%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various birds of the family Ptilonorhynchidae, of
Australia and New Guinea, of which the males of many species build bowers
of grasses, twigs, and colored materials to attract females.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWERY @%%@QR:bowery@%%@AB@%bowery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A farm or plantation owned by one of the early Dutch
settlers of New York. [Du. %@AI@%bouwerij %@AE@%< %@AI@%bouwen, %@AE@%to cultivate < MDu.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWFIN @%%@QR:bowfin@%%@AB@%bowfin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A freshwater fish, %@AI@%Amia calva,%@AE@% of central and eastern North
America, that is the only known living species of the family Amidae.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWFRONT @%%@QR:bowfront@%%@AB@%bowfront%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having an outward-curving front: %@AI@%a bowfront bureau.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWHEAD @%%@QR:bowhead@%%@AB@%bowhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A whale, %@AI@%Balaena mysticetus,%@AE@% of Arctic seas, having a large
head.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWIE.KNIFE @%%@QR:bowie knife@%%@AB@%bowie knife%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A single-edged steel hunting knife, about 15 inches in
length, having a hilt and a crosspiece. [After James %@AI@%Bowie %@AE@%(1790?-1836).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWKNOT @%%@QR:bowknot@%%@AB@%bowknot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A knot with large, decorative loops.
%@AB@%bowl(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A hemispherical vessel, wider than it is deep, for food
or fluids. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The contents of such a vessel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A drinking goblet. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
bowl-shaped part, as of a spoon. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A bowl-shaped stadium or outdoor
theater. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of various football games played between specially selected
teams after the regular season. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A bowl-shaped topographic depression.
[ME %@AI@%bowle %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%bolla.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bowl(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large, wooden ball weighted or slightly flattened so as
to roll with a bias. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A roll or throw of the ball, as in bowling. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
revolving cylinder or drum in a machine. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%bowls%@AE@% %@AI@%(used with a sing.
%@AI@%verb).%@AE@% The game of %@AI@%lawn bowling%@BO: 22b357@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bowled%@AE@% %@AB@%bowling%@AE@% %@AB@%bowls%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
participate in a game of bowling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To throw or roll a ball in bowling. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To move smoothly and rapidly: %@AI@%a bus that was bowling along.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To hurl a
cricket ball from one end of the pitch toward the batsman at the other in a
manner distinguished from throwing. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To throw or roll (a ball) in
bowling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make or achieve by bowling.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bowl out.%@AE@% To
retire (a batsman in cricket) with a bowled ball that knocks the bails off
the wicket.%@AB@% bowl over. .%@AE@% To take by surprise; astound. [ME %@AI@%boule %@AE@%< OFr. <
Lat. %@AI@%bulla,%@AE@% bubble.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOWLDER @%%@QR:bowlder@%%@AB@%bowlder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%boulder%@BO: 225545@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOWLEG @%%@QR:bowleg@%%@AB@%bowleg%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A leg having an outward curvature in the region of the knee.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOWLEGGED @%%@QR:bowlegged@%%@AB@%bowlegged%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having bowlegs.
%@AB@%bowler(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that bowls.
%@AB@%bowler(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A %@AI@%derby hat%@BO: 501a48@%%@AE@%. [After John %@AI@%Bowler, %@AE@%a
19th-cent. London hatmaker.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWLINE @%%@QR:bowline@%%@AB@%bowline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rope leading forward from the leech of a square sail to
hold the leech forward when sailing close-hauled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A knot forming a loop
that does not slip. [ME %@AI@%bouline, %@AE@%of Germanic orig.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWLING @%%@QR:bowling@%%@AB@%bowling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A game played by rolling a ball down a wooden alley in
order to knock down a triangular group of ten pins. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various games
similar to bowling, such as skittles or ninepins.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWLING.ALLEY @%%@QR:bowling alley@%%@AB@%bowling alley%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A smooth, level wooden alley used in bowling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@AB@%bowman(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oarsman stationed at the bow of a boat.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWMANS.CAPSULE @%%@QR:Bowman's capsule@%%@AB@%Bowman's capsule%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The renal or malpighian corpuscle, which acts as a
filter in urine formation in the kidney. [After Sir William %@AI@%Bowman
%@AE@%(1816-1892).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWMANS.GLANDS @%%@QR:Bowman's glands@%%@AB@%Bowman's glands%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The olfactory glands, which keep the olfactory
surface moist. [After Sir William %@AI@%Bowman %@AE@%(1816-1892).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWMANS.ROOT @%%@QR:bowman's root@%%@AB@%bowman's root%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Gillenia trifoliata,%@AE@% of eastern North America,
having compound leaves and small white or pinkish flowers.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOW.PEN @%%@QR:bow pen@%%@AB@%bow pen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bow compass with a pen at the end of one leg.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWSE @%%@QR:bowse@%%@AB@%bowse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bouse%@BO: 228e97@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWSHOT @%%@QR:bowshot@%%@AB@%bowshot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The distance an arrow can be shot.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWSPRIT @%%@QR:bowsprit@%%@AB@%bowsprit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A spar extending forward from the stem of a ship. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%bouspret.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BOWSTRING @%%@QR:bowstring@%%@AB@%bowstring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The string of a bow.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWSTRING.HEMP @%%@QR:bowstring hemp@%%@AB@%bowstring hemp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Sansevieria,%@AE@%
having thick, erect leaves. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fiber from the leaves of bowstring hemp,
used for cordage and in packing.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOW.TIE @%%@QR:bow tie@%%@AB@%bow tie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A man's small necktie tied in the shape of a bow.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOW.WINDOW @%%@QR:bow window@%%@AB@%bow window%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bay window built in a curve.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOW.WOW @%%@QR:bow-wow@%%@AB@%bow-wow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bark of a dog. [Imit.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOWYER @%%@QR:bowyer@%%@AB@%bowyer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An archer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who makes bows.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOX @%%@QR:box@%%@AB@%box%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%box(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A rectangular container typically having a lid or cover.
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% The amount or quantity such a container can hold. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A separated
compartment in a public place, as a theater, for the accommodation of a
small group. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A small structure serving as a shelter: %@AI@%a sentry box.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% A small country house in hunting country: %@AI@%a shooting box.%@AE@%
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% A %@AI@%box stall%@BO: 22e6c1@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The raised seat for the driver of a coach or carriage.
%@AB@%%@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An area on a diamond marked by lines where the batter
stands. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of various designated areas for other team members, such as
the pitcher, catcher, and coaches. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Featured printed matter enclosed by
hairlines, a border, or white space and placed within or between text
columns. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A cut in the side of a tree through which sap is collected. %@AB@%10.%@AE@%
An insulating, enclosing, or protective casing or part in a machine. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% An
awkward or perplexing situation; predicament. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%boxed%@AE@% %@AB@%boxing%@AE@% %@AB@%boxes%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pack in a box. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To confine in or as if in a box. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%To
boxhaul.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% box the compass.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To name the points of the compass
in proper order. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a complete revolution or reversal. [ME < OE <
%@AB@%box(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A blow or slap with the hand. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%boxed%@AE@% %@AB@%boxing%@AE@% %@AB@%boxes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To hit with the hand or fist. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To take part in a boxing match with.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To fight with the fists; spar. [ME.]
%@AB@%box(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%box%@AE@% %@AB@% or boxes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An evergreen tree or shrub of the
genus %@AI@%Buxus,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%B. sempervirens,%@AE@% used for hedges, borders, and garden
mazes. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The wood of this tree. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several trees whose timber or
foliage resembles that of box. [ME < OE < Lat. %@AI@%buxus%@AE@% < Gk. %@AI@%puxos.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOX.CALF @%%@QR:box calf@%%@AB@%box calf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Calfskin treated with chromium salts and having square
markings on the grain. [After Joseph %@AI@%Box, %@AE@%a 19th-cent. London bootmaker.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOXCAR @%%@QR:boxcar@%%@AB@%boxcar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enclosed and covered railway car for the transportation of
freight.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOX.COAT @%%@QR:box coat@%%@AB@%box coat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A heavy overcoat formerly worn by coachmen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A coat
designed to hang loose from the shoulders. [box1 + coat.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOX.ELDER @%%@QR:box-elder@%%@AB@%box-elder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A maple tree, %@AI@%Acer negundo,%@AE@% of North America, having
%@AB@%boxing(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Material used for boxes.
%@AB@%boxing(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The sport of fighting with the fists.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOXING.DAY @%%@QR:Boxing Day@%%@AB@%Boxing Day%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The first weekday after Christmas, observed in parts of
the British Commonwealth as a holiday, when Christmas gifts or boxes are
traditionally given to service workers.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOXING.GLOVE @%%@QR:boxing glove@%%@AB@%boxing glove%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavily padded leather glove worn in boxing.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOX.KITE @%%@QR:box kite@%%@AB@%box kite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tailless kite consisting of a rectangular, box-shaped
frame encircled with cloth or paper bands.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOX.LUNCH @%%@QR:box lunch@%%@AB@%box lunch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lunch packed in a container, as a box, esp. for
traveling.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOX.OFFICE @%%@QR:box office@%%@AB@%box office%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A ticket office, as of a theater or stadium. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
drawing power of a theatrical entertainment or of a performer; popular
appeal.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOX.PLEAT @%%@QR:box pleat@%%@AB@%box pleat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A double pleat formed by two facing folds.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOX.SCORE @%%@QR:box score@%%@AB@%box score%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A printed summary, as of a baseball game, in the form of a
table listing each player and the statistics for his performance.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOX.SEAT @%%@QR:box seat@%%@AB@%box seat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A seat in a box at a theater, concert hall, or stadium.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOX.SET @%%@QR:box set@%%@AB@%box set%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stage set with a ceiling and three walls.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOX.SPRING @%%@QR:box spring@%%@AB@%box spring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bedspring consisting of a frame enclosed with cloth and
containing rows of coil springs.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOX.STALL @%%@QR:box stall@%%@AB@%box stall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enclosed stall for a single animal.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOXTHORN @%%@QR:boxthorn@%%@AB@%boxthorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%matrimony vine%@BO: b30a2a@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOX.TURTLE @%%@QR:box turtle@%%@AB@%box turtle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several North American turtles of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Terrapene,%@AE@% having a high-domed shell.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOXWOOD @%%@QR:boxwood@%%@AB@%boxwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A box shrub or tree. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The hard, light-yellow wood of the
boxwood, used to make musical instruments, rulers, inlays, and engraving
blocks.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOXY @%%@QR:boxy@%%@AB@%boxy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% Like a box. %@AB@% boxiness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOY @%%@QR:boy@%%@AB@%boy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A male child or youth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A grown man; fellow: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%night out with the boys.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A manservant. -%@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to express mild
astonishment, elation, or disgust: %@AI@%Oh boy, some car!%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%boi,%@AE@% poss. < OFr.
%@AI@%embuie,%@AE@% p.part. of %@AI@%embuier,%@AE@% to fetter.] %@AB@% boyhood %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOYAR @%%@QR:boyar@%%@AB@%boyar%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or boyard %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a former Russian aristocratic order
abolished by Peter I. [R. %@AI@%boyarin %@AE@%< Old R., of Turkish orig.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOYCOTT @%%@QR:boycott@%%@AB@%boycott%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cotted%@AE@% %@AB@%-cotting%@AE@% %@AB@%-cotts%@AE@% To abstain from using, buying, or
dealing with to express protest or to coerce. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or an instance
of boycotting. [After Charles C. %@AI@%Boycott %@AE@%(1832-1897).] %@AB@% boycotter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOYFRIEND @%%@QR:boyfriend@%%@AB@%boyfriend%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or boy friend %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A male friend. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A favored
male companion or sweetheart.
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%@2@%%@CR:BOYISH @%%@QR:boyish@%%@AB@%boyish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characteristic of or befitting a boy: %@AI@%a boyish prank.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BOYLES.LAW @%%@QR:Boyle's law@%%@AB@%Boyle's law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The principle that at a fixed temperature the pressure of
a confined ideal gas varies inversely with its volume. [After Robert %@AI@%Boyle
%@AE@%(1627-1691), its formulator.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOY.SCOUT @%%@QR:Boy Scout@%%@AB@%Boy Scout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a worldwide organization of young men and boys,
founded in England in 1908, for character development and citizenship
training.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOYSENBERRY @%%@QR:boysenberry@%%@AB@%boysenberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A prickly bramble hybridized from the loganberry and
various blackberries and raspberries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The large, wine-red, edible berry
of the boysenberry. [After Rudolph %@AI@%Boysen %@AE@%(d. 1950).]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BOZO @%%@QR:bozo@%%@AB@%bozo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-zos%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fellow; guy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A dunce; fool. [Orig.
unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BR @%%@QR:Br@%%@AB@%Br%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element bromine.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRA @%%@QR:bra@%%@AB@%bra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brassiere.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRABBLE @%%@QR:brabble@%%@AB@%brabble%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bled%@AE@% %@AB@%-bling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bles%@AE@% To quarrel noisily; wrangle. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
petty dispute; squabble. [Poss. < M. Du. %@AI@%brabbelen, %@AE@%to jabber.] %@AB@% brabbler
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRACE @%%@QR:brace@%%@AB@%brace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A device that holds or fastens two or more parts together or
in place; clamp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device that steadies or holds something erect, as a
supporting beam in a building. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%braces%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A pair of
suspenders. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An appliance used to support a bodily part. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%braces%@AE@% An
arrangement of bands and wires fixed to the teeth to correct irregular
alignment. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A rope by which a yard is swung and secured on a
square-rigged ship. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A protective pad strapped to the bow arm of an
archer. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A leather loop that slides to change the tension on the cords of
a drum. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A set of connected musical staves. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% A cranklike handle with
an adjustable aperture at one end for securing and turning a bit. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% One
of two symbols, { }, used to connect written or printed lines. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@%Either of a pair of symbols, { }, used to indicate aggregation
or to clarify the grouping of quantities when parentheses and square
brackets have already been used. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl.%@AI@% brace.%@BO: 22f763@%%@AE@%%@AE@% A pair of like things: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%brace of partridges.%@AE@% %@AB@%14.%@AE@% An extremely stiff and erect position or bearing.
-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%braced%@AE@% %@AB@%bracing%@AE@% %@AB@%braces%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To furnish with a brace. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To support
or hold steady with or as if with a brace. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To prepare or position so as
to be ready for an impact or danger. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To invigorate; stimulate: %@AI@%cold,
%@AI@%clear air that braced the skiers.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To turn (the yards of a ship) by the
braces. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To get ready; make preparations.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% brace up.%@AE@% To
summon one's strength or endurance. [ME < OFr., two arms < Lat. %@AI@%bracchia,%@AE@%
pl. of %@AI@%bracchium,%@AE@% arm < Gk. %@AI@%brakhion.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRACELET @%%@QR:bracelet@%%@AB@%bracelet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ornamental band or chain encircling the wrist. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something, such as handcuffs, that resembles a bracelet. [ME < OFr., dim.
of %@AI@%bracel,%@AE@% armlet < Lat. %@AI@%bracchiale%@AE@% < %@AI@% bracchium,%@AE@% arm < Gk. %@AI@%brakhion.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:BRACERO @%%@QR:bracero@%%@AB@%bracero%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ros%@AE@% A Mexican laborer permitted to enter the United
States and work for a limited period of time. [Sp., laborer < %@AI@%brazo, %@AE@%arm <
Lat. %@AI@%bracchium %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%brakhion.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:BRACHIATE @%%@QR:brachiate@%%@AB@%brachiate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having widely spreading branches arranged in pairs.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To swing by the arms from branch to branch,
as certain apes do. [Lat. %@AI@%bracchiatus %@AE@%< %@AI@%bracchium, %@AE@%arm < Gk. %@AI@%brakhion.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%brachiation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRACHIOPOD @%%@QR:brachiopod@%%@AB@%brachiopod%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum
Brachiopoda, having bivalve dorsal and ventral shells and a pair of
tentacled, armlike structures on either side of the mouth. [brachi(um) +
-pod.] %@AB@% brachiopod %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRACHIUM @%%@QR:brachium@%%@AB@%brachium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%brachia%@AE@% An arm or a homologous anatomical structure,
such as a flipper or wing. [Lat. %@AI@%bracchium, %@AE@%arm < Gk. %@AI@%brakhion.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:BRACHYCEPHALIC @%%@QR:brachycephalic@%%@AB@%brachycephalic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or brachycephalous %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a short, almost round
head, the width of which is at least 80 per cent as great as the length. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRACHYDACTYLIC @%%@QR:brachydactylic@%%@AB@%brachydactylic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or brachydactylous %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having abnormally short fingers
or toes. %@AB@% brachydactyly %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRACHYLOGY @%%@QR:brachylogy@%%@AB@%brachylogy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Brief, concise speech. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A shortened or
condensed phrase or expression. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%brachylogia%@AE@% < Gk. %@AI@%brakhulogia %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:BRACKEN @%%@QR:bracken@%%@AB@%bracken%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fern, %@AI@%Pteridium aquilinum,%@AE@% having tough stems and
branching, finely divided fronds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An area overgrown with bracken. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
large, coarse fern. [ME %@AI@%braken, %@AE@%prob. of Scand. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRACKET @%%@QR:bracket@%%@AB@%bracket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A simple rigid structure in the shape of an L, one arm of
which is fixed to a vertical surface, the other projecting horizontally to
support a shelf or other weight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A wall-anchored fixture adapted to
support a load. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A small shelf or shelves supported by brackets. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Either of a pair of symbols, { }, used to enclose written or printed
material or to indicate a mathematical expression considered in some sense
a single quantity. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Either of a pair of symbols, < >, similarly used and
in mathematics used esp. together to indicate the average of a contained
quantity. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%A %@AI@%brace%@BO: 22f763@%%@AE@% (sense 12). %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A classification or
grouping, esp. of taxpayers according to income. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The space between two
rounds of artillery, the first aimed beyond a target and the second aimed
short of it, used to determine range. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-eted%@AE@% %@AB@%-eting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ets%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
support with a bracket or brackets. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To place within or as if within
brackets. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To classify or group together. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To fire beyond and short of
(a target) in order to determine range. [OFr. %@AI@%braguette,%@AE@% codpiece, dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%brague,%@AE@% breeches < OProv. %@AI@%braga%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%bracae.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRACKET.FUNGUS @%%@QR:bracket fungus@%%@AB@%bracket fungus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various fungi that form shelflike growths on
%@2@%%@CR:BRAGGS.LAW @%%@QR:Bragg's law@%%@AB@%Bragg's law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The fundamental law of x-ray crystallography, %@AI@%n [lgr ]%@AE@% =
2%@AI@%d%@AE@% sin[Ugr ], where %@AI@%n%@AE@% is an integer, [lgr ] is the wavelength of a beam of
x rays incident on a crystal with lattice planes separated by distance %@AI@%d,%@AE@%
and [Ugr ] is the Bragg angle. [After William Henry %@AI@%Bragg %@AE@%(1862-1942) and
%@2@%%@CR:BRAHMANISM @%%@QR:Brahmanism@%%@AB@%Brahmanism%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Brahminism %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The religious practices and beliefs of
ancient India as reflected in the Vedas, the earliest religious texts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The social caste system of the Brahmans of India. %@AB@% Brahmanist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAHMIN @%%@QR:Brahmin@%%@AB@%Brahmin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A highly cultured and socially exclusive person, esp. a
member of one of the old New England families. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%Brahman%@BO: 233059@%%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRAHMINISM @%%@QR:Brahminism@%%@AB@%Brahminism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The attitude or conduct typical of a social or cultural
elite. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%Brahmanism%@BO: 233351@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAID @%%@QR:braid@%%@AB@%braid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%braided%@AE@% %@AB@%braiding%@AE@% %@AB@%braids%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To interweave three or more
strands of; plait. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To decorate or edge with an ornamental trim. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
produce by interweaving: %@AI@%braid a rug.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To fasten or decorate (hair) with
a band or ribbon. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A narrow length of fabric, hair, or other
material that has been braided or plaited. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A thin, flat woven strip of
cloth used for binding or decorating fabrics. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A ribbon or band used to
fasten the hair. [ME %@AI@%braiden%@AE@% < OE %@AI@%bregdan,%@AE@% to weave.] %@AB@% braider %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAIDED @%%@QR:braided@%%@AB@%braided%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Flowing in an interconnected network of channels: %@AI@%a braided
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% A highly intelligent person. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%brains%@AE@% The supreme planner, as
of a movement. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An automatic device, as a computer, that is central to a
computation or control process. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%brained%@AE@% %@AB@%braining%@AE@% %@AB@%brains%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
smash in the skull of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To hit on the head.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% on the brain.%@AE@% Obsessively in mind.%@AB@% rack beat(one's)
%@AB@%brains.%@AE@% To think as hard as one can. [ME < OE %@AI@%braegen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAIN.CASE @%%@QR:brain case@%%@AB@%brain case%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%brainpan%@BO: 2349c2@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAIN.CHILD @%%@QR:brain child@%%@AB@%brain child%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An original idea or plan attributed to a
specific person or group.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAIN.CORAL @%%@QR:brain coral@%%@AB@%brain coral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several corals of the genus %@AI@%Meandrina,%@AE@% forming
rounded colonies that resemble the human brain.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAIN.DEATH @%%@QR:brain death@%%@AB@%brain death%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Death as evidenced by absence of central-nervous-system
%@2@%%@CR:BRAIN.DRAIN1 @%%@QR:brain drain@%%@AB@%brain drain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The emigration of professionals, as scientists or
scholars, to countries that offer higher-paid positions and better living
conditions.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAIN.DRAIN2 @%%@QR:brain-drain@%%@AB@%brain-drain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-drained%@AE@% %@AB@%-draining%@AE@% %@AB@%-drains%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To emigrate to another
country usually for a more highly paid position or better living
conditions. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To persuade (a scientist, for example) to brain-drain.
%@2@%%@CR:BRAINPAN @%%@QR:brainpan@%%@AB@%brainpan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The part of the skull that contains the brain; cranium.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAIN.PICKING @%%@QR:brain-picking@%%@AB@%brain-picking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act of probing another's mind for information. %@AB@%
%@AB@%brain-picker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAINPOWER @%%@QR:brainpower@%%@AB@%brainpower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Intellectual power or ability. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% People with
well-developed mental ability.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAIN.SCANNER @%%@QR:brain scanner@%%@AB@%brain scanner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A CAT scanner used to x-ray the brain. %@AB@% brain scan %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAINSICK @%%@QR:brainsick@%%@AB@%brainsick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or induced by insanity; mad. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRAINSTEM @%%@QR:brainstem@%%@AB@%brainstem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The part of the brain consisting of the medulla oblongata,
pons, and mesencephalon and connecting the spinal cord to the forebrain and
cerebrum.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAINSTORM @%%@QR:brainstorm@%%@AB@%brainstorm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sudden and violent disturbance in the brain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
sudden clever idea. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A foolish idea.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAINSTORMING @%%@QR:brainstorming@%%@AB@%brainstorming%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A method of shared problem-solving in which all members
of a group spontaneously contribute ideas. %@AB@% brainstorm %@AE@%%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-stormed%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRAIN.TRUST @%%@QR:brain trust@%%@AB@%brain trust%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A group of experts who serve as unofficial advisers and
policy planners, esp. in a government. %@AB@% brain truster %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAINWASH @%%@QR:brainwash@%%@AB@%brainwash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-washed%@AE@% %@AB@%-washing%@AE@% %@AB@%-washes%@AE@% To subject to brainwashing.
[Back-formation < brainwashing.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAINWASHING @%%@QR:brainwashing@%%@AB@%brainwashing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Intensive indoctrination, usually political, aimed at
changing a person's basic convictions and attitudes and replacing them with
a fixed and unquestioned set of beliefs. [Transl. of Chin. (Mandarin) %@AI@%xi%@AH@%3%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRAIN.WAVE @%%@QR:brain wave@%%@AB@%brain wave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rhythmic fluctuation of electric potential between
parts of the brain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sudden inspiration.
%@2@%%@CR:BRAISE @%%@QR:braise@%%@AB@%braise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%braised%@AE@% %@AB@%braising%@AE@% %@AB@%braises%@AE@% To cook (meat or vegetables) by
browning in fat, then simmering in a small quantity of liquid in a covered
%@AB@%brake(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A device for separating the fibers of flax or hemp by
crushing or beating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A heavy harrow for breaking clods of earth. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
handle on a pump or other machine. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A machine for bending and folding
sheet metal. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%braked%@AE@% %@AB@%braking%@AE@% %@AB@%brakes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To crush (flax or hemp) in
a brake. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To break up (clods of earth) with a harrow. [ME.]
%@AB@%brake(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A device for slowing or stopping motion, as of a vehicle,
esp. by contact friction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that slows or stops action.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%braked%@AE@% %@AB@%braking%@AE@% %@AB@%brakes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To reduce the speed of with or as if with a
brake. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To operate or apply a brake. [Perh. ME %@AI@%breake, %@AE@%bridle, curb.]
%@AB@%brake(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several ferns, esp. %@AI@%bracken%@BO: 231363@%%@AE@%. [ME.]
%@AB@%brake(4)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An area overgrown with dense brushwood, briers, and
undergrowth; thicket. [ME.]
%@AB@%brake(5)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%break%@BO: 23ddd8@%%@AE@% (sense 19).
%@AB@%brake(6)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%break%@BO: 23ddd8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAKEAGE @%%@QR:brakeage@%%@AB@%brakeage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The action or capacity of a brake.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAKE.BAND @%%@QR:brake band@%%@AB@%brake band%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flexible belt that is tightened around a brake drum to
arrest the motion of a wheel or shaft.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAKE.DRUM @%%@QR:brake drum@%%@AB@%brake drum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A metal cylinder to which pressure is applied by a braking
mechanism in order to arrest rotation of the wheel or shaft to which the
cylinder is attached.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAKE.FLUID @%%@QR:brake fluid@%%@AB@%brake fluid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The liquid used in a hydraulic brake cylinder.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAKE.HORSEPOWE @%%@QR:brake horsepower@%%@AB@%brake horsepower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The actual or useful horsepower of an engine,
usually determined from the force exerted on a dynamometer connected to the
drive shaft.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAKEMAN @%%@QR:brakeman@%%@AB@%brakeman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A railroad employee who assists the conductor and checks on
the operation of the train's brakes.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAKE.PAD @%%@QR:brake pad@%%@AB@%brake pad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flat block that presses against the disc of a disc brake.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAKE.SHOE @%%@QR:brake shoe@%%@AB@%brake shoe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A curved metal block that presses against and arrests the
rotation of a wheel or brake drum.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAKESMAN @%%@QR:brakesman@%%@AB@%brakesman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%brakeman%@BO: 2362a5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAKING.ROCKET @%%@QR:braking rocket@%%@AB@%braking rocket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%retrorocket%@BO: f99e23@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRALESS @%%@QR:braless@%%@AB@%braless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Wearing no brassiere.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAMBLE @%%@QR:bramble@%%@AB@%bramble%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A prickly plant or shrub of the genus %@AI@%Rubus,%@AE@% esp. the
blackberry or the raspberry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A prickly shrub or bush. [ME %@AI@%brembel %@AE@%< OE
%@2@%%@CR:BRANCHIA @%%@QR:branchia@%%@AB@%branchia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-chiae%@AE@% A gill or similar breathing organ. [Lat. < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:BRANCH.WATER @%%@QR:branch water@%%@AB@%branch water%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plain water, esp. when mixed with liquor. [< %@AI@%branch
%@AI@%water, %@AE@%water from a stream.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAND @%%@QR:brand@%%@AB@%brand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A trademark or distinctive name identifying a product or
a manufacturer. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The make of a product thus marked: %@AI@%a popular brand of
%@AI@%soap.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mark indicating identity or ownership, burned on the hide of an
animal with a hot iron. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A mark formerly burned into the flesh of
criminals. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A mark of disgrace or notoriety; stigma. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An iron that is
heated and used for branding. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A piece of burning or charred wood. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% A sword. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%branded%@AE@% %@AB@%branding%@AE@% %@AB@%brands%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To mark with or as
if with a brand. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To mark with disgrace or infamy; stigmatize. [ME, torch
< OE.] %@AB@% brander %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRANDING.IRON @%%@QR:branding iron@%%@AB@%branding iron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A metal rod heated and used for branding.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRANDISH @%%@QR:brandish@%%@AB@%brandish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dished%@AE@% %@AB@%-dishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-dishes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To wave or flourish
menacingly, as a weapon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To display ostentatiously. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A menacing or
%@2@%%@CR:BRAND.NEW @%%@QR:brand-new@%%@AB@%brand-new%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In fresh and unused condition; completely new.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRANDY @%%@QR:brandy@%%@AB@%brandy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented
fruit juice. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-died%@AE@% %@AB@%-dying%@AE@% %@AB@%-dies%@AE@% To mix, flavor, or preserve with
brandy. [Short for %@AI@%brandy-wine %@AE@%< Du. %@AI@%brandewijn %@AE@%: %@AI@%branden,%@AE@% to distill +
%@AI@%%@AI@%wijn,%@AE@% wine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRANKS @%%@QR:branks@%%@AB@%branks%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A metal bridle with a bit to restrain the tongue, formerly
used to punish scolds. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRANNIGAN @%%@QR:brannigan@%%@AB@%brannigan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A noisy or confused quarrel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A spree; binge.
[Prob. from the name %@AI@%Brannigan.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRANT @%%@QR:brant@%%@AB@%brant%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or brent %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%brant%@AE@% %@AB@% or brants %@AE@% %@AB@%brent%@AE@% %@AB@% or brents %@AE@% Any of
several wild geese of the genus %@AI@%Branta%@AE@% that breed in arctic regions, esp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%B. bernicla,%@AE@% having a black neck and head. [Orig. unknown.]
%@2@%%@CR:BRASSAGE @%%@QR:brassage@%%@AB@%brassage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A charge issued by a government to cover the cost of
converting bullion to coins. [Fr., act of stirring, coining money, brassage
< %@AI@%brasser, %@AE@%to brew, mix < OFr. %@AI@%bracier %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%braces, %@AE@%a kind of grain, of
Celtic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRASSARD @%%@QR:brassard@%%@AB@%brassard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cloth badge worn around the upper arm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A piece of
armor for the arm. [Fr. < Prov. %@AI@%brassal%@AE@% < %@AI@%bras,%@AE@% arm < Lat. %@AI@%bracchium %@AE@%< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%brakhion.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRASSBOUND @%%@QR:brassbound@%%@AB@%brassbound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Firmly and inflexibly established; rigid: %@AI@%a brassbound
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%@2@%%@CR:BRASS.COLLAR @%%@QR:brass-collar@%%@AB@%brass-collar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Voting the straight party ticket with no variation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRASSERIE @%%@QR:brasserie@%%@AB@%brasserie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A restaurant serving alcoholic beverages, esp. beer, as
well as food. [Fr. < %@AI@%brasser, %@AE@%to brew. -see brassage.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRASS.HAT @%%@QR:brass hat@%%@AB@%brass hat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A high-ranking military officer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
high-ranking civilian official. [From the gold braid on his hat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRASSIE @%%@QR:brassie@%%@AB@%brassie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or brassy %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% pl.-ies.A wooden golf club with a brass-plated
sole, used for long low shots.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRASSIERE @%%@QR:brassiere@%%@AB@%brassiere%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or brassiere %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman's undergarment worn to support and
give contour to the breasts. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%braciere,%@AE@% armguard < %@AI@%bras,%@AE@% arm <
Lat. %@AI@%bracchium %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%brakhion.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRASS.KNUCKLES @%%@QR:brass knuckles@%%@AB@%brass knuckles%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% A weapon consisting of a metal strip or chain with
holes or links into which the fingers fit.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRASS.TACKS @%%@QR:brass tacks@%%@AB@%brass tacks%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Essential facts; basics: %@AI@%getting down to
%@AI@%%@AI@%dauntless%@BO: 4b7d2f@%%@AE@% %@AI@%undaunted%@BO: 13cf204@%%@AE@% These adjectives all apply to admirable human action in
difficult conditions. %@AI@%Brave%@BO: 239cb8@%%@AE@% , the least specific, is frequently associated
with an innate quality, and %@AI@%courageous%@BO: 445644@%%@AE@% with the act of consciously rising
to a specific test by drawing on a reserve of moral strength and
righteousness. %@AI@%Fearless%@BO: 6c33fd@%%@AE@% emphasizes, besides absence of fear, resolute
self-possession; %@AI@%intrepid%@BO: 9a798c@%%@AE@% adds to this the sense of invulnerability to
fear in any situation. %@AI@%Bold%@BO: 20c81f@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%daring%@BO: 4b19e9@%%@AE@% stress not only readiness to meet
danger but a desire to seize initiative; %@AI@%audacious%@BO: 135e07@%%@AE@% intensifies those
qualities, often to the point of recklessness. %@AI@%Gallant%@BO: 797f88@%%@AE@% also implies
indifference to danger, together with a noble display of courage, often in
a losing cause. %@AI@%Valiant%@BO: 1418f15@%%@AE@% , said principally of persons, pertains to the
bravery or courage of heroes, and %@AI@%valorous%@BO: 141a97b@%%@AE@% to their deeds. On a lower and
perhaps more contemporary plane, %@AI@%doughty%@BO: 59b61f@%%@AE@% suggests formidableness (now
usually humorously), and %@AI@%game%@BO: 79e2ce@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%gritty%@BO: 8213a6@%%@AE@% imply dogged persistence and
capacity for resisting pain. %@AI@%Mettlesome%@BO: b70e54@%%@AE@% stresses spirit and love of
challenge; %@AI@%plucky%@BO: dfc657@%%@AE@% stresses spirit and heart in the face of unfavorable
odds. %@AI@%Dauntless%@BO: 4b7d2f@%%@AE@% refers to courage that resists subjection or intimidation;
%@AI@%undaunted%@BO: 13cf204@%%@AE@% more strongly suggests such courage that has been put to actual
test.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAVERY @%%@QR:bravery@%%@AB@%bravery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of being brave; courage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Splendor, as of attire; show.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAVISSIMO @%%@QR:bravissimo@%%@AB@%bravissimo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to express great approval. [Ital., superl. of
%@AB@%bravo(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to express approval. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-vos%@AE@% A shout or cry
of "bravo." [Ital., fine.]
%@AB@%bravo(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-voes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -vos %@AE@% A hired assassin; killer. [Ital.,
brigand.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAVURA @%%@QR:bravura@%%@AB@%bravura%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%Brilliant technique or style in performance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:BRAW @%%@QR:braw@%%@AB@%braw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% Fine or splendid. [Sc., alteration of
brave.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAWL @%%@QR:brawl@%%@AB@%brawl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A noisy quarrel or fight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A loud party.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%brawled%@AE@% %@AB@%brawling%@AE@% %@AB@%brawls%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To quarrel noisily. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To flow
noisily, as water. [ME %@AI@%brall%@AE@% < %@AI@%brallen,%@AE@% to quarrel.] %@AB@% brawler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%brawlingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAWN @%%@QR:brawn@%%@AB@%brawn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Solid and well-developed muscles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Muscular strength and
power. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A pig. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A pickled or preserved
preparation made from meat of the head or feet of a pig. [ME, muscle < OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:BRAZEN @%%@QR:brazen@%%@AB@%brazen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made of brass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Resembling brass in color, quality, or
hardness. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having a loud, resonant sound like that of a brass trumpet. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Impudent; bold. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-zened%@AE@% %@AB@%-zening%@AE@% %@AB@%-zens%@AE@% To face or undergo with bold
self-assurance: %@AI@%brazened out the crisis.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%brasen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%braesen %@AE@%< %@AI@%braes,
%@2@%%@CR:BRAZILIN @%%@QR:brazilin@%%@AB@%brazilin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A crystalline compound, C%@AH@%16%@AE@%H%@AH@%14%@AE@%O%@AH@%5%@AE@%, obtained from brazilwood%@EH@%
and used as a dye. [Fr. %@AI@%bresiline < bresil, %@AE@%brazilwood < OFr. %@AI@%bresil.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAZIL.NUT @%%@QR:Brazil nut@%%@AB@%Brazil nut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Bertholletia excelsa,%@AE@% of tropical South
America, bearing hard, round, woody pods that contain about 20 to 30 nuts.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The edible nut of the Brazil nut. [After %@AI@%Brazil.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRAZILWOOD @%%@QR:brazilwood@%%@AB@%brazilwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The red wood of any of several tropical trees of the genus
%@AI@%Caesalpinia,%@AE@% used for cabinetwork and as the source of a red or purple dye.
%@AI@%%@AI@%encroachment%@BO: 6171fd@%%@AE@% %@AI@%infringement%@BO: 972472@%%@AE@% These nouns apply to the act of one who commits a
legal or moral offense. %@AI@%Breach%@BO: 23c3f4@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%infraction%@BO: 9718c5@%%@AE@% are applied to any failure
to keep the law or to fulfill one's duties, obligations, word, or the like,
whether intentional or otherwise. %@AI@%Violation%@BO: 1455e76@%%@AE@% is broadly applicable to such
an act committed willfully, and more strongly suggests injury.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Transgression%@BO: 1358c59@%%@AE@% refers to violation, generally of divine or moral law, in
which sense it denotes sin. %@AI@%Trespass%@BO: 136c74b@%%@AE@% refers either to violation of moral
or statutory law; in the latter sense it denotes forceful violation of
another's rights, possessions, or person. In all senses it implies willful
intrusion. %@AI@%Encroachment%@BO: 6171fd@%%@AE@% is the act of gradual intrusion on another's
rights, territory, or other possessions, generally by stealth. %@AI@%Infringement%@BO: 972472@%%@AE@%
is used broadly in the sense of infraction or violation and specifically
to denote encroachment on another's rights, such as the rights granted by a
copyright.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREACH.OF.PROMI @%%@QR:breach of promise@%%@AB@%breach of promise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The failure to fulfill a promise, esp. a promise to
marry.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREAD @%%@QR:bread@%%@AB@%bread%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A staple food made from flour or meal mixed with a liquid,
usually combined with a leavening agent, and kneaded, shaped into loaves,
and baked. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Food in general, regarded as necessary for sustaining life.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The necessities of life; livelihood: %@AI@%earn one's bread.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something
that nourishes; sustenance. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Money. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%breaded%@AE@% %@AB@%breading%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%breads%@AE@% To coat with bread crumbs, as before cooking. [ME < OE %@AI@%bread.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BREAD.AND.BUTTE @%%@QR:bread and butter@%%@AB@%bread and butter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A means of support; livelihood.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREAD.AND.BUTTE @%%@QR:bread-and-butter@%%@AB@%bread-and-butter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Influenced by or undertaken out of necessity: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%bread-and-butter job.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Expressive of gratitude for hospitality: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%bread-and-butter note.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BREADBASKET @%%@QR:breadbasket@%%@AB@%breadbasket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A basket for serving bread. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A geographic region
serving as a principal source of grain supply. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% The stomach.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREADBOARD @%%@QR:breadboard@%%@AB@%breadboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A board on which bread is sliced. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An experimental
model, esp. of an electric circuit; prototype. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-boarded%@AE@% %@AB@%-boarding%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-boards%@AE@% To construct an experimental model of (an electric circuit, for
%@2@%%@CR:BREADFRUIT @%%@QR:breadfruit@%%@AB@%breadfruit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Artocarpus communis%@AE@% (or %@AI@%A. incisa%@AE@% ), of
Polynesia, having deeply lobed leaves and round, usually seedless fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The edible fruit of the breadfruit, having a texture like that of bread
when baked or roasted.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREAD.MOLD @%%@QR:bread mold@%%@AB@%bread mold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fungus, %@AI@%Rhizopus nigricans,%@AE@% that forms a dense, cottony
growth on bread and other foods.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREADNUT @%%@QR:breadnut@%%@AB@%breadnut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Brosimum alicastrum,%@AE@% of Central America and the
West Indies, bearing round, nutlike fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of the breadnut,
ground to produce a substitute for wheat flour.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREADROOT @%%@QR:breadroot@%%@AB@%breadroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Psoralea esculenta,%@AE@% of the central North American
plains, having an edible, starchy root.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREADSTUFF @%%@QR:breadstuff@%%@AB@%breadstuff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Bread. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Flour, meal, or grain used in the baking of
bread.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREADTH @%%@QR:breadth@%%@AB@%breadth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The measure or dimension from side to side as
distinguished from length or thickness; width. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A piece of something
usually produced in a standard width: %@AI@%a breadth of canvas.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Wide extent
or scope. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Freedom from narrowness, as of views or interests. [ME %@AI@%brede %@AE@%<
OE %@AI@%braed.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BREADTHWISE @%%@QR:breadthwise@%%@AB@%breadthwise%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or breadthways %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In the direction of the breadth.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREADWINNER @%%@QR:breadwinner@%%@AB@%breadwinner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who supports a family or household by his or her
earnings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREAK @%%@QR:break@%%@AB@%break%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%broke%@AE@% %@AB@%broken%@AE@% %@AB@%breaking%@AE@% %@AB@%breaks.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To crack or split into
two or more pieces with sudden or violent force; smash. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To crack without
actually separating into pieces. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To render unusable or inoperative. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
To part or pierce the surface of: %@AI@%break ground for a new hospital.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To
cause to burst. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To fracture a bone of. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To force or make a way
through; penetrate: %@AI@%break the sound barrier.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To force one's way out of;
escape from: %@AI@%break jail.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To put an end to by force or strong
opposition: %@AI@%break a strike.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To fail to conform to; violate. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% To
disrupt abruptly; interrupt: %@AI@%A cry broke the silence.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@% To cause to give
up a habit. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% To train to obey; tame. %@AB@%14.%@AE@% To disrupt or destroy the order
or regularity of: %@AI@%break ranks.%@AE@% %@AB@%15.%@AE@% To destroy the completeness of: %@AI@%break a
%@AI@%set of books.%@AE@% %@AB@%16.%@AE@% To lessen in force or effect: %@AI@%break a fall.%@AE@% %@AB@%17.%@AE@% To
weaken or destroy, as in spirit or health: %@AI@% For a hero loves the world till
%@AI@%it breaks him (Yeats). %@AB@%18.%@AE@% To overwhelm with grief or sorrow: %@AI@%broke her
%@AI@%heart.%@AE@% %@AB@%19.%@AE@% To cause to be without money or go into bankruptcy. %@AB@%20.%@AE@% To
reduce in rank; demote. %@AB@%21.%@AE@% To reduce to or exchange for smaller monetary
units: %@AI@%break a dollar.%@AE@% %@AB@%22.%@AE@% To surpass or outdo: %@AI@%break a record.%@AE@% %@AB@%23.%@AE@% To
make known, as news. %@AB@%24.%@AE@% To find the solution or key to. %@AB@%25.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To
invalidate (a will) by judicial action. %@AB@%26.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@%To open: %@AI@%break a
%@AI@%circuit.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become separated into pieces or fragments; come
apart. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become unusable or inoperative. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To give way; collapse: %@AI@%The
%@AI@%dam broke.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To diminish or discontinue abruptly: %@AI@%His fever broke.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To
scatter or disperse. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To move away or escape suddenly. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To change
direction suddenly. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To come into being or notice, esp. suddenly. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To
emerge above the surface of water. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To be overwhelmed with sorrow: %@AI@%His
%@AI@%heart broke when the last child died.%@AE@% %@AB@%11.%@AE@% To begin abruptly to produce or
utter something: %@AI@%flowers breaking into bloom.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@% To come to an end;
finish: %@AI@%The game will break up in ten minutes.%@AE@% %@AB@%13.%@AE@% To drop rapidly and
considerably: %@AI@%Stock prices broke at the news.%@AE@% %@AB@%14.%@AE@% To collapse or crash
into surf or spray, as waves. %@AB@%15.%@AE@% To change from one tone quality or
musical register to another. %@AB@%16.%@AE@% To curve near or over a baseball plate:
%@AI@%%@AI@%The pitch broke sharply.%@AE@% %@AB@%17.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To occur in a particular way:
%@AI@%%@AI@%Things are breaking well for her.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% break down.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fail to
function; cease to be useful or operable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To have a physical or mental
collapse. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To become or cause to become distressed or upset. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
consider in parts; analyze. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To decompose chemically. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To undergo
electrical breakdown.%@AB@% break in.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To train or adapt for some purpose. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To loosen or soften with use: %@AI@%break in new shoes.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To enter forcibly or
suddenly. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To interrupt.%@AB@% break in on upon.%@AE@% To interrupt or intrude on.%@AB@%
%@AB@%break into.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To enter forcibly, suddenly, or illegally. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To interrupt: %@AI@%
%@AI@%No one would have dared to break into his abstraction (Alan Paton). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
begin suddenly: %@AI@%The horse broke into a wild gallop.%@AE@% %@AB@% break off.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To stop
suddenly, as in speaking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To discontinue (a relationship).%@AB@% break out.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To become affected with a skin eruption, as pimples. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To develop suddenly
and forcefully: %@AI@%Fighting broke out in the prison cells.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To ready
for action or use: %@AI@%break out the rifles.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To produce for consumption:
%@AI@%%@AI@%break out the champagne.%@AE@% %@AB@% break up.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring or come to an end: %@AI@%break up
%@AI@%a fight. The marriage broke up.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To burst or cause to burst
into laughter. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of breaking; a separating into parts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The result of breaking; fracture or crack. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A beginning or opening: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%break of day.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A dash, esp. to escape. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An interruption or disruption
of continuity or regularity. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A pause or interval, as from work. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A
sudden or marked change. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A chance occurrence, esp. an
unexpected opportunity. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A severing of ties. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% A sudden decline in
prices. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% A caesura. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The space between two paragraphs.
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A series of three dots ( . . . ) used to indicate an omission in a text.
%@AB@%13.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@%Interruption of a flow of current. %@AB@%14.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
point at which a register or a tonal quality changes to another register or
tonal quality. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The change itself. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A solo jazz cadenza played during
the pause between the regular phrases or choruses of a melody. %@AB@%15.%@AE@% The
swerving of a ball from a straight path of flight when thrown, as in
baseball. %@AB@%16.%@AE@% The opening shot in billiards. %@AB@%17.%@AE@% A run or unbroken series
of successful shots, as in billiards or croquet. %@AB@%18.%@AE@% Failure to score a
strike or a spare in a given bowling frame. %@AB@%19.%@AE@% %@AB@%brake%@AE@% A high, open
horse-drawn carriage with four wheels.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% break camp. .%@AE@% To pack up equipment and leave a
%@AE@% These verbs describe the effect of sudden application of force. %@AI@%Break%@BO: 23ddd8@%%@AE@% ,
the least specific, usually involves separation of a rigid object into
parts; sometimes, however, it is used in the sense of %@AI@%crack%@BO: 450fc3@%%@AE@% , which
specifies adherence of parts. %@AI@%Fracture%@BO: 75be72@%%@AE@% applies to breaking or cracking of
a rigid body. %@AI@%Rupture%@BO: ff8c12@%%@AE@% refers to breaking apart or tearing of a soft or
pliable substance; sometimes rupturing (as in the case of a blood vessel)
results from internal force and thus has the basic sense of %@AI@%burst%@BO: 2773b5@%%@AE@% refers to
the breaking of a rigid substance lengthwise or in the direction of the
grain. %@AI@%Splinter%@BO: 119c5e9@%%@AE@% involves splitting into thin and sharp separate pieces.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Shatter%@BO: 10bd8a5@%%@AE@% pertains to the breaking of a rigid object into many small,
scattered pieces. %@AI@%Shiver%@BO: 10cf649@%%@AE@% indicates fragmentation by sudden force but
especially suggests fine splinters. %@AI@%Smash%@BO: 113293f@%%@AE@% stresses force of impact and
complete change of form of a rigid body but is otherwise not specific.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Crush%@BO: 47943c@%%@AE@% refers to the effect of great external force, to change of form, or
to reduction into fine particles.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKABLE @%%@QR:breakable@%%@AB@%breakable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being broken. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%breakables%@AE@% Articles
capable of being broken easily. %@AB@% breakableness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKAGE @%%@QR:breakage@%%@AB@%breakage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of breaking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A quantity broken. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% Loss or damage as a result of breaking. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An allowance for such loss or
damage.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKAWAY @%%@QR:breakaway@%%@AB@%breakaway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Designating a theatrical prop designed to fall apart
easily. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Capable of or favoring independent action: %@AI@%a breakaway political
%@AI@%group.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that breaks away. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A breakaway object.
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKDOWN @%%@QR:breakdown@%%@AB@%breakdown%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of breaking down and failing to
function. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition resulting from this. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@%The
failure of an insulator or insulating medium to prevent discharge or
current flow. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A collapse in physical or mental health. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An analysis,
outline, or summary consisting of itemized data or essentials. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Disintegration or decomposition into parts or elements.
%@AB@%breaker(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that breaks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A machine or plant for breaking up a
substance, as rock. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@%A %@AI@%circuit breaker%@BO: 35688c@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A wave that
crests or breaks into foam, esp. against a shoreline.
%@AB@%breaker(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small water cask for use on a ship's lifeboat.
[Alteration of Sp. %@AI@%barrica.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKFAST @%%@QR:breakfast@%%@AB@%breakfast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The first meal of the day. %@AI@%a breakfast tray.%@AE@%
%@AB@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fasted%@AE@% %@AB@%-fasting%@AE@% %@AB@%-fasts%@AE@% To eat breakfast. [ME %@AI@%brekfast %@AE@%: %@AI@%breken,%@AE@%
to break + %@AI@%faste,%@AE@% a fast < ON %@AI@%fasta.%@AE@%] %@AB@% breakfaster %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKFRONT @%%@QR:breakfront@%%@AB@%breakfront%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A high, wide cabinet or bookcase having a central section
projecting beyond the end sections.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAK.IN @%%@QR:break-in@%%@AB@%break-in%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Forcible entry, as into a dwelling, for an illegal
purpose such as theft. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A training or testing period intended to improve
the performance of someone or something new.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKING @%%@QR:breaking@%%@AB@%breaking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@% The change of a simple vowel to a diphthong,
often caused by the influence of neighboring consonants. [Transl. of G.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Brechung.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKING.AND.EN @%%@QR:breaking and entering@%%@AB@%breaking and entering%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% The gaining of an unauthorized access, as
by forcing a lock, to another's premises for the purpose of committing a
crime.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKING.POINT @%%@QR:breaking point@%%@AB@%breaking point%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The point at which a person breaks down under
stress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The point at which a condition or situation becomes critical.
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKOUT @%%@QR:breakout@%%@AB@%breakout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A forceful break from a restrictive condition or situation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKTHROUGH @%%@QR:breakthrough@%%@AB@%breakthrough%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of breaking through an obstacle or
restriction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A military offensive that penetrates an enemy's lines of
defense. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A major achievement or success that permits further progress,
as in technology.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKUP @%%@QR:breakup@%%@AB@%breakup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of breaking up; a separation or dispersal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% A loss of control or composure.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAKWATER @%%@QR:breakwater@%%@AB@%breakwater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A barrier that protects a harbor or shore from the full
%@AB@%bream(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bream%@AE@% %@AB@% or breams %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several European freshwater
fishes of the genus %@AI@%Abramis,%@AE@% having a flattened body and silvery scales. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Any of several fishes similar or related to the bream. [ME %@AI@%breme %@AE@%< OFr., of
Germanic orig.]
%@AB@%bream(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%breamed%@AE@% %@AB@%breaming%@AE@% %@AB@%breams%@AE@% To clean (a wooden ship's hull)
by applying heat to soften the pitch and then scraping. [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAST @%%@QR:breast@%%@AB@%breast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The human mammary gland. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A homologous organ in other
mammals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The superior ventral surface of the body, extending from the
neck to the abdomen. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The seat of affection and emotion: %@AI@%caused no pity
%@AI@%in his breast.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something likened to the breast: %@AI@%the breast of a hill.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%breasted%@AE@% %@AB@%breasting%@AE@% %@AB@%breasts%@AE@% To encounter or advance against
%@2@%%@CR:BREAST.BEATING @%%@QR:breast-beating@%%@AB@%breast-beating%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A noisy demonstration, esp. of self-accusation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREASTBONE @%%@QR:breastbone@%%@AB@%breastbone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%sternum%@BO: 11e08b0@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAST.FEED @%%@QR:breast-feed@%%@AB@%breast-feed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fed%@AE@% %@AB@% or feeding, feeds. %@AE@% To feed (a baby) mother's
milk from the breast; suckle.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREASTPLATE @%%@QR:breastplate@%%@AB@%breastplate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A piece of armor plate that covers the breast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
square cloth set with 12 precious stones representing the 12 tribes of
Israel, worn by a Jewish high priest. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The plastron of a turtle's or
tortoise's shell.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREAST.STROKE @%%@QR:breast stroke@%%@AB@%breast stroke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A swimming stroke in which one lies face down in the
water and extends the arms in front of the head, then sweeps them both back
laterally under the surface of the water while performing a frog kick. %@AB@%
%@AB@%breaststroker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREASTWORK @%%@QR:breastwork@%%@AB@%breastwork%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A temporary, quickly constructed fortification, usually
breast-high.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREATH @%%@QR:breath@%%@AB@%breath%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act or
process of breathing; respiration. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The capacity to breathe. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A single
respiration. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Exhaled air, as evidenced by vapor, odor, or heat. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A
momentary pause or rest. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A momentary stirring of air. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A slight
gust of fragrant air. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A trace or suggestion. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A soft-spoken sound;
whisper. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% Exhalation of air without vibration of the vocal cords, as in
the articulation of %@AI@%p%@AE@% and %@AI@%s.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% hold (one's) breath. .%@AE@% To wait anxiously or
excitedly.%@AB@% in the same breath.%@AE@% At or almost at the same time.%@AB@% out of
%@AB@%breath.%@AE@% Breathless, as from exertion.%@AB@% take (one's) breath away.%@AE@% To leave
one as if breathless from awe or surprise.%@AB@% under (one's) breath.%@AE@% In a
whisper or muted voice. [ME %@AI@%breth %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%braeo.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREATHE @%%@QR:breathe@%%@AB@%breathe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%breathed%@AE@% %@AB@%breathing%@AE@% %@AB@%breathes%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To inhale and exhale
air. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be alive; live. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To move or blow gently, as air. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To be
exhaled or emanated, as a fragrance. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To pause to rest or regain breath:
%@AI@%%@AI@%Give me a moment to breathe.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To inhale and exhale during
respiration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To impart as if by breathing; instill: %@AI@%breathe life into a
%@AI@%portrait.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To exhale; emit. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To utter, esp. quietly; whisper: %@AI@%Don't
%@AI@%breathe a word of this.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To make apparent; manifest. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To allow (a
person or animal) to rest or regain breath.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% breathe (one's) last. .%@AE@% To die. [ME %@AI@%brethen %@AE@%< %@AI@%breth,
%@2@%%@CR:BREATHER @%%@QR:breather@%%@AB@%breather%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that breathes, esp. in a specified manner. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% A short rest period.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREATHING @%%@QR:breathing@%%@AB@%breathing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of respiration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Either of two
marks used in Greek to indicate aspiration of an initial sound ( " ) or the
absence of such aspiration ( ' ).
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREATHING.SPACE @%%@QR:breathing space@%%@AB@%breathing space%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Sufficient space to permit ease of breathing or
movement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An opportunity to rest or give thought to a situation.
%@2@%%@CR:BREATHLESS @%%@QR:breathless@%%@AB@%breathless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Without breath; not breathing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Dead. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having
no air or breeze; still: %@AI@%a breathless day.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Out-of-breath. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Holding
the breath from excitement or suspense: %@AI@%a breathless audience.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Inspiring or marked by sudden excitement that takes the breath away: %@AI@%a
%@2@%%@CR:BRECCIA @%%@QR:breccia@%%@AB@%breccia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Rock composed of sharp-angled fragments cemented in a fine
matrix. [Ital., of Germanic orig.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRECCIATE @%%@QR:brecciate@%%@AB@%brecciate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ciated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ciating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ciates%@AE@% To form (rock) into breccia. %@AB@%
%@AB@%brecciation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRED @%%@QR:bred@%%@AB@%bred%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%breed%@BO: 243d51@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREDE @%%@QR:brede@%%@AB@%brede%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% An ornamental embroidered edging. [Alteration of
%@2@%%@CR:BREECH @%%@QR:breech@%%@AB@%breech%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The lower rear portion of the human trunk; buttocks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
lower part of a pulley. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The part of a firearm to the rear of the bore.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%breeches%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Trousers extending to or just below the knee. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Regional.%@AE@% To clothe with breeches. [ME %@AI@%brech %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%brec, %@AE@%pl. of %@AI@%broc, %@AE@%leg
covering.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREECHBLOCK @%%@QR:breechblock@%%@AB@%breechblock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The metal part that closes the breech end of the barrel
of a breechloading gun and that is removed to insert a cartridge and
replaced before firing.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREECHCLOTH @%%@QR:breechcloth@%%@AB@%breechcloth%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or breechclout %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cloth worn to cover the loins;
loincloth.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREECH.DELIVERY @%%@QR:breech delivery@%%@AB@%breech delivery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Delivery of a fetus with the buttocks or feet
appearing first.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREECHES.BUOY @%%@QR:breeches buoy@%%@AB@%breeches buoy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An apparatus used for rescues and transfers at sea,
consisting of sturdy canvas breeches attached at the waist to a ring buoy
that is suspended from a pulley running along a rope from ship to shore or
from ship to ship.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREECHING @%%@QR:breeching@%%@AB@%breeching%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The strap of a harness that passes behind a draft
animal's haunches. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The parts of a gun that make up the breech. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A rope
formerly used to secure the breech of a cannon to the side of a ship to
control the recoil.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREECHLOADER @%%@QR:breechloader@%%@AB@%breechloader%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gun or firearm loaded at the breech. %@AB@% breechloading
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREECH.PRESENTA @%%@QR:breech presentation@%%@AB@%breech presentation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The position of a fetus during labor in which the
buttocks or feet appear first.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BREED @%%@QR:breed@%%@AB@%breed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bred%@AE@% %@AB@% or breeding %@AE@%%@AB@% or breeds %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To produce (offspring);
give birth to or hatch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bring about; engender. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To cause to
reproduce; raise. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To develop new or improved strains in (animals or
plants). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To rear or train; bring up. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To produce offspring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To originate and thrive: %@AI@%Fads breed in empty heads and full purses.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% A genetic strain or type of organism, usually a domestic animal, having
consistent and recognizable inherited characteristics, esp. such a strain
developed and maintained by man. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A kind; sort: %@AI@%a new breed of
%@2@%%@CR:BREEDER @%%@QR:breeder@%%@AB@%breeder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who breeds animals or plants. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An animal kept
to produce offspring. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A cause or source. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%A %@AI@%breeder reactor%@BO: 244264@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREEDER.REACTOR @%%@QR:breeder reactor@%%@AB@%breeder reactor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nuclear reactor that produces as well as consumes
fissionable material, esp. one that produces more fissionable material than
it consumes.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREEDING @%%@QR:breeding@%%@AB@%breeding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One's line of descent; ancestry: %@AI@%a woman of noble
%@AI@%breeding.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Training in the proper forms of social and personal conduct.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% The producing of offspring or young. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The propagation of animals or
plants.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREEDING.GROUND @%%@QR:breeding ground@%%@AB@%breeding ground%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A place to which animals go to breed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place
or set of circumstances that encourages certain ideas or conditions.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREEKS @%%@QR:breeks@%%@AB@%breeks%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% Breeches. [ME, var. of %@AI@%breeches.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:BREGMA @%%@QR:bregma@%%@AB@%bregma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mata%@AE@% The junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures at
the top of the skull. [NLat. < LLat., top of head < Gk.] %@AB@% bregmatic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BREMSSTRAHLUNG @%%@QR:bremsstrahlung@%%@AB@%bremsstrahlung%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The electromagnetic radiation produced by an
electrically charged subatomic particle, such as an electron, subjected to
sudden deceleration in the electric field of an atomic nucleus. [G. :
%@2@%%@CR:BRETHREN @%%@QR:brethren@%%@AB@%brethren%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%brother%@BO: 256a8e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRETON @%%@QR:Breton@%%@AB@%Breton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Brittany. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Celtic language
of Brittany. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%Briton.%@AE@%] %@AB@% Breton %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BREVE @%%@QR:breve@%%@AB@%breve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A symbol placed over a vowel to show that it has a short
sound, as the a in %@AI@%bat.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A symbol similar to a breve used to indicate
that a syllable of verse is short or unstressed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%A single note
equivalent to two whole notes. [ME, short, var. of %@AI@%bref %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%brevis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BREVET @%%@QR:brevet@%%@AB@%brevet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A commission, often granted as an honor, promoting a military
officer in rank without an increase in pay or authority. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-vetted%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-vetting%@AE@% %@AB@%-vets%@AE@% %@AB@% or -veted %@AE@%%@AB@% or -veting %@AE@%%@AB@% or -vets %@AE@% To promote by brevet.
[ME, official letter < AN, dim. of %@AI@%bref, %@AE@%letter < OFr. %@AI@%brief %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%breve,
%@2@%%@CR:BREVIARY @%%@QR:breviary@%%@AB@%breviary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@% A book containing the hymns,
offices, and prayers for the canonical hours. [ME %@AI@%breviarie %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%breviarium,%@AE@% abridgment, ult. < Lat. %@AI@%brevis,%@AE@% short.]
%@2@%%@CR:BREW @%%@QR:brew@%%@AB@%brew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%brewed%@AE@% %@AB@%brewing%@AE@% %@AB@%brews%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make (ale or beer) from malt
and hops by infusion, boiling, and fermentation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make (a beverage) by
boiling, steeping, or mixing various ingredients. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To concoct; devise.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make ale or beer as an occupation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be imminent; impend: %@AI@%
%@AI@%In spite of storms brewing on every frontier (John Dos Passos). -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A
beverage made by brewing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The quantity of beverage brewed at one time.
%@2@%%@CR:BREWAGE @%%@QR:brewage@%%@AB@%brewage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something prepared by brewing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The process of brewing.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREWERS.YEAST @%%@QR:brewer's yeast@%%@AB@%brewer's yeast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A yeast, %@AI@%Saccharomyces cerevisiae,%@AE@% used in brewing and
as a source of B-complex vitamins.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREWERY @%%@QR:brewery@%%@AB@%brewery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% An establishment for the manufacture of malt
liquors.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREWHOUSE @%%@QR:brewhouse@%%@AB@%brewhouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brewery.
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%@2@%%@CR:BREWIS @%%@QR:brewis@%%@AB@%brewis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A broth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Bread soaked in liquid, as broth or
milk. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%brouetz,%@AE@% dim. of %@AI@%brouet,%@AE@% broth, of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIAR @%%@QR:briar@%%@AB@%briar%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or brier %@AE@%
%@AB@%briar(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A shrub or small tree, %@AI@%Erica arborea,%@AE@% of southern Europe,
having a hard, woody root used to make tobacco pipes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pipe made from
briarroot or from a similar wood. [Fr. %@AI@%bruyere, %@AE@%heath.]
%@AB@%briar(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%brier%@BO: 249092@%%@AE@%%@AH@%1%@AE@%. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIARD @%%@QR:briard@%%@AB@%briard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sturdily built, rough-coated dog of an ancient French breed.
[Fr. < %@AI@%Brie, %@AE@%a region of France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIAREUS @%%@QR:Briareus@%%@AB@%Briareus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A giant who aided Zeus and the Olympians
against the Titans. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Briareos %@AE@%< %@AI@%briaros, %@AE@%strong.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIARROOT @%%@QR:briarroot@%%@AB@%briarroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The hard, woody root of the briar.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIARWOOD @%%@QR:briarwood@%%@AB@%briarwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Wood from the root of the briar.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIBE @%%@QR:bribe@%%@AB@%bribe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something, such as money or a favor, offered or given to
someone in a position of trust to induce him to act dishonestly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something offered or serving to influence or persuade. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bribed%@AE@% %@AB@%bribing%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%bribes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give, offer, or promise a bribe to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To gain
influence over or corrupt by bribery. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To give, offer, or promise
%@2@%%@CR:BRIBERY @%%@QR:bribery@%%@AB@%bribery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% The act or practice of giving, offering, or taking a
bribe.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIC.A.BRAC @%%@QR:bric-a-brac@%%@AB@%bric-a-brac%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Small usually ornamental objects valued for their
antiquity, rarity, or curiosity value. [Fr. %@AI@%bric-a-brac.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRICK @%%@QR:brick@%%@AB@%brick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A molded, rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a
kiln until hard and used as a building and paving material. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An object
shaped like a brick: %@AI@%a brick of cheese.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A splendid fellow. %@AI@%a
%@AI@%brick wall.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bricked%@AE@% %@AB@%bricking%@AE@% %@AB@%bricks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To construct, line, or
pave with brick. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To close or wall with brick: %@AI@%bricked up the windows of
%@2@%%@CR:BRICKBAT @%%@QR:brickbat@%%@AB@%brickbat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A piece of brick, esp. one used as a weapon or missile.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% An unfavorable remark or criticism.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRICKKILN @%%@QR:brickkiln@%%@AB@%brickkiln%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A kiln in which bricks are baked.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRICKLAYER @%%@QR:bricklayer@%%@AB@%bricklayer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person skilled in building with bricks. %@AB@% bricklaying %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRICK.RED @%%@QR:brick red@%%@AB@%brick red%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A moderate reddish brown. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A moderate to strong brown.
%@AB@% brick-red %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRICKWORK @%%@QR:brickwork@%%@AB@%brickwork%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A structure made of bricks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Construction with bricks.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRICKYARD @%%@QR:brickyard@%%@AB@%brickyard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A place where bricks are made.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIDAL @%%@QR:bridal@%%@AB@%bridal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A marriage ceremony; wedding. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a
bride or a marriage ceremony; nuptial. [ME %@AI@%bridale, %@AE@%wedding feast < OE
%@2@%%@CR:BRIDAL.WREATH @%%@QR:bridal wreath@%%@AB@%bridal wreath%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two related shrubs, %@AI@%Spiraea prunifolia%@AE@% or %@AI@%S.
%@AI@%vanhouttei,%@AE@% cultivated for their profuse white flowers.
%@AB@%bridge(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several card games derived from whist and played with
one deck of cards divided equally among four people. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIDGEBOARD @%%@QR:bridgeboard@%%@AB@%bridgeboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A notched board at either side of a staircase that
supports the treads and risers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIDGEHEAD @%%@QR:bridgehead@%%@AB@%bridgehead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A military position established by advance troops on the
enemy's side of a river or pass to afford protection for the main attacking
force. [Transl. of Fr. %@AI@%tete de pont.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIDGEWORK @%%@QR:bridgework@%%@AB@%bridgework%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dental bridge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Dental prosthetics involving a
bridge or bridges.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIDGING @%%@QR:bridging@%%@AB@%bridging%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Wooden braces between beams, as of a roof, that provide
reinforcement and distribution of stress.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIDLE @%%@QR:bridle@%%@AB@%bridle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The harness, consisting of a headstall, bit, and reins,
fitted about a horse's head and used to restrain or guide the animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
curb or check. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%A span of chain, wire, or rope that can be
secured at both ends to an object and slung from its center point.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dled%@AE@% %@AB@%-dling%@AE@% %@AB@%-dles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put a bridle on. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To control or
restrain with or as if with a bridle: %@AI@%Bridle your curiosity.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
lift the head and draw in the chin as an expression of scorn or resentment.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To show anger or resentment; take offense: %@AI@%bridled at the criticism.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRIDLE.PATH @%%@QR:bridle path@%%@AB@%bridle path%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A trail for saddle horses or pack horses.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIDLE.WISE @%%@QR:bridle-wise@%%@AB@%bridle-wise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Trained to respond to pressure of the rein on the neck
rather than a pull on the bit, as a horse.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIDOON @%%@QR:bridoon@%%@AB@%bridoon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cavalry bit resembling a snaffle that can be reined
independently of the curb bit. [Fr. %@AI@%bridon %@AE@%< %@AI@%bride, %@AE@%rein. -see bride2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIE @%%@QR:Brie@%%@AB@%Brie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mold-ripened, whole-milk cheese whose center is soft. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Brie, %@AE@%a region of France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIEF @%%@QR:brief@%%@AB@%brief%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Short in time or duration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Short in length or
extent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Condensed in expression; succinct. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Curt; abrupt. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A
short or condensed statement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A condensation or abstract of a large
document or series of documents. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An abstract of all of the
documents affecting the title of real property. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A document containing
all facts and points of law pertinent to a specific case, filed by an
attorney before arguing the case in court. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@%A
papal letter pertaining to matters of discipline. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A briefing. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%briefs%@AE@%
Short, tight-fitting underpants. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%briefed%@AE@% %@AB@%briefing%@AE@% %@AB@%briefs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
summarize. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give concise preparatory instructions or advice to. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% To send a legal brief to. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% To hire (an
attorney) as counsel.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in brief.%@AE@% In short; in a few words. [ME %@AI@%bref %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AB@%brier(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%briar%@BO: 2460cd@%%@AE@%%@AH@%1%@AE@%. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIG @%%@QR:brig@%%@AB@%brig%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A two-masted sailing ship, square-rigged on both masts,
carrying two or more headsails and a quadrilateral gaff sail or spanker aft
of the mizzenmast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A ship's prison. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A guardhouse. [Short for
brigantine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIGADE @%%@QR:brigade@%%@AB@%brigade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A military unit consisting of a variable number of
combat battalions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A former unit of the U.S. Army composed of two or
more regiments commanded by a brigadier general. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group of persons
organized for a specific purpose: %@AI@%a fire brigade.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-gaded%@AE@% %@AB@%-gading%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-gades%@AE@% To form into a brigade. [Fr. < OFr., company < OItal. %@AI@%brigata%@AE@% <
%@2@%%@CR:BRIGADIER.GENER @%%@QR:brigadier general@%%@AB@%brigadier general%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%brigadier generals%@AE@% An officer ranking between a
colonel and a major general in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIGAND @%%@QR:brigand@%%@AB@%brigand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A robber or freebooter, esp. one of a band of bandits. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BRIGHT @%%@QR:bright@%%@AB@%bright%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Emitting or reflecting light readily or in
large amounts; shining. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Comparatively high on the scale of %@AI@%brightness%@BO: 24a5ef@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterizing a dyestuff that produces a highly saturated color;
brilliant in color; vivid. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Glorious; splendid. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Full of promise and
%@AI@%%@AI@%luminous%@BO: acada9@%%@AE@% %@AI@%incandescent%@BO: 9434df@%%@AE@% %@AI@%effulgent%@BO: 5e90f7@%%@AE@% %@AI@%bright%@BO: 249add@%%@AE@% can be applied to anything that
emits or reflects light. The terms that follow are more specific. A
%@AI@%%@AI@%brilliant%@BO: 24aba8@%%@AE@% object is intensely bright and striking by reason of the
sparkle, glitter, or gleam that it emits or reflects; figuratively the term
applies to outstanding personal qualities. A %@AI@%radiant%@BO: f04798@%%@AE@% object radiates
light; figuratively the term applies to that which, like a smile, reveals
inner light and warmth. A %@AI@%lustrous%@BO: ad0a6c@%%@AE@% object originates no light but reflects
an agreeable sheen. %@AI@%Lambent%@BO: a3604f@%%@AE@% is said of that which, like a flame, casts
soft, flickering light; figuratively it suggests a subtle playfulness, as
of style or wit. Physically, %@AI@%luminous%@BO: acada9@%%@AE@% is broadly applicable to anything
bright, but is said especially of that which shines in the dark or
figuratively of that which is remarkably clear or enlightened. %@AI@%Incandescent%@BO: 9434df@%%@AE@%
stresses burning brilliance, as of something white-hot. %@AI@%Effulgent%@BO: 5e90f7@%%@AE@% ,
physically and figuratively, means intensely radiant.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIGHTEN @%%@QR:brighten@%%@AB@%brighten%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make or become bright or
brighter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make or become more cheerful. %@AB@% brightener %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIGHTNESS @%%@QR:brightness@%%@AB@%brightness%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of being bright. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The effect or
sensation by means of which an observer is able to distinguish differences
in %@AI@%luminance%@BO: aca46e@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The dimension of a color that represents its similarity to
one of a series of achromatic colors ranging from very dim (dark) to very
%@2@%%@CR:BRIGHTWORK @%%@QR:brightwork@%%@AB@%brightwork%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Metal parts or fixtures, esp. on a ship, made bright by
polishing.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRILL @%%@QR:brill@%%@AB@%brill%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%brill%@AE@% %@AB@% or brills %@AE@% An edible flatfish, %@AI@%Scophthalmus rhombus,%@AE@%
of European waters. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRILLIANCE @%%@QR:brilliance@%%@AB@%brilliance%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or brilliancy %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Extreme brightness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Sharpness and
clarity of musical tone. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Splendor; magnificence. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Exceptional clarity
and agility of intellect or invention.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRILLIANT @%%@QR:brilliant@%%@AB@%brilliant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Full of light; shining. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Brightly vivid in
color. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Designating a color that has a combination of high lightness and
strong saturation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%Sharp and clear in tone. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Glorious;
magnificent: %@AI@%the brilliant court life of Versailles.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Superb; wonderful:
%@AI@%a brilliant performance.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Marked by extraordinary powers of intellect or
invention. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A precious gem, esp. a diamond, finely cut in any of
various forms with numerous facets. [Fr. %@AI@%brillant, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%briller, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:BRINELL.HARDNES @%%@QR:Brinell hardness@%%@AB@%Brinell hardness%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The relative hardness of metals and alloys,
determined by forcing a steel ball into a test piece under standard
conditions and measuring the surface area of the resulting indentation.
[After Johann A. %@AI@%Brinell %@AE@%(1849-1925).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRINELL.NUMBER @%%@QR:Brinell number@%%@AB@%Brinell number%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The numerical value assigned to the Brinell hardness
of metals and alloys.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRINE.SHRIMP @%%@QR:brine shrimp@%%@AB@%brine shrimp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small crustaceans of the genus %@AI@%Artemia.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRING @%%@QR:bring@%%@AB@%bring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%brought%@AE@% %@AB@%bringing%@AE@% %@AB@%brings%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take with oneself to a place;
convey or carry along: %@AI@%brought enough money with him.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To carry as an
attribute or contribution: %@AI@%brought years of experience to his new post.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To lead or force into a specified state, situation, or location: %@AI@%brought
%@AI@%the water to a boil; was brought to grief.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To succeed in persuading;
induce: %@AI@%His confession brought others to confess.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To cause to occur as
a consequence or concomitant: %@AI@%Floods brought death to the valley.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To
cause to become apparent to the mind; recall: %@AI@%bring back memories.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Law. %@AE@%To advance or set forth (charges, for example) in a court. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To sell
for; fetch.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bring about.%@AE@% To cause to happen.%@AB@% bring around
%@AB@%round.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to adopt an opinion or course of action. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to
recover consciousness.%@AB@% bring down.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to fall or collapse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
kill.%@AB@% bring forth.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give rise to; effect; produce. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bear (fruit
or young).%@AB@% bring forward.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To present; produce: %@AI@%bring forward proof.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Accounting. %@AE@%To carry (a sum) from one page or column to another.%@AB@% bring in.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give or submit (a verdict). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To produce or yield (profits or
income).%@AB@% bring off.%@AE@% To accomplish successfully.%@AB@% bring on.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To result in;
cause. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to appear: %@AI@%bring on the dessert.%@AE@% %@AB@% bring out.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
reveal or expose. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To produce or publish.%@AB@% bring over.%@AE@% To win over.%@AB@% bring
%@AB@%to.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to recover consciousness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause (a ship) to turn into
the wind and lose way.%@AB@% bring up.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take care of and educate (a child);
rear. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To introduce into discussion; mention. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To vomit or cough up.
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%In most dialects of American English, %@AI@%bring %@AE@% is used to denote
movement toward the place of speaking or the point from which the action is
regarded: %@AI@%Bring it to me now. He brought his children a present from his
%@AI@%travels. Take %@AE@% denotes movement away from such a place. Thus, one normally
%@AI@%%@AI@%takes %@AE@% checks to the bank and %@AI@%brings %@AE@% home cash, though from the banker's
point of view, one has %@AI@%brought %@AE@% him checks in order to %@AI@%take %@AE@% away cash.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRINGDOWN @%%@QR:bringdown@%%@AB@%bringdown%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that disturbs or disappoints.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRINGING.UP @%%@QR:bringing-up@%%@AB@%bringing-up%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The care, training, and education of a child; upbringing.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRINK @%%@QR:brink@%%@AB@%brink%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The upper edge of a steep or vertical slope: %@AI@%the brink
%@AI@%of a cliff.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The margin of land bordering a body of water. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The verge
of something: %@AI@%on the brink of discovery.%@AE@% [ME, prob. of Scand. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRINKMANSHIP @%%@QR:brinkmanship@%%@AB@%brinkmanship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The practice, esp. in international politics, of seeking
advantage by creating the impression that one is willing and able to pass
the brink of nuclear war rather than concede.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRINY @%%@QR:briny@%%@AB@%briny%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling brine; salty.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% The sea. %@AB@% brininess %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIO @%%@QR:brio@%%@AB@%brio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Vigor; vivacity. [Ital., of Celt. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIOCHE @%%@QR:brioche@%%@AB@%brioche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soft, light-textured roll or bun made from eggs, butter,
flour, and yeast. [Fr. < OFr. < dial. %@AI@%brier, %@AE@%var. of %@AI@%broyer, %@AE@%to knead, of
Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIOLETTE @%%@QR:briolette@%%@AB@%briolette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pear-shaped gem, esp. a diamond, cut with long triangular
facets. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIQUETTE @%%@QR:briquette@%%@AB@%briquette%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or briquet %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A block of compressed coal dust or charcoal,
used for fuel and kindling. [Fr. %@AI@%briquette, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%brique,%@AE@% brick < MDu.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bricke.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRISANCE @%%@QR:brisance@%%@AB@%brisance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The shattering effect of a sudden release of energy, as in
an explosion. [Fr. < %@AI@%brisant, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%briser, %@AE@%to break, of Celt. orig.]
%@2@%%@CR:BRISKET @%%@QR:brisket@%%@AB@%brisket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The chest of an animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The ribs and meat from the
brisket. [ME %@AI@%brusket, %@AE@%poss. of Scand. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRISLING @%%@QR:brisling@%%@AB@%brisling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%sprat%@BO: 11a7e60@%%@AE@% (sense 1). [Norw. < LG %@AI@%bretling%@AE@% < %@AI@%bret,%@AE@% broad.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRISTLE @%%@QR:bristle@%%@AB@%bristle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short, coarse, stiff hair or hairlike part. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tled%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-tling%@AE@% %@AB@%-tles%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To erect the bristles, as an angry, excited, or
frightened animal: %@AI@%The porcupine stood its ground and bristled.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
react with agitation to anger, excitement, or fear. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To stand erectly on
end like bristles. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To be covered or thick with or as if with bristles:
%@AI@%%@AI@%The path bristled with thorns.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to stand erect like
bristles; stiffen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To furnish or supply with bristles. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To ruffle;
%@2@%%@CR:BRISTLECONE.PIN @%%@QR:bristlecone pine@%%@AB@%bristlecone pine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small pine, %@AI@%Pinus aristata,%@AE@% of the western United
States, that is the longest-living conifer known.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRISTLETAIL @%%@QR:bristletail@%%@AB@%bristletail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various wingless insects of the order Thysanura,
such as the silverfish, having bristlelike posterior appendages.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRISTOL.BOARD @%%@QR:Bristol board@%%@AB@%Bristol board%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A smooth, heavy pasteboard of fine quality. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bristol, %@AE@%England.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRIT @%%@QR:brit@%%@AB@%brit%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or britt %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The young of herring and similar fish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Minute
marine organisms, such as crustaceans of the genus %@AI@%Calanus,%@AE@% that are a
major source of food for many fish and whales. [Perh. < Cornish %@AI@%brythel,
%@AE@%mackerel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRITANNIA @%%@QR:Britannia@%%@AB@%Britannia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A poetic term for Great Britain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A female
personification of Great Britain or the British Empire. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%britannia%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRITISH.THERMAL @%%@QR:British thermal unit@%%@AB@%British thermal unit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The quantity of heat required to raise the
temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRITON @%%@QR:Briton@%%@AB@%Briton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Britain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of a Celtic
people who inhabited ancient Britain before the Roman invasion. [ME %@AI@%Breton
%@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%Britto, %@AE@%Celt, of Celtic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRITT @%%@QR:britt@%%@AB@%britt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%brit%@BO: 24dbf8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRITTANY.SPANIE @%%@QR:Brittany spaniel@%%@AB@%Brittany spaniel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large spaniel of a breed originating in France.
[After %@AI@%Brittany, %@AE@%a region of northwestern France.]
%@AB@%broach(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tapered and serrated tool used to shape or enlarge
a hole. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The hole made by such a tool. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A spit for roasting meat. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
narrow mason's chisel. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A gimlet for tapping or broaching casks. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Variant of %@AI@%brooch%@BO: 25539b@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%broached%@AE@% %@AB@%broaching%@AE@% %@AB@%broaches%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To begin to
talk about; bring up: %@AI@%broach a subject.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To announce: %@AI@%broached his plans
%@AI@%for the next year.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pierce in order to draw off liquid: %@AI@%broach a keg
%@AI@%of beer.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To draw off (a liquid) by piercing a hole in a cask or other
container. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To shape or enlarge (a hole) with a broach. [ME %@AI@%broche %@AE@%<
OFr., spit.] %@AB@% broacher %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%broach(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%broached%@AE@% %@AB@%broaching%@AE@% %@AB@%broaches%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% To veer or
cause to veer broadside to the wind and waves: %@AI@%tried to keep the boat from
%@AI@%broaching to.%@AE@% [Poss. < broach1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROAD @%%@QR:broad@%%@AB@%broad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Wide from side to side: %@AI@%broad hips.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Large in
%@2@%%@CR:BROAD.ARROW @%%@QR:broad arrow@%%@AB@%broad arrow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An arrow with a wide, barbed head. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A wide arrowhead
mark identifying British government property.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADAX @%%@QR:broadax@%%@AB@%broadax%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or broadaxe %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ax with a wide, flat head and a short handle;
%@AI@%battle-ax%@BO: 18b350@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADBAND @%%@QR:broadband@%%@AB@%broadband%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, having, or pertaining to a wide band of
%@2@%%@CR:BROAD.BEAN @%%@QR:broad bean@%%@AB@%broad bean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Vicia faba,%@AE@% native to the Old World,
cultivated for its edible pods and seeds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The somewhat flattened seed of
the broad bean.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADBILL @%%@QR:broadbill@%%@AB@%broadbill%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of various birds of the family Eurylaimidae, of
Africa and tropical Asia, having a short, wide bill and brightly colored
plumage. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of several other broad-billed birds, as the shoveler. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The %@AI@%swordfish%@BO: 12710a5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADBRIM @%%@QR:broadbrim@%%@AB@%broadbrim%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hat with a broad, flat brim, as those worn by Quakers.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Broadbrim%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A member of the Society of Friends; Quaker.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADCAST @%%@QR:broadcast@%%@AB@%broadcast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cast%@AE@% %@AB@% or -casted %@AE@%%@AB@% or -casting %@AE@%%@AB@% or -casts %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
transmit (a program) by radio or television. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make known over a wide
area: %@AI@%broadcast rumors.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To sow (seed) over a wide area, esp. by hand.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To transmit a radio or television program. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To participate in a
radio or television program. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Transmission of a radio or television
program or signal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A radio or television program. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The duration of
such a program. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The act of scattering seed. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Scattered over a
wide area. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In a scattered manner; far and wide. %@AB@% broadcaster %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROAD.CHURCH @%%@QR:Broad-Church@%%@AB@%Broad-Church%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to members of the Anglican Communion
favoring liberalism of doctrine and ritual. %@AB@% BroadChurchman %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADCLOTH @%%@QR:broadcloth@%%@AB@%broadcloth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A densely textured woolen cloth with a plain or twill
weave and a lustrous finish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A closely woven silk, cotton, or synthetic
fabric with a narrow crosswise rib.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADEN @%%@QR:broaden@%%@AB@%broaden%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% To make or become broad or
broader. %@AB@% broadener %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROAD.GAUGE1 @%%@QR:broad gauge@%%@AB@%broad gauge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A railroad track with a width between the rails greater
than the standard gauge of 561/2 inches.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROAD.GAUGE2 @%%@QR:broad-gauge@%%@AB@%broad-gauge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a broad gauge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Having a wide
scope; liberal.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADHEAD @%%@QR:broadhead@%%@AB@%broadhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A flat steel arrowhead with two sharp edges. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An arrow
with a broadhead.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROAD.JUMP @%%@QR:broad jump@%%@AB@%broad jump%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%long jump%@BO: ab59d5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADLEAF @%%@QR:broadleaf@%%@AB@%broadleaf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various tobacco plants having broad leaves. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Broad-leaved.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROAD.LEAVED @%%@QR:broad-leaved@%%@AB@%broad-leaved%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or broad-leafed %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having relatively broad leaves, as
evergreens such as the rhododendron and holly, rather than needles, as
evergreens such as the pines and spruces.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADLOOM @%%@QR:broadloom@%%@AB@%broadloom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designating carpet from 41/2 to 18 feet in width that is
woven on a wide loom. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A broadloom carpet.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROAD.MINDED @%%@QR:broad-minded@%%@AB@%broad-minded%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having or characterized by liberal or tolerant views.
%@2@%%@CR:BROAD.SEAL @%%@QR:broad seal@%%@AB@%broad seal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The official public seal of a state or nation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADSHEET @%%@QR:broadsheet@%%@AB@%broadsheet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%broadside%@BO: 250e9d@%%@AE@% (sense 4).
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADSIDE @%%@QR:broadside@%%@AB@%broadside%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The side of a ship above the water line. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% All the
guns on one side of a warship. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Their simultaneous discharge. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An
explosive verbal attack or denunciation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A large sheet of paper printed
on one side. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A broad, unbroken surface. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% With the side turned to
a given object: %@AI@%The wave caught them broadside and filled the canoe.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROAD.SPECTRUM @%%@QR:broad-spectrum@%%@AB@%broad-spectrum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Widely applicable or effective: %@AI@%a broad-spectrum
%@AI@%drug.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADSWORD @%%@QR:broadsword@%%@AB@%broadsword%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cutting sword with a wide blade.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADTAIL @%%@QR:broadtail@%%@AB@%broadtail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%karakul%@BO: a010ba@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The black pelt of a prematurely born
karakul sheep, having a flat surface with wavy markings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROADWAY @%%@QR:Broadway@%%@AB@%Broadway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The principal theater district of New York City, located
on or near Broadway, a thoroughfare extending the length of Manhattan
Island. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The American legitimate stage: %@AI@%a career in motion pictures and
%@2@%%@CR:BROCK @%%@QR:brock@%%@AB@%brock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A badger. [ME < OE %@AI@%broc,%@AE@% of Celt. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROCKET @%%@QR:brocket@%%@AB@%brocket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A two-year-old stag with its first horns. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of
several small deer of the genus %@AI@%Mazama,%@AE@% of South America, having short,
%@2@%%@CR:BROCOLI @%%@QR:brocoli@%%@AB@%brocoli%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%broccoli%@BO: 2517bb@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROGAN @%%@QR:brogan@%%@AB@%brogan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavy, ankle-high work shoe. [Ir. Gael. %@AI@%brogan, %@AE@%dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%brog, %@AE@%brogue.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROGUE @%%@QR:brogue@%%@AB@%brogue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A heavy shoe of untanned leather, formerly worn in
Scotland and Ireland. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A strong oxford shoe, usually with ornamental
perforations. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A strong dialectal accent, esp. a strong Irish accent.
%@AB@%broil(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%broiled%@AE@% %@AB@%broiling%@AE@% %@AB@%broils%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cook by direct radiant
heat, as over a grill or under an electric coil. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To expose to great
heat. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be exposed to great heat. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or condition of
%@AB@%broil(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rowdy argument; brawl. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%broiled%@AE@% %@AB@%broiling%@AE@% %@AB@%broils%@AE@%
To engage in a broil. [< obs. %@AI@%broil, %@AE@%to brawl < ME %@AI@%broilen%@AE@% < OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%brouiller.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROILER @%%@QR:broiler@%%@AB@%broiler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that broils. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small electric oven used for
broiling. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The part of a stove used for broiling. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A tender young
chicken suitable for broiling.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROKE @%%@QR:broke@%%@AB@%broke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and nonstandard past participle of %@AI@%break%@BO: 23ddd8@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@2@%%@CR:BROKEN @%%@QR:broken@%%@AB@%broken%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past participle of %@AI@%break%@BO: 23ddd8@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Forcibly fractured into
two or more pieces; shattered. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Violated: %@AI@%broken promises.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Fragmentary; incomplete: %@AI@%a broken set of books.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Disorganized; routed:
%@AI@%%@AI@%broken troops.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Intermittently stopping and starting; discontinuous. %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
Varying abruptly, as in pitch: %@AI@%broken sobs.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Spoken with gaps and crude
%@2@%%@CR:BROKEN.DOWN @%%@QR:broken-down@%%@AB@%broken-down%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Out of working order. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In poor condition, as from
old age; infirm.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROKENHEARTED @%%@QR:brokenhearted@%%@AB@%brokenhearted%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Grievously sad.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROKEN.HOME @%%@QR:broken home@%%@AB@%broken home%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A family in which the parents are separated or divorced.
%@2@%%@CR:BROKER @%%@QR:broker@%%@AB@%broker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who acts as an agent for others in negotiating
contracts, purchases, or sales in return for a fee or commission. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
stockbroker. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-kered%@AE@% %@AB@%-kering%@AE@% %@AB@%-kers%@AE@% To arrange or manage as a
broker. [ME < AN %@AI@%brocour.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROKERAGE @%%@QR:brokerage@%%@AB@%brokerage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The business of a broker. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fee or commission paid to
a broker.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROM @%%@QR:brom-@%%@AB@%brom-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%bromo-%@BO: 253bfb@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROMATE @%%@QR:bromate@%%@AB@%bromate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A salt of bromic acid. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-mated%@AE@% %@AB@%-mating%@AE@% %@AB@%-mates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
treat (a substance) chemically with a bromate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To combine (a substance)
chemically with bromine.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROME @%%@QR:brome@%%@AB@%brome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A grass of the genus %@AI@%Bromus,%@AE@% having spikelets in loose, often
drooping clusters. [NLat. %@AI@%Bromus, %@AE@%genus name < Lat. %@AI@%bromos, %@AE@%oats < Gk.]
%@2@%%@CR:BROMELIAD @%%@QR:bromeliad@%%@AB@%bromeliad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various mostly epiphytic plants of the family
Bromeliaceae, which includes the pineapple, Spanish moss, and many species
grown as house plants. [< NLat. %@AI@%Bromelia, %@AE@%type genus, after Olaf %@AI@%Bromelius
%@AE@%(1639-1705).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROMIC.ACID @%%@QR:bromic acid@%%@AB@%bromic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A corrosive, colorless liquid, HBrO%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used in making dyes%@EH@%
and pharmaceuticals.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROMIDE @%%@QR:bromide@%%@AB@%bromide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A binary compound of bromine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Potassium bromide%@BO: e3d3b5@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
A commonplace remark or notion; platitude. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A tiresome person; bore. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
photographic print on paper that has been treated with bromine and silver.
%@AB@% bromidic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROMINATE @%%@QR:brominate@%%@AB@%brominate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% To combine (a substance) with
bromine or a bromine compound. %@AB@% bromination %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROMINE @%%@QR:bromine@%%@AB@%bromine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Br A heavy, volatile, corrosive, reddish-brown, nonmetallic
liquid element, having a highly irritating vapor. It is used in producing
gasoline antiknock mixtures, fumigants, dyes, and photographic chemicals.
Atomic weight 79.909; atomic number 35; melting point -7.2 deg. C; boiling
%@2@%%@CR:BRONCHITIS @%%@QR:bronchitis@%%@AB@%bronchitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Chronic or acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of
the bronchial tubes. %@AB@% bronchitic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRONCHIUM @%%@QR:bronchium@%%@AB@%bronchium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-chia%@AE@% A bronchial tube that is smaller than a bronchus
and larger than a bronchiole. [NLat., sing. of LLat. %@AI@%bronchia, %@AE@%bronchial
%@2@%%@CR:BRONCHUS @%%@QR:bronchus@%%@AB@%bronchus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-chi%@AE@% Either of two main branches of the trachea, leading
directly to the lungs. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%bronkhos, %@AE@%windpipe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRONCO @%%@QR:bronco@%%@AB@%bronco%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cos%@AE@% A wild or semiwild horse or pony of western North
America. [Mex. Sp. < Sp., wild.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRONCOBUSTER @%%@QR:broncobuster@%%@AB@%broncobuster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cowboy who breaks wild horses to the saddle.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRONTOSAUR @%%@QR:brontosaur@%%@AB@%brontosaur%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or brontosaurus %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A very large, herbivorous dinosaur of the
genus %@AI@%Apatosaurus%@AE@% (or %@AI@%Brontosaurus%@AE@% ), of the Jurassic period. [NLat.
%@2@%%@CR:BRONX.CHEER @%%@QR:Bronx cheer@%%@AB@%Bronx cheer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A %@AI@%raspberry%@BO: f1dadc@%%@AE@% (sense 4). [After the %@AI@%Bronx,%@AE@% a
borough of the City of New York.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRONZE @%%@QR:bronze@%%@AB@%bronze%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of various alloys of copper and tin, sometimes with
traces of other metals. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of various alloys of copper, with or without
tin, and antimony, phosphorus, or other components. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A work of art made
of bronze. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A moderate yellowish to olive brown. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A pigment of this
color. %@AI@%a bronze statue.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of the color bronze. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bronzed%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%bronzing%@AE@% %@AB@%bronzes%@AE@% To give the appearance of bronze to. [Fr. < Ital.
%@2@%%@CR:BROODER @%%@QR:brooder@%%@AB@%brooder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that broods. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A heated enclosure in which young
chickens or other fowl are raised.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROODMARE @%%@QR:broodmare@%%@AB@%broodmare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mare kept for breeding.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROODY @%%@QR:broody@%%@AB@%broody%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Moody; meditative. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Inclined to sit on eggs
to hatch them: %@AI@%a broody hen.%@AE@% %@AB@% broodiness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BROOKITE @%%@QR:brookite@%%@AB@%brookite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A red-brown to black titanium dioxide mineral with
characteristic orthorhombic crystals. [After Henry J. %@AI@%Brooke %@AE@%(1771-1857).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROOK.LAMPREY @%%@QR:brook lamprey@%%@AB@%brook lamprey%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several usually small lampreys that live mostly
in brooks.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROOKLET @%%@QR:brooklet@%%@AB@%brooklet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small brook.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROOKLIME @%%@QR:brooklime@%%@AB@%brooklime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two closely related trailing plants, %@AI@%Veronica
%@AI@%americana,%@AE@% of North America, and %@AI@%V. beccabunga,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, growing
in moist places and having small blue flowers. [ME %@AI@%broke-lemok %@AE@%: %@AI@%broke,%@AE@%
brook + %@AI@%lemok,%@AE@% a kind of brooklime < OE %@AI@%hleomoce.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROOK.TROUT @%%@QR:brook trout@%%@AB@%brook trout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A freshwater game fish, %@AI@%Salvelinus fontinalis,%@AE@% of eastern
North America.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROOKWEED @%%@QR:brookweed@%%@AB@%brookweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two related plants, %@AI@%Samolus valerandi,%@AE@% of Europe,
and %@AI@%S. floribundus,%@AE@% of North America, having small white flowers and
growing in moist areas.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROOM @%%@QR:broom@%%@AB@%broom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brush of twigs, straw, or bristles bound together,
attached to a stick or handle, and used for sweeping. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A shrub of the
genus %@AI@%Cytisus,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, having compound leaves and yellow or
white flowers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of several similar or related shrubs, esp. of the
genus %@AI@%Genista.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%broomed%@AE@% %@AB@%brooming%@AE@% %@AB@%brooms%@AE@% To sweep with or as if
with a broom. [ME < OE %@AI@%brom.%@AE@%] %@AB@% broomy %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROOMCORN @%%@QR:broomcorn@%%@AB@%broomcorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A grass, %@AI@%Sorghum vulgare technicum,%@AE@% having flower clusters
with stiff, branching stalks that are used to make brooms and brushes.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROOM.MOSS @%%@QR:broom moss@%%@AB@%broom moss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A moss of the genus %@AI@%Dicranum,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%D. scoparium,%@AE@% having
leaves turned to one side along the stem.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROOMRAPE @%%@QR:broomrape@%%@AB@%broomrape%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several leafless, parasitic plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Orobanche,%@AE@% having yellow, purple, or reddish-brown flowers and living on
the roots of other plants. [Transl. of Lat. %@AI@%rapum genistae,%@AE@% broom tuber,
from the resemblance of the parasitic growths to tubers on the roots of
broom.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROOMSTICK @%%@QR:broomstick@%%@AB@%broomstick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The long handle of a broom.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROTH @%%@QR:broth@%%@AB@%broth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%broths%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The water in which meat, fish, or vegetables have
been boiled; stock. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A thin, clear soup based on stock, to which rice,
barley, meat, or vegetables may be added. [ME < OE %@AI@%broo.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROTHEL @%%@QR:brothel@%%@AB@%brothel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A house of prostitution. [Short for %@AI@%brothel-house %@AE@%< ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%brothel, %@AE@%prostitute < %@AI@%brother, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%brethen, %@AE@%to go to ruin < OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%breooan, %@AE@%to decay.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROTHER @%%@QR:brother@%%@AB@%brother%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A male having the same parents as another or one parent in
common with another. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who shares a common ancestry, allegiance,
character, or purpose with another or others, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A kinsman. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
fellow man. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A fellow member, as of a fraternity. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A close male friend;
comrade. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A member of a men's religious order who is
not in holy orders but engages in the work of the order. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A lay member of
a religious order of men. [ME < OE %@AI@%brooor.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROTHERHOOD @%%@QR:brotherhood@%%@AB@%brotherhood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or relationship of being brothers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
quality of being brotherly; fellowship. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An association of men united for
common purposes, as a fraternity or union. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% All the members of a specific
profession or trade.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROTHER.IN.LAW @%%@QR:brother-in-law@%%@AB@%brother-in-law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%brothers-in-law%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The brother of one's husband or
wife. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The husband of one's sister. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The husband of the sister of one's
husband or wife.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROTHERLY @%%@QR:brotherly@%%@AB@%brotherly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characteristic of or befitting brothers; fraternal. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BROUGHAM @%%@QR:brougham@%%@AB@%brougham%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A closed four-wheeled carriage with an open driver's seat
in front. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An automobile with an open driver's seat. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An electrically
powered automobile resembling a coupe. [After Henry P. %@AI@%Brougham
%@AE@%(1778-1868).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROUGHT @%%@QR:brought@%%@AB@%brought%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%bring%@BO: 24bcab@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROUHAHA @%%@QR:brouhaha@%%@AB@%brouhaha%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An uproar; hubbub. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROW @%%@QR:brow@%%@AB@%brow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The superciliary ridge over the eyes. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The eyebrow. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
The forehead. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A facial expression; countenance: %@AI@% Speak you this with a
%@AI@%sad brow? (Shakespeare). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The edge of a steep place. [ME < OE %@AI@%bru.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWBEAT @%%@QR:browbeat@%%@AB@%browbeat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-beat%@AE@% %@AB@%-beaten%@AE@% %@AB@%-beating%@AE@% %@AB@%-beats%@AE@% To intimidate with an
overbearing or imperative manner; domineer. %@AB@% browbeater %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN @%%@QR:brown@%%@AB@%brown%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue that are
medium to low in lightness and low to moderate in saturation. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AB@%-er%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of the color brown. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Deeply sun-tanned. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%browned%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%browning%@AE@% %@AB@%browns%@AE@% To make or become brown. [ME < OE %@AI@%brun.%@AE@%] %@AB@% brownish %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@% brownness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.ALGA @%%@QR:brown alga@%%@AB@%brown alga%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brownish, chiefly marine alga of the division
Phaeophyta, which includes the rockweeds and the kelps.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.BAGGING @%%@QR:brown bagging@%%@AB@%brown bagging%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The practice of taking one's own liquor into a
public establishment, as a restaurant, where setups are available. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
practice of taking one's lunch to work, usually in a brown paper bag. %@AB@%
%@AB@%brown bagger %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.BEAR @%%@QR:brown bear@%%@AB@%brown bear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A very large bear, %@AI@%Ursus arctos,%@AE@% of Alaska and northern
Eurasia, having brown to yellowish fur.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.BETTY @%%@QR:brown Betty@%%@AB@%brown Betty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A baked pudding of chopped or sliced apples, bread
crumbs, raisins, sugar, butter, and spices. [%@AI@%Betty, %@AE@%nickname for
%@AI@%Elizabeth.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.BREAD @%%@QR:brown bread@%%@AB@%brown bread%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bread made of a dark flour, such as graham or
whole-wheat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A steamed bread usually made of cornmeal, flour, and
%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.FAT @%%@QR:brown fat@%%@AB@%brown fat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Adipose tissue whose oxidation is a major source of heat in
mammals.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWNIAN.MOTION @%%@QR:Brownian motion@%%@AB@%Brownian motion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The random motion of microscopic particles suspended
in a liquid or gas, caused by collision with molecules of the surrounding
medium. [After Robert %@AI@%Brown%@AE@% (1773-1858).]
%@2@%%@CR:BROWNIE @%%@QR:brownie@%%@AB@%brownie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small sprite supposed to do helpful work at night. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Brownie%@AE@% A member of the Girl Scouts from 7 to 9 years of age. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A square
or bar of moist usually chocolate cake with nuts.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWNIE.POINT @%%@QR:Brownie point@%%@AB@%Brownie point%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Credit considered as earned, esp. by favorably
impressing a superior. [From the practice of awarding points for
achievement by Brownies in the Girl Scouts.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWNING.AUTOMA @%%@QR:Browning automatic rifle@%%@AB@%Browning automatic rifle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A .30 caliber air-cooled, automatic or
semiautomatic, gas-operated, magazine-fed rifle used in World Wars I and
II. [After John M. %@AI@%Browning %@AE@%(1855-1926).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWNING.MACHIN @%%@QR:Browning machine gun@%%@AB@%Browning machine gun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A .30 or .50 caliber automatic belt-fed,
water-cooled machine gun capable of firing ammunition at a rate of more
than 500 rounds per minute. [After John M. %@AI@%Browning %@AE@%(1855-1926).]
%@2@%%@CR:BROWNOUT @%%@QR:brownout@%%@AB@%brownout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cutback or reduction in electric power, esp. as a result
of a shortage. [brown + (black)out.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.PATCH @%%@QR:brown patch@%%@AB@%brown patch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of grasses caused by a fungus, %@AI@%Pellicularia
%@AI@%filamentosa,%@AE@% and resulting in circular dying areas.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.RAT @%%@QR:brown rat@%%@AB@%brown rat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Norway rat%@BO: c559df@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.RICE @%%@QR:brown rice@%%@AB@%brown rice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Unpolished rice, retaining the germ and the yellowish
outer layer containing the bran.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.ROT @%%@QR:brown rot@%%@AB@%brown rot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A disease of peaches and similar fruits, caused by fungi
of the genus %@AI@%Monolinia.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A disease of citrus trees, caused by fungi of
the genus %@AI@%Phytophthora.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.SHIRT @%%@QR:Brown Shirt@%%@AB@%Brown Shirt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%storm trooper%@BO: 11f99ae@%%@AE@%. [Transl. of G. %@AI@%Braunhemd.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWNSTONE @%%@QR:brownstone@%%@AB@%brownstone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brownish-red sandstone used as a building material.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A house built or faced with brownstone. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A grayish brown.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.STUDY @%%@QR:brown study@%%@AB@%brown study%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A state of deep thought or reverie.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.SUGAR @%%@QR:brown sugar@%%@AB@%brown sugar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Sugar whose crystals retain a thin coating of dark syrup.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.SWISS @%%@QR:Brown Swiss@%%@AB@%Brown Swiss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a hardy breed of dairy cattle that originated in
Switzerland.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.TAIL.MOTH @%%@QR:brown-tail moth@%%@AB@%brown-tail moth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small white and brown moth, %@AI@%Euproctis phaeorrhoea,%@AE@%
whose larvae damage shade-tree foliage and cause an irritating skin rash.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.THRASHER @%%@QR:brown thrasher@%%@AB@%brown thrasher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American bird, %@AI@%Toxostoma rufum,%@AE@% having a
reddish-brown back and a dark-streaked breast.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWN.TROUT @%%@QR:brown trout@%%@AB@%brown trout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A widely naturalized European freshwater fish, %@AI@%Salmo
%@AI@%trutta,%@AE@% having yellow-brown sides with reddish spots.
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%@2@%%@CR:BROWSE @%%@QR:browse@%%@AB@%browse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%browsed%@AE@% %@AB@%browsing%@AE@% %@AB@%browses%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To inspect in a
leisurely and casual way. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To read a book superficially by selecting
passages at random. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To feed on leaves, young shoots, and other
vegetation. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To look through or over casually. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To nibble;
crop. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To graze on. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Young twigs, leaves, and tender shoots of
plants or shrubs that are fit for animals to eat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An act of browsing.
%@2@%%@CR:BRUCELLOSIS @%%@QR:brucellosis@%%@AB@%brucellosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%Undulant fever%@BO: 13db4e3@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A disease of cattle caused by the
bacillus %@AI@%Brucella abortus%@AE@% and resulting in abortions in newly infected
animals. [NLat. %@AI@%Brucella, %@AE@%genus name (after Sir David %@AI@%Bruce, %@AE@%1855-1931) +
-osis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUCINE @%%@QR:brucine@%%@AB@%brucine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A poisonous white crystalline alkaloid, C%@AH@%23%@AE@%H%@AH@%26%@AE@%O%@AH@%4%@AE@%N%@AH@%2%@AE@%2H%@AH@%2%@AE@%O,%@EH@%
derived from nux vomica seeds. [After James %@AI@%Bruce %@AE@%(1730-1794).]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUIN @%%@QR:bruin@%%@AB@%bruin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bear. [Du., brown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUISE @%%@QR:bruise@%%@AB@%bruise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bruised%@AE@% %@AB@%bruising%@AE@% %@AB@%bruises%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To injure without breaking
or rupturing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To dent or mar. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To pound into fragments; crush. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
hurt, esp. psychologically. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To experience or undergo bruising. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% An injury in which the skin is not broken; contusion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An injury, esp.
to one's feelings. [ME %@AI@%bruisen < %@AE@%OE %@AI@%brysan, %@AE@%to crush, and OFr. %@AI@%bruisier,%@AE@% to
crush.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUISER @%%@QR:bruiser@%%@AB@%bruiser%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A large, powerfully built man.
%@2@%%@CR:BRUME @%%@QR:brume@%%@AB@%brume%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Heavy fog or mist. [Fr., ult. < Lat. %@AI@%bruma,%@AE@% winter.] %@AB@% brumous
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUMMAGEM @%%@QR:brummagem@%%@AB@%brummagem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Cheap and showy; meretricious. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something cheap and
gaudy. [Alteration of %@AI@%Birmingham, %@AE@%England (from the counterfeit coins made
there in the 17th century).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUNCH @%%@QR:brunch@%%@AB@%brunch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A meal eaten as a combination of breakfast and lunch.
[br(eakfast) + (l)unch.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUNET @%%@QR:brunet@%%@AB@%brunet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of a dark complexion or coloring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having dark brown or
black hair or eyes. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person with brown hair. [Fr. < OFr. < %@AI@%brun,%@AE@%
brown, of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUNETTE @%%@QR:brunette@%%@AB@%brunette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having dark or brown hair. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A girl or woman with dark
or brown hair.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUNHILD @%%@QR:Brunhild@%%@AB@%Brunhild%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A queen of Iceland in Germanic legend who is won as a bride
by Gunther. [G.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUNSWICK.STEW @%%@QR:Brunswick stew@%%@AB@%Brunswick stew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stew that usually contains chicken and rabbit or
squirrel meat cooked with vegetables. [After %@AI@%Brunswick %@AE@%County, Virginia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUNT @%%@QR:brunt@%%@AB@%brunt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The main impact, force, or burden, as of a blow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRUSHWORK @%%@QR:brushwork@%%@AB@%brushwork%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Work done with a brush. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The manner in which an artist
applies paint with his brush.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUSQUE @%%@QR:brusque@%%@AB@%brusque%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or brusk %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Abrupt and curt in manner or speech, often to the
point of rudeness; blunt. [Fr. < Ital. %@AI@%brusco.%@AE@%] %@AB@% brusquely %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BRUTALISM @%%@QR:brutalism@%%@AB@%brutalism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A style of architecture that achieves an effect of
massiveness or power through the use of exaggeration. %@AB@% brutalist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUTALITY @%%@QR:brutality@%%@AB@%brutality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of being brutal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
brutal act.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUTALIZE @%%@QR:brutalize@%%@AB@%brutalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make brutal or unfeeling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To treat brutally. %@AB@% brutalization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUTE @%%@QR:brute@%%@AB@%brute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An animal other than man; beast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A brutal person. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or relating to beasts; animal: %@AI@% None of the brute creation requires
%@AI@%more than food and shelter (Thoreau). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characteristic of a brute, esp.:
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% Entirely physical or instinctive: %@AI@%brute force.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Lacking or showing a
lack of reason or intelligence: %@AI@%a brute impulse.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Savage; cruel: %@AI@%brute
%@AI@%%@AI@%bestial%@BO: 1b90e8@%%@AE@% These adjectives apply to behavior characteristic of lower animals.
%@AI@%Brute%@BO: 25ba38@%%@AE@% , the least derogatory, stresses the fundamental powers possessed by
all creatures: %@AI@%brute instinct. Animal %@AE@% emphasizes physical nature
distinguished from intellect or spirit: %@AI@%animal vitality. Brutish, %@AE@% said
principally of manners, stresses marked lack of human refinement and
sensibility. %@AI@%Brutal%@BO: 25b5b4@%%@AE@% , said of physical acts, stresses unfeeling cruelty.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Beastly%@BO: 194fe2@%%@AE@% is applied to what is considered beneath man and is often used as
a counter word meaning merely very disagreeable. %@AI@%Bestial%@BO: 1b90e8@%%@AE@% usually implies
the vileness of moral degradation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUTIFY @%%@QR:brutify@%%@AB@%brutify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To brutalize or become
brutalized.
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%@2@%%@CR:BRUTISH @%%@QR:brutish@%%@AB@%brutish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or characteristic of a brute. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Showing a lack of
reason or intelligence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Crude in feeling or manner. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Sensual; carnal.
%@2@%%@CR:BRYOPHYTE @%%@QR:bryophyte@%%@AB@%bryophyte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant of the major botanical division Bryophyta, which
includes the true mosses, peat mosses, and liverworts. %@AB@% bryophytic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BRYOZOAN @%%@QR:bryozoan@%%@AB@%bryozoan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small aquatic animals of the phylum Bryozoa
that reproduce by budding and form mosslike or branching colonies. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Of or belonging to the Bryozoa. [< NLat. %@AI@%Bryozoa, %@AE@%phylum name : Gk. %@AI@%bruon,
%@AE@%moss + Gk. %@AI@%zoa, %@AE@%pl. of %@AI@%zoon, %@AE@%animal.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRYTHON @%%@QR:Brython@%%@AB@%Brython%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ancient Celtic Briton of Cornwall, Wales, or Cumbria.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who speaks a Brythonic language. [Welsh.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BRYTHONIC @%%@QR:Brythonic@%%@AB@%Brythonic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Brythons or
their language. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The branch of the Celtic languages that includes
Welsh, Breton, and Cornish.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUBBLE @%%@QR:bubble@%%@AB@%bubble%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rounded, generally spherical, thin-walled, and typically
hollow object, often occurring naturally in an otherwise homogeneous medium
as a result of the local accumulation of gas: %@AI@%a soap bubble.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small
globule of gas trapped in a liquid or solid, as in a carbonated beverage.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sound made by or as if by the forming and bursting of bubbles. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Something insubstantial, groundless, or ephemeral, as a scheme that comes
to nothing. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A glass or plastic dome, usually transparent. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-bled%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-bling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bles%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To form or give off bubbles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move or flow
with a gurgling sound: %@AI@%a brook bubbling along its course.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To display
irrepressible activity or emotion: %@AI@%bubbling over with fun.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause
to form bubbles. [< ME %@AI@%bubelen, %@AE@%to bubble.] %@AB@% bubbly %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUBBLE.AND.SQUE @%%@QR:bubble and squeak@%%@AB@%bubble and squeak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Cabbage and potatoes fried
together. [Imit. of the sounds made as it cooks.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUBBLE.CHAMBER @%%@QR:bubble chamber@%%@AB@%bubble chamber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An apparatus for detecting the paths of charged
particles or inferring the paths of electrically neutral particles by
examination of trails of bubbles that form on ions produced in a
superheated liquid.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUBBLE.GUM @%%@QR:bubble gum@%%@AB@%bubble gum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUBBLE.MEMORY @%%@QR:bubble memory@%%@AB@%bubble memory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A computer memory in which binary digits are
represented by the presence or absence of magnetic bubbles.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUBBLER @%%@QR:bubbler@%%@AB@%bubbler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drinking fountain in which the water flows upward through a
%@2@%%@CR:BUBBY @%%@QR:bubby@%%@AB@%bubby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bies%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A breast of a woman. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUBO @%%@QR:bubo@%%@AB@%bubo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-boes%@AE@% An inflamed swelling of a lymphatic gland, esp. in the
area of the armpit or groin. [ME < Med. Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%boubon.%@AE@%] %@AB@% bubonic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUBONIC.PLAGUE @%%@QR:bubonic plague@%%@AB@%bubonic plague%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A contagious, usually fatal epidemic disease caused by
bacteria of the genus %@AI@%Pasteurella,%@AE@% transmitted by fleas from infected rats
and characterized by chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and buboes.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCCAL @%%@QR:buccal@%%@AB@%buccal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the cheeks or mouth cavity. [< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bucca, %@AE@%cheek.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCCANEER @%%@QR:buccaneer@%%@AB@%buccaneer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pirate, esp. one of the freebooters who preyed on Spanish
shipping in the West Indies during the 17th century. [Fr. %@AI@%boucanier %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:BUCEPHALUS @%%@QR:Bucephalus@%%@AB@%Bucephalus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The war horse of Alexander the Great. [Lat. %@AI@%Bucephalus %@AE@%<
%@AB@%buck(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sawhorse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A leather-covered frame used for gymnastic
vaulting. [Short for sawbuck.]
%@AB@%buck(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A dollar. [Short for buckskin.]
%@AB@%buck(4)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A counter or marker formerly placed before a poker player to
mark him as the next dealer.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% pass the buck.%@AE@% To shift responsibility or blame to
someone else. [Short for %@AI@%buckhorn knife.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCK.AND.WING @%%@QR:buck and wing@%%@AB@%buck and wing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fast solo tap dance with much springing of the legs
and heel clicking.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKAROO @%%@QR:buckaroo@%%@AB@%buckaroo%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or buckeroo %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-roos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -oos %@AE@% A cowboy. [Sp. %@AI@%vaquero %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%vaca, %@AE@%cow < Lat. %@AI@%vacca.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKBEAN @%%@QR:buckbean@%%@AB@%buckbean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A marsh plant, %@AI@%Menyanthes trifoliata,%@AE@% having a creeping
rootstock and white or reddish flowers. [Transl. of Flem. %@AI@%bocks boonen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKBOARD @%%@QR:buckboard@%%@AB@%buckboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A four-wheeled open carriage with the seat attached to a
flexible board extending from the front to the rear axle. [Obs. %@AI@%buck,%@AE@% body
of a wagon (< ME %@AI@%buke,%@AE@% belly < OE %@AI@%buc%@AE@%) vo+ board.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKEROO @%%@QR:buckeroo@%%@AB@%buckeroo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%buckaroo%@BO: 25e407@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKET @%%@QR:bucket@%%@AB@%bucket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A cylindrical vessel used for holding or carrying
liquids or solids; pail. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The amount that a bucket will hold. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of
various machine compartments that receive and convey material, as the scoop
of a steam shovel. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-eted%@AE@% %@AB@%-eting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ets%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hold, carry, or put
in a bucket. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To ride (a horse) long and hard. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move or
proceed rapidly and jerkily: %@AI@%bucketing over the unpaved lane.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make
haste; hustle. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%buket.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKET.SEAT @%%@QR:bucket seat@%%@AB@%bucket seat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A seat with a rounded or molded back for one person, as
in sports cars.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKET.SHOP @%%@QR:bucket shop@%%@AB@%bucket shop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fraudulent brokerage operation that accepts orders to
buy or sell securities or commodities but delays executing the orders on
the gamble that prices will change adversely to the interests of the
customer so that the broker can pocket what the customer thinks he has
lost. [< %@AI@%bucket shop, %@AE@%a saloon selling small amounts of liquor in buckets,
from its resemblance to the forerunner of such brokerage operations, which
dealt in small units of stocks and commodities.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKEYE @%%@QR:buckeye@%%@AB@%buckeye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several North American trees of the genus %@AI@%Aesculus,%@AE@%
having compound leaves and erect clusters of white or reddish flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The glossy brown nut of a buckeye. [From the seed's appearance.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCK.FEVER @%%@QR:buck fever@%%@AB@%buck fever%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Nervous excitement felt by a novice hunter at
the first sight of game.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKHOUND @%%@QR:buckhound@%%@AB@%buckhound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hound used for hunting deer.
%@AB@%buckle(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A metal frame with one or more movable tongues used esp.
for fastening two strap or belt ends. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An ornament that resembles a
buckle. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-led%@AE@% %@AB@%-ling%@AE@% %@AB@%-les%@AE@% To fasten or become fastened with
a buckle.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% buckle down.%@AE@% To apply oneself with determination.
[ME %@AI@%bocle %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%boucle %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%buccula, %@AE@%cheek strap of a helmet, dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%bucca, %@AE@%cheek.]
%@AB@%buckle(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-led%@AE@% %@AB@%-ling%@AE@% %@AB@%-les%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bend, warp, or crumple, as
under pressure or heat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give way; collapse: %@AI@%struts buckling under the
%@AI@%stress.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To surrender, as to another's authority; yield: %@AI@%buckled from
%@AI@%the excessive demands made on him.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to bend, warp, or
crumple. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bend, bulge, or other distortion. [ME %@AI@%boclen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%boucler, %@AE@%to fasten with a buckle < %@AI@%boucle, %@AE@%buckle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKLER @%%@QR:buckler@%%@AB@%buckler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small round shield either carried or worn on the arm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A means of protection; defense. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lered%@AE@% %@AB@%-lering%@AE@% %@AB@%-lers%@AE@% To shield
with or as if with a buckler; protect. [ME %@AI@%bokler %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%bocler %@AE@%< %@AI@%boucle,
%@AE@%boss on a shield < Lat. %@AI@%buccula.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKO @%%@QR:bucko@%%@AB@%bucko%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-oes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bully. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Chiefly Ir.%@AE@% A young man; lad.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCK.PASSER @%%@QR:buck passer@%%@AB@%buck passer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who regularly tries to shift responsibility to
another.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKRA @%%@QR:buckra@%%@AB@%buckra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Offensive.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A white man. [Efik %@AI@%mbakara, %@AE@%white man.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKRAM @%%@QR:buckram@%%@AB@%buckram%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A coarse cotton fabric heavily sized with glue, used for
stiffening garments and in bookbinding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% Stiffness; formality.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Resembling buckram in stiffness. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ramed%@AE@% %@AB@%-raming%@AE@% %@AB@%-rams%@AE@% To
stiffen with or as if with buckram. [ME %@AI@%bokeram, %@AE@%fine linen < OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%boquerant, %@AE@%poss. after %@AI@%Bukhara, %@AE@%U.S.S.R.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKSAW @%%@QR:bucksaw@%%@AB@%bucksaw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wood-cutting saw, usually set in an H-shaped frame. [<
buck2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKSHEE @%%@QR:buckshee@%%@AB@%buckshee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A windfall or gratuity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
extra ration. [Var. of baksheesh.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKSHOT @%%@QR:buckshot@%%@AB@%buckshot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large lead shot for shotgun shells.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKSKIN @%%@QR:buckskin@%%@AB@%buckskin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The skin of a male deer. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A strong, grayish-yellow
leather once made from deerskins but now usually made from sheepskins. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%buckskins%@AE@% A pair of breeches or shoes made from buckskin. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person
wearing clothes of buckskin, esp. an American soldier of the Revolutionary
War. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A horse of the grayish-yellow color of buckskin. %@AI@%buckskin shoes.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKTHORN @%%@QR:buckthorn@%%@AB@%buckthorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shrub or tree of the genus %@AI@%Rhamnus,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%R. cathartica,%@AE@%
native to Eurasia, having spine-tipped branches and small greenish flowers.
[Transl. of NLat. %@AI@%cervi spina.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKTOOTH @%%@QR:bucktooth@%%@AB@%bucktooth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A prominent, projecting front tooth. %@AB@% bucktoothed %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCKWHEAT @%%@QR:buckwheat@%%@AB@%buckwheat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Fagopyrum,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%F. esculentum,%@AE@%
native to Asia, having fragrant white flowers and small triangular seeds.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The edible seeds of buckwheat, often ground into flour. [Partial transl.
of MDu. %@AI@%boecweite %@AE@%: %@AI@%boek, %@AE@%beech + %@AI@%weite, %@AE@%wheat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUCOLIC @%%@QR:bucolic@%%@AB@%bucolic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:BUD @%%@QR:bud@%%@AB@%bud%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small protuberance on a stem or branch, often
enclosed in protective scales, containing an undeveloped shoot, leaves, or
flowers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The stage or condition of having buds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An
asexually produced protuberance, as on a polyp, that develops into a
mature, complete organism. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A small, rounded organic part resembling a
plant bud. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person or thing that is not yet fully developed.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%budded%@AE@% %@AB@%budding%@AE@% %@AB@%buds%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put forth or produce buds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
begin to develop or grow from or as if from a bud. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be in an
undeveloped stage or condition. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to put forth buds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
graft a bud onto (a plant).%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in the bud.%@AE@% In an incipient or undeveloped state.%@AB@% nip
%@AB@%in the bud.%@AE@% To stop (something) in its initial stage. [ME %@AI@%budde.%@AE@%] %@AB@% budder
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUDDHA @%%@QR:Buddha@%%@AB@%Buddha%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Buddhist sage who has achieved a state of perfect
illumination in accordance with the teachings of Gautama Buddha. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
representation of Gautama Buddha. [Skt., enlightened < %@AI@%bodhati,%@AE@% he awakes.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUDDHISM @%%@QR:Buddhism@%%@AB@%Buddhism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The doctrine, attributed to Gautama Buddha, that
suffering is inseparable from existence but that inward extinction of the
self and of the senses culminates in a state of illumination beyond both
suffering and existence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The religion of eastern and central Asia
represented by the many differing sects that profess Buddhism and venerate
Gautama Buddha. %@AB@% Buddhist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% Buddhistic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUDDLE @%%@QR:buddle@%%@AB@%buddle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An inclined trough in which ore is separated from waste by
washing with running water. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUDDLEIA @%%@QR:buddleia@%%@AB@%buddleia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%butterfly bush%@BO: 28077f@%%@AE@%. [After Adam %@AI@%Buddle %@AE@%(d. 1715).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUDDY @%%@QR:buddy@%%@AB@%buddy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A good friend; comrade. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Brother;
friend: %@AI@%Watch it, buddy.%@AE@% [Prob. alteration of brother.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUDDY.SYSTEM @%%@QR:buddy system@%%@AB@%buddy system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An informal arrangement in which persons are paired, as
%@2@%%@CR:BUDGERIGAR @%%@QR:budgerigar@%%@AB@%budgerigar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A parakeet, %@AI@%Melopsittacus undulatus,%@AE@% native to Australia,
having green, yellow, or blue plumage. [Native word in Australia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUDGET @%%@QR:budget@%%@AB@%budget%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An itemized summary of probable expenditures and income
for a given period. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A systematic plan for meeting expenses in a given
period. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The total sum of money allocated for a particular purpose or
time period. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A stock or collection with definite limits. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-eted%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-eting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ets%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To plan in advance the expenditure of (money, for
example). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To enter or plan for in a budget. [ME %@AI@%bouget, %@AE@%wallet < OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%bougette, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%bouge, %@AE@%leather bag < Lat. %@AI@%bulga, %@AE@%of Celt. orig.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%buff(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A soft, thick, undyed leather made chiefly from the
skins of buffalo, elk, or oxen. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The color of buff; pale, light, or
moderate yellowish pink to yellow, including moderate orange yellow to
light yellowish brown. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A military coat made of buff. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The
bare skin: %@AI@%went swimming in the buff.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A polishing implement covered
with a soft material, such as velvet. %@AI@%a buff jacket.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of the color
of buff. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%buffed%@AE@% %@AB@%buffing%@AE@% %@AB@%buffs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To polish or shine with a buff.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make the color of buff. [OFr. %@AI@%buffle,%@AE@% buffalo.]
%@AB@%buff(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%buffed%@AE@% %@AB@%buffing%@AE@% %@AB@%buffs%@AE@% To deaden the shock of. [Prob. imit.]
%@AB@%buff(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% One who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a
given subject: %@AI@%a Civil War buff.%@AE@% [From the buff-colored uniform worn by
New York volunteer firemen at one time.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUFFALO @%%@QR:buffalo@%%@AB@%buffalo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-loes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -los %@AE@%%@AB@% or buffalo %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of several oxlike
Old World mammals of the family Bovidae, such as %@AI@%Syncerus caffer,%@AE@% of
Africa, having massive, downward-curving horns. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The %@AI@%bison%@BO: 1da885@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
%@AI@%%@AI@%buffalo fish%@BO: 262438@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-loed%@AE@% %@AB@%-loing%@AE@% %@AB@%-loes%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To intimidate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
confuse; bewilder. [Ital. or Port. %@AI@%bufalo %@AE@%< VLat. %@AI@%*bufalus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bubalus %@AE@%<
Gk. %@AI@%boubalos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUFFALO.BERRY @%%@QR:buffalo berry@%%@AB@%buffalo berry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Either of two North American shrubs, %@AI@%Shepherdia
%@AI@%argentea%@AE@% or %@AI@%S. canadensis,%@AE@% having small yellowish flowers and red or
yellowish berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The berry of a buffalo berry.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUFFALO.BUG @%%@QR:buffalo bug@%%@AB@%buffalo bug%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%carpet beetle%@BO: 2cfac1@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUFFALO.FISH @%%@QR:buffalo fish@%%@AB@%buffalo fish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several North American freshwater fishes of the
genus %@AI@%Ictiobus,%@AE@% having a humped back.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUFFALO.GRASS @%%@QR:buffalo grass@%%@AB@%buffalo grass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short grass, %@AI@%Buchloe dactyloides,%@AE@% of the plains east
of the Rocky Mountains.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUFFALO.ROBE @%%@QR:buffalo robe@%%@AB@%buffalo robe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The dressed skin of the North American bison, used as a
%@2@%%@CR:BUFFO @%%@QR:buffo@%%@AB@%buffo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-fi%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fos %@AE@% A male singer of comic opera roles. [Ital. <
%@AI@%%@AI@%buffare, %@AE@%to puff.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUFFOON @%%@QR:buffoon@%%@AB@%buffoon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A clown; jester. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person given to making coarse jokes.
%@2@%%@CR:BUGABOO @%%@QR:bugaboo@%%@AB@%bugaboo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-boos%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bugbear. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A steady source of concern. [Perh.
of Celt. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUGBANE @%%@QR:bugbane@%%@AB@%bugbane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Cimicifuga,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%C.
%@AI@%americana,%@AE@% of eastern North America, having clusters of small white flowers
supposed to repel insects.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUGBEAR @%%@QR:bugbear@%%@AB@%bugbear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An object of obsessive dread. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A hobgoblin or
%@2@%%@CR:BUG.EYED @%%@QR:bug-eyed@%%@AB@%bug-eyed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Agog, as with amazement.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUGGER @%%@QR:bugger@%%@AB@%bugger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Vulgar.%@AE@% A sodomite. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A contemptible or disreputable
%@AB@%bugle(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brass wind instrument somewhat shorter than a trumpet and
lacking keys or valves. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-gled%@AE@% %@AB@%-gling%@AE@% %@AB@%-gles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To play a bugle.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give forth a deep, prolonged sound similar to the bay of a hound. [ME
< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%buculus, %@AE@%steer, dim. of %@AI@%bos,%@AE@% ox.] %@AB@% bugler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%bugle(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tubular glass or plastic bead used to trim clothing. [Orig.
unknown.]
%@AB@%bugle(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Ajuga,%@AE@% native to Eurasia,
having spikes or dense clusters of small blue or white flowers. [ME < OFr.
< LLat. %@AI@%bugula %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bugillo.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUGLEWEED @%%@QR:bugleweed@%%@AB@%bugleweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Lycopus,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%L. virginicus,%@AE@% having
small, whitish flowers and an aromatic odor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bugle3%@BO: 2640d3@%%@AE@%. [Perh. from its
tubular flowers.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUGLOSS @%%@QR:bugloss@%%@AB@%bugloss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genera %@AI@%Lycopsis, Echium,%@AE@% and
%@AI@%%@AI@%Anchusa,%@AE@% having hairy stems and leaves and clusters of blue flowers. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BUHL @%%@QR:boule@%%@AB@%boule%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or boulle %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inlaid furniture decoration of elaborate designs in
tortoiseshell, ivory, and metals of various colors. [After Andre C. %@AI@%Boule
%@AE@%(1642-1732).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUHRSTONE @%%@QR:buhrstone@%%@AB@%buhrstone%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or burrstone %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tough limestone impregnated with silica,
from which millstones were formerly made. [Var. of burr1 + stone.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUILD @%%@QR:build@%%@AB@%build%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%built%@AE@% %@AB@%building%@AE@% %@AB@%builds%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To form by combining materials
or parts; construct. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give form to according to a definite plan or
process; create. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To establish and strengthen; create and add to: %@AI@%build a
%@AI@%savings account.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To establish a basis for; found or ground: %@AI@%build an
%@AI@%argument on fact.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To engage in construction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be a builder.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To develop in magnitude or extent: %@AI@%The snow began to build and the wind
%@AI@%to howl.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To progress toward a maximum, as of intensity: %@AI@%suspense
%@AI@%building from the opening scene to the climax.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% build in.%@AE@% To
construct as an integral or permanent part of.%@AB@% build up.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To develop in
stages or by degrees: %@AI@%built up the business; building up the record
%@AI@%collection.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To increase, as in value or reputation: %@AI@%building up the
%@AI@%product.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The physical make-up of a person or thing: %@AI@%an athletic
%@2@%%@CR:BUILDER @%%@QR:builder@%%@AB@%builder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that builds, esp. a person who contracts for and
supervises the construction of a building. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An abrasive or filler used in
a soap or detergent.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUILDING @%%@QR:building@%%@AB@%building%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that is built; structure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act, process,
art, or occupation of constructing. %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%building%@BO: 265272@%%@AE@% %@AI@%structure%@BO: 121494e@%%@AE@% %@AI@%edifice%@BO: 5e2542@%%@AE@% %@AI@%pile%@BO: dc18c4@%%@AE@% All these nouns apply to
something built. %@AI@%Building%@BO: 265272@%%@AE@% is the basic, broadly applicable term of this
group. %@AI@%Structure%@BO: 121494e@%%@AE@% usually implies considerable size and emphasizes physical
make-up with respect to material and design. %@AI@%Edifice%@BO: 5e2542@%%@AE@% invariably implies
something large or otherwise imposing; it may be applied figuratively to a
receptacle of knowledge or ideals. %@AI@%Pile%@BO: dc18c4@%%@AE@% suggests the massiveness of stone
and frequently indicates a cluster of buildings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUILD.UP @%%@QR:build-up@%%@AB@%build-up%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or buildup %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of amassing or increasing.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Widely favorable publicity, esp. by a systematic campaign.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUILT @%%@QR:built@%%@AB@%built%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%build%@BO: 264bc8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUILT.IN @%%@QR:built-in@%%@AB@%built-in%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Constructed as part of a larger unit; not detachable: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%built-in cabinet.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Forming a permanent or essential element or quality:
%@2@%%@CR:BUILT.UP @%%@QR:built-up@%%@AB@%built-up%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made by fastening several layers or sections one on top
of the other: %@AI@%a built-up roof.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Filled with buildings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULB @%%@QR:bulb@%%@AB@%bulb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A modified underground stem, such as that of the
onion or tulip, usually surrounded by scalelike modified leaves and
containing stored food for the undeveloped shoots of the new plant enclosed
within it. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An underground stem or root resembling this, as a corm,
rhizome, or tuber. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A plant that grows from a bulb. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A rounded
projection or part: %@AI@%the bulb of a syringe.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An incandescent lamp or its
glass housing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Any of various rounded, enlarged, or
%@2@%%@CR:BULBIL @%%@QR:bulbil@%%@AB@%bulbil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small bulblike part growing above ground on a flower stalk
or in a leaf axil. [Fr. %@AI@%bulbille, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%bulbe, %@AE@%bulb < Lat. %@AI@%bulbus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BULBOUS @%%@QR:bulbous@%%@AB@%bulbous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Resembling a bulb in shape; rounded or swollen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Botany. %@AE@%Bearing bulbs or growing from a bulb. %@AB@% bulbously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BULBUL @%%@QR:bulbul@%%@AB@%bulbul%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various chiefly tropical Old World songbirds of the
family Pycnonotidae, having grayish or brownish plumage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A songbird
thought to be a nightingale, often mentioned in Persian poetry. [Pers. <
Ar.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BULGAR @%%@QR:Bulgar@%%@AB@%Bulgar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%Bulgarian%@BO: 26630a@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:BULGARIAN @%%@QR:Bulgarian@%%@AB@%Bulgarian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bulgaria, its
inhabitants, or their language. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of
Bulgaria. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Slavic language of the Bulgarians.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULGE @%%@QR:bulge@%%@AB@%bulge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A protruding part; outward curve or swelling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The rounded
lower section of a ship's hull. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An advantage. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bulged%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%bulging%@AE@% %@AB@%bulges%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to curve outward. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To swell up; grow
larger or rounder. [ME, pouch < OFr. %@AI@%bouge %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%bulga, %@AE@%bag, of Celt.
%@AB@%bull(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An official document issued by the pope and sealed with a
bulla. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The bulla with which a bull is sealed. [ME %@AI@%bulle %@AE@%< OFr. < Med.
Lat. %@AI@%bulla.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bull(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A blunder. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLA @%%@QR:bulla@%%@AB@%bulla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%bullae%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A round seal affixed to a papal bull. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Pathology. %@AE@%A large blister or vesicle. [Med. Lat. < Lat., bubble, seal.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLACE @%%@QR:bullace@%%@AB@%bullace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%damson%@BO: 4ad001@%%@AE@% (sense 1. a.). [ME %@AI@%bolas %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%buloce.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLAE @%%@QR:bullae@%%@AB@%bullae%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%bulla%@BO: 267805@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLATE @%%@QR:bullate@%%@AB@%bullate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a puckered or blistered appearance: %@AI@%bullate leaves.%@AE@%
[< Lat. %@AI@%bulla, %@AE@%bubble.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLBAITING @%%@QR:bullbaiting@%%@AB@%bullbaiting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The formerly popular sport of baiting bulls with dogs.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLBAT @%%@QR:bullbat@%%@AB@%bullbat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%nighthawk%@BO: c3798b@%%@AE@% (sense 1). [From its roaring sound in flight.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLDOG @%%@QR:bulldog@%%@AB@%bulldog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A short-haired dog of a breed characterized by a large
head, strong, square jaws with dewlaps, and a stocky body. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
short-barreled revolver or pistol of a large caliber. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A heat-resistant
material used to line puddling furnaces. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A proctor's
assistant at Oxford or Cambridge. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the qualities of a
bulldog; stubborn. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dogged%@AE@% %@AB@%-dogging%@AE@% %@AB@%-dogs%@AE@% %@AS@% Western U.S.%@AE@% To throw
(a steer) by seizing its horns and twisting its neck until the animal
falls. %@AB@% bulldogger %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLDOG.EDITION @%%@QR:bulldog edition@%%@AB@%bulldog edition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The early morning edition of a daily newspaper.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLDOZE @%%@QR:bulldoze@%%@AB@%bulldoze%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dozed%@AE@% %@AB@%-dozing%@AE@% %@AB@%-dozes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To coerce by
intimidation; bully. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To clear, dig up, or move with a bulldozer. [Poss.
%@2@%%@CR:BULLFINCH @%%@QR:bullfinch@%%@AB@%bullfinch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A European bird, %@AI@%Pyrrhula pyrrhula,%@AE@% having a short,
thick bill and, in the male, a red breast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several similar
finches.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLFROG @%%@QR:bullfrog@%%@AB@%bullfrog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several large frogs, chiefly of the genus %@AI@%Rana,%@AE@% esp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%R. catesbeiana,%@AE@% of North America, having a characteristic deep, resonant
croak.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLHEAD @%%@QR:bullhead@%%@AB@%bullhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several North American freshwater catfishes of the
genus %@AI@%Ictalurus.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several fishes of the family Cottidae, such as
the %@AI@%sculpin%@BO: 105c46a@%%@AE@% and the %@AI@%miller's thumb%@BO: b8546b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLHEADED @%%@QR:bullheaded@%%@AB@%bullheaded%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Very stubborn; obstinate. %@AB@% bullheadedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%bullheadedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLHORN @%%@QR:bullhorn@%%@AB@%bullhorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electric megaphone that amplifies the volume of a voice
or other sounds.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLION @%%@QR:bullion@%%@AB@%bullion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Gold or silver considered with respect to quantity
rather than value. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Gold or silver in the form of bars, ingots, or
plates. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A heavy lace trimming made of twisted gold or silver threads.
[ME, an ingot of precious metal, partly < OFr. %@AI@%billon%@AE@% < %@AI@%bille,%@AE@% stick,
%@2@%%@CR:BULLISH @%%@QR:bullish@%%@AB@%bullish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Like a bull; brawny or bullheaded. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Causing,
expecting, or characterized by rising stock-market prices. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Optimistic or
%@2@%%@CR:BULLMASTIFF @%%@QR:bullmastiff@%%@AB@%bullmastiff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavy-set dog of a breed developed from the bulldog and
the mastiff.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULL.MOOSE @%%@QR:Bull Moose@%%@AB@%Bull Moose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member or supporter of the %@AI@%Bull Moose Party%@BO: 269547@%%@AE@%. [From the
%@2@%%@CR:BULLNECKED @%%@QR:bullnecked@%%@AB@%bullnecked%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a short, thick neck.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLNOSE @%%@QR:bullnose@%%@AB@%bullnose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A contagious disease of swine caused by the bacillus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Actinomyces necrophorus%@AE@% and characterized by an infection and swelling of
the snout.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLOCK @%%@QR:bullock@%%@AB@%bullock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A castrated bull; steer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A young bull. [ME %@AI@%bullok %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%bulluc.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLPEN @%%@QR:bullpen@%%@AB@%bullpen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pen for confining bulls. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A place for the
temporary detention of prisoners. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An area where relief
pitchers warm up during a game. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The relief pitchers of a team
collectively.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLRING @%%@QR:bullring@%%@AB@%bullring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A circular arena for bullfights.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLROARER @%%@QR:bullroarer@%%@AB@%bullroarer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small wooden slat, attached to a string, that makes a
roaring noise when whirled.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULL.SESSION @%%@QR:bull session@%%@AB@%bull session%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A random, informal group discussion.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLS.EYE @%%@QR:bull's eye@%%@AB@%bull's eye%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bull's-eye %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The small central circle on a
target. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A shot that hits this circle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that precisely
achieves a desired goal. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A thick, circular piece of glass set, as in a
roof, to admit light. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A circular opening or window. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
plano-convex lens used to concentrate light. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A lantern or lamp having
such a lens. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A piece of round, hard candy.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULL.SNAKE @%%@QR:bull snake@%%@AB@%bull snake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several nonvenomous North American snakes of the
genus %@AI@%Pituophis,%@AE@% having yellow and brown or black markings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULL.TERRIER @%%@QR:bull terrier@%%@AB@%bull terrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dog of a breed developed by crossing a bulldog and a
terrier, having a short, usually white coat.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULL.THISTLE @%%@QR:bull thistle@%%@AB@%bull thistle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coarse weed, %@AI@%Cirsium vulgare,%@AE@% native to Eurasia,
having spiny stems and leaves and purple flowers. [From its large head.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BULL.TONGUE @%%@QR:bull tongue@%%@AB@%bull tongue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavy plow with a single shovel, used chiefly in cotton
fields.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULLWHIP @%%@QR:bullwhip@%%@AB@%bullwhip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long, plaited rawhide whip with a knotted end.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-whipped%@AE@% %@AB@%-whipping%@AE@% %@AB@%-whips%@AE@% To whip with a bullwhip.
%@2@%%@CR:BULLYRAG @%%@QR:bullyrag@%%@AB@%bullyrag%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or ballyrag %@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ragged%@AE@% %@AB@%-ragging%@AE@% %@AB@%-rags%@AE@% To mistreat or
intimidate by bullying.
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%@2@%%@CR:BULRUSH @%%@QR:bulrush@%%@AB@%bulrush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various grasslike sedges of the genus %@AI@%Scirpus,%@AE@%
growing in wet places. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various marsh plants, such as the cattail.
[ME %@AI@%bulrish.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BULWARK @%%@QR:bulwark@%%@AB@%bulwark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A wall or similar structure raised as a defensive
fortification; rampart. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something serving as a principal defense against
attack or encroachment: %@AI@% We have seen the necessity of the Union, as our
%@AI@%bulwark against foreign danger (James Madison). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A breakwater. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%bulwarks%@AE@% The part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-warked%@AE@% %@AB@%-warking%@AE@% %@AB@%-warks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fortify with a bulwark. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To provide
%@AI@%%@AI@%bastion%@BO: 186d0c@%%@AE@% %@AI@%parapet%@BO: d220c5@%%@AE@% All of these nouns refer to structures used or regarded as
a defense against attack. %@AI@%Bulwark%@BO: 26a8b2@%%@AE@% applies to any wall-like fortification,
and figuratively to anything relied upon heavily for protection. %@AI@%Barricade%@BO: 17dbbc@%%@AE@%
pertains broadly to any barrier but implies hasty construction to meet an
imminent threat. %@AI@%Breastwork%@BO: 241e23@%%@AE@% denotes a low defensive wall, especially a
temporary one built in haste. %@AI@%Earthwork%@BO: 5d3d0b@%%@AE@% specifies a defensive embankment
of earth, usually in the field. A %@AI@%rampart%@BO: f140c9@%%@AE@% , the main defensive structure
around a guarded place, is permanent, high, and broad. The projecting
sections of a %@AI@%rampart%@BO: f140c9@%%@AE@% are called %@AI@%bastions%@BO: 186d0c@%%@AE@% , from which defenders have a
wide range of view and fire. Both terms are used figuratively, %@AI@%bastion%@BO: 186d0c@%%@AE@%
implying great defensive strength. %@AI@%Parapet%@BO: d220c5@%%@AE@% applies to any low
fortification, typically a wall atop a %@AI@%rampart%@BO: f140c9@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUM @%%@QR:bum@%%@AB@%bum%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%bum(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tramp; hobo. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who avoids work and seeks to live
off others. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person who performs poorly; incompetent: %@AI@%called the
%@AI@%pitcher a bum.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bummed%@AE@% %@AB@%bumming%@AE@% %@AB@%bums%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To live by
begging or sponging, often while moving from place to place. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To loaf.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To acquire by begging or sponging. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Invalid;
worthless: %@AI@%gave me bum information.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Disabled; malfunctioning: %@AI@%a bum
%@AI@%shoulder.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% on the bum.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Living as a hobo or tramp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Out of order; broken. [Short for %@AI@%bummer,%@AE@% lazy person, prob. < G. %@AI@%Bummler%@AE@% <
%@AI@%%@AI@%bummeln,%@AE@% to loaf.] %@AB@% bummer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%bum(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bummed%@AE@% %@AB@%bumming%@AE@% %@AB@%bums%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% To make a humming
%@AB@%bumble(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bled%@AE@% %@AB@%-bling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bles%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To speak or behave in a clumsy or
faltering manner. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To bungle; botch. [Prob. alteration of bungle.]
%@AB@%bumble(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bled%@AE@% %@AB@%-bling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bles%@AE@% To make a humming or droning sound;
buzz. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A humming or droning sound; buzz. [ME %@AI@%bomblen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUMBLEBEE @%%@QR:bumblebee@%%@AB@%bumblebee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various large, hairy bees of the genus %@AI@%Bombus.%@AE@%
[bumble2 + bee.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUMBOAT @%%@QR:bumboat@%%@AB@%bumboat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small boat used to peddle provisions and small wares to
ships anchored offshore. [Perh. bum3 + boat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUMMER @%%@QR:bummer@%%@AB@%bummer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A bad reaction to a hallucinogenic drug. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
disagreeable person, event, or situation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A failure.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUMP @%%@QR:bump@%%@AB@%bump%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bumped%@AE@% %@AB@%bumping%@AE@% %@AB@%bumps%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To strike or collide with
forcefully. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to knock against an obstacle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To knock to a new
position; displace. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To displace by right of seniority or
authority. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hit or knock against something forcefully. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
proceed with jerks and jolts.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% bump into.%@AE@% To meet by chance.%@AB@%
%@AB@%bump off.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To murder. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A forceful blow, collision, or jolt.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A slight swelling or lump. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One of the natural protuberances on the
human skull. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A forward thrust of the pelvis as or as if in a burlesque
%@AB@%bumper(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that bumps. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Either of two metal structures,
typically horizontal bars, attached to the front and rear of an automobile
to absorb the impact of a collision. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A protective device used to absorb
shocks.
%@AB@%bumper(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A drinking vessel filled to the brim. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
unusually or extraordinarily large. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Unusually full or abundant: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%bumper crop.%@AE@% [Perh. < bump.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUMPER.STICKER @%%@QR:bumper sticker@%%@AB@%bumper sticker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sticker bearing a printed message for display on a
vehicle's bumper.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUMPKIN @%%@QR:bumpkin@%%@AB@%bumpkin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An awkward, unsophisticated rustic; yokel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A short spar
projecting from the deck of a ship, used to extend a sail or secure a block
or stay. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUMPTIOUS @%%@QR:bumptious@%%@AB@%bumptious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Crudely forward and assertive in behavior; pushy. [Perh.
a blend of bump and fractious.] %@AB@% bumptiously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% bumptiousness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUMPY @%%@QR:bumpy@%%@AB@%bumpy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Covered with or full of bumps or
protuberances: %@AI@%a bumpy head.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked by bumps and jolts: %@AI@%a bumpy road.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUNCHBERRY @%%@QR:bunchberry@%%@AB@%bunchberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%dwarf cornel%@BO: 5c9b3c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNCHFLOWER @%%@QR:bunchflower@%%@AB@%bunchflower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bog plant, %@AI@%Melanthium virginicum,%@AE@% of the eastern United
States, having narrow leaves and a branching cluster of greenish flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNCO @%%@QR:bunco@%%@AB@%bunco%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bunko %@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -kos %@AE@% A swindle in which an
unsuspecting person is cheated; confidence game. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-coed%@AE@% %@AB@%-coing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cos%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%or -koed %@AE@%%@AB@% or -koing %@AE@%%@AB@% or -kos %@AE@% To swindle, as by a confidence game. [Sp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%banca, %@AE@%card game < Ital. %@AI@%banca,%@AE@% bank.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNCOMBE @%%@QR:buncombe@%%@AB@%buncombe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bunkum%@BO: 26e5ff@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%bund(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An embankment or dike, esp. in India. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A street running
along a harbor or waterway, esp. in the Orient. [Hindi %@AI@%band %@AE@%< Pers.]
%@AB@%bund(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An association, esp. a political association. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Bund%@AE@% A
pro-Nazi German-American organization of the 1930's. [G. < MHG %@AI@%bunt.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%bundist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNDESRAT @%%@QR:Bundesrat@%%@AB@%Bundesrat%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Bundesrath %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The upper house of the federal
legislature of West Germany. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The federal council of certain countries,
as of Switzerland and Austria. [G. : %@AI@%Bundes, %@AE@%genitive of %@AI@%Bund,
%@AE@%confederation + %@AI@%Rat,%@AE@% council.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNDESTAG @%%@QR:Bundestag@%%@AB@%Bundestag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The lower house of the federal legislature of West Germany.
[G. : %@AI@%Bund, %@AE@%confederation + -%@AI@%tag,%@AE@% meeting < MHG %@AI@%tagen%@AE@%, to meet < %@AI@%tag,%@AE@% day <
OHG %@AI@%tac%@AE@%.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNDLE @%%@QR:bundle@%%@AB@%bundle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group of objects tied, fastened, wrapped, or otherwise
held together. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something wrapped or tied up for carrying; package. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Biology. %@AE@%A cluster or strand of specialized cells. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A %@AI@%vascular
%@AI@%bundle%@BO: 14265ad@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A large sum of money. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dled%@AE@% %@AB@%-dling%@AE@% %@AB@%-dles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To tie, wrap, or fasten together. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To dispatch quickly and with little
fuss; hustle: %@AI@%bundled her off to school.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To dress warmly: %@AI@%bundled them
%@AI@%up in winter clothes.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To leave hastily and unceremoniously. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To sleep in the same bed while fully clothed, a custom practiced by engaged
couples in early New England. [ME %@AI@%bundel, %@AE@%prob. < MDu. %@AI@%bondel.%@AE@%] %@AB@% bundler
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNG @%%@QR:bung@%%@AB@%bung%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A stopper for the hole through which a cask, keg, or barrel
is filled or emptied. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bunghole%@BO: 26dc4c@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bunged%@AE@% %@AB@%bunging%@AE@% %@AB@%bungs%@AE@% To
close with or as if with a cork or stopper. [ME %@AI@%bunge %@AE@%< MDu. %@AI@%bonge, %@AE@%perh. <
LLat. %@AI@%puncta, %@AE@%hole < Lat. %@AI@%pungere, %@AE@%to prick.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNGALOW @%%@QR:bungalow@%%@AB@%bungalow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small cottage, usually of one story. [Hindi %@AI@%bangla%@AE@% <
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bengal,%@AE@% a region in eastern India and Bangladesh.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNGHOLE @%%@QR:bunghole@%%@AB@%bunghole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The hole in a cask, keg, or barrel through which liquid is
poured in or drained out.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNGLE @%%@QR:bungle@%%@AB@%bungle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gled%@AE@% %@AB@%-gling%@AE@% %@AB@%-gles%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To work or act ineptly or
inefficiently. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To manage (a task) badly; mishandle. [Perh. of Scand.
%@AB@%bunk(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A narrow bed built like a shelf against a wall. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
double-decker bed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A place for sleeping. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bunked%@AE@% %@AB@%bunking%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%bunks%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To sleep in a bunk. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To sleep, esp. in makeshift
quarters. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To provide with sleeping quarters. [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%bunk(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Empty talk; twaddle. [Short for bunkum.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNK.BED @%%@QR:bunk bed@%%@AB@%bunk bed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bunk1%@BO: 26df55@%%@AE@% (sense 2).
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNKER @%%@QR:bunker@%%@AB@%bunker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bin or tank for fuel storage, as on a ship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sand
trap serving as an obstacle on a golf course. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A fortified earthwork, as
for the protection of a gun emplacement. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-kered%@AE@% %@AB@%-kering%@AE@% %@AB@%-kers%@AE@% To
store or place in a bunker. [Sc. %@AI@%bonker,%@AE@% chest.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNKHOUSE @%%@QR:bunkhouse@%%@AB@%bunkhouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Sleeping quarters on a ranch or in a camp.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNKMATE @%%@QR:bunkmate@%%@AB@%bunkmate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person with whom one shares rough sleeping quarters.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNKO @%%@QR:bunko@%%@AB@%bunko%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bunco%@BO: 26cd63@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNKUM @%%@QR:bunkum@%%@AB@%bunkum%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or buncombe %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Empty or meaningless talk; claptrap. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Buncombe %@AE@%County, North Carolina.]
%@2@%%@CR:BUNS @%%@QR:buns@%%@AB@%buns%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% The buttocks. [< dial. %@AI@%bun, %@AE@%hind part of a rabbit or
squirrel < Sc. Gael., stump, bottom.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNSEN.BURNER @%%@QR:Bunsen burner@%%@AB@%Bunsen burner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small laboratory burner consisting of a vertical
metal tube connected to a gas source and producing a very hot flame from a
mixture of gas and air let in through adjustable holes at the base. [After
%@AB@%bunt(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bunted%@AE@% %@AB@%bunting%@AE@% %@AB@%bunts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To push or strike with or as if
with the horns or head; butt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@%To bat (a pitched ball) with a
half swing so that the ball rolls slowly in front of the infielders. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Baseball. %@AE@% To bunt a pitch. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A butt with or as if with the horns or
head. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of bunting. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A bunted ball. [Orig.
unknown.]
%@AB@%bunt(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The middle section of a square sail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The sagging middle
part of a fishnet. [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%bunt(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of wheat, rye, and other cereal grasses, caused by
fungi of the genus %@AI@%Tilletia%@AE@% and resulting in sooty black spores in place of
%@AB@%bunting(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A light cotton or woolen cloth used for making flags. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Flags collectively. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Long, colored strips of cloth used for festive
decoration. [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%bunting(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various birds of the family Fringillidae, having
short, cone-shaped bills. [ME.]
%@AB@%bunting(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A snug-fitting, hooded sleeping bag for infants. [Orig.
unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNTLINE @%%@QR:buntline@%%@AB@%buntline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rope that keeps a square sail from bellying when it is
being hauled up for furling.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNYA @%%@QR:bunya@%%@AB@%bunya%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bunyabunya %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen tree, %@AI@%Araucaria bidwilli,%@AE@% native to
Australia, having sharp-pointed, close-set leaves and large cones. [Native
word in Australia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUNYANESQUE @%%@QR:Bunyanesque@%%@AB@%Bunyanesque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or suggestive of the allegorical
writings of John Bunyan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or suggestive of the
stories about Paul Bunyan. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of astonishingly large size.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUOY @%%@QR:buoy@%%@AB@%buoy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A float, often having a bell or light, moored in water as a
warning of danger or as a marker for a channel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device made of cork or
other buoyant material for keeping a person afloat. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%buoyed%@AE@% %@AB@%buoying%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%buoys%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To mark with or as if with a buoy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To keep afloat. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
uplift the spirits of; hearten: %@AI@%good news that buoyed her up.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%boie %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:BUOYANCY @%%@QR:buoyancy@%%@AB@%buoyancy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The tendency or capacity to remain afloat in a liquid or
to rise in air or gas. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The upward force that a fluid exerts on an object
less dense than itself. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The ability to recover quickly from setbacks. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Lightness of spirit; cheerfulness.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUOYANT @%%@QR:buoyant@%%@AB@%buoyant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of floating or keeping things afloat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Animated; sprightly. [Sp. %@AI@%boyante, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%boyar, %@AE@%to refloat a boat <
%@AB@%bur(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The rough, prickly, or spiny fruit husk, seed pod, or
flower of various plants, such as the chestnut or the burdock. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A plant
producing burs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A persistently clinging or nettlesome person or thing.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A rough protuberance, esp. a burl on a tree. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%burr1.%@BO: 2760b9@%%@AE@% [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%burre, %@AE@%of Scand. orig.]
%@AB@%bur(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%burr2%@BO: 2760b9@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%bur(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%burr3%@BO: 2760b9@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BURBLE @%%@QR:burble@%%@AB@%burble%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rushing or bubbling sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A rapid, excited flow of
speech. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A separation in the boundary layer of air about a moving
streamlined body, such as the wing of an airplane, causing a breakdown in
the smooth airflow and resulting in turbulence. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-bled%@AE@% %@AB@%-bling%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-bles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bubble; gurgle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To speak quickly and excitedly. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%burblen, %@AE@%to bubble.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURBOT @%%@QR:burbot@%%@AB@%burbot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%burbot%@AE@% %@AB@% or -bots %@AE@% A freshwater fish, %@AI@%Lota lota,%@AE@% of the
Northern Hemisphere, related to and resembling the cod. [ME < OFr.
%@AI@%borbote.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUR.CUCUMBER @%%@QR:bur cucumber@%%@AB@%bur cucumber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A climbing vine, %@AI@%Sicyos angulatus,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, having lobed leaves, small greenish flowers, and bristly,
egg-shaped fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of the bur cucumber.
%@AB@%burden(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Something that is carried. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something that is
difficult to bear physically or emotionally. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A responsibility or duty.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The amount of cargo that a vessel can carry. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The weight of the
cargo carried by a vessel at one time. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The carrying of heavy loads.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dened%@AE@% %@AB@%-dening%@AE@% %@AB@%-dens%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To load or overload. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To weigh down;
oppress. [ME < OE %@AI@%byroen.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%burden(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The bass accompaniment to a song. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The chorus or
refrain of a musical composition. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The drone of a bagpipe. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A recurring
idea or theme. [Var. of bourdon.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURDEN.OF.PROOF @%%@QR:burden of proof@%%@AB@%burden of proof%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The responsibility of proving a disputed charge or
allegation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BURDENSOME @%%@QR:burdensome@%%@AB@%burdensome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being or imposing a burden. %@AB@% burdensomely %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%demanding%@BO: 4ebca6@%%@AE@% %@AI@%rigorous%@BO: fb8620@%%@AE@% %@AI@%exacting%@BO: 66b813@%%@AE@% These adjectives all apply to what taxes the
body or mind. %@AI@%Burdensome%@BO: 270847@%%@AE@% is generally associated with actual hardship of
body, and %@AI@%onerous%@BO: ca1f13@%%@AE@% with the figuratively heavy load imposed by something
irksome, annoying, or otherwise unwelcome. %@AI@%Oppressive%@BO: cb2440@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%harsh%@BO: 868529@%%@AE@% pertain
to severe trial of body or spirit. The remaining adjectives imply active
efforts to overcome hardship. %@AI@%Arduous%@BO: f7b5a@%%@AE@% emphasizes the expenditure of
sustained, exhausting labor. %@AI@%Demanding%@BO: 4ebca6@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%rigorous%@BO: fb8620@%%@AE@% apply to that which
imposes severe conditions, and %@AI@%exacting%@BO: 66b813@%%@AE@% further intensifies the sense of
uncompromising demands, as for high standards of performance or for strict
observance of rules.
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%@2@%%@CR:BURDOCK @%%@QR:burdock@%%@AB@%burdock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several coarse, weedy plants of the genus %@AI@%Arctium,%@AE@%
native to Eurasia, having large, heart-shaped leaves and purplish flowers
surrounded by hooked bristles. [bur + dock4.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUREAU @%%@QR:bureau@%%@AB@%bureau%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-reaus%@AE@% %@AB@% or -reaux %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A chest of drawers, esp. one with a
mirror. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A writing desk or writing table with drawers.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A government department or subdivision of a department. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An
office, usually of a large organization, that performs a specific duty: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%news bureau.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A business that offers information of a specified kind: %@AI@%a
%@2@%%@CR:BUREAUCRACY @%%@QR:bureaucracy@%%@AB@%bureaucracy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Administration of a government chiefly
through bureaus staffed with nonelective officials. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The departments and
their officials as a group. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Government marked by diffusion of authority
among numerous offices and adherence to inflexible rules of operation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
An administrative system in which the need to follow complex procedures
%@2@%%@CR:BUREAUCRAT @%%@QR:bureaucrat@%%@AB@%bureaucrat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An official who insists on rigid adherence to rules,
forms, and routines. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An official of a bureaucracy. %@AB@% bureaucratic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%bureaucratically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUREAUCRATESE @%%@QR:bureaucratese@%%@AB@%bureaucratese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A style of language used esp. by bureaucrats that is
characterized by jargon and euphemism.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUREAUCRATIZE @%%@QR:bureaucratize@%%@AB@%bureaucratize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% To bring under bureaucratic
influence or control.
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%@2@%%@CR:BURETTE @%%@QR:burette@%%@AB@%burette%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or buret %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A uniform-bore glass tube with fine gradations and
a stopcock at the bottom, used esp. in laboratory procedures for accurate
fluid dispensing and measurement. [Fr., dim. of %@AI@%buire,%@AE@% vase for liquors.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURG @%%@QR:burg@%%@AB@%burg%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fortified or walled town. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A city or town. [ME
%@AI@%burgh%@AE@% < OE %@AI@%burg.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGAGE @%%@QR:burgage@%%@AB@%burgage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tenure in England and Scotland under which property of the
king or a lord in a town was held for a yearly rent. [ME < Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%burgagium %@AE@%< %@AI@%burgus, %@AE@%fortified town, of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGEE @%%@QR:burgee@%%@AB@%burgee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small distinguishing flag displayed by a yacht. [Perh. <
%@2@%%@CR:BURGEON @%%@QR:burgeon@%%@AB@%burgeon%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bourgeon %@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-geoned%@AE@% %@AB@%-geoning%@AE@% %@AB@%-geons%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To put
forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To begin to grow or
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The verb %@AI@%burgeon %@AE@% and its participle %@AI@%burgeoning, %@AE@% used as an
adjective, are properly restricted to the actual or figurative sense of "to
bud or sprout," or "to newly emerge": %@AI@%the burgeoning talent of the young
%@AI@%Mozart. %@AE@% They are not mere substitutes for the more general %@AI@%expand, grow, %@AE@%
or %@AI@%thrive. %@AE@% A slight majority of the Usage Panel rejects the following
example: %@AI@%the burgeoning population of Queens.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGER @%%@QR:burger@%%@AB@%burger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hamburger. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sandwich similar to a
hamburger but with a nonbeef filling: %@AI@%a crab burger.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGESS @%%@QR:burgess@%%@AB@%burgess%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A freeman or citizen of an English borough. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Formerly, a
member of the English Parliament representing a town, borough, or
university. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A member of the lower house of the legislature of colonial
Virginia or Maryland. [ME %@AI@%burgeis %@AE@%< OFr. < LLat. %@AI@%burgensis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGH @%%@QR:burgh@%%@AB@%burgh%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chartered town or borough in Scotland. [Sc., var. of
borough.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGHER @%%@QR:burgher@%%@AB@%burgher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of the mercantile class of a medieval city. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
citizen of a town or borough. [Ult. < MHG %@AI@%burgaere %@AE@%< OHG %@AI@%burgari < burg,
%@AE@%city.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGLAR @%%@QR:burglar@%%@AB@%burglar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who commits burglary. [AN %@AI@%burgler%@AE@% < Med. Lat. %@AI@%burgulator,%@AE@%
var. of %@AI@%burgator%@AE@% < LLat. %@AI@%burgus,%@AE@% fortified town, of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGLARIOUS @%%@QR:burglarious@%%@AB@%burglarious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to burglary.
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGLARIZE @%%@QR:burglarize@%%@AB@%burglarize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To break into, enter, and steal
from.
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGLARPROOF @%%@QR:burglarproof@%%@AB@%burglarproof%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Secure against burglary.
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGLARY @%%@QR:burglary@%%@AB@%burglary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% The crime of breaking into and entering a building
with the intention of stealing.
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGLE @%%@QR:burgle@%%@AB@%burgle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gled%@AE@% %@AB@%-gling%@AE@% %@AB@%-gles%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To burglarize.
[Back-formation < burglar.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGOMASTER @%%@QR:burgomaster@%%@AB@%burgomaster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the Netherlands, Flanders, Austria, and Germany, the
principal magistrate of a city or town, comparable to a mayor. [Partial
transl. of Du. %@AI@%burgemeester %@AE@%: %@AI@%burg, %@AE@%town (< MDu. %@AI@%burch%@AE@%) + %@AI@%meester,%@AE@% master.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGONET @%%@QR:burgonet@%%@AB@%burgonet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A 16th-century helmet. [OFr. %@AI@%bourguignotte,%@AE@% prob. <
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bourgogne,%@AE@% Burgundy, a region of southeastern France.]
or stew of meat and vegetables. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A picnic or gathering where burgoo is
served. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURGUNDY @%%@QR:Burgundy@%%@AB@%Burgundy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of various red or white wines produced
in Burgundy, France. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of various similar wines produced elsewhere. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%burgundy%@AE@% A dark grayish or blackish purple to dark purplish red or reddish
brown.
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%@2@%%@CR:BURIAL @%%@QR:burial@%%@AB@%burial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or process of burying a dead body. %@AI@%burial rites.%@AE@% [ME
%@2@%%@CR:BURIN @%%@QR:burin@%%@AB@%burin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pointed steel cutting tool used in engraving or in carving
stone. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURKE @%%@QR:burke@%%@AB@%burke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%burked%@AE@% %@AB@%burking%@AE@% %@AB@%burkes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To kill by suffocation or
strangulation so as to leave the body intact and suitable for dissection.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To suppress quietly. [After William %@AI@%Burke %@AE@%(1792-1829).]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURL @%%@QR:burl@%%@AB@%burl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A knot, lump, or slub in yarn or cloth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A large,
rounded outgrowth on the trunk or branch of a tree. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The strongly marked
wood from such an outgrowth used as veneer. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%burled%@AE@% %@AB@%burling%@AE@% %@AB@%burls%@AE@%
To dress or finish (cloth) by removing burls or loose threads. [ME %@AI@%burle %@AE@%<
OFr. %@AI@%bourle, %@AE@%tuft of wool, dim. of %@AI@%bourre, %@AE@%coarse wool < LLat. %@AI@%burra,
%@2@%%@CR:BURLAP @%%@QR:burlap@%%@AB@%burlap%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coarsely woven cloth made of fibers of jute, flax, or hemp
and used to make bags, to reinforce linoleum, and in interior decoration.
[Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BURLESQUE @%%@QR:burlesque@%%@AB@%burlesque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A literary or dramatic work that makes a subject appear
ridiculous by treating it in an incongruous way, as by presenting a lofty
subject with vulgarity or an inconsequential one with mock dignity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
ludicrous or mocking imitation; travesty. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Vaudeville entertainment
characterized by ribald comedy, dancing, and nudity. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lesqued%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-lesquing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lesques%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To imitate mockingly or humorously: %@AI@% always
%@AI@%bringing junk . . . home, as if he were burlesquing his role as provider
%@AI@%(John Updike). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To use the methods or techniques of burlesque. [<
%@2@%%@CR:BUR.MARIGOLD @%%@QR:bur marigold@%%@AB@%bur marigold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Bidens,%@AE@% having yellow
flowers and pointed seeds that cling to fur and clothing.
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%@2@%%@CR:BURMESE @%%@QR:Burmese@%%@AB@%Burmese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Burma, its natives
and inhabitants, their language, or their culture. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Burmese%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A
native or inhabitant of Burma. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Sino-Tibetan language of Burma.
%@AB@%burn(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%burned%@AE@% %@AB@% or burnt %@AE@%%@AB@% or burning %@AE@%%@AB@% or burns %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To cause
to undergo combustion. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To destroy with fire: %@AI@%burned the rubbish.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Physics. %@AE@%To cause to undergo nuclear fission or fusion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To damage or
injure by fire, heat, or a heat-producing agent: %@AI@%burned his finger.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
To kill with fire. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To execute, esp. to electrocute. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To
produce by fire or heat: %@AI@%burn a clearing in the brush.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To use as a
fuel: %@AI@%a furnace that burns coal.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To impart a sensation of intense heat
to: %@AI@%The chili burned his mouth.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To brand (an animal). %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To harden or
impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire: %@AI@%burn clay pots in a
%@AI@%kiln.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To make angry: %@AI@%remarks that burned me up.%@AE@% %@AB@%11.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To
defeat in a contest, esp. by a narrow margin. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To swindle or deceive;
cheat. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To undergo combustion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be on fire; flame. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To emit
heat or light by or as if by fire: %@AI@%the sun burning bright in the sky.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
To be destroyed, injured, damaged, or changed by or as if by fire: %@AI@%a house
%@AI@%that burned to the ground.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To feel or look hot: %@AI@%burning with fever.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
To be consumed with strong emotion, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To be or become angry: %@AI@%always
%@AI@%burns at every little remark.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To be very eager: %@AI@%was burning to know
%@AI@%what happened.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To be imprinted by or as if by burning: %@AI@%criticism that
%@AI@%burned in my mind.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To be electrocuted. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To impart a sensation
of heat. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To become sunburned.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% burn out.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To stop
burning from lack of fuel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To wear out or become inoperative as a result
of heat or friction. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To become exhausted, esp. as a result of long-term
stress. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An injury produced by fire, heat, or a heat-producing
agent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A burned place or area: %@AI@%a cigarette burn in the tablecloth.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
The process or result of burning, as in the manufacture of bricks. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
stinging sensation: %@AI@%the burn of alcohol on an open wound.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A sunburn. %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Aerospace. %@AE@%One firing of a rocket. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A swindle.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% burn (one's) bridges (behind one).%@AE@% To eliminate the
possibility of retreat.%@AB@% to burn.%@AE@% In great amounts: %@AI@%had money to burn.%@AE@% [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%parch%@BO: d2546f@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to injure or alter by heat. %@AI@%Burn%@BO: 273de4@%%@AE@% can apply to the
effect of exposure to any source of heat. %@AI@%Scorch%@BO: 104c8e9@%%@AE@% usually refers to contact
with flame or heated metal, and involves superficial (surface) burning that
discolors, damages texture, or makes brittle. %@AI@%Singe%@BO: 10ffcfa@%%@AE@% specifies superficial
and momentary burning of edges through nearness to the heat source. %@AI@%Sear%@BO: 106530c@%%@AE@%
applies to surface burning of organic tissue, as by branding, cauterizing,
or application of intense flame, as to meat. %@AI@%Char%@BO: 315ba5@%%@AE@% pertains to the
reduction of a burning substance to carbon, or to any blackening or
disintegration due to fire. %@AI@%Parch%@BO: d2546f@%%@AE@% emphasizes surface drying and, often,
fissuring by long exposure to flame or sun.
%@AB@%burn(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Chiefly Scot.%@AE@% A small stream; brook. [ME < OE.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURNER @%%@QR:burner@%%@AB@%burner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that burns. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The part of a stove, furnace, or lamp
that is lighted to produce a flame. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A device, as a furnace, in which
something is burned.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURNET @%%@QR:burnet@%%@AB@%burnet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Sanguisorba,%@AE@% having
cucumber-flavored leaves and clusters of small white, brownish-red, or dark
brown flowers. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%burnette,%@AE@% dark brown, dim. of %@AI@%brun,%@AE@% brown, of
by intense emotion; passionate: %@AI@%a burning desire for justice.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of
immediate import; urgent: %@AI@% the issues that seem so burning in Washington
%@AI@%(John F. Kennedy). %@AB@% burningly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURNING.BUSH @%%@QR:burning bush@%%@AB@%burning bush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several plants or shrubs having foliage that
turns bright red, as the %@AI@%wahoo%@BO: 1477325@%%@AE@% and the %@AI@%summer cypress%@BO: 12402de@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%gas plant%@BO: 7ab91a@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURNING.GLASS @%%@QR:burning glass@%%@AB@%burning glass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A convex lens used to focus the sun's rays and produce
heat, esp. for ignition.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURNISH @%%@QR:burnish@%%@AB@%burnish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nished%@AE@% %@AB@%-nishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nishes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make smooth or glossy by
or as if by rubbing; polish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To rub with a tool that serves esp. to
smooth or polish. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A smooth, glossy finish or appearance; luster. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%burnishen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%burnir, burniss-,%@AE@% var. of %@AI@%brunir%@AE@% < %@AI@%brun,%@AE@% shining, of
%@2@%%@CR:BURNOOSE @%%@QR:burnoose@%%@AB@%burnoose%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or burnous %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hooded cloak worn esp. by Arabs. [Fr. %@AI@%burnous
%@2@%%@CR:BURNOUT @%%@QR:burnout@%%@AB@%burnout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A failure in a device attributable to burning, excessive
heat, or friction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Aerospace. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The termination of rocket or
jet-engine operation because of fuel exhaustion or shutoff. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The point at
which this termination occurs. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Physical or emotional exhaustion,
esp. as a result of long-term stress. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One who is burned out, as from
long-term stress.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURNSIDES @%%@QR:burnsides@%%@AB@%burnsides%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Heavy side whiskers and a moustache, worn with the chin
clean-shaven. [After Ambrose E. %@AI@%Burnside %@AE@%(1824-1881).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURNT @%%@QR:burnt@%%@AB@%burnt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense and past participle of %@AI@%burn%@BO: 273de4@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURNT.SIENNA @%%@QR:burnt sienna@%%@AB@%burnt sienna%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A reddish-brown pigment prepared by calcining raw
sienna. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A dark reddish orange; sienna.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUR.OAK @%%@QR:bur oak@%%@AB@%bur oak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A timber tree, %@AI@%Quercus macrocarpa,%@AE@% of eastern North America,
having acorns enclosed within a deep, fringed cup.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURP @%%@QR:burp@%%@AB@%burp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A belch. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%burped%@AE@% %@AB@%burping%@AE@% %@AB@%burps%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To belch. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
cause (a baby) to belch, esp. after feeding. [Imit.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURP.GUN @%%@QR:burp gun@%%@AB@%burp gun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A portable, lightweight machine gun.
%@AB@%burr(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rough edge or area remaining on metal or other material
after it has been cast, cut, or drilled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A rotary cutting tool designed
to be attached to a drill. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bur%@BO: 26fc2b@%%@AE@%%@AH@%1%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%burred%@AE@% %@AB@%burring%@AE@% %@AB@%burrs%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To form a burr on. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To remove burrs from. [ME %@AI@%burre, %@AE@%of Scand.
orig.]
%@AB@%burr(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rough trilling of the letter %@AI@%r,%@AE@% as in Scottish
pronunciation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A buzzing or whirring sound. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%burred%@AE@% %@AB@%burring%@AE@% %@AB@%burrs%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%or burs %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To pronounce with a burr. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To speak with a burr. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To make a buzzing or whirring sound. [Imit.]
%@AB@%burr(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A washer that fits around the smaller end of a rivet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
blank punched from a sheet of metal. [Var. of obs. %@AI@%burrow%@AE@% < ME %@AI@%burwhe.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUR.REED @%%@QR:bur reed@%%@AB@%bur reed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various marsh plants of the genus %@AI@%Sparganium,%@AE@% having
narrow leaves and round, prickly fruit.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURRITO @%%@QR:burrito@%%@AB@%burrito%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flour tortilla wrapped around a filling, as beef, beans, or
cheese. [Am. Sp. < Sp., little donkey, dim. of %@AI@%burro, %@AE@%burro.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURRO @%%@QR:burro@%%@AB@%burro%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ros%@AE@% A small donkey, esp. one used as a pack animal. [Sp. <
%@AI@%borrico, %@AE@%donkey < LLat. %@AI@%burricus%@AE@%, small horse.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURROW @%%@QR:burrow@%%@AB@%burrow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hole or tunnel dug in the ground by a small animal, such as
a rabbit or a mole, for habitation or refuge. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-rowed%@AE@% %@AB@%-rowing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rows%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To dig a burrow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To live or hide in a burrow. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To move or
progress by or as if by digging or tunneling: %@AI@% Suddenly the train is
%@AI@%burrowing through the pinewoods (William Styron). -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make by or as
if by tunneling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To dig a burrow in or through. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To hide in
a burrow. [ME %@AI@%borow.%@AE@%] %@AB@% burrower %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURRSTONE @%%@QR:burrstone@%%@AB@%burrstone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%buhrstone%@BO: 264ad6@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURRY @%%@QR:burry@%%@AB@%burry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rier%@AE@% %@AB@%-riest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Like a bur; prickly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Full of or covered
with burs.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURSA @%%@QR:bursa@%%@AB@%bursa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sae%@AE@% %@AB@% or -sas %@AE@% A saclike bodily cavity, esp. one located
between joints or at points of friction between moving structures. [NLat. <
%@2@%%@CR:BURSAR @%%@QR:bursar@%%@AB@%bursar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An official in charge of funds, as at a college or university;
treasurer. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%bursarius%@AE@% < %@AI@%bursa,%@AE@% purse.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURSARY @%%@QR:bursary@%%@AB@%bursary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A treasury, esp. of a public institution or
religious order. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A scholarship granted to a student, esp. at a Scottish
university. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%bursaria %@AE@%< %@AI@%bursa, %@AE@%purse.] %@AB@% bursarial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURSE @%%@QR:burse@%%@AB@%burse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A purse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@%A flat cloth case for carrying
the corporal that is used in celebrating the Eucharist. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%bursa %@AE@%<
Gk., purse.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURSEED @%%@QR:burseed@%%@AB@%burseed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%stickseed%@BO: 11e4806@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURSIFORM @%%@QR:bursiform@%%@AB@%bursiform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% Shaped like a pouch or sac.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURSITIS @%%@QR:bursitis@%%@AB@%bursitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of a bursa, esp. in the shoulder, elbow, or
knee joint.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURST @%%@QR:burst@%%@AB@%burst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%burst%@AE@% %@AB@%bursting%@AE@% %@AB@%bursts%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To come open or fly apart
suddenly or violently, esp. from internal pressure. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To explode. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be
or seem to be full to the point of breaking open. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To come forth, emerge,
or arrive suddenly: %@AI@%burst into the room.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To come apart from
overwhelming emotion: %@AI@%thought his heart would burst with happiness.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To
give sudden utterance or expression: %@AI@%burst out laughing; burst into tears.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to burst. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@%To separate (a continuous
roll of print-out) into individual sheets. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sudden outbreak or
outburst; explosion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The result of bursting. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sudden, vehement
occurrence: %@AI@%wind blowing in fitful bursts.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An abrupt, intense increase;
rush: %@AI@%a burst of speed.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The explosion of a projectile or bomb on impact
or in the air. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The number of bullets fired from an automatic weapon by
one pull of the trigger. [ME %@AI@%bursten %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%berstan.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURSTER @%%@QR:burster@%%@AB@%burster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% An offline device used to burst computer
print-out.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURTHEN @%%@QR:burthen@%%@AB@%burthen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%burden%@BO: 2703de@%%@AE@%%@AH@%1%@AE@%. %@EH@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURTON @%%@QR:burton@%%@AB@%burton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% A light tackle having double or single blocks, used
to hoist or tighten rigging. [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURWEED @%%@QR:burweed@%%@AB@%burweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants, such as the burdock, that bear burs.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURY @%%@QR:bury@%%@AB@%bury%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ied%@AE@% %@AB@%-ying%@AE@% %@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To conceal by or as if by covering with
earth: %@AI@%bury a bone; buried the secret deep within himself.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To place (a
dead body) in a grave, a tomb, or the sea; inter. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cover from view;
hide: %@AI@%buried her face in the pillow.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To occupy (oneself) with deep
concentration; absorb: %@AI@%buried himself in his studies.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To put an end to;
abandon: %@AI@%buried their quarrel and shook hands.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%burien %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%byrgan,%@AE@% to
inter.] %@AB@% burier %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BURYING.BEETLE @%%@QR:burying beetle@%%@AB@%burying beetle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various black or black and orange beetles of
the genus %@AI@%Necrophorus%@AE@% that bury dead mice and other small animals on which
they feed and lay their eggs.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUS @%%@QR:bus@%%@AB@%bus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%buses%@AE@% %@AB@% or busses %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A long motor vehicle for carrying
passengers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A large or clumsy automobile. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A four-wheeled
cart for carrying dishes in a restaurant. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@%A %@AI@%bus bar%@BO: 278406@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bused%@AE@% %@AB@%busing%@AE@% %@AB@%buses%@AE@% %@AB@% or bussed %@AE@%%@AB@% or bussing %@AE@%%@AB@% or busses %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To transport
in a bus. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To travel in a bus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To work as a bus boy. [Short for
omnibus.] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Bus %@AE@% is now well established as a transitive verb. It has the
general meaning of "to transport (passengers)" and the specialized meaning
of "to transport (schoolchildren) to achieve racial integration."
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUS.BAR @%%@QR:bus bar@%%@AB@%bus bar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@% A conducting bar that carries heavy currents to
supply several electric circuits.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUS.BOY @%%@QR:bus boy@%%@AB@%bus boy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A restaurant employee who clears away dirty dishes and serves
as a waiter's assistant.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUSBY @%%@QR:busby@%%@AB@%busby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bies%@AE@% A tall, full-dress fur hat worn in certain regiments
of the British army. [Poss. < the name %@AI@%Busby.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%bush(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A low, branching woody plant, usually smaller than a tree;
shrub. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A thick growth of shrubs; thicket. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Land covered with a
dense growth of shrubs. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Land remote from settlement; backland. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
shaggy mass, as of hair. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A fox's tail. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A clump of ivy used
as the sign of a tavern. %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A tavern. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bushed%@AE@% %@AB@%bushing%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%bushes%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To grow or branch out like a bush. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To extend in a
bushy growth. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To decorate, protect, or support with bushes. [ME.]
%@AB@%bush(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bushed%@AE@% %@AB@%bushing%@AE@% %@AB@%bushes%@AE@% To furnish or line with a bushing.
[< E. %@AI@%bush, %@AE@%bushing.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUSH.BABY @%%@QR:bush baby@%%@AB@%bush baby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%galago%@BO: 795990@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUSH.BEAN @%%@QR:bush bean@%%@AB@%bush bean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shrubby plant, %@AI@%Phaseolus vulgaris humilis,%@AE@% a variety of
the string bean.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUSHBUCK @%%@QR:bushbuck@%%@AB@%bushbuck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An African antelope, %@AI@%Tragelaphus scriptus,%@AE@% having white
markings and twisted horns. [Transl. of Afr. %@AI@%bosbok.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSH.CLOVER @%%@QR:bush clover@%%@AB@%bush clover%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants or shrubs of the genus %@AI@%Lespedeza,%@AE@%
having compound leaves with three leaflets and clusters of purple or
%@AB@%bushel(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary
System, used in dry measure and equal to 4 pecks, 35.24 liters, or 2,150.42
cubic inches. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A unit of volume or capacity in the British Imperial
System, used in dry and liquid measure and equal to 2,219.36 cubic inches.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A container with the capacity of a bushel. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A large amount;
great deal. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%boissel%@AE@% < %@AI@%boisse,%@AE@% one sixth of a bushel, of Celt.
orig.]
%@AB@%bushel(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-eled%@AE@% %@AB@%-eling%@AE@% %@AB@%-els%@AE@% %@AB@% or -elled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -elling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -els %@AE@% To
alter or mend (clothing). [Prob. < G. %@AI@%bosseln,%@AE@% to do odd jobs.] %@AB@% bushelman
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSH.HONEYSUCKL @%%@QR:bush honeysuckle@%%@AB@%bush honeysuckle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several North American shrubs of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Diervilla,%@AE@% having yellow flowers that turn reddish.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSHIDO @%%@QR:Bushido@%%@AB@%Bushido%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bushido %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The traditional code of the Japanese samurai,
stressing self-discipline, bravery, and simple living. [J. %@AI@%bushido %@AE@%: %@AI@%bushi,
%@2@%%@CR:BUSHING @%%@QR:bushing@%%@AB@%bushing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fixed or removable metal lining used to constrain,
guide, or reduce friction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An insulating lining for an aperture through
which a conductor passes. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An adapter threaded to permit joining of pipes
with different diameters. [MDu. %@AI@%busse.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSH.JACKET @%%@QR:bush jacket@%%@AB@%bush jacket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long cotton shirtlike jacket usually with four flat
pockets and a belt.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSH.LEAGUE1 @%%@QR:bush league@%%@AB@%bush league%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A minor baseball league. %@AB@% bush leaguer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSH.LEAGUE2 @%%@QR:bush-league@%%@AB@%bush-league%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or belonging to a bush league. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Mediocre; second-rate.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSHMAN @%%@QR:Bushman@%%@AB@%Bushman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of a nomadic Negroid people of southwestern
Africa, characteristically of short stature. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of the Khoisan
languages spoken by the Bushmen. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%bushman%@AE@% %@AS@% Australian.%@AE@% A backwoodsman.
[Transl. of Afr. %@AI@%boschjeman.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSHMASTER @%%@QR:bushmaster@%%@AB@%bushmaster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large, venomous snake, %@AI@%Lachesis muta,%@AE@% of tropical
America, having brown and grayish markings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSH.PIG @%%@QR:bush pig@%%@AB@%bush pig%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hog, %@AI@%Potamochoerus porcus,%@AE@% of southern Africa, having long
tufts of hair on the face and ears. [Transl. of Afr. %@AI@%bosvark.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSH.PILOT @%%@QR:bush pilot@%%@AB@%bush pilot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pilot who flies a small airplane to and from areas
inaccessible to larger aircraft or other means of transportation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSHRANGER @%%@QR:bushranger@%%@AB@%bushranger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%backwoodsman%@BO: 15a09e@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Australian.%@AE@% An outlaw living in the
bush.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSHTIT @%%@QR:bushtit@%%@AB@%bushtit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two small, long-tailed birds, %@AI@%Psaltriparus minimus%@AE@%
or %@AI@%P. melanotis,%@AE@% of western North America, having predominantly gray
plumage.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSHWHACK @%%@QR:bushwhack@%%@AB@%bushwhack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-whacked%@AE@% %@AB@%-whacking%@AE@% %@AB@%-whacks%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make one's way
through thick woods by cutting away bushes and branches. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To travel
through or live in the woods. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To fight as a guerrilla in the bush. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
To attack suddenly from a place of concealment; ambush. %@AB@% bushwhacker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSHY @%%@QR:bushy@%%@AB@%bushy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Overgrown with bushes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Thick and shaggy. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUSINESS @%%@QR:business@%%@AB@%business%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The occupation, work, or trade in which a person is
engaged: %@AI@%in the wholesale food business.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A specific occupation or
pursuit: %@AI@%really knew her business.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Commercial, industrial, or
professional dealings: %@AI@%new systems now being used in business.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
commercial enterprise or establishment: %@AI@%bought his uncle's business.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Volume or amount of commercial trade: %@AI@%Business had fallen off.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Commercial dealings; patronage: %@AI@%kept his business by giving individual
%@AI@%service.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% One's rightful or proper concern or interest: %@AI@% The business of
%@AI@%America is business (Calvin Coolidge). %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Serious work or endeavor: %@AI@%got
%@AI@%right down to business.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% An affair or matter: %@AI@%a peculiar business.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@%
An incidental action performed by an actor on the stage to fill a pause
between lines or to provide interesting detail. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Verbal
abuse; scolding: %@AI@%got the business for being late.%@AE@% %@AB@%11.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% The
condition of being busy. %@AI@%a business suit.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%businesse %@AE@%< %@AI@%bisi,%@AE@% busy.] %@NL@%
apply to forms of activity that have the objective of supplying
commodities. %@AI@%Business%@BO: 27a220@%%@AE@% pertains broadly to all gainful activity, though it
usually excludes the professions and farming. %@AI@%Industry%@BO: 964320@%%@AE@% is the production
and manufacture of goods and commodities, especially on a large scale, and
%@AI@%%@AI@%commerce%@BO: 3b3313@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%trade%@BO: 134bcdc@%%@AE@% , the exchange and distribution of commodities. Often
%@AI@%%@AI@%commerce%@BO: 3b3313@%%@AE@% is applied to exchange of commodities for money, as within a
country, while %@AI@%trade%@BO: 134bcdc@%%@AE@% refers to exchange of commodities for commodities, as
between countries. %@AI@%Traffic%@BO: 134e3f1@%%@AE@% may suggest illegal trade or commerce, as in
narcotics.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSINESS.ADMINI @%%@QR:business administration@%%@AB@%business administration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A college or university course of studies
that offers instruction in general business principles and practices.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSINESS.CARD @%%@QR:business card@%%@AB@%business card%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small card that conveys information about a business
or a business representative.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSINESSLIKE @%%@QR:businesslike@%%@AB@%businesslike%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Showing or having characteristics advantageous to
or of use in business; methodical and systematic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Purposeful; earnest.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSINESSMAN @%%@QR:businessman@%%@AB@%businessman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A man engaged in business.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSINESSWOMAN @%%@QR:businesswoman@%%@AB@%businesswoman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman engaged in business.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSING @%%@QR:busing@%%@AB@%busing%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bussing %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The transportation of children by bus to schools
outside their neighborhoods, esp. as a means of achieving racial
%@AB@%busk(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A thin, flexible strip, as of whalebone, sewn into a
woman's undergarment as stiffening. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% A corset. [Fr. %@AI@%busc.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%busk(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%busked%@AE@% %@AB@%busking%@AE@% %@AB@%busks%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% To entertain by
singing and dancing, esp. in streets and public places. [Orig. unknown.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%busker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%busk(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%busked%@AE@% %@AB@%busking%@AE@% %@AB@%busks%@AE@% %@AI@%Chiefly Scot.%@AE@% To make ready; prepare.
[ME %@AI@%busken %@AE@%< ON %@AI@%buask, %@AE@%reflexive of %@AI@%bua, %@AE@%to prepare.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSKIN @%%@QR:buskin@%%@AB@%buskin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A foot and leg covering reaching halfway to the knee,
resembling a laced half boot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A thick-soled laced half boot worn by
actors of Greek and Roman tragedies. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Tragedy. [OFr. %@AI@%bouzequin.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSMAN @%%@QR:busman@%%@AB@%busman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who runs a bus.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSMANS.HOLIDAY @%%@QR:busman's holiday@%%@AB@%busman's holiday%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A vacation on which a person engages in
activity that is similar to his usual work.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSS @%%@QR:buss@%%@AB@%buss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%bussed%@AE@% %@AB@%bussing%@AE@% %@AB@%busses%@AE@% To kiss. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A kiss. [Prob.
%@AB@%bust(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A woman's bosom. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% The human chest. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
piece of sculpture representing a person's head, shoulders, and upper
%@AB@%bust(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%busted%@AE@% %@AB@%busting%@AE@% %@AB@%busts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To smash or break, esp.
forcefully. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to come to an end; break up: %@AI@%busted the steel
%@AI@%trust; wasn't going to bust up their friendship.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To break or tame (a
horse). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To cause to become bankrupt or short of money. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To reduce the
rank of; demote. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To hit or punch. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To place under arrest. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
make a raid on. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To burst or break. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become bankrupt or short
of money. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A failure; flop. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A state of bankruptcy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A time or
period of widespread financial depression. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A punch or blow. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A spree.
%@AB@%%@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An arrest. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A raid. [Var. of burst.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSTARD @%%@QR:bustard@%%@AB@%bustard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various large Old World birds of the family Otididae,
frequenting open, grassy regions. [ME < blend of OFr. %@AI@%bistarde%@AE@% and
%@AI@%%@AI@%oustarde,%@AE@% both < Lat. %@AI@%avis tarda.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSTER @%%@QR:buster@%%@AB@%buster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who bursts or breaks up: %@AI@%a crime buster.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who
breaks horses; broncobuster. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Something very large or remarkable. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
A particularly large or robust child. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A spree. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Fellow. Used as a term
of familiar address: %@AI@%Say, buster, where are you going?%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUSULFAN @%%@QR:busulfan@%%@AB@%busulfan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antineoplastic drug, C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%14%@AE@%O%@AH@%6%@AE@%S%@AH@%2%@AE@%. [Blend of butane and%@EH@%
sulfonyl.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSY @%%@QR:busy@%%@AB@%busy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Actively engaged in some form of work;
these words suggest active or sustained effort to accomplish something.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Busy%@BO: 27c47e@%%@AE@% primarily applies to one engaged in present activity, without
definite implication of kind, continuity, or duration of activity.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Industrious%@BO: 9641da@%%@AE@% implies continuing activity and a natural inclination to be so
engaged. %@AI@%Diligent%@BO: 5387f3@%%@AE@% suggests intense activity in the accomplishment of a
specific goal; often it implies keen interest in work of one's choosing.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Assiduous%@BO: 11cf0e@%%@AE@% emphasizes sustained devotion to work. %@AI@%Sedulous%@BO: 1073c06@%%@AE@% adds to
assiduity the sense of earnest, persistent, painstaking labor.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSYBODY @%%@QR:busybody@%%@AB@%busybody%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who meddles or pries into the affairs of others.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSY.SIGNAL @%%@QR:busy signal@%%@AB@%busy signal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A series of sharp buzzing tones heard over a telephone
when the number dialed is in use.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUSYWORK @%%@QR:busywork@%%@AB@%busywork%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Activity that takes up time but does not necessarily yield
productive results.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUT1 @%%@QR:but@%%@AB@%but%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%conj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On the contrary: %@AI@%caused not prosperity but ruin.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Contrary to expectation; yet: %@AI@%organized her work but accomplished very
%@AI@%little.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Except; save: %@AI@%No one but she saw the prowler.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% With the
exception that; except that. Used to introduce a dependent clause: %@AI@%would
%@AI@%have resisted but that they lacked courage.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Without the result that: %@AI@%It
%@AI@%never rains but it pours.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Other than: %@AI@%I have no goal but to end war.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%7.%@AE@% That. Often used after a negative: %@AI@%no doubt but right will prevail.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@%
That . . . not. Used after a negative or question: %@AI@%There never is a tax law
%@AI@%presented but someone will oppose it.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Unless; if not: %@AI@%
%@AI@%Beshrew me but I love her heartily (Shakespeare). %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Before; when. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nonstandard.%@AE@% Than. -%@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% With the exception of; barring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Other than: %@AI@%the whole truth and nothing but the truth.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Merely;
just: %@AI@%hopes that lasted but a moment.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An objection, restriction, or
exception: %@AI@%no ifs, ands, or buts.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% but what.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% That not: %@AI@%don't know but what
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%but%@CF:BUT @%%@AE@% %@AI@%however%@BO: 8e6672@%%@AE@% %@AI@%still%@BO: 11e7557@%%@AE@% %@AI@%yet%@BO: 1518642@%%@AE@% %@AI@%nevertheless%@BO: c2e21e@%%@AE@% Each of these
words introduces a statement in opposition to what precedes it. %@AI@%But%@CF:BUT @%%@AE@% , which
notes but does not stress the opposition, is the most widely applicable: %@AI@%He
%@AI@%was ill, but he kept the appointment. %@AE@% In the same example, %@AI@%however%@BO: 8e6672@%%@AE@% would
soften the contrast between the two elements. %@AI@%Still%@BO: 11e7557@%%@AE@% ,%@AI@%Still, yet, %@AE@% and
%@AI@%%@AI@%nevertheless%@BO: c2e21e@%%@AE@% , in the same example, emphasize contrast.
%@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%But %@AE@% is used to mean "except" in sentences like %@AI@%No one but John
%@AI@%can read it. %@AE@% Some traditionalists have suggested that %@AI@%but %@AE@% is a
conjunction in this use and so should be followed by nominative pronouns
like %@AI@%I %@AE@% and %@AI@%he %@AE@% when the phrase in which it occurs is the subject of the
sentence. But this use of %@AI@%but %@AE@% is perhaps better thought of as a
preposition, since the verb always agrees with the subject preceding %@AI@%but; %@AE@%
we say %@AI@%no one but the boys has left, %@AE@% (not %@AI@%have left%@AE@% ), and traditionalists
themselves do not say %@AI@%everyone but I am leaving, %@AE@% which is clearly
ungrammatical. Accordingly, this use of %@AI@%but %@AE@% should properly be accompanied
by pronouns in the objective case, like %@AI@%me %@AE@% and %@AI@%him: Everyone but me has
%@AI@%received an answer. But %@AE@% is redundant when used in combination with
%@AI@%%@AI@%however, %@AE@% as in %@AI@%But the army, however, went on with its own plans %@AE@%
(eliminate either %@AI@%but %@AE@% or %@AI@%however%@AE@% ). %@AI@%But %@AE@% is often used in informal speech
together with a negative in sentences like %@AI@%It won't take but an hour. %@AE@% The
construction should be avoided in formal style; write %@AI@%It won't take an
%@AI@%hour. But what %@AE@% is informal in sentences like %@AI@%I don't know but what we'll
%@AI@%get there before the boys do. %@AE@% In writing, substitute %@AI@%whether %@AE@% or %@AI@%that %@AE@% for
%@AI@%but. But %@AE@% is also informal when used in place of %@AI@%than %@AE@% in sentences like %@AI@%It
%@AI@%no sooner started but it stopped %@AE@% (in writing, use %@AI@%than%@AE@% ). %@AI@%But %@AE@% is usually
not followed by a comma. Write %@AI@%Kim wanted to go, but we didn't want to, %@AE@%
not %@AI@%Kim wanted to go, but, we didn't want to, %@AE@% which is incorrect. %@AI@%But %@AE@% may
be used to begin a sentence, even in formal style. But it should not be
followed by a comma here, either. See also Usage notes at %@AI@%doubt %@BO: 599a1a@%%@AE@%and %@AI@%than.%@BO: 12dfca0@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUT2 @%%@QR:but-@%%@AB@%but-%@AE@%%@EH@% Containing a group of four carbon atoms: %@AI@%butyl.%@AE@% [< butyric.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTADIENE @%%@QR:butadiene@%%@AB@%butadiene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, highly flammable hydrocarbon, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%6%@AE@%, obtained%@EH@%
from petroleum and used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber. [buta(ne) +
di- + -ene.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTANE @%%@QR:butane@%%@AB@%butane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two isomers of a gaseous hydrocarbon, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%10%@AE@%,%@EH@%
produced synthetically from petroleum and used as a household fuel,
refrigerant, and aerosol propellant, and in the manufacture of synthetic
%@2@%%@CR:BUTANOL @%%@QR:butanol@%%@AB@%butanol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two butyl alcohols derived from butane and used as
solvents and in organic synthesis.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUTANONE @%%@QR:butanone@%%@AB@%butanone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, flammable ketone, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%8%@AE@%O, used in lacquers,%@EH@%
paint removers, cements and adhesives, celluloid, and cleaning fluids.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTCH @%%@QR:butch@%%@AB@%butch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female homosexual with mannish or aggressive traits.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Very masculine in appearance or behavior. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTCHER @%%@QR:butcher@%%@AB@%butcher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One who slaughters and dresses animals for food or
market. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One who sells meats. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who takes a sadistic pleasure in
killing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A vender, as of candy and magazines, on a train. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% One who
bungles; botcher. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ers%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To slaughter or prepare
(animals) for market. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To kill cruelly or pointlessly. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To spoil by
%@2@%%@CR:BUTCHERBIRD @%%@QR:butcherbird@%%@AB@%butcherbird%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various birds, esp. the %@AI@%shrike%@BO: 10df502@%%@AE@%, that impale their
prey on thorns.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTCHER.KNIFE @%%@QR:butcher knife@%%@AB@%butcher knife%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavy-duty knife about 8 inches long with a broad
blade.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTCHERS.BROOM @%%@QR:butcher's broom@%%@AB@%butcher's broom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shrub, %@AI@%Ruscus aculeatus,%@AE@% native to Europe, having
%@2@%%@CR:BUTCHERY @%%@QR:butchery@%%@AB@%butchery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The trade of a butcher. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A
slaughterhouse. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Wanton or cruel killing; carnage. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something that is
botched; bungle.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTEO @%%@QR:buteo@%%@AB@%buteo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% Any of various hawks of the genus %@AI@%Buteo,%@AE@% characterized
by broad wings and broad, rounded tails. [NLat., genus name < Lat. %@AI@%buteo, %@AE@%a
kind of hawk or falcon.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTLER @%%@QR:butler@%%@AB@%butler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The head male servant in a household. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%bouteillier, %@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUTTER.AND.EGGS @%%@QR:butter-and-eggs@%%@AB@%butter-and-eggs%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American plant,Linaria vulgaris,having
numerous narrow leaves and a spike of spurred pale-yellow and orange
flowers.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERBALL @%%@QR:butterball@%%@AB@%butterball%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A ball of butter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A fat or chubby person.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% The %@AI@%bufflehead%@BO: 263027@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTER.BEAN @%%@QR:butter bean@%%@AB@%butter bean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%wax bean%@BO: 149b07e@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% The %@AI@%lima bean%@BO: a8ac50@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERBUR @%%@QR:butterbur@%%@AB@%butterbur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Petasites,%@AE@% having woolly
leaves and stems and fragrant whitish or purple flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERCUP @%%@QR:buttercup@%%@AB@%buttercup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Ranunculus,%@AE@%
characteristically having glossy yellow flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERFAT @%%@QR:butterfat@%%@AB@%butterfat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The oily content of milk from which butter is made,
consisting largely of the glycerides of oleic, stearic, and palmitic acids.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERFINGERS @%%@QR:butterfingers@%%@AB@%butterfingers%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clumsy or awkward person who is apt to drop things. %@AB@%
%@AB@%butterfingered %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERFISH @%%@QR:butterfish@%%@AB@%butterfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%butterfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A marine food fish,
%@AI@%%@AI@%Poronotus triacanthus,%@AE@% of the North American Atlantic coast, having a
flattened body. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various fishes similar or related to the
butterfish. [From its slippery mucous coating.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERFLY @%%@QR:butterfly@%%@AB@%butterfly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various insects of the order Lepidoptera,
characteristically having slender bodies, knobbed antennae, and four broad,
usually colorful wings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person interested principally in frivolous
pleasure. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The %@AI@%butterfly stroke%@BO: 280a30@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%butterflies%@AE@% A feeling of unease or
mild nausea caused esp. by fearful anticipation. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-flied%@AE@% %@AB@%-flying%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-flies%@AE@% To cut and spread open and flat, as shrimp. [ME %@AI@%butterflye %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%butorfleoge.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERFLY.BUSH @%%@QR:butterfly bush@%%@AB@%butterfly bush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several shrubs of the genus %@AI@%Buddleia,%@AE@%
cultivated for their clusters of purplish or white flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERFLY.FISH @%%@QR:butterfly fish@%%@AB@%butterfly fish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various tropical marine fishes of the family
Chaetodontidae, most of which are brightly colored.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERFLY.PEA @%%@QR:butterfly pea@%%@AB@%butterfly pea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A twining vine, %@AI@%Clitoria mariana,%@AE@% of the eastern United
States, having compound leaves and pale-blue flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERFLY.STROK @%%@QR:butterfly stroke@%%@AB@%butterfly stroke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A swimming stroke in which both arms are drawn
upward out of the water and forward with a simultaneous up-and-down kick of
the feet.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERFLY.VALVE @%%@QR:butterfly valve@%%@AB@%butterfly valve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A disk turning on a diametrical axis inside a
pipe, used as a throttle valve or damper. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A valve composed of two
semicircular plates hinged on a common spindle, used to permit flow in one
direction only.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERFLY.WEED @%%@QR:butterfly weed@%%@AB@%butterfly weed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American plant, %@AI@%Asclepias tuberosa,%@AE@% having
flat-topped clusters of bright-orange flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERMILK @%%@QR:buttermilk@%%@AB@%buttermilk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The sour liquid that remains after the butterfat has
been removed from whole milk or cream by churning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cultured sour milk
made by adding certain microorganisms to sweet milk.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERNUT @%%@QR:butternut@%%@AB@%butternut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Juglans cinerea,%@AE@% of eastern North America,
having compound leaves and egg-shaped nuts. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The edible, oily nut of the
butternut. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The bark of the butternut. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A brownish color or dye
obtained from butternut bark. %@AB@%e.%@AE@% %@AB@%butternuts%@AE@% Clothing dyed with butternut
extract. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A Confederate soldier or partisan in the Civil War.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% The souari nut. [From the nut's oiliness.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERSCOTCH @%%@QR:butterscotch@%%@AB@%butterscotch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A syrup, sauce, candy, or flavoring made by melting
butter, brown sugar, and sometimes artificial flavorings.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERWEED @%%@QR:butterweed@%%@AB@%butterweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Senecio glabellus,%@AE@% of the southern and central
United States, having yellow flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%horseweed%@BO: 8dc9af@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTERWORT @%%@QR:butterwort@%%@AB@%butterwort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Pinguicula,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%P. vulgaris,%@AE@% of wet
places, having spurred violet-blue flowers and fleshy, greasy leaves. [From
%@AB@%buttery(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Resembling, containing, or spread with butter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% Marked by effusive and insincere flattery. %@AB@% butteriness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%buttery(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pantry or wine cellar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A place in colleges and universities where students may buy provisions. [ME
%@AI@%buttrie %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%boterie %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%botaria%@AE@% < %@AI@%bota,%@AE@% var. of %@AI@%butta,%@AE@% cask.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTT.HINGE @%%@QR:butt hinge@%%@AB@%butt hinge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hinge composed of two plates attached to abutting
surfaces of a door and door jamb and joined by a pin. [< butt2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTINSKY @%%@QR:buttinsky@%%@AB@%buttinsky%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-skies%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% One prone to butting in; meddler. [butt
+ in + %@AI@%-sky, %@AE@%last syllable in many Slavic surnames.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTT.JOINT @%%@QR:butt joint@%%@AB@%butt joint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A joint formed by two abutting surfaces placed squarely
together. [< butt2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTOCK @%%@QR:buttock@%%@AB@%buttock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Either of the two rounded, fleshy parts of the rump. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%buttocks%@AE@% The rump. [ME < OE %@AI@%buttuc,%@AE@% end.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTON @%%@QR:button@%%@AB@%button%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A generally disk-shaped fastener used to join two parts
of a garment by fitting through a buttonhole or loop. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Such an object
used for decoration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various objects resembling a button, esp.:
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A push-button switch. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The tip of a fencing foil. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A fused metal or
glass globule. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of various knoblike organic structures, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
head of a small mushroom. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The tip of a rattlesnake's tail. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A round
flat badge bearing a design or printed information: %@AI@%a campaign button.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% The end of the chin. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-toned%@AE@% %@AB@%-toning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tons%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fasten
with buttons. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To decorate or furnish with buttons. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To admit of
being fastened with buttons.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% on the button. .%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Exactly; precisely. [ME <
OFr. %@AI@%bouton%@AE@% < %@AI@%bouter,%@AE@% to thrust, of Germanic orig.] %@AB@% buttoner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% buttony
%@2@%%@CR:BUTTONBUSH @%%@QR:buttonbush@%%@AB@%buttonbush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American shrub, %@AI@%Cephalanthus occidentalis,%@AE@% having
spherical clusters of small white flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTON.DOWN @%%@QR:button-down@%%@AB@%button-down%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the ends of the collar fastened down by
conventional, or unimaginative: %@AI@%buttoned-down diplomacy.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTONHOLE @%%@QR:buttonhole@%%@AB@%buttonhole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A slit in a garment or piece of fabric for fastening a
button. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A boutonniere. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-holed%@AE@% %@AB@%-holing%@AE@% %@AB@%-holes%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a buttonhole in. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To sew with a buttonhole stitch. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
accost and detain (a person) in conversation. %@AB@% buttonholer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTONHOLE.STIT @%%@QR:buttonhole stitch@%%@AB@%buttonhole stitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A loop stitch that forms a reinforced edge, as
around a buttonhole.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTONHOOK @%%@QR:buttonhook@%%@AB@%buttonhook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small hook for buttoning shoes or gloves.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTONMOLD @%%@QR:buttonmold@%%@AB@%buttonmold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A piece of wood, plastic, or metal that is covered with
fabric to form a button.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTONQUAIL @%%@QR:buttonquail@%%@AB@%buttonquail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small, quaillike Old World birds of the
family Turnicidae.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTON.SNAKEROO @%%@QR:button snakeroot@%%@AB@%button snakeroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%blazing star%@BO: 1ed238@%%@AE@% (sense 2). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%rattlesnake
%@AI@%master%@BO: f22ceb@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTONWOOD @%%@QR:buttonwood@%%@AB@%buttonwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%sycamore%@BO: 1271ea0@%%@AE@% (sense 1). [From its button-shaped fruit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTTRESS @%%@QR:buttress@%%@AB@%buttress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall
for support or reinforcement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resembling a buttress. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
horny growth on the heel of a horse's hoof. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something that serves to
support, prop, or reinforce. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tressed%@AE@% %@AB@%-tressing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tresses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
support or reinforce with a buttress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To sustain, prop, or bolster:
%@AI@%%@AI@%buttress an argument with evidence.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%buteras %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%bouteret %@AE@%< %@AI@%bouter,
%@AE@%to strike against, of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTT.SHAFT @%%@QR:butt shaft@%%@AB@%butt shaft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A blunt, unbarbed arrow.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTT.WELD1 @%%@QR:butt weld@%%@AB@%butt weld%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A welded butt joint.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTT.WELD2 @%%@QR:butt-weld@%%@AB@%butt-weld%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-welded%@AE@% %@AB@%-welding%@AE@% %@AB@%-welds%@AE@% To join by a butt weld.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTUT @%%@QR:butut@%%@AB@%butut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%butut%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tuts %@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [Native word in
Gambia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTYL @%%@QR:butyl@%%@AB@%butyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hydrocarbon radical, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%9%@AE@%, with the structure of butane and%@EH@%
valence 1.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTYL.ALCOHOL @%%@QR:butyl alcohol@%%@AB@%butyl alcohol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of four isomeric alcohols, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%9%@AE@%OH, widely used as%@EH@%
solvents and in organic synthesis.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTYLATE @%%@QR:butylate@%%@AB@%butylate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To bring a butyl group into (a
compound). %@AB@% butylation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTYLENE @%%@QR:butylene@%%@AB@%butylene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of three gaseous isomeric ethylene hydrocarbons, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%8%@AE@%,%@EH@%
used principally in making synthetic rubbers.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTYL.RUBBER @%%@QR:butyl rubber@%%@AB@%butyl rubber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A synthetic rubber produced by copolymerization of a
butylene with isoprene, outstanding in gaseous impermeability and used in
tires, inner tubes, and insulation.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTYRACEOUS @%%@QR:butyraceous@%%@AB@%butyraceous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Resembling butter in appearance, consistency, or
chemical properties. [Lat. %@AI@%butyrum, %@AE@%butter + -aceous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTYRALDEHYDE @%%@QR:butyraldehyde@%%@AB@%butyraldehyde%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A transparent, extremely flammable liquid, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%8%@AE@%O, used%@EH@%
in synthesizing resins. [butyr(ic) + aldehyde.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTYRATE @%%@QR:butyrate@%%@AB@%butyrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A salt or ester of butyric acid. [butyr(ic) + -ate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTYRIC @%%@QR:butyric@%%@AB@%butyric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, containing, or derived from butter.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or derived from butyric acid. [< Lat. %@AI@%butyrum,
%@AE@%butter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTYRIC.ACID @%%@QR:butyric acid@%%@AB@%butyric acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two colorless isomeric acids, C%@AH@%3%@AE@%H%@AH@%7%@AE@%COOH,%@EH@%
occurring in animal milk fats and used in disinfectants, emulsifying
agents, and pharmaceuticals.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUTYRIN @%%@QR:butyrin@%%@AB@%butyrin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of three isomeric glyceryl esters of butyric acid,
naturally present in butter. [Fr. %@AI@%butyrine %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%butyrum, %@AE@%butter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUXOM @%%@QR:buxom@%%@AB@%buxom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Healthily plump and ample of figure: %@AI@%a buxom woman.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@2@%%@CR:BUY @%%@QR:buy@%%@AB@%buy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%bought%@AE@% %@AB@%buying%@AE@% %@AB@%buys%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To acquire in exchange for money or
its equivalent; purchase. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be capable of purchasing: %@AI@%money and what
%@AI@%money buys.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To acquire by sacrifice, exchange, or trade: %@AI@%tried to buy
%@AI@%love with gifts.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To bribe. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To accept the truth or
feasibility of: %@AI@%couldn't buy that story.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To purchase goods; act as
a purchaser.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% buy in.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To purchase stock or interest, as in
a company. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To purchase back for the original owner, as at an auction
when the bidding is low.%@AB@% buy off.%@AE@% To bribe in order to proceed without
interference or be exempted from an obligation or from prosecution.%@AB@% buy
%@AB@%out.%@AE@% To purchase the controlling stock, business rights, or interests of.%@AB@%
%@AB@%buy up.%@AE@% To purchase all that is available of. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something bought or
capable of being bought; purchase. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Something that is
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Buy %@AE@% as a noun denoting a purchase at a low price is
appropriate chiefly to commercial usage. Its use in a more general context
(as in %@AI@%luxury gained at the expense of liberty is never a good buy%@AE@% ) is
considered to be unacceptable in written usage to a majority of the Usage
Panel.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUYER @%%@QR:buyer@%%@AB@%buyer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that buys. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A purchasing agent, esp. one who buys for
a retail store.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUYERS.MARKET @%%@QR:buyers' market@%%@AB@%buyers' market%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A market condition characterized by low prices
occurring when a supply of commodities exceeds market demand.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUZZ @%%@QR:buzz@%%@AB@%buzz%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%buzzed%@AE@% %@AB@%buzzing%@AE@% %@AB@%buzzes%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a low droning or
vibrating sound like that of a bee. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To talk, often excitedly, in low
tones. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To move quickly and busily; bustle. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To make a signal with a
buzzer. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to buzz. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To utter in a rapid, low voice. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% To fly low over: %@AI@%The plane buzzed the control tower.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
signal with a buzzer. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To make a telephone call to. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% To drink (a bottle or cup) to the last drop.%@AS@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% buzz off.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To leave quickly; go away: %@AI@%told him in
%@AI@%no uncertain terms to buzz off.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A vibrating, humming, or droning
sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A low murmur: %@AI@%a buzz of talk.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A telephone call. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A pleasant intoxication, as from alcohol. [ME %@AI@%bussen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BUZZARD @%%@QR:buzzard@%%@AB@%buzzard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various North American vultures, such as the %@AI@%turkey
%@AI@%buzzard%@BO: 13a1b94@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A hawk of the genus %@AI@%Buteo.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An avaricious
or unpleasant person. [ME %@AI@%busard %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%buteo.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:BUZZER @%%@QR:buzzer@%%@AB@%buzzer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various electric signaling devices, such as a doorbell,
that make a buzzing sound.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUZZ.SAW @%%@QR:buzz saw@%%@AB@%buzz saw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%circular saw%@BO: 357307@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUZZ.SESSION @%%@QR:buzz session@%%@AB@%buzz session%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An informal group discussion, as in a workshop or
classroom.
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%@2@%%@CR:BUZZ.WORD @%%@QR:buzz word@%%@AB@%buzz word%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A usually important-sounding word or phrase connected with
a specialized field that is used primarily to impress laymen.
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%@2@%%@CR:BWANA @%%@QR:bwana@%%@AB@%bwana%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Sir; boss. Used chiefly in eastern Africa as a term of address.
[Swahili < Ar. %@AI@%abuna, %@AE@%our father.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BX @%%@QR:BX@%%@AB@%BX%@AE@%%@EH@% Base Exchange.
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%@2@%%@CR:BY1 @%%@QR:by@%%@AB@%by%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%by(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Next to; close to: %@AI@%the window by the door.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% With the
help or use of; through: %@AI@%He came by the back road.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Up to and beyond;
past: %@AI@%He drove by the house.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In the period of; during: %@AI@%sleeping by day.%@AE@%
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% Not later than: %@AI@%by 5:00 pm%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% In the amount of: %@AI@%letters by the
%@AI@%thousands.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To the extent of: %@AI@%shorter by two inches.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% According
to. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% With respect to: %@AI@%played by the rules.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% In the name of: %@AI@%swore by
%@AI@%his honor as a gentleman.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% Through the agency or action of: %@AI@%killed by a
%@AI@%bullet.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% Used to indicate a succession of specified units of measure:
%@AI@%%@AI@%One by one they left. They were persuaded little by little.%@AE@% %@AB@%11.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Used
in multiplication and division: %@AI@%4 by 6.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Used with measurements: %@AI@%a room
%@AI@%12 by 18 feet.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% On hand; nearby: %@AI@%stand by.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Aside; away: %@AI@%He
%@AI@%put it by for later.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Up to, alongside, and past: %@AI@%The car raced by.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Into the past: %@AI@%as years go by.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% by and by. .%@AE@% A little later.%@AB@% by and large.%@AE@% On the
whole; for the most part. [ME < OE %@AI@%bi.%@AE@%] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%by%@CF:BY @%%@AE@% %@AI@%through%@BO: 13024a8@%%@AE@% %@AI@%with%@BO: 14e8ae1@%%@AE@% These prepositions indicate the agency or
means by which something is accomplished. %@AI@%By%@CF:BY @%%@AE@% usually introduces directly
the agent (person) or agency (power): %@AI@%named by him; struck by lightning.
%@AI@%Through, %@AE@% the least direct, is often followed by a person, in the sense of
intermediary (%@AI@%apply through a friend%@AE@% ), or by a word naming a condition as
cause or means (%@AI@%fail through indecision%@AE@% ). %@AI@%With%@BO: 14e8ae1@%%@AE@% is usually followed by an
inanimate object denoting physical instrument (%@AI@%fight with a sword%@AE@% ) or
instrumentality (%@AI@%soothe with kind words%@AE@% ).
%@AB@%by(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%bye%@CF:BYE @%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:BY.AND.BY @%%@QR:by-and-by@%%@AB@%by-and-by%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Some future time or occasion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The hereafter.
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%@2@%%@CR:BY.BIDDER @%%@QR:by-bidder@%%@AB@%by-bidder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who bids at an auction to raise prices for the
owner.
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%@2@%%@CR:BY.BLOW @%%@QR:by-blow@%%@AB@%by-blow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An indirect or chance blow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An illegitimate child;
bastard.
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%@2@%%@CR:BYE1 @%%@QR:bye@%%@AB@%bye%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or by %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A secondary matter; side issue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@%The
position of one who draws no opponent for a round in a tournament and so
advances to the next round.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% by the bye.%@AE@% Incidentally; by the way. [< by.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BYE2 @%%@QR:bye-@%%@AB@%bye-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%by-%@CF:BY @%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:BYE.BYE @%%@QR:bye-bye@%%@AB@%bye-bye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Used to express farewell. [Redup. of
(good-)bye.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BY.ELECTION @%%@QR:by-election@%%@AB@%by-election%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bye-election %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A special election, esp. in the United
Kingdom, held between general elections to fill a vacancy in a legislature.
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%@2@%%@CR:BYELORUSSIAN @%%@QR:Byelorussian@%%@AB@%Byelorussian%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Belorussian %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Byelorussian
S.S.R., its people, or their language. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of
the Byelorussian S.S.R. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Slavic language of the Byelorussians.
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%@2@%%@CR:BYGONE @%%@QR:bygone@%%@AB@%bygone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Gone by; past: %@AI@%bygone days.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A past occurrence.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% let bygones be bygones.%@AE@% To let past differences be
forgotten.
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%@2@%%@CR:BY.LANE @%%@QR:by-lane@%%@AB@%by-lane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A side road; byway.
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%@2@%%@CR:BYLAW @%%@QR:bylaw@%%@AB@%bylaw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A secondary law. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A law or rule governing the internal
affairs of an organization. [ME %@AI@%bilawe,%@AE@% local regulations, poss. of Scand.
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BY.LINE @%%@QR:by-line@%%@AB@%by-line%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or byline %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine
article with the author's name. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lined%@AE@% %@AB@%-lining%@AE@% %@AB@%-lines%@AE@% To write (a
newspaper or magazine article) under a by-line. %@AB@% by-liner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BY.NAME @%%@QR:by-name@%%@AB@%by-name%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A surname. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A nickname.
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%@2@%%@CR:BY.PASS @%%@QR:by-pass@%%@AB@%by-pass%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or bypass %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A road or highway that passes around or to one
side of an obstructed or congested area. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pipe or channel to conduct
gas or liquid around another pipe or a fixture. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A means of
%@2@%%@CR:BY.PATH @%%@QR:by-path@%%@AB@%by-path%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An indirect or little-used path.
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%@2@%%@CR:BY.PLAY @%%@QR:by-play@%%@AB@%by-play%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Secondary action or speech taking place while the main action
proceeds, esp. on a theater stage.
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%@2@%%@CR:BY.PRODUCT @%%@QR:by-product@%%@AB@%by-product%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something produced in the making of something else. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:BYROAD @%%@QR:byroad@%%@AB@%byroad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A side road; back road.
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%@2@%%@CR:BYRONIC @%%@QR:Byronic@%%@AB@%Byronic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or characteristic of the poet Byron or his works. %@AB@%
%@AB@%Byronically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:BYSSINOSIS @%%@QR:byssinosis@%%@AB@%byssinosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Pneumoconiosis caused by the long-term inhalation of
cotton dust and characterized by chronic bronchitis. [LLat. %@AI@%byssinum, %@AE@%linen
garment (< Lat. %@AI@%byssus, %@AE@%a kind of cloth < Gk. %@AI@%bussos, %@AE@%flax, of Semitic
orig.) + -osis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BYSSUS @%%@QR:byssus@%%@AB@%byssus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%byssuses%@AE@% %@AB@% or byssi %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%A mass of filaments by
means of which certain bivalve mollusks, such as mussels, attach themselves
to fixed surfaces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fine-textured linen of ancient times, used by the
Egyptians as wrapping for mummies. [Lat., linen cloth < Gk. %@AI@%bussos,%@AE@% linen,
of Semitic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BYSTANDER @%%@QR:bystander@%%@AB@%bystander%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who is present at an event without participating
in it.
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%@2@%%@CR:BYSTREET @%%@QR:bystreet@%%@AB@%bystreet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A side street or road.
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%@2@%%@CR:BYTE @%%@QR:byte@%%@AB@%byte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sequence of adjacent binary digits operated on as a unit by a
computer. [Alteration and blend of bit1 and bite.]
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%@2@%%@CR:BYWAY @%%@QR:byway@%%@AB@%byway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A side road; byroad. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A secondary or overlooked field of
study.
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%@2@%%@CR:BYWORD @%%@QR:byword@%%@AB@%byword%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A well-known saying; proverb. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that proverbially
represents a type, class, or quality. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An object of notoriety or note. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
A nickname or epithet. [ME %@AI@%byworde %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%biword %@AE@%< transl. of Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%proverbium.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:BYZANTINE @%%@QR:Byzantine@%%@AB@%Byzantine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the ancient
city of Byzantium, its inhabitants, or their culture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or designating
the style of architecture developed from the 5th century A.D. in
Byzantium, characterized by round arches, massive domes, intricate spires
and minarets, and extensive use of mosaic. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or designating the style
of painting and design developed in Byzantium, characterized by formality
of design, frontal, stylized presentation of figures, rich use of color,
esp. gold, and generally religious subject matter. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of the Eastern
Orthodox Church or the rites performed in it. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or
characterized by intrigue; scheming or devious: %@AI@% A fine hand for Byzantine
%@AI@%deals and cozy arrangements (New York). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Highly complicated; intricate
and involved: %@AI@% A financial empire of Byzantine complexity (Newsweek). -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
A native or inhabitant of Byzantium.
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%@1@%%@AB@%C%@AE@%%@EH@%%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:C1 @%%@QR:c@%%@AB@%c%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or C %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%c's%@AE@% %@AB@% or C's %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The third letter of the modern English
alphabet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter %@AI@%c.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%C%@AE@%
The Roman numeral for 100 (Latin %@AI@%centum%@AE@% ). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The third in a series. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%C%@AE@%
The third highest in quality or rank: %@AI@%a mark of C on a term paper.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%C%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The first tone in the scale of C major. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The third tone in the
relative minor scale. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The key or a scale in which C is the tonic. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A
written or printed note representing this tone.
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%@2@%%@CR:C2 @%%@QR:C@%%@AB@%C%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element carbon.
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%@2@%%@CR:CA @%%@QR:Ca@%%@AB@%Ca%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element calcium.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAB @%%@QR:cab@%%@AB@%cab%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%cab(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%taxicab%@BO: 12af64d@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A one-horse vehicle for public hire. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
covered compartment of a heavy vehicle or machine, such as a truck or
locomotive, in which the operator or driver sits. [Short for taxicab.]
%@AB@%cab(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Hebrew measure equal to about two quarts. [Heb. %@AI@%qabh.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CABAL @%%@QR:cabal@%%@AB@%cabal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A conspiratorial group of plotters or intriguers: %@AI@%a cabal of
%@AI@%political manipulators.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A secret scheme or plot. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-balled%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-balling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bals%@AE@% To form a cabal. [Fr. %@AI@%cabale %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%cabala. %@AE@%-see
cabala.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CABALA @%%@QR:cabala@%%@AB@%cabala%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cabbala %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Cabala%@AE@% An occult theosophy of rabbinical
origin, widely transmitted in medieval Europe, based on an esoteric
interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A secret doctrine resembling
the Cabala. [Med. Lat. < Heb. %@AI@%qabbalah, %@AE@%received doctrine < %@AI@%qabal, %@AE@%he
%@2@%%@CR:CABALISTIC @%%@QR:cabalistic@%%@AB@%cabalistic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or relating to the Cabala. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having secret or
hidden meaning; occult: %@AI@%cabalistic symbols engraved in stone.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CABERNET @%%@QR:cabernet@%%@AB@%cabernet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dry red wine made from the grape variety %@AI@%Cabernet
%@AI@%sauvignon.%@AE@% [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CABEZON @%%@QR:cabezon@%%@AB@%cabezon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large, edible fish, %@AI@%Scorpaenichthys marmoratus,%@AE@% of North
American Pacific coastal waters. [Sp. %@AI@%cabezon, %@AE@%aug. of %@AI@%cabeza, %@AE@%head < VLat.
*%@AI@%capitia %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caput, %@AE@%head.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CABIN @%%@QR:cabin@%%@AB@%cabin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small, roughly built house; cottage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A room in a
ship used as living quarters by an officer or passenger. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An enclosed
compartment in a boat serving as a shelter or as living quarters. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The
enclosed space in an airplane for the crew, passengers, or cargo. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ined%@AE@% %@AB@%-ining%@AE@% %@AB@%-ins%@AE@% To confine or live in a cabin or a small area.
%@2@%%@CR:CABINETWORK @%%@QR:cabinetwork@%%@AB@%cabinetwork%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Finished woodwork made by a cabinetmaker.
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%@2@%%@CR:CABIN.FEVER @%%@QR:cabin fever@%%@AB@%cabin fever%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Uneasiness or distress resulting from a lack of
environmental stimulation, as when living in a remote, sparsely populated
region or a small enclosed space.
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%@2@%%@CR:CABLE @%%@QR:cable@%%@AB@%cable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A strong, large-diameter heavy steel or fiber rope. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Something that resembles a cable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@%A bound or sheathed
group of mutually insulated conductors. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A heavy rope or
chain for mooring or anchoring a ship. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A unit of nautical length equal
to 720 feet in the United States and 608 feet in England. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A cablegram.
%@AB@%%@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AI@%Cable television%@BO: 28a961@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-bled%@AE@% %@AB@%-bling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To send a
cablegram to. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To transmit (a message) by telegraph. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To supply or
fasten with a cable or cables. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To send a cablegram. [ME < Norman Fr.
< LLat. %@AI@%capulum, %@AE@%lasso < Lat. %@AI@%capere, %@AE@%to seize.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CABLE.CAR @%%@QR:cable car@%%@AB@%cable car%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A car designed to operate on a cableway or cable railway.
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%@2@%%@CR:CABLECAST @%%@QR:cablecast@%%@AB@%cablecast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A telecast by cable television. %@AB@% cablecast %@AE@%%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-casted%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CABLEGRAM @%%@QR:cablegram@%%@AB@%cablegram%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A telegram sent by submarine cable.
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%@2@%%@CR:CABLE.LAID @%%@QR:cable-laid@%%@AB@%cable-laid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Made of three ropes of three strands each, twisted
together counterclockwise.
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%@2@%%@CR:CABLE.RAILWAY @%%@QR:cable railway@%%@AB@%cable railway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A railroad on which the cars are moved by an endless
cable driven by a stationary engine.
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%@2@%%@CR:CABLE.STITCH @%%@QR:cable stitch@%%@AB@%cable stitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stitch in knitting that produces a twisted rope
design.
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%@2@%%@CR:CABLET @%%@QR:cablet@%%@AB@%cablet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cable-laid rope with a circumference of less than ten
inches.
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%@2@%%@CR:CABLE.TELEVISIO @%%@QR:cable television@%%@AB@%cable television%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cable TV %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A television distribution system in
which station signals, picked up by elevated antennas, are delivered by
%@2@%%@CR:CACHEPOT @%%@QR:cachepot@%%@AB@%cachepot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ornamental container for a flowerpot. [Fr. : %@AI@%cacher, %@AE@%to
hide + %@AI@%pot, %@AE@%pot.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CACHET @%%@QR:cachet@%%@AB@%cachet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A seal on a letter or document. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mark or quality, as of
distinction, individuality, or authenticity: %@AI@%a profession with a cachet of
%@AI@%glamour and prestige.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A commemorative design stamped on an envelope
to mark some postal or philatelic event. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A motto forming part of a
postal cancellation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A kind of wafer capsule formerly used by
pharmacists for presenting an unpleasant-tasting drug. [OFr. < %@AI@%cacher, %@AE@%to
hide. -see cache.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CACHEXIA @%%@QR:cachexia@%%@AB@%cachexia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A general wasting of the body during a chronic disease.
%@2@%%@CR:CACHOU @%%@QR:cachou@%%@AB@%cachou%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Catechu. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pastille used to sweeten the breath. [Fr. <
%@2@%%@CR:CACHUCHA @%%@QR:cachucha@%%@AB@%cachucha%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An Andalusian solo dance in 3/4 time. [Sp.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CACIQUE @%%@QR:cacique@%%@AB@%cacique%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An Indian chief, esp. in the Spanish West Indies and other
parts of Latin America during colonial and postcolonial times. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A local
political boss in Spain or Latin America. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of various tropical
orioles. [Sp., of Arawakan orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CACKLE @%%@QR:cackle@%%@AB@%cackle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-led%@AE@% %@AB@%-ling%@AE@% %@AB@%-les%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make the shrill cry
characteristic of a hen after laying an egg. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To laugh or talk in a
manner similar to a hen's cackle. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To utter in cackles. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The
act or sound of cackling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Shrill, brittle laughter. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Foolish chatter.
%@2@%%@CR:CACODYL @%%@QR:cacodyl@%%@AB@%cacodyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The arsenic group As(CH%@AH@%3%@AE@%)%@AH@%2%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A poisonous oil, As%@AH@%2%@AE@%(CH%@AH@%3%@AE@%)%@AH@%%@EH@%
%@AE@%, with an obnoxious garlicky odor. [Gk. %@AI@%kakodes, %@AE@%bad-smelling (%@AI@%kakos, %@AE@%bad +
%@2@%%@CR:CACOGRAPHY @%%@QR:cacography@%%@AB@%cacography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Bad handwriting as opposed to calligraphy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Bad
spelling as opposed to orthography.
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%@2@%%@CR:CACOMISTLE @%%@QR:cacomistle@%%@AB@%cacomistle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two small, carnivorous mammals, %@AI@%Bassariscus
%@AI@%astutus%@AE@% of the southwestern United States or %@AI@%Jentinkia sumichrasti%@AE@% of
Central America, having grayish or brownish fur and a black-banded tail.
%@2@%%@CR:CACTUS @%%@QR:cactus@%%@AB@%cactus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ti%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tuses %@AE@% Any of a large group of plants of the
family Cactaceae, mostly native to arid regions of the New World and
characterized by thick, fleshy, often prickly stems that function as leaves
and in some species having showy flowers and edible fruit. [NLat. %@AI@%Cactus,
%@AE@%type genus < Lat., cardoon < Gk. %@AI@%kaktos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CACUMINAL @%%@QR:cacuminal@%%@AB@%cacuminal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back and up
toward the roof of the mouth; %@AI@%retroflex%@BO: f9943d@%%@AE@%. [< Lat. %@AI@%cacumen, %@AE@%summit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAD @%%@QR:cad@%%@AB@%cad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ungentlemanly man. [Short for caddie.] %@AB@% caddish %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CADDICE @%%@QR:caddice@%%@AB@%caddice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%caddis%@BO: 28e118@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CADDICE.FLY @%%@QR:caddice fly@%%@AB@%caddice fly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%caddis fly%@BO: 28e211@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CADDICE.WORM @%%@QR:caddice worm@%%@AB@%caddice worm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%caddis worm%@BO: 28e346@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CADDIE @%%@QR:caddie@%%@AB@%caddie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caddy %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One hired to serve as an attendant to a
golfer, esp. by carrying his clubs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% A boy who does odd jobs.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-died%@AE@% %@AB@%-dying%@AE@% %@AB@%-dies%@AE@% To serve as a caddie. [French %@AI@%cadet, %@AE@%caddie,
cadet.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CADDIS @%%@QR:caddis@%%@AB@%caddis%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caddice %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coarse woolen fabric, yarn, or ribbon binding.
[ME %@AI@%cadace %@AE@%< AN %@AI@%cadaz %@AE@%< OProv. %@AI@%cadarz.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CADDIS.FLY @%%@QR:caddis fly@%%@AB@%caddis fly%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caddice fly %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various four-winged insects of the
order Trichoptera, found near lakes and streams. [< obs. %@AI@%cad, %@AE@%var. of cod2
(from the tube in which the larva lives).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CADDIS.WORM @%%@QR:caddis worm@%%@AB@%caddis worm%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caddice worm %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The aquatic, wormlike larva of the
caddis fly, enclosed in a cylindrical case covered with grains of sand,
fragments of shell, and other debris.
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%@2@%%@CR:CADDO @%%@QR:Caddo@%%@AB@%Caddo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Caddo%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dos %@AE@% A member of a North American Indian
confederacy of Caddoan linguistic stock, formerly living in Arkansas,
Louisiana, and eastern Texas. [Prob. < Caddoan %@AI@%Kadohadacho.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CADDOAN @%%@QR:Caddoan@%%@AB@%Caddoan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A family of North American Indian languages formerly spoken
in the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana.
%@2@%%@CR:CADENT @%%@QR:cadent@%%@AB@%cadent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having cadence or rhythm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Falling: %@AI@%cadent
%@AI@%tears.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%cadens, %@AE@%%@AI@%cadent-, %@AE@%pr. part. of %@AI@%cadere, %@AE@%to fall.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CADENZA @%%@QR:cadenza@%%@AB@%cadenza%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An elaborate ornamental melodic flourish interpolated into
an aria or other vocal piece. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An extended virtuosic section for the
soloist near the end of a movement of a concerto. [Ital. < OItal.,
cadence.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CADET @%%@QR:cadet@%%@AB@%cadet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A student training to be an officer at a military school. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A younger son or brother. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A pimp. [Fr. < dial. %@AI@%capdet, %@AE@%captain <
LLat. %@AI@%capitellum, %@AE@%dim. of Lat. %@AI@%caput, %@AE@%head.] %@AB@% cadetship %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CADGE @%%@QR:cadge@%%@AB@%cadge%@AE@%%@EH@% intr & tr.v.cadged, cadging, cadges.%@AI@%Informal.%@AE@% To beg or get by
primarily in zinc, copper, and lead ores. It is easily cut with a knife and
is used in low-friction, fatigue-resistant alloys, solders, dental
amalgams, nickel-cadmium storage batteries, and in rustproof
electroplating. Atomic number 48; atomic weight 112.40; melting point 320.9
deg. C; boiling point 765 deg. C; specific gravity 8.65; valence 2. [NLat.
< Lat. %@AI@%cadmia, %@AE@%calamine (from its being found with calamine in zinc ore).]
%@AB@% cadmic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CADMIUM.SULFATE @%%@QR:cadmium sulfate@%%@AB@%cadmium sulfate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A compound, CdS0%@AH@%4%@AE@%, that forms colorless crystals and%@EH@%
is used as an antiseptic.
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%@2@%%@CR:CADMUS @%%@QR:Cadmus@%%@AB@%Cadmus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A Phoenician prince who killed a dragon and
sowed its teeth, from which sprang up an army of men who fought one another
until only five survived and with these five Cadmus founded the city of
Thebes. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Kadmos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CADRE @%%@QR:cadre@%%@AB@%cadre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A framework. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A nucleus of trained personnel around which
a larger organization can be built and trained: %@AI@%a basic training cadre of
%@AI@%sergeants and corporals.%@AE@% [Fr. < Ital. %@AI@%quadra %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%quadrum, %@AE@%a square.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CADUCEUS @%%@QR:caduceus@%%@AB@%caduceus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cei%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A herald's wand or staff, esp. in ancient
times. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mythology. %@AE@%A winged staff with two serpents twined around it,
carried by Hermes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An insignia modeled on a caduceus and used as the
symbol of the medical profession. [Lat. %@AI@%caduceus, %@AE@%alteration of Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:CADUCITY @%%@QR:caducity@%%@AB@%caducity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The frailty of old age; senility. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The quality or state
of being perishable; impermanence. [Fr. %@AI@%caducite %@AE@%< %@AI@%caduc, %@AE@%frail < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%caducus. %@AE@%-see caducous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CADUCOUS @%%@QR:caducous@%%@AB@%caducous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Dropping off or shedding at an early stage of
development, as the gills of amphibians or the leaves of certain plants.
%@2@%%@CR:CAESAREAN @%%@QR:Caesarian@%%@AB@%Caesarian%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Cesarean %@AE@%%@AB@% or Cesarian %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Caesarean section.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAESAREAN.SECTI @%%@QR:Caesarean section@%%@AB@%Caesarean section%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caesarean section %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A surgical incision through
the abdominal wall and uterus, performed to extract a fetus. [From the
belief that Julius %@AI@%Caesar %@AE@%(100-44 b.c.) was delivered by this operation.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAESARISM @%%@QR:Caesarism@%%@AB@%Caesarism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Military or imperial dictatorship; political
%@2@%%@CR:CAESAR.SALAD @%%@QR:caesar salad@%%@AB@%caesar salad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tossed green salad of anchovies, croutons, and grated
cheese with a dressing of olive oil, lemon juice, and a raw or coddled egg.
[After %@AI@%Caesar's, %@AE@%a restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAESIUM @%%@QR:caesium@%%@AB@%caesium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cesium%@BO: 3053f9@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAESPITOSE @%%@QR:caespitose@%%@AB@%caespitose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cespitose%@BO: 30561a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAESTUS @%%@QR:caestus@%%@AB@%caestus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cestus2%@BO: 305e81@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAESURA @%%@QR:caesura@%%@AB@%caesura%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cesura %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-suras%@AE@% %@AB@% or -surae %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pause in a line of
verse dictated by sense or natural speech rhythm rather than by metrics. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
In Latin and Greek prosody, a break in a line caused by the ending of a
word within a foot, esp. when this coincides with a sense division. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Music. %@AE@%A pause or breathing at a point of rhythmic division in a melody.
%@2@%%@CR:CAFE @%%@QR:cafe@%%@AB@%cafe%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cafe %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coffee house, restaurant, or bar. [Fr., cafe, coffee
< Turk. %@AI@%kahve. %@AE@%-see coffee.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAFE.AU.LAIT @%%@QR:cafe au lait@%%@AB@%cafe au lait%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Coffee served with hot milk. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A light coffee color.
[Fr., coffee with milk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAFE.FILTRE @%%@QR:cafe filtre@%%@AB@%cafe filtre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Coffee made by passing hot water through ground coffee
and a filtering device underneath. [Fr., filter coffee.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAFE.NOIR @%%@QR:cafe noir@%%@AB@%cafe noir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Coffee served without cream or milk. [Fr., black coffee.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAFETERIA @%%@QR:cafeteria@%%@AB@%cafeteria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A restaurant in which the customers are served at a counter
and carry their meals on trays to tables. [Sp. %@AI@%cafeteria, %@AE@%coffee shop <
%@2@%%@CR:CAFFEINE @%%@QR:caffeine@%%@AB@%caffeine%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caffein %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bitter white alkaloid, C%@AH@%8%@AE@%H%@AH@%10%@AE@%N%@AH@%4%@AE@%O%@AH@%2%@AE@%H%@AH@%2%@AE@%O, found in%@EH@%
coffee, tea, and kola nuts and used as a stimulant and diuretic. [G.
%@2@%%@CR:CAHIER @%%@QR:cahier@%%@AB@%cahier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A number of pages gathered together, as in a loose-leaf
binder; notebook. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A report, as of the proceedings at a meeting. [Fr. <
OFr. %@AI@%caier %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%quaterni, %@AE@%group of four < %@AI@%quattuor, %@AE@%four.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAHOOTS @%%@QR:cahoots@%%@AB@%cahoots%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Collaboration of a questionable nature: %@AI@%in
%@AI@%cahoots with a dishonest lawyer.%@AE@% [Perh. < Fr. %@AI@%cahute, %@AE@%cabin < OFr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAHUILLA @%%@QR:Cahuilla@%%@AB@%Cahuilla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Cahuilla%@AE@% %@AB@% or -llas %@AE@% A Shoshonean language of Southeastern
California. [Sp., of Am. Indian orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAIMAN @%%@QR:caiman@%%@AB@%caiman%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cayman %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mans%@AE@% Any of various tropical American
crocodilians of the genus %@AI@%Caiman%@AE@% and related genera, resembling and closely
related to the alligators. [Sp. %@AI@%caiman %@AE@%< Carib %@AI@%acayuman.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAIN @%%@QR:Cain@%%@AB@%Cain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the eldest son of Adam and Eve, who
killed his brother Abel out of jealousy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A murderer.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% raise Cain.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To create a great disturbance or
uproar; make trouble. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Kain %@AE@%< Heb. %@AI@%Qayin.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAINE @%%@QR:-caine@%%@AB@%-caine%@AE@%%@EH@% A synthetic alkaloid anesthetic: %@AI@%eucaine.%@AE@% [< cocaine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAINOTOPHOBIA @%%@QR:cainotophobia@%%@AB@%cainotophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal fear of newness. [Gk. %@AI@%kainotes, %@AE@%newness +
phobia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAIQUE @%%@QR:caique@%%@AB@%caique%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A long, narrow rowboat used in the Middle East. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small
sailing vessel used in the eastern Mediterranean. [Fr. < Ital. %@AI@%caicco %@AE@%<
Turk. %@AI@%kayiuk.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAIRD @%%@QR:caird@%%@AB@%caird%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% An itinerant tinker or handyman. [Sc. Gael. %@AI@%ceard,
%@AE@%craftsman < OIr. %@AI@%cerd, %@AE@%artist.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAIRN @%%@QR:cairn@%%@AB@%cairn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mound of stones erected as a landmark or memorial. [ME %@AI@%carne
%@2@%%@CR:CALABASH @%%@QR:calabash@%%@AB@%calabash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A vine, %@AI@%Lagenaria siceraria,%@AE@% native to the Old World,
bearing large, hard-shelled gourds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tropical American tree, %@AI@%Crescentia
%@AI@%cujete,%@AE@% bearing large, rounded fruit. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The fruit of a calabash. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
utensil, such as a dish or ladle, made from the fruit of a calabash. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:CALADIUM @%%@QR:caladium@%%@AB@%caladium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various tropical plants of the genus %@AI@%Caladium,%@AE@% widely
cultivated as potted plants for their showy, variegated foliage. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Caladium, %@AE@%genus name < Malay %@AI@%keladi, %@AE@%an aroid.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALAMANCO @%%@QR:calamanco@%%@AB@%calamanco%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-coes%@AE@% A glossy woolen fabric with a checked pattern on
one side. [Sp. %@AI@%calamaco, %@AE@%perh. < Lat. %@AI@%calamancus, %@AE@%felt cap.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CALAMANDER @%%@QR:calamander@%%@AB@%calamander%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The hard, black-and-brown-striped wood of certain tropical
Asiatic trees of the genus %@AI@%Diospyros,%@AE@% used for making furniture. [Prob. <
Du. %@AI@%kalamander.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALAMI @%%@QR:calami@%%@AB@%calami%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%calamus%@BO: 294612@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALAMINE @%%@QR:calamine@%%@AB@%calamine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A white or sometimes iron- or copper-stained mineral,
essentially Zn%@AH@%4%@AE@%Si%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%7%@AE@%(OH)%@AH@%2%@AE@%H%@AH@%2%@AE@%O. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pink, odorless, tasteless powder of zinc%@EH@%
oxide with a small amount of ferric oxide, dissolved in mineral oils and
used in skin lotions. [Fr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%calamina, %@AE@%alteration of Lat. %@AI@%cadmia
%@2@%%@CR:CALAMITY @%%@QR:calamity@%%@AB@%calamity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An extraordinarily serious event marked by
terrible loss, lasting distress, and affliction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A state of dire
distress or misfortune. [ME %@AI@%calamite %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%calamitas.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALAMONDIN @%%@QR:calamondin@%%@AB@%calamondin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A citrus tree, %@AI@%Citrus mitis,%@AE@% of the Philippine Islands.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The acid, globular fruit of the calamondin, resembling a small orange.
[Tagalog %@AI@%kalamunding.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALAMUS @%%@QR:calamus@%%@AB@%calamus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mi%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The %@AI@%sweet flag%@BO: 1268df2@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The aromatic root of the
sweet flag. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various tropical Asiatic palms of the genus %@AI@%Calamus,%@AE@%
from some of which rattan is obtained. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Quill (sense 1). [Lat., reed <
Gk. %@AI@%kalamos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALANDO @%%@QR:calando@%%@AB@%calando%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Gradually diminishing in tempo and volume. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
In a calando manner. [Ital. < %@AI@%calare, %@AE@%to let down < Lat. %@AI@%chalare < %@AE@%Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%khalan.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALASH @%%@QR:calash@%%@AB@%calash%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caleche %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A carriage with low wheels and a
collapsible top. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The top of such a carriage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A woman's folding bonnet
of the late 18th century. [Fr. %@AI@%caleche %@AE@%< G. %@AI@%Kalesche, %@AE@%of Slavic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALATHUS @%%@QR:calathus@%%@AB@%calathus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-thi%@AE@% A vase-shaped basket represented in Greek painting
and sculpture. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%kalathos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALC @%%@QR:calc-@%%@AB@%calc-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%calci-%@BO: 295613@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCANEOCUBOID. @%%@QR:calcaneocuboid ligament@%%@AB@%calcaneocuboid ligament%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The ligament that connects the calcaneus and
the cuboid bones.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCANEUS @%%@QR:calcaneus@%%@AB@%calcaneus%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or calcaneum %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nei%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nea %@AE@% The quadrangular bone at
the back of the tarsus. [LLat., heel < Lat. %@AI@%calcaneum < calx.%@AE@%] %@AB@% calcaneal
%@2@%%@CR:CALCEOLARIA @%%@QR:calceolaria@%%@AB@%calceolaria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Calceolaria,%@AE@% native to
tropical America and widely cultivated for their yellow, speckled,
slipper-shaped flowers. [NLat. %@AI@%Calceolaria, %@AE@%genus name < Lat. %@AI@%caleolus,
%@AE@%small shoe. -see calceolate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCEOLATE @%%@QR:calceolate@%%@AB@%calceolate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Shaped like a slipper, as the blossoms of some orchids.
[< Lat. %@AI@%calceolus, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%calceus, %@AE@%shoe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCES @%%@QR:calces@%%@AB@%calces%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%calx%@BO: 2a1673@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCI @%%@QR:calci-@%%@AB@%calci-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or calc- %@AE@% Calcium; calcium salt: %@AI@%calciferous.%@AE@% [< Lat. %@AI@%calx,
%@2@%%@CR:CALCIFEROUS @%%@QR:calciferous@%%@AB@%calciferous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, forming, or containing calcium or calcium
carbonate.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIFIC @%%@QR:calcific@%%@AB@%calcific%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Producing salts of lime, as in the formation of eggshells
in birds and reptiles.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIFICATION @%%@QR:calcification@%%@AB@%calcification%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Impregnation with calcium or calcium salts, as
with calcium carbonate. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Hardening, as of tissue, by such impregnation.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A calcified substance or part.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIFUGE @%%@QR:calcifuge@%%@AB@%calcifuge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant that does not thrive in lime-rich soil. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CALCIFY @%%@QR:calcify@%%@AB@%calcify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To make or become stony or
chalky by deposition of calcium salts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIMINE @%%@QR:calcimine@%%@AB@%calcimine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white or tinted liquid containing zinc oxide, water,
glue, and coloring matter, used as a wash for walls and ceilings.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-mined%@AE@% %@AB@%-mining%@AE@% %@AB@%-mines%@AE@% To cover or wash with calcimine. [Orig.
unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCINATION @%%@QR:calcination@%%@AB@%calcination%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of calcining. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
calcined.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCINE @%%@QR:calcine@%%@AB@%calcine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cined%@AE@% %@AB@%-cining%@AE@% %@AB@%-cines%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To heat (a substance) to a high
temperature but below the melting or fusing point, causing loss of
moisture, reduction, or oxidation. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To undergo calcination. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%calcinen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%calciner %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%calcinare %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%calx, %@AE@%lime. -see
calx.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCINOSIS @%%@QR:calcinosis@%%@AB@%calcinosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal condition in which calcium salts are deposited
in a tissue of the body, as the skin. [calci- + -osis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCITE @%%@QR:calcite@%%@AB@%calcite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A common crystalline form of natural calcium carbonate, the
basic constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk. %@AB@% calcitic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCITONIN @%%@QR:calcitonin@%%@AB@%calcitonin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hormone that functions in calcium metabolism, produced
by the thyroid gland. [calci- + ton(ic) + -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIUM @%%@QR:calcium@%%@AB@%calcium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ca A silvery, moderately hard metallic element, constituting
approximately three per cent of the earth's crust, a basic component of
bone, shells, and leaves. It occurs naturally in limestone, gypsum, and
fluorite, and its compounds are used to make plaster, quicklime, Portland
cement, and metallurgic and electronic materials. Atomic number 20; atomic
weight 40.08; melting point 842 to 848 deg. C; boiling point 1,487 deg. C;
specific gravity 1.55; valence 2. [NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%calx, %@AE@%lime. -see calx.]
by heating pulverized limestone or quicklime with carbon and used to
generate acetylene gas, as a dehydrating agent, and in the manufacture of
graphite and hydrogen.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIUM.CARBONA @%%@QR:calcium carbonate@%%@AB@%calcium carbonate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless or white crystalline compound, CaCO%@AH@%3%@AE@%,%@EH@%
occurring naturally as chalk, limestone, marble, and other forms and used
in a wide variety of manufactured products including commercial chalk,
medicines, and dentifrices.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIUM.CHLORID @%%@QR:calcium chloride@%%@AB@%calcium chloride%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white deliquescent compound, CaCl%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used chiefly%@EH@%
as a drying agent, refrigerant, and preservative and for controlling dust
and ice on roads.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIUM.CYANAMI @%%@QR:calcium cyanamide@%%@AB@%calcium cyanamide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gray-black compound, Ca(CN)%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used as a%@EH@%
fertilizer and weed killer.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIUM.FLUORID @%%@QR:calcium fluoride@%%@AB@%calcium fluoride%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white powder, CaF%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used in emery wheels, carbon%@EH@%
electrodes, and cements.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIUM.HYDROXI @%%@QR:calcium hydroxide@%%@AB@%calcium hydroxide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soft white powder, Ca(OH)%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used in making%@EH@%
mortar, cements, calcium salts, paints, hard rubber products, and
petrochemicals.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIUM.HYPOCHL @%%@QR:calcium hypochlorite@%%@AB@%calcium hypochlorite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white crystalline solid, Ca(OCl)%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used as a%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:CALCIUM.OXIDE @%%@QR:calcium oxide@%%@AB@%calcium oxide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white caustic lumpy powder, CaO, used as a
refractory, as a flux, in manufacturing steel, glassmaking, waste
treatment, insecticides, and as an industrial alkali.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCIUM.PHOSPHA @%%@QR:calcium phosphate@%%@AB@%calcium phosphate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several phosphate compounds, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
white crystalline powder, CaHPO%@AH@%4%@AE@% or CaHPO%@AH@%4%@AE@%2H%@AH@%2%@AE@%O, used as a food, as a%@EH@%
plastic stabilizer, and in glass. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A colorless deliquescent powder,%@EH@%
CaH%@AH@%4%@AE@%(PO%@AH@%4%@AE@%)%@AH@%2%@AE@%H%@AH@%2%@AE@%O, used in baking powders, as a plant food, plastic stabilizer,%@EH@%
and in glass. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A white amorphous powder, Ca%@AH@%3%@AE@%(PO%@AH@%4%@AE@%)%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used in ceramics,%@EH@%
rubber, fertilizers, plastic stabilizers, and as a food supplement.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCSPAR @%%@QR:calcspar@%%@AB@%calcspar%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or calc-spar %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Calcite%@BO: 2963ee@%%@AE@%. [Partial transl. of Swed. %@AI@%kalkspat %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:CALC.TUFA @%%@QR:calc-tufa@%%@AB@%calc-tufa%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or calc-tuff %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A porous or spongy deposit of calcium
carbonate found in calcareous mineral springs. [calc(areous) + tufa.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCULABLE @%%@QR:calculable@%%@AB@%calculable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being calculated or estimated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Readily
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% Shrewd; crafty. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Coldly scheming or conniving.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCULATION @%%@QR:calculation@%%@AB@%calculation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act, process, or result of calculating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
estimate based on probabilities. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Deliberation; foresight. %@AB@% calculative
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCULATOR @%%@QR:calculator@%%@AB@%calculator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who performs calculations. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A keyboard
machine for the automatic performance of mathematical operations. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A set
of mathematical tables used to aid in calculating.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCULOUS @%%@QR:calculous@%%@AB@%calculous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to, caused by, or having a calculus or
calculi.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCULUS @%%@QR:calculus@%%@AB@%calculus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-li%@AE@% %@AB@% or -luses %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%An abnormal concretion in
the body, usually formed of mineral salts; a stone, as in the gall bladder,
kidney, or urinary bladder. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A method of analysis or
calculation using a special symbolic notation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The combined mathematics
of differential and integral calculus. [Lat., small stone used in
reckoning. -see calculate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALCULUS.OF.VAR @%%@QR:calculus of variations@%%@AB@%calculus of variations%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The mathematical analysis of the maxima and
minima of definite integrals, the integrands of which are functions of
independent variables, dependent variables, and the derivatives of one or
more dependent variables.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALDERA @%%@QR:caldera@%%@AB@%caldera%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large crater formed by volcanic explosion or by collapse of
a volcanic cone. [Sp., caldron < LLat. %@AI@%caldaria.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALDRON @%%@QR:caldron@%%@AB@%caldron%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cauldron %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large kettle or vat for boiling. [ME %@AI@%caudroun
%@AE@%< Norman Fr. < LLat. %@AI@%caldaria %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caldarius, %@AE@%suitable for warming <
%@AI@%%@AI@%calidus, %@AE@%warm.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALECHE @%%@QR:caleche@%%@AB@%caleche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%calash%@BO: 29491c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALENDAR @%%@QR:calendar@%%@AB@%calendar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various systems of reckoning time in which the
beginning, length, and divisions of a year are arbitrarily defined or
otherwise established. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A table showing the months, weeks, and days in at
least one specific year. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A list or schedule, esp. one arranged in
chronological order, as of cases on a court docket or bills to be
considered by a legislature. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A guide; example. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dared%@AE@%
%@AB@%-daring%@AE@% %@AB@%-dars%@AE@% To enter on a calendar; schedule. [ME %@AI@%calender %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%calendier %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%calendra %@AE@%< Lat., account book < %@AI@%kalendae, %@AE@%calends
(from the fact that monthly interest was due on the calends).]
%@2@%%@CR:CALENDRICAL @%%@QR:calendrical@%%@AB@%calendrical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or calendric %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or used in a calendar.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALENDS @%%@QR:calends@%%@AB@%calends%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%calends%@AE@% The day of the new moon and the first day of the
month in the ancient Roman calendar. [ME %@AI@%kalendes %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%kalendae.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%calendal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CALENDULA @%%@QR:calendula@%%@AB@%calendula%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Calendula,%@AE@% having orange-yellow
flowers. [NLat. %@AI@%Calendule, %@AE@%genus name < Med. Lat., marigold < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%kalendae, %@AE@%calends.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALENTURE @%%@QR:calenture@%%@AB@%calenture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mild tropical fever that is sometimes persistent. [Sp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%calentura %@AE@%< %@AI@%calentar, %@AE@%to heat < Lat. %@AI@%calens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%calere, %@AE@%to be
%@AB@%calf(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%calves%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A young cow or bull. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The young of certain
other mammals, such as the elephant or whale. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Calfskin%@BO: 299955@%%@AE@% leather. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
large, floating chunk of ice split from a glacier, iceberg, or floe. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An
%@AB@%calf(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%calves%@AE@% The fleshy, muscular back part of the human leg
between the knee and ankle. [ME < ON %@AI@%kalfi.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALFS.FOOT.JELL @%%@QR:calf's-foot jelly@%%@AB@%calf's-foot jelly%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or calves'-foot jelly %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gelatinous food made by
boiling calves' feet.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALFSKIN @%%@QR:calfskin@%%@AB@%calfskin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The hide of a calf. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Fine leather made from the hide of
a calf.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALIBAN @%%@QR:Caliban@%%@AB@%Caliban%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The grotesque, brutish slave in Shakespeare's%@AI@%The Tempest.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CALIBER @%%@QR:caliber@%%@AB@%caliber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The diameter of the inside of a tube. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The diameter
of the bore of a gun. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The diameter of a bullet or shell. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Degree of
worth or distinction: %@AI@%a school of high caliber.%@AE@% [OFr. %@AI@%calibre %@AE@%< OItal.
%@2@%%@CR:CALIBRATE @%%@QR:calibrate@%%@AB@%calibrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-brated%@AE@% %@AB@%-brating%@AE@% %@AB@%-brates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To check, adjust, or
systematically standardize the graduations of a quantitative measuring
instrument. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To determine the caliber of (a tube). %@AB@% calibration %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%calibrator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CALIBRE @%%@QR:calibre@%%@AB@%calibre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%caliber%@BO: 299ac6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALICES @%%@QR:calices@%%@AB@%calices%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%calix.%@BO: 29b522@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CALICHE @%%@QR:caliche@%%@AB@%caliche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A crude sodium nitrate occurring naturally in Chile,
Peru, and the southwestern United States, used as fertilizer. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AI@%Sodium
%@AI@%nitrate%@BO: 114ec56@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hard soil layer cemented by calcium carbonate and found in
deserts and other arid or semiarid regions. [Sp., pebble in a brick < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%calx, %@AE@%pebble. -see calx.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALICO @%%@QR:calico@%%@AB@%calico%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-coes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -cos %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A coarse cloth, usually printed with
bright designs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% White cotton cloth. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An animal with
a mottled or blotched coat. [After %@AI@%Calicut %@AE@%(Kozhikode), India.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALICO.BASS @%%@QR:calico bass@%%@AB@%calico bass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%black crappie%@BO: 1e1a1a@%%@AE@%. [From the colored spots on its body.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALICO.BUSH @%%@QR:calico bush@%%@AB@%calico bush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%mountain laurel%@BO: bda711@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALIF @%%@QR:calif@%%@AB@%calif%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%caliph%@BO: 29b094@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALIFORNIA.LAUR @%%@QR:California laurel@%%@AB@%California laurel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An aromatic evergreen tree, %@AI@%Umbellularia
%@AI@%californica,%@AE@% of the North American Pacific Coast, having clusters of
yellowish-green flowers and yellowish-green fleshy fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALIFORNIA.NUTM @%%@QR:California nutmeg@%%@AB@%California nutmeg%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen tree, %@AI@%Torreya californica,%@AE@% having
spiny, pointed leaves and purple-streaked, greenish fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALIFORNIA.POPP @%%@QR:California poppy@%%@AB@%California poppy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Eschscholtzia californica,%@AE@% of the Pacific
Coast of North America, having finely divided bluish-green leaves and
orange-yellow flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALIFORNIA.QUAI @%%@QR:California quail@%%@AB@%California quail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plump, chunky bird, %@AI@%Lophortyx californicus,%@AE@% of
western North America, having gray and brown plumage and a curving black
plume on the crown of the head.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALIFORNIUM @%%@QR:californium@%%@AB@%californium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Symbol %@AI@%Cf%@BO: 306ab9@%%@AE@%%@AE@% A synthetic element produced in trace
quantities by helium isotope bombardment of curium. All isotopes are
radioactive, chiefly by emission of alpha particles. Atomic number 98; mass
numbers 244 to 254; half-lives varying from 25 minutes to 800 years. [After
%@2@%%@CR:CALIPHATE @%%@QR:caliphate@%%@AB@%caliphate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The office, jurisdiction, or reign of a caliph.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALISAYA @%%@QR:calisaya@%%@AB@%calisaya%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bark of a tree of the genus %@AI@%Cinchona,%@AE@% from which quinine
is obtained, esp. %@AI@%C. calisaya.%@AE@% [Sp., prob. < %@AI@%Calisaya, %@AE@%an area of Bolivia
where a species of quinine bark was first discovered.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALISTHENICS @%%@QR:calisthenics@%%@AB@%calisthenics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Gymnastic exercises designed to develop muscular tone
and promote physical well-being. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The practice of calisthenics. [Gk.
%@AB@%calk(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pointed extension on the toe or heels of a horseshoe,
designed to prevent slipping. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A spiked plate fixed on the bottom of a
shoe to prevent slipping and preserve the sole. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%calked%@AE@% %@AB@%calking%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%calks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To supply with or fasten on calks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cut or injure with a
calk. [Short for obs. %@AI@%calkin %@AE@%< ME %@AI@%kakun %@AE@%< MDu. %@AI@%kalkoen, %@AE@%hoof < OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%calcain, %@AE@%heel < Lat. %@AI@%calcaneum %@AE@%< %@AI@%calx.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%calk(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%caulk%@BO: 2ed473@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALL @%%@QR:call@%%@AB@%call%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%called%@AE@% %@AB@%calling%@AE@% %@AB@%calls%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cry out in a loud tone;
announce; proclaim: %@AI@%called her name.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To summon: %@AI@%call to dinner.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
convoke or convene (a meeting). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To summon to a particular career or
pursuit. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To awaken. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To telephone (someone). %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To make a
characteristic cry, as a bird. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To lure by imitating such a cry. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To
name: %@AI@%What will you call the baby?%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To estimate as being; consider: %@AI@%I
%@AI@%call that fair.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To designate; label: %@AI@%Nobody calls me a liar.%@AE@% %@AB@%11.%@AE@% To
bring to action or under consideration: %@AI@%call a case to court.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@% To
demand payment of (a loan or bond issue). %@AB@%13.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To stop or
postpone (a game) because of bad weather, darkness, or other adverse
conditions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To indicate a decision in regard to (a foul or play, for
example). %@AB@%c.%@AE@% In baseball, to indicate a decision in regard to (a pitch). %@AB@%d.%@AE@%
To choose or select (plays to be run): %@AI@%cited the poor game called by the
%@AI@%quarterback.%@AE@% %@AB@%14.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To predict (the outcome of a billiard shot) before
playing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To ask (another player) to do so. %@AB@%15.%@AE@% To forecast or predict
accurately: %@AI@%He's called the game's outcome every time.%@AE@% %@AB@%16.%@AE@% To demand to
see the hand of (a poker opponent) by equaling his bet. %@AB@%17.%@AE@% To demand that
a person make good a boast or support a statement with facts: %@AI@%call a bluff.%@AE@%
%@AB@%18.%@AE@% To shout (directions) in rhythm for square dances. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
telephone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pay a short visit. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To attract attention by shouting.%@AS@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% call back.%@AE@% To telephone repeatedly or in return.%@AB@% call down.%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To invoke, as from heaven. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To find fault with or berate.%@AB@% call for.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To go and get or stop for. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be appropriate for; warrant: %@AI@%This calls
%@AI@%for a celebration.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To require; demand: %@AI@%work that calls for patience.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%call forth.%@AE@% To evoke.%@AB@% call in.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take out of circulation: %@AI@%calling in
%@AI@%silver dollars.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To summon for assistance or consultation: %@AI@%call in a
%@AI@%specialist.%@AE@% %@AB@% call off.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cancel or postpone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To restrain or recall:
%@AI@%%@AI@%Call off your dogs.%@AE@% %@AB@% call on upon.%@AE@% To request or order (someone) to do
something.%@AB@% call out.%@AE@% To cause to assemble; summon: %@AI@%call out the guard.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%call up.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To summon into military service: %@AI@%called up for active duty.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To remember or cause to remember: %@AI@%calling up old times.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To bring forth
for action or discussion. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A shout or loud cry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
characteristic cry of an animal, esp. a bird. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An instrument or sound
made to imitate such a cry, used as a lure: %@AI@%a moose call.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Need or
occasion: %@AI@%There was no call for that remark.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Demand: %@AI@%There isn't much
%@AI@%call for buggy whips today.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A claim on a person's time or life: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%call of duty.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A short visit, esp. one made as a formality or for
business or professional purposes. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A summons or invitation. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
signal, as made by a horn or bell. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The sounding of a horn to encourage
hounds during a hunt. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A vocation, as to the ministry. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% A roll call.
%@AB@%%@AB@%11.%@AE@% A notice of rehearsal times posted in a theater. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@%The
decision of an umpire or referee. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% An instruction in square dancing to
begin a different step or set. %@AB@%14.%@AE@% A demand or request for payment of a
debt, as by redeeming bonds. %@AB@%15.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An agreement in which a trader may,
for a fee, buy a certain quantity of a stock or commodity for a specified
price within a limited period of time. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A demand for payment due on stock
bought on margin when the value has shrunk.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% call into question.%@AE@% To raise doubt about.%@AB@% call to
%@AB@%mind.%@AE@% To remind of.%@AB@% close call.%@AE@% A narrow escape.%@AB@% on call.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Payable on
demand. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Available whenever summoned.%@AB@% within call.%@AE@% Close enough to come
if summoned; accessible. [ME %@AI@%callen %@AE@%< ON %@AI@%kalla.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALLA @%%@QR:calla@%%@AB@%calla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several tropical or semitropical plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Zantedeschia,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%Z. aethiopica,%@AE@% widely cultivated for its large, showy
white spathe that encloses a yellow spadix. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A marsh plant, %@AI@%Calla
%@AI@%palustris,%@AE@% of the North Temperate Zone, having small, densely clustered
greenish flowers partly enclosed in a spreading white spathe. [NLat. %@AI@%Calla,
%@AI@%%@AE@%genus name < Gk. %@AI@%kallaia, %@AE@%wattle of a cock.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALLBACK @%%@QR:callback@%%@AB@%callback%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A recall of a recently sold product by the manufacturer to
correct a defect.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALLBOARD @%%@QR:callboard@%%@AB@%callboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bulletin board backstage in a theater for posting
instructions and notices.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALLBOY @%%@QR:callboy@%%@AB@%callboy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who tells actors when it is time for them to go on
stage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bellboy%@BO: 1a8746@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%caller(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that calls.
%@AB@%caller(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Fresh. Used of food, esp. fish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Cool and
refreshing, as a breeze. [ME %@AI@%calour.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALL.GIRL @%%@QR:call girl@%%@AB@%call girl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female prostitute hired by telephone.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALL.HOUSE @%%@QR:call house@%%@AB@%call house%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A house of prostitution.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALLIGRAPHY @%%@QR:calligraphy@%%@AB@%calligraphy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The art of fine handwriting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Penmanship;
%@2@%%@CR:CALL.IN @%%@QR:call-in@%%@AB@%call-in%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Inviting listeners to make broadcasted telephone calls: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%call-in radio show.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CALLING @%%@QR:calling@%%@AB@%calling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An inner urge; a strong impulse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An occupation,
profession, or career.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALLING.CARD @%%@QR:calling card@%%@AB@%calling card%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A card bearing one's name and often one's address and
telephone number, used for social or business purposes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALLIOPE @%%@QR:Calliope@%%@AB@%Calliope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%The Muse of epic poetry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%calliope%@AE@% A
musical instrument fitted with steam whistles, played from a keyboard.
%@2@%%@CR:CALLISTO @%%@QR:Callisto@%%@AB@%Callisto%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%A nymph, beloved of Zeus and hated by
Hera. Hera changed her into a bear, and Zeus then placed her in the sky as
the constellation Ursa Major. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the moons of Jupiter, the largest
known moon of any planet. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Kallisto %@AE@%< %@AI@%kallistos, %@AE@%superl. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%kalos, %@AE@%beautiful.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALL.LETTERS @%%@QR:call letters@%%@AB@%call letters%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The identifying code letters or numbers of a radio or
television transmitting station.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALL.LOAN @%%@QR:call loan@%%@AB@%call loan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A loan repayable on demand at any time.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALL.MARKET @%%@QR:call market@%%@AB@%call market%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The market for call money.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALL.MONEY @%%@QR:call money@%%@AB@%call money%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Money lent by banks, usually to stockbrokers, subject to
repayment on demand at any time.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALL.NUMBER @%%@QR:call number@%%@AB@%call number%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A number used in libraries to classify a book and
indicate its placement on the shelves.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALLOSE @%%@QR:callose@%%@AB@%callose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A complex branched carbohydrate component of plant cell
walls. [< Lat. %@AI@%callosus,%@AE@% callous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALLOSITY @%%@QR:callosity@%%@AB@%callosity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition of being calloused. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
having feathers; unfledged, as a bird. [ME %@AI@%calwe, %@AE@%bald < OE %@AI@%calu.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%callowness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CALL.RATE @%%@QR:call rate@%%@AB@%call rate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The rate of interest charged on call loans.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALLUS @%%@QR:callus@%%@AB@%callus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-luses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A localized thickening and enlargement of
the horny layer of the skin. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The hard bony tissue that surrounds the
ends of a fractured bone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Hardened tissue that develops over a
wound or cut end of a woody stem. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lused%@AE@% %@AB@%-lusing%@AE@% %@AB@%-luses%@AE@% To form
or develop a callus. -See Usage note at %@AI@%callous.%@BO: 29e4a2@%%@AE@% [Lat.]
%@AI@%%@AI@%quiet%@BO: ef6400@%%@AE@% %@AI@%halcyon%@BO: 849c2a@%%@AE@% %@AI@%peaceful%@BO: d4fc41@%%@AE@% These adjectives describe absence of movement,
noise, or emotion. %@AI@%Calm%@BO: 29eb85@%%@AE@% , in both its physical and figurative senses,
implies freedom from agitation. %@AI@%Tranquil%@BO: 1353ccf@%%@AE@% adds to %@AI@%calm%@BO: 29eb85@%%@AE@% the idea of a more
enduring state: %@AI@%tranquil life. %@AE@% A %@AI@%placid%@BO: ddee09@%%@AE@% person is not easily shaken by
emotion, and %@AI@%placid%@BO: ddee09@%%@AE@% waters are unruffled. %@AI@%Serene%@BO: 109c713@%%@AE@% suggests a lofty, even
spiritual calm. %@AI@%Still%@BO: 11e7557@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%quiet%@BO: ef6400@%%@AE@% are related in emphasizing absence of all
noise. %@AI@%Still%@BO: 11e7557@%%@AE@% has the additional sense of absence of motion. %@AI@%Halcyon%@BO: 849c2a@%%@AE@% has
the meaning of both %@AI@%calm%@BO: 29eb85@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%tranquil%@BO: 1353ccf@%%@AE@% and suggests happiness: %@AI@%halcyon
%@AI@%days of youth. Peaceful %@AE@% implies aversion to conflict.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALMATIVE @%%@QR:calmative@%%@AB@%calmative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having relaxing or pacifying properties; sedative. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
A sedative or tranquilizer.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALOMEL @%%@QR:calomel@%%@AB@%calomel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white, tasteless compound, Hg%@AH@%2%@AE@%Cl%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used as a purgative.%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:CALORIMETER @%%@QR:calorimeter@%%@AB@%calorimeter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An apparatus for measuring heat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The part of a
calorimeter, usually a container for holding a sample, in which the heat
measured causes a change of state. [Lat. %@AI@%calor, %@AE@%heat + -meter.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CALORIMETRY @%%@QR:calorimetry@%%@AB@%calorimetry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The measurement of the amount of heat evolved or absorbed
in a chemical reaction, change of state, or formation of a solution. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%calor,%@AE@% heat + -metry.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALOTTE @%%@QR:calotte@%%@AB@%calotte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A skullcap, esp. one worn by Roman Catholic clergymen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Biology. %@AE@% A caplike structure. [Fr. dim. of OFr. %@AI@%cale, %@AE@%cap, of Germanic
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALOYER @%%@QR:caloyer@%%@AB@%caloyer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A monk of the Eastern Orthodox Church. [Fr. < obs. Ital.
%@2@%%@CR:CALPAC @%%@QR:calpac@%%@AB@%calpac%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or calpack %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large black cap, usually of sheepskin or felt,
worn in Turkey, Armenia, and other Near Eastern regions. [Turk. %@AI@%kalpak.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALQUE @%%@QR:calque@%%@AB@%calque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A form of semantic borrowing in which a word
is given a special extended meaning by analogy with that of a word having
the same basic meaning in another language. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%loan translation%@BO: aa74e4@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%calqued%@AE@% %@AB@%calquing%@AE@% %@AB@%calques%@AE@% To model (the meaning of a word) upon that
of an analogous word in another language. [Fr. < %@AI@%calquer, %@AE@%to copy < Ital.
%@AI@%%@AI@%calcare, %@AE@%to press < Lat., to tread on < %@AI@%calx, %@AE@%heel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALTROP @%%@QR:caltrop@%%@AB@%caltrop%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caltrap %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An iron ball with four projecting spikes so
arranged that when three of the spikes are on the ground, the fourth points
upward, formerly used to delay the advance of mounted and unmounted troops.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several plants having spiny burs or bracts, such as members of
the genera %@AI@%Tribulus%@AE@% and %@AI@%Kallstroemia.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%calketrappe, %@AE@%partly < Norman
Fr., and partly OE < %@AI@%calcatrippe, %@AE@%thistle, both < Med. Lat. %@AI@%calcatrippa,
%@AE@%thistle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALUMET @%%@QR:calumet@%%@AB@%calumet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long-stemmed, ornamented pipe used by North American
%@AI@%%@AI@%calamellus, %@AE@%dim. of Lat. %@AI@%calamus, %@AE@%reed < Gk. %@AI@%kalamos %@AE@%straw.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALUMNIATE @%%@QR:calumniate@%%@AB@%calumniate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To make maliciously false
%@2@%%@CR:CALUMNIOUS @%%@QR:calumnious@%%@AB@%calumnious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Containing or implying calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
%@AB@% calumniously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CALUMNY @%%@QR:calumny@%%@AB@%calumny%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A false statement maliciously made to injure
someone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The utterance of calumny; slander. [ME %@AI@%calumnie %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%calomnie
%@AI@%%@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%calumnia. %@AE@%< %@AI@%calvi, %@AE@%to deceive.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALVADOS @%%@QR:calvados@%%@AB@%calvados%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A French brandy made from apples. [Fr., after %@AI@%Calvados, %@AE@%a
department of France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALVARIUM @%%@QR:calvarium@%%@AB@%calvarium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-iums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ia %@AE@% The superior portion of the skull that
lacks the lower jaw and facial parts. [NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%calvaria,%@AE@% skull <
%@AI@%%@AI@%calvus,%@AE@% bald.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALVARY @%%@QR:calvary@%%@AB@%calvary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sculptured depiction of the Crucifixion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
experience or ordeal marked by intense suffering or difficulty. [Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%calvaire < Calvaire, %@AE@%Calvary, the hill outside Jerusalem where Jesus Christ
was crucified.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CALVARY.CROSS @%%@QR:Calvary cross@%%@AB@%Calvary cross%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In heraldry, a Latin cross set on three steps.
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%@2@%%@CR:CALVE @%%@QR:calve@%%@AB@%calve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%calved%@AE@% %@AB@%calving%@AE@% %@AB@%calves%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give birth to a calf. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
break up and lose a portion of itself. Used of a glacier or an iceberg.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give birth to (a calf). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To set loose (a mass of ice). [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CALX @%%@QR:calx@%%@AB@%calx%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%calxes%@AE@% %@AB@% or calces %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The crumbly residue left after a
mineral or metal has been calcined or roasted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lime; chalk. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Calcium
%@2@%%@CR:CALYCULUS @%%@QR:calyculus@%%@AB@%calyculus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-li%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% A small cup-shaped structure. [Lat. -see
calycle.] %@AB@% calycular %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CALYPSO @%%@QR:Calypso@%%@AB@%Calypso%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%A sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her
island, Ogygia, for seven years. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An orchid,%@AI@%Calypso bulbosa,%@AE@% of the
North Temperate Zone, having a pinkish flower with a slippershaped lip. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A type of music that originated in the West Indies, notably in Trinidad,
and is characterized by improvised lyrics on topical or broadly humorous
%@2@%%@CR:CALYX @%%@QR:calyx@%%@AB@%calyx%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%calyxes%@AE@% %@AB@% or calyces %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The outer protective covering of a
flower, consisting of a series of leaflike, usually green segments called
sepals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cuplike or funnel-shaped animal structure. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A collecting
structure in the kidney. [Lat. %@AI@%calyx, calic- %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kalux.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAM @%%@QR:cam@%%@AB@%cam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An eccentric or multiply curved wheel mounted on a rotating shaft
and used to produce variable or reciprocating motion in another engaged or
contacted part. [Du. %@AI@%cam, %@AE@%comb, of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMARADERIE @%%@QR:camaraderie@%%@AB@%camaraderie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Good will and lighthearted rapport between or among
%@2@%%@CR:CAMAS @%%@QR:camas@%%@AB@%camas%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or camass %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several North American plants of the genus
%@AI@%Camassia,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%C. quamash,%@AE@% of western North America, having a showy cluster
of blue or white flowers and an edible bulb. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%death camas%@BO: 4c09d1@%%@AE@%. [Chinook
Jargon %@AI@%kamass.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMBER @%%@QR:camber@%%@AB@%camber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A slightly arched surface, as of a road, a ship's deck,
or an airfoil. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition of having an arched surface. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A setting
of automobile wheels closer together at the bottom than at the top. -%@AI@%intr.
%@AI@%& tr.v.%@AE@% -bered, -bering, -bers.To arch or cause to arch slightly. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CAMBIUM @%%@QR:cambium@%%@AB@%cambium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A layer of cells in the stems and roots of vascular plants
that gives rise to phloem and xylem. [Med. Lat., change < LLat. %@AI@%cambire, %@AE@%to
exchange.] %@AB@% cambial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMBRIAN @%%@QR:Cambrian@%%@AB@%Cambrian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Wales; Welsh. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, belonging to,
or designating the geologic time, system of rocks, and sedimentary deposits
of the first period of the Paleozoic era, characterized by warm seas and
desert land areas. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Welshman. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Cambrian period. [< Med.
Lat. %@AI@%Cambria, %@AE@%Wales < Welsh %@AI@%Cymry.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMBRIC @%%@QR:cambric@%%@AB@%cambric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A finely woven white linen or cotton fabric. [Obs. %@AI@%cameryk %@AE@%<
obs. Flem. %@AI@%kameryk %@AE@%< %@AI@%Kameryk, %@AE@%Cambrai, a city in France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMBRIC.TEA @%%@QR:cambric tea@%%@AB@%cambric tea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drink for children, made of hot water, milk, sugar, and
usually a small amount of tea. [So called because it is thin and white like
%@AB@%came(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A slender, grooved lead bar used to hold together the panes in
stained glass or latticework windows. [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%came(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%come.%@BO: 3aa910@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMEL @%%@QR:camel@%%@AB@%camel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A humped, long-necked ruminant mammal of the genus %@AI@%Camelus,%@AE@%
domesticated in Old World desert regions as a beast of burden and as a
source of wool, milk, and meat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device used to raise a sunken vessel.
[ME < Lat. %@AI@%camelus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kamelos, %@AE@%of Semitic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMELBACK @%%@QR:camelback@%%@AB@%camelback%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a shape characterized by a hump or arching curve.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMELEER @%%@QR:cameleer@%%@AB@%cameleer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who drives or rides a camel.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMELLIA @%%@QR:camellia@%%@AB@%camellia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus %@AI@%Camellia,%@AE@%
native to Asia, esp. %@AI@%C. japonica,%@AE@% having shiny evergreen leaves and showy,
variously colored flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The flower of a camellia. [NLat. %@AI@%Camellia,
%@AE@%genus name, after Georg Josef %@AI@%Kamel %@AE@%(1661-1706).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMELOPARD @%%@QR:camelopard@%%@AB@%camelopard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A giraffe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In heraldry, a bearing
resembling a giraffe but represented with long curved horns. [Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%pardalis, %@AE@%var. of %@AI@%pardos, %@AE@%pard (so called because the giraffe has a head
like a camel's and the spots of a leopard).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMELOPARDALIS @%%@QR:Camelopardalis@%%@AB@%Camelopardalis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Ursa
Major and Cassiopeia. [Lat. %@AI@%camelopardalis, %@AE@%camelopard.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMELOT @%%@QR:Camelot@%%@AB@%Camelot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The legendary town where King Arthur had his court. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
place, time, or circumstance marked by idealized beauty, peacefulness, and
enlightenment.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMELS.HAIR @%%@QR:camel's hair@%%@AB@%camel's hair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The soft, fine hair of a camel or a substitute for
it. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A soft, heavy cloth, usually light tan, made chiefly of camel's
hair.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMEMBERT @%%@QR:Camembert@%%@AB@%Camembert%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A creamy, mold-ripened cheese that softens on the inside as
it matures. [Fr., after %@AI@%Camembert, %@AE@%France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMEO @%%@QR:cameo@%%@AB@%cameo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A technique of engraving in relief on a gem or
other stone, esp. with layers of different hues, cut so the raised design
is of one color and the background of another. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A gem so cut. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A
medallion with a profile cut in raised relief. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A brief but dramatic
appearance of a prominent actor or actress in a single scene on a
television show or in a motion picture. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-oed%@AE@% %@AB@%-oing%@AE@% %@AB@%-os%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make
into or like cameo. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To portray in sharp, delicate relief, as in a
%@2@%%@CR:CAMERA.LUCIDA @%%@QR:camera lucida@%%@AB@%camera lucida%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An optical device that projects a virtual image of an
object onto a plane surface, esp. for tracing. [NLat., light chamber.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMERAMAN @%%@QR:cameraman@%%@AB@%cameraman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who operates a motion picture or television
camera.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMERA.OBSCURA @%%@QR:camera obscura@%%@AB@%camera obscura%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A darkened chamber in which the real image of an
object is received through a small opening or lens and focused in natural
color onto a facing surface. [NLat., dark chamber.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMERLINGO @%%@QR:camerlingo@%%@AB@%camerlingo%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or camerlengo %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gos%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% The
cardinal who manages the pope's secular affairs. [Ital. %@AI@%camarlingo.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMION @%%@QR:camion@%%@AB@%camion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A low, sturdy wagon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A truck. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A bus. [Fr. < OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%chamion.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMISA @%%@QR:camisa@%%@AB@%camisa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Southwestern U.S.%@AE@% A shirt or chemise. [Sp. < LLat. %@AI@%camisia,
%@AE@%shirt.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMISADO @%%@QR:camisado@%%@AB@%camisado%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dos%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A surprise attack by night. [Prob. < Sp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%encamisado, %@AE@%shirted (so called because the attackers wore white shirts over
their armor for identification) < %@AI@%camisa, %@AE@%shirt. -see camisa.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMISE @%%@QR:camise@%%@AB@%camise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A loose shirt, shift, or tunic. [Ar. %@AI@%qamis %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%camisia,
%@AE@%shirt.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAMISOLE @%%@QR:camisole@%%@AB@%camisole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A woman's sleeveless undergarment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A short negligee.
country < %@AI@%campus, %@AE@%field.] %@AB@% campaigner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPANILE @%%@QR:campanile@%%@AB@%campanile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-les%@AE@% %@AB@% or -li %@AE@% A bell tower, esp. one near but not
attached to a church. [Ital. < %@AI@%campana, %@AE@%bell < LLat.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAMPANOLOGY @%%@QR:campanology@%%@AB@%campanology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The art or study of bell casting and ringing. [LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:CAMPER @%%@QR:camper@%%@AB@%camper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that camps. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A compact, vanlike vehicle
resembling an automobile-and-trailer combination, designed to serve as a
dwelling and used for camping or on long motor trips. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A portable shelter
resembling the top part of a trailer, made to be mounted on a pickup truck
to form such a vehicle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPESTRAL @%%@QR:campestral@%%@AB@%campestral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or growing in uncultivated land or
open fields. [Lat. %@AI@%campester, %@AE@%of a field < %@AI@%campus, %@AE@%field.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPESTRIAN @%%@QR:campestrian@%%@AB@%campestrian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to the northern Great Plains. [< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%campestria,%@AE@% a plain < %@AI@%campus,%@AE@% field.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPFIRE @%%@QR:campfire@%%@AB@%campfire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An outdoor fire in a camp, used for warmth or cooking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A meeting held around a campfire.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAMP.FIRE.GIRL @%%@QR:camp fire girl@%%@AB@%camp fire girl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the Camp Fire Girls, an organization for
girls from 7 through 18 that strives to instill good values and character
and develop practical skills.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAMP.FOLLOWER @%%@QR:camp follower@%%@AB@%camp follower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A civilian who follows an army from place to place
to sell goods or services. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who follows but does not belong to a main
body or group.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPGROUND @%%@QR:campground@%%@AB@%campground%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An area used for setting up a camp or holding a camp
meeting.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPHENE @%%@QR:camphene@%%@AB@%camphene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless crystalline compound, C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%16%@AE@%, used in the%@EH@%
manufacture of synthetic camphor and insecticides. [camph(or) + -ene.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAMPHOR @%%@QR:camphor@%%@AB@%camphor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A volatile crystalline compound, C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%16%@AE@%O, obtained from%@EH@%
camphor tree wood or synthesized and used as an insect repellent, in the
manufacture of film, plastics, lacquers, and explosives, and medicinally as
a stimulant, expectorant, and diaphoretic. [ME %@AI@%caumfre %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%camphre %@AE@%<
Med. Lat. %@AI@%camphora %@AE@%< Ar. %@AI@%kafur.%@AE@%] %@AB@% camphoric %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPHORATE @%%@QR:camphorate@%%@AB@%camphorate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To treat or impregnate with
camphor.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPHOR.ICE @%%@QR:camphor ice@%%@AB@%camphor ice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A skin ointment consisting of camphor, white wax,
spermaceti, and castor oil.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPHOR.OIL @%%@QR:camphor oil@%%@AB@%camphor oil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The oil obtained from the wood of the camphor tree.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPHOR.TREE @%%@QR:camphor tree@%%@AB@%camphor tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen tree, %@AI@%Cinnamomum camphora,%@AE@% native to
eastern Asia, having aromatic wood that is a source of camphor.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAMPION @%%@QR:campion@%%@AB@%campion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Lychnis%@AE@% or related genera,
having red, pink, or white flowers. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAMP.MEETING @%%@QR:camp meeting@%%@AB@%camp meeting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evangelistic gathering held in a tent or outdoors and
often lasting a number of days.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAMPO @%%@QR:campo@%%@AB@%campo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pos%@AE@% A large, grassy plain in South America, with
occasional bushes and small trees. [Am. Sp. < Sp., field < Lat. %@AI@%campus.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAMPOREE @%%@QR:camporee@%%@AB@%camporee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An assembly or gathering of Boy Scouts on a local or
district level. [camp + (jamb)oree.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMP.ROBBER @%%@QR:camp robber@%%@AB@%camp robber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Canada jay%@BO: 2a814b@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPSITE @%%@QR:campsite@%%@AB@%campsite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An area suitable or used for camping.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPSTOOL @%%@QR:campstool@%%@AB@%campstool%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light folding stool.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAMPUS @%%@QR:campus@%%@AB@%campus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-puses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The grounds of a school, college, or university.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A field in ancient Rome used for various events, such as military
exercises. [Lat., field.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAMPYLOTROPOUS @%%@QR:campylotropous@%%@AB@%campylotropous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Having the ovule partially inverted and
%@2@%%@CR:CAMSHAFT @%%@QR:camshaft@%%@AB@%camshaft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An engine shaft fitted with a cam or cams.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAN @%%@QR:can@%%@AB@%can%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%can(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%aux.v.%@AE@% Past tense %@AI@%could%@BO: 43ad7b@%%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Used to indicate: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Physical or
mental ability: %@AI@%I can meet you today.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Possession of a specified power,
right, or privilege: %@AI@%The President can veto congressional bills.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
Possession of a specified capacity or skill: %@AI@%He can tune the harpsichord as
%@AI@%well as play it.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Used to indicate possibility or probability: %@AI@%I wonder
%@AI@%if she can still be alive.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Used to request or grant permission: %@AI@%Can I
%@AI@%be excused? No, you cannot.%@AE@% [ME < OE, first and third person pr.
indicative of %@AI@%cunnan, %@AE@%to know how.] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%Generations of grammarians and schoolteachers have insisted
that %@AI@%can %@AE@% should be used only to express the capacity to do something,
while %@AI@%may %@AE@% must be used to indicate permission. Technically, correct usage
therefore requires: %@AI@%The boss said that anyone who wants an extra day off
%@AI@%may %@AE@% (not %@AI@%can%@AE@% ) %@AI@%have one. May %@AE@% (not %@AI@%can%@AE@% ) %@AI@%I have an extra blanket? %@AE@% In
speech, however, %@AI@%can %@AE@% is used to express permission by most speakers, and
the "permission" use of %@AI@%can %@AE@% is even more frequent in British English. The
negative contraction %@AI@%can't %@AE@% is frequently used in coaxing and wheedling
questions like %@AI@%Can't I have the car tonight? %@AE@% Many members of the Usage
Panel feel also that the alternative contraction %@AI@%mayn't %@AE@% is awkward and
unnatural.
%@AB@%can(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A usually cylindrical metal container. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An airtight
container, usually made of tin-coated iron, in which foods or beverages are
preserved. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The contents of such a container. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A jail or
prison. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A toilet or rest room. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% The buttocks.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%canned%@AE@% %@AB@%canning%@AE@% %@AB@%cans%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To seal in a can or jar for future use;
preserve. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To make a recording of: %@AI@%can the audience's applause.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To dismiss from employment or school. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To quit or dispense
with: %@AI@%can the chatter.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%canne, %@AE@%a water container < OE.] %@AB@% canner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANADA.BALSAM @%%@QR:Canada balsam@%%@AB@%Canada balsam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%balsam fir%@BO: 1695f9@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A viscous, yellowish, transparent
resin obtained from the balsam fir and used as a mounting cement for
microscopic specimens.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANADA.GOOSE @%%@QR:Canada goose@%%@AB@%Canada goose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A common wild goose, %@AI@%Branta canadensis,%@AE@% of North
America, having grayish plumage, a black neck and head, and a white face
patch.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANADA.JAY @%%@QR:Canada jay@%%@AB@%Canada jay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bird, %@AI@%Perisoreus canadensis,%@AE@% of North American conifer
forests, having gray plumage and a black-capped head.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANADA.THISTLE @%%@QR:Canada thistle@%%@AB@%Canada thistle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A weedy plant, %@AI@%Cirsium arvense,%@AE@% native to Eurasia,
having prickly leaves and clusters of purplish flowers.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANADIAN.BACON @%%@QR:Canadian bacon@%%@AB@%Canadian bacon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Cured rolled bacon from the loin of a pig.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANADIAN.FRENCH @%%@QR:Canadian French@%%@AB@%Canadian French%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The language of the French-Canadians.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANAILLE @%%@QR:canaille@%%@AB@%canaille%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The masses of common people; rabble; riffraff. [Fr. < Ital.
%@AI@%%@AI@%canaglia %@AE@%< %@AI@%cane, %@AE@%dog < Lat. %@AI@%canis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANAL @%%@QR:canal@%%@AB@%canal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A man-made waterway or artificially improved river used for
irrigation, shipping, or travel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A tube or duct. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Astronomy. %@AE@%One of the faint, hazy markings resembling straight lines on the
surface of Mars. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-nalled%@AE@% %@AB@%-nalling%@AE@% %@AB@%-nals%@AE@% %@AB@% or -naled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -naling %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%-nals %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To dig an artificial waterway through. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To provide with a
canal or canals. [Partly < Fr., channel, and partly < ME, tube, both < Lat.
%@AI@%canalis, %@AE@%tube, channel.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANALICULATE @%%@QR:canaliculate@%%@AB@%canaliculate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having grooves or channels. [Lat. %@AI@%canaliculatus%@AE@% <
%@AI@%%@AI@%canaliculus,%@AE@% dim. of %@AI@%canalis,%@AE@% channel.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANALICULUS @%%@QR:canaliculus@%%@AB@%canaliculus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-li%@AE@% A small bodily channel, as a tear duct. [Lat.,
dim. of %@AI@%canalis, %@AE@%conduit.] %@AB@% canalicular %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANALIZATION @%%@QR:canalization@%%@AB@%canalization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or an instance of canalizing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A system of
canals.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANALIZE @%%@QR:canalize@%%@AB@%canalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lized%@AE@% %@AB@%-lizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To furnish with, build, or
convert into a canal or canals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To channel into a particular direction;
provide an outlet for.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANAL.RAYS @%%@QR:canal rays@%%@AB@%canal rays%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Positively charged ions formed in a gas by electrical
discharge and attracted to the cathode of the discharge tube. Not in
current technical use. [Transl. of G. %@AI@%Kanalstrahl %@AE@%(from the fissures in the
cathode, through which the ions pass).]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANAPE @%%@QR:canape@%%@AB@%canape%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cracker or small, thin piece of bread or toast spread with
cheese, meat, or relish and served as an appetizer. [Fr. < %@AI@%canape, %@AE@%couch <
Med. Lat. %@AI@%canapeum, %@AE@%mosquito net. -see canopy.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANARD @%%@QR:canard@%%@AB@%canard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An unfounded or false, deliberately misleading story. [Fr.,
prob. < the phrase %@AI@%vendre un canard a moitie, %@AE@%to half-sell a duck, to
swindle.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANARY @%%@QR:canary@%%@AB@%canary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A songbird, %@AI@%Serinus canaria,%@AE@% native to the Canary
Islands, that is greenish to yellow and has long been bred as a cage bird.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An informer; stool pigeon. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sweet white wine, similar to
Madeira, from the Canary Islands. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A lively 16th-century court dance. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
A light to moderate or vivid yellow. [Fr. %@AI@%canari %@AE@%< OSp. %@AI@%canario %@AE@%< (%@AI@%Islas%@AE@%)
%@2@%%@CR:CANARY.GRASS @%%@QR:canary grass@%%@AB@%canary grass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A grass, %@AI@%Phalaris canariensis,%@AE@% native to Europe, having
straw-colored seeds used to feed birds.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANASTA @%%@QR:canasta@%%@AB@%canasta%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A card game for two to six players, related to rummy and
requiring two decks of cards. [Sp. < %@AI@%canasto, %@AE@%basket < Lat. %@AI@%canistrum. %@AE@%-see
canister.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANCAN @%%@QR:cancan@%%@AB@%cancan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An exuberant dance, originating in France, performed by women
and marked by high kicking. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANCEL @%%@QR:cancel@%%@AB@%cancel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-celed%@AE@% %@AB@%-celing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cels%@AE@% %@AB@% or -celled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -celling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -cels %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cross out with lines or other markings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To annul or invalidate:
%@AI@%%@AI@%cancel an invitation.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To mark or perforate (a postage stamp, for
example) to indicate that it may not be used again. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To equalize or make
up for; offset. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To remove a common factor from the
numerator and denominator of a fractional expression. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To remove a common
factor or term from both members of an equation or inequality. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Printing. %@AE@%To omit or delete. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To balance or neutralize one another:
%@AI@%%@AI@%two forces that canceled out.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The omission or deletion of
typed or printed matter. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The matter omitted or deleted or its
replacement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A part of a book used as a substitute for an original part
of the book. [ME < Norman Fr. %@AI@%canceler %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cancellare, %@AE@%to cross out <
%@AI@%%@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%cancellare, %@AE@%to make like a lattice. -see cancel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANCELLATION @%%@QR:cancellation@%%@AB@%cancellation%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cancelation %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of canceling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marks or
perforations indicating canceling. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that has been canceled.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANCELLOUS @%%@QR:cancellous@%%@AB@%cancellous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% Having a coarse netlike or spongy structure.
Used of bone.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANCER @%%@QR:cancer@%%@AB@%cancer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of various malignant neoplasms that manifest
invasiveness and a tendency to metastasize to new sites. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
pathological condition characterized by such growths. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pernicious,
spreading evil: %@AI@%A cancer of bigotry spread through the community.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Cancer%@AE@% A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Leo and Gemini. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Cancer%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The fourth sign of the zodiac. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One born under the
astrological sign of Cancer. [Lat. %@AI@%cancer, cancr-.%@AE@%] %@AB@% cancerous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANCROID @%%@QR:cancroid@%%@AB@%cancroid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Resembling a cancer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Similar to a crab. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A skin
cancer.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDELA @%%@QR:candela@%%@AB@%candela%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of luminous intensity equal to 1/60 of the luminous
intensity per square centimeter of a blackbody radiating at the temperature
of solidification of platinum (2,046 deg. K). [Lat. %@AI@%candela, %@AE@%candle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDELABRA @%%@QR:candelabra@%%@AB@%candelabra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A candelabrum.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDELABRUM @%%@QR:candelabrum@%%@AB@%candelabrum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bra%@AE@% %@AB@% or -brums %@AE@% A large decorative candlestick having
several arms or branches. [Lat. < %@AI@%candela, %@AE@%candle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDENT @%%@QR:candent@%%@AB@%candent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a white-hot glow; incandescent. [Lat. %@AI@%candens,
%@AI@%candent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%candere, %@AE@%to shine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDESCENCE @%%@QR:candescence@%%@AB@%candescence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state of being white hot; incandescence. [< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%candescens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%candescere, %@AE@%inceptive of %@AI@%candere, %@AE@%to shine.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANDID @%%@QR:candid@%%@AB@%candid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Free from prejudice; impartial. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Without pretense or
reserve; straightforward: %@AI@%candid opinions.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Not posed or rehearsed: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%candid picture.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An unposed informal photograph. [Fr. %@AI@%candide %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CANDIDA @%%@QR:candida@%%@AB@%candida%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the pathogenic yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Candida.%@AE@% [NLat. %@AI@%Candida, %@AE@%genus name < Lat., fem. of %@AI@%candidus, %@AE@%white.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDIDATE @%%@QR:candidate@%%@AB@%candidate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize
or honor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who seems likely to gain a certain position or come
to a certain fate. [Lat. %@AI@%candidatus, %@AE@%clothed in white (from the white togas
%@2@%%@CR:CANDID.CAMERA @%%@QR:candid camera@%%@AB@%candid camera%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, easily operated camera with a fast lens for
taking unposed or informal photographs.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDIDIASIS @%%@QR:candidiasis@%%@AB@%candidiasis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fungous infection caused by a member of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Candida.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDIED @%%@QR:candied@%%@AB@%candied%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Permeated, covered, encrusted, or cooked with sugar:
%@AI@%%@AI@%candied sweet potatoes.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLE @%%@QR:candle@%%@AB@%candle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A solid, usually cylindrical mass of tallow, wax, or other
fatty substance with an axially embedded wick that is burned to provide
light. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resembling a candle in shape or use. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
An obsolete unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a
wax candle with standard composition and equal to 1.02 candelas. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
%@AI@%%@AI@%candela%@BO: 2aa2cc@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dled%@AE@% %@AB@%-dling%@AE@% %@AB@%-dles%@AE@% To examine (an egg) for freshness in
front of a light.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% burn (one's) candle at both ends.%@AE@% To expend too much
of one's energy in too many directions.%@AB@% not hold a candle to.%@AE@% To be not
nearly as good as. [ME %@AI@%candel %@AE@%< OE < Lat. %@AI@%candela %@AE@%< %@AI@%candere, %@AE@%to shine.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%candler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLEBERRY @%%@QR:candleberry@%%@AB@%candleberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%wax myrtle%@BO: 149b638@%%@AE@% or its fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLEFISH @%%@QR:candlefish@%%@AB@%candlefish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%candlefish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% An oily, edible fish,
%@AI@%%@AI@%Thaleichthys pacificus,%@AE@% of northern Pacific waters, formerly dried and used
as a torch by Indians.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLE.FOOT @%%@QR:candle-foot@%%@AB@%candle-foot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%foot-candle%@BO: 739ab4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLEHOLDER @%%@QR:candleholder@%%@AB@%candleholder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%candlestick%@BO: 2abc26@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLELIGHT @%%@QR:candlelight@%%@AB@%candlelight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Illumination from a candle or candles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Dusk;
twilight.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLEMAS @%%@QR:Candlemas@%%@AB@%Candlemas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A church festival celebrated on February 2 as the feast of
the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant
Christ in the temple. [ME %@AI@%candelmasse %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%candelmaesse %@AE@%: %@AI@%candel, %@AE@%candle +
%@AI@%%@AI@%maesse, %@AE@%mass (from the blessing of candles at the feast).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLENUT @%%@QR:candlenut@%%@AB@%candlenut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Aleurites moluccana,%@AE@% of tropical Asia and
Polynesia, bearing nuts that yield an oil used in paints and varnishes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The nut of the candlenut.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLEPIN @%%@QR:candlepin@%%@AB@%candlepin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A slender bowling pin used in a variation of the game of
tenpins. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%candlepins%@AE@% %@AI@%(used with a sing. verb).%@AE@% A bowling game using a
ball smaller than that used in tenpins.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLEPOWER @%%@QR:candlepower@%%@AB@%candlepower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Luminous intensity expressed in standard candles.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLESTICK @%%@QR:candlestick@%%@AB@%candlestick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A holder, often ornamental, with cups or spikes for a
candle or candles. [ME %@AI@%candelstikke %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%candelsticca.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLEWICK @%%@QR:candlewick@%%@AB@%candlewick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The wick of a candle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLEWICKING @%%@QR:candlewicking@%%@AB@%candlewicking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Soft, heavy cotton thread similar to that used to
make wicks for candles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Embroidery made of tufts of candlewicking.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDLEWOOD @%%@QR:candlewood@%%@AB@%candlewood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%ocotillo%@BO: c7fc9f@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The resinous wood of the ocotillo or
similar plants.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDOR @%%@QR:candor@%%@AB@%candor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Frankness of expression; straightforwardness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Freedom
from prejudice; impartiality. [Lat. < %@AI@%candere, %@AE@%to shine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDOUR @%%@QR:candour@%%@AB@%candour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%candor%@BO: 2abf90@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDY @%%@QR:candy@%%@AB@%candy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of numerous kinds of rich, sweet confections
made with sugar, corn syrup, or similar substances, often combined with
chocolate, dairy products, fruits, or nuts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A single piece of such a
confection. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-died%@AE@% %@AB@%-dying%@AE@% %@AB@%-dies%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reduce to sugar crystals.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cook, preserve, saturate, or coat with sugar or syrup. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make
pleasant or agreeable; sweeten. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To crystallize, as sugar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
become coated with sugar or syrup. [Short for %@AI@%sugar candy %@AE@%< ME %@AI@%sugre candie
%@AE@%sugar + %@AI@%qandi, %@AE@%candied < %@AI@%qand, %@AE@%cane sugar, of Dravidian orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDY.STRIPER @%%@QR:candy striper@%%@AB@%candy striper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A usually teen-age volunteer nurse's aid in a hospital.
[From the resemblance of the volunteer's red and white striped uniform to a
candy cane.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANDYTUFT @%%@QR:candytuft@%%@AB@%candytuft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Iberis,%@AE@% having clusters
of white, red, or purplish flowers. [Obs. %@AI@%Candy, %@AE@%var. of %@AI@%Candia, %@AE@%Crete +
tuft.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANE @%%@QR:cane@%%@AB@%cane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A slender, jointed stem, woody but usually flexible, as
of bamboo, rattan, or certain palm trees. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A plant having such a stem. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
Such stems or strips of such stems used for wickerwork. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A grass,
%@AI@%%@AI@%Arundinaria gigantea,%@AE@% of the southeastern United States, having long stiff
stems and often forming %@AI@%canebrakes%@BO: 2acb9a@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The long, woody stem of a raspberry,
blackberry, certain roses, or similar plants. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AI@%Sugar cane%@BO: 1238bc3@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A stick
used as an aid in walking. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A rod used for flogging. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%caned%@AE@% %@AB@%caning%@AE@%
%@AB@%canes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make, supply, or repair with cane. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hit or beat with a
cane. [ME < Norman Fr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%canna %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kanna, %@AE@%reed.] %@AB@% caner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANEBRAKE @%%@QR:canebrake@%%@AB@%canebrake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dense thicket of cane.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANESCENT @%%@QR:canescent@%%@AB@%canescent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Covered with whitish or grayish down; hoary.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Turning white or grayish. [Lat. %@AI@%canescens, canescent-, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%canescere, %@AE@%inchoative of %@AI@%canere, %@AE@%to be white < %@AI@%canus, %@AE@%white.] %@AB@% canescence
%@2@%%@CR:CANICULAR @%%@QR:canicular@%%@AB@%canicular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Dog Star. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pertaining to the
dog days of July and August.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANINE @%%@QR:canine@%%@AB@%canine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a member of the
family Canidae, which includes dogs, wolves, and foxes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
designating one of the conical teeth located between the incisors and the
first bicuspids. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A canine animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A canine tooth. [Lat. %@AI@%caninus
%@AI@%%@AE@%< %@AI@%canis, %@AE@%dog.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANIS.MAJOR @%%@QR:Canis Major@%%@AB@%Canis Major%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Puppis
and Lepus containing the star Sirius. [Lat., the larger dog.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANIS.MINOR @%%@QR:Canis Minor@%%@AB@%Canis Minor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern
Hemisphere near Hydra and Monoceros containing the star Procyon. [Lat., the
smaller dog.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANISTER @%%@QR:canister@%%@AB@%canister%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A container, usually of thin metal, for holding dry
foods. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A metallic cylinder that when fired from a gun bursts and
scatters the shot packed inside it. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The part of a gas mask containing a
filter for removing poison gas from the surrounding air. [Lat. %@AI@%canistrum,
%@2@%%@CR:CANKER @%%@QR:canker@%%@AB@%canker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ulcerous sore of the mouth and lips. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A necrotic area
in a plant surrounded by healthy wood or bark. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of several animal
diseases characterized by chronic inflammatory processes. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A source of
spreading corruption or debilitation. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-kered%@AE@% %@AB@%-kering%@AE@% %@AB@%-kers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To attack or infect with canker. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to decay or become corrupt.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become infected with or as if with canker. [ME < OE %@AI@%cancer,
%@AE@%cancer and < OFr. %@AI@%cancre, %@AE@%cancer, both < Lat. %@AI@%cancer.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANKEROUS @%%@QR:cankerous@%%@AB@%cankerous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of the nature of or infected with a canker; ulcerous.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Causing canker; ulcerating.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANKER.SORE @%%@QR:canker sore@%%@AB@%canker sore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, painful ulcer usually of the mouth.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANKERWORM @%%@QR:cankerworm@%%@AB@%cankerworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The larva of either of two moths, %@AI@%Paleacrita vernata%@AE@% or
%@AI@%%@AI@%Alsophila pometaria,%@AE@% that are destructive to fruit and shade trees.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNA @%%@QR:canna@%%@AB@%canna%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various tropical plants of the genus %@AI@%Canna,%@AE@% having broad
leaves and showy red or yellow flowers. [NLat. %@AI@%Canna, %@AE@%genus name < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%canna, %@AE@%cane.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNABIDIOL @%%@QR:cannabidiol@%%@AB@%cannabidiol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chemical constituent of cannabis, C%@AH@%21%@AE@%H%@AH@%28%@AE@%(OH)%@AH@%2%@AE@%.%@EH@%
[cannabi(s) + di-1 + -ol.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNABIN @%%@QR:cannabin@%%@AB@%cannabin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A resinous material extracted from cannabis. [cannab(is) +
-in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNABIS @%%@QR:cannabis@%%@AB@%cannabis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%hemp%@BO: 891ee4@%%@AE@% plant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The dried flowering tops of the hemp
%@2@%%@CR:CANNED @%%@QR:canned@%%@AB@%canned%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Preserved and sealed in a can or jar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@%
Recorded or taped: %@AI@% So if television is to have canned laughter, how about
%@AI@%canned tears? (Jack Paar).
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%@AI@%%@2@%%@CR:CANNED.HEAT @%%@QR:canned heat@%%@AB@%canned heat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Alcohol or paraffin fuel packed in small cans and used to
heat food.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNEL @%%@QR:cannel@%%@AB@%cannel%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cannel coal %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bituminous coal that burns brightly with
much smoke. [Perh. short for %@AI@%cannel coal, %@AE@%var. of %@AI@%candle coal %@AE@%(from its
bright flame).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNELLONI @%%@QR:cannelloni@%%@AB@%cannelloni%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An Italian pasta dish of large-sized macaroni that is
stuffed, baked, and served with tomato sauce or cream sauce. [Ital., pl. of
%@2@%%@CR:CANNERY @%%@QR:cannery@%%@AB@%cannery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% An establishment where meat, vegetables, or other
foods are canned.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNIBAL @%%@QR:cannibal@%%@AB@%cannibal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who eats the flesh of human beings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A animal
that feeds on others of its own kind. [< Sp. %@AI@%Canibalis, %@AE@%name (as recorded
by Christopher Columbus 1451-1506), of the man-eating Caribs of Cuba and
Haiti, of Arawakan orig.] %@AB@% cannibalism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% cannibalistic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNIBALIZE @%%@QR:cannibalize@%%@AB@%cannibalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove serviceable parts
from (damaged airplanes, tanks, or other machinery) for use in the repair
of other equipment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To deprive (an organization) of personnel or
equipment for use in another organization. %@AB@% cannibalization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNIKIN @%%@QR:cannikin@%%@AB@%cannikin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A little can or cup. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A wooden bucket. [Prob. < Du.
%@AI@%%@AI@%kanneken %@AE@%< MDu. %@AI@%canneken, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%canne, %@AE@%can, of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNING @%%@QR:canning@%%@AB@%canning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act, process, or business of preserving foods in airtight
containers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNOLI @%%@QR:cannoli@%%@AB@%cannoli%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fried pastry roll with a usually sweet, creamy filling.
[Ital., pl. of %@AI@%cannolo, %@AE@%tube, dim. of %@AI@%canna %@AE@%< Lat., reed. -see cane.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNON @%%@QR:cannon@%%@AB@%cannon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cannon%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nons %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A weapon for firing projectiles,
consisting of a heavy metal tube mounted on a carriage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A heavy firearm
larger than 0.60 caliber. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The loop at the top of a bell by which the
bell is suspended. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A round bit for a horse. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The section of leg
containing the cannon bone. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A carom made in billiards.
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-noned%@AE@% %@AB@%-noning%@AE@% %@AB@%-nons%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bombard with or fire cannon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% To carom or cause to carom, as in billiards. [ME %@AI@%canon %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CANNONADE @%%@QR:cannonade@%%@AB@%cannonade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-aded%@AE@% %@AB@%-ading%@AE@% %@AB@%-ades%@AE@% To assault with or deliver
heavy artillery fire. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extended, usually heavy discharge of
%@2@%%@CR:CANNONBALL @%%@QR:cannonball@%%@AB@%cannonball%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cannon ball %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A round projectile fired from a cannon.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A jump into water made with the arms grasping the upraised knees. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Something, such as a fast train, moving with great speed. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-balled%@AE@%
%@AB@%-balling%@AE@% %@AB@%-balls%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To travel rapidly in the manner of a cannonball. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
make a cannonball jump into water.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNON.BONE @%%@QR:cannon bone@%%@AB@%cannon bone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A supporting bone of the leg in some hoofed mammals.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNONEER @%%@QR:cannoneer@%%@AB@%cannoneer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gunner or artilleryman. [OFr. %@AI@%canonier %@AE@%< %@AI@%canon, %@AE@%cannon.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNON.FODDER @%%@QR:cannon fodder@%%@AB@%cannon fodder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Soldiers considered as expendable materials of warfare.
%@2@%%@CR:CANNON.SHOT @%%@QR:cannon shot@%%@AB@%cannon shot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Ammunition for a cannon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A shot or shots fired by
cannon. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The firing distance of a cannon.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNOT @%%@QR:cannot@%%@AB@%cannot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% The negative form of %@AI@%can.%@BO: 2a7474@%%@AE@% %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%In the phrase %@AI@%cannot but, %@AE@% which is sometimes criticized as a
double negative, %@AI@%but %@AE@% is used in the sense of "except": %@AI@%One cannot but
%@AI@%admire his courage %@AE@% (that is, "one cannot do otherwise than admire his
courage".) Thus, the expression is not to be classed with the double
negative that occurs when %@AI@%but %@AE@% in the sense of "only" is coupled with a
negative. %@AI@%Cannot but %@AE@% is accepted in the preceding example by a majority of
the Usage Panel. Alternative phrasings are: %@AI@%can but admire, can only
%@AI@%admire, cannot help admiring. %@AE@% See also Usage notes at %@AI@%help%@BO: 88bdbc@%%@AE@%, %@AI@%seem.%@BO: 1076c1b@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNULA @%%@QR:cannula@%%@AB@%cannula%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or canula %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-las%@AE@% %@AB@% or -lae %@AE@% A tube inserted into a bodily
cavity to drain fluid or insert medication. [Lat., dim. of %@AI@%canna, %@AE@%reed.
%@2@%%@CR:CANNULATE @%%@QR:cannulate@%%@AB@%cannulate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or canulate %@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To insert a cannula
in. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Tubular; hollow. %@AB@% cannulation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANNY @%%@QR:canny@%%@AB@%canny%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nier%@AE@% %@AB@%-niest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Careful and shrewd, esp. where one's own
interests are concerned. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Chiefly Scot.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Pleasant; attractive. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CANOE @%%@QR:canoe@%%@AB@%canoe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light, slender boat with pointed ends, propelled by paddles.
-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-noed%@AE@% %@AB@%-noeing%@AE@% %@AB@%-noes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To carry or send by canoe. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
travel in a canoe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To propel a canoe. [Obs. %@AI@%canoa %@AE@%< Sp., of Cariban
orig.] %@AB@% canoeist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAN.OF.WORMS @%%@QR:can of worms@%%@AB@%can of worms%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A complicated, often troublesome condition or
%@AB@%canon(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ecclesiastical law or code of laws established by a
church council. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A secular law, rule, or code of law. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A basis for
judgment; standard; criterion. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The books of the Bible officially
recognized as the Holy Scripture. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The part of the Mass beginning after
the Sanctus and ending just before the Lord's Prayer. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The calendar of
saints accepted by the Roman Catholic Church. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% An authoritative list, as
of the works of an author. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%A composition or passage in which the
same melody is repeated by one or more voices, overlapping in time in the
same or a related key. [ME %@AI@%canoun, %@AE@%partly < OE, and partly < OFr. %@AI@%canon,
%@AE@%both < Lat. %@AI@%canon, %@AE@%rule < Gk. %@AI@%kanon.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%canon(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of a chapter of priests serving in a cathedral or
collegiate church. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of a religious community living under common
rules and bound by vows. [ME %@AI@%canoun %@AE@%< Norman Fr. %@AI@%canun %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%canonicus %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%canon, %@AE@%rule.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANON2 @%%@QR:canon@%%@AB@%canon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%canyon%@BO: 2b5186@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANONESS @%%@QR:canoness@%%@AB@%canoness%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a religious community of women living under a
common rule but not bound by vows.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANONICAL @%%@QR:canonical@%%@AB@%canonical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or canonic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to, required by, or abiding by
canon law. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or appearing in the Biblical canon. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Officially
%@2@%%@CR:CANONICAL.HOURS @%%@QR:canonical hours@%%@AB@%canonical hours%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A special form of prayer,
prescribed by canon law, normally to be recited at specified times of the
day, either in common or individually. They are matins (with lauds), prime,
tierce, sext, nones, vespers, and complin. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The times of day set aside
for these prayers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% The hours between 8:00 am and 3:00
pm, during which marriages may legally take place in parish churches.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANONICALS @%%@QR:canonicals@%%@AB@%canonicals%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The dress prescribed by canon for officiating clergy.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANONICATE @%%@QR:canonicate@%%@AB@%canonicate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The office or dignity of a canon; canonry. [Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CANONIST @%%@QR:canonist@%%@AB@%canonist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person skilled in canon law. %@AB@% canonistic %@AE@%%@AB@% canonistical
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CANONIZE @%%@QR:canonize@%%@AB@%canonize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To declare (a deceased person) to
be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such by the Roman Catholic
Church. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To include in the Biblical canon. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To approve as being within
%@2@%%@CR:CANON.LAW @%%@QR:canon law@%%@AB@%canon law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The body of officially established rules governing the
faith and practice of the members of a Christian church.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANONRY @%%@QR:canonry@%%@AB@%canonry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The position or benefice of a canon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Canons
collectively.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANOPIC @%%@QR:Canopic@%%@AB@%Canopic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designating an ancient Egyptian vase, urn, or jar used to
hold the remains of the dead. [After %@AI@%Canopus, %@AE@%a city of ancient Egypt.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANOPUS @%%@QR:Canopus@%%@AB@%Canopus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A star in the constellation Carina, 650 light-years from
Earth, the second-brightest star in the sky. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%kanopos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANOPY @%%@QR:canopy@%%@AB@%canopy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cloth covering fastened or held horizontally
above a person or an object for protection or ornamentation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Architecture. %@AE@%An ornamental, rooflike structure. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any high, overarching
covering: %@AI@% spreads out into a vast canopy of foliage (Thomas Huxley). %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% The transparent, movable enclosure over an aircraft's cockpit. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
hemispherical surface of a parachute. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-pied%@AE@% %@AB@%-pying%@AE@% %@AB@%-pies%@AE@% To cover
with or as if with a canopy. [ME %@AI@%canape %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%canapeum, %@AE@%mosquito net
< Lat. %@AI@%conopeum %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%konopion %@AE@%< %@AI@%Kanopos, %@AE@%Canopus, a city of ancient
Egypt.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANOROUS @%%@QR:canorous@%%@AB@%canorous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Agreeable to the ears; melodious. [Lat. %@AI@%canorus %@AE@%< %@AI@%canor,
%@2@%%@CR:CANST @%%@QR:canst@%%@AB@%canst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Second person singular present tense of %@AI@%can1%@BO: 2a7474@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:CANTABILE @%%@QR:cantabile@%%@AB@%cantabile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Marked by a smooth, lyrical, flowing style. Used
as a direction to the performer. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cantabile passage or movement.
[Ital. < LLat. %@AI@%cantabilis, %@AE@%worthy to be sung < Lat. %@AI@%cantare, %@AE@%freq. of
%@2@%%@CR:CANTABRIGIAN @%%@QR:Cantabrigian@%%@AB@%Cantabrigian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Cambridge University. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
student or graduate of Cambridge University. [< Med. Lat. %@AI@%Cantabrigia,
%@AE@%Cambridge.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTALA @%%@QR:cantala@%%@AB@%cantala%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A century plant, %@AI@%Agave cantula,%@AE@% native to tropical
America, cultivated for its coarse, tough fiber. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fiber of the
cantala. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTALOUPE @%%@QR:cantaloupe@%%@AB@%cantaloupe%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cantaloup %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A variety of melon, %@AI@%Cucumis melo
%@AI@%cantalupensis,%@AE@% having fruit with a ribbed, rough rind and aromatic orange
flesh. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several similar melons. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The fruit of a cantaloupe. [Fr.
%@AI@%cantaloup %@AE@%< Ital. %@AI@%cantalupo %@AE@%< %@AI@%Cantalupo, %@AE@%a former papal villa near Rome.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTANKEROUS @%%@QR:cantankerous@%%@AB@%cantankerous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable. [Perh.
%@2@%%@CR:CANTEEN @%%@QR:canteen@%%@AB@%canteen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A store for on-base military personnel. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% A club for soldiers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An institutional recreation hall or
cafeteria. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A temporary or mobile eating place, esp. one set up in an
emergency. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A mess kit. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A box divided into compartments containing
a set of cooking gear. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A flask for drinking water of the kind carried by
%@2@%%@CR:CANTER @%%@QR:canter@%%@AB@%canter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gait slower than a gallop but faster than a trot.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To move or ride at a canter. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause
(a horse) to go at a canter. [Short for %@AI@%Canterbury gallop, %@AE@%after
%@AI@%%@AI@%Canterbury, %@AE@%England, toward which pilgrims rode at an easy pace.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTERBURY.BELL @%%@QR:Canterbury bells@%%@AB@%Canterbury bells%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant,Campanula medium,native to Europe, widely
cultivated for its showy, bell-shaped violet-blue flowers. [From the
association of the flowers with the bells on the horses of Canterbury
pilgrims.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTHARIS @%%@QR:cantharis@%%@AB@%cantharis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cantharides%@AE@% A toxic preparation of the crushed, dried
bodies of the beetle %@AI@%Lytta vesicatoria%@AE@% (or %@AI@%Cantharis vesicatoria%@AE@% ),
formerly used as a counterirritant for skin blisters and as an aphrodisiac.
[Lat., a kind of beetle < Gk. %@AI@%kantharis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANT.HOOK @%%@QR:cant hook@%%@AB@%cant hook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%peavey%@BO: d53e65@%%@AE@%. [< cant1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTHITIS @%%@QR:canthitis@%%@AB@%canthitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of the canthus.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTHUS @%%@QR:canthus@%%@AB@%canthus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-thi%@AE@% The corner at either side of the eye, formed by the
meeting of the upper and lower eyelids. [LLat. < Gk. %@AI@%kanthos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTICLE @%%@QR:canticle@%%@AB@%canticle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A song or chant, esp. a nonmetrical hymn with words taken
directly from a Biblical text. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%canticulum, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%cantus, %@AE@%song
< %@AI@%canere, %@AE@%to sing.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTILEVER @%%@QR:cantilever@%%@AB@%cantilever%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A projecting beam or other structure supported only at
one end. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A beam or other member projecting beyond a fulcrum and
supported by a balancing member or a downward force behind the fulcrum. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A bracket or block supporting a balcony or cornice. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-vered%@AE@% %@AB@%-vering%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-vers%@AE@% To extend outward or build as a cantilever. [Perh. cant1 + lever.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTILEVER.BRID @%%@QR:cantilever bridge@%%@AB@%cantilever bridge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bridge formed by two projecting beams or trusses
that are joined in the center by a connecting member and are supported on
piers and anchored by counterbalancing members.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTILLATE @%%@QR:cantillate@%%@AB@%cantillate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To chant or recite in a
musical monotone, as in Jewish or other rituals. [Lat. %@AI@%cantillare,
%@2@%%@CR:CANTLE @%%@QR:cantle@%%@AB@%cantle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The rear part of a saddle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A corner or portion, esp.
when cut off from something. [ME %@AI@%cantel, %@AE@%corner < Norman Fr., dim. of %@AI@%cant,
%@AI@%%@AE@%corner.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTO @%%@QR:canto@%%@AB@%canto%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tos%@AE@% One of the principal divisions of a long poem. [Ital.
< Lat. %@AI@%cantus, %@AE@%song. -see canticle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTON @%%@QR:canton@%%@AB@%canton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small territorial division of a country, esp. one of
the states of Switzerland. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A subdivision of an arrondissement in France.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small, square division of a heraldic shield, usually in the upper
right corner. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A division of a flag, usually rectangular, occupying the
upper corner next to the staff. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-toned%@AE@% %@AB@%-toning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tons%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To divide
into parts, esp. into cantons or territorial districts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To assign
quarters to (troops); billet. [Fr. < OFr. < Ital. %@AI@%cantone, %@AE@%aug. of %@AI@%canto,
%@2@%%@CR:CANTONMENT @%%@QR:cantonment@%%@AB@%cantonment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group of more or less temporary buildings for housing
troops. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The assignment of troops to temporary quarters.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTON.WARE @%%@QR:Canton ware@%%@AB@%Canton ware%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ceramic ware including blue-and-white enameled porcelain
exported from China, esp. during the 18th and 19th centuries. [After %@AI@%Canton
%@AI@%%@AE@%(Guangzhou), China.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTOR @%%@QR:cantor@%%@AB@%cantor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The official soloist or chief singer of the liturgy in a
synagogue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The person who leads a church choir or congregation in
%@2@%%@CR:CANTRIP @%%@QR:cantrip@%%@AB@%cantrip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A magic spell; a witch's trick. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mischievous
trick; prank. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANTUS.FIRMUS @%%@QR:cantus firmus@%%@AB@%cantus firmus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plainsong serving as the basis of a polyphonic
composition by the addition of contrapuntal voices, as in 15th-century
polyphony. [Med. Lat., fixed melody.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANUCK @%%@QR:Canuck@%%@AB@%Canuck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Offensive.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A Canadian, esp. a French Canadian. [Prob.
alteration of Canadian.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANULA @%%@QR:canula@%%@AB@%canula%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cannula%@BO: 2afad3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANULATE @%%@QR:canulate@%%@AB@%canulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cannulate%@BO: 2afc9c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANVAS @%%@QR:canvas@%%@AB@%canvas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A heavy, coarse, closely woven fabric of cotton, hemp, or
flax, used for making tents and sails. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A piece of canvas on which a
painting is made, esp. an oil painting. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A painting of this kind. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Sailcloth. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A sail or sails collectively. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tent or tents
collectively. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A circus tent. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A fabric of coarse open weave, used as a
foundation for needlework. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The floor of a ring in which boxing or
wrestling takes place. [ME %@AI@%canevas %@AE@%< Norman Fr. %@AI@%canevaz %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cannabis,
%@AE@%hemp. -see cannabis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANVASBACK @%%@QR:canvasback@%%@AB@%canvasback%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American duck, %@AI@%Aythya valisneria,%@AE@% having a
reddish-brown head and neck and a whitish back.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANVAS.DUCK @%%@QR:canvas duck@%%@AB@%canvas duck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fabric made of lightweight cotton or linen.
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%@2@%%@CR:CANVASS @%%@QR:canvass@%%@AB@%canvass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vassed%@AE@% %@AB@%-vassing%@AE@% %@AB@%-vasses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To examine carefully or
discuss thoroughly; scrutinize. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To go through (a region) or go to
(persons) to solicit votes, orders, or subscriptions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To conduct a
survey of (public opinion) on a given subject; poll. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a
thorough examination or conduct a detailed discussion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To solicit
political support, sales orders, or opinions. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An examination or
discussion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A solicitation of votes, sales orders, or opinions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
survey of public opinion. [< obs. %@AI@%canvass, %@AE@%to toss in a canvas sheet as
%@2@%%@CR:CANYON @%%@QR:canyon@%%@AB@%canyon%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or canon %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, formed by
running water; gorge. [Sp. %@AI@%canon, %@AE@%aug. of %@AI@%cana, %@AE@%tube < Lat. %@AI@%canna, %@AE@%reed <
Gk. %@AI@%kanna.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANZONE @%%@QR:canzone@%%@AB@%canzone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ni %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A lyric 13th-century Italian or Provencal
poetic form. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A polyphonic song form evolving from the canzone and
resembling the madrigal in style. [Ital. < Lat. %@AI@%cantio, %@AE@%song < %@AI@%canere, %@AE@%to
sing.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CANZONET @%%@QR:canzonet@%%@AB@%canzonet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short, lighthearted song or air. [Ital. %@AI@%canzonetta, %@AE@%dim.
%@2@%%@CR:CAPABILITY @%%@QR:capability@%%@AB@%capability%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality or condition of being capable;
ability. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Potential ability: %@AI@%lived up to her capabilities.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
capacity to be used, treated, or developed for a specific purpose.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPABLE @%%@QR:capable@%%@AB@%capable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having capacity or ability; efficient; able. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having
the mental or physical capacity for; qualified for. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Open to; susceptible
to: %@AI@%an error capable of remedy.%@AE@% [Fr. < OFr. < LLat. %@AI@%capabilis, %@AE@%spacious <
%@2@%%@CR:CAPACITANCE @%%@QR:capacitance@%%@AB@%capacitance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The ratio of charge to potential on an electrically
charged, isolated conductor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The ratio of the electric charge
transferred from one to the other of a pair of conductors to the resulting
potential difference between them. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The property of a circuit element
that permits it to store charge. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The part of the circuit exhibiting
%@2@%%@CR:CAPACITOR @%%@QR:capacitor@%%@AB@%capacitor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electric circuit element used to store charge
temporarily, consisting in general of two metallic plates separated by a
dielectric.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPACITY @%%@QR:capacity@%%@AB@%capacity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The ability to receive, hold, or absorb. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
A measure of this ability; volume. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The maximum amount that can be
contained: %@AI@%a trunk filled to capacity.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The maximum or optimum amount of
production. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The ability to learn or retain knowledge. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The ability to
do something; faculty: %@AI@%a capacity for self-expression.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The quality of
being suitable for or receptive to specified treatment: %@AI@%the capacity of
%@AI@%elastic to be stretched.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The position in which one functions; role: %@AI@%his
%@AI@%capacity as host.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Legal qualification or authority: %@AI@%the capacity to
%@AI@%%@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%capacitas %@AE@%< %@AI@%capax, %@AE@%spacious. -see capacious.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAP.A.PIE @%%@QR:cap-a-pie@%%@AB@%cap-a-pie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cap-a-pie %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% From head to foot. [OFr. %@AI@%(de) cap a pie,
%@AE@%(from) head to foot < OProv. %@AI@%(de) cap a pe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPARISON @%%@QR:caparison@%%@AB@%caparison%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A usually ornamental covering for a horse's saddle or
%@2@%%@CR:CAPE.COD.COTTAG @%%@QR:Cape Cod cottage@%%@AB@%Cape Cod cottage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A compact one- or one-and-a-half-story house with a
gabled roof and a central chimney. [After %@AI@%Cape Cod, %@AE@%Massachusetts.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPE.COWSLIP @%%@QR:Cape cowslip@%%@AB@%Cape cowslip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various bulbous South African plants of the genus
%@AI@%Lachenalia,%@AE@% having clusters of drooping red or yellow flowers and widely
cultivated as a potted plant. [After %@AI@%Cape %@AE@%of Good Hope, a province of the
Republic of South Africa.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPE.GOOSEBERRY @%%@QR:Cape gooseberry@%%@AB@%Cape gooseberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Physalis peruviana,%@AE@% native to tropical
America, having yellow flowers and edible yellow berries.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPE.JASMINE @%%@QR:Cape jasmine@%%@AB@%Cape jasmine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%gardenia%@BO: 7a5f94@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPELIN @%%@QR:capelin@%%@AB@%capelin%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caplin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, edible marine fish, %@AI@%Mallotus villosus,%@AE@% of
northern Atlantic and Pacific waters, related to and resembling the smelts.
%@AB@%caper(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A playful leap or hop. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A wild escapade or prank. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
criminal plot or enterprise. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-pered%@AE@% %@AB@%-pering%@AE@% %@AB@%-pers%@AE@% To leap or
frisk about; frolic. [Alteration of capriole.]
%@AB@%caper(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A spiny, trailing shrub, %@AI@%Capparis spinosa,%@AE@% of the
Mediterranean region. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A pickled flower bud of the caper, used as a
condiment. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A similar pickled bud or pod. [ME %@AI@%caperis %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%capparis %@AE@%<
Gk. %@AI@%kapparis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPERCAILLIE @%%@QR:capercaillie@%%@AB@%capercaillie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or capercailzie %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large grouse, %@AI@%Tetrao urogallus,%@AE@% of
northern Europe, having dark plumage and a fanlike tail. [Sc. Gael. %@AI@%capull
%@2@%%@CR:CAPESKIN @%%@QR:capeskin@%%@AB@%capeskin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Soft leather made from sheepskin, used esp. for gloves.
[After %@AI@%Cape %@AE@%of Good Hope, a province of the Republic of South Africa.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPETIAN @%%@QR:Capetian@%%@AB@%Capetian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining or belonging to the French dynasty (987-1328)
founded by Hugh Capet. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the Capetian dynasty.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPFUL @%%@QR:capful@%%@AB@%capful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%fuls%@AE@% The amount a cap will hold.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAP.GUN @%%@QR:cap gun@%%@AB@%cap gun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cap pistol%@BO: 2bb414@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPIAS @%%@QR:capias@%%@AB@%capias%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A writ authorizing an officer to arrest the person
specified therein. [ME < Med. Lat. < Lat., you may arrest (the first word
of the writ) < %@AI@%capere, %@AE@%to seize.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPILLARITY @%%@QR:capillarity@%%@AB@%capillarity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% The interaction between contacting surfaces of
a liquid and a solid that distorts the liquid surface from a planar shape.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPILLAROSCOPE @%%@QR:capillaroscope@%%@AB@%capillaroscope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A microscope used in capillaroscopy. [capillar(y) +
-scope.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPILLAROSCOPY @%%@QR:capillaroscopy@%%@AB@%capillaroscopy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The diagnostic examination of the capillaries.
[capillar(y) + -scopy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPILLARY @%%@QR:capillary@%%@AB@%capillary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or resembling a hair; fine and slender.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a very small internal diameter, as a tube. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%In, of,
or pertaining to the capillaries. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%Of or pertaining to
capillarity. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%One of the minute blood vessels
that connect the arteries and veins. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tube with a small internal
%@2@%%@CR:CAPILLARY.ATTRA @%%@QR:capillary attraction@%%@AB@%capillary attraction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The force that results from greater adhesion of
a liquid to a solid surface than internal cohesion of the liquid itself and
that causes the liquid to be raised against a vertical surface, as water is
in a clean glass tube.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPILLARY.BED @%%@QR:capillary bed@%%@AB@%capillary bed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The capillary network in a particular area or organ of
%@AB@%capital(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A town or city that is the official seat of
government in a state, nation, or other political entity. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A city or
region that is the center of a specific activity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Wealth in the form
of money or property, owned, used, or accumulated in business by an
individual, partnership, or corporation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any form of material wealth
used or available for use in the production of more wealth. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Accounting.
%@AS@%%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The remaining assets of a business after all liabilities have been
deducted; net worth. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The funds contributed to a business by the owners
or stockholders. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Capitalists considered as a group or class. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An asset
or advantage. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A %@AI@%capital letter%@BO: 2b9add@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% First and foremost;
principal: %@AI@%a decision of capital importance.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a
political capital. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% First-rate; excellent: %@AI@%a capital fellow.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Extremely serious: %@AI@%a capital blunder.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Involving death or calling for
the death penalty: %@AI@%capital punishment; a capital offense.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to monetary capital. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Designating an upper-case letter. [< ME,
principal < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%capitalis %@AE@%< %@AI@%caput, %@AE@%head.] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The term for a town or city that serves as a seat of government
is spelled %@AI@%capital.%@AE@% The term for the building in which a legislative
assembly meets is spelled %@AI@%capitol%@AE@% .
%@AB@%capital(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The top part, or head, of a pillar or column. [ME < Norman
Fr. < LLat. %@AI@%capitellum, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%caput, %@AE@%head.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.ACCOUNT @%%@QR:capital account@%%@AB@%capital account%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An account stating the amount of funds and assets
invested in a business by the owners or stockholders, including retained
earnings; the owner's interest in the firm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Accounting. %@AE@%A statement of
the net worth of a business enterprise at a given time.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.ASSETS @%%@QR:capital assets@%%@AB@%capital assets%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Long-term assets, as land or buildings.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.EXPENDI @%%@QR:capital expenditure@%%@AB@%capital expenditure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Funds spent for additions or improvements to
plant or equipment.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.GAIN @%%@QR:capital gain@%%@AB@%capital gain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Profit from the sale of capital assets.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.GAINS.D @%%@QR:capital gains distribution@%%@AB@%capital gains distribution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A payment to shareholders realized from
the sale of capital assets, as securities.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.GOODS @%%@QR:capital goods@%%@AB@%capital goods%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Goods used in the production of commodities.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.INTENSI @%%@QR:capital-intensive@%%@AB@%capital-intensive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Requiring or having a large expenditure of
capital in comparison to labor: %@AI@%a capital-intensive industry.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITALISM @%%@QR:capitalism@%%@AB@%capitalism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An economic system, characterized by open competition
in a free market, in which the means of production and distribution are
privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to
increasing accumulation and reinvestment of profits. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A political or
social system regarded as being based on capitalism.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITALIST @%%@QR:capitalist@%%@AB@%capitalist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An investor of capital in business, esp. one having a
major interest in an important enterprise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person of great wealth. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A person who supports capitalism.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITALISTIC @%%@QR:capitalistic@%%@AB@%capitalistic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to capitalism or capitalists. %@AB@%
%@AB@%capitalistically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITALIZATION @%%@QR:capitalization@%%@AB@%capitalization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act, practice, or result of capitalizing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% The total value of owners' shares in a business firm. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The authorized
or outstanding stock or bonds in a corporation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The process of
converting anticipated future income into present value. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The use of
upper-case letters in printing or writing.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITALIZE @%%@QR:capitalize@%%@AB@%capitalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To utilize as or convert into
capital. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To supply with capital or investment funds. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To authorize a
certain amount of capital stock of (a business). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To convert (debt) into
capital stock or shares. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To estimate the present value of (an asset). %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Accounting. %@AE@%To include (expenditures) in business accounts as assets
instead of expenses. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To write or print in upper-case letters. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
begin a word with an upper-case letter. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To turn to advantage; profit
by: %@AI@%capitalize on an opponent's error.%@AE@% %@AB@% capitalizable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.LETTER @%%@QR:capital letter@%%@AB@%capital letter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A letter written or printed in a size larger than and
often in a form differing from its corresponding lower-case letter; an
upper-case letter.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.LEVY @%%@QR:capital levy@%%@AB@%capital levy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tax on capital assets or real property.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITALLY @%%@QR:capitally@%%@AB@%capitally%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In an excellent manner; admirably.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.PUNISHM @%%@QR:capital punishment@%%@AB@%capital punishment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The infliction of the death penalty for the
commission of certain crimes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.SHIP @%%@QR:capital ship@%%@AB@%capital ship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A warship, such as a battleship, of the largest class.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITAL.STOCK @%%@QR:capital stock@%%@AB@%capital stock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The total amount of stock authorized for issue by a
corporation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The total stated or par value of the permanently invested
capital of a corporation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITATE @%%@QR:capitate@%%@AB@%capitate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%Enlarged or globular at an end, as some
tentacles are. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Forming a headlike mass or dense cluster, as the
inflorescence of certain flowers. [Lat. %@AI@%capitatus, %@AE@%having a head < %@AI@%caput,
%@AE@%head.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITATION @%%@QR:capitation@%%@AB@%capitation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tax fixed at an equal sum per person; a per capita or
%@2@%%@CR:CAPITELLUM @%%@QR:capitellum@%%@AB@%capitellum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The rounded process of the humerus that articulates with
the radius. [NLat. < LLat., dim. of Lat. %@AI@%caput, %@AE@%head.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITOL @%%@QR:capitol@%%@AB@%capitol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The building in which a state legislature assembles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Capitol%@AE@% The building in Washington, D.C., occupied by the Congress of the
United States. -See Usage note at %@AI@%capital.%@BO: 2b83ac@%%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%Capitol, %@AE@%Jupiter's temple in
Rome < Lat. %@AI@%Capitolium.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITOL.HILL @%%@QR:Capitol Hill@%%@AB@%Capitol Hill%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The U.S. Congress.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITULAR @%%@QR:capitular@%%@AB@%capitular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a chapter, esp. an ecclesiastical
chapter. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%capitularis %@AE@%< %@AI@%capitulum, %@AE@%chapter. -see chapter.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%capitularly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPITULARY @%%@QR:capitulary@%%@AB@%capitulary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of an ecclesiastical chapter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
An ecclesiastical or civil ordinance. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A set of such ordinances, esp.
those promulgated by Charlemagne and his successors.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAPITULATE @%%@QR:capitulate@%%@AB@%capitulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To surrender under
specified conditions; come to terms. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give up all resistance;
acquiesce. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%capitulare, capitulat-, %@AE@%to draw up in chapters <
%@2@%%@CR:CAPITULATION @%%@QR:capitulation@%%@AB@%capitulation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of capitulating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A document or other
instrument containing the terms of surrender. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An enumeration of the main
parts of a subject; summary. %@AB@% capitulatory %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAPORAL @%%@QR:caporal@%%@AB@%caporal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A strong, dark tobacco. [Fr., short for %@AI@%tabac de caporal,
%@AE@%corporal's tobacco.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPOTE @%%@QR:capote@%%@AB@%capote%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long cloak or coat, usually hooded. [Fr., dim. of %@AI@%cape,
%@AE@%cloak. -see cape1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPPER @%%@QR:capper@%%@AB@%capper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that caps or makes caps. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A climactic
or unexpected point or resolution. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A highlight. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% One who acts
as a decoy, as in a confidence game; shill. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A climax or ending.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAP.PISTOL @%%@QR:cap pistol@%%@AB@%cap pistol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A toy pistol with a hammer action that detonates a mildly
explosive cap.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAPPUCCINO @%%@QR:cappuccino@%%@AB@%cappuccino%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nos%@AE@% Espresso coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk
or cream. [Ital., Capuchin (from the resemblance of its color to the color
of the monk's habit).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPREOLATE @%%@QR:capreolate@%%@AB@%capreolate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Having or like tendrils. [< Lat. %@AI@%capreolus,
%@AE@%tendril, wild goat. -see capriole.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPRIC.ACID @%%@QR:capric acid@%%@AB@%capric acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white crystalline compound, CH%@AH@%3%@AE@%(CH%@AH@%2%@AE@%)%@AH@%8%@AE@%COOH, obtained by%@EH@%
distilling coconut oil and used in the manufacture of perfumes and fruit
flavors. [< Lat. %@AI@%caper, capr-, %@AE@%goat (from the acid's nasty smell).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPRICCIO @%%@QR:capriccio@%%@AB@%capriccio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cios%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%An instrumental work with an
improvisatory style and a free form. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A prank or caper. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A fanciful
whim. [Ital. -see caprice.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPRICCIOSO @%%@QR:capriccioso@%%@AB@%capriccioso%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% Lively and free. Used as a direction. [Ital. <
%@AI@%%@AI@%capriccio. %@AE@%-see caprice.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPRICE @%%@QR:caprice@%%@AB@%caprice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An impulsive change of mind. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An inclination to change
an erratic or unexpected notion, act, or quality. %@AI@%Caprice%@BO: 2bba5d@%%@AE@% strongly
suggests lack of apparent motivation and can imply wanton or willful
behavior. %@AI@%Whim%@BO: 14bdf70@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%whimsy%@BO: 14be5f7@%%@AE@% can both mean a quaint or fanciful idea, but
%@AI@%%@AI@%whim%@BO: 14bdf70@%%@AE@% reserves the suggestion of sudden inspiration, and %@AI@%whimsy%@BO: 14be5f7@%%@AE@% more often
refers to the literary quality or humor of being playful and fanciful.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Vagary%@BO: 141527f@%%@AE@% emphasizes the erratic and unpredictable, even irresponsible,
nature of a notion or act. %@AI@%Freak%@BO: 763012@%%@AE@% , synonymous with %@AI@%whim%@BO: 14bdf70@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%vagary%@BO: 141527f@%%@AE@% in an
old sense, now more commonly means a rare and highly improbable occurrence
or a grotesque variation from a type.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAPRICIOUS @%%@QR:capricious@%%@AB@%capricious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and
%@2@%%@CR:CAPRICORN @%%@QR:Capricorn@%%@AB@%Capricorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern
Hemisphere, near Aquarius and Sagittarius. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The tenth sign of the %@AI@%zodiac%@BO: 1529f6d@%%@AE@%.
with a slit on the outside of the leg bottoms. [After %@AI@%Capri,%@AE@% Italy.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAPROIC.ACID @%%@QR:caproic acid@%%@AB@%caproic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A liquid fatty acid, C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%12%@AE@%0%@AH@%2%@AE@%, found in animal fats and%@EH@%
oils and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and flavors. [< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%caper, capr-,%@AE@% goat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPRYLIC.ACID @%%@QR:caprylic acid@%%@AB@%caprylic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A liquid fatty acid, C%@AH@%8%@AE@%H%@AH@%16%@AE@%0%@AH@%2%@AE@%, having a rancid taste and%@EH@%
used in the manufacture of dyes and perfumes. [< E. %@AI@%capryl,%@AE@% a radical found
in caprylic acid.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPSAICIN @%%@QR:capsaicin@%%@AB@%capsaicin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%capsicin%@BO: 2bce55@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAP.SCREW @%%@QR:cap screw@%%@AB@%cap screw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long-threaded bolt, usually with a square head, used in
fastening machine parts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPSIAN @%%@QR:Capsian@%%@AB@%Capsian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or designating a Paleolithic culture of northern Africa
and southern Europe. [Fr. %@AI@%capsien %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%Capsa, %@AE@%Gafsa, a town in Tunisia,
near where remains of this culture were found.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAPSICIN @%%@QR:capsicin@%%@AB@%capsicin%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or capsaicin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A peppery, reddish-brown liquid, C%@AH@%18%@AE@%H%@AH@%27%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%N,%@EH@%
obtained from plants of the genus %@AI@%Capsicum%@AE@% and used in flavoring vinegar
and pickles and medicinally as an irritant. [capsic(um) + -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPSICUM @%%@QR:capsicum@%%@AB@%capsicum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various tropical plants of the genus %@AI@%Capsicum.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The dried fruit of pungent varieties of %@AI@%C. frutescens,%@AE@% used medicinally as
a gastric stimulant and counterirritant. [NLat. %@AI@%Capsicum, %@AE@%genus name, perh.
< Lat. %@AI@%capsa, %@AE@%box (from its podlike fruit).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPSID @%%@QR:capsid@%%@AB@%capsid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The proteinaceous covering of a virus particle. [< Lat. %@AI@%capsa,%@AE@%
box.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPSIZE @%%@QR:capsize@%%@AB@%capsize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-sized%@AE@% %@AB@%-sizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-sizes%@AE@% To overturn or cause to
overturn. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPSOMERE @%%@QR:capsomere@%%@AB@%capsomere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An individual subunit that comprises a capsid. [caps(id) +
-mere.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPSTAN @%%@QR:capstan@%%@AB@%capstan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%An apparatus consisting of a vertical cylinder
rotated manually or by motor, used for hoisting weights by winding in a
cable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small cylindrical pulley used to regulate the speed of magnetic
tape in a tape recorder. [ME < Norman Fr. < OProv. %@AI@%cabestan %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CAPSTONE @%%@QR:capstone@%%@AB@%capstone%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or copestone %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The top stone of a structure or wall. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The crowning or final stroke; culmination; acme.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPSULAR @%%@QR:capsular@%%@AB@%capsular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling a capsule.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPSULATE @%%@QR:capsulate@%%@AB@%capsulate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or capsulated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In or formed into a capsule. %@AB@% capsulation
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPSULE @%%@QR:capsule@%%@AB@%capsule%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A soluble container, usually of gelatin, enclosing a dose
of an oral medicine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A fibrous, membranous, or fatty envelope
that encloses an organ or part, such as the sac surrounding the kidney. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Microbiology. %@AE@%A mucopolysaccharide layer enveloping certain bacteria. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Botany. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A fruit that contains two or more seeds and that dries and
splits open. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The spore case of a moss or other bryophyte. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
pressurized modular compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft, esp. one
designed to accommodate a crew or to be ejected if required. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A brief
summary or condensation. %@AI@%a capsule description.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-suled%@AE@% %@AB@%-suling%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-sules%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To enclose in or furnish with a capsule. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To condense or
summarize: %@AI@%capsuled the news.%@AE@% [Fr.< Lat. %@AI@%capsula, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%capsa, %@AE@%box.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPTAIN @%%@QR:captain@%%@AB@%captain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who commands, leads, or guides others, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
officer in command of a ship. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A precinct chief in a police or fire
department. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The designated leader of a team or crew in sports. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
commissioned officer in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps who ranks
below a major and above a first lieutenant. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A commissioned officer in
the Navy who ranks below a commodore or rear admiral and above a commander.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A figure in the forefront; leader: %@AI@%a captain of industry.%@AE@%
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tained%@AE@% %@AB@%-taining%@AE@% %@AB@%-tains%@AE@% To command or direct. [ME %@AI@%capitain %@AE@%< OFr. <
%@2@%%@CR:CAPTAN @%%@QR:captan@%%@AB@%captan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An agricultural fungicide, C%@AH@%9%@AE@%H%@AH@%8%@AE@%Cl%@AH@%3%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%S. [Short for mercaptan.]%@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPTION @%%@QR:caption@%%@AB@%caption%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A title, short explanation, or description accompanying an
illustration or photograph. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A subtitle in a motion picture. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A title
or heading, as of a document. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The part of a legal document that
states the time, place, and authority of its execution. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tioned%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-tioning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tions%@AE@% To furnish a caption for. [caption, an arrest (obs.) <
Lat. %@AI@%captio < capere, %@AE@%to seize.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPTIOUS @%%@QR:captious@%%@AB@%captious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Inclined to find fault and make petty criticisms;
carping. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Intended to entrap or confuse; deceptive: %@AI@%a captious question.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAPTIVE @%%@QR:captive@%%@AB@%captive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who is forcibly confined, restrained, or subjugated,
as a prisoner. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who is enslaved by a strong emotion or passion.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Held as prisoner. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Under restraint or control. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Captivated;
enraptured. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Obliged to be present: %@AI@%a captive audience.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%catif %@AE@%< OFr.
< Lat. %@AI@%captivus %@AE@%< %@AI@%capere, %@AE@%to seize.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPTIVITY @%%@QR:captivity@%%@AB@%captivity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% The state or a period of being captive.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPTOR @%%@QR:captor@%%@AB@%captor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who takes or keeps a person or thing as a captive. [LLat.,
hunter < Lat. %@AI@%capere, %@AE@%to seize.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPTURE @%%@QR:capture@%%@AB@%capture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tured%@AE@% %@AB@%-turing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tures%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take captive; seize or catch
by force or craft. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To win possession or control of, as in a contest. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To succeed in preserving in a permanent form: %@AI@%capture a likeness in a
%@AI@%painting.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of capturing; seizure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that is seized,
caught, or won; a catch or prize. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%The phenomenon in which an
atomic nucleus absorbs a subatomic particle, often with the subsequent
emission of radiation. [Fr. < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%captura, %@AE@%a catching of animals <
%@AI@%%@AI@%capere, %@AE@%to seize.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPUCHE @%%@QR:capuche@%%@AB@%capuche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hood on a cloak, esp. the long, pointed cowl worn by a
%@2@%%@CR:CAPUCHIN @%%@QR:capuchin@%%@AB@%capuchin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Capuchin%@AE@% A monk belonging to the Order of Friars Minor
Capuchins, a branch that broke away from the Franciscans in 1525. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
hooded cloak worn by women. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of several long-tailed monkeys of the
genus %@AI@%Cebus,%@AE@% of Central and South America, many of which have hoodlike
tufts of hair on the head. [Fr. < Ital. %@AI@%cappuccino %@AE@%< %@AI@%cappuccio, %@AE@%hood. -see
capuche.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAPYBARA @%%@QR:capybara@%%@AB@%capybara%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large, short-tailed semiaquatic rodent, %@AI@%Hydrochoerus
%@AI@%hydrochaeris,%@AE@% of tropical South America, often attaining a length of four
feet. [Port. %@AI@%capibara %@AE@%< Tupi.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAR @%%@QR:car@%%@AB@%car%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An automobile. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A conveyance, such as a streetcar, with
wheels that runs along tracks. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A chariot. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A boxlike
enclosure for passengers on a conveyance, such as an elevator car. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%carre, %@AE@%cart < Norman Fr., ult. < Lat. %@AI@%carrus, %@AE@%cart.]
%@2@%%@CR:CARABID @%%@QR:carabid@%%@AB@%carabid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various black carnivorous beetles of the family
Carabidae. [NLat. %@AI@%Carabidae,%@AE@% family name < Gk. %@AI@%karabos,%@AE@% horned beetle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARABINEER @%%@QR:carabineer@%%@AB@%carabineer%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or carabinier %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variants of %@AI@%carbineer%@BO: 2c12fd@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARACAL @%%@QR:caracal@%%@AB@%caracal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wild cat, %@AI@%Lynx caracal,%@AE@% of Africa and southern Asia, having
%@2@%%@CR:CARACARA @%%@QR:caracara@%%@AB@%caracara%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several large, carrion-eating or predatory birds of
the subfamily Caracarinae, of South and Central America and the southern
United States, related to the hawks and falcons. [Sp., and Port. %@AI@%caracara,
%@AE@%both < Tupi %@AI@%caracara.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARACK @%%@QR:carack@%%@AB@%carack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%carrack%@BO: 2d0b89@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARACOLE @%%@QR:caracole@%%@AB@%caracole%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caracol %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A half turn to either side performed by a
horseman. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-coled%@AE@% %@AB@%-coling%@AE@% %@AB@%-coles%@AE@% To perform a caracole. [Fr. <
Sp. %@AI@%caracol, %@AE@%snail.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARACUL @%%@QR:caracul@%%@AB@%caracul%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The loosely curled fur of a karakul lamb. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Variant of
%@AI@%%@AI@%karakul%@BO: a010ba@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARAFE @%%@QR:carafe@%%@AB@%carafe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A glass bottle, often with a flared lip, for serving water or
%@2@%%@CR:CARAGEEN @%%@QR:carageen@%%@AB@%carageen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%carrageen%@BO: 2d0cdb@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CARAMEL @%%@QR:caramel@%%@AB@%caramel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A smooth, chewy candy made with sugar, butter, cream or
milk, and flavoring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Burnt sugar, used for coloring and sweetening
foods. [Fr. < Sp. %@AI@%caramelo.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARAMELIZE @%%@QR:caramelize@%%@AB@%caramelize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To convert into or change to
%@2@%%@CR:CARAPACE @%%@QR:carapace@%%@AB@%carapace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%A hard bony or chitinous outer covering, such
as the fused dorsal plates of a turtle or the portion of the exoskeleton
covering the head and thorax of a crustacean. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A protective covering
similar to a carapace. [Fr. < Sp. %@AI@%carapacho.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARAT @%%@QR:carat@%%@AB@%carat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A unit of weight for precious stones, equal to 200
milligrams. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%karat%@BO: a01220@%%@AE@%. [Fr. < OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%carratus %@AE@%< Ar.
%@AI@%%@AI@%qirat, %@AE@%weight of four grains < Gk. %@AI@%keration, %@AE@%a weight, dim. of %@AI@%keras,
%@AE@%horn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARAVAN @%%@QR:caravan@%%@AB@%caravan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A company of travelers journeying together, esp. across a
desert. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A single file of vehicles or pack animals. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A large covered
vehicle; van. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A trailer or home on wheels. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:CARAVANSARY @%%@QR:caravansary@%%@AB@%caravansary%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caravanserai %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@% or -rais %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the Near or
Far East, an inn built around a large court for accommodating caravans. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A large inn or hostelry. [Pers. %@AI@%karwansarai %@AE@%: %@AI@%karwan, %@AE@%caravan + %@AI@%sarai,
%@2@%%@CR:CARAVEL @%%@QR:caravelle@%%@AB@%caravelle%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or carvel %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, light sailing ship of the kind used by
the Spanish and Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries. [OFr. %@AI@%caravelle
%@AE@%< OPort. %@AI@%caravela.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARAWAY @%%@QR:caraway@%%@AB@%caraway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Carum carvi,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, having finely
divided leaves and clusters of small, whitish flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The pungent,
aromatic seeds of the caraway, used in baking and cooking. [ME %@AI@%carewei,
%@2@%%@CR:CARB @%%@QR:carb-@%%@AB@%carb-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%carbo-%@BO: 2c1478@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBAMATE @%%@QR:carbamate@%%@AB@%carbamate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A salt or ester of carbamic acid, esp. one used as an
insecticide. [carbam(ic acid) + -ate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBAMIC.ACID @%%@QR:carbamic acid@%%@AB@%carbamic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acid, CH%@AH@%3%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used in the form of its derivatives%@EH@%
and salts, such as %@AI@%urea%@BO: 1407379@%%@AE@%. [carb(o)- + am(ide) + -ic.]
%@2@%%@CR:CARBANION @%%@QR:carbanion@%%@AB@%carbanion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A negatively charged ion located at a carbon position.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBARYL @%%@QR:carbaryl@%%@AB@%carbaryl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A carbamate, C%@AH@%11%@AE@%H%@AH@%11%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used as a general purpose%@EH@%
insecticide. [carb(amate) + ar(omatic) + -yl.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBENICILLIN @%%@QR:carbenicillin@%%@AB@%carbenicillin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A broad-spectrum antibiotic of the penicillin group.
[car(boxyl) + ben(zyl) + (pen)icillin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBIDE @%%@QR:carbide@%%@AB@%carbide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A binary carbon compound, esp. calcium carbide, consisting of
carbon and a more electropositive element.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBINE @%%@QR:carbine@%%@AB@%carbine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light shoulder rifle with a short barrel, originally used
by cavalry. [Fr. %@AI@%carabine %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%carabin, %@AE@%soldier armed with a musket.]
%@2@%%@CR:CARBOCYCLIC @%%@QR:carbocyclic@%%@AB@%carbocyclic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% Having a ring composed of carbon atoms, as
benzene.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBOHYDRASE @%%@QR:carbohydrase@%%@AB@%carbohydrase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a
carbohydrate.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBOHYDRATE @%%@QR:carbohydrate@%%@AB@%carbohydrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of chemical compounds, including sugars,
starches, and cellulose, containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen only, with
the ratio of hydrogen to oxygen atoms usually 2:1.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBOLATED @%%@QR:carbolated@%%@AB@%carbolated%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Containing or treated with carbolic acid.
%@2@%%@CR:CARBON.BLACK @%%@QR:carbon black@%%@AB@%carbon black%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various finely divided forms of carbon derived
from the incomplete combustion of natural gas or petroleum oil and used
principally in rubber and ink.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBON.COPY @%%@QR:carbon copy@%%@AB@%carbon copy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A replica, as of a letter, made by using carbon paper.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A close copy or reproduction; duplicate.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBON.CYCLE @%%@QR:carbon cycle@%%@AB@%carbon cycle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%carbon-nitrogen cycle%@BO: 2c3652@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%The cycle of
natural processes in which atmospheric carbon in the form of carbon dioxide
is converted to carbohydrates by photosynthesis, metabolized by animals,
and ultimately returned to the atmosphere as a carbon dioxide waste or
decomposition product.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBON.DATING @%%@QR:carbon dating@%%@AB@%carbon dating%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The determination of the approximate age of
carbon-containing objects by use of the radiation rate of carbon 14.
during respiration, combustion, and organic decomposition and used in food
refrigeration, carbonated beverages, inert atmospheres, fire extinguishers,
and aerosols.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBON.DISULFID @%%@QR:carbon disulfide@%%@AB@%carbon disulfide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clear, flammable liquid, CS%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used to manufacture%@EH@%
viscose rayon and cellophane, as a solvent for fats, rubber, resins, waxes,
and sulfur, and in matches, fumigants, and pesticides.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBON.FIBER @%%@QR:carbon fiber@%%@AB@%carbon fiber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extremely strong light fiber made by pyrolyzing
synthetic fibers, as rayon, and used in high-strength composites.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBONIC.ACID @%%@QR:carbonic acid@%%@AB@%carbonic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A weak, unstable acid, H%@AH@%2%@AE@%CO%@AH@%3%@AE@%, present in solutions of%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:CARBONIFEROUS @%%@QR:carboniferous@%%@AB@%carboniferous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Producing, containing, or pertaining to carbon or
coal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Carboniferous%@AE@% Of, belonging to, or designating a geologic
division of the Paleozoic era following the Devonian and preceding the
Permian, including the Mississippian and Pennsylvanian periods. It was
characterized, esp. in the Pennsylvanian, by swamp formation and deposition
of plant remains later hardened into coal. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%Carboniferous%@AE@% The
Carboniferous period.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBONIUM @%%@QR:carbonium@%%@AB@%carbonium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A positively charged organic ion, such as H%@AH@%3%@AE@%C, having one%@EH@%
less electron than a corresponding free radical and behaving chemically as
if the positive charge were localized on the carbon atom.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBONIZATION @%%@QR:carbonization@%%@AB@%carbonization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of carbonizing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The destructive
distillation of bituminous coal to obtain coke and other fractions.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBONIZE @%%@QR:carbonize@%%@AB@%carbonize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reduce or convert to carbon,
as by partial burning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To coat or combine with carbon. %@AB@% carbonizer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon or a carbonaceous material,
including gasoline.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBON.NITROGEN @%%@QR:carbon-nitrogen cycle@%%@AB@%carbon-nitrogen cycle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chain of thermonuclear reactions in which
nitrogen isotopes are formed in intermediate stages and carbon acts
essentially as a catalyst to convert four protons into one helium nucleus,
the entire sequence thought to generate significant amounts of energy in
certain classes of stars.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBON.PAPER @%%@QR:carbon paper@%%@AB@%carbon paper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lightweight paper faced on one side with a dark waxy
pigment that is transferred by the impact of typewriter keys or by writing
pressure to a copying surface, as paper.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBON.PROCESS @%%@QR:carbon process@%%@AB@%carbon process%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A photographic printing process using permanent
pigments, such as carbon, contained in a sensitized tissue or film of
gelatin.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBON.STAR @%%@QR:carbon star@%%@AB@%carbon star%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a class of carbon-rich stars with primarily low
temperatures.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBON.TETRACHL @%%@QR:carbon tetrachloride@%%@AB@%carbon tetrachloride%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A poisonous, nonflammable, colorless liquid,%@EH@%
CCl%@AH@%4%@AE@%, used in fire extinguishers and as a solvent. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBONYL @%%@QR:carbonyl@%%@AB@%carbonyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The bivalent radical CO. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A metal compound, such as
Ni(CO)%@AH@%4%@AE@%, containing the CO group. %@AB@% carbonylic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:CARBOXYLASE @%%@QR:carboxylase@%%@AB@%carboxylase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant enzyme that produces acetaldehyde and carbon
dioxide from pyruvic acid.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBOXYLATION @%%@QR:carboxylation@%%@AB@%carboxylation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The introduction of a carboxyl group into a compound or
molecule.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBOXYLIC.ACID @%%@QR:carboxylic acid@%%@AB@%carboxylic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organic acid that contains one or more carboxyl
groups.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBOY @%%@QR:carboy@%%@AB@%carboy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large glass or plastic bottle, usually encased in a
protective basket or crate and often used to hold corrosive liquids. [Pers.
%@AI@%qaraba.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBUNCLE @%%@QR:carbuncle@%%@AB@%carbuncle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A painful, localized pus-producing infection of the skin
and subcutaneous tissue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A deep-red garnet, unfaceted and
convex. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%carbunculus, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%carbo, %@AE@%coal.] %@AB@% carbuncled
%@2@%%@CR:CARBURETOR @%%@QR:carburetor@%%@AB@%carburetor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device used in gasoline engines to produce an efficient
explosive vapor of fuel and air. [< carburet.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBURETTOR @%%@QR:carburettor@%%@AB@%carburettor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%carburetor%@BO: 2c4642@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARBURIZE @%%@QR:carburize@%%@AB@%carburize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rized%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To treat with carbon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
treat with hydrocarbons. [carbur(et) + -ize.] %@AB@% carburization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CARCINOMA @%%@QR:carcinoma@%%@AB@%carcinoma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mata %@AE@% A malignant tumor derived from
%@2@%%@CR:CARDIGAN @%%@QR:cardigan@%%@AB@%cardigan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sweater or knitted jacket opening down the front. [After
the Seventh Earl of %@AI@%Cardigan; %@AE@%James Thomas Brudenell (1797-1868).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARDINAL @%%@QR:cardinal@%%@AB@%cardinal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of foremost importance; pivotal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of a dark to deep
or vivid red color. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@%A member of the Sacred
College or College of Cardinals who is appointed by and ranks just below
the pope. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A dark to deep or vivid red. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A North American bird,
%@AI@%%@AI@%Richmondena cardinalis,%@AE@% having a crested head, a short, thick bill, and
bright-red plumage in the male. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A short, hooded cloak, originally of
scarlet cloth, worn by women in the 18th century. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cardinal number%@BO: 2c6b89@%%@AE@%. [ME
< Lat. %@AI@%cardinalis, %@AE@%principal, pertaining to a hinge < %@AI@%cardo, %@AE@%hinge.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%cardinalship %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARDINALATE @%%@QR:cardinalate@%%@AB@%cardinalate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The College of Cardinals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The position, rank, dignity, or term of a cardinal.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARDINAL.FLOWER @%%@QR:cardinal flower@%%@AB@%cardinal flower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Lobelia cardinalis,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, having a terminal cluster of brilliant scarlet flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARDINAL.NUMBER @%%@QR:cardinal number@%%@AB@%cardinal number%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A number, such as 3 or 11 or 412, used to indicate
quantity but not order.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARDINAL.POINT @%%@QR:cardinal point@%%@AB@%cardinal point%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the four principal directions on a compass:
north, south, east, or west.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARDINAL.VIRTUE @%%@QR:cardinal virtues@%%@AB@%cardinal virtues%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The four qualities of justice, prudence,
%@2@%%@CR:CARDIOPULMONARY @%%@QR:cardiopulmonary@%%@AB@%cardiopulmonary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the heart and the lungs.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARDIOPULMONARY @%%@QR:cardiopulmonary resuscitation@%%@AB@%cardiopulmonary resuscitation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A procedure employed after cardiac
arrest in which cardiac massage, drugs, and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
are used to restore breathing.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARDIORESPIRATO @%%@QR:cardiorespiratory@%%@AB@%cardiorespiratory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the heart and the respiratory
system.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARDIOVASCULAR @%%@QR:cardiovascular@%%@AB@%cardiovascular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or involving the heart and the
blood vessels.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARDITIS @%%@QR:carditis@%%@AB@%carditis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of the heart.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARDOON @%%@QR:cardoon@%%@AB@%cardoon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Cynara cardunculus,%@AE@% of southern Europe, closely
related to the artichoke and having spiny leaves, purple flowers, and an
%@2@%%@CR:CARDSHARP @%%@QR:cardsharp@%%@AB@%cardsharp%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cardsharper %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person expert in cheating at cards. %@AB@%
grief. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An object or source of worry, attention, or solicitude. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Caution in avoiding harm or danger; heedfulness: %@AI@%handling with care.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Protection; supervision; charge: %@AI@%in the care of a nurse.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Attentiveness
to detail; painstaking application. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cared%@AE@% %@AB@%caring%@AE@% %@AB@%cares%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
be concerned or interested. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To object or mind: %@AI@%I won't care if you
%@AI@%borrow my car.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To have a liking or attachment. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To wish; be
inclined: %@AI@%We don't care to attend.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be concerned to the degree of: %@AI@%I
%@AI@%don't care a bit what he thinks.%@AE@% [ME < OE %@AI@%cearu.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAREEN @%%@QR:careen@%%@AB@%careen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-reened%@AE@% %@AB@%-reening%@AE@% %@AB@%-reens%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To lurch or swerve while in
motion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To lean to one side, as a ship sailing in the wind. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Nautical. %@AE@%To turn a ship on its side for cleaning, caulking, or repairing.
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause (a ship) to lean to one side; tilt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To
lean (a ship) on one side for cleaning, caulking, or repairing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
clean, caulk, or repair (a ship in this position). -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or
process of careening a ship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The position of a careened ship. [< Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%(en) carene, %@AE@%(on) the keel < OFr. %@AI@%carene %@AE@%< OItal. %@AI@%carena %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%carina.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%careener %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAREER @%%@QR:career@%%@AB@%career%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A chosen pursuit; a profession or occupation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
general course or progression of one's life, esp. in one's profession: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%officer with a distinguished career.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A path or course. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
A rapid course or swift progression, as of the sun through the heavens. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% Speed: %@AI@% My hasting days fly on with full career (Milton). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The moment
of highest pitch or peak activity: %@AI@%The Republic was now in the full career
%@AI@%of its triumphs.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-reered%@AE@% %@AB@%-reering%@AE@% %@AB@%-reers%@AE@% To move or run at
full speed; go headlong; rush: %@AI@% Thus the night fled away . . . and he
%@AI@%careering on it (Hawthorne). [Fr. %@AI@%carriere %@AE@%< OFr., racecourse < OProv.
%@AI@%%@AI@%carriera, %@AE@%street < Med. Lat. %@AI@%(via) carraria, %@AE@%(road) for carts < LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%carra, %@AE@%cart. -see car.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAREERISM @%%@QR:careerism@%%@AB@%careerism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The practice of seeking one's professional advancement by
all possible means. %@AB@% careerist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAREFREE @%%@QR:carefree@%%@AB@%carefree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Free of worries and responsibilities.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAREFUL @%%@QR:careful@%%@AB@%careful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Cautious in thought, speech, or action; circumspect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Thorough and painstaking in execution; conscientious. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Showing care;
solicitous: %@AI@%Be careful of her feelings.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Full of cares or
%@2@%%@CR:CARELESS @%%@QR:careless@%%@AB@%careless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Not taking sufficient care; negligent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked by or
resulting from lack of forethought or thoroughness: %@AI@%a careless mistake.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Showing a lack of consideration: %@AI@%a careless remark.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Unconcerned or
indifferent: %@AI@%careless about her health.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Unstudied or effortless:
%@2@%%@CR:CARET @%%@QR:caret@%%@AB@%caret%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A proofreading symbol used to indicate where something is to be
inserted in a line of printed or written matter. [Lat., there is lacking <
%@AI@%%@AI@%carere, %@AE@%to lack.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARETAKER @%%@QR:caretaker@%%@AB@%caretaker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that is employed to look after or take charge of goods,
property, or a person; custodian.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAREWORN @%%@QR:careworn@%%@AB@%careworn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Showing the effects of care; weary from worry.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARFARE @%%@QR:carfare@%%@AB@%carfare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Fare charged a passenger.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARGO @%%@QR:cargo@%%@AB@%cargo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-goes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -gos %@AE@% The freight carried by a ship, airplane, or
other vehicle. [Sp. < %@AI@%cargar, %@AE@%to load < LLat. %@AI@%carricare %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%carrus,
%@AE@%cart, of Celtic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARHOP @%%@QR:carhop@%%@AB@%carhop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who waits on customers at a drive-in restaurant.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARIB @%%@QR:Carib@%%@AB@%Carib%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Carib%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ibs %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Cariban%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A group of peoples of
American Indians of northern South America and the Lesser Antilles. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
member of one of these peoples. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of the languages of the Carib. [Sp.
%@2@%%@CR:CARIBAN @%%@QR:Cariban@%%@AB@%Cariban%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Cariban%@AE@% %@AB@% or -bans %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%Carib%@BO: 2c970d@%%@AE@%(sense 1). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
language family comprising the Carib languages. %@AB@% Cariban %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARIBBEAN @%%@QR:Caribbean@%%@AB@%Caribbean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Carib Indian. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the
Caribbean Sea and its islands. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Carib or their
%@2@%%@CR:CARIBOU @%%@QR:caribou@%%@AB@%caribou%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%caribou%@AE@% %@AB@% or -bous %@AE@% A deer, %@AI@%Rangifer tarandus,%@AE@% of arctic
regions of the New World, having antlers in both sexes. [Canadian Fr., of
Algonquian orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARICATURE @%%@QR:caricature@%%@AB@%caricature%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A representation, esp. pictorial, in which the
subject's distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately
exaggerated or distorted to produce a comic or grotesque effect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
process or art of creating caricatures. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An imitation so inferior as to
be absurd. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tured%@AE@% %@AB@%-turing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tures%@AE@% To represent or imitate in or as
if in a caricature. [Fr. < Ital. %@AI@%caricatura %@AE@%< %@AI@%caricare, %@AE@% to exaggerate, to
load < Lat. %@AI@%carrus, %@AE@%cart, of Celtic orig.] %@AB@% caricaturist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%lampoon%@BO: a38eaf@%%@AE@% %@AI@%takeoff%@BO: 1294e4e@%%@AE@% %@AI@%spoof%@BO: 11a20ad@%%@AE@% These nouns denote artistic forms in which a person
or thing is imitated or otherwise depicted in an amusing and generally
critical manner. A %@AI@%caricature%@BO: 2c9d45@%%@AE@% , usually pictorial, grossly exaggerates a
peculiar feature of a person, group, or thing with intent to ridicule.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Burlesque%@BO: 273583@%%@AE@% , usually a stage work, suggests outlandish mimicry and broad
comedy to provoke laughter. %@AI@%Parody%@BO: d2c6af@%%@AE@% ,%@AI@%Parody, travesty, satire, %@AE@% and %@AI@%lampoon%@BO: a38eaf@%%@AE@%
generally apply to written works or to their dramatizations. %@AI@%Parody%@BO: d2c6af@%%@AE@%
implies ludicrous treatment of a generally trivial theme, employing the
manner and style of a well-known composition or writer. A %@AI@%travesty%@BO: 1364ab5@%%@AE@% keeps
to the theme or subject of the original but treats it with a heavy hand and
an ironic and absurd manner. %@AI@%Satire%@BO: 1028d4e@%%@AE@% usually involves holding up to
ridicule the follies and vices of a people or a time, and is often
associated with social reform. %@AI@%Lampoon%@BO: a38eaf@%%@AE@% refers to an abusive attack in a
imitation in written or dramatic form. %@AI@%Spoof%@BO: 11a20ad@%%@AE@% is often interchangeable with
%@AI@%parody%@BO: d2c6af@%%@AE@% but stresses lightheartedness.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARIES @%%@QR:caries@%%@AB@%caries%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%caries%@AE@% Decay of a bone or tooth. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARILLON @%%@QR:carillon@%%@AB@%carillon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A stationary set of chromatically tuned bells in a tower,
usually played from a keyboard. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A composition written or arranged for
the carillon. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lonned%@AE@% %@AB@%-lonning%@AE@% %@AB@%-lons%@AE@% To play a carillon. [Fr.,
alteration of OFr. %@AI@%quarregnon %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%quaternio, %@AE@%set of four. -see
quaternion.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARILLONNEUR @%%@QR:carillonneur@%%@AB@%carillonneur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who plays a carillon.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARINA1 @%%@QR:carina@%%@AB@%carina%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nae%@AE@% A keel-shaped ridge, such as that on the breastbone
of a bird or in the petals of certain flowers. [NLat. < Lat., keel.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARINA2 @%%@QR:Carina@%%@AB@%Carina%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Volans and
Vela and containing the star Canopus. [Lat. < %@AI@%carina, %@AE@%keel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARINATE @%%@QR:carinate@%%@AB@%carinate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or carinated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Having or shaped like a keel;
ridged.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARIOCA @%%@QR:Carioca@%%@AB@%Carioca%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A native or resident of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [Port. <
Tupi.] %@AB@% cariocan %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARIOLE @%%@QR:cariole@%%@AB@%cariole%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or carriole %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small, open one-horse carriage with two
wheels. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A light, covered cart. [Fr. %@AI@%carriole %@AE@%< OProv. %@AI@%carriola, %@AE@%dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%carri, %@AE@%chariot < Lat. %@AI@%carrus, %@AE@%cart, of Celtic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARIOUS @%%@QR:carious@%%@AB@%carious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having caries; decayed. %@AB@% cariosity %@AE@%%@AB@%cariousness%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARL @%%@QR:carl@%%@AB@%carl%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or carle %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A peasant or farmer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A
bondman; serf. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% A rude person; churl. [ME < ON %@AI@%karl, %@AE@%man.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARLINE @%%@QR:carline@%%@AB@%carline%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or carlin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% A woman, esp. an old woman. [ME %@AI@%kerling %@AE@%<
ON < %@AI@%karl, %@AE@%man.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARLING @%%@QR:carling@%%@AB@%carling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the short timbers running fore and aft that connect
the transverse beams supporting the deck of a ship. [Fr. %@AI@%carlingue %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%calingue, %@AE@%prob. < ON %@AI@%kerling, %@AE@%old woman < %@AI@%karl, %@AE@%man.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARLIST @%%@QR:Carlist@%%@AB@%Carlist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A supporter of Don Carlos, the pretender to the Spanish
throne, or his heirs. %@AB@% Carlism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARLOAD @%%@QR:carload@%%@AB@%carload%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The amount a car carries or is able to carry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
official minimum weight necessary to ship freight at the carload rate.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARLOVINGIAN @%%@QR:Carlovingian@%%@AB@%Carlovingian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%Carolingian%@BO: 2cd819@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARMAN @%%@QR:carman@%%@AB@%carman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A motorman or conductor, as of a streetcar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who
drives a car or cart.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARMELITE @%%@QR:Carmelite@%%@AB@%Carmelite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A monk or mendicant friar belonging to the order of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel, founded in 1155. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of a community of nuns
of the Carmelite order, founded in 1452. %@AB@% Carmelite %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARMINATIVE @%%@QR:carminative@%%@AB@%carminative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Inducing expulsion of gas from the stomach and
intestines. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A carminative drug. [ME %@AI@%carminatif %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%carminare, %@AE@%to
card wool < %@AI@%carmen, %@AE@%card for wool.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARMINE @%%@QR:carmine@%%@AB@%carmine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A strong to vivid red color. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A crimson pigment derived
from %@AI@%cochineal%@BO: 388120@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Vivid-red or purplish-red. [Fr. %@AI@%carmin %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%carminium, %@AE@%prob. a blend of Ar. %@AI@%qirmiz, %@AE@%kermes and Lat. %@AI@%minium, %@AE@%cinnabar.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARNAGE @%%@QR:carnage@%%@AB@%carnage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Massive slaughter, as in war; massacre. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@%
Corpses, esp. of men killed in battle. [OFr. < OItal. %@AI@%carnaggio %@AE@%< LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%carnactium, %@AE@%meat < Lat. %@AI@%caro.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARNAL @%%@QR:carnal@%%@AB@%carnal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Relating to the desires and appetites of the flesh or
body; sensual. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Worldly or earthly; temporal. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%carnalis %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CARNAUBA @%%@QR:carnauba@%%@AB@%carnauba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A palm tree, %@AI@%Copernica cerifera,%@AE@% of tropical South
America. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%carnauba wax%@AE@% A hard wax obtained from the leaves of the
carnauba, used as a polish and in candles. [Port., prob. of Tupi origin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARNELIAN @%%@QR:carnelian@%%@AB@%carnelian%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cornelian %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pale to deep red or reddish-brown variety
of clear chalcedony, used in jewelry. [ME %@AI@%corneline %@AE@%< OFr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARNET @%%@QR:carnet@%%@AB@%carnet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An official, esp. international, pass or permit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A book
of postage stamps. [Fr., notebook < OFr. %@AI@%quernet %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%quaterni, %@AE@%group of
four < %@AI@%quattuor, %@AE@%four.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARNEY @%%@QR:carney@%%@AB@%carney%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%carny%@BO: 2ccf62@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARNITINE @%%@QR:carnitine@%%@AB@%carnitine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A betaine that commonly occurs in the liver and in skeletal
%@2@%%@CR:CARNIVORE @%%@QR:carnivore@%%@AB@%carnivore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An animal belonging to the order Carnivora, including
predominantly flesh-eating mammals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A flesh-eating or predatory
organism, such as a bird of prey or an insectivorous plant. [Fr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%carnivorus, %@AE@%carnivorous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARNIVOROUS @%%@QR:carnivorous@%%@AB@%carnivorous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Belonging or pertaining to the order Carnivora. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Flesh-eating or predatory. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Capable of trapping and absorbing
insects or other small organisms; insectivorous. Used of plants such as the
pitcher plant and the Venus's-flytrap. [Lat. %@AI@%carnivorus %@AE@%: %@AI@%caro, %@AE@%flesh +
%@2@%%@CR:CARNOTITE @%%@QR:carnotite@%%@AB@%carnotite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A yellow uranium ore with composition K%@AH@%2%@AE@%(UO%@AH@%2%@AE@%)%@AH@%2%@AE@%(VO%@AH@%4%@AE@%)%@AH@%2%@AE@%3H%@AH@%2%@AE@%O.%@EH@%
[Fr., after M.A. %@AI@%Carnot %@AE@%(d. 1920), French inspector general of mines.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARNY @%%@QR:carny@%%@AB@%carny%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or carney %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@% or -neys %@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A carnival. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
person who works with a carnival.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAROB @%%@QR:carob@%%@AB@%carob%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen tree, %@AI@%Ceratonia siliqua,%@AE@% of the Mediterranean
region, having compound leaves and edible pods. [OFr. %@AI@%carobe %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CAROCHE @%%@QR:caroche@%%@AB@%caroche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stately carriage of the 16th and 17th centuries. [OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%carroche %@AE@%< OItal. %@AI@%carroccio, %@AE@%aug. of %@AI@%carro, %@AE@%cart < Lat. %@AI@%carrus, %@AE@%of Celtic
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAROL @%%@QR:carol@%%@AB@%carol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-oled%@AE@% %@AB@%-oling%@AE@% %@AB@%-ols%@AE@% %@AB@% or -olled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -olling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -ols %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
celebrate in song. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To sing joyously. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To sing in a joyous
manner; warble. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To go from house to house singing Christmas songs. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% A song of praise or joy, esp. for Christmas. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An old round dance often
accompanied by singing. [ME %@AI@%carolen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%caroler %@AE@%< %@AI@%carole, %@AE@%a carol <
LLat. %@AI@%choraula, %@AE@%choral song < Lat. %@AI@%choraules, %@AE@%accompanist < Gk. %@AI@%khoraules %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:CAROLEAN @%%@QR:Carolean@%%@AB@%Carolean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or relating to Charles I or Charles II of England. [<
Med. Lat. %@AI@%Carolus, %@AE@%Charles.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAROLINE @%%@QR:Caroline@%%@AB@%Caroline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Relating to the life and times of Charles I or Charles II
of England. [NLat. %@AI@%Carolinius %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%Carolus, %@AE@%Charles.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAROLINGIAN @%%@QR:Carolingian@%%@AB@%Carolingian%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Carlovingian %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Related to or belonging to the
Frankish dynasty that was founded by Pepin the Short in A.D. 751 and that
lasted until A.D. 987 in France and A.D. 911 in Germany. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member
of the Carolingian dynasty. [Fr. %@AI@%Carolingien, %@AE@%alt. of %@AI@%Carlovingian, %@AE@%ult. <
OHG %@AI@%Karl, %@AE@%Charles.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAROLINIAN @%%@QR:Carolinian@%%@AB@%Carolinian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%Caroline%@BO: 2cd720@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or relating to Charlemagne and his
times.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAROM @%%@QR:carom@%%@AB@%carom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A shot in billiards which the cue ball successively
strikes two other balls; %@AI@%billiard%@BO: 1cc093@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A similar shot in related games, such
as pool. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A collision followed by a rebound. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-omed%@AE@% %@AB@%-oming%@AE@% %@AB@%-oms%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To collide with and rebound: %@AI@%The boat caromed off the dock.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To make a carom, as in billiards. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to carom. [Obs. %@AI@%carambole %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CAROTENASE @%%@QR:carotenase@%%@AB@%carotenase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carotenoid.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAROTENE @%%@QR:carotene@%%@AB@%carotene%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or carotin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An orange-yellow to red hydrocarbon, C%@AH@%40%@AE@%H%@AH@%56%@AE@%,%@EH@%
existing in three isomeric forms, occurring in many plants as a pigment,
and converted to vitamin A in the animal liver. [G. %@AI@%Karotin %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%carota,
%@AE@%carrot.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAROTENEMIA @%%@QR:carotenemia@%%@AB@%carotenemia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A condition in which there is carotene in the blood,
sometimes characterized by yellowing of the skin.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAROTENOID @%%@QR:carotenoid@%%@AB@%carotenoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a class of yellow- to deep-red pigments, such as
the carotenes, occurring in many vegetable oils and some animal fats.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAROTID @%%@QR:carotid@%%@AB@%carotid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of the two major arteries in the neck that carry blood
to the head. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to either of the two carotids. [Fr.
%@AB@%%@AB@%-rousing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rouses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To drink excessively. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To go on a drinking spree.
[G. %@AI@%garaus (%@AE@%%@AI@%trinken), (%@AE@%to drink) all out.] %@AB@% carouser %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAROUSEL @%%@QR:carousel@%%@AB@%carousel%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or carrousel %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%merry-go-round%@BO: b5e9ad@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tournament in which
knights or horsemen engaged in various exercises and races. [Fr. %@AI@%carrousel %@AE@%
< Ital. %@AI@%carosello, %@AE@%a kind of tournament.]
%@2@%%@CR:CARPELLATE @%%@QR:carpellate@%%@AB@%carpellate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Having carpels.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPENTER @%%@QR:carpenter@%%@AB@%carpenter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One whose occupation is constructing, finishing, and
repairing wooden objects and structures. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
To make, build, or repair (wooden structures). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To work as a
carpenter. [ME < Norman Fr. %@AI@%carpentier %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%carpentarius (artifex),
%@AE@%(maker) of a carriage < %@AI@%carpentum, %@AE@%a two-wheeled carriage, of Celtic orig.]
%@AB@% carpentry %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPENTER.ANT @%%@QR:carpenter ant@%%@AB@%carpenter ant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various ants of the genus %@AI@%Camponotus%@AE@% that nest
in and are destructive to wood.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPENTER.BEE @%%@QR:carpenter bee@%%@AB@%carpenter bee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various bees of the families Xylocopidae and
Ceratinidae that do not live in colonies and that bore tunnels into wood to
lay their eggs.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPET @%%@QR:carpet@%%@AB@%carpet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A thick, heavy covering for a floor, usually made of
wool or synthetic fibers; rug. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The fabric used for this. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A surface
similar to a carpet in function or appearance: %@AI@%a carpet of leaves and pine
%@AI@%needles.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-peted%@AE@% %@AB@%-peting%@AE@% %@AB@%-pets%@AE@% To cover with or as if with a
carpet.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% on the carpet.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Under discussion or consideration.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% In the position of being reprimanded by one in authority. [ME < OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:CARPETBAG @%%@QR:carpetbag@%%@AB@%carpetbag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An old-fashioned kind of traveling bag made of carpet
fabric.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPETBAGGER @%%@QR:carpetbagger@%%@AB@%carpetbagger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Northerner who went to the South after the Civil
War for political or financial advantage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A nonresident politician who
represents or seeks to represent a locality for political self-interest.
[So called because they carried their belongings in a carpetbag.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%carpetbaggery %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPET.BEETLE @%%@QR:carpet beetle@%%@AB@%carpet beetle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small beetles of the genera %@AI@%Anthrenus%@AE@%
and %@AI@%Attagenus,%@AE@% having larvae injurious to fabrics and furs.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPETING @%%@QR:carpeting@%%@AB@%carpeting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Material or fabric used for carpets. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A carpet or
carpets.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPET.KNIGHT @%%@QR:carpet knight@%%@AB@%carpet knight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soldier, originally a knight, who has spent his life
in ease away from battle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPETWEED @%%@QR:carpetweed@%%@AB@%carpetweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A low-growing, weedy plant, %@AI@%Mollugo verticillata,%@AE@% forming
dense mats and having whorled leaves and small, greenish-white flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPI @%%@QR:carpi@%%@AB@%carpi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%carpus%@BO: 2d0a26@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:CARPOPHORE @%%@QR:carpophore@%%@AB@%carpophore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The elongated part of the axis of certain flowers to
which the carpels are attached. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fruiting body or the stalk of a
fruiting body in a fungus.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPORT @%%@QR:carport@%%@AB@%carport%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A roof projecting from the side of a building, used as a
shelter for an automobile.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPOSPORANGIUM @%%@QR:carposporangium@%%@AB@%carposporangium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gia%@AE@% A specialized sporangium in red algae in
which carpospores are formed.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPOSPORE @%%@QR:carpospore@%%@AB@%carpospore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nonmotile haploid or diploid spore formed within the
carpogonium of red algae.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARPOUS @%%@QR:-carpous@%%@AB@%-carpous%@AE@%%@EH@% A specified number or kind of fruit: %@AI@%polycarpous.%@AE@% [NLat.
%@2@%%@CR:CARPUS @%%@QR:carpus@%%@AB@%carpus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pi%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The %@AI@%wrist%@BO: 150507a@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The bones of the wrist. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
joint corresponding to the wrist in quadrupeds. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%karpos,
%@AE@%wrist.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRACK @%%@QR:carrack@%%@AB@%carrack%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or carack %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large galleon used in the 14th, 15th, and 16th
%@2@%%@CR:CARRAGEENIN @%%@QR:carrageenin@%%@AB@%carrageenin%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or carrageenan %@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CARRAGEENIN @%%@QR:carragheenin@%%@AB@%carragheenin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colloid derived from carrageen that is used as a
clarifying and stabilizing agent in foods.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARREFOUR @%%@QR:carrefour@%%@AB@%carrefour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A crossroads. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A public square; plaza. [Fr. < OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:CARRIAGE.DOG @%%@QR:carriage dog@%%@AB@%carriage dog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%Dalmatian%@BO: 4a9db5@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRIAGE.TRADE @%%@QR:carriage trade@%%@AB@%carriage trade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Wealthy patrons, as of a restaurant.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRICK.BEND @%%@QR:carrick bend@%%@AB@%carrick bend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% A type of knot used to fasten two cables or
hawsers together. [< Obs. %@AI@%carrick, %@AE@%carrack < ME %@AI@%carik.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRICK.BITT @%%@QR:carrick bitt@%%@AB@%carrick bitt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% Either of the two posts that support the
windlass on a ship's deck. [Prob. < obs. %@AI@%carrick, %@AE@%carrack. -see carrick
bend.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRIER @%%@QR:carrier@%%@AB@%carrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that transports or conveys. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person, business or
organization that deals in transporting passengers or goods. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A mechanism
or device by which something is conveyed or conducted. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%A
person or animal at least temporarily immune to a pathogen that it
transmits directly or indirectly to others. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electronics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A %@AI@%carrier
%@AI@%wave%@BO: 2d1bfb@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A charge-carrying entity, esp. an electron or a hole in a
semiconductor. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% An %@AI@%aircraft carrier%@BO: 64a37@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRIER.PIGEON @%%@QR:carrier pigeon@%%@AB@%carrier pigeon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%homing pigeon%@BO: 8c89ed@%%@AE@%, esp. one trained to carry messages.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRIER.WAVE @%%@QR:carrier wave@%%@AB@%carrier wave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electromagnetic wave that can be modulated in
frequency, amplitude, phase, or otherwise to transmit speech, music,
images, or other signals.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRIOLE @%%@QR:carriole@%%@AB@%carriole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cariole%@BO: 2cae2f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRION @%%@QR:carrion@%%@AB@%carrion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Dead and decaying flesh. [ME %@AI@%careine %@AE@%< AN < VLat. *%@AI@%caronia %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%caro, %@AE@%flesh.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRION.CROW @%%@QR:carrion crow@%%@AB@%carrion crow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A European crow, %@AI@%Corvus corone.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRION.FLOWER @%%@QR:carrion flower@%%@AB@%carrion flower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A climbing vine, %@AI@%Smilax herbacea,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, having clusters of small, greenish flowers with an odor of
decaying flesh. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several plants similar to the carrion flower
having flowers with an unpleasant odor.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARROT @%%@QR:carrot@%%@AB@%carrot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A widely cultivated plant, %@AI@%Daucus carota sativa,%@AE@% having
finely divided leaves, flat clusters of small white flowers, and an edible,
yellow-orange root. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The long, tapering root of the carrot, eaten as a
vegetable. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something held out as an attractive but often illusory
inducement. [OFr. %@AI@%carotte %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%carota %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%karoton.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARROT.AND.STIC @%%@QR:carrot-and-stick@%%@AB@%carrot-and-stick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Combining a promised reward with a threat or
punishment: %@AI@%a carrot-and-stick approach to getting things done.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARROTY @%%@QR:carroty@%%@AB@%carroty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Similar to a carrot in color. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having carrot-colored
hair.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARROUSEL @%%@QR:carrousel@%%@AB@%carrousel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%carousel%@BO: 2ce811@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRY @%%@QR:carry@%%@AB@%carry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ried%@AE@% %@AB@%-rying%@AE@% %@AB@%-ries%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bear or convey from one place to
another; transport: %@AI@%carry mail.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make known, take, bring, or
communicate (a message, for example). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To serve as a means for the
conveyance or transmission of; transmit. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To hold or bear while moving:
%@AI@%%@AI@%carried the groceries.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To hold or be capable of holding. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To support
or sustain the responsibility of. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To keep or have on one's person. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To
be pregnant with. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To hold and move (the body or a part of it) in a
particular way. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified manner.
%@AB@%%@AB@%10.%@AE@% To extend or continue in a certain direction or to a given point or
degree. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% To cause to move; drive; impel. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% To take or seize, esp. by
force; capture. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% To gain victory, support, or acceptance for, esp. to
secure the adoption of. %@AB@%14.%@AE@% To win most of the votes of: %@AI@%Their candidate
%@AI@%carried New England.%@AE@% %@AB@%15.%@AE@% To be successful in; win. %@AB@%16.%@AE@% To win over; gain
the interest of: %@AI@%His enthusiasm carried the audience.%@AE@% %@AB@%17.%@AE@% To support or
corroborate (a claim, for example). %@AB@%18.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To have as a customary or
necessary attribute or accompaniment: %@AI@%an appliance carrying a full-year
%@AI@%guarantee.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To involve necessarily as a condition, consequence, or
effect: %@AI@%The crime carried a five-year sentence.%@AE@% %@AB@%19.%@AE@% To transfer from one
place, as a column, page, or book, to another. %@AB@%20.%@AE@% To keep in stock; offer
for sale: %@AI@%carry a line of dresses.%@AE@% %@AB@%21.%@AE@% To keep in one's accounts as a
debtor: %@AI@%carried the customer while he was out of work.%@AE@% %@AB@%22.%@AE@% To place before
the public, as through a mass medium: %@AI@%The press conference was carried by
%@AI@%all networks.%@AE@% %@AB@%23.%@AE@% To produce as a crop. %@AB@%24.%@AE@% To support or sustain
(livestock). %@AB@%25.%@AE@% To sing (a melody, for example) on key: %@AI@%carry a tune.%@AE@% %@AB@%26.%@AE@%
To cover (a distance) or advance beyond (a point or object) in one golf
stroke. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To act as a bearer: %@AI@%teach a dog to fetch and carry.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% To be transmitted or conveyed; cover a range: %@AI@%a voice that carries well.%@AE@%
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% To have or exert propulsive force: %@AI@%equipped with guns that carry well.%@AE@%
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To admit of being transported in a certain manner: %@AI@%Heavy loads do not
%@AI@%carry easily.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To hold the neck and head in a certain way. Used of a
horse. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To be accepted or approved: %@AI@%The proposal carried by a wide
%@AI@%margin.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% carry away.%@AE@% To move or excite greatly: %@AI@%carried away
%@AI@%by desire.%@AE@% %@AB@% carry forward.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To progress with: %@AI@%carry forward the program.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Accounting. %@AE@%To transfer (an entry) to the next column, page, book or to
another account.%@AB@% carry off.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause the death of: %@AI@%carried off by a
%@AI@%fever.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To seize and detain (a person) unlawfully. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To handle (a
situation, for example) successfully. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To win, as a prize, award, or
honor.%@AB@% carry on.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To conduct; administer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To engage in: %@AI@%carry on a
%@AI@%love affair.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To continue without halting: %@AI@%carry on in the face of
%@AI@%disaster.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To behave in an excited, improper, or silly manner; act
hysterically or childishly.%@AB@% carry out.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put into practice or effect.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To follow or obey: %@AI@%carry out instructions.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To bring to a conclusion;
accomplish.%@AB@% carry over.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Accounting. %@AE@%To transfer (an entry) to another
column, page, book. or account. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To continue at another time; put off.%@AB@%
%@AB@%carry through.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To accomplish; complete. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To enable to endure; sustain.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of carrying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A portage, as between
two navigable rivers or other bodies of water. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The range of a gun or
projectile. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The distance traveled by a golf ball. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Football. %@AE@%The act
or an instance of rushing with the ball. [ME %@AI@%carien %@AE@%< Norman Fr. %@AI@%carier %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%carre, %@AE@%cart. -see car.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRYALL @%%@QR:carryall@%%@AB@%carryall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A covered one-horse carriage with two seats. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
closed automobile with two lengthwise seats facing each other. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A large
bag, basket, or pocketbook.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRYING.CAPACI @%%@QR:carrying capacity@%%@AB@%carrying capacity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The maximum number of individuals or inhabitants
that an environment can support without detrimental effects.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRYING.CHARGE @%%@QR:carrying charge@%%@AB@%carrying charge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The interest charged on the balance owed when paying
in installments.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARRYON @%%@QR:carryon@%%@AB@%carryon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An item, such as luggage, small or compact enough to be
%@2@%%@CR:CARRY.OVER @%%@QR:carry-over@%%@AB@%carry-over%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A part or quantity, as of goods or commodities, left
over or held for future use. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Accounting. %@AE@%A sum transferred to a new
column, page, book, or account.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARSICK @%%@QR:carsick@%%@AB@%carsick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Nauseated by vehicular motion. %@AB@% carsickness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CART @%%@QR:cart@%%@AB@%cart%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a horse or other animal and
used for transporting goods. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An open two-wheeled business or pleasure
carriage. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A small, light vehicle moved by hand, as a grocery cart.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%carted%@AE@% %@AB@%carting%@AE@% %@AB@%carts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To convey in a cart. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To convey
laboriously, as in a cart; lug. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To remove or transport (a person or
thing) unceremoniously or forcibly: %@AI@%carted him off to jail.%@AE@% [ME, prob. <
ON %@AI@%kartr.%@AE@%] %@AB@% cartable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% carter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTAGE @%%@QR:cartage@%%@AB@%cartage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of transporting by cart. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The cost of
transporting by cart.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTE.BLANCHE @%%@QR:carte blanche@%%@AB@%carte blanche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cartes blanches%@AE@% Unrestricted power to act at one's
own discretion; unconditional authority. [Fr. : %@AI@%carte, %@AE@%document + %@AI@%blanche,
%@AE@%blank.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTEL @%%@QR:cartel@%%@AB@%cartel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A combination of independent business organizations formed
to regulate production, pricing, and marketing of goods by the members. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An official agreement between governments at war, esp. one concerning the
exchange of prisoners. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In some European countries, a political group
united in a common cause; bloc. [G. %@AI@%Kartell %@AE@%< Fr. %@AI@%cartel %@AE@%< Ital. %@AI@%cartello,
%@AE@%placard, dim. of %@AI@%carta, %@AE@%card < Lat. %@AI@%charta, %@AE@%leaf of papyrus. -see card.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTESIAN @%%@QR:Cartesian@%%@AB@%Cartesian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the philosophy or methods of
%@2@%%@CR:CARTESIAN.COORD @%%@QR:Cartesian coordinate@%%@AB@%Cartesian coordinate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coordinate in a Cartesian coordinate system.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTESIAN.COORD @%%@QR:Cartesian coordinate system@%%@AB@%Cartesian coordinate system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A two-dimensional coordinate system in
which the coordinates of a point are its distances from two intersecting,
often perpendicular straight lines, the distance from each being measured
along a straight line parallel to the other. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A three-dimensional
coordinate system in which the coordinates of a point are its distances
from each of three intersecting, often mutually perpendicular planes along
lines parallel to the intersection of the other two.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTESIAN.PLANE @%%@QR:Cartesian plane@%%@AB@%Cartesian plane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plane having all points described by Cartesian
coordinates.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTESIAN.PRODU @%%@QR:Cartesian product@%%@AB@%Cartesian product%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A set of element pairs (x, y) constructed from
given sets such that x belongs to X and y to Y.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTHUSIAN @%%@QR:Carthusian@%%@AB@%Carthusian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% A member of a contemplative order
founded during the 11th century by St. Bruno. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
the Carthusian order. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%Cartusiensis < Chartreuse, %@AE@%the place in
France where the order's first monastery was built.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTILAGE @%%@QR:cartilage@%%@AB@%cartilage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tough white fibrous connective tissue attached to the
articular surfaces of bones, a major constituent of the fetal and young
vertebrate skeleton that is largely converted to bone with maturation.
[Lat. %@AI@%cartilago.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTILAGE.BONE @%%@QR:cartilage bone@%%@AB@%cartilage bone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bone developed from cartilage.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTILAGINOUS @%%@QR:cartilaginous@%%@AB@%cartilaginous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to cartilage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a
skeleton consisting mainly of cartilage.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTILAGINOUS.F @%%@QR:cartilaginous fish@%%@AB@%cartilaginous fish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fish whose skeleton is composed mainly of
cartilage.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTLOAD @%%@QR:cartload@%%@AB@%cartload%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The amount a cart carries or is able to carry.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTOGRAM @%%@QR:cartogram@%%@AB@%cartogram%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A presentation of statistical data in geographical
distribution on a map. [Fr. %@AI@%cartogramme %@AE@%: %@AI@%carte, %@AE@%map (< OFr., card) +
%@AI@%-%@AI@%gramme, %@AE@%-gram.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTOGRAPHY @%%@QR:cartography@%%@AB@%cartography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The art or technique of making maps or charts. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:CARTON @%%@QR:carton@%%@AB@%carton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A cardboard box. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of various containers made from
paper products: %@AI@%a carton of milk.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The contents of a carton: %@AI@%a carton of
%@AI@%cigarettes.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-toned%@AE@% %@AB@%-toning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tons%@AE@% To place or pack in a carton.
[Fr. < Ital. %@AI@%cartone, %@AE@%pasteboard, aug. of %@AI@%carta, %@AE@%card < Lat. %@AI@%charta, %@AE@%leaf
of papyrus. -see card.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTOON @%%@QR:cartoon@%%@AB@%cartoon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A drawing depicting a humorous situation, often
accompanied by a caption. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pictorial satire or comment on a subject of
current public interest, usually accompanied by words; caricature. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
preliminary sketch similar in size to the work, as a fresco, that is to be
copied from it. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An %@AI@%animated cartoon%@BO: b90c0@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A %@AI@%comic strip%@BO: 3aecce@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tooned%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-tooning%@AE@% %@AB@%-toons%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To sketch a humorous or satirical representation of;
caricature. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To draw satirical or humorous sketches. [Fr. %@AI@%carton %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CARTOUCHE @%%@QR:cartouche@%%@AB@%cartouche%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cartouch %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%A scroll-like tablet used
either to provide space for an inscription or for ornamental purposes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
In ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, an oval or oblong figure that encloses
characters expressing the names or epithets of royal or divine personages.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A heavy paper cartridge case. [Fr. < Ital. %@AI@%cartoccio %@AE@%< %@AI@%carta,
%@AI@%%@AE@%card. -see carton.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTRIDGE @%%@QR:cartridge@%%@AB@%cartridge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tubular metal or cardboard and metal case
containing the propellant powder and primer of small arms ammunition or
shotgun shells. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Such a case fitted with a projectile, such as a bullet.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small modular unit of equipment designed to be inserted into a larger
piece of equipment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A removable case containing the stylus and electric
conversion circuitry in a phonograph pickup. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A case containing reeled
magnetic tape, a pickup reel, and guide and feed mechanisms, used instead
of separate reels in certain tape recorders and players. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A case with
photographic film that can be loaded directly into a camera. [Earlier
%@AI@%%@AI@%cartage, %@AE@%var. of Fr. %@AI@%cartouche. %@AE@%-see cartouche.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTRIDGE.BELT @%%@QR:cartridge belt@%%@AB@%cartridge belt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A belt with loops or pockets for carrying ammunition
or other kinds of equipment.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTRIDGE.CLIP @%%@QR:cartridge clip@%%@AB@%cartridge clip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A metal container or frame for holding cartridges to
be loaded into an automatic rifle or pistol.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTULARY @%%@QR:cartulary@%%@AB@%cartulary%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chartulary %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A collection of deeds or charters,
esp. a register of titles to all the property of an estate or monastery.
[Med. Lat. %@AI@%cartularium %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cartula, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%carta, %@AE@%leaf of papyrus. -see
card.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARTWHEEL @%%@QR:cartwheel@%%@AB@%cartwheel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A somersault or handspring in which the body turns over
sideways with the arms and legs spread like the spokes of a wheel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% A silver dollar or other large coin.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARUNCLE @%%@QR:caruncle@%%@AB@%caruncle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fleshy, naked outgrowth, such as a fowl's wattles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Botany. %@AE@%An excrescence on a seed at or near the hilum. [Obs. Fr. %@AI@%caruncule
%@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caruncula, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%caro, %@AE@%flesh.] %@AB@% caruncular %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% carunculate %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%carunculated %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARVACROL @%%@QR:carvacrol@%%@AB@%carvacrol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A liquid phenol, C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%14%@AE@%O, used in flavorings and%@EH@%
fungicides. [NLat. %@AI@%carvi, %@AE@%specific epithet of %@AI@%Carum carvi, %@AE@%caraway + Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%acer, acr-, %@AE@%sharp + -ol.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CARVE @%%@QR:carve@%%@AB@%carve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%carved%@AE@% %@AB@%carving%@AE@% %@AB@%carves%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To divide into pieces by
cutting; slice: %@AI@%carve a turkey.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To divide by parceling out: %@AI@%carve up an
%@AI@%estate.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cut into a desired shape; fashion by cutting: %@AI@%carve the wood
%@AI@%into a figure.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make or form by or as if by cutting: %@AI@%carve initials
%@AI@%in the bark; carved out an empire.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To decorate by carving. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
engrave or cut figures as a hobby or trade. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To disjoint, slice, and
%@2@%%@CR:CARVEL @%%@QR:carvel@%%@AB@%carvel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%caravel%@BO: 2c088e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARVEL.BUILT @%%@QR:carvel-built@%%@AB@%carvel-built%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Built with the hull planks lying flush or edge to edge
rather than overlapping: %@AI@%a carvel-built ship.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARVEN @%%@QR:carven@%%@AB@%carven%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%carve.%@BO: 2d67e9@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CARVING @%%@QR:carving@%%@AB@%carving%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The cutting of wood, stone, or other material to form a
figure or design. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The figure or design formed by carving.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAR.WASH @%%@QR:car wash@%%@AB@%car wash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An area or a building equipped for washing cars.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARYATID @%%@QR:caryatid@%%@AB@%caryatid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ids%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ides %@AE@%%@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% A supporting column
sculptured in the form of a woman. [< Lat. %@AI@%Caryatides, %@AE@%caryatids, maidens
of Caryae < Gk. %@AI@%Karuatides %@AE@%< %@AI@%Karuai, %@AE@%Caryae, a village in Greece.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CARYO @%%@QR:caryo-@%%@AB@%caryo-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%karyo-%@BO: a019b3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CARYOPSIS @%%@QR:caryopsis@%%@AB@%caryopsis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-opses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -opsides %@AE@% A one-celled, one-seeded dry fruit
having its outer coat fused to its surface, as a grain of barley or wheat.
[cary(o)- + -opsis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASABA @%%@QR:casaba@%%@AB@%casaba%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cassaba %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of %@AI@%winter melon%@BO: 14e1b95@%%@AE@% having a yellow rind and
sweet, whitish flesh. [After %@AI@%Kasaba, %@AE@%former name for Turgutlu, Turkey.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASANOVA @%%@QR:Casanova@%%@AB@%Casanova%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A promiscuous and unscrupulous man; libertine. [After G.J.
%@2@%%@CR:CASCARA.BUCKTHO @%%@QR:cascara buckthorn@%%@AB@%cascara buckthorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shrub or tree, %@AI@%Rhamnus purshiana,%@AE@% of northwestern
North America, whose bark is the source of cascara sagrada.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASCARA.SAGRADA @%%@QR:cascara sagrada@%%@AB@%cascara sagrada%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The dried bark of the cascara buckthorn, used as a
%@2@%%@CR:CASCARILLA @%%@QR:cascarilla@%%@AB@%cascarilla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A shrub, %@AI@%Croton eluteria,%@AE@% of the West Indies, having
bitter, aromatic bark. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%cascarilla bark%@AE@% The bark of the cascarilla, used
as a tonic. [Sp., dim. of %@AI@%cascara, %@AE@%bark. -see cascara.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASCARILLA.OIL @%%@QR:cascarilla oil@%%@AB@%cascarilla oil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oil obtained from cascarilla bark that is used as a
%@AB@%case(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An instance or example of the existence or occurrence of
something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An occurrence of disease or disorder. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A client, as of
a physician or attorney. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A set of circumstances or state of affairs;
situation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A set of reasons, arguments, or supporting facts offered in
justification of a statement, action, situation, or thing. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A question or
problem; matter: %@AI@%a case of honor.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A situation that requires
investigation, esp. by a formal or official body. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An action or
suit or just grounds for an action. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The facts or evidence offered in
support of a claim. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A peculiar or eccentric person. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Linguistics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The syntactic relationship of a noun, pronoun, or
adjective to the other words of a sentence, indicated in inflected
languages by the assumption of declensional endings and in noninflected
languages by the position of the words within the sentence. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The form or
position of a word that indicates this relationship. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Such forms,
positions, or relationships collectively. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A pattern
of inflection of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives to express different
syntactic functions in a sentence. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The form of such an inflected word.
-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cased%@AE@% %@AB@%casing%@AE@% %@AB@%cases%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To examine carefully, as in planning a
crime: %@AI@%case the bank before robbing it.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in any case. .%@AE@% Regardless of what occurred or will
occur.%@AB@% in case. .%@AE@% If it happens that; if. [ME %@AI@%cas %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%casus <
%@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%cadere, %@AE@%to fall.]
%@AB@%case(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A container or receptacle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A decorative or protective
covering or cover. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A box with its contents. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A set or pair, as of
pistols. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The frame or framework of a window, door, or stairway. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Printing. %@AE@%A shallow, compartmented tray for storing type or type matrices.
-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cased%@AE@% %@AB@%casing%@AE@% %@AB@%cases%@AE@% To put into, cover, or protect with a case. [ME
< Norman Fr. %@AI@%casse %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%capsa.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASEATE @%%@QR:caseate@%%@AB@%caseate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To undergo caseation. [< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%caseus, %@AE@%cheese.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASEATION @%%@QR:caseation@%%@AB@%caseation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The necrotic degeneration of bodily tissue into a
cheeselike substance. [< caseate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASEBOOK @%%@QR:casebook@%%@AB@%casebook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A book containing source materials in a specific area, used
as a reference and in teaching.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASEHARDEN @%%@QR:caseharden@%%@AB@%caseharden%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To harden the surface of (iron or
steel) by high-temperature shallow infusion of carbon followed by
quenching. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make callous or insensitive.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASE.HISTORY @%%@QR:case history@%%@AB@%case history%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organized set of facts relevant to the development of
an individual or group condition under study or treatment, esp. in
sociology, psychiatry, or medicine.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASEIN @%%@QR:casein@%%@AB@%casein%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white, tasteless, odorless milk and cheese protein, used to
make plastics, adhesives, paints, and foods. [Ult. < Lat. %@AI@%caseus, %@AE@%cheese.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASE.KNIFE @%%@QR:case knife@%%@AB@%case knife%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A knife kept in a sheath or case. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A table knife.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASE.LAW @%%@QR:case law@%%@AB@%case law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Law based on judicial decision and precedent rather than
statute.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASE.LOAD @%%@QR:case load@%%@AB@%case load%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The number of cases handled in a given period, as by a
clinic or social services agency.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASEMATE @%%@QR:casemate@%%@AB@%casemate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fortified enclosure for artillery on a warship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
armored compartment for artillery on a rampart. [OFr. < OItal. %@AI@%casamatta.%@AE@%]
%@AB@% casemated %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASEMENT @%%@QR:casement@%%@AB@%casement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A window sash that opens outward by means of hinges.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A window with such sashes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A case or covering. [ME < Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CASEOUS @%%@QR:caseous@%%@AB@%caseous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Resembling cheese. [< Lat. %@AI@%caseus, %@AE@%cheese.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASERN @%%@QR:casern@%%@AB@%casern%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caserne %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A military barracks. [Fr. %@AI@%caserne.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASE.SHOT @%%@QR:case shot@%%@AB@%case shot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A %@AI@%canister%@BO: 2ad4b5@%%@AE@% (sense 2). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The shot in a canister. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A shrapnel shell.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASE.STUDY @%%@QR:case study@%%@AB@%case study%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A detailed analysis of an individual or group, esp. as an
exemplary model of medical, psychological, or social phenomena.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASE.SYSTEM @%%@QR:case system@%%@AB@%case system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A method of teaching law that emphasizes the study of
selected cases rather than the systematic study of legal textbooks.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASEWORK @%%@QR:casework@%%@AB@%casework%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The part of a social worker's duties dealing with the
problems of a particular case. %@AB@% caseworker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CASHIERS.CHECK @%%@QR:cashier's check@%%@AB@%cashier's check%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A check drawn by a bank on its own funds and signed
by the bank's cashier.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASHMERE @%%@QR:cashmere@%%@AB@%cashmere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Fine, downy wool growing beneath the outer hair of the
Cashmere goat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A soft fabric made of wool from the Cashmere goat or of
similar fibers. [After %@AI@%Kashmir, %@AE@%a region in India.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASHMERE.GOAT @%%@QR:Cashmere goat@%%@AB@%Cashmere goat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A goat native to the Himalayan regions of India and
Tibet, and prized for its wool.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASH.REGISTER @%%@QR:cash register@%%@AB@%cash register%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A machine that tabulates the amount of sales
transactions, makes a permanent and cumulative record of them, and has a
drawer in which cash may be kept.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASIMERE @%%@QR:casimere@%%@AB@%casimere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cassimere%@BO: 2dbc20@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASING @%%@QR:casing@%%@AB@%casing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of encasing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An outer cover. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The cleaned
intestines of cattle, sheep, or hogs, used to contain processed meat. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
The frame or framework for a window or door. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A metal pipe or tube used
as a lining for water, oil, or gas wells.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASINO @%%@QR:casino@%%@AB@%casino%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nos%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A summer or country house in Italy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A public
room or house for entertainment, esp. for gambling. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%%@AE@% %@AI@%cassino%@BO: 2dbd18@%%@AE@%.A card
game for two to four players in which cards on the table are matched by
cards in the hand. [Ital. < %@AI@%casa, %@AE@%house < Lat., hut.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASK @%%@QR:cask@%%@AB@%cask%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A barrel of any size. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The quantity contained in a cask.
%@2@%%@CR:CASKET @%%@QR:casket@%%@AB@%casket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small case or chest, as for jewels or other valuables. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A coffin. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-keted%@AE@% %@AB@%-keting%@AE@% %@AB@%-kets%@AE@% To enclose in a casket. [ME, poss.
alteration of OFr. %@AI@%cassette. %@AE@%-see cassette.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASQUE @%%@QR:casque@%%@AB@%casque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A helmet or other armor for the head. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%A
%@2@%%@CR:CASSABA @%%@QR:cassaba@%%@AB@%cassaba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%casaba%@BO: 2d72b2@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSANDRA @%%@QR:Cassandra@%%@AB@%Cassandra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%A daughter of Priam, King of Troy,
endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated by Apollo never to be believed.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who utters unheeded prophecies. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Kassandra.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CASSATION @%%@QR:cassation@%%@AB@%cassation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Abrogation or annulment by a higher authority. [OFr. <
%@AI@%%@AI@%casser, %@AE@%to annul. -see quash.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSAVA @%%@QR:cassava@%%@AB@%cassava%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or casava %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various tropical American plants of the
genus %@AI@%Manihot,%@AE@% having a large, starchy root. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A starch derived from the
root of the cassava, used as an ingredient in tapioca and as a staple food
in the tropics. [Sp. %@AI@%cazabe, %@AE@%cassava bread < Taino %@AI@%cacabi.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSEROLE @%%@QR:casserole@%%@AB@%casserole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A dish, usually of earthenware, glass, or cast iron,
in which food is both baked and served. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Food prepared and served in such
a dish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%A small-handled, deep porcelain crucible used for
heating and evaporating. [Fr., saucepan, dim. of OFr. %@AI@% casse, %@AE@%roasting pan
< OHG %@AI@%chezi.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSETTE @%%@QR:cassette@%%@AB@%cassette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A light-proof camera cartridge for daylight loading of
photographic film. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electronics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small cartridge containing
unlooped magnetic tape for use in certain recorders and players. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A tape
recorder or player designed to use cassettes. [Fr., small box < OFr., dim.
of %@AI@%casse, %@AE@%case < Lat. %@AI@%capsa.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSIA @%%@QR:cassia@%%@AB@%cassia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and plants
of the genus %@AI@%Cassia,%@AE@% having compound leaves, usually yellow flowers, and
long pods. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Cinnamomum cassia,%@AE@% of tropical Asia, having bark
similar to cinnamon but of inferior quality. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The bark of this tree, used
as a spice. [ME < Lat., a kind of plant < Gk., of Semitic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSIA.OIL @%%@QR:cassia oil@%%@AB@%cassia oil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oil derived from the bark of the tree %@AI@%Cinnamomum
%@AI@%cassia.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSIMERE @%%@QR:cassimere@%%@AB@%cassimere%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or casimere %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plain or twilled woolen cloth for men's
apparel. [Obs. %@AI@%Cassimere, %@AE@%var. of Kashmir, a region in India.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSINO @%%@QR:cassino@%%@AB@%cassino%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%casino%@BO: 2dab5b@%%@AE@% (sense 3).
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSIOPEIA @%%@QR:Cassiopeia@%%@AB@%Cassiopeia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A W-shaped constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near
Camelopardalis and Cepheus. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Kassiopeia.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSIS @%%@QR:cassis@%%@AB@%cassis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A European bush, %@AI@%Ribes nigrum,%@AE@% that bears black currants.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cordial made from the berries of the cassis. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%cassia, %@AE@%a
kind of plant. -see cassia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSITERITE @%%@QR:cassiterite@%%@AB@%cassiterite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light-yellow, red-brown, or black mineral, SnO%@AH@%2%@AE@%, an%@EH@%
important tin ore. [Fr. %@AI@%casiterite %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kasseritos, %@AE@%tin.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSOCK @%%@QR:cassock@%%@AB@%cassock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long garment reaching to the feet and worn by clergymen and
others assisting in church services. [OFr. %@AI@%casaque, %@AE@%long coat, perh. <
Pers. %@AI@%kazagand, %@AE@%padded jacket.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASSOWARY @%%@QR:cassowary@%%@AB@%cassowary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% Any of several large, flightless birds of the
genus %@AI@%Casuarius,%@AE@% of New Guinea and adjacent areas, having a large, bony
projection on the top of the head and brightly colored wattles. [Malay
%@AI@%%@AI@%kesuari.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAST @%%@QR:cast@%%@AB@%cast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cast%@AE@% %@AB@%casting%@AE@% %@AB@%casts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To throw with violence or force;
hurl; fling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To shed; molt. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To throw forth; drop: %@AI@%cast anchor.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
throw on the ground, as in wrestling. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To deposit or give (a ballot). %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
To turn or direct: %@AI@%cast her eyes on the speaker.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To cause to fall upon
or over something or in a certain direction, as if by throwing: %@AI@%candles
%@AI@%casting light; cast aspersions on her character.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To bestow;
confer: %@AI@% The government I cast upon my brother (Shakespeare). %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To throw
(dice). %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To give birth to prematurely: %@AI@%The cow cast a calf.%@AE@% %@AB@%11.%@AE@% In
hunting, to cause (hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.
%@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To choose actors for (a play, for example). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To assign a certain
role to (an actor). %@AB@%c.%@AE@% To assign an actor to (a part). %@AB@%13.%@AE@% To form (liquid
metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold. %@AB@%14.%@AE@% To
arrange in some system; formulate. %@AB@%15.%@AE@% To contrive; devise. %@AB@%16.%@AE@% To
calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures). %@AB@%17.%@AE@% To calculate
astrologically; forecast. %@AB@%18.%@AE@% To warp; twist. %@AB@%19.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To consider;
thrown away. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A shipwrecked person. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A discarded or rejected
person or thing.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTE @%%@QR:caste@%%@AB@%caste%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the four major hereditary classes into which Hindu
society is divided, each caste distinctly separated from the others by
restrictions placed upon occupation and marriage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A social class
separated from others by distinctions of hereditary rank, profession, or
wealth. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A social system or the principle of grading society based on
caste. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The social position or status conferred by a system based on
caste: %@AI@%lose caste.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A specialized level in a colony of social insects,
such as ants, in which its members, such as workers or soldiers, carry out
a specific function. [Port. %@AI@%casta, %@AE@%race < %@AI@%casto, %@AE@%pure < Lat. %@AI@%castus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTELLAN @%%@QR:castellan@%%@AB@%castellan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The governor or keeper of a castle. [ME %@AI@%castelain %@AE@%< Norman
Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%castellanus, %@AE@%of a castle < %@AI@%castellum, %@AE@%castle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTELLANY @%%@QR:castellany@%%@AB@%castellany%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The jurisdiction of a castellan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The lands
appertaining to a castle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTELLATED @%%@QR:castellated@%%@AB@%castellated%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Furnished with turrets and battlements in the style
of a castle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a castle. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%castellatus, %@AE@%p.part of
%@AI@%%@AI@%castellare, %@AE@%to fortify as a castle < Lat. %@AI@%castellum, %@AE@%castle.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%castellation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTER @%%@QR:caster@%%@AB@%caster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that casts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%castor%@AE@% A small wheel on a swivel,
attached under a piece of furniture or other heavy object to make it easier
to move. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%castor%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small bottle or cruet for condiments. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A stand
for holding a set of these bottles.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTIGATE @%%@QR:castigate@%%@AB@%castigate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gated%@AE@% %@AB@%-gating%@AE@% %@AB@%-gates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To punish or chastise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
%@2@%%@CR:CASTILE.SOAP @%%@QR:Castile soap@%%@AB@%Castile soap%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or castile soap %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fine, hard, white, odorless soap made
with olive oil and sodium hydroxide. [After %@AI@%Castile, %@AE@%a province of Spain,
where the soap was first made.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTILIAN @%%@QR:Castilian@%%@AB@%Castilian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The Spanish dialect of Castile. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The standard
literary and official form of Spanish, which is based on this dialect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
native or inhabitant of Castile. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Castile, its
people, or their language and culture.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTING @%%@QR:casting@%%@AB@%casting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of making casts or molds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
throwing of a fishing line. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The selection of actors or performers. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Something that is cast in a mold. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Something that is cast off or out.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTING.VOTE @%%@QR:casting vote@%%@AB@%casting vote%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The vote of a presiding officer in an assembly or
2.0 to 4.5 per cent carbon, 0.5 to 3 per cent silicon, and lesser amounts
of sulfur, manganese, and phosphorus.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAST.IRON2 @%%@QR:cast-iron@%%@AB@%cast-iron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made of cast iron. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Rigid or inflexible: %@AI@%a cast-iron
%@AI@%rule.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTLE @%%@QR:castle@%%@AB@%castle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A fort or fortified group of buildings usually
dominating the surrounding country and held by a vassal of a ruler in
feudal societies. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A fortified stronghold of this kind converted to
residential use. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A building similar to or resembling a castle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
place of privacy, security, or refuge. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A rook in the game of chess.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tled%@AE@% %@AB@%-tling%@AE@% %@AB@%-tles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To place in or as if in a castle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
move (the chess king) from his own square two squares to one side and then,
in the same move, bring the rook from that side to the square immediately
past the new position of the king. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To move the chess king and rook
by castling. [ME %@AI@%castel, %@AE@%partly < OE and partly < Norman Fr., both < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%castellum, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%castrum, %@AE@%fort.]
%@2@%%@CR:CASTOFF @%%@QR:castoff@%%@AB@%castoff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that has been discarded. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@%A calculation
of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type.
%@AB@%castor(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Varient of %@AI@%caster%@BO: 2de11e@%%@AE@% (senses 2 and 3).
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTOR2 @%%@QR:Castor@%%@AB@%Castor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%One of the %@AI@%Dioscuri%@BO: 53f58a@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A double star in
the constellation Gemini, the brightest star in the group, approximately 46
light-years from Earth. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Kastor.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTOR.BEAN @%%@QR:castor bean@%%@AB@%castor bean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The castor-oil plant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The very poisonous seed of
the castor bean. [castor (oil) + bean.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTOR.OIL @%%@QR:castor oil@%%@AB@%castor oil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless or yellowish oil extracted from castor-oil
plant seeds and used as a cathartic and a fine lubricant. [Poss. from a
former use as a substitute for castor in medicine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTOR.OIL.PLAN @%%@QR:castor-oil plant@%%@AB@%castor-oil plant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large plant, %@AI@%Ricinus communis,%@AE@% native to tropical
Africa and Asia, grown for ornament and for the commercial extraction of
castor oil from its poisonous seeds.
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTRATE @%%@QR:castrate@%%@AB@%castrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-trated%@AE@% %@AB@%-trating%@AE@% %@AB@%-trates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove the testicles of;
geld. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To remove the ovaries of; spay. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To remove the vitality or force
of, esp. by expurgating. [Lat. %@AI@%castrare, castrat-.%@AE@%] %@AB@% castration %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASTROISM @%%@QR:Castroism@%%@AB@%Castroism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The governmental and socioeconomic principles and policies
of the Cuban leader Fidel Castro. %@AB@% Castroite %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CASUAL @%%@QR:casual@%%@AB@%casual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Occurring by chance; accidental. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Occurring at
irregular intervals; not planned; occasional. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Showing little interest;
nonchalant: %@AI@%a casual manner.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Without ceremony or formality. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Suited for everyday wear or use; informal. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Not serious or thorough;
superficial: %@AI@%a casual inspection.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Not close or intimate: %@AI@%a casual
%@AI@%friendship.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A person who receives temporary
welfare relief. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who works at irregular intervals. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A soldier
temporarily attached to a unit while awaiting permanent assignment. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CASUALTY @%%@QR:casualty@%%@AB@%casualty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An unfortunate accident, esp. one involving
loss of life. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who is injured or killed in an accident. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One
injured, killed, captured, or missing in action against an enemy. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%casuelte %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%casualis, %@AE@%casual.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASUARINA @%%@QR:casuarina@%%@AB@%casuarina%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various trees of the genus %@AI@%Casuarina,%@AE@% which includes
the beefwoods. [NLat. %@AI@%Casuarina, %@AE@%genus name < Malay %@AI@%kesuari, %@AE@%cassowary
(from the resemblance of its twigs to the drooping feathers of the
cassowary).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASUIST @%%@QR:casuist@%%@AB@%casuist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who is expert in or given to casuistry. [Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%casuiste %@AE@%< Sp. %@AI@%casuista %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%casus, %@AE@%case. -see case1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CASUISTIC @%%@QR:casuistic@%%@AB@%casuistic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or casuistical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to casuists or
%@2@%%@CR:CATABOLITE @%%@QR:catabolite@%%@AB@%catabolite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance produced in the process of catabolism.
[catabol(ism) + -ite.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATABOLIZE @%%@QR:catabolize@%%@AB@%catabolize%@AE@%%@EH@% intr & tr.v.-lized, -lizing, -lizes.To undergo or cause to
undergo catabolism.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATACHRESIS @%%@QR:catachresis@%%@AB@%catachresis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Strained use of a word or phrase, as for
rhetorical effect. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A deliberately paradoxical figure of speech. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
use of a wrong word in a context. [Lat. %@AI@%catachresis %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%katakhresis,
%@AE@%excessive use < %@AI@%katakhresthai, %@AE@%to use up : %@AI@%kata-, %@AE@%completely + %@AI@%khresthai,
%@2@%%@CR:CATACLYSM @%%@QR:cataclysm@%%@AB@%cataclysm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
violent upheaval or disaster. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A devastating flood. [Fr. %@AI@%cataclysme %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CATALOGUE @%%@QR:catalogue@%%@AB@%catalogue%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or catalog %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A systematized list, usually in
alphabetical order, often with descriptions of the listed items. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
publication, such as a book, containing such a list. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%card catalog%@BO: 2c5f01@%%@AE@%.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-logued%@AE@% %@AB@%-loguing%@AE@% %@AB@%-logues%@AE@% %@AB@% or -loged %@AE@%%@AB@% or -loging %@AE@%%@AB@% or -logs %@AE@% To
list in or make a catalogue. [ME %@AI@%cathaloge %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%catalogue %@AE@%< LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:CATALPA @%%@QR:catalpa@%%@AB@%catalpa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several chiefly North American trees of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Catalpa,%@AE@% having large leaves, showy clusters of whitish flowers, and long,
slender pods. [Creek %@AI@%kutuhlpa.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATALYSIS @%%@QR:catalysis@%%@AB@%catalysis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% The action of a catalyst, esp. modification of the
rate of a chemical reaction by a catalyst. [Gk. %@AI@%katalusis, %@AE@%dissolution <
%@2@%%@CR:CATALYST @%%@QR:catalyst@%%@AB@%catalyst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%A substance, usually present in small amounts
relative to the reactants, that modifies and esp. increases the rate of a
chemical reaction without being consumed in the process. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that
precipitates a process or event, esp. without being involved in or changed
by the consequences. [< catalysis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATALYTIC.CONVE @%%@QR:catalytic converter@%%@AB@%catalytic converter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A reaction chamber typically containing a finely
divided platinum-iridium catalyst into which exhaust gases from an
automotive engine are passed together with excess air so that carbon
monoxide and hydrocarbon pollutants are oxidized to carbon dioxide and
water.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATALYTIC.CRACK @%%@QR:catalytic cracker@%%@AB@%catalytic cracker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oil refinery unit in which the %@AI@%cracking%@BO: 452342@%%@AE@% of
petroleum takes place in the presence of a catalyst.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATALYZE @%%@QR:catalyze@%%@AB@%catalyze%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lyzed%@AE@% %@AB@%-lyzing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lyzes%@AE@% To modify the rate of (a chemical
reaction) as a catalyst. [< catalysis.] %@AB@% catalyzer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CATAMARAN @%%@QR:catamaran@%%@AB@%catamaran%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A boat with two parallel hulls. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A raft of logs or
%@2@%%@CR:CATARACT @%%@QR:cataract@%%@AB@%cataract%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A very large waterfall. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A great downpour. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Pathology. %@AE@%Opacity of the lens or capsule of the eye, causing partial or
%@2@%%@CR:CATASTASIS @%%@QR:catastasis@%%@AB@%catastasis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In classical tragedy, the intensified part of
the action directly preceding the catastrophe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The climax of a play.
%@2@%%@CR:CATASTROPHE @%%@QR:catastrophe@%%@AB@%catastrophe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A great and sudden calamity; disaster. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A complete
failure; fiasco %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sudden violent change in the earth's surface;
cataclysm. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The denouement of a play, esp. a classical tragedy. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:CATAWBA @%%@QR:Catawba@%%@AB@%Catawba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Catawba%@AE@% %@AB@% or -bas %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tribe of North American Indians
formerly living along the Catawba River in the Carolinas. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of
this tribe. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The Siouan language of the Catawba. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bas%@AE@% A
light-red North American grape developed from the fox grape, %@AI@%Vitis
%@AI@%labrusca.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Wine made from these grapes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATBIRD @%%@QR:catbird@%%@AB@%catbird%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American songbird, %@AI@%Dumetella carolinensis,%@AE@% having
predominantly slate-gray plumage. [From the resemblance of one of its calls
to the mewing of a cat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATBIRD.SEAT @%%@QR:catbird seat@%%@AB@%catbird seat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A position of power or prominence.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATBOAT @%%@QR:catboat@%%@AB@%catboat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A broad-beamed sailboat carrying a single sail on a mast
stepped well forward.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATBRIER @%%@QR:catbrier@%%@AB@%catbrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several thorny vines of the genus %@AI@%Smilax,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%S.
%@AI@%rotundifolia,%@AE@% having heart-shaped leaves, small green flowers, and blackish
berries.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATCALL @%%@QR:catcall@%%@AB@%catcall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A harsh or shrill call or whistle expressing disapproval or
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To understand or perceive. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become popular.%@AB@% catch up.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To detect (someone) in a mistake. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To come up from behind; overtake. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To become involved with, often unwillingly: %@AI@%caught up in the scandal.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
To bring up to date: %@AI@%catch up on my correspondence.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To absorb
completely; engross: %@AI@%caught up in his work.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of catching;
a taking and holding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that catches, esp. a device for
fastening or for checking motion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that is caught. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An amount
that is caught. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A choking or stoppage of the breath or voice. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A stop
or break in a mechanism. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A person or thing worth catching. %@AB@%8.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A tricky or unsuspected condition or drawback. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A snatch or
fragment. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%A canonical, often rhythmically intricate composition
for three or more voices, popular esp. in the 17th and 18th centuries. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Sports. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The grabbing and holding of a thrown, kicked, or batted ball
before it hits the ground. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A game of throwing and catching a ball.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% catch it. .%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To receive some form of
punishment or scolding.%@AB@% catch (one's) breath.%@AE@% To rest so as to be able to
continue. [ME %@AI@%cacchen %@AE@%< AN %@AI@%cachier, %@AE@%to chase < Lat. %@AI@%captare, %@AE@%freq. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%capere, %@AE@%to seize.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATCHALL @%%@QR:catchall@%%@AB@%catchall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A receptacle for a variety of odds and ends. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
that covers a variety of situations.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATCH.AS.CATCH. @%%@QR:catch-as-catch-can@%%@AB@%catch-as-catch-can%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Seizing any opportunity or using any available
means; not planned.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATCHER @%%@QR:catcher@%%@AB@%catcher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that catches. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@%The player whose position
is behind home plate and who signals for and receives pitches.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATCHFLY @%%@QR:catchfly@%%@AB@%catchfly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Silene%@AE@% and related
genera, having white, pink, or red flowers with characteristically sticky
%@2@%%@CR:CATCHMENT @%%@QR:catchment@%%@AB@%catchment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A catching or collecting of water. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A structure,
such as a basin, for collecting or draining water. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The amount of water
collected.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATCHPENNY @%%@QR:catchpenny@%%@AB@%catchpenny%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designed and made to sell without concern for quality;
cheap. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% A catchpenny item.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATCH.PHRASE @%%@QR:catch phrase@%%@AB@%catch phrase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An often repeated word or slogan.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATCHPOLE @%%@QR:catchpole@%%@AB@%catchpole%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or catchpoll %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sheriff's officer, esp. one who arrests
%@AI@%%@AI@%chacier, %@AE@%to hunt (< Lat. %@AI@%captare, %@AE@%freq. of %@AI@%capere, %@AE@%to seize.) + %@AI@%poul,
%@AE@%rooster < Lat. %@AI@%pullus, %@AE@%chicken.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATCH.22 @%%@QR:Catch-22@%%@AB@%Catch-22%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A difficult situation or problem whose seemingly alternative
solutions are logically invalid. [After %@AI@%Catch-22, %@AE@%a novel by Joseph Heller
(b. 1923).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATCHUP @%%@QR:catchup@%%@AB@%catchup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%ketchup%@BO: a090a2@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATCH.UP @%%@QR:catch-up@%%@AB@%catch-up%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designed or intended to catch up to a standard: %@AI@% catch-up
%@AI@%increases in prices to restore profit margins (Newsweek)).
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%@AI@%%@2@%%@CR:CATCHWORD @%%@QR:catchword@%%@AB@%catchword%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%catch phrase%@BO: 2e5ab9@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A word placed at the
head of a column or page, as in a dictionary, to indicate the first or last
entry on the page. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The first word of a page printed at the bottom of the
%@2@%%@CR:CATECHOLAMINE @%%@QR:catecholamine@%%@AB@%catecholamine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of amines, which include epinephrine,
norepinephrine, and dopamine, that are derived from tyrosine and have a
hormonal function.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATECHU @%%@QR:catechu@%%@AB@%catechu%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several water-soluble, resinous, astringent substances
used in tanning and dyeing, as that obtained from a tree, %@AI@%Acacia catechu,%@AE@%
of southern Asia, or from a woody vine, %@AI@%Uncaria gambier,%@AE@% of Malaya. [Prob.
< Malay %@AI@%kachu, %@AE@%of Dravidian orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATECHUMEN @%%@QR:catechumen@%%@AB@%catechumen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who is being taught the principles of Christianity.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who is being instructed in any subject at an elementary level. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CATEGORICAL @%%@QR:categorical@%%@AB@%categorical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or categoric %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Without exception or qualification;
absolute. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, concerning, or included in a category. %@AB@% categorically
%@2@%%@CR:CATEGORICAL.IMP @%%@QR:categorical imperative@%%@AB@%categorical imperative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In Kant's ethical system, an absolute and
universally binding moral law.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATEGORIZE @%%@QR:categorize@%%@AB@%categorize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rized%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizes%@AE@% To put into a category;
%@2@%%@CR:CATEGORY @%%@QR:category@%%@AB@%category%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A specifically defined division in a system of
classification; class. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%Any of the basic classifications into
which all knowledge can be placed. [LLat. %@AI@%categoria, %@AE@%class of predicables <
%@2@%%@CR:CATENA @%%@QR:catena@%%@AB@%catena%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nae%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nas %@AE@% A closely linked series. [Med. Lat., chain <
Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATENARY @%%@QR:catenary@%%@AB@%catenary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The curve theoretically formed by a perfectly
flexible, uniformly dense and thick, inextensible cable suspended from two
points. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something having the shape of a catenary. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or
resembling a catenary. [< Lat. %@AI@%catenarius, %@AE@%of a chain < %@AI@%catena, %@AE@%chain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATENATE @%%@QR:catenate@%%@AB@%catenate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% To connect in a series of ties or
links; form into a chain. [Lat. %@AI@%catenare, catenat- %@AE@%< %@AI@%catena, %@AE@%chain.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%catenation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CATENULATE @%%@QR:catenulate@%%@AB@%catenulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Consisting or formed of chainlike links. [< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%catenula, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%catena, %@AE@%chain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATER @%%@QR:cater@%%@AB@%cater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To provide food or
entertainment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To provide anything wished for or needed: %@AI@%catered to his
%@AI@%smallest desires.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To provide food service for: %@AI@%catering a banquet.%@AE@%
[< obs. %@AI@%cater, %@AE@%a buyer of provisions < ME %@AI@%catour, %@AE@%short for %@AI@%acatour %@AE@%<
Norman Fr. < %@AI@%acater, %@AE@%to buy < VLat.* %@AI@%accaptare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%ad-, %@AE@%to + Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CATER.CORNERED @%%@QR:cater-corner@%%@AB@%cater-corner%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or catty-cornered %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Diagonal. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Diagonally. [<
obs. %@AI@%cater, %@AE@%four at dice < ME < OFr. %@AI@%catre, %@AE@%four < Lat. %@AI@%quattuor.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATERCOUSIN @%%@QR:catercousin@%%@AB@%catercousin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A very close friend. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATERPILLAR @%%@QR:caterpillar@%%@AB@%caterpillar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The wormlike, often brightly colored, hairy, or spiny
larva of a butterfly or moth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various insect larvae similar to
those of the caterpillar. [ME %@AI@%catirpel, %@AE@%prob. < OFr. %@AI@%chatepelose %@AE@%: %@AI@%chate,
%@AE@%cat + %@AI@%pelose, %@AE@%hairy < Lat. %@AI@%pilosus %@AE@%< %@AI@%pilus, %@AE@%hair.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATERWAUL @%%@QR:caterwaul@%%@AB@%caterwaul%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-wauled%@AE@% %@AB@%-wauling%@AE@% %@AB@%-wauls%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cry or screech like a
cat in heat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a discordant sound or shriek. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To have a noisy
argument. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shrill, discordant cry. [ME %@AI@%caterwawen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATFISH @%%@QR:catfish@%%@AB@%catfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%catfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% Any of numerous scaleless, chiefly
freshwater fishes of the order Siluriformes, characteristically having
whiskerlike barbels extending from the upper jaw.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATGUT @%%@QR:catgut@%%@AB@%catgut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tough, thin cord or thread made from the dried intestines of
certain animals, used for stringing musical instruments and tennis rackets
and for surgical ligatures.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHARSIS @%%@QR:catharsis@%%@AB@%catharsis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%Purgation, esp. for the digestive
system. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A purifying or figurative cleansing or release of the emotions
or of tension, esp. through art. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychoanalysis. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A technique used
to relieve tension and anxiety by bringing repressed material to
consciousness. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The result of this process; abreaction. [Gk. %@AI@%katharsis %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CATHEAD @%%@QR:cathead@%%@AB@%cathead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A beam projecting outward from the bow of a ship and used as
a support to lift the anchor.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHEDRA @%%@QR:cathedra@%%@AB@%cathedra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-drae%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The official chair or throne of a bishop. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The office or see of a bishop. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The official chair of an office or
position, as of a professor. [Lat., chair < Gk. %@AI@%kathedra %@AE@%: %@AI@%kata-, %@AE@%down +
%@AI@%%@AI@%hedra, %@AE@%seat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHEDRAL @%%@QR:cathedral@%%@AB@%cathedral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The principal church of a bishop's see and one that
contains his official throne. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A large or important church. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Of, pertaining to, or containing a bishop's official throne. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Relating to
or issuing from a chair of office or authority; authoritative. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to a cathedral. [Obs. %@AI@%cathedral church %@AE@%< ME %@AI@%cathedral, %@AE@%of a
%@2@%%@CR:CATHETER @%%@QR:catheter@%%@AB@%catheter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A slender, flexible tube inserted into a bodily channel,
such as a vein, to distend or maintain an opening to an internal cavity.
[LLat. < Gk. %@AI@%katheter, %@AE@%surgical instrument for emptying the bladder <
%@AI@%%@AI@%kathienai, %@AE@%to drop : %@AI@%kata-, %@AE@%down + %@AI@%hienai, %@AE@%to send.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHETERIZE @%%@QR:catheterize@%%@AB@%catheterize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To introduce a catheter into. %@AB@%
%@AB@%catheterization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHEXIS @%%@QR:cathexis@%%@AB@%cathexis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-thexes%@AE@% The concentration of emotional energy upon some
object or idea. [Gk. %@AI@%kathexis, %@AE@%a holding < %@AI@%katekhein, %@AE@%to hold fast : %@AI@%kata-,
%@2@%%@CR:CATHODE.RAY @%%@QR:cathode ray@%%@AB@%cathode ray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A stream of electrons emitted by the cathode in
electrical discharge tubes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the electrons that is emitted in a
stream from a cathode-ray tube.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHODE.RAY.TUB @%%@QR:cathode-ray tube@%%@AB@%cathode-ray tube%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits electrons
that are accelerated as a beam through a relatively high voltage anode,
further focused or deflected electrostatically or electromagnetically, and
allowed to fall on a fluorescent screen.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHOLIC @%%@QR:catholic@%%@AB@%catholic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of broad or general scope; universal; all-inclusive %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Broad and comprehensive in interests, sympathies, or the like; liberal. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Catholic%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the universal Christian church. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to the ancient undivided Christian church. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Of or designating
those churches that have claimed to be representatives of the ancient
undivided church. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% Of or concerning the Roman Catholic Church. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Catholic%@AE@% A member of a Catholic church, esp. a Roman Catholic. [OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%kata-, %@AE@%according to + %@AI@%holos, %@AE@%whole.] %@AB@% catholically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHOLIC.CHURCH @%%@QR:Catholic Church@%%@AB@%Catholic Church%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Roman Catholic Church%@BO: fd1ffd@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHOLICISM @%%@QR:Catholicism@%%@AB@%Catholicism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The faith, doctrine, system, and practice of a Catholic
church, esp. the Roman Catholic Church.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHOLICITY @%%@QR:catholicity@%%@AB@%catholicity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition or quality of being catholic;
broad-mindedness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% General acceptance; universality. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Catholicity%@AE@%
Roman Catholicism.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHOLICIZE @%%@QR:catholicize@%%@AB@%catholicize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-cized%@AE@% %@AB@%-cizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make or become
catholic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To convert or be converted to Catholicism.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHOLICON @%%@QR:catholicon@%%@AB@%catholicon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A universal remedy; panacea. [Fr. < Med. Lat. < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%katholikon, %@AE@%neuter of %@AI@%katholikos, %@AE@%universal. -see catholic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATHOUSE @%%@QR:cathouse@%%@AB@%cathouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A house of prostitution; brothel.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATION @%%@QR:cation@%%@AB@%cation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ion having a positive charge and, in electrolytes,
characteristically moving toward a negative electrode. [Gk. %@AI@%kation, %@AE@%(a
%@2@%%@CR:CATION.EXCHANGE @%%@QR:cation exchange@%%@AB@%cation exchange%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chemical process used in water softening in which
cations of like charge are exchanged equally between a solid, as zeolite,
and a solution, as water.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATKIN @%%@QR:catkin@%%@AB@%catkin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A dense, often drooping flower cluster, such as that
of a birch, consisting of small, scalelike flowers. [< obs. Du. %@AI@%katteken,
%@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%katte, %@AE@%cat (from its resemblance to a cat's tail).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATLIKE @%%@QR:catlike@%%@AB@%catlike%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Like a cat; stealthy.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATNAP @%%@QR:catnap@%%@AB@%catnap%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short nap; light sleep. %@AB@% catnap %@AE@%%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-napped%@AE@% %@AB@%-napping%@AE@% %@AB@%-naps%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CATNIP @%%@QR:catnip@%%@AB@%catnip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hairy, aromatic plant, %@AI@%Nepeta cataria,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, to
which cats are strongly attracted.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAT.O.NINE.TAIL @%%@QR:cat-o'-nine-tails@%%@AB@%cat-o'-nine-tails%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A whip consisting of nine knotted cords fastened to
a handle. [So called because it leaves marks like the scratches of a cat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATOPTRIC @%%@QR:catoptric@%%@AB@%catoptric%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or catoptrical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to mirrors and reflected
%@2@%%@CR:CAT.RIG @%%@QR:cat rig@%%@AB@%cat rig%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The rig of a %@AI@%catboat%@BO: 2e4283@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAT.SCAN @%%@QR:CAT scan@%%@AB@%CAT scan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cross-sectional picture produced by a CAT scanner.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAT.SCANNER @%%@QR:CAT scanner@%%@AB@%CAT scanner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device that produces cross-sectional x-rays of the body
using computerized axial tomography. [c(omputerized) a(xial) t(omography).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAT.SCANNING @%%@QR:CAT scanning@%%@AB@%CAT scanning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or process of using a CAT scanner.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATS.CRADLE @%%@QR:cat's cradle@%%@AB@%cat's cradle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A child's game in which an intricately looped string is
transferred from the hands of one player to the next, resulting in a
succession of different loop patterns.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAT.SCRATCH.DIS @%%@QR:cat scratch disease@%%@AB@%cat scratch disease%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cat scratch fever %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease in humans
characterized by fever and lymphadenitis and thought to be transmitted by
cats.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATS.EYE @%%@QR:cat's-eye@%%@AB@%cat's-eye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various semiprecious gems displaying a band of
reflected light that shifts position as the gem is turned. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A colored
reflector attached to the back of a vehicle to indicate its presence on the
road at night. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A marble marked with eyelike circles.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATS.PAW @%%@QR:cat's-paw@%%@AB@%cat's-paw%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or catspaw %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person used by another as a dupe or tool.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A light breeze that ruffles small areas of a water surface. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Nautical. %@AE@%A hitch in the bight of a rope, on which a tackle is hooked.
[From a fable about a monkey that used a cat's paw to pull chestnuts out of
a fire.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATSUP @%%@QR:catsup@%%@AB@%catsup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%ketchup%@BO: a090a2@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATTAIL @%%@QR:cattail@%%@AB@%cattail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several marsh plants of the genus %@AI@%Typha,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%T.
%@AI@%latifolia,%@AE@% having long, straplike leaves and a dense, cylindrical head of
minute brown flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATTLE @%%@QR:cattle@%%@AB@%cattle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Various animals of the genus %@AI@%Bos,%@AE@% esp. those of the
domesticated species %@AI@%B. taurus,%@AE@% raised in many breeds for meat and dairy
products. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Human beings, esp. when viewed as a mob. [ME %@AI@%catel, %@AE@%livestock,
property < Norman Fr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%capitale, %@AE@%property < Lat. %@AI@%capitalis,
%@AE@%principal. -see capital.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATTLEMAN @%%@QR:cattleman@%%@AB@%cattleman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who tends or raises cattle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATTLE.PROD @%%@QR:cattle prod@%%@AB@%cattle prod%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electrified prod designed for driving cattle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATTLEYA @%%@QR:cattleya@%%@AB@%cattleya%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An orchid of the genus %@AI@%Cattleya,%@AE@% having showy rose-purple or
white flowers. [NLat.%@AI@%Cattleya, %@AE@%genus name, after William %@AI@%Cattley %@AE@%(d.
1832).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CATTY @%%@QR:catty@%%@AB@%catty%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cattie %@AE@%
%@AB@%catty(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% An Asian unit of weight generally equivalent to
%@2@%%@CR:CATTY.CORNERED @%%@QR:catty-cornered@%%@AB@%catty-cornered%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cater-cornered%@BO: 2e7f4c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CATWALK @%%@QR:catwalk@%%@AB@%catwalk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A narrow platform or pathway, as on the sides of a bridge.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUCASIAN @%%@QR:Caucasian@%%@AB@%Caucasian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of
the Caucasoid ethnic division. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Caucasus
region, its people, or their culture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Caucasoid. [After the %@AI@%Caucasus, %@AE@%a
mountain range in the Soviet Union.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUCASOID @%%@QR:Caucasoid@%%@AB@%Caucasoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anthropology. %@AE@%Of, pertaining to, or designating a
major ethnic division of the human species having certain distinctive
physical characteristics such as skin color varying from very light to
brown and fine hair ranging from straight to wavy or curly. This division
is considered to include groups of peoples indigenous to or inhabiting
Europe, northern Africa, southwestern Asia, and the Indian subcontinent,
and persons of this ancestry in other parts of the world. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining
to, or characteristic of Caucasoids. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the Caucasoid ethnic
division.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUCUS @%%@QR:caucus@%%@AB@%caucus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cuses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -cusses %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A closed meeting of the members of a
political party to decide upon questions of policy and the selection of
candidates for office. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A committee within a political
party charged with determining policy. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-cused%@AE@% %@AB@%-cusing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cuses%@AE@% %@AB@% or
%@AB@%-cussed %@AE@%%@AB@% or -cussing %@AE@%%@AB@% or -cusses %@AE@% To assemble in or hold a caucus. [Poss.
of Algonquian orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUDAD @%%@QR:caudad@%%@AB@%caudad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% Toward the tail or posterior part of the body.
[Lat. %@AI@%cauda, %@AE@%tail + -ad.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUDAL @%%@QR:caudal@%%@AB@%caudal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Of, at, or near the tail or hind parts;
%@2@%%@CR:CAUDAL.FIN @%%@QR:caudal fin@%%@AB@%caudal fin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The tail fin of a fish.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUDATE @%%@QR:caudate@%%@AB@%caudate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caudated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a tail. [NLat. %@AI@%caudatus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cauda,
%@2@%%@CR:CAUDATE.NUCLEUS @%%@QR:caudate nucleus@%%@AB@%caudate nucleus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large ganglion in the lateral ventricle of the
brain that functions in motor control.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUDEX @%%@QR:caudex@%%@AB@%caudex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dices%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dexes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The thickened base of the stem of
some perennial plants. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A woody, trunklike stem, such as that of a tree
%@2@%%@CR:CAUDILLO @%%@QR:caudillo@%%@AB@%caudillo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-llos%@AE@% In Spanish-speaking countries, a military leader
who sets himself up as a dictator. [Sp., leader < LLat. %@AI@%capitellum, %@AE@%small
head, dim. of Lat. %@AI@%caput, %@AE@%head.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUDLE @%%@QR:caudle@%%@AB@%caudle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A warm beverage, consisting of wine or ale mixed with sugar,
eggs, bread, and various spices, given to ailing persons. [ME %@AI@%caudel %@AE@%<
Norman Fr. < %@AI@%chaud, %@AE@%warm < Lat. %@AI@%calidus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUGHT @%%@QR:caught@%%@AB@%caught%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%catch%@BO: 2e455b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUL @%%@QR:caul@%%@AB@%caul%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A portion of the membrane that surrounds a fetus and that
sometimes covers its head at birth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The large omentum covering the
%@2@%%@CR:CAULDRON @%%@QR:cauldron@%%@AB@%cauldron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%caldron%@BO: 2988fb@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAULESCENT @%%@QR:caulescent@%%@AB@%caulescent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Having a stem showing above the ground. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%caulis, %@AE@%stem + -escent.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAULICLE @%%@QR:caulicle@%%@AB@%caulicle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A small stem. [Lat. %@AI@%cauliculus, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%caulis,
%@AE@%stem.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAULIFLOWER @%%@QR:cauliflower@%%@AB@%cauliflower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Brassica oleracea botrytis,%@AE@% related to the
cabbage and broccoli and having an enlarged, edible flower head. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
compact, whitish flower head of the cauliflower. [Prob. < Ital. %@AI@%cavolofiore
%@AI@%: %@AE@%%@AI@%cavolo, %@AE@%cabbage (< LLat. %@AI@%caulus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caulis%@AE@%) + %@AI@%fiore, %@AE@%flower < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%flos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAULIFLOWER.EAR @%%@QR:cauliflower ear@%%@AB@%cauliflower ear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ear deformed by repeated blows.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAULINE @%%@QR:cauline@%%@AB@%cauline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Of, having, or growing on a stem. [NLat. %@AI@%caulinus
%@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caulis, %@AE@%stem.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAULK @%%@QR:caulk@%%@AB@%caulk%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or calk %@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%caulked%@AE@% %@AB@%caulking%@AE@% %@AB@%caulks%@AE@% %@AB@% or calked %@AE@%%@AB@% or calking %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%calks %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make (a boat) watertight by packing seams with oakum or tar.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make (pipes, for example) watertight or airtight by filling in
%@2@%%@CR:CAUSAL @%%@QR:causal@%%@AB@%causal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to, involving, or constituting a cause: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%causal factor of the riot.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Indicating or expressing a cause. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Originating from a cause. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A word or grammatical element expressing a
cause or reason. %@AB@% causally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUSALITY @%%@QR:causality@%%@AB@%causality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The relationship between cause and effect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A causal agency, force, or quality.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUSATION @%%@QR:causation@%%@AB@%causation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of causing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cause. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Causality.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUSATIVE @%%@QR:causative@%%@AB@%causative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Functioning as an agent or cause. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Designating a
verb or verbal affix that expresses causation. %@AB@% causative %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% causatively
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUSE @%%@QR:cause@%%@AB@%cause%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Something that produces an effect, result, or
consequence. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The person, event, or condition responsible for an action
or result. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A basis for an action or decision; ground; reason. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A goal
or principle served with dedication and zeal. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The interests of a person
or group engaged in a struggle: %@AI@% The cause of America is in great measure
%@AI@%the cause of all mankind (Thomas Paine). %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A ground for legal
action. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A lawsuit. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A subject under debate or discussion.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%caused%@AE@% %@AB@%causing%@AE@% %@AB@%causes%@AE@% To be the cause of; make happen; bring about;
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%cause%@BO: 2edb66@%%@AE@% %@AI@%reason%@BO: f2eaa4@%%@AE@% %@AI@%occasion%@BO: c7b0b2@%%@AE@% %@AI@%antecedent%@BO: c3a6b@%%@AE@% These nouns denote things
or prior conditions that bring about, or are associated with, certain
effects. A %@AI@%cause%@BO: 2edb66@%%@AE@% , singly or as one of a series, must exist for an effect
logically to occur; %@AI@%Deficiency in vitamin C is the cause of scurvy. Reason %@AE@%
refers to what explains the occurrence or nature of an effect and suggests
an effort of human thought: %@AI@%There was no reason for the accident. %@AE@% An
%@AI@%%@AI@%occasion%@BO: c7b0b2@%%@AE@% is the situation or time that permits existing causes to come in
to play: %@AI@%The occasion for the robbery was the absence of the regular night
%@AI@%watchman. Antecedent %@AE@% refers to that which has gone before. It implies a
relationship, not necessarily causal, with the thing or effect in question.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUSE.CELEBRE @%%@QR:cause celebre@%%@AB@%cause celebre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%causes celebres%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A celebrated legal case. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
issue arousing heated public debate and partisanship. [Fr. : %@AI@%cause, %@AE@%case +
%@AI@%%@AI@%celebre, %@AE@%celebrated.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUSERIE @%%@QR:causerie@%%@AB@%causerie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A chat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A short, conversational piece of writing. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:CAUSEWAY @%%@QR:causeway@%%@AB@%causeway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A raised roadway, as across water or marshland. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:CAUTERIZE @%%@QR:cauterize@%%@AB@%cauterize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To burn or sear with a cautery.
%@2@%%@CR:CAUTERY @%%@QR:cautery@%%@AB@%cautery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A caustic agent or a very hot or very cold
instrument used to destroy aberrant tissue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Cauterization. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cauterium, %@AE@%branding iron < Gk. %@AI@%kauterion %@AE@%< %@AI@%kaiein, %@AE@%to burn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAUTION @%%@QR:caution@%%@AB@%caution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Forethought to avoid danger or harm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A warning;
admonishment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Someone or something that is striking or
alarming. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tioned%@AE@% %@AB@%-tioning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tions%@AE@% To warn against danger; put on
guard. [ME %@AI@%caucioun %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%caution %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cautio %@AE@%< %@AI@%cavere, %@AE@%to take care.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAVALCADE @%%@QR:cavalcade@%%@AB@%cavalcade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A ceremonial procession, esp. of horsemen or horse-drawn
carriages. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A colorful procession or display. [Fr. < OFr. < OItal.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cavalcata %@AE@%< %@AI@%cavalcare, %@AE@%to ride on horseback < VLat. *%@AI@%caballicare %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%caballus, %@AE@%horse.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVALIER @%%@QR:cavalier@%%@AB@%cavalier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An armed horseman; knight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A gallant or chivalrous
gentleman. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Cavalier%@AE@% A supporter of Charles I of England in his
struggles against Parliament; Royalist. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Marked by or given to
nonchalant disregard of what is important; disdainful; haughty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Carefree
%@2@%%@CR:CAVALLA @%%@QR:cavalla@%%@AB@%cavalla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-las%@AE@% %@AB@% or cavalla %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various tropical marine food
fishes of the family Carangidae. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%king mackerel%@BO: a15c34@%%@AE@%. [Sp. %@AI@%caballa, %@AE@%horse
mackerel < LLat. %@AI@%caballus, %@AE@%horse.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVALRY @%%@QR:cavalry@%%@AB@%cavalry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% Troops trained to fight on horseback or in armored
%@2@%%@CR:CAVEAT @%%@QR:caveat@%%@AB@%caveat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A formal notice filed by an interested party with a
court or officer, requesting the postponement of a proceeding until he is
heard. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A warning or caution. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ats%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Law. %@AE@% To
enter a caveat. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To do or say (something) with an accompanying
warning. [Lat., let him beware < %@AI@%cavere, %@AE@%to beware.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVEAT.EMPTOR @%%@QR:caveat emptor@%%@AB@%caveat emptor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The axiom that a person who buys something does so at
his own peril. [Lat., let the buyer beware.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVEFISH @%%@QR:cavefish@%%@AB@%cavefish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cavefish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% Any of various freshwater fishes of
the family Amblyopsidae, of subterranean waters, having rudimentary eyes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVE.IN @%%@QR:cave-in@%%@AB@%cave-in%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An action of caving in. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place where the ground has
caved in.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVE.MAN @%%@QR:cave man@%%@AB@%cave man%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A prehistoric man who lived in caves. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% One
who is crude or brutal, esp. toward women. %@AB@% cave-man %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVERN @%%@QR:cavern@%%@AB@%cavern%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large cave. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-erned%@AE@% %@AB@%-erning%@AE@% %@AB@%-erns%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To enclose in
or as if in a cavern. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hollow out. [ME %@AI@%caverne %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%caverna %@AE@%<
%@AI@%cavus, %@AE@%hollow.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVERNICOLOUS @%%@QR:cavernicolous@%%@AB@%cavernicolous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Inhabiting caverns or caves.
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVERNOUS @%%@QR:cavernous@%%@AB@%cavernous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Filled with caverns. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Like a cavern in depth or
vastness. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Filled with cavities; porous. %@AB@% cavernously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVETTO @%%@QR:cavetto@%%@AB@%cavetto%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-vetti%@AE@% %@AB@% or -vettos %@AE@% A concave molding shaped like a
circular quadrant. [Ital. < %@AI@%cavo, %@AE@%hollow < Lat. %@AI@%cavus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVIAR @%%@QR:caviar@%%@AB@%caviar%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caviare %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The roe of a sturgeon or other large fish, salted,
seasoned, and eaten as a relish or delicacy. [Prob. < OItal. %@AI@%caviaro %@AE@%<
Turk. %@AI@%havyar.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVIL @%%@QR:cavil@%%@AB@%cavil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-iled%@AE@% %@AB@%-iling%@AE@% %@AB@%-ils%@AE@% %@AB@% or -illed %@AE@%%@AB@% or -illing %@AE@%%@AB@% or -ils %@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
find fault unnecessarily; raise trivial objections. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To quibble about;
detect petty flaws in. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A captious or trivial objection. [OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:CAVITATION @%%@QR:cavitation@%%@AB@%cavitation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The sudden formation and collapse of low-pressure
bubbles in liquids by means of mechanical forces, as those resulting from
rotation of a marine propeller. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The formation of cavities in tissue or
an organ, esp. as a result of disease. [< cavity.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVITY @%%@QR:cavity@%%@AB@%cavity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hollow or hole. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hollow area within the
body: %@AI@%a sinus cavity.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A pitted area in a tooth caused by %@AI@%caries%@BO: 2ca79a@%%@AE@%. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:CAVORT @%%@QR:cavort@%%@AB@%cavort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vorted%@AE@% %@AB@%-vorting%@AE@% %@AB@%-vorts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bound or prance about in a
sprightly manner; caper. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make merry; frolic. [Perh. var. of curvet.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAVY @%%@QR:cavy@%%@AB@%cavy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-vies%@AE@% Any of various short-tailed or apparently tailless
South American rodents of the family Caviidae, which includes the guinea
pig and the capybara. [Prob. < Galibi %@AI@%cabiai.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAW @%%@QR:caw@%%@AB@%caw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The hoarse, raucous sound characteristic of a crow or similar
bird. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cawed%@AE@% %@AB@%cawing%@AE@% %@AB@%caws%@AE@% To utter a caw. [Imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CAY @%%@QR:cay@%%@AB@%cay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, low islet composed largely of coral or sand. [Sp. %@AI@%cayo,
%@AE@%prob. < OFr. %@AI@%quai, %@AE@%quay.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAYENNE.PEPPER @%%@QR:cayenne pepper@%%@AB@%cayenne pepper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A condiment made from the very pungent fruit of a
variety of the plant %@AI@%Capsicum frutescens.%@AE@% [Obs. %@AI@%kian %@AE@%< Tupi %@AI@%kyinha.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAYMAN @%%@QR:cayman@%%@AB@%cayman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%caiman%@BO: 291dde@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CAYUGA @%%@QR:Cayuga@%%@AB@%Cayuga%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Cayuga%@AE@% %@AB@% or -gas %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tribe of Indians formerly living
around Cayuga and Seneca lakes in central New York. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of the
Cayuga. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The Iroquoian language spoken by the Cayuga. %@AB@% Cayuga %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CAYUSE @%%@QR:Cayuse@%%@AB@%Cayuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Cayuse%@AE@% %@AB@% or -uses %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tribe of Indians of Oregon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
member of the Cayuse. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The Sahaptin language of the Cayuse. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Western
%@AS@%U.S.%@AE@% A horse, esp. an Indian pony. %@AB@% Cayuse %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CB1 @%%@QR:Cb@%%@AB@%Cb%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element columbium.
%@2@%%@CR:CBER @%%@QR:CBer@%%@AB@%CBer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who uses a CB radio.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:C.CLEF @%%@QR:C clef@%%@AB@%C clef%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clef sign used to form any of three clefs, soprano, alto, or
tenor, by locating the tone C (261.7 cycles per second) on, respectively,
the lowest line of the staff, the middle line, or the fourth (next to the
highest) line.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CD @%%@QR:Cd@%%@AB@%Cd%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element cadmium.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CE @%%@QR:Ce@%%@AB@%Ce%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element cerium.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEASE @%%@QR:cease@%%@AB@%cease%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%ceased%@AE@% %@AB@%ceasing%@AE@% %@AB@%ceases%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To put an end to; discontinue: %@AI@%The
%@AI@%factory ceased production.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To come to an end; stop: %@AI@%noise that at
%@AI@%last ceased.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Cessation: %@AI@%experiencing pressure without cease.%@AE@% [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%cesen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%cesser %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cessare, %@AE@%to stop, freq. of %@AI@%cedere, %@AE@%to yield.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEASE.FIRE @%%@QR:cease-fire@%%@AB@%cease-fire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An order to cease firing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A suspension of active
%@2@%%@CR:CECECTOMY @%%@QR:cecectomy@%%@AB@%cecectomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%mies%@AE@% Surgical excision of the cecum. [cec(um) +
-ectomy.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CECROPIA.MOTH @%%@QR:cecropia moth@%%@AB@%cecropia moth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large North American moth, %@AI@%Hyalophora cecropia,%@AE@%
having wings with red, white, and black markings. [NLat. %@AI@%cecropia, %@AE@%specific
name < Lat., fem of %@AI@%Cecropius, %@AE@%Athenian < Gk. %@AI@%Kekropios %@AE@%< %@AI@%Kekrops, %@AE@%Cecrops,
a legendary Athenian king.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CECUM @%%@QR:cecum@%%@AB@%cecum%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caecum %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ca%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cavity with only one opening. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Anatomy. %@AE@%The large blind pouch forming the beginning of the large
intestine. [NLat. < Lat. (%@AI@%intestinum%@AE@%) %@AI@%caecum, %@AE@%blind (intestine) < %@AI@%caecus,
%@AE@%blind.] %@AB@% cecal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEDAR @%%@QR:cedar@%%@AB@%cedar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of several coniferous evergreen trees of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Cedrus,%@AE@% native to the Old World, such as the %@AI@%cedar of Lebanon%@BO: 2f2308@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of
various similar evergreen trees, mostly of the genera %@AI@%Thuja, Chamaecyparis,%@AE@%
and %@AI@%Juniperus.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The durable, aromatic, often reddish wood of a cedar.
[ME %@AI@%cedre %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cedrus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kedros.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEDARBIRD @%%@QR:cedarbird@%%@AB@%cedarbird%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cedar waxwing%@BO: 2f23f3@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEDAR.OF.LEBANO @%%@QR:cedar of Lebanon@%%@AB@%cedar of Lebanon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tall evergreen tree, %@AI@%Cedrus libani,%@AE@% of Asia Minor,
having short dark needles and fragrant hard wood.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEDAR.WAXWING @%%@QR:cedar waxwing@%%@AB@%cedar waxwing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American bird, %@AI@%Bombycilla cedrorum,%@AE@% having a
crested head and predominantly brown plumage. [Prob. so called because it
eats the berries of the red cedar.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEDE @%%@QR:cede@%%@AB@%cede%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%ceded%@AE@% %@AB@%ceding%@AE@% %@AB@%cedes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To surrender possession of officially
or formally. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To yield; grant. [OFr. %@AI@%ceder %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cedere.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEDI @%%@QR:cedi@%%@AB@%cedi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cedi%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dis %@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEDILLA @%%@QR:cedilla@%%@AB@%cedilla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mark (c) placed beneath the letter %@AI@%c,%@AE@% as in the spelling of
the French word %@AI@%garcon,%@AE@% to indicate that the letter is to be pronounced
(s). [Obs. Sp., dim. of %@AI@%ceda, %@AE@%the letter %@AI@%z %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%zeta, %@AE@%zeta (so called
because a small %@AI@%z %@AE@%was formerly used to make a hard %@AI@%c %@AE@%sibilant.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEE @%%@QR:cee@%%@AB@%cee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The letter %@AI@%c.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEIBA @%%@QR:ceiba@%%@AB@%ceiba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various large tropical trees of the genus %@AI@%Ceiba,%@AE@% which
includes the silk-cotton tree, the source of the silky fiber kapok. [Sp.,
prob. < Arawakan.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEIL @%%@QR:ceil@%%@AB@%ceil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%ceiled%@AE@% %@AB@%ceiling%@AE@% %@AB@%ceils%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a ceiling for. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To provide
(a ship) with interior planking. [ME %@AI@%celen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%celer %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caelare, %@AE@%to
carve < %@AI@%caelum, %@AE@%chisel. -see Caelum.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEILING @%%@QR:ceiling@%%@AB@%ceiling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The interior upper surface of a room. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Material used
to cover this surface. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something likened to a ceiling: %@AI@%a ceiling of
%@AI@%leaves over the arbor.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The planking applied to the interior framework
of a ship. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A maximum limit, esp. as prescribed by law: %@AI@%wage and price
%@AI@%ceilings.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Any of various vertical boundaries, esp. of atmospheric
visibility, cloud cover altitude, or operable aircraft altitude. [ME %@AI@%celing
%@2@%%@CR:CEILOMETER @%%@QR:ceilometer@%%@AB@%ceilometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A photoelectric instrument for ascertaining cloud heights.
[ceil(ing) + -meter.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELADON @%%@QR:celadon@%%@AB@%celadon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pale to very pale green. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pale to very pale blue.
[Fr., after %@AI@%Celadon, %@AE@%a character in %@AI@%Astree, %@AE@%a romance by Honore d' d'Urfe
%@2@%%@CR:CELADONITE @%%@QR:celadonite@%%@AB@%celadonite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soft mica having a green hue and a high iron content.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELAENO @%%@QR:Celaeno@%%@AB@%Celaeno%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%One of the Pleiades. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the six
stars in the Pleiades cluster visible to the naked eye. [Lat. < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Kelaino.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELANDINE @%%@QR:celandine@%%@AB@%celandine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Chelidonium majus,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, having
deeply divided leaves, yellow flowers, and yellow-orange juice. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
%@AI@%%@AI@%lesser celandine%@BO: a6db09@%%@AE@%. [ME %@AI@%celidoine %@AE@%< OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%celidonia %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%chelidonia %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%khelidonion %@AE@%< %@AI@%khelidon, %@AE@%swallow (from the association by
ancient writers of the plant with the habits of the swallow).]
%@AB@%-cele(2)%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%-coel%@BO: 38e6dc@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELEBRANT @%%@QR:celebrant@%%@AB@%celebrant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The priest officiating at the celebration of the
Eucharist. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A participant in a celebration. %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%Strictly speaking, %@AI@%celebrant %@AE@% should be reserved for an
official participant in a religious ceremony or rite: %@AI@%celebrant of a mass. %@AE@%
In the general sense of "participant in a celebration" %@AI@%(New Year's Eve
%@AI@%celebrant) %@AE@% it is acceptable to a bare majority of the Usage Panel.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Celebrator %@AE@% is an undisputed alternative.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELEBRATE @%%@QR:celebrate@%%@AB@%celebrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-brated%@AE@% %@AB@%-brating%@AE@% %@AB@%-brates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To observe (a day or
event) with ceremonies of respect, festivity, or rejoicing: %@AI@%celebrated
%@AI@%their anniversary.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To perform (a religious ceremony): %@AI@%celebrate Mass.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To extol or praise publicly; honor: %@AI@%a sonnet that celebrates love.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To observe an occasion with appropriate ceremony or festivity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To perform a religious ceremony. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To engage in festivities: %@AI@%went out and
%@AI@%celebrated after the concert.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%celebrare, celebrat- %@AE@%< %@AI@%celeber,
%@2@%%@CR:CELESTA @%%@QR:celesta@%%@AB@%celesta%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or celeste %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A musical instrument with a keyboard and metal
plates struck by hammers that produce bell-like tones. [Fr. %@AI@%celesta %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%celeste, %@AE@%celestial < Lat. %@AI@%caelestis.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELESTIAL @%%@QR:celestial@%%@AB@%celestial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the sky or the heavens: %@AI@%Planets
%@AI@%are celestial bodies.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, from, or suggestive of heaven; spiritual;
divine: %@AI@%celestial beings.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Supreme in nature or kind; heavenly:
%@AI@%%@AI@%celestial happiness.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%Celestial%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Chinese people
or to the former Chinese Empire. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A heavenly being; a god or an
angel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Celestial%@AE@% A Chinese person. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%caelestis %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CELESTIAL.EQUAT @%%@QR:celestial equator@%%@AB@%celestial equator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A great circle on the celestial sphere in the same
plane as the earth's equator.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELESTIAL.GLOBE @%%@QR:celestial globe@%%@AB@%celestial globe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A model of the celestial sphere showing the stars and
%@2@%%@CR:CELESTIAL.MECHA @%%@QR:celestial mechanics@%%@AB@%celestial mechanics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.(usedwithasing.verb).%@AE@% The science of the motion of
celestial bodies under the influence of gravitational forces.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELESTIAL.NAVIG @%%@QR:celestial navigation@%%@AB@%celestial navigation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ship or aircraft navigation based on the
positions of celestial bodies.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELESTIAL.POLE @%%@QR:celestial pole@%%@AB@%celestial pole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two diametrically opposite points at which
the extensions of the earth's axis intersect the celestial sphere.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELESTIAL.SPHER @%%@QR:celestial sphere@%%@AB@%celestial sphere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An imaginary sphere of infinite extent with the
earth at its center on which the stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies
appear to be located.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELESTITE @%%@QR:celestite@%%@AB@%celestite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An important white, red-brown, or light-blue strontium ore,
essentially strontium sulfate, SrSO%@AH@%4%@AE@%. [G. %@AI@%Zolestin %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caelestis,%@EH@%
%@AE@%celestial.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELIAC @%%@QR:celiac@%%@AB@%celiac%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coeliac %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or relating to the abdomen. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who has
%@2@%%@CR:CELL @%%@QR:cell@%%@AB@%cell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A narrow, confining room, as in a prison or convent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
small, one-room abode, such as a hut. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A small religious house dependent
on a larger one, as a priory within an abbey. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The primary organizational
unit of a movement, esp. of a political party of Leninist structure. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Biology. %@AE@%The smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of
independent functioning, consisting of one or more nuclei, cytoplasm,
various organelles, and inanimate matter, all surrounded by a semipermeable
plasma membrane. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%A small, enclosed cavity or space, such as a
compartment in a honeycomb or within a plant ovary or an area bordered by
veins in an insect's wing. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A single unit for
electrolysis or for conversion of chemical into electric energy, usually
consisting of a container with electrodes and an electrolyte. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A single
unit that converts radiant energy into electric energy: %@AI@%a solar cell.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Computer Science. %@AE@% A basic unit of storage in a computer memory that can
hold one unit of information, as a character or word. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%celled%@AE@% %@AB@%celling%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%cells%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To store in a honeycomb. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To live in a cell. [ME %@AI@%celle,
%@AE@%partly < OE %@AI@%cell, %@AE@%and partly < OFr., both < Lat. %@AI@%cella, %@AE@%chamber.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELLA @%%@QR:cella@%%@AB@%cella%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cellae%@AE@% The inner room of an ancient Greek or Roman temple.
[Lat.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELLAR @%%@QR:cellar@%%@AB@%cellar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A room used for storage, usually beneath the ground or
under a building. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A dark, cool room for storing wines. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A stock of
wines. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The lowest level, esp. in the standing of an athletic
team. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lared%@AE@% %@AB@%-laring%@AE@% %@AB@%-lars%@AE@% To store in a cellar. [ME %@AI@%celer %@AE@%< OFr.
< LLat. %@AI@%cellarium, %@AE@%pantry < Lat. %@AI@%cella, %@AE@%storeroom.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELLARAGE @%%@QR:cellarage@%%@AB@%cellarage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fee charged for storage in a cellar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cellar or
cellars collectively.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELLARER @%%@QR:cellarer@%%@AB@%cellarer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person, as in a monastic community, who is responsible for
the maintenance of adequate supplies of food and drink. [ME %@AI@%celerer %@AE@%< OFr.
< Lat. %@AI@%cellarius, %@AE@%steward < %@AI@%cella, %@AE@%storeroom.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELLARETTE @%%@QR:cellarette@%%@AB@%cellarette%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cellaret %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cabinet used for storing bottles of wine.
%@2@%%@CR:CELLO @%%@QR:cello@%%@AB@%cello%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-los%@AE@% A four-stringed instrument of the violin family,
pitched lower than the viola but higher than the double bass. [Short for
violoncello.] %@AB@% cellist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELLOBIOSE @%%@QR:cellobiose@%%@AB@%cellobiose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disaccharide that is produced from the partial
hydrolysis of cellulose. [cell(ulose) + bi- + -ose.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELLOIDIN @%%@QR:celloidin@%%@AB@%celloidin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pure pyroxylin in which specimen sections are embedded
for microscopic examination. [cell(ulose) + -oid + -in.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CELLOPHANE @%%@QR:cellophane@%%@AB@%cellophane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thin, flexible, transparent cellulose material made from
wood pulp and used as a moistureproof wrapping. [Orig. a trademark.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CELLULAR @%%@QR:cellular@%%@AB@%cellular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or resembling a cell. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Consisting of or
containing a cell or cells. %@AB@% cellularity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% cellularly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CELLULASE @%%@QR:cellulase@%%@AB@%cellulase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several enzymes, found in fungi, bacteria, and lower
animals, that hydrolyze cellulose. [cellul(ose) + -ase.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CELLULE @%%@QR:cellule@%%@AB@%cellule%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small cell. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%cellula, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%cella, %@AE@%chamber.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CELLULITE @%%@QR:cellulite@%%@AB@%cellulite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fatty deposit, as around the thighs and buttocks.
[cellul(ose) + -ite.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CELLULITIS @%%@QR:cellulitis@%%@AB@%cellulitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of subcutaneous tissue. [Lat. %@AI@%cellula,
%@AE@%cellule + -itis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CELLULOID @%%@QR:celluloid@%%@AB@%celluloid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, flammable material made from nitrocellulose
and camphor. [Orig. a trademark.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CELLULOLYTIC @%%@QR:cellulolytic@%%@AB@%cellulolytic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or causing the hydrolysis of
cellulose. [cellulo(se) + -lytic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CELLULOSE @%%@QR:cellulose@%%@AB@%cellulose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An amorphous carbohydrate polymer, (C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%10%@AE@%O%@AH@%5%@AE@%)%@AI@%%@AH@%x%@AE@%%@AE@% , the main%@EH@%
constituent of all plant tissues and fibers, used in the manufacture of
many fibrous products, including paper, textiles, and explosives. [Fr. <
%@2@%%@CR:CELLULOSE.ACETA @%%@QR:cellulose acetate@%%@AB@%cellulose acetate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cellulose resin used in lacquers, photographic
film, transparent sheeting, and cigarette filters.
%@2@%%@CR:CELL.WALL @%%@QR:cell wall@%%@AB@%cell wall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The permeable, rigid outermost layer of a plant cell
composed mainly of cellulose.
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%@2@%%@CR:CELOM @%%@QR:celom@%%@AB@%celom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%coelom%@BO: 38eee4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CELOTEX @%%@QR:Celotex@%%@AB@%Celotex%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a building board made of compressed %@AI@%bagasse%@BO: 15d7a3@%%@AE@%,
used for insulation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CELSIUS @%%@QR:Celsius@%%@AB@%Celsius%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a temperature scale that registers the
freezing point of water as 0 deg. C and the boiling point as 100 deg. C
under normal atmospheric pressure. [After Anders %@AI@%Celsius %@AE@%(1701-1744), its
inventor.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CELT1 @%%@QR:celt@%%@AB@%celt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A prehistoric axlike tool. [LLat. %@AI@%celtis, %@AE@%chisel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CELT2 @%%@QR:Celt@%%@AB@%Celt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of an ancient people of western and central Europe,
including the Britons and the Gauls. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A speaker or a descendant of a
speaker of a Celtic language. [Fr. %@AI@%Celte %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%Celta, %@AE@%sing. of %@AI@%Celtae.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CELTIC @%%@QR:Celtic@%%@AB@%Celtic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A subfamily of the Indo-European language family comprising
the Brythonic and the Goidelic branches. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the
Celtic people and languages.
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%@2@%%@CR:CELTIC.CROSS @%%@QR:Celtic cross@%%@AB@%Celtic cross%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An upright cross superimposed on a circle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CELTICISM @%%@QR:Celticism@%%@AB@%Celticism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Celtic custom. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fondness for Celtic customs. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
Celtic idiom.
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%@2@%%@CR:CELTICIST @%%@QR:Celticist@%%@AB@%Celticist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A specialist in Celtic culture or Celtic languages.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEMBALO @%%@QR:cembalo@%%@AB@%cembalo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-los%@AE@% A harpsichord. [Ital., short for %@AI@%clavicembalo %@AE@%< Med.
Lat. %@AI@%clavicymbalum %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%clavis, %@AE@%key + Lat. %@AI@%cymbalum, %@AE@%cymbal. -see
cymbal.] %@AB@% cembalist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CEMENT @%%@QR:cement@%%@AB@%cement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various construction adhesives, consisting
essentially of powdered, calcined rock and clay materials, that form a
paste with water and can be molded or poured to set as a solid mass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
substance that hardens to act as an adhesive; glue. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something, such as a
concern or feeling, that serves to unite: %@AI@%Children were the cement that
%@AI@%saved the marriage.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%A chemically precipitated substance that
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bind with or as if with cement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cover or coat with
cement. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become cemented. [ME %@AI@%ciment %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%caementum,
%@AE@%rough stone < %@AI@%caedere, %@AE@%to cut.] %@AB@% cementer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CEMENTATION @%%@QR:cementation@%%@AB@%cementation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act, process, or result of cementing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
metallurgical coating process in which iron or steel is immersed in a
powder of another metal, such as zinc, chromium, or aluminum, and heated to
a temperature below the melting point of either.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEMENTITE @%%@QR:cementite@%%@AB@%cementite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hard, brittle iron carbide, Fe%@AH@%3%@AE@%C, found in steel with%@EH@%
more than 0.85 per cent carbon. [< cement.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CEMENTITIOUS @%%@QR:cementitious@%%@AB@%cementitious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of
cement.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEMENT.MIXER @%%@QR:cement mixer@%%@AB@%cement mixer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%concrete mixer%@BO: 3d6a61@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEMENTUM @%%@QR:cementum@%%@AB@%cementum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bony substance covering the root of a tooth. [NLat. <Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%caementum, %@AE@%rough stone < %@AI@%caedere, %@AE@%to cut.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CEMETERY @%%@QR:cemetery@%%@AB@%cemetery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A place for burying the dead; graveyard. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CENOZOIC @%%@QR:Cenozoic@%%@AB@%Cenozoic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, belonging to, or designating the latest era of
geologic time, which includes the Tertiary and Quaternary periods and is
characterized by the evolution of mammals, birds, plants, modern
continents, and glaciation. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Cenozoic era. [Gk. %@AI@%kainos, %@AE@%new +
-zoic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENSE @%%@QR:cense@%%@AB@%cense%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%censed%@AE@% %@AB@%censing%@AE@% %@AB@%censes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To perfume with incense. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
offer incense to. [ME %@AI@%censen, %@AE@%short for %@AI@%encensen %@AE@%< %@AI@%encens, %@AE@%incense. -see
incense2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENSER @%%@QR:censer@%%@AB@%censer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An incense vessel. [ME, short for %@AI@%encenser %@AE@%< Norman Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:CENSOR @%%@QR:censor@%%@AB@%censor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person authorized to examine literature, plays, or other
material and who may remove or suppress what he considers morally or
otherwise objectionable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An official, as in the military, who examines
personal mail and official dispatches to remove information considered
secret or improper. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person who condemns or censures. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% One of two
officials in ancient Rome responsible for supervising the public census and
public behavior and morals. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychoanalysis. %@AE@%The agent responsible for
%@AI@%%@AI@%censorship%@BO: 2f8ff2@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-sored%@AE@% %@AB@%-soring%@AE@% %@AB@%-sors%@AE@% To examine and expurgate. [Lat.,
Roman censor < %@AI@%censere, %@AE@%to assess.] %@AB@% censorial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CENSORSHIP @%%@QR:censorship@%%@AB@%censorship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act, process, or policy of censoring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The office
or authority of a Roman censor. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychoanalysis. %@AE@%The inhibition by
either ego or superego of conscious awareness of painful feelings or ideas.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENSURABLE @%%@QR:censurable@%%@AB@%censurable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Deserving of or liable to censure. %@AB@% censurableness %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CENSURE @%%@QR:censure@%%@AB@%censure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An expression of blame or disapproval. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An official
rebuke. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-sured%@AE@% %@AB@%-suring%@AE@% %@AB@%-sures%@AE@% To criticize severely; blame. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CENSUS @%%@QR:census@%%@AB@%census%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An official, usually periodic enumeration of population.
[Lat., registration of citizens < %@AI@%censere, %@AE@%to assess.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENT @%%@QR:cent@%%@AB@%cent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [OFr., hundred < Lat. %@AI@%centum.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTAL @%%@QR:cental@%%@AB@%cental%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hundredweight. [< Lat. %@AI@%centum, %@AE@%hundred.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTAUR @%%@QR:centaur@%%@AB@%centaur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% One of a race of monsters having the head,
arms, and trunk of a man and the body and legs of a horse. [ME < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CENTAURUS @%%@QR:Centaurus@%%@AB@%Centaurus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Vela and
Lupus. [Lat. %@AI@%Centaurus, %@AE@%centaur.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTAURY @%%@QR:centaury@%%@AB@%centaury%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Centaurium,%@AE@%
native to Eurasia, esp. %@AI@%C. umbellatum,%@AE@% having clusters of rose-purple
flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Centaurea,%@AE@% which includes the cornflower.
the legend that the plant's medicinal properties were discovered by a
centaur).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTAVO @%%@QR:centavo@%%@AB@%centavo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-vos%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [Sp. < Lat. %@AI@%centum, %@AE@%hundred.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTENARIAN @%%@QR:centenarian@%%@AB@%centenarian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person one hundred years old or older. [< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%centenarius, %@AE@%of a hundred. -see centenary.] %@AB@% centenarian %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTENARY @%%@QR:centenary@%%@AB@%centenary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a 100-year period. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Occurring
once every 100 years. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A 100-year period. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
centennial. [Lat. %@AI@%centenarius, %@AE@%of a hundred < %@AI@%centum, %@AE@%hundred.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTENNIAL @%%@QR:centennial@%%@AB@%centennial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to an age or period of 100 years. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Occurring once every 100 years. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a 100th anniversary.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A 100th anniversary or a celebration of this. [Lat. %@AI@%centum, %@AE@%hundred +
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Center%@AE@% as an intransitive verb may be used with %@AI@%on, upon, in,%@AE@%
or %@AI@%at.%@AE@% Logically, it should not be used with %@AI@%around,%@AE@% since the word
%@AI@%%@AI@%center%@AE@% refers to a point or focus. Thus: %@AI@%The discussion centered on %@AE@% (not
%@AI@%%@AI@%around%@AE@% ) %@AI@%the meaning of the law %@AE@% (a possible alternative, %@AI@%revolved around%@AE@%
).
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTER.BIT @%%@QR:center bit@%%@AB@%center bit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bit having a sharp center point, used in carpentry for
boring holes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTERBOARD @%%@QR:centerboard@%%@AB@%centerboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flat board or metal plate that can be lowered through
the bottom of a sailboat to prevent drifting and provide stability.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTER.FIELD @%%@QR:center field@%%@AB@%center field%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The middle part of the outfield, behind
second base. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The position of center field. %@AB@% center fielder %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTER.OF.GRAVI @%%@QR:center of gravity@%%@AB@%center of gravity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The point in or near a body at which the
gravitational potential energy of the body is equal to that of a single
particle of the same mass located at that point and through which the
resultant of the gravitational forces on the component particles of the
body acts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTER.OF.MASS @%%@QR:center of mass@%%@AB@%center of mass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The point about which the sum of all the linear
moments of mass of the particles in a body is zero.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTERPIECE @%%@QR:centerpiece@%%@AB@%centerpiece%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A decorative object or arrangement placed at the center
of a table.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTER.PUNCH @%%@QR:center punch@%%@AB@%center punch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tool with a sharp point used in metalworking to mark
centers or center lines on pieces to be drilled.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTESIMAL @%%@QR:centesimal@%%@AB@%centesimal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Hundredth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pertaining to or divided into
hundredths. [< Lat. %@AI@%centesimus %@AE@%< %@AI@%centum, %@AE@%hundred.] %@AB@% centesimally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@AB@%centesimo(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mi %@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [Ital. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%centesimus, %@AE@%centesimal.]
%@AB@%centesimo(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mos%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [Sp. < Lat. %@AI@%centesimus,
%@AE@%centesimal.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTESIS @%%@QR:centesis@%%@AB@%centesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% The surgical puncture of a membrane or body cavity
usually for diagnostic purposes. [Gk. %@AI@%kentesis, %@AE@%act of pricking < %@AI@%kentein,
%@AE@%to prick.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTI @%%@QR:centi-@%%@AB@%centi-%@AE@%%@EH@% One hundredth (10%@AH@%-2%@AE@%): %@AI@%centiliter.%@AE@% [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%centum, %@AE@%hundred.] %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTIGRADE @%%@QR:centigrade@%%@AB@%centigrade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AI@%Celsius%@BO: 2f6db6@%%@AE@%. [Fr. : Lat. %@AI@%centum-, %@AE@%hundred+ Lat. %@AI@%gradus,
%@AE@%degree.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTIGRAM @%%@QR:centigram@%%@AB@%centigram%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One hundredth (10%@AH@%-2%@AE@%) of a gram. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTILITER @%%@QR:centiliter@%%@AB@%centiliter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One hundredth (10%@AH@%-2%@AE@%) of a liter. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTIME @%%@QR:centime@%%@AB@%centime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [Fr. < %@AI@%cent, %@AE@%hundred < Lat. %@AI@%centum.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTIMETER @%%@QR:centimeter@%%@AB@%centimeter%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or centimetre %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of length equal to 1/100 of a meter
or 0.3937 inch.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTIMETER.GRAM @%%@QR:centimeter-gram-second system@%%@AB@%centimeter-gram-second system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coherent system of units for
mechanics, electricity, and magnetism, in which the basic units of length,
mass, and time are the centimeter, gram, and second.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTIMO @%%@QR:centimo@%%@AB@%centimo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mos%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [Sp. %@AI@%centimo %@AE@%< Fr. %@AI@%centime,
%@AE@%centime.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTIPEDE @%%@QR:centipede@%%@AB@%centipede%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various wormlike arthropods of the class Chilopoda,
having numerous body segments, each with a pair of legs, the front pair
%@2@%%@CR:CENTIPOISE @%%@QR:centipoise@%%@AB@%centipoise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One hundredth (10%@AH@%-2%@AE@%) of a poise. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTNER @%%@QR:centner@%%@AB@%centner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A unit of weight corresponding to the hundredweight, equal
to 110.23 pounds, used in several European countries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An assaying unit
equal to one dram. [G. %@AI@%Zentner %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%centenarius, %@AE@%of a hundred. -see
centenary.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTO @%%@QR:cento@%%@AB@%cento%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tos%@AE@% A literary work pieced together from the works of
several authors. [LLat. < Lat., patchwork.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTR @%%@QR:centr-@%%@AB@%centr-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%centro-%@BO: 2fdad6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRAL @%%@QR:central@%%@AB@%central%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% At, in, near, or being the center. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having dominant or
controlling power or influence: %@AI@%the central office of the corporation.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Of great importance; essential: %@AI@%the central theme of the novel.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Easily
reached from various points: %@AI@%a central location for the new store.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Of
or constituting a single source controlling all components of a system:
%@AI@%%@AI@%central air conditioning.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%%@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Denoting that part
of the nervous system constituted by the brain and spinal cord. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Pertaining to a centrum. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Pronounced with the tongue in a neutral
position, as %@AI@%e%@AE@% in %@AI@%mister.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A telephone exchange. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:CENTRAL.ANGLE @%%@QR:central angle@%%@AB@%central angle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An angle having radii as sides and the center of a
circle as its vertex.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRALISM @%%@QR:centralism@%%@AB@%centralism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The assignment of power and authority to a central
leadership in an organization, as a political system. %@AB@% centralist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%centralistic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRALITY @%%@QR:centrality@%%@AB@%centrality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of being central. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The tendency
to be or remain at the center.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRALIZE @%%@QR:centralize@%%@AB@%centralize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To draw into or toward a
center; consolidate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bring under a single, central authority. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To come together at a center; concentrate. %@AB@% centralization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%centralizer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRAL.NERVOUS @%%@QR:central nervous system@%%@AB@%central nervous system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The portion of the vertebrate nervous system
consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRAL.PROCESS @%%@QR:central processing unit@%%@AB@%central processing unit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The part of a computer that interprets and
executes instructions.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRAL.STANDAR @%%@QR:Central Standard Time@%%@AB@%Central Standard Time%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The local civil time of the 90th meridian west
of Greenwich, England, six hours earlier than Greenwich time, observed in
the central United States.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRAL.TIME @%%@QR:Central Time@%%@AB@%Central Time%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Central Standard Time.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRE @%%@QR:centre@%%@AB@%centre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%center%@BO: 2f9fdc@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRI @%%@QR:centri-@%%@AB@%centri-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%centro-%@BO: 2fdad6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRIC1 @%%@QR:centric@%%@AB@%centric%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or centrical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% At, of, or having a center. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Physiology. %@AE@%Of or originating at a nerve center. [Gk. %@AI@%kentrikos %@AE@%< %@AI@%kentron,
%@2@%%@CR:CENTRIC2 @%%@QR:-centric@%%@AB@%-centric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a specified kind or number of centers: %@AI@%polycentric.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a specified object as the center: %@AI@%geocentric.%@AE@% [< Lat. %@AI@%centrum,
%@AE@%center.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRIFUGAL @%%@QR:centrifugal@%%@AB@%centrifugal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Moving or directed away from a center or axis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Operated by means of centrifugal force. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%Pertaining to
impulses transmitted away from a nerve center; efferent. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany.
%@AE@%Developing outward from a center or axis. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Tending away from
centralization: %@AI@%centrifugal trends in urban society.%@AE@% [< NLat. %@AI@%centrifugus
%@2@%%@CR:CENTRIOLE @%%@QR:centriole@%%@AB@%centriole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tiny cylindrical organelle, considered a pole of the
mitotic figure and located at the center of a centrosome. [G. %@AI@%Zentriol %@AE@%<
NLat. %@AI@%centriolum, %@AE@%dim. of Lat. %@AI@%centrum, %@AE@%center.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRIPETAL @%%@QR:centripetal@%%@AB@%centripetal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Directed or moving toward a center or axis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Operated by centripetal force. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%Pertaining to nerve impulses
transmitted toward the central nervous system; afferent. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany.
%@AE@%Developing inward toward the center or axis, as some forms of inflorescence
do. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Tending to centralize: %@AI@%the centripetal effects of a homogeneous
%@2@%%@CR:CENTROSPHERE @%%@QR:centrosphere@%%@AB@%centrosphere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The mass of cytoplasm surrounding the centriole in a
centrosome. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The central core of the earth.
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTRUM @%%@QR:centrum@%%@AB@%centrum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-trums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tra %@AE@% The major part of a vertebra, exclusive
of the bases of the neural arch. [Lat., center.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTUM @%%@QR:centum@%%@AB@%centum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or comprising the group of Indo-European
languages that retained the velar %@AI@%k%@AE@% and the labiovelar %@AI@%kw%@AE@% of primitive
Indo-European. [Lat., hundred (a word whose initial sound illustrates the
preservation of Indo-European velar %@AI@%k.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTURION @%%@QR:centurion@%%@AB@%centurion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An officer commanding a century in the Roman army. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CENTURY @%%@QR:century@%%@AB@%century%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A period of 100 years. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Each of the
successive periods of 100 years before or since the advent of the Christian
era. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A unit of the Roman army originally consisting of 100 men. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
One of the 193 electoral divisions of the Roman people. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A group of 100
things. [Lat. %@AI@%centuria, %@AE@%a group of a hundred < %@AI@%centum, %@AE@%hundred.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CENTURY.PLANT @%%@QR:century plant@%%@AB@%century plant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several fleshy plants of the genus %@AI@%Agave,%@AE@% some
species of which bloom only once in 10 to 20 years and then die, esp. %@AI@%A.
%@AI@%americana,%@AE@% having large grayish leaves and greenish flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEORL @%%@QR:ceorl@%%@AB@%ceorl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A freeman of the lowest class in Anglo-Saxon England. [OE.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CEPHAL @%%@QR:cephal-@%%@AB@%cephal-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%cephalo-%@BO: 2fefdf@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEPHALAD @%%@QR:cephalad@%%@AB@%cephalad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Toward the head or anterior section.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEPHALALGIA @%%@QR:cephalalgia@%%@AB@%cephalalgia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Pain concentrated in the head region.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEPHALIC1 @%%@QR:cephalic@%%@AB@%cephalic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or relating to the head or skull. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Located on, in,
or near the head. [OFr. %@AI@%cephalique %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cephalicus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kephalikos %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CERASTES @%%@QR:cerastes@%%@AB@%cerastes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cerastes%@AE@% Any of several venomous snakes of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Cerastes,%@AE@% such as the horned viper. [ME < Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%kerastes, %@AE@%horned
serpent < %@AI@%keras, %@AE@%horn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CERATE @%%@QR:cerate@%%@AB@%cerate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hard, unctuous, fat- or wax-based solid, sometimes
medicated, formerly applied to the skin directly or on dressings. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CERATED @%%@QR:cerated@%%@AB@%cerated%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Coated with wax; waxed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Possessing a cere. [< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%ceratus, %@AE@%p. part. of %@AI@%cerare, %@AE@%to wax < %@AI@%cera, %@AE@%wax.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CERATO @%%@QR:cerato-@%%@AB@%cerato-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cerat- %@AE@% Variants of %@AI@%kerato-%@BO: a07985@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CERATODUS @%%@QR:ceratodus@%%@AB@%ceratodus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-duses%@AE@% Any of various extinct lungfishes of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Ceratodus,%@AE@% of the Triassic and Cretaceous periods. [NLat. %@AI@%Ceratodus, %@AE@%genus
name : Gk. %@AI@%keras, %@AE@%horn + Gk. %@AI@%odous, %@AE@%tooth.]
%@2@%%@CR:CERBERUS @%%@QR:Cerberus@%%@AB@%Cerberus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek and Roman Mythology. %@AE@% A three-headed dog guarding the
entrance of Hades. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Kerberos.%@AE@%] %@AB@% Cerberean %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CERCARIA @%%@QR:cercaria@%%@AB@%cercaria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-iae%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ias %@AE@% The parasitic larva of a trematode worm,
having a tail that disappears in the adult stage. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%kerkos,
%@AB@%cere(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cered%@AE@% %@AB@%cering%@AE@% %@AB@%ceres%@AE@% To wrap in or as if in cerecloth. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%seren %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%cirer, %@AE@%to cover with wax < Lat. %@AI@%cerare %@AE@%< %@AI@%cera, %@AE@%wax.]
%@AB@%cere(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fleshy or waxlike swelling at the base of the upper part of
the beak in certain birds, such as parrots. [ME %@AI@%sere %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%cire %@AE@%< Med.
Lat. %@AI@%cera %@AE@%< Lat., wax.] %@AB@% cered %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREAL @%%@QR:cereal@%%@AB@%cereal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An edible grain, such as wheat, oats, or corn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A grass
producing grain. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A food prepared from grain. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
%@2@%%@CR:CEREBELLUM @%%@QR:cerebellum@%%@AB@%cerebellum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bellums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -bella %@AE@% The structure of the brain
responsible for regulation and coordination of complex voluntary muscular
movement, lying posterior to the pons and medulla oblongata and inferior to
the occipital lobes of the cerebral hemispheres. [Med. Lat. < Lat., dim. of
%@2@%%@CR:CEREBR @%%@QR:cerebr-@%%@AB@%cerebr-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%cerebro-%@BO: 30133c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBRAL @%%@QR:cerebral@%%@AB@%cerebral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the brain or cerebrum. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Appealing
to or marked by the workings of the intellect; intellectually refined. %@AB@%
%@AB@%cerebrally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBRAL.CORTEX @%%@QR:cerebral cortex@%%@AB@%cerebral cortex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The extensive outer layer of gray tissue of the
cerebral hemispheres, largely responsible for higher nervous functions.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBRAL.HEMISP @%%@QR:cerebral hemisphere@%%@AB@%cerebral hemisphere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either hemisphere of the cerebrum of the brain,
divided by the longitudinal cerebral fissure.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBRAL.PALSY @%%@QR:cerebral palsy@%%@AB@%cerebral palsy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Impaired muscular power and coordination from brain
damage usually occurring at or before birth. %@AB@% cerebral-palsied %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBRATE @%%@QR:cerebrate@%%@AB@%cerebrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-brated%@AE@% %@AB@%-brating%@AE@% %@AB@%-brates%@AE@% To use the power of reason;
think. [< Lat. %@AI@%cerebrum, %@AE@%brain.] %@AB@% cerebration %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBRO @%%@QR:cerebro-@%%@AB@%cerebro-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cerebr- %@AE@% Brain; cerebrum: %@AI@%cerebroside.%@AE@% [< cerebrum.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBROSIDE @%%@QR:cerebroside@%%@AB@%cerebroside%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various compounds found in the brain and other
nerve tissue, yielding on decomposition a fatty acid, an unsaturated
amino-alcohol, and a sugar. [cerebr(o)- + -os(e) + -ide.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBROSPINAL @%%@QR:cerebrospinal@%%@AB@%cerebrospinal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the brain and spinal cord.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBROSPINAL.F @%%@QR:cerebrospinal fluid@%%@AB@%cerebrospinal fluid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The serumlike fluid that bathes the lateral
ventricles of the brain and the cavity of the spinal cord.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBROSPINAL.M @%%@QR:cerebrospinal meningitis@%%@AB@%cerebrospinal meningitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acute infectious epidemic meningitis that
is often fatal.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBROVASCULAR @%%@QR:cerebrovascular@%%@AB@%cerebrovascular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the blood vessels supplying the
brain.
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREBRUM @%%@QR:cerebrum@%%@AB@%cerebrum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-brums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -bra %@AE@% The large rounded structure of the brain
occupying most of the cranial cavity, divided into two cerebral hemispheres
by a deep median sagittal groove and joined at the bottom by the corpus
callosum. [Lat., brain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CERECLOTH @%%@QR:cerecloth@%%@AB@%cerecloth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Cloth coated with wax, formerly used for wrapping the dead.
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Ceremonial%@AE@% (adjective) is applicable chiefly to things;
%@AI@%%@AI@%ceremonious,%@AE@% to persons and things.%@AI@% Ceremonial %@AE@% means simply "having to do
with ceremony": %@AI@%ceremonial occasions; ceremonial garb. Ceremonious,%@AE@% when
applied to a person, means "devoted to forms and ritual" or "standing on
ceremony": %@AI@%ceremonious courtiers.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREMONIOUS @%%@QR:ceremonious@%%@AB@%ceremonious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a ceremony. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Fond of ceremony;
elaborately polite. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Characterized by ceremony; rigidly formal. -See
%@2@%%@CR:CEREMONY @%%@QR:ceremony@%%@AB@%ceremony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A formal act or set of acts performed as
prescribed by ritual, custom, or etiquette: %@AI@%a wedding ceremony.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
conventional social gesture or act without intrinsic purpose: %@AI@%ignored the
%@AI@%ceremony of asking for comments.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Strict observance of formalities or
etiquette: %@AI@%was welcomed with ceremony.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%cerimonie %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caerimonia,
%@AE@%religious rite.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CERENKOV.EFFECT @%%@QR:Cerenkov effect@%%@AB@%Cerenkov effect%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The emission of light by a particle passing through a
transparent nonconducting solid at a speed greater than the speed of light
in that solid. [After P. A. %@AI@%Cerenkov %@AE@%(1904-1958), its discoverer.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CERENKOV.RADIAT @%%@QR:Cerenkov radiation@%%@AB@%Cerenkov radiation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Light emitted in the Cerenkov effect.
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%@2@%%@CR:CERES @%%@QR:Ceres@%%@AB@%Ceres%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Mythology. %@AE@%The goddess of agriculture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The first
asteroid to be discovered, having an orbit between Mars and Saturn. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CEREUS @%%@QR:cereus@%%@AB@%cereus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several tall tropical American cacti esp. of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Cereus,%@AE@% such as the %@AI@%night-blooming cereus%@BO: c3730f@%%@AE@%. [NLat. %@AI@%Cereus, %@AE@%genus name < Lat.
%@AI@%cereus, %@AE@%taper (from the cacti's shape) < %@AI@%cera, %@AE@%wax.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CERIC @%%@QR:ceric@%%@AB@%ceric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or containing cerium, esp. with valence 4.
[cer(ium) + -ic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CERIC.OXIDE @%%@QR:ceric oxide@%%@AB@%ceric oxide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pale yellow-white powder, CeO%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used in ceramics, to%@EH@%
polish glass, and to sensitize photosensitive glass.
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%@2@%%@CR:CERIPH @%%@QR:ceriph@%%@AB@%ceriph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%serif%@BO: 109eac9@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CERISE @%%@QR:cerise@%%@AB@%cerise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A deep to vivid purplish red. [Fr. < OFr., cherry. -see
cherry.] %@AB@% cerise %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CERIUM @%%@QR:cerium@%%@AB@%cerium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ce A lustrous, iron-gray, malleable metallic rare-earth
element that occurs chiefly in the minerals monazite and bastnaesite,
exists in four allotropic states, is a constituent of lighter flint alloys,
and is used in various metallurgical and nuclear applications. Atomic
number 58; atomic weight 140.12; melting point 795 deg. C; boiling point
3,468 deg. C; specific gravity 6.67 to 8.23; valences 3, 4. [After Ceres.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CERMET @%%@QR:cermet@%%@AB@%cermet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A material consisting of processed ceramic particles bonded
with metal and used in high-strength and high-temperature applications.
%@2@%%@CR:CEROTIC.ACID @%%@QR:cerotic acid@%%@AB@%cerotic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acid, C%@AH@%25%@AE@%H%@AH@%51%@AE@%COOH, occurring in waxes, such as%@EH@%
beeswax. [< Lat. %@AI@%ceratum, %@AE@%cerate.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEROTYPE @%%@QR:cerotype@%%@AB@%cerotype%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The process of preparing a printing surface for
electrotyping by first engraving on a wax-coated metal plate. [Gk. %@AI@%keros,
%@AE@%wax + -type.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CEROUS @%%@QR:cerous@%%@AB@%cerous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or containing cerium, esp. with valence
3. [cer(ium) + -ous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CERTAIN @%%@QR:certain@%%@AB@%certain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Definite; fixed: %@AI@%set aside a certain sum each week.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Sure to come or happen; inevitable: %@AI@%certain success.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Established beyond
doubt or question; indisputable: %@AI@%What is certain is that every effect must
%@AI@%have a cause.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Unfailing; dependable: %@AI@%a certain cure.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Confident;
assured; positive. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not specified or identified but assumed to be
known: %@AI@%a certain woman.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Named but not familiar or well-known: %@AI@%a certain
%@AI@%Mr. Smith.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Appreciable but unspecified: %@AI@%a certain degree; a certain
%@AI@%charm.%@AE@% -%@AI@%pron.%@AE@% An indefinite but limited number; some.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% for certain.%@AE@% Surely; without doubt. [ME < OFr. <
VLat. *%@AI@%certanus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%certus, %@AE@%p. part. of %@AI@%cernere, %@AE@%to determine.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%certainly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%Although %@AI@%certain%@AE@% appears to be an absolute term, it is
frequently qualified by adverbs, as in %@AI@%fairly certain.%@AE@% A great majority of
the Usage Panel accepts this sentence: %@AI@%Nothing is more certain than an
%@AI@%extremist's hatred of compromise.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CERTAINTY @%%@QR:certainty@%%@AB@%certainty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The fact, quality, or state of being certain.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A clearly established fact. %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%certainty%@BO: 303739@%%@AE@% %@AI@%certitude%@BO: 3049a9@%%@AE@% %@AI@%assurance%@BO: 1213ac@%%@AE@% %@AI@%conviction%@BO: 413410@%%@AE@% These nouns mean
freedom from any doubt. %@AI@%Certainty%@BO: 303739@%%@AE@% , the strongest, means a sure thing,
belief in which is based on thorough examination of all evidence. %@AI@%Certitude%@BO: 3049a9@%%@AE@%
implies a firm belief based more often on faith than on objective
reasoning. %@AI@%Assurance%@BO: 1213ac@%%@AE@% relates closely to %@AI@%certitude%@BO: 3049a9@%%@AE@% and stresses as its
foundation self-confidence, again resulting more from subjective experience
than from objective examination. %@AI@%Conviction%@BO: 413410@%%@AE@% generally implies that a prior
doubt existed and now has been removed because one has been convinced or
%@2@%%@CR:CERTIFICATE @%%@QR:certificate@%%@AB@%certificate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A document testifying to the factuality or truth of
something: %@AI@%a birth certificate.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A document issued to a person
completing a course of study not leading to a diploma. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A document
certifying that a person may officially practice in certain professions. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
A document certifying ownership. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% To
furnish with, testify to, or authorize by a certificate. [ME %@AI@%certificat %@AE@%<
Med. Lat. %@AI@%certificatum %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%certificare, %@AE@%to certify.] %@AB@% certificatory
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CERTIFICATE.OF. @%%@QR:certificate of deposit@%%@AB@%certificate of deposit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A certificate from a bank stating that the
named person has a specified sum on deposit.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CERTIFICATION @%%@QR:certification@%%@AB@%certification%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of certifying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
certified. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A certified statement.
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%@2@%%@CR:CERTIFIED.CHECK @%%@QR:certified check@%%@AB@%certified check%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A check guaranteed by a bank to be covered by
sufficient funds on deposit.
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%@2@%%@CR:CERTIFIED.MAIL @%%@QR:certified mail@%%@AB@%certified mail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Uninsured first-class mail whose delivery is recorded
by having the addressee sign for it.
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%@2@%%@CR:CERTIFIED.PUBLI @%%@QR:certified public accountant@%%@AB@%certified public accountant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A public accountant who has received a
certificate stating that he has met a state's legal requirements.
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%@2@%%@CR:CERTIFY @%%@QR:certify@%%@AB@%certify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To confirm formally as true,
accurate, or genuine, esp. in writing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To guarantee as meeting a
standard. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To acknowledge in writing on the face of (a check) that the
signature of the maker is genuine and that the depositor has sufficient
funds on deposit for its payment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To declare legally insane. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
assure or make certain; tell positively. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To issue a license or
certificate to. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To testify: %@AI@%certify to the facts.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%certifien %@AE@%<
OFr. %@AI@%certifier %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%certificare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%certus, %@AE@%certain + Lat. %@AI@%facere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:CERTIORARI @%%@QR:certiorari@%%@AB@%certiorari%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A writ from a higher court to a lower one requesting
a transcript of the proceedings of a case for review. [ME < Lat., to be
certified (from the word's occurrence in the writ) < %@AI@%certiorare, %@AE@%to certify
< %@AI@%certion, %@AE@%comp. of %@AI@%certus, %@AE@%certain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CERTITUDE @%%@QR:certitude@%%@AB@%certitude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition of being certain; complete assurance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Inevitability. [ME < LLat. %@AI@%certitudo %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%certus, %@AE@%certain.]
%@2@%%@CR:CERULOPLASMIN @%%@QR:ceruloplasmin@%%@AB@%ceruloplasmin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A blood glycoprotein that functions in the storage of
copper. [cerul(ean) + plasm(a) + -in.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CERUMEN @%%@QR:cerumen@%%@AB@%cerumen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A yellowish waxy secretion of the external ear; earwax.
[NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%cera, %@AE@%wax.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CERUMINOUS.GLAN @%%@QR:ceruminous gland@%%@AB@%ceruminous gland%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the specialized sweat glands located in the
external auditory canal that produce cerumen. [< NLat. %@AI@%cerumen, cerumin-,
%@2@%%@CR:CERUSSITE @%%@QR:cerussite@%%@AB@%cerussite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Natural lead carbonate, PbCO%@AH@%3%@AE@%, a lead ore. [G. %@AI@%Zerussit %@AE@%<%@EH@%
Lat. %@AI@%cerussa, %@AE@%ceruse.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CERVICAL @%%@QR:cervical@%%@AB@%cervical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a neck or a cervix. [NLat. %@AI@%cervicalis
%@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cervix, cervic-, %@AE@%neck.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CERVICITIS @%%@QR:cervicitis@%%@AB@%cervicitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of the cervix of the uterus.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CERVINE @%%@QR:cervine@%%@AB@%cervine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of a deer.
%@2@%%@CR:CERVIX @%%@QR:cervix@%%@AB@%cervix%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cervixes%@AE@% %@AB@% or cervices %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The neck. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A neck-shaped
anatomical structure, such as the narrow outer end of the uterus. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cervix, cervic- %@AE@%neck.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CESAREAN @%%@QR:Cesarean@%%@AB@%Cesarean%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Cesarian %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variants of %@AI@%Caesarean.%@BO: 29050f@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CESIUM @%%@QR:cesium@%%@AB@%cesium%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caesium %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Cs A soft, silvery-white ductile metal, liquid at
room temperature, the most electropositive and alkaline of the elements,
used in photoelectric cells and to catalyze hydrogenation of some organic
compounds. Atomic number 55; atomic weight 132.905; melting point 28.5 deg.
C; boiling point 690 deg. C; specific gravity 1.87; valence 1. [NLat. <
Lat. %@AI@%caesius, %@AE@%bluish gray (from its blue spectral lines).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CESPITOSE @%%@QR:cespitose@%%@AB@%cespitose%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or caespitose %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Growing in dense tufts or turflike clumps;
matted. [NLat. %@AI@%caespitosus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caespes, %@AE@%turf.] %@AB@% cespitosely %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@AB@%cess(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tax; levy. [Alteration of obs. %@AI@%assess, %@AE@%assessment < assess.]
%@AB@%cess(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Irish.%@AE@% Luck: %@AI@%Bad cess to you!%@AE@% [Poss. short for success.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CESSATION @%%@QR:cessation@%%@AB@%cessation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or fact of ceasing; halt. [ME %@AI@%cessacioun %@AE@%< OFr. <
Lat. %@AI@%cessatio %@AE@%< %@AI@%cessare, %@AE@%to stop. -see cease.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CESSION @%%@QR:cession@%%@AB@%cession%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of ceding or surrendering, as of territory to
another country by treaty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A ceded territory. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cessio %@AE@%<
%@AI@%cedere, %@AE@%to yield.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CESSIONARY @%%@QR:cessionary@%%@AB@%cessionary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% One to whom a cession is made; assignee.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CESSPIT @%%@QR:cesspit@%%@AB@%cesspit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cesspool%@BO: 305bfe@%%@AE@%. [cess(pool) + pit.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CESSPOOL @%%@QR:cesspool@%%@AB@%cesspool%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A covered hole or pit for receiving waste or sewage. [Perh.
alteration of obs. %@AI@%cesperalle, %@AE@%drainpipe < ME %@AI@%suspiral %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%souspiral,
%@2@%%@CR:CETANE @%%@QR:cetane@%%@AB@%cetane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless liquid, C%@AH@%16%@AE@%H%@AH@%34%@AE@%, used as a solvent and in%@EH@%
standardized hydrocarbons. [Lat. %@AI@%cetus, %@AE@%whale (so called because it is
found in sperm whale oil) + -ane.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CETANE.NUMBER @%%@QR:cetane number@%%@AB@%cetane number%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cetane rating %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The performance rating of a diesel
fuel, expressed as the percentage of cetane that must be mixed with liquid
methylnaphthalene to produce the same ignition performance as the diesel
fuel being rated.
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%@2@%%@CR:CETERIS.PARIBUS @%%@QR:ceteris paribus@%%@AB@%ceteris paribus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% With all other factors or things being the same.
[NLat, with other things equal.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CETOLOGY @%%@QR:cetology@%%@AB@%cetology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The zoology of whales and related aquatic mammals. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CETUS @%%@QR:Cetus@%%@AB@%Cetus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern
Hemisphere near Aquarius and Eridanus. [Lat. %@AI@%cetus, %@AE@%whale < Gk. %@AI@%ketos.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CETYL.ALCOHOL @%%@QR:cetyl alcohol@%%@AB@%cetyl alcohol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A waxy alcohol, C%@AH@%15%@AE@%H%@AH@%34%@AE@%O, used in cosmetics and%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:CEYLON.MOSS @%%@QR:Ceylon moss@%%@AB@%Ceylon moss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A red seaweed, %@AI@%Gracilaria lichenoides,%@AE@% of the East
Indies, used for making agar. [After %@AI@%Ceylon, %@AE@%former name of Sri Lanka.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CF @%%@QR:Cf@%%@AB@%Cf%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element californium.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHABLIS @%%@QR:Chablis@%%@AB@%Chablis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A very dry white Burgundy wine. [After %@AI@%Chablis, %@AE@%France.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHA.CHA @%%@QR:cha-cha@%%@AB@%cha-cha%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rhythmic ballroom dance that originated in Latin America.
-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-chaed%@AE@% %@AB@%-chaing%@AE@% %@AB@%-chas%@AE@% To dance the cha-cha. [Sp. (Carribean)
%@AI@%%@AI@%chachacha.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHACMA @%%@QR:chacma@%%@AB@%chacma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A grayish-black baboon, %@AI@%Chaeropithecus ursinus%@AE@% (or %@AI@%Papio
%@AI@%ursinus%@AE@% ), of southern and eastern Africa. [Hottentot.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHACONNE @%%@QR:chaconne@%%@AB@%chaconne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A slow and stately dance of the 18th century. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
music for the chaconne. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A musical form consisting of variations based on
a reiterated harmonic pattern. [Fr. < %@AI@%chacona, %@AE@%a kind of dance.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHAD @%%@QR:chad@%%@AB@%chad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The small pieces of paper that result from the formation of
holes in a punched tape or data card. [Orig. unknown.] %@AB@% chadless %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAETA @%%@QR:chaeta@%%@AB@%chaeta%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tae%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@% A bristle or seta of certain worms. [NLat.
< Gk. %@AI@%khaite, %@AE@%long hair.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAETOGNATH @%%@QR:chaetognath@%%@AB@%chaetognath%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various marine worms of the phylum Chaetognatha,
which includes the arrow worms. [NLat. %@AI@%Chaetognatha, %@AE@%phylum name : chaeta +
Gk. %@AI@%gnathos, %@AE@%jaw.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHAFE @%%@QR:chafe@%%@AB@%chafe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%chafed%@AE@% %@AB@%chafing%@AE@% %@AB@%chafes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To wear away or irritate by
rubbing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To annoy; vex. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To heat or warm by rubbing. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
cause friction; rub. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become worn or sore from rubbing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be or
become annoyed: %@AI@%chafe at the delay.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Warmth, wear, or soreness
produced by friction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Annoyance; irritation; vexation. [ME %@AI@%chafen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%chaufer, %@AE@%to warm < VLat. *%@AI@%calefare, %@AE@%alteration of Lat. %@AI@%calefacere %@AE@%: %@AI@%calere,
%@AI@%%@AE@%to be warm + %@AI@%facere, %@AE@%to make.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAFER @%%@QR:chafer@%%@AB@%chafer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various beetles of the family Scarabaeidae, such as a
cockchafer. [ME, a kind of beetle < OE %@AI@%ceafer.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:CHAIN @%%@QR:chain@%%@AB@%chain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A connected, flexible series of links, usually of metal,
used for binding, connecting, transmitting motion, or other purposes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that restrains or confines. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%chains%@AE@% Bonds, fetters, or
shackles. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%chains%@AE@% Captivity or oppression; bondage. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A series of
connected or related things: %@AI@%a chain of coincidences.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A number of
establishments, such as stores or theaters, under common ownership or
management. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A mountain range. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%A group of atoms bonded in
a spatial configuration resembling a chain. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A measuring instrument
for surveying, consisting of 100 linked pieces of iron or steel. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A unit
of length, equal to 100 links or 66 feet. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A measuring instrument
used in engineering. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A unit of length, equal to 100 feet.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%chained%@AE@% %@AB@%chaining%@AE@% %@AB@%chains%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bind or make fast with a chain or
chains. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bind or fetter; confine. [ME %@AI@%chaine %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%catena.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAIN.A.MATIC @%%@QR:Chain-A-Matic@%%@AB@%Chain-A-Matic%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a balance with an adjustable calibrated
chain suspended from the beam.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAIN.GANG @%%@QR:chain gang@%%@AB@%chain gang%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A group of convicts chained together.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAIN.LETTER @%%@QR:chain letter@%%@AB@%chain letter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A letter instructing the recipient to send out multiple
copies so that its circulation increases in a geometrical progression as
long as the instructions are followed.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAIN.MAIL @%%@QR:chain mail@%%@AB@%chain mail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Flexible armor of joined metal links or scales.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAINMAN @%%@QR:chainman@%%@AB@%chainman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of the two persons who hold a surveyor's measuring
chain.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAIN.PUMP @%%@QR:chain pump@%%@AB@%chain pump%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pump that lifts water by means of containers, attached
to an endless chain, that pass under water and up over a wheel.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAIN.REACT @%%@QR:chain-react@%%@AB@%chain-react%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-acted%@AE@% %@AB@%-acting%@AE@% %@AB@%-acts%@AE@% To undergo a chain reaction.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAIN.REACTING. @%%@QR:chain-reacting pile@%%@AB@%chain-reacting pile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%nuclear reactor%@BO: c6015b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAIN.REACTION @%%@QR:chain reaction@%%@AB@%chain reaction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A series of events each of which induces or
%@2@%%@CR:CHAKRA @%%@QR:chakra@%%@AB@%chakra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the seven centers of spiritual energy in the human body
according to yoga philosophy. [Skt. %@AI@%cakram, %@AE@%wheel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALAH @%%@QR:chalah@%%@AB@%chalah%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%challah%@BO: 30b6af@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALAZA @%%@QR:chalaza@%%@AB@%chalaza%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-zae%@AE@% %@AB@% or -zas %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%One of two spiral bands of
tissue in an egg, connecting the yolk to the lining membrane. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany.
%@AE@%The part of an ovule that is opposite the micropyle and that serves as a
point of attachment for the integuments and the nucellus. [Gk. %@AI@%khalaza,
%@AE@%hailstone.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALAZION @%%@QR:chalazion@%%@AB@%chalazion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small hard tumor of the eyelid. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%khalazion,%@AE@%
dim. of %@AI@%khalaza,%@AE@% hard lump.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALCEDONY @%%@QR:chalcedony@%%@AB@%chalcedony%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or calcedony %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% A translucent to transparent milky
or grayish quartz with distinctive microscopic crystals arranged in slender
%@2@%%@CR:CHALCOPYRITE @%%@QR:chalcopyrite@%%@AB@%chalcopyrite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An important copper ore, essentially CuFeS%@AH@%2%@AE@%. [Gk.%@EH@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%khalkos, %@AE@%copper + pyrites.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALCOSIS @%%@QR:chalcosis@%%@AB@%chalcosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Copper poisoning, sometimes with the formation of copper
deposits in the tissues. [Gk. %@AI@%khalkos, %@AE@%copper + -osis.]
%@2@%%@CR:CHALDEAN @%%@QR:Chaldaean@%%@AB@%Chaldaean%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Chaldee %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of an ancient Semitic people who
ruled in Babylonia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Semitic language of the Chaldeans. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person
versed in occult learning. [< Lat. %@AI@%Chaldaeus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%Khaldaios < Khaldaia,
%@AE@%Chaldea, a region of ancient Babylonia.] %@AB@% Chaldaic %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% Chaldean %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALDEE @%%@QR:Chaldee@%%@AB@%Chaldee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%Chaldean%@BO: 30a75b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALDRON @%%@QR:chaldron@%%@AB@%chaldron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of dry measure, as for coal, equal to 32 to 36
bushels, formerly used in England. [OFr. %@AI@%chauderon %@AE@%< %@AI@%chaudiere, %@AE@%kettle <
LLat. %@AI@%caldaria. %@AE@%-see caldron.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALET @%%@QR:chalet@%%@AB@%chalet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dwelling with a gently sloping overhanging roof, common
in Switzerland and other Alpine regions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The hut of a herdsman in the
Alps. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALICE @%%@QR:chalice@%%@AB@%chalice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cup or goblet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cup for the consecrated wine of the
Eucharist. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A cup-shaped blossom. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%calix.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALICOSIS @%%@QR:chalicosis@%%@AB@%chalicosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of stone dust.
%@2@%%@CR:CHALKBOARD @%%@QR:chalkboard@%%@AB@%chalkboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A panel, usually green or black, for writing on with
chalk; blackboard.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALKSTONE @%%@QR:chalkstone@%%@AB@%chalkstone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@% A %@AI@%tophus%@BO: 1335a60@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALK.TALK @%%@QR:chalk talk@%%@AB@%chalk talk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lecture, often informal, illustrated with diagrams
chalked on a blackboard.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALLAH @%%@QR:challah@%%@AB@%challah%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chalah %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A loaf of yeast-leavened, white egg bread, usually
braided, traditionally eaten by Jews on the Sabbath, holidays, and
ceremonial occasions. [Heb. %@AI@%hallah.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALLENGE @%%@QR:challenge@%%@AB@%challenge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A call to engage in a contest or fight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A demand for
an explanation; a calling into question. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sentry's call for
identification. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The quality of requiring full use of one's abilities,
energy, or resources: %@AI@%a career that offers a challenge.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A claim that a
vote is invalid or that a voter is unqualified. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A formal
objection, esp. to the qualifications of a juror or jury. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lenged%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-lenging%@AE@% %@AB@%-lenges%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To call to engage in a contest or fight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
take exception to; dispute: %@AI@%challenged the statements.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To order to halt
and be identified. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To take formal objection to (a juror, for
example). %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To question the qualifications or validity of. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To have due
claim to; call for. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To summon to action, effort, or use; stimulate: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%problem that challenges the imagination.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make or give voice
to a challenge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To begin barking upon picking up the scent, as hunting
%@2@%%@CR:CHALLIS @%%@QR:challis@%%@AB@%challis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light clothing fabric made of wool, cotton, or rayon.
[Poss. < the surname %@AI@%Challis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALONE @%%@QR:chalone@%%@AB@%chalone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hormone that inhibits a metabolic process. [< Gk. %@AI@%khalon,
%@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%khalan, %@AE@%to slacken.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHALYBEATE @%%@QR:chalybeate@%%@AB@%chalybeate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Impregnated with or containing salts of iron. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Tasting like iron, as mineral-spring water. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Water or medicine
containing iron in solution. [NLat. %@AI@%chalybeatus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%chalybs, %@AE@%steel < Gk.
%@AI@%khalups %@AE@%< %@AI@%Khalups, %@AE@%Chalybes, a people of Asia Minor famous for their
steel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAM @%%@QR:cham@%%@AB@%cham%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A Tatar or Mogul khan. [Fr. < Turk %@AI@%khan.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMAELEON @%%@QR:Chamaeleon@%%@AB@%Chamaeleon%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Chameleon %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the southern polar region
near Apus and Mensa. [Lat. %@AI@%chamaeleon, %@AE@%chameleon.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMAEPHYTE @%%@QR:chamaephyte@%%@AB@%chamaephyte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A perennial plant that has its winter buds placed very
close to the soil surface. [Gk. %@AI@%khamai,%@AE@% on the ground + -phyte.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMBER @%%@QR:chamber@%%@AB@%chamber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A room in a house, esp. a bedroom. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%chambers%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% A suite of rooms; apartment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%chambers%@AE@% A judge's
office. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A room in a palace or official residence where an important
personage receives visitors. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A hall for the meeting of an assembly, esp.
a legislative assembly. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A legislative, judicial, or deliberative
assembly. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A board or council. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A place where governmental funds are
received and held; treasury. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% An enclosed space or compartment; cavity.
%@AB@%%@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An enclosed space at the bore of a gun that holds the charge. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
part of a cylinder of a revolver that receives the cartridge.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-bered%@AE@% %@AB@%-bering%@AE@% %@AB@%-bers%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put in or as if in a chamber; enclose;
confine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To furnish with a chamber. [ME %@AI@%chaumbre %@AE@%< OFr. < LLat. %@AI@%camera,
%@2@%%@CR:CHAMBERED.NAUTI @%%@QR:chambered nautilus@%%@AB@%chambered nautilus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cephalopod mollusk, %@AI@%Nautilus pompilius,%@AE@% of the
Pacific and Indian oceans, having a coiled and partitioned shell lined with
a pearly layer.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMBERLAIN @%%@QR:chamberlain@%%@AB@%chamberlain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An official who manages the household of a sovereign
or nobleman; chief steward. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A high-ranking officer in various royal
courts. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An official who receives the rents and fees of a municipality;
treasurer. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% An often honorary papal attendant.
%@2@%%@CR:CHAMBERMAID @%%@QR:chambermaid@%%@AB@%chambermaid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A maid who cleans and cares for bedrooms, as in hotels.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMBER.MUSIC @%%@QR:chamber music@%%@AB@%chamber music%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Music appropriate for performance in a private room or
small concert hall and composed for a group of instruments such as a trio
or quartet.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMBER.OF.COMM @%%@QR:chamber of commerce@%%@AB@%chamber of commerce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An association of businessmen and merchants for
the promotion of business interests in the community.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMBER.POT @%%@QR:chamber pot@%%@AB@%chamber pot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A portable vessel used as a toilet.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMBRAY @%%@QR:chambray@%%@AB@%chambray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fine, lightweight type of gingham woven with white threads
across a colored warp. [After %@AI@%Cambrai, %@AE@%France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMELEON @%%@QR:chameleon@%%@AB@%chameleon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various tropical Old World lizards of the family
Chamaeleonidae, characterized by their ability to change color. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
%@AI@%%@AI@%anole%@BO: bf93f@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A changeable or inconstant person. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%Chameleon%@AE@% Variant of
the ground + %@AI@%leon, %@AE@%lion.] %@AB@% chameleonic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMFER @%%@QR:chamfer@%%@AB@%chamfer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fered%@AE@% %@AB@%-fering%@AE@% %@AB@%-fers%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cut off the edge or corner of;
bevel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cut a groove in; flute. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A flat surface made by
cutting off the edge or corner of something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A furrow or groove, as in a
%@2@%%@CR:CHAMFRON @%%@QR:chamfron@%%@AB@%chamfron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Medieval armor for the front of a horse's head. [ME %@AI@%shamfron
%@AI@%%@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%chanfrein.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMISO @%%@QR:chamiso@%%@AB@%chamiso%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sos%@AE@% A shrub, %@AI@%Adenostoma fasciculatum,%@AE@% of California,
having clusters of small white flowers and forming dense thickets. [Sp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%chamiza, %@AE@%wild brush < %@AI@%chamizo, %@AE@%dry brush gathered for firewood.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMOIS @%%@QR:chamois@%%@AB@%chamois%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%chamois%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mies %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hoofed mammal, %@AI@%Rupricapra
%@AI@%rupricapra,%@AE@% of mountainous regions of Europe, having upright horns with
backward-hooked tips. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%chammy%@AE@% %@AB@%-mies%@AE@% The soft leather made from the hide
of the chamois or other animals such as deer or sheep. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Moderate to
grayish yellow. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-oised%@AE@% %@AB@%-oising%@AE@% %@AB@%-oises%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To dress or prepare like
chamois. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To polish or dry with chamois leather. [OFr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMOMILE @%%@QR:chamomile@%%@AB@%chamomile%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or camomile %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Anthemis,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%A. nobilis,%@AE@% an aromatic plant native to Eurasia, having
finely dissected leaves and white flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several similar plants
of the genus %@AI@%Matricaria,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%M. chamomilla.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%camomille %@AE@%< LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%chamomilla %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%chamaemelon %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%khamaimelon %@AE@%: %@AI@%khamai, %@AE@%on the ground +
%@AI@%%@AI@%melon, %@AE@%apple.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMP @%%@QR:champ@%%@AB@%champ%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chomp %@AE@%
%@AB@%champ(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%champed%@AE@% %@AB@%champing%@AE@% %@AB@%champs%@AE@% %@AB@% or chomped %@AE@%%@AB@% or chomping %@AE@%%@AB@% or chomps %@AE@%
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bite upon with restlessness or impatience. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To chew upon
noisily. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% To crush or trample. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To work the jaws and teeth
vigorously. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act of chewing or biting vigorously.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% champ at the bit. .%@AE@% To be impatient. [Perh. imit.]
%@AB@%champ(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A champion.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMPAGNE @%%@QR:champagne@%%@AB@%champagne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A sparkling white wine produced in Champagne, a
region of France. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A similar wine made elsewhere. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pale orange yellow
to grayish yellow or yellowish gray.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMPAIGN @%%@QR:champaign@%%@AB@%champaign%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Level and open country; a plain. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to or
like champaign; level and open. [ME %@AI@%champain %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%champaigne %@AE@%< LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:CHAMPAK @%%@QR:champak@%%@AB@%champak%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or champac %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Michelia champaca,%@AE@% of India and the East
Indies, that has yellow flowers and yields a camphorlike substance and an
oil used in perfumes. [Hindi %@AI@%campak < Skt. %@AE@%%@AI@%campakah.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMPERTY @%%@QR:champerty@%%@AB@%champerty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% An illegal sharing in the proceeds of a
lawsuit by an outside party who has promoted the litigation. [ME %@AI@%champartie
%@AI@%%@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%champart, %@AE@%the lord's share of the tenant's crop : %@AI@%champ, %@AE@%field (<
Lat. %@AI@%campus%@AE@%) + %@AI@%part, %@AE@%share (< Lat. %@AI@%pars%@AE@%).] %@AB@% champertous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMPIGNON @%%@QR:champignon@%%@AB@%champignon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An edible mushroom, esp. the common species %@AI@%Agaricus
%@2@%%@CR:CHAMPION @%%@QR:champion@%%@AB@%champion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that holds first place or wins first prize in a
contest, esp. in sports. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that defends, fights for, or supports a
cause or another person. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One who fights; warrior. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-oned%@AE@% %@AB@%-oning%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-ons%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fight as champion of; defend; support: %@AI@% championed the
%@AI@%government and defended the system of taxation (Samuel Chew). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@%
To defy or challenge. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Holding first place or prize; superior to all
others. [ME %@AI@%champioun %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%champion %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%campio.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAMPIONSHIP @%%@QR:championship@%%@AB@%championship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The position or title of a champion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Defense or
support; advocacy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A competition or series of competitions held to
determine a winner.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANCE @%%@QR:chance@%%@AB@%chance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The abstract nature or quality shared by unexpected,
random, or unpredictable events; contingency. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% This quality regarded as
causing or deciding such events; luck. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The likelihood of occurrence of
an event; probability. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An unexpected, random, or unpredicted event.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A fortuitous event. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An opportunity. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A risk or hazard; gamble.
%@AB@%%@AB@%c.%@AE@% A raffle or lottery ticket. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@%An opportunity to make a
putout or an assist that counts as an error if unsuccessful. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Happening unexpectedly: %@AI@%a chance meeting with an old friend.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Determined
or marked by whim or caprice; arbitrary. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%chanced%@AE@% %@AB@%chancing%@AE@% %@AB@%chances%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To happen by chance; occur by accident. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To take the risk or
hazard of.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% chance on upon.%@AE@% To find or meet accidentally;
adjectives apply to what lacks purposefulness or method. %@AI@%Chance%@BO: 30ea94@%%@AE@% implies
total absence of design or predictability: %@AI@%my chance meeting with a friend.
%@AI@%Random %@AE@% applies to things that happen to occur or be selected without the
aid of a governing mind or design. %@AI@%Casual%@BO: 2dfaee@%%@AE@% suggests lack of deliberation or
formality; %@AI@%haphazard%@BO: 85ca12@%%@AE@% , a carelessness or a willful leaving to chance; and
%@AI@%%@AI@%desultory%@BO: 50e5bc@%%@AE@% , an absence of relation among things in a series.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANCEFUL @%%@QR:chanceful@%%@AB@%chanceful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Full of chance; eventful. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Dependent upon
%@2@%%@CR:CHANCEL @%%@QR:chancel@%%@AB@%chancel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The often enclosed space around the altar of a church for the
clergy and choir. [ME %@AI@%chauncel %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%chancel %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%Cancelli, %@AE@%lattice <
%@AI@%%@AI@%cancer.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANCELLERY @%%@QR:chancellery@%%@AB@%chancellery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The rank or position of a chancellor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
The office or department of a chancellor. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The building in which it is
located. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The official place of business of an embassy or consulate. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CHANCELLOR @%%@QR:chancellor@%%@AB@%chancellor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various officials of high rank, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
secretary to a king or nobleman. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% The chief secretary
of an embassy. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The chief minister of state in some European countries.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The honorary or titular head of a university. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The president of certain American universities. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The presiding judge of a
court of chancery or equity in some states of the United States. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%chaunceler %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%chancelier %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%cancellarius, %@AE@%doorkeeper < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CHANCELLOR.OF.T @%%@QR:Chancellor of the Exchequer@%%@AB@%Chancellor of the Exchequer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The highest minister of finance in the
British government and a member of the cabinet.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANCE.MEDLEY @%%@QR:chance-medley@%%@AB@%chance-medley%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A sudden quarrel resulting in an
unpremeditated homicide. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A random or haphazard action. [ME %@AI@%chaunce
%@AI@%medley %@AE@%< Norman Fr. %@AI@%chance medlee, %@AE@%mixed chance.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANCERY @%%@QR:chancery@%%@AB@%chancery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A court with jurisdiction in equity as
distinguished from one with jurisdiction in common law. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The proceedings
and practice of a court of chancery; equity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A court of public record;
an office of archives. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One of the five divisions of the High Court of
Justice of Great Britain, presided over by the Lord High Chancellor. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
chancellery.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in chancery.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%In litigation or pending in a
court of chancery. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% With the head locked firmly in a wrestling opponent's
arm and held against his chest. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% In an embarrassing or
%@2@%%@CR:CHANDELIER @%%@QR:chandelier@%%@AB@%chandelier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A branched fixture that holds a number of light bulbs or
candles and is usually suspended from a ceiling. [Fr. < OFr., prob < VLat.
*%@AI@%candelarum %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%candelabrum, %@AE@%candelabrum. -see candelabrum.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANDELLE @%%@QR:chandelle@%%@AB@%chandelle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sudden, steep climbing turn of an aircraft, executed to
alter flight direction and gain altitude simultaneously. [Fr. < %@AI@%chandelle,
%@AE@%candle < OFr. -see chandler.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANDLER @%%@QR:chandler@%%@AB@%chandler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who makes or sells candles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A dealer in
%@AI@%%@AI@%chandelier %@AE@%< %@AI@%chandelle, %@AE@%candle < Lat. %@AI@%candela. %@AE@%-see candle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANDLER.WOBBLE @%%@QR:Chandler Wobble@%%@AB@%Chandler Wobble%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Chandler's Wobble %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oscillation in the
rotational axis of the earth having a period of approximately 14 months.
[After Seth C. %@AI@%Chandler %@AE@%(1846-1913).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANDLERY @%%@QR:chandlery@%%@AB@%chandlery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The stock or business of a chandler. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place
where candles are stored.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANGE @%%@QR:change@%%@AB@%change%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%changed%@AE@% %@AB@%changing%@AE@% %@AB@%changes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To cause to be
different; alter: %@AI@%changed the spelling of a word.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To give a completely
different form or appearance to; transform: %@AI@%irrigation that changed the
%@AI@%desert to fertile land.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give and receive reciprocally; interchange:
%@AI@%%@AI@%Will you change places with me?%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To exchange for or replace by another,
usually of the same kind or category: %@AI@%change one's name.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To lay aside,
abandon, or leave for another; switch: %@AI@%change methods; change planes.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
To give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in
foreign currency. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To put fresh clothes or coverings on: %@AI@%change a bed.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become different or altered: %@AI@%changed as he matured.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To go
from one phase to another, as the moon. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make an exchange. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
transfer from one vehicle to another: %@AI@%changed in Chicago on his way to the
%@AI@%coast.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To put on other clothing: %@AI@%changed for dinner.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To become
deeper in tone. Used of the voice.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% change off.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
alternate with another person in performing a task. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To perform two tasks
at once by alternating or a single task by alternate means. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
The act, process or result of changing; alteration or modification: %@AI@%a face
%@AI@%that had undergone change with age.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The replacing of one thing for
another; substitution: %@AI@%went to Arizona for a change of atmosphere.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
transition from one state, condition, or phase to another: %@AI@%the change of
%@AI@%seasons.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something different; variety: %@AI@%ate early for a change.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
different or fresh set of clothing. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Money of smaller denomination
given or received in exchange for money of higher denomination. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
balance of money returned when an amount given is more than what is due. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
Coins: %@AI@%change jingling in his pocket.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%A pattern or order in
which bells are rung. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A market or exchange where business is transacted.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% change hands. .%@AE@% To pass from one owner to another.%@AB@%
%@AB@%change (one's) mind. .%@AE@% To reverse an opinion or a decision. [ME %@AI@%chaungen %@AE@%<
Norman Fr. %@AI@%chaunger %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%changier %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%cambiare, %@AE@%prob. of Celtic
%@AI@%%@AI@%convert%@BO: 411400@%%@AE@% %@AI@%transmute%@BO: 135d268@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to make or become different. %@AI@%Change%@BO: 310a90@%%@AE@%
implies a fundamental difference or a substitution of one thing for
another: %@AI@%change his mind; change trains. Alter %@AE@% usually means to make less
of a difference or adjustment. %@AI@%Vary%@BO: 1425d23@%%@AE@% implies shifting circumstances or
conditions that cause differences with some regularity. %@AI@%Modify%@BO: baccac@%%@AE@% can mean to
restrict, limit, or qualify, and sometimes to make less extreme. %@AI@%Transform%@BO: 1357c4f@%%@AE@%
refers to complete change in outer form or appearance and often also in
character and function. %@AI@%Convert%@BO: 411400@%%@AE@% can refer to moderate change designed to
adapt something to new use or different conditions, to chemical change, to
change in belief or doctrine, or to the exchange of something for
equivalent value, either in the same form %@AI@%(convert dollars into pounds) %@AE@% or
a different form %@AI@%(convert real estate into cash). Transmute %@AE@% suggests
almost magical basic change that elevates something in value.
%@2@%%@CR:CHANGELING @%%@QR:changeling@%%@AB@%changeling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A child secretly exchanged for another. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A
changeable, fickle person. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A simple-minded person; idiot.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANGE.OF.LIFE @%%@QR:change of life@%%@AB@%change of life%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%menopause%@BO: b56253@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANGEOVER @%%@QR:changeover@%%@AB@%changeover%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A conversion to a different purpose or from one system to
another, esp. in equipment or production techniques.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANGE.RINGING @%%@QR:change ringing@%%@AB@%change ringing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The ringing of a set of chimes or bells with every
%@AB@%channel(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The bed of a stream or river. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The deeper part of a
river or harbor, esp. a deep navigable passage. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A broad strait: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%English Channel.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A tubular passage for liquids. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A course or passage
through which something may be moved or directed: %@AI@%a channel of thought.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
%@AB@%channels%@AE@% Official routes of communication. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electronics. %@AE@%A specified
frequency band for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic
signals, as for television signals. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A trench, furrow, or groove. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A
rolled metal bar with a bracket-shaped section. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-neled%@AE@% %@AB@%-neling%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-nels%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nelled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -nelling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -nels %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make or cut channels in.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To form a channel or flute in. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To direct or guide along some desired
course: %@AI@%channels her curiosity into research.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%chanel %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%canalis.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%channel(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% A wood or steel ledge projecting from a sailing
ship's sides to spread the shrouds and keep them clear of the gunwales.
[Alteration of obs. %@AI@%chainwale %@AE@%: chain + wale.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANNEL.BASS @%%@QR:channel bass@%%@AB@%channel bass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%red drum%@BO: f4462e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANNEL.BLACK @%%@QR:channel black@%%@AB@%channel black%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A finely divided carbon black, formed on iron plate by
direct exposure to a natural gas flame and used in inks, paints, typewriter
ribbons, crayons, and polishes. [< channel1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANNEL.LAG.DEP @%%@QR:channel-lag deposit@%%@AB@%channel-lag deposit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The residue that is deposited in a channel as a
stream runs its natural course.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANSON @%%@QR:chanson@%%@AB@%chanson%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sons%@AE@% A song, esp. a French cabaret song. [Fr. < OFr. <
Lat. %@AI@%cantio %@AE@%< %@AI@%cantare, %@AE@%to sing. -see chantage.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANSON.DE.GEST @%%@QR:chanson de geste@%%@AB@%chanson de geste%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%chansons de geste%@AE@% A genre of Old French epic
poem falling into cycles of poems celebrating the deeds of heroic or
%@2@%%@CR:CHANT @%%@QR:chant@%%@AB@%chant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A short, simple melody in which a number of syllables or
words are sung on the same note. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A psalm or canticle sung in this
manner. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A song or melody. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A monotonous rhythmic call or shout: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%chant of the crowd at the rally.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%chanted%@AE@% %@AB@%chanting%@AE@% %@AB@%chants%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
sing or intone to a chant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To celebrate in song. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To say in the manner
of a chant. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To sing, esp. in the manner of a chant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To speak
monotonously. [Prob. < Fr., song < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cantus %@AE@%< %@AI@%canere, %@AE@%to sing.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%chantingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANTAGE @%%@QR:chantage@%%@AB@%chantage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Blackmail. [Fr. < %@AI@%chanter, %@AE@%to sing < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cantare,
%@AE@%freq. of %@AI@%canere.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANTER @%%@QR:chanter@%%@AB@%chanter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who chants, as a chorister. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A priest who sings
in a chantry. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANTERELLE @%%@QR:chanterelle@%%@AB@%chanterelle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An edible yellow mushroom, %@AI@%Cantharellus cibarius,%@AE@% having
a pleasant fruity odor. [Fr. < NLat. %@AI@%cantharellus, %@AE@%dim. of Lat. %@AI@%cantharus,
%@AE@%cup (from the mushroom's shape) < Gk. %@AI@%kantharos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHANTEUSE @%%@QR:chanteuse@%%@AB@%chanteuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman singer, esp. a nightclub singer. [Fr., fem. of
%@2@%%@CR:CHANTEY @%%@QR:chantey@%%@AB@%chantey%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chanty %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-teys%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ties %@AE@% A song sung by sailors to the
rhythm of their movements while working. [Prob. < Fr. %@AI@%chantez, %@AE@%imper. of
%@2@%%@CR:CHAPARRAL @%%@QR:chaparral@%%@AB@%chaparral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dense thicket of shrubs and small trees, esp. in the
southwestern United States and Mexico. [Sp. < %@AI@%chaparro, %@AE@%evergreen oak <
Basque %@AI@%txapar, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%saphar, %@AE@%thicket.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAPARRAL.COCK @%%@QR:chaparral cock@%%@AB@%chaparral cock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%roadrunner%@BO: fc4319@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAPARRAL.PEA @%%@QR:chaparral pea@%%@AB@%chaparral pea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thorny shrub, %@AI@%Pickeringia montana,%@AE@% of California,
having showy reddish-purple flowers and forming dense thickets.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAPBOOK @%%@QR:chapbook@%%@AB@%chapbook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small book or pamphlet containing poems, ballads, stories,
or religious tracts. [chap(man) + book, so called because it was originally
sold by chapmen.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAPE @%%@QR:chape@%%@AB@%chape%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A metal tip or mounting on a scabbard or sheath. [ME < OFr.,
covering < LLat. %@AI@%cappa.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAPEAU @%%@QR:chapeau@%%@AB@%chapeau%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-peaux%@AE@% %@AB@% or -peaus %@AE@% A hat. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%chapel %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CHAPEL @%%@QR:chapel@%%@AB@%chapel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to
a church. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place of worship in a college, hospital, or other
institution. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The services held at a chapel. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A recess or room in a
church set apart for special or small services. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A place of worship for
those not connected with or not members of an established church. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A
choir or orchestra connected with a chapel or royal court. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An
association of workers in a print shop. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A printing house or
print shop. [ME %@AI@%chapele %@AE@%< OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%capella, %@AE@%chapel, cape (from a
shrine containing the cape of St. Martin of Tours), dim. of %@AI@%cappa, %@AE@%cloak.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAPERON @%%@QR:chaperon@%%@AB@%chaperon%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chaperone %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person, esp. an older or married woman,
who accompanies a young unmarried woman in public. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An older person who
attends and supervises a social gathering for young people. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-oned%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-oning%@AE@% %@AB@%-ons%@AE@% To act as chaperon to or for. [Fr. < %@AI@%chaperon, %@AE@%hood < OFr. <
%@2@%%@CR:CHAPFALLEN @%%@QR:chapfallen@%%@AB@%chapfallen%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chopfallen %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In low spirits; dejected; disheartened.
[< obs. %@AI@%chaps, %@AE@%alteration of chops.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAPITER @%%@QR:chapiter@%%@AB@%chapiter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% The capital of a column. [ME %@AI@%chapitre,
%@AE@%chapter, chapiter < OFr. < %@AI@%chapitle %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%capitulum, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%caput, %@AE@%head.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAPLAIN @%%@QR:chaplain@%%@AB@%chaplain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A clergyman attached to a chapel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A clergyman or
layman who conducts religious services for a legislative assembly or other
organization. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A clergyman attached to a military unit. [ME %@AI@%chapelein %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CHAPLET @%%@QR:chaplet@%%@AB@%chaplet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A wreath or garland for the head. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic
%@AS@%Chruch. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A string of prayer beads with one third the number of a
rosary's beads. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The prayers counted on such beads. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A string of beads.
%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%A small molding carved so that it resembles a string of
%@2@%%@CR:CHAPMAN @%%@QR:chapman@%%@AB@%chapman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A peddler. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A dealer or
%@2@%%@CR:CHAPS @%%@QR:chaps@%%@AB@%chaps%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Heavy leather trousers without a seat, worn over ordinary
trousers by cowboys to protect their legs. [Short for Mex. Sp.
%@AI@%chaparreras.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAPTER @%%@QR:chapter@%%@AB@%chapter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the main divisions of a book or other writing,
usually numbered or titled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A period or sequence of events, as in
history or a person's life, that marks a distinct change of pattern. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
local branch of a club, fraternity, or other organization. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Ecclesiastical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An assembly of the canons of a church. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The canons
collectively. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@%An assembly of the members or
representatives of a religious house, community, or order. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A meeting of
society or order. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A short Scriptural passage read after the psalms in
certain church services. [ME %@AI@%chapitre, %@AE@%chapter, chapiter. -see chapiter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAPTER.HOUSE @%%@QR:chapter house@%%@AB@%chapter house%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A building in which the chapter of a cathedral or
monastery assembles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A house in which a chapter of a fraternity or
%@AB@%char(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%charred%@AE@% %@AB@%charring%@AE@% %@AB@%chars%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To scorch or become
scorched. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To reduce or become reduced to charcoal by incomplete
combustion. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance that has been charred. [Back-formation <
charcoal.]
%@AB@%char(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%char%@AE@% %@AB@% or chars %@AE@% %@AB@%charr%@AE@% %@AB@% or charrs %@AE@% Any of several fishes of
the genus %@AI@%Salvelinus,%@AE@% related to the trout, esp. the widely distributed
species %@AI@%S. alpinus.%@AE@% [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%char(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A chore or odd job, esp. a household task. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A charwoman.
-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%charred%@AE@% %@AB@%charring%@AE@% %@AB@%chars%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To do small jobs, tasks, or chores. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To work as a charwoman. [ME, a piece of work < OE %@AI@%cierr, %@AE@%a turning.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARABANC @%%@QR:charabanc@%%@AB@%charabanc%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A large bus, often used for sightseeing.
%@2@%%@CR:CHARACTERISTIC @%%@QR:characteristic@%%@AB@%characteristic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to, indicating, or constituting a
distinctive character, quality, or disposition; typical: %@AI@%the characteristic
%@AI@%quiet of the countryside.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A distinguishing feature or attribute.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%The integral part of a logarithm as distinguished from the
mantissa: %@AI@%6 is the characteristic of the logarithm 6.3214.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%characteristically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARACTERIZATIO @%%@QR:characterization@%%@AB@%characterization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of characterizing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A description or
representation of a person's qualities or peculiarities. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The creation or
delineation of a character or characters on the stage or in writing, esp.
by imitating or describing actions, gestures, or speeches.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARACTERIZE @%%@QR:characterize@%%@AB@%characterize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To describe the qualities or
peculiarities of: %@AI@%characterized him as ruthless.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be a distinguishing
trait or mark of: %@AI@%a novel characterized by its humor.%@AE@% %@AB@% characterizer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARACTERY @%%@QR:charactery@%%@AB@%charactery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A system of characters or symbols used to express
or convey thought and meaning.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARADE @%%@QR:charade@%%@AB@%charade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AB@%charades%@AE@% A game in which words or phrases are
represented in pantomime, sometimes syllable by syllable, until they are
guessed by the other players. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An episode in this game or the word so
represented. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pretense that is readily perceived; travesty. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARBROIL @%%@QR:charbroil@%%@AB@%charbroil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-broiled%@AE@% %@AB@%-broiling%@AE@% %@AB@%-broils%@AE@% To broil over charcoal:
%@AI@%%@AI@%charbroil a steak.%@AE@% [char1 + broil.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARCOAL @%%@QR:charcoal@%%@AB@%charcoal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A black, porous carbonaceous material produced by the
destructive distillation of wood and used as a fuel, filter, and absorbent.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A drawing pencil or crayon made from charcoal. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A drawing executed
with a charcoal pencil or crayon. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A dark grayish brown to black or dark
purplish gray. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-coaled%@AE@% %@AB@%-coaling%@AE@% %@AB@%-coals%@AE@% To draw, write, or blacken
with charcoal. [ME %@AI@%charcol.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARCOAL.ROT @%%@QR:charcoal rot@%%@AB@%charcoal rot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of plants that is caused by a fungus,
%@AI@%%@AI@%Macrophomina phaseoli,%@AE@% and results in black, decayed tissue.
%@2@%%@CR:CHARD @%%@QR:chard@%%@AB@%chard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of beet, %@AI@%Beta vulgaris cicla,%@AE@% that has large,
succulent leaves used as a vegetable. [Fr. %@AI@%carde %@AE@%< OProv. %@AI@%cardon, %@AE@%cardoon.
-see cardoon.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARGE @%%@QR:charge@%%@AB@%charge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%charged%@AE@% %@AB@%charging%@AE@% %@AB@%charges%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To entrust with a duty,
responsibility, or obligation: %@AI@%charged her with the task of supervising the
%@AI@%beginners.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To instruct, command, or urge authoritatively: %@AI@%charged him
%@AI@%not to reveal the source of information.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To blame, accuse, or impute
something to: %@AI@%charged him with the crime.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To set or ask (a given
amount) as a price: %@AI@%charges ten dollars for a haircut.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To hold
financially liable; demand payment from: %@AI@%charged her for the balance due.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%6.%@AE@% To postpone payment on (a service or purchase) by recording as a debt:
%@AI@%%@AI@%charging a new coat.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To attack violently. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To direct or put (a
weapon) into position for use. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To load (a gun or other firearm). %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To
instruct (a jury) about legal parts and the weight of evidence. Used of a
judge. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To cause formation of a net electric charge on
or in (a conductor, for example). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To energize (a storage battery). %@AB@%11.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% To furnish or fill to capacity: %@AI@%an argument charged with emotion.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
cause to be saturated; impregnate: %@AI@%The air was charged with perfume.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@%
To place a heraldic bearing on. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To rush forward in or as if in a
violent attack. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To demand or ask payment: %@AI@%charged for the x-rays.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
make an entry to one's debit.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% charge off.%@AE@% To consider as a
loss. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Care, custody, or supervision: %@AI@%the scientist in charge of
%@AI@%the experiment.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An obligation or responsibility. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Someone or
something entrusted to one's care or management. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An order, command, or
injunction. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Instruction given by a judge to a jury about such matters as
legal points and the weight of evidence. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% An accusation or indictment: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%charge of conspiracy to defraud.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Expense; cost. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The price set or
asked for something: %@AI@%no charge for window-shopping.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A financial burden,
as a tax or lien. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A debt or an entry in an account recording a debt:
%@AI@%%@AI@%paying cash or is this a charge?%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A rushing, forceful attack. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The command to attack. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A feeling of pleasant excitement;
thrill: %@AI@%got a real charge out of the movie.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@% The maximum quantity that
an apparatus or container can hold at one time. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% A quantity of explosive
to be set off at one time. %@AB@%14.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The intrinsic property of matter
responsible for all electric phenomena, in particular for the force of the
electromagnetic interaction, occurring in two forms arbitrarily designated
%@AI@%%@AI@%negative%@AE@% and %@AI@%positive.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A measure of this property. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% By extension, the
net measure of this property possessed by a body or contained in a bounded
region of space. %@AB@%15.%@AE@% A heraldic bearing or figure. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%chargier, %@AE@%to
load < LLat. %@AI@%carricare %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%carrus, %@AE@%cart, of Celtic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARGEABLE @%%@QR:chargeable@%%@AB@%chargeable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Suitable to be charged, as to an account. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Liable
to be accused or indicted. %@AB@% chargeableness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARGE.ACCOUNT @%%@QR:charge account@%%@AB@%charge account%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A business arrangement of credit in which the customer
receives purchases or services prior to payment.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARGE.CONJUGAT @%%@QR:charge conjugation@%%@AB@%charge conjugation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A mathematical operator that changes the sign
of the charge and of the magnetic moment of every particle in the system to
which it is applied. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The theoretical conversion of matter to antimatter
or of antimatter to matter.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARGE.DAFFAIRE @%%@QR:charge d'affaires@%%@AB@%charge d'affaires%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%charges d'affaires%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A governmental official
temporarily placed in charge of diplomatic affairs while the ambassador or
minister is absent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A diplomatic representative of the lowest rank,
accredited by his government to the minister of foreign affairs of another.
%@2@%%@CR:CHARINESS @%%@QR:chariness@%%@AB@%chariness%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality of being chary; carefulness; frugality. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Obsolete.%@AE@% Strict integrity.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARIOT @%%@QR:chariot@%%@AB@%chariot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ancient horse-drawn two-wheeled vehicle used in war,
races, and processions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A light four-wheeled carriage used for occasions
of ceremony or for pleasure. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-oted%@AE@% %@AB@%-oting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ots%@AE@% To convey
or ride in a chariot. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%charriote %@AE@%< %@AI@%char, %@AE@%cart < Lat. %@AI@%carrus, %@AE@%of
Celtic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARIOTEER @%%@QR:charioteer@%%@AB@%charioteer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who drives a chariot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Charioteer%@AE@% %@AI@%Auriga%@BO: 13aea5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARISMA @%%@QR:charisma@%%@AB@%charisma%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or charism %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mata%@AE@% %@AB@% or -isms %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A rare quality or
power attributed to those persons who have demonstrated an exceptional
ability for winning the devotion of large numbers of people. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A special
quality of personal magnetism or charm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@%A divinely inspired
gift or power, such as the ability to perform miracles. [Gk. %@AI@%kharisma,
%@AE@%divine gift < %@AI@%kharizesthai, %@AE@%to favor < %@AI@%kharis, %@AE@%favor.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARISMATIC @%%@QR:charismatic@%%@AB@%charismatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or characterized by charisma. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Of, relating to, or being a Christian religious movement that emphasizes
divinely inspired powers or gifts, as of healing or prophecy. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
member of a charismatic group or movement.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARITABLE @%%@QR:charitable@%%@AB@%charitable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Generous in giving money or other help to the needy.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Mild or tolerant in judging others; lenient. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of, for, or concerned
with charity: %@AI@%a charitable organization.%@AE@% %@AB@% charitableness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% charitably
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARITY @%%@QR:charity@%%@AB@%charity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The provision of help or relief to the poor;
almsgiving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is given to help the needy; alms. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An
institution, organization, or fund established to help the needy. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An act
or feeling of benevolence, good will, or affection. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Indulgence or
forbearance in judging others; leniency. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The benevolence
of God toward man. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The love of man for his fellow men; brotherly love.
[ME %@AI@%charite %@AE@%< OFr., Christian love < Lat. %@AI@%caritas, %@AE@%affection < %@AI@%carus,
%@AE@%dear.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARIVARI @%%@QR:charivari@%%@AB@%charivari%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chivaree %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ris%@AE@% %@AB@% or -rees %@AE@% A noisy mock serenade to
%@2@%%@CR:CHARLESTON @%%@QR:Charleston@%%@AB@%Charleston%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fast dance in 4/4 time, popular during the 1920's.
[After %@AI@%Charleston, %@AE@%South Carolina.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARLEY.HORSE @%%@QR:charley horse@%%@AB@%charley horse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A cramp or stiffness of various muscles in
the body, esp. in the arm or leg, caused by injury or excessive exertion.
[Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARLOCK @%%@QR:charlock@%%@AB@%charlock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A weedy plant, %@AI@%Brassica kaber,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, having
%@2@%%@CR:CHARLOTTE @%%@QR:charlotte@%%@AB@%charlotte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dessert consisting of a mold of sponge cake or bread with
a filling, as of fruits, whipped cream, or custard. [Fr.< %@AI@%Charlotte,
%@AE@%Charlotte.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARLOTTE.RUSSE @%%@QR:charlotte russe@%%@AB@%charlotte russe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cold dessert of Bavarian cream set in a mold lined
with ladyfingers. [Fr. : %@AI@%charlotte, %@AE@%charlotte + %@AI@%russe, %@AE@%Russian.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARM @%%@QR:charm@%%@AB@%charm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The power or quality of pleasing, attracting, or
fascinating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A particular quality or feature that fascinates or
attracts: %@AI@% The charm of friendship is liberty (Gibbon). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A trinket or
small ornament worn on a bracelet or other jewelry. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something worn for
its supposed magical effect, as in warding off evil; amulet. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An action
or formula thought to have magical power. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The chanting of a magic word
or verse; incantation. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@% A quantum property of one of the
quarks whose conservation explains the absence of certain strange-particle
decay modes and that accounts for the longevity of the J particle.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%charmed%@AE@% %@AB@%charming%@AE@% %@AB@%charms%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To attract or delight greatly or
irresistibly; fascinate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To act upon with or as if with magic; bewitch.
-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be alluring or pleasing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To act as an amulet or charm. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To employ spells. [ME %@AI@%charme, %@AE@%magic spell < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%carmen,
%@2@%%@CR:CHARR @%%@QR:charr@%%@AB@%charr%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%char2%@BO: 315ba5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHART @%%@QR:chart@%%@AB@%chart%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information
of use to navigators. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An outline map on which special information, as
weather data, can be plotted. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sheet presenting information in the form
of graphs or tables. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A %@AI@%graph%@CF:GRAPH @%%@AE@% (sense 2). -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%charted%@AE@% %@AB@%charting%@AE@% %@AB@%charts%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a chart of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To plan in detail. [OFr. %@AI@%charte %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%charta,
%@AE@%papyrus leaf. -see card1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARTACEOUS @%%@QR:chartaceous@%%@AB@%chartaceous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Resembling paper; papery. [LLat. %@AI@%chartaceus %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CHARTERED.ACCOU @%%@QR:chartered accountant@%%@AB@%chartered accountant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A member of one of the
institutes of accountants granted a royal charter.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARTERHOUSE @%%@QR:charterhouse@%%@AB@%charterhouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Carthusian monastery. [By folk ety. < OFr. %@AI@%chartrouse.
%@AI@%%@AE@%-see chartreuse.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARTER.MEMBER @%%@QR:charter member@%%@AB@%charter member%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An original member or founder of an organization.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARTISM @%%@QR:Chartism@%%@AB@%Chartism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The principles and practices of a party of social and
political reformers, chiefly workingmen, active in England from 1838 to
1848.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARTIST @%%@QR:chartist@%%@AB@%chartist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A stock-market specialist who uses charts and graphic
records to interpret market action, predict trends, or forecast price
movements of individual stocks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Chartist%@AE@% An advocate of Chartism.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARTREUSE1 @%%@QR:chartreuse@%%@AB@%chartreuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A strong to brilliant greenish yellow to moderate or
%@2@%%@CR:CHARTREUSE2 @%%@QR:Chartreuse@%%@AB@%Chartreuse%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a green or yellow liqueur.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARTREUSIN @%%@QR:chartreusin@%%@AB@%chartreusin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antibiotic, C%@AH@%18%@AE@%H%@AH@%18%@AE@%O%@AH@%18%@AE@%, effective against some%@EH@%
Gram-positive microorganisms and derived from a strain of %@AI@%Streptomyces
%@AI@%chartreusis.%@AE@% [NLat. %@AI@%chartreusis, %@AE@%specific epithet of %@AI@%Streptomyces
%@AI@%chartreusis %@AE@%+ -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARTULARY @%%@QR:chartulary@%%@AB@%chartulary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cartulary%@BO: 2d61f8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARWOMAN @%%@QR:charwoman@%%@AB@%charwoman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A woman hired to do cleaning or similar
work, usually in a large building.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHARY @%%@QR:chary@%%@AB@%chary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Very cautious; wary: %@AI@%chary of the risks
%@AI@%involved.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Shy: %@AI@%chary of meeting people.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Not giving or expending
%@AB@%chase(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%chased%@AE@% %@AB@%chasing%@AE@% %@AB@%chases%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pursue in order to catch or
overtake. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To follow (game) in order to capture or kill; hunt. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
follow earnestly or regularly: %@AI@%chasing one foolish scheme after another.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% To put to flight; drive: %@AI@%chased the dog away.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To go or follow
in pursuit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To go hurriedly; rush: %@AI@%chased all over looking
%@AI@%for us.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of chasing; pursuit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AB@%the chase%@AE@% The sport
of hunting. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something that is hunted or pursued; quarry. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A privately owned, unenclosed game preserve. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The right to
hunt or keep game on the land of others. [ME %@AI@%chacen, %@AE@%to hunt < OFr. %@AI@%chacier
%@AI@%%@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%captare. %@AE@%-see catch.]
%@AB@%chase(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@% A rectangular steel or iron frame into which pages
or columns of type are locked for printing or plate making. [Perh. < Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%chasse, %@AE@%case < Lat. %@AI@%capsa.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%chase(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A groove cut in an object; slot: %@AI@%the chase for the
%@AI@%quarrel on a crossbow.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A trench or channel for drainpipes or wiring. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
A longitudinal groove for a tenon or tongue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The part of a gun in front
of the trunnions. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%chased%@AE@% %@AB@%chasing%@AE@% %@AB@%chases%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To decorate (metal) by
engraving or embossing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To groove; indent. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To cut (the thread of
a screw). [Perh. < OFr. %@AI@%chas, %@AE@%enclosure < Lat. %@AI@%capsa, %@AE@%box.]
%@AB@%chaser(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that chases or pursues. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A drink, as of
beer, taken after hard liquor.
%@AB@%chaser(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who decorates metal by engraving or embossing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
steel tool for cutting or finishing screw threads.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHASM @%%@QR:chasm@%%@AB@%chasm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A deep cleft or crack in the earth's surface. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sudden
interruption of continuity; gap. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A pronounced difference of opinion,
%@2@%%@CR:CHASSID @%%@QR:Chassid@%%@AB@%Chassid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Chassidim%@AE@% A member of a sect of Jewish mystics founded in
Poland about 1750 in opposition to the formalistic Judaism of the period
and to ritual laxity. [Heb. %@AI@%hasidh, %@AE@%pious.] %@AB@% Chassidic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% Chassidism
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%@2@%%@CR:CHASSIS @%%@QR:chassis@%%@AB@%chassis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%chassis%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The rectangular steel frame, supported on
springs and attached to the axles, that holds the body and motor of an
automotive vehicle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The landing gear of an aircraft, including the
wheels, floats, and other structures that support the aircraft on land or
water. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The frame on which a casement gun carriage moves forward and
backward. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The framework to which the functioning parts of a radio,
television, phonograph, or other electronic equipment are attached. [Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%chassis %@AE@%< OFr. < VLat. *%@AI@%capsicium%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%capsa,%@AE@% box.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHASTE @%%@QR:chaste@%%@AB@%chaste%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%chaster%@AE@% %@AB@%chastest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Morally pure in thought and conduct;
decent; modest. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not having experienced sexual intercourse; virginal.
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Abstaining from sexual
intercourse; celibate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Pure or simple design or style; not ornate or
%@2@%%@CR:CHASTEN @%%@QR:chasten@%%@AB@%chasten%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tened%@AE@% %@AB@%-tening%@AE@% %@AB@%-tens%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To punish, either physically or
morally; chastise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To restrain; moderate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To refine; purify: %@AI@%chasten
%@AI@%one's writing style.%@AE@% [Alteration of obs. %@AI@%chaste %@AE@%< ME %@AI@%chasten %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:CHASTISE @%%@QR:chastise@%%@AB@%chastise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tised%@AE@% %@AB@%-tising%@AE@% %@AB@%-tises%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To punish, usually by beating.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To criticize severely. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To purify. [ME %@AI@%chastisen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:CHASTITY @%%@QR:chastity@%%@AB@%chastity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of being chaste or pure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHAT @%%@QR:chat@%%@AB@%chat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%chatted%@AE@% %@AB@%chatting%@AE@% %@AB@%chats%@AE@% To converse in an easy, informal,
or familiar manner. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An informal or familiar conversation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any
of several birds known for their chattering call, as of the genera %@AI@%Saxicola%@AE@%
or %@AI@%Icteria.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%chatten, %@AE@%to jabber, short for %@AI@%chateren.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHATEAU @%%@QR:chateau@%%@AB@%chateau%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chateau %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-teaux%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A French castle or manor house. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A large country house. [Fr. %@AI@%chateau %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%chastel %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%castellum,
%@AE@%castle. -see castle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHATEAUBRIAND @%%@QR:Chateaubriand@%%@AB@%Chateaubriand%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chateaubriand %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A double-thick tender center cut
of beef tenderloin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cut of Chateaubriand in which a pocket is cut and
filled with various seasonings before grilling. [After Vicomte de
%@2@%%@CR:CHATELAIN @%%@QR:chatelain@%%@AB@%chatelain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The keeper of a castle; castellan. [ME %@AI@%chatelein %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%chastelain %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%castellanus %@AE@%< %@AI@%castellum, %@AE@%castle. -see castle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHATELAINE @%%@QR:chatelaine@%%@AB@%chatelaine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The mistress of a castle or chateau. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
mistress of a large, fashionable household. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A clasp or chain worn at the
waist for holding keys, a purse, or a watch. [Fr. %@AI@%chatelaine, %@AE@%fem. of
%@2@%%@CR:CHATOYANCY @%%@QR:chatoyancy@%%@AB@%chatoyancy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state or quality of being chatoyant.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHATOYANT @%%@QR:chatoyant@%%@AB@%chatoyant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a changeable luster. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chatoyant stone or
gemstone, such as the cat's-eye. [Fr., pr.part. of %@AI@%chatoyer, %@AE@%to shimmer <
%@AI@%%@AI@%chat, %@AE@%cat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHATTEL @%%@QR:chattel@%%@AB@%chattel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An article of personal, movable property. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A slave. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%chatel, %@AE@%property < OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%capitale. %@AE@%-see cattle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHATTEL.MORTGAG @%%@QR:chattel mortgage@%%@AB@%chattel mortgage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mortgage on personal property as security for an
obligation or debt.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHATTER @%%@QR:chatter@%%@AB@%chatter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To utter a rapid series of
short, inarticulate, speechlike sounds: %@AI@%birds chattering in the trees.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To talk rapidly, incessantly, and on a trivial subject; jabber. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To click
quickly and repeatedly: %@AI@%teeth chattering from the cold; machine guns
%@AI@%chattering in the distance.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To vibrate or rattle while in operation, as
a power tool. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To utter in a rapid and aimless way. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Idle or
trivial talk. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The sharp, rapid sounds made by some birds and animals. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A series of quick rattling or clicking sounds. [ME %@AI@%chateren.%@AE@%] %@AB@% chatterer
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHATTERBOX @%%@QR:chatterbox@%%@AB@%chatterbox%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extremely talkative person.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHATTER.MARK @%%@QR:chatter mark@%%@AB@%chatter mark%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chattermark %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A riblike marking on wood or metal,
caused by vibration of a cutting tool. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%One of a series of
short scars on a glaciated rock surface.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHATTY @%%@QR:chatty@%%@AB@%chatty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tier%@AE@% %@AB@%-tiest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Given to informal conversation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHAUFFEUR @%%@QR:chauffeur@%%@AB@%chauffeur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One employed to drive a private automobile. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-feured%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-feuring%@AE@% %@AB@%-feurs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To serve as a driver for (someone). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To convey
as a chauffeur does: %@AI@%chauffeured the guests around town.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To serve
as a chauffeur. [Fr., stoker < %@AI@%chauffer, %@AE@%to heat < OFr. %@AI@%chaufer. %@AE@%-see
chafe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAULMOOGRA @%%@QR:chaulmoogra@%%@AB@%chaulmoogra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several trees of tropical Asia, esp. %@AI@%Taraktogenos
%@AI@%kurzii%@AE@% and those of the genus %@AI@%Hydnocarpus,%@AE@% having seeds that yield an oil
used in treating leprosy. [Bengali %@AI@%caulmugra %@AE@%: %@AI@%caul, %@AE@%rice + %@AI@%mugra, %@AE@%hemp.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAUNT @%%@QR:chaunt@%%@AB@%chaunt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%chant%@BO: 312db3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAUSSES @%%@QR:chausses@%%@AB@%chausses%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Medieval armor of mail for the legs and feet. [ME %@AI@%chauces
%@AI@%%@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%calceus, %@AE@%shoe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHAUVINISM @%%@QR:chauvinism@%%@AB@%chauvinism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Militant devotion to and glorification of one's
country; fanatical patriotism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Prejudiced belief in the superiority of
one's own group: %@AI@%male chauvinism.%@AE@% [Fr. %@AI@%chauvinisme, %@AE@%after Nicholas
%@2@%%@CR:CHEAPEN @%%@QR:cheapen@%%@AB@%cheapen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make cheap or cheaper. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
deprecate, disparage, or belittle. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become cheap or cheaper. %@AB@%
%@AB@%cheapener %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEAP.SHOT @%%@QR:cheap shot@%%@AB@%cheap shot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An unjust action or statement directed esp. at a
vulnerable target, as a public figure.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEAPSKATE @%%@QR:cheapskate@%%@AB@%cheapskate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cheap skate %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A stingy person; miser.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEAT @%%@QR:cheat@%%@AB@%cheat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cheated%@AE@% %@AB@%cheating%@AE@% %@AB@%cheats%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To deceive by trickery;
swindle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To mislead; fool. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To deprive by trickery; defraud: %@AI@%cheated
%@AI@%the Indians of their land.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To elude; escape: %@AI@%cheat death.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
act dishonestly; practice fraud. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To be sexually unfaithful:
%@AI@%%@AI@%cheating on his wife.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fraud or swindle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A swindler. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law.
%@AS@%%@AE@%The fraudulent acquisition of another's property. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A grass, %@AI@%Bromus
%@AI@%secalinus,%@AE@% having rough blades and wheatlike ears. [ME %@AI@%cheten, %@AE@%to
confiscate, short for %@AI@%acheten, %@AE@%var. of %@AI@%escheten %@AE@%< %@AI@%eschete, %@AE@%escheat. -see
%@2@%%@CR:CHECK @%%@QR:check@%%@AB@%check%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An abrupt halt or stop. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A restraint or control: %@AI@%kept a
%@AI@%check on his impulses.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One that restrains or controls. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Supervised
control, as of accuracy or efficiency. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A standard of comparison to
verify accuracy; test. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A mark to show verification or approval. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A
ticket or slip of identification: %@AI@%a baggage check.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A bill at a
restaurant or bar. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A chip or counter used in gambling games. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% A
written order to a bank to pay the amount specified from funds on deposit;
draft. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A pattern of small squares, as on a chessboard. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One of
the squares of such a pattern. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A fabric patterned with such squares. %@AB@%12.%@AE@%
A small crack or chink. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A move in chess that directly attacks an
opponent's king but does not constitute a checkmate. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The position or
tactical condition of a king so attacked. %@AB@%14.%@AE@% The act of impeding an
opponent in control of the puck in ice hockey, either by blocking his
progress with the body or by jabbing at the puck with the stick. -%@AI@%interj.%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% Used to declare to a chess opponent that his king is in check. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% Used to express agreement or understanding. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%checked%@AE@% %@AB@%checking%@AE@%
%@AB@%checks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To arrest the motion of abruptly; halt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hold in
restraint; curb: %@AI@%check an impulse.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To slow the growth of; retard. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
rebuke; rebuff. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To test or examine, as for accuracy or efficiency;
verify; investigate. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To put a check mark on or next to: %@AI@%checked off each
%@AI@%item on the list.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To deposit for temporary safekeeping: %@AI@%check your hat.%@AE@%
%@AB@%8.%@AE@% To make cracks or chinks in. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To move in chess so as to put (an
opponent's king) under direct attack. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To impede an opponent in control
of the puck in ice hockey, either by using the body to block the opponent
or by jabbing at the puck with the hockey stick. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come to an
abrupt halt; stop. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To have item-for-item correspondence; agree. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
make an examination or investigation to determine accuracy or verification:
%@AI@%phoned to check on his departure time.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To write a check on a bank
account. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To undergo cracking in a pattern of checks, as paint. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To
pause to relocate a scent. Used of hunting dogs. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To place a chess
opponent's king in check. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% In falconry, to abandon the proper game and
follow baser prey.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% check in.%@AE@% To register, as at a hotel.%@AB@%
%@AB@%check out.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To leave after going through a required procedure, as after
paying a hotel bill. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To take after a recording procedure: %@AI@%check out
%@AI@%books from the library.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in check. .%@AE@% Under restraint; in control. [ME %@AI@%chek,
%@AE@%check in chess < OFr. %@AI@%eschec %@AE@%< Ar. %@AI@%shah %@AE@%< Pers., king, king in chess.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%checkable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKBOOK @%%@QR:checkbook@%%@AB@%checkbook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A book containing blank checks issued by a bank.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKED @%%@QR:checked@%%@AB@%checked%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a pattern of checks or squares. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Held in check;
restrained. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Situated in a stopped or closed syllable: %@AI@%a checked vowel.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKER @%%@QR:checker@%%@AB@%checker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AB@%checkers%@AE@% %@AI@%(used with a sing. verb).%@AE@% A game played on a
checkerboard by two players, each using 12 pieces. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One of the round,
flat pieces used in this game. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A pattern of checks or squares. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
One of the squares in such a pattern. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One who checks, examines, or
supervises. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% One who receives items for temporary storage or safekeeping:
%@AI@%a baggage checker.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A cashier. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ers%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To mark
with a checked or squared pattern. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To diversify in color, shading, or
%@2@%%@CR:CHECKERBERRY @%%@QR:checkerberry@%%@AB@%checkerberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%wintergreen%@BO: 14e16c4@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The red, edible, spicy berry of
the wintergreen. [checker, the wild service tree (dial.) + berry.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKERBLOOM @%%@QR:checkerbloom@%%@AB@%checkerbloom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Sidalcea malvaeflora,%@AE@% of California, with long
clusters of rose-pink flowers. [checker, the wild service tree (dial.) +
bloom.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKERBOARD @%%@QR:checkerboard@%%@AB@%checkerboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A game board divided into 64 squares of two alternating
colors on which chess and checkers are played.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKERED @%%@QR:checkered@%%@AB@%checkered%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Divided into squares. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked by light and dark
patches; diversified in color. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Marked by great changes or shifts in
fortune: %@AI@%a checkered career.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKING.ACCOUN @%%@QR:checking account@%%@AB@%checking account%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bank account in which checks may be written
against amounts on deposit.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECK.LIST @%%@QR:check list@%%@AB@%check list%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A list in which items can be compared, scheduled,
verified, or identified.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKMATE @%%@QR:checkmate@%%@AB@%checkmate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mated%@AE@% %@AB@%-mating%@AE@% %@AB@%-mates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To attack (a chess opponent's
king) in such manner that no escape or defense is possible, thus ending the
game. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To defeat completely. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A move that constitutes an
inescapable and indefensible attack on a chess opponent's king. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
position or strategic condition of a king so attacked. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Utter defeat.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to declare the checkmate of an opponent's king in chess. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%chekmat %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%eschec mat %@AE@%< Ar. %@AI@%shah mat, %@AE@%the king is dead < Pers.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKOFF @%%@QR:checkoff@%%@AB@%checkoff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The collection of dues from members of a union by authorized
deduction from their wages.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECK.OUT @%%@QR:check-out@%%@AB@%check-out%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act, time, or place of checking out, as at a
supermarket, library, or hotel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A test, as of a machine, for proper
functioning. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An investigation or inspection.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKPOINT @%%@QR:checkpoint@%%@AB@%checkpoint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A place where surface traffic is stopped for inspection.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKREIN @%%@QR:checkrein@%%@AB@%checkrein%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A short rein connected from a horse's bit to the saddle
to keep a horse from lowering its head. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A rein joining the bit of one of
a span of horses to the driving rein of the other horse.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKROOM @%%@QR:checkroom@%%@AB@%checkroom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A place where hats, coats, packages, or other items can be
stored temporarily.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKROW @%%@QR:checkrow@%%@AB@%checkrow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A row, as of corn, in which the distance between plants is
the same as the distance between adjacent rows to permit cross cultivation.
-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-rowed%@AE@% %@AB@%-rowing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rows%@AE@% To plant in checkrows.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKS.AND.BALA @%%@QR:checks and balances@%%@AB@%checks and balances%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The system of maintaining a balance of power
between various branches of a government.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHECKUP @%%@QR:checkup@%%@AB@%checkup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A thorough examination, as for verification or accuracy.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A physical examination.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEDDAR @%%@QR:Cheddar@%%@AB@%Cheddar%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cheddar %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several types of smooth, hard cheese
varying in flavor from mild to extra sharp. [After %@AI@%Cheddar, %@AE@%England.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEEK @%%@QR:cheek@%%@AB@%cheek%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye and
between the nose and ear. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resembling the cheek in shape or
position, as either of two sides of something. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Either of the buttocks.
%@2@%%@CR:CHEEP @%%@QR:cheep@%%@AB@%cheep%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A faint, shrill sound like that of a young bird; chirp. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cheeped%@AE@% %@AB@%cheeping%@AE@% %@AB@%cheeps%@AE@% To chirp; peep. [Imit.] %@AB@% cheeper %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEER @%%@QR:cheer@%%@AB@%cheer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Gaiety; animation; happiness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that gives joy or
happiness; comfort. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A shout of approval, encouragement, or
congratulation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Food or drink; refreshment. -%@AI@%interj.%@AE@%%@AB@%cheers%@AE@% Used as a
toast. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cheered%@AE@% %@AB@%cheering%@AE@% %@AB@%cheers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make happier or more
cheerful: %@AI@%a warm fire that cheered us up.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To encourage with or as if
with cheers; urge: %@AI@%The fans cheered the runners on.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To salute or
acclaim with cheers; applaud. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To shout cheers; applaud. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
become cheerful: %@AI@%had lunch and soon cheered up.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%chere, %@AE@%mood < OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:CHEERFUL @%%@QR:cheerful@%%@AB@%cheerful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Being in good spirits; happy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Producing a feeling of
%@2@%%@CR:CHEERIO @%%@QR:cheerio@%%@AB@%cheerio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Used in greeting or
parting. [< cheer.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEERLEADER @%%@QR:cheerleader@%%@AB@%cheerleader%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who leads the cheering of spectators, as at a
%@AB@%cheese(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An important person: %@AI@%a big cheese.%@AE@% [Perh. < Urdu
%@AI@%%@AI@%chiz, %@AE@%thing < Pers.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEESEBURGER @%%@QR:cheeseburger@%%@AB@%cheeseburger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hamburger topped with melted cheese.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEESECAKE @%%@QR:cheesecake@%%@AB@%cheesecake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%cheese cake%@AE@% A cake made of sweetened cottage cheese or
cream cheese, eggs, milk, sugar, and flavorings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
photograph of a pretty girl scantily clothed. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Such photographs
collectively.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEESECLOTH @%%@QR:cheesecloth@%%@AB@%cheesecloth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coarse, loosely woven cotton gauze, originally used for
wrapping cheese.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEESE.PARING @%%@QR:cheese-paring@%%@AB@%cheese-paring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something of little or no value. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Stinginess;
%@2@%%@CR:CHEF @%%@QR:chef@%%@AB@%chef%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cook, esp. the chief cook of a large kitchen staff. [Fr.,
short for %@AI@%chef de cuisine, %@AE@%head of the kitchen.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEF.DOEUVRE @%%@QR:chef-d'oeuvre@%%@AB@%chef-d'oeuvre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%chefs-d'oeuvre%@AE@% A masterpiece, esp. in literature or
%@2@%%@CR:CHEFS.SALAD @%%@QR:chef's salad@%%@AB@%chef's salad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tossed green salad that usually includes raw
vegetables, hard-boiled eggs, and julienne strips of cheese and meat.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEILOSIS @%%@QR:cheilosis@%%@AB@%cheilosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation and fissuring of the lips with cracking at the
angles of the mouth due to a deficiency of riboflavin. [Gk. %@AI@%kheilos, %@AE@%lip +
-osis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEIRO @%%@QR:cheiro-@%%@AB@%cheiro-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%chiro-%@BO: 33796f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEIROPLASTY @%%@QR:cheiroplasty@%%@AB@%cheiroplasty%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chiroplasty %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plastic surgery of the hand. [chiro- +
-plasty.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHELA @%%@QR:chela@%%@AB@%chela%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lae%@AE@% A pincerlike claw of a crustacean, as of a lobster or
crab. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%khele, %@AE@%claw.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHELATE @%%@QR:chelate@%%@AB@%chelate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%Having or characteristic of a chela. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chemistry. %@AE@%Of or pertaining to a heterocyclic ring containing a metal ion
attached by coordinate bonds to at least two nonmetal ions in the same
molecule. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To form a ring compound by
joining a chelating agent to a metal ion. %@AB@% chelate %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% chelation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%chelator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHELICERA @%%@QR:chelicera@%%@AB@%chelicera%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-erae%@AE@% Either of the first pair of appendages near the
mouth of an arachnid, as a spider, often modified for grasping. [NLat. :
chela + Gk. %@AI@%keras, %@AE@%horn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHELIFORM @%%@QR:cheliform@%%@AB@%cheliform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the shape of a chela; pincerlike.
%@2@%%@CR:CHEMICAL @%%@QR:chemical@%%@AB@%chemical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to chemistry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
the properties or actions of chemicals. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance that is produced
by or used in a chemical process. [Obs. %@AI@%chimical %@AE@%< %@AI@%chimic, %@AE@%alchemist <
%@2@%%@CR:CHEMICAL.BOND @%%@QR:chemical bond@%%@AB@%chemical bond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several forces or mechanisms, esp. the %@AI@%ionic
%@AI@%bond%@BO: 9b4ae5@%%@AE@%, %@AI@%covalent bond%@BO: 449166@%%@AE@%, and %@AI@%metallic bond%@BO: b65632@%%@AE@%, by which atoms or ions are bound in
a molecule or crystal.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEMICAL.ENGINE @%%@QR:chemical engineering@%%@AB@%chemical engineering%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The technology of large-scale chemical and
chemical materials production. %@AB@% chemical engineer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEMICAL.MACE @%%@QR:Chemical Mace@%%@AB@%Chemical Mace%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a mixture of organic chemicals used in
aerosol form as a weapon to disable with intense burning eye pain,
blepharospasm, acute bronchitis, and respiratory irritation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEMICAL.WARFAR @%%@QR:chemical warfare@%%@AB@%chemical warfare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Warfare using as direct weapons chemicals other than
explosives, esp. irritants, asphyxiants, contaminants, poisons, and
incendiaries.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEMILUMINESCEN @%%@QR:chemiluminescence@%%@AB@%chemiluminescence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The emission of light as a result of a chemical
reaction at environmental temperatures. %@AB@% chemiluminescent %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEMIN.DE.FER @%%@QR:chemin de fer@%%@AB@%chemin de fer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gambling game that is a variation of baccarat. [Fr. :
%@2@%%@CR:CHEMISETTE @%%@QR:chemisette@%%@AB@%chemisette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A short, sleeveless bodice, formerly worn by women. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A blouse front formerly worn by women; a dickey. [Fr., dim. of %@AI@%chemise,
%@AE@%shirt < OFr. -see chemise.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEMISORB @%%@QR:chemisorb@%%@AB@%chemisorb%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chemosorb %@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorbed%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorbing%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorbs%@AE@% To take up and
chemically bind (a substance) on the surface of another substance. [chemi-
%@2@%%@CR:CHEMIST @%%@QR:chemist@%%@AB@%chemist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A scientist specializing in chemistry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% A pharmacist. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% An alchemist. [Obs. %@AI@%chimist %@AE@%< NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%chimista %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%alchymista, %@AE@%alchemist < %@AI@%alchymia, %@AE@%alchemy. -see
alchemy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEMISTRY @%%@QR:chemistry@%%@AB@%chemistry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The science of the composition, structure,
properties, and reactions of matter, esp. of atomic and molecular systems.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The composition, structure, properties, and reactions of a substance.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEMO @%%@QR:chemo-@%%@AB@%chemo-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chemi- %@AE@%%@AB@% or chem- %@AE@% Chemicals; chemical: %@AI@%chemotherapy.%@AE@% [NLat. <
LGk. %@AI@%khemeia, %@AE@%alchemy. -see alchemy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEMOAUTOTROPH @%%@QR:chemoautotroph@%%@AB@%chemoautotroph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organism that obtains its nutritive substances
through inorganic chemical oxidation as opposed to photosynthesis. [chemo-
+ auto- + Gk. %@AI@%trophos, %@AE@%feeder < %@AI@%trephein, %@AE@%to cause to grow.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHEMOPROPHYLAXI @%%@QR:chemoprophylaxis@%%@AB@%chemoprophylaxis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The use of chemicals to prevent infectious disease.
%@AB@% chemoprophylactic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEMORECEPTION @%%@QR:chemoreception@%%@AB@%chemoreception%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The reaction of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus.
%@2@%%@CR:CHEQUER @%%@QR:chequer@%%@AB@%chequer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%checker%@BO: 321d55@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHERIMOYA @%%@QR:cherimoya@%%@AB@%cherimoya%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tropical American tree, %@AI@%Annona cherimola,%@AE@% having
yellow flowers and edible fruit with white, soft, aromatic pulp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
fruit of the cherimoya. [Am. Sp. %@AI@%chirimoya %@AE@%< Quechua %@AI@%chirimuya.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHERISH @%%@QR:cherish@%%@AB@%cherish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ished%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hold dear; treat with
affection and tenderness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To keep fondly in mind; entertain: %@AI@%cherish a
%@2@%%@CR:CHERNOZEM @%%@QR:chernozem@%%@AB@%chernozem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A very black topsoil, rich in humus, typical of cool to
temperate semiarid regions, such as the grasslands of European Russia. [R.,
short for %@AI@%chernaya zemlya, %@AE@%black earth.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEROKEE @%%@QR:Cherokee@%%@AB@%Cherokee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Cherokee%@AE@% %@AB@% or -kees %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tribe of North American
Indians, formerly inhabiting North Carolina and northern Georgia and now
settled in Oklahoma. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of this tribe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Iroquoian language
of the Cherokee. [< Cherokee %@AI@%tsalaki.%@AE@%] %@AB@% Cherokee %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEROKEE.ROSE @%%@QR:Cherokee rose@%%@AB@%Cherokee rose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A climbing rose, %@AI@%Rosa laevigata,%@AE@% of Chinese origin,
having large, white, fragrant flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEROOT @%%@QR:cheroot@%%@AB@%cheroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cigar with square-cut ends. [Tamil %@AI@%surruttu %@AE@%< %@AI@%surul, %@AE@%curl.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHERRY @%%@QR:cherry@%%@AB@%cherry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of several trees of the genus %@AI@%Prunus,%@AE@%
having small, fleshy, globe-shaped or heart-shaped fruit with a small, hard
stone, esp. %@AI@%P. avium,%@AE@% the common sweet cherry, and %@AI@%P. cerasus,%@AE@% the sour
cherry. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The fruit or wood of any of these trees. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A moderate or strong
red to purplish red. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Vulgar.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% The hymen considered as a symbol
of virginity. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of a moderate or strong red to purplish red. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%cheri %@AE@%< Norman Fr. %@AI@%cherise, %@AE@%var. of OFr. %@AI@%cerise %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%ceresia %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CHERRY.PICKER @%%@QR:cherry picker@%%@AB@%cherry picker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various large, usually mobile cranes with a
long, maneuverable vertical boom often supporting a work platform.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHERRY.PLUM @%%@QR:cherry plum@%%@AB@%cherry plum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%myrobalan%@BO: bfdcd4@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:CHERRYSTONE @%%@QR:cherrystone@%%@AB@%cherrystone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The quahog clam when half-grown and of comparatively
small size.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHERRY.TOMATO @%%@QR:cherry tomato@%%@AB@%cherry tomato%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of the common tomato, %@AI@%Lycospermum esculentum
%@AI@%cerasiforme,%@AE@% having small red or yellow fruit.
%@2@%%@CR:CHERVIL @%%@QR:chervil@%%@AB@%chervil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An aromatic plant, %@AI@%Anthriscus cerefolium,%@AE@% native to
Eurasia, having leaves used in soups and salads. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several related
plants, esp. %@AI@%Chaerophyllum bulbosum,%@AE@% having an edible root. [ME %@AI@%chervel %@AE@%<
OE %@AI@%cerfille %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%chaerephylla %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%khairephullon.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHESAPEAKE.BAY. @%%@QR:Chesapeake Bay retriever@%%@AB@%Chesapeake Bay retriever%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hunting dog of a breed developed in the
United States, having a thick, short, brownish coat.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHESHIRE.CHEESE @%%@QR:cheshire cheese@%%@AB@%cheshire cheese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hard, yellow English cheese made from cow's milk.
%@2@%%@CR:CHESSBOARD @%%@QR:chessboard@%%@AB@%chessboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A board used in playing chess, marked with 64 squares.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHESSMAN @%%@QR:chessman@%%@AB@%chessman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the pieces used in playing the game of chess.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEST @%%@QR:chest@%%@AB@%chest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen,
enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A sturdy box with a lid and
often a lock, used esp. for storage. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A small closet or cabinet with
shelves for storing supplies. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The treasury of a public institution.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% The funds kept there. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A box for the shipping of certain goods,
such as tea. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The quantity packed in such a box. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A sealed receptacle
for liquid, gas, or steam. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A bureau or dresser. [ME < OE %@AI@%cest.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%chested %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHESTERFIELD @%%@QR:chesterfield@%%@AB@%chesterfield%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A single-breasted or double-breasted overcoat,
usually with concealed buttons and a velvet collar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A large, overstuffed
sofa with upright armrests. [After a 19th-cent. Earl of %@AI@%Chesterfield.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHESTER.WHITE @%%@QR:Chester White@%%@AB@%Chester White%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white hog of a breed that originated in Chester
County, Pennsylvania.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHESTNUT @%%@QR:chestnut@%%@AB@%chestnut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of several trees of the genus %@AI@%Castanea,%@AE@% of the
Northern Hemisphere, bearing nuts enclosed in a prickly bur. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The nut of
any of these trees, edible when cooked. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The hard wood of these trees,
used in furniture and as a building material. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%horse chestnut%@BO: 8daff4@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
grayish brown to moderate reddish brown. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A reddish-brown horse. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
small, hard callus on the inner surface of a horse's foreleg. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An old
and stale joke. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Anything lacking freshness or originality, as a song or
story. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of a grayish brown to moderate reddish brown. [ME %@AI@%chesteine
%@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%chastaigne %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%castanea %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kastenea.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHESTNUT.BLIGHT @%%@QR:chestnut blight@%%@AB@%chestnut blight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of the native American chestnut tree,
caused by a fungus, %@AI@%Endothia parasitica,%@AE@% and resulting in cankers on the
trunk and branches and eventual death.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHESTNUT.OAK @%%@QR:chestnut oak@%%@AB@%chestnut oak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Quercus prinus,%@AE@% of eastern and central North
America, having leaves with wavy edges like those of the chestnut.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHESTY @%%@QR:chesty@%%@AB@%chesty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a large or well-developed
%@2@%%@CR:CHETAH @%%@QR:chetah@%%@AB@%chetah%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cheetah%@BO: 324b66@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHETRUM @%%@QR:chetrum@%%@AB@%chetrum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [Native word in Bhutan.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEVAL.DE.FRISE @%%@QR:cheval-de-frise@%%@AB@%cheval-de-frise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%chevaux-de-frise%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An obstacle composed of
barbed wire or spikes attached to a wooden frame, used to block enemy
advancement and, formerly, to hinder enemy cavalry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An obstacle in the
form of jagged glass or spikes set in the masonry on the top of a wall.
[Fr., Frisian horse, from its use by Frisians to compensate for a lack of
cavalry.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEVALET @%%@QR:chevalet@%%@AB@%chevalet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bridge of a stringed musical instrument. [Fr. < dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%cheval, %@AE@%horse < Lat. %@AI@%caballus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEVAL.GLASS @%%@QR:cheval glass@%%@AB@%cheval glass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long mirror mounted on swivels in a frame. [< Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:CHEVELURE @%%@QR:chevelure@%%@AB@%chevelure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A head of hair. [ME %@AI@%cheveler%@AE@% < OFr. %@AI@%cheveleure%@AE@% < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CHEVIOT @%%@QR:Cheviot@%%@AB@%Cheviot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of a breed of sheep with short, thick wool, originally
raised in a range of hills along the border between England and Scotland.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%cheviot%@AE@% A woolen fabric with a coarse twill weave, used chiefly for
suits and overcoats and originally made from the wool of the Cheviot sheep.
[After the %@AI@%Cheviot %@AE@%Hills, a range of hills between England and Scotland.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEVRON @%%@QR:chevron@%%@AB@%chevron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A badge or insignia consisting of stripes meeting at an
angle, worn on the sleeve of a military, naval, or police uniform to
indicate rank, merit, or length of service. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A heraldic device shaped
like an inverted V. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A V-shaped pattern, esp. a kind of fret used in
architecture. [ME %@AI@%cheveroun%@AE@% < OFr., rafter (from the meeting of rafters at
an angle) < Lat. %@AI@%capra,%@AE@% goat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEVROTAIN @%%@QR:chevrotain@%%@AB@%chevrotain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several small, hornless ruminants of the genera
%@AI@%%@AI@%Hyemoschus%@AE@% and %@AI@%Tragulus%@AE@% of central Africa and southeastern Asia. [Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%chevrotin %@AE@%< OFr., dim. of %@AI@%chevrot, %@AE@%kid, dim. of %@AI@%chevre, %@AE@%goat < Lat. %@AI@%capra,
%@AE@%she-goat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEW @%%@QR:chew@%%@AB@%chew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%chewed%@AE@% %@AB@%chewing%@AE@% %@AB@%chews%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bite and grind with the teeth;
masticate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To meditate upon; ponder: %@AI@%chew the problem over.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To make a crushing and grinding motion with the teeth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cogitate;
meditate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To use chewing tobacco.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% chew out.%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% To scold or reprimand. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of chewing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
held in the mouth and chewed: %@AI@%a chew of tobacco.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% chew the fat rag.%@AE@% To talk casually or idly; chat. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CHEWING.GUM @%%@QR:chewing gum@%%@AB@%chewing gum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sweetened, flavored preparation for chewing, usually
made of chicle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEWINK @%%@QR:chewink@%%@AB@%chewink%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%towhee%@BO: 13452dc@%%@AE@%. [Imit. of its song.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEYENNE @%%@QR:Cheyenne@%%@AB@%Cheyenne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Cheyenne%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ennes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tribe of North American
Indians, formerly inhabiting central Minnesota and North and South Dakota,
now settled in Montana and Oklahoma. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of this tribe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
Algonquian language of the Cheyenne. [Canadian Fr. < Dakota %@AI@%sahiyena.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%Cheyenne %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHEYNE.STOKES.R @%%@QR:Cheyne-Stokes respiration@%%@AB@%Cheyne-Stokes respiration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal type of breathing characterized
by slow rhythmic waxing and waning of respiratory depth. [After John %@AI@%Cheyne
%@AI@%%@AE@%(1777-1836) and William %@AI@%Stokes %@AE@%(1804-1878).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHI @%%@QR:chi@%%@AB@%chi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet. See table at %@AI@%alphabet.%@BO: 851f0@%%@AE@%
[Gk. %@AI@%khi.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIANTI @%%@QR:Chianti@%%@AB@%Chianti%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dry table wine, usually red. [After the %@AI@%Chianti%@AE@% Mountains,
Italy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIAO @%%@QR:chiao@%%@AB@%chiao%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%chiao%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [Chin. (Mandarin) %@AI@%jiao%@AH@%3%@AE@%.%@AE@%] %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIAROSCURO @%%@QR:chiaroscuro@%%@AB@%chiaroscuro%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ros%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The technique of using light and shade in
pictorial representation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The arrangement of light and dark elements in
a pictorial work of art. [Ital. : %@AI@%chiaro, %@AE@%light (< Lat. %@AI@%clarus,%@AE@% clear) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%oscuro, %@AE@%dark < Lat. %@AI@%obscurus.%@AE@%] %@AB@% chiaroscurist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIASMA @%%@QR:chiasma@%%@AB@%chiasma%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chiasm %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mata%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mas or -asms %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A
crossing or intersection of two tracts, as of nerves or ligaments. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
point of contact between homologous chromosomes, considered the cytological
manifestation of crossing over. [Gk. %@AI@%khiasma, khiasmat-,%@AE@% cross-piece <
%@AI@%%@AI@%khiazein,%@AE@% to mark with an X < %@AI@%khi,%@AE@% chi, from the letter's shape.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHIASMATYPY @%%@QR:chiasmatypy@%%@AB@%chiasmatypy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The meiotic twisting between pairs of homologous
chromosomes that produces chiasmata. [chiasma + -typ(e) + -y2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIASMUS @%%@QR:chiasmus@%%@AB@%chiasmus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mi%@AE@% A rhetorical inversion of the second of two parallel
structures, as %@AI@%He went to the theater, but home went she.%@AE@% [NLat. < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%khiasmos %@AE@%< %@AI@%khiazein, %@AE@%to mark with an X. -see chiasma.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIASTOLITE @%%@QR:chiastolite@%%@AB@%chiastolite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mineral variety of andalusite with carbonaceous
impurities regularly arranged along the longer axis of the crystal. [< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%chiastos,%@AE@% crossed, p.part. of %@AI@%khiazein,%@AE@% to mark with an X. -see chiasma.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIAUS @%%@QR:chiaus@%%@AB@%chiaus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An official Turkish messenger, emissary, or sergeant. [Turk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cavus %@AE@%< %@AI@%cav, %@AE@%news.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIBCHA @%%@QR:Chibcha@%%@AB@%Chibcha%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Chibcha%@AE@% %@AB@% or -chas %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An extinct tribe of Indians once
inhabiting Colombia. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of this tribe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The extinct language of
the Chibcha.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIBCHAN @%%@QR:Chibchan@%%@AB@%Chibchan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A South American or Central American Indian ethnic stock
including the Chibcha. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A language stock of Central and South America
that includes Chibcha.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIBOUK @%%@QR:chibouk@%%@AB@%chibouk%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chibouque %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Turkish tobacco pipe with a long stem and a
red clay bowl. [Fr. %@AI@%chibouque %@AE@%< Turk. %@AI@%cibuk.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:CHICALOTE @%%@QR:chicalote@%%@AB@%chicalote%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A prickly poppy, %@AI@%Argemone platyceras,%@AE@% of the southwestern
United States and tropical America, having grayish foliage and large white
flowers. [Sp. < Nahuatl %@AI@%chicalotl.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICANA @%%@QR:Chicana@%%@AB@%Chicana%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female Mexican-American. [Alteration of Sp. %@AI@%Mejicana, %@AE@%fem.
of %@AI@%Mejicano, %@AE@%Mexican.] %@AB@% Chicana %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICANE @%%@QR:chicane@%%@AB@%chicane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-caned%@AE@% %@AB@%-caning%@AE@% %@AB@%-canes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To trick; deceive. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
quibble over; cavil. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To use tricks or chicanery. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Chicanery.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bridge or whist hand without trumps. [Fr. %@AI@%chicaner %@AE@%< OFr., to
quibble.] %@AB@% chicaner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICANERY @%%@QR:chicanery@%%@AB@%chicanery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Deception by trickery or sophistry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A trick;
subterfuge.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICANO @%%@QR:Chicano@%%@AB@%Chicano%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nos%@AE@% A Mexican-American. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
Chicanos. [Mex. Sp., var. of Sp. %@AI@%Mejicano, %@AE@%a Mexican < %@AI@%Mejico,%@AE@% Mexico.]
%@2@%%@CR:CHICK @%%@QR:chick@%%@AB@%chick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A young chicken. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The young of any bird. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A child.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A girl or young woman. [ME %@AI@%chike, %@AE@%short for %@AI@%chiken, %@AE@%chicken < OE
%@AI@%cicen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICKADEE @%%@QR:chickadee@%%@AB@%chickadee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several small, plump North American birds of the
genus %@AI@%Parus,%@AE@% having predominantly gray plumage and a dark-crowned head.
[Imit. of its song.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICKAREE @%%@QR:chickaree@%%@AB@%chickaree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A squirrel, %@AI@%Tamiascurus douglasi,%@AE@% of northwestern North
America, resembling and closely related to the red squirrel. [Imit. of its
song.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICKASAW @%%@QR:Chickasaw@%%@AB@%Chickasaw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Chickasaw%@AE@% %@AB@% or -saws %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tribe of North American
Indians, originally of Mississippi, later removed to Oklahoma. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member
of this tribe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Muskhogean language of the Chickasaw. %@AB@% Chickasaw
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICKEN @%%@QR:chicken@%%@AB@%chicken%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The common domestic fowl or its young. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of
various similar or related birds. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The flesh of the common domestic fowl.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A young woman. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Afraid; timid. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ened%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To act in a cowardly manner; lose one's nerve:
%@AI@%%@AI@%chickened out at the last moment.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%chiken %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%cicen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICKEN.BREAST @%%@QR:chicken breast@%%@AB@%chicken breast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chest deformity marked by a projecting sternum,
occurring as the result of rickets. %@AB@% chicken-breasted %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICKEN.FEED @%%@QR:chicken feed@%%@AB@%chicken feed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A trifling amount of money.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICKEN.HAWK @%%@QR:chicken hawk@%%@AB@%chicken hawk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various hawks that prey on or have the reputation
%@2@%%@CR:CHICKEN.POX @%%@QR:chicken pox@%%@AB@%chicken pox%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acute contagious viral disease, usually of young
children, characterized by skin eruption, slight fever, and mild
constitutional symptoms.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICKEN.WIRE @%%@QR:chicken wire@%%@AB@%chicken wire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light-gauge galvanized wire fencing, usually made with
hexagonal mesh.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICKPEA @%%@QR:chickpea@%%@AB@%chickpea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bushy plant, %@AI@%Cicer arietenum,%@AE@% grown in the
Mediterranean region and central Asia and bearing edible seeds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of
the pealike seeds of the chickpea, widely used as food. [Obs. %@AI@%chichpease%@AE@% :
ME %@AI@%chiche,%@AE@% chickpea (< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cicer%@AE@%) + %@AI@%pease,%@AE@% pea.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICKWEED @%%@QR:chickweed@%%@AB@%chickweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genera %@AI@%Cerastium%@AE@% and
%@AI@%%@AI@%Stellaria,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%S. media,%@AE@% a weedy plant with white flowers. [So called
because it is eaten by chickens.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICLE @%%@QR:chicle@%%@AB@%chicle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The coagulated milky juice of the %@AI@%sapodilla%@BO: 102171a@%%@AE@%, used as the
principal ingredient of chewing gum. [Sp. < Nahuatl %@AI@%chictli.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICO @%%@QR:chico@%%@AB@%chico%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cos%@AE@% A species of greasewood, %@AI@%Sarcobatus vermiculatus.%@AE@%
[Short for chicalote.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHICORY @%%@QR:chicory@%%@AB@%chicory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Cichorium intybus,%@AE@% having usually blue
flowers and leaves that are used in salads. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The root of the chicory,
dried, roasted, and ground for mixing with coffee or as a coffee
%@2@%%@CR:CHIDE @%%@QR:chide@%%@AB@%chide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%chided%@AE@% %@AB@% or chid %@AE@%%@AB@% or chided %@AE@%%@AB@% or chid %@AE@%%@AB@% or chidden %@AE@%%@AB@% or chiding %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%chides %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To state one's disapproval to so as to correct or improve;
scold; reprimand: %@AI@%chided the boy for his sloppiness.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To goad; impel.
%@2@%%@CR:CHIEF @%%@QR:chief@%%@AB@%chief%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who is highest in rank or authority; leader. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Chief%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Nautical. %@AE@%A chief petty officer; the chief engineer of a ship. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A
boss. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The upper section of a heraldic shield. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The highest or most
important part of something. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Highest in rank, authority, or
%@AI@%%@AI@%primary%@BO: e77ff2@%%@AE@% %@AI@%prime%@BO: e79710@%%@AE@% These adjectives, often interchangeable, refer to being
first, either in rank or in importance. %@AI@%Chief%@BO: 32ed2e@%%@AE@% most commonly applies to a
person who is highest in rank and authority: %@AI@%chief magistrate. %@AE@% Used
figuratively, %@AI@%chief%@BO: 32ed2e@%%@AE@% implies maximum importance: %@AI@%the country's chief crop.
%@AI@%Principal %@AE@% usually stresses importance of persons or things rather than
personal authority, but can be applied to persons in the sense of rank or
standing. %@AI@%Main%@BO: aee758@%%@AE@% usually applies to things with reference to importance:
%@AI@%%@AI@%main building on a campus; main event of a boxing program. Leading, %@AE@%
applicable to persons and things, often suggests in the former a record of
achievement, personal magnetism, or capacity for influencing others.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Foremost%@BO: 74430c@%%@AE@% is closely related to %@AI@%leading%@BO: a57f46@%%@AE@% , but more strongly emphasizes
first position and the sense of forging ahead of others in a given field.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Primary%@BO: e77ff2@%%@AE@% , applicable to things, stresses first in the sense of origin,
sequence, or development: %@AI@%primary school. %@AE@% It can also mean first in the
sense of basic or fundamental. %@AI@%Prime%@BO: e79710@%%@AE@% emphasizes first in authority, power,
or quality: %@AI@%prime minister; prime ribs of beef.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIEF.CELL @%%@QR:chief cell@%%@AB@%chief cell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the secretory cells of the gastric glands that
produce pepsin.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIEF.JUSTICE @%%@QR:chief justice@%%@AB@%chief justice%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Chief Justice %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The presiding judge of a high court
having several judges, esp. the U.S. Supreme Court.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIEFLY @%%@QR:chiefly@%%@AB@%chiefly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Above all; especially. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Mostly; mainly. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or
similar to a chief.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIEF.OF.STAFF @%%@QR:chief of staff@%%@AB@%chief of staff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Chief of Staff%@AE@% The ranking officer of the U.S.
Army, Navy, or Air Force, responsible to the secretary of his branch and to
the President. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The senior military staff officer at the division level
or higher.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIEF.OF.STATE @%%@QR:chief of state@%%@AB@%chief of state%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who serves as the formal head of a nation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIEFTAIN @%%@QR:chieftain@%%@AB@%chieftain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The leader or head of a group, esp. a clan or tribe. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%chevetain %@AE@%< OFr. < LLat. %@AI@%capitaneus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caput, %@AE@%head.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIFFCHAFF @%%@QR:chiffchaff@%%@AB@%chiffchaff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small European warbler, %@AI@%Phylloscopus collybita,%@AE@% with
yellowish plumage. [Imit. of its song.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIFFON @%%@QR:chiffon@%%@AB@%chiffon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fabric of sheer silk or rayon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Ribbons, laces, or
other ornamental accessories for women's clothing. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, relating
to, or resembling chiffon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a light and fluffy consistency: %@AI@%a
%@2@%%@CR:CHIGGER @%%@QR:chigger@%%@AB@%chigger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various small six-legged larvae of mites of the
family Trombidiidae, causing intensely irritating itching when lodged on
the skin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%chigoe%@BO: 33023c@%%@AE@% (sense 1). [Var. of chigoe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIGNON @%%@QR:chignon@%%@AB@%chignon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A roll or knot of hair worn at the back of the head or nape
of the neck. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%chaignon, %@AE@%chain < Lat. %@AI@%catena.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIGOE @%%@QR:chigoe@%%@AB@%chigoe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small tropical flea, %@AI@%Tunga penetrans,%@AE@% of which the
fertile female burrows under the skin, causing intense irritation and sores
that may become severely infected. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%chigger%@BO: 32ffef@%%@AE@% (sense 1). [Of Cariban
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIHUAHUA @%%@QR:Chihuahua@%%@AB@%Chihuahua%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A very small dog of a breed originating in Mexico, having
pointed ears and a smooth coat. [After %@AI@%Chihuahua, %@AE@%Mexico.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILBLAIN @%%@QR:chilblain@%%@AB@%chilblain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An inflammation followed by itchy irritation on the hands,
feet, or ears, resulting from exposure to moist cold. [chil(l) + blain.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%chilblained %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILD @%%@QR:child@%%@AB@%child%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%children%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person between birth and puberty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An
unborn infant; fetus. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An infant; baby. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One who is childish or
immature. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A son or daughter; an offspring. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%children%@AE@% Members of a
tribe; descendants: %@AI@%children of Abraham.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The figurative offspring of
anything: %@AI@%a child of nature.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHILD.LABOR @%%@QR:child labor@%%@AB@%child labor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The full-time employment of children under a minimum
legal age.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILDLIKE @%%@QR:childlike@%%@AB@%childlike%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Like or befitting a child, as in innocence. %@AB@%
%@AB@%childlikeness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILDPROOF @%%@QR:childproof@%%@AB@%childproof%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designed to resist tampering by children: %@AI@%a childproof
%@AI@%aspirin bottle.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILDREN @%%@QR:children@%%@AB@%children%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%child%@BO: 3305c8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILDS.PLAY @%%@QR:child's play@%%@AB@%child's play%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something very easy to do. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A trivial matter.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILE @%%@QR:chile@%%@AB@%chile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%chili%@BO: 3313c6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILE.CON.CARNE @%%@QR:chile con carne@%%@AB@%chile con carne%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chili con carne %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A highly spiced dish made of red
peppers, meat, and sometimes beans. [Sp.: %@AI@%chile, %@AE@%chili + %@AI@%con, %@AE@%with + %@AI@%carne,
%@2@%%@CR:CHILI @%%@QR:chile@%%@AB@%chile%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chilli %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%-es%@AE@% %@AB@% or -lies %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The very pungent
fruit of several varieties of a woody plant, %@AI@%Capsicum frutescens.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
condiment made from the dried fruits of the chili. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Chile con carne%@BO: 3311e9@%%@AE@%. [Sp.
%@AI@%chile %@AE@%< Nahuatl %@AI@%chilli.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILIAD @%%@QR:chiliad@%%@AB@%chiliad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group that contains one thousand elements. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One
thousand years. [LLat. %@AI@%chilias, chiliad- %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%khilias %@AE@%< %@AI@%khilioi,
%@AE@%thousand.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILIASM @%%@QR:chiliasm@%%@AB@%chiliasm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@% The doctrine stating that Christ will reign on
earth for 1,000 years. [NLat. %@AI@%chiliasmus %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%chiliastes, %@AE@%a chiliast <
%@2@%%@CR:CHILLER @%%@QR:chiller@%%@AB@%chiller%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that chills or frightens; a thriller.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILLI @%%@QR:chilli@%%@AB@%chilli%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%chili%@BO: 3313c6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHILLY @%%@QR:chilly@%%@AB@%chilly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Cool or cold enough to cause shivering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Seized with cold; shivering. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Distant and cool; unfriendly. %@AB@% chillily
she-monster usually represented as a composite of a lion, a goat, and a
serpent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A creation of the imagination; an impossible and foolish fancy.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%An organism, esp. a plant, containing tissues from at least
two genetically distinct parents. [ME %@AI@%chimere %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%chimaera %@AE@%< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%khimaira.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIMERICAL @%%@QR:chimerical@%%@AB@%chimerical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chimeric %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Like a chimera; imaginary; unreal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Given to unrealistic fantasies; fanciful. %@AB@% chimerically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIMERISM @%%@QR:chimerism@%%@AB@%chimerism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The condition of being a genetic chimera.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIMNEY @%%@QR:chimney@%%@AB@%chimney%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-neys%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A passage through which smoke and gases
escape from a fire or furnace; flue. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The usually vertical structure
containing a chimney. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The part of such a structure that rises above a
roof. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A smokestack, as of a ship or locomotive. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
glass tube for enclosing the flame of a lamp. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something, as a narrow
cleft in a cliff, resembling a chimney. [ME %@AI@%chimene %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%cheminee %@AE@%< LLat.
%@AI@%caminata, %@AE@%fireplace < Lat. %@AI@%caminus, %@AE@%furnace < Gk. %@AI@%kaminos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIMNEYPIECE @%%@QR:chimneypiece@%%@AB@%chimneypiece%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The mantel of a fireplace. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A decoration over a
fireplace.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIMNEY.POT @%%@QR:chimney pot@%%@AB@%chimney pot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pipe placed on the top of a chimney to improve the
draft.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIMNEY.SWEEP @%%@QR:chimney sweep@%%@AB@%chimney sweep%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A worker employed to clean soot from chimneys.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIMNEY.SWIFT @%%@QR:chimney swift@%%@AB@%chimney swift%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, dark, swallowlike New World bird, %@AI@%Chaetura
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIMP @%%@QR:chimp@%%@AB@%chimp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A chimpanzee.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIMPANZEE @%%@QR:chimpanzee@%%@AB@%chimpanzee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An anthropoid ape, %@AI@%Pan troglodytes,%@AE@% of tropical Africa,
having gregarious, somewhat arboreal habits and a high degree of
intelligence. [Of Bantu orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIN @%%@QR:chin@%%@AB@%chin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The central forward portion of the lower jaw. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%chinned%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%chinning%@AE@% %@AB@%chins%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pull (oneself) up with the arms while grasping
an overhead horizontal bar until one's chin is level with the bar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
place (a violin) under the chin. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To chatter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
chin oneself. [ME < OE %@AI@%cin.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINA @%%@QR:china@%%@AB@%china%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% High-quality porcelain or ceramic ware, originally made in
China. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any porcelain ware.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINA.ASTER @%%@QR:China aster@%%@AB@%China aster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Callistephus chinensis,%@AE@% native to China, widely
cultivated for its showy, variously colored flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINABERRY @%%@QR:chinaberry@%%@AB@%chinaberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A spreading tree, %@AI@%Melia azedarach,%@AE@% native to Asia,
widely grown for its white or purple flower clusters. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A soapberry tree,
%@AI@%%@AI@%Sapindus marginatus%@AE@% (or %@AI@%S. saponaria%@AE@% ), of the West Indies, Mexico, and the
southwestern United States. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The fruit of a chinaberry.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINAMAN @%%@QR:Chinaman@%%@AB@%Chinaman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Offensive.%@AE@% A Chinese man.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINA.ROSE @%%@QR:China rose@%%@AB@%China rose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shrub, %@AI@%Rosa chinensis,%@AE@% that has fragrant red or pink
flowers and is the original ancestor of many cultivated hybrid roses.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINATOWN @%%@QR:Chinatown@%%@AB@%Chinatown%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A neighborhood inhabited by Chinese people.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINA.TREE @%%@QR:China tree@%%@AB@%China tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%chinaberry%@BO: 33393b@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINAWARE @%%@QR:chinaware@%%@AB@%chinaware%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Tableware that is made of china.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINCH @%%@QR:chinch@%%@AB@%chinch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% A bedbug. [Sp. %@AI@%chinche %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cimex, %@AE@%bug.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINCH.BUG @%%@QR:chinch bug@%%@AB@%chinch bug%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small black-and-white insect, %@AI@%Blissus leucopterus,%@AE@% that
is very destructive to grains and grasses.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINCHERINCHEE @%%@QR:chincherinchee@%%@AB@%chincherinchee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bulbous plant, %@AI@%Ornithogalum thyrsoides,%@AE@% of southern
Africa, with long clusters or spikes of white or yellow flowers. [Orig.
to the mountains of South America and widely raised in captivity for its
soft pale-gray fur. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The fur of this animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A thick, twilled cloth of
wool and cotton, used for overcoats. [Sp., prob. < Aymara.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINCOTEAGUE.PO @%%@QR:Chincoteague pony@%%@AB@%Chincoteague pony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of small, inbred North American horse that
runs wild on certain islands off the Virginia coast. [After %@AI@%Chincoteague
%@AE@%Island, Virginia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINE @%%@QR:chine@%%@AB@%chine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The backbone; spine. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A cut of meat containing part of
the backbone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A ridge or crest. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The line of intersection between the
side and bottom of a flatbottom or V-bottom boat. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%eschine, %@AE@%of
Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINESE @%%@QR:Chinese@%%@AB@%Chinese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to China, its culture, people, or
languages. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Chinese%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of China. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
person of Chinese ancestry. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A branch of the Sino-Tibetan language
family that consists of the various dialects spoken by the Chinese people.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of the dialects spoken by the Chinese people.
%@2@%%@CR:CHINESE.CABBAGE @%%@QR:Chinese cabbage@%%@AB@%Chinese cabbage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Chinese plant, %@AI@%Brassica pekinensis,%@AE@% related to the
common cabbage, having a cylindrical head of crisp, edible leaves.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINESE.CALENDA @%%@QR:Chinese calendar@%%@AB@%Chinese calendar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The lunar calendar of the Chinese people.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINESE.CHIPPEN @%%@QR:Chinese Chippendale@%%@AB@%Chinese Chippendale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Chippendale furniture characterized by certain
Oriental influences.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINESE.DATE @%%@QR:Chinese date@%%@AB@%Chinese date%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%jujube%@BO: 9f383d@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of the jujube.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINESE.EVERGRE @%%@QR:Chinese evergreen@%%@AB@%Chinese evergreen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Aglaonema simplex,%@AE@% of tropical Asia, that
has glossy, pointed green leaves and is widely grown as a house plant.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINESE.HOUSES @%%@QR:Chinese houses@%%@AB@%Chinese houses%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant,Collinsia bicolor,of California, having showy
%@2@%%@CR:CHINESE.PUZZLE @%%@QR:Chinese puzzle@%%@AB@%Chinese puzzle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A very intricate puzzle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any very difficult
%@2@%%@CR:CHINESE.RESTAUR @%%@QR:Chinese restaurant syndrome@%%@AB@%Chinese restaurant syndrome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A complex of symptoms, including facial
pressure, dizziness, perspiration, and headache, that may occur after
ingesting food prepared with large amounts of monosodium glutamate.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINESE.SACRED. @%%@QR:Chinese sacred lily@%%@AB@%Chinese sacred lily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of the polyanthus narcissus, %@AI@%Narcissus
%@AI@%tazetta orientalis,%@AE@% that has fragrant yellow and white flowers and is
%@2@%%@CR:CHINK2 @%%@QR:Chink@%%@AB@%Chink%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Offensive Slang.%@AE@% A Chinese. [Perh. alteration of Chinese.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINO @%%@QR:chino@%%@AB@%chino%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nos%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A coarse, twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms
and sports clothes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%chinos%@AE@% Boys' and men's trousers made of chino. [Am.
Sp., toasted (from its original tan color).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINOISERIE @%%@QR:chinoiserie@%%@AB@%chinoiserie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A style in art reflecting Chinese influence through
use of elaborate decoration and intricate patterns. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An object reflecting
Chinese artistic influence. [Fr. < %@AI@%chinois, %@AE@%Chinese < %@AI@%Chine, %@AE@%China.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINOOK @%%@QR:Chinook@%%@AB@%Chinook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Chinook%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nooks %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tribe of North American
Indians formerly inhabiting the Columbia River basin in Oregon. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member
of this tribe. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The Chinookan language of the Chinook. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%chinook%@AE@% A
moist, warm wind blowing from the sea on the Oregon and Washington coasts.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%chinook%@AE@% A warm, dry wind that descends from the eastern slopes of the
Rocky Mountains, causing a rapid rise in temperature. [Salish %@AI@%c"inuk.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINOOKAN @%%@QR:Chinookan@%%@AB@%Chinookan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American Indian language family of Washington and
Oregon. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Chinook Indians, their language, or
their culture.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINOOK.JARGON @%%@QR:Chinook Jargon@%%@AB@%Chinook Jargon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pidgin language combining English, French, Chinook,
and other Indian dialects that was formerly used by Indians and fur traders
of the Pacific Northwest.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINOOK.SALMON @%%@QR:Chinook salmon@%%@AB@%Chinook salmon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A salmon, %@AI@%Oncorhynchus tshawytscha,%@AE@% of northern
Pacific waters, valued as a food fish.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINQUAPIN @%%@QR:chinquapin@%%@AB@%chinquapin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small, shrubby tree, %@AI@%Castanea pumila,%@AE@% of the eastern
United States. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A large evergreen tree, %@AI@%Castanopsis chrysophella,%@AE@% of the
Pacific Coast of North America. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The nut of a chinquapin. [Of Algonquian
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINTZ @%%@QR:chintz@%%@AB@%chintz%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A printed and glazed cotton fabric, usually of bright colors.
[Obs. %@AI@%chints, %@AE@%pl. of %@AI@%chint, %@AE@%calico cloth < Hindi %@AI@%chint %@AE@%< Skt. %@AI@%citra-,
%@AE@%variegated.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHINTZY @%%@QR:chintzy@%%@AB@%chintzy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or decorated with chintz.
%@AB@%%@AB@%7.%@AE@% Wood, palm leaves, straw, or similar material cut and dried for weaving.
%@AB@%8.%@AE@% A fragment of dried animal dung, used as fuel. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% Something that is
worthless. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% A chip shot in golf. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%chipped%@AE@% %@AB@%chipping%@AE@% %@AB@%chips%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To break a small piece from: %@AI@%chip a tooth.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To chop or cut with an ax or
other implement. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To shape or carve by cutting or chopping: %@AI@%chipped her
%@AI@%name in the stone.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become broken off.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% chip in.%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To contribute money or labor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To interject; interrupt. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To put up chips or money as one's bet in poker and other games.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% chip off the old block.%@AE@% A child who resembles either
of his parents.%@AB@% chip on (one's) shoulder.%@AE@% A persistent feeling of
resentment or bitterness.%@AB@% in the chips. .%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Rich. [ME < OE %@AI@%cyp,
%@AE@%beam.]
%@AB@%chip(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%chipped%@AE@% %@AB@%chipping%@AE@% %@AB@%chips%@AE@% To cheep, as a bird. [Imit.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%chip %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%chip(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A trick method of throwing one's opponent in wrestling. [Orig.
unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIPEWYAN @%%@QR:Chipewyan@%%@AB@%Chipewyan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Chipewyan%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ans %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tribe of North American
Indians living in Canada in the area between Great Slave Lake and Lake
Athabasca on the west and Hudson Bay on the east. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of this
tribe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Athapascan language of the Chipewyan. [Cree %@AI@%cipwayan, %@AE@%parka
%@2@%%@CR:CHIPPING.SPARRO @%%@QR:chipping sparrow@%%@AB@%chipping sparrow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small North American sparrow, %@AI@%Spizella passerina,%@AE@%
having a reddish-brown crown.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIPPY @%%@QR:chippy@%%@AB@%chippy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The chipping sparrow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A prostitute. [<
chip2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIP.SHOT @%%@QR:chip shot@%%@AB@%chip shot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short, lofted golf stroke, used in approaching the green.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIRAL @%%@QR:chiral@%%@AB@%chiral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the handedness of an asymmetric
%@2@%%@CR:CHIRRUP @%%@QR:chirrup@%%@AB@%chirrup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ruped%@AE@% %@AB@%-ruping%@AE@% %@AB@%-rups%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To utter a series of chirps.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make clicking, clucking sounds with the lips, as in urging on a
horse. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To sound with chirps. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make clucking sounds to. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% A series of chirps. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A series of clucks or clicking sounds, such as
%@2@%%@CR:CHITLINS @%%@QR:chitlins@%%@AB@%chitlins%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chitlings %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variants of %@AI@%chitterlings.%@BO: 339451@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHITON @%%@QR:chiton@%%@AB@%chiton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of
various marine mollusks of the class Amphineyra, living on rocks and having
shells consisting of eight overlapping transverse plates. [Gk. %@AI@%khiton,
%@AE@%tunic, of Semitic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHITTAMWOOD @%%@QR:chittamwood@%%@AB@%chittamwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various North American trees, esp. a %@AI@%smoke tree%@BO: 1137049@%%@AE@%.
[Prob. of Muskhogean orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHITTER @%%@QR:chitter@%%@AB@%chitter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% To twitter or chatter, as a bird
%@2@%%@CR:CHITTERLINGS @%%@QR:chitlins@%%@AB@%chitlins%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chitlings %@AE@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The small intestines of pigs, cooked and
%@2@%%@CR:CHIVAREE @%%@QR:chivaree@%%@AB@%chivaree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%charivari%@BO: 319ceb@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIVE @%%@QR:chive@%%@AB@%chive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Allium schoenoprasum,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, with
purplish flowers and hollow, grasslike leaves. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%chives%@AE@% The leaves of the
chive, used as a seasoning. [ME %@AI@%cive %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cepa, %@AE@%onion.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHIVVY @%%@QR:chivvy@%%@AB@%chivvy%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chivy %@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vied%@AE@% %@AB@%-vying%@AE@% %@AB@%-vies%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ied %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%-ying %@AE@%%@AB@% or -ies %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To chase or harass. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To scurry. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-vies%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%or -ies %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hunt or chase. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hunting cry. [< %@AI@%chevy, %@AE@%a hunting cry,
prob. short for %@AI@%chevy chase, %@AE@%pursuit < %@AI@%Chevy Chase, %@AE@%title of a ballad about
a border skirmish.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLAMYDATE @%%@QR:chlamydate@%%@AB@%chlamydate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@% Having a mantle. Used of mollusks. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CHLAMYDEOUS @%%@QR:chlamydeous@%%@AB@%chlamydeous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Having or pertaining to a floral envelope.
%@2@%%@CR:CHLAMYS @%%@QR:chlamys@%%@AB@%chlamys%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%chlamyses%@AE@% %@AB@% or chlamydes %@AE@% A short mantle fastened at the
shoulder, worn by men in ancient Greece. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%khlamus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOASMA @%%@QR:chloasma@%%@AB@%chloasma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mata%@AE@% Skin discoloration of a patchy brown or black
nature that usually occurs on the face. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%khloasma,%@AE@% greenness <
%@AI@%%@AI@%khloazein,%@AE@% to be green < %@AI@%khloos,%@AE@% green color.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOR @%%@QR:chlor-@%%@AB@%chlor-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%chloro-%@BO: 33b785@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORACNE @%%@QR:chloracne@%%@AB@%chloracne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A skin condition resembling acne caused by the exposure to
chlorinated hydrocarbons.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORAL @%%@QR:chloral@%%@AB@%chloral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, mobile oily liquid, CCl%@AH@%3%@AE@%CHO, a penetrating lung%@EH@%
irritant, used to manufacture DDT and chloral hydrate.
%@2@%%@CR:CHLORAMINE @%%@QR:chloramine@%%@AB@%chloramine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several compounds containing nitrogen and chlorine,
esp. an unstable colorless liquid, NH%@AH@%2%@AE@%Cl, used to make hydrazine. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORAMPHENICOL @%%@QR:chloramphenicol@%%@AB@%chloramphenicol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antibiotic, C%@AH@%11%@AE@%H%@AH@%12%@AE@%Cl%@AH@%2%@AE@%N%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%5%@AE@%, derived from the soil%@EH@%
bacterium %@AI@%Streptomyces venezuelae%@AE@% or synthesized. [chlor(o)- + am(ide) +
phe(no)- + ni(tro)- + (gly)col.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORATE @%%@QR:chlorate@%%@AB@%chlorate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The inorganic group ClO%@AH@%3%@AE@% or a compound containing it. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORDANE @%%@QR:chlordane@%%@AB@%chlordane%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chlordan %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, odorless viscous liquid,%@EH@%
C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%6%@AE@%Cl%@AH@%8%@AE@%, used as an insecticide. [chlor(o)- + (in)d(ene) + -ane.] %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORDIAZEPOXID @%%@QR:chlordiazepoxide@%%@AB@%chlordiazepoxide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A compound, C%@AH@%16%@AE@%H%@AH@%14%@AE@%ClN%@AH@%3%@AE@%O, whose hydrochloride is used%@EH@%
as a tranquilizer. [calor(o)- + di- + az(o) + ep(i)- + oxide.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORELLA @%%@QR:chlorella@%%@AB@%chlorella%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various green algae of the genus %@AI@%Chlorella,%@AE@% widely
used in studies of photosynthesis. [NLat. %@AI@%Chlorella, %@AE@%genus name < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:CHLORIDE @%%@QR:chloride@%%@AB@%chloride%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A binary compound of chlorine. %@AB@% chloridic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORIDE.OF.LIM @%%@QR:chloride of lime@%%@AB@%chloride of lime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Chlorinated lime%@BO: 33b1f3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORINATE @%%@QR:chlorinate@%%@AB@%chlorinate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% To treat or combine with
chlorine or with a chlorine compound. %@AB@% chlorination %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% chlorinator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORINATED.LIM @%%@QR:chlorinated lime@%%@AB@%chlorinated lime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white powder of varying composition, as
CaCl(ClO)4H%@AH@%2%@AE@%O, produced by chlorinating slaked lime and used as a bleach. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORINE @%%@QR:chlorine@%%@AB@%chlorine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Cl A highly irritating, greenish-yellow gaseous halogen,
capable of combining with nearly all other elements, produced principally
by electrolysis of sodium chloride and used widely to purify water, as a
disinfectant, a bleaching agent, and in the manufacture of many important
compounds including chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. Atomic number 17;
atomic weight 35.45; freezing point -100.98 deg. C; boiling point -34.6
%@2@%%@CR:CHLOROBENZENE @%%@QR:chlorobenzene@%%@AB@%chlorobenzene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, volatile flammable liquid, C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%Cl, used to%@EH@%
prepare phenol, DDT, and aniline, and used as a general solvent.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOROCARBON @%%@QR:chlorocarbon@%%@AB@%chlorocarbon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A compound that consists of chlorine and carbon.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOROFLUOROCAR @%%@QR:chlorofluorocarbon@%%@AB@%chlorofluorocarbon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various compounds consisting of carbon,
hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine, once used widely as aerosol propellants
and refrigerants.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOROFORM @%%@QR:chloroform@%%@AB@%chloroform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clear, colorless, heavy liquid, CHCl%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used in%@EH@%
refrigerants, propellants, and resins, and as an anesthetic.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-formed%@AE@% %@AB@%-forming%@AE@% %@AB@%-forms%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To anesthetize or kill with chloroform.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To apply chloroform to. [chloro- + form(yl).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOROHYDRIN @%%@QR:chlorohydrin@%%@AB@%chlorohydrin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An aliphatic organic chemical compound that is both an
alkyl chloride and an alcohol, frequently containing a single chlorine atom
and a single hydroxyl group on adjacent carbon atoms.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOROMYCETIN @%%@QR:Chloromycetin@%%@AB@%Chloromycetin%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for %@AI@%chloramphenicol%@BO: 33a7e2@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOROPHYLL @%%@QR:chlorophyll@%%@AB@%chlorophyll%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chlorophyl %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of related green pigments
found in photosynthetic organisms, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AI@%Chlorophyll a,%@AE@% a waxy
blue-black microcrystalline green-plant pigment, C%@AH@%55%@AE@%H%@AH@%72%@AE@%MgN%@AH@%4%@AE@%O%@AH@%5%@AE@%, with a%@EH@%
characteristic blue-green alcohol solution. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AI@%Chlorophyll b,%@AE@% a similar
green-plant pigment, C%@AH@%55%@AE@%H%@AH@%70%@AE@%MgN%@AH@%4%@AE@%O%@AH@%6%@AE@%, having a brilliant green alcohol%@EH@%
solution.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOROPICRIN @%%@QR:chloropicrin@%%@AB@%chloropicrin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oily colorless liquid, CCl%@AH@%3%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used to make poison%@EH@%
gas and in dyestuffs, disinfectants, insecticides, and fumigants. [chloro-
+ picr(o)- + -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOROPLAST @%%@QR:chloroplast@%%@AB@%chloroplast%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chloroplastid %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A plastid containing
chlorophyll in photosynthetic plants.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOROPRENE @%%@QR:chloroprene@%%@AB@%chloroprene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless liquid, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%Cl, used as the monomer of%@EH@%
neoprene rubber. [chloro- + (iso)prene.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLOROQUINE @%%@QR:chloroquine@%%@AB@%chloroquine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A compound, C%@AH@%18%@AE@%H%@AH@%26%@AE@%ClN%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used in the treatment of malaria%@EH@%
and sometimes in the treatment of lupus erythematosus. [Blend of chloro-
%@2@%%@CR:CHLORPROMAZINE @%%@QR:chlorpromazine@%%@AB@%chlorpromazine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oily liquid, C%@AH@%17%@AE@%H%@AH@%19%@AE@%ClN%@AH@%2%@AE@%S, derived from%@EH@%
phenothiazine and used as a sedative, tranquilizer, and antiemetic.
[chlor(o)- + pro(pyl) + meth(yl) + azine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHLORTETRACYCLI @%%@QR:chlortetracycline@%%@AB@%chlortetracycline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antibiotic, C%@AH@%22%@AE@%H%@AH@%23%@AE@%ClN%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%8%@AE@%, obtained from the soil%@EH@%
bacterium %@AI@%Streptomyces aureofaciens.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOANA @%%@QR:choana@%%@AB@%choana%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nae%@AE@% An opening with a funnel shape, esp. one of the
%@2@%%@CR:CHOANOCYTE @%%@QR:choanocyte@%%@AB@%choanocyte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% One of the flagellated cells that line the body
cavity of a sponge. [Gk. %@AI@%khoane, %@AE@%funnel (< %@AI@%khein, %@AE@%to pour) + -cyte.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOCK @%%@QR:chock@%%@AB@%chock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A block or wedge placed under something, such as a wheel, to
keep it from moving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%A heavy fitting of metal or wood with
two jaws curving inward, through which a rope or cable may be run.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%chocked%@AE@% %@AB@%chocking%@AE@% %@AB@%chocks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fit with or secure by a chock. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
place (a boat) on chocks. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% As completely as possible. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% As close
as possible: %@AI@%chock up against the railing.%@AE@% [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOCK.A.BLOCK @%%@QR:chock-a-block@%%@AB@%chock-a-block%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Drawn so close as to have the blocks touching.
Used of a ship's hoisting tackle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Squeezed together; jammed: %@AI@%The
%@AI@%cheering fans were chock-a-block in the stands.%@AE@% %@AB@% chock-a-block %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOCK.FULL @%%@QR:chock-full@%%@AB@%chock-full%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Completely filled; stuffed: %@AI@%chock-full of candy.%@AE@% [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%chokkeful.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOCOLATE @%%@QR:chocolate@%%@AB@%chocolate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Husked, roasted, and ground cacao seeds, often combined
with a sweetener or flavoring agent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A candy or beverage made from
chocolate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A grayish to deep reddish brown to deep grayish brown.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Flavored with chocolate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of a grayish to deep reddish brown to
%@2@%%@CR:CHOCOLATE.TREE @%%@QR:chocolate tree@%%@AB@%chocolate tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%cacao%@BO: 28b803@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOCTAW @%%@QR:Choctaw@%%@AB@%Choctaw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Choctaw%@AE@% %@AB@% or -taws %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tribe of Indians, formerly
living in southern Mississippi and Alabama, now settled in Oklahoma. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
member of this tribe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Muskhogean language of the Choctaw. [Choctaw
%@AI@%%@AI@%Chahta.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOICE @%%@QR:choice@%%@AB@%choice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of choosing; selection. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The power, right, or
liberty to choose; option. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person or thing that is chosen. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A number
or variety from which to choose: %@AI@%a wide choice of styles and colors.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Something that is best or preferable above others; the best part. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% An
alternative. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AB@%choicer%@AE@% %@AB@%choicest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of fine quality; select;
excellent. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Appealing to refined taste. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Selected with care. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of the
U.S. Government grade of meat higher than good and lower than prime. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%election%@BO: 5f3365@%%@AE@% Each of these terms involves the privilege of choosing. %@AI@%Choice%@BO: 33d521@%%@AE@%
implies broadly the freedom of choosing from a set of persons or things.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Alternative%@BO: 885d8@%%@AE@% emphasizes choice between only two possibilities or courses of
action. %@AI@%Option%@BO: cb4b5a@%%@AE@% stresses the power to choose and is widely used in the
sense of granting exclusive rights to make a choice. %@AI@%Preference%@BO: e5b48a@%%@AE@% indicates
choice based on one's values, bias, or predilections. %@AI@%Selection%@BO: 107b52a@%%@AE@% suggests a
wide variety of things or persons to choose from. %@AI@%Election%@BO: 5f3365@%%@AE@% emphasizes use
of judgment and wisdom in making a choice with an important end in view.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOIR @%%@QR:choir@%%@AB@%choir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An organized company of singers, esp. one performing
church music or singing in a church. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The part of a church used by such
singers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%The part of a cruciform church between the nave
and the main altar; chancel. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A musical group or band. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A section
of a musical group or band. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%choired%@AE@% %@AB@%choiring%@AE@% %@AB@%choirs%@AE@% To sing in
%@2@%%@CR:CHOIRBOY @%%@QR:choirboy@%%@AB@%choirboy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A boy member of a choir.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOIR.LOFT @%%@QR:choir loft@%%@AB@%choir loft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gallery for a church choir.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOIRMASTER @%%@QR:choirmaster@%%@AB@%choirmaster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The director of a choir.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOKE @%%@QR:choke@%%@AB@%choke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%choked%@AE@% %@AB@%choking%@AE@% %@AB@%chokes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To interfere with or terminate
the normal breathing of, esp. by constricting or breaking the windpipe or
by polluting the air. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To stop by or as if by strangling; suppress: %@AI@%choke
%@AI@%back tears; choked off debate.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To reduce the air intake of (a
carburetor), thereby enriching the fuel mixture. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To check or slow down
the movement, growth, or action of. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To block up or obstruct by filling
or crowding; clog. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To fill completely; jam. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To grip (a bat, racket,
or club) at a point nearer the hitting surface; shorten one's grip on.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become suffocated; have difficulty in breathing, swallowing,
or speaking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be blocked up or obstructed.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% choke up. .%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be unable to speak because of strong emotion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fail
to perform effectively because of nervous agitation or tension. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
The act or sound of choking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Something that constricts or chokes. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
A narrow part, such as the chokebore of a gun. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A device used in an
internal-combustion engine to enrich the fuel mixture by reducing the flow
of air to the carburetor. [ME %@AI@%choken %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%aceocian.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOKEBERRY @%%@QR:chokeberry@%%@AB@%chokeberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various North American shrubs of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Aronia,%@AE@% having bitter-tasting red, black, or purple fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of
the chokeberry. [From its bitter fruit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOKEBORE @%%@QR:chokebore@%%@AB@%chokebore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A shotgun bore that narrows toward the muzzle to prevent
wide scattering of the shot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A gun with a chokebore.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOKECHERRY @%%@QR:chokecherry@%%@AB@%chokecherry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A North American shrub or tree, %@AI@%Prunus virginiana,%@AE@%
with long clusters of white flowers and very astringent dark-red or
blackish fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of the chokecherry. [From its bitter fruit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOKEDAMP @%%@QR:chokedamp@%%@AB@%chokedamp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Blackdamp%@BO: 1e1aee@%%@AE@%. [So called because it causes suffocation in
mines.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOKER @%%@QR:choker@%%@AB@%choker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that chokes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A necklace that fits closely around the
throat. %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A high, tight collar. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A narrow fur neckpiece. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOL @%%@QR:chol-@%%@AB@%chol-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%chole-%@BO: 33eeb6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOLANGIOGRAPHY @%%@QR:cholangiography@%%@AB@%cholangiography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts.
%@2@%%@CR:CHOLECYST @%%@QR:cholecyst@%%@AB@%cholecyst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The gallbladder.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOLECYSTECTOMY @%%@QR:cholecystectomy@%%@AB@%cholecystectomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% Surgical removal of the gallbladder.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOLELITHIASIS @%%@QR:cholelithiasis@%%@AB@%cholelithiasis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The presence of gallstones in the gallbladder.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOLER @%%@QR:choler@%%@AB@%choler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Anger; irritability. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One of the four
humors of the body thought in the Middle Ages to cause anger and bad temper
when present in excess; bile. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Biliousness. [ME %@AI@%colre %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CHOLESTEROL @%%@QR:cholesterol@%%@AB@%cholesterol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A glistening white soapy crystalline substance, C%@AH@%27%@AE@%H%@AH@%45%@AE@%OH,%@EH@%
the most common animal sterol, a precursor of a form of vitamin D and a
universal tissue constituent, occurring notably in bile, gallstones, the
%@2@%%@CR:CHOLINE @%%@QR:choline@%%@AB@%choline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A natural amine, C%@AH@%5%@AE@%H%@AH@%15%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%, often classed in the vitamin B%@EH@%
complex and a precursor of acetylcholine.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOLINERGIC @%%@QR:cholinergic@%%@AB@%cholinergic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Activated by or capable of liberating the
%@AI@%%@AI@%acetylcholine%@BO: 22e92@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having physiological effects similar to acetylcholine.
%@2@%%@CR:CHONDROCRANIUM @%%@QR:chondrocranium@%%@AB@%chondrocranium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-niums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nia %@AE@% The embryonic cranium, esp. as
distinguished from the %@AI@%osteocranium%@BO: ccfa6c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHONDROITIN @%%@QR:chondroitin@%%@AB@%chondroitin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mucopolysaccharide that is found in cartilage in its
sulfated form. [< %@AI@%chondroitic acid, %@AE@%an acid occurring in cartilage.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHONDROMA @%%@QR:chondroma@%%@AB@%chondroma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mata %@AE@% A cartilaginous growth.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHONDROMALACIA @%%@QR:chondromalacia@%%@AB@%chondromalacia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The abnormal softening of cartilage. [chondro- + Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:CHONDRULE @%%@QR:chondrule@%%@AB@%chondrule%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@% A small round granule of extraterrestrial origin
found embedded in some meteorites.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOOSE @%%@QR:choose@%%@AB@%choose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%chose%@AE@% %@AB@%chosen%@AE@% %@AB@%choosing%@AE@% %@AB@%chooses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To select from a number
of possible alternatives; decide upon and pick out. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To prefer above
others. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To want; desire: %@AI@%choose to go.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make a choice; select:
%@AI@%did as he chose.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%chesen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%ceosan.%@AE@%] %@AB@% chooser %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%choose%@BO: 340b2c@%%@AE@% %@AI@%select%@BO: 107b233@%%@AE@% %@AI@%elect%@BO: 5f2ed4@%%@AE@% %@AI@%pick%@BO: db5ca1@%%@AE@% These verbs apply to making a
choice. %@AI@%Choose%@BO: 340b2c@%%@AE@% implies the use of judgment in taking one of several
persons, things, or courses. %@AI@%Select%@BO: 107b233@%%@AE@% stresses care and comparison in
choosing from a large variety. %@AI@%Elect%@BO: 5f2ed4@%%@AE@% strongly suggests deliberation in
making a selection, usually between alternatives: %@AI@%He elected to stay home.
%@AI@%Pick, %@AE@% like %@AI@%select%@BO: 107b233@%%@AE@% indicates some care in choosing but implies less
deliberation than %@AI@%elect%@BO: 5f2ed4@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOOSY @%%@QR:choosy@%%@AB@%choosy%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or choosey %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% Willing to settle for only the best;
hard to please. %@AB@% choosiness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%chop(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%chopped%@AE@% %@AB@%chopping%@AE@% %@AB@%chops%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cut by striking with a
heavy, sharp tool, such as an axe: %@AI@%chop wood.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To shape or form by
chopping. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cut into bits; mince: %@AI@%chop onions.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To cut short:
%@AI@%%@AI@%chopped off his sentence midway.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@%To hit or hit at with a
short, swift downward stroke. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make heavy, cutting strokes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To move roughly or suddenly. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of chopping. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A swift,
short, cutting blow or stroke. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A chopped-off piece, esp. a cut of meat,
usually taken from the rib, shoulder, or loin and containing a bone. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
short, irregular motion of waves. [ME %@AI@%choppen.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%chop(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%chopped%@AE@% %@AB@%chopping%@AE@% %@AB@%chops%@AE@% To change direction suddenly;
swerve, as a ship in the wind. [%@AI@%chop, %@AE@%to exchange (obs.) < ME %@AI@%choppen.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%chop(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An official stamp or permit in the Far East. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Quality:
%@2@%%@CR:CHOPFALLEN @%%@QR:chopfallen@%%@AB@%chopfallen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%chapfallen%@BO: 314e15@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOPHOUSE @%%@QR:chophouse@%%@AB@%chophouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A restaurant that specializes in serving chops and steaks.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOPPER @%%@QR:chopper@%%@AB@%chopper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that chops. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device that interrupts an electric
current or beam of radiation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A helicopter. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%choppers%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@%
Teeth, esp. a set of false teeth. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A motorcycle, esp. one that is
customized.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOPPING.BLOCK @%%@QR:chopping block@%%@AB@%chopping block%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wooden block on which food is prepared, as by
%@2@%%@CR:CHORAGUS @%%@QR:choragus@%%@AB@%choragus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gi%@AE@% The leader of a chorus in Greek drama. [Lat. < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:CHORAL @%%@QR:choral@%%@AB@%choral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a chorus or choir. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Written for
performance by a chorus. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%chorale%@BO: 3422d7@%%@AE@%. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%choralis %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%chorus, %@AE@%choral dance < Lat. -see chorus.] %@AB@% chorally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORALE @%%@QR:chorale@%%@AB@%chorale%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or choral %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Protestant hymn tune. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A harmonized hymn,
esp. one for organ. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A chorus or choir. [G. %@AI@%Choral(gesang), %@AE@%choral (song)
< Med. Lat. %@AI@%choralis, %@AE@%choral.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORALE.PRELUDE @%%@QR:chorale prelude@%%@AB@%chorale prelude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A musical composition for organ, chiefly in baroque
style, characterized by an elaborate contrapuntal structure based on the
melody of a hymn or chorale.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORAL.SPEAKING @%%@QR:choral speaking@%%@AB@%choral speaking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The recitation of poetry or prose by a chorus.
%@AB@%chord(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A line segment that joins two points on a curve. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
straight line connecting the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% The string of a musical instrument. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cord%@BO: 41f591@%%@AE@%(sense 5).
[Alteration of cord.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORDAL @%%@QR:chordal@%%@AB@%chordal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the strings of a musical
instrument. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Relating to or consisting of a harmonic chord. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Giving
prominence to harmonic rather than contrapuntal structure: %@AI@%chordal music.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to combinations of colors.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORDATE @%%@QR:chordate@%%@AB@%chordate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of numerous animals belonging to the phylum Chordata,
which includes all vertebrates and certain marine animals, such as the
lancelets, having a notochord. [NLat. %@AI@%Chordata, %@AE@%phylum name < Lat. %@AI@%chorda,
%@AE@%cord. -see cord.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORD.ORGAN @%%@QR:chord organ@%%@AB@%chord organ%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electronic or reed organ equipped with buttons for
producing chords.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORE1 @%%@QR:chore@%%@AB@%chore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A routine or minor duty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%chores%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Daily or routine
domestic tasks. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The routine morning and evening tasks of a farmer, as
the feeding of livestock. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An unpleasant or burdensome task.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%chored%@AE@% %@AB@%choring%@AE@% %@AB@%chores%@AE@% To work at chores. [Var. of char3.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORE2 @%%@QR:-chore@%%@AB@%-chore%@AE@%%@EH@% A plant distributed by a specified agency: %@AI@%zoochore.%@AE@% [< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%khorein, %@AE@%to move.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOREA @%%@QR:chorea@%%@AB@%chorea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nervous disorder, esp. of children, marked by uncontrollable
and irregular movements of the muscles of the arms, legs, and face. [Lat.,
%@2@%%@CR:CHOREOGRAPH @%%@QR:choreograph@%%@AB@%choreograph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-graphed%@AE@% %@AB@%-graphing%@AE@% %@AB@%-graphs%@AE@% To specialize in
choreography or create the choreography of. %@AB@% choreographer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOREOGRAPHY @%%@QR:choreography@%%@AB@%choreography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The art of creating and arranging ballets or dances.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The art and technique of dance notation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The art of dancing. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:CHORION @%%@QR:chorion@%%@AB@%chorion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The outer membrane enclosing the embryo in reptiles, birds,
and mammals. [Gk. %@AI@%khorion.%@AE@%] %@AB@% chorionic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORISTER @%%@QR:chorister@%%@AB@%chorister%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A choir singer, esp. a choirboy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A choir leader. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%queristre %@AE@%< Norman Fr. *%@AI@%cueristre %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%chorista %@AE@%< %@AI@%chorus, %@AE@%chorus <
Lat., choral dance. -see chorus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORIZO @%%@QR:chorizo@%%@AB@%chorizo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A spicy pork sausage. [Sp.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOROGRAPHY @%%@QR:chorography@%%@AB@%chorography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The technique of mapping a region or district. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% A description or map of a region. [Lat. %@AI@%chorographia %@AE@%< Gk.
-tles.To utter or express with a chortle. [Blend of chuckle and snort.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%chortler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORUS @%%@QR:chorus@%%@AB@%chorus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ruses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A composition in four or more parts
written for a large number of singers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A song refrain in which the
audience joins the soloist. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A repeat of the opening statement of a
popular song played by the whole group. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A solo section based on the main
melody of a popular song and played by a member of the group. %@AB@%e.%@AE@% A body of
singers who perform choral compositions. %@AB@%f.%@AE@% A body of vocalists and dancers
who support the soloists and leading actors in operas, musical comedies,
and revues. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% In drama or poetry recitation, a group of persons who
speak or sing a given part or composition in unison. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% In Elizabethan
drama, an actor who recites the prologue and epilogue to a play and
sometimes comments on the action. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In Greek poetry and drama: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
ceremonial dance performed to the singing of odes. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The portion of a
drama consisting of choric dance and ode. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The body of actors whose
choric performance comments upon and accompanies the action of the play. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A speech, song, or other utterance made in concert by many people. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
simultaneous utterance by a number of individuals. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-rused%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-rusing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ruses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -russed %@AE@%%@AB@% or -russing %@AE@%%@AB@% or -russes %@AE@% To sing or utter in
chorus.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in chorus.%@AE@% With simultaneous utterance; all together.
[Lat., choral dance < Gk. %@AI@%khoros.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHORUS.GIRL @%%@QR:chorus girl@%%@AB@%chorus girl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A young woman who dances in a theatrical chorus.
%@AB@%chose(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%choose%@BO: 340b2c@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%chose(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% An item of personal property; chattel. [Fr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%causa, %@AE@%thing.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOSEN @%%@QR:chosen@%%@AB@%chosen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past participle of %@AI@%choose%@BO: 340b2c@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Selected from or
preferred above others. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@%Elect. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%chosen%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the
elect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The elect collectively.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOTT @%%@QR:chott@%%@AB@%chott%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The depression surrounding a salt marsh, esp. in North
Africa. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The bed of a dried salt marsh. [Fr. < Ar. %@AI@%shatt.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOUGH @%%@QR:chough@%%@AB@%chough%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A crowlike Old World bird of the genus %@AI@%Pyrrhocorax,%@AE@% having
black plumage and red legs. [ME.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHOW @%%@QR:chow@%%@AB@%chow%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chow chow %@AE@%
%@AB@%chow(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavy-set dog of a breed originating in China, having a
long, dense, reddish-brown or black coat and a blackish tongue. [Pidgin E.,
%@2@%%@CR:CHRESTOMATHY @%%@QR:chrestomathy@%%@AB@%chrestomathy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-thies%@AE@% A selection of literary passages, used in
studying literature or a language. [Gk. %@AI@%khrestomatheia %@AE@%: %@AI@%khrestos, %@AE@%useful
%@2@%%@CR:CHRISM @%%@QR:chrism@%%@AB@%chrism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A mixture of oil and balsam consecrated by
a bishop and used for anointing in various church sacraments, such as
baptism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sacramental anointing, esp. upon confirmation into the
%@2@%%@CR:CHRISOM @%%@QR:chrisom@%%@AB@%chrisom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A white cloth or robe worn by an infant
at baptism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% An infant wearing a baptismal robe; baby. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%crisom, %@AE@%var. of %@AI@%crisme, %@AE@%chrisom, chrism.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRIST @%%@QR:Christ@%%@AB@%Christ%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The Anointed; the Messiah, as foretold by the prophets of
the Old Testament. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Jesus%@BO: 9dcd53@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Christian Science. %@AE@%"The divine
manifestation of God, which comes to the flesh to destroy incarnate error."
%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTEN @%%@QR:christen@%%@AB@%christen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tened%@AE@% %@AB@%-tening%@AE@% %@AB@%-tens%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To baptize into a Christian
church. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give a name to at baptism. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To name and dedicate
ceremonially: %@AI@%christen a ship.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To use for the first time.
%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTENING @%%@QR:christening@%%@AB@%christening%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Christian sacrament of baptism, including the
bestowal of a name upon an infant.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTIAN @%%@QR:Christian@%%@AB@%Christian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the
religion based on his teachings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pertaining to or derived from Jesus or
his teachings. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Christ;
Christlike. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Pertaining to or characteristic of Christianity or its
adherents. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Neighborly; decent. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who professes
belief in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on his teachings.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who lives according to the teachings of Jesus. [ME %@AI@%Cristen %@AE@%< OE <
%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTIAN.ERA @%%@QR:Christian era@%%@AB@%Christian era%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The period beginning with the birth of Jesus
(conventionally in A.D. 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTIANIA @%%@QR:christiania@%%@AB@%christiania%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A ski turn in which the body is swung from a crouching
position to change direction or to make a stop. [Norw. < %@AI@%Christiania, %@AE@%the
former name for Oslo, Norway.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTIANITY @%%@QR:Christianity@%%@AB@%Christianity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The Christian religion, founded on the
teachings of Jesus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Christians as a group; Christendom. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The state or
fact of being a Christian.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTIANIZE @%%@QR:Christianize@%%@AB@%Christianize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To convert to or adopt
%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTIAN.SCIEN @%%@QR:Christian Science@%%@AB@%Christian Science%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The church and the religious system founded by Mary
Baker Eddy, emphasizing healing through spiritual means as an important
element of Christianity and teaching pure divine goodness as underlying the
scientific reality of existence. %@AB@% Christian Scientist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTLIKE @%%@QR:Christlike@%%@AB@%Christlike%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the spiritual qualities or attributes of Christ.
%@AB@% Christlikeness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTMAS @%%@QR:Christmas@%%@AB@%Christmas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% December 25, a holiday celebrated by Christians as the
anniversary of the birth of Jesus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Christmastide%@BO: 3473af@%%@AE@%. [ME %@AI@%Cristemas %@AE@%< OE
of South America, cultivated as a house plant for its showy red flowers.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTMAS.DISEA @%%@QR:Christmas disease@%%@AB@%Christmas disease%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of hemophilia that is caused by a deficiency
of the plasma thromboplastin component. [After Stephen %@AI@%Christmas, %@AE@%the first
patient in whom the disease was diagnosed and studied.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTMAS.EVE @%%@QR:Christmas Eve@%%@AB@%Christmas Eve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The evening before Christmas.
%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTMAS.ROSE @%%@QR:Christmas rose@%%@AB@%Christmas rose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen plant, %@AI@%Helleborus niger,%@AE@% native to
Europe, having a poisonous root and white or pinkish-green flowers that
bloom in late fall or winter.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTMASTIDE @%%@QR:Christmastide@%%@AB@%Christmastide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Christian church festival extending from December
24 through January 6.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTMAS.TREE @%%@QR:Christmas tree@%%@AB@%Christmas tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen or artificial tree decorated with lights
and ornaments during the Christmas season.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTOLOGY @%%@QR:Christology@%%@AB@%Christology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The study of Christ's person and qualities.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A doctrine or theory based on Christ or his teachings. %@AB@% Christological
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTS.THORN @%%@QR:Christ's-thorn@%%@AB@%Christ's-thorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the Near East having spiny
thorns and popularly believed to have been used for Christ's crown of
thorns, as the %@AI@%jujube%@BO: 9f383d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRISTY @%%@QR:christy@%%@AB@%christy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% A %@AI@%christiania%@BO: 3466e7@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROM @%%@QR:chrom-@%%@AB@%chrom-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%chromo-%@BO: 349792@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMA @%%@QR:chroma@%%@AB@%chroma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% That aspect of color in the Munsell color system by which a
sample appears to differ from a gray of the same lightness or brightness.
Chroma corresponds to %@AI@%saturation%@BO: 102a1b4@%%@AE@% of the perceived color. [Gk. %@AI@%khroma,
%@AE@%color.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMAFFIN @%%@QR:chromaffin@%%@AB@%chromaffin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being stained readily with chromium salts.
[chromo- + Lat. %@AI@%affinis, %@AE@%related.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMAT @%%@QR:chromat-@%%@AB@%chromat-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%chromato-%@BO: 3483b3@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMATE @%%@QR:chromate@%%@AB@%chromate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A salt or ester of chromic acid.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMATIC @%%@QR:chromatic@%%@AB@%chromatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Pertaining to colors or color. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Pertaining to
color perceived to have a saturation greater than zero. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of,
pertaining to, or based on the chromatic scale. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Pertaining to chords or
harmonies based on nonharmonic tones. [Gk. %@AI@%khromatikos %@AE@%< %@AI@%khroma, %@AE@%color.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMATIC.ABERR @%%@QR:chromatic aberration@%%@AB@%chromatic aberration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Color distortion in an image produced by a lens
because of the dependence of lens refractivity on the wavelength of light
and marked by a variation in the focusing of colors.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMATICITY @%%@QR:chromaticity@%%@AB@%chromaticity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The aspect of color that includes consideration of its
dominant wavelength and purity.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMATICS @%%@QR:chromatics@%%@AB@%chromatics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The scientific study of color. %@AB@% chromatist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMATIC.SCALE @%%@QR:chromatic scale@%%@AB@%chromatic scale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% A scale consisting of 12 semitones.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMATID @%%@QR:chromatid@%%@AB@%chromatid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two daughter strands of a duplicated chromosome
while still joined by a single centromere.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMATIN @%%@QR:chromatin@%%@AB@%chromatin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A complex of nucleic acids and proteins characterized by
intense staining with basic dyes. %@AB@% chromatinic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMATO @%%@QR:chromato-@%%@AB@%chromato-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chromat- %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Color: %@AI@%chromatophore.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Chromatin:
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMATOLYSIS @%%@QR:chromatolysis@%%@AB@%chromatolysis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The solution and disintegration of stainable material,
as of chromatin, within a cell. %@AB@% chromatolytic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMATOPHORE @%%@QR:chromatophore@%%@AB@%chromatophore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% A pigment-containing or pigment-producing
cell, esp. a pigment-containing animal cell, as in certain lizards, that by
expansion or contraction can change the overall color of the skin. %@AB@%
%@AB@%chromatophoric %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROME1 @%%@QR:chrome@%%@AB@%chrome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Chromium. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something plated with a chromium alloy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A pigment containing chromium. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%chromed%@AE@% %@AB@%chroming%@AE@% %@AB@%chromes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
plate with chromium. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To tan or dye with a chromium compound. [Fr. < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%khroma, %@AE@%color (from the brilliant colors of chromium compounds).]
%@2@%%@CR:CHROME.GREEN @%%@QR:chrome green@%%@AB@%chrome green%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of a class of green pigments consisting of chrome
yellow and iron blue in various proportions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A very dark yellowish green
to moderate or strong green.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROME.RED @%%@QR:chrome red@%%@AB@%chrome red%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light orange to red pigment consisting of basic lead
chromate with varying proportions of PbCrO%@AH@%4%@AE@% and PbO. %@EH@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROME.YELLOW @%%@QR:chrome yellow@%%@AB@%chrome yellow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Lead chromate, PbCrO%@AH@%4%@AE@%, a yellow pigment often combined%@EH@%
with lead sulfate, PbSO%@AH@%4%@AE@%, for lighter hues. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMIC @%%@QR:chromic@%%@AB@%chromic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or containing chromium, esp. with
valence 3.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMIC.ACID @%%@QR:chromic acid@%%@AB@%chromic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A corrosive, oxidizing acid, H%@AH@%2%@AE@%CrO%@AH@%4%@AE@%, known only in%@EH@%
solution. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The anhydride of chromic acid, CrO%@AH@%3%@AE@%, a purplish crystalline%@EH@%
material that reacts explosively with reducing agents and is used in
chromium plating, as an oxidizing agent, and to color glass and rubber.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMIC.OXIDE @%%@QR:chromic oxide@%%@AB@%chromic oxide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bright-green crystalline powder, Cr%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used in%@EH@%
metallurgy and as a paint pigment.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMITE @%%@QR:chromite@%%@AB@%chromite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A widely distributed black to brownish-black chromium ore,
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMODYNAMICS @%%@QR:chromodynamics@%%@AB@%chromodynamics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The physics of the relationship between quarks and
esp. the nature of the strong interaction, color, and the exchange of
gluons.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMOGEN @%%@QR:chromogen@%%@AB@%chromogen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%A substance capable of chemical conversion
into a pigment or dye. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%A strongly pigmented or
pigment-generating organ or organelle. %@AB@% chromogenic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMOLITHOGRAP @%%@QR:chromolithograph@%%@AB@%chromolithograph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colored print produced by chromolithography.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMOLITHOGRAP @%%@QR:chromolithography@%%@AB@%chromolithography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The art or process of printing color pictures from
a series of stone or zinc plates by lithography. %@AB@% chromolithographer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%chromolithographic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMOMERE @%%@QR:chromomere@%%@AB@%chromomere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the serially aligned chromatin granules forming a
chromosome.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMONEMA @%%@QR:chromonema@%%@AB@%chromonema%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mata%@AE@% The coiled filamentous core of a chromosome.
%@2@%%@CR:CHROMOSPHERE @%%@QR:chromosphere@%%@AB@%chromosphere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An incandescent, transparent layer of gas, primarily
hydrogen, several thousand miles in depth, that lies above and surrounds
the photosphere of the sun but is distinctly separate from the corona. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
gaseous layer similar to a chromosphere around a star. %@AB@% chromospheric %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHROMOUS @%%@QR:chromous@%%@AB@%chromous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or containing chromium, esp. with
valence 2.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRON @%%@QR:chron-@%%@AB@%chron-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%chrono-%@BO: 34ad10@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRONAXY @%%@QR:chronaxy@%%@AB@%chronaxy%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chronaxie %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% The time interval necessary to
stimulate a muscle or nerve fiber electrically with twice the minimum
current needed to elicit a threshold response. [Fr. %@AI@%chronaxie %@AE@%: Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:CHRONICLE @%%@QR:chronicle@%%@AB@%chronicle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chronological record of historical events. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-cled%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-cling%@AE@% %@AB@%-cles%@AE@% To record in or in the form of a chronicle. [ME %@AI@%cronicle %@AE@%<
Norman Fr., var. of OFr. %@AI@%cronique %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%chronica %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%khronika, %@AE@%annals <
%@AI@%%@AI@%khronikos, %@AE@% of time < %@AI@%khronos, %@AE@%time.] %@AB@% chronicler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRONICLES @%%@QR:Chronicles@%%@AB@%Chronicles%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%Bible.%@BO: 1c1070@%%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHRONOBIOLOGY @%%@QR:chronobiology@%%@AB@%chronobiology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of biological rhythms.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRONOGRAM @%%@QR:chronogram@%%@AB@%chronogram%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The record produced by a chronograph. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An inscribed
phrase in which certain letters can be read as Roman numerals indicating a
specific date. %@AB@% chronogrammatic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% chronogrammatically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRONOGRAPH @%%@QR:chronograph@%%@AB@%chronograph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An instrument that registers or graphically records time
intervals such as the duration of an event. %@AB@% chronographic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%chronographically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRONOLOGICAL @%%@QR:chronological@%%@AB@%chronological%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chronologic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Arranged in order of time of
occurrence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In accordance with or relating to chronology. %@AB@%
%@AB@%chronologically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRONOLOGICAL.A @%%@QR:chronological age@%%@AB@%chronological age%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The number of years a person has lived, used in
psychometrics as a comparison standard for various performance measures.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRONOLOGY @%%@QR:chronology@%%@AB@%chronology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The determination of dates and the sequence
of events. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The arrangement of events in time. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A chronological list or
table. %@AB@% chronologist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRONOMETER @%%@QR:chronometer@%%@AB@%chronometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An exceptionally precise clock, watch, or other
%@2@%%@CR:CHRYS @%%@QR:chrys-@%%@AB@%chrys-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%chryso-%@BO: 34be35@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRYSALID @%%@QR:chrysalid@%%@AB@%chrysalid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chrysalis. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to or resembling a
chrysalis.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRYSALIS @%%@QR:chrysalis@%%@AB@%chrysalis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%chrysalises%@AE@% %@AB@% or chrysalides %@AE@% The third stage in the
development of an insect, esp. a moth or butterfly, enclosed in a firm case
or cocoon; %@AI@%pupa%@BO: ecd5ef@%%@AE@%. [Lat. %@AI@%chrysallis %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%khrusallis %@AE@%< gold-colored pupa of a
butterfly < %@AI@%khrusos, %@AE@%gold.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRYSANTHEMUM @%%@QR:chrysanthemum@%%@AB@%chrysanthemum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Chrysanthemum,%@AE@%
the cultivated forms esp. having showy flowers of various colors and sizes.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The flower of a chrysanthemum. [Lat. %@AI@%chrysanthemum %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%khrusanthemon,
%@2@%%@CR:CHRYSAROBIN @%%@QR:chrysarobin@%%@AB@%chrysarobin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A medicine obtained from a deposit found in the wood of
the %@AI@%araroba%@BO: ee5ba@%%@AE@% tree and used to treat certain chronic skin conditions.
[chrys(o)- (from its golden color) + (ar)arob(a) + -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHRYSELEPHANTIN @%%@QR:chryselephantine@%%@AB@%chryselephantine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Made of gold and ivory. [Gk. %@AI@%khruselephantinos %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:CHRYSOBERYL @%%@QR:chrysoberyl@%%@AB@%chrysoberyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A green to yellow vitreous mineral, BeAl%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%4%@AE@%, used as a%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHTHONIC @%%@QR:chthonic@%%@AB@%chthonic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chthonian %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to the gods and spirits of the
underworld. [Gk. %@AI@%khthonios, %@AE@%under the earth < %@AI@%khthon, %@AE@%earth.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUB @%%@QR:chub@%%@AB@%chub%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%chub%@AE@% %@AB@% or chubs %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various freshwater fishes of the
family Cyprinidae, related to the carps and minnows, esp. a Eurasian
species, %@AI@%Leuciscus cephalus.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various fishes, such as a whitefish
of the genus %@AI@%Coregonus%@AE@% or a marine fish of the genus %@AI@%Kyphosus.%@AE@% [ME
%@AI@%chubbe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUBBY @%%@QR:chubby@%%@AB@%chubby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bier%@AE@% %@AB@%-biest%@AE@% Rounded and plump. [Prob. < chub (from the
plumpness of the fish).] %@AB@% chubbiness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%chuck(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%chucked%@AE@% %@AB@%chucking%@AE@% %@AB@%chucks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pat or squeeze fondly or
playfully, esp. under the chin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To throw; toss. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To throw
out; discard: %@AI@%chucked her old sweater.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To force out; eject:
%@AI@%%@AI@%chucking out the troublemakers.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An affectionate pat or squeeze
under the chin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A throw, toss, or pitch. [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%chuck(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cut of beef extending from the neck to the ribs and
including the shoulder blade. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Western U.S.%@AE@% Food. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A clamp that holds
a tool or the material being worked in a machine such as a lathe. [Dial.
%@AI@%%@AI@%chuck, %@AE@%lump.]
%@AB@%chuck(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%chucked%@AE@% %@AB@%chucking%@AE@% %@AB@%chucks%@AE@% To make a clucking sound. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
A clucking sound. [Imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUCK.A.LUCK @%%@QR:chuck-a-luck@%%@AB@%chuck-a-luck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gambling game in which players bet on the possible
combinations of three thrown dice. [Prob. chuck1 + luck.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUCKHOLE @%%@QR:chuckhole@%%@AB@%chuckhole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% A rut or mudhole in a road. [Prob. < chuck1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUCKLE @%%@QR:chuckle@%%@AB@%chuckle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-led%@AE@% %@AB@%-ling%@AE@% %@AB@%-les%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To laugh quietly or to oneself. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To cluck or chuck, as a hen. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A quiet laugh of mild amusement or
satisfaction. [Prob. freq. of chuck3.] %@AB@% chuckler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUCKLEHEAD @%%@QR:chucklehead@%%@AB@%chucklehead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A stupid and gauche person; blockhead. %@AB@%
%@AB@%chuckleheaded %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUCK.WAGON @%%@QR:chuck wagon@%%@AB@%chuck wagon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wagon equipped with food and cooking utensils, as in a
lumber camp.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUCKWALLA @%%@QR:chuckwalla@%%@AB@%chuckwalla%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lizard, %@AI@%Sauromalus obesus,%@AE@% of the southwestern United
States and Mexico, related to the iguana. [Mex. Sp. %@AI@%chacahuala %@AE@%< Cahuilla
%@AI@%%@AI@%tcaxxwal.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUCK.WILLS.WID @%%@QR:chuck-will's-widow@%%@AB@%chuck-will's-widow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bird, %@AI@%Caprimulgus carolinensis,%@AE@% of the southern
and central United States, related to and resembling the whippoorwill.
[Imit. of its song.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUFA @%%@QR:chufa@%%@AB@%chufa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sedge, %@AI@%Cyperus esculentus,%@AE@% native to the Old World, having
edible, nutlike tubers. [Sp. %@AI@%chufar, %@AE@%to make fun of < VLat. *%@AI@%sufilare, %@AE@%var.
of Lat. %@AI@%sibilare, %@AE@%to whistle at.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUFF @%%@QR:chuff@%%@AB@%chuff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rude, insensitive person. [ME %@AI@%chuffe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUG @%%@QR:chug@%%@AB@%chug%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dull explosive sound, usually short and repeated, made by or
as if by a laboring engine. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%chugged%@AE@% %@AB@%chugging%@AE@% %@AB@%chugs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make
chugs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To travel or move while making chugs. [Imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUGALUG @%%@QR:chugalug@%%@AB@%chugalug%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lugged%@AE@% %@AB@%-lugging%@AE@% %@AB@%-lugs%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To swallow the
contents of (a container, as of beer) without pausing. -%@AI@%intr. %@AE@% To swallow
liquid, as beer, without pausing. [Imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUKAR @%%@QR:chukar@%%@AB@%chukar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An Old World partridge, %@AI@%Alectoris graeca,%@AE@% introduced into
western North America. [Hindi %@AI@%cakor %@AE@%< Skt. %@AI@%cakorah.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUKCHI @%%@QR:Chukchi@%%@AB@%Chukchi%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Chukchee %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Chukchi%@AE@% %@AB@% or -chis %@AE@% %@AB@%Chukchee%@AE@% %@AB@% or -chees %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A
Mongoloid people of northeastern Siberia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of the Chukchi. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
The language of the Chukchi, noted for being pronounced differently by men
and women.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUKKA @%%@QR:chukka@%%@AB@%chukka%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short, ankle-length boot, usually made of suede, having two
pairs of eyelets. [Alteration of chukker (so called because polo players
wear a similar boot).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUKKER @%%@QR:chukker@%%@AB@%chukker%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or chukkar %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the periods of play, lasting 71/2 minutes,
in a polo match. [Hindi %@AI@%cakkar, %@AE@%circle < Skt. %@AI@%cakram.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%chump(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A blockhead; dolt. [Perh. a blend of chunk and lump or
stump.]
%@AB@%chump(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%chumped%@AE@% %@AB@%chumping%@AE@% %@AB@%chumps%@AE@% To chew or make a chewing
movement with the jaws. [Var. of champ1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUNK @%%@QR:chunk@%%@AB@%chunk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A thick mass or piece: %@AI@%a chunk of ice.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A substantial
amount: %@AI@%a chunk of money.%@AE@% [Perh. var. of chuck2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUNKY @%%@QR:chunky@%%@AB@%chunky%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Short and thick; stocky. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In chunks. %@AB@%
%@AB@%chunkiness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURCH @%%@QR:church@%%@AB@%church%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Church%@AE@% The company of all Christians regarded as a mystic
spiritual body. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A building for public, esp. Christian, worship. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
congregation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Public divine worship in a church; a religious service. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
%@AB@%Church%@AE@% A specified Christian denomination: %@AI@%the Presbyterian Church.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
Ecclesiastical power as distinguished from the secular: %@AI@%the separation of
%@AI@%church and state.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The clerical profession; clergy. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Christian
%@AS@%Science. %@AE@%"The structure of Truth and Love." (Mary Baker Eddy).
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%churched%@AE@% %@AB@%churching%@AE@% %@AB@%churches%@AE@% To conduct a church service for, esp.
to perform a religious service for (a woman after childbirth). -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of
or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical. [ME %@AI@%chirche %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%cirice %@AE@%< LGk.
%@AI@%kuriakon %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kuriakos, %@AE@%of the lord < %@AI@%kurios, %@AE@%lord.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURCHGOER @%%@QR:churchgoer@%%@AB@%churchgoer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who attends church regularly. %@AB@% churchgoing %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURCH.KEY @%%@QR:church key@%%@AB@%church key%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A can or bottle opener with a triangular
pointed head.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURCHLY @%%@QR:churchly@%%@AB@%churchly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or fit for a church. %@AB@% churchliness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURCHMAN @%%@QR:churchman@%%@AB@%churchman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A clergyman; priest. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of a church. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CHURCH.OF.CHRIS @%%@QR:Church of Christ Scientist@%%@AB@%Church of Christ Scientist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The official name of the %@AI@%Christian Science
%@AI@%Church%@BO: 346a85@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURCH.OF.ENGLA @%%@QR:Church of England@%%@AB@%Church of England%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The episcopal and liturgical national church of
England, which withdrew its recognition of papal authority in the 16th
century.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURCH.OF.JESUS @%%@QR:Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints@%%@AB@%Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The official name of the
%@2@%%@CR:CHURCH.OF.ROME @%%@QR:Church of Rome@%%@AB@%Church of Rome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Roman Catholic Church%@BO: fd1ffd@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURCH.SLAVONIC @%%@QR:Church Slavonic@%%@AB@%Church Slavonic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The literary language of Slavic manuscripts written
after the early 11th century and still used as a liturgical language by
several churches of the Eastern Orthodoxy in Slavic countries.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURCHWARDEN @%%@QR:churchwarden@%%@AB@%churchwarden%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A lay officer in the Anglican Church chosen annually
by the vicar or the congregation to handle the secular and legal affairs of
the parish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of two elected chief lay officers of the vestry in the
Episcopal Church.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURCHWOMAN @%%@QR:churchwoman@%%@AB@%churchwoman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman who is a member of a church.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURCHYARD @%%@QR:churchyard@%%@AB@%churchyard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A yard adjacent to a church, often used as a burial
ground.
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURL @%%@QR:churl@%%@AB@%churl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rude, boorish person. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A miser; niggard. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A %@AI@%ceorl%@BO: 2fe927@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A medieval English peasant. [ME < OE %@AI@%ceorl, %@AE@%peasant.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURLISH @%%@QR:churlish@%%@AB@%churlish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or like a churl; boorish. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Befitting a churl;
vulgar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Difficult to work with; intractable. %@AB@% churlishly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%churlishness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURN @%%@QR:churn@%%@AB@%churn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A vessel or device in which cream or milk is agitated to
separate the oily globules from the caseous and serous parts, used to make
butter. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%churned%@AE@% %@AB@%churning%@AE@% %@AB@%churns%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To stir or agitate (milk
or cream) in a churn in order to make butter. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To make by the agitation
of milk or cream: %@AI@%churn butter.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To shake or agitate vigorously: %@AI@%Wind
%@AI@%churned up the piles of leaves.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make butter by operating a
churn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move with or produce great agitation: %@AI@%waves churning in the
%@AI@%storm.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% churn out.%@AE@% To produce in an automatic manner and
esp. abundantly: %@AI@%churn out four novels a year.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%chirne %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%cyrn.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%churner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURR @%%@QR:churr@%%@AB@%churr%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The sharp, whirring or trilling sound made by some insects and
birds. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%churred%@AE@% %@AB@%churring%@AE@% %@AB@%churrs%@AE@% To make a churr. [Imit.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHURRIGUERESQUE @%%@QR:Churrigueresque@%%@AB@%Churrigueresque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or relating to a style of baroque architecture
of Spain and its Latin-American colonies, characterized by elaborate and
extravagant decoration. [Sp. %@AI@%churrigueresco, %@AE@%after Jose %@AI@%Churriguera
%@AE@%(1650-1723).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUTE @%%@QR:chute@%%@AB@%chute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An inclined trough, passage, or channel through or down
which things may pass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A waterfall or rapid. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A parachute.
[Fr., a fall < OFr. %@AI@%cheoite, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%cheoir, %@AE@%to fall < Lat. %@AI@%cadere.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CHUTNEY @%%@QR:chutney@%%@AB@%chutney%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pungent relish made of fruits, spices, and herbs. [Hindi
%@2@%%@CR:CHUVASH @%%@QR:Chuvash@%%@AB@%Chuvash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Chuvash%@AE@% %@AB@% or -vashes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of a Turkic-speaking Tatar
people living chiefly in the Chuvash A.S.S.R. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Turkic language of the
Chuvash. [R. < Chuvash %@AI@%cavas.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CHYLE @%%@QR:chyle@%%@AB@%chyle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thick white or pale-yellow fluid, consisting of lymph and
finely emulsified fat, that is taken up by the lacteals from the intestine
%@2@%%@CR:CHYMOTRYPSIN @%%@QR:chymotrypsin@%%@AB@%chymotrypsin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pancreatic digestive enzyme. [chym(e) + trypsin.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CIAO @%%@QR:ciao@%%@AB@%ciao%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to express greeting or farewell. [Ital. < dial.
%@AI@%%@AI@%schiavo, %@AE@%(I am your) slave.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIBORIUM @%%@QR:ciborium@%%@AB@%ciborium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-boria%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A vaulted canopy permanently placed over an
altar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers of the
Eucharist. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%ciborium %@AE@%< Lat., a drinking cup < Gk. %@AI@%kiborion.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CICADA @%%@QR:cicada@%%@AB@%cicada%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-das%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dae %@AE@% Any of various insects of the family
Cicadidae, having a broad head, membranous wings, and, in the male, a pair
of resonating organs that produce a characteristic high-pitched, droning
sound. [NLat. %@AI@%Cicada, %@AE@%type genus < Lat %@AI@%cicada, %@AE@%cicada.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CICADA.KILLER @%%@QR:cicada killer@%%@AB@%cicada killer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large wasp, %@AI@%Sphecius speciosus,%@AE@% that preys upon
cicadas.
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%@2@%%@CR:CICATRIX @%%@QR:cicatrix@%%@AB@%cicatrix%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cicatrices%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Recently formed connective tissue on a
healing wound; scar tissue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A scar left where a leaf or a
branch has been detached. [ME %@AI@%cicatrice %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cicatrix.%@AE@%] %@AB@% cicatricial
%@2@%%@CR:CICERONE @%%@QR:cicerone@%%@AB@%cicerone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ni %@AE@% A guide who conducts sightseers. [Ital.,
after %@AI@%Cicerone, %@AE@%Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 b.c.).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CICHLID @%%@QR:cichlid@%%@AB@%cichlid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various tropical freshwater fishes of the family
Cichlidae, many of which are popular as aquarium fish. [NLat. %@AI@%Cichlidae,
%@AE@%family name < Gk. %@AI@%kikhle, %@AE@%a kind of fish.] %@AB@% cichlid %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIGARETTE @%%@QR:cigarette@%%@AB@%cigarette%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cigaret %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small roll of finely cut tobacco for smoking,
enclosed in a wrapper of thin paper. [Fr., dim. of %@AI@%cigare, %@AE@%cigar < Sp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cigarro.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIGARILLO @%%@QR:cigarillo@%%@AB@%cigarillo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-los%@AE@% A small, narrow cigar. [Sp., dim. of %@AI@%cigarro,
%@AE@%cigar.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIGAR.STORE.IND @%%@QR:cigar-store Indian@%%@AB@%cigar-store Indian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wooden effigy of an American Indian brave
holding a cluster of cigars and used formerly as the emblem of a
tobacconist.
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%@2@%%@CR:CILANTRO @%%@QR:cilantro@%%@AB@%cilantro%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The parsleylike leaves of fresh coriander used in cooking.
[Sp., alteration of LLat. %@AI@%coliandrum %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%coriandrum. %@AE@%-see coriander.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CILIA @%%@QR:cilia@%%@AB@%cilia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%cilium.%@BO: 351d57@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CILIARY @%%@QR:ciliary@%%@AB@%ciliary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling cilia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to the ciliary body.
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%@2@%%@CR:CILIARY.BODY @%%@QR:ciliary body@%%@AB@%ciliary body%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The thickened part of the vascular tunic of the eye that
connects the choroid with the iris.
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%@2@%%@CR:CILIARY.MOVEMEN @%%@QR:ciliary movement@%%@AB@%ciliary movement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A form of cellular motion characterized by rhythmic
beating of cilia along the cell surface.
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%@2@%%@CR:CILIATE @%%@QR:ciliate@%%@AB@%ciliate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having cilia. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various protozoans of the class
Ciliata, having numerous cilia. %@AB@% ciliately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CILICE @%%@QR:cilice@%%@AB@%cilice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coarse cloth; haircloth. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%cilicium, %@AE@%a covering
made of Cilician goat's hair < %@AI@%Cilicia, %@AE@%a province in Asia Minor.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CILIOLATE @%%@QR:ciliolate@%%@AB@%ciliolate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having minute cilia. [< NLat. %@AI@%ciliolum, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%cilium,
%@AE@%cilium.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CILIUM @%%@QR:cilium@%%@AB@%cilium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ia%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A microscopic hairlike process extending from a
cell surface and often capable of rhythmical motion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An eyelash. [NLat.
< Lat., eyelid.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIMETIDINE @%%@QR:cimetidine@%%@AB@%cimetidine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drug that acts as a histamine receptor antagonist and
that is used to treat gastrointestinal diseases, as peptic ulcers. [E. %@AI@%ci-
%@AE@%(alteration of cyano-) + met(hyl) + -idine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIMEX @%%@QR:cimex@%%@AB@%cimex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cimices%@AE@% An insect of the genus %@AI@%Cimex,%@AE@% which includes the
bedbugs. [NLat. %@AI@%Cimex, %@AE@%genus name < Lat. %@AI@%cimex, %@AE@%bug.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIMICES @%%@QR:cimices@%%@AB@%cimices%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%cimex%@BO: 351fac@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIMMERIAN @%%@QR:Cimmerian@%%@AB@%Cimmerian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Very gloomy; dark. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a mythical people
described by Homer as inhabiting a land of perpetual darkness. [< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CINCH @%%@QR:cinch@%%@AB@%cinch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A girth for a pack or saddle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A firm grip. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Something easy to accomplish. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A sure thing. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cinched%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%cinching%@AE@% %@AB@%cinches%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put a saddle girth on. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To get a
tight grip on. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To make certain of: %@AI@%cinch a victory.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
tighten a saddle girth. [Sp. %@AI@%cincha %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cingula %@AE@%< %@AI@%cingere, %@AE@%to gird.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CINCHONA @%%@QR:cinchona@%%@AB@%cinchona%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various trees and shrubs of the genus %@AI@%Cinchona,%@AE@%
native to South America, whose bark yields quinine and other medicinal
alkaloids. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The dried bark of a cinchona tree. [NLat. %@AI@%Cinchona, %@AE@%genus
name, after Francisca Henriquez de Ribera (1576-1639), Countess of
%@2@%%@CR:CINCHONINE @%%@QR:cinchonine@%%@AB@%cinchonine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An alkaloid, C%@AH@%19%@AE@%H%@AH@%22%@AE@%N%@AH@%2%@AE@%O, derived from the bark of various%@EH@%
cinchona trees and used as an antimalarial agent. [cinchon(a) + -ine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CINCHONISM @%%@QR:cinchonism@%%@AB@%cinchonism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pathological condition resulting from an overdose of
cinchona, marked by deafness, headache, giddiness, and dimming eyesight.
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%@2@%%@CR:CINCTURE @%%@QR:cincture@%%@AB@%cincture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A belt; girdle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that encompasses or
surrounds. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tured%@AE@% %@AB@%-turing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tures%@AE@% To gird or encompass. [Lat.
To burn or reduce to cinders. [ME %@AI@%sinder %@AE@%< OE, dross.] %@AB@% cindery %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CINDERELLA @%%@QR:Cinderella@%%@AB@%Cinderella%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The fairy-tale heroine who escapes from a life of
drudgery through the intervention of a fairy godmother and marries a
handsome prince. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who achieves recognition or affluence after a
period of obscurity and neglect. [< cinder.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CINEAST @%%@QR:cineast@%%@AB@%cineast%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cineaste %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A motion-picture enthusiast. [Fr. %@AI@%cineaste %@AE@% <
%@AI@%%@AI@%cine, %@AE@%cinema.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CINEMA @%%@QR:cinema@%%@AB@%cinema%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%motion picture%@BO: bd622d@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A motion-picture theater. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Motion pictures collectively. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The motion-picture industry. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The art of
making motion pictures. [Short for cinematograph.] %@AB@% cinematic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%cinematically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CINEMATOGRAPH @%%@QR:cinematograph@%%@AB@%cinematograph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A motion-picture camera or projector.
%@2@%%@CR:CINEMATOGRAPHY @%%@QR:cinematography@%%@AB@%cinematography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The technique of making motion pictures. %@AB@%
%@AB@%cinematographer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CINEMATORADIOGR @%%@QR:cinematoradiography@%%@AB@%cinematoradiography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The radiography of a part or organ in motion.
%@2@%%@CR:CINEOL @%%@QR:cineol@%%@AB@%cineol%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cineole %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Eucalyptol%@BO: 65ca3c@%%@AE@%. [NLat. %@AI@%cina, %@AE@%wormseed + Lat. %@AI@%oleum,
%@AE@%oil.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CINERAMA @%%@QR:Cinerama@%%@AB@%Cinerama%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a motion-picture process designed to produce a
realistic effect.
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%@2@%%@CR:CINERARIA @%%@QR:cineraria@%%@AB@%cineraria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Senecio cruentis,%@AE@% native to the Canary Islands but
widely cultivated as a house plant, having flat clusters of variously
colored daisylike flowers. [NLat. %@AI@%Cineraria, %@AE@%genus name < Lat. %@AI@%cinerarius,
%@AE@%of ashes (from the ash-colored down on its leaves) < %@AI@%cinis, %@AE@%ashes.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CINERARIUM @%%@QR:cinerarium@%%@AB@%cinerarium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ia%@AE@% A place for keeping the ashes of a cremated body.
%@2@%%@CR:CINEREOUS @%%@QR:cinereous@%%@AB@%cinereous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Consisting of or like ashes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of the color of ashes;
gray tinged with black. [Lat. %@AI@%cinereus %@AE@%< %@AI@%cinis, %@AE@%ashes.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CINERIN @%%@QR:cinerin@%%@AB@%cinerin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two compounds, C%@AH@%20%@AE@%H%@AH@%28%@AE@%O%@AH@%3 or C21%@AE@%H%@AH@%28%@AE@%O%@AH@%5%@AE@%, used in%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:CINNAMON @%%@QR:cinnamon@%%@AB@%cinnamon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Either of two trees, %@AI@%Cinnamomum zeylanicum%@AE@% or %@AI@%C.
%@AI@%lourerii,%@AE@% of tropical Asia, having very aromatic bark. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
yellowish-brown bark of a cinnamon tree, dried and often ground, used as a
spice. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of several trees yielding a spice similar to cinnamon. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
light yellowish brown. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of a light yellowish brown. [ME %@AI@%cinamome %@AE@%<
OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cinnamomum %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kinnamomon.%@AE@%] %@AB@% cinnamic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CINNAMON.BEAR @%%@QR:cinnamon bear@%%@AB@%cinnamon bear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The American black bear during the phase when its color
%@2@%%@CR:CINQUAIN @%%@QR:cinquain@%%@AB@%cinquain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A five-line stanza. [Fr. : %@AI@%cinq, %@AE@%five (< Lat. %@AI@%quinque%@AE@%) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%quatrain, %@AE@%quatrain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CINQUE @%%@QR:cinque@%%@AB@%cinque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The number five in cards or dice. [ME %@AI@%cink %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%quinque, %@AE@%five.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CINQUECENTO @%%@QR:cinquecento@%%@AB@%cinquecento%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The 16th century, esp. in Italian art. [Ital., short for
%@AI@%%@AI@%millecinquecento, %@AE@%one thousand five hundred.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CINQUEFOIL @%%@QR:cinquefoil@%%@AB@%cinquefoil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Potentilla,%@AE@% having
compound leaves, often with five lobes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%A design having
five sides composed of converging arcs, usually used as a frame for glass
or a panel. [ME %@AI@%cinkfoil %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%quinquefolium %@AE@%: %@AI@%quinque, %@AE@%five +
%@AI@%%@AI@%folium, %@AE@%leaf.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CION @%%@QR:cion@%%@AB@%cion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%scion%@BO: 1048279@%%@AE@% (sense 2).
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%@2@%%@CR:CIPHER @%%@QR:cipher@%%@AB@%cipher%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cypher %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The mathematical symbol (0) denoting absence of
quantity; zero. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An Arabic numeral or figure; number. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The Arabic
system of numerical notation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A person or thing without influence or
value; nonentity. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A cryptographic system in which units of plain
text of regular length, usually letters, are arbitrarily transposed or
substituted according to a predetermined key. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The key to such a system.
%@AB@%%@AB@%c.%@AE@% A message in cipher. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A design combining or interweaving letters or
initials; monogram. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-phered%@AE@% %@AB@%-phering%@AE@% %@AB@%-phers%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To solve problems
in arithmetic; calculate. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put in secret writing; encipher. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
solve by means of arithmetic. [ME %@AI@%cifre %@AE@%< OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%cifra %@AE@%< Ar.
%@AI@%%@AI@%sifr.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCA @%%@QR:circa@%%@AB@%circa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% In approximately: %@AI@%born circa 1900.%@AE@% [Lat. < %@AI@%circum, %@AE@%around <
%@AI@%circus, %@AE@%circle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCADIAN @%%@QR:circadian@%%@AB@%circadian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Exhibiting approximately 24-hour periodicity.
[Lat. %@AI@%circa, %@AE@%about + Lat. %@AI@%dies, %@AE@%day.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCADIAN.RHYTH @%%@QR:circadian rhythm@%%@AB@%circadian rhythm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A daily rhythmic activity cycle, based on 24-hour
intervals, that is exhibited by many organisms.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCASSIAN @%%@QR:Circassian@%%@AB@%Circassian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An inhabitant of Circassia, esp. a member of a
Caucasian people inhabiting Circassia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The non-Indo-European language of
the Circassians. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the people, language, or
region of Circassia.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCASSIAN.WALN @%%@QR:Circassian walnut@%%@AB@%Circassian walnut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The mottled or veined light-brown wood of the
%@AI@%%@AI@%English walnut%@BO: 622ae9@%%@AE@% used esp. in decorative cabinetwork.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCE @%%@QR:Circe@%%@AB@%Circe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enchantress described in the %@AI@%Odyssey%@AE@% who detained Odysseus
for a year and turned his men into swine. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Kirke.%@AE@%] %@AB@% Circean
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCINATE @%%@QR:circinate@%%@AB@%circinate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Ring-shaped. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Rolled up from the tip, as a young
fern frond. [Lat. %@AI@%circinatus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%circinare, %@AE@%to make circular <
%@AI@%%@AI@%circinus, %@AE@%pair of compasses < %@AI@%circus, %@AE@%circle.] %@AB@% circinately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCINUS @%%@QR:Circinus@%%@AB@%Circinus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Musca and
Triangulum Australe. [Lat. %@AI@%circinus, %@AE@%pair of compasses < %@AI@%circus, %@AE@%circle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCLE @%%@QR:circle@%%@AB@%circle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plane curve everywhere equidistant from a given fixed
point, the center. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A planar region bounded by a circle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something,
such as a ring, shaped like a circle. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A circular course, circuit, or
orbit. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A curved section or tier of seats in a theater. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A series or
process that finishes at its starting point or continuously repeats itself;
cycle. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement:
%@AI@%%@AI@%a circle of friends; a sewing circle.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% In some European countries, a
territorial or administrative division, esp. of a province. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A sphere of
influence or interest; domain: %@AI@%well-known in scientific circles.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Logic. %@AE@%A fallacy in reasoning in which the premise is used to prove the
conclusion, and the conclusion used to prove the premise. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-cled%@AE@% %@AB@%-cling%@AE@%
%@AB@%-cles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make or form a circle around; enclose. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move in a
circle around. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To move in circles; revolve: %@AI@%Crows circled overhead.%@AE@%
[ME %@AI@%cercle %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%circulus, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%circus, %@AE@%circle.] %@AB@% circler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%fraternity%@BO: 76199c@%%@AE@% %@AI@%society%@BO: 114af6a@%%@AE@% These nouns denote a group of associates. %@AI@%Circle%@BO: 355629@%%@AE@% can
describe almost any group having common interests or activities on a scale
large or small: %@AI@%sewing circle; financial circles. %@AE@% It can also designate
the extent of personal relationships: %@AI@%circle of friends. Coterie %@AE@% applies
to a small, intimate group of congenial persons. %@AI@%Set%@BO: 10a5826@%%@AE@% suggests a large,
loosely bound group defined either by condition (%@AI@%younger set%@AE@% ) or
pertains to an exclusive group, usually social, with activities in which
outsiders are denied participation. %@AI@%Club%@BO: 37de62@%%@AE@% can imply exclusiveness but often
means only a group devoted to a common interest best pursued in company:
%@AI@%%@AI@%Rotary Club; bridge club. Fraternity %@AE@% most commonly denotes a Greek letter
society of male students. It can also mean a professional group not
actually organized: %@AI@%medical fraternity. Society, %@AE@% as compared here, is
usually a rather large, formally organized group with common interests,
often cultural.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCLET @%%@QR:circlet@%%@AB@%circlet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small circle, esp. a circular ornament. [ME %@AI@%cerclet %@AE@%< OFr.,
dim. of %@AI@%cercle, %@AE@%circle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUIT @%%@QR:circuit@%%@AB@%circuit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A closed, usually circular curve. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The region
enclosed by such a curve. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A path or route the complete traversal of
which without local change of direction requires returning to the starting
point. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The act of following such a path or route. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A journey made on
such a path or route. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A closed path followed or
capable of being followed by an electric current. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A configuration of
electrically or electromagnetically connected components or devices. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
A regular or accustomed course from place to place, as that of a salesman;
round. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The area or district thus covered, esp. a territory under the
jurisdiction of a judge, in which he holds periodic court sessions. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An
association of theaters in which plays, acts, or films move from theater to
theater for presentation. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% An association of teams, clubs, or arenas of
competition. -%@AI@%intr. & tr.v.%@AE@% -cuited, -cuiting, -cuits.To make a circuit or
circuit of. [ME, circumference < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%circuitus, %@AE@%a going around <
%@AI@%%@AI@%circumire, %@AE@%to go around : %@AI@%circum, %@AE@%around + %@AI@%ire, %@AE@%to go.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUIT.BREAKER @%%@QR:circuit breaker@%%@AB@%circuit breaker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An automatic switch that stops the flow of electric
current in a suddenly overloaded or otherwise abnormally stressed electric
circuit.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUIT.COURT @%%@QR:circuit court@%%@AB@%circuit court%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In some states, the lowest court of record, in some
instances holding sessions in different places.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUITOUS @%%@QR:circuitous@%%@AB@%circuitous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course. [Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUIT.RIDER @%%@QR:circuit rider@%%@AB@%circuit rider%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clergyman who travels from church to church in a
district, esp. a rural district.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUITRY @%%@QR:circuitry@%%@AB@%circuitry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The design of or detailed plan for an electric circuit.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Electric circuits collectively.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCULAR @%%@QR:circular@%%@AB@%circular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a circle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Shaped like or nearly
like a circle; round. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Moving in or forming a circle. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Circuitous;
indirect; roundabout. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Marked by reasoning in a circle: %@AI@%a circular
%@AI@%theory.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Addressed or distributed to a large number of persons. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass distribution.
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCULAR.MEASUR @%%@QR:circular measure@%%@AB@%circular measure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The measure of an angle in %@AI@%radians%@BO: f044ee@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCULAR.SAW @%%@QR:circular saw@%%@AB@%circular saw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electric saw consisting of a toothed disk rotated at
high speed.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCULATE @%%@QR:circulate@%%@AB@%circulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move in or flow through
a circle or circuit: %@AI@%blood circulating through the body.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move
around, as from person to person or place to place: %@AI@%a guest circulating at
%@AI@%a party.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To move about or flow freely; be diffused, as air. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
spread widely among persons or places; disseminate: %@AI@%Rumors tend to
%@AI@%circulate quickly.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to move about or be distributed. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%circulare, circulat-, %@AE@%to make round < %@AI@%circulus, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%circus, %@AE@%circle.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCULATING.DEC @%%@QR:circulating decimal@%%@AB@%circulating decimal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%repeating decimal%@BO: f76733@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCULATING.LIB @%%@QR:circulating library@%%@AB@%circulating library%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%lending library%@BO: a6898b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCULATING.MED @%%@QR:circulating medium@%%@AB@%circulating medium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Currency or coin that can be exchanged for goods
without endorsement.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCULATION @%%@QR:circulation@%%@AB@%circulation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Movement in a circle or circuit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The movement of
blood through bodily vessels as a result of the heart's pumping action. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Movement or passage through a system of vessels, as of water through pipes;
flow. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Free movement or passage. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The passing of something, such as
money or news, from place to place or from person to person. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The
condition of being passed about and widely known; distribution. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
distribution of printed material, esp. copies of newspapers or magazines,
among readers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The number of copies of a publication sold or
distributed.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCULATORY.SYS @%%@QR:circulatory system@%%@AB@%circulatory system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The system of structures by which blood and lymph
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMCISE @%%@QR:circumcise@%%@AB@%circumcise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cised%@AE@% %@AB@%-cising%@AE@% %@AB@%-cises%@AE@% To remove the prepuce of (a
male) or clitoris of (a female). [ME %@AI@%circumcisen %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%circumcidere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMCISION @%%@QR:circumcision@%%@AB@%circumcision%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of circumcising. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A religious ceremony in
which someone is circumcised. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Circumcision%@AE@% A church festival celebrated
on January 1 commemorating the circumcision of Jesus.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMDUCTION @%%@QR:circumduction@%%@AB@%circumduction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The movement of a limb such that the distal end of the
limb delineates an arc. [Lat. %@AI@%circumductio, %@AE@%act of leading around <
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMFERENCE @%%@QR:circumference@%%@AB@%circumference%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The boundary line of a circle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The boundary
line of a closed curvilinear figure; perimeter. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The length of such a
boundary. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%circumferentia %@AE@%< %@AI@%circumferre, %@AE@%to carry around :
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMFUSE @%%@QR:circumfuse@%%@AB@%circumfuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fused%@AE@% %@AB@%-fusing%@AE@% %@AB@%-fuses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pour or diffuse around;
spread. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To surround, as with liquid; suffuse. [Lat. %@AI@%circumfundere,
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMLOCUTION @%%@QR:circumlocution@%%@AB@%circumlocution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The use of prolix and indirect language. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Evasion
in speech or writing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A roundabout expression. [ME %@AI@%circumlocucioun %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMPOLAR @%%@QR:circumpolar@%%@AB@%circumpolar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Located or found in one of the polar regions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Astronomy. %@AE@%Designating a star that from a given observer's latitude does
not go below the horizon.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMROTATE @%%@QR:circumrotate@%%@AB@%circumrotate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% To turn like a wheel;
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMSCISSILE @%%@QR:circumscissile@%%@AB@%circumscissile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Splitting or opening along a transverse
circular line: %@AI@%a circumscissile seed capsule.%@AE@% [circum- + Lat. %@AI@%scissilis,
%@AE@%able to be split < %@AI@%scindere, %@AE@%to split.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMSCRIBE @%%@QR:circumscribe@%%@AB@%circumscribe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-scribed%@AE@% %@AB@%-scribing%@AE@% %@AB@%-scribes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To draw a line
around; encircle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To confine within bounds; restrict. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To determine
the limits of; define. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To enclose (a polygon or polyhedron) within a
configuration of lines, curves, or surfaces so that every vertex of the
enclosed object is incident on the enclosing configuration. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To be
erected as such an enclosing configuration. [ME %@AI@%circumscriben %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMSCRIPTION @%%@QR:circumscription@%%@AB@%circumscription%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of circumscribing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of
being circumscribed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that circumscribes. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A circumscribed
space; a limited area. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A circular inscription, as on a medallion. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMSTANCE @%%@QR:circumstance@%%@AB@%circumstance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A condition or fact attending an event and having
some bearing upon it; a determining or modifying factor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A condition or
fact that determines or must be considered in the determining of a course
of action. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The sum of determining factors beyond willful control: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%victim of circumstance.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%circumstances%@AE@% Financial status or means: %@AI@%a man
%@AI@%in comfortable circumstances.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Additional or accessory information;
detail. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Formal display; ceremony: %@AI@%pomp and circumstance.%@AE@%
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-stanced%@AE@% %@AB@%-stancing%@AE@% %@AB@%-stances%@AE@% To place in particular circumstances or
conditions; situate.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% under no circumstances.%@AE@% In no case; never.%@AB@% under
%@AB@%inthe circumstances..%@AE@% Given these conditions; such being the case. [ME <
OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%circumstantia %@AE@%< %@AI@%circumstare, %@AE@%to stand around : %@AI@%circum-, %@AE@%around
(< Lat. %@AI@%circus, %@AE@%circle) + %@AI@%stare, %@AE@%to stand.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMSTANTIAL @%%@QR:circumstantial@%%@AB@%circumstantial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or dependent upon
circumstances. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of no primary significance; incidental. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Complete and
particular; full of detail: %@AI@%a circumstantial report about the debate.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%circumstantially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMSTANTIAL. @%%@QR:circumstantial evidence@%%@AB@%circumstantial evidence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% Evidence not bearing directly on the
fact in dispute but on various attendant circumstances from which the judge
or jury might infer the occurrence of the fact in dispute.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMSTANTIALI @%%@QR:circumstantiality@%%@AB@%circumstantiality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality of being fully or minutely
detailed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A particular detail or circumstance.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMSTANTIATE @%%@QR:circumstantiate@%%@AB@%circumstantiate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To set forth or verify with
circumstances; give detailed proof or description of. [Lat. %@AI@%circumstantia,
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMTERRESTRI @%%@QR:circumterrestrial@%%@AB@%circumterrestrial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Revolving about or surrounding the earth.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMVALLATE @%%@QR:circumvallate@%%@AB@%circumvallate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To surround with or as if
with a rampart or other defensive barrier. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Surrounded with or as
if with a rampart or other defensive barrier. [Lat. %@AI@%circumvallare,
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMVENT @%%@QR:circumvent@%%@AB@%circumvent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vented%@AE@% %@AB@%-venting%@AE@% %@AB@%-vents%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To surround and entrap by
craft. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To overcome by artful maneuvering. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To avoid by or as if by
%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMVOLUTION @%%@QR:circumvolution@%%@AB@%circumvolution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of turning, coiling, or folding about a
center, core, or axis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A single turn, coil, or fold; convolution. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%circumvolucioun %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%circumvolutio %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%circumvolvere, %@AE@%to roll
around. -see circumvolve.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRCUMVOLVE @%%@QR:circumvolve@%%@AB@%circumvolve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-volved%@AE@% %@AB@%-volving%@AE@% %@AB@%-volves%@AE@% To revolve or cause
%@2@%%@CR:CIRRHOSIS @%%@QR:cirrhosis@%%@AB@%cirrhosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chronic disease of the liver marked by progressive
destruction and regeneration of liver cells and increased connective tissue
formation that ultimately results in blockage of portal circulation, portal
hypertension, liver failure, and death. [Gk. %@AI@%kirros, %@AE@%tawny (from the color
of the diseased liver) + -osis.] %@AB@% cirrhotic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRRI @%%@QR:cirri-@%%@AB@%cirri-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%cirro-%@BO: 35b5e9@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRRIPED @%%@QR:cirriped@%%@AB@%cirriped%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cirripede %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various crustaceans of the order
Cirripedia, which includes the barnacles and similar organisms that attach
themselves to objects or become parasitic in the adult stage. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Cirripedia, %@AE@%order name : cirrus + Lat. %@AI@%pes, %@AE@%foot.] %@AB@% cirriped %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRRO @%%@QR:cirro-@%%@AB@%cirro-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cirri- %@AE@% Cirrus cloud: %@AI@%cirrostratus.%@AE@% [< cirrus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRROCUMULUS @%%@QR:cirrocumulus@%%@AB@%cirrocumulus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A high-altitude cloud composed of a series of small,
regularly arranged cloudlets in the form of ripples or grains.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRROSTRATUS @%%@QR:cirrostratus@%%@AB@%cirrostratus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A high-altitude, thin hazy cloud, usually covering the
sky and often producing a halo effect.
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%@2@%%@CR:CIRRUS @%%@QR:cirrus@%%@AB@%cirrus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cirri%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A high-altitude cloud composed of narrow bands or
patches of thin, generally white, fleecy parts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A tendril or
similar part. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%A slender, flexible appendage, such as a
tentacle. [Lat., curl of hair.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CIS @%%@QR:cis-@%%@AB@%cis-%@AE@%%@EH@% On this side: %@AI@%cisatlantic.%@AE@% [Lat. < %@AI@%cis, %@AE@%on this side of.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CISATLANTIC @%%@QR:cisatlantic@%%@AB@%cisatlantic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% On this side of the Atlantic.
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%@2@%%@CR:CISCO @%%@QR:cisco@%%@AB@%cisco%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-coes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -cos %@AE@% Any of several North American freshwater
fishes of the genus %@AI@%Coregonus%@AE@% (or %@AI@%Leucichthys%@AE@% ), related to and resembling
the whitefish. [Canadian Fr. %@AI@%ciscoette %@AE@%< Ojibwa %@AI@%pemitewiskawet,
%@AE@%oily-skinned fish.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CISLUNAR @%%@QR:cislunar@%%@AB@%cislunar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Between the earth and the moon.
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%@2@%%@CR:CISMONTANE @%%@QR:cismontane@%%@AB@%cismontane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% On this side of the mountains. [Fr. %@AI@%cismontain %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CISTERNA @%%@QR:cisterna@%%@AB@%cisterna%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nae%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fluid-containing sac or space in the body of
an organism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the saclike vesicles that comprise the endoplasmic
reticulum. [NLat. < Lat., cistern.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CISTRON @%%@QR:cistron@%%@AB@%cistron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A subunit of a gene that is complementary to another subunit
on the same gene such that they form a single functional unit. [cis- +
%@2@%%@CR:CITADEL @%%@QR:citadel@%%@AB@%citadel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fortress in a commanding position in or near a city. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A stronghold or fortified place; bulwark. [OFr. %@AI@%citadelle %@AE@%< OItal.
%@AI@%%@AI@%citadella, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%cittade, %@AE@%city < Lat. %@AI@%civitas.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CITATION @%%@QR:citation@%%@AB@%citation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of citing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A quoting of an authoritative
source for substantiation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A source so cited; quotation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A
reference to previous court decisions or authoritative writings. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An
official commendation for meritorious action, esp. in military service. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Enumeration or mention, as of facts. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% An official summons, esp. one
calling for appearance in court. %@AB@% citational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% citatory %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CITE @%%@QR:cite@%%@AB@%cite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cited%@AE@% %@AB@%citing%@AE@% %@AB@%cites%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To quote as an authority or example.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
commend for meritorious action. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To call to someone's attention; mention.
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% To summon before a court of law. [ME %@AI@%citen, %@AE@%to summon < OFr. %@AI@%citer %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%citare, %@AE@%freq. of %@AI@%ciere, %@AE@%to call.] %@AB@% citable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CITHARA @%%@QR:cithara@%%@AB@%cithara%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ancient musical instrument resembling the lyre. [Lat. <
Gk. %@AI@%kithara.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CITHER @%%@QR:cither@%%@AB@%cither%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cithern %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cittern%@BO: 35e3e4@%%@AE@%. [Fr. %@AI@%cithare %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cithara, %@AE@%cithara <
Gk. %@AI@%kithara.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CITIED @%%@QR:citied@%%@AB@%citied%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a city or cities.
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%@2@%%@CR:CITIFIED @%%@QR:citified@%%@AB@%citified%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Marked by or having customs, manners, fashions, or other
characteristics attributed to city people.
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%@2@%%@CR:CITIFY @%%@QR:citify@%%@AB@%citify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to become urban. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
impart the styles and manners of a city to. %@AB@% citification %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CITIZEN @%%@QR:citizen@%%@AB@%citizen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or
naturalization to the protection of a given state. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A resident of a city
or town, esp. one entitled to vote and enjoy other privileges there. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
civilian as distinguished from a person employed by a state. [ME %@AI@%citisein %@AE@%<
AN %@AI@%citesein, %@AE@%prob. alteration of OFr. %@AI@%citeain %@AE@%< %@AI@%cite, %@AE@%city.] %@AB@% citizenly
%@2@%%@CR:CITIZENS.ARREST @%%@QR:citizen's arrest@%%@AB@%citizen's arrest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An arrest made by a citizen who is authorized to do
so by his status as a citizen.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CITIZENS.BAND @%%@QR:citizens band@%%@AB@%citizens band%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A radio-frequency band allocated for private use.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CITIZENSHIP @%%@QR:citizenship@%%@AB@%citizenship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The status of a citizen with its attendant duties,
rights, and privileges.
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%@2@%%@CR:CITRAL @%%@QR:citral@%%@AB@%citral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mobile pale-yellow liquid, C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%16%@AE@%O, derived from lemon-grass%@EH@%
oil and used in perfume and as a flavoring. [citr(us) + -al.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITRATE @%%@QR:citrate@%%@AB@%citrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A salt or ester of citric acid.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITRIC @%%@QR:citric@%%@AB@%citric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or obtained from citrus fruits.
%@2@%%@CR:CITRICULTURE @%%@QR:citriculture@%%@AB@%citriculture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The cultivation of citrus fruits. [citr(us) + culture.]
%@AB@% citriculturist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITRINE @%%@QR:citrine@%%@AB@%citrine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pale-yellow variety of quartz resembling topaz. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
light to moderate olive. [ME, yellow < OFr. %@AI@%citrin %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%citrinus %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%citrus, %@AE@%citrus tree.] %@AB@% citrine %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITRON @%%@QR:citron@%%@AB@%citron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Citrus medica,%@AE@% native to Asia, having lemonlike
fruit with a thick, aromatic rind. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The fruit of this tree. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A variety
of watermelon, %@AI@%Citrullus vulgaris citroides,%@AE@% having fruit generally
considered inedible and a hard rind used as flavoring. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The preserved or
candied rind of the fruit of a citron, used esp. in baking. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A grayish
green yellow. [Fr. < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%citrus.%@AE@%] %@AB@% citron %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITRONELLA @%%@QR:citronella@%%@AB@%citronella%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tropical Eurasian grass, %@AI@%Cymbopogon nardus,%@AE@% having
bluish-green, lemon-scented leaves. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A light-yellow, aromatic oil
obtained from citronella and used in insect repellents and perfumery.
[NLat. < Fr. %@AI@%citronnelle, %@AE@%lemon oil, dim. of %@AI@%citron, %@AE@%citron.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITRONELLAL @%%@QR:citronellal@%%@AB@%citronellal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless mixture of isomeric liquids, C%@AH@%9%@AE@%H%@AH@%17%@AE@%CHO, the%@EH@%
chief constituent of citronella oil. [citronell(a) + -al.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITRULLINE @%%@QR:citrulline@%%@AB@%citrulline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An amino acid, C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%13%@AE@%N%@AH@%3%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%, that is produced as an%@EH@%
intermediate during urea formation in the liver. [NLat. %@AI@%Citrullus, %@AE@%plant
genus + -ine.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITRUS @%%@QR:citrus@%%@AB@%citrus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to trees or shrubs of the genus %@AI@%Citrus,%@AE@%
many of which bear edible fruit such as the orange, lemon, lime, and
grapefruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or characteristic of the fruits of citrus trees or
shrubs. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ruses%@AE@% %@AB@% or citrus %@AE@% A citrus tree or shrub. [NLat., %@AI@%Citrus,
%@AI@%%@AE@%genus name < Lat. %@AI@%citrus, %@AE@%citrus tree.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITTERN @%%@QR:cittern@%%@AB@%cittern%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A 16th-century guitar with a pear-shaped body. [Ult. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CITY @%%@QR:city@%%@AB@%city%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A center of population, commerce, and culture; a
large and important town. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% In the United States, an incorporated
municipality with definite boundaries and legal powers set forth in a
charter granted by the state. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% In Canada, a municipality of high rank,
usually determined by population but varying by province. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% In Great
Britain, a large incorporated town, usually the seat of a bishop, with its
title conferred by the Crown. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The inhabitants of a city as a group. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
An ancient Greek city-state. [ME %@AI@%cite %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%civitas %@AE@%< %@AI@%civis,
%@AE@%citizen.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CITY.COUNCIL @%%@QR:city council@%%@AB@%city council%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The governing body of a city.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITY.DESK @%%@QR:city desk@%%@AB@%city desk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The newspaper department handling local news.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITY.EDITOR @%%@QR:city editor@%%@AB@%city editor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A newspaper editor responsible for handling local news
and reporters' assignments. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% The editor who handles
commercial and financial news.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITY.FATHER @%%@QR:city father@%%@AB@%city father%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A municipal official, as a councilman.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITY.HALL @%%@QR:city hall@%%@AB@%city hall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The building housing the administrative offices of a
municipal government. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The municipal government, esp. its officials
considered as a group.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITY.MANAGER @%%@QR:city manager@%%@AB@%city manager%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An administrator appointed by a city council to manage
the affairs of the municipality.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITYSCAPE @%%@QR:cityscape@%%@AB@%cityscape%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An artistic representation, as a painting or photograph,
of a city. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A city regarded as a scene: %@AI@% the vast cityscape of lower
%@AI@%Manhattan (The New Yorker)).
%@AI@%%@NL@%
%@AI@%%@NL@%
%@AI@%
%@AI@%%@2@%%@CR:CITY.SLICKER @%%@QR:city slicker@%%@AB@%city slicker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A person exhibiting the smart and
sophisticated style traditionally associated by rural people with the
manners and mores of the city.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CITY.STATE @%%@QR:city-state@%%@AB@%city-state%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sovereign state consisting of an independent city and
its surrounding territory.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVET @%%@QR:civet@%%@AB@%civet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various catlike mammals of the family Viverridae, of
Africa and Asia, having anal scent glands that secrete a fluid with a musky
odor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fluid secreted by a civet, used in the manufacture of
perfumes. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The fur of a civet. [Fr. %@AI@%civette %@AE@%< OFr. < OItal. %@AI@%zibetto %@AE@%< Ar.
%@AI@%zabad.%@AE@%]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIC @%%@QR:civic@%%@AB@%civic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or
citizenship; municipal or civil. [Lat. %@AI@%civicus %@AE@%< %@AI@%civis, %@AE@%citizen.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVICS @%%@QR:civics@%%@AB@%civics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The branch of political science that deals with civic affairs.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIES @%%@QR:civies@%%@AB@%civies%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%civvies%@BO: 360a9f@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL @%%@QR:civil@%%@AB@%civil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or befitting a citizen or citizens. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Of or pertaining to citizens and their relations with the state. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of
ordinary citizens or ordinary community life as distinguished from the
military or the ecclesiastical: %@AI@%civil authorities.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of or in accordance
with organized society; civilized. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Observing or befitting accepted
social usages; polite: %@AI@%gave a civil reply.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Designating or according to
legally recognized divisions of time: %@AI@%a civil year.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%Pertaining to
the rights of private individuals and to legal proceedings concerning these
rights as distinguished from criminal, military, or international courts,
proceedings, or rules. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%civilis %@AE@%< %@AI@%civis, %@AE@%citizen.] %@AB@% civilly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL.DEATH @%%@QR:civil death@%%@AB@%civil death%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% The total deprivation of civil rights resulting
from conviction for treason or another serious offense.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL.DEFENSE @%%@QR:civil defense@%%@AB@%civil defense%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The ensemble of emergency measures to be taken by an
organized body of civilian volunteers for the protection of life and
property in the case of a natural disaster or an attack or invasion by an
enemy.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL.DISOBEDIE @%%@QR:civil disobedience@%%@AB@%civil disobedience%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The refusal to obey civil laws regarded as unjust,
usually by employing methods of passive resistance.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL.ENGINEER @%%@QR:civil engineer@%%@AB@%civil engineer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An engineer trained in the design and construction of
public works. %@AB@% civil engineering %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVILIAN @%%@QR:civilian@%%@AB@%civilian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person following the pursuits of civil life as
distinguished from one serving in a police, firefighting, or military
force. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A student of or specialist in Roman or civil law. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to civilians or civil life; nonmilitary.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVILITY @%%@QR:civility@%%@AB@%civility%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Politeness; courtesy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A courteous act or
utterance.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVILIZATION @%%@QR:civilization@%%@AB@%civilization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An advanced stage of development in the arts and
sciences accompanied by corresponding social, political, and cultural
complexity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The type of culture and society developed by a particular
nation or region or in a particular epoch: %@AI@%the civilization of ancient
%@AI@%Rome.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The act or process of civilizing or of reaching a civilized
state. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Modern society with its conveniences: %@AI@%returned to
%@AI@%civilization after camping.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVILIZE @%%@QR:civilize@%%@AB@%civilize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lized%@AE@% %@AB@%-lizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring out of a primitive or
savage state. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To educate or enlighten; refine. %@AB@% civilizable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%civilizer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVILIZED @%%@QR:civilized@%%@AB@%civilized%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Having a highly developed society and culture. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a people or nation so developed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Polite or cultured; refined.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL.LAW @%%@QR:civil law@%%@AB@%civil law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The body of law dealing with the rights of private
citizens in a particular state or nation as distinguished from criminal
law, military law, or international law. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The law of ancient Rome, esp.
that which applied to private citizens. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A system of law having its
origin in Roman law as distinguished from common law or canon law.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL.LIBERTY @%%@QR:civil liberty@%%@AB@%civil liberty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Liberty legally guaranteeing to the individual the
rights of free speech, thought, and action, limited only insofar as their
use does not interfere with the rights of others. %@AB@% civil libertarian %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL.MARRIAGE @%%@QR:civil marriage@%%@AB@%civil marriage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A marriage ceremony performed by a civil official.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL.RIGHTS @%%@QR:civil rights@%%@AB@%civil rights%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Rights belonging to a person by virtue of his status
as a citizen or as a member of civil society. %@AB@% civil-rights %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL.SERVANT @%%@QR:civil servant@%%@AB@%civil servant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person employed in the civil service.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL.SERVICE @%%@QR:civil service@%%@AB@%civil service%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% All branches of public service that are not
legislative, judicial, military, or naval. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Collectively, the persons
employed by the civil branches of the government.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVIL.WAR @%%@QR:civil war@%%@AB@%civil war%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A war between factions or regions of one country.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CIVVIES @%%@QR:civvies@%%@AB@%civvies%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or civies %@AE@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Civilian clothes as distinguished from
military dress. [Shortening and alteration of civilian.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CL @%%@QR:Cl@%%@AB@%Cl%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element chlorine.
%@2@%%@CR:CLACK @%%@QR:clack@%%@AB@%clack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%clacked%@AE@% %@AB@%clacking%@AE@% %@AB@%clacks%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make an abrupt, dry
sound, as of the collision of two hard surfaces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To chatter
thoughtlessly or at length. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cackle or cluck, as a hen does. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
cause to make an abrupt, dry sound. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A clacking sound: %@AI@%the clack of
%@AI@%a computer.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that makes a clacking sound. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Thoughtless,
%@2@%%@CR:CLACK.VALVE @%%@QR:clack valve@%%@AB@%clack valve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hinged valve that permits fluids to flow in only one
direction and clacks when the valve closes.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLACTONIAN @%%@QR:Clactonian@%%@AB@%Clactonian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaeology. %@AE@% Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic
culture of northwestern Europe. [After %@AI@%Clacton-%@AE@%on-Sea, England.]
%@2@%%@CR:CLADOPHYLL @%%@QR:cladophyll@%%@AB@%cladophyll%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A branch or portion of a stem that resembles and functions
as a leaf. [Gk. %@AI@%klados, %@AE@%twig + -phyll.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLAG @%%@QR:clag@%%@AB@%clag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clagged%@AE@% %@AB@%clagging%@AE@% %@AB@%clags%@AE@% To clog. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clog or clot.
[Perh. < dial. %@AI@%clag, %@AE@%to cover with mud, of Scand. orig.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLAIM @%%@QR:claim@%%@AB@%claim%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%claimed%@AE@% %@AB@%claiming%@AE@% %@AB@%claims%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To demand or ask for as one's
own or one's due; assert one's right to: %@AI@%claim a reward.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To state to be
true; assert or maintain: %@AI@%claimed he could read while watching television.%@AE@%
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To deserve or call for; require: %@AI@%problems that claim her attention.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A demand for something as one's rightful due: %@AI@%filed a claim for
%@AI@%losses.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A basis for demanding something; title or right. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something
claimed, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tract of land staked out by a miner or homesteader. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
A sum of money demanded in accordance with an insurance policy or other
formal arrangement. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A statement of something as a fact; an assertion of
truth: %@AI@%advertising with false claims.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% lay claim to.%@AE@% To assert one's right to or ownership
%@2@%%@CR:CLAIMANT @%%@QR:claimant@%%@AB@%claimant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person making a claim.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLAIMING.RACE @%%@QR:claiming race@%%@AB@%claiming race%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A horse race in which each entry is available for
purchase at a previously fixed price, the right to buy often being limited
to those persons entering horses in that race.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLAIR.DE.LUNE @%%@QR:clair de lune@%%@AB@%clair de lune%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pale, grayish-blue glaze applied to various kinds
of Chinese porcelain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The color of clair de lune. [Fr. : %@AI@%clair, %@AE@%light +
%@2@%%@CR:CLAIRVOYANCE @%%@QR:clairvoyance@%%@AB@%clairvoyance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The power to perceive things that are out of the
natural range of human senses. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Acute intuitive insight or
perceptiveness. [Fr. : %@AI@%clair, %@AE@%clear (< Lat. %@AI@%clarus%@AE@%) + %@AI@%voyant, %@AE@%pr.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%voir, %@AE@%to see < Lat. %@AI@%videre.%@AE@%] %@AB@% clairvoyant %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AI@%clamant-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%clamare, %@AE@%to cry out.] %@AB@% clamantly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAMBAKE @%%@QR:clambake@%%@AB@%clambake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A seashore picnic where clams, fish, corn, and other
foods are baked in layers on buried hot stones. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A party, esp.
a noisy and lively one.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAMBER @%%@QR:clamber@%%@AB@%clamber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-bered%@AE@% %@AB@%-bering%@AE@% %@AB@%-bers%@AE@% To climb with difficulty,
esp. on all fours. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act of clambering. [ME %@AI@%clambren.%@AE@%] %@AB@% clamberer
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAM.CHOWDER @%%@QR:clam chowder@%%@AB@%clam chowder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various soups made of shucked clams, salt pork,
potatoes, and onions.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAMMY @%%@QR:clammy@%%@AB@%clammy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mier%@AE@% %@AB@%-miest%@AE@% Disagreeably moist, sticky, and usually cold:
%@AI@%%@AI@%gave me a clammy handshake.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%clammi, %@AE@%sticky < %@AI@%clam, %@AE@%of MLG orig.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLAMOUR @%%@QR:clamour@%%@AB@%clamour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%clamor%@BO: 362c92@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAMOUROUS @%%@QR:clamourous@%%@AB@%clamourous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%clamorous%@BO: 362fac@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAMP @%%@QR:clamp@%%@AB@%clamp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or
structural parts. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clamped%@AE@% %@AB@%clamping%@AE@% %@AB@%clamps%@AE@% To fasten, grip, or
support with or as if with a clamp.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% clamp down.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@%
To become more strict or repressive. [ME < MDu. %@AI@%klampe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAMPER @%%@QR:clamper@%%@AB@%clamper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A spiked plate attached to the sole of a shoe to prevent
slipping on ice.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAMSHELL @%%@QR:clamshell@%%@AB@%clamshell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The shell of a clam. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A dredging bucket made of two
hinged jaws.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAMWORM @%%@QR:clamworm@%%@AB@%clamworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various segmented marine worms of the genus %@AI@%Nereis.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAN @%%@QR:clan@%%@AB@%clan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A traditional social unit in the Scottish Highlands,
consisting of a number of families claiming a common ancestor and following
the same hereditary chieftain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A division of a tribe tracing descent
from a common ancestor. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A large group of relatives, friends, or
%@2@%%@CR:CLANG @%%@QR:clang@%%@AB@%clang%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clanged%@AE@% %@AB@%clanging%@AE@% %@AB@%clangs%@AE@% To make or cause to make a
loud, metallic, resonant sound. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A clanging sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The strident
call of a crane or goose. [Lat. %@AI@%clangere.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLANGER @%%@QR:clanger@%%@AB@%clanger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A blunder; faux pas: %@AI@%drop a
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%@2@%%@CR:CLANGOR @%%@QR:clangor@%%@AB@%clangor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clang or repeated clanging; din. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-gored%@AE@% %@AB@%-goring%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-gors%@AE@% To make a clangor. [Lat. < %@AI@%clangere, %@AE@%to clang.] %@AB@% clangorous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLANGOUR @%%@QR:clangour@%%@AB@%clangour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%clangor%@BO: 363bd4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLANK @%%@QR:clank@%%@AB@%clank%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A metallic sound, sharp and hard but not as resonant as a
clang. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clanked%@AE@% %@AB@%clanking%@AE@% %@AB@%clanks%@AE@% To make a clanking sound.
[Imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLANNISH @%%@QR:clannish@%%@AB@%clannish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a clan. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Inclined to cling together and to exclude outsiders. %@AB@% clannishly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%clannishness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLANSMAN @%%@QR:clansman@%%@AB@%clansman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person belonging to a clan.
%@AB@%clap(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%clapped%@AE@% %@AB@%clapping%@AE@% %@AB@%claps%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To strike the palms of the
hands together with a sudden explosive sound, as in applauding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make
a sudden sharp noise. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To strike (the hands) together repeatedly
with an abrupt, loud sound. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To applaud in this manner. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To tap with
the open hand, as in greeting: %@AI@%clapped him on the shoulder.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To put,
move, or send promptly or suddenly: %@AI@%clapped me in jail.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To
put together hastily: %@AI@%clap together a plan.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or sound
of clapping the hands. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A loud, sharp, or explosive noise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sharp
blow with the open hand; slap. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A sudden stroke, esp. of bad
%@2@%%@CR:CLAPPER @%%@QR:clapper@%%@AB@%clapper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that claps, esp. the tongue of a bell. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%clappers%@AE@%
Two flat pieces of wood held between the fingers and struck together
rhythmically. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% The tongue of a garrulous person.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAPPERCLAW @%%@QR:clapperclaw@%%@AB@%clapperclaw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-clawed%@AE@% %@AB@%-clawing%@AE@% %@AB@%-claws%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To claw or
scratch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To berate or revile.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAPPER.RAIL @%%@QR:clapper rail@%%@AB@%clapper rail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American marsh bird, %@AI@%Rallus longirostris,%@AE@% having
brownish plumage, a long bill, and a clattering cry.
theatrical trick to win applause : clap1 + trap1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAQUE @%%@QR:claque@%%@AB@%claque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group of persons hired to applaud at a performance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
group of adulating or fawning admirers. [Fr. < %@AI@%claquer, %@AE@%to clap.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLARENCE @%%@QR:clarence@%%@AB@%clarence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A four-wheeled closed carriage with seats for four
passengers. [After the Duke of %@AI@%Clarence %@AE@%(1765-1837), later William IV of
England.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLARET @%%@QR:claret@%%@AB@%claret%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The dry red table wine of Bordeaux, France. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
similar wine made elsewhere. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A dark or grayish purplish red to dark
purplish pink. [Short for ME %@AI@%claret win,%@AE@% light-colored wine < OFr. %@AI@%vin
%@2@%%@CR:CLARIFY @%%@QR:clarify@%%@AB@%clarify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make clear or easier to
understand; elucidate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make clear by removing impurities, often by
heating gently: %@AI@%clarify butter.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become clear. [ME %@AI@%clarifien %@AE@%<
OFr. %@AI@%clarifier %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%clarificare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%clarus, %@AE@%clear + Lat. %@AI@%facere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:CLARINET @%%@QR:clarinet@%%@AB@%clarinet%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or clarionet %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woodwind instrument having a straight,
cylindrical tube with a flaring bell and a single-reed mouthpiece, played
by means of finger holes and keys. [Fr. %@AI@%clarinette, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%clarine,%@AE@% cattle
bell < %@AI@%clair,%@AE@% clear < Lat. %@AI@%clarus.%@AE@%] %@AB@% clarinetist %@AE@%%@AB@% clarinettist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLARION @%%@QR:clarion@%%@AB@%clarion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A medieval trumpet with a shrill, clear tone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The sound
made by the clarion or a sound resembling it. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Shrill and clear. [ME
%@AI@%clarioun %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%clarion%@AE@% < Med. Lat. %@AI@%clario %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%clarus, %@AE@%clear.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLARIONET @%%@QR:clarionet@%%@AB@%clarionet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%clarinet%@BO: 365449@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLARITY @%%@QR:clarity@%%@AB@%clarity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state or quality of being clear; lucidity. [ME %@AI@%clerte,
%@2@%%@CR:CLARKIA @%%@QR:clarkia@%%@AB@%clarkia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Clarkia,%@AE@% of western North
America, having red, purple, or pink flowers. [NLat. %@AI@%Clarkia, %@AE@%genus name,
after William %@AI@%Clark %@AE@%(1770-1838).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLARY @%%@QR:clary@%%@AB@%clary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% Any of several European plants of the genus %@AI@%Salvia,%@AE@%
esp. %@AI@%S. sclarea,%@AE@% an aromatic herb with bluish-white flowers. [ME %@AI@%clare,
%@AE@%partly < Med. Lat. %@AI@%sclarea, %@AE@%and partly < OE %@AI@%slaria.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLARY.SAGE @%%@QR:clary sage@%%@AB@%clary sage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%clary%@BO: 365a96@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASH @%%@QR:clash@%%@AB@%clash%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%clashed%@AE@% %@AB@%clashing%@AE@% %@AB@%clashes%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To collide with a loud,
harsh noise: %@AI@%cymbals clashing.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To conflict; be in opposition: %@AI@%political
%@AI@%opponents who clashed on busing.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To strike together with a harsh,
metallic noise. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A loud, resounding metallic noise, such as that
made by two objects colliding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A state of disagreement or disharmony. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
An often heated discussion in which differences of opinion are expressed.
%@2@%%@CR:CLASP @%%@QR:clasp@%%@AB@%clasp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fastening, such as a hook, used to hold two objects or
parts together. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An embrace; hug. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A grip or grasp of the hand. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A small metal bar attached to a military decoration indicating the action
for which it was awarded. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clasped%@AE@% %@AB@%clasping%@AE@% %@AB@%clasps%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fasten
with or as if with a clasp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hold in a tight grasp; embrace. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
grip firmly in or with the hand. [ME %@AI@%claspe, %@AE@%prob. of OE orig.] %@AB@% clasper
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASPER @%%@QR:clasper@%%@AB@%clasper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A modified part of the pelvic fin of male elasmobranch fishes
that aids in the transmission of sperm during copulation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASP.KNIFE @%%@QR:clasp knife@%%@AB@%clasp knife%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pocketknife with a folding blade.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASS @%%@QR:class@%%@AB@%class%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A set, collection, group, or configuration containing
members having or thought to have at least one attribute in common; kind;
sort. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Statistics. %@AE@%An interval in a %@AI@%frequency distribution%@BO: 76cdb9@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
division by quality, rank, or grade. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A social stratum whose members
share similar economic, political, and cultural characteristics: %@AI@%the middle
%@AI@%class.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Social rank or caste, esp. high rank. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A group of students
or alumni graduated in the same year. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A group of students meeting to
study the same subject. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The period during which such a group meets. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Biology. %@AE@%A taxonomic category ranking below a phylum and above an order. %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A grade of mail: %@AI@%sent the letter by first class.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The quality of
accommodation on a public vehicle: %@AI@%travel third class.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Great
style or quality: %@AI@%a girl with class.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%classed%@AE@% %@AB@%classing%@AE@% %@AB@%classes%@AE@% To
arrange, group, or rate according to qualities or characteristics;
classify. [Fr. %@AI@%classe %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%classis, %@AE@%class of citizens.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASS.ACTION @%%@QR:class action@%%@AB@%class action%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lawsuit in which the plaintiff or plaintiffs bring
suit both on their own behalf and on behalf of many others who have the
same claim against the defendant.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASS.CONSCIOUS @%%@QR:class-conscious@%%@AB@%class-conscious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Aware of belonging to a particular socioeconomic
class. %@AB@% class-consciousness. %@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASSIC @%%@QR:classic@%%@AB@%classic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of the highest rank or class. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Serving as an
outstanding representative of its kind; model. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Well-known and typical:
%@AI@%%@AI@%the classic situation-boy meets girl.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having lasting significance or
recognized worth. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to ancient Greek or Roman literature
or art; classical. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Of or in accordance with established principles and
methods in the arts and sciences. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Of lasting historical or literary
significance. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An artist, author, or work generally considered to
be of the highest rank or excellence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A literary work of ancient Greece
or Rome. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something considered to be typical or traditional.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASSICAL @%%@QR:classical@%%@AB@%classical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the culture of ancient Greece
and Rome, esp. the art, architecture, and literature. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Pertaining to or
versed in studies of antiquity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Pertaining to or designating the
European music of the latter half of the 18th century. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Designating music
in the educated European tradition as distinguished from popular or folk
music. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental:
%@AI@%%@AI@%classical methods of navigation.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to nonrelativistic or
%@2@%%@CR:CLASSICISM @%%@QR:classicism@%%@AB@%classicism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Aesthetic attitudes and principles based on the
culture, art, and literature of ancient Greece and Rome and characterized
by emphasis on form, simplicity, proportion, and restrained emotion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Classical scholarship. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A Greek or Latin expression or idiom.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASSICIST @%%@QR:classicist@%%@AB@%classicist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A student of or specialist in the classics.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASSIFICATION @%%@QR:classification@%%@AB@%classification%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or result of classifying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%The
systematic grouping of organisms into categories based on shared
characteristics or traits; taxonomy. %@AB@% classificatory %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASSIFIED.ADVE @%%@QR:classified advertisement@%%@AB@%classified advertisement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An advertisement, usually brief and in small
type, printed in a newspaper or magazine along with others of the same
category.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASSIFY @%%@QR:classify@%%@AB@%classify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To arrange or organize according
to class or category. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To designate (a document, for example) as secret
and available only to authorized persons. %@AB@% classifiable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% classifier
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASSIS @%%@QR:classis@%%@AB@%classis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A governing body of pastors and
elders in certain Reformed churches having jurisdiction over local
churches. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The district or churches governed by a classis. [Lat., class
%@2@%%@CR:CLAST @%%@QR:clast@%%@AB@%clast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rock fragment. [< Gk. %@AI@%klastos,%@AE@% broken < %@AI@%klan,%@AE@% to break.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLASTIC @%%@QR:clastic@%%@AB@%clastic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Separable into parts or having removable sections: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%clastic anatomical model.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%Made up of fragments; fragmental.
%@2@%%@CR:CLATHRATE @%%@QR:clathrate@%%@AB@%clathrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Having a latticelike structure or
appearance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%Of or pertaining to inclusion complexes in which
molecules of one substance are completely enclosed within the crystal
structure of another. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clathrate compound. [Lat. %@AI@%clathratus, %@AE@%p.part.
of %@AI@%clathrare, %@AE@%to furnish with a lattice < Gk. %@AI@%kleithron, %@AE@%door bar <
%@AI@%%@AI@%kleiein, %@AE@%to close.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLATTER @%%@QR:clatter@%%@AB@%clatter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a rattling sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To move with a rattling sound: %@AI@%clattering along on roller skates.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
talk rapidly and noisily; chatter. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to make a rattling sound.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rattling sound: %@AI@%the clatter of dishes in the kitchen.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A loud
%@2@%%@CR:CLAUDICATION @%%@QR:claudication@%%@AB@%claudication%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A halt in a person's walk; limp. [ME %@AI@%claudicacioun %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%claudicatio %@AE@%< %@AI@%claudicare, %@AE@%to limp < %@AI@%claudus, %@AE@%lame.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAUSE @%%@QR:clause@%%@AB@%clause%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group of words containing a subject and a predicate and
forming part of a compound or complex sentence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A distinct article,
stipulation, or provision in a document. [ME < OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%clausa,
%@AE@%close of a rhetorical period < Lat. %@AI@%claudere,%@AE@% to close.] %@AB@% clausal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAUSTRAL @%%@QR:claustral@%%@AB@%claustral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cloistral%@BO: 377449@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAUSTROPHOBIA @%%@QR:claustrophobia@%%@AB@%claustrophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pathological fear of confined spaces. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%claustrum,%@AE@% enclosed place (< %@AI@%claudere,%@AE@% to close) + -phobia.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%claustrophobic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAVATE @%%@QR:clavate@%%@AB@%clavate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having one end thickened; club-shaped; claviform. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%clavatus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%clava, %@AE@%club.] %@AB@% clavately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@AB@%clave(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%cleave%@BO: 36d3de@%%@AE@%%@AH@%1%@AE@%. %@EH@%
%@AB@%clave(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%cleave%@BO: 36d3de@%%@AE@%%@AH@%2%@AE@%. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAVER @%%@QR:claver@%%@AB@%claver%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vered%@AE@% %@AB@%-vering%@AE@% %@AB@%-vers%@AE@% To gossip or talk idly.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Gossip; idle talk. [Perh. of Celt. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAVICHORD @%%@QR:clavichord@%%@AB@%clavichord%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An early musical keyboard instrument with a soft sound
produced by tangents striking horizontal strings. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%clavichordium
%@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%clavis, %@AE@%key + Lat. %@AI@%chorda,%@AE@% string < Gk. %@AI@%khorde.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAVICLE @%%@QR:clavicle@%%@AB@%clavicle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bone that links the sternum and the scapula. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%clavicula %@AE@%< Lat., dim. of %@AI@%clavis,%@AE@% key (from its shape).] %@AB@% clavicular %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@% claviculate %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAVICORN @%%@QR:clavicorn@%%@AB@%clavicorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Belonging to or designating a group of beetles of the
suborder Polyphaga, having club-shaped antennae. [NLat. %@AI@%Clavicornia, %@AE@%family
name : Lat. %@AI@%clava, %@AE@%club + Lat. %@AI@%cornu,%@AE@% horn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAVIER @%%@QR:clavier@%%@AB@%clavier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A keyboard. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A stringed keyboard instrument such as a
harpsichord. [Fr. < OFr., key-bearer < Lat. %@AI@%clavis,%@AE@% key.]
%@2@%%@CR:CLAYMORE.MINE @%%@QR:claymore mine@%%@AB@%claymore mine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lens-shaped, ground-emplaced anti-personnel mine
whose blast is focused only in the direction of the oncoming enemy.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAY.PIGEON @%%@QR:clay pigeon@%%@AB@%clay pigeon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clay disk thrown as a flying target for skeet and
trapshooting.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLAYTONIA @%%@QR:claytonia@%%@AB@%claytonia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%spring beauty%@BO: 11aa240@%%@AE@%. [NLat. %@AI@%Claytonia, %@AE@%herb genus, after John
%@AI@%Clayton %@AE@%(1693-1773).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEAN @%%@QR:clean@%%@AB@%clean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Free from dirt, stain, or impurities; unsoiled.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Free from foreign matter; unadulterated: %@AI@%clean drinking water.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Producing little radioactive fallout or contamination: %@AI@%a clean nuclear
%@AI@%bomb.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Without imperfections or blemishes; regular: %@AI@%a clean line.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Free from clumsiness; deft; adroit: %@AI@%a clean throw.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Without restrictions
or encumbrances. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Entire; complete: %@AI@%a clean escape.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Having few
alterations or corrections; legible: %@AI@%clean manuscript.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% Blank: %@AI@%a clean
%@AI@%page.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% Morally pure; sinless: %@AI@%led a clean life.%@AE@% %@AB@%11.%@AE@% Not ribald or
obscene: %@AI@%a clean joke.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@% Honest; fair, as in sports: %@AI@%a clean fighter.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%13.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not carrying concealed weapons. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Free from narcotics
addiction, use, or possession. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Innocent of a suspected crime. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% So as to be clean: %@AI@%wash dishes clean.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% In a clean manner: %@AI@%played the
%@AI@%game clean.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Entirely; wholly:%@AI@%clean forgot the appointment.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cleaned%@AE@% %@AB@%cleaning%@AE@% %@AB@%cleans%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To rid of dirt or other impurities:
%@AI@%%@AI@%clean a room.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To remove (dirt or impurities) from: %@AI@%clean a suit.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
prepare (fowl or other food) for cooking. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To remove the contents from;
empty: %@AI@%cleaned his plate.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To undergo or perform the act of ridding
of dirt and impurities.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% clean out.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To drive or force
out: %@AI@%cleaned out subversives from the government.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To deprive
completely, as of money; remove everything from: %@AI@%The alimony payments had
%@AI@%cleaned him out.%@AE@% %@AB@% clean up.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To dispose of; settle: %@AI@%cleaned up the unpaid
%@AI@%bills.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To make a large profit, often in a short period of
time.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% clean house.%@AE@% To eliminate or discard what is
undesirable: %@AI@%The scandal forced the company to clean house.%@AE@% %@AB@% come clean.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%Slang.%@AE@% To admit the truth; confess. [ME %@AI@%clene %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%claene.%@AE@%] %@AB@% cleanable
%@2@%%@CR:CLEAN.CUT @%%@QR:clean-cut@%%@AB@%clean-cut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Clearly and sharply defined or outlined. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Neat and
trim in appearance; wholesome.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEANER @%%@QR:cleaner@%%@AB@%cleaner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One whose work or business is cleaning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A machine or
%@2@%%@CR:CLEAN.LIMBED @%%@QR:clean-limbed@%%@AB@%clean-limbed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having well-formed limbs.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEANLY @%%@QR:cleanly@%%@AB@%cleanly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lier%@AE@% %@AB@%-liest%@AE@% Habitually and carefully neat and clean.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In a clean manner. %@AB@% cleanliness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEAN.ROOM @%%@QR:clean room@%%@AB@%clean room%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A room that is kept contaminant-free, esp. for the
handling of precision parts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEANSE @%%@QR:cleanse@%%@AB@%cleanse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cleansed%@AE@% %@AB@%cleansing%@AE@% %@AB@%cleanses%@AE@% To free from dirt,
defilement, or guilt; clean. [ME %@AI@%clensen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%claensian.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEANSER @%%@QR:cleanser@%%@AB@%cleanser%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that cleans. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A soap, detergent, or other
preparation used for cleaning.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEAN.SHAVEN @%%@QR:clean-shaven@%%@AB@%clean-shaven%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the beard or hair shaved off. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having
recently shaved.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEANUP @%%@QR:cleanup@%%@AB@%cleanup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A thorough cleaning or ordering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A very
large profit.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEAR @%%@QR:clear@%%@AB@%clear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Free from clouds, mist, or haze: %@AI@%a clear day.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Free from anything that dims, obscures, or darkens; transparent: %@AI@%clear
%@AI@%water.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Free from flaw, blemish, or impurity: %@AI@%a clear, perfect diamond.%@AE@%
%@AB@%4.%@AE@% Free from impediment, obstruction, or hindrance; open: %@AI@%a clear view.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Plain or evident to the mind; unmistakable: %@AI@%a clear case of cheating.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
Easily perceptible to the eye or ear; distinct. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Discerning or perceiving
easily; keen: %@AI@%a clear mind.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Free from doubt or confusion; certain. %@AB@%9.%@AE@%
Free from qualification or limitation; absolute. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% Free from guilt;
untroubled: %@AI@%a clear conscience.%@AE@% %@AB@%11.%@AE@% Freed from contact or connection;
disengaged: %@AI@%clear of danger.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@% Without charges or deductions; net: %@AI@%earns
%@AI@%%@AI@%spoke loud and clear.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% All the way; completely; entirely:
%@AI@%%@AI@%cried clear through the night.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cleared%@AE@% %@AB@%clearing%@AE@% %@AB@%clears%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
make clear, light, or bright. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To rid of impurities, blemishes,
muddiness, or foreign matter. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To free from confusion, doubt, or
ambiguity; make plain or intelligible: %@AI@%cleared up the question of
%@AI@%responsibility.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To rid of obstructions or entanglements: %@AI@%clear the
%@AI@%road of snow.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To remove or get rid of (obstructions or entanglements):
%@AI@%%@AI@%clear snow from the road.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To free from a legal charge or imputation of
guilt; acquit: %@AI@%was cleared of murder charges.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To pass by, under, or
over without contact: %@AI@%a runner clearing the hurdle.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To settle (a debt)
by paying it. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To gain (a given amount) as net profit or earnings. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To
pass (a check or other bill of exchange) through a clearing-house. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To
free (a ship or cargo) from legal detention at a harbor by fulfilling
customs and harbor requirements. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% To give (an aircraft) clearance or
authorization: %@AI@%cleared the plane for cruising at 30,000 feet.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@% To free
(the throat) of phlegm by coughing. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become clear: %@AI@%The sky
%@AI@%cleared.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pass through a clearing-house. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To comply with customs
and harbor requirements in discharging a cargo or in leaving or entering a
port.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% clear out.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To leave a place, often quickly.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A clear or open space. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Clearance.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% clear the air.%@AE@% To dispel emotional tensions or
differences.%@AB@% in the clear.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Free from burdens or dangers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Not subject
to suspicion or accusations of guilt: %@AI@%The evidence showed him to be in the
%@2@%%@CR:CLEAR.AIR.TURBU @%%@QR:clear-air turbulence@%%@AB@%clear-air turbulence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A severe atmospheric turbulence that occurs
under otherwise tranquil conditions and subjects aircraft to strong
updrafts and downdrafts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEARANCE @%%@QR:clearance@%%@AB@%clearance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of clearing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A space cleared; a
clearing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The amount by which a moving object clears something. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An
intervening distance or space allowing free play, as between machine parts.
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% Permission for a vehicle to proceed, as after an inspection of equipment
or cargo. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Official certification of blamelessness, trustworthiness, or
suitability. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A sale, generally at reduced prices, to dispose of old
merchandise. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% The passage of checks and other bills of exchange through a
clearing-house.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEAR.CUT @%%@QR:clear-cut@%%@AB@%clear-cut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Distinctly and sharply defined or outlined. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Marked by or possessing keen intellect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Plain; evident: %@AI@%a clear-cut
%@2@%%@CR:CLEAR.HEADED @%%@QR:clear-headed@%%@AB@%clear-headed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a clear, orderly mind. %@AB@% clear-headedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%clear-headedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEARING @%%@QR:clearing@%%@AB@%clearing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tract of land from which the trees and other
obstructions have been removed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The exchange among banks of checks,
drafts, and notes and the settlement of differences arising from it. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%clearings%@AE@% The total of claims presented daily at a clearing-house.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEARING.HOUSE @%%@QR:clearing-house@%%@AB@%clearing-house%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or clearinghouse %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An office where banks exchange
checks and drafts and settle accounts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEAR.SIGHTED @%%@QR:clear-sighted@%%@AB@%clear-sighted%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having sharp, clear vision. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Perceptive;
%@2@%%@CR:CLEARSTORY @%%@QR:clearstory@%%@AB@%clearstory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%clerestory%@BO: 36eb92@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEARWEED @%%@QR:clearweed@%%@AB@%clearweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Pilea pumila,%@AE@% of eastern North America, having
small green flowers and translucent stems and leaves.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEARWING @%%@QR:clearwing@%%@AB@%clearwing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various moths of the family Aegeriidae, having
scaleless, transparent wings.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEAT @%%@QR:cleat@%%@AB@%cleat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A strip of wood or iron used to strengthen or support the
surface to which it is attached. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A piece of iron, rubber, or leather
attached to the underside of a shoe to preserve the sole or prevent
slipping. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A piece of metal or wood having projecting arms or ends on
which a rope can be wound or secured. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A wedge-shaped piece of wood or
other material fastened onto something, such as a spar, to act as a support
or to prevent slipping. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A spurlike device used in gripping a tree or
pole in climbing. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cleated%@AE@% %@AB@%cleating%@AE@% %@AB@%cleats%@AE@% To supply, support,
secure, or strengthen with a cleat. [ME %@AI@%clete, %@AE@%of OE orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEAVAGE @%%@QR:cleavage@%%@AB@%cleavage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of splitting or cleaving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
split or cleft; a fissure or division. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mineralogy. %@AE@%The splitting or
tendency to split of a crystallized substance along definite crystalline
planes, yielding smooth surfaces. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%The process of or any of
various stages in cell division that produce a blastula from a fertilized
ovum. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The separation between a woman's breasts.
%@AB@%cleave(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cleaved%@AE@% %@AB@% or clove %@AE@%%@AB@% or cleaved %@AE@%%@AB@% or cleaving %@AE@%%@AB@% or cleaves %@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To adhere, cling, or stick fast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be faithful. [ME %@AI@%cleven %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%cleofian.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEAVER @%%@QR:cleaver@%%@AB@%cleaver%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavy, axlike knife or hatchet used by butchers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEAVERS @%%@QR:cleavers@%%@AB@%cleavers%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genusGalium,esp.G.
aparine,having small white flowers and prickly stems and seeds. [ME %@AI@%cliver
%@AE@%< OE %@AI@%clife.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEEK @%%@QR:cleek@%%@AB@%cleek%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In golf, a number-one iron, having very little loft to the
club face. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% A large hook. [ME %@AI@%cleike, %@AE@%large hook.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEF @%%@QR:clef@%%@AB@%clef%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A symbol on a musical staff indicating the pitch of the notes.
[Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%clavis,%@AE@% key.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEFT @%%@QR:cleft@%%@AB@%cleft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense and past participle of %@AI@%cleave1.%@BO: 36d3de@%%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLEMENCY @%%@QR:clemency@%%@AB@%clemency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Mercy, esp. toward an offender or enemy;
leniency. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A merciful, kind, or lenient act. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Mildness, esp. of
weather.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEMENT @%%@QR:clement@%%@AB@%clement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Inclined to be lenient or merciful. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Mild: %@AI@%clement
%@AI@%weather.%@AE@% [ME < Lat. %@AI@%clemens.%@AE@%] %@AB@% clemently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLENCH @%%@QR:clench@%%@AB@%clench%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%clenched%@AE@% %@AB@%clenching%@AE@% %@AB@%clenches%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring together (hands or
teeth) tightly; close. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To grasp or grip tightly. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To clinch (a bolt,
for example). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%To fasten with a clinch. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tight grip
or grasp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that clenches or holds fast, as a mechanical device.
%@2@%%@CR:CLEOME @%%@QR:cleome@%%@AB@%cleome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various mostly tropical plants of the genus %@AI@%Cleome,%@AE@%
esp. %@AI@%C. spinosa,%@AE@% cultivated for its clusters of white or purplish flowers
with long, conspicuous stamens. [NLat. %@AI@%Cleome, %@AE@%genus name.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEPE @%%@QR:clepe@%%@AB@%clepe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cleped%@AE@% %@AB@%cleped%@AE@% %@AB@% or clept %@AE@%%@AB@% or ycleped %@AE@%%@AB@% or yclept %@AE@%%@AB@% or cleping %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%or clepes %@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To call by the name of; name. [ME %@AI@%clepen %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%cleopian, %@AE@%to cry out.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEPSYDRA @%%@QR:clepsydra@%%@AB@%clepsydra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dras%@AE@% %@AB@% or -drae %@AE@% An ancient device that measured time by
marking the regulated flow of water through a small opening. [Lat. < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:CLERESTORY @%%@QR:clerestory@%%@AB@%clerestory%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or clearstory %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The upper part of the nave,
transepts, and choir of a church, containing windows. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A windowed wall or
construction similar to a clerestory, used for light and ventilation. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CLERGY @%%@QR:clergy@%%@AB@%clergy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% The body of people ordained for religious service.
%@2@%%@CR:CLERGYMAN @%%@QR:clergyman@%%@AB@%clergyman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the clergy.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLERIC @%%@QR:cleric@%%@AB@%cleric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%clergyman%@BO: 36eecb@%%@AE@%. [LLat. %@AI@%clericus. %@AE@%-see clerk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLERICAL @%%@QR:clerical@%%@AB@%clerical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to clerks or office workers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of,
relating to, or characteristic of the clergy or a clergyman. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A
clergyman. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person or party advocating clericalism. %@AB@% clerically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLERICALISM @%%@QR:clericalism@%%@AB@%clericalism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A policy of supporting the power or influence of the
clergy in political or secular matters. %@AB@% clericalist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLERIHEW @%%@QR:clerihew@%%@AB@%clerihew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A humorous quatrain about a person who is generally named in
the first line. [After Edmund %@AI@%Clerihew %@AE@%Bentley (1875-1956), its inventor.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLERISY @%%@QR:clerisy@%%@AB@%clerisy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Educated people as a class; the literati. [G. %@AI@%klerisei,
%@2@%%@CR:CLERKLY @%%@QR:clerkly@%%@AB@%clerkly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lier%@AE@% %@AB@%-liest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a clerk or clerks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AB@%clew(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A ball of yarn or thread. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%clews%@AE@% The cords by which a
hammock is suspended. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One of the two lower corners of a square sail.
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% The lower aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clewed%@AE@% %@AB@%clewing%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%clews%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To roll or coil into a ball. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To raise the lower corners of (a
square sail) by means of clew lines. [ME %@AI@%cleve %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%clewe.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%clew(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%clue%@BO: 37f1e5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLEW.LINE @%%@QR:clew line@%%@AB@%clew line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% A rope used to raise the clew of a sail up to
the yard or mast.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLICHE @%%@QR:cliche@%%@AB@%cliche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A trite or overused expression or idea. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@%A
stereotype or electrotype plate. [Fr. < %@AI@%clicher, %@AE@%to stereotype.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLICK @%%@QR:click@%%@AB@%click%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brief, sharp, nonresonant sound: %@AI@%the click of a door
%@AI@%latch.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mechanical device, such as a detent, that snaps into position.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% An implosive speech sound, common in some African languages, produced by
drawing air into the mouth and clicking the tongue. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clicked%@AE@% %@AB@%clicking%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%clicks%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To produce a click or series of clicks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
To become a success. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To function well together. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to click.
[Imit.] %@AB@% clicker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLICK.BEETLE @%%@QR:click beetle@%%@AB@%click beetle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A beetle of the family Elateridae, characterized by the
ability to right itself from an overturned position by flipping into the
air with a clicking sound.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIENT @%%@QR:client@%%@AB@%client%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One for whom professional services are rendered, as by a
lawyer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A customer or patron. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One dependent on the patronage or
protection of another: %@AI@%Cuba-a client of the Soviet Union.%@AE@% [ME < OFr. <
Lat. %@AI@%cliens.%@AE@%] %@AB@% clientage %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% cliental %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIENTELE @%%@QR:clientele@%%@AB@%clientele%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The clients of a professional person taken collectively.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A body of customers or patrons. [Fr. %@AI@%clientele %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%clientela,
%@AE@%clientship < %@AI@%cliens, %@AE@%client.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIFF @%%@QR:cliff@%%@AB@%cliff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A high, steep, or overhanging face of rock. [ME %@AI@%clif %@AE@%< OE.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%cliffy %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIFF.DWELLER @%%@QR:cliff dweller@%%@AB@%cliff dweller%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of certain prehistoric Indian tribes of the
southwestern United States who lived in caves in the sides of cliffs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
person who lives in an apartment house, esp. in a city. %@AB@% cliff dwelling %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIFFHANGER @%%@QR:cliffhanger@%%@AB@%cliffhanger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in
suspense. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A contest so closely matched that the outcome is uncertain
until the end. %@AB@% cliffhanging %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIFF.SWALLOW @%%@QR:cliff swallow@%%@AB@%cliff swallow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North American swallow, %@AI@%Petrochelidon pyrrhonota,%@AE@%
that builds a bottle-shaped mud nest on the face of a cliff or bluff or
under the eaves of a roof.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIMACTERIC @%%@QR:climacteric@%%@AB@%climacteric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A period or year of life when physiological changes
take place in the body. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%menopause%@BO: b56253@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A critical stage, period, or
year. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to a critical stage, period, or year. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%climactericus, %@AE@%of a dangerous period in life < Gk. %@AI@%klimaterikos %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%klimakter, %@AE@%dangerous point, rung of a ladder < %@AI@%klimax, %@AE@%ladder.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%climacterical %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIMACTIC @%%@QR:climactic@%%@AB@%climactic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or climactical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to or constituting a climax. %@AB@%
%@AB@%climactically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIMATE @%%@QR:climate@%%@AB@%climate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The meteorological conditions, including temperature,
precipitation, and wind, that characteristically prevail in a particular
region. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A region manifesting particular meteorological conditions. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
prevailing condition or atmosphere: %@AI@%a climate of hope.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%climat %@AE@%< OFr. <
LLat. %@AI@%clima %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%klima, %@AE@%region of the earth.] %@AB@% climatic %@AE@%%@AB@%climatical%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@% climatically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIMATOLOGY @%%@QR:climatology@%%@AB@%climatology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The meteorological study of climate. %@AB@% climatologic %@AE@%%@AB@%
to a climax. [Lat., rhetorical climax < Gk. %@AI@%klimax, %@AE@%ladder.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIMB @%%@QR:climb@%%@AB@%climb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%climbed%@AE@% %@AB@%climbing%@AE@% %@AB@%climbs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To move up or mount, esp. by
using the hands and feet; ascend: %@AI@%climbed a mountain.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To rise or
move up, esp. by using the hands and feet: %@AI@%climbed up the ladder.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
reach a higher status, rank, or condition. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To slant or slope upward: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%hill climbing steeply to the summit.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To grow in an upward direction, as
some plants do, by twining around another object for support.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb.
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% climb down.%@AE@% To go down; descend, esp. by means of the hands and feet:
%@AI@%%@AI@%climbed down the tree.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of climbing; ascent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place to
be climbed. [ME %@AI@%climben %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%climban.%@AE@%] %@AB@% climbable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIMBER @%%@QR:climber@%%@AB@%climber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that climbs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who seeks to gain a higher
social or professional position. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A plant that grows upward by twining
around another object. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A %@AI@%climbing iron%@BO: 372099@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIMBING.FUMITO @%%@QR:climbing fumitory@%%@AB@%climbing fumitory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A weak-stemmed climbing vine, %@AI@%Adlumia fungosa,%@AE@% of
eastern North America, having spurred pinkish or white flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIMBING.HEMPWE @%%@QR:climbing hempweed@%%@AB@%climbing hempweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A twining vine, %@AI@%Mikania scandens,%@AE@% of eastern and
central North America, having clusters of small white flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIMBING.IRON @%%@QR:climbing iron@%%@AB@%climbing iron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An iron bar with spikes or spurs attached, which can be
strapped to a shoe or boot used in climbing.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIMBING.PERCH @%%@QR:climbing perch@%%@AB@%climbing perch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A freshwater fish, %@AI@%Anabas testudineus,%@AE@% of tropical
Asia, capable of moving along the ground with the aid of its gill covers
and pectoral fins.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIME @%%@QR:clime@%%@AB@%clime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Climate. [ME, region of the earth < LLat. %@AI@%clima %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%klima.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIMOGRAPH @%%@QR:climograph@%%@AB@%climograph%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or climagraph %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A representation of climatic data in which
one climatic factor, such as temperature, is plotted against another, such
as moisture. [clim(ate) + graph.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIN @%%@QR:clin-@%%@AB@%clin-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%clino-%@BO: 3742ee@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:CLINANDRIUM @%%@QR:clinandrium@%%@AB@%clinandrium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dria%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A hollow containing the anther in the
upper part of the column of an orchid. [NLat. : Gk. %@AI@%kline, %@AE@%couch (<
%@2@%%@CR:CLINCH @%%@QR:clinch@%%@AB@%clinch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%clinched%@AE@% %@AB@%clinching%@AE@% %@AB@%clinches%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To fix or secure (a
nail, for example) by bending down or flattening the end that protrudes. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
To fasten together in this way. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To settle definitely and conclusively;
make final: %@AI@%clinched the deal.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%To fasten with a clinch.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be held together securely. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hold a boxing opponent's body
with one or both arms to prevent or hinder his punches. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To
embrace. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something, such as a clamp, that clinches. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
clinched part of a nail, bolt, or rivet. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The act or an instance of
clinching in boxing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%A knot in a rope made by a half hitch
with the end of the rope fastened back by seizing. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An amorous
embrace. [Alteration of clench.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLINCHER @%%@QR:clincher@%%@AB@%clincher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who clinches. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A nail or bolt for clinching.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A tool for clinching nails or bolts. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A decisive point,
fact, or remark, esp. one held in reserve.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLINE1 @%%@QR:cline@%%@AB@%cline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecology. %@AE@% A series of differing characteristics within members
of a species or population, resulting from gradual changes or transitions
in the environment. [< Gk. %@AI@%klinein, %@AE@%to lean.] %@AB@% clinal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLING @%%@QR:cling@%%@AB@%cling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%%@AE@% %@AB@%clungclinging%@AE@% %@AB@%clings%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hold fast or adhere to
something, as by grasping, sticking, or entwining. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To stay near;
remain close. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To fit closely, as to the body: %@AI@%fabrics that cling.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% To
resist separation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To hold on; remain attached: %@AI@%cling to old-fashioned
%@2@%%@CR:CLINGFISH @%%@QR:clingfish@%%@AB@%clingfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%clingfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% Any of various small marine
fishes of the family Gobiesocidae, having an adhesive disk under the front
part of the body by which it fastens itself to rocks and seaweed.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLINGSTONE @%%@QR:clingstone@%%@AB@%clingstone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fruit, esp. a peach, having pulp that adheres partially
to the stone. %@AB@% clingstone %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLINIC1 @%%@QR:clinic@%%@AB@%clinic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A training session for medical students in which they
observe while patients are examined and treated. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A class receiving such
instruction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An institution associated with a hospital or medical school
that deals chiefly with outpatients. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A medical establishment run by
several specialists working in cooperation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A center that offers counsel
or instruction: %@AI@%a vocational clinic; a tennis clinic.%@AE@% [Fr. %@AI@%clinique %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CLINIC2 @%%@QR:-clinic@%%@AB@%-clinic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Sloping: %@AI@%isoclinic.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a specified number of oblique
%@2@%%@CR:CLINICAL @%%@QR:clinical@%%@AB@%clinical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or connected with a clinic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to direct observation and treatment of patients. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Very
objective and devoid of emotion; analytical: %@AI@%gave a clinical description of
%@2@%%@CR:CLINICAL.PATHOL @%%@QR:clinical pathology@%%@AB@%clinical pathology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The scientific study of the diagnosis and
treatment of disease through laboratory analysis of clinical specimens, as
tissue.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLINICAL.THERMO @%%@QR:clinical thermometer@%%@AB@%clinical thermometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small self-registering glass thermometer used
to measure body temperature.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLINICIAN @%%@QR:clinician@%%@AB@%clinician%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A physician, psychologist, or psychiatrist specializing in
clinical studies or practice. [Fr. %@AI@%clincien %@AE@%< %@AI@%clinique, %@AE@%clinic. -see
%@2@%%@CR:CLINTONIA @%%@QR:clintonia@%%@AB@%clintonia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Clintonia,%@AE@% having broad leaves, white,
greenish-yellow, or purplish flowers, and usually blue berries. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Clintonia, %@AE@%genus name, after DeWitt %@AI@%Clinton %@AE@%(1769-1828).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIO @%%@QR:Clio@%%@AB@%Clio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%The Muse of history. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A statuette awarded
annually for outstanding achievement in radio and television advertising.
%@AB@%clip(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%clipped%@AE@% %@AB@%clipping%@AE@% %@AB@%clips%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cut, cut off, or cut out
with shears or scissors. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make shorter by cutting; trim. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cut off
the edge of: %@AI@%clip a coin.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To cut short; curtail. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To fail to
pronounce or write fully: %@AI@%clipped his words.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To hit with a
sharp blow. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To cheat or overcharge. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cut something.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To move rapidly. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of clipping. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
clipped off, as a sequence from a movie film. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The wool shorn at one
shearing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A season's shearing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A quick, sharp blow. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% A brisk pace. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%clips%@AE@% A pair of shears. [ME %@AI@%clippen %@AE@%< ON
%@AI@%%@AI@%klippa.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%clip(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A device for gripping; clasp; fastener. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A piece of
jewelry that fastens with a clasp or clip. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A flange on the top of a
horseshoe. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cartridge clip%@BO: 2d6122@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clipped%@AE@% %@AB@%clipping%@AE@% %@AB@%clips%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To grip
securely; fasten. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To join (one thing) to another. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Football. %@AE@%To block
(an opponent who is not carrying the ball) illegally from the rear. [ME,
%@2@%%@CR:CLIPBOARD @%%@QR:clipboard@%%@AB@%clipboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small writing board with a spring clip at the top for
holding papers or a writing pad.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIP.JOINT @%%@QR:clip joint@%%@AB@%clip joint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A restaurant or place of public entertainment
where customers are overcharged or otherwise defrauded.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIPPER @%%@QR:clipper@%%@AB@%clipper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who cuts, shears, or clips. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%clippers%@AE@% An instrument
or tool for cutting, clipping, or shearing: %@AI@%a barber's clippers.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and
sharp lines and built for great speed. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A fast-moving vehicle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIPPING @%%@QR:clipping@%%@AB@%clipping%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something, esp. an item from a newspaper, that is cut off or
out.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIPSHEET @%%@QR:clipsheet@%%@AB@%clipsheet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sheet of paper containing news items and other newspaper
material, usually printed on only one side for convenience in clipping and
reprinting.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLIQUE @%%@QR:clique@%%@AB@%clique%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An exclusive group of friends or associates tending to remain
aloof from others. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cliqued%@AE@% %@AB@%cliquing%@AE@% %@AB@%cliques%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To form,
associate in, or act as a clique. [Fr.] %@AB@% cliquey %@AE@%%@AB@% cliquy %@AE@%%@AB@% cliquish %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLITELLUM @%%@QR:clitellum@%%@AB@%clitellum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tella%@AE@% A swollen, glandular, saddlelike region in the
epidermis of certain annelid worms, such as the earthworm. [NLat.,
alteration of Lat. %@AI@%clitellae, %@AE@%packsaddle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLITORIS @%%@QR:clitoris@%%@AB@%clitoris%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, erectile organ at the upper end of the vulva,
homologous with the penis. [Gk. %@AI@%kleitoris, %@AE@%poss. < %@AI@%kleiein, %@AE@%to shut.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%clitoral %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOACA @%%@QR:cloaca@%%@AB@%cloaca%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cae%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sewer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A latrine. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The cavity
into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open in vertebrates
such as fish, reptiles, birds, and some primitive mammals. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The posterior
part of the intestinal tract in various invertebrates. [Lat.] %@AB@% cloacal
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOAK @%%@QR:cloak@%%@AB@%cloak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A loose outer garment, usually sleeveless. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that
covers or conceals. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cloaked%@AE@% %@AB@%cloaking%@AE@% %@AB@%cloaks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cover with or
as if with a cloak. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hide; conceal. [ME %@AI@%cloke %@AE@%< OFr., var. of %@AI@%cloche,
%@AE@%cloak, bell < Med. Lat. %@AI@%clocca, %@AE@%bell, from its shape.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOAK.AND.DAGGE @%%@QR:cloak-and-dagger@%%@AB@%cloak-and-dagger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Marked by melodramatic intrigue and often
espionage.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOAKROOM @%%@QR:cloakroom@%%@AB@%cloakroom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A room where coats and other articles may be left
temporarily, as in a theater.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOBBER @%%@QR:clobber@%%@AB@%clobber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bered%@AE@% %@AB@%-bering%@AE@% %@AB@%-bers%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To strike violently and
repeatedly; batter or maul. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To defeat decisively. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOCHE @%%@QR:cloche@%%@AB@%cloche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bell-shaped glass vessel used to cover plants or food. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A close-fitting woman's hat with a bell-like shape. [Fr., bell < OFr. <
%@AB@%clock(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An instrument other than a watch for measuring or
indicating time, esp. a mechanical device with a numbered dial and moving
hands or pointers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%time clock%@BO: 13151a7@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A metering device, as a speedometer
or taxi meter. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%The downy flower head of a dandelion that has
gone to seed. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clocked%@AE@% %@AB@%clocking%@AE@% %@AB@%clocks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To record the time or
speed of, as with a stopwatch. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To record working hours with a time
clock: %@AI@%clocks in at 8:00 am and out at 4:00 pm%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%clokke %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%cloke,
%@AE@%var. of %@AI@%cloche, %@AE@%bell < Med. Lat. %@AI@%clocca.%@AE@%] %@AB@% clocker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%clock(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An embroidered or woven decoration on the side of a stocking
or sock. [Perh. < clock1, bell (obs.), from an original bell-shaped
appearance.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOCK.RADIO @%%@QR:clock radio@%%@AB@%clock radio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A radio with a built-in clock that can be set to turn the
radio on automatically.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOCKWISE @%%@QR:clockwise@%%@AB@%clockwise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock. %@AB@%
%@AB@%clockwise %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOCKWORK @%%@QR:clockwork@%%@AB@%clockwork%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The mechanism of a clock or a similar mechanism.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% like clockwork.%@AE@% With machinelike regularity and
precision; perfectly.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOD @%%@QR:clod@%%@AB@%clod%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A lump or chunk, esp. of earth or clay. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Earth or soil. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A dull, ignorant, or stupid person; dolt. [ME < OE.] %@AB@% cloddish %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLODHOPPER @%%@QR:clodhopper@%%@AB@%clodhopper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A clumsy, coarse person; bumpkin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A big, heavy shoe.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOG @%%@QR:clog@%%@AB@%clog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An obstacle or hindrance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A weight, such as a block, that
is attached to the leg of an animal to hinder movement. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A heavy, usually
wooden-soled shoe. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clogged%@AE@% %@AB@%clogging%@AE@% %@AB@%clogs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To block up;
obstruct: %@AI@%Heavy traffic clogged the highway.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To impede or encumber
(an animal) with a cog. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To impede or hamper. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become
obstructed or choked up: %@AI@%pipes clogging with rust.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To thicken or stick
together so as to obstruct. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To do a clog dance. [ME, block attached to
an animal's leg.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOG.DANCE @%%@QR:clog dance@%%@AB@%clog dance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dance performed while wearing clogs and characterized by
heavy, stamping steps.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOISONNE @%%@QR:cloisonne@%%@AB@%cloisonne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A kind of enamelware in which the surface decoration is
formed by different colors of enamel separated by thin strips of metal set
on edge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The process or method of producing cloisonne. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of,
denoting, or being cloisonne. [Fr., p.part. of %@AI@%cloisonner, %@AE@%to partition <
%@AI@%%@AI@%cloison, %@AE@%partition < VLat. *%@AI@%clausio %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%claudere, %@AE@%to close.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOISTER @%%@QR:cloister@%%@AB@%cloister%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A covered walk with an open colonnade on one side,
running along the inside walls of buildings that face a quadrangle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
A place, esp. a monastery or convent, devoted to religious seclusion. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Life in a monastery or convent. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
confine in or as if in a cloister; seclude. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To furnish (a building) with
a cloister. [ME %@AI@%cloistre %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%claustrum, %@AE@%enclosed place <
%@AI@%%@AI@%claudere, %@AE@%to close.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOISTRAL @%%@QR:cloistral@%%@AB@%cloistral%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or claustral %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, resembling, or suggesting a
cloister; secluded. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Living in a cloister.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOMB @%%@QR:clomb@%%@AB@%clomb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%climb%@BO: 371936@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOMIPHENE @%%@QR:clomiphene@%%@AB@%clomiphene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A drug, C%@AH@%26%@AE@%H%@AH@%28%@AE@%CINO, that is used in its citrate form to%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLOMP @%%@QR:clomp@%%@AB@%clomp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%clomped%@AE@% %@AB@%clomping%@AE@% %@AB@%clomps%@AE@% To walk heavily and noisily.
[Imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLONE @%%@QR:clone@%%@AB@%clone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group of genetically identical cells descended from a
single common ancestor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One or more organisms descended asexually from a
single ancestor. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One that is an exact replica of another. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cloned%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%cloning%@AE@% %@AB@%clones%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To create a genetic duplicate of an individual
organism through asexual reproduction, as by stimulating a single cell.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To duplicate (an organism) asexually by cloning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To create (a
new organism) asexually by cloning. [Gk. %@AI@%klon, %@AE@%twig.] %@AB@% clonal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLOP @%%@QR:clop@%%@AB@%clop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The drumming sound of a horse's hoof striking pavement.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clopped%@AE@% %@AB@%clopping%@AE@% %@AB@%clops%@AE@% To make a clop. [Imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSE @%%@QR:close@%%@AB@%close%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%closer%@AE@% %@AB@%closest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Near in time or space. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Near in
relationship: %@AI@%His closest living relative is a second cousin.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Bound by
mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate: %@AI@%close friends.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
With little or no space between elements or parts; tight; compact: %@AI@%a close
%@AI@%weave.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Near to the surface; short: %@AI@%a close shot.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Almost even, as in
tally or score: %@AI@%a close election.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Very much like an original: %@AI@%a close
%@AI@%copy.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Rigorous; strict: %@AI@%paid close attention.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Shut or shut in; not
open. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% Enclosed or almost enclosed. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% Confining or narrow; crowded. %@AB@%11.%@AE@%
that is not said by %@AI@%proximity %@AE@% itself.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSE.CALL @%%@QR:close call@%%@AB@%close call%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A narrow escape.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSED @%%@QR:closed@%%@AB@%closed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having boundaries; enclosed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Blocked or barred to
passage or entry. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Explicitly limited; restricted: %@AI@%closed membership.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Self-contained. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Carried on in secrecy without the presence of witnesses:
%@AI@%a closed session of the judiciary committee.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to a curve, such as a circle, having no end points. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to a surface having no boundary curves. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Characterized by or
possessing the property by which an operation acting on an element in a set
produces an element within the set.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSED.CAPTIONE @%%@QR:closed-captioned@%%@AB@%closed-captioned%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being a telecast with captions that can be seen
only on a specially equipped receiver: %@AI@%a closed-captioned news program for
%@2@%%@CR:CLOSED.CIRCUIT @%%@QR:closed circuit@%%@AB@%closed circuit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A television transmission circuit with a limited
number of reception stations and no broadcast facilities. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An electric
circuit providing an uninterrupted endless path for the flow of current.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSED.CORPORAT @%%@QR:closed corporation@%%@AB@%closed corporation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A corporation in which ownership of shares of
stock is held by a relatively few persons and is rarely bought or sold on
the open market.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSED.END.INVE @%%@QR:closed-end investment company@%%@AB@%closed-end investment company%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A company with fixed capitalization
whose shares are bought and sold by investors and whose capital is invested
in other companies.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSED.GENTIAN @%%@QR:closed gentian@%%@AB@%closed gentian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%bottle gentian%@BO: 2231d3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSED.INTERVAL @%%@QR:closed interval@%%@AB@%closed interval%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%interval%@BO: 9a29f7@%%@AE@% (sense 3.b.).
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSED.SHOP @%%@QR:closed shop@%%@AB@%closed shop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%union shop%@BO: 13e5bd8@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:CLOSE.GRAINED @%%@QR:close-grained@%%@AB@%close-grained%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Dense or compact in structure or texture:
%@AI@%%@AI@%close-grained wood.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSE.HAULED @%%@QR:close-hauled@%%@AB@%close-hauled%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% With sails trimmed flat for sailing as
close to the wind as possible. %@AB@% close-hauled %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSE.MINDED @%%@QR:close-minded@%%@AB@%close-minded%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Intolerant of the beliefs and opinions of others.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Very stubborn and unyielding.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSE.MOUTHED @%%@QR:close-mouthed@%%@AB@%close-mouthed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not disposed to talk; reticent.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSE.ORDER.DRI @%%@QR:close-order drill@%%@AB@%close-order drill%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A military drill in marching, maneuvering, and
formal handling of arms in which the participants perform at close
intervals.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSE.OUT @%%@QR:close-out@%%@AB@%close-out%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sale in which all goods are disposed of, usually at
greatly reduced prices.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSE.SHAVE @%%@QR:close shave@%%@AB@%close shave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A narrow escape.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSET @%%@QR:closet@%%@AB@%closet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small room, cabinet, or recess for storing linens,
household supplies, or clothes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small private chamber, as for
studying. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A water closet; toilet. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-eted%@AE@% %@AB@%-eting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ets%@AE@% To enclose
or shut up in a private room, as for discussion: %@AI@%closeted himself with an
%@AI@%alcoholic.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Based upon theory and speculation rather than practice. [ME,
private room < OFr., dim. of %@AI@%clos, %@AE@%enclosure < Lat. %@AI@%clausum %@AE@%< %@AI@%clausus,
%@AE@%enclosed. -see close.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSET.DRAMA @%%@QR:closet drama@%%@AB@%closet drama%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A play to be read rather than performed.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSET.QUEEN @%%@QR:closet queen@%%@AB@%closet queen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A man who is latently or secretly homosexual.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSE.UP @%%@QR:close-up@%%@AB@%close-up%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A picture, as a motion picture or television shot, taken
at close range. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A close or intimate look or view.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOSTRIDIUM @%%@QR:clostridium@%%@AB@%clostridium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ia%@AE@% Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming, chiefly
anaerobic bacteria of the genus %@AI@%Clostridium,%@AE@% such as the nitrogen-fixing
bacteria found in soil and those causing botulism. [NLat. %@AI@%Clostridium,
%@2@%%@CR:CLOSURE @%%@QR:closure@%%@AB@%closure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of closing or the condition of being closed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that closes or shuts. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A finish; conclusion. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Variant of
%@AI@%%@AI@%cloture%@BO: 37b8ec@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The property of being mathematically closed. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-sured%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-suring%@AE@% %@AB@%-sures%@AE@% To end by cloture. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%clausura %@AE@%< %@AI@%clausus,
%@AE@%enclosed. -see close.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOT @%%@QR:clot@%%@AB@%clot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clotted%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%clotting%@AE@% %@AB@%clots%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To form into clots. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to clot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
fill or cover with clots. [ME < OE.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOTH @%%@QR:cloth@%%@AB@%cloth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cloths%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Fabric or material formed by weaving, knitting,
pressing, or felting of natural or synthetic fibers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A piece of fabric
or material used for a specific purpose, as a tablecloth. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Canvas. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A sail. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Distinctive professional attire or mode of dress. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% The dress of the clergy. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The clergy. [ME < OE %@AI@%clao.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOTHBOUND @%%@QR:clothbound@%%@AB@%clothbound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designating a book bound in thick paper boards covered
with cloth.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOTHE @%%@QR:clothe@%%@AB@%clothe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%clothed%@AE@% %@AB@% or clad %@AE@%%@AB@% or clothing %@AE@%%@AB@% or clothes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put
clothes on; dress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To provide clothes for. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cover as if with
%@2@%%@CR:CLOTHESHORSE @%%@QR:clotheshorse@%%@AB@%clotheshorse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A frame on which clothes are hung to dry or air. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
person considered excessively concerned with dress.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOTHESLINE @%%@QR:clothesline@%%@AB@%clothesline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cord, rope, or wire on which clothes are hung to dry or
air.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOTHES.MOTH @%%@QR:clothes moth@%%@AB@%clothes moth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various moths of the family Tineidae, whose
larvae feed on wool, hair, fur, and feathers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOTHESPIN @%%@QR:clothespin@%%@AB@%clothespin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clip of wood or plastic for fastening clothes to a
clothesline.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOTHESPRESS @%%@QR:clothespress@%%@AB@%clothespress%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or clothes press %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chest, closet, or wardrobe in which
clothes are kept.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOTHES.TREE @%%@QR:clothes tree@%%@AB@%clothes tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%hall tree%@CF:HALL.TREE @%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOTHIER @%%@QR:clothier@%%@AB@%clothier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who makes or sells clothing or cloth.
%@2@%%@CR:CLOUDBERRY @%%@QR:cloudberry@%%@AB@%cloudberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A creeping plant, %@AI@%Rubus chamaemorus,%@AE@% of northern regions,
having white flowers and edible, reddish-orange fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOUDBURST @%%@QR:cloudburst@%%@AB@%cloudburst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sudden rainstorm; downpour.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOUD.CHAMBER @%%@QR:cloud chamber@%%@AB@%cloud chamber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device in which the formation of chains of droplets
on ions generated by the passage of charged subatomic particles through a
supersaturated vapor is used to detect such particles, to infer the
presence of neutral particles, and to study certain nuclear reactions.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOUDLAND @%%@QR:cloudland@%%@AB@%cloudland%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A realm of imagination or fantasy.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOUD.NINE @%%@QR:cloud nine@%%@AB@%cloud nine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A state of elation or great happiness: %@AI@%was on cloud nine
%@AI@%after winning the marathon.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOUD.SEEDING @%%@QR:cloud seeding@%%@AB@%cloud seeding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A technique of stimulating rainfall, esp. by
distributing quantities of dry ice crystals or silver iodide smoke through
clouds; rainmaking.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOUDY @%%@QR:cloudy@%%@AB@%cloudy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Full of or covered with clouds; overcast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Of or like a cloud or clouds. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Marked with indistinct masses or streaks:
%@AI@%%@AI@%cloudy marble.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Not transparent, as certain liquids. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Liable to
more than one interpretation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Not clearly perceived or perceptible. %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
%@AB@%clove(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An East Indian evergreen tree, %@AI@%Eugenia aromatica,%@AE@% whose
aromatic unopened flower buds are used as a spice. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%cloves%@AE@% A spice
consisting of the dried flower buds of the clove, used whole or ground. [ME
%@AI@%clowes, %@AE@%clove spice < OFr. %@AI@%clou (%@AE@%%@AI@%de girofle%@AE@%), nail (of the clove tree) <
Lat. %@AI@%clavus, %@AE@%nail.]
%@AB@%clove(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the small sections of a separable bulb, such as that
of garlic. [ME < OE %@AI@%clufu.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%clove(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense and archaic past participle of %@AI@%cleave1%@BO: 36d3de@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%clove(4)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%cleave2%@BO: 36d3de@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOVE.HITCH @%%@QR:clove hitch@%%@AB@%clove hitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% A knot used to secure a line to a spar, post,
or other object, consisting of two turns with the second held under the
%@2@%%@CR:CLOVEN @%%@QR:cloven@%%@AB@%cloven%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past participle of %@AI@%cleave1%@BO: 36d3de@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Split; divided.
%@2@%%@CR:CLOVEN.HOOF @%%@QR:cloven hoof@%%@AB@%cloven hoof%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A divided or cleft hoof, as in deer or cattle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Evil, based on the usual depiction of Satan as a figure with cloven hoofs.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOVEN.HOOFED @%%@QR:cloven-hoofed@%%@AB@%cloven-hoofed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having cloven hoofs, as cattle do. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Satanic;
devilish.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOVE.OIL @%%@QR:clove oil@%%@AB@%clove oil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An aromatic oil distilled from the dried flower buds of the
clove tree, used in medicine as an antiseptic.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOVE.PINK @%%@QR:clove pink@%%@AB@%clove pink%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of the carnation, %@AI@%Dianthus caryophyllus,%@AE@% having
flowers with a spicy fragrance.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOVER @%%@QR:clover@%%@AB@%clover%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Trifolium,%@AE@% having compound leaves with
three leaflets and tight heads of small flowers. Many species provide
valuable pasturage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several plants related to the clover, such as
the %@AI@%bush clover%@BO: 278cdc@%%@AE@%.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in clover.%@AE@% Living a carefree life of ease, comfort,
or prosperity. [ME < OE %@AI@%claefre.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOVERLEAF @%%@QR:cloverleaf@%%@AB@%cloverleaf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A highway interchange at which two highways crossing each
other on different levels are provided with curving access and exit ramps
enabling vehicles to go in any of four directions.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOWN @%%@QR:clown@%%@AB@%clown%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A buffoon or jester who entertains by jokes, antics, and
tricks in a circus, play, or other presentation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A coarse, rude, vulgar
person; boor. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A rustic or peasant. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clowned%@AE@% %@AB@%clowning%@AE@% %@AB@%clowns%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To behave like a clown or buffoon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To perform as a jester or clown.
[Perh. of LG orig.] %@AB@% clownish %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% clownishly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% clownishness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOXACILLIN @%%@QR:cloxacillin@%%@AB@%cloxacillin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A synthetic antibiotic of the penicillin group that is
effective against staphylocci. [c(h)l(oro)- + ox- + a(zo) + (peni)cillin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLOY @%%@QR:cloy@%%@AB@%cloy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cloyed%@AE@% %@AB@%cloying%@AE@% %@AB@%cloys%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To supply with too much of something,
esp. with something too rich or sweet; surfeit. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To cause to feel
%@2@%%@CR:CLOZE @%%@QR:cloze@%%@AB@%cloze%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A test of reading comprehension in which the test taker is
asked to supply words that have been systematically deleted from the test.
[Alteration of closure.] %@AB@% cloze %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUB @%%@QR:club@%%@AB@%club%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A stout, heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the
other, suitable for use as a weapon; cudgel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bat or stick used in
certain games to drive a ball, esp. a stick with a curved head used in such
games as golf and hockey. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A black figure on a playing card, shaped
like a trefoil or clover leaf. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A card marked with such figures. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% %@AB@%clubs%@AE@%
The suit so marked. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A group of people organized for a common purpose,
esp. a group that meets regularly. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The room, building, or other
facilities used for the meetings of a club. %@AI@%club regulations.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clubbed%@AE@%
%@AB@%clubbing%@AE@% %@AB@%clubs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To strike or beat with or as if with a club. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
use (a rifle or similar firearm) as a club by holding the barrel and
hitting with the butt end. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To gather or combine (hair, for
example) into a clublike mass. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To contribute for a joint or common
purpose. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To form or gather into a mass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To join or
combine for a common purpose; form a club. [ME < ON %@AI@%klubba.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUBBABLE @%%@QR:clubbable@%%@AB@%clubbable%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or clubable %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Suited to membership in a social
club; sociable.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUBBY @%%@QR:clubby@%%@AB@%clubby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bier%@AE@% %@AB@%-biest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Typical of a club or club members. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CLUB.CAR @%%@QR:club car@%%@AB@%club car%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A railroad passenger car equipped with lounge chairs,
tables, a buffet or bar, and other extra comforts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUB.CHAIR @%%@QR:club chair@%%@AB@%club chair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An upholstered easy chair with arms and a low back.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUBFOOT @%%@QR:clubfoot@%%@AB@%clubfoot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Congenital deformity of the foot, marked by a misshapen
appearance often resembling a club. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A foot so deformed. %@AB@% clubfooted
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUBHOUSE @%%@QR:clubhouse@%%@AB@%clubhouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A building occupied by a club. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The locker room for a
sports team.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUBMAN @%%@QR:clubman@%%@AB@%clubman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A man who is a member of a club or clubs, esp. one who is
active in club life.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUB.MOSS @%%@QR:club moss@%%@AB@%club moss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various evergreen, erect or creeping, mosslike
plants of the genus %@AI@%Lycopodium,%@AE@% having tiny, scalelike, overlapping leaves
and reproducing by spores. [From the club-shaped strobiles on some species
of this plant.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUB.ROOT @%%@QR:club root@%%@AB@%club root%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of cabbage and related plants, caused by a
fungus, %@AI@%Plasmodiophora brassicae,%@AE@% and resulting in large, distorted
swellings on the roots.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUB.SANDWICH @%%@QR:club sandwich@%%@AB@%club sandwich%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sandwich, usually of three slices of bread, with a
filling of various meats, tomato, lettuce, and dressing.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUB.SODA @%%@QR:club soda@%%@AB@%club soda%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An effervescent, unflavored water used in various alcoholic
%@2@%%@CR:CLUBWOMAN @%%@QR:clubwoman@%%@AB@%clubwoman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female member of a club or clubs, esp. one who is active
in club life.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUCK @%%@QR:cluck@%%@AB@%cluck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The characteristic sound made by a hen when brooding or
calling her chicks. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A sound resembling a cluck. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A stupid
or foolish person. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clucked%@AE@% %@AB@%clucking%@AE@% %@AB@%clucks%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To utter a
cluck. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a sound similar to a cluck, as in coaxing a horse. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To call by making a cluck. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To express by clucking: %@AI@%He clucked
%@AI@%disapproval.%@AE@% [Imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUE @%%@QR:clue@%%@AB@%clue%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or clew %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that guides or directs in the solution of a
problem or mystery. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clued%@AE@% %@AB@%clueing%@AE@% %@AB@% or cluing %@AE@%%@AB@% or clues %@AE@% %@AB@%clewed%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%clewing%@AE@% %@AB@%clews%@AE@% To give (someone) guiding information: %@AI@%Clue me in on
%@AI@%what's happening.%@AE@% [Var. of clew (from Theseus' use of a thread as a guide
through the Cretan labyrinth).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUMBER.SPANIEL @%%@QR:Clumber spaniel@%%@AB@%Clumber spaniel%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or clumber spaniel %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dog of a breed developed in
England, having short legs and a silky, predominantly white coat. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Clumber, %@AE@%an estate in Nottinghamshire, England.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUMP @%%@QR:clump@%%@AB@%clump%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A clustered mass; lump. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A thick grouping, as of trees or
bushes. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A heavy dull sound; thud. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clumped%@AE@% %@AB@%clumping%@AE@% %@AB@%clumps%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To form clumps. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To walk with a heavy dull sound. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To gather into
or form clumps of. [Prob. LG %@AI@%klump %@AE@%< MLG %@AI@%klumpe.%@AE@%] %@AB@% clumpy %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Gauche; inept: %@AI@%a clumsy excuse.%@AE@% [< obs. %@AI@%clumse, %@AE@%to be numb with cold < ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%clomsen, %@AE@%of ON orig.] %@AB@% clumsily %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% clumsiness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUNG @%%@QR:clung@%%@AB@%clung%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%cling%@BO: 372ec8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUNK @%%@QR:clunk@%%@AB@%clunk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dull sound; thump. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hefty blow. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A stupid or dull
person. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clunked%@AE@% %@AB@%clunking%@AE@% %@AB@%clunks%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make or move with a
clunk. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To strike something with a clunk. -%@AI@%tr. %@AE@% To strike with a clunk.
[Imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUNKER @%%@QR:clunker@%%@AB@%clunker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rattletrap, esp. an old car. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A failure; flop.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUPEID @%%@QR:clupeid@%%@AB@%clupeid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various oily, soft-finned fishes of the family
Clupeidae, which includes the herrings and menhadens. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or
belonging to the Clupeidae. [NLat. %@AI@%Clupeidae, %@AE@%family name < Lat. %@AI@%clupea, %@AE@%a
kind of small fish.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUSTER @%%@QR:cluster@%%@AB@%cluster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group of the same or similar elements gathered or
occurring closely together; bunch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Two or more successive consonants in
a word, as %@AI@%cl%@AE@% and %@AI@%st%@AE@% in the word %@AI@%cluster.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To gather or grow into clusters. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to grow or form into
clusters. [ME < OE %@AI@%clyster.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUSTER.HEADACH @%%@QR:cluster headache@%%@AB@%cluster headache%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A severe headache similar to migraine that can occur
%@AB@%clutch(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%clutched%@AE@% %@AB@%clutching%@AE@% %@AB@%clutches%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To grasp and hold
tightly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To seize or snatch. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To attempt to grasp or seize: %@AI@%clutch
%@AI@%at the ring.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hand, claw, talon, or paw in the act of grasping.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tight grasp. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%clutches%@AE@% Control or power: %@AI@%the clutches of sin.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
device for gripping and holding. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of various devices for engaging
and disengaging two working parts of a shaft or of a shaft and a driving
mechanism. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The lever, pedal, or other apparatus that activates such a
device. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A tense or critical situation: %@AI@%came through in the clutch.%@AE@% [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%clucchen, %@AE@%var. of %@AI@%clicchen %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%clyccan.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%clutch(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The number of eggs produced or incubated at one time. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A brood of chickens. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%clutched%@AE@% %@AB@%clutching%@AE@% %@AB@%clutches%@AE@% To hatch
(chicks). [Var. of dial. %@AI@%cletch, %@AE@%perh. < %@AI@%cleck, %@AE@%to hatch < ME %@AI@%clekken %@AE@%< ON
%@AI@%%@AI@%klekja.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLUTTER @%%@QR:clutter@%%@AB@%clutter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A confused or disordered state or collection; jumble:
%@AI@%%@AI@%clutter in the attic.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A confused noise; clatter. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-ters%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To litter or pile in a disordered state: %@AI@%cluttered up the
%@AI@%garage with tools and boxes.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To run or move with bustle and
confusion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a clatter. [Prob. < ME %@AI@%cloteren, %@AE@%to clot.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CLYDESDALE @%%@QR:Clydesdale@%%@AB@%Clydesdale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large, powerful draft horse of a breed developed in the
Clyde valley, Scotland.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLYPEATE @%%@QR:clypeate@%%@AB@%clypeate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or clypeated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Shaped like a round shield. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a
clypeus.
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%@2@%%@CR:CLYPEUS @%%@QR:clypeus@%%@AB@%clypeus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ei%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% A shieldlike structure, esp. a plate on the
front of the head of an insect. [NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%clipeus, %@AE@%round shield.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%clypeal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CLYSTER @%%@QR:clyster@%%@AB@%clyster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@% An enema. [ME %@AI@%clister %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%clyster %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:CLYTEMNESTRA @%%@QR:Clytemnestra@%%@AB@%Clytemnestra%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Clytaemnestra %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The wife of
%@2@%%@CR:COACH @%%@QR:coach@%%@AB@%coach%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large closed carriage with four wheels. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A closed
automobile, usually with two doors. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A motorbus. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A railroad passenger
car. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A low-priced class of passenger accommodations on a train or
airplane. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A person who trains athletes or athletic teams. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A person
who gives private instruction, as in singing or acting. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A private tutor
employed to prepare a student for an examination. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%coached%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%coaching%@AE@% %@AB@%coaches%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To train or act as a coach. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To transport by or
ride in a coach. [Fr. %@AI@%coche, %@AE@%ult. < Hung. %@AI@%kocsi, %@AE@%after %@AI@%Kocs, %@AE@%Hungary, where
such carriages were first made.] %@AB@% coacher %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COACH.DOG @%%@QR:coach dog@%%@AB@%coach dog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Dalmatian%@BO: 4a9db5@%%@AE@% (sense 1). [So called because it was trained to
run behind a coach.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COACHMAN @%%@QR:coachman@%%@AB@%coachman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who drives a coach. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An artificial fishing fly
having white wings, a multi-colored feather body with a brown hackle, and a
gold tag.
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%@2@%%@CR:COACTION @%%@QR:coaction@%%@AB@%coaction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An impelling or restraining force; compulsion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Joint
%@2@%%@CR:COADJUTANT @%%@QR:coadjutant@%%@AB@%coadjutant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A helper; assistant.
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%@2@%%@CR:COADJUTOR @%%@QR:coadjutor@%%@AB@%coadjutor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A coworker; assistant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The assistant to a bishop. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:COAGULANT @%%@QR:coagulant@%%@AB@%coagulant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An agent that causes coagulation. %@AB@% coagulant %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COAGULASE @%%@QR:coagulase@%%@AB@%coagulase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enzyme, as rennin or thrombin, that causes blood
clotting. [coagul(ate) + -ase.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COAGULATE @%%@QR:coagulate@%%@AB@%coagulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause transformation of (a
liquid or sol) into a soft, semisolid, or solid mass. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become
coagulated. [ME %@AI@%coagulaten %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%coagulare %@AE@%< %@AI@%coagulum, %@AE@%coagulator. -see
%@2@%%@CR:COALITION @%%@QR:coalition@%%@AB@%coalition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An alliance, esp. a temporary one, of factions, parties,
or nations. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A combination into one body; union. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%coalitio %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%coalescere, %@AE@%to grow together. -see coalesce.] %@AB@% coalitionist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COAL.MEASURES @%%@QR:coal measures@%%@AB@%coal measures%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Coal Measures%@AE@% A stratigraphic unit
equivalent to the Pennsylvanian or Upper Carboniferous periods. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Strata
of the Carboniferous period containing coal deposits.
%@AI@%%@AI@%obscene%@BO: c74d5e@%%@AE@% %@AI@%ribald%@BO: facee6@%%@AE@% These adjectives primarily describe offensive speech or
writing and behavior. %@AI@%Coarse%@BO: 3834aa@%%@AE@% implies roughness and crudeness in manners,
appearance, or expression. %@AI@%Gross%@BO: 823777@%%@AE@% implies excessive behavior approaching
bestiality. %@AI@%Crass%@BO: 458632@%%@AE@% suggests stupidity combined with rudeness or other
manifestation of lack of refinement: %@AI@%crass ignorance. Indelicate %@AE@% implies
immodesty, tactless behavior, or lack of taste in expression: %@AI@%an indelicate
%@AI@%remark. Vulgar %@AE@% emphasizes offensiveness to propriety and suggests
boorishness and poor breeding. %@AI@%Obscene%@BO: c74d5e@%%@AE@% strongly stresses lewdness or
indecency, particularly in reference to accepted standards of morality.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Ribald%@BO: facee6@%%@AE@% implies vulgar, coarse, off-color language or behavior intended to
provoke laughter.
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%@2@%%@CR:COARSE.GRAINED @%%@QR:coarse-grained@%%@AB@%coarse-grained%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a rough or coarse texture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Not refined;
indelicate; crude.
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%@2@%%@CR:COARSEN @%%@QR:coarsen@%%@AB@%coarsen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% To become or make coarse.
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%@2@%%@CR:COAST @%%@QR:coast@%%@AB@%coast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The land next to the sea; seashore. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% The
frontier or border of a country. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A hill or other slope down which one
may coast, as on a sled. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The act of sliding or coasting; slide. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%Coast%@AE@%
The Pacific Coast of the United States. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%coasted%@AE@% %@AB@%coasting%@AE@% %@AB@%coasts%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To slide down an inclined slope, as on a sled. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To move
effortlessly and smoothly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move without further acceleration. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
sail near or along a coast. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To act or move aimlessly or with little
effort. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To sail or move along the coast or border of. [ME %@AI@%coste %@AE@%< OFr.
< Lat. %@AI@%costa, %@AE@%side.] %@AB@% coastal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COAST.ARTILLERY @%%@QR:coast artillery@%%@AB@%coast artillery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Artillery for protecting coastal areas.
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%@2@%%@CR:COASTER @%%@QR:coaster@%%@AB@%coaster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that coasts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A vessel engaged in coastal trade. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A coasting sled or toboggan. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A disk placed under a bottle, pitcher, or
drinking glass to protect a table top or other surface beneath. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A small
tray, often on wheels, for passing something, as a wine decanter, around a
table.
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%@2@%%@CR:COASTER.BRAKE @%%@QR:coaster brake@%%@AB@%coaster brake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brake and clutch operating on the rear wheel and
drive mechanism of a bicycle when pedaling is reversed.
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%@2@%%@CR:COAST.GUARD @%%@QR:coast guard@%%@AB@%coast guard%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Coast Guard %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The military or naval coastal patrol
of a nation, responsible for the protection of life and property at sea,
coastal defense, and enforcement of customs, immigration, and navigation
laws. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of a coast guard; coastguardsman.
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%@2@%%@CR:COASTGUARDSMAN @%%@QR:coastguardsman@%%@AB@%coastguardsman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a coast guard.
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%@2@%%@CR:COASTLINE @%%@QR:coastline@%%@AB@%coastline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The shape or boundary of a coast.
%@AI@%%@AI@%R. macrophyllum%@AE@% ), of the Pacific coast of North America, having
rose-purple flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:COASTWARD @%%@QR:coastward@%%@AB@%coastward%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Toward or directed toward the coast. %@AB@% coastwards
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COASTWISE @%%@QR:coastwise@%%@AB@%coastwise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Following, by way of, or along the coast. %@AB@%
%@AB@%coastways %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COAT @%%@QR:coat@%%@AB@%coat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An outer garment covering the body from the shoulders to
the waist or below. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A garment extending to just below the waist and
usually forming the top part of a suit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A natural integument or outer
covering, such as the fur of an animal. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A layer of material covering
something else; coating. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%coated%@AE@% %@AB@%coating%@AE@% %@AB@%coats%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To provide or
cover with a coat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cover with a layer, as of paint. [ME %@AI@%cote %@AE@%< OFr.]
%@AB@% coated %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COATI @%%@QR:coati@%%@AB@%coati%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several omnivorous mammals of the genus %@AI@%Nasua,%@AE@% of South
and Central America and the southwestern United States, related to and
resembling the raccoon but having a longer snout and tail. [Port. %@AI@%coati %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:COATIMUNDI @%%@QR:coatimundi@%%@AB@%coatimundi%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coatimondi %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%coati%@BO: 384d0e@%%@AE@%. [Tupi.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COATING @%%@QR:coating@%%@AB@%coating%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A layer of a substance spread over a surface for
protection or decoration; a covering layer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Cloth for making coats.
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%@2@%%@CR:COAT.OF.ARMS @%%@QR:coat of arms@%%@AB@%coat of arms%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tabard or surcoat blazoned with heraldic bearings.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A representation of a coat of arms.
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%@2@%%@CR:COAT.OF.MAIL @%%@QR:coat of mail@%%@AB@%coat of mail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%coats of mail%@AE@% An armored coat made of chain mail,
interlinked rings, or overlapping metal plates; hauberk.
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%@2@%%@CR:COATTAIL @%%@QR:coattail@%%@AB@%coattail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The loose back part of a coat below the waist. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%coattails%@AE@% The skirts of a formal or dress coat.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% on (someone's) coattails.%@AE@% As a result of the success
of another.
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%@2@%%@CR:CO.AUTHOR @%%@QR:co-author@%%@AB@%co-author%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A collaborating or joint author. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-thored%@AE@% %@AB@%-thoring%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-thors%@AE@% To be a co-author of.
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%@2@%%@CR:COAX @%%@QR:coax@%%@AB@%coax%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%coaxed%@AE@% %@AB@%coaxing%@AE@% %@AB@%coaxes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To persuade or try to persuade by
pleading or flattery; cajole; wheedle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To obtain by persistent
persuasion: %@AI@%coaxed the secret out of him.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To caress or
fondle. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To use persuasion or inducement. [Obs. %@AI@%cokes, %@AE@%to fool <
%@AB@%cobbler(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who mends boots and shoes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% One who is
clumsy at his work; bungler. [ME %@AI@%cobeler.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%cobbler(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An iced
drink made of wine or liqueur, sugar, and citrus fruit. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COBBLESTONE @%%@QR:cobblestone@%%@AB@%cobblestone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A naturally rounded stone formerly used for paving
streets and walls. [ME %@AI@%cobelston.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COB.COAL @%%@QR:cob coal@%%@AB@%cob coal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Coal in rounded lumps of various sizes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A lump of coal
about the size of a cobblestone.
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%@2@%%@CR:COBELLIGERENT @%%@QR:cobelligerent@%%@AB@%cobelligerent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nation associated with another or others in waging
war.
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%@2@%%@CR:COBIA @%%@QR:cobia@%%@AB@%cobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large game fish, %@AI@%Rachycentron canadum,%@AE@% of tropical and
subtropical seas. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COBLE @%%@QR:coble@%%@AB@%coble%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A small, flat-bottomed fishing boat with a
lugsail on a raking mast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% A kind of flat-bottomed rowboat. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%cobel, %@AE@%ult. < Lat. %@AI@%caupulus, %@AE@%a kind of small ship.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COBNUT @%%@QR:cobnut@%%@AB@%cobnut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Corylus avellana grandis,%@AE@% related to the hazel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The large, edible nut of the cobnut.
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%@2@%%@CR:COBOL @%%@QR:COBOL@%%@AB@%COBOL%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Cobol %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A language based on English words and phrases, used
in programming digital computers for various business applications.
[co(mmon) b(usiness) o(riented) l(anguage).]
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%@2@%%@CR:COBRA @%%@QR:cobra@%%@AB@%cobra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several venomous snakes of the genus %@AI@%Naja%@AE@% and related
genera, of Asia and Africa, capable of expanding the skin of the neck to
form a flattened hood. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Leather made from the skin of a cobra. [Short for
Port. %@AI@%cobra %@AE@%(%@AI@%de capello%@AE@%), snake (with a hood) < Lat. %@AI@%colubra, %@AE@%snake.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COBWEB @%%@QR:cobweb@%%@AB@%cobweb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The web spun by a spider to catch its prey. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A single
thread of such a web. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resembling a cobweb in gauziness or
flimsiness. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An intricate plot; snare: %@AI@%caught in a cobweb of espionage
%@AI@%and intrigue.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%cobwebs%@AE@% Confusion; disorder: %@AI@%cobwebs in the brain.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-webbed%@AE@% %@AB@%-webbing%@AE@% %@AB@%-webs%@AE@% To cover with or as if with cobwebs. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:COCA @%%@QR:coca@%%@AB@%coca%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A South American tree, %@AI@%Erythroxylon coca,%@AE@% having leaves that
contain cocaine and related alkaloids. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The dried leaves of the coca or
related plants, chewed by people of the Andes for their stimulating effect.
[Sp. < Quechua %@AI@%kuka.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCAINE @%%@QR:cocaine@%%@AB@%cocaine%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cocain %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless or white crystalline narcotic
alkaloid, C%@AH@%17%@AE@%H%@AH@%21%@AE@%NO%@AH@%4%@AE@%, extracted from coca leaves and used as a surface%@EH@%
anesthetic.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCAINISM @%%@QR:cocainism@%%@AB@%cocainism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The habitual use of cocaine.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCAINIZE @%%@QR:cocainize@%%@AB@%cocainize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To anesthetize (a body part) with
%@2@%%@CR:COCARBOXYLASE @%%@QR:cocarboxylase@%%@AB@%cocarboxylase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coenzyme that functions in the catalysis of the
decarboxylation of pyruvic acid in the Krebs cycle.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCCI @%%@QR:cocci@%%@AB@%cocci%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%coccus%@CF:COCCUS @%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCCID @%%@QR:coccid@%%@AB@%coccid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An insect of the family Coccidae, including the scale insects
and mealybugs. [NLat. %@AI@%Coccidae, %@AE@%family name < %@AI@%Coccus, %@AE@%genus name < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%kokkos, %@AE@%grain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCCIDIOIDOMYCO @%%@QR:coccidioidomycosis@%%@AB@%coccidioidomycosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fungus disease of humans and other animals
caused by the fungus %@AI@%Coccidioides immitis%@AE@% that usually affects the lungs.
[NLat. %@AI@%Coccidiodes, %@AE@%genus name (< %@AI@%Coccidia, %@AE@%order name < coccus) +
mycosis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCCIDIOSIS @%%@QR:coccidiosis@%%@AB@%coccidiosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of many animals, including cattle, swine,
sheep, dogs, cats, and poultry, but rarely of man, resulting from an
infection of the digestive tract by parasitic protozoa of the order
Coccidia. [NLat. %@AI@%Coccidia, %@AE@%order name (< coccus) + -osis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCCOBACILLUS @%%@QR:coccobacillus@%%@AB@%coccobacillus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cilli%@AE@% A bacillus that is short and oval in shape.
[cocc(us) + -o- + bacillus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCCUS1 @%%@QR:coccus@%%@AB@%coccus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cocci%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bacterium with a spherical or spheroidal shape.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A division that contains a single seed and splits apart from a
%@2@%%@CR:COCCUS2 @%%@QR:-coccus@%%@AB@%-coccus%@AE@%%@EH@% A microorganism of spherical or spheroidal shape: %@AI@%streptococcus.%@AE@%
[NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%kokkos, %@AE@%berry.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCCYGEAL @%%@QR:coccygeal@%%@AB@%coccygeal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the coccyx. [< Gk. %@AI@%kokkyx, kokkyg-,
%@AE@%coccyx.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCCYX @%%@QR:coccyx@%%@AB@%coccyx%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%coccyges%@AE@% A small bone at the base of the spinal column,
consisting of several fused rudimentary vertebrae. [Gk. %@AI@%kokkux, %@AE@%cuckoo,
coccyx (from the resemblance of the bone to a cuckoo's beak).] %@AB@% coccygeal
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COCHIN.CHINA @%%@QR:Cochin China@%%@AB@%Cochin China%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large domestic fowl of a breed developed in Asia,
having thickly feathered legs. [After %@AI@%Cochin China, %@AE@%a former name for a
region of Vietnam.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCHINEAL @%%@QR:cochineal@%%@AB@%cochineal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brilliant red dye made by drying and pulverizing the
bodies of the females of a tropical American scale insect, %@AI@%Dactylopius
%@AI@%coccus,%@AE@% that feeds on certain species of cacti. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A vivid red. [Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%kokkos, %@AE@%kermes berry (from its use in making scarlet dye).] %@AB@% cochineal
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COCHINEAL.INSEC @%%@QR:cochineal insect@%%@AB@%cochineal insect%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tropical American insect, %@AI@%Dactylopius coccus,%@AE@% that
feeds on certain species of cacti.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCHLEA @%%@QR:cochlea@%%@AB@%cochlea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-leae%@AE@% A spiral tube of the inner ear resembling a snail
shell and containing nerve endings essential for hearing. [NLat. < Lat.,
%@2@%%@CR:COCHLEAR.NERVE @%%@QR:cochlear nerve@%%@AB@%cochlear nerve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A division of the %@AI@%acoustic nerve%@BO: 27e63@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCHLEATE @%%@QR:cochleate@%%@AB@%cochleate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cochleated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Shaped like a snail shell; spirally
%@2@%%@CR:COCK.A.HOOP @%%@QR:cock-a-hoop@%%@AB@%cock-a-hoop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In a state of elation or exultation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Boastful. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Askew. [From the phrase %@AI@%to set cock on hoop, %@AE@%to drink festively.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%cock-a-hoop %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKAIGNE @%%@QR:Cockaigne@%%@AB@%Cockaigne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An imaginary land of easy and luxurious living. [ME
%@AE@%small cake, dim. of %@AI@%koke, %@AE@%cake.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCK.A.LEEKIE @%%@QR:cock-a-leekie@%%@AB@%cock-a-leekie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cockaleekie %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cream soup made with leeks and
chicken. [Alteration of %@AI@%cockie, %@AE@%dim. of cock1 + %@AI@%leekie, %@AE@%dim. of leek.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKALORUM @%%@QR:cockalorum@%%@AB@%cockalorum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A little man with an unduly high opinion of himself. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Boastful talk; braggadocio. [Perh. alteration of obs. Flem. %@AI@%kockeloeren, %@AE@%to
Ludicrous; nonsensical: %@AI@%gave me a cockamamie reason for not going.%@AE@% [Prob.
alteration of decalcomania.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCK.AND.BULL.S @%%@QR:cock-and-bull story@%%@AB@%cock-and-bull story%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An absurd or highly improbable tale passed off as
being true.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKATIEL @%%@QR:cockatiel@%%@AB@%cockatiel%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cockateel %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A crested parrot, %@AI@%Nymphicus hollandicus,%@AE@% of
Australia, having gray and yellow plumage. [Du. %@AI@%kaketielje, %@AE@%prob. ult. <
Malay %@AI@%kakatua, %@AE@%cockatoo.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKATOO @%%@QR:cockatoo@%%@AB@%cockatoo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-toos%@AE@% Any of various parrots of the genus %@AI@%Kakatoe%@AE@% and
related genera, of Australia and adjacent areas, characterized by a long,
%@AB@%cocker(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cocker spaniel%@BO: 38a1ad@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A person who keeps or trains
gamecocks. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A person who promotes or attends cockfights.
%@AB@%cocker(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ers%@AE@% To pamper, spoil, or coddle. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%cokeren.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKEREL @%%@QR:cockerel@%%@AB@%cockerel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A young rooster. [ME %@AI@%cokerel, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%cok, %@AE@%cock < OE %@AI@%coc.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKER.SPANIEL @%%@QR:cocker spaniel@%%@AB@%cocker spaniel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dog of a breed originally developed in England,
having long, drooping ears and a variously colored silky coat. [From its
original use in hunting woodcocks.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKEYE @%%@QR:cockeye@%%@AB@%cockeye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A squinting eye.
%@2@%%@CR:COCKLEBOAT @%%@QR:cockleboat@%%@AB@%cockleboat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cockboat%@BO: 38998a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKLEBUR @%%@QR:cocklebur@%%@AB@%cocklebur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several coarse weeds of the genus %@AI@%Xanthium,%@AE@%
bearing prickly burs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The bur of a cocklebur.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKLESHELL @%%@QR:cockleshell@%%@AB@%cockleshell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The shell of a cockle. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A shell similar to that
of a cockle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small, light boat.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKLOFT @%%@QR:cockloft@%%@AB@%cockloft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small loft or garret. [Prob. from its use as a roosting
place.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKNEY @%%@QR:cockney@%%@AB@%cockney%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-neys%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Cockney%@AE@% A native of the East End of London. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The dialect or accent of cockneys. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or like cockneys or their
%@2@%%@CR:COCK.OF.THE.ROC @%%@QR:cock-of-the-rock@%%@AB@%cock-of-the-rock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cocks-of-the-rock%@AE@% Either of two South American
birds, %@AI@%Rupicola rupicola%@AE@% or %@AI@%R. peruviana,%@AE@% having a distinctive crest and
bright-orange or reddish plumage in the male. [From its habit of nesting on
rocks.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKPIT @%%@QR:cockpit@%%@AB@%cockpit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pit or enclosed space for cockfights. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place where
many battles have been fought. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An apartment in an old warship below
the water line, used as quarters for junior officers and as a station for
the wounded during a battle. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% In small decked vessels, an area toward the
stern, lower than the rest of the deck, from which the vessel is steered.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The space in the fuselage of a small airplane containing seats for
the pilot, copilot, and sometimes passengers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The space set apart for
the pilot and crew in a large airliner.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKROACH @%%@QR:cockroach@%%@AB@%cockroach%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various oval, flat-bodied insects of the family
Blattidae, several species of which are common household pests. [By folk
ety. < Sp. %@AI@%cucaracha.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKSCOMB @%%@QR:cockscomb@%%@AB@%cockscomb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The comb of a rooster. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The cap of a jester, decorated
to resemble the comb of a rooster. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Celosia,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%C. argentea cristata,%@AE@% having a showy crested or rolled flower
cluster. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%coxcomb%@AE@% A pretentious fop.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKSHY @%%@QR:cockshy@%%@AB@%cockshy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-shies%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A mark aimed at in throwing
contests. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The throw in a throwing contest. [From an old game in which
sticks were shied at a cock.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCKSPUR.THORN @%%@QR:cockspur thorn@%%@AB@%cockspur thorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, thorny North American tree, %@AI@%Crataegus
%@AI@%crus-galli,%@AE@% having white flowers and small red fruit. [From the resemblance
%@2@%%@CR:COCO @%%@QR:coco@%%@AB@%coco%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cos%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The %@AI@%coconut palm%@BO: 38c5ce@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The coconut. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Made of
fibers from the coconut shell. [Sp. < Port., goblin, from the face
suggested by holes on the inner coconut shell.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCOA @%%@QR:cocoa@%%@AB@%cocoa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A powder made from cacao seeds after they have been
roasted, ground, and freed of most of their fatty oil. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A beverage made
by combining this powder with water or milk and sugar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A moderate brown
to reddish brown. [Var. of cacao.] %@AB@% cocoa %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COCOA.BUTTER @%%@QR:cocoa butter@%%@AB@%cocoa butter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A yellowish-white, waxy solid obtained from cacao seeds
and used in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, confections, and soap.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCOANUT @%%@QR:cocoanut@%%@AB@%cocoanut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%coconut%@BO: 38c3f5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCOBOLO @%%@QR:cocobolo@%%@AB@%cocobolo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-los%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tropical American tree, %@AI@%Dahlbergia retusa,%@AE@%
having hard, dark wood banded with light streaks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The wood of the
cocobolo, used in cabinetwork. [Sp. < Arawakan %@AI@%kakabali.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCONSCIOUS @%%@QR:coconscious@%%@AB@%coconscious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being aware or conscious of the same things. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Psychiatry. %@AE@% Mental processes outside the realm of conscious activity or
awareness, as with schizophrenic individuals. %@AB@% coconsciousness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COCONUT @%%@QR:coconut@%%@AB@%coconut%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cocoanut %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The fruit of the coconut palm, a large seed with
a thick, hard shell that encloses edible white meat and has a milky fluid
filling the hollow center.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCONUT.OIL @%%@QR:coconut oil@%%@AB@%coconut oil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oil extracted from coconuts that is used in foods and
in the production of soaps.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCONUT.PALM @%%@QR:coconut palm@%%@AB@%coconut palm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tall palm tree, %@AI@%Cocos nucifera,%@AE@% native to the East
Indies, bearing coconuts as fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:COCOON @%%@QR:cocoon@%%@AB@%cocoon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A covering of silk or similar fibrous material spun by
the larvae of moths and other insects as protection for their pupal stage.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A similar protective covering or structure, such as that of a spider or
earthworm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A protective plastic coating placed over stored inactive
military or naval equipment. [Fr. %@AI@%cocon %@AE@%< Prov. %@AI@%coucoun, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%coco,
%@AE@%shell.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCOTTE @%%@QR:cocotte@%%@AB@%cocotte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A prostitute. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COCYTUS @%%@QR:Cocytus@%%@AB@%Cocytus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% One of the six rivers of Hades. [Lat. < Gk.
%@AB@%cod(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cod%@AE@% %@AB@% or cods %@AE@% Any of various marine fishes of the family
Gadidae, esp. %@AI@%Gadus morhua%@AE@% (or %@AI@%G. callarias%@AE@% ), an important food fish of
Northern Atlantic waters; codfish. [ME.]
%@AB@%cod(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% A husk or pod. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A bag. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@%
The scrotum. [ME < OE %@AI@%codd.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CODA @%%@QR:coda@%%@AB@%coda%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% A passage at the end of a movement or composition that
brings it to a formal close. [Ital. < Lat. %@AI@%cauda, %@AE@%tail.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CODDLE @%%@QR:coddle@%%@AB@%coddle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dled%@AE@% %@AB@%-dling%@AE@% %@AB@%-dles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cook in water just below the
%@2@%%@CR:CODE @%%@QR:code@%%@AB@%code%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A systematically arranged and comprehensive collection of
laws. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A systematic collection of regulations and rules of procedure or
conduct: %@AI@%the military code.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A system of signals used to represent
letters or numbers in transmitting messages. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A system of symbols,
letters, or words given certain arbitrary meanings, used for transmitting
messages requiring secrecy or brevity. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%coded%@AE@% %@AB@%coding%@AE@% %@AB@%codes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
systematize and arrange (laws and regulations) into a code. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To convert
(a message, for example) into code. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%codex.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CODEINE @%%@QR:codeine@%%@AB@%codeine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An alkaloid narcotic, C%@AH@%18%@AE@%H%@AH@%21%@AE@%NO%@AH@%3%@AE@%, derived from opium or%@EH@%
morphine, used for relieving coughing, as an analgesic, and as a hypnotic.
[Fr. %@AI@%codeine %@AE@%: Gk. %@AI@%kodeia, %@AE@%poppy head + -%@AI@%ine, %@AE@%-ine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CODE.NAPOLEON @%%@QR:Code Napoleon@%%@AB@%Code Napoleon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The code of French civil law, prepared under the
direction of Napoleon Bonaparte between 1804 and 1807. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CODEX @%%@QR:codex@%%@AB@%codex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%codices%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A manuscript volume, esp. of a classic work or
of the Scriptures. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A code of laws or statutes. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CODFISH @%%@QR:codfish@%%@AB@%codfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%codfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% The %@AI@%cod1%@BO: 38ca4f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CODGER @%%@QR:codger@%%@AB@%codger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An old or somewhat eccentric man. [Perh. alteration
of obs. %@AI@%cadger, %@AE@%peddler. -see cadge.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CODICES @%%@QR:codices@%%@AB@%codices%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%codex.%@BO: 38d439@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CODICIL @%%@QR:codicil@%%@AB@%codicil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A supplement or appendix to a will. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A supplement
or appendix. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%codicilis, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%codex, %@AE@%codex.] %@AB@% codicillary
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CODIFY @%%@QR:codify@%%@AB@%codify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reduce to a code: %@AI@%codify laws.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To arrange or systematize. %@AB@% codification %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% codifier %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CODLING @%%@QR:codling@%%@AB@%codling%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or codlin %@AE@%
%@AB@%codling(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A long, tapering apple. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An unripe
apple. [ME %@AI@%querdlyng.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%codling(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lings%@AE@% %@AB@% or codling %@AE@% A young cod.
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%@2@%%@CR:CODLING.MOTH @%%@QR:codling moth@%%@AB@%codling moth%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or codlin moth %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, grayish moth, %@AI@%Carpocapsa
%@AI@%pomonella,%@AE@% whose larvae are destructive to various fruits, esp. apples.
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%@2@%%@CR:COD.LIVER.OIL @%%@QR:cod-liver oil@%%@AB@%cod-liver oil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oil obtained from the liver of cod and containing a
rich supply of vitamins A and D.
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%@2@%%@CR:CODOMINANCE @%%@QR:codominance@%%@AB@%codominance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The condition in which two different alleles in a gene
pair appear together in a heterozygote. %@AB@% codominant %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CODON @%%@QR:codon@%%@AB@%codon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides that specifies the
insertion of an amino acid in a specific structural position during protein
synthesis. [cod(e) + -on1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CODPIECE @%%@QR:codpiece@%%@AB@%codpiece%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pouch at the crotch of the tight-fitting breeches worn by
men in the 15th and 16th centuries. [ME %@AI@%codpece %@AE@%: %@AI@%cod, %@AE@%scrotum (< OE %@AI@%codd,
%@2@%%@CR:COED @%%@QR:coed@%%@AB@%coed%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or co-ed %@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman student attending a coeducational
college or university. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Coeducational. [Short for %@AI@%coeducational
%@AI@%student.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COEDUCATION @%%@QR:coeducation@%%@AB@%coeducation%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or co-education %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The system of education in which both
men and women attend the same institution or classes. %@AB@% coeducational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@% coeducationally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COEFFICIENT @%%@QR:coefficient@%%@AB@%coefficient%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A numerical factor of an elementary
algebraic term, as 4 in the term 4x. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The product of all but one of the
factors of an expression, the product being regarded as a distinct entity
with respect to the excluded factor and to a designated operation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
numerical measure of a physical or chemical property that is constant for a
system under specified conditions.
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%@2@%%@CR:COEFFICIENT.OF. @%%@QR:coefficient of correlation@%%@AB@%coefficient of correlation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Correlation coefficient.
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%@2@%%@CR:COEL @%%@QR:-coel@%%@AB@%-coel%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or -coele %@AE@%%@AB@% or -cele %@AE@% Chamber; cavity: %@AI@%blastocoel.%@AE@% [NLat. %@AI@%-coela %@AE@%<
Gk. %@AI@%koilos, %@AE@%hollow.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COELACANTH @%%@QR:coelacanth@%%@AB@%coelacanth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various fishes of the order Coelacanthiformes,
known only in fossil form until a living species, %@AI@%Latimeria chalumnae,%@AE@% of
African marine waters, was identified in 1938. [NLat. %@AI@%Coelecanthus, %@AE@%former
genus name : Gk. %@AI@%koilos, %@AE@%hollow + Gk. %@AI@%akantha, %@AE@%spine.] %@AB@% coelacanthine %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@% coelacanthous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COELE @%%@QR:-coele@%%@AB@%-coele%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%-coel%@BO: 38e6dc@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COELENTERA @%%@QR:coelentera@%%@AB@%coelentera%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%coelenteron%@BO: 38ecfa@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COELENTERATE @%%@QR:coelenterate@%%@AB@%coelenterate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An invertebrate animal of the phylum Coelenterata,
characterized by a radially symmetrical body with a saclike internal
cavity, and including the jellyfishes, hydras, sea anemones, and corals.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or belonging to the Coelenterata. [NLat. %@AI@%Coelenterata, %@AE@%phylum name
%@2@%%@CR:COELENTERON @%%@QR:coelenteron@%%@AB@%coelenteron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tera%@AE@% The saclike body cavity of a coelenterate.
%@2@%%@CR:COENOBITE @%%@QR:coenobite@%%@AB@%coenobite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cenobite%@BO: 2f81e0@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COENOCYTE @%%@QR:coenocyte@%%@AB@%coenocyte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organism consisting of a multinucleate protoplasmic mass
resulting from nuclear division without the formation of a new cell wall or
membrane, as in slime molds and certain fungi and algae. %@AB@% coenocytic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COENOGENESIS @%%@QR:coenogenesis@%%@AB@%coenogenesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cenogenesis%@BO: 2f8392@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COENURUS @%%@QR:coenurus@%%@AB@%coenurus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nuri%@AE@% The larval stage of a tapeworm, %@AI@%Multiceps
%@AI@%multiceps%@AE@% (or %@AI@%Taenia multiceps%@AE@% ), that attacks the central nervous system
of ruminant animals. [coen(o)- + -ur(o)us.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COENZYME @%%@QR:coenzyme@%%@AB@%coenzyme%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heat-stable organic molecule that must be loosely
associated with an enzyme for the enzyme to function. %@AB@% coenzymatic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%coenzymatically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COENZYME.A @%%@QR:coenzyme A@%%@AB@%coenzyme A%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coenzyme present in all living cells that functions as
an acetylating agent and is also necessary in fatty acid metabolism.
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%@2@%%@CR:COEQUAL @%%@QR:coequal@%%@AB@%coequal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Equal with one another, as in rank. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An equal. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COERCE @%%@QR:coerce@%%@AB@%coerce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-erced%@AE@% %@AB@%-ercing%@AE@% %@AB@%-erces%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To force to act or think in a
given manner by pressure, threats, or intimidation; compel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To dominate,
restrain, or control forcibly: %@AI@%coerced the strikers into compliance.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
bring about by force: %@AI@%efforts to coerce agreement.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%coercere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:COERCION @%%@QR:coercion@%%@AB@%coercion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or practice of coercing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The power to coerce.
%@AB@% coercionary %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COERCIVE @%%@QR:coercive@%%@AB@%coercive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characterized by or inclined to coercion. %@AB@% coercively
%@2@%%@CR:COESSENTIAL @%%@QR:coessential@%%@AB@%coessential%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the same nature or essence. %@AB@% coessentiality %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COEXIST @%%@QR:coexist@%%@AB@%coexist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-isted%@AE@% %@AB@%-isting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ists%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To exist together, at the same
time, or in the same place. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To live in peace with another or others
despite differences, esp. as a matter of policy. %@AB@% coexistence %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%coexistent %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COEXTEND @%%@QR:coextend@%%@AB@%coextend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tended%@AE@% %@AB@%-tending%@AE@% %@AB@%-tends%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to extend through the
same space or duration. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To reach to or attain the same limit in
space or time. %@AB@% coextension %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COEXTENSIVE @%%@QR:coextensive@%%@AB@%coextensive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the same limits, boundaries, or scope. %@AB@%
%@AB@%coextensively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COFACTOR @%%@QR:cofactor@%%@AB@%cofactor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance, such as an inorganic ion, coenzyme, or vitamin,
that activates an enzyme.
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFEE @%%@QR:coffee@%%@AB@%coffee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of several trees of the genus %@AI@%Coffea,%@AE@% native to
eastern Asia and Africa, bearing berries containing beans used in the
preparation of a beverage, esp. %@AI@%C. arabica,%@AE@% the chief commercial source of
these beans. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The seeds or beans of the coffee tree. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% An aromatic,
mildly stimulating beverage prepared from coffee beans. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A moderate brown
to dark or dark grayish yellowish brown. %@AI@%a coffee cup.%@AE@% [Turk. %@AI@%kahve %@AE@%< Ar.
%@AI@%%@AI@%qahwah.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFEE.BREAK @%%@QR:coffee break@%%@AB@%coffee break%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short break from work, as in midmorning, during which
coffee or other refreshments may be consumed.
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFEE.CAKE @%%@QR:coffee cake@%%@AB@%coffee cake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cake made of sweetened yeast dough, often containing
nuts or raisins, and topped with powdered sugar or icing.
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFEE.HOUSE @%%@QR:coffee house@%%@AB@%coffee house%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coffeehouse %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A restaurant where coffee and other
refreshments are served and people often gather to socialize .
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFEE.KLATCH @%%@QR:coffee klatch@%%@AB@%coffee klatch%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coffee klatsch %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A casual gathering for coffee and
conversation. [Partial transl. of G. %@AI@%Kaffeeklatsch %@AE@%: %@AI@%Kaffee, %@AE@%coffee (<
%@2@%%@CR:COFFEE.MILL @%%@QR:coffee mill@%%@AB@%coffee mill%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device for grinding roasted coffee beans.
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFEEPOT @%%@QR:coffeepot@%%@AB@%coffeepot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pot for brewing or serving coffee.
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFEE.SHOP @%%@QR:coffee shop@%%@AB@%coffee shop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small restaurant in which light meals are served.
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFEE.TABLE @%%@QR:coffee table@%%@AB@%coffee table%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long, low table, often placed before a sofa.
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFEE.TABLE.BO @%%@QR:coffee-table book@%%@AB@%coffee-table book%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coffee-tabler %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oversize book of elaborate
design that may be used for display, as on a coffee table.
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFEE.TREE @%%@QR:coffee tree@%%@AB@%coffee tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tree of the genus %@AI@%Coffea,%@AE@% producing coffee beans. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The %@AI@%Kentucky coffee tree%@BO: a07177@%%@AE@%.
treasury. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A decorative sunken panel in a soffit, ceiling, dome, or
vault. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A canal lock. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A cofferdam. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fered%@AE@% %@AB@%-fering%@AE@% %@AB@%-fers%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To put in a coffer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To supply with decorative sunken panels. [ME %@AI@%cofre %@AE@%<
OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cophinus, %@AE@%basket < Gk. %@AI@%kophinos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFERDAM @%%@QR:cofferdam@%%@AB@%cofferdam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A temporary watertight enclosure built in the water and
pumped dry to expose the bottom so that construction, as of piers, may be
undertaken. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A watertight chamber attached to a ship's side to facilitate
repairs below the water line.
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFIN @%%@QR:coffin@%%@AB@%coffin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An oblong box in which a corpse is buried. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A horse's
hoof. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fined%@AE@% %@AB@%-fining%@AE@% %@AB@%-fins%@AE@% To place in or as if in a coffin. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%cofin, %@AE@%basket < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cophinus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kophinos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFIN.BONE @%%@QR:coffin bone@%%@AB@%coffin bone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bone inside a horse's hoof.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFIN.CORNER @%%@QR:coffin corner@%%@AB@%coffin corner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% On a football field, any corner within 10 yards
of the defending team's goal line. The ball may be deliberately punted out
of bounds in this area, thus placing the receiving team very close to its
goal line.
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFIN.NAIL @%%@QR:coffin nail@%%@AB@%coffin nail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A cigarette. [From the unhealthful effects of
smoking cigarettes.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COFFLE @%%@QR:coffle@%%@AB@%coffle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A file of animals, prisoners, or slaves, chained together in
transit. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fled%@AE@% %@AB@%-fling%@AE@% %@AB@%-fles%@AE@% To fasten together in a coffle. [Ar.
%@AI@%%@AI@%qafilah, %@AE@%caravan.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COG @%%@QR:cog@%%@AB@%cog%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%cog(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of a series of teeth on the rim of a wheel that by
engagement transmit motive force to a corresponding wheel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cogwheel.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A subordinate member of an organization who performs necessary but
usually minor or routine functions. [ME %@AI@%cogge.%@AE@%] %@AB@% cogged %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@%cog(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cogged%@AE@% %@AB@%cogging%@AE@% %@AB@%cogs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To load or manipulate (dice)
fraudulently. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To cheat, esp. at dice. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An instance of cheating;
swindle. [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%cog(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tenon projecting from a wooden beam and fitting into an
opening in another beam to form a joint. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cogged%@AE@% %@AB@%cogging%@AE@% %@AB@%cogs%@AE@% To
join with tenons. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COGENERATION @%%@QR:cogeneration@%%@AB@%cogeneration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A process in which an industrial facility utilizes its
waste energy to produce electricity.
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%@2@%%@CR:COGENT @%%@QR:cogent@%%@AB@%cogent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Making a strong appeal to the intellect or powers of
of %@AI@%cogere, %@AE@%to force : %@AI@%co(m)-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%agere, %@AE@%to drive.] %@AB@% cogency %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%cogently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COGITATE @%%@QR:cogitate@%%@AB@%cogitate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% To take careful thought or
%@2@%%@CR:COGITATION @%%@QR:cogitation@%%@AB@%cogitation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of cogitating; thoughtful consideration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
serious thought.
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%@2@%%@CR:COGITATIVE @%%@QR:cogitative@%%@AB@%cogitative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to cogitation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Inclined to or
capable of cogitation. %@AB@% cogitatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% cogitativeness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COGNAC @%%@QR:cognac@%%@AB@%cognac%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A brandy produced in the vicinity of Cognac in western
France. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fine brandy.
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%@2@%%@CR:COGNATE @%%@QR:cognate@%%@AB@%cognate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Related by blood; having a common ancestor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Related
in origin, as certain words in different languages derived from the same
root. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Related or analogous in nature, character, or function. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
person or thing cognate with another, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A person having a common
ancestor with another. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A word related to one in another language. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cognatus %@AE@%: %@AI@%co(m), %@AE@%together + %@AI@%gnatus, %@AE@%born, var. of %@AI@%natus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%nasci,
%@AI@%%@AE@%to be born.] %@AB@% cognation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COGNITION @%%@QR:cognition@%%@AB@%cognition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The mental process or faculty by which knowledge is
acquired. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that comes to be known, as through perception,
reasoning, or intuition; knowledge. [ME %@AI@%cognicioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cognitio %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:COGNITIVE.DISSO @%%@QR:cognitive dissonance@%%@AB@%cognitive dissonance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@% A condition of conflict resulting
from inconsistency between one's beliefs and one's actions, as opposing the
slaughter of animals and eating meat.
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%@2@%%@CR:COGNIZABLE @%%@QR:cognizable@%%@AB@%cognizable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being known or perceived. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Capable of
being tried before a particular court of law. %@AB@% cognizably %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COGNIZANCE @%%@QR:cognizance@%%@AB@%cognizance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Conscious knowledge or recognition; awareness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
range of what one can know or understand. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Observance; notice: %@AI@%took
%@AI@%cognizance of his objections.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The examination of a case by a
court. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The right or power of a court's jurisdiction. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Admission of an
action or fact; confession. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A heraldic crest or badge worn to
know < Lat. %@AI@%cognoscere, %@AE@%to learn. -see cognition.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COGNIZANT @%%@QR:cognizant@%%@AB@%cognizant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Fully informed; aware: %@AI@%cognizant of her rights.%@AE@% [<
cognizance.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COGNOMEN @%%@QR:cognomen@%%@AB@%cognomen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mens%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nomina %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A family name; surname. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
third and usually last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, as %@AI@%Caesar%@AE@% in
%@AI@%%@AI@%Caius Julius Caesar.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A name, esp. a descriptive nickname acquired
%@2@%%@CR:COGNOSCENTE @%%@QR:cognoscente@%%@AB@%cognoscente%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ti%@AE@% A person of superior knowledge or taste;
connoisseur. [Obs. Ital. < Lat. %@AI@%cognoscens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%cognoscere, %@AE@%to
know. -see cognition.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COGNOVIT @%%@QR:cognovit@%%@AB@%cognovit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A written admission by a defendant of his liability,
made to avoid the expense of a trial. [Lat., he has acknowledged <
%@2@%%@CR:COGON @%%@QR:cogon@%%@AB@%cogon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various tall tropical grasses of the genus %@AI@%Imperata,%@AE@%
esp. %@AI@%I. cylindrica%@AE@% or %@AI@%I. exaltata,%@AE@% of the Philippines and adjacent islands,
used for thatching. [Sp. %@AI@%cogon %@AE@%< Tagalog %@AI@%kugon.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COG.RAILWAY @%%@QR:cog railway@%%@AB@%cog railway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A railway designed to operate on steep slopes, having
locomotives with a center cogwheel that engages with a cogged center rail
to provide traction.
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%@2@%%@CR:COGSWELL.CHAIR @%%@QR:Cogswell chair@%%@AB@%Cogswell chair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An upholstered easy chair, open under the armrests,
with a sloping back and cabriole front legs. [Prob. < the name %@AI@%Cogswell.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COGWHEEL @%%@QR:cogwheel@%%@AB@%cogwheel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a set of cogged wheels within a given mechanism.
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%@2@%%@CR:COHABIT @%%@QR:cohabit@%%@AB@%cohabit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ited%@AE@% %@AB@%-iting%@AE@% %@AB@%-its%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To live together as husband and
wife. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To live together in a sexual relationship when not legally
married. [LLat. %@AI@%cohabitare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%co(m)-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%habitare, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:COHEIR @%%@QR:coheir@%%@AB@%coheir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A joint heir.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COHEIRESS @%%@QR:coheiress@%%@AB@%coheiress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A joint heiress.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COHERE @%%@QR:cohere@%%@AB@%cohere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-hered%@AE@% %@AB@%-hering%@AE@% %@AB@%-heres%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To stick or hold together in
a mass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be logically connected. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to form a united or
%@2@%%@CR:COHERENCE @%%@QR:coherence@%%@AB@%coherence%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coherency %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The quality or state of cohering, esp.
logical or orderly relationship of parts.
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%@2@%%@CR:COHERENT @%%@QR:coherent@%%@AB@%coherent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Sticking together; cohering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked by an orderly or
logical relation of parts that affords comprehension or recognition:
%@AI@%%@AI@%coherent speech.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%Of or pertaining to waves with a continuous
relationship among phases. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a system of units of
measurement in which a small number of basic units are defined from which
all others in the system are derived by multiplication or division only. %@AB@%
%@AB@%coherently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COHESION @%%@QR:cohesion@%%@AB@%cohesion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act, process, or condition of cohering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics.
%@AE@%The mutual attraction by which the elements of a body are held together. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%The congenital joining of two parts. [Fr. %@AI@%cohesion, %@AE@%ult. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:COHESIONLESS @%%@QR:cohesionless@%%@AB@%cohesionless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a soil that is composed of
particles that do not cohere.
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%@2@%%@CR:COHORT @%%@QR:cohort@%%@AB@%cohort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the ten divisions of a Roman legion, consisting of
300 to 600 men. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group or band united in a struggle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A
companion or associate. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%cohors.%@AE@%] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%Although %@AI@%cohort%@AE@% in the sense of "a companion or associate"
occurs at all levels of usage, it still is not acceptable in formal writing
to a majority of the Usage Panel.
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%@2@%%@CR:COHO.SALMON @%%@QR:coho salmon@%%@AB@%coho salmon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A food and game fish, %@AI@%Oncorhyncus kisutch,%@AE@% originally of
Pacific waters. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COHOSH @%%@QR:cohosh@%%@AB@%cohosh%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%baneberry%@BO: 16d629@%%@AE@% (sense 1). [Prob. of Algonquian orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COHUNE @%%@QR:cohune@%%@AB@%cohune%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tropical American palm tree, %@AI@%Attalea cohune,%@AE@% having long
%@2@%%@CR:COHUNE.PALM @%%@QR:cohune palm@%%@AB@%cohune palm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%cohune%@BO: 394760@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COIF @%%@QR:coif@%%@AB@%coif%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tight-fitting cap worn under a veil, as by nuns. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A white
skullcap formerly worn by English lawyers. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A heavy skullcap of steel or
leather, formerly worn under a helmet or mail hood. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% (%@AI@%also%@AE@% kwaf). A
coiffure. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%coifed%@AE@% %@AB@%coifing%@AE@% %@AB@%coifs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cover with or as if with a
coif. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% (%@AI@%also%@AE@% kwaf). To arrange or dress (the hair). [ME < OFr. %@AI@%coife %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:COIFFEUSE @%%@QR:coiffeuse@%%@AB@%coiffeuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female hairdresser. [Fr., fem. of %@AI@%coiffeur, %@AE@%coiffeur.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COIFFURE @%%@QR:coiffure@%%@AB@%coiffure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A way of arranging the hair; hair style. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-fured%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-furing%@AE@% %@AB@%-fures%@AE@% To arrange or dress (the hair). [Fr. < %@AI@%coiffer, %@AE@%to coif.
%@AB@%coil(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disturbance; fuss. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COIN @%%@QR:coin@%%@AB@%coin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized
by a government for use as money. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Metal money collectively. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Architecture. %@AE@%A corner or cornerstone. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%coined%@AE@% %@AB@%coining%@AE@% %@AB@%coins%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
make (coins) from metal; mint; strike: %@AI@%coin silver dollars.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make
coins from (metal): %@AI@%coin gold.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To invent (a word or phrase). -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Requiring one or more coins for operation: %@AI@%a coin washing machine.%@AE@% [ME <
OFr., die for stamping coins, wedge < Lat. %@AI@%cuneus, %@AE@%wedge.] %@AB@% coinable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@% coiner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COINAGE @%%@QR:coinage@%%@AB@%coinage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process or right of making coins. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Metal
currency. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A system of metal currency. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A coined word or phrase. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The invention of new words.
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%@2@%%@CR:COINCIDE @%%@QR:coincide@%%@AB@%coincide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cided%@AE@% %@AB@%-ciding%@AE@% %@AB@%-cides%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To occupy the same
position simultaneously. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To have identical dimensions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To happen at
the same time or during the same period. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To correspond exactly; be
identical. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%coincidere %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%co(m)-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%incidere,
%@AE@%to occur. -see incident.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COINCIDENCE @%%@QR:coincidence@%%@AB@%coincidence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or fact of coinciding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sequence of
events that although accidental seems to have been planned or arranged.
%@2@%%@CR:COINCIDENT @%%@QR:coincident@%%@AB@%coincident%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Occupying the same position. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Happening at the same
time. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Matching point for point; coinciding: %@AI@%coincident circles.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COINCIDENTAL @%%@QR:coincidental@%%@AB@%coincidental%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Occurring as or resulting from coincidence. %@AB@%
%@AB@%coincidentally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COINSURANCE @%%@QR:coinsurance@%%@AB@%coinsurance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Insurance held jointly by two or more insurers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
form of insurance in which a person insures property for less than its full
value and agrees to be responsible for the difference.
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%@2@%%@CR:COINSURE @%%@QR:coinsure@%%@AB@%coinsure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sured%@AE@% %@AB@%-suring%@AE@% %@AB@%-sures%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To insure jointly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To insure
with coinsurance.
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%@2@%%@CR:COIR @%%@QR:coir@%%@AB@%coir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The fiber obtained from the husk of a coconut, used in making
rope and matting. [Malayam %@AI@%kayar, %@AE@%cord < %@AI@%kayaru, %@AE@%to be twisted.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COITUS @%%@QR:coitus@%%@AB@%coitus%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coition %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The physical union of male and female sexual
organs, leading to orgasm and ejaculation of semen. [Lat. < %@AI@%coire, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:COLCHICINE @%%@QR:colchicine@%%@AB@%colchicine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A poisonous alkaloid, C%@AH@%22%@AE@%H%@AH@%25%@AE@%NO%@AH@%6%@AE@%, used experimentally to%@EH@%
induce chromosome doubling and medicinally to treat gout. [colchic(um) +
-ine.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLCHICUM @%%@QR:colchicum@%%@AB@%colchicum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various bulbous plants of the genus %@AI@%Colchicum,%@AE@%
such as the %@AI@%autumn crocus%@BO: 144200@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The dried seeds or corms of %@AI@%C. autumnale,%@AE@% a
source of colchicine. [Lat., a plant with a poisonous root < Gk. %@AI@%Kolkhikon,
%@AI@%%@AE@%meadow saffron, after %@AI@%Kolkhos, %@AE@%Colchis, a region east of the Black Sea.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLCOTHAR @%%@QR:colcothar@%%@AB@%colcothar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brownish-red iron oxide obtained as a residue after
heating ferrous sulfate, used in glass polishing and as a pigment. [Sp.
%@2@%%@CR:COLD @%%@QR:cold@%%@AB@%cold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Having a low temperature. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Having a
temperature lower than normal body temperature. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Feeling no warmth;
uncomfortably chilled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Marked by a lack of heat: %@AI@%a cold room.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% At
less than optimum warmth: %@AI@%cold oatmeal.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Chilled by refrigeration or
ice: %@AI@%cold beer.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Not marked or affected by emotion; objective: %@AI@%cold
%@AI@%logic.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Without appeal to the senses or feelings; depressing: %@AI@%a cold
%@AI@%decor.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not affectionate or friendly; aloof: %@AI@%a cold person.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Not
enthusiastic or interested: %@AI@%a cold audience.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Without sexual desire;
frigid. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Designating a color or tone, such as pale gray, that suggests
%@2@%%@CR:COLD.AGGLUTININ @%%@QR:cold agglutinin@%%@AB@%cold agglutinin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An agglutinin found in human blood serum that induces
agglutination only at low temperatures.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLD.BLOODED @%%@QR:cold-blooded@%%@AB@%cold-blooded%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Lacking in feeling or emotion: %@AI@%a cold-blooded
%@AI@%killer.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Done without feeling or emotion: %@AI@%a cold-blooded murder.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Zoology. %@AE@%Having a body temperature that varies with the external
%@2@%%@CR:COLD.LIGHT @%%@QR:cold light@%%@AB@%cold light%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Light producing little or no heat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Light emitted by
a process other than incandescence.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLD.PACK @%%@QR:cold pack@%%@AB@%cold pack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%A therapeutic pack consisting of a cold, damp
sheet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A canning process in which uncooked food is packed in jars or
cans, then sterilized by heat.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLD.RUBBER @%%@QR:cold rubber@%%@AB@%cold rubber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A durable, strong synthetic rubber polymerized at low
temperatures.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLDSHOULDER @%%@QR:coldshoulder@%%@AB@%coldshoulder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dered%@AE@% %@AB@%-dering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ders%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To give (someone)
on which one has become dependent, as an addictive drug.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% talk cold turkey.%@AE@% To speak frankly and bluntly.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLD.TYPE @%%@QR:cold type@%%@AB@%cold type%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Typesetting, as photocomposition, done without the casting
of metal.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLD.WAR @%%@QR:cold war@%%@AB@%cold war%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A state of political tension and military rivalry between
nations that stops short of actual full-scale war. %@AB@% cold warrior %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLD.WATER @%%@QR:cold-water@%%@AB@%cold-water%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Lacking modern plumbing or heating facilities: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%cold-water flat.%@AE@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLD.WAVE @%%@QR:cold wave@%%@AB@%cold wave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An abrupt onset of unusually cold weather. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A form of
permanent wave in which the hair is set by chemicals rather than heat.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLD.WELDING @%%@QR:cold welding@%%@AB@%cold welding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The welding of two materials under high pressure or
vacuum without the use of heat. %@AB@% cold-weld %@AE@%%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-welded%@AE@% %@AB@%-welding%@AE@% %@AB@%-welds%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLE @%%@QR:cole@%%@AB@%cole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Brassica,%@AE@% as the cabbage or
rape. [ME %@AI@%col %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%cal %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caulis, %@AE@%cabbage.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLECTOMY @%%@QR:colectomy@%%@AB@%colectomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% Surgical removal of part or all of the colon.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLEMANITE @%%@QR:colemanite@%%@AB@%colemanite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A natural white or colorless hydrated calcium borate,%@EH@%
Ca%@AH@%2%@AE@%B%@AH@%6%@AE@%O%@AH@%11%@AE@%5H%@AH@%2%@AE@%O, a principal source of borax. [After William T. %@AI@%Coleman%@EH@%
%@AE@%(1824-1893).]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLEOPTERA @%%@QR:coleoptera@%%@AB@%coleoptera%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The beetles and weevils. [NLat. %@AI@%Coleoptera, %@AE@%order name <
%@2@%%@CR:COLEORHIZA @%%@QR:coleorhiza@%%@AB@%coleorhiza%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-zae%@AE@% A protective sheath around the embryonic root of
grasses and similar monocotyledons. [Gk. %@AI@%koleon, %@AE@%sheath + Gk. %@AI@%rhiza, %@AE@%root.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLESLAW @%%@QR:coleslaw@%%@AB@%coleslaw%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cole slaw %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage with a
%@2@%%@CR:COLICIN @%%@QR:colicin@%%@AB@%colicin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A protein produced by certain strains of the colon bacillus
that is lethal to other strains of bacteria of the same species. [col(on) +
-ic + -in.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLICINOGENICIT @%%@QR:colicinogenicity@%%@AB@%colicinogenicity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The ability to produce colicin. %@AB@% colicinogenic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLICROOT @%%@QR:colicroot@%%@AB@%colicroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Aletris farinosa,%@AE@% of the eastern United States,
having a cluster of tubular white flowers and a bitter root formerly used
in medicine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various other plants thought to cure or relieve
colic.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLICWEED @%%@QR:colicweed@%%@AB@%colicweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genera %@AI@%Dicentra%@AE@% or %@AI@%Corydalis,%@AE@%
such as the squirrel corn.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLIFORM @%%@QR:coliform@%%@AB@%coliform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling the colon bacillus. %@AB@%
%@AB@%coliform %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLINEAR @%%@QR:colinear@%%@AB@%colinear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Genetics. %@AE@% Containing elements that correspond to one
another and that are arranged in the same linear sequence. %@AB@% colinearity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLISEUM @%%@QR:coliseum@%%@AB@%coliseum%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or colosseum %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large amphitheater for public entertainment
or assemblies. [Med. Lat., an amphitheater in Rome, Italy < Lat. %@AI@%colosseum,
%@2@%%@CR:COLISTIN @%%@QR:colistin@%%@AB@%colistin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antibiotic produced by the bacterium %@AI@%Bacillus colistinus%@AE@%
that is effective against a wide range of Gram-positive microorganisms.
[NLat. %@AI@%Colistinus, %@AE@%specific epithet of the bacterium that produces it.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLITIS @%%@QR:colitis@%%@AB@%colitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the colon.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLL @%%@QR:coll-@%%@AB@%coll-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%collo-%@BO: 3a00f4@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLABORATE @%%@QR:collaborate@%%@AB@%collaborate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rated%@AE@% %@AB@%-rating%@AE@% %@AB@%-rates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To work together, esp. in
a joint intellectual effort. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy
occupying one's country. [LLat. %@AI@%collaborare, collaborat- %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-,
%@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%laborare, %@AE@%to work < %@AI@%labor, %@AE@%work.] %@AB@% collaboration %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLAGENASE @%%@QR:collagenase@%%@AB@%collagenase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of
collagen and gelatin.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLAPSAR @%%@QR:collapsar@%%@AB@%collapsar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A black hole. [collapse + -%@AI@%ar, %@AE@%as in %@AI@%quasar.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLAPSE @%%@QR:collapse@%%@AB@%collapse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lapsed%@AE@% %@AB@%-lapsing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lapses%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fall down or inward
suddenly; cave in. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cease to function; break down suddenly in strength
or health: %@AI@%a monarchy that collapsed.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To fold compactly: %@AI@%chairs that
%@AI@%collapse for storage.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to collapse. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of
falling down or inward, as from loss of supports. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An abrupt failure of
function, strength, or health; breakdown. [Lat. %@AI@%collabi, collaps-, %@AE@%to fall
%@2@%%@CR:COLLARD @%%@QR:collard@%%@AB@%collard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A variety of kale, %@AI@%Brassica oleracea acephala,%@AE@% having a
crown of edible leaves. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%collards%@AE@% The leaves of the collard used as a
vegetable. [Var. of colewort.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLATE @%%@QR:collate@%%@AB@%collate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To examine and compare carefully
in order to note points of disagreement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To assemble in proper numerical
or logical sequence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To examine (gathered sheets) in order to arrange
them in proper sequence before binding. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To verify the order and
completeness of (the pages of a volume). %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@%To admit (a
cleric) to a benefice. [Lat. %@AI@%conferre, collat-, %@AE@%to collect. -see confer.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%collator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLATERAL @%%@QR:collateral@%%@AB@%collateral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Situated or running side by side; parallel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Coinciding in tendency or effect; concomitant; accompanying. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Serving to
support or corroborate: %@AI@%collateral evidence.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of a secondary nature;
subordinate. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Of, designating, or guaranteed by a security pledged
against the performance of an obligation: %@AI@%a collateral loan.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Having an
ancestor in common but descended from a different line. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Property
acceptable as security for a loan or other obligation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A collateral
relative. [ME < Med. Lat. %@AI@%collateralis %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%co(m)-, %@AE@%together + Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:COLLATION @%%@QR:collation@%%@AB@%collation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of collating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A light meal
permitted on fast days. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A light meal.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLEAGUE @%%@QR:colleague@%%@AB@%colleague%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic
%@AB@%collect(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lected%@AE@% %@AB@%-lecting%@AE@% %@AB@%-lects%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring together in a
group; gather; assemble. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To accumulate as a hobby or for study: %@AI@%collect
%@AI@%stamps.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To call for and obtain payment of: %@AI@%collect taxes.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
recover control of: %@AI@%collect one's emotions.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To gather together;
congregate; accumulate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To take in payments or donations: %@AI@%collecting for
%@AI@%charity.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% With payment to be made by the receiver: %@AI@%a collect phone
%@AI@%call.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% So that the receiver is charged: %@AI@%send a telegram collect.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLECTION @%%@QR:collection@%%@AB@%collection%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of collecting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group of objects
or works to be seen, studied, or kept together. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An accumulation;
deposit. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A collecting of money, as in church. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The sum collected.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLECTIVE @%%@QR:collective@%%@AB@%collective%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Formed by collecting; assembled or accumulated into a
whole. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or made by a number of
individuals taken or acting as a group: %@AI@%a collective decision.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A
business or undertaking set up on the principle of ownership and control of
the means of production and distribution by the worker involved, usually
under the supervision of a government. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%A %@AI@%collective noun%@BO: 39d257@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLECTIVE.BARG @%%@QR:collective bargaining@%%@AB@%collective bargaining%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Negotiation between the representatives of
organized workers and their employer or employers to determine wages,
hours, rules, and working conditions.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLECTIVE.FARM @%%@QR:collective farm@%%@AB@%collective farm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A farm or a group of farms organized as a unit and
managed and worked cooperatively by a group of laborers under governmental
%@2@%%@CR:COLLECTIVE.NOUN @%%@QR:collective noun@%%@AB@%collective noun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A noun that denotes a collection of persons
or things regarded as a unit. %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%A collective noun takes a singular verb when it refers to the
collection as a whole and a plural verb when it refers to the members of
the collection as separate persons or things: %@AI@%The orchestra was playing.
%@AI@%The orchestra have all gone home.%@AE@% (In British usage, however, collective
nouns are most often construed as plural: %@AI@%The government are committed to a
%@AI@%policy.%@AE@% ) A collective noun should not be treated as both singular and
plural in the same construction. Thus: %@AI@%The family is determined to press
%@AI@%its%@AE@% (not %@AI@%their%@AE@% )%@AI@% claim. %@AE@% Among the most common collective nouns are
%@2@%%@CR:COLLECTIVITY @%%@QR:collectivity@%%@AB@%collectivity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition or quality of being collective. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
people as a whole.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLECTIVIZE @%%@QR:collectivize@%%@AB@%collectivize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To organize (an economy,
industry, or enterprise) on the basis of collectivism. %@AB@% collectivization
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLECTOR @%%@QR:collector@%%@AB@%collector%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that collects. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person employed to collect
taxes, duties, or other payments. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person who makes a collection, as of
stamps. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A conducting contact between parts of an
electric circuit in relative motion. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electronics. %@AE@%The output terminal
of a three-terminal semiconducting device, esp. of a transistor. %@AB@%
%@AB@%collectorship %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLEEN @%%@QR:colleen@%%@AB@%colleen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An Irish girl. [Ir. Gael. %@AI@%cailin, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%caile, %@AE@%girl.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COLLEGE @%%@QR:college@%%@AB@%college%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A school of higher learning that grants the bachelor's
degree in liberal arts or science or both. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of the undergraduate
divisions or schools of a university offering courses and granting degrees
in a particular field. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A technical or professional school, often
affiliated with a university, offering the bachelor's or master's degree: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%teachers' college.%@AE@% %@AB@%d.%@AE@% The building or buildings occupied by any such
school. %@AB@%e.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A self-governing society of scholars for study
or instruction, incorporated within a university. %@AB@%f.%@AE@% In France, an
institution for secondary education not supported by the state. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
company or assemblage, esp. a body of persons having a common purpose or
common duties: %@AI@%a college of surgeons.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A body of clergymen living
together on an endowment. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%collegium, %@AE@%association <
%@AI@%%@AI@%collega, %@AE@%colleague.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLEGE.OF.CARD @%%@QR:College of Cardinals@%%@AB@%College of Cardinals%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% The body comprising all
the cardinals that elects the pope, assists him in governing the church,
and administers the Holy See when vacant.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLEGIA @%%@QR:collegia@%%@AB@%collegia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%collegium%@BO: 39e982@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLEGIAL @%%@QR:collegial@%%@AB@%collegial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%collegiate%@BO: 39e5eb@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLEGIALITY @%%@QR:collegiality@%%@AB@%collegiality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Shared authority among colleagues. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic
%@AS@%Chruch. %@AE@%The doctrine that bishops collectively share collegiate authority.
[< Lat. %@AI@%collegiate, %@AE@%of colleagues < %@AI@%collegium, %@AE@%association < %@AI@%collega,
%@AE@%colleague.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLEGIAN @%%@QR:collegian@%%@AB@%collegian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A college student or recent college graduate.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLEGIATE @%%@QR:collegiate@%%@AB@%collegiate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or collegial %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling a
college. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, for, or typical of college students. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
a collegiate church. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%collegiatus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%collegium, %@AE@%association.
-see college.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLEGIATE.CHUR @%%@QR:collegiate church@%%@AB@%collegiate church%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Roman Catholic or Anglican church other than a
cathedral, having a chapter of canons and presided over by a dean or
provost. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A church in the United States associated with others under
a common body of pastors. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An association of such churches. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A church
in Scotland served by two or more ministers at the same time.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLEGIUM @%%@QR:collegium@%%@AB@%collegium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-legia%@AE@% %@AB@% or -legiums %@AE@% An executive council or committee
of equally empowered members, esp. one supervising an industry,
commissariat, or other organization in the Soviet Union. [R. %@AI@%kollegya %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%collegium, %@AE@%association < %@AI@%collega, %@AE@%colleague.]
%@2@%%@CR:COLLENCHYME @%%@QR:collenchyme@%%@AB@%collenchyme%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gelatinous mesenchyme that comprises a layer in the
body wall of many coelenterates and ctenophores. [< collenchyma.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLET @%%@QR:collet@%%@AB@%collet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cone-shaped sleeve used in a lathe for holding circular
or rodlike pieces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A metal collar used in watchmaking to join one end of
a balance spring to the balance staff. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A circular flange or rim, as in a
ring, into which a gem is set. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-leted%@AE@% %@AB@%-leting%@AE@% %@AB@%-lets%@AE@% To set in or
supply with a collet. [Fr., dim. of %@AI@%col, %@AE@%collar < Lat. %@AI@%collum, %@AE@%neck.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLIDE @%%@QR:collide@%%@AB@%collide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lided%@AE@% %@AB@%-liding%@AE@% %@AB@%-lides%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come together with violent,
direct impact. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To meet in opposition; clash; conflict. [Lat. %@AI@%collidere %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:COLLIGATE @%%@QR:colligate@%%@AB@%colligate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gated%@AE@% %@AB@%-gating%@AE@% %@AB@%-gates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To tie or group together. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Logic. %@AE@%To bring (isolated observations) together by an explanation or
hypothesis that applies to them all. [Lat. %@AI@%colligare, colligat- %@AE@%: %@AI@%com-,
%@2@%%@CR:COLLIGATIVE @%%@QR:colligative@%%@AB@%colligative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Depending on the quantity of molecules but not on the
chemical nature of them. [G. %@AI@%kolligativ%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%colligatus,%@AE@% p.part of
%@AI@%%@AI@%colligare,%@AE@% to bind : %@AI@%com-,%@AE@% together + %@AI@%ligare, %@AE@%to tie.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLIMATE @%%@QR:collimate@%%@AB@%collimate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mated%@AE@% %@AB@%-mating%@AE@% %@AB@%-mates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make parallel; line up. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To adjust the line of sight of (an optical device). [NLat. %@AI@%collimare,
%@AI@%collimat-, %@AE@%alteration of Lat. %@AI@%collineare, %@AE@%to aim : %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%lineare, %@AE@%to make straight < %@AI@%linea, %@AE@%line.] %@AB@% collimation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLIMATOR @%%@QR:collimator@%%@AB@%collimator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device capable of collimating radiation, such as a long
narrow tube in which strongly absorbing or reflecting walls permit only
radiation traveling parallel to the tube axis to traverse the entire
length.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLINEAR @%%@QR:collinear@%%@AB@%collinear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Lying on the same line. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Containing a common line;
coaxial. %@AB@% collinearity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLINS @%%@QR:collins@%%@AB@%collins%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tall iced drink made with liquor, as gin, and lemon or lime
juice. [Prob. from the name %@AI@%Collins.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLINSIA @%%@QR:collinsia@%%@AB@%collinsia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various North American plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Collinsia,%@AE@% having blue-and-white or purplish flowers. [NLat. %@AI@%Collinsia,
%@AE@%genus name, after Zaccheus %@AI@%Collins %@AE@%(1764-1831).]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLISION @%%@QR:collision@%%@AB@%collision%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of colliding; crash. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%A
dynamic event consisting of the interaction between two or more bodies,
usually of very brief duration, resulting in a change of momentum of at
least one participating body. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%collisio < collidere, %@AE@%to strike.
%@2@%%@CR:COLLOCATE @%%@QR:collocate@%%@AB@%collocate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% To place together or in proper
%@2@%%@CR:COLLOCATION @%%@QR:collocation@%%@AB@%collocation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of collocating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
collocated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An arrangement or juxtaposition, esp. of words. %@AB@%
%@AB@%collocational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLODION @%%@QR:collodion@%%@AB@%collodion%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or collodium %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A highly flammable, colorless or yellowish
syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol, used to hold surgical
dressings, as a coating for certain skin diseases, and for making
%@2@%%@CR:COLLOID @%%@QR:colloid@%%@AB@%colloid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A suspension of finely divided particles
in a continuous medium, esp. a gaseous, liquid, or solid substance, such as
an atmospheric fog, a paint, or foam rubber, containing suspended particles
that are approximately 5 to 5,000 angstroms in size, do not settle out of
the substance rapidly, and are not readily filtered. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The particulate
matter so suspended. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%A clear gelatinous secretion of the
thyroid gland. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%Gelatinous material resulting from colloid
degeneration or colloid carcinoma. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or having the
nature of a colloid. %@AB@% colloidal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% colloidally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLOP @%%@QR:collop@%%@AB@%collop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small portion or slice, esp. of meat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A roll of flesh
on the body. [ME.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLOQUIAL @%%@QR:colloquial@%%@AB@%colloquial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characteristic of or appropriate to the spoken
language or to writing that seeks the effect of speech; informal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Relating to conversation; conversational. [< colloquy.] %@AB@% colloquially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@AB@% colloquialness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLOQUIALISM @%%@QR:colloquialism@%%@AB@%colloquialism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Colloquial style or quality. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A colloquial
expression.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLOQUIUM @%%@QR:colloquium@%%@AB@%colloquium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-quiums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -quia %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An informal meeting for the
exchange of views. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An academic seminar on a broad field of study,
usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting. [Lat., conversation <
%@2@%%@CR:COLLOQUY @%%@QR:colloquy@%%@AB@%colloquy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-quies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A conversation, esp. a formal one. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
written dialogue. [Lat. %@AI@%colloquium, %@AE@%conversation. -see colloquium.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLOTYPE @%%@QR:collotype@%%@AB@%collotype%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A printing process utilizing a glass plate with a
gelatin surface carrying the image to be reproduced. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A print made by the
collotype process.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLUDE @%%@QR:collude@%%@AB@%collude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-luded%@AE@% %@AB@%-luding%@AE@% %@AB@%-ludes%@AE@% To be in collusion; act together
secretly to achieve a deceitful or fraudulent purpose; connive. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:COLLUVIUM @%%@QR:colluvium@%%@AB@%colluvium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-via%@AE@% %@AB@% or -viums %@AE@% A loose deposit of rock debris
accumulated at the base of a cliff or slope. [Lat., collection of washings
%@2@%%@CR:COLLYRIUM @%%@QR:collyrium@%%@AB@%collyrium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-iums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ia %@AE@% A medicinal lotion applied to the eye;
eyewash. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%kollurion, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%kollura, %@AE@%roll of bread.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLLYWOBBLES @%%@QR:collywobbles@%%@AB@%collywobbles%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A pain in the bowels or stomach;
bellyache. [%@AI@%Colly, %@AE@%alteration of colic + wobble.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLO @%%@QR:colo-@%%@AB@%colo-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coli- %@AE@%%@AB@% or col- %@AE@% Colon: %@AI@%colostomy.%@AE@% [NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%colon%@AE@% < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%kolon,%@AE@% large intestine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOBOMA @%%@QR:coloboma@%%@AB@%coloboma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mata%@AE@% A lesion or fissure of the eye or eyelid. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%coloboma, colobomat- %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%koloboma,%@AE@% part removed in mutilation < %@AI@%koloboun,%@AE@%
to mutilate < %@AI@%kolobos,%@AE@% maimed.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOCYNTH @%%@QR:colocynth@%%@AB@%colocynth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A vine, %@AI@%Citrullus colocynthis,%@AE@% of the Mediterranean
region, bearing a small, bitter fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of the colocynth, used
as a cathartic. [Lat. %@AI@%colocynthis %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kolokunthis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOGNE @%%@QR:cologne@%%@AB@%cologne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A scented liquid made of alcohol and various fragrant oils;
eau de cologne. [Short for Fr. %@AI@%eau de Cologne, %@AE@%water of Cologne, after
%@2@%%@CR:COLON.BACILLUS @%%@QR:colon bacillus@%%@AB@%colon bacillus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bacillus, %@AI@%Escherichia coli,%@AE@% found normally in all
vertebrate intestinal tracts and occasionally virulent, causing pyelitis or
infantile diarrhea.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLONEL @%%@QR:colonel@%%@AB@%colonel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine
Corps ranking immediately above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier
general. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An officer of similar rank in other military or paramilitary
organizations. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An honorary title awarded by some states of the United
States. [Alteration of obs. %@AI@%coronel %@AE@%< Fr. < OItal. %@AI@%colonello, %@AE@%dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%colonna, %@AE@%column of soldiers < Lat. %@AI@%columna, %@AE@%pillar.] %@AB@% colonelcy %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%colonelship %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLONEL.BLIMP @%%@QR:Colonel Blimp@%%@AB@%Colonel Blimp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An elderly, pompous, short-sighted reactionary, esp. an
army officer or government official. [After %@AI@%Colonel Blimp, %@AE@%a cartoon
character by David Low (1891-1963).]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLONIAL @%%@QR:colonial@%%@AB@%colonial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, possessing, or inhabiting a colony
or colonies. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Colonial%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or relating to the 13 British colonies
that became the original United States of America. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of or relating to the
colonial period in the United States. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Colonial%@AE@% Designating an
architectural style prevalent in the American colonies just before and
during the Revolution. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Living, forming, or consisting of a colony:
%@AI@%%@AI@%colonial organisms.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An inhabitant of a colony. %@AB@% colonially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLONIALISM @%%@QR:colonialism@%%@AB@%colonialism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A policy by which a nation maintains or extends its
control over foreign dependencies. %@AB@% colonialist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLONIST @%%@QR:colonist@%%@AB@%colonist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An original settler or founder of a colony. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
%@2@%%@CR:COLONY @%%@QR:colony@%%@AB@%colony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A group of emigrants or their descendants who
settle in a distant land but remain subject to or intimately connected with
the parent country. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A territory thus settled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A region politically
controlled by a distant country; dependency. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A group of people with
the same interests or ethnic origin concentrated in a particular area: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%American colony in Paris.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The area or place occupied by such a group.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% A group of the same kind of animals, plants, or one-celled organisms
living or growing together. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A visible growth of microorganisms in a
%@2@%%@CR:COLORANT @%%@QR:colorant@%%@AB@%colorant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something, esp. a dye, pigment, ink, or paint that colors or
modifies the color of something else.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLORATION @%%@QR:coloration@%%@AB@%coloration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Arrangement of colors. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The sum of the beliefs or
principles of a person, group, or institution.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLORATURA @%%@QR:coloratura@%%@AB@%coloratura%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Florid ornamental trills and runs in vocal music. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Music characterized by coloratura. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A singer, esp. a soprano,
specializing in coloratura. [Obs. Ital. < LLat., coloring < Lat. %@AI@%colorare,
%@2@%%@CR:COLORBLIND @%%@QR:colorblind@%%@AB@%colorblind%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Partially or totally unable to distinguish certain
colors. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not subject to racial prejudices. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Not recognizing racial
%@2@%%@CR:COLORBREED @%%@QR:colorbreed@%%@AB@%colorbreed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bred%@AE@% %@AB@%-breeding%@AE@% %@AB@%-breeds%@AE@% To breed (plants or animals)
selectively to produce new or desired colors.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLORCAST @%%@QR:colorcast@%%@AB@%colorcast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cast%@AE@% %@AB@% or -casted %@AE@%%@AB@% or -casting %@AE@%%@AB@% or -casts %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
broadcast (a television program) in color. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To televise in color.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A television broadcast in color. [color + (broad)cast.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOR.CODE @%%@QR:color-code@%%@AB@%color-code%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-coded%@AE@% %@AB@%-coding%@AE@% %@AB@%-codes%@AE@% To color, as wires or papers,
according to a code for easy identification.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLORED @%%@QR:colored@%%@AB@%colored%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having color. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of an ethnic group not regarded as
Caucasian, esp. Negro. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of mixed racial strains. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Distorted or biased,
as by irrelevant or incorrect information. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colored person or
persons.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLORFAST @%%@QR:colorfast@%%@AB@%colorfast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having color that will not run or fade with washing or
%@2@%%@CR:COLOR.FILTER @%%@QR:color filter@%%@AB@%color filter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A photographic filter used to increase contrast or take
photographs through haze.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLORFUL @%%@QR:colorful@%%@AB@%colorful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Full of color; abounding in colors. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterized by
%@2@%%@CR:COLORING @%%@QR:coloring@%%@AB@%coloring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The art, manner, or process of applying color. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
substance used to color something. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Appearance with regard to color. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Characteristic aspect, tone, or style. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% False or misleading appearance.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLORIST @%%@QR:colorist@%%@AB@%colorist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A painter skilled in achieving special effects with
color. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hairdresser who specializes in dyeing hair. %@AB@% coloristic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLORLESS @%%@QR:colorless@%%@AB@%colorless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Without color. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Weak or dull in color; pallid. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Lacking animation, variety, or distinction; uninteresting; dull: %@AI@%a
%@2@%%@CR:COLOR.LINE @%%@QR:color line@%%@AB@%color line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A barrier, created by custom, law, or economic
differences, separating nonwhite persons from whites.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOSSAL @%%@QR:colossal@%%@AB@%colossal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Enormous in size, extent, or degree; gigantic; tremendous.
[Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%colossus, %@AE@%colossus.] %@AB@% colossally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOSSEUM @%%@QR:colosseum@%%@AB@%colosseum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%coliseum%@BO: 39a554@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOSSI @%%@QR:colossi@%%@AB@%colossi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%colossus%@BO: 3a5cd7@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOSSIANS @%%@QR:Colossians@%%@AB@%Colossians%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% See table at%@AI@%Bible.%@BO: 1c1070@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOSSUS @%%@QR:colossus@%%@AB@%colossus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lossi%@AE@% %@AB@% or -lossuses %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A huge statue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
likened to a colossus, as in size or importance. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%kolossos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOSTOMY @%%@QR:colostomy@%%@AB@%colostomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% The surgical construction of an artificial
excretory opening from the colon.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOSTRUM @%%@QR:colostrum@%%@AB@%colostrum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The first milk secreted by the mammary glands immediately
after childbirth, lasting for a few days. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOUR @%%@QR:colour@%%@AB@%colour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%color%@BO: 3a3624@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLOUS @%%@QR:-colous@%%@AB@%-colous%@AE@%%@EH@% Having a specified kind of habitat: %@AI@%arenicolous.%@AE@% [< Lat. %@AI@%-cola,
%@AI@%%@AE@%inhabitant.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLPITIS @%%@QR:colpitis@%%@AB@%colpitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of the vaginal mucous membrane. [Gk. %@AI@%kolpos,
%@AE@%vagina + -itis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLPORTAGE @%%@QR:colportage@%%@AB@%colportage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The work of a colporteur.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLPORTEUR @%%@QR:colporteur@%%@AB@%colporteur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A peddler of devotional literature. [Fr., alteration of
%@2@%%@CR:COLPOSCOPE @%%@QR:colposcope@%%@AB@%colposcope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A speculum that is used in the diagnostic examination of
the vaginal and cervical tissues. [Gk. %@AI@%kolpos, %@AE@%vagina, womb + -scope.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLPOSCOPY @%%@QR:colposcopy@%%@AB@%colposcopy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pies%@AE@% The examination of the vaginal and cervical
tissues by means of a colposcope. [Gk. %@AI@%kolpos, %@AE@%vagina, womb + -scopy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLT @%%@QR:colt@%%@AB@%colt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A young male horse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A youthful or inexperienced person; a
novice or beginner. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A rope whip formerly used for shipboard discipline.
[ME < OE.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLTER @%%@QR:colter@%%@AB@%colter%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coulter %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A blade or wheel on a plow for making vertical
cuts in the sod. [ME < OE %@AI@%culter %@AE@%ult. < Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLTISH @%%@QR:coltish@%%@AB@%coltish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or like a colt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lively and
%@2@%%@CR:COLTSFOOT @%%@QR:coltsfoot@%%@AB@%coltsfoot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-foots%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Tussilago farfara,%@AE@% native to the Old
World, having yellow flowers that appear before the heart-shaped leaves.
[From the shape of its leaves.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLUBRID @%%@QR:colubrid@%%@AB@%colubrid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of numerous chiefly nonvenomous snakes of the family
Colubridae, which includes the king snakes and garter snakes. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or
belonging to the Colubridae. [NLat. %@AI@%Colubridae, %@AE@%family name, < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:COLUGO @%%@QR:colugo@%%@AB@%colugo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gos%@AE@% The %@AI@%flying lemur%@BO: 72b531@%%@AE@%. [Malay.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLUMBA @%%@QR:Columba@%%@AB@%Columba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Caelum and
Puppis. [NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%columba, %@AE@%dove.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLUMBARIUM @%%@QR:columbarium@%%@AB@%columbarium%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or columbary %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ia%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ies %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A vault with niches
for urns containing ashes of the dead. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One of the niches in such a
vault. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A dovecote. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A pigeonhole in a dovecote. [Lat., sepulchre
for urns, dovecote < %@AI@%columba, %@AE@%dove.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLUMBIA @%%@QR:Columbia@%%@AB@%Columbia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A feminine personification of the United States. [After
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), its discoverer.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLUMBIAN @%%@QR:Columbian@%%@AB@%Columbian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the United States. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to Christopher Columbus.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLUMBINE @%%@QR:columbine@%%@AB@%columbine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Aquilegia,%@AE@% having
variously colored flowers with five conspicuously spurred petals. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Dovelike. [ME < Med. Lat. %@AI@%columbina %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%columbinus, %@AE@%dovelike (from the
resemblance of the inverted flower to a cluster of doves) < %@AI@%columba, %@AE@%dove.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COLUMBITE @%%@QR:columbite@%%@AB@%columbite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A black mineral, essentially (Fe, Mn)(Nb, Ta)%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%6%@AE@%, used as a%@EH@%
source of niobium and tantalum. [columb(ium) + -ite.]
%@2@%%@CR:COLUMBUS.DAY @%%@QR:Columbus Day@%%@AB@%Columbus Day%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% October 12, a holiday celebrated officially on the
second Monday in October in the United States in honor of Christopher
Columbus.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLUMELLA @%%@QR:columella@%%@AB@%columella%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mellae%@AE@% Any of several small, columnlike structures in
various plants and animals. [Lat., dim. of %@AI@%columna, %@AE@%column.] %@AB@% columellar
%@2@%%@CR:COLUMN @%%@QR:column@%%@AB@%column%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A supporting pillar consisting of a base, a cylindrical
shaft, and a capital. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resembling a column in form or function:
%@AI@%a column of mercury in a thermometer.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One of two or more vertical
sections of typed lines lying side by side on a page and separated by a
rule or blank space. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A feature article that appears regularly in a
newspaper or other periodical. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A formation, as of troops or vehicles, in
which all elements follow one behind the other. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%An organ formed
by the fusion of stamens or of stamens and pistils, as in the orchid. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%columne %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%columna.%@AE@%] %@AB@% columned %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COLUMNAR @%%@QR:columnar@%%@AB@%columnar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the shape of a column. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Constructed with or
having columns.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLUMNIATION @%%@QR:columniation@%%@AB@%columniation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The use or arrangement of columns in a building.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLUMNIST @%%@QR:columnist@%%@AB@%columnist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A writer of a newspaper or magazine column.
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%@2@%%@CR:COLZA @%%@QR:colza@%%@AB@%colza%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Rape2%@BO: f19939@%%@AE@%. [Fr. < Du. %@AI@%koolzaad %@AE@%: %@AI@%kool, %@AE@%cabbage (< MDu. %@AI@%cole %@AE@%< Lat.
containing the nucleus and constituting the major portion of the head of a
comet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A tuft of hairs, as on some seeds. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Optics.%@AE@% A diffuse
pear-shaped image of a point source. [Lat., hair < Gk. %@AI@%kome.%@AE@%] %@AB@% comal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMA.BERENICES @%%@QR:Coma Berenices@%%@AB@%Coma Berenices%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the northern sky near Bootes and
Leo that contains the coma cluster of galaxies. [Lat., hair of Berenice.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMAE @%%@QR:comae@%%@AB@%comae%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%coma2%@BO: 3a7e52@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMANCHE @%%@QR:Comanche@%%@AB@%Comanche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Comanche%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ches %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tribe of North American
Indians, formerly ranging over the western plains from Wyoming to Texas,
now living in Oklahoma. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of this tribe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Uto-Aztecan
language of the Comanche. [Sp. < Ute %@AI@%kimanci.%@AE@%] %@AB@% Comanche %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMANCHEAN @%%@QR:Comanchean@%%@AB@%Comanchean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, belonging to, or designating the geologic time,
system of rocks, or sedimentary deposits of the Mesozoic era between the
Jurassic and the Upper Cretaceous. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Comanchean period. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Comanche, %@AE@%a county in Texas.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMATE @%%@QR:comate@%%@AB@%comate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or comose %@AE@%
%@AB@%comate(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having or resembling a tuft of hairs. [Lat. %@AI@%comatus,
%@AE@%having long hair < %@AI@%coma, %@AE@%hair < Gk. %@AI@%kome.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%comate(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mate; companion.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMATOSE @%%@QR:comatose@%%@AB@%comatose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or affected with coma; unconscious.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked by lethargy; torpid. %@AB@% comatosely %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMATULID @%%@QR:comatulid@%%@AB@%comatulid%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or comatula %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lids%@AE@% %@AB@% or -lae %@AE@% Any of several marine
invertebrates of the order Crinoidea that are attached to a surface by a
stalk when young but are free-swimming as adults. [NLat. %@AI@%Comatulidae,
%@AE@%former family name < LLat. %@AI@%comatulus, %@AE@%having neatly curled hair < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%comatus, %@AE@%having long hair. -see comate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMB @%%@QR:comb@%%@AB@%comb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A thin, toothed strip, as of plastic or bone, used to
smooth, arrange, or fasten the hair. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something resembling a comb in
shape or use, as a card for dressing and cleansing wool or other fiber. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
A %@AI@%currycomb%@BO: 4909c9@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The fleshy crest or ridge that grows on the crown of
the head of domestic fowl and other birds and is most prominent in the
male. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something suggesting a fowl's comb in appearance or position. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
%@AI@%honeycomb%@BO: 8ce0f5@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%combed%@AE@% %@AB@%combing%@AE@% %@AB@%combs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To dress or arrange with or
as if with a comb. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To card (wool or other fiber). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To search
thoroughly; look through. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To roll and break: %@AI@%The waves combed
%@AI@%thunderously.%@AE@% [ME < OE.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMBAT @%%@QR:combat@%%@AB@%combat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bated%@AE@% %@AB@%-bating%@AE@% %@AB@%-bats%@AE@% %@AB@% or -batted %@AE@%%@AB@% or -batting %@AE@%%@AB@% or -bats %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fight against; oppose in battle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To oppose vigorously; resist:
%@AI@%%@AI@%drugs that combat infection.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To engage in fighting; contend;
%@2@%%@CR:COMBER @%%@QR:comber@%%@AB@%comber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that combs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A long wave of the sea that has reached
its peak or broken into foam; breaker.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMBINATION @%%@QR:combination@%%@AB@%combination%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of combining. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
combined. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resulting from combining two or more things. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An
alliance or association of persons or parties for a common purpose;
association. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A sequence of numbers or letters used to open a combination
lock. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A one-piece undergarment consisting of an undershirt or chemise
and underpants. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%One or more elements selected from a set
without regard to order of selection. %@AB@% combinational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMBINATION.LOC @%%@QR:combination lock@%%@AB@%combination lock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lock that will open only when its dial is turned
through a predetermined sequence of positions identified on the dial face
by numbers or letters.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMBINATIVE @%%@QR:combinative@%%@AB@%combinative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resulting from combination. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Tending, serving, or able to combine.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMBINATORIAL @%%@QR:combinatorial@%%@AB@%combinatorial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Relating to or involving combinations. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Relating
to the arrangement and manipulation of mathematical elements in sets.
%@2@%%@CR:COMBINE @%%@QR:combine@%%@AB@%combine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bined%@AE@% %@AB@%-bining%@AE@% %@AB@%-bines%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring into a state of
unity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To join (two or more substances) to make a single substance, as a
chemical compound; mix. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To possess or exhibit in combination. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To become united; coalesce. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To join forces for a common purpose. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chemistry. %@AE@%To form a chemical compound. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A power-operated
harvesting machine that cuts, threshes, and cleans grain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An association
of persons or groups united for the furtherance of commercial or political
: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%bine, %@AE@%two at a time.] %@AB@% combiner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMBINGS @%%@QR:combings@%%@AB@%combings%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Hairs, wool, or other material removed with a comb.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMBINING.FORM @%%@QR:combining form@%%@AB@%combining form%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A word element that combines with other word
forms to create compounds, as %@AI@%-logy%@AE@% in %@AI@%gynecology, macro-%@AE@% in
%@AI@%%@AI@%macrochemistry,%@AE@% or %@AI@%Sino-%@AE@% in %@AI@%Sino-Soviet.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMB.JELLY @%%@QR:comb jelly@%%@AB@%comb jelly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%ctenophore%@BO: 47f3cd@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMBO @%%@QR:combo@%%@AB@%combo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bos%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A small group of musicians. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@%
The result or product of combining; combination. [Short for combination.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMB.PLATE @%%@QR:comb plate@%%@AB@%comb plate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A locomotive apparatus in ctenophores that is comprised of
a plate of fused cilia.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMBUSTIBLE @%%@QR:combustible@%%@AB@%combustible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of igniting and burning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Easily aroused
or excited. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A combustible substance. %@AB@% combustibility %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%combustibly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMBUSTION @%%@QR:combustion@%%@AB@%combustion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of burning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%A chemical
change, esp. oxidation, accompanied by the production of heat and light. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Violent anger or agitation: %@AI@%combustion slowly building up to the point of
%@AI@%revolution.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%combustion %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%combustio %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%comburere, %@AE@%to burn up
%@2@%%@CR:COMBUSTION.CHAM @%%@QR:combustion chamber@%%@AB@%combustion chamber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enclosure in which combustion, esp. of a fuel
or propellant, is initiated and controlled.
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%@2@%%@CR:COME @%%@QR:come@%%@AB@%come%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%came%@AE@% %@AB@%come%@AE@% %@AB@%coming%@AE@% %@AB@%comes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To advance toward the
speaker or toward a specified place; approach: %@AI@%Come to me.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To advance
in a specified manner: %@AI@%came reluctantly when I insisted.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To advance;
make progress: %@AI@%has come a very long way.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To reach a particular point in
a series or as a result of orderly progression: %@AI@%Dawn is coming.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To move
into view; appear. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To occur in time. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To arrive at a particular
result or end: %@AI@%come to an understanding.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To arrive at or reach a
particular state or condition: %@AI@%came to her wits' end.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% To move or be
brought to a particular position: %@AI@%came to an abrupt halt.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To extend;
reach: %@AI@%water that came to my waist.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To exist at a particular point
or place: %@AI@%The letter%@AE@% T %@AI@%comes before%@AE@% U. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To have priority; rank: %@AI@%His work
%@AI@%comes first.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To happen: %@AI@%How did you come to know that?%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
happen as a result: %@AI@%This comes of your carelessness.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To fall to one:
%@AI@%%@AI@%No good can come of this.%@AE@% %@AB@%11.%@AE@% To occur in the mind: %@AI@%An idea came to him.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To issue from; descend: %@AI@%comes from a good family.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To be
derived; originate: %@AI@%Oaks come from acorns.%@AE@% %@AB@%13.%@AE@% To be a native or resident
of: %@AI@%comes from Chicago.%@AE@% %@AB@%14.%@AE@% To add up; amount: %@AI@%expenses came to more than
%@AI@%income.%@AE@% %@AB@%15.%@AE@% To become: %@AI@%The knot came loose.%@AE@% %@AB@%16.%@AE@% To be available or
obtainable: %@AI@%shoes that come in all sizes.%@AE@% %@AB@%17.%@AE@% To prove or turn out to be:
%@AI@%%@AI@%a wish that may come true.%@AE@% %@AB@%18.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To experience orgasm.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb.
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% come about.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take place; happen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To turn around. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%To
change tack.%@AB@% come across.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To meet or find by chance: %@AI@%came across his old
%@AI@%roommate today.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To do or give what is wanted. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To give an
impression: %@AI@%came across as an aggressive businessman.%@AE@% %@AB@% come along. .%@AE@% To
achieve success; advance.%@AB@% come around round.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To recover; revive. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
change one's opinion or position: %@AI@%She came around after she heard the whole
%@AI@%story.%@AE@% %@AB@% come at.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To obtain; get. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To attack; rush at.%@AB@% come back.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
return to past success after a period of misfortune. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To retort; reply.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To recur to the memory: %@AI@%When he saw the picture, all his pain came back.%@AE@%
%@AB@% come between. .%@AE@% To cause estrangement or separation.%@AB@% come by.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
acquire; get: %@AI@%Mortgages are hard to come by.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pay a visit.%@AB@% come down.%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To lose wealth or position: %@AI@%has really come down in the world.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be
descended or handed down: %@AI@%a custom that comes down from colonial times.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To become sick: %@AI@%came down with appendicitis.%@AE@% %@AB@% come forward. .%@AE@% To volunteer
one's services.%@AB@% come in.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To arrive: %@AI@%Fall clothes will be coming in soon.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To arrive among those who finish a contest or race: %@AI@%came in fifth.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%come in for. .%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To be open to or the recipient of: %@AI@%a performance
%@AI@%that came in for adverse comment.%@AE@% %@AB@% come into. .%@AE@% To receive as an
inheritance: %@AI@%came into a small fortune.%@AE@% %@AB@% come off.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To happen; occur: %@AI@%The
%@AI@%trip came off on schedule.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To acquit oneself: %@AI@%is sure to come off badly
%@AI@%if challenged to explain.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To turn out to be successful: %@AI@%a party that
%@AI@%came off.%@AE@% %@AB@% come on.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To convey a particular personal image: %@AI@%comes on as
%@AI@%an old-fashioned reactionary.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To show sexual interest in someone.%@AB@% come
%@AB@%out.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become known: %@AI@%The whole story came out at the trial.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be
issued or brought out: %@AI@%His new book just came out.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make a formal
social debut. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To result; end up: %@AI@%Everything came out wrong.%@AE@% %@AB@% come out
%@AB@%with.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To disclose publicly; declare: %@AI@%came out with the new tax program.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To put into words; say: %@AI@%always comes out with the truth.%@AE@% %@AB@% come over.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To happen to; seize: %@AI@%Strange feelings came over me.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To change sides, as
in a controversy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To pay a visit.%@AB@% come through.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@%
To do what is required or anticipated: %@AI@%I asked for his help, and he came
%@AI@%through.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become manifest: %@AI@%His tenderness comes through in his facial
%@AI@%expression.%@AE@% %@AB@% come to.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To recover consciousness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To
bring the bow into the wind. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To anchor. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be a matter of: %@AI@%When it
%@AI@%comes to intelligence, she is outstanding.%@AE@% %@AB@% come up.%@AE@% To manifest itself;
arise: %@AI@%The question never came up.%@AE@% %@AB@% come upon. .%@AE@% To discover or meet by
accident.%@AB@% come up to. .%@AE@% To be the equal of: %@AI@%His work doesn't come up to
%@AI@%yours.%@AE@% %@AB@% come up with. .%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To bring forth, esp. as a solution to a
problem; produce; %@AI@%Please try to come up with some new ideas.%@AE@% -%@AI@%interj.%@AE@%
Used to express anger, impatience, or remonstrance: %@AI@%Come now, that's
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% come a cropper.%@AE@% To fail utterly.%@AB@% come alive.%@AE@% To
become responsive and animated.%@AB@% come apart.%@AE@% To disintegrate mentally or
physically; go to pieces.%@AB@% come clean.%@AE@% To confess all.%@AB@% come off it.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@%
To stop acting or speaking foolishly or pretentiously.%@AB@% come to grips with.%@AE@%
To wrestle with; face squarely: %@AI@%came to grips with the problem.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%comen
%@AE@%< OE %@AI@%cuman.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMEBACK @%%@QR:comeback@%%@AB@%comeback%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A return to former prosperity or status. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A return to
popularity: %@AI@%wide ties are making a comeback this year.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A reply, esp. a
quick, witty one; retort. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The act of making up a deficit, as in a
contest or game.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMEDIAN @%%@QR:comedian@%%@AB@%comedian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A professional entertainer who tells jokes or performs
various other comic acts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An actor in comedy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A comedy writer. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
person who amuses or tries to be amusing; clown.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMEDIC @%%@QR:comedic@%%@AB@%comedic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or relating to comedy.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMEDIENNE @%%@QR:comedienne@%%@AB@%comedienne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female professional entertainer who tells jokes or
performs various other comic acts. [Fr. %@AI@%comedienne, %@AE@%fem. of %@AI@%comedien,
%@AE@%comedian < %@AI@%comedie, %@AE@%comedy < Lat. %@AI@%comoedia.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMEDO @%%@QR:comedo@%%@AB@%comedo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dones %@AE@% A %@AI@%blackhead%@BO: 1e2ea6@%%@AE@%. [Lat., glutton < %@AI@%comedere, %@AE@%to
eat up : %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) + %@AI@%edere, %@AE@%to eat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMEDOWN @%%@QR:comedown@%%@AB@%comedown%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A decline or drop to a lower status or level. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A feeling of disappointment or depression. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something that
causes disappointment or depression.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMEDY @%%@QR:comedy@%%@AB@%comedy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A play, motion picture, or other work that is
humorous in its treatment of theme and character and has a happy ending. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The branch of drama made up of such plays. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A literary composition with a
theme appropriate to comedy or using the methods of comedy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The branch
of literature dealing with comedies. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The art or technique of composing
comedy. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A comic element of literature or life. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A comic occurrence.
%@2@%%@CR:COME.ON @%%@QR:come-on@%%@AB@%come-on%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something offered to allure or attract; inducement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% A sexual or romantic approach or proposal.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMER @%%@QR:comer@%%@AB@%comer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that arrives or comes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% One showing promise
of attaining success.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMESTIBLE @%%@QR:comestible@%%@AB@%comestible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Fit to be eaten; edible. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that can be
eaten as food. [OFr. < LLat. %@AI@%comestibilis %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%comedere, %@AE@%to eat up. -see
comedo.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMET @%%@QR:comet@%%@AB@%comet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@% A celestial body, observed only in that part of its
orbit that is relatively close to the sun, having a head consisting of a
solid nucleus surrounded by a nebulous coma up to 2.4 million kilometers or
1.5 million miles in diameter, an elongated curved vapor tail arising from
the coma when sufficiently close to the sun, and thought to consist chiefly
of ammonia, methane, carbon dioxide, and water. [ME %@AI@%comete %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%cometa %@AE@%<
grow hair long < %@AI@%kome, %@AE@%hair.] %@AB@% cometary %@AE@%%@AB@%cometic%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMEUPPANCE @%%@QR:comeuppance@%%@AB@%comeuppance%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or comeupance %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A punishment or retribution
that one deserves; one's just deserts.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMFIT @%%@QR:comfit@%%@AB@%comfit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A candy; confection. [ME %@AI@%confit %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%conficere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:COMFORT @%%@QR:comfort@%%@AB@%comfort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-forted%@AE@% %@AB@%-forting%@AE@% %@AB@%-forts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To soothe in time of grief or
fear; console. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To ease physically; relieve. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A condition of ease
or well-being. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Solace in time of grief or fear. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Help; assistance:
%@AI@%%@AI@%gave comfort to the enemy.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% One that brings comfort: %@AI@%a child that was a
%@AI@%comfort to his parents.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Capacity to give physical ease and well-being:
%@AI@%%@AI@%enjoying the comfort of his favorite chair.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%comforten %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%conforter, %@AE@%to strengthen < LLat. %@AI@%confortare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) + Lat.
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%comfortable%@BO: 3adde2@%%@AE@% %@AI@%cozy%@BO: 44fb7f@%%@AE@% %@AI@%snug%@BO: 1145813@%%@AE@% %@AI@%restful%@BO: f8eda5@%%@AE@% These words mean affording
pleasurable ease. %@AI@%Comfortable%@BO: 3adde2@%%@AE@% implies the deliberate removal of sources of
pain or distress. %@AI@%Cozy%@BO: 44fb7f@%%@AE@% evokes the image of a warm room in winter and
suggests cheerful or reassuring closeness. %@AI@%Snug%@BO: 1145813@%%@AE@% is even closer; the image
is of a warm bed. %@AI@%Restful%@BO: f8eda5@%%@AE@% suggests a seclusion and quiet conducive to
ease. Metaphorically, the terms may acquire ironic overtones. Thus,
%@AI@%%@AI@%comfortable%@BO: 3adde2@%%@AE@% may suggest lethargy or complacency, and %@AI@%cozy%@BO: 44fb7f@%%@AE@% a self-serving
closeness of relationship.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMFORTER @%%@QR:comforter@%%@AB@%comforter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that comforts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Comforter%@AE@% The Holy Spirit. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
quilted bedcover. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A woolen neck scarf.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMFORT.STATION @%%@QR:comfort station@%%@AB@%comfort station%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A public toilet or rest room.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMFREY @%%@QR:comfrey@%%@AB@%comfrey%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-freys%@AE@% Any of several usually hairy or bristly plants of
the genus %@AI@%Symphytum,%@AE@% native to the Old World, having clusters of variously
colored flowers. [ME %@AI@%conferie %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%confirie %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%conferva.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:COMIC @%%@QR:comic@%%@AB@%comic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, characteristic of, or pertaining to comedy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to comic strips. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Amusing; humorous. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A comedian.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A person who is comical. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AB@%comics%@AE@% Comic strips. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A comic book.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that provokes humor in art or life. [Lat. %@AI@%comicus %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:COMICAL @%%@QR:comical@%%@AB@%comical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Provoking mirth or amusement; funny. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining
to comedy. %@AB@% comicality %@AE@%%@AB@%comicalness%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% comically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMIC.BOOK @%%@QR:comic book@%%@AB@%comic book%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A book of comic strips.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMIC.OPERA1 @%%@QR:comic opera@%%@AB@%comic opera%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An opera or operetta with a humorous plot, spoken
dialogue, and usually a happy ending.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMIC.OPERA2 @%%@QR:comic-opera@%%@AB@%comic-opera%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% That is not to be taken seriously: %@AI@%comic-opera
%@AI@%politics.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMIC.STRIP @%%@QR:comic strip@%%@AB@%comic strip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A narrative series of cartoons.
Showing promise of fame or success. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Arrival; advent: %@AI@%the coming of
%@AI@%spring.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMING.OUT @%%@QR:coming-out@%%@AB@%coming-out%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A social debut.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMINTERN @%%@QR:Comintern@%%@AB@%Comintern%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%The Third International%@CF:THE.THIRD.INTER @%%@AE@% (1919). [Com(munist)
intern(ational).]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMITIA @%%@QR:comitia@%%@AB@%comitia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%comitia%@AE@% A popular assembly in ancient Rome having
legislative or electoral duties. [Lat. < pl. of %@AI@%comitium, %@AE@%assembly place :
%@AI@%%@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%ire,%@AE@% to go.] %@AB@% comitial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMITY @%%@QR:comity@%%@AB@%comity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An atmosphere of social harmony. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Comity of
%@AI@%nations%@BO: 3af32d@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Courteous recognition accorded by the courts of one state or
jurisdiction of the laws and judicial decisions of another. [Lat. %@AI@%comitas %@AE@%<
%@AI@%comis, %@AE@%friendly.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMITY.OF.NATIO @%%@QR:comity of nations@%%@AB@%comity of nations%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Courteous recognition accorded by one nation to
the laws and institutions of another. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The nations observing
international comity.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMIX @%%@QR:comix@%%@AB@%comix%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Comic books and comic strips, esp. of the %@AI@%underground press%@BO: 13d3393@%%@AE@%.
[Alteration of comics.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMA @%%@QR:comma@%%@AB@%comma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate a separation of
ideas or of elements within the structure of a sentence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pause or
separation; caesura. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of several butterflies of the genus %@AI@%Polygonia,%@AE@%
having wings with brownish coloring and irregularly notched edges. [LLat. <
Gk. %@AI@%komma, %@AE@%short clause < %@AI@%koptein,%@AE@% to cut.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMA.BACILLUS @%%@QR:comma bacillus@%%@AB@%comma bacillus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bacillus, %@AI@%Vibrio comma,%@AE@% that causes Asiatic cholera.
[From its commalike shape.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMA.FAULT @%%@QR:comma fault@%%@AB@%comma fault%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Improper use of a comma between independent clauses not
joined by a conjunction.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMAND @%%@QR:command@%%@AB@%command%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-manded%@AE@% %@AB@%-manding%@AE@% %@AB@%-mands%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To direct with authority;
give orders to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To have control or authority over; rule: %@AI@%a general
%@AI@%commanding an army.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To have at one's disposal: %@AI@%commands seven
%@AI@%languages.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To deserve and receive as due; exact: %@AI@%His bravery commanded
%@AI@%respect.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To dominate by position; overlook: %@AI@%a mountain commanding the
%@AI@%valley.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give commands. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To exercise authority as a
commander; be in control. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of commanding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An order given
with authority. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A signal that actuates a device, as a computer. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
The authority to command: %@AI@%an admiral in command.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The possession and
exercise of the authority to command: %@AI@%command of the seas.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Ability to
control or use; mastery: %@AI@%a command of four languages.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Dominance by
location; extent of view. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The jurisdiction of a commander. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
military unit, post, district, or region under the control of one officer.
%@AB@%%@AB@%c.%@AE@% A unit in the U.S. Air Force consisting of a specified number of wings,
generally three or more, under the authority of an officer. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% An invitation from a reigning monarch. %@AI@%command headquarters; a
%@AI@%%@AI@%instruct%@BO: 98b3eb@%%@AE@% %@AI@%charge%@BO: 317985@%%@AE@% These verbs, with varying degrees of authority, demand
obedience on the part of the person or group addressed. %@AI@%Command%@BO: 3af8a9@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%order%@BO: cbabe7@%%@AE@%
are similar in emphasizing official authority of the person making the
demand: %@AI@%a general commands; a doctor orders. Bid %@AE@% suggests an invitation to
do something. In an earlier sense, %@AI@%bid%@BO: 1c3f2c@%%@AE@% has the force of %@AI@%command: I bid you
%@AI@%be seated. Enjoin, direct, %@AE@% and %@AI@%instruct%@BO: 98b3eb@%%@AE@% do not carry the full authority
of %@AI@%command%@BO: 3af8a9@%%@AE@% or %@AI@%order%@BO: cbabe7@%%@AE@% can apply both to demanding the execution of a given
act and to demanding the prohibition of something: %@AI@%Strikers were enjoined
%@AI@%from picketing. Direct %@AE@% implies ordering, but less strongly than %@AI@%command%@BO: 3af8a9@%%@AE@%
suggests a mild order directing a person to do something in a specified
way. %@AI@%Charge%@BO: 317985@%%@AE@% adds to %@AI@%order%@BO: cbabe7@%%@AE@% the imposition of a moral duty.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMANDANT @%%@QR:commandant@%%@AB@%commandant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A commanding officer of a military organization.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMANDEER @%%@QR:commandeer@%%@AB@%commandeer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-deered%@AE@% %@AB@%-deering%@AE@% %@AB@%-deers%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To force into military
service. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To seize for military use; confiscate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To take
arbitrarily or by force. [Afr. %@AI@%kommanderen %@AE@%< Fr. %@AI@%commander, %@AE@%to command <
OFr. %@AI@%comander. %@AE@%-see command.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMANDER @%%@QR:commander@%%@AB@%commander%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who commands; leader. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An officer in the
U.S. Navy who ranks next above a lieutenant commander and next below a
captain. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The chief commissioned officer of a military unit regardless of
his rank. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A chief or an officer in certain knightly or fraternal orders.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMANDER.IN.CH @%%@QR:commander in chief@%%@AB@%commander in chief%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Commander in Chief%@AE@% The supreme commander of
all the armed forces of a nation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The officer commanding a major armed
force.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMANDERY @%%@QR:commandery@%%@AB@%commandery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The district or office of a commander, esp. of
an order of knights. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A lodge or local branch of certain fraternal
orders.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMANDING @%%@QR:commanding@%%@AB@%commanding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Dominating, as by magnitude or position: %@AI@%took a
%@AI@%commanding lead at the polls.%@AE@% %@AB@% commandingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMANDING.OFFI @%%@QR:commanding officer@%%@AB@%commanding officer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A U.S. Army officer in charge of a unit from
company to regiment or of a post, camp, or station.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMANDMENT @%%@QR:commandment@%%@AB@%commandment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A command; edict. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the Ten Commandments.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMAND.MODULE @%%@QR:command module@%%@AB@%command module%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The portion of a spacecraft in which the astronauts
live and operate controls during a flight.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMANDO @%%@QR:commando@%%@AB@%commando%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -does %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small fighting force specially
trained for making quick, destructive raids against enemy-held areas. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
member of such a force. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% In South Africa, an organized force of Boer
troops. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A raid made by such a force. [Afr. %@AI@%kommando %@AE@%< Du. %@AI@%commando, %@AE@%unit
%@2@%%@CR:COMMAND.POST @%%@QR:command post@%%@AB@%command post%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The field headquarters used by the commander of a
military unit.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMA.SPLICE @%%@QR:comma splice@%%@AB@%comma splice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%comma fault%@BO: 3af7ea@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMEASURE @%%@QR:commeasure@%%@AB@%commeasure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ured%@AE@% %@AB@%-uring%@AE@% %@AB@%-ures%@AE@% To coincide with; be coextensive
with. %@AB@% commeasurable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMEDIA.DELLAR @%%@QR:commedia dell'arte@%%@AB@%commedia dell'arte%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of comedy developed in Italy in the 16th
century and characterized by improvisation from a plot outline and the use
of stock characters. [Ital., comedy of art.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMME.IL.FAUT @%%@QR:comme il faut@%%@AB@%comme il faut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In accordance with conventions or accepted standards;
proper. [Fr., as it should be.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMEMORATE @%%@QR:commemorate@%%@AB@%commemorate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rated%@AE@% %@AB@%-rating%@AE@% %@AB@%-rates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To honor the memory of with
a ceremony. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To serve as a memorial to. [Lat. %@AI@%commemorare, commemorat-,
%@2@%%@CR:COMMEMORATION @%%@QR:commemoration@%%@AB@%commemoration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of commemorating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that
commemorates.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMEMORATIVE @%%@QR:commemorative@%%@AB@%commemorative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Serving to commemorate. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that
%@2@%%@CR:COMMENCE @%%@QR:commence@%%@AB@%commence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-menced%@AE@% %@AB@%-mencing%@AE@% %@AB@%-mences%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To begin; start. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
come into existence; have a beginning. [ME %@AI@%commencen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%comencier %@AE@%<
VLat. *%@AI@%cominitiare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) + LLat. %@AI@%initiare, %@AE@%to begin <
Lat. %@AI@%initium,%@AE@% beginning.] %@AB@% commencer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMENCEMENT @%%@QR:commencement@%%@AB@%commencement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A beginning; start. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A ceremony at which
academic degrees or diplomas are conferred. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The day on which such a
ceremony takes place.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMEND @%%@QR:commend@%%@AB@%commend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mended%@AE@% %@AB@%-mending%@AE@% %@AB@%-mends%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To represent as worthy,
qualified, or desirable; recommend. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To express approval of; praise. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To commit to the care of another; entrust. [ME %@AI@%commenden %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%commendare
%@2@%%@CR:COMMENDATION @%%@QR:commendation@%%@AB@%commendation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of commending. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something, esp. an official
award or citation, that commends.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMENDATORY @%%@QR:commendatory@%%@AB@%commendatory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Serving to commend or praise.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMENSAL @%%@QR:commensal@%%@AB@%commensal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to those who customarily eat at the
same table. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Of, pertaining to, or characterized by
organism participating in a commensal relationship. [ME < Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%commensalis %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%mensa, %@AE@%table.] %@AB@% commensally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMENSALISM @%%@QR:commensalism@%%@AB@%commensalism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% A relationship in which two or more organisms
live in close association and in which one may derive some benefit but in
which neither harms or is parasitic on the other.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMENSURABLE @%%@QR:commensurable@%%@AB@%commensurable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being measured by a common standard. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Properly proportioned; fitting. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%Exactly divisible by the
same unit an integral number of times. Used of two quantities. [LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%commensurabilis %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%mensurabilis, %@AE@%measurable < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:COMMENSURATE @%%@QR:commensurate@%%@AB@%commensurate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of the same size, extent, or duration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Corresponding in size or degree; proportionate: %@AI@%a salary commensurate with
%@AI@%his performance.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having a common measure or standard; commensurable.
[LLat. %@AI@%commensuratus %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%mensuratus, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:COMMENT @%%@QR:comment@%%@AB@%comment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A written note intended as an explanation, illustration,
or criticism of a passage in a book or other writing; annotation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
brief statement of fact or opinion, esp. a remark that expresses a personal
reaction or attitude: %@AI@%made a comment on the governor's speech.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An
implied conclusion or judgment: %@AI@%a novel that is a comment on contemporary
%@AI@%lawlessness.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Talk; gossip: %@AI@%a divorce that caused much comment.%@AE@%
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-mented%@AE@% %@AB@%-menting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ments%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make a comment; remark. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To make
comments on; annotate. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%commentum, %@AE@%interpretation < neuter
p.part. of %@AI@%comminisci,%@AE@% to devise.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMENTARY @%%@QR:commentary@%%@AB@%commentary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A series of explanations or interpretations.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%commentaries%@AE@% An expository treatise or series of annotations; exegesis.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that explains or illustrates: %@AI@%a scandal that is a sad
%@AI@%commentary on city government.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%commentaries%@AE@% A personal narrative;
%@2@%%@CR:COMMENTATE @%%@QR:commentate@%%@AB@%commentate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% To make a commentary on
or serve as commentator. %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%This verb has been in use for several hundred years in the
sense of "to give a commentary." But in the sense "to provide a running
commentary on," as in %@AI@%she commentated the fashion show, %@AE@% it is unacceptable
to a large majority of the Usage Panel.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMENTATOR @%%@QR:commentator@%%@AB@%commentator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An author of commentaries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A writer or broadcaster
who reports and analyzes events in the news. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A member of the
congregation who leads prayers and explains rituals during a service.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMERCE @%%@QR:commerce@%%@AB@%commerce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The buying and selling of goods, esp. on a large scale,
as between nations. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Intellectual exchange or social intercourse. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMERCIAL @%%@QR:commercial@%%@AB@%commercial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to commerce: %@AI@%a commercial loan.%@AE@%
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Engaged in commerce: %@AI@%a commercial trucker.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Involved in work that is
intended for the mass market: %@AI@%a commercial artist.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Designating goods,
often unrefined, produced and distributed in large quantities for use by
industry. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having profit as a chief aim: %@AI@%too scholarly to be a commercial
%@AI@%book.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Sponsored by an advertiser or supported by advertising:
%@AI@%%@AI@%commercial television.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An advertisement on radio or television. %@AB@%
%@AB@%commercially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMERCIAL.BANK @%%@QR:commercial bank@%%@AB@%commercial bank%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bank whose principal functions are to receive
demand deposits and to make short-term loans.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMERCIALISM @%%@QR:commercialism@%%@AB@%commercialism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The practices, methods, aims, and spirit of commerce
or business. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An attitude that emphasizes tangible profit or success. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMERCIALIZE @%%@QR:commercialize@%%@AB@%commercialize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To apply methods of business
to for profit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To exploit, do, or make mainly for financial gain. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
To sacrifice the quality of for profit. %@AB@% commercialization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMERCIAL.PAPE @%%@QR:commercial paper@%%@AB@%commercial paper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various short-term negotiable papers
originating in business transactions.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMERCIAL.TRAV @%%@QR:commercial traveler@%%@AB@%commercial traveler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A traveling sales representative.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMIE @%%@QR:commie@%%@AB@%commie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Commie %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A Communist.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMINATION @%%@QR:commination@%%@AB@%commination%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A formal denunciation. [ME %@AI@%comminacioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%comminatio
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISERATE @%%@QR:commiserate@%%@AB@%commiserate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To feel or express sorrow or
pity for; sympathize with. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To feel or express sympathy: %@AI@%commiserated
%@AI@%over their failure.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%commiserari, commiserat- %@AE@%: %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%with +
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISSAR @%%@QR:commissar@%%@AB@%commissar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An official of the Communist Party in charge of
political indoctrination and the enforcement of party loyalty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The head
of a commissariat in the Soviet Union until 1946. [R. %@AI@%komissar %@AE@%< G.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Kommissar, %@AE@%deputy < Med. Lat. %@AI@%commissarius, %@AE@%agent. -see commissary.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISSARIAT @%%@QR:commissariat@%%@AB@%commissariat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A department of an army in charge of providing food
and other supplies for the troops. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A food supply. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A major government
department in the Soviet Union until 1946. [NLat. %@AI@%commissariatus%@AE@% < Med.
Lat. %@AI@%commissarius,%@AE@% agent. -see commissary.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISSARY @%%@QR:commissary@%%@AB@%commissary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A store where food and equipment are sold,
as in a mining camp. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A supermarket for the personnel of a military post.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A lunchroom or cafeteria, esp. one in a motion-picture or television
studio. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person to whom a special duty is given by a higher authority;
deputy. [ME %@AI@%commissarie %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%commissarius, %@AE@%agent < Lat. %@AI@%committere,
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISSION @%%@QR:commission@%%@AB@%commission%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of granting certain powers or the authority
to carry out a particular task or duty. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The authority so granted. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The
matter or task so authorized: %@AI@%Investigating fraud was their commission.%@AE@% %@AB@%d.%@AE@%
A document conferring such authorization. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group of people officially
authorized to perform certain duties or functions: %@AI@%The Federal Trade
%@AI@%Commission investigates false advertising.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The act of committing or
perpetrating: %@AI@%the commission of a crime.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A fee or percentage allowed to
a salesman or agent for his services. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An official document issued by
a government and conferring the rank of a commissioned officer in the armed
forces. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The rank and powers so conferred. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-sioned%@AE@% %@AB@%-sioning%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-sions%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To grant a commission to: %@AI@%was commissioned a captain.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
place an order for: %@AI@%commissioned a new symphony for the festival.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
put (a ship) into active service.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in commission.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In active service, as a ship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In
use or in usable condition.%@AB@% out of commission.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Not in active service. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Not in use or in working condition. [ME %@AI@%commissioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%commissio%@AE@% <
%@AI@%%@AI@%committere,%@AE@% to entrust. -see commit.] %@AB@% commissional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISSIONAIRE @%%@QR:commissionaire@%%@AB@%commissionaire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A doorman. [Fr. < Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%commissionarius%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%commissio,%@AE@% commission.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISSIONED.OF @%%@QR:commissioned officer@%%@AB@%commissioned officer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An officer who holds a commission and ranks as a
second lieutenant or above in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or
as an ensign or above in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISSIONER @%%@QR:commissioner@%%@AB@%commissioner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person authorized by a commission to perform
certain duties. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of a commission. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A governmental official in
charge of a department: %@AI@%a police commissioner.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An official selected by
an athletic association or league to exercise judicial or regulatory
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISSION.MERC @%%@QR:commission merchant@%%@AB@%commission merchant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who buys and sells goods for others on a
commission basis.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISSION.PLAN @%%@QR:commission plan@%%@AB@%commission plan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of municipal government in which legislative
and administrative functions and powers are vested in an elected commission
rather than in a mayor and city council.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISSURE @%%@QR:commissure@%%@AB@%commissure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A line or place at which two things are joined. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Anatomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tract of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of
the spinal cord or brain. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The angle or corner of such structures, such
as the lips, eyelids, or cardiac valves. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A surface by which
adhering carpels are joined. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%commissura%@AE@% < %@AI@%committere,%@AE@% to join.
%@2@%%@CR:COMMISSUROTOMY @%%@QR:commissurotomy@%%@AB@%commissurotomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% The surgical incision of a commissure of the
brain, sometimes used in the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders.
[commissur(e) + -tomy.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMIT @%%@QR:commit@%%@AB@%commit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mitted%@AE@% %@AB@%-mitting%@AE@% %@AB@%-mits%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To do, perform, or perpetrate:
%@AI@%%@AI@%commit a murder.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To place in trust or charge; entrust. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To place
officially in confinement or custody. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To consign for future use or
reference or for preservation: %@AI@%commit to memory.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To put in a place to
be disposed of or kept safe: %@AI@%commit to the flames.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To pledge to a
position on an issue: %@AI@%never committed himself.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To bind or obligate, as
by a pledge: %@AI@%was committed to follow orders.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To refer (a legislative
bill, for example) to a committee. [ME %@AI@%committen %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%committere %@AE@%: %@AI@%com-,
%@AI@%%@AI@%relegate%@BO: f63f61@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to place a person or thing in custody or
safekeeping. %@AI@%Commit%@BO: 3b5a8c@%%@AE@% has the widest application and means to deliver a
person or thing, physically or figuratively, into the charge of another.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Consign%@BO: 3f4a57@%%@AE@% states the formal act of transferring or delivering, especially
goods or property. %@AI@%Entrust%@BO: 630679@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%confide%@BO: 3df84e@%%@AE@% both stress confidence in another.
A child is entrusted to the care of a baby sitter; a secret is confided to
a close friend. %@AI@%Assign%@BO: 11d0f9@%%@AE@% refers to committing someone to a place, position,
or task, or to transferring personal property or rights. %@AI@%Relegate%@BO: f63f61@%%@AE@% refers
to assigning a person or thing to a specific category or sphere and
generally implies debasement or demotion.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMITMENT @%%@QR:commitment@%%@AB@%commitment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of committing; a giving in charge or
entrusting, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of referring a legislative bill to committee.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Official consignment, as to a prison or mental hospital. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A court
order authorizing consignment to a prison; mittimus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A pledge to do
something. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something pledged, esp. an engagement by contract involving
financial obligation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The state of being bound emotionally or
intellectually to a course of action: %@AI@%a deep commitment to liberal
%@AI@%policies.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMITTAL @%%@QR:committal@%%@AB@%committal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of entrusting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of committing to
confinement. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The act of pledging oneself to a particular position.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMITTEE @%%@QR:committee@%%@AB@%committee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group of people officially delegated to perform a
function, as investigating, considering, reporting, or acting on a matter.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A person to whom the care of an estate or incompetent person is
committed; trustee. -See Usage note at %@AI@%collective noun.%@BO: 39d257@%%@AE@% [< ME %@AI@%committe%@AE@%,
trustee < AN %@AI@%comite,%@AE@% p.part. of %@AI@%cometre,%@AE@% to commit < Lat. %@AI@%committere.%@AE@% -see
commit.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMITTEEMAN @%%@QR:committeeman@%%@AB@%committeeman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A committee member. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A ward or precinct party
leader.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMITTEE.OF.TH @%%@QR:committee of the whole@%%@AB@%committee of the whole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A committee consisting of all the members
present of a legislative house.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMIX @%%@QR:commix@%%@AB@%commix%@AE@%%@EH@% intr & tr.v.-mixed, -mixing, -mixes.To mix or cause to mix
together; blend. [< ME %@AI@%commixt, %@AE@%mixed together < Lat. %@AI@%commixtus, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:COMMIXTURE @%%@QR:commixture@%%@AB@%commixture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of mixing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The result of mixing;
mixture.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMODE @%%@QR:commode@%%@AB@%commode%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A low cabinet or chest of drawers, often elaborately
decorated and usually on legs or short feet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A movable stand or
cupboard containing a washbowl. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A chair enclosing a chamber pot. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A
toilet. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A woman's ornate headdress, fashionable around 1700. [Fr. <
%@AI@%%@AI@%commode,%@AE@% convenient < Lat. %@AI@%commodus.%@AE@% -see commodious.]
%@2@%%@CR:COMMODITY @%%@QR:commodity@%%@AB@%commodity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that is useful or can be turned to
commercial or other advantage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An article of trade or commerce, esp. an
agricultural or mining product, that can be transported. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Convenience; expediency. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A quantity of goods. [ME %@AI@%commodite %@AE@%< OFr.,
convenience < Lat. %@AI@%commoditas%@AE@% < %@AI@%commodus,%@AE@% convenient. -see commodious.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMODORE @%%@QR:commodore@%%@AB@%commodore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An officer in the U.S. Navy ranking below rear admiral
and above captain. This rank was abolished in 1899 but temporarily restored
during World War II. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An unofficial designation for a captain in the
British Navy temporarily in command of a fleet division or squadron. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
The senior captain of a naval squadron or merchant fleet. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The presiding
officer of a yacht club. [Prob. < Du. %@AI@%komandeur, %@AE@%commander < Fr. %@AI@%commandeur%@AE@%
< OFr. %@AI@%commandeor%@AE@% < %@AI@%comander,%@AE@% to command. -see command.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON @%%@QR:common@%%@AB@%common%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Belonging equally to or shared equally by
two or more; joint: %@AI@%common interests.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the community
as a whole; public: %@AI@%the common good.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Widespread; prevalent; general:
%@AI@%%@AI@%common knowledge.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of frequent or habitual occurrence; usual: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%common phenomenon.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Most widely known or occurring most frequently;
ordinary: %@AI@%the common crow.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Without special designation, status, or
rank: %@AI@%a common sailor.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not distinguished by superior or other
characteristics; average: %@AI@%the common spectator.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of no special quality;
standard: %@AI@%common procedure.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Of mediocre or inferior quality;
second-rate: %@AI@%common cloth.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Unrefined or coarse in manner; vulgar:
%@AI@%%@AI@%behavior that branded him as common.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Either masculine or
feminine in gender. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Representing one or all the members of a class; not
designating a unique entity. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%commons%@AE@% The common people;
commonalty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%commons%@AE@% %@AI@%(used with a sing. or pl. verb).%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The political
class comprising the commoners. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The parliamentary representatives of
this class. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% %@AB@%Commons%@AE@% The %@AI@%House of Commons%@BO: 8e4227@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A tract of land belonging
to or used by a community as a whole. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The legal right of a person to use
the lands or waters of another, as for fishing. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%commons%@AE@% %@AI@%(used with a
%@AI@%sing. verb).%@AE@% A building or hall for dining. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@%A service
used for a particular class of festivals.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in common.%@AE@% Equally with or by all. -See Usage note at%@AB@%
adjectives describe what is generally known or frequently seen, heard, or
the like. %@AI@%Common%@BO: 3b75eb@%%@AE@% implies that which is customary, takes place daily, is
widely used, or is generally known. The term also suggests lack of
distinction %@AI@%(common man) %@AE@% and can imply coarseness or crudeness. %@AI@%Ordinary%@BO: cbd139@%%@AE@%
implies plainness %@AI@%(ordinary-looking)%@CF:ORDINARY.LOOKIN @%%@AE@% or lack of distinctive quality
%@AI@%%@AI@%(ordinary ability). %@AE@% In the latter sense it is sometimes derogatory.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Familiar%@BO: 6ac2eb@%%@AE@% applies to what is well known or quickly recognized through
frequent occurrence or regular association. %@AI@%Vulgar%@BO: 1471e57@%%@AE@% usually emphasizes the
coarse sense of %@AI@%common%@BO: 3b75eb@%%@AE@% describes a condition that is widespread.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMONAGE @%%@QR:commonage@%%@AB@%commonage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The right to pasture animals on common land. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
state of being held in common.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMONALTY @%%@QR:commonalty@%%@AB@%commonalty%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or commonality %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The common people as opposed
to the upper classes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A body corporate; corporation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An entire group;
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.DENOMINA @%%@QR:common denominator@%%@AB@%common denominator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A quantity into which all the denominators of a
set of fractions may be evenly divided. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A commonly shared theme or
trait.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.DIVISOR @%%@QR:common divisor@%%@AB@%common divisor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A quantity that is a factor of two or more quantities.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMONER @%%@QR:commoner@%%@AB@%commoner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the common people. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person without noble rank
or title.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.FRACTION @%%@QR:common fraction@%%@AB@%common fraction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fraction having an integer as a numerator and an
integer as a denominator.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.GENDER @%%@QR:common gender@%%@AB@%common gender%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Gender that may refer to either masculine or feminine
categories, as %@AI@%child%@AE@% and %@AI@%person.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.LAW @%%@QR:common law@%%@AB@%common law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The system of laws originated and developed in England and
based on court decisions, on the doctrines implicit in those decisions, and
on customs and usages rather than on codified written laws.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.LAW.MARR @%%@QR:common-law marriage@%%@AB@%common-law marriage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A marriage existing by mutual agreement between a
man and a woman without a civil or religious ceremony.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.LOGARITH @%%@QR:common logarithm@%%@AB@%common logarithm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A logarithm to the base 10, esp. as distinguished
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.MULTIPLE @%%@QR:common multiple@%%@AB@%common multiple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A quantity that is a multiple of each of two or more
given quantities.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.NOUN @%%@QR:common noun@%%@AB@%common noun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A noun that can be preceded by the definite
article and that represents one or all of the members of a class, as %@AI@%book%@AE@%
and %@AI@%man.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMONPLACE @%%@QR:commonplace@%%@AB@%commonplace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not remarkable; ordinary. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A trite or
obvious remark; platitude. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something that is ordinary or common. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% A passage marked for reference or entered in a commonplace book.
[Transl. of Lat. %@AI@%locus communis, %@AE@%generally applicable theme, transl. of Gk.
%@AI@%koinos topos.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMONPLACE.BOO @%%@QR:commonplace book@%%@AB@%commonplace book%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A personal journal in which quotable passages,
literary excerpts, and comments are written.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.PLEAS @%%@QR:common pleas@%%@AB@%common pleas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%court of common pleas%@BO: 447e5c@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.SCHOOL @%%@QR:common school@%%@AB@%common school%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A public elementary school.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.SENSE @%%@QR:common sense@%%@AB@%common sense%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Native good judgment. [Transl. of Lat. %@AI@%sensus communis,
%@AE@%common feelings of humanity.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.STOCK @%%@QR:common stock@%%@AB@%common stock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ordinary capital shares of a corporation that have
exclusive residual claim on the net assets and net income of the
corporation after all prior claims have been paid.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMON.TIME @%%@QR:common time@%%@AB@%common time%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% A meter with four quarter notes to the measure.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMONWEAL @%%@QR:commonweal@%%@AB@%commonweal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The public good or welfare. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A
commonwealth.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMONWEALTH @%%@QR:commonwealth@%%@AB@%commonwealth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The people of a nation or state; body politic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
nation or state governed by the people; republic. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Commonwealth%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
official title of some U.S. states, including Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia,
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The official title of Puerto Rico,
indicating its special status as a self-governing, autonomous political
unit voluntarily associated with the United States. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AI@%Commonweal%@BO: 3b9a87@%%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMOTION @%%@QR:commotion@%%@AB@%commotion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A condition of turbulent motion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Civil disturbance or
insurrection; disorder. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An agitated disturbance; hubbub: %@AI@%heard a
%@AI@%commotion in the hall.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%commocioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%commotio%@AE@% < %@AI@%commovere,%@AE@% to
OFr. %@AI@%commovoir%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%commovere.%@AE@% -see commotion.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNAL @%%@QR:communal@%%@AB@%communal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a commune. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a
community. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or belonging to the people of a community; public. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
Marked by collective ownership and control of goods and property. [Fr. <
%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNALISM @%%@QR:communalism@%%@AB@%communalism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A theory or system of government in which virtually
autonomous local communities are loosely bound in a federation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Belief
in or practice of communal ownership, as of goods and property. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Strong
devotion to the interests of one's own ethnic group rather than those of
society as a whole. %@AB@% communalist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% communalistic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNALIZE @%%@QR:communalize@%%@AB@%communalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To convert into communal property.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNARD @%%@QR:Communard@%%@AB@%Communard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member or advocate of the Commune of Paris of 1871. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%communard%@AE@% One that lives in a commune. [Fr. < %@AI@%commune, %@AE@%division. -see
%@AB@%commune(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-muned%@AE@% %@AB@%-muning%@AE@% %@AB@%-munes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To converse intimately;
exchange thoughts and feelings. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To be in accord: %@AI@%communing with nature.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To receive the Eucharist. [ME %@AI@%communen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%communier%@AE@% < %@AI@%commune,%@AE@%
common.]
%@AB@%commune(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The smallest local political division of various
European countries, governed by a mayor and municipal council. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
local community organized with a government for promoting local interests.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A municipal corporation in the Middle Ages. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small, often rural
community whose members have common interests and in which property is
shared or owned jointly. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The people of a commune. [Fr. < Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%communia, %@AE@%community < Lat. %@AI@%communis, %@AE@%common.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNICABLE @%%@QR:communicable@%%@AB@%communicable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being communicated or transmitted:
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The newer intransitive sense denoting effective self-expression
is now well established. Thus: %@AI@%A fund of knowledge is secondary to a
%@AI@%teacher's ability to communicate.%@AE@% This example is acceptable to a majority
of the Usage Panel.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNICATION @%%@QR:communication@%%@AB@%communication%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of communicating; transmission. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, or
writing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something communicated; message. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%communications%@AE@% A means of
communicating, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A system for sending and receiving messages, such
as mail, telephone, or television. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A network of routes for sending
messages and transporting troops and supplies. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%communications%@AE@% The art
and technology of communicating. %@AB@% communicational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNICATIONS. @%%@QR:communications satellite@%%@AB@%communications satellite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An artificial satellite used to aid
communications, as by reflecting or relaying a radio signal.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNICATIVE @%%@QR:communicative@%%@AB@%communicative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Inclined to communicate readily; talkative. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of
or pertaining to communication. %@AB@% communicatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% communicativeness
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNION @%%@QR:communion@%%@AB@%communion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act or instance of sharing, as of thoughts or
feelings. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A religious or spiritual fellowship. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A body of Christians
with a common religious faith who practice the same rites; denomination. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@AB@%Communion%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine
are partaken of in celebration of Christ's Last Supper. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The consecrated
elements of this sacrament. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The part of the Mass or a liturgy in which
this sacrament is received. [ME %@AI@%communioun, %@AE@%Christian fellowship, Eucharist
%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNIQUE @%%@QR:communique@%%@AB@%communique%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An official announcement. [Fr. < %@AI@%commiquer, %@AE@%to announce <
Lat. %@AI@%communicare, %@AE@%to communicate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNISM @%%@QR:communism@%%@AB@%communism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A social system characterized by the common ownership of
the means of production and subsistence and by the organization of labor
for the common advantage of all members. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A system of government in
which the state controls the means of production and a single, often
authoritarian party holds power with the intention of establishing a higher
social order in which all goods are equally shared by the people. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
Marxist-Leninist version of Communist doctrine that is the basis for the
system of government in the Soviet Union. [Fr. %@AI@%communisme %@AE@%< %@AI@%commun, %@AE@%common
< OFr. %@AI@%commune.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNIST @%%@QR:Communist@%%@AB@%Communist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A member of a Marxist-Leninist party. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A supporter
of such a party or movement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%communist%@AE@% A communalist. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A Communard.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%communist%@AE@% A radical viewed as a subversive or revolutionary. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%communist%@AE@% Pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling communism or
Communists.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNISTIC @%%@QR:communistic@%%@AB@%communistic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, characteristic of, or inclined to communism. %@AB@%
%@AB@%communistically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNIST.PARTY @%%@QR:Communist Party@%%@AB@%Communist Party%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Marxist-Leninist party, usually one originally
belonging to the %@AI@%Third International%@CF:THIRD.INTERNATI @%%@AE@%.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNITARIAN @%%@QR:communitarian@%%@AB@%communitarian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member or supporter of a communistic community.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNITY @%%@QR:community@%%@AB@%community%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A group of people living in the same
locality and under the same government. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The district or locality in
which such a group lives: %@AI@%a small rural community.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group or class
having common interests: %@AI@%the scientific community.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Similarity or
identity: %@AI@%a community of interests.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Society as a whole; the public. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Ecology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A group of plants and animals living in a specific region
under relatively similar conditions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The region in which they live. %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
Common possession or participation. [ME %@AI@%communite, %@AE@%citizenry < OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%communite%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%communitas,%@AE@% fellowship < %@AI@%communis,%@AE@% common.]
%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNITY.CENTE @%%@QR:community center@%%@AB@%community center%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A meeting place used by members of a community for
social, cultural, or recreational purposes.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNITY.CHEST @%%@QR:community chest@%%@AB@%community chest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A welfare fund financed by private contributions for
aiding various charitable organizations.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNITY.COLLE @%%@QR:community college@%%@AB@%community college%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A junior college without residential facilities
that is often government-funded.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNITY.PROPE @%%@QR:community property@%%@AB@%community property%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Property owned jointly by a husband and wife.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUNIZE @%%@QR:communize@%%@AB@%communize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nized%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To subject to public ownership
or control. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To convert to Communist principles or control. [< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:COMMUTABLE @%%@QR:commutable@%%@AB@%commutable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being commuted; interchangeable. %@AB@%
%@AB@%commutability %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMMUTATE @%%@QR:commutate@%%@AB@%commutate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% To reverse the direction of (an
alternating electric current) each half-cycle to produce a unidirectional
current. [Back-formation < commutation.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUTATION @%%@QR:commutation@%%@AB@%commutation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A substitution, exchange, or interchange. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
substitution of one kind of payment for another. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The payment
substituted. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The travel of a commuter. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
conversion of alternating to unidirectional current. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The reversing of
current direction. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A reduction of a penalty to a less severe one.
[ME %@AI@%communtacioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%commutatio %@AE@%< %@AI@%commutare, %@AE@%to commute.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUTATION.TIC @%%@QR:commutation ticket@%%@AB@%commutation ticket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A ticket issued at a reduced rate by a railroad,
bus, or other transportation company for passage over a given route for a
specified number of trips.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUTATIVE @%%@QR:commutative@%%@AB@%commutative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to, involving, or characterized by
substitution, interchange, or exchange. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Independent of order. Used of a
logical or mathematical operation that combines objects two at a time. %@AB@%
%@AB@%commutativity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUTATIVE.GRO @%%@QR:commutative group@%%@AB@%commutative group%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mathematical group in which the result of
multiplying one member by another is independent of the order of
multiplication.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUTATOR @%%@QR:commutator@%%@AB@%commutator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cylindrical arrangement of insulated metal bars
connected to the coils of an electric motor or generator to provide a
unidirectional current from the generator or a reversal of current into the
coils of the motor.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUTE @%%@QR:commute@%%@AB@%commute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-muted%@AE@% %@AB@%-muting%@AE@% %@AB@%-mutes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To substitute (one thing for
another); exchange. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To change (a penalty, debt, or payment) to a less
severe one. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To make substitution; exchange. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To serve as a
substitute. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pay in gross, usually at a reduced rate, rather than in
individual payments. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To travel as a commuter. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%%@AS@% Logic.
%@AE@%To satisfy or engage in a commutative operation. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act or
instance of commuting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The trip made by a commuter: %@AI@%a 22-mile
%@AI@%commute.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%commuten, %@AE@%to change < Lat. %@AI@%commutare%@AE@% : %@AI@%com-,%@AE@% together +
%@AI@%%@AI@%mutare,%@AE@% to change.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMMUTER @%%@QR:commuter@%%@AB@%commuter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who travels regularly from one place to another, as
from suburb to city and back.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMOSE @%%@QR:comose@%%@AB@%comose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%comate1%@BO: 3a8610@%%@AE@%.
To press or join firmly together; consolidate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make by pressing or
joining together; compose. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small case containing a mirror, face
powder, a powder puff, and sometimes rouge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A relatively small
automobile. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%compactus,%@AE@% p.part. of %@AI@%compingere,%@AE@% to put together :
%@AI@%%@AI@%com-,%@AE@% together + %@AI@%pangere,%@AE@% to fasten.] %@AB@% compacter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% compactly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%compactness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%compact(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An agreement or covenant. [Lat. %@AI@%compactum %@AE@%< %@AI@%compactus,
%@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%compacisci, %@AE@%to make an agreement : %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%pacisci, %@AE@%to
agree.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPACTION @%%@QR:compaction@%%@AB@%compaction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of compacting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
compacted.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPACTOR @%%@QR:compactor@%%@AB@%compactor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An apparatus that compresses refuse into relatively small
packs for handy disposal.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPADRE @%%@QR:compadre@%%@AB@%compadre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Southwestern U.S.%@AE@% A friend or close companion. [Sp.,
godfather < Med. Lat. %@AI@%compater %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%with + Lat. %@AI@%pater, %@AE@%father.]
%@AB@%companion(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%companionway%@BO: 3beaf5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPANIONABLE @%%@QR:companionable@%%@AB@%companionable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the qualities of a good companion;
friendly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Suggestive of companionship: %@AI@%reading together in companionable
%@2@%%@CR:COMPANION.CELL @%%@QR:companion cell@%%@AB@%companion cell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A specialized parenchyma cell, located in the phloem
of angiosperms, that is closely associated in development and function with
a cell that comprises the sieve tube.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPANIONSHIP @%%@QR:companionship@%%@AB@%companionship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The relationship of companions; fellowship.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPANIONWAY @%%@QR:companionway@%%@AB@%companionway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A staircase leading from a ship's deck to the cabins or
area below. [Obs. Du. %@AI@%kompanje, %@AE@%poop deck.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPANY @%%@QR:company@%%@AB@%company%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group; gathering: %@AI@%the whole company of Nobel
%@AI@%Prize winners.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One's companions or associates: %@AI@%moving in fast
%@AI@%company.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A guest or guests: %@AI@%had company for the weekend.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
Companionship; fellowship: %@AI@%grateful for her company.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A business
enterprise; firm. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A partner or partners not specifically named in a
firm's title: %@AI@%John Rogers and Company.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A troupe of dramatic or musical
performers: %@AI@%a repertory company.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A subdivision of a regiment or
battalion, the lowest administrative unit, usually under the command of a
captain. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A ship's crew and officers. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-nied%@AE@% %@AB@%-nying%@AE@% %@AB@%-nies%@AE@% To
accompany or associate with.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% keep company. .%@AE@% To carry on courtship.%@AB@% keep (someone)
%@AB@%company. .%@AE@% To spend time with; associate with.%@AB@% part company. .%@AE@% To end an
association or friendship. -See Usage note at%@AB@% collective noun.%@AE@% [ME
%@2@%%@CR:COMPARABLE @%%@QR:comparable@%%@AB@%comparable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being compared. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Worthy of comparison.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Similar or equivalent: %@AI@%pianists of comparable ability.%@AE@%
%@AB@%-%@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@%%@AB@%comparables%@AE@% Real properties that can be used to fix the value of a
specific property by comparison. %@AB@% comparability %@AE@%%@AB@% comparableness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%comparably %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPARATIST @%%@QR:comparatist@%%@AB@%comparatist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who employs the comparative method, as in
linguistics.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPARATIVE @%%@QR:comparative@%%@AB@%comparative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to, based on, or involving comparison. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Estimated by comparison; relative: %@AI@%a comparative newcomer.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar.
%@AE@%Designating a degree of comparison of adjectives and adverbs higher than
positive and lower than superlative. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The comparative
degree. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An adjective or adverb expressing the comparative degree. %@AB@%
%@AB@%comparatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPARATOR @%%@QR:comparator@%%@AB@%comparator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various devices for comparing an aspect of an
object, such as shape, color, or brightness, with a standard.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPARE @%%@QR:compare@%%@AB@%compare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pared%@AE@% %@AB@%-paring%@AE@% %@AB@%-pares%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To represent as similar,
equal, or analogous; liken: %@AI@%compared her eyes to sapphires.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To examine
in order to note the similarities or differences of: %@AI@%compared their writing
%@AI@%styles.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%To form the positive, comparative, or superlative
degree of (an adjective or adverb). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be worthy of comparison;
be considered as similar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To draw comparisons. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Comparison: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%%@AI@%com-,%@AE@% together + %@AI@%par,%@AE@% equal.] %@AB@% comparer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Compare%@AE@% usually takes %@AI@%to %@AE@% when it denotes the act of stating
or representing that two things are similar: %@AI@%He compared her to a summer's
%@AI@%day. He compared the ships to tiny shells. %@AE@% It usually takes %@AI@%with %@AE@% when it
denotes the act of examining the ways in which two things are similar: %@AI@%The
%@AI@%paper compared the president's budget with the congressional version. The
%@AI@%police compared the forged will with the original. %@AE@% When %@AI@%compared %@AE@% means
"worthy of comparison," %@AI@%with %@AE@% is used: %@AI@%The reproduction can't be compared
%@AI@%with the original.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPARISON @%%@QR:comparison@%%@AB@%comparison%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of comparing or process of being compared.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A statement or estimate of similarities and differences. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The quality
of being similar or equivalent; likeness: %@AI@%no comparison between the two
%@AI@%books.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%The modification or inflection of an adjective or
adverb to denote the positive, comparative, and superlative degrees. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:COMPARISON.SHOP @%%@QR:comparison-shop@%%@AB@%comparison-shop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-shopped%@AE@% %@AB@%-shopping%@AE@% %@AB@%-shops%@AE@% To shop for bargains
by comparing the prices of competing brands or stores.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPART @%%@QR:compart@%%@AB@%compart%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-parted%@AE@% %@AB@%-parting%@AE@% %@AB@%-parts%@AE@% To divide into compartments or
parts; partition. [Ult. < LLat. %@AI@%compartiri,%@AE@% to share : Lat. %@AI@%com-,%@AE@% with +
Lat. %@AI@%partiri,%@AE@% to divide < %@AI@%pars,%@AE@% a part.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPARTMENT @%%@QR:compartment@%%@AB@%compartment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the parts or spaces into which an area is
subdivided. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A separate room, section, or chamber: %@AI@%a storage compartment.%@AE@%
%@AB@% compartmental %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPARTMENTALIZ @%%@QR:compartmentalize@%%@AB@%compartmentalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To divide or partition into
compartments or categories. %@AB@% compartmentalization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPASS @%%@QR:compass@%%@AB@%compass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A device used to determine geographical direction,
usually consisting of a magnetic needle or needles horizontally mounted or
suspended and free to pivot until aligned with the magnetic field of the
earth. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any other device for determining geographical direction, as a
%@AI@%%@AI@%radio compass%@BO: f073e5@%%@AE@% or a %@AI@%gyrocompass%@BO: 83e349@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% %@AB@%compasses%@AE@% A V-shaped device for drawing
circles or circular arcs, consisting of a pair of rigid, end-hinged, and
continuously separable arms, one of which is equipped with a pen or pencil
and the other with a sharp point providing a central anchor or pivot about
which the drawing arm is turned. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An enclosing line or boundary;
circumference: %@AI@%outside the compass of the fence.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A restricted space or
area: %@AI@%four huge crates within the compass of the elevator.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A range or
scope; extent: %@AI@%beyond the compass of your authority.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-passed%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-passing%@AE@% %@AB@%-passes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a circuit of; circle: %@AI@%compassed the island.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To surround; encircle. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To understand; comprehend. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To achieve;
< OFr. < %@AI@%compasser,%@AE@% to measure < VLat. *%@AI@%compassare%@AE@% : Lat. %@AI@%com-,%@AE@% together +
Lat. %@AI@%passus,%@AE@% step < %@AI@%pandere,%@AE@% to stretch.] %@AB@% compassable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPASS.CARD @%%@QR:compass card@%%@AB@%compass card%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A freely pivoting circular disk carrying the magnetic
needles of a compass and marked with the 32 points of the compass and the
360 degrees of the circle.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPASSION @%%@QR:compassion@%%@AB@%compassion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The deep feeling of sharing the suffering of another,
together with the inclination to give aid or support or to show mercy. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%compassioun %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%compassio%@AE@% < %@AI@%compati,%@AE@% to sympathize : Lat. %@AI@%com-,%@AE@% with +
Lat. %@AI@%pati,%@AE@% to suffer.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPASSIONATE @%%@QR:compassionate@%%@AB@%compassionate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To have compassion for; pity. %@AB@% compassionately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%compassionateness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPASS.PLANT @%%@QR:compass plant@%%@AB@%compass plant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tall plant, %@AI@%Silphium laciniatum,%@AE@% of central North
America, having yellow flowers and lower leaves that tend to align in a
north-south plane. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several plants similar to the compass plant.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPATIBLE @%%@QR:compatible@%%@AB@%compatible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of living or performing in harmonious,
agreeable, or congenial combination with another or others. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Capable of
orderly, efficient integration and operation with other elements in a
system. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Capable of forming a chemically or biochemically stable system.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a television system in which color broadcasts can be
received in black and white by sets incapable of color reception. [ME <
Med. Lat. %@AI@%compatibilis%@AE@% < LLat. %@AI@%compati,%@AE@% to sympathize. -see compassion.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPEER @%%@QR:compeer@%%@AB@%compeer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person of equal status or rank; peer or equal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
comrade, companion, or associate. [ME %@AI@%comper %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%compar,%@AE@% equal.
-see compare.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPEL @%%@QR:compel@%%@AB@%compel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pelled%@AE@% %@AB@%-pelling%@AE@% %@AB@%-pels%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To force, drive, or constrain:
%@AI@%%@AI@%Duty compelled him to volunteer.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To necessitate or pressure by force;
exact: %@AI@%The energy crisis compels fuel conservation.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%compellen %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%compellere %@AE@%: %@AI@%com-,%@AE@% together + %@AI@%pellere,%@AE@% to drive.] %@AB@% compellable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPELLATION @%%@QR:compellation@%%@AB@%compellation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of addressing or designating someone by name.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A name; appellation. [Lat. %@AI@%compellatio %@AE@%< %@AI@%compellare, %@AE@%to address.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPEND @%%@QR:compend@%%@AB@%compend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A compendium.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPENDIOUS @%%@QR:compendious@%%@AB@%compendious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Containing or stating briefly and concisely all the
essentials; succinct. [ME < Med. Lat. %@AI@%compendiosus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%compedium,%@AE@% a
%@2@%%@CR:COMPENDIUM @%%@QR:compendium@%%@AB@%compendium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-diums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dia %@AE@% A short, complete summary; abstract.
[Lat., a shortening < %@AI@%compendere,%@AE@% to weigh together : %@AI@%com-,%@AE@% together +
%@AI@%%@AI@%pendere,%@AE@% to weigh.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPENSABLE @%%@QR:compensable@%%@AB@%compensable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Entitled to compensation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Capable of being
compensated.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPENSATE @%%@QR:compensate@%%@AB@%compensate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sated%@AE@% %@AB@%-sating%@AE@% %@AB@%-sates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make up for or offset;
counterbalance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make satisfactory payment or reparation to;
recompense or reimburse: %@AI@%compensated her for the time she worked.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
stabilize the purchasing power of (a monetary unit) by changing the gold
content in order to counterbalance price variations. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To provide with
or serve as a substitute or counterbalance. [Lat. %@AI@%compensare, compensat- %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:COMPENSATION @%%@QR:compensation@%%@AB@%compensation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of compensating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something given or
received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology.
%@AE@%The counterbalancing of a functional defect by the supplementary
development and activation of another organ or another part of the
defective structure. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@%Behavior designed to compensate for
real or imagined defects. %@AB@% compensational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPETE @%%@QR:compete@%%@AB@%compete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-peted%@AE@% %@AB@%-peting%@AE@% %@AB@%-petes%@AE@% To strive or contend with another
or others, as for profit or a prize; vie. [LLat. %@AI@%competere, %@AE@%to strive
together : Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%petere, %@AE@%to strive.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPETENCE @%%@QR:competence@%%@AB@%competence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of being competent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Sufficient
means for a comfortable existence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The quality or condition of
being legally qualified, eligible, or admissible. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Genetics. %@AE@%The ability
%@2@%%@CR:COMPILATION @%%@QR:compilation@%%@AB@%compilation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of compiling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something compiled, as a set
of data, a report, or an anthology.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPILE @%%@QR:compile@%%@AB@%compile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-piled%@AE@% %@AB@%-piling%@AE@% %@AB@%-piles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To gather into a single book. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources:
%@AI@%%@AI@%compile an encyclopedia.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To convert to machine language. [ME %@AI@%compilen %@AE@%<
OFr. %@AI@%compiler, %@AE@%prob. < Lat. %@AI@%compilare, %@AE@%to plunder.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPILER @%%@QR:compiler@%%@AB@%compiler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that compiles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A computer program that converts a
higher level language to machine language.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLACENCY @%%@QR:complacency@%%@AB@%complacency%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or complacence %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A feeling of contentment or
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLACENT @%%@QR:complacent@%%@AB@%complacent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Contented to a fault; self-satisfied: %@AI@%succeeded so
%@AI@%often he had become complacent.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Complaisant%@BO: 3c3c8f@%%@AE@%. [Lat. %@AI@%complacens,
%@AI@%complacent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%complacere, %@AE@%to please : %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) +
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEAT @%%@QR:compleat@%%@AB@%compleat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or characterized by a highly developed or wide-ranging
skill or proficiency: %@AI@%She was the compleat tennis player, unparalleled in
%@AI@%every facet of the game.%@AE@% [Var. of complete.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLECT @%%@QR:complect@%%@AB@%complect%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-plected%@AE@% %@AB@%-plecting%@AE@% %@AB@%-plects%@AE@% To join by weaving or twining
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEMENT @%%@QR:complement@%%@AB@%complement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Something that completes, makes up a whole, or
brings to perfection. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The quantity or number needed to make up a whole:
%@AI@%%@AI@%shelves with a full complement of books.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Either of two parts that
complete the whole or mutually complete each other. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An angle related to
another so that the sum of their measures is 90 degrees. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A word or words
used after a verb to complete a predicate construction. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An interval in
music that completes an octave when added to a given interval. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The full
crew of officers and men required to man a ship. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biochemistry. %@AE@%The
thermolabile substance found in normal blood serum that destroys pathogenic
bacteria and materials. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mented%@AE@% %@AB@%-menting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ments%@AE@% To add or serve
as a complement to. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%complementum %@AE@%< %@AI@%complere, %@AE@%to fill out. -see
complete.] %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Complement %@AE@% and %@AI@%compliment,%@AE@% though quite distinct in meaning,
are sometimes confused because of the context.%@AI@% Complement%@AE@% means "something
that completes or brings to perfection": %@AI@%The antique silver was a
%@AI@%complement to the beautifully set table. Compliment%@AE@% means "an expression
of courtesy or praise": %@AI@%He gave his hostess a compliment on her beautifully
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEMENTARY @%%@QR:complementary@%%@AB@%complementary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Forming or serving as a complement; completing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Supplying mutual needs or lacks. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Producing effects in concert different
from those produced separately. Used of genes. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the
specific pairing of the purines and pyrimidines between the two strands of
the DNA molecule. %@AB@% complementarily %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% complementariness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%complementarity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEMENTARY.A @%%@QR:complementary angles@%%@AB@%complementary angles%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEMENTARY.C @%%@QR:complementary color@%%@AB@%complementary color%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of two colors that appears white or gray when
ideally mixed in proper proportions, as the combination of blue-green with
red.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEMENT.FIXA @%%@QR:complement fixation@%%@AB@%complement fixation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The joining of a complement to the
antigen-antibody pair for which it is specific.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLETE @%%@QR:complete@%%@AB@%complete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pleter%@AE@% %@AB@%-pletest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having all necessary or normal parts,
%@AI@%%@AI@%terminate%@BO: 12cfe9b@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to bring something to, or to arrive at, a
stopping point or limit. %@AI@%Complete%@BO: 3c4d13@%%@AE@% suggests the final stage in assembling
parts into a whole: %@AI@%complete a building, %@AE@% or bringing a project to
fruition: %@AI@%complete a novel. Close %@AE@% applies to stopping an action, either
when it is completed: %@AI@%The church service closes with a benediction, %@AE@% or
when it cannot be continued: %@AI@%Lack of support caused the play to close. End %@AE@%
emphasizes finality: %@AI@%end a career. Finish, %@AE@% often interchangeable with
%@AI@%%@AI@%complete%@BO: 3c4d13@%%@AE@% , is especially applicable to what one has set oneself to do.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Conclude%@BO: 3d4dae@%%@AE@% adds to %@AI@%complete%@BO: 3c4d13@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%close%@BO: 377ed2@%%@AE@% a sense of formality: %@AI@%They concluded
%@AI@%tariff negotiations. Terminate %@AE@% more specifically suggests reaching an
established limit in time or space.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Complete%@AE@% is sometimes held to be an absolute term like %@AI@%perfect
%@AI@%%@AE@% or %@AI@%chief, %@AE@% which is not subject to comparison. It can be qualified by %@AI@%more
%@AI@%%@AE@% or %@AI@%less, %@AE@% however, when its sense is "comprehensive, thorough," as in %@AI@%A
%@AI@%more complete failure than his could not be imagined. %@AE@% A majority of the
Usage Panel accepts the example %@AI@%His book is the most complete treatment of
%@AI@%the subject.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLETE.BLOOD. @%%@QR:complete blood count@%%@AB@%complete blood count%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The determination of the quantity of each type
of blood cell in circulation by extrapolation of the numbers found in a
given blood sample.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLETION @%%@QR:completion@%%@AB@%completion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of completing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being completed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEX @%%@QR:complex@%%@AB@%complex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts;
composite. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Involved or intricate, as in structure; complicated. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Grammar. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Pertaining to or designating a word, such as %@AI@%slowly,%@AE@%
consisting of at least one bound form. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Pertaining to or designating a
sentence consisting of an independent clause and one or more dependent
clauses. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A whole composed of intricate or interconnected parts: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%complex of cities and suburbs.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychiatry. %@AE@%A connected group of
repressed ideas that compel characteristic or habitual patterns of thought,
feeling, and action. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An exaggerated or obsessive concern or
%@AI@%%@AI@%knotty%@BO: a20ffe@%%@AE@% These adjectives describe things having parts so interconnected as
to make the whole difficult to understand. %@AI@%Complex%@BO: 3c5a2c@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%complicated%@BO: 3c745e@%%@AE@% are
similar in indicating a challenge to the mind. %@AI@%Complex%@BO: 3c5a2c@%%@AE@% , however, often
implies many varying parts; %@AI@%complicated%@BO: 3c745e@%%@AE@% stresses elaborate relationship of
parts rather than number. %@AI@%Intricate%@BO: 9a7c23@%%@AE@% refers to a pattern of intertwining
parts that is difficult to follow. %@AI@%Involved%@BO: 9b2c7c@%%@AE@% stresses confusion arising
from the commingling of parts and the consequent difficulty of separating
them. %@AI@%Tangled%@BO: 129eb90@%%@AE@% strongly emphasizes the random twisting of many parts.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Knotty%@BO: a20ffe@%%@AE@% , a less formal term applied to problems, stresses difficulty of
solution.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEX.CONJUGA @%%@QR:complex conjugate@%%@AB@%complex conjugate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A complex number that when multiplied by a given
complex number yields a real number. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A complex quantity that when
multiplied by a given complex quantity yields a product free of imaginary
terms.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEX.FRACTIO @%%@QR:complex fraction@%%@AB@%complex fraction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fraction in which the numerator or denominator or
both contain fractions.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEXION @%%@QR:complexion@%%@AB@%complexion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The natural color, texture, and appearance of the skin,
esp. of the face. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% General character, aspect, or appearance: %@AI@%findings
%@AI@%that will alter the complexion of the problem.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The combination of the
four humors of cold, heat, moistness, and dryness in specific proportions
thought in medieval physiology to control the temperament and the
constitution of the body. [ME %@AI@%complexioun, %@AE@%physical constitution < LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%complexio %@AE@%< Lat., combination < %@AI@%complexus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%complecti, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEXIONED @%%@QR:complexioned@%%@AB@%complexioned%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or having a specified complexion:
%@AI@%%@AI@%fair-complexioned.%@AE@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEXITY @%%@QR:complexity@%%@AB@%complexity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality or condition of being complex. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something complex: %@AI@%the complexities of urban life.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEX.NUMBER @%%@QR:complex number@%%@AB@%complex number%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A number of the form %@AI@%a + bi,%@AE@% where %@AI@%a%@AE@% and %@AI@%b%@AE@% are real
numbers and %@AI@%i%@AH@%2%@AE@%=-%@AE@% 1; a member of the set of ordered pairs (%@AI@%a,b%@AE@% ) of real%@EH@%
numbers in which a pair equals another pair if and only if corresponding
members of the two pairs are identical and in which addition and
multiplication are defined by (%@AI@%a,b%@AE@% )+(%@AI@%c,d%@AE@% )=(%@AI@%a+c, b+d%@AE@% ) and (%@AI@%a,b%@AE@% )(%@AI@%c,d%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEX.PLANE @%%@QR:complex plane@%%@AB@%complex plane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plane that has complex numbers as its points.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLEX.VARIABL @%%@QR:complex variable@%%@AB@%complex variable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An expression of the form %@AI@%x%@AE@% +%@AI@%iy,%@AE@% where %@AI@%x%@AE@% and %@AI@%y%@AE@% are
real variables and %@AI@%i%@AE@% %@AH@%2%@AE@%=-1. %@EH@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLIANCE @%%@QR:compliance@%%@AB@%compliance%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or compliancy %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of complying with a wish,
request, or demand; acquiescence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A disposition or tendency to yield to
others. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The extension or displacement of a loaded structure per unit
load. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Flexibility.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLIANT @%%@QR:compliant@%%@AB@%compliant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Inclined or disposed to comply; acquiescent. %@AB@%
%@AB@%compliantly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPLICACY @%%@QR:complicacy@%%@AB@%complicacy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being complicated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
complication.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLICATE @%%@QR:complicate@%%@AB@%complicate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make or become
complex, intricate, or perplexing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To twist or become twisted together.
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLICATED @%%@QR:complicated@%%@AB@%complicated%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Containing intricately combined or involved parts.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Not easily understood or dealt with; perplexing. %@AB@% complicatedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%complicatedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPLICATION @%%@QR:complication@%%@AB@%complication%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of complicating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A confused or intricate
relationship of parts. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A factor, condition, or element that complicates.
%@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%A condition occurring during another disease and aggravating
it.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLICE @%%@QR:complice@%%@AB@%complice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% An associate or accomplice. [ME < OFr. < LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%complex, %@AE@%closely connected < Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%plicare, %@AE@%to fold.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLICITY @%%@QR:complicity@%%@AB@%complicity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% Involvement as an accomplice in a crime or
wrongdoing.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLIER @%%@QR:complier@%%@AB@%complier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that complies.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLIMENT @%%@QR:compliment@%%@AB@%compliment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An expression of praise, admiration, or congratulation.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A formal act of civility, courtesy, or respect. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%compliments%@AE@% Good
wishes; regards: %@AI@%Extend my compliments to your parents.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-mented%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-menting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ments%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pay a compliment to. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To show fondness, regard,
or respect for by giving a gift or performing a favor. -See Usage note at
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLIMENTARY @%%@QR:complimentary@%%@AB@%complimentary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Expressing, using, or resembling a compliment: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%concert that received complimentary reviews.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Given free to repay a
favor or as an act of courtesy: %@AI@%complimentary copies of the new book.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%complimentarily %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPLIN @%%@QR:complin@%%@AB@%complin%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or compline %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@% The last of the seven %@AI@%canonical
%@AI@%hours%@BO: 2b09f5@%%@AE@%. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%complie %@AE@%< Med. Lat. (%@AI@%hora%@AE@%) %@AI@%completa, %@AE@%final hour < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%completus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%complere, %@AE@%to complete.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPLY @%%@QR:comply@%%@AB@%comply%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-plied%@AE@% %@AB@%-plying%@AE@% %@AB@%-plies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To act in accordance with
another's command, request, rule, or wish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To be courteous or
%@2@%%@CR:COMPO @%%@QR:compo@%%@AB@%compo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pos%@AE@% Any of various combined substances, such as mortar or
plaster, formed by mixing ingredients. [Short for composition.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPONENT @%%@QR:component@%%@AB@%component%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A constituent element, as of a system. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A part of a
mechanical or electrical complex. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%One of a set of two or
more vectors having a sum equal to a given vector. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%Any of
the minimum number of substances required to specify completely the
composition of all phases of a chemical system. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Being or
functioning as a component; constituent. [Lat. %@AI@%componens, component-,
%@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%componere, %@AE@%to put together : %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%ponere, %@AE@%to put.]
%@AB@% componential %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPORT @%%@QR:comport@%%@AB@%comport%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ported%@AE@% %@AB@%-porting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ports%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To conduct or behave (oneself)
in a particular manner: %@AI@%comported herself with dignity.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To agree,
correspond, or harmonize: %@AI@%actions that comport with the principles of
%@AI@%democracy.%@AE@% [OFr. %@AI@%comporter, %@AE@%to conduct < Lat. %@AI@%comportare, %@AE@%to bring
together : %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%portare, %@AE@%to carry.]
%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSE @%%@QR:compose@%%@AB@%compose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-posed%@AE@% %@AB@%-posing%@AE@% %@AB@%-poses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make up the constituent
parts of; constitute or form: %@AI@%an exhibit composed of French paintings.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To make or create by putting together parts or elements. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To create or
produce (a literary or musical piece). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To make (one's mind or body) calm
or tranquil; quiet: %@AI@%compose yourself and deal with the problems.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To
settle or adjust; reconcile: %@AI@%composed their differences.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To arrange
aesthetically or artistically. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@%To arrange or set (type or
matter to be printed). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To create literary or musical pieces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Printing. %@AE@%To set type. [ME %@AI@%composen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%composer %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%componere. %@AE@%-see
component.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSED @%%@QR:composed@%%@AB@%composed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not agitated; calm and self-possessed. %@AB@% composedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%composedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSER @%%@QR:composer@%%@AB@%composer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who composes, esp. one who composes music.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSING.ROOM @%%@QR:composing room@%%@AB@%composing room%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@% A room where typesetting is done.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSING.STICK @%%@QR:composing stick@%%@AB@%composing stick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@% A small shallow tray, usually metal and
with an adjustable end, in which a compositor sets type by hand.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSITE @%%@QR:composite@%%@AB@%composite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made up of distinct components; compound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@%Having factors; factorable. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Of, belonging to, or
characteristic of the Compositae, a large plant family characterized by
flower heads consisting of both %@AI@%ray flowers%@BO: f263e7@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%disk flowers%@BO: 55e030@%%@AE@%, as in the
daisy, of disk flowers only, as in wormwood, or of ray flowers only, as in
the dandelion. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%Composite%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%Pertaining to or designating
the Composite order. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A composite structure or entity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A complex
material, such as wood or fiber glass, in which two or more distinct,
structurally complementary substances, esp. metals, ceramics, glasses, and
polymers, combine to produce structural or functional properties not
present in any individual component. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A composite plant. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%compositus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%componere, %@AE@%to put together. -see component.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSITE.NERVE @%%@QR:composite nerve@%%@AB@%composite nerve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nerve that consists of both sensory and motor
fibers.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSITE.NUMBE @%%@QR:composite number@%%@AB@%composite number%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An integer exactly divisible by at least one number
other than itself or 1.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSITE.ORDER @%%@QR:Composite order@%%@AB@%Composite order%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% A Roman capital formed by
superimposing Ionic volutes on a Corinthian capital.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSITE.PHOTO @%%@QR:composite photograph@%%@AB@%composite photograph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A photograph made by combining two or more
separate photographs.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSITION @%%@QR:composition@%%@AB@%composition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A putting together of parts or elements to form a
whole. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The manner in which such parts are combined or related;
constitution; make-up. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The result or product of composing; mixture;
compound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The arrangement of artistic parts so as to form a unified
whole. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The art or act of composing a literary or musical work. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
work of art, literature, or music or its structure or organization. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
short essay, esp. one written as a school exercise. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
settlement whereby the creditors of a debtor about to enter bankruptcy
agree to accept partial payment in lieu of full payment for debts. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
sum agreed upon. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Settlement by mutual agreement or compromise. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Linguistics. %@AE@%The formation of compounds from separate words. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing.
%@AE@%Typesetting. [ME %@AI@%composicioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%compositio %@AE@%< %@AI@%componere, %@AE@%to put
%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSITION.OF. @%%@QR:composition of forces@%%@AB@%composition of forces%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The finding or determination of a vector that
%@2@%%@CR:COMPOS.MENTIS @%%@QR:compos mentis@%%@AB@%compos mentis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of sound mind; sane. [Lat., having mastery of the
mind.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOST @%%@QR:compost@%%@AB@%compost%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A mixture of decaying organic matter, such as leaves and
manure, used as fertilizer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A composition; mixture. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-posted%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-posting%@AE@% %@AB@%-posts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fertilize with compost. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To convert (vegetable
matter) to compost. [ME, compote < OFr. -see compote.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOSURE @%%@QR:composure@%%@AB@%composure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Tranquillity of mind; calmness and self-possession. [<
compose.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOTE @%%@QR:compote@%%@AB@%compote%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Fruit stewed or cooked in syrup. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A long-stemmed dish
used for holding fruit, nuts, or candy. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%composte %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AB@%compound(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pounded%@AE@% %@AB@%-pounding%@AE@% %@AB@%-pounds%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To combine so as to
form a whole; mix. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To produce or create by combining two or more
ingredients or parts: %@AI@%pharmacists compounding prescriptions.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To settle
(a debt, for example) by agreeing on an amount less than the claim; adjust.
%@AB@%4.%@AE@% To compute (interest) on the principal and accrued interest. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To
agree, for payment or other consideration, not to prosecute: %@AI@%compound a
%@AI@%felony.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To add to; increase: %@AI@%High winds compounded the difficulties of
%@AI@%the firefighters.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To combine in or form a compound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To come
to terms; agree. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Consisting of two or more substances,
ingredients, elements, or parts. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A combination of two or more
elements or parts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A word, as %@AI@%loudspeaker%@AE@% or %@AI@%baby-sitter,%@AE@% containing two
or more elements that have perceptible lexical meaning. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%A
pure, macroscopically homogeneous substance consisting of atoms or ions of
two or more different elements in definite proportions, and usually having
properties unlike those of its constituent elements. [ME %@AI@%compounen %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AB@%compound(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A building or buildings, esp. a residence or group of
residences, set off and enclosed by a barrier. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A compound used for
confining prisoners of war. [Malay %@AI@%kampong, %@AE@%village.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOUND.COMPLE @%%@QR:compound-complex sentence@%%@AB@%compound-complex sentence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sentence consisting of at least two
coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOUND.EYE @%%@QR:compound eye@%%@AB@%compound eye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The eye of most insects and some crustaceans, composed
of many light-sensitive elements, each with its own refractive system and
each forming a portion of an image.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOUND.FLOWER @%%@QR:compound flower@%%@AB@%compound flower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flower head of a composite plant, consisting of
numerous small flowers appearing as a single bloom.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOUND.FRACTI @%%@QR:compound fraction@%%@AB@%compound fraction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%complex fraction%@BO: 3c64d0@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOUND.FRACTU @%%@QR:compound fracture@%%@AB@%compound fracture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fracture in which broken bone lacerates soft
tissue.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOUND.INTERE @%%@QR:compound interest@%%@AB@%compound interest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Interest computed on the accumulated unpaid
interest as well as on the original principal.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOUND.LEAF @%%@QR:compound leaf@%%@AB@%compound leaf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A leaf consisting of two or more separate leaflets
%@2@%%@CR:COMPOUND.MICROS @%%@QR:compound microscope@%%@AB@%compound microscope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A microscope consisting of an objective and an
eyepiece at opposite ends of an adjustable tube.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOUND.NUMBER @%%@QR:compound number@%%@AB@%compound number%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A quantity, such as 10 pounds 5 ounces or 3 feet 4
inches, involving different units of measure.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPOUND.SENTEN @%%@QR:compound sentence@%%@AB@%compound sentence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sentence of two or more coordinate independent
clauses, often joined by a conjunction or conjunctions, as %@AI@%The problem was
%@AI@%difficult, but I finally found the answer.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPRADOR @%%@QR:comprador@%%@AB@%comprador%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or compradore %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In China and certain other Asian countries,
a native agent formerly employed by a foreign business to serve as an
intermediary in commercial transactions. [Port. < LLat. %@AI@%comparator, %@AE@%buyer <
%@2@%%@CR:COMPREHENSION @%%@QR:comprehension@%%@AB@%comprehension%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or fact of comprehending; understanding.
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Knowledge that is acquired through comprehending. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The capacity to
include; comprehensiveness. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The attributes implied by a term in logic.
[ME %@AI@%comprehensioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%comprehensio %@AE@%< %@AI@%comprehensus, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%comprehendere, %@AE@%to comprehend.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPREHENSIVE @%%@QR:comprehensive@%%@AB@%comprehensive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Including or comprehending much; large in scope or
content: %@AI@%a comprehensive history of the revolution.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked by or
%@2@%%@CR:COMPRESSED @%%@QR:compressed@%%@AB@%compressed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pressed together or into less space; made compact. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Flattened laterally or lengthwise, as certain seed pods or the
bodies of many fish.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPRESSED.AIR @%%@QR:compressed air@%%@AB@%compressed air%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Air under greater than atmospheric pressure, esp. when
used to power a mechanical device or provide a portable supply of oxygen.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPRESSIBLE @%%@QR:compressible@%%@AB@%compressible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being compressed. %@AB@% compressibility %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%compressibleness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPRESSION @%%@QR:compression@%%@AB@%compression%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of compressing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of
being compressed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The process by which the working substance in a
heat engine, as the vapor mixture in the cylinder of an internal-combustion
engine, is compressed. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The engine cycle during which this process
%@2@%%@CR:COMPRESSION.WAV @%%@QR:compression wave@%%@AB@%compression wave%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or compressional wave %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wave, as of sound,
propagated by means of the compression of an elastic medium.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPRESSIVE @%%@QR:compressive@%%@AB@%compressive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Compressing or capable of compressing. %@AB@% compressively
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPRESSOR @%%@QR:compressor@%%@AB@%compressor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that compresses, esp. a machine used to compress
gases.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPRISE @%%@QR:comprise@%%@AB@%comprise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-prised%@AE@% %@AB@%-prising%@AE@% %@AB@%-prises%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To consist of; be composed
%@AI@%%@AI@%compris, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%comprendre %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%comprehendere. %@AE@%-see comprehend.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%comprisable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The traditional rule states that the whole %@AI@%comprises%@AE@% the
parts; the parts %@AI@%compose%@AE@% the whole. In strict usage: %@AI@%The Union comprises
%@AI@%fifty states. Fifty states compose %@AE@% (or %@AI@%constitute %@AE@% or %@AI@%make up%@AE@% ) %@AI@%the Union.%@AE@%
While this distinction is still maintained by many writers, %@AI@%comprise %@AE@% is
increasingly used, especially in the passive, in place of %@AI@%compose: The
%@AI@%Union is comprised of fifty states. %@AE@% That use of %@AI@%comprise %@AE@% is considered
unacceptable by a majority of the Usage Panel.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPROMISE @%%@QR:compromise@%%@AB@%compromise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A settlement of differences in which each side
makes concessions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something resulting from such a settlement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that combines certain qualities of different things. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
concession to something that is detrimental or pejorative: %@AI@%a compromise of
%@AI@%morality.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-mised%@AE@% %@AB@%-mising%@AE@% %@AB@%-mises%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To settle by concessions.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To expose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Obsolete.%@AE@% To pledge mutually. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make a compromise. [ME %@AI@%compromis %@AE@%<
OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%compromissum, %@AE@%mutual promise < %@AI@%compromittere, %@AE@%to promise
%@2@%%@CR:COMPTON.EFFECT @%%@QR:Compton effect@%%@AB@%Compton effect%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The increase in wavelength of electromagnetic
radiation, esp. of an x-ray or gamma-ray photon, scattered by an electron.
[After A.H. %@AI@%Compton %@AE@%(1892-1962), its discoverer.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPTROLLER @%%@QR:comptroller@%%@AB@%comptroller%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%controller%@BO: 40cc33@%%@AE@% (sense 2).
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPULSION @%%@QR:compulsion@%%@AB@%compulsion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of compelling. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
compelled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An irresistible impulse to act, regardless
of the rationality of the motivation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An act or acts performed in
response to such an impulse. [ME < LLat. %@AI@%compulsio %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%compellere, %@AE@%to
compel. -see compel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPULSIVE @%%@QR:compulsive@%%@AB@%compulsive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the capacity to compel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@%Caused
or conditioned by compulsion or obsession. %@AB@% compulsively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%compulsiveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPULSORY @%%@QR:compulsory@%%@AB@%compulsory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Employing or exerting compulsion; coercive. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:COMPURGATION @%%@QR:compurgation@%%@AB@%compurgation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% The practice of clearing an accused person of a
charge by having a number of people swear to a belief in his innocence.
[LLat. %@AI@%compurgatio, %@AE@%complete purification < Lat. %@AI@%compurgare, %@AE@%to purify
%@2@%%@CR:COMPUTATION @%%@QR:computation@%%@AB@%computation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of computing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A method of
computing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The result of computing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The act of operating a computer.
%@2@%%@CR:COMPUTER @%%@QR:computer@%%@AB@%computer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who computes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device that computes, esp. an
electronic machine that performs high-speed mathematical or logical
calculations or that assembles, stores, correlates, or otherwise processes
and prints information derived from coded data in accordance with a
predetermined program.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPUTERESE @%%@QR:computerese@%%@AB@%computerese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The technical language or jargon of the computer
profession.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPUTERIZE @%%@QR:computerize@%%@AB@%computerize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To process or store
(information) with or in an electronic computer or system of computers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To furnish with a computer or computer system. %@AB@% computerizable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%computerization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPUTERIZED @%%@QR:computerized@%%@AB@%computerized%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a computer or the use of a
computer.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPUTERIZED.AX @%%@QR:computerized axial tomography@%%@AB@%computerized axial tomography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Tomography in which computer analysis
of a series of cross-sectional scans made along a single axis of a
structure is used to construct a three-dimensional image.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMPUTER.LANGUA @%%@QR:computer language@%%@AB@%computer language%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A code used to provide data and instructions to
computers.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMRADE @%%@QR:comrade@%%@AB@%comrade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who shares one's interests or activities; friend;
companion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Comrade%@AE@% A fellow member of a group, esp. a fellow member of
the Communist Party. [OFr. %@AI@%camarade, %@AE@%roommate < OSp. %@AI@%camarada %@AE@%< %@AI@%camara,
%@2@%%@CR:COMSAT @%%@QR:Comsat@%%@AB@%Comsat%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a %@AI@%communications satellite%@BO: 3bb5ab@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COMSTOCKERY @%%@QR:Comstockery@%%@AB@%Comstockery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Overzealous censorship of literature and the other arts
because of alleged immorality. [After Anthony %@AI@%Comstock %@AE@%(1844-1915).]
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%@2@%%@CR:COMTISM @%%@QR:Comtism@%%@AB@%Comtism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The philosophy of Auguste Comte; positivism. %@AB@% Comtist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COMUS @%%@QR:Comus@%%@AB@%Comus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A classical deity of revelry. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Komos %@AE@%< %@AI@%komos,
%@AE@%revel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CON1 @%%@QR:con@%%@AB@%con%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%con(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In opposition to or disagreement with; against: %@AI@%debate pro
%@AI@%and con.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An argument or opinion against something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person or
group holding an opposing opinion. [Short for contra-.]
%@AB@%con(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%conned%@AE@% %@AB@%conning%@AE@% %@AB@%cons%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To study, peruse, or examine
carefully. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To learn or commit to memory. [ME %@AI@%connen, %@AE@%to know < OE
%@AB@%con(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%conned%@AE@% %@AB@%conning%@AE@% %@AB@%cons%@AE@% To direct the steering or course of (a
vessel). -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The station or post of the person who cons. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act or
process of conning. [ME %@AI@%conduen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%conduire %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%conducere, %@AE@%to lead
together. -see conduce.]
%@AB@%con(4)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%conned%@AE@% %@AB@%conning%@AE@% %@AB@%cons%@AE@% To swindle or defraud (a victim) by
first winning his confidence; dupe. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A swindle. [Short for
confidence.]
%@AB@%con(5)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A convict.
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%@2@%%@CR:CON2 @%%@QR:con-@%%@AB@%con-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%com-%@BO: 3a7d8c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CON.AMORE @%%@QR:con amore@%%@AB@%con amore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% Lovingly; tenderly. Used as a direction. [Ital.,
with love.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONATION @%%@QR:conation@%%@AB@%conation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@% The aspect of mental processes or behavior
directed toward action or change and including impulse, desire, volition,
and striving. [Lat. %@AI@%conatio, %@AE@%effort < %@AI@%conatus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%conari, %@AE@%to try.]
%@2@%%@CR:CONATUS @%%@QR:conatus@%%@AB@%conatus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%conatus%@AE@% A natural tendency, impulse, or directed effort.
[Lat., effort < p.part. of %@AI@%conari, %@AE@%to try.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CON.BRIO @%%@QR:con brio@%%@AB@%con brio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% With spirit and vigor. Used as a direction.
[Ital., with vigor.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCATENATE @%%@QR:concatenate@%%@AB@%concatenate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% To connect or link in a series
or chain. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Connected or linked in a series. [LLat. %@AI@%concatenare,
%@2@%%@CR:CONCAVITY @%%@QR:concavity@%%@AB@%concavity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition or state of being concave. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
concave surface or structure.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCAVO.CONCAVE @%%@QR:concavo-concave@%%@AB@%concavo-concave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Concave on both surfaces, as certain lenses.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCAVO.CONVEX @%%@QR:concavo-convex@%%@AB@%concavo-convex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Concave on one side and convex on the other. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Designating a lens with greater concave than convex curvature.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCEAL @%%@QR:conceal@%%@AB@%conceal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cealed%@AE@% %@AB@%-cealing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceals%@AE@% To hide or keep from observation,
%@2@%%@CR:CONCEITED @%%@QR:conceited@%%@AB@%conceited%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Holding too high an opinion of oneself; vain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Regional.%@AE@% Inclined to be fanciful or whimsical. %@AB@% conceitedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%conceitedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCEIVE @%%@QR:conceive@%%@AB@%conceive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceived%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceiving%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceives%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become pregnant with.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To form or develop in the mind; devise: %@AI@%conceive a plan to increase
%@AI@%profits.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To apprehend mentally; understand: %@AI@%can't conceive your
%@AI@%meaning.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To think or believe; hold an opinion: %@AI@%didn't conceive that
%@AI@%such a tragedy could occur.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To form or hold an idea: %@AI@%Ancient
%@AI@%peoples conceived of the earth as flat.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become pregnant. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CONCELEBRATE @%%@QR:concelebrate@%%@AB@%concelebrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-brated%@AE@% %@AB@%-brating%@AE@% %@AB@%-brates%@AE@% To take part in a
%@2@%%@CR:CONCELEBRATION @%%@QR:concelebration@%%@AB@%concelebration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The celebration of the Eucharist by two or more
clergymen.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCENTER @%%@QR:concenter@%%@AB@%concenter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tered%@AE@% %@AB@%-tering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ters%@AE@% To direct toward or come
together at a common center. [OFr. %@AI@%concentrer, %@AE@%to concentrate < VLat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONCENTRATE @%%@QR:concentrate@%%@AB@%concentrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-trated%@AE@% %@AB@%-trating%@AE@% %@AB@%-trates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To direct or draw
toward a common center; focus. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To gather together in one main body or
power: %@AI@%Authority was concentrated in the president.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%To
increase the concentration of (a solution or mixture). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
converge toward or meet in a common center. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To direct one's thoughts or
attention: %@AI@%concentrating on the task before us.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% A
product of concentration. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Concentrated. [VLat. *%@AI@%concentrare,
%@AI@%concentrat- %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%centrum, %@AE@%center. -see center.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONCENTRATION @%%@QR:concentration@%%@AB@%concentration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of concentrating, esp. close,
undivided attention. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition of being concentrated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
that has been concentrated. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%The amount of a specified
substance in a unit amount of another substance.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCENTRATION.C @%%@QR:concentration camp@%%@AB@%concentration camp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A camp where prisoners of war, enemy aliens, and
political prisoners are confined.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCENTRATION.G @%%@QR:concentration gradient@%%@AB@%concentration gradient%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The difference in concentration of a solute
per unit distance of a solution.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCENTRIC @%%@QR:concentric@%%@AB@%concentric%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or concentrical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a common center. [ME %@AI@%concentrik
%@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%concentricus %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%same + %@AI@%centrum, %@AE@%center. -see center.]
%@2@%%@CR:CONCEPT @%%@QR:concept@%%@AB@%concept%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A general idea or understanding, esp. one derived from
specific instances or occurrences. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A thought or notion. [LLat. %@AI@%conceptus
%@AI@%%@AE@%< p.part. of %@AI@%concipere, %@AE@%to conceive.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Concept%@AE@% is frequently used as a synonym for %@AI@%conception %@AE@% or
%@AI@%%@AI@%idea. %@AE@% Traditionally, %@AI@%concept %@AE@% is used for a general abstract idea: %@AI@%The
%@AI@%concept of democracy %@AE@% (meaning "the general idea of a democratic state")
%@AI@%%@AI@%began with the Greeks. Conception %@AE@% is used to refer to a particular mental
picture or understanding of a concept: %@AI@%Our conception of democracy %@AE@%
(meaning "our particular understanding of what democracy is") %@AI@%is quite
%@AI@%different from the Greeks.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCEPTACLE @%%@QR:conceptacle@%%@AB@%conceptacle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An external cavity containing reproductive structures in
certain algae and fungi. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%conceptaculum, %@AE@%receptacle < %@AI@%concipere,
%@AI@%%@AE@%to conceive.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCEPTION @%%@QR:conception@%%@AB@%conception%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The formation of a zygote capable of survival and
maturation in normal conditions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The entity so formed; embryo; zygote.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The ability to form or understand mental concepts. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Something that
is conceived in the mind; a concept, plan, design, idea, or thought. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% A beginning; start. -See Usage note at %@AI@%concept.%@BO: 3d162e@%%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%concepcioun %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%conceptio %@AE@%< %@AI@%concipere, %@AE@%to conceive.] %@AB@% conceptional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCEPTIVE @%%@QR:conceptive@%%@AB@%conceptive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of or pertaining to conceiving. %@AB@% conceptively
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCEPTUAL @%%@QR:conceptual@%%@AB@%conceptual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, consisting of, or pertaining to concepts or
%@2@%%@CR:CONCEPTUALISM @%%@QR:conceptualism@%%@AB@%conceptualism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Philosophy. %@AE@% The doctrine, intermediate between
nominalism and realism, that universals, or abstract concepts, exist only
within the mind and have no external or substantial reality. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONCEPTUALIZE @%%@QR:conceptualize@%%@AB@%conceptualize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To form a concept or concepts
of. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To form concepts. %@AB@% conceptualization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCERN @%%@QR:concern@%%@AB@%concern%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cerned%@AE@% %@AB@%-cerning%@AE@% %@AB@%-cerns%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pertain or relate to; be
about: %@AI@%an article concerning the energy crisis.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To have an effect on;
be of interest or importance to: %@AI@%a problem that concerns us all.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
engage the attention of; involve: %@AI@%concerned herself with his health.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
cause anxiety or uneasiness in; trouble: %@AI@%His unreliability concerns me.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To be of importance. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A matter that relates to or
affects one. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Regard for or interest in someone or something: %@AI@%The
%@AI@%doctor's concern sped her recovery.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Anxiety; worry: %@AI@%filled with concern
%@AI@%about his illness.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A business establishment or enterprise; company. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% A material article or contrivance. [ME %@AI@%concernen %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONCERNED @%%@QR:concerned@%%@AB@%concerned%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Interested and involved: %@AI@%concerned with foreign
%@AI@%policy.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Anxious; troubled: %@AI@%concerned about his future.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCERNING @%%@QR:concerning@%%@AB@%concerning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% In reference to; regarding.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCERNMENT @%%@QR:concernment@%%@AB@%concernment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A matter that is of concern to one. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Reference,
relation, or importance. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Anxiety; worry.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCERT @%%@QR:concert@%%@AB@%concert%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A musical performance given by one or more singers or
instrumentalists or both. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Agreement in purpose, feeling, or action.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-certed%@AE@% %@AB@%-certing%@AE@% %@AB@%-certs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To plan or arrange by mutual
agreement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To contrive or devise. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To act together in harmony.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in concert.%@AE@% All together: %@AI@%working in concert with
%@2@%%@CR:CONCERTED @%%@QR:concerted@%%@AB@%concerted%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Planned or accomplished together; combined: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%concerted attempt to solve the problem.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%Arranged in parts for
voices or instruments. %@AB@% concertedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCERT.GRAND @%%@QR:concert grand@%%@AB@%concert grand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The largest grand piano, being roughly nine feet in
length.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCERTINA @%%@QR:concertina@%%@AB@%concertina%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, hexagonal accordion with bellows and with buttons
for keys. [concert + Ital. %@AI@%-ina, %@AE@%fem. dim. suffix.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONCERTINO @%%@QR:concertino@%%@AB@%concertino%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nos%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A short concerto. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The solo
instrument group in a concerto grosso. [Ital., dim. of %@AI@%concerto, %@AE@%concert.
-see concert.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCERTIZE @%%@QR:concertize@%%@AB@%concertize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% To give or perform in
concerts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCERTMASTER @%%@QR:concertmaster@%%@AB@%concertmaster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The first violinist and assistant conductor in a
symphony orchestra.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONCERTO @%%@QR:concerto@%%@AB@%concerto%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ti %@AE@% A composition for an orchestra and one or
more solo instruments, typically in three movements. [Ital., concert.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONCERTO.GROSSO @%%@QR:concerto grosso@%%@AB@%concerto grosso%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%concerti grossi%@AE@% A composition for a small group
of solo instruments and a full orchestra. [Ital., great concerto.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCERT.PITCH @%%@QR:concert pitch@%%@AB@%concert pitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pitch to which orchestral instruments are tuned.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being ready and tensely alert.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCESSION @%%@QR:concession@%%@AB@%concession%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of conceding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something conceded. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Something, such as a land tract or franchise, granted by a government or
controlling authority to be used for a specific purpose. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
privilege of maintaining a subsidiary business within certain premises. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The space allotted for such a business. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%concessio %@AE@%< %@AI@%concedere,
%@2@%%@CR:CONCESSIONAIRE @%%@QR:concessionaire@%%@AB@%concessionaire%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or concessioner %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The operator or holder of a
concession.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCESSIVE @%%@QR:concessive@%%@AB@%concessive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of the nature of or containing a concession. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Grammar. %@AE@%Expressing concession, as the conjunction %@AI@%though.%@AE@% [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONCH1 @%%@QR:conch@%%@AB@%conch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%conchs%@AE@% %@AB@% or conches %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various tropical marine
gastropod mollusks of the genus %@AI@%Strombus%@AE@% and other genera, having large,
often brightly colored spiral shells and edible flesh. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The shell of a
conch, used for ornament, in making cameos, or as a horn. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A %@AI@%concha%@BO: 3d3d60@%%@AE@%. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%conche %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%concha, %@AE@%mussel < Gk. %@AI@%konkhe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCH2 @%%@QR:conch-@%%@AB@%conch-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%concho-%@BO: 3d40ae@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCHA @%%@QR:concha@%%@AB@%concha%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-chae%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A shell-like structure such as the
external ear. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%The half dome over an apse. [Lat., mussel <
%@2@%%@CR:CONCHOLOGY @%%@QR:conchology@%%@AB@%conchology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of mollusks and shells. %@AB@% conchological %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%conchologist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCIERGE @%%@QR:concierge@%%@AB@%concierge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person, esp. in France, who lives in a building, attends
the entrance, and serves as a janitor. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%cumcerges %@AE@%< VLat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONCILIAR @%%@QR:conciliar@%%@AB@%conciliar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a council. [< Lat. %@AI@%concilium,
%@AE@%council.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCILIATE @%%@QR:conciliate@%%@AB@%conciliate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To overcome the distrust or
animosity of; placate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To regain (friendship, for example) by pleasant
behavior. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make consistent; reconcile. [Lat. %@AI@%conciliare, conciliat- %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CONCISION @%%@QR:concision@%%@AB@%concision%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of being concise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A
cutting apart or off.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCLAVE @%%@QR:conclave@%%@AB@%conclave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A confidential or secret meeting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The private
rooms in which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church meet to elect a
pope. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The meeting held to elect a pope. [ME, private chamber < Lat. :
%@2@%%@CR:CONCLUDE @%%@QR:conclude@%%@AB@%conclude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cluded%@AE@% %@AB@%-cluding%@AE@% %@AB@%-cludes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring to an end; close:
%@AI@%concluded the rally with the national anthem.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bring about an
agreement or settlement; settle finally: %@AI@%conclude a peace treaty.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
reach a decision or form an opinion about; infer or deduce: %@AI@%The jury
%@AI@%concluded that he was guilty.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To determine; decide; resolve: %@AI@%concluded
%@AI@%that he had to quit.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To confine or enclose. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
come to an end; close. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To form a final judgment; come to a decision or
an agreement. [ME %@AI@%concluden %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%concludere%@AE@% : %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) +
%@2@%%@CR:CONCLUSION @%%@QR:conclusion@%%@AB@%conclusion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The close or last part of something; end; finish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The outcome or result of an act or process. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A judgment or decision
reached after deliberation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A final arrangement or settlement, as of a
treaty. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The close of a plea or deed. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% In a
syllogism, the proposition that must follow from the major and minor
premises. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The proposition concluded from one or more premises;
%@2@%%@CR:CONCOMITANCE @%%@QR:concomitance@%%@AB@%concomitance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Occurrence together or in connection with another;
accompaniment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A concomitant.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCOMITANT @%%@QR:concomitant@%%@AB@%concomitant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Existing or occurring concurrently; accompanying;
attendant. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that exists or occurs concurrently with
something else. [Lat. %@AI@%concomitans, concomitant-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%concomitari,
%@2@%%@CR:CONCORD @%%@QR:concord@%%@AB@%concord%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Harmony or agreement of interests or feelings; accord. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A treaty establishing peaceful relations. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%Agreement between
words in person, number, gender, and case. [ME %@AI@%concorde %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONCORDANCE @%%@QR:concordance@%%@AB@%concordance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A state of agreement; concord. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An alphabetical
index of all the words in a text or corpus of texts, showing every
%@2@%%@CR:CONCORDAT @%%@QR:concordat@%%@AB@%concordat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A formal agreement; compact. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An agreement between the
pope and a government for the regulation of church affairs. [Fr. < Med.
Lat. %@AI@%concordatum %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%concordare, %@AE@%to agree. -see concordant.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCORD.GRAPE @%%@QR:Concord grape@%%@AB@%Concord grape%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of grape having purple-black fruit with a
bluish bloom, used for making jelly, juice, and wine. [After %@AI@%Concord,
%@AE@%Massachusetts.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCOURSE @%%@QR:concourse@%%@AB@%concourse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A great crowd; throng. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An act of coming, moving, or
flowing together. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A large open space for the gathering or passage of
crowds, as in a railroad station. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A broad thoroughfare. [ME %@AI@%concours %@AE@%<
OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%concursus %@AE@%< p.part. of %@AI@%concurrere, %@AE@%to assemble : %@AI@%com-,
%@AE@%together + %@AI@%currere, %@AE@%to run.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCRESCENCE @%%@QR:concrescence@%%@AB@%concrescence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The uniting, esp. the growing together, of related
parts, as of physical particles or anatomical structures. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%concrescentia %@AE@%< %@AI@%concrescens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%concrescere, %@AE@%to grow together.
%@2@%%@CR:CONCRETE.POETRY @%%@QR:concrete poetry@%%@AB@%concrete poetry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Poetry that visually conveys the poet's meaning
through the graphic arrangement of letters, words, or symbols on the page.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCRETION @%%@QR:concretion@%%@AB@%concretion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of concreting; coalescence. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The state of being concreted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A solid or concrete mass. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%A
rounded mass of mineral matter found in sedimentary rock. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A solid mass of inorganic material formed in a cavity or tissue of the
body; calculus. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An abnormal fusion of otherwise adjacent parts, as of
toes. %@AB@% concretionary %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCRETISM @%%@QR:concretism@%%@AB@%concretism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The theory or practice of concrete poetry. %@AB@% concretist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCRETIZE @%%@QR:concretize@%%@AB@%concretize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% To make real or specific. %@AB@%
%@AB@%concretization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCUBINAGE @%%@QR:concubinage@%%@AB@%concubinage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Cohabitation without legal marriage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of
being a concubine.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCUBINE @%%@QR:concubine@%%@AB@%concubine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A woman who cohabits with a man without being married to
him; mistress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In certain polygamous societies, a secondary wife,
usually of inferior legal and social status. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%concubina %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:CONCUR @%%@QR:concur@%%@AB@%concur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-curred%@AE@% %@AB@%-curring%@AE@% %@AB@%-curs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To have or express the same
opinion; agree. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To act together; cooperate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To occur at the same
time; coincide. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To come together; converge. [ME %@AI@%concurren %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CONCURRENCE @%%@QR:concurrence@%%@AB@%concurrence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Agreement in opinion; accordance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Cooperation, as
of agents, circumstances, or events. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Simultaneous occurrence;
coincidence. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A power or claim jointly held.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCURRENT @%%@QR:concurrent@%%@AB@%concurrent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Happening at the same time. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Operating in
conjunction. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Meeting or tending to meet at the same point; convergent.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% In accordance; harmonious. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%concurrens, %@AE@%pr.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:CONCURRENT.RESO @%%@QR:concurrent resolution@%%@AB@%concurrent resolution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A resolution adopted by both houses of a
bicameral legislature that does not have the force of law and does not
require the signature of the chief executive.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONCUSS @%%@QR:concuss@%%@AB@%concuss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cussed%@AE@% %@AB@%-cussing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cusses%@AE@% To injure by concussion. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONCUSSION @%%@QR:concussion@%%@AB@%concussion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A violent jarring; shock: %@AI@%a concussion caused by the
%@AI@%bomb's detonation.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An injury of a soft structure, esp. of the brain,
resulting from a violent blow. %@AB@% concussive %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% concussively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONDEMNATION @%%@QR:condemnation@%%@AB@%condemnation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of condemning. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
condemned. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Severe reproof; strong censure. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A reason or occasion for
condemning.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDENSATE @%%@QR:condensate@%%@AB@%condensate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A product of condensation. [Back-formation <
condensation.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDENSATION @%%@QR:condensation@%%@AB@%condensation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of condensing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
condensed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A product of condensing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The physical
process by which a liquid is removed from a vapor or vapor mixture. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
liquid so removed; condensate. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%A chemical reaction in which
water or another simple substance is released by the combination of two or
more molecules. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychoanalysis. %@AE@%The process by which a single idea or
word is invested with the emotional content of a group of ideas. %@AB@%
%@AB@%condensational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDENSE @%%@QR:condense@%%@AB@%condense%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-densed%@AE@% %@AB@%-densing%@AE@% %@AB@%-denses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reduce the volume of;
compress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To shorten or make more concise; abridge. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To form a
condensate from (a vapor, for example). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To subject (a vapor, for
example) to condensation. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become more compact. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To undergo
%@2@%%@CR:CONDENSED.MILK @%%@QR:condensed milk@%%@AB@%condensed milk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Cow's milk with sugar added, and reduced by
evaporation to a thick consistency.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDENSER @%%@QR:condenser@%%@AB@%condenser%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that condenses. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%An apparatus used to
condense vapor. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A %@AI@%capacitor%@BO: 2b638d@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A mirror, lens, or combination of lenses
used to gather light and direct it upon an object or projection lens.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDESCEND @%%@QR:condescend@%%@AB@%condescend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-scended%@AE@% %@AB@%-scending%@AE@% %@AB@%-scends%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To agree to do
something one regards as beneath one's rank or dignity; deign. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To deal
with people in a patronizing or superior manner. [ME %@AI@%condescenden %@AE@%< LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%condescendere %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) + %@AI@%descendere, %@AE@%to descend. -see
%@2@%%@CR:CONDESCENDING @%%@QR:condescending@%%@AB@%condescending%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Marked by condescension; patronizing. %@AB@%
%@AB@%condescendingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDESCENSION @%%@QR:condescension@%%@AB@%condescension%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of condescending. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An instance of
condescending. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Patronizing behavior or manner.
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Condition%@AE@% (noun) in the sense of "disease" or "ailment" (%@AI@%a
%@AI@%liver condition%@AE@% ) is not a scientific term and has been objected to as a
euphemism.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDITIONAL @%%@QR:conditional@%%@AB@%conditional%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Imposing, depending on, or containing a condition or
conditions: %@AI@%conditional approval.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%Stating, containing, or
implying a condition. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@%Brought about by conditioning. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Grammar. %@AE@% A mood, tense, clause, or word expressing a condition. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONDITIONAL.PRO @%%@QR:conditional probability@%%@AB@%conditional probability%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The probability that an event will take
place, given that another event has occurred or will occur.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDITIONED @%%@QR:conditioned@%%@AB@%conditioned%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Subject to or dependent upon a condition or
conditions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Physically fit; in good physical condition. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Prepared
for a specific action or process. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@%Exhibiting or trained to
exhibit a conditioned response.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDITIONED.REF @%%@QR:conditioned reflex@%%@AB@%conditioned reflex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%conditioned response%@BO: 3da1ab@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDITIONED.RES @%%@QR:conditioned response@%%@AB@%conditioned response%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@% A new or modified response elicited
by a stimulus after conditioning.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDITIONED.STI @%%@QR:conditioned stimulus@%%@AB@%conditioned stimulus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@% A stimulus rendered capable of
eliciting a response like that of a specific %@AI@%unconditioned stimulus%@BO: 13cce05@%%@AE@% by
conditioning.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDITIONER @%%@QR:conditioner@%%@AB@%conditioner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that conditions: %@AI@%an air conditioner.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
additive or application that improves the quality or usability of a
substance: %@AI@%a soil conditioner; a hair conditioner.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDITIONING @%%@QR:conditioning@%%@AB@%conditioning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@% The process of or complex of organismic
processes resulting from presenting an initially inadequate stimulus with
an unconditioned stimulus until the former is capable of eliciting a
response like that elicited by the latter.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDO @%%@QR:condo@%%@AB@%condo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A %@AI@%condominium%@BO: 3dab13@%%@AE@% (sense 2).
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDOLE @%%@QR:condole@%%@AB@%condole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-doled%@AE@% %@AB@%-doling%@AE@% %@AB@%-doles%@AE@% To express sympathy or sorrow: %@AI@%I
%@AI@%condoled with him in his loss.%@AE@% [LLat. %@AI@%condolere, %@AE@%to feel another's pain :
Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%dolere, %@AE@%to grieve.] %@AB@% condolatory %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%condoler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDOLENCE @%%@QR:condolence@%%@AB@%condolence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Sympathy with a person who has experienced pain, grief,
or misfortune. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A formal declaration of condolence. %@AB@% condolent %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDOM @%%@QR:condom@%%@AB@%condom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sheath, usually made of thin rubber, designed to cover the
penis during sexual intercourse for antivenereal or contraceptive purposes.
[Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDOMINIUM @%%@QR:condominium@%%@AB@%condominium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Joint sovereignty, esp. joint rule of a territory
by two or more states. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A territory so governed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An apartment
building in which the apartments are owned individually. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An apartment in
such a building. %@AB@% condominial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDONATION @%%@QR:condonation@%%@AB@%condonation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act of condoning, esp. the implied forgiveness of an
offense by ignoring it.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDONE @%%@QR:condone@%%@AB@%condone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-doned%@AE@% %@AB@%-doning%@AE@% %@AB@%-dones%@AE@% To forgive, overlook, or disregard
(an offense) without protest or censure. [Lat. %@AI@%condonare, %@AE@%to pardon : %@AI@%com-
%@2@%%@CR:CONDOR @%%@QR:condor@%%@AB@%condor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Either of two very large New World vultures, %@AI@%Vultur gryphus%@AE@%
of the Andes or %@AI@%Gymnogyps californianus%@AE@% of the mountains of California. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A gold coin of some South American countries bearing the figure of a
%@2@%%@CR:CONDOTTIERE @%%@QR:condottiere@%%@AB@%condottiere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tieri%@AE@% A leader of mercenary soldiers between the
14th and 16th centuries. [Ital. < %@AI@%condotta, %@AE@%troop of mercenaries < fem.
p.part. of %@AI@%condurre, %@AE@%to conduct < Lat. %@AI@%conducere, %@AE@%to lead together. -see
conduce.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDUCE @%%@QR:conduce@%%@AB@%conduce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-duced%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducing%@AE@% %@AB@%-duces%@AE@% To contribute or lead to a
specific result. [Lat. %@AI@%conducere, %@AE@%to lead together : %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together
%@2@%%@CR:CONDUCIVE @%%@QR:conducive@%%@AB@%conducive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Tending to cause or bring about; contributive: %@AI@%working
%@AI@%conditions not conducive to productivity.%@AE@% %@AB@% conduciveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDUCT @%%@QR:conduct@%%@AB@%conduct%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducted%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To direct the course of;
control: %@AI@%conduct a business; conduct a test.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To lead or guide: %@AI@%conduct
%@AI@%a tour.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To lead an orchestra or other musical group. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To serve as a
medium or channel for conveying; transmit: %@AI@%Some metals conduct heat.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To
behave or act: %@AI@%conducted herself stoically in her grief.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To act
as a conductor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To lead. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The way a person acts; behavior. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The act of directing or controlling; management. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A guide or
escort. [ME %@AI@%conducten %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%conducere, %@AE@%to lead together. -see conduce.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONDUCTIVITY @%%@QR:conductivity@%%@AB@%conductivity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The ability or power to conduct or transmit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
measure of the ability of a material to conduct an electric charge, the
reciprocal of resistivity.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDUCTOMETRIC. @%%@QR:conductometric titration@%%@AB@%conductometric titration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Titration based on changes in the electrical
conductance of a solution.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONDUCTOR @%%@QR:conductor@%%@AB@%conductor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who conducts, esp.: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The person in charge of
a railroad train, bus, or streetcar. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The director of an orchestra or
other musical ensemble. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%A substance or medium that conducts
heat, light, sound, or esp. an electric charge. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A %@AI@%lightning rod%@BO: a85ca0@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONDUIT @%%@QR:conduit@%%@AB@%conduit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A channel or pipe for conveying water or other fluids. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A tube or duct for enclosing electric wires or cable. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:CONDYLOMA @%%@QR:condyloma@%%@AB@%condyloma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mata %@AE@% A wartlike growth near the anus or
%@2@%%@CR:CONFECT @%%@QR:confect@%%@AB@%confect%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fected%@AE@% %@AB@%-fecting%@AE@% %@AB@%-fects%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put together by combining
materials: %@AI@%confected a movie scenario.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make into a confection or
preserve. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A candy or other sweet confection. [ME %@AI@%confecten %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONFECTION @%%@QR:confection@%%@AB@%confection%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of confecting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sweet
preparation, such as candy or preserves. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A sweetened medicinal compound;
an electuary. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tioned%@AE@% %@AB@%-tioning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tions%@AE@% To make into a confection.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFECTIONARY @%%@QR:confectionary@%%@AB@%confectionary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling a confection.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%confectionery%@BO: 3dd919@%%@AE@% (sense 3).
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFECTIONER @%%@QR:confectioner@%%@AB@%confectioner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who makes or sells confections.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFECTIONERS.S @%%@QR:confectioners' sugar@%%@AB@%confectioners' sugar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Finely pulverized sugar with some cornstarch
added.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFECTIONERY @%%@QR:confectionery@%%@AB@%confectionery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Candies and other confections collectively.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The art or occupation of a confectioner. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%confectionary%@AE@% A
confectioner's shop.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFEDERACY @%%@QR:confederacy@%%@AB@%confederacy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A union of persons, parties, or states;
league. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The persons, parties, or states united in a league. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Confederacy%@AE@% The 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States
(1860-61). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group of people who have united for unlawful practices;
conspiracy. [ME %@AI@%confederacie %@AE@%< AN < LLat. %@AI@%confoederatio, %@AE@%agreement <
%@2@%%@CR:CONFEDERATE @%%@QR:confederate@%%@AB@%confederate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of a confederacy; ally. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who assists in
a plot; accomplice. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Confederate%@AE@% A supporter of the American
Confederacy. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% United in a confederacy; allied. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Confederate%@AE@% Of
or pertaining to the American Confederacy. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To form into or become part of a confederacy. [< ME %@AI@%confederat,
%@AE@%allied < LLat. %@AI@%confoederatus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%confoederare, %@AE@%to unite : Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%foederare, %@AE@%to unite < %@AI@%foedus, %@AE@%league.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFEDERATE.VIO @%%@QR:Confederate violet@%%@AB@%Confederate violet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Viola priceana,%@AE@% of the southeastern
United States, having streaked pale-blue flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFEDERATION @%%@QR:confederation@%%@AB@%confederation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An act of confederating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A state of being
confederated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group of confederates, esp. of states or nations, united
for a common purpose. %@AB@% confederationism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% confederationist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFER @%%@QR:confer@%%@AB@%confer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ferred%@AE@% %@AB@%-ferring%@AE@% %@AB@%-fers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bestow (an honor, for
example): %@AI@%conferred a medal on the hero.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To compare. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To hold a conference; consult together. [Lat. %@AI@%conferre %@AE@%: %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together +
%@2@%%@CR:CONFEREE @%%@QR:conferee@%%@AB@%conferee%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or conferree %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A participant in a conference. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One upon
whom something is conferred.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFERENCE @%%@QR:conference@%%@AB@%conference%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A meeting for consultation or discussion. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An
exchange of views. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A meeting of committees to settle differences between
two legislative bodies. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In various Protestant churches, an assembly of
clerical or clerical and lay members from a particular district. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An
association of athletic teams. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The act of conferring, as of a degree.
[OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%conferentia %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%conferrens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%conferre, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:CONFERENCE.CALL @%%@QR:conference call@%%@AB@%conference call%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A conference by telephone in which several persons
participate by means of a central switching unit.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFERREE @%%@QR:conferree@%%@AB@%conferree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%conferee%@BO: 3de604@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFERVA @%%@QR:conferva@%%@AB@%conferva%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-vae%@AE@% %@AB@% or -vas %@AE@% Any of various bright-green, threadlike
%@2@%%@CR:CONFESSER @%%@QR:confesser@%%@AB@%confesser%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%confessor%@BO: 3df35e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFESSION @%%@QR:confession@%%@AB@%confession%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of confessing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is confessed.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A formal declaration of guilt. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The disclosure of sins to a priest for
absolution. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An avowal of belief in the doctrines of a particular faith;
creed. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A church or group of worshipers adhering to a particular creed.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFESSIONAL @%%@QR:confessional@%%@AB@%confessional%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling confession. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
small enclosed stall in which a priest hears confessions.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFESSOR @%%@QR:confessor@%%@AB@%confessor%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or confesser %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A priest who hears confession and gives
absolution. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who confesses. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One who confesses faith in
Christianity in the face of persecution but does not suffer martyrdom.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFETTI @%%@QR:confetti@%%@AB@%confetti%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Small pieces or streamers of colored paper scattered
around on festive occasions. [Ital., pl. of %@AI@%confetto, %@AE@%candy < Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%confectum %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%confectus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%conficere, %@AE@%to prepare. -see
confect.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDANT @%%@QR:confidant@%%@AB@%confidant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One to whom secrets or private matters are confided. [Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%confident %@AE@%< Ital. %@AI@%confidente %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%confidens, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%confidere, %@AE@%to
rely on. -see confide.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDANTE @%%@QR:confidante@%%@AB@%confidante%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman to whom secrets or private matters are confided.
[Fr. %@AI@%confidente, %@AE@%fem. of %@AI@%confident, %@AE@%confidant.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDE @%%@QR:confide@%%@AB@%confide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fided%@AE@% %@AB@%-fiding%@AE@% %@AB@%-fides%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To tell (something) in
confidence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To put into another's keeping; entrust. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To tell
private matters in confidence. [ME %@AI@%confiden, %@AE@%to rely on < OFr. %@AI@%confider %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDENCE @%%@QR:confidence@%%@AB@%confidence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Trust or reliance: %@AI@%I am placing my confidence in you.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A trusting relationship: %@AI@%took him into my confidence.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something
confided; secret. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A feeling of assurance, esp. of self-assurance: %@AI@%states
%@AI@%his case with confidence.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The assurance that someone will keep a
secret: %@AI@%I am telling you this in strict confidence.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%self-possession%@BO: 1083870@%%@AE@% %@AI@%self-reliance%@BO: 108423e@%%@AE@% These nouns imply trust and faith in oneself
or in another. %@AI@%Confidence%@BO: 3dfa69@%%@AE@% indicates a belief in a person or thing.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Assurance%@BO: 1213ac@%%@AE@% implies a feeling of certainty and can suggest arrogance. %@AI@%Aplomb%@BO: d8cc9@%%@AE@%
implies poise and self-assurance. %@AI@%Self-confidence%@BO: 107e0dd@%%@AE@% ,%@AI@%Self-confidence,
%@AI@%self-possession, %@AE@% and %@AI@%self-reliance%@BO: 108423e@%%@AE@% all imply consciousness of one's own
powers and abilities. %@AI@%Self-confidence%@BO: 107e0dd@%%@AE@% stresses trust in one's own
self-sufficiency. %@AI@%Self-possession%@BO: 1083870@%%@AE@% implies control over one's own reactions
and a tendency to be self-assured. %@AI@%Self-reliance%@BO: 108423e@%%@AE@% stresses self-trust
manifested in action and implies independence and self-sufficiency.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDENCE.GAME @%%@QR:confidence game@%%@AB@%confidence game%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A swindle in which the victim is defrauded after his
confidence has been won.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDENCE.INTE @%%@QR:confidence interval@%%@AB@%confidence interval%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A statistical range with a specified probability
that a given parameter lies within the range.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDENCE.LIMI @%%@QR:confidence limit@%%@AB@%confidence limit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the two values that specify the range of a
confidence interval.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDENCE.MAN @%%@QR:confidence man@%%@AB@%confidence man%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who swindles by using a confidence game.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDENT @%%@QR:confident@%%@AB@%confident%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Marked by assurance, as of success. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked by
confidence in oneself; self-assured. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Very bold; presumptuous. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Obsolete.%@AE@% Confiding; trustful. [Lat. %@AI@%confidens, confident-, %@AE@%pr.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%confidere, %@AE@%to rely on. -see confide.] %@AB@% confidently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDENTIAL @%%@QR:confidential@%%@AB@%confidential%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Done or communicated in confidence; secret. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Entrusted with the confidence of another: %@AI@%a confidential secretary.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Denoting confidence or intimacy: %@AI@%a confidential tone of voice.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDENTIAL.CO @%%@QR:confidential communication@%%@AB@%confidential communication%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A statement made to someone, such as
one's doctor, lawyer, or spouse, who cannot be compelled to divulge the
information in court.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIDING @%%@QR:confiding@%%@AB@%confiding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a tendency to confide; trusting. %@AB@% confidingly
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIGURATION @%%@QR:configuration@%%@AB@%configuration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The arrangement of the parts or elements of
something. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The form of a figure as determined by the arrangement of its
%@2@%%@CR:CONFINEMENT @%%@QR:confinement@%%@AB@%confinement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of confining. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIRM @%%@QR:confirm@%%@AB@%confirm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-firmed%@AE@% %@AB@%-firming%@AE@% %@AB@%-firms%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To support or establish the
certainty or validity of; verify. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make firmer; strengthen: %@AI@%She
%@AI@%confirmed his suspicions.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make valid or binding by a formal or legal
act; ratify. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To administer the religious rite of confirmation to. [ME
%@AE@% %@AI@%prove%@BO: eadff1@%%@AE@% %@AI@%establish%@BO: 652e13@%%@AE@% %@AI@%ratify%@BO: f1fde9@%%@AE@% %@AI@%verify%@BO: 1438c87@%%@AE@% These verbs all mean to approve something,
principally in the sense of attesting to its truth or vouching for its
accuracy or genuineness. %@AI@%Confirm%@BO: 3e11f8@%%@AE@% generally implies removal of all doubt
about a matter heretofore considered uncertain or tentative. %@AI@%Corroborate%@BO: 42e58c@%%@AE@%
refers to strengthening or supporting something, such as a statement or
theory, by means of the evidence of another person or persons. %@AI@%Substantiate%@BO: 122ccfc@%%@AE@%
involves establishing something, such as a truth, claim, or position, by
presenting substantial or tangible evidence. %@AI@%Authenticate%@BO: 13de2e@%%@AE@% implies doubt
about the genuineness of something and the removal of such doubt by the act
of an official or the testimony of an expert. %@AI@%Validate%@BO: 14199b5@%%@AE@% usually implies
formal legal or official action (%@AI@%validate a deed of sale%@AE@% ), but can refer
to establishing any conclusion by detailed evidence or demonstration. %@AI@%Prove%@BO: eadff1@%%@AE@%
implies convincing evidence in the form of argument, reasoning, or
demonstration. %@AI@%Establish%@BO: 652e13@%%@AE@% adds to %@AI@%prove%@BO: eadff1@%%@AE@% the securing of a position beyond
all doubt. %@AI@%Ratify%@BO: f1fde9@%%@AE@% involves authoritative sanction, usually legal or
official: %@AI@%Treaties are ratified by the Senate. Verify %@AE@% implies proving by
comparison or by matching a contention against established fact: %@AI@%verify a
%@AI@%signature.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFIRMATION @%%@QR:confirmation@%%@AB@%confirmation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of confirming. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that confirms;
verification. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A Christian rite admitting a baptized person to full
membership in a church. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A ceremony in Judaism that marks the completion
%@AI@%conflagrant-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%conflagrare, %@AE@%to burn up : %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%flagrare, %@AE@%to burn.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFLAGRATION @%%@QR:conflagration@%%@AB@%conflagration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large and destructive fire. [Lat. %@AI@%conflagratio %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CONFLICT @%%@QR:conflict@%%@AB@%conflict%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A state of open fighting; warfare. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A state of
disagreement and disharmony; clash. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@%The opposition or
simultaneous functioning of mutually exclusive impulses, desires, or
tendencies. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A collision. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-flicted%@AE@% %@AB@%-flicting%@AE@% %@AB@%-flicts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
be in or come into opposition; differ. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To engage in warfare.
[ME < Lat. %@AI@%conflictus %@AE@%< p.part. of %@AI@%confligere, %@AE@%to strike together : %@AI@%com-,
%@2@%%@CR:CONFLICT.OF.INT @%%@QR:conflict of interest@%%@AB@%conflict of interest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A conflict between the private interests and the
public obligations of a person in an official position.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFLUENCE @%%@QR:confluence@%%@AB@%confluence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A flowing together of two or more streams. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
point of juncture of such streams. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A gathering or meeting together;
%@2@%%@CR:CONFLUX @%%@QR:conflux@%%@AB@%conflux%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A confluence. [< Lat. %@AI@%confluxus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%confluere, %@AE@%to
flow together. -see confluent.]
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFOCAL @%%@QR:confocal@%%@AB@%confocal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the same focus or foci. %@AB@% confocally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFORM @%%@QR:conform@%%@AB@%conform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-formed%@AE@% %@AB@%-forming%@AE@% %@AB@%-forms%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To correspond in form or
character; be similar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To act or be in compliance; comply. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To act in
accordance with current customs or modes. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To bring into agreement or
correspondence; make similar. [ME %@AI@%conformen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%conformer %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONFORMABLE @%%@QR:conformable@%%@AB@%conformable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Corresponding; similar: %@AI@%conformable to your wishes.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Quick to comply; submissive. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%Designating strata that are
parallel to each other without interruption. %@AB@% conformability %@AE@%%@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFORMAL @%%@QR:conformal@%%@AB@%conformal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%Designating a depiction of a surface or
region upon another surface so that all angles between intersecting curves
remain unchanged. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a map projection in which small
areas are rendered with true shape. [LLat. %@AI@%conformalis, %@AE@%similar : Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONFORMATION @%%@QR:conformation@%%@AB@%conformation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The structure or outline of something as determined
by the arrangement of its parts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A symmetrical arrangement of the parts
of a thing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of conforming. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being conformed.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% One of the spatial arrangements of atoms in a molecule that can come
about through free rotation of the atoms about a single chemical bond. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFORMITY @%%@QR:conformity@%%@AB@%conformity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Similarity in form or character; agreement:
%@AI@%%@AI@%acted in conformity with his principles.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Action or behavior in
correspondence with current customs, rules, or styles: %@AI@%conformity to
%@AI@%university regulations.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFOUND @%%@QR:confound@%%@AB@%confound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-founded%@AE@% %@AB@%-founding%@AE@% %@AB@%-founds%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause (a person) to
become confused; bewilder. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fail to distinguish; mix up: %@AI@%confound
%@AI@%fiction and fact.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cause to be ashamed; abash: %@AI@%an invention that
%@AI@%confounded skeptics.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To damn. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To defeat; overthrow. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%confounden %@AE@%< AN %@AI@%confoundre %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%confundere, %@AE@%to mix together : %@AI@%com-,
%@2@%%@CR:CONFRATERNITY @%%@QR:confraternity@%%@AB@%confraternity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% An association of persons united in a common
purpose or profession. [ME %@AI@%confraternite %@AE@%< OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%confraternitas
%@2@%%@CR:CONFRERE @%%@QR:confrere@%%@AB@%confrere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fellow member of a fraternity or profession; colleague.
[ME < OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%confrater %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%frater,
%@AE@%brother.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFRONT @%%@QR:confront@%%@AB@%confront%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fronted%@AE@% %@AB@%-fronting%@AE@% %@AB@%-fronts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come face to face with,
esp. with defiance or hostility: %@AI@%confronted his accuser.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bring face
to face: %@AI@%Confronted with the evidence, he confessed.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To come up
against; encounter: %@AI@%confronted new difficulties daily.%@AE@% [OFr. %@AI@%confronter,
%@AE@%to adjoin < Med. Lat. %@AI@%confrontare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%frons,
%@2@%%@CR:CONFUSION @%%@QR:confusion@%%@AB@%confusion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of confusing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being confused. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
An early stage of psychosis involving mental and emotional disturbances. %@AB@%
%@AB@%confusional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONFUTATION @%%@QR:confutation@%%@AB@%confutation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of confuting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that confutes. %@AB@%
%@AB@%confutative %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONFUTE @%%@QR:confute@%%@AB@%confute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-futed%@AE@% %@AB@%-futing%@AE@% %@AB@%-futes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To prove to be wrong or in
%@2@%%@CR:CONGE @%%@QR:conge@%%@AB@%conge%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or congee %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Formal or authoritative permission to depart. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An abrupt dismissal. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A formal bow. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A leave-taking. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Architecture. %@AE@%A kind of concave molding. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%congie %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%commeatus %@AE@%< %@AI@%commeare, %@AE@%to come and go : %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%meare, %@AE@%to go.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONGEAL @%%@QR:congeal@%%@AB@%congeal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gealed%@AE@% %@AB@%-gealing%@AE@% %@AB@%-geals%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To solidify, as by
freezing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To coagulate; jell. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to solidify or coagulate.
%@2@%%@CR:CONGELATION @%%@QR:congelation@%%@AB@%congelation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of congealing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
congealed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A coagulation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGENER @%%@QR:congener@%%@AB@%congener%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of the same kind, class, or group. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
organism belonging to the same genus as another or others. [Lat., of the
%@2@%%@CR:CONGENITAL @%%@QR:congenital@%%@AB@%congenital%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Existing at birth but not hereditary: %@AI@%a congenital
%@AI@%defect.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Being such as if by nature: %@AI@%a congenital thief.%@AE@% [< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONGENITAL.ANOM @%%@QR:congenital anomaly@%%@AB@%congenital anomaly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A physiological or structural abnormality that
develops before birth.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGER @%%@QR:conger@%%@AB@%conger%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or conger eel %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various large, scaleless marine eels of
the family Congridae, esp. %@AI@%Conger oceanicus,%@AE@% of Atlantic waters. [ME %@AI@%congre
%@AI@%%@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%conger %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%gongros.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:CONGIUS @%%@QR:congius@%%@AB@%congius%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gii%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%Pharm.%@AE@% A gallon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An ancient Roman measure for
liquids, equal to about .84 of the U.S. gallon. [ME, a liquid measure <
Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGLOBATE @%%@QR:conglobate@%%@AB@%conglobate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bated%@AE@% %@AB@%-bating%@AE@% %@AB@%-bates%@AE@% To form into a globe or ball.
-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Shaped like or formed into a ball. [Lat. %@AI@%conglobare, conglobat- %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:CONGLOBE @%%@QR:conglobe@%%@AB@%conglobe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-globed%@AE@% %@AB@%-globing%@AE@% %@AB@%-globes%@AE@% To %@AI@%conglobate%@BO: 3e69e8@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGLOMERATE @%%@QR:conglomerate@%%@AB@%conglomerate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To form or cause to form
into an adhering or rounded mass. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A collected heterogeneous mass;
cluster. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%A rock consisting of pebbles and gravel embedded in a
loosely cementing material. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A business corporation made up of a number
of different companies that operate in widely diversified fields. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% Gathered into a mass; clustered. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%Made up of loosely
%@2@%%@CR:CONGLOMERATION @%%@QR:conglomeration@%%@AB@%conglomeration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The process of conglomerating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of
being conglomerated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A collection or accumulation of miscellaneous
things.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGLUTINATE @%%@QR:conglutinate@%%@AB@%conglutinate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become or cause
to become stuck or glued together. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%To become or cause to
become reunited, as bones or tissues. [ME %@AI@%conglutinaten %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONGO.DYE @%%@QR:congo dye@%%@AB@%congo dye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nitrogen-containing dye that is usually derived from
benzidine. [After %@AI@%Congo, %@AE@%a region of Africa.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGO.EEL @%%@QR:congo eel@%%@AB@%congo eel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An eellike amphibian, %@AI@%Amphiuma means,%@AE@% of the southeastern
United States, having two pairs of tiny, nonfunctioning legs.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGO.RED @%%@QR:Congo red@%%@AB@%Congo red%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A brownish-red powder, C%@AH@%32%@AE@%H%@AH@%22%@AE@%N%@AH@%6%@AE@%O%@AH@%6%@AE@%S%@AH@%2%@AE@%Na%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used in medicine%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONGOU @%%@QR:congou@%%@AB@%congou%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of black tea from China. [Chin. (Amoy) %@AI@%kong hu %@AE@%(%@AI@%te),
%@AI@%%@AE@%elaborately prepared (tea).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGRATULATE @%%@QR:congratulate@%%@AB@%congratulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To express joy or
acknowledgment for the achievement or good fortune of. [Lat. %@AI@%congratulari,
%@2@%%@CR:CONGRATULATION @%%@QR:congratulation@%%@AB@%congratulation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of congratulating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%congratulations%@AE@% An
expression of joy or acknowledgment for the achievement or good fortune of
another.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGREGATE @%%@QR:congregate@%%@AB@%congregate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-gated%@AE@% %@AB@%-gating%@AE@% %@AB@%-gates%@AE@% To bring or come together
in a crowd or assembly. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Gathered; assembled. [ME %@AI@%congregaten %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CONGREGATION @%%@QR:congregation@%%@AB@%congregation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of congregating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A body of assembled people
or things; gathering. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A group of people gathered for religious
worship. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The members of a specific religious group who regularly worship
at a common church. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A religious institute in
which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A division of the
%@AI@%%@AI@%Curia%@BO: 48d200@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGREGATIONAL @%%@QR:congregational@%%@AB@%congregational%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a congregation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Congregational%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Congregationalism or
Congregationalists.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGREGATIONALI @%%@QR:congregationalism@%%@AB@%congregationalism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A type of church government in which each local
congregation is self-governing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Congregationalism%@AE@% The system of
government and religious beliefs of a Protestant denomination in which each
member church is self-governing. %@AB@% congregationalist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGRESS @%%@QR:congress@%%@AB@%congress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A formal assembly of representatives, as of various
nations, to discuss problems. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The national legislative bodies of certain
nations, esp. of republics. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Congress%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The national legislative body
of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of
Representatives. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The two-year session of this legislature between
elections of the House of Representatives. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The act of coming together;
meeting. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Sexual intercourse. [Lat. %@AI@%congressus, %@AE@%meeting < %@AI@%congredi, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:CONGRESS.BOOT @%%@QR:congress boot@%%@AB@%congress boot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ankle-high shoe with elastic material in the sides.
[From its former popularity among members of the U.S. Congress.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGRESS.GAITER @%%@QR:congress gaiter@%%@AB@%congress gaiter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%congress boot%@BO: 3e85de@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGRESSIONAL.M @%%@QR:Congressional Medal of Honor@%%@AB@%Congressional Medal of Honor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Medal of Honor%@BO: b42ce7@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGRESSMAN @%%@QR:congressman@%%@AB@%congressman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the U.S. Congress, esp. of the House of
Representatives.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGRESSWOMAN @%%@QR:congresswoman@%%@AB@%congresswoman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female member of the U.S. Congress, esp. of the House
of Representatives.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGRUENCE @%%@QR:congruence@%%@AB@%congruence%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or congruency %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ences%@AE@% %@AB@% or -encies %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Agreement;
conformity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The state of being congruent. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
mathematical statement that two quantities are congruent.
Coinciding exactly when superimposed: %@AI@%congruent triangles.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Having a
difference divisible by a modulus: %@AI@%congruent numbers.%@AE@% [ME < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%congruens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%congruere, %@AE@%to agree.] %@AB@% congruently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGRUITY @%%@QR:congruity@%%@AB@%congruity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality or fact of being congruous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
quality or fact of being congruent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A point of agreement.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONGRUOUS @%%@QR:congruous@%%@AB@%congruous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Corresponding in character or kind; appropriate;
%@2@%%@CR:CONIC @%%@QR:conic@%%@AB@%conic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or conical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Shaped like a cone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a
%@2@%%@CR:CONIC.PROJECTIO @%%@QR:conic projection@%%@AB@%conic projection%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or conical projection %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A method of projecting
pictures of parts of the earth's spherical surface on a surrounding cone,
which is then flattened to a plane surface having concentric circles as
parallels of latitude and radiating lines from the apex as meridians.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONIC.SECTION @%%@QR:conic section@%%@AB@%conic section%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a group of plane curves, including the circle,
ellipse, hyperbola, and parabola, generated by: %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An intersection of a
right circular cone and a plane. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The plane locus of a point that moves
so that the ratio of its distance to a fixed point to its distance from a
fixed line is a positive constant. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A graph of the general quadratic
equation in two variables.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONIDIOPHORE @%%@QR:conidiophore@%%@AB@%conidiophore%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A specialized hyphal filament in fungi, bearing conidia.
%@2@%%@CR:CONIDIUM @%%@QR:conidium@%%@AB@%conidium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ia%@AE@% An asexual fungus spore, usually produced on a
%@2@%%@CR:CONIOSIS @%%@QR:coniosis@%%@AB@%coniosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pathological condition caused by dust inhalation. [< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%konia, %@AE@%dust + -osis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONIUM @%%@QR:conium@%%@AB@%conium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several poisonous plants of the genus %@AI@%Conium,%@AE@% including
the %@AI@%poison hemlock%@BO: e0ee9c@%%@AE@%. [LLat. %@AI@%conium, %@AE@%hemlock < Gk. %@AI@%koneion.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONIZATION @%%@QR:conization@%%@AB@%conization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@% The diagnostic excision of a cone of tissue.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONJECTURAL @%%@QR:conjectural@%%@AB@%conjectural%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Based on or involving conjecture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Inclined to
%@2@%%@CR:CONJECTURE @%%@QR:conjecture@%%@AB@%conjecture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Inference based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A statement, opinion, or conclusion based on inference. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tured%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-turing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tures%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To infer from inconclusive evidence; guess. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
make a conjecture. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%conjectura %@AE@%< %@AI@%conicere, %@AE@%to infer : %@AI@%com-,
%@AI@%%@AI@%infer%@BO: 96a9c6@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to reach a conclusion or judgment. %@AI@%Conjecture%@BO: 3e9dcd@%%@AE@%
implies that a conclusion is based on incomplete evidence. %@AI@%Surmise%@BO: 125783b@%%@AE@%
suggests a conclusion reached by intuition or by interpretation of slender
evidence. %@AI@%Guess%@BO: 8305a2@%%@AE@% , in formal usage, implies a haphazard attempt to answer or
solve a problem and suggests substantial grounds for doubt. Informally the
term implies a tentative conclusion reached in the absence of alternatives:
%@AI@%I guess I'll go to the movies. Speculate %@AE@% implies an orderly process of
reasoning based on inconclusive evidence, and is often interchangeable with
%@AI@%conjecture%@BO: 3e9dcd@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%infer%@BO: 96a9c6@%%@AE@% apply to conclusions about which less doubt is
implied. %@AI@%Presume%@BO: e6e450@%%@AE@% involves taking a conclusion for granted. In careful
usage it is limited to what is considered worthy of trust; thus the term
implies assumption based on experience or knowledge. %@AI@%Infer%@BO: 96a9c6@%%@AE@% involves
reaching a conclusion by reasoning from evidence about which no doubt is
necessarily suggested.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONJOIN @%%@QR:conjoin@%%@AB@%conjoin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-joined%@AE@% %@AB@%-joining%@AE@% %@AB@%-joins%@AE@% To join or become joined
%@2@%%@CR:CONJOINT @%%@QR:conjoint@%%@AB@%conjoint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Joined together; united. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to,
consisting of, or carried on by two or more joined or associated persons or
%@2@%%@CR:CONJUGATED.PROT @%%@QR:conjugated protein@%%@AB@%conjugated protein%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A compound of a protein with a nonprotein.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONJUGATION @%%@QR:conjugation@%%@AB@%conjugation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of conjugating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
conjugated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The inflection of a particular verb. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
presentation of the complete set of inflected forms of a verb. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A class
of verbs having similar inflected forms. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A process of sexual
reproduction in which ciliate protozoans of the same species temporarily
couple and exchange genetic material. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Chromosome pairing in the first
meiotic division. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The fusion of gamete nuclei; karyogamy. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% The union
of sex cells; syngamy. %@AB@% conjugational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% conjugationally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONJUGATION.TUB @%%@QR:conjugation tube@%%@AB@%conjugation tube%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A slender protoplasmic tube in some algae through
which gametes may move to sexually unite with other gametes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONJUNCT @%%@QR:conjunct@%%@AB@%conjunct%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Joined together; united. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Designating adjacent
successive tones of the musical scale. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%conjunctus, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:CONJUNCTION @%%@QR:conjunction@%%@AB@%conjunction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of joining. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being joined.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A simultaneous occurrence in space or time; concurrence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%In
some languages, one of the parts of speech comprising words such as, in
English, %@AI@%and, but, because,%@AE@% and %@AI@%as,%@AE@% that connect other words, phrases,
clauses, or sentences. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@%The position of two celestial bodies
on the celestial sphere when they have the same celestial longitude. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONJUNCTIVA @%%@QR:conjunctiva@%%@AB@%conjunctiva%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-vas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -vae %@AE@% The mucous membrane that lines the
inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball. [ME <
Med. Lat. (%@AI@%membrana%@AE@%) %@AI@%conjunctiva, %@AE@%connective (membrane) < LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONJUNCTIVE @%%@QR:conjunctive@%%@AB@%conjunctive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Joining; connective. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Joined together; combined.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of or used as a conjunction. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Serving to connect
elements of meaning and construction in a sentence, as %@AI@%and%@AE@% and %@AI@%moreover.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A connective word, esp. a conjunction. [LLat. %@AI@%conjunctivus %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%conjunctus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%conjungere, %@AE@%to join together. -see conjoin.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%conjunctively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONJUNCTIVITIS @%%@QR:conjunctivitis@%%@AB@%conjunctivitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@% Inflammation of the conjunctiva.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONJUNCTURE @%%@QR:conjuncture@%%@AB@%conjuncture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A combination of circumstances. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A critical set of
circumstances; crisis.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONJURATION @%%@QR:conjuration@%%@AB@%conjuration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of conjuring. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A magic spell or
incantation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Magic; legerdemain. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A solemn appeal or invocation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONJURE @%%@QR:conjure@%%@AB@%conjure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-jured%@AE@% %@AB@%-juring%@AE@% %@AB@%-jures%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To call upon or entreat
solemnly, esp. by an oath. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To summon (a devil or spirit) by oath,
incantation, or magic spell. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To cause or effect by or as if by magic. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
To call to mind; evoke: %@AI@%a fragrance that conjures up images of the Old
%@AI@%South.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To practice magic, esp. legerdemain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To summon a devil
by oath, incantation, or magic spell. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To conspire. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%conjuren %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%conjurer %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%conjurare, %@AE@%to swear together : %@AI@%com-,
%@AE@%together + %@AI@%jurare, %@AE@%to swear.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONJURER @%%@QR:conjurer@%%@AB@%conjurer%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or conjuror %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who practices magic or legerdemain.
%@AB@%conk(1)%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The head. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The nose. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A blow, esp. on the head.
-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%conked%@AE@% %@AB@%conking%@AE@% %@AB@%conks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To hit, esp. on the head. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
fail suddenly: %@AI@%The engine conked out.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fall asleep instantly: %@AI@%conked
%@AI@%out early.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To faint; pass out. [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%conk(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hard, shelflike fruiting body of a fungus, esp. of the
genera %@AI@%Polyporus%@AE@% and %@AI@%Fomes,%@AE@% found growing on tree trunks. [Perh. alteration
of conch.]
%@AB@%conk(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hair style in which the hair is straightened, usually by a
chemical process. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%conked%@AE@% %@AB@%conking%@AE@% %@AB@%conks%@AE@% To straighten (kinky hair)
usually by a chemical method. [Perh. alteration of %@AI@%congolene, %@AE@%a substance
%@2@%%@CR:CONN @%%@QR:conn@%%@AB@%conn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%con3%@CF:CON @%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNATE @%%@QR:connate@%%@AB@%connate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Part of or existing in someone or something from birth;
inborn; innate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Coexisting since or associated in birth or origin;
cognate; related. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Congenitally or firmly united, as like parts
or organs. [LLat. %@AI@%connatus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%connasci, %@AE@%to be born with : Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%com-, %@AE@%with + Lat. %@AI@%nasci, %@AE@%to be born.] %@AB@% connately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% connateness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNATURAL @%%@QR:connatural@%%@AB@%connatural%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Innate; inborn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Related or similar in nature;
cognate. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%connaturalis %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%naturalis, %@AE@%by
%@2@%%@CR:CONNECTING.ROD @%%@QR:connecting rod@%%@AB@%connecting rod%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rod linking rotating parts of a machine in
reciprocating motion connecting the crankshaft of an automobile to a
piston.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNECTION @%%@QR:connection@%%@AB@%connection%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of connecting. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
connected. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that connects; link: %@AI@%a weak connection in the
%@AI@%circuit.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An association or relationship: %@AI@%no connection between the two
%@AI@%crimes.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The logical ordering of words or ideas; coherence. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The
relation or association of a word or idea to the surrounding text; context:
%@AI@%In this connection let me say this.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A person with whom one is
associated, as by kinship, interests in common, or marriage: %@AI@%used his
%@AI@%connections to land a job.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The meeting of various means of
transportation for the transfer of passengers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A line of communication
between two points in a telephone or similar wired system. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
narcotics dealer. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A narcotics purchase. %@AB@% connectional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNECTIVE @%%@QR:connective@%%@AB@%connective%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Serving or tending to connect. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that
connects. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%A word, such as a conjunction, that connects words,
phrases, clauses, and sentences. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%The tissue of a stamen that
forms the division between the two lobes of an anther. %@AB@% connectively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@AB@% connectivity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNECTIVE.TISS @%%@QR:connective tissue@%%@AB@%connective tissue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Tissue arising chiefly from the embryonic mesoderm,
including mucous, fibrous, reticular, adipose, cartilage, and bone tissue,
characterized by a highly vascular matrix structure and forming the
supporting and connecting structures of the body.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNECT.TIME @%%@QR:connect time@%%@AB@%connect time%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% The elapsed time during which a user
of a remote terminal is connected with a time-sharing system.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNEXION @%%@QR:connexion@%%@AB@%connexion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%connection%@BO: 3ed555@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNING.TOWER @%%@QR:conning tower@%%@AB@%conning tower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The armored pilothouse of a warship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A raised,
enclosed observation post in a submarine, often used as a means of entrance
and exit. [< con3.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNIPTION @%%@QR:conniption@%%@AB@%conniption%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A fit of anger or other violent emotion;
tantrum. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNIVANCE @%%@QR:connivance@%%@AB@%connivance%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or connivence %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of conniving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%Knowledge
of and tacit consent to the commission of an illegal act by another.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNIVE @%%@QR:connive@%%@AB@%connive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nived%@AE@% %@AB@%-niving%@AE@% %@AB@%-nives%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To feign ignorance of or fail
to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or
consent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cooperate secretly. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To conspire; plot. [Lat. %@AI@%conivere.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONNIVENCE @%%@QR:connivence@%%@AB@%connivence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%connivance%@BO: 3ee0ea@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNIVENT @%%@QR:connivent@%%@AB@%connivent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Converging and touching. Used esp. of stamens
or an insect's wings. [Lat. %@AI@%connivens, connivent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%conivere, %@AE@%to
close the eyes.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNOISSEUR @%%@QR:connoisseur@%%@AB@%connoisseur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person with informed and astute discrimination, esp.
concerning the arts or matters of taste. [Obs. Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%connoisseor %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CONNOTATION @%%@QR:connotation@%%@AB@%connotation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of connoting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
configuration of suggestive or associative implications constituting the
general sense of an abstract expression beyond its literal, explicit sense.
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A secondary meaning suggested by a word in addition to its literal
meaning. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%The total of the attributes constituting the meaning of
a term; intension. %@AB@% connotative %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% connotatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNOTE @%%@QR:connote@%%@AB@%connote%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-noted%@AE@% %@AB@%-noting%@AE@% %@AB@%-notes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To suggest or imply in addition
to literal meaning: %@AI@%The word "Orient" often connotes mystery.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
involve as a condition or consequence: %@AI@%Lying often connotes guilt.%@AE@% -See
Usage note at %@AI@%denote.%@BO: 4f5cb5@%%@AE@% [Med. Lat. %@AI@%connotare, %@AE@%to mark along with : Lat. %@AI@%com-,
%@AI@%%@AE@%with + Lat. %@AI@%notare, %@AE@%to mark < %@AI@%nota, %@AE@%mark.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONNUBIAL @%%@QR:connubial@%%@AB@%connubial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of marriage or the married state; conjugal. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONOID @%%@QR:conoid@%%@AB@%conoid%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or conoidal %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Shaped like a cone. %@AB@% conoid %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONQUER @%%@QR:conquer@%%@AB@%conquer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-quered%@AE@% %@AB@%-quering%@AE@% %@AB@%-quers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To defeat or subdue by
force, esp. by force of arms. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To gain control over by surmounting
impediments: %@AI@%scientists battling to conquer disease; a singer who conquered
%@AI@%the operatic world.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To overcome or surmount by mental or moral force:
%@AI@%%@AI@%conquered his distaste.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be victorious; win. [ME %@AI@%conqueren %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:CONQUEST @%%@QR:conquest@%%@AB@%conquest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of conquering. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something, as
territory, acquired by conquering. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Someone whose love or favor has been
captivated. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%conquisitus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%conquirere, %@AE@%to
procure. -see conquer.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONQUIAN @%%@QR:conquian@%%@AB@%conquian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A card game for two players that resembles rummy. [Mex. Sp.
%@AI@%%@AI@%con quien %@AE@%< Sp. %@AI@%con quien, %@AE@%with whom? : %@AI@%con, %@AE@%with (< Lat. %@AI@%cum%@AE@%) + %@AI@%quien,
%@AE@%whom < Lat. %@AI@%quem, %@AE@%accusative of %@AI@%quis, %@AE@%who.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONQUISTADOR @%%@QR:conquistador@%%@AB@%conquistador%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dors%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dores %@AE@% A conqueror, esp. one of the
Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century. [Sp. <
%@AI@%%@AI@%conquistar, %@AE@%to conquer < Med. Lat. %@AI@%conquestare, %@AE@%freq. of VLat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONSANGUINITY @%%@QR:consanguinity@%%@AB@%consanguinity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Blood relationship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A close connection or
affinity.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSCIENCE @%%@QR:conscience@%%@AB@%conscience%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The faculty of recognizing the distinction between
right and wrong in regard to one's conduct coupled with a sense that one
should act accordingly. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Conformity to one's own sense of right conduct.
Lat. %@AI@%conscientosus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%conscientia, %@AE@%conscience.] %@AB@% conscientiously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@AB@% conscientiousness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSCIENTIOUS.O @%%@QR:conscientious objector@%%@AB@%conscientious objector%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who on the basis of religious and moral
principles refuses to bear arms or participate in military service.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSCIONABLE @%%@QR:conscionable@%%@AB@%conscionable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Conscientious. [Obs. %@AI@%conscions, %@AE@%var. of conscience +
-able.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSCIOUS @%%@QR:conscious@%%@AB@%conscious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Having an awareness of one's own existence,
sensations, and thoughts and of one's environment: %@AI@%injured but conscious.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Capable of thought, will, or perception: %@AI@%Man is a conscious being.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Subjectively known or felt: %@AI@%conscious remorse.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Intentionally conceived
or done; deliberate: %@AI@%a conscious insult; made a conscious effort to speak
%@AI@%clearly.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Having or showing self-consciousness; aware: %@AI@%conscious of his
%@AI@%shortcomings.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Psychoanalysis. %@AE@% The component of waking awareness
perceptible by an individual at any given instant; consciousness. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONSCIOUSNESS @%%@QR:consciousness@%%@AB@%consciousness%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or condition of being conscious. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
essence or totality of attitudes, opinions, and sensitivities held or
thought to be held by an individual or group: %@AI@%national consciousness.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Psychoanalysis. %@AE@%The %@AI@%conscious%@BO: 3f0199@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A critical awareness of one's own
identity and situation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Awareness; concern: %@AI@%class consciousness.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSCIOUSNESS.R @%%@QR:consciousness-raising@%%@AB@%consciousness-raising%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A process of achieving greater awareness of
one's needs in order to fulfill one's potential as an individual. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
technique whereby one is made aware of discrimination against a particular
class of people who have been oppressed. %@AI@%consciousness-raising groups.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%consciousness-raiser %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSCRIPT @%%@QR:conscript@%%@AB@%conscript%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who is compulsorily enrolled for service; draftee.
%@2@%%@CR:CONSCRIPTION @%%@QR:conscription@%%@AB@%conscription%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Compulsory enrollment, esp. for the armed forces;
draft. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A monetary payment exacted by a government in wartime.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSECRATE @%%@QR:consecrate@%%@AB@%consecrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-crated%@AE@% %@AB@%-crating%@AE@% %@AB@%-crates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To declare or set apart as
sacred: %@AI@%consecrate a church.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To change (the
elements of the Eucharist) into the body and blood of Christ. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
initiate (a priest) into the order of bishops. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To dedicate to a given
goal or service: %@AI@%consecrated his life to helping the poor.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To make
venerable: %@AI@%a tradition consecrated by time.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Consecrated to a
sacred purpose; sanctified. [ME %@AI@%consecraten %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%consecrare %@AE@%: %@AI@%com-
%@2@%%@CR:CONSECRATION @%%@QR:consecration@%%@AB@%consecration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act, process, or ceremony of consecrating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
state of being consecrated.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSECUTION @%%@QR:consecution@%%@AB@%consecution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sequence or succession. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%The relation of
consequent to antecedent; deduction; inference. [Lat. %@AI@%consecutio %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CONSECUTIVE @%%@QR:consecutive@%%@AB@%consecutive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Following successively without interruption. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Marked by logical sequence. [Fr. %@AI@%consecutif %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%consecutivus %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONSENSUAL @%%@QR:consensual@%%@AB@%consensual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%Existing or brought about by consent, as a
marriage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%Of or pertaining to an involuntary function or
reflex that occurs on the opposite side of the body from the point of
%@2@%%@CR:CONSENSUS @%%@QR:consensus@%%@AB@%consensus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Collective opinion: %@AI@%the voters' consensus was that the
%@AI@%tax bill was a good one.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% General agreement or accord. [Lat. <
%@2@%%@CR:CONSEQUENCE @%%@QR:consequence@%%@AB@%consequence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that logically or naturally follows from an
action or condition; effect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The relation of a result to its cause. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
logical result or inference. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Distinction or importance in rank: %@AI@%a person
%@AI@%of consequence.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Significance; importance: %@AI@%an issue of consequence.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSEQUENT @%%@QR:consequent@%%@AB@%consequent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Following as a natural effect, result, or
conclusion. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Following as a logical conclusion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Logically correct or
consistent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%Having a position or direction relating to or
resulting from the original slope of the earth's surface. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic.
%@AE@%The conclusion, as of a syllogism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The second term of a ratio. [ME <
Lat. %@AI@%consequens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%consequi, %@AE@%to follow closely : %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive)
+ %@AI@%sequi, %@AE@%to follow.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSEQUENTIAL @%%@QR:consequential@%%@AB@%consequential%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Following as an effect, result, or conclusion;
consequent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having consequence; important. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Pompous; self-important. %@AB@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% A commission supervising fisheries and navigation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATION @%%@QR:conservation@%%@AB@%conservation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of conserving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The controlled
use and systematic protection of natural resources, such as forests and
%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATIONIST @%%@QR:conservationist@%%@AB@%conservationist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who practices or advocates conservation of
natural resources.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATION.OF @%%@QR:conservation of charge@%%@AB@%conservation of charge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An exact conservation law stating that the
total electric charge of an isolated system remains constant regardless of
changes within the system.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATION.OF @%%@QR:conservation of energy@%%@AB@%conservation of energy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An exact conservation law stating that the
total energy of an isolated system remains constant regardless of changes
within the system.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATION.OF @%%@QR:conservation of mass@%%@AB@%conservation of mass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The classical principle that the total mass of
an isolated system is unchanged by interaction of its parts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATION.OF @%%@QR:conservation of momentum@%%@AB@%conservation of momentum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An exact conservation law stating that the
total linear momentum of an isolated system remains constant regardless of
changes within the system.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATISM @%%@QR:conservatism@%%@AB@%conservatism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The disposition in politics to maintain the
existing order and to resist or oppose change. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The principles and
practices of persons or groups so disposed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Conservatism%@AE@% The principles
and practices of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATIVE @%%@QR:conservative@%%@AB@%conservative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Tending to oppose change; favoring traditional
views and values. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Traditional in style; not showy: %@AI@%a conservative dark
Belonging to a conservative party or political group. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%Conservative%@AE@%
Adhering to or characteristic of the Conservative Party of the United
Kingdom. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%Conservative%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or adhering to Conservative
Judaism. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Tending to conserve; preservative. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who favors
traditional views and values. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A person who supports political
conservatism. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%Conservative%@AE@% A member or supporter of the Conservative
Party of the United Kingdom. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A preservative. %@AB@% conservatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%conservativeness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATIVE.JU @%%@QR:Conservative Judaism@%%@AB@%Conservative Judaism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The branch of Judaism that holds a modified view
of the sanctity of the Torah and is flexible in its submission to the
authority of the rabbinical law, accepting some liturgical and ritual
changes in the light of the needs of modern life.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATIVE.PA @%%@QR:Conservative Party@%%@AB@%Conservative Party%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A major political party of the United Kingdom.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATOR @%%@QR:conservator@%%@AB@%conservator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who conserves or preserves from injury, violation,
or infraction; protector. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%One who is responsible for the person
and property of an incompetent. %@AB@% conservatorial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVATORY @%%@QR:conservatory@%%@AB@%conservatory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small glass-enclosed room or greenhouse
in which plants are raised and displayed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A school of music or dramatic
art.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSERVE @%%@QR:conserve@%%@AB@%conserve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-served%@AE@% %@AB@%-serving%@AE@% %@AB@%-serves%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To protect from loss or
depletion: %@AI@%conserved his supply of Cuban cigars.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To use carefully,
avoiding waste: %@AI@%tried to conserve fuel.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To preserve (fruits) with
sugar. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A jam made of fruits stewed in sugar. [ME %@AI@%conserven %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:CONSIDER @%%@QR:consider@%%@AB@%consider%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To think about carefully and
seriously. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To regard as; think or deem to be: %@AI@%considered her a fool.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To believe after deliberation; judge: %@AI@%considers waste criminal.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To take
into account; bear in mind: %@AI@%Consider the fact that he's a beginner.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To
show consideration for: %@AI@%considered others' feelings.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To esteem; regard.
%@AB@%7.%@AE@% To look at thoughtfully. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To think carefully; reflect: %@AI@%Give me
%@AI@%time to consider.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%consideren %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%considerare.%@AE@%] %@AB@% considerer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
refer to holding opinions or views that reflect evaluation of a person or
thing. %@AI@%Consider%@BO: 3f3838@%%@AE@% suggests objective evaluation based on reflection and
reasoning. %@AI@%Deem%@BO: 4d47f8@%%@AE@% is more subjective through its emphasis on judgment
distinguished from analytical thought. %@AI@%Regard%@BO: f557a5@%%@AE@% may imply personal,
subjective judgment or, especially in the passive, the sentiment of many.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Account%@BO: 1cd5c@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%reckon%@BO: f391d8@%%@AE@% in this sense are rather literary in flavor and imply
calculated judgment. Less formally, %@AI@%reckon%@BO: f391d8@%%@AE@% is used in the related sense of
suppose.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONSIDERABLE @%%@QR:considerable@%%@AB@%considerable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Large in amount, extent, or degree: %@AI@%a man of
%@AI@%considerable influence.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Worthy of consideration; important;
significant: %@AI@%a considerable issue.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A considerable amount,
extent, or degree. %@AB@% considerably %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Considerable%@AE@% is not properly used as an adverb: %@AI@%She helped him
%@AI@%considerable%@AE@% (in correct usage,%@AI@% considerably%@AE@% ). In some dialects of
American English it is used as an intensive (%@AI@%she acted considerable strange%@AE@%
), but this use is unacceptable in formal usage. Use of %@AI@%considerable %@AE@% as a
noun is informal: %@AI@%He did considerable for his sister's family.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONSIDERATE @%%@QR:considerate@%%@AB@%considerate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having regard for the needs or feelings of others;
thoughtful. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterized by careful thought; deliberate. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%consideratus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%considerare, %@AE@%to consider.] %@AB@% considerately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%considerateness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONSIDERATION @%%@QR:consideration@%%@AB@%consideration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Careful thought; deliberation: %@AI@%will give your
%@AI@%proposal consideration.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A factor to be considered in forming a judgment
or decision: %@AI@%Health is the most important consideration.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Thoughtful
concern for others; solicitude. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A thought produced by considering; a
thoughtful opinion. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Payment given in exchange for a service rendered;
recompense: %@AI@%agreed to do it for a small consideration.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%Something
promised, given, or done that has the effect of making an agreement a
legally enforceable contract. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% High regard.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in consideration of.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In view of; on account of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
In return for.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSIDERED @%%@QR:considered@%%@AB@%considered%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Reached after deliberation or careful thought: %@AI@%my
%@2@%%@CR:CONSIDERING @%%@QR:considering@%%@AB@%considering%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% In view of; taking into consideration. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% All things considered.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSIGN @%%@QR:consign@%%@AB@%consign%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-signed%@AE@% %@AB@%-signing%@AE@% %@AB@%-signs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give over to the care of
another; entrust. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To turn over to another's charge or control; commit.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To deliver (merchandise, for example) for custody or sale. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Obsolete.%@AE@% To submit; consent. [OFr. %@AI@%consigner %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%consignare, %@AE@%to attest
%@2@%%@CR:CONSIGNEE @%%@QR:consignee@%%@AB@%consignee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person, such as an agent, to whom merchandise is
consigned.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSIGNMENT @%%@QR:consignment@%%@AB@%consignment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of consigning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is consigned.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% on consignment.%@AE@% Sent to a retailer who is expected to
pay following sale.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSIST @%%@QR:consist@%%@AB@%consist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sisted%@AE@% %@AB@%-sisting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sists%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be made up or composed:
%@AI@%%@AI@%New York City consists of five boroughs.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To have a basis; be inherent;
lie: %@AI@%The beauty of his style consists in its simplicity.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be
compatible; accord. [Lat. %@AI@%consistere, %@AE@%to stand still : %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) +
%@2@%%@CR:CONSISTENCY @%%@QR:consistency@%%@AB@%consistency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Agreement or logical coherence among things
or parts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Compatibility or agreement among successive acts, ideas, or
events. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Degree or texture of density, firmness, or viscosity.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSISTENT @%%@QR:consistent@%%@AB@%consistent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In agreement; compatible. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Conforming to the same
principles or course of action; uniform. [Lat. %@AI@%consistens, consistent-,
%@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%consistere, %@AE@%to stand still. -see consist.] %@AB@% consistently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONSISTORY @%%@QR:consistory@%%@AB@%consistory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A gathering
presided over by the pope for the solemn promulgation of papal acts, as the
canonization of a saint. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% In certain Reformed churches, a governing body
of a local congregation. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% In Lutheran state churches, a court appointed
to regulate ecclesiastical affairs. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% In the Anglican church, a diocesan
court presided over by the bishop's chancellor or commissary. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
meeting of a consistory. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A council or tribunal. [ME %@AI@%consistorie %@AE@%< LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%consistorium, %@AE@%assembly < Lat. %@AI@%consistere, %@AE@%to stand together. -see consist.]
%@AB@% consistorial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSOCIATE @%%@QR:consociate@%%@AB@%consociate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To bring or come into
friendly association. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Associated; united. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An associate;
companion. [< ME %@AI@%consociat, %@AE@%associated < Lat. %@AI@%consociatus, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:CONSOLATION @%%@QR:consolation@%%@AB@%consolation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or an instance of consoling. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state
of being consoled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that consoles; comfort.
%@AB@%console(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A decorative bracket for supporting a cornice, shelf,
bust, or other object. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%console table%@BO: 3f612d@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The desklike part of an organ
that contains the keyboard, stops, and pedals. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A cabinet for a radio,
television set, or phonograph, designed to stand on the floor. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A panel
housing the controls for electrical or mechanical equipment. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The portion
of a computer that houses the apparatus used to manually operate the
machine and that provides a means of communication between the computer
operator and the central processing unit. [Fr., perh. short for %@AI@%consolider,
%@AI@%%@AE@%to strengthen < Lat. %@AI@%consolidare. %@AE@%-see consolidate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSOLE.TABLE @%%@QR:console table@%%@AB@%console table%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A table supported by decorative consoles fixed to a
wall. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small table, often with curved legs resembling consoles,
designed to be set against a wall.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSOLIDATE @%%@QR:consolidate@%%@AB@%consolidate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dated%@AE@% %@AB@%-dating%@AE@% %@AB@%-dates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make firm or coherent;
form into a compact mass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make strong or stable; strengthen:
%@AI@%%@AI@%consolidated his political base.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To unite into one system or body;
combine: %@AI@%consolidated four small companies.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become solidified or
united. [Lat. %@AI@%consolidare, consolidat- %@AE@%: %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) + %@AI@%solidare, %@AE@%to
make firm < %@AI@%solidus, %@AE@%firm.] %@AB@% consolidator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSOLIDATED.SC @%%@QR:consolidated school@%%@AB@%consolidated school%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A public school, usually rural, for pupils from
several adjacent districts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSOLIDATION @%%@QR:consolidation@%%@AB@%consolidation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of consolidating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
state of being consolidated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The merger of two or more commercial
interests or corporations.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONSOLS @%%@QR:consols@%%@AB@%consols%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The perpetual governmental securities of Great Britain.
[Short for %@AI@%consolidated annuities.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSOLUTE @%%@QR:consolute@%%@AB@%consolute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to liquid substances that are capable of
being mixed in all proportions. [LLat. %@AI@%consolutus, %@AE@%dissolved together: Lat.
%@AI@%con-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%solutus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%solvere, %@AE@%to loosen, dissolve.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSOMME @%%@QR:consomme@%%@AB@%consomme%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A clear soup made of meat or vegetable stock or both. [Fr. <
%@AI@%consommer, %@AE@%to use up < Lat. %@AI@%consummare, %@AE@%to finish. -see consummate.]
sounds. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A similarity or repetition of terminal consonants in two or more
syllables, words, or lines, as in %@AI@%rain%@AE@% and %@AI@%tone.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%A simultaneous
combination of sounds conventionally regarded as pleasing and final in
effect.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSONANT @%%@QR:consonant@%%@AB@%consonant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In agreement or accord: %@AI@%remarks consonant with his
%@AI@%beliefs.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Corresponding in sound. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Harmonious in sound. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Consonantal. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A speech sound produced by a partial or complete
obstruction of the air stream by any of various constrictions of the speech
organs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A letter or character representing a consonant. [ME < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONSONANTAL @%%@QR:consonantal@%%@AB@%consonantal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or having the nature of a
consonant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Containing a consonant or consonants. %@AB@% consonantally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSORT @%%@QR:consort@%%@AB@%consort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A husband or wife, esp. the spouse of a monarch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
companion or partner. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A ship accompanying another in travel. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-sorted%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sorts%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To keep company; associate: %@AI@%consorts
%@AI@%with gangsters.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be in accord or agreement. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To unite in
company; associate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To escort; accompany. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To espouse.
%@2@%%@CR:CONSORTIUM @%%@QR:consortium@%%@AB@%consortium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tia%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An association of financial institutions or
capitalists for effecting a venture requiring extensive financial
resources, esp. in international finance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An association or partnership.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A husband's right to the company, help, and affection of his
wife. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A wife's right to the company, help, and affection of her husband.
%@2@%%@CR:CONSPECIFIC @%%@QR:conspecific@%%@AB@%conspecific%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of the same species.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSPECTUS @%%@QR:conspectus@%%@AB@%conspectus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A general survey of a subject. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A synopsis. [Lat.,
view < p.part. of %@AI@%conspicere, %@AE@%to observe. -see conspicuous.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSPICUOUS @%%@QR:conspicuous@%%@AB@%conspicuous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Easy to notice; obvious. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Attracting attention by
being unusual or remarkable. [Lat. %@AI@%conspicuus %@AE@%< %@AI@%conspicere, %@AE@%to observe :
%@2@%%@CR:CONSPIRACY @%%@QR:conspiracy@%%@AB@%conspiracy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An agreement to perform together an illegal,
treacherous, or evil act. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group of conspirators. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A combining or
acting together, as if by evil design: %@AI@%a conspiracy of natural forces.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Law. %@AE@%An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime or to
accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action. [ME %@AI@%conspiracie %@AE@%< AN,
prob. var. of OFr. %@AI@%conspiracioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%conspiratio %@AE@%< %@AI@%conspirare, %@AE@%to
%@AI@%%@AI@%cabal%@BO: 2880fa@%%@AE@% These nouns denote secret plans or schemes. %@AI@%Conspiracy%@BO: 3f78fa@%%@AE@% refers to
such a plan by a group intent usually on a bold purpose, such as
overthrowing a government. %@AI@%Plot%@BO: dfab09@%%@AE@% stresses sinister means and motives but
may be small or large in number of participants and scope. %@AI@%Machination%@BO: ad9500@%%@AE@% ,
usually in the plural, strongly implies crafty, underhand dealing by one or
more persons, but is generally less forceful than the preceding terms.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Collusion%@BO: 3a139e@%%@AE@% refers to secret agreement between persons, usually with intent
to defraud others. %@AI@%Intrigue%@BO: 9a7f1a@%%@AE@% denotes a complex, clandestine scheme; usually
it implies selfish, petty actions rather than criminal ends. %@AI@%Cabal%@BO: 2880fa@%%@AE@% refers
to a conspiratorial group or to its actions, which usually are directed
against a government or a political leader.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSPIRATOR @%%@QR:conspirator@%%@AB@%conspirator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person engaged in a conspiracy; plotter.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSPIRATORIAL @%%@QR:conspiratorial@%%@AB@%conspiratorial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of conspirators
or a conspiracy. %@AB@% conspiratorially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSPIRE @%%@QR:conspire@%%@AB@%conspire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-spired%@AE@% %@AB@%-spiring%@AE@% %@AB@%-spires%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To plan together
secretly to commit an illegal or evil act or to accomplish a legal purpose
through illegal action. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To work or act together; combine: %@AI@%factors that
%@AI@%conspired against his re-election.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To plan or plot secretly. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CON.SPIRITO @%%@QR:con spirito@%%@AB@%con spirito%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% With spirit and vigor. Used as a direction.
[Ital.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTABLE @%%@QR:constable@%%@AB@%constable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A peace officer with less authority and smaller
jurisdiction than a sheriff, empowered to serve writs and warrants and to
make arrests. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In medieval monarchies, an officer of high rank, usually
serving as military commander in the ruler's absence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The governor of a
royal castle. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A policeman. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%conestable %@AE@%<
LLat. %@AI@%comes stabuli %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%comes, %@AE@%officer + Lat. %@AI@%stabulum, %@AE@%stable.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONSTABULARY @%%@QR:constabulary@%%@AB@%constabulary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The body of constables of a district or
city. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The district under the jurisdiction of a constable. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An armed
police force organized like a military unit. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
constables or constabularies.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTANCY @%%@QR:constancy@%%@AB@%constancy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Steadfastness, as in purpose; faithfulness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
quality of being constant; changelessness.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTANT @%%@QR:constant@%%@AB@%constant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Continually occurring or recurring; persistent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Unchanging in nature, value, or extent; invariable. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Steadfast in
purpose, loyalty, or affection; faithful. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that is
unchanging or invariable. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A quantity taken to have a
fixed value in a specified mathematical context. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An experimental or
theoretical condition, factor, or quantity that occurs, is held, or is
regarded as invariant in specified circumstances. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%constans,
%@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%constare, %@AE@%to stand firm : %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) + %@AI@%stare, %@AE@%to stand.]
%@AB@% constantly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTANTAN @%%@QR:constantan@%%@AB@%constantan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An alloy of equal parts of nickel and copper, used chiefly
in electrical instruments because of its constant resistance. [< constant.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTANT.DOLLAR @%%@QR:constant dollars@%%@AB@%constant dollars%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% A measure of the cost of goods or services with
the effects of inflation removed.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTELLATE @%%@QR:constellate@%%@AB@%constellate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To form or cause to form
a group or cluster. [Back-formation < constellation.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTELLATION @%%@QR:constellation@%%@AB@%constellation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of 88 stellar groups considered
to resemble and named after various mythological characters, inanimate
objects, and animals. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An area of the celestial sphere occupied by such a
group. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Astrol.%@AE@% The position of the stars at the time of one's birth,
regarded by astrologers as determining one's character or fate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
gathering or assemblage of similar or related persons or things. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A set
or configuration of objects, properties, or individuals, esp. a
structurally or systematically related grouping. [ME %@AI@%constellacioun %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:CONSTERNATE @%%@QR:consternate@%%@AB@%consternate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% To cause consternation in.
%@2@%%@CR:CONSTERNATION @%%@QR:consternation@%%@AB@%consternation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Sudden confusion or amazement.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTIPATE @%%@QR:constipate@%%@AB@%constipate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pated%@AE@% %@AB@%-pating%@AE@% %@AB@%-pates%@AE@% To cause constipation in. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONSTIPATION @%%@QR:constipation@%%@AB@%constipation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Difficult, incomplete, or infrequent evacuation of the
bowels.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTITUENCY @%%@QR:constituency@%%@AB@%constituency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The body of voters represented by an
elected legislator or executive. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The district represented. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group of
supporters.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTITUENT @%%@QR:constituent@%%@AB@%constituent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Serving as part of a whole; component. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Empowered
to elect or designate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Authorized to make or amend a constitution. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% Someone who authorizes another to represent him; client. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of
a group represented by an elected official. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A constituent part;
component. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%One of two or more elements into which a
construction or compound may be divided by analysis, being either
immediate, as %@AI@%He/ works on the railroad,%@AE@% or ultimate, as %@AI@%He/ work/s/ on/
%@AI@%the/ rail/road.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%constituens, constituent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%constituere,
%@AE@%to set up. -see constitute.] %@AB@% constituently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTITUENT.STR @%%@QR:constituent structure@%%@AB@%constituent structure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An analysis, often in the form of a schematic
representation, of the constituents of a grammatical construction, such as
a sentence.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTITUTE @%%@QR:constitute@%%@AB@%constitute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tuted%@AE@% %@AB@%-tuting%@AE@% %@AB@%-tutes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be the elements or parts
of; compose: %@AI@%Ten members constitute a quorum.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To set up; enact (a law,
for example). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To establish formally; found (an institution, for
example). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To appoint to an office, dignity, function, or task;
designate. [Lat. %@AI@%constituere, constitut-, %@AE@%to set up : %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) +
%@AI@%%@AI@%statuere, %@AE@%to set up.] %@AB@% constituter %@AE@%%@AB@% constitutor %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTITUTION @%%@QR:constitution@%%@AB@%constitution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of composing, setting up, or
establishing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The composition or structure of something; make-up. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The physical make-up of a person: %@AI@%a man with a strong constitution.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
The system of fundamental laws and principles that prescribes the nature,
functions, and limits of a government or other institution. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The document
on which such a system is recorded.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTITUTIONAL @%%@QR:constitutional@%%@AB@%constitutional%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a constitution: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%constitutional amendment.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Consistent with or permissible according to a
constitution. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Established by or operating under a constitution. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of or
proceeding from the basic structure or nature of a person or thing;
essential: %@AI@%a constitutional inability to say "yes."%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A walk taken
regularly for one's health. %@AB@% constitutionality %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% constitutionally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTITUTIONALI @%%@QR:constitutionalism@%%@AB@%constitutionalism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Government in which power is distributed and
limited by a system of laws that must be obeyed by the rulers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Advocacy
of constitutionalism. %@AB@% constitutionalist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTITUTIONAL. @%%@QR:constitutional monarchy@%%@AB@%constitutional monarchy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A monarchy in which the powers of the ruler
are restricted to those granted under the constitution and laws of the
nation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTITUTIVE @%%@QR:constitutive@%%@AB@%constitutive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Making a thing what it is; essential. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having
power to institute, establish, or enact. %@AB@% constitutively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTITUTIVE.EN @%%@QR:constitutive enzyme@%%@AB@%constitutive enzyme%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enzyme produced by a cell regardless of the
presence of its substrate.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTRAIN @%%@QR:constrain@%%@AB@%constrain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-strained%@AE@% %@AB@%-straining%@AE@% %@AB@%-strains%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To compel by physical,
moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: %@AI@%felt constrained to object.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
keep within close bounds; confine. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To check the freedom or mobility of;
restrain. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To compel or produce in a forced or artificial manner: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%constrained smile.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%constreinen %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%constringere, %@AE@%to restrain,
%@2@%%@CR:CONSTRICTION @%%@QR:constriction@%%@AB@%constriction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of constricting. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
condition of being constricted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that constricts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTRICTOR @%%@QR:constrictor@%%@AB@%constrictor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that constricts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A muscle that
contracts or compresses a part or organ of the body. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of various
snakes, such as a python or boa, that coil around and crush their prey.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTRINGE @%%@QR:constringe@%%@AB@%constringe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-stringed%@AE@% %@AB@%-stringing%@AE@% %@AB@%-stringes%@AE@% To cause to contract;
%@2@%%@CR:CONSTRUCT @%%@QR:construct@%%@AB@%construct%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-structed%@AE@% %@AB@%-structing%@AE@% %@AB@%-structs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To form by assembling
parts; build. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To create (a sentence, for example) by systematically
arranging ideas or expressions. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%To draw (a geometric
figure) that meets specific requirements, usually with instruments limited
to a straightedge and compass. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something, esp. a concept, that is
synthesized or constructed from simple elements. [Lat. %@AI@%construere,
%@2@%%@CR:CONSTRUCTION @%%@QR:construction@%%@AB@%construction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of constructing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
condition of being constructed. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The business or work of building. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that is constructed; a structure or building. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The way in which
something is put together: %@AI@%a shelter of simple construction.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The
interpretation or explanation given an expression or statement. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Grammar. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The arrangement of words to form a meaningful phrase, clause,
or sentence. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A group of words so arranged. %@AB@% constructional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%constructionally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTRUCTIONIST @%%@QR:constructionist@%%@AB@%constructionist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who construes a legal text or document in a
specified way.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTRUCTIVE @%%@QR:constructive@%%@AB@%constructive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Serving to advance a good purpose; helpful. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of
or pertaining to construction; structural. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%Based on an
interpretation; not directly expressed. %@AB@% constructively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%constructiveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSTRUCTIVISM @%%@QR:constructivism@%%@AB@%constructivism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A movement in modern art in which glass, sheet metal,
and other industrial materials are used to create nonrepresentational,
often geometric objects. %@AB@% constructivist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
the structure of (a clause or sentence). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To use syntactically: %@AI@%The noun
%@AI@%"fish" can be construed as singular or plural.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To place a certain
meaning on; interpret. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To translate, esp. aloud. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To analyze
grammatical structure. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An interpretation or translation. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%construen %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%construere %@AE@%< Lat., to build. -see construct.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUBSTANTIAL @%%@QR:consubstantial@%%@AB@%consubstantial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the same substance, nature, or essence. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%consubstancial %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%consubstantialis %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%same + LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%substantialis, %@AE@%substantial < Lat. %@AI@%substantia, %@AE@%substance.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUBSTANTIATE @%%@QR:consubstantiate@%%@AB@%consubstantiate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To unite or become
united in one common substance, nature, or essence.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUBSTANTIATI @%%@QR:consubstantiation@%%@AB@%consubstantiation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@% The Lutheran doctrine that the body and
blood of Christ coexist with the elements of bread and wine during the
%@2@%%@CR:CONSUL @%%@QR:consul@%%@AB@%consul%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Either of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic,
elected for a term of one year. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of the three chief magistrates of
the French Republic from 1799 to 1804. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An official appointed by a
government to reside in a foreign city and represent his government's
commercial interests and give assistance to its citizens there. -See Usage
note at %@AI@%council.%@BO: 43bce0@%%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%consulat %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%consulatus %@AE@%< %@AI@%consul, %@AE@%consul.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%consular %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSULATE @%%@QR:consulate@%%@AB@%consulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Government by consuls. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The office or term of
office of a consul. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The premises occupied by a consul. [ME %@AI@%consulat %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%consulatus %@AE@%< %@AI@%consul, %@AE@%consul.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUL.GENERAL @%%@QR:consul general@%%@AB@%consul general%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%counsuls.general%@AE@% A consular officer of the highest
rank.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSULT @%%@QR:consult@%%@AB@%consult%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sulted%@AE@% %@AB@%-sulting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sults%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To seek advice or
information of: %@AI@%consult an attorney.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To refer to: %@AI@%consult a directory.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To have an eye to; consider: %@AI@%consult one's bank book before making a
%@AI@%major purchase.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To exchange views; confer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give expert
advice as a professional. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A consultation. [Lat. %@AI@%consultare, %@AE@%freq. of
%@AI@%consulere, %@AE@%to take counsel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSULTANT @%%@QR:consultant@%%@AB@%consultant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who gives expert or professional advice. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
person who consults another.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSULTATION @%%@QR:consultation@%%@AB@%consultation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or procedure of consulting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A conference
at which advice is given or views are exchanged.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSULTATIVE @%%@QR:consultative@%%@AB@%consultative%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or consultatory %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to consultation;
advisory.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUME @%%@QR:consume@%%@AB@%consume%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sumed%@AE@% %@AB@%-suming%@AE@% %@AB@%-sumes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To eat or drink up; ingest. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To expend (fuel, for example); use up. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To waste; squander. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To destroy
totally, as by fire; level. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To absorb; engross: %@AI@%consumed with interest.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be destroyed, expended, or wasted. [ME %@AI@%consumen %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%consumere
%@2@%%@CR:CONSUMEDLY @%%@QR:consumedly@%%@AB@%consumedly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% To an excessive degree.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUMER @%%@QR:consumer@%%@AB@%consumer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that consumes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who acquires goods or services;
buyer. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A heterotrophic organism in a food chain that ingests other
organisms or organic matter. %@AB@% consumership %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUMER.CREDIT @%%@QR:consumer credit@%%@AB@%consumer credit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Credit granted to a consumer, permitting him to own
or use goods while he is making payments on them.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUMER.GOODS @%%@QR:consumer goods@%%@AB@%consumer goods%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Goods, such as food and clothing, that satisfy
human wants through their consumption or use.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUMERISM @%%@QR:consumerism@%%@AB@%consumerism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The movement seeking to protect the rights of
consumers by requiring such practices as honest packaging, labeling, and
advertising, fair pricing, and improved safety standards. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The theory
that a progressively greater consumption of goods is economically
%@2@%%@CR:CONSUMER.PRICE. @%%@QR:consumer price index@%%@AB@%consumer price index%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An index of prices used to measure the change in
the cost of basic goods and services in comparison with a fixed base
period.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUMMATE @%%@QR:consummate@%%@AB@%consummate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mated%@AE@% %@AB@%-mating%@AE@% %@AB@%-mates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring to completion,
perfection, or fulfillment; conclude: %@AI@%consummate a business transaction.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fulfill (a marriage) with the first act of sexual intercourse after
the ceremony. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Complete or perfect in every respect: %@AI@%consummate
%@AI@%happiness.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Supremely accomplished or skilled: %@AI@%a consummate artist.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONSUMMATION @%%@QR:consummation@%%@AB@%consummation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of consummating; fulfillment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An ultimate
end or goal.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUMPTION @%%@QR:consumption@%%@AB@%consumption%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of consuming. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of
being consumed. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% An amount consumed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Econ.%@AE@% The using up of consumer
goods and services. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A wasting of tissue. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AI@%Tuberculosis%@BO: 1395278@%%@AE@%
(sense 2). [Lat. %@AI@%consumptio, %@AE@%a consuming < %@AI@%consumptus, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%consumere, %@AE@%to consume.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONSUMPTIVE @%%@QR:consumptive@%%@AB@%consumptive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Tending to consume. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or
afflicted with consumption. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person afflicted with consumption. %@AB@%
%@AB@%consumptively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTACT @%%@QR:contact@%%@AB@%contact%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The coming together or touching of two objects or
surfaces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being in communication: %@AI@%in contact with the right
%@AI@%people.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person who might be of use; connection. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
A connection between two conductors that permits a flow of current. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
part or device that makes or breaks such a connection. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%A
person recently exposed to a contagious disease. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A %@AI@%contact
%@AI@%lens%@BO: 3fec81@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tacted%@AE@% %@AB@%-tacting%@AE@% %@AB@%-tacts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring or put in contact.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To get in touch with; communicate with. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be in or
come into contact. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, sustaining, or making contact. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Caused
or transmitted by touching: %@AI@%a contact skin rash.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%contactus %@AE@%< p.part.
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Contact%@AE@% (verb), meaning "to get in touch with," is widely used
but is still considered inappropriate to formal use by a majority of the
Usage Panel. %@AI@%Contact%@AE@% (noun), denoting "a person of possible usefulness,"
is better established and is acceptable to a majority of the Usage Panel.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTACT.DERMATI @%%@QR:contact dermatitis@%%@AB@%contact dermatitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acute skin inflammation caused by contact with
an irritating substance, such as a chemical.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTACT.FLIGHT @%%@QR:contact flight@%%@AB@%contact flight%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or contact flying %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Aircraft navigation by visual
reference to the horizon or to landmarks.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTACT.INHIBIT @%%@QR:contact inhibition@%%@AB@%contact inhibition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The cessation of cellular growth and division due
to contact with other cells.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTACT.LENS @%%@QR:contact lens@%%@AB@%contact lens%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thin corrective lens fitted over the cornea of the
eye.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTACT.PRINT @%%@QR:contact print@%%@AB@%contact print%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A print made by exposing a photosensitive surface in
direct contact with a photographic negative.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTAGION @%%@QR:contagion@%%@AB@%contagion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Disease transmission by direct or indirect contact.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A disease that is or may be so transmitted. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A %@AI@%contagium%@BO: 3ff268@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A harmful
or corrupting influence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The tendency to spread, as of an influence or
%@2@%%@CR:CONTAGIOUS @%%@QR:contagious@%%@AB@%contagious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Transmissible by direct or indirect contact. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Carrying or capable of carrying disease. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Spreading or tending to spread
from one to another; catching. %@AB@% contagiously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% contagiousness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTAGIUM @%%@QR:contagium@%%@AB@%contagium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gia%@AE@% The direct cause, as a virus, of an infectious
%@2@%%@CR:CONTAIN @%%@QR:contain@%%@AB@%contain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tained%@AE@% %@AB@%-taining%@AE@% %@AB@%-tains%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To have within; enclose. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
have as component parts; comprise; include. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be able to hold; have
capacity for. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%To be exactly divisible by. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To hold or
keep within certain limits; restrain: %@AI@%contain one's emotions.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To
restrict the strategic power of (a nation or bloc), as by encircling it
with hostile alliances. [ME %@AI@%conteinen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%contenir %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%continere %@AE@%:
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%contain%@BO: 3ff355@%%@AE@% %@AI@%hold%@BO: 8bdab9@%%@AE@% %@AI@%accommodate%@BO: 1aace@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to have within or
to have capacity for. %@AI@%Contain%@BO: 3ff355@%%@AE@% refers to what is actually within at a given
time. %@AI@%Hold%@BO: 8bdab9@%%@AE@% can be used in that sense, but primarily stresses capacity for
enclosing a certain maximum. %@AI@%Accommodate%@BO: 1aace@%%@AE@% can mean merely to contain but
generally refers to capacity for holding comfortably: %@AI@%The auditorium was
%@AI@%built to accommodate 500.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTAINER @%%@QR:container@%%@AB@%container%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something, as a box or barrel, in which material is held or
carried; receptacle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTAINERIZE @%%@QR:containerize@%%@AB@%containerize%@AE@%%@EH@% tr.v-ized, -izing, -izes.To package (cargo) in large,
standardized containers to facilitate shipping and handling. %@AB@%
%@AB@%containerization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTAINER.SHIP @%%@QR:container ship@%%@AB@%container ship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A ship used for carrying containerized cargo.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTAMINANT @%%@QR:contaminant@%%@AB@%contaminant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that contaminates.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTAMINATE @%%@QR:contaminate@%%@AB@%contaminate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% To make impure or corrupt by
contact or mixture. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Contaminated. [ME %@AI@%contaminaten %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%contaminare.%@AE@%] %@AB@% contaminative %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% contaminator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTAMINATION @%%@QR:contamination@%%@AB@%contamination%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of contaminating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
state of being contaminated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that contaminates.
%@AI@%%@AI@%templum, %@AE@%space for observing auguries.] %@AB@% contemplator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTEMPLATION @%%@QR:contemplation@%%@AB@%contemplation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Thoughtful observation or meditation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Intention
or expectation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTEMPLATIVE @%%@QR:contemplative@%%@AB@%contemplative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Disposed to or characterized by contemplation. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person given to contemplation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of a religious order
dedicated to meditation. %@AB@% contemplatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% contemplativeness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTEMPORANEOUS @%%@QR:contemporaneous@%%@AB@%contemporaneous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Originating, existing, or happening during the same
period of time: %@AI@%the contemporaneous reigns of two kings.%@AE@% [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONTEMPORARY @%%@QR:contemporary@%%@AB@%contemporary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Belonging to the same period of time: %@AI@%a fact
%@AI@%documented by two contemporary sources.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of about the same age. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Current; modern: %@AI@%contemporary trends in design.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of
the same time or age. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person of the present age; a modern. [Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%contemporarius %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%same + Lat. %@AI@%tempus, %@AE@%time.] %@AB@% contemporarily
%@AI@%%@AI@%concurrent%@BO: 3d7889@%%@AE@% %@AI@%coincident%@BO: 395b2e@%%@AE@% %@AI@%concomitant%@BO: 3d58c0@%%@AE@% These adjectives mean existing or
occurring at the same time. %@AI@%Contemporary%@BO: 4007d6@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%contemporaneous%@BO: 400600@%%@AE@% have this
basic sense usually with reference to an age or period; %@AI@%contemporary%@BO: 4007d6@%%@AE@%
applies especially to persons, and alone has the sense of modern or
present-day. %@AI@%Simultaneous%@BO: 10fd565@%%@AE@% more narrowly specifies occurence of events at
the same point in time. %@AI@%Synchronous%@BO: 127aecf@%%@AE@% generally refers to exact
correspondence of events in time or rate of occurrence over a short period:
%@AI@%synchronous movements of dancers. Concurrent %@AE@% usually refers to
correspondence of events over a longer period; often it implies parallelism
in character or length of the events involved: %@AI@%concurrent prison terms.
%@AI@%Coincident %@AE@% applies to events occurring at the same time, without implying
a relationship between them. %@AI@%Concomitant%@BO: 3d58c0@%%@AE@% refers to coincidence in time of
events so clearly related that one seems attendant on the other.
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%When %@AI@%contemporary%@AE@% is used in reference to something in the
past, its meaning is not always clear. %@AI@%Contemporary critics of Shakespeare%@AE@%
may mean critics in his time or critics in our time. When the context does
not make the meaning clear, misunderstanding may be avoided by using such
phrases as "critics in Shakespeare's time" or "modern critics."
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTEMPORIZE @%%@QR:contemporize@%%@AB@%contemporize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rized%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To relate in time;
synchronize. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be contemporary. [< contemporary.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTEMPT @%%@QR:contempt@%%@AB@%contempt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Reproachful disdain, as for something vile or
dishonorable; bitter scorn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being despised or dishonored;
disgrace. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a
court of law or a legislative body. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%contemptus %@AE@%< p.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:CONTEMPTUOUS @%%@QR:contemptuous@%%@AB@%contemptuous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Manifesting or feeling contempt; scornful:
%@AI@%%@AI@%contemptuous of her opponents.%@AE@% %@AB@% contemptuously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% contemptuousness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTEND @%%@QR:contend@%%@AB@%contend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tended%@AE@% %@AB@%-tending%@AE@% %@AB@%-tends%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To strive, as in battle;
fight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To compete, as in a race; vie. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To strive in controversy or
debate; dispute. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To maintain or assert. [ME %@AI@%contenden %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AB@%content(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%contents%@AE@% Something that is contained in a receptacle:
%@AI@%%@AI@%the contents of my desk drawer.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%contents%@AE@% Subject matter of a book or
other written work. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The meaning or significance of a literary or
artistic work as distinguished from its form. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The proportion of a
specified substance: %@AI@%Eggs have a high protein content.%@AE@% [ME < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%contentus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%continere, %@AE@%to contain.]
%@AB@%content(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Not desiring more than what one has; satisfied. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Resigned to circumstances; assenting: %@AI@%had to be content with a short
%@AI@%answer.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tented%@AE@% %@AB@%-tenting%@AE@% %@AB@%-tents%@AE@% To make content or satisfied:
%@AI@%%@AI@%contented himself with one piece of cake.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Contentment; satisfaction.
[ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%contentus %@AE@%< p.part. of %@AI@%continere, %@AE@%to restrain. -see
contain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTENT.ANALYSI @%%@QR:content analysis@%%@AB@%content analysis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The systematic analysis of the content rather than
the structure of a communication, esp. the determination for psychological
study of the frequency of occurrence of thematic and symbolic elements,
including ideas, feelings, assertions, and personal references, in
responses to a test or in another communication.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTENTED @%%@QR:contented@%%@AB@%contented%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Satisfied with things as they are; content: %@AI@%a contented
%@AI@%expression on her face.%@AE@% %@AB@% contentedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% contentedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTENTION @%%@QR:contention@%%@AB@%contention%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of contending. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A striving to win in
competition or rivalry. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An assertion put forward in argument. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CONTENTIOUS @%%@QR:contentious@%%@AB@%contentious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Given to contention; quarrelsome. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Involving
%@2@%%@CR:CONTENTMENT @%%@QR:contentment@%%@AB@%contentment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state of being contented; satisfaction.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTERMINOUS @%%@QR:conterminous@%%@AB@%conterminous%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coterminous %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a boundary in common;
contiguous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Contained in the same boundaries; coextensive. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONTEST @%%@QR:contest@%%@AB@%contest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A struggle for superiority or victory between rivals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
competition, esp. one in which entrants perform separately and are rated by
judges. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tested%@AE@% %@AB@%-testing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tests%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To compete or strive for.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To attempt to disprove or invalidate; challenge: %@AI@%contest a will.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To struggle or compete; contend: %@AI@%contested with other bidders for the
%@AI@%antique.%@AE@% [Prob. < OFr. %@AI@%conteste %@AE@%< %@AI@%contester, %@AE@%to call to witness < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONTESTANT @%%@QR:contestant@%%@AB@%contestant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who takes part in a contest; competitor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who
contests something, such as an election or a will.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTEXT @%%@QR:context@%%@AB@%context%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The part of a written or spoken statement in which a word
or passage at issue occurs and that often specifies its meaning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
circumstances in which a particular event occurs; situation. [ME,
composition < Lat. %@AI@%contextus %@AE@%< p.part. of %@AI@%contexere, %@AE@%to join together :
%@2@%%@CR:CONTEXTUAL @%%@QR:contextual@%%@AB@%contextual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or depending upon a context. %@AB@%
%@AB@%contextually %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTEXTURE @%%@QR:contexture@%%@AB@%contexture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of weaving or assembling parts into a whole. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An arrangement of interconnected parts; structure. %@AB@% contextural %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTIGUITY @%%@QR:contiguity@%%@AB@%contiguity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being contiguous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
continuous mass or series.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTIGUOUS @%%@QR:contiguous@%%@AB@%contiguous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Sharing an edge or boundary; touching. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Nearby;
neighboring; adjacent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Adjacent in time; immediately preceding or
%@AB@%continent(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually
regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North
America, and South America. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%the Continent%@AE@% The mainland of Europe. [Lat.
(%@AI@%terra%@AE@%) %@AI@%continens, %@AE@%continuous (land), pr.part. of %@AI@%continere, %@AE@%to hold
together. -see contain.]
%@AB@%continent(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Exercising continence. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%continens, %@AE@%pr.part.
of %@AI@%continere, %@AE@%to restrain. -see contain.] %@AB@% continently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINENTAL @%%@QR:continental@%%@AB@%continental%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or like a continent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Continental%@AE@% Of or relating to the mainland of Europe; European. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Continental%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the American colonies during and
immediately after the Revolutionary War. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Continental%@AE@% An
inhabitant of the mainland of Europe; European. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Continental%@AE@% A soldier
in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A piece of paper
money issued by the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTINENTAL.COD @%%@QR:continental code@%%@AB@%continental code%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A form of Morse code having no spaces between the
dot and dash signals, commonly used for telegraphic communication outside
the United States and Canada.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINENTAL.DIV @%%@QR:continental divide@%%@AB@%continental divide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extensive stretch of high ground from each side
of which the river systems of a continent flow in opposite directions.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINENTAL.DRI @%%@QR:continental drift@%%@AB@%continental drift%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The theoretical slow shifting of continents due to
weakness in the suboceanic crust.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINENTAL.SHE @%%@QR:continental shelf@%%@AB@%continental shelf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A generally shallow, flat submerged portion of a
continent, extending to a point of steep descent to the ocean floor.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINENTAL.SLO @%%@QR:continental slope@%%@AB@%continental slope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The steep descent from the continental shelf to the
ocean bottom.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINGENCE @%%@QR:contingence@%%@AB@%contingence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A joining or touching. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Contingency.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINGENCY @%%@QR:contingency@%%@AB@%contingency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An event that may occur but that is not
likely or intended; possibility. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A possibility that must be prepared
against; future emergency. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The condition of being dependent upon chance;
uncertainty. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something incidental to something else. %@AI@%a contingency plan.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINGENCY.TAB @%%@QR:contingency table@%%@AB@%contingency table%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A statistical table that shows the observed
frequencies of a sample, with the rows indicating one variable and the
columns another variable.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINGENT @%%@QR:contingent@%%@AB@%contingent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Likely but not certain to occur; possible. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Dependent upon conditions or events not yet established; conditional: %@AI@%arms
%@AI@%sales contingent on the approval of Congress.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Happening by chance or
accident; fortuitous. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%Possessing a truth value derived from
facts apart from the proposition itself; not necessarily true or false: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%contingent proposition.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A contingent event or condition. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
share or quota, as of troops, contributed to a general effort. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
representative group forming part of an assemblage. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%contingens,
%@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%contingere, %@AE@%to touch. -see contact.] %@AB@% contingently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUA @%%@QR:continua@%%@AB@%continua%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%continuum%@BO: 40654b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUAL @%%@QR:continual@%%@AB@%continual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Repeated regularly and frequently: %@AI@%the continual
%@AI@%banging of the shutters.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not interrupted or broken; steady:
%@AI@%%@AI@%continual noise.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Continuous in time; incessant: %@AI@%a continual diet of
%@AI@%%@AI@%perpetual%@BO: d83360@%%@AE@% %@AI@%eternal%@BO: 65738e@%%@AE@% %@AI@%perennial%@BO: d747d8@%%@AE@% %@AI@%interminable%@BO: 99c24b@%%@AE@% These adjectives primarily mean
occurring over and over during a long period of time or indefinitely.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Continual%@BO: 404515@%%@AE@% can apply to uninterrupted action but is now chiefly restricted
to what is intermittent or repeated at intervals: %@AI@%the continual banging of
%@AI@%the shutters. Continuous %@AE@% implies either action without interruption in
time or unbroken extent in space: %@AI@%a continuous vigil; a continuous slope of
%@AI@%terrain. Constant, %@AE@% applied to action, stresses its steadiness or
persistence and unvarying nature. %@AI@%Ceaseless%@BO: 2f1b1d@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%incessant%@BO: 9455fd@%%@AE@% pertain to
uninterrupted action. %@AI@%Perpetual%@BO: d83360@%%@AE@% emphasizes both steadfastness and duration
of action. %@AI@%Eternal%@BO: 65738e@%%@AE@% refers to what is everlasting, especially to action
seemingly without beginning or end in time. %@AI@%Perennial%@BO: d747d8@%%@AE@% describes existence
that goes on year after year, often with the suggestion of self-renewal.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Interminable%@BO: 99c24b@%%@AE@% literally refers to what has no end, but more often is
applied to a prolonged and wearisome action.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUANCE @%%@QR:continuance@%%@AB@%continuance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or fact of continuing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The time during
which something exists or lasts; duration. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A continuation; sequel. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Law. %@AE@%Postponement or adjournment to a future date. %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Continuance,%@AE@% except in its legal sense, is sometimes
interchangeable with %@AI@%continuation. Continuance,%@AE@% however, is used to refer
to the duration of a state or condition, as in %@AI@%his continuance in office.
%@AI@%Continuation%@AE@% applies especially to prolongation or resumption of action (%@AI@%a
%@AI@%continuation of the meeting%@AE@% ) or to physical extension (%@AI@%the continuation of
%@AI@%the street%@AE@% ). %@AI@%Continuity%@AE@% is used to refer to consistency over time; one
speaks of the %@AI@%continuity of foreign policy. The continuity of a story %@AE@% is
its internal coherence from one episode to the next; %@AI@%the continuation of a
%@AI@%story %@AE@% is that part of the story that takes up after a break in its
recitation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUANT @%%@QR:continuant@%%@AB@%continuant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A consonant, such as %@AI@%s, z,%@AE@% or %@AI@%f,%@AE@% that can be prolonged as
long as the breath lasts without a change in quality.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUATION @%%@QR:continuation@%%@AB@%continuation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or fact of continuing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of
being continued. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An extension by which something is carried to a further
point. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A recommencement after an interruption. -See Usage note at
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUATIVE @%%@QR:continuative@%%@AB@%continuative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or serving to cause continuation.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that expresses or causes continuation. %@AB@% continuatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUATOR @%%@QR:continuator@%%@AB@%continuator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that continues, esp. a person who resumes the work of
another.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUE @%%@QR:continue@%%@AB@%continue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ued%@AE@% %@AB@%-uing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ues%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To go on with a particular action
or in a particular condition; persist. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To exist over a prolonged period;
last. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To remain in the same state, capacity, or place: %@AI@%She continued as
%@AI@%representative for another term.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To go on after an interruption;
resume. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To carry forward; persist in: %@AI@%The police will continue
%@AI@%their investigation.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To carry further in time, space, or development;
extend. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cause to remain or last; retain. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To carry on after an
interruption; resume. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To postpone or adjourn. [ME %@AI@%continuen %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%continuare %@AE@%< %@AI@%continuus, %@AE@%continuous < %@AI@%continere, %@AE@%to hold together. -see
%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUED.FRACT @%%@QR:continued fraction@%%@AB@%continued fraction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fraction whose denominator consists of an
integer plus a fraction that likewise has a denominator consisting of an
integer plus a fraction and so on.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUING.EDUC @%%@QR:continuing education@%%@AB@%continuing education%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An educational program that brings
participants up to date in a particular area of knowledge or skills. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Education courses designed esp. for part-time, adult students.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUITY @%%@QR:continuity@%%@AB@%continuity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of being continuous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An uninterrupted succession; unbroken course. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A detailed shooting
script consulted to avoid errors and discrepancies from shot to shot in a
film. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A script for all the spoken parts of a radio or television
program. -See Usage note at %@AI@%continuance.%@BO: 404d8d@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUO @%%@QR:continuo@%%@AB@%continuo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% A typically keyboard accompaniment for a solo
instrument in which numerals indicate the successive chords, the actual
notes played being left to the performer. [Ital. < Lat. %@AI@%continuus,
%@AE@%continuous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUOUS @%%@QR:continuous@%%@AB@%continuous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Extending or prolonged without interruption or
cessation; unceasing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%Designating a function of one or
more variables in which the variation of its values can be made arbitrarily
small in a sufficiently small neighborhood of every point in a given
%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUOUS.SPEC @%%@QR:continuous spectrum@%%@AB@%continuous spectrum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A spectrum having no breaks, esp. a spectrum of
radiation distributed over an uninterrupted range of wavelengths.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUOUS.WAVE @%%@QR:continuous wave@%%@AB@%continuous wave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Emitting or capable of emitting continuously; not
pulsed. Used esp. of lasers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTINUUM @%%@QR:continuum@%%@AB@%continuum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tinua%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tinuums %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A continuous extent, succession,
or whole no part of which can be distinguished from neighboring parts
except by arbitrary division. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%A set having the same number
of points as all the real numbers in an interval. [Lat., neuter of
%@AI@%%@AI@%continuus, %@AE@%continuous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTORT @%%@QR:contort@%%@AB@%contort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-torted%@AE@% %@AB@%-torting%@AE@% %@AB@%-torts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To twist or bend severely out
of shape; wrench: %@AI@%pain that contorted his face.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become twisted
into a strained shape or expression. [Lat. %@AI@%contorquere, contort-, %@AE@%to twist
%@2@%%@CR:CONTORTED @%%@QR:contorted@%%@AB@%contorted%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Twisted or strained out of shape. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Twisted
or bent upon itself. %@AB@% contortedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% contortedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTORTIONIST @%%@QR:contortionist@%%@AB@%contortionist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acrobat who can contort his body and limbs into
%@2@%%@CR:CONTOUR @%%@QR:contour@%%@AB@%contour%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The outline of a figure, body, or mass. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A line that
represents such an outline. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%contours%@AE@% A surface, esp. of a curving form.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A %@AI@%contour line%@BO: 407058@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-toured%@AE@% %@AB@%-touring%@AE@% %@AB@%-tours%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make or shape
the outline of; represent in contour. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To build (a road, for example) to
follow the contour of the land. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Following the contour lines of
uneven terrain to limit erosion of topsoil: %@AI@%contour plowing.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Shaped to
fit the outline or form of something: %@AI@%a contour chair.%@AE@% [Fr. < Ital.
%@AI@%%@AI@%contorno %@AE@%< %@AI@%contornare, %@AE@%to draw in outline : Lat. %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) + Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%tornare, %@AE@%to round off < %@AI@%tornus, %@AE@%lathe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTOUR.FEATHER @%%@QR:contour feather@%%@AB@%contour feather%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the outermost feathers of a bird, forming the
visible body contour and plumage.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTOUR.LINE @%%@QR:contour line@%%@AB@%contour line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An imaginary line, or its representation on a contour
map, joining points of equal elevation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTOUR.MAP @%%@QR:contour map@%%@AB@%contour map%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A map showing elevations and surface configuration by
means of contour lines.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRA @%%@QR:contra-@%%@AB@%contra-%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Against; opposite; contrasting: %@AI@%contraposition.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lower in
pitch: %@AI@%contrabassoon.%@AE@% [ME < Lat. < %@AI@%contra, %@AE@%against.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRABAND @%%@QR:contraband@%%@AB@%contraband%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Goods prohibited by law or treaty from being imported
or exported. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Illegal traffic in contraband; smuggling. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Smuggled
goods. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Goods that may be seized and confiscated by a belligerent if
shipped to another belligerent by a neutral. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% During the Civil War, an
escaped slave who fled to or was taken behind Union lines. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Prohibited from being imported or exported. [Ital. %@AI@%contrabbando %@AE@%: %@AI@%contra-,
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRABASSOON @%%@QR:contrabassoon@%%@AB@%contrabassoon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The largest and lowest-pitched of the double-reed wind
musical instruments, sounding an octave below the bassoon.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRACEPTION @%%@QR:contraception@%%@AB@%contraception%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Prevention of conception. [contra- + (con)ception.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRACEPTIVE @%%@QR:contraceptive@%%@AB@%contraceptive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of preventing conception. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
contraceptive agent or device.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRACT @%%@QR:contract@%%@AB@%contract%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An agreement between two or more parties, esp. one
that is written and enforceable by law. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The writing or document
containing such an agreement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The branch of law dealing with contracts.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Marriage as a formal agreement; betrothal. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% In the game of bridge: %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
The last and highest bid of one hand. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The number of tricks thus bid. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%Contract bridge%@BO: 408556@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A paid assignment to murder someone: %@AI@%put out a contract
%@AI@%on the mobster's life.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tracted%@AE@% %@AB@%-tracting%@AE@% %@AB@%-tracts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To enter
into by contract; establish or settle by formal agreement: %@AI@%contract a
%@AI@%marriage.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To acquire or incur: %@AI@%contract obligations.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To reduce in
size by drawing together; shrink. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To pull together; wrinkle. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To
shorten (a word or words) by omitting or combining some of the letters or
sounds. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To enter into or make a contract: %@AI@%contract for garbage
%@AI@%collection.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become reduced in size by or as if by being drawn
together: %@AI@%The pupils of his eyes contracted.%@AE@% [ME < Lat. %@AI@%contractus %@AE@%<
p.part. of %@AI@%contrahere, %@AE@%to make a contract : %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%trahere, %@AE@%to
verbs refer to decrease in size or content of a thing and sometimes to a
resultant change in its form. %@AI@%Contract%@BO: 4079f2@%%@AE@% applies to internal drawing
together that reduces the volume of a thing. %@AI@%Condense%@BO: 3d86d7@%%@AE@% refers to an
increase in compactness produced by the removal or reduction of parts or by
a change in physical form of the thing involved, such as a change from gas
to liquid or from liquid to solid. %@AI@%Compress%@BO: 3cbf96@%%@AE@% applies to increased
compactness brought about by external force; the term implies reduction of
volume and change of form or shape. %@AI@%Constrict%@BO: 3fb0d9@%%@AE@% refers to decreasing the
extent of a thing, usually by external pressure. %@AI@%Shrink%@BO: 10e007d@%%@AE@% refers to
contraction that produces reduction in physical extent.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRACT.BRIDGE @%%@QR:contract bridge@%%@AB@%contract bridge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A form of auction bridge in which tricks in excess of
the contract may not count toward game bonuses.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRACTILE @%%@QR:contractile@%%@AB@%contractile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of contracting or causing contraction. %@AB@%
%@AB@%contractility %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRACTILE.VAC @%%@QR:contractile vacuole@%%@AB@%contractile vacuole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A contracting vesicle in some protozoans that
functions in fluid expulsion.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRACTION @%%@QR:contraction@%%@AB@%contraction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of contracting. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
contracted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A shortened word or words formed by omitting
or combining some of the letters or sounds. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The formation of such a
word. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%The shortening and often thickening of functioning
muscle. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A period of decreased business activity.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRACTOR @%%@QR:contractor@%%@AB@%contractor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who agrees to furnish materials or perform services
at a specified price, esp. for construction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that contracts,
esp. a muscle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRACTUAL @%%@QR:contractual@%%@AB@%contractual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of a contract.
%@AB@% contractually %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRACTURE @%%@QR:contracture@%%@AB@%contracture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A drawing together, as of muscle or scar tissue,
resulting in distortion or deformity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A deformity resulting from a
contracture.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRACYCLICAL @%%@QR:contracyclical@%%@AB@%contracyclical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Acting contrarily to an economic cycle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRADANCE @%%@QR:contradance@%%@AB@%contradance%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or contradanse %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variants of %@AI@%contredanse%@BO: 40b445@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRADICT @%%@QR:contradict@%%@AB@%contradict%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dicted%@AE@% %@AB@%-dicting%@AE@% %@AB@%-dicts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To assert or express the
opposite of (a statement). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To deny the statement of. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be contrary
to; be inconsistent with. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To utter a contradictory statement. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRADICTION @%%@QR:contradiction@%%@AB@%contradiction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of contradicting. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
contradicted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A denial. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Inconsistency or discrepancy. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something
that contains contradictory elements.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRADICTORY @%%@QR:contradictory@%%@AB@%contradictory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Involving, having the nature of, or being a
contradiction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Given to contradicting. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@% Either of
two propositions related in such a way that it is impossible for both to be
true or both to be false. %@AB@% contradictorily %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% contradictoriness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONTRADISTINCTI @%%@QR:contradistinction@%%@AB@%contradistinction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Distinction by contrasting or opposing qualities. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRADISTINGUI @%%@QR:contradistinguish@%%@AB@%contradistinguish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-guished%@AE@% %@AB@%-guishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-guishes%@AE@% To distinguish by
contrasting qualities.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRAIL @%%@QR:contrail@%%@AB@%contrail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A visible trail of water droplets or ice crystals sometimes
forming in the wake of an aircraft. [con(densation) + trail.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRAINDICATE @%%@QR:contraindicate@%%@AB@%contraindicate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% To indicate the
inadvisability of: %@AI@%Allergic reactions contraindicated the use of
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRAPOSITION @%%@QR:contraposition@%%@AB@%contraposition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An opposite position; antithesis.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRAPOSITIVE @%%@QR:contrapositive@%%@AB@%contrapositive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@% A proposition derived by negating and
permuting the terms of another, equivalent proposition: "All not-Y is
not-X" %@AI@%is the contrapositive of%@AE@% "All x is y."
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRAPTION @%%@QR:contraption@%%@AB@%contraption%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mechanical device; gadget. [Perh. blend of contrive and
trap.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRAPUNTAL @%%@QR:contrapuntal@%%@AB@%contrapuntal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or incorporating
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRAPUNTIST @%%@QR:contrapuntist@%%@AB@%contrapuntist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A specialist in contrapuntal music.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRARIETY @%%@QR:contrariety@%%@AB@%contrariety%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality or condition of being contrary.
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRARIWISE @%%@QR:contrariwise@%%@AB@%contrariwise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% From a contrasting point of view. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In the
opposite way or reverse order. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Perversely.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRARY @%%@QR:contrary@%%@AB@%contrary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Opposed, as in character or purpose; completely
different. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Opposite in direction or position: %@AI@%playing scales in contrary
%@AI@%motion.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Adverse; unfavorable: %@AI@%a contrary wind.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% ). Given to acting
or speaking in opposition to others; perverse; willful. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Something that is contrary; opposite. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Either of two contrary or opposing
things. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%A proposition related to another in such a way that if
the latter is true, the former must be false, but if the latter is false,
the former is not necessarily true. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In opposition; contrariwise.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% by contraries.%@AE@% In opposition to what is expected.%@AB@% on
%@AB@%the contrary.%@AE@% In opposition to the previous statement; conversely. [ME
self-determination and lack of susceptibility to either authority or
reason.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRAST @%%@QR:contrast@%%@AB@%contrast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-trasted%@AE@% %@AB@%-trasting%@AE@% %@AB@%-trasts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To set in opposition in
order to show or emphasize differences. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To show differences when
compared. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of contrasting. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
contrasted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A striking dissimilarity between things compared. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Something that shows a striking dissimilarity to something else. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The use
of opposing elements, such as colors, forms, or lines, in proximity to
produce an intensified effect in a work of art. [Fr. %@AI@%contrester %@AE@%< Ital.
%@AI@%%@AI@%contrastare %@AE@%< Med. Lat. : Lat. %@AI@%contra-, %@AE@%against + Lat. %@AI@%stare, %@AE@%to stand.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRASTY @%%@QR:contrasty@%%@AB@%contrasty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In photography, having or producing sharp contrasts
between light and dark areas.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRAVENE @%%@QR:contravene@%%@AB@%contravene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vened%@AE@% %@AB@%-vening%@AE@% %@AB@%-venes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To act or be counter to;
violate: %@AI@%contravene a direct order.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To oppose in argument. [OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%contravenir %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%contravenire, %@AE@%to oppose : Lat. %@AI@%contra-, %@AE@%against + Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONTREDANSE @%%@QR:contredance@%%@AB@%contredance%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or contradance %@AE@%%@AB@% or contradanse %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dance performed in
two lines with the partners facing each other. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The music for a
contredanse. [Fr. < country-dance.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRETEMPS @%%@QR:contretemps@%%@AB@%contretemps%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%contretemps%@AE@% An inopportune or embarrassing
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRIBUTE @%%@QR:contribute@%%@AB@%contribute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-uted%@AE@% %@AB@%-uting%@AE@% %@AB@%-utes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give or supply in common
with others; give to a common fund or for a common purpose. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To submit
for publication. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a contribution. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To act as a
determining factor; share responsibility: %@AI@%Exercise contributes to better
%@AI@%health.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To submit material for publication. [Lat. %@AI@%contribuere,
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRIBUTION @%%@QR:contribution@%%@AB@%contribution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of contributing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something contributed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
An impost or levy for a special purpose.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRIBUTORY @%%@QR:contributory@%%@AB@%contributory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or involving contribution. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Contributing toward a result. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Subject to an impost or levy. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl.
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% One that contributes.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRITE @%%@QR:contrite@%%@AB@%contrite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Repentant for one's sins or inadequacies; penitent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Arising from contrition: %@AI@%contrite words.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%contrit %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%contritus,
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRITION @%%@QR:contrition@%%@AB@%contrition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Sincere remorse for wrongdoing; repentance.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRIVANCE @%%@QR:contrivance@%%@AB@%contrivance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of contriving. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
contrived. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something contrived, as a mechanical device or a clever plan.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTRIVE @%%@QR:contrive@%%@AB@%contrive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-trived%@AE@% %@AB@%-triving%@AE@% %@AB@%-trives%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To plan or devise with
cleverness or ingenuity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To plot with evil intent; scheme. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To invent
or fabricate, esp. by improvisation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To manage, as by scheming. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To plot or scheme: %@AI@%contrive to gain admission.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%contreven %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%controver %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%contropare, %@AE@%to compare : Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%with + Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONTROL.CHART @%%@QR:control chart@%%@AB@%control chart%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A graph of a quantitative characteristic of a
manufacturing process, usually determined from small, periodically repeated
samples and evaluated with respect to control limits rendered as parallel
horizontal lines above and below a line representing the expected or
average value of the characteristic.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTROL.EXPERIM @%%@QR:control experiment@%%@AB@%control experiment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An experiment in which the variable factors are
controlled so that the effects of changing one at a time can be observed.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTROLLED.RESP @%%@QR:controlled response@%%@AB@%controlled response%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A response to a military attack by limited
military means in an effort to avoid nuclear war.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTROLLER @%%@QR:controller@%%@AB@%controller%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who controls. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%comptroller%@AE@% An officer who audits
accounts and supervises the financial affairs of a corporation or of a
governmental body. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A regulating mechanism, as in a vehicle or electric
%@2@%%@CR:CONTROL.ROCKET @%%@QR:control rocket@%%@AB@%control rocket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A vernier rocket or similar missile used to change the
attitude or trajectory of a rocket or spacecraft.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTROL.STICK @%%@QR:control stick@%%@AB@%control stick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lever used in small aircraft to control the angle of
the elevators and ailerons.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTROL.SURFACE @%%@QR:control surface@%%@AB@%control surface%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A movable airfoil, esp. a rudder, aileron, or
elevator, used to control or guide an aircraft, guided missile, or rocket.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTROL.TOWER @%%@QR:control tower@%%@AB@%control tower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A usually glass-enclosed tower at an airport from which
air traffic is controlled by radio.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTROVERSIAL @%%@QR:controversial@%%@AB@%controversial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, subject to, or marked by controversy: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%controversial issue.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Fond of controversy; disputatious. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTROVERSY @%%@QR:controversy@%%@AB@%controversy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dispute, esp. a lengthy and public one,
between sides holding opposing views. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act or practice of engaging in
controversy. [ME %@AI@%controversie %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%controversia %@AE@%< %@AI@%controversus, %@AE@%disputed
< %@AI@%contro-, %@AE@%against (var. of %@AI@%contra-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%versus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%vertere, %@AE@%to
turn.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTROVERT @%%@QR:controvert@%%@AB@%controvert%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-verted%@AE@% %@AB@%-verting%@AE@% %@AB@%-verts%@AE@% To raise arguments against;
voice opposition to. [< controversy.] %@AB@% controvertible %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTUMACIOUS @%%@QR:contumacious@%%@AB@%contumacious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Obstinately disobedient or rebellious; insubordinate.
%@2@%%@CR:CONTUMACY @%%@QR:contumacy@%%@AB@%contumacy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% Obstinate or contemptuous resistance to
authority; stubborn rebelliousness. [ME %@AI@%contumacie %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%contumacia %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%contumax, %@AE@%insolent.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONTUMELY @%%@QR:contumely@%%@AB@%contumely%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Rudeness or contempt in behavior or speech;
insolence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An insulting remark or act. [ME %@AI@%contumelle %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONTUSE @%%@QR:contuse@%%@AB@%contuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tused%@AE@% %@AB@%-tusing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tuses%@AE@% To injure without breaking the
%@2@%%@CR:CONUNDRUM @%%@QR:conundrum@%%@AB@%conundrum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a
pun. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A problem admitting of no satisfactory solution. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A difficult
and complicated problem. [Orig. unknown.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONURBATION @%%@QR:conurbation@%%@AB@%conurbation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A predominantly urban region including adjacent towns and
suburbs; metropolitan area. [con- + Lat. %@AI@%urbs, %@AE@%city + -ation.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONUS.ARTERIOSU @%%@QR:conus arteriosus@%%@AB@%conus arteriosus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A conical extension of the right ventricle in the
heart of mammals from which the pulmonary arteries arise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An extension
of the ventricle in the heart of amphibians and fish. [NLat., arterial
cone.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONVALESCE @%%@QR:convalesce@%%@AB@%convalesce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lesced%@AE@% %@AB@%-lescing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lesces%@AE@% To return to health after
%@2@%%@CR:CONVALESCENCE @%%@QR:convalescence@%%@AB@%convalescence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Gradual return to health after illness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
period needed for convalescence. %@AB@% convalescent %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONVECTION @%%@QR:convection@%%@AB@%convection%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of transmitting or conveying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Physics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Heat transfer by fluid motion between regions of unequal
density that result from nonuniform heating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Fluid motion caused by an
external force such as gravity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Meteorology. %@AE@%The transfer of heat or
other atmospheric properties by massive motion within the atmosphere, esp.
by such motion directed upward. [LLat. %@AI@%convectio %@AE@%< %@AI@%convehere, %@AE@%to carry
together : Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%vehere, %@AE@%to carry.] %@AB@% convectional
%@2@%%@CR:CONVECTOR @%%@QR:convector@%%@AB@%convector%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A partly enclosed, directly heated surface from which warm
air circulates by convection.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONVENE @%%@QR:convene@%%@AB@%convene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vened%@AE@% %@AB@%-vening%@AE@% %@AB@%-venes%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To assemble, usually for an
official or public purpose; meet formally. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to assemble;
convoke. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To summon to appear, as before a court of law. [ME %@AI@%convenen %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CONVENIENCE @%%@QR:convenience@%%@AB@%convenience%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality of being convenient; suitability or
handiness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Personal comfort; material advantage. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that
increases comfort or makes work less difficult: %@AI@% If ones own car is a
%@AI@%convenience, everybody elses is a nuisance (Joseph W. Krutch). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% A lavatory.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONVENIENCE.FOO @%%@QR:convenience food@%%@AB@%convenience food%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A prepackaged food that can be prepared quickly and
%@2@%%@CR:CONVENTION @%%@QR:convention@%%@AB@%convention%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A formal assembly or meeting of members,
representatives, or delegates of a group, such as a political party or
fraternal society. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The body of persons attending such an assembly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
agreement or compact, esp. an international agreement dealing with a
specific subject: %@AI@%the Geneva conventions on the treatment of war prisoners.%@AE@%
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% General agreement on or acceptance of certain practices or attitudes.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, esp. to facilitate
social intercourse; custom. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A widely used and accepted device or
technique, as in drama, literature, or painting: %@AI@%the theatrical convention
%@AI@%of the "aside."%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%convencioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%conventio, %@AE@%meeting < %@AI@%convenire, %@AE@%to
meet. -see convene.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONVENTIONAL @%%@QR:conventional@%%@AB@%conventional%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Developed, established, or approved by general
usage; customary. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Conforming to established practice or accepted
standards. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Marked by or dependent upon conventions to the point of
artificiality; stereotyped. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Represented, as in a work of art, in
simplified or abstract form. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%Based upon consent or agreement;
contractual. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling an assembly. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Using
means other than nuclear weapons or energy. %@AB@% conventionalism %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONVENTIONALITY @%%@QR:conventionality@%%@AB@%conventionality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state, quality, or character of
being conventional. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A conventional act, principle, or practice. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%conventionalities%@AE@% The rules of conventional social behavior.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONVENTIONALIZE @%%@QR:conventionalize@%%@AB@%conventionalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To make conventional. %@AB@%
%@AB@%conventionalization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVENTIONEER @%%@QR:conventioneer@%%@AB@%conventioneer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who attends a convention.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONVENTUAL @%%@QR:conventual@%%@AB@%conventual%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a convent. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A member of a
convent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Conventual%@AE@% A member of a branch of the Franciscan order that
permits the accumulation and possession of common property.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONVERGE @%%@QR:converge@%%@AB@%converge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-verged%@AE@% %@AB@%-verging%@AE@% %@AB@%-verges%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To approach the same
point from different directions; tend toward a meeting or intersection. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To tend or move toward union or toward a common conclusion or result. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@%To approach a limit. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to converge. [LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%convergere, %@AE@%to incline together : Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + Lat. %@AI@%vergere, %@AE@%to
incline.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVERGENCE @%%@QR:convergence@%%@AB@%convergence%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or convergency %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gences%@AE@% %@AB@% or -gencies %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act,
condition, quality, or fact of converging. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%The property or
manner of approaching a limit such as a point, line, surface, or value. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
The point or degree of converging. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%The coordinated turning
of the eyes inward to focus on a nearby point. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%The adaptive
evolution of superficially similar structures, such as the wings of birds
and insects, in unrelated species subjected to similar environments. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONVERSANCE @%%@QR:conversance@%%@AB@%conversance%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or conversancy %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state of being conversant;
familiarity.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVERSANT @%%@QR:conversant@%%@AB@%conversant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Familiar, as by study or experience: %@AI@%conversant with
%@AI@%medieval history.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%conversaunt, %@AE@%associated with < OFr. %@AI@%conversant,
%@AE@%pr.part. %@AI@%converser, %@AE@%to associate with < Lat. %@AI@%conversari.%@AE@%] %@AB@% conversantly
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVERSATION @%%@QR:conversation@%%@AB@%conversation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions, and
feelings; talk. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An informal discussion of a matter or an issue by
representatives of governments, institutions, or organizations. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
real-time interaction with a computer. %@AB@% conversational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%conversationally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVERSATIONALI @%%@QR:conversationalist@%%@AB@%conversationalist%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or conversationist %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One given to or skilled at
conversation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVERSATION.PI @%%@QR:conversation piece@%%@AB@%conversation piece%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A kind of genre painting, esp. popular in the
18th century, depicting a group of fashionable people. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An unusual object
that arouses comment or interest.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVERSAZIONE @%%@QR:conversazione@%%@AB@%conversazione%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ni %@AE@% A meeting for conversation or
discussion, esp. of art. [Ital. < Lat. %@AI@%conversatio, %@AE@%dealings with persons <
%@2@%%@CR:CONVERSION @%%@QR:conversion@%%@AB@%conversion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of converting. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
converted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A change in which one adopts a new religion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something
that is changed from one use, function, or purpose to another. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
The unlawful appropriation of another's property. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The changing of real
property to personal property or vice versa. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The exchange of one type of
security or currency for another. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%The interchange of the subject
and predicate of a proposition. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Football. %@AE@%A score made on a try for a
point or points after a touchdown. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychiatry. %@AE@%The symbolic
manifestation of repressed ideas or impulses in motor or sensory
abnormalities such as paralysis. [ME %@AI@%conversioun, %@AE@%religious conversion <
OFr. %@AI@%conversion %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%conversio, %@AE@%a turning around < %@AI@%convertere, %@AE@%to turn
%@2@%%@CR:CONVERSION.FACT @%%@QR:conversion factor@%%@AB@%conversion factor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A numerical factor used to multiply or divide a
quantity expressed in one system of units in a conversion to another
system.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVERSION.REAC @%%@QR:conversion reaction@%%@AB@%conversion reaction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A neurosis that is characterized by the presence
of bodily symptoms that have no physical cause.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVERT @%%@QR:convert@%%@AB@%convert%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-verted%@AE@% %@AB@%-verting%@AE@% %@AB@%-verts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To change into another form,
substance, state, or product; transform: %@AI@%convert water into ice.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
change from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or
different purpose: %@AI@%convert a forest into farmland.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To exchange for
something of equal value. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To exchange (a security, for example) by
substituting an equivalent of another form. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To express (a quantity) in
alternative units. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%To transform (a proposition) by conversion.
%@AB@%%@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To appropriate (another's property) without right to one's own
use. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To change (property) from real to personal or from joint to
separate or vice versa. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be converted; undergo a change. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Football. %@AE@%To make a conversion. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who has been converted, esp.
from one religion or belief to another. [ME %@AI@%converten, %@AE@%to convert to a
religion < OFr. %@AI@%convertir %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%convertere, %@AE@%to turn around : %@AI@%com-
%@2@%%@CR:CONVERTAPLANE @%%@QR:convertaplane@%%@AB@%convertaplane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%convertiplane%@BO: 411f58@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVERTER @%%@QR:converter@%%@AB@%converter%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or convertor %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that converts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that is employed
in converting raw products into finished products. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A furnace in which
pig iron is converted into steel by the %@AI@%Bessemer process%@BO: 1b898a@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A machine
that changes electric current from one kind to another. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An electronic
device that changes the frequency of a radio signal. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A device that
transforms information from one code to another.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVERTIBLE @%%@QR:convertible@%%@AB@%convertible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being converted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having a top that can
be folded back or removed, as an automobile. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Capable of being lawfully
exchanged for gold or another currency: %@AI@%dollars convertible into pounds.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A convertible automobile. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that can be converted. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CONVERTIPLANE @%%@QR:convertiplane@%%@AB@%convertiplane%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or convertaplane %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An airplane built to fly vertically
as well as forward.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVERTOR @%%@QR:convertor@%%@AB@%convertor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%converter%@BO: 411a83@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVEX @%%@QR:convex@%%@AB@%convex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward,
as the exterior of a sphere. [Lat. %@AI@%convexus %@AE@%< %@AI@%convehere, %@AE@%to bring
together.] %@AB@% convexly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVEXITY @%%@QR:convexity@%%@AB@%convexity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being convex. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A convex
surface, body, part, or line.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVEXO.CONCAVE @%%@QR:convexo-concave@%%@AB@%convexo-concave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having greater convex than concave curvature.
Used of lenses. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Concavo-convex%@BO: 3cfbf5@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVEXO.CONVEX @%%@QR:convexo-convex@%%@AB@%convexo-convex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Convex on both sides; doubly convex; %@AI@%biconvex%@BO: 1c34c6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVEY @%%@QR:convey@%%@AB@%convey%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-veyed%@AE@% %@AB@%-veying%@AE@% %@AB@%-veys%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take or carry from one place to
another; transport. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To serve as a medium of transmission for; transmit.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To communicate or make known; impart: %@AI@% a look intended to convey
%@AI@%sympathetic comprehension (Saki). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To transfer ownership of or
title to. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To steal. [ME %@AI@%conveien %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%conveier %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%transfer%@BO: 135688a@%%@AE@% These verbs refer to the movement of something from one place to
another. When applied to physical objects, %@AI@%convey%@BO: 4124b6@%%@AE@% often implies
continuous, regular movement or flow: %@AI@%Pipelines convey water. %@AE@% Figuratively
%@AI@%convey%@BO: 4124b6@%%@AE@% means to serve as a medium for the movement or delivery of
something, such as ideas or messages. %@AI@%Carry%@BO: 2d24f0@%%@AE@% has broad application but is
used principally with reference to movement of physical things. %@AI@%Bear%@BO: 19210d@%%@AE@% has
both physical and figurative use. Sometimes it suggests effort or burden;
often it implies that the movement involves something important, such as
valuable gifts or news. %@AI@%Transport%@BO: 135ecd9@%%@AE@% is largely limited to movement of
persons or material objects, often over a considerable distance. %@AI@%Transmit%@BO: 135c700@%%@AE@%
can refer to sending or dispatching material things, but more often applies
to communicating (messages, news) or to serving as a medium for passage (of
light, electricity, or sound). %@AI@%Transfer%@BO: 135688a@%%@AE@% applies to movement of persons or
things. It especially stresses change, as from one locality to another or
from one means of travel to another.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVEYANCE @%%@QR:conveyance@%%@AB@%conveyance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of conveying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A means of conveying, esp. a
vehicle such as a car or bus. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The transfer of title to
property from one person to another. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The document by which this transfer
is effected.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVEYANCING @%%@QR:conveyancing@%%@AB@%conveyancing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The branch of legal practice dealing with the conveyance
of property or real estate. %@AB@% conveyancer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVEYER @%%@QR:conveyer@%%@AB@%conveyer%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or conveyor %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that conveys. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mechanical
contrivance, such as a continuous moving belt, that transports bulk
materials or packages from one place to another.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVICT @%%@QR:convict@%%@AB@%convict%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-victed%@AE@% %@AB@%-victing%@AE@% %@AB@%-victs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To find or prove (someone)
guilty of an offense or crime, esp. by the verdict of a court. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
convince of wrongdoing or sinfulness. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person found or declared
guilty of an offense or crime. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person serving a sentence of
imprisonment. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Found guilty; convicted. [ME %@AI@%convicten %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%convincere.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVICTION @%%@QR:conviction@%%@AB@%conviction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of finding or proving guilty. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The state of being found or proved guilty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of
convincing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being convinced. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A fixed or strong belief. %@AB@%
%@AB@%convictional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVICTIVE @%%@QR:convictive@%%@AB@%convictive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having power or serving to convince or convict. %@AB@%
%@AB@%convictively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVINCE @%%@QR:convince@%%@AB@%convince%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vinced%@AE@% %@AB@%-vincing%@AE@% %@AB@%-vinces%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To bring to belief by
argument and evidence; cause to believe with certainty: %@AI@%convinced of the
%@AI@%need for action.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To convict. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To conquer. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CONVOCATION @%%@QR:convocation@%%@AB@%convocation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of convoking. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A group of people
convoked. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A clerical assembly of the Anglican Church similar to a synod
but assembling only when called. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An assembly of the clergy and
representative laity of a section of a diocese of the Episcopal Church. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The district represented at such an assembly. %@AB@% convocational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVOKE @%%@QR:convoke@%%@AB@%convoke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-voked%@AE@% %@AB@%-voking%@AE@% %@AB@%-vokes%@AE@% To cause to assemble in a meeting;
%@2@%%@CR:CONVOLUTION @%%@QR:convolution@%%@AB@%convolution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A convoluted formation or configuration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the
convex folds of the surface of the brain. %@AB@% convolutional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVOLVE @%%@QR:convolve@%%@AB@%convolve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-volved%@AE@% %@AB@%-volving%@AE@% %@AB@%-volves%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To roll together; coil up.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To form convolutions. [Lat. %@AI@%convolvere %@AE@%: %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%volvere,
%@AE@%to roll.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVOLVULUS @%%@QR:convolvulus@%%@AB@%convolvulus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-luses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -li %@AE@% Any of several trailing or twining
plants of the genus %@AI@%Convolvulus,%@AE@% which includes the %@AI@%bindweeds%@BO: 1d02ed@%%@AE@%. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Convolvulus, %@AE@%genus name < Lat. %@AI@%covolvulus, %@AE@%bindweed < %@AI@%convolvere, %@AE@%to
intertwine. -see convolve.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVOY @%%@QR:convoy@%%@AB@%convoy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-voyed%@AE@% %@AB@%-voying%@AE@% %@AB@%-voys%@AE@% To accompany, esp. for protection;
escort. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of convoying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An accompanying and protecting
force, as of ships. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something, such as ships or troops, that is
convoyed. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A group, as of vehicles, traveling together for convenience.
%@2@%%@CR:CONVULSION @%%@QR:convulsion@%%@AB@%convulsion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An intense paroxysmal involuntary muscular contraction.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% An uncontrolled fit, as of laughter; paroxysm. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A violent turmoil.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVULSIONARY @%%@QR:convulsionary@%%@AB@%convulsionary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of
convulsions. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% A person affected with convulsions, esp. as a
result of religious fanaticism.
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%@2@%%@CR:CONVULSIVE @%%@QR:convulsive@%%@AB@%convulsive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Marked by or of the nature of convulsions. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having
or producing convulsions. %@AB@% convulsively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% convulsiveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CONY @%%@QR:cony@%%@AB@%cony%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coney %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@% or -neys %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rabbit, esp. the Old World
species %@AI@%Oryctolagus cuniculus.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fur of a rabbit. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A %@AI@%pika%@BO: dc0baa@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
%@AI@%%@AI@%hyrax%@BO: 90a89b@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A dupe. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%conil %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cuniculus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COO @%%@QR:coo@%%@AB@%coo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cooed%@AE@% %@AB@%cooing%@AE@% %@AB@%coos%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To utter the characteristic
murmuring sound of a dove or pigeon or a sound resembling this. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To talk
amorously or fondly in murmurs: %@AI@%The lovers billed and cooed.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
express or utter gently or amorously, as with a murmuring sound. [Imit.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%cooer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COOK @%%@QR:cook@%%@AB@%cook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cooked%@AE@% %@AB@%cooking%@AE@% %@AB@%cooks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To prepare for eating by applying
heat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To prepare or treat by heating. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To prepare food for
eating by applying heat. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To undergo cooking. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To happen,
develop, or take place: %@AI@%What's cooking in town?%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% cook up.%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% To fabricate; concoct: %@AI@%cook up an excuse.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who
Lat. %@AI@%coquus %@AE@%< %@AI@%coquere, %@AE@%to cook.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COOKBOOK @%%@QR:cookbook@%%@AB@%cookbook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A book containing recipes and other information about the
preparation of food.
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%@2@%%@CR:COOKER @%%@QR:cooker@%%@AB@%cooker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that cooks, esp. a utensil or an appliance for cooking:
%@AI@%a pressure cooker.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person employed to operate cooking apparatuses in
the commercial preparation of food and drink.
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%@2@%%@CR:COOKERY @%%@QR:cookery@%%@AB@%cookery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The art or practice of preparing food. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place
for cooking.
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%@2@%%@CR:COOKOUT @%%@QR:cookout@%%@AB@%cookout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A meal cooked and served outdoors.
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%@2@%%@CR:COOKY @%%@QR:cooky@%%@AB@%cooky%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cookie %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small, usually flat cake made from
sweet dough. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% A bun. [Du. %@AI@%koekje, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%koek, %@AE@%cake < MDu.
%@AI@%%@AI@%koeke.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COOL @%%@QR:cool@%%@AB@%cool%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Moderately cold; neither warm nor very cold: %@AI@%cool
%@AI@%weather.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Affording or allowing relief from heat: %@AI@%a cool breeze; a cool
%@AI@%blouse.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Not excited; calm and controlled: %@AI@%a cool head in a crisis.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Marked by indifference; unenthusiastic: %@AI@%a cool greeting.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Marked by calm
audacity; impudent: %@AI@%gave him a cool look and walked away.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Designating
or characteristic of colors, such as blue and green, that produce the
%@AI@%%@AI@%imperturbable%@BO: 931af0@%%@AE@% %@AI@%detached%@BO: 50ea47@%%@AE@% These adjectives apply to persons to indicate
calmness, especially in time of stress. %@AI@%Cool%@BO: 415cd5@%%@AE@% has the widest application.
Usually it implies merely a high degree of self-control, though it may also
indicate aloofness. %@AI@%Composed%@BO: 3c8c3a@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%collected%@BO: 39c97c@%%@AE@% more strongly imply conscious
display of self-discipline and absence of agitation. %@AI@%Composed%@BO: 3c8c3a@%%@AE@% also often
suggests serenity or sedateness, and %@AI@%collected%@BO: 39c97c@%%@AE@% , mental concentration.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Unruffled%@BO: 13f3449@%%@AE@% emphasizes calmness in the face of severe provocation that may
have produced agitation in others present. %@AI@%Nonchalant%@BO: c48d2a@%%@AE@% describes a casual
exterior manner that suggests, sometimes misleadingly, a lack of interest
or concern. %@AI@%Imperturbable%@BO: 931af0@%%@AE@% stresses unshakable calmness considered usually
as an inherent trait rather than as a product of self-discipline. %@AI@%Detached%@BO: 50ea47@%%@AE@%
implies aloofness and either lack of active concern or resistance to
emotional involvement.
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%@2@%%@CR:COOLANT @%%@QR:coolant@%%@AB@%coolant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An agent that produces cooling, esp. a fluid that draws off
heat by circulating through a machine or by bathing a mechanical part.
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%@2@%%@CR:COOLER @%%@QR:cooler@%%@AB@%cooler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A device or container that cools or keeps cool. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cold
drink. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A jail or prison.
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%@2@%%@CR:COOLEYS.ANEMIA @%%@QR:Cooley's anemia@%%@AB@%Cooley's anemia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An inherited form of anemia that results from a
faulty synthesis of hemoglobin. [After Thomas B. %@AI@%Cooley %@AE@%(1871-1945).]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COOL.HEADED @%%@QR:cool-headed@%%@AB@%cool-headed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Not easily excited or flustered.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COOLIE @%%@QR:coolie@%%@AB@%coolie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cooly %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lies%@AE@% An unskilled Oriental laborer. [Hindi
%@AI@%%@AI@%kuli.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COON @%%@QR:coon@%%@AB@%coon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A raccoon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Offensive.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A black person.
%@2@%%@CR:COONHOUND @%%@QR:coonhound@%%@AB@%coonhound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A smooth-coated black and tan hound of a breed developed in
the southeastern United States to hunt raccoons.
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%@2@%%@CR:COONS.AGE @%%@QR:coon's age@%%@AB@%coon's age%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A long time.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COONSKIN @%%@QR:coonskin@%%@AB@%coonskin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The pelt of a raccoon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An article, such as a hat, made
of coonskin.
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%@2@%%@CR:COONTIE @%%@QR:coontie@%%@AB@%coontie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen plant, %@AI@%Zamia floridana,%@AE@% of southern Florida,
having underground stems that yield a starch resembling arrowroot. [Of
Seminole orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COOP @%%@QR:coop@%%@AB@%coop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% A place of confinement. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cooped%@AE@% %@AB@%cooping%@AE@% %@AB@%coops%@AE@% To confine in
or as if in a coop: %@AI@%hated being cooped up at home.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%coupe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CO.OP @%%@QR:co-op@%%@AB@%co-op%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cooperative%@BO: 417a43@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COOPER @%%@QR:cooper@%%@AB@%cooper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who makes or repairs wooden tubs and casks. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-pered%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-pering%@AE@% %@AB@%-pers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To make or repair (wooden tubs and casks). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
work as a cooper. [ME %@AI@%couper %@AE@%< MDu. %@AI@%cuper %@AE@%< %@AI@%cupe, %@AE@%cask.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COOPERAGE @%%@QR:cooperage@%%@AB@%cooperage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cooper's work, shop, or products.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COOPERATE @%%@QR:cooperate@%%@AB@%cooperate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To work or act together toward
a common end or purpose. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To practice economic cooperation. [LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:COOPERATION @%%@QR:cooperation@%%@AB@%cooperation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of cooperating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An association of persons
for mutual benefit. %@AB@% cooperationist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COOPERATIVE @%%@QR:cooperative@%%@AB@%cooperative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Done in cooperation with others: %@AI@%a cooperative
%@AI@%effort.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked by willingness to cooperate: %@AI@%a cooperative patient.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Engaged in joint economic activity. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enterprise that is owned
jointly by those who use its facilities or services. %@AB@% cooperatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%cooperativeness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CO.OPT @%%@QR:co-opt@%%@AB@%co-opt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-opted%@AE@% %@AB@%-opting%@AE@% %@AB@%-opts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To elect as a fellow member of a
group. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To appoint summarily. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To pre-empt; appropriate. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To take or
win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into
an established group or culture. [Lat. %@AI@%cooptare %@AE@%: %@AI@%co(m)-, %@AE@%together +
%@2@%%@CR:COORDINATE @%%@QR:coordinate@%%@AB@%coordinate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that is equal in importance, rank, or degree. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@%One of a set of numbers that determines the location of a
point in a space of a given dimension. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%Any of a set of two
or more magnitudes used to determine the position of a point, line, curve,
or plane. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of equal importance, rank, or degree. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
involving coordination. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or based on coordinates. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@%
%@AB@%-nates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To place in the same order, class, or rank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
harmonize in a common action or effort. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To work together
%@2@%%@CR:COORDINATE.BOND @%%@QR:coordinate bond@%%@AB@%coordinate bond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A covalent chemical bond produced when an atom shares
a pair of electrons with an atom lacking such a pair.
%@2@%%@CR:COORDINATING.CO @%%@QR:coordinating conjunction@%%@AB@%coordinating conjunction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A conjunction that connects two
identically constructed grammatical elements, such as %@AI@%or%@AE@% in %@AI@%She doesn't
%@AI@%know whether she's coming or going.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COORDINATION @%%@QR:coordination@%%@AB@%coordination%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of coordinating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
coordinate; harmonious adjustment or interaction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physiology. %@AE@%The
coordinated functioning of muscles or groups of muscles in the execution of
a complex task. [Fr. or < LLat. %@AI@%coordinatio %@AE@%: %@AI@%co(m)-, %@AE@%same + %@AI@%ordinatio,
%@AE@%arrangement < %@AI@%ordinare, %@AE@%to arrange in order < %@AI@%ordo, %@AE@%order.]
%@2@%%@CR:COORDINATION.CO @%%@QR:coordination compound@%%@AB@%coordination compound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chemical compound formed by joining
independent molecules or ions to a central metallic atom.
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%@2@%%@CR:COOT @%%@QR:coot@%%@AB@%coot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several dark-gray aquatic birds of the genus %@AI@%Fulica,%@AE@%
esp. %@AI@%F. americana,%@AE@% of the New World, and %@AI@%F. atra,%@AE@% of the Old World. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
%@AI@%%@AI@%scoter%@BO: 104f7ef@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A foolish old man. [ME %@AI@%coote.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COOTIE @%%@QR:cootie@%%@AB@%cootie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A body louse. [Perh. < Malay %@AI@%kutu.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COP @%%@QR:cop@%%@AB@%cop%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%cop(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cone-shaped or cylindrical roll of yarn or thread wound on
a spindle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A summit or crest, as of a hill. [ME, summit < OE.]
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Joint ownership. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of coparcenary or coparceners.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPARCENER @%%@QR:coparcener@%%@AB@%coparcener%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% One of two persons sharing an undivided inheritance.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COPARTNER @%%@QR:copartner@%%@AB@%copartner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A partner, as in a business enterprise; associate. %@AB@%
%@AB@%copartnership %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COPASETIC @%%@QR:copasetic@%%@AB@%copasetic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%copacetic%@BO: 41905e@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:COPEPOD @%%@QR:copepod@%%@AB@%copepod%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of numerous small marine and freshwater crustaceans of
the order %@AI@%Copepoda.%@AE@% [NLat. %@AI@%Copepoda, %@AE@%order name : Gk. %@AI@%kope, %@AE@%oar + Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%pous, %@AE@%foot.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COPERNICAN @%%@QR:Copernican@%%@AB@%Copernican%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the theory of Copernicus that the
earth rotates on its axis and, with the other planets in the solar system,
revolves around the sun.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPESTONE @%%@QR:copestone@%%@AB@%copestone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%capstone%@BO: 2bd5b3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPIER @%%@QR:copier@%%@AB@%copier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An office machine that makes copies. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A copyist or
transcriber.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPILOT @%%@QR:copilot@%%@AB@%copilot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The second or relief pilot of an aircraft.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COPING @%%@QR:coping@%%@AB@%coping%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The top part of a wall or roof, usually with a slanting upper
surface for drainage. [< cope2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COPING.SAW @%%@QR:coping saw@%%@AB@%coping saw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A narrow, short-bladed saw set in a recessed handle and
used for cutting designs in wood. [Perh. < cope1, to strike (obs.).]
%@2@%%@CR:COPLANAR @%%@QR:coplanar@%%@AB@%coplanar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Lying or occurring in the same plane. %@AB@% coplanarity %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COPOLYMER @%%@QR:copolymer@%%@AB@%copolymer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A polymer of two or more different monomers. %@AB@% copolymeric
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COPOLYMERIZE @%%@QR:copolymerize@%%@AB@%copolymerize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To polymerize (different
monomers) together. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To react to form a copolymer. %@AB@% copolymerization
%@AI@%contortrix%@AE@% ), of the eastern United States, having reddish-brown markings.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Copperhead%@AE@% A Northerner who sympathized with the South during the Civil
War.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPPERPLATE @%%@QR:copperplate@%%@AB@%copperplate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A copper printing plate engraved or etched to form a
recessed pattern of the matter to be printed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A print or engraving made
%@2@%%@CR:COPPERSMITH @%%@QR:coppersmith@%%@AB@%coppersmith%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A worker or manufacturer of objects, esp. utensils, in
copper. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A brightly colored bird, %@AI@%Megalaima haemacephala,%@AE@% of southeastern
Asia, having a ringing, metallic call.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPPER.SULFATE @%%@QR:copper sulfate@%%@AB@%copper sulfate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A poisonous blue crystalline copper salt, CuSO%@AH@%4%@AE@%5H%@AH@%2%@AE@%O,%@EH@%
used in agriculture, textile dyeing, leather treatment, electroplating, and
the manufacture of germicides.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPPERWARE @%%@QR:copperware@%%@AB@%copperware%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Articles made of copper.
%@2@%%@CR:COPROLOGY @%%@QR:coprology@%%@AB@%coprology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Pornography or scatology.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPROPHAGOUS @%%@QR:coprophagous@%%@AB@%coprophagous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Feeding on excrement: %@AI@%coprophagous insects.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%coprophagy %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COPROPHILIA @%%@QR:coprophilia@%%@AB@%coprophilia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An abnormal attraction to fecal matter. %@AB@% coprophiliac %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COPROPHILOUS @%%@QR:coprophilous@%%@AB@%coprophilous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Living in excrement.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPSE @%%@QR:copse@%%@AB@%copse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thicket of small trees or shrubs. [ME %@AI@%copys %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%copeiz,
%@AE@%thicket for cutting < %@AI@%couper, %@AE@%to cut. -see cope1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COPT @%%@QR:Copt@%%@AB@%Copt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian stock. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
member of the Coptic Church. [Ar. %@AI@%Qubt, %@AE@%Copts < Coptic %@AI@%Gyptias %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:COPULA @%%@QR:copula@%%@AB@%copula%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A verb, as a form of %@AI@%be%@AE@% or%@AI@%feel,%@AE@% that identifies the
predicate of a sentence with the subject. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%The word or set of
words that serves as a link between the subject and predicate of a
%@2@%%@CR:COPULATIVE @%%@QR:copulative@%%@AB@%copulative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Serving to connect coordinate words or
clauses: %@AI@%a copulative conjunction.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Serving as a copula: %@AI@%a copulative
%@AI@%verb.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to copulation. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A copulative word
or group of words. %@AB@% copulatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COPY @%%@QR:copy@%%@AB@%copy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An imitation or reproduction of something original;
duplicate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One specimen or example of a printed text or picture: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%autographed copy of a novel.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A manuscript or other material to be set
in type. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Suitable source material, as for journalism: %@AI@%Celebrities make
%@AI@%good copy.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ied%@AE@% %@AB@%-ying%@AE@% %@AB@%-ies%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a copy of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To follow
as a model or pattern; imitate. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a copy or reproduction.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To admit of being copied. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%copie %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%copia %@AE@%< Lat.,
abundance.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COPYBOOK @%%@QR:copybook@%%@AB@%copybook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A book of models of penmanship for imitation. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Unoriginal; trite: %@AI@%a copybook phrase.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COPY.BOY @%%@QR:copy boy@%%@AB@%copy boy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An employee in a newspaper office who carries copy and runs
errands.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPYCAT @%%@QR:copycat@%%@AB@%copycat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mimic; imitator.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPY.DESK @%%@QR:copy desk@%%@AB@%copy desk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The desk in a newspaper office where copy is edited and
prepared for typesetting.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPY.EDIT @%%@QR:copy-edit@%%@AB@%copy-edit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ited%@AE@% %@AB@%-iting%@AE@% %@AB@%-its%@AE@% To correct and prepare (a manuscript,
for example) for typesetting and printing. %@AB@% copy editor %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COPYHOLDER @%%@QR:copyholder@%%@AB@%copyholder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An assistant who reads manuscript aloud to a
proofreader. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device that holds copy in place, esp. for a typesetter.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPYIST @%%@QR:copyist@%%@AB@%copyist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who makes written copies.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPYREADER @%%@QR:copyreader@%%@AB@%copyreader%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who edits and corrects newspaper copy for publication.
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%@2@%%@CR:COPYRIGHT @%%@QR:copyright@%%@AB@%copyright%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The legal right granted to an author, composer, playwright,
publisher, or distributor, to exclusive publication, production, sale, or
distribution of a literary, musical, dramatic, or artistic work. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Protected by copyright. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-righted%@AE@% %@AB@%-righting%@AE@% %@AB@%-rights%@AE@% To secure a
%@2@%%@CR:COPYWRITER @%%@QR:copywriter@%%@AB@%copywriter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who writes copy, esp. for advertising.
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%@2@%%@CR:COQ.AU.VIN @%%@QR:coq au vin@%%@AB@%coq au vin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dish of chicken cooked in red wine. [Fr. : %@AI@%coq, %@AE@%cock +
%@2@%%@CR:COQUILLA.NUT @%%@QR:coquilla nut@%%@AB@%coquilla nut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The nut of a South American palm tree, %@AI@%Attalea funifera,%@AE@%
having a hard oval shell used for decorative carving or turning. [Port.
%@AI@%%@AI@%coquilho, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%coco, %@AE@%coco.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COQUILLE @%%@QR:coquille@%%@AB@%coquille%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A scallop-shaped dish or a scallop shell in which various
seafood dishes are browned and served. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%conchylia, %@AE@%pl. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%conchylium, %@AE@%shellfish < Gk. %@AI@%konkhulion, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%konkhe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COQUINA @%%@QR:coquina@%%@AB@%coquina%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various small bivalve mollusks of warm marine
waters, having variously colored, often striped or banded shells. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A soft
porous limestone, essentially of shell and coral fragments, used as a
construction material. [Sp., cockle, dim. of %@AI@%concha, %@AE@%shell < Lat., mussel.
-see conch.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COQUITO @%%@QR:coquito@%%@AB@%coquito%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tos%@AE@% A Chilean palm tree, %@AI@%Jubaea spectabilis,%@AE@% from whose
sap a sweet edible syrup is obtained. [Sp., dim. of %@AI@%coco, %@AE@%coco palm < Port.
%@AI@%coco.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORACIIFORM @%%@QR:coraciiform@%%@AB@%coraciiform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the order Coraciiformes that
includes birds such as the kingfisher. [< NLat. %@AI@%Coraciiformes,%@AE@% order name :
Gk. %@AI@%korakias,%@AE@% a kind of bird + Lat. %@AI@%forma,%@AE@% form.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORACLE @%%@QR:coracle@%%@AB@%coracle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, rounded boat made of waterproof material stretched
over a wicker or wooden frame. [Welsh %@AI@%corwgl.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORACOID @%%@QR:coracoid@%%@AB@%coracoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bone or cartilage projecting from the scapula toward the
%@2@%%@CR:CORAL @%%@QR:coral@%%@AB@%coral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of numerous chiefly colonial marine coelenterates of
the class Anthozoa, characterized by calcareous skeletons massed in a wide
variety of shapes and often forming reefs or islands. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The often hard,
rocklike structure formed by such organisms. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The material forming such a
structure, esp. the red-orange, pinkish, or white stony substance secreted
by corals of the genus %@AI@%Corallium,%@AE@% used to make jewelry and ornaments. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
object made of coral. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A deep or strong pink to moderate red or reddish
orange. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The unfertilized eggs of a female lobster that turn a reddish
color when cooked. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Deep or strong pink to moderate red or reddish
orange. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%corallium %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%korallion, %@AE@%prob. of Semitic
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORAL.BELLS @%%@QR:coral-bells@%%@AB@%coral-bells%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant,Heuchera sanguinea,of the western United States,
often cultivated for its clusters of small, bell-shaped red flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORALBERRY @%%@QR:coralberry@%%@AB@%coralberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A North American shrub, %@AI@%Symphoricarpos orbiculatus,%@AE@%
having red or purplish fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of the coralberry.
%@2@%%@CR:CORAL.PINK @%%@QR:coral pink@%%@AB@%coral pink%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A moderate to deep yellowish pink.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORAL.REEF @%%@QR:coral reef@%%@AB@%coral reef%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An erosion-resistant marine ridge or mound consisting
chiefly of compacted coral together with algal material and biochemically
deposited magnesium and calcium carbonates.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORALROOT @%%@QR:coralroot@%%@AB@%coralroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several orchids of the genus %@AI@%Corallorhiza,%@AE@% having
small yellow-green or purplish flowers and branched roots that resemble
coral.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORAL.SNAKE @%%@QR:coral snake@%%@AB@%coral snake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various venomous snakes of the genus %@AI@%Micrurus,%@AE@% of
tropical America and the southern United States, characteristically having
brilliant red, black, and yellow banded markings.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORAL.VINE @%%@QR:coral vine@%%@AB@%coral vine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A climbing woody vine, %@AI@%Antigonon leptopus,%@AE@% native to
Mexico and cultivated for its red or white flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORBAN @%%@QR:corban@%%@AB@%corban%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An offering to God among the ancient Hebrews. [ME < LLat. <
%@2@%%@CR:CORBEIL @%%@QR:corbeil@%%@AB@%corbeil%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or corbeille %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sculptured basket of flowers or fruits used
as an architectural ornament. [Fr. %@AI@%corbeille %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%corbicula, %@AE@%little
basket, dim. of %@AI@%corbis, %@AE@%basket.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORBEL @%%@QR:corbel@%%@AB@%corbel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bracket of stone, wood, brick, or other building material,
projecting from the face of a wall and generally used to support a cornice
or an arch. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-beled%@AE@% %@AB@%-beling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bels%@AE@% %@AB@% or -belled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -belling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -bels
%@AB@%%@AE@% To provide with or support by a corbel or corbels. [ME < OFr., dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%corp, %@AE@%raven < Lat. %@AI@%corvus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORBELING @%%@QR:corbeling@%%@AB@%corbeling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The building of a corbel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An overlapping arrangement
of bricks or stones in which each course extends farther out from the
vertical of the wall than the course below.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORBIE.GABLE @%%@QR:corbie gable@%%@AB@%corbie gable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gable roof with corbie-steps.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORBIE.STEP @%%@QR:corbie-step@%%@AB@%corbie-step%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or corbiestep %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a series of steps or steplike
projections on the top of a gable wall. [ME %@AI@%corbie %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%corbin %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CORBINA @%%@QR:corbina@%%@AB@%corbina%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or corvina %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A food and game fish, %@AI@%Menticirrhus undulatus,%@AE@%
of North American Pacific coastal waters. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several marine fishes
of the family Sciaenidae related to the corbina. [Mex. Sp. < Sp. %@AI@%corvino,
%@AE@%ravenlike (from its color) < %@AI@%corvus, %@AE@%raven.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORD @%%@QR:cord@%%@AB@%cord%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A string or small rope of twisted strands or fibers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
insulated, flexible electric wire fitted with a plug or plugs. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
hangman's rope. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An influence, feeling, or force that binds or restrains.
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%chord%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A structure resembling a cord: %@AI@%a spinal cord.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
raised rib on the surface of cloth. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A fabric or cloth with such ribs. %@AB@%7.%@AE@%
%@AB@%cords%@AE@% Trousers made of corduroy. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A unit of quantity for cut fuel wood,
equal to 128 cubic feet in a stack measuring 4 by 4 by 8 feet.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%corded%@AE@% %@AB@%cording%@AE@% %@AB@%cords%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fasten or bind with a cord. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
furnish with a cord. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To pile (wood) in cords. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%corde %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CORDAGE @%%@QR:cordage@%%@AB@%cordage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Ropes, esp. the ropes in the rigging of a ship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
amount of wood in an area as measured in cords.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORDATE @%%@QR:cordate@%%@AB@%cordate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a heart-shaped outline: %@AI@%a cordate leaf.%@AE@% [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cordatus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cor, %@AE@%heart.] %@AB@% cordately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORDED @%%@QR:corded@%%@AB@%corded%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Tied or bound with cords. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Furnished with or made of
cords. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Ribbed or twilled, as corduroy. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Stacked in cords, as firewood.
%@2@%%@CR:CORDITE @%%@QR:cordite@%%@AB@%cordite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A smokeless explosive powder consisting of nitrocellulose,
nitroglycerin, and petrolatum dissolved in acetone, dried, and extruded in
cords.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORDLESS @%%@QR:cordless@%%@AB@%cordless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having no cord. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Using batteries as a source of
power: %@AI@%a cordless electric shaver.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORD.MOSS @%%@QR:cord moss@%%@AB@%cord moss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any moss of the genus %@AI@%Funaria,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%F. hygrometrica,%@AE@%
usually growing in burned or waste places.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORDOBA @%%@QR:cordoba@%%@AB@%cordoba%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [After Francisco de %@AI@%Cordoba
%@AE@%(1475-1526).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORDON @%%@QR:cordon@%%@AB@%cordon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A line of people, military posts, or ships stationed around
an area to enclose or guard it. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cord or braid worn as a fastening or
an ornament. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A ribbon usually worn diagonally across the breast as a
badge of honor or a decoration. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%A %@AI@%stringcourse%@BO: 120e3ad@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
fruit tree trained and pruned to grow along wires or other supports.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-doned%@AE@% %@AB@%-doning%@AE@% %@AB@%-dons%@AE@% To form a cordon around (an area) so as to
prevent ingress or egress: %@AI@%Troops cordoned off the riot zone.%@AE@% [Fr. < OFr.,
dim. of %@AI@%corde, %@AE@%cord.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORDON.BLEU @%%@QR:cordon bleu@%%@AB@%cordon bleu%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cordons bleus%@AE@% A person highly distinguished in his
%@2@%%@CR:CORDON.SANITAIR @%%@QR:cordon sanitaire@%%@AB@%cordon sanitaire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cordons sanitaires%@AE@% A chain of buffer states
organized around a nation considered ideologically dangerous or potentially
%@2@%%@CR:CORDWOOD @%%@QR:cordwood@%%@AB@%cordwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Wood cut and piled in cords. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Wood sold by the cord.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORE @%%@QR:core@%%@AB@%core%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The hard or fibrous central part of certain fruits, such as
the apple or pear, containing the seeds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The innermost or most important
part of something; heart; center: %@AI@%the core of the problem.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Electricity. %@AE@%A soft iron rod in a coil or transformer that intensifies and
provides a path for the magnetic field produced by the windings. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%core
%@AB@%memory%@AE@% A computer memory consisting of a series of doughnut-shaped masses
of magnetic material. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The central portion of the earth at a depth of
approximately 2,900 kilometers or 1,800 miles. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A mass of dry sand placed
within a mold to provide openings or shape to a casting. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The base,
usually of soft or inferior wood, to which veneer woods are glued.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cored%@AE@% %@AB@%coring%@AE@% %@AB@%cores%@AE@% To remove the core of: %@AI@%core apples.%@AE@% [ME.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORE.CITY @%%@QR:core city@%%@AB@%core city%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%inner city%@BO: 97c00a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORE.DUMP @%%@QR:core dump@%%@AB@%core dump%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A listing of the data stored in a computer core. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COREPRESSOR @%%@QR:corepressor@%%@AB@%corepressor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A substance that combines with a genetic repressor to
activate it.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORER @%%@QR:corer@%%@AB@%corer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An implement for coring apples.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORESPONDENT @%%@QR:corespondent@%%@AB@%corespondent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A person charged with having committed adultery
with the defendant in a suit for divorce. %@AB@% corespondency %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORF @%%@QR:corf@%%@AB@%corf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%corves%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A truck, tub, or basket used in a
%@2@%%@CR:CORIACEOUS @%%@QR:coriaceous@%%@AB@%coriaceous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or like leather, esp. in texture; tough. [LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%coriaceus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%corium, %@AE@%leather.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORIANDER @%%@QR:coriander@%%@AB@%coriander%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An herb, %@AI@%Coriandrum sativum,%@AE@% widely cultivated for its
aromatic seeds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The dried ripe seeds of the coriander, used as a
%@2@%%@CR:CORINTHIAN @%%@QR:Corinthian@%%@AB@%Corinthian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to ancient Corinth in Greece. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Given to luxury; licentious; profligate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Elegantly or elaborately
ornate. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Pertaining to or designating the most ornate of the three
classical orders of architecture, characterized by a slender fluted column
having an ornate bell-shaped capital decorated with acanthus leaves. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Corinth, Greece. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A man about town. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
wealthy amateur sportsman, esp. an amateur yachtsman. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%Corinthians%@AE@% See
table at %@AI@%Bible.%@BO: 1c1070@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORIOLIS.FORCE @%%@QR:Coriolis force@%%@AB@%Coriolis force%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fictitious force used mathematically to describe
motion, as of aircraft or cloud formations, relative to a noninertial,
uniformly rotating frame of reference such as the earth. [After Gaspard G.
de %@AI@%Coriolis %@AE@%(1792-1843).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORIUM @%%@QR:corium@%%@AB@%corium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ria%@AE@% The layer of the skin beneath the epithelium,
containing nerve endings, sweat glands, and blood and lymph vessels. [Lat.,
skin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORK @%%@QR:cork@%%@AB@%cork%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The light, porous, elastic outer bark of the %@AI@%cork oak%@BO: 422c06@%%@AE@% used
widely in industry and the arts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Something made of cork, esp. a
bottle stopper. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A bottle stopper made of other material, such as
plastic. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A small float used on a fishing line or net to buoy up the line
or net or to indicate when a fish bites. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A tissue of dead cells
that forms on the outer side of the cambium in the stems of woody plants.
-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%corked%@AE@% %@AB@%corking%@AE@% %@AB@%corks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To stop or seal with or as if with a cork.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hold back; restrain or check. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To blacken with burnt cork. [ME <
Du. %@AI@%kurk %@AE@%or LG %@AI@%korck, %@AE@%both < Sp. %@AI@%alcorque, %@AE@%cork-soled shoe < dial. Ar.
%@AI@%%@AI@%al-qurq %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%quercus, %@AE@%oak.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORKAGE @%%@QR:corkage@%%@AB@%corkage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A charge exacted at a restaurant for every bottle of liquor
served that was not bought on the premises.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORKBOARD @%%@QR:corkboard@%%@AB@%corkboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A construction and insulating sheet material made of
%@2@%%@CR:CORKED @%%@QR:corked@%%@AB@%corked%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Sealed with a cork. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Tainted in flavor by an unsound
cork: %@AI@%corked port.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Blackened by burnt cork.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORKER @%%@QR:corker@%%@AB@%corker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that corks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% One that is remarkable or
%@2@%%@CR:CORK.OAK @%%@QR:cork oak@%%@AB@%cork oak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen oak tree, %@AI@%Quercus suber,%@AE@% of the Mediterranean
region, having porous outer bark that is the source of cork.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORKSCREW @%%@QR:corkscrew@%%@AB@%corkscrew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A device for drawing corks from bottles, consisting of a
pointed metal spiral attached to a handle. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Resembling a corkscrew
in shape; spiral. -%@AI@%intr. & tr.v.%@AE@% -screwed, -screwing, -screws.To move or
cause to move in a spiral or winding course.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORKWOOD @%%@QR:corkwood@%%@AB@%corkwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small tree or shrub, %@AI@%Leitneria floridiana,%@AE@% of the
southeastern United States, having very light wood. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of several other
trees having light, porous wood. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The wood of a corkwood.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORKY @%%@QR:corky@%%@AB@%corky%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or like cork. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Lively;
buoyant. %@AB@% corkiness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORM @%%@QR:corm@%%@AB@%corm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An underground stem, such as that of the gladiolus, similar to a
bulb but without scales. [NLat. %@AI@%cormus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kormos, %@AE@%a trimmed tree trunk <
%@AI@%keirein, %@AE@%to cut.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORMEL @%%@QR:cormel@%%@AB@%cormel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A young corm that arises at the base of a fully developed
corm.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORMORANT @%%@QR:cormorant@%%@AB@%cormorant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several widely distributed aquatic birds of the
genus %@AI@%Phalacrocorax,%@AE@% having dark plumage, webbed feet, a hooked bill, and a
distensible pouch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A greedy or rapacious person. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Greedy;
melodramatic, or unduly sentimental. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%corned%@AE@% %@AB@%corning%@AE@% %@AB@%corns%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
granulate or form into small grains. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To preserve and season with
granulated salt. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To preserve in brine: %@AI@%corned beef.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To feed
(animals) with corn or grain. [ME, grain < OE.]
%@AB@%corn(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A horny thickening of the skin, usually on or near a toe,
resulting from pressure or friction. [ME %@AI@%corne %@AE@%< OFr., horn < Lat. %@AI@%cornu.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNBALL @%%@QR:cornball@%%@AB@%cornball%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who behaves in a mawkish or unsophisticated
manner. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Mawkish or unsophisticated; corny. [< E. %@AI@%corn ball, %@AE@%a ball
of popcorn and molasses.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.BORER @%%@QR:corn borer@%%@AB@%corn borer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The larva of a moth, %@AI@%Pyrausta nubilalis,%@AE@% native to the
Old World, that feeds on and destroys corn and other plants. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of
various insect larvae similar to the corn borer that infest corn.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.BREAD @%%@QR:corn bread@%%@AB@%corn bread%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cornbread %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A kind of bread made from cornmeal.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNCAKE @%%@QR:corncake@%%@AB@%corncake%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or corn cake %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bread made with white cornmeal cooked either
as small cakes on a griddle or oven-baked in a pan.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.CHIP @%%@QR:corn chip@%%@AB@%corn chip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%corn chips%@AE@% A crisp piece of food made from cornmeal
batter.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNCOB @%%@QR:corncob@%%@AB@%corncob%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The woody core of an ear of corn, on which the kernels
grow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%corncob pipe%@BO: 424068@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNCOB.PIPE @%%@QR:corncob pipe@%%@AB@%corncob pipe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pipe with a bowl made of a dried corncob.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.COCKLE @%%@QR:corn cockle@%%@AB@%corn cockle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Agrostemma githago,%@AE@% native to Europe, having red
flowers and growing in fields and by roadsides.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNCRAKE @%%@QR:corncrake@%%@AB@%corncrake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A common Old World bird, %@AI@%Crex crex,%@AE@% having brownish plumage
and frequenting grain fields and meadows.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNCRIB @%%@QR:corncrib@%%@AB@%corncrib%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A structure for storing and drying ears of corn.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNDODGER @%%@QR:corndodger@%%@AB@%corndodger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, usually round corncake baked, fried, or broiled.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNEA @%%@QR:cornea@%%@AB@%cornea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The transparent anterior portion of the outer fibrous tunic of
the eye, a uniformly thick, nearly circular, convex structure covering the
lens. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%cornea (tela), %@AE@%horny (tissue) < Lat. %@AI@%corneus, %@AE@%horny <
%@2@%%@CR:CORN.EARWORM @%%@QR:corn earworm@%%@AB@%corn earworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The large, destructive larva of a moth, %@AI@%Heliothis
%@AI@%armigera,%@AE@% that feeds on corn and many other plants.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNEITIS @%%@QR:corneitis@%%@AB@%corneitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of the cornea.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNEL @%%@QR:cornel@%%@AB@%cornel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various shrubs, trees, or plants of the genus %@AI@%Cornus,%@AE@%
which includes the dogwoods. [G. %@AI@%Kornel(baum) %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%cornus, %@AE@%cornel tree +
G. %@AI@%Baum, %@AE@%tree.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNELIAN @%%@QR:cornelian@%%@AB@%cornelian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%carnelian%@BO: 2cc4c6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNELIAN.CHERR @%%@QR:cornelian cherry@%%@AB@%cornelian cherry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shrub or small tree, %@AI@%Cornus mas,%@AE@% native to
Eurasia, having very small yellow flowers and bright-red fruit. [< cornel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNEOUS @%%@QR:corneous@%%@AB@%corneous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Made of horn or a hornlike substance; horny. [Lat. %@AI@%corneus
%@AI@%%@AE@%< %@AI@%cornu, %@AE@%horn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNER @%%@QR:corner@%%@AB@%corner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The position at which two lines or surfaces meet. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The immediate interior or exterior region of the angle formed at this
position, bounded by the two lines or surfaces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A vertex, esp. the
interior region of a vertex, formed by the sides of roads or streets that
join, meet, or intersect. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A threatening or embarrassing position, esp.
one from which escape is difficult or impossible: %@AI@%got himself in a corner
%@AI@%by boasting.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A part, quarter, or region: %@AI@%the four corners of the
%@AI@%earth.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A remote, secluded, or secret place: %@AI@%a beautiful little corner
%@AI@%of Paris.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A guard or decoration fitted on a corner, as of a
bookbinding. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A speculative monopoly of a stock or commodity created by
purchasing all or most of the available supply in order to raise its price.
%@AI@%a corner drugstore.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-nered%@AE@% %@AB@%-nering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ners%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To furnish with
corners. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To place or drive into a corner: %@AI@%cornered the thieves and
%@AI@%captured them.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To form a corner in (a stock or commodity): %@AI@%cornered the
%@AI@%silver market.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To come together or be situated on or at a
corner. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To turn, as at a corner: %@AI@%a truck that corners poorly.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% cut corners. .%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take the shortest
route around obstacles, often dangerously or illegally. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To reduce
expenses; economize. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cornu, %@AE@%horn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNERBACK @%%@QR:cornerback@%%@AB@%cornerback%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or corner back %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Football. %@AE@% Either of two defensive
halfbacks stationed a short distance behind the linebackers and relatively
near the sidelines.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNERSTONE @%%@QR:cornerstone@%%@AB@%cornerstone%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or corner stone %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A stone at the corner of a
building uniting two intersecting walls; %@AI@%quoin%@BO: efca0e@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Such a stone
ceremoniously laid, often hollowed to contain historical documents or
objects and inscribed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The indispensable and fundamental basis of
something: %@AI@%the cornerstone of an argument.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNERWISE @%%@QR:cornerwise@%%@AB@%cornerwise%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cornerways %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% With a corner toward the front. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% So
as to form a corner. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% From corner to corner; diagonally.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNET @%%@QR:cornet@%%@AB@%cornet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A musical wind instrument of the trumpet class, having
three valves operated by pistons. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A piece of paper twisted into a cone
and used to hold small wares such as candy or nuts. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A headdress, often
cone-shaped, worn by women in the 12th and 13th centuries. [ME < OFr., dim.
of %@AI@%corn, %@AE@%horn < Lat. %@AI@%cornu.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:CORNETIST @%%@QR:cornetist@%%@AB@%cornetist%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cornettist %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who plays a cornet.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.FED @%%@QR:corn-fed@%%@AB@%corn-fed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Fed on corn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Healthy and strong, but
provincial and unsophisticated.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.FLAKES @%%@QR:corn flakes@%%@AB@%corn flakes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% A crisp, flaky, commercially prepared cold cereal made
from coarse cornmeal.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNFLOWER @%%@QR:cornflower@%%@AB@%cornflower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A garden plant, %@AI@%Centaurea cyanus,%@AE@% native to Eurasia,
having blue, purple, pink, or white flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNHUSK @%%@QR:cornhusk@%%@AB@%cornhusk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The leafy husk surrounding an ear of corn.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNHUSKING @%%@QR:cornhusking@%%@AB@%cornhusking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The husking of corn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A social gathering for husking
corn. %@AB@% cornhusker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNICE @%%@QR:cornice@%%@AB@%cornice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A horizontal molded projection that
crowns or completes a building or wall. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The uppermost part of an
entablature. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The molding at the top of the walls of a room, between the
walls and ceiling. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An ornamental horizontal molding or frame used to
conceal rods, picture hooks, or other devices. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-niced%@AE@% %@AB@%-nicing%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-nices%@AE@% To supply, decorate, or finish with or as if with a cornice. [OFr.
< OItal.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNICULATE @%%@QR:corniculate@%%@AB@%corniculate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having horns or hornlike projections. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%corniculatus %@AE@%< %@AI@%corniculum, %@AE@%little horn, dim. of %@AI@%cornu, %@AE@%horn.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNIFICATION @%%@QR:cornification@%%@AB@%cornification%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The conversion of squamous epithelial cells into a
horny material such as hair or nails. [Lat. %@AI@%cornu, %@AE@%horn + -fication.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNISH @%%@QR:Cornish@%%@AB@%Cornish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Cornwall in England, Cornishmen, or the
Brythonic language of Cornwall, which has been extinct since the late 18th
century. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The Cornish language.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNISH.HEN @%%@QR:Cornish hen@%%@AB@%Cornish hen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%Rock Cornish hen%@BO: fc8ff8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNISHMAN @%%@QR:Cornishman@%%@AB@%Cornishman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Cornwall, England.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.LAW @%%@QR:Corn Law@%%@AB@%Corn Law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of a series of British laws in force before 1846
regulating the grain trade and restricting imports of grain.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.LILY @%%@QR:corn lily@%%@AB@%corn lily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several bulbous plants of the genus %@AI@%Ixia,%@AE@% native to
southern Africa, having variously colored lilylike flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.MARIGOLD @%%@QR:corn marigold@%%@AB@%corn marigold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Eurasian plant, %@AI@%Chrysanthemum segetum,%@AE@% cultivated for
its yellow or white flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNMEAL @%%@QR:cornmeal@%%@AB@%cornmeal%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or corn meal %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Meal made from corn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% Oatmeal.
%@2@%%@CR:CORN.PONE @%%@QR:corn pone@%%@AB@%corn pone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Southern U.S.%@AE@% Corn bread made without milk or eggs.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.POPPY @%%@QR:corn poppy@%%@AB@%corn poppy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An Old World plant, %@AI@%Papaver rhoeas,%@AE@% having bright-red
flowers, frequently a weed in cultivated fields.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.ROSE @%%@QR:corn rose@%%@AB@%corn rose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Any of several red-flowered plants
growing in grain fields, as the corn poppy.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNROW @%%@QR:cornrow@%%@AB@%cornrow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% To arrange or style (hair) by dividing into sections and
braiding close to the scalp in rows. %@AB@% cornrow %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.SALAD @%%@QR:corn salad@%%@AB@%corn salad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Valerianella,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%V.
%@AI@%locusta%@AE@% (or %@AI@%V. olitoria%@AE@% ), native to Europe, having leaves used in salad
and small bluish flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.SILK @%%@QR:corn silk@%%@AB@%corn silk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The styles and stigmas that appear as a silky tuft or
tassel at the tip of an ear of corn.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORN.SNOW @%%@QR:corn snow@%%@AB@%corn snow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Snow that has melted and refrozen into a rough, granular
surface.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNSTALK @%%@QR:cornstalk@%%@AB@%cornstalk%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or corn stalk %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stalk or stem of corn, esp. maize.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNSTARCH @%%@QR:cornstarch@%%@AB@%cornstarch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Starch prepared from corn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A purified starchy flour
%@2@%%@CR:CORN.SYRUP @%%@QR:corn syrup@%%@AB@%corn syrup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A syrup that is prepared from corn and contains glucose
combined with dextrin and maltose.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNU @%%@QR:cornu@%%@AB@%cornu%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nua%@AE@% A protuberance of bone resembling a horn. [Lat.,
horn.] %@AB@% cornual %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNUCOPIA @%%@QR:cornucopia@%%@AB@%cornucopia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A goat's horn overflowing with fruit, flowers, and
corn, signifying prosperity; %@AI@%horn of plenty%@BO: 8d8781@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cone-shaped receptacle or
ornament. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An overflowing store; abundance. [LLat. : Lat. %@AI@%cornu, %@AE@%horn +
Lat. %@AI@%copia, %@AE@%plenty.] %@AB@% cornucopian %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORNUTE @%%@QR:cornute@%%@AB@%cornute%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cornuted %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Horn-shaped. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having horns or horn-shaped
%@2@%%@CR:COROLLARY @%%@QR:corollary@%%@AB@%corollary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A proposition that follows with little or no
proof required from one already proven. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A deduction or inference. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
natural consequence or effect; result. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Consequent or resultant. [ME
%@AI@%corolarie %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%corollarium, %@AE@%gratuity, money paid for a garland < %@AI@%corolla,
%@AI@%%@AE@%small garland. -see corolla.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONA @%%@QR:corona@%%@AB@%corona%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nas%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nae %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A faintly colored
luminous ring around a celestial body visible through a haze or thin cloud,
esp. such a ring around the moon or sun, caused by diffraction of light
from suspended matter in the intervening medium. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The luminous irregular
envelope of highly ionized gas outside the chromosphere of the sun. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Architecture. %@AE@%The top projecting part of a cornice. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A cigar with a long
tapering body and blunt ends. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A crownlike or upper part or
structure, such as the top of the head. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A crownlike part of a
flower, usually between the petals and stamens but sometimes an appendage
of the corolla, as in daffodils. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@%A faint glow enveloping
the high-field electrode in a %@AI@%corona discharge%@BO: 428125@%%@AE@%, often accompanied by
streamers directed toward the low-field electrode. [Lat., crown < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%korone.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONA.AUSTRALI @%%@QR:Corona Australis@%%@AB@%Corona Australis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near
Telescopium and Sagittarius. [Lat., southern crown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONA.BOREALIS @%%@QR:Corona Borealis@%%@AB@%Corona Borealis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation containing the Corona Borealis
cluster of galaxies, in the Northern Hemisphere near Hercules and Bootes.
[Lat., northern crown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONA.DISCHARG @%%@QR:corona discharge@%%@AB@%corona discharge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electrical discharge characterized by a corona
and occurring when one of two electrodes in a gas has a shape causing the
electric field at its surface to be significantly greater than that between
the electrodes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONAGRAPH @%%@QR:coronagraph@%%@AB@%coronagraph%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coronograph %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A telescope used to examine the sun's
corona.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONAL @%%@QR:coronal@%%@AB@%coronal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A garland, wreath, or circlet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%The %@AI@%coronal
%@AI@%suture%@BO: 42852c@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a coronal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Of,
designating, or having the direction of the coronal suture. [ME < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%coronalis, %@AE@%of a crown < %@AI@%corona, %@AE@%crown. -see corona.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONAL.SUTURE @%%@QR:coronal suture@%%@AB@%coronal suture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The line of union of the two parietal bones with the
frontal bone of the skull.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONARY @%%@QR:coronary@%%@AB@%coronary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or designating either of two
arteries that originate in the aorta and supply blood directly to the heart
tissues. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the heart. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:CORONARY.ARTERY @%%@QR:coronary artery@%%@AB@%coronary artery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the two arteries that supply blood to the
heart.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONARY.OCCLUS @%%@QR:coronary occlusion@%%@AB@%coronary occlusion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The complete obstruction of blood flow in a
coronary artery.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONARY.THROMB @%%@QR:coronary thrombosis@%%@AB@%coronary thrombosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The occlusion of a coronary artery by a blood
clot, often leading to destruction of heart muscle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONARY.VEIN @%%@QR:coronary vein@%%@AB@%coronary vein%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various blood vessels that drain the blood from
the heart.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONATION @%%@QR:coronation@%%@AB@%coronation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or ceremony of crowning a sovereign or his
consort. [ME %@AI@%coronacioun %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%coronatio %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%coronare, %@AE@%to crown <
%@AI@%%@AI@%corona, %@AE@%crown. -see corona.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONER @%%@QR:coroner@%%@AB@%coroner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A public officer whose primary function is to investigate by
inquest any death thought to be of other than natural causes. [ME, officer
of the Crown < AN %@AI@%corouner %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%corona, %@AE@%crown. -see corona.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%coronership %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONERS.JURY @%%@QR:coroner's jury@%%@AB@%coroner's jury%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A group of people summoned to attend a coroner's
inquest and determine the cause of the death under investigation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONET @%%@QR:coronet@%%@AB@%coronet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small crown worn by princes and princesses and by other
nobles below the rank of sovereign. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A chaplet or headband decorated with
gold or jewels. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The upper margin of a horse's hoof. [ME %@AI@%coronette %@AE@%<
OFr., dim. of %@AI@%corone, %@AE@%crown < Lat. %@AI@%corona. %@AE@%-see corona.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORONOID @%%@QR:coronoid@%%@AB@%coronoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a crownlike shape. [Lat. %@AI@%corona, %@AE@%wreath, crown (<
Gk. %@AI@%korone%@AE@%) + -oid.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COROTATE @%%@QR:corotate@%%@AB@%corotate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% To rotate in conjunction with
another body. %@AB@% corotation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% corotational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPORA @%%@QR:corpora@%%@AB@%corpora%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%corpus%@BO: 42a810@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%corporal(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of the body; bodily: %@AI@%corporal punishment.%@AE@% [ME < OFr.
and < Lat. %@AI@%corporalis %@AE@%< %@AI@%corpus, %@AE@%body.] %@AB@% corporality %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% corporally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@AB@%corporal(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A noncommissioned officer ranking below sergeant and above
private first class in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps. [OFr.,
lowest noncommissioned officer, var. of %@AI@%caporal %@AE@%< OItal. < %@AI@%capo, %@AE@%head <
Lat. %@AI@%caput.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%corporal(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@% A white linen cloth on which the
consecrated elements are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist.
[ME < OFr. and < Med. Lat. %@AI@%corporale %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%corporalis, %@AE@%of the body (from
the Eucharistic bread being representative of Christ's body) < %@AI@%corpus,
%@AE@%body.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPORALS.GUARD @%%@QR:corporal's guard@%%@AB@%corporal's guard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The squad commanded by a corporal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small
number of people.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPORATE @%%@QR:corporate@%%@AB@%corporate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Formed into a corporation; incorporated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to a corporation: %@AI@%corporate wealth.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% United or combined into
one body; collective: %@AI@%corporate effort.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%corporative%@BO: 429ba9@%%@AE@%. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%corporatus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%corporare, %@AE@%to make into a body < %@AI@%corpus, %@AE@%body.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%corporately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPORATION @%%@QR:corporation@%%@AB@%corporation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A body of persons granted a charter legally
recognizing them as a separate entity having its own rights, privileges,
and liabilities distinct from those of its members. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Such a body created
for purposes of government. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group of people combined into or acting as
one body.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPORATIVE @%%@QR:corporative@%%@AB@%corporative%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or corporate %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or associated with
a corporation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of a government or political system in which the
principal economic functions, such as banking, industry, labor, and
government, are organized as corporate entities.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPORATOR @%%@QR:corporator@%%@AB@%corporator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a corporation.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPOREAL @%%@QR:corporeal@%%@AB@%corporeal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the body. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Of a material nature; tangible. [< Lat. %@AI@%corporeus %@AE@%< %@AI@%corpus, %@AE@%body.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CORPOREITY @%%@QR:corporeity@%%@AB@%corporeity%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or corporeality %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state of being material or corporeal;
physical existence.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPOSANT @%%@QR:corposant@%%@AB@%corposant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%St. Elmo's fire%@BO: 11d861e@%%@AE@%. [Port. and OSp. %@AI@%corpo santo, %@AE@%both < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%corpus sanctum, %@AE@%holy body.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPS @%%@QR:corps@%%@AB@%corps%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%corps%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A separate branch or department of the armed
forces having a specialized function. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A tactical unit of ground combat
forces between a division and an army commanded by a lieutenant general and
composed of two or more divisions and auxiliary service troops. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A body
of persons acting together or associated under common direction: %@AI@%the press
%@AI@%corps.%@AE@% [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%corpus, %@AE@%body.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPS.DE.BALLET @%%@QR:corps de ballet@%%@AB@%corps de ballet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The dancers in a ballet troupe who perform as a group
with no solo parts. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPSE @%%@QR:corpse@%%@AB@%corpse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dead body, esp. the dead body of a human being. [ME %@AI@%corps %@AE@%<
Lat. %@AI@%corpus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPSMAN @%%@QR:corpsman@%%@AB@%corpsman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enlisted man in the U.S. Navy trained as a pharmacist or
hospital assistant.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPULENCE @%%@QR:corpulence@%%@AB@%corpulence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The condition of being excessively fat; obesity. [ME,
corporality < Lat. %@AI@%corpulentia, %@AE@%corpulence < %@AI@%corpulentus, %@AE@%corpulent <
%@2@%%@CR:COR.PULMONALE @%%@QR:cor pulmonale@%%@AB@%cor pulmonale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heart disease characterized by hypertrophy of the
right ventricle that is caused by an obstruction in pulmonary circulation.
[NLat., pulmonary heart.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPUS @%%@QR:corpus@%%@AB@%corpus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pora%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A human or animal body, esp. when dead. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Anatomy. %@AE@%A structure constituting the main part of an organ. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
principal or capital, as distinguished from the interest or income, as of a
fund or estate. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A large collection of writings of a specific kind or on
a specific subject. [ME < Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPUS.ALBICANS @%%@QR:corpus albicans@%%@AB@%corpus albicans%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The white fibrous tissue in an ovary that results
after the involution and regression of the corpus luteum. [NLat., white
body.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPUS.CALLOSUM @%%@QR:corpus callosum@%%@AB@%corpus callosum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%corpora callosa%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% A wide arched band of
white matter connecting the cerebral hemispheres at the base of the
longitudinal fissure. [NLat., callous body.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPUS.CHRISTI @%%@QR:Corpus Christi@%%@AB@%Corpus Christi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% A festival celebrated in honor
of the Eucharist on the first Thursday after Trinity Sunday. [ME < Med.
Lat. : Lat. %@AI@%corpus, %@AE@%body + Med. Lat. %@AI@%Christus, %@AE@%Christ.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPUSCLE @%%@QR:corpuscle@%%@AB@%corpuscle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%A cell, such as an erythrocyte or leukocyte,
that is capable of free movement in a fluid or matrix, as distinguished
from a cell fixed in tissue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A discrete particle such as a photon or
electron. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A minute globular particle. [Lat. %@AI@%corpusculum, %@AE@%little
particle, dim. of %@AI@%corpus, %@AE@%body.] %@AB@% corpuscular %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPUS.DELICTI @%%@QR:corpus delicti@%%@AB@%corpus delicti%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The material substance upon which a crime
has been committed. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The material evidence, such as the discovered corpse
of a murder victim, of the fact that a crime has been committed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
victim's corpse in a murder case. [NLat. : Lat. %@AI@%corpus, %@AE@%body + %@AI@%delictum,
%@AE@%crime.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPUS.JURIS @%%@QR:corpus juris@%%@AB@%corpus juris%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The collective or comprehensive body of all the laws of
a nation or state. [Lat., the body of law.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPUS.JURIS.CI @%%@QR:Corpus Juris Civilis@%%@AB@%Corpus Juris Civilis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The body of civil or Roman law assembled and
issued during Justinian's reign and forming the basis of most European law.
[Lat., the body of civil law.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPUS.LUTEUM @%%@QR:corpus luteum@%%@AB@%corpus luteum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%corpora lutea%@AE@% A yellow mass of endocrine cells in a
ruptured mature Graafian follicle of the ovary, formed after the release of
an ovum. [NLat., yellow body.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORPUS.STRIATUM @%%@QR:corpus striatum@%%@AB@%corpus striatum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%corpora striata%@AE@% Either of two gray-and-white,
striated ganglionic masses of the brain stem in the lower lateral wall of
each cerebral hemisphere. [NLat., striated body.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRADE @%%@QR:corrade@%%@AB@%corrade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-raded%@AE@% %@AB@%-rading%@AE@% %@AB@%-rades%@AE@% To erode or be eroded by
%@2@%%@CR:CORRAL @%%@QR:corral@%%@AB@%corral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An enclosure for confining livestock. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An enclosure
formed by a circle of wagons for defense against attack during an
encampment. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ralled%@AE@% %@AB@%-ralling%@AE@% %@AB@%-rals%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To drive into and hold in a
corral. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To arrange (wagons) in a corral. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To take
%@2@%%@CR:CORRECT @%%@QR:correct@%%@AB@%correct%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rected%@AE@% %@AB@%-recting%@AE@% %@AB@%-rects%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To remove the errors or
mistakes from. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To indicate or mark the errors in. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To admonish or
punish for the purpose of improving. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To remove, remedy, or counteract (a
malfunction, for example). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To adjust so as to meet a standard or other
required condition: %@AI@%correct the wheel alignment.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make
corrections. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make adjustments; compensate: %@AI@%correcting for the effects
%@AI@%of air resistance.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Free from error or fault; true or accurate.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Conforming to standards; proper: %@AI@%correct behavior.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%correcten %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%revise%@BO: fa1356@%%@AE@% %@AI@%amend%@BO: 92d5e@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to make right or to improve. %@AI@%Correct%@BO: 42b9b7@%%@AE@% can
apply broadly to any such act but usually refers to eliminating error or
defect. %@AI@%Rectify%@BO: f40a24@%%@AE@% stresses the idea of bringing something into conformity
with a standard of what is right. %@AI@%Remedy%@BO: f6b41a@%%@AE@% involves repairing or removing
something considered a cause of harm or damage. %@AI@%Redress%@BO: f4887c@%%@AE@% usually refers to
setting right something considered morally or ethically wrong and involves
making reparation to the wronged person. %@AI@%Reform%@BO: f511d6@%%@AE@% implies broad change that
improves character, as of a person or institution. %@AI@%Revise%@BO: fa1356@%%@AE@% suggests change
as a result of reconsideration of an earlier course. %@AI@%Amend%@BO: 92d5e@%%@AE@% adds to
revision a more definite implication of improvement through alteration or
addition.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRECTION @%%@QR:correction@%%@AB@%correction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of correcting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something offered
or substituted for a mistake or fault: %@AI@%made corrections in the report.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Punishment intended to rehabilitate or improve. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An amount or quantity
that is added or subtracted to correct. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A decline in stock-market prices
or activity following a period of increases. %@AB@% correctional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRECTITUDE @%%@QR:correctitude@%%@AB@%correctitude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state or quality of being correct, esp. in manners
and behavior; propriety.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRECTIVE @%%@QR:corrective@%%@AB@%corrective%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Tending or intended to correct. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that
%@2@%%@CR:CORRELATE @%%@QR:correlate@%%@AB@%correlate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put or bring into causal,
complementary, parallel, or reciprocal relation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To establish or
demonstrate as having a correlation: %@AI@%correlated drug abuse and crime.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be related by a correlation. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Related by a correlation,
esp. having corresponding characteristics. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two correlate
entities; correlative. [Back-formation from correlation.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRELATION @%%@QR:correlation@%%@AB@%correlation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A causal, complementary, parallel, or reciprocal
relationship, esp. a structural, functional, or qualitative correspondence
between two comparable entities: %@AI@%a correlation between recession and
%@AI@%unemployment.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Statistics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The simultaneous increase or decrease in
value of two numerically valued random variables: %@AI@%the positive correlation
%@AI@%between cigarette smoking and the incidence of lung cancer.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
simultaneous increase in the value of one and decrease in the value of the
other of two numerically valued random variables: %@AI@%the negative correlation
%@AI@%between age and normal vision.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of correlating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
condition of being correlated. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%correlatio %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together
%@2@%%@CR:CORRELATION.COE @%%@QR:correlation coefficient@%%@AB@%correlation coefficient%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A measure of the interdependence of two
random variables that ranges in value from -1 to +1, indicating perfect
negative correlation at -1, absence of correlation at 0, and perfect
positive correlation at +1.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRELATIVE @%%@QR:correlative@%%@AB@%correlative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Related; corresponding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Indicating a reciprocal
or complementary relationship: %@AI@%a correlative conjunction.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Either
of two correlative entities; correlate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%A correlative word or
%@2@%%@CR:CORRESPOND @%%@QR:correspond@%%@AB@%correspond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sponded%@AE@% %@AB@%-sponding%@AE@% %@AB@%-sponds%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be in agreement,
harmony, or conformity; be consistent or compatible: %@AI@%Our goals
%@AI@%corresponded.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be similar, parallel, equivalent, or equal in
character, quantity, origin, structure, or function: %@AI@%English "navel"
%@AI@%corresponds to Greek "omphalos."%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To communicate by letter, usually over
a period of time. [OFr. %@AI@%correspondre %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%correspondere %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%com-,
%@2@%%@CR:CORRESPONDENCE @%%@QR:correspondence@%%@AB@%correspondence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act, fact, or state of agreeing or conforming.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Similarity or analogy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Communication by the exchange of letters.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% The letters written or received.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRESPONDENCE. @%%@QR:correspondence principle@%%@AB@%correspondence principle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The principle that predictions of quantum
theory approach those of classical physics in the limit of large quantum
numbers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRESPONDENCE. @%%@QR:correspondence school@%%@AB@%correspondence school%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A school that offers instruction by mail,
%@2@%%@CR:CORRESPONDENT @%%@QR:correspondent@%%@AB@%correspondent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who communicates by means of letters. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Someone
employed by a newspaper or magazine to supply news or articles: %@AI@%a foreign
%@AI@%correspondent.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person or firm having regular business relations with
another, esp. at a distance. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something that corresponds; correlative.
%@2@%%@CR:CORRESPONDENT.B @%%@QR:correspondent banking@%%@AB@%correspondent banking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of banking under which large banks
perform various services for smaller banks in return for balances that the
small banks keep with them.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRESPONDING @%%@QR:corresponding@%%@AB@%corresponding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Agreeing or conforming, as in degree or kind;
consistent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Analogous or equivalent. %@AB@% correspondingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CORRIDA @%%@QR:corrida@%%@AB@%corrida%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%bullfight%@BO: 268958@%%@AE@%. [Sp. < %@AI@%correr, %@AE@%to run < Lat. %@AI@%currere.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRIDOR @%%@QR:corridor@%%@AB@%corridor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A narrow hallway, passageway, or gallery, often with
rooms or apartments opening onto it. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tract of land forming a
passageway, as one that allows an inland country access to the sea through
another country. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A lane for the passage of aircraft. [OFr. < OItal.
%@AI@%%@AI@%corridore %@AE@%< %@AI@%correre, %@AE@%to run < Lat. %@AI@%currere.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRIE @%%@QR:corrie@%%@AB@%corrie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% A round hollow in a hillside; %@AI@%cirque%@BO: 35aff6@%%@AE@%. [Sc. Gael.
%@AI@%%@AI@%coire.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRIGENDUM @%%@QR:corrigendum@%%@AB@%corrigendum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-da%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An error to be corrected, esp. a printer's
error. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%corrigenda%@AE@% A list of errors in a book with their corrections.
[Lat., neuter gerund. of %@AI@%corrigere,%@AE@% to correct.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRIGIBLE @%%@QR:corrigible@%%@AB@%corrigible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being corrected, reformed, or improved. [ME <
OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%corrigibilis %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%corrigere, %@AE@%to correct.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CORROBORANT @%%@QR:corroborant@%%@AB@%corroborant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Producing or stimulating physical vigor. Used
of a medicine.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORROBORATE @%%@QR:corroborate@%%@AB@%corroborate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rated%@AE@% %@AB@%-rating%@AE@% %@AB@%-rates%@AE@% To support or confirm by new
evidence; attest the truth or accuracy of. [Lat. %@AI@%corroborare, corroborat- %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:CORROBOREE @%%@QR:corroboree@%%@AB@%corroboree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Australian.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An aboriginal dance festival held at night
to celebrate tribal victories or other events. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A large or noisy
celebration. [< a native word in Australia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRODE @%%@QR:corrode@%%@AB@%corrode%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-roded%@AE@% %@AB@%-roding%@AE@% %@AB@%-rodes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To dissolve or wear away
gradually, esp. by chemical action: %@AI@%acid corroding metal.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To impair
steadily; deteriorate. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be eaten or worn away; become corroded.
%@2@%%@CR:CORROSION @%%@QR:corrosion@%%@AB@%corrosion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of corroding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A substance, such as
rust, resulting from corrosion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The condition produced by corrosion. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CORRUGATE @%%@QR:corrugate@%%@AB@%corrugate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gated%@AE@% %@AB@%-gating%@AE@% %@AB@%-gates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To shape into folds or parallel
and alternating ridges and grooves. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become corrugated. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CORRUGATED.IRON @%%@QR:corrugated iron@%%@AB@%corrugated iron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A structural sheet iron, usually galvanized, shaped
in parallel furrows and ridges for rigidity.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRUGATION @%%@QR:corrugation@%%@AB@%corrugation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of corrugating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state or process of
being corrugated. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A groove or ridge on a corrugated surface.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRUPT @%%@QR:corrupt@%%@AB@%corrupt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked
by venality and dishonesty: %@AI@%a corrupt mayor.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Decaying; putrid. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Containing errors or alterations, as a text: %@AI@%a corrupt translation.%@AE@%
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-rupted%@AE@% %@AB@%-rupting%@AE@% %@AB@%-rupts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To destroy or subvert the honesty or
integrity of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To ruin morally; pervert. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To taint; contaminate. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
cause to become rotten; spoil. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To change the original form of (a text,
for example). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become corrupt. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%corruptus, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:CORRUPTION @%%@QR:corruption@%%@AB@%corruption%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or result of corrupting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
corrupt. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Something that corrupts. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Decay; rot.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORRUPTIONIST @%%@QR:corruptionist@%%@AB@%corruptionist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who defends or practices corruption.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORSAGE @%%@QR:corsage@%%@AB@%corsage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small bouquet of flowers worn by a woman at the shoulder
or waist or on the wrist. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The bodice or waist of a dress. [ME, torso <
OFr. < %@AI@%cors,%@AE@% body < Lat. %@AI@%corpus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORSAIR @%%@QR:corsair@%%@AB@%corsair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A privateer, esp. along the Barbary Coast. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A swift
pirate ship, often operating with official sanction. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A pirate. [OFr.
%@AE@%plunder < Lat. %@AI@%cursus,%@AE@% course. -see course.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORSE @%%@QR:corse@%%@AB@%corse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A corpse. [ME %@AI@%cors %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%corpus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORSELET @%%@QR:corselet@%%@AB@%corselet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%corslet%@AE@% Body armor, esp. a breastplate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A light
corset with few or no stays. [OFr. %@AI@%corselet, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%corsel, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%cors,
%@AE@%body < Lat. %@AI@%corpus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORSET @%%@QR:corset@%%@AB@%corset%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A close-fitting undergarment, often reinforced by stays,
worn to support and shape the waistline, hips, and breasts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A medieval
outer garment, esp. a laced jacket or bodice. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-seted%@AE@% %@AB@%-seting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sets%@AE@%
To enclose in or as if in a corset. [ME, bodice < OFr., dim. of %@AI@%cors,%@AE@% body
< Lat. %@AI@%corpus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORSETIERE @%%@QR:corsetiere@%%@AB@%corsetiere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A maker, fitter, or seller of corsets. [Fr. < %@AI@%corset,%@AE@%
corset < OFr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORSLET @%%@QR:corslet@%%@AB@%corslet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%corselet%@BO: 42fe77@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTEGE @%%@QR:cortege@%%@AB@%cortege%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cortege %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A train of attendants, as of a distinguished
person; retinue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A ceremonial procession. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A funeral procession.
%@2@%%@CR:CORTEX @%%@QR:cortex@%%@AB@%cortex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tices%@AE@% %@AB@% or -texes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The outer layer of an
organ or part, as of the kidney, cerebrum, or cerebellum. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The firm outer
layer that comprises most of the adrenal gland. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A layer of
tissue in roots and stems lying between the epidermis and the vascular
tissue. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An external layer such as bark or rind. [Lat., bark.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTIC @%%@QR:cortic-@%%@AB@%cortic-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%cortico-%@BO: 430acc@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTICAL @%%@QR:cortical@%%@AB@%cortical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or consisting of cortex. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of,
pertaining to, associated with, or depending on the cerebral cortex. [NLat.
%@AI@%corticalis %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cortex,%@AE@% bark.] %@AB@% cortically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTICATE @%%@QR:corticate@%%@AB@%corticate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or corticated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a cortex or similar specialized
%@2@%%@CR:CORTICES @%%@QR:cortices@%%@AB@%cortices%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%cortex%@BO: 4304ef@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTICO @%%@QR:cortico-@%%@AB@%cortico-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cortic- %@AE@% Cortex: %@AI@%corticotropin.%@AE@% [< Lat. %@AI@%cortex, cortic-,
%@AE@%bark, rind.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTICOID @%%@QR:corticoid@%%@AB@%corticoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the steroids of the adrenal cortex.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTICOLOUS @%%@QR:corticolous@%%@AB@%corticolous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Growing or living on tree bark: %@AI@%corticolous
%@AI@%mosses.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTICOSPINAL @%%@QR:corticospinal@%%@AB@%corticospinal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the
spinal cord.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTICOSTEROID @%%@QR:corticosteroid@%%@AB@%corticosteroid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%corticoid%@BO: 430b93@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTICOSTERONE @%%@QR:corticosterone@%%@AB@%corticosterone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A corticoid, C%@AH@%21%@AE@%H%@AH@%30%@AE@%O%@AH@%4%@AE@%, that induces hyperglycemia and%@EH@%
deposition of glycogen in the liver. [cortico- + ster(ol) + -one.]
%@2@%%@CR:CORTIN @%%@QR:cortin@%%@AB@%cortin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An adrenal cortex extract that contains several hormones and
is used in medicine. [cort(ex) + -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTISOL @%%@QR:cortisol@%%@AB@%cortisol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hormone of the adrenal cortex, hydrocortisone.
[cortis(one) + -ol.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORTISONE @%%@QR:cortisone@%%@AB@%cortisone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A corticoid, C%@AH@%21%@AE@%H%@AH@%28%@AE@%O%@AH@%5%@AE@%, active in carbohydrate metabolism%@EH@%
and used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, adrenal insufficiency, certain
allergies, diseases of connective tissue, and gout. [Alteration of
corticosterone.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORUNDUM @%%@QR:corundum@%%@AB@%corundum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extremely hard mineral, aluminum oxide, sometimes
containing iron, magnesia, or silica, occurring in gem varieties such as
ruby and sapphire and in a common gray, brown, or blue form used chiefly in
abrasives. [Tamil %@AI@%kuruntam, %@AE@%prob. of Skt. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORUSCANT @%%@QR:coruscant@%%@AB@%coruscant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Glittering. [Lat. %@AI@%coruscans, coruscant-, %@AE@%pr.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%coruscare, %@AE@%to flash.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORUSCATE @%%@QR:coruscate@%%@AB@%coruscate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% To give forth flashes of light;
%@2@%%@CR:CORVEE @%%@QR:corvee@%%@AB@%corvee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A day of unpaid work required of a vassal by his feudal
lord. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Labor exacted by a local authority for little or no pay or instead
of taxes and used esp. in the maintenance of roads. [ME %@AI@%corve %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%corvee%@AE@%
< LLat. %@AI@%(opera) corrogata,%@AE@% work requested < Lat. %@AI@%corrogare,%@AE@% to bring
together : %@AI@%com-,%@AE@% together + %@AI@%rogare,%@AE@% to ask.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORVES @%%@QR:corves@%%@AB@%corves%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%corf%@BO: 42195a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORVETTE @%%@QR:corvette@%%@AB@%corvette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fast, lightly armed warship, smaller than a destroyer.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% An obsolete sailing warship, smaller than a frigate, usually armed with
one tier of guns. [Fr., a kind of warship.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORVINA @%%@QR:corvina@%%@AB@%corvina%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%corbina%@BO: 41f3e3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CORVINE @%%@QR:corvine@%%@AB@%corvine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, resembling, or characteristic of crows, ravens, or
related birds. [Lat. %@AI@%corvinus %@AE@%< %@AI@%corvus, %@AE@%raven.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORVUS @%%@QR:Corvus@%%@AB@%Corvus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Crater and
Virgo. [NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%corvus,%@AE@% raven.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORY @%%@QR:cory@%%@AB@%cory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cory%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CORYBANT @%%@QR:Corybant@%%@AB@%Corybant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Corybants%@AE@% %@AB@% or Corybantes %@AE@%%@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A priest of
the ancient Phrygian goddess Cybele whose rites were celebrated with music
%@2@%%@CR:CORYDALIS @%%@QR:corydalis@%%@AB@%corydalis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Corydalis,%@AE@% having finely
lobed leaves and spurred yellow or pinkish flowers. [NLat. %@AI@%Corydalis, %@AE@%genus
name < Gk. %@AI@%korudallis,%@AE@% crested lark (from the shape of the flowers) <
%@AI@%%@AI@%korudos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORYMB @%%@QR:corymb@%%@AB@%corymb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A flat-topped flower cluster in which the individual
stalks grow upward from various points of the main stem to approximately
the same height. [Fr. %@AI@%corymbe %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%corymbus, %@AE@%bunch of flowers < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:CORYNEBACTERIUM @%%@QR:corynebacterium@%%@AB@%corynebacterium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the genus %@AI@%Corynebacterium%@AE@% of Gram-positive
rod-shaped bacteria that include many animal and plant pathogens, including
the causative agent of diphtheria in man. [NLat. %@AI@%Corynebacterium, %@AE@%genus
name : Gk. %@AI@%koryne, %@AE@%club + %@AI@%bacterium, %@AE@%bacterium.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORYNEFORM @%%@QR:coryneform@%%@AB@%coryneform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Similar to a corynebacterium. [coryne(bacterium) +
-form.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORYPHAEUS @%%@QR:coryphaeus@%%@AB@%coryphaeus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-phaei%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The leader of the chorus in ancient Greek
drama. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A leader or spokesman. [Lat., leader < Gk. %@AI@%koruphaios%@AE@% < %@AI@%koruphe,%@AE@%
head.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORYPHEE @%%@QR:coryphee@%%@AB@%coryphee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A ballet dancer ranking above the corps de ballet and below
the soloists. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%coryphaeus,%@AE@% leader. -see coryphaeus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CORYZA @%%@QR:coryza@%%@AB@%coryza%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acute inflammation of the nasal mucous membrane marked by
discharge of mucus, sneezing, and watering of the eyes. [Gk. %@AI@%koruza,%@AE@%
catarrh.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COS @%%@QR:cos@%%@AB@%cos%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Romaine%@BO: fd157d@%%@AE@%. [After %@AI@%Cos,%@AE@% the former name for Stanchio, an island in
the Aegean.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COSA.NOSTRA @%%@QR:Cosa Nostra@%%@AB@%Cosa Nostra%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A crime syndicate active throughout the United States,
hierarchic in structure, comprising locally independent units known as
families, and often believed to have an important relationship with the
Sicilian Mafia. [Ital., our thing.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COSECANT @%%@QR:cosecant@%%@AB@%cosecant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% The %@AI@%secant%@BO: 10693c8@%%@AE@% of the complement of a directed
angle or arc.
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%@2@%%@CR:COSEISMAL @%%@QR:coseismal@%%@AB@%coseismal%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or coseismic %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Pertaining to or designating a line
connecting the points on a map that indicate the places simultaneously
affected by an earthquake shock. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coseismal line.
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%@2@%%@CR:COSH @%%@QR:cosh@%%@AB@%cosh%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A blackjack. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An attack with a
blackjack. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%coshed%@AE@% %@AB@%coshing%@AE@% %@AB@%coshes%@AE@% To attack or hit with or as if
with a cosh. [Prob. < Romany %@AI@%kosh,%@AE@% stick.]
%@2@%%@CR:COSIGN @%%@QR:cosign@%%@AB@%cosign%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-signed%@AE@% %@AB@%-signing%@AE@% %@AB@%-signs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To sign (a document) jointly
with another or others. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To endorse (a signature), as for a loan. %@AB@%
%@AB@%cosigner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COSIGNATORY @%%@QR:cosignatory@%%@AB@%cosignatory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Signed jointly with another or others. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@%
One who cosigns.
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%@2@%%@CR:COSINE @%%@QR:cosine@%%@AB@%cosine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The abscissa of the endpoint of an arc of a unit circle
centered at the origin of a Cartesian coordinate system, the arc being of
length %@AI@%x%@AE@% and measured counterclockwise from the point (1, 0) if %@AI@%x%@AE@% is
positive or clockwise if %@AI@%x%@AE@% is negative. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In a right triangle, the
function of an acute angle that is the ratio of the adjacent side to the
%@2@%%@CR:COSMETICIAN @%%@QR:cosmetician@%%@AB@%cosmetician%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person whose occupation is manufacturing, selling, or
applying cosmetics.
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%@2@%%@CR:COSMETICIZE @%%@QR:cosmeticize@%%@AB@%cosmeticize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cized%@AE@% %@AB@%-cizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cizes%@AE@% To make superficially
attractive or acceptable.
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%@2@%%@CR:COSMETOLOGY @%%@QR:cosmetology@%%@AB@%cosmetology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study or art of cosmetics and their use. [Fr.
%@2@%%@CR:COSMIC @%%@QR:cosmic@%%@AB@%cosmic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cosmical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the universe, esp. as
distinct from the earth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Infinitely or inconceivably extended; vast: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%issue of cosmic dimensions.%@AE@% [Gk. %@AI@%kosmikos %@AE@%< %@AI@%kosmos,%@AE@% universe.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%cosmically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COSMIC.DUST @%%@QR:cosmic dust@%%@AB@%cosmic dust%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Fine solid particles of matter in interstellar space.
%@2@%%@CR:COSMOGENIC @%%@QR:cosmogenic@%%@AB@%cosmogenic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Produced by cosmic rays. [cosm(ic ray) + -genic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COSMOGONY @%%@QR:cosmogony@%%@AB@%cosmogony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The astrophysical study of the evolution of
the universe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A specific theory or model of the evolution of the
universe. [Gk. %@AI@%kosmogonia, %@AE@%creation of the world : %@AI@%cosmos,%@AE@% world + %@AI@%gonos,%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:COSMOGRAPHY @%%@QR:cosmography@%%@AB@%cosmography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-phies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The study of the constitution of nature. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A description of the world or universe. [Gk. %@AI@%kosmographia, %@AE@%description of
the world : %@AI@%kosmos,%@AE@% world + %@AI@%-graphia,%@AE@% -graphy.] %@AB@% cosmographer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COSMOLINE @%%@QR:Cosmoline@%%@AB@%Cosmoline%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for %@AI@%petrolatum%@BO: d91ae5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COSMOLOGY @%%@QR:cosmology@%%@AB@%cosmology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A branch of philosophy dealing with the
origin, processes, and structure of the universe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The astrophysical
study of the structure and constituent dynamics of the universe. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
specific theory or model of this structure and dynamics. %@AB@% cosmologic
%@2@%%@CR:COSMONAUT @%%@QR:cosmonaut@%%@AB@%cosmonaut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%astronaut%@BO: 1260e9@%%@AE@%, esp. one from the Soviet Union. [R. %@AI@%kosmonaut
%@2@%%@CR:COSMOPOLITAN @%%@QR:cosmopolitan@%%@AB@%cosmopolitan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Common to the whole world. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of the entire world
or from many different parts of the world. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% At home in all parts of the
world or in many spheres of interest. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Growing or occurring in
all or most parts of the world; widely distributed. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cosmopolite. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COSMOS @%%@QR:cosmos@%%@AB@%cosmos%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An ordered, harmonious, and whole system. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Harmony and order as distinct
from chaos. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Any of various tropical American plants of the genus %@AI@%Cosmos,%@AE@%
having variously colored rayed flowers, esp. %@AI@%C. bipinnatus,%@AE@% widely
cultivated as a garden plant. [Gk. %@AI@%kosmos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COSSACK @%%@QR:Cossack@%%@AB@%Cossack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a people of the southern Soviet Union in Europe
and adjacent parts of Asia, noted as cavalrymen. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining
to the Cossacks. [R. %@AI@%kazak %@AE@%and Ukranian %@AI@%kozak, %@AE@%both < Turk. %@AI@%kazak,%@AE@%
adventurer.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COSSET @%%@QR:cosset@%%@AB@%cosset%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-seted%@AE@% %@AB@%-seting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sets%@AE@% To pamper; pet. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pet, esp. a
pet lamb. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COST @%%@QR:cost@%%@AB@%cost%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An amount paid or required in payment for a purchase; price.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A loss, sacrifice, or penalty; detriment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%costs%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The charges
fixed for litigation, usually payable by the losing party. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cost%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%costing%@AE@% %@AB@%costs%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To require a specified payment, expenditure, effort,
or loss: %@AI@%It costs more to live in the city.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To have as a price. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To cause to lose, suffer, or sacrifice: %@AI@%Participating in the strike cost
%@AI@%him his job.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To estimate or determine the cost of. [ME < OFr. < %@AI@%coster,%@AE@%
to cost < Lat. %@AI@%constare.%@AE@% -see constant.] %@AB@% costless %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% costlessness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COSTA @%%@QR:costa@%%@AB@%costa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tae%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% A rib or a riblike part, such as the midrib
of a leaf or a thickened anterior vein or margin of an insect's wing.
[Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COST.ACCOUNTANT @%%@QR:cost accountant@%%@AB@%cost accountant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An accountant who keeps records of the costs of
production and distribution. %@AB@% cost accounting %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COSTAR @%%@QR:costar@%%@AB@%costar%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or co-star %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A starring actor or actress given equal status
with another or others in a play or motion picture. -%@AI@%intr. & tr.v.%@AE@%
-starred, -starring, -stars.To act or present as a costar.
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%@2@%%@CR:COSTARD @%%@QR:costard@%%@AB@%costard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An English variety of large apple. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@%
The head. [ME < AN, perh. < %@AI@%coste,%@AE@% rib (from its ribbed appearance) < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%costa.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COST.EFFECTIVE @%%@QR:cost-effective@%%@AB@%cost-effective%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Economical in terms of the goods or services
received for the money spent. %@AB@% costeffectiveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COSTER @%%@QR:coster@%%@AB@%coster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A %@AI@%costermonger%@BO: 435c6f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COSTERMONGER @%%@QR:costermonger@%%@AB@%costermonger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% One who sells fruit, vegetables, fish,
or other goods from a cart, barrow, or stand in the streets. [Obs.
%@2@%%@CR:COSTLY @%%@QR:costly@%%@AB@%costly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lier%@AE@% %@AB@%-liest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of high price or value; expensive: %@AI@%costly
%@AI@%jewelry.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Entailing loss or sacrifice: %@AI@%a costly war.%@AE@% %@AB@% costliness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COST.OF.LIVING @%%@QR:cost of living@%%@AB@%cost of living%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The average cost of the basic necessities of life,
such as food, shelter, and clothing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The cost of basic necessities as
defined by an accepted standard.
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%@2@%%@CR:COST.OF.LIVING. @%%@QR:cost-of-living adjustment@%%@AB@%cost-of-living adjustment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An adjustment made in wages that
corresponds with a change in the cost of living.
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%@2@%%@CR:COST.OF.LIVING. @%%@QR:cost-of-living index@%%@AB@%cost-of-living index%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%consumer price index%@BO: 3fda18@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COST.PLUS @%%@QR:cost-plus@%%@AB@%cost-plus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The cost of production plus a fixed rate of profit. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Paid or negotiated on the basis of cost-plus: %@AI@%a cost-plus contract.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COST.PUSH @%%@QR:cost-push@%%@AB@%cost-push%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designating a type of inflation in which increased
production costs, as from higher wages, tend to drive prices up.
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%@2@%%@CR:COSTREL @%%@QR:costrel@%%@AB@%costrel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A flat, pear-shaped drinking vessel with loops for attachment
to the belt of the user. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%costerel, %@AE@%prob. < %@AI@%costier, %@AE@%at the side
< %@AI@%coste,%@AE@% rib < Lat. %@AI@%costa.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COSTUME @%%@QR:costume@%%@AB@%costume%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A prevalent fashion of dress, including garments,
accessories, and hair style. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A style of dress characteristic of a
particular country, period, or people, often worn in a play or at a
masquerade. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or
%@AB@%cot(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small house; cottage. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A small shelter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
protective covering. [ME < OE.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COTANGENT @%%@QR:cotangent@%%@AB@%cotangent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% The %@AI@%tangent%@BO: 129dd35@%%@AE@% of the complement of a directed
angle or arc. %@AB@% cotangential %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@%cote(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small shed or shelter for sheep or birds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% A
cottage; hut. [ME < OE.]
%@AB@%cote(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%coted%@AE@% %@AB@%coting%@AE@% %@AB@%cotes%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To go around by the side of;
pass. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COTENANT @%%@QR:cotenant@%%@AB@%cotenant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of two or more tenants sharing common property. %@AB@%
%@AB@%cotenancy %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COTERIE @%%@QR:coterie@%%@AB@%coterie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small group of persons who share interests and associate
frequently. [Fr. < OFr., peasant association < %@AI@%cotier,%@AE@% cottager < Med. Lat.
%@AI@%cotarius%@AE@% < ME %@AI@%cot,%@AE@% cot.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COTERMINOUS @%%@QR:coterminous@%%@AB@%coterminous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%conterminous%@BO: 402443@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTHURN @%%@QR:cothurn@%%@AB@%cothurn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cothurnus%@BO: 43795c@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:COTHURNUS @%%@QR:cothurnus@%%@AB@%cothurnus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ni%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A buskin worn by actors of classical tragedy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The ancient style of classic tragedy. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%kothornos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COTIDAL @%%@QR:cotidal@%%@AB@%cotidal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Indicating coincidence of the tides. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Denoting lines
on a map that show where high or low tides occur simultaneously.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTILLION @%%@QR:cotillion@%%@AB@%cotillion%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cotillon %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A lively dance, originating in France
in the 18th century, with varied, intricate patterns and steps. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
%@AI@%%@AI@%quadrille%@BO: ee5499@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Music for these dances. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A formal ball, esp. one at which
girls are presented to society. [Fr. %@AI@%cotillon %@AE@%< OFr., petticoat, dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%cote,%@AE@% coat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COTONEASTER @%%@QR:cotoneaster@%%@AB@%cotoneaster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various Old World shrubs of the genus %@AI@%Cotoneaster,%@AE@%
having small white or pinkish flowers and frequently cultivated for
ornament. [NLat. %@AI@%Cotoneaster, %@AE@%genus name < Lat. %@AI@%cotoneum,%@AE@% quince.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COTQUEAN @%%@QR:cotquean@%%@AB@%cotquean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A vulgar woman; hussy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A man who does work
regarded suitable only for women.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTSWOLD @%%@QR:Cotswold@%%@AB@%Cotswold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sheep of a breed known for its long wool, originally
developed in the Cotswold Hills of southwestern England.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTA @%%@QR:cotta@%%@AB@%cotta%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cottae%@AE@% %@AB@% or cottas %@AE@% A short ecclesiastical surplice. [Med.
Lat., of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTAGE @%%@QR:cottage@%%@AB@%cottage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small, single-storied house, esp. in the country. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
small summer house used during vacations. [ME %@AI@%cotage, %@AE@%prob. < AN < ME %@AI@%cot,%@AE@%
cot.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTAGE.CHEESE @%%@QR:cottage cheese@%%@AB@%cottage cheese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soft, white cheese made of strained and seasoned
curds of skim milk.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTAGE.INDUSTR @%%@QR:cottage industry@%%@AB@%cottage industry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A usually small-scale industry carried on at home by
family members using their own equipment.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTAGE.PUDDING @%%@QR:cottage pudding@%%@AB@%cottage pudding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plain cake covered with a sweet sauce.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTAGER @%%@QR:cottager@%%@AB@%cottager%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who lives in a cottage.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTAGE.TULIP @%%@QR:cottage tulip@%%@AB@%cottage tulip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tall-stemmed garden tulip, usually having pointed
petals.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTER @%%@QR:cotter@%%@AB@%cotter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bolt, wedge, key, or pin inserted through a slot in order
to hold parts together. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cotter pin%@BO: 438723@%%@AE@%. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTER.PIN @%%@QR:cotter pin@%%@AB@%cotter pin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A split cotter inserted through holes in two or more
pieces and bent at the ends to fasten.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTIER @%%@QR:cottier@%%@AB@%cottier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A peasant renting land directly from its owner, the rate
having been fixed by public competition. [ME %@AI@%cotier, %@AE@%cottager < OFr. < ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%cot,%@AE@% cot.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTON @%%@QR:cotton@%%@AB@%cotton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of various plants or shrubs of the genus %@AI@%Gossypium,%@AE@%
cultivated in warm climates for the fiber surrounding their seeds. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
soft, white, downy fiber attached to the seeds of the cotton plant, used in
making textiles and other products. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Cotton plants collectively. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% The
crop of the cotton plants. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Thread or cloth manufactured from cotton
fiber. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of various soft, downy substances found in other plants. %@AI@%a
%@AI@%cotton fabric.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-toned%@AE@% %@AB@%-toning%@AE@% %@AB@%-tons%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To take a
liking; become friendly: %@AI@%doesn't cotton to strangers.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%cotoun %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:COTTON.FLANNEL @%%@QR:cotton flannel@%%@AB@%cotton flannel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soft, warm, napped fabric woven of cotton.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTON.GIN @%%@QR:cotton gin@%%@AB@%cotton gin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A machine that separates the seeds, seed hulls, and other
small objects from the fibers of cotton.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTON.GRASS @%%@QR:cotton grass@%%@AB@%cotton grass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various grasslike bog plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Eriophorum,%@AE@% having densely tufted, cottony flower heads.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTON.LEAFWORM @%%@QR:cotton leafworm@%%@AB@%cotton leafworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The larva of a New World moth, %@AI@%Alabama argillacea,%@AE@%
that feeds on and destroys cotton leaves.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTONMOUTH @%%@QR:cottonmouth@%%@AB@%cottonmouth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%water moccasin%@BO: 1494d3b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTON.ROSE @%%@QR:cotton rose@%%@AB@%cotton rose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Chinese shrub, %@AI@%Hibiscus mutabilis,%@AE@% cultivated in
warm regions for its white or pink flowers that turn deep red. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
%@2@%%@CR:COTTON.RUST @%%@QR:cotton rust@%%@AB@%cotton rust%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of the cotton plant caused by the fungus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Puccinia stakmanii%@AE@% that produces yellowish discolorations on the leaves.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTONSEED @%%@QR:cottonseed@%%@AB@%cottonseed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cottonseed%@AE@% %@AB@% or -seeds %@AE@% The seed of cotton, used as a
source of oil and meal.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTONSEED.MEAL @%%@QR:cottonseed meal@%%@AB@%cottonseed meal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Meal made from the residue of cottonseed after the
oil has been removed and used as animal feed and fertilizer.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTONSEED.OIL @%%@QR:cottonseed oil@%%@AB@%cottonseed oil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A yellowish to dark-red oil obtained by crushing
cottonseed, used in cooking, as salad oil, and in the manufacture of
paints, soaps, and other products.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTON.STAINER @%%@QR:cotton stainer@%%@AB@%cotton stainer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small, flat, red insects of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Dysdercus%@AE@% that pierce cotton bolls and stain the fibers.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTONTAIL @%%@QR:cottontail@%%@AB@%cottontail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several New World rabbits of the genus %@AI@%Sylvilagus,%@AE@%
having grayish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTON.TREE @%%@QR:cotton tree@%%@AB@%cotton tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A spiny tropical tree, %@AI@%Bombax malabaricum,%@AE@% having seeds
surrounded by cottonlike fiber.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTONWEED @%%@QR:cottonweed@%%@AB@%cottonweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants covered with cottony down or having
cottonlike tufts.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTONWOOD @%%@QR:cottonwood@%%@AB@%cottonwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several softwood trees of the genus %@AI@%Populus,%@AE@% having
seeds with cottonlike tufts, esp. %@AI@%P. deltoides,%@AE@% of eastern and central
North America.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTON.WOOL @%%@QR:cotton wool@%%@AB@%cotton wool%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Cotton in its natural or raw state. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% Absorbent cotton.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTTONY @%%@QR:cottony@%%@AB@%cottony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or resembling cotton; downy; fluffy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Covered with
fibers resembling cotton; nappy.
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%@2@%%@CR:COTYLEDON @%%@QR:cotyledon@%%@AB@%cotyledon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A leaf of a plant embryo, being the first or
one of the first to appear from a sprouting seed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A lobule of
the placenta, esp. of ruminants. [Lat., navelwort < Gk. %@AI@%kotuledon,%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:COTYLOID @%%@QR:cotyloid@%%@AB@%cotyloid%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cotyloidal %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Shaped like a cup. [Gk. %@AI@%kotuloeides %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:COUGH @%%@QR:cough@%%@AB@%cough%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%coughed%@AE@% %@AB@%coughing%@AE@% %@AB@%coughs%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To expel air from the lungs
suddenly and noisily. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a noise similar to that of coughing: %@AI@%The
%@AI@%motor coughed and died.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To expel by coughing: %@AI@%coughed out phlegm.%@AE@% %@AS@%%@AB@%
%@AB@%Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% cough up.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To hand over (money or another
possession), often reluctantly. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of coughing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An illness
marked by frequent coughing. [ME %@AI@%coughen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COUGH.DROP @%%@QR:cough drop@%%@AB@%cough drop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, often medicated and sweetened lozenge taken to
ease coughing or soothe a sore throat.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUGH.SYRUP @%%@QR:cough syrup@%%@AB@%cough syrup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sweetened medicated liquid taken to ease coughing.
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%@2@%%@CR:COULD @%%@QR:could@%%@AB@%could%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense of %@AI@%can1%@BO: 2a7474@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COULDNT @%%@QR:couldn't@%%@AB@%couldn't%@AE@%%@EH@% Could not.
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%@2@%%@CR:COULEE @%%@QR:coulee@%%@AB@%coulee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Western U.S.%@AE@% A deep gulch or ravine formed by rainstorms
or melting snow, often dry in summer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A stream of molten lava. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
sheet of solidified lava. [Canadian Fr. %@AI@%coulee %@AE@%< Fr., flow < %@AI@%couler,%@AE@% to
flow < Lat. %@AI@%colare,%@AE@% to filter < %@AI@%colum,%@AE@% sieve.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COULISSE @%%@QR:coulisse@%%@AB@%coulisse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A grooved timber in which something slides. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One of
the side scenes of the stage in a theater. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The space between the side
%@AB@%coulomb(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A meter-kilogram-second unit of electrical charge equal to
the quantity of charge transferred in one second by a steady current of one
ampere. [After Charles A. de %@AI@%Coulomb%@AE@% (1736-1806).]
%@AB@%coulomb(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or relating to the Coulomb force.
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%@2@%%@CR:COULOMB.FIELD @%%@QR:Coulomb field@%%@AB@%Coulomb field%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electric field equivalent to that produced by a
point charge so that the force at every point is described by Coulomb's
law.
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%@2@%%@CR:COULOMB.FORCE @%%@QR:Coulomb force@%%@AB@%Coulomb force%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An attractive or repulsive electrostatic force
described by Coulomb's law.
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%@2@%%@CR:COULOMB.POTENTI @%%@QR:Coulomb potential@%%@AB@%Coulomb potential%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The potential at any point in a Coulomb field.
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%@2@%%@CR:COULOMB.SCATTER @%%@QR:Coulomb scattering@%%@AB@%Coulomb scattering%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The scattering of a charged particle from another
charged particle, esp. from an atomic nucleus, principally or exclusively
as a result of Coulomb forces.
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%@2@%%@CR:COULOMBS.LAW @%%@QR:Coulomb's law@%%@AB@%Coulomb's law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The fundamental law of electrostatics stating that the
force between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product
of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance
between them. [After Charles A. de %@AI@%Coulomb%@AE@%, its formulator.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COULOMETRY @%%@QR:coulometry@%%@AB@%coulometry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An analytical method for determining the amount of a
substance released during electrolysis in which the number of coulombs used
is measured. [coulo(mb) + -metry.] %@AB@% coulometric %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% coulometrically
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COULTER @%%@QR:coulter@%%@AB@%coulter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%colter%@BO: 3a669e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUMARIN @%%@QR:coumarin@%%@AB@%coumarin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fragrant organic compound, C%@AH@%9%@AE@%H%@AH@%6%@AE@%O%@AH@%2%@AE@%, extracted from tonka%@EH@%
beans or produced synthetically and used in perfumes, flavorings, and
%@2@%%@CR:COUNCIL @%%@QR:council@%%@AB@%council%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An assembly of persons called together for consultation,
deliberation, or discussion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A body of people elected or appointed to
serve in an administrative, legislative, or advisory capacity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
discussion or deliberation that takes place in a council. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An assembly of
church officials and theologians convened for regulating matters of
doctrine and discipline. %@AI@%a council chamber.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%counceil %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%concile %@AE@% <
Lat. %@AI@%concilium.%@AE@%] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Council, counsel,%@AE@% and %@AI@%consul%@AE@% are never interchangeable as
such, though their meanings are related. %@AI@%Council%@AE@% and %@AI@%councilor%@AE@% refer
principally to a deliberative assembly (such as a city council or student
council), its work and its membership. %@AI@%Counsel%@AE@% and %@AI@%counselor%@AE@% pertain
chiefly to advice and guidance in general and to a person who provides it
(such as a lawyer or camp counselor). %@AI@%Consul%@AE@% denotes an officer in the
foreign service of a country.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNCILLOR @%%@QR:councillor@%%@AB@%councillor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%councilor%@BO: 43c41d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNCILMAN @%%@QR:councilman@%%@AB@%councilman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a council, esp. of the local governing body of
a city or town. %@AB@% councilmanic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNCIL.MANAGER @%%@QR:council-manager plan@%%@AB@%council-manager plan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of municipal government in which the
chief executive official is a manager selected by the city council.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNCILOR @%%@QR:councilor@%%@AB@%councilor%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or councillor %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of a council. -See Usage note at
%@AI@%%@AI@%council.%@BO: 43bce0@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNCILWOMAN @%%@QR:councilwoman@%%@AB@%councilwoman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female member of a council, esp. of the local
governing body of a city or town.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNSEL @%%@QR:counsel@%%@AB@%counsel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of exchanging opinions and ideas; consultation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Advice or guidance, esp. as solicited from a knowledgeable person. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
deliberate resolution; plan of action. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A private purpose or opinion:
%@AI@%%@AI@%keep one's own counsel.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AI@%counsel.%@BO: 43c5c0@%%@AE@%%@AE@% A lawyer or group of lawyers,
esp. an attorney engaged to conduct a case in court. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-seled%@AE@% %@AB@%-seling%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-sels%@AE@% %@AB@% or -selled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -selling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -sels %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give counsel to;
advise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To urge the adoption of; recommend. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To give or take
counsel or advice. -See Usage note at %@AI@%council.%@BO: 43bce0@%%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%counseil%@AE@% < OFr. %@AI@%conseil%@AE@%
< Lat. %@AI@%consilium.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNSELOR @%%@QR:counselor@%%@AB@%counselor%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or counsellor %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who gives counsel; adviser. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An attorney, esp. a trial lawyer. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A person supervising children at a
%@AB@%count(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%counted%@AE@% %@AB@%counting%@AE@% %@AB@%counts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To name or list (the
units of a group or collection) one by one in order to determine a total;
number. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To recite numerals in ascending order up to and including: %@AI@%count
%@AI@%three before firing.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% To include in a reckoning; take account of: %@AI@%ten
%@AI@%dogs, counting the puppies.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To believe or consider to be; deem: %@AI@%counts
%@AI@%himself lucky.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To include by or as if by counting: %@AI@%count me in.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
To exclude by or as if by counting: %@AI@%counted him out.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To recite
or list numbers in order or enumerate items by units or groups: %@AI@%count by
%@AI@%tens.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To have importance: %@AI@%You really count with me.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To have a
time by counting beats.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% count on.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To rely on; depend on:
%@AI@%%@AI@%You can count on my help.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be confident of; anticipate: %@AI@%counted on
%@AI@%getting a raise.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of counting or calculating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
number reached by counting. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The totality of specific items in a
particular sample: %@AI@%a white cell count.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%Any of the separate and
distinct charges in an indictment. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The counting from one to ten seconds,
during which time a boxer who has been knocked down must rise or be
declared the loser. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The number of balls and strikes with which a
baseball player is charged at one turn at bat. [ME %@AI@%counten %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%conter%@AE@% <
Lat. %@AI@%computare, %@AE@%to compute : %@AI@%com-,%@AE@% together + %@AI@%putare,%@AE@% to think.]
%@AB@%count(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In some European countries, a nobleman whose rank corresponds
to that of an earl in England. [ME %@AI@%counte%@AE@% < OFr. %@AI@%conte%@AE@% < LLat. %@AI@%comes,%@AE@%
occupant of any state office < Lat., companion.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTABLE @%%@QR:countable@%%@AB@%countable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being counted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%Capable of
being put in a one-to-one correspondence with the positive integers. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTDOWN @%%@QR:countdown@%%@AB@%countdown%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of counting backward aloud from an
arbitrary starting number to indicate the time remaining before an imminent
deadline that will initiate an event or operation, as the launching of a
missile or space vehicle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The checks and preparations carried out during
a countdown.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTENANCE @%%@QR:countenance@%%@AB@%countenance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Appearance, esp. the expression of the face. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
face or facial features. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A look or expression of apparent
encouragement. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Support or approval in general. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Composure; bearing.
-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-nanced%@AE@% %@AB@%-nancing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nances%@AE@% To give or express approval to; condone:
%@AI@%%@AI@%wouldn't countenance cheating.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%contenaunce%@AE@% < OFr. < %@AI@%contenir,%@AE@% to
%@AI@%%@AI@%contre, %@AE@%counter < Lat. %@AI@%contra.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERACT @%%@QR:counteract@%%@AB@%counteract%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-acted%@AE@% %@AB@%-acting%@AE@% %@AB@%-acts%@AE@% To oppose and mitigate the
effects of by contrary action; check. %@AB@% counteraction %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% counteractive
-tacks.To deliver a counterattack or make a counterattack against.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERBALANCE @%%@QR:counterbalance@%%@AB@%counterbalance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A force or influence equally counteracting another.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A weight that acts to balance another; counterpoise. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-anced%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-ancing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ances%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To act as a counterbalance to; counterpoise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
oppose with an equal force; offset.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERCHANGE @%%@QR:counterchange@%%@AB@%counterchange%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-changed%@AE@% %@AB@%-changing%@AE@% %@AB@%-changes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To exchange;
transpose. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make checkered; variegate.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERCHARGE @%%@QR:countercharge@%%@AB@%countercharge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A charge in opposition to another charge. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-charged%@AE@% %@AB@%-charging%@AE@% %@AB@%-charges%@AE@% To bring a countercharge against or
make a countercharge.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERCHECK @%%@QR:countercheck@%%@AB@%countercheck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that serves to check something else. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that confirms or denies the correctness of a previous check.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-checked%@AE@% %@AB@%-checking%@AE@% %@AB@%-checks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To oppose or check by a
counteraction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To check again in order to verify.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERCLAIM @%%@QR:counterclaim@%%@AB@%counterclaim%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A claim filed in opposition to another claim. -%@AI@%intr. &
%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% -claimed, -claiming, -claims.To plead a counterclaim or make a
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERCLOCKWIS @%%@QR:counterclockwise@%%@AB@%counterclockwise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% In a direction opposite to that of the
movement of the hands of a clock.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERCONDITIO @%%@QR:counterconditioning@%%@AB@%counterconditioning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@% Conditioning intended to replace a
negative response to a stimulus with a positive response.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERCOUP @%%@QR:countercoup@%%@AB@%countercoup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coup to overthrow a government that gained power by a
coup d'etat.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERCULTURE @%%@QR:counterculture@%%@AB@%counterculture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A culture, esp. of young people, with values that run
counter to those of the established culture. %@AB@% countercultural %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERCURRENT @%%@QR:countercurrent@%%@AB@%countercurrent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A current that flows in an opposite direction to the
flow of another current. %@AB@% countercurrent %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% countercurrently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERDEMONSTR @%%@QR:counterdemonstration@%%@AB@%counterdemonstration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A demonstration held in opposition to another
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERESPIONAG @%%@QR:counterespionage@%%@AB@%counterespionage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Espionage undertaken to detect and counteract enemy
espionage.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTEREXAMPLE @%%@QR:counterexample@%%@AB@%counterexample%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An example that refutes or disproves a hypothesis,
proposition, or theorem.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERFEIT @%%@QR:counterfeit@%%@AB@%counterfeit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-feited%@AE@% %@AB@%-feiting%@AE@% %@AB@%-feits%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a copy of,
usually with the intent to defraud; forge: %@AI@%counterfeiting money.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
make a pretense of; feign: %@AI@%counterfeited interest in the story.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To carry on a deception; dissemble. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make imitations. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made
in imitation of what is genuine with the intent to defraud: %@AI@%a counterfeit
%@AI@%dollar bill.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Simulated; feigned: %@AI@%a counterfeit illness.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
fraudulent imitation or facsimile. [ME %@AI@%countrefeten %@AE@%< %@AI@%countrefet,%@AE@% made in
imitation < OFr. %@AI@%contrefait%@AE@% < %@AI@%contrefaire,%@AE@% to counterfeit : %@AI@%contre-,%@AE@%
counter- + %@AI@%faire,%@AE@% to make < Lat. %@AI@%facere.%@AE@%] %@AB@% counterfeiter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERFOIL @%%@QR:counterfoil@%%@AB@%counterfoil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The part of a check or other commercial paper retained by
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERINSURGEN @%%@QR:counterinsurgency@%%@AB@%counterinsurgency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Political and military action undertaken to counter
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERINTELLIG @%%@QR:counterintelligence@%%@AB@%counterintelligence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The branch of an intelligence service charged
with keeping valuable information from an enemy, preventing subversion and
sabotage, and gathering political and military information.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERIRRITANT @%%@QR:counterirritant@%%@AB@%counterirritant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An agent that induces local irritation to counteract
general or deep irritation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERMAN @%%@QR:counterman@%%@AB@%counterman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who tends a counter, as in a luncheonette.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERMAND @%%@QR:countermand@%%@AB@%countermand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-manded%@AE@% %@AB@%-manding%@AE@% %@AB@%-mands%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cancel or reverse (a
command or order). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To recall by a contrary order. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An order or
%@AI@%%@AE@%counter- + %@AI@%mander,%@AE@% to command < Lat. %@AI@%mandare.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERMARCH @%%@QR:countermarch@%%@AB@%countermarch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A march back or in a reverse direction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A complete
reversal of method or conduct. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-marched%@AE@% %@AB@%-marching%@AE@% %@AB@%-marches%@AE@%
To conduct in or execute a countermarch.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERMEASURE @%%@QR:countermeasure@%%@AB@%countermeasure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A measure taken to counter another measure.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERMINE @%%@QR:countermine@%%@AB@%countermine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tunnel dug to intercept and destroy a tunnel dug
by besiegers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A mine or charge of explosive placed so as to explode an
enemy's mines. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A plot to frustrate or defeat an attack. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mined%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-mining%@AE@% %@AB@%-mines%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make or use a countermine against. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
frustrate or defeat by secret and opposite measures. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make or lay
down countermines.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERMOVE @%%@QR:countermove@%%@AB@%countermove%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A move countering another move. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-moved%@AE@% %@AB@%-moving%@AE@%
%@AB@%-moves%@AE@% To make a countermove. %@AB@% countermovement %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTEROFFENSIV @%%@QR:counteroffensive@%%@AB@%counteroffensive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large-scale attack by an army, designed to stop
the offensive of an enemy force.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTEROFFER @%%@QR:counteroffer@%%@AB@%counteroffer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An offer made in return by one who rejects an
unsatisfactory offer.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERPANE @%%@QR:counterpane@%%@AB@%counterpane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coverlet for a bed; bedspread. [Alteration of obs.
%@AI@%%@AI@%counterpoint%@AE@% < ME %@AI@%countrepoint.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERPART @%%@QR:counterpart@%%@AB@%counterpart%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One that is markedly similar to another. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One
that has the same functions and characteristics as another; opposite
number: %@AI@%the Secretary of State and his counterpart, the Foreign Minister.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One of two parts that fit and complete each other. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% One that is a
natural complement to another: %@AI@%a fine wine that is a perfect counterpart to
%@AI@%the dinner.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERPLEA @%%@QR:counterplea@%%@AB@%counterplea%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% A plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea or
counterclaim; answering plea.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERPLOT @%%@QR:counterplot@%%@AB@%counterplot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plot intended to frustrate another plot. %@AB@% counterplot
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERPOINT @%%@QR:counterpoint@%%@AB@%counterpoint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Melodic material that is added above or
below an existing melody. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The technique of combining two or more melodic
lines in such a way that they establish a harmonic relationship while
retaining their linear individuality. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Music incorporating or consisting
of contrapuntal writing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A contrasting but parallel element, item, or
theme.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERPOISE @%%@QR:counterpoise@%%@AB@%counterpoise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A counterbalancing weight. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A force or influence
that balances or equally counteracts another. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The state of being in
equilibrium. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-poised%@AE@% %@AB@%-poising%@AE@% %@AB@%-poises%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To oppose with an equal
weight; counterbalance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To act against with an equal force or power;
offset.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERPRODUCTI @%%@QR:counterproductive@%%@AB@%counterproductive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Tending to hinder rather than serve one's
purpose; harmful, not helpful. %@AB@% counterproductively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERPROPOSAL @%%@QR:counterproposal@%%@AB@%counterproposal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A proposal offered to nullify or substitute for a
previous one.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERPUNCH @%%@QR:counterpunch@%%@AB@%counterpunch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A countering attack or blow, esp. a counter in boxing.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERREFORMAT @%%@QR:counterreformation@%%@AB@%counterreformation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A reformation in opposition to previous
reformation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTER.REFORMA @%%@QR:Counter Reformation@%%@AB@%Counter Reformation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A reform movement within the Roman Catholic
Church in response to the Protestant Reformation.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERREVOLUTI @%%@QR:counterrevolution@%%@AB@%counterrevolution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A movement arising in opposition to a revolution
and aiming to restore the prerevolutionary state. %@AB@% counterrevolutionary
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERSHAFT @%%@QR:countershaft@%%@AB@%countershaft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An intermediate shaft between the powered and driven
shafts in a belt drive.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERSIGN @%%@QR:countersign@%%@AB@%countersign%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-signed%@AE@% %@AB@%-signing%@AE@% %@AB@%-signs%@AE@% To sign (a previously signed
document), as for authentication. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A second or confirming
signature, as on a previously signed document. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A secret sign or
signal to be given to a sentry in order to obtain passage; password. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
secret sign or signal given in answer to another. %@AB@% countersignature %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERSINK @%%@QR:countersink@%%@AB@%countersink%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hole with the top part enlarged so that a screw or
bolthead will lie flush with or below the surface. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tool for making a
countersink. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-sunk%@AE@% %@AB@%-sinking%@AE@% %@AB@%-sinks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a countersink on or
in. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To drive a screw or bolt into (a countersink).
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERSPY @%%@QR:counterspy@%%@AB@%counterspy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A spy working in opposition to enemy espionage.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERSTAIN @%%@QR:counterstain@%%@AB@%counterstain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stain of a contrasting color used in addition to a
principal stain that colors the components in a microscopic specimen that
are not made visible by the principal stain.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERSUNK @%%@QR:countersunk@%%@AB@%countersunk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%countersink%@BO: 44188a@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERTENOR @%%@QR:countertenor@%%@AB@%countertenor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An adult male voice with a range above that of tenor.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A singer with a countertenor voice.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERVAIL @%%@QR:countervail@%%@AB@%countervail%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vailed%@AE@% %@AB@%-vailing%@AE@% %@AB@%-vails%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To act against with
equal force; counteract. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To compensate for; offset. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To act
against an often detrimental influence or power. [ME %@AI@%countrevaillen %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%contrevaloir%@AE@% : %@AI@%contre,%@AE@% counter- + %@AI@%valoir,%@AE@% to be worth < %@AI@%valere,%@AE@% to be
strong.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERWEIGH @%%@QR:counterweigh@%%@AB@%counterweigh%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-weighed%@AE@% %@AB@%-weighing%@AE@% %@AB@%-weighs%@AE@% To counterbalance
or cause to counterbalance.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTERWEIGHT @%%@QR:counterweight@%%@AB@%counterweight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A weight used as a counterbalance. %@AB@% counterweighted
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTER.WORD @%%@QR:counter word@%%@AB@%counter word%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A word, as %@AI@%nice%@AE@% or %@AI@%awful,%@AE@% commonly used without regard
to its precise meaning.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTESS @%%@QR:countess@%%@AB@%countess%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% In various European countries, the wife or widow of a
count. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% In Great Britain, the wife or widow of an earl. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A woman
holding the title of count or earl in her own right. [ME %@AI@%countes %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%contesse,%@AE@% fem. of %@AI@%conte,%@AE@% count. -see count.]
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTING.HOUSE @%%@QR:counting house@%%@AB@%counting house%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or countinghouse %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An office in which a business firm
carries on operations such as accounting and correspondence.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTING.ROOM @%%@QR:counting room@%%@AB@%counting room%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%counting house%@BO: 44242a@%%@AE@%.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTLESS @%%@QR:countless@%%@AB@%countless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Too numerous to be counted; infinite; innumerable. %@AB@%
%@AB@%countlessly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNT.NOUN @%%@QR:count noun@%%@AB@%count noun%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A noun, such as %@AI@%chair%@AE@% or %@AI@%pea,%@AE@% that can form a plural and
that can occur in a noun phrase construction with the indefinite article,
with such terms as %@AI@%many,%@AE@% or with numerals.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNT.PALATINE @%%@QR:count palatine@%%@AB@%count palatine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%palatine1%@BO: d045b2@%%@AE@% (sense 3).
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRIFIED @%%@QR:countrified@%%@AB@%countrified%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or countryfied %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Resembling or having the
characteristics of country life; rural; rustic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lacking in
sophistication.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRY @%%@QR:country@%%@AB@%country%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large tract of land distinguishable by
features of topography, biology, or culture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A district outside of
cities and towns; rural area. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A nation or state. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The territory of
a nation or state; land. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The people of a nation or state; populace. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
The land of a person's birth or citizenship. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A jury. %@AI@%country life.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRY.AND.WES @%%@QR:country and western@%%@AB@%country and western%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Country music%@BO: 443222@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRY.CLUB @%%@QR:country club@%%@AB@%country club%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A suburban club with facilities for golf and other
outdoor sports and social activities.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRY.COUSIN @%%@QR:country cousin@%%@AB@%country cousin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One whose ingenuousness or rustic ways may embarrass
or amuse city dwellers.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRY.DANCE @%%@QR:country-dance@%%@AB@%country-dance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A folk dance of English origin in which two lines of
dancers face each other.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRYFIED @%%@QR:countryfied@%%@AB@%countryfied%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%countrified%@BO: 442881@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRY.GENTLEM @%%@QR:country gentleman@%%@AB@%country gentleman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The owner of a country estate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Country
%@AB@%Gentleman%@AE@% A variety of corn with small, sweet white kernels.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRYMAN @%%@QR:countryman@%%@AB@%countryman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person from one's own country; compatriot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
person from a particular country. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One who lives in the country; rustic.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRY.MUSIC @%%@QR:country music@%%@AB@%country music%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A style of popular music based on folk music of the
rural United States, esp. of the southern or southwestern United States.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRYSEAT @%%@QR:countryseat@%%@AB@%countryseat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An estate or mansion in the country.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRYSIDE @%%@QR:countryside@%%@AB@%countryside%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rural region. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The inhabitants of a countryside.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTRYWOMAN @%%@QR:countrywoman@%%@AB@%countrywoman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A woman from one's own country; compatriot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
woman from a particular country. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A woman who lives in the country.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTY @%%@QR:county@%%@AB@%county%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the United States, an administrative
subdivision of a state. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In Great Britain and Ireland, a territorial
division exercising administrative, judicial, and political functions. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
The people living in a county. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The territory under the jurisdiction of a
count or earl. [ME %@AI@%counte, %@AE@%territorial division < AN %@AI@%counte %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%conte,
%@AE@%the territory of a count< Med. Lat. %@AI@%comitatus %@AE@%< LLat., an office of state <
Lat., retinue < %@AI@%comes, %@AE@%companion.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTY.PALATINE @%%@QR:county palatine@%%@AB@%county palatine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The domain of a %@AI@%count palatine%@BO: 4427d4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUNTY.SEAT @%%@QR:county seat@%%@AB@%county seat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A town or city that is the center of government in its
A %@AI@%coup d'etat%@BO: 443e1a@%%@AE@%. [Fr., stroke < OFr. < LLat. %@AI@%colpus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%colaphus %@AE@%< Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%kolaphos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COUP.DE.GRACE @%%@QR:coup de grace@%%@AB@%coup de grace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A death blow or finishing stroke delivered to end
the misery of someone who is mortally wounded. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A finishing or decisive
%@2@%%@CR:COUPLE @%%@QR:couple@%%@AB@%couple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Two items of the same kind; pair. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that joins
or connects two things together; link. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%(used with a sing. or pl.verb).%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A man and woman united, as by marriage or betrothal. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Two people
together. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A few; several: %@AI@%a couple of days.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%A pair of
forces of equal magnitude acting in parallel but opposite directions,
capable of causing rotation but not translation. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-pled%@AE@% %@AB@%-pling%@AE@% %@AB@%-ples%@AE@%
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To link together; connect: %@AI@%coupled her refusal with an explanation.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To join as man and wife; marry. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To join in sexual union. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Electricity. %@AE@%To link (two circuits or currents) as by magnetic induction.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To form pairs; join. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To copulate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To join chemically. [ME <
OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%copula, %@AE@%bond.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%couple%@BO: 4444ae@%%@AE@% %@AI@%pair%@BO: d0204b@%%@AE@% %@AI@%duo%@CF:DUO @%%@AE@% %@AI@%brace%@BO: 22f763@%%@AE@% %@AI@%yoke%@BO: 151b284@%%@AE@% These nouns denote two of
something in association. %@AI@%Couple%@BO: 4444ae@%%@AE@% refers to two of the same kind or sort
not necessarily closely associated, though often it does apply to close
relationship. Less formally the term may mean "few." %@AI@%Pair%@BO: d0204b@%%@AE@% stresses close
association and often reciprocal dependence of things (as in the case of
gloves or pajamas). Sometimes it denotes a single thing with interdependent
parts (such as shears or spectacles). %@AI@%Duo%@CF:DUO @%%@AE@% refers to partners in a duet.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Brace%@BO: 22f763@%%@AE@% refers principally to certain game birds, and %@AI@%yoke%@BO: 151b284@%%@AE@% to two joined
draft animals.
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Couple,%@AE@% when referring to a man and woman together, may be
used with either a singular or a plural verb, but the plural is more
common. Whatever the choice, usage should be consistent: %@AI@%the couple are
%@AI@%spending their honeymoon%@AE@% (or %@AI@%is spending its honeymoon%@AE@% ).
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%@2@%%@CR:COUPLER @%%@QR:coupler@%%@AB@%coupler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that couples. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device for coupling two railroad
cars. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A device connecting two organ keyboards so that they may be played
together.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COUPLET @%%@QR:couplet@%%@AB@%couplet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A unit of verse consisting of two successive lines,
usually rhyming and having the same meter. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Two similar things; pair.
[OFr., dim. of %@AI@%couple, %@AE@%couple.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COUPLING @%%@QR:coupling@%%@AB@%coupling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of forming couples. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of copulating. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Something that links or connects, as a railroad coupler. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The part of the
body connecting the hindquarters and forequarters of a four-footed animal.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUPON @%%@QR:coupon@%%@AB@%coupon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A negotiable certificate attached to a bond that represents
a sum of interest due. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A detachable part, as of a ticket or
advertisement, that entitles the bearer to certain benefits, such as a cash
refund or a gift. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A printed form, as in an advertisement, to be used as
an order blank or for requesting information. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A detachable slip calling
for periodic payments, as for merchandise bought on an installment plan.
%@2@%%@CR:COURANTE @%%@QR:courante@%%@AB@%courante%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A French dance of the 17th century, characterized by
running and gliding steps to an accompaniment in triple time. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The second
movement of the classical suite, typically following the allemande. [Fr. <
fem. pr.part. of %@AI@%courir, %@AE@%to run < OFr. %@AI@%courre %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%currere.%@AE@%]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COURGETTE @%%@QR:courgette@%%@AB@%courgette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A zucchini. [Dial. Fr., dim. of %@AI@%courge,
%@AE@%gourd < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cucurbita.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COURIER @%%@QR:courier@%%@AB@%courier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A messenger, esp. one on official diplomatic business. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A personal attendant hired to make arrangements for a journey. [OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%courrier %@AE@%< OItal. %@AI@%corriere %@AE@%< %@AI@%correre, %@AE@%to run < Lat. %@AI@%currere.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COURLAN @%%@QR:courlan@%%@AB@%courlan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%limpkin%@BO: a8ef91@%%@AE@%. [Fr., alteration of %@AI@%courliri %@AE@%< Galibi %@AI@%kurliri.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COURSE @%%@QR:course@%%@AB@%course%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Onward movement in a particular direction; progress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
direction of continuing movement: %@AI@%took a northern course.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The route or
path taken by something, as a stream, that moves. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A designated area of
land or water on which a race is held or a sport played: %@AI@%a golf course.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
Movement in time; duration: %@AI@%in the course of a year.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A mode of action
or behavior: %@AI@%followed the best course and waited.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A typical or natural
manner of proceeding or developing: customary passage: %@AI@%a fad that ran its
%@AI@%course.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A systematic or orderly succession; sequence: %@AI@%a course of
%@AI@%medical treatments.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A continuous layer of building material, such as
brick or tile, on a wall or roof of a building. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A complete body of
prescribed studies constituting a curriculum and leading toward an advanced
degree. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A unit of such a curriculum. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% A part of a meal served as a
unit at one time. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% The lowest sail on a mast of a square-rigged ship.
%@AB@%%@AB@%13.%@AE@% A point on the compass, esp. the one toward which a ship is sailing.
-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%coursed%@AE@% %@AB@%coursing%@AE@% %@AB@%courses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move swiftly through or over;
traverse: %@AI@%ships coursing the seas.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To hunt (game) with hounds. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
To set (hounds) to chase game. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To proceed on a course; follow a
direction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To move swiftly; race. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To run; flow: %@AI@% Big tears now
%@AI@%coursed down her face (Iris Murdoch). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To hunt game with hounds.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% in due course.%@AE@% At the proper or right time.%@AB@% of
%@AB@%course.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the natural order of things; naturally. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Without any doubt;
%@AB@%courser(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dog trained for coursing.
%@AB@%courser(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A swift horse; charger.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURSING @%%@QR:coursing@%%@AB@%coursing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The sport of hunting with dogs trained to chase game by
sight instead of scent.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURT @%%@QR:court@%%@AB@%court%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An extent of open ground partially or completely enclosed by
walls or buildings; courtyard. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A short street, esp. an alley walled by
buildings on three sides. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A large, open section of a building, often
with a glass roof or skylight. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A mansion or other large building
standing in a courtyard. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The place of residence of a sovereign or
dignitary; a royal mansion or palace. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The retinue of a sovereign,
including the royal family and personal servants, advisers, and ministers.
%@AB@%%@AB@%c.%@AE@% A sovereign's governing body, including the council of ministers and
state advisers. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A formal meeting or reception presided over by a
sovereign. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A person or body of persons whose task is to hear and
submit a decision on cases at law. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The building, hall, or room in which
cases are heard and determined. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The regular session of a judicial
assembly. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A similar authorized tribunal having military or
ecclesiastical jurisdiction. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% An open, level area, marked with
appropriate lines, upon which tennis, handball, basketball, or another game
is played. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% The body of directors of a corporation, company, or other
organization. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A legislative assembly. %@AI@%a court jester; a court reporter.%@AE@%
-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%courted%@AE@% %@AB@%courting%@AE@% %@AB@%courts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To attempt to gain the favor of by
flattery or attention. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To attempt to gain the affections or love of;
woo. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To attempt to gain; seek. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To behave, often unwittingly or
foolishly, so as to invite or incur: %@AI@%court disaster.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To woo.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% pay court to.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To flatter with solicitous overtures
in an attempt to obtain something or clear away antagonism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To woo. [ME
< OFr. %@AI@%cort %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cohors.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COURTEOUS @%%@QR:courteous@%%@AB@%courteous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characterized by graciousness and good manners. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Characterized by consideration toward and respect for others. [ME %@AI@%corteis %@AE@%<
manners. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A polite gesture or remark. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Consent or agreement in spite of
fact; indulgence: %@AI@%was called "doctor" by courtesy.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%courtesie %@AE@%< OFr. <
%@AI@%%@AI@%corteis, %@AE@%courteous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COURTESY.TITLE @%%@QR:courtesy title@%%@AB@%courtesy title%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A title of nobility having no legal
status. For example, the eldest son of the Duke of Bedford is called
Marquis of Tavistock during his father's lifetime but is not a peer.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURTHOUSE @%%@QR:courthouse@%%@AB@%courthouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A building housing judicial courts.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURTIER @%%@QR:courtier@%%@AB@%courtier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An attendant at the court of a sovereign. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who
seeks favor, esp. by flattery or obsequious behavior. [ME %@AI@%courteour %@AE@%< AN <
OFr. %@AI@%courteier, %@AE@%to be at a royal court < %@AI@%cort, %@AE@%court < Lat. %@AI@%cohors,
%@AI@%cohort-, %@AE@%courtyard.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COURTLY @%%@QR:courtly@%%@AB@%courtly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lier%@AE@% %@AB@%-liest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Suitable for a royal court; stately. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Elegant in manners; refined. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Flattering; obsequious. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In a
%@2@%%@CR:COURTLY.LOVE @%%@QR:courtly love@%%@AB@%courtly love%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A code of chivalrous devotion to a married lady that
exerted an important influence in medieval and Renaissance literature.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURT.MARTIAL @%%@QR:court-martial@%%@AB@%court-martial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%courts-martial%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A military or naval court of
officers appointed by a commander to try persons for offenses under
military law. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A trial by court-martial. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tialed%@AE@% %@AB@%-tialing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tials%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%or -tialled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -tialling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -tials %@AE@% To try by court-martial.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURT.OF.APPEAL @%%@QR:court of appeals@%%@AB@%court of appeals%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A court to which appeals are made on points of law
resulting from the judgment of a lower court.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURT.OF.CHANCE @%%@QR:court of chancery@%%@AB@%court of chancery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%chancery%@BO: 30fd01@%%@AE@% (sense 1.a.).
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%@2@%%@CR:COURT.OF.CLAIMS @%%@QR:court of claims@%%@AB@%court of claims%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A U.S. Federal court that determines claims of a
specified sort by individuals against the United States.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURT.OF.COMMON @%%@QR:court of common pleas@%%@AB@%court of common pleas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In some states of the United States, a court
having general jurisdiction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A court in Great Britain that formerly
heard civil cases between commoners.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURT.OF.EXCHEQ @%%@QR:Court of Exchequer@%%@AB@%Court of Exchequer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A court in Great Britain that formerly had
jurisdiction in equity and common law, dealing originally with matters of
revenue and later all kinds of cases, now merged in the Court of King's
Bench.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURT.OF.LAW @%%@QR:court of law@%%@AB@%court of law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A court that hears and decides cases, proceeding in
accordance with common law.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURT.OF.ST.JAM @%%@QR:Court of St. James's@%%@AB@%Court of St. James's%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The British royal court.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURT.PLASTER @%%@QR:court plaster@%%@AB@%court plaster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An adhesive plaster used to cover cuts or scratches on
the skin. [From its use by ladies at court to make beauty spots.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COURTROOM @%%@QR:courtroom@%%@AB@%courtroom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A room in which the proceedings of a court of law are
carried on.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURTSHIP @%%@QR:courtship@%%@AB@%courtship%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or period of courting.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURT.TENNIS @%%@QR:court tennis@%%@AB@%court tennis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A form of tennis played in a large indoor court with a
specially marked-out floor and high cement walls off which the ball may be
played.
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%@2@%%@CR:COURTYARD @%%@QR:courtyard@%%@AB@%courtyard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An open space surrounded by walls or buildings, adjoining
or within a large building or castle.
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%@2@%%@CR:COUSCOUS @%%@QR:couscous@%%@AB@%couscous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A North African dish of crushed grain steamed and served
with various meats and vegetables. [Fr. < Ar. %@AI@%kouskous.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COUSIN @%%@QR:cousin@%%@AB@%cousin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A child of one's aunt or uncle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A relative descended
from a common ancestor, such as a grandfather, by two or more steps in a
diverging line. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A relative by blood or marriage; kinsman or kinswoman.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% A member of a kindred group or country: %@AI@%our Canadian cousins.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Used
as a form of address by a sovereign to a nobleman. [ME %@AI@%cosin, %@AE@%a relative <
OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%consobrinus, %@AE@%cousin : %@AI@%com-, %@AE@%together + %@AI@%sobrinus, %@AE@%cousin on the
mother's side < %@AI@%soror, %@AE@%sister.] %@AB@% cousinly %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COUSIN.GERMAN @%%@QR:cousin-german@%%@AB@%cousin-german%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cousins-german%@AE@% A %@AI@%cousin%@BO: 4486f7@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
%@2@%%@CR:COUTURE @%%@QR:couture@%%@AB@%couture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The business of a couturier. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Dressmakers and fashion
%@2@%%@CR:COVALENCE @%%@QR:covalence@%%@AB@%covalence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% The number of electron pairs an atom can share
with other atoms. %@AB@% covalency %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% covalent %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% covalently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COVALENT.BOND @%%@QR:covalent bond@%%@AB@%covalent bond%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chemical bond formed by the sharing of one or more
electrons, esp. pairs of electrons, between atoms.
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%@2@%%@CR:COVARIANCE @%%@QR:covariance@%%@AB@%covariance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%The principle that the laws of physics have
the same form regardless of the system of coordinates in which they are
expressed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Statistics. %@AE@%The expected value of the product of the
deviations of corresponding values of two variables from their respective
means.
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%@2@%%@CR:COVARIANT @%%@QR:covariant@%%@AB@%covariant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%Expressing, exhibiting, or pertaining to
covariance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%Varying with another variable quantity in a
manner that leaves a specified relationship unchanged.
%@2@%%@CR:COVENANTEE @%%@QR:covenantee@%%@AB@%covenantee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The participant in a covenant to whom the promise is made.
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%@2@%%@CR:COVENANTER @%%@QR:covenanter@%%@AB@%covenanter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who makes a covenant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Covenanter%@AE@% A Scottish
Presbyterian who supported either of the agreements, National Covenant,
1638, or Solemn League and Covenant, 1643, intended to defend and extend
Presbyterianism.
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%@2@%%@CR:COVENANTOR @%%@QR:covenantor@%%@AB@%covenantor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The party to a covenant by whom the obligation expressed
in it is to be performed.
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%@2@%%@CR:COVENTRY @%%@QR:Coventry@%%@AB@%Coventry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A state of ostracism: %@AI@%was sent to Coventry for talebearing.%@AE@%
[After %@AI@%Coventry, %@AE@%England, poss. from the sending of Royalist prisoners
there during the English Civil War.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COVER @%%@QR:cover@%%@AB@%cover%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To place something upon or over, so
as to protect or conceal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To overlay or spread with something. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To
put a covering on. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To wrap up; clothe. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To bring upon or invest
(oneself): %@AI@%covered himself with glory.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To serve as a covering for;
occupy the surface of: %@AI@%Dust covered the table.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To extend over: %@AI@%a farm
%@AI@%covering more than 100 acres.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To copulate with (a female). Used of
animals, esp. horses. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To sit on in order to hatch (eggs). %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To hide or
screen from view or knowledge; conceal: %@AI@%covered up his misdemeanors.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@%
To protect or shield from harm, loss, or danger. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% To protect by
insurance. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% To compensate or make up for. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% To be sufficient to
defray, meet, or offset the cost or charge of: %@AI@%cover a draft.%@AE@% %@AB@%14.%@AE@% To make
provision for; allow for: %@AI@%Federal law does not cover all crimes.%@AE@% %@AB@%15.%@AE@% To
deal with; treat of. %@AB@%16.%@AE@% To travel or pass over; traverse. %@AB@%17.%@AE@% To have as
one's territory or sphere of work. %@AB@%18.%@AE@% To hold within the range and aim of
a weapon, such as a firearm. %@AB@%19.%@AE@% To protect, as from enemy attack, by
occupying a strategic position. %@AB@%20.%@AE@% To be responsible for securing and
reporting the details of (an event or situation): %@AI@%cover a ball game.%@AE@% %@AB@%21.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Sports. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To be responsible for guarding (an opponent). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To be
responsible for defending (a position): %@AI@%cover left field.%@AE@% %@AB@%22.%@AE@% To match (an
opponent's stake) in a wager. %@AB@%23.%@AE@% To play a higher-ranking card than (the
one previously played). %@AB@%24.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To pardon or remit: %@AI@% Thou hast
%@AI@%covered all their sins. (Psalms 85:2). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To spread over a surface
to protect or conceal something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To act as a substitute or
replacement during someone's absence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To hide something in order to save
someone from censure or punishment: %@AI@%cover up for a colleague.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Games.
%@AE@%To play a higher card than the one previously played. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something
that covers or is laid, placed, or spread over or upon something else. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A position offering shelter or protection from attack. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Strategic
protection given by armed units during military action: %@AI@%a cover of mortar
%@AI@%fire.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Vegetation covering an area, often serving to provide shade
or prevent erosion. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Underbrush or other vegetation serving as shelter
for wild animals. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something that disguises or conceals. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A table
setting for one person. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cover charge%@BO: 44b36a@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% An envelope or wrapper for
mail. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Funds sufficient to meet an obligation or secure against loss.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% break cover.%@AE@% To come out of hiding.%@AB@% cover (one's)
%@AB@%tracks.%@AE@% To conceal traces so as to elude pursuers.%@AB@% cover (the) ground.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To traverse a given distance with satisfying speed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To accomplish a task
or assignment thoroughly and with efficiency.%@AB@% take cover.%@AE@% To seek
concealment or protection, as from enemy fire.%@AB@% under cover.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Operating
secretly or under a guise; covert. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Hidden; protected. [ME %@AI@%coveren %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:COVEY @%%@QR:covey@%%@AB@%covey%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-eys%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A family of partridges. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small group, as of
%@2@%%@CR:COVING @%%@QR:coving@%%@AB@%coving%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cove%@BO: 449548@%%@AE@% (sense 4.b.).
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%@2@%%@CR:COW @%%@QR:cow@%%@AB@%cow%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%cow(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The mature female of cattle of the genus %@AI@%Bos.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The mature
female of other animals, such as whales, elephants, or moose. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
domesticated bovine. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A fat and slovenly woman. [ME %@AI@%cou %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%cu.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%cow(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cowed%@AE@% %@AB@%cowing%@AE@% %@AB@%cows%@AE@% To frighten with threats or a show of
force. [Prob. of Scand. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COWARD @%%@QR:coward@%%@AB@%coward%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who shows ignoble fear in the face of danger or pain. [ME
< OFr. %@AI@%couard %@AE@%< %@AI@%coue, %@AE@%tail < Lat. %@AI@%cauda.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COWARDICE @%%@QR:cowardice@%%@AB@%cowardice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Lack of courage or resoluteness.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWARDLY @%%@QR:cowardly@%%@AB@%cowardly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Like or befitting a coward. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In the manner of a
coward. %@AB@% cowardliness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COWBANE @%%@QR:cowbane@%%@AB@%cowbane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Oxypolis rigidior,%@AE@% of the southeastern and
central United States, having poisonous roots and foliage, and clusters of
small white flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several plants related to the cowbane, as
the %@AI@%water hemlock%@BO: 14931f3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWBELL @%%@QR:cowbell@%%@AB@%cowbell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bell hung from a collar around a cow's neck to aid in
locating her.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWBERRY @%%@QR:cowberry@%%@AB@%cowberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A creeping evergreen shrub, %@AI@%Vaccinium vitis-idaea,%@AE@% having
pink or reddish flowers and edible, slightly acid red berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A berry
of the cowberry.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWBIRD @%%@QR:cowbird@%%@AB@%cowbird%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various blackbirds of the genus %@AI@%Molothrus%@AE@% and related
genera that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds, esp. the common
North American species %@AI@%M. ater.%@AE@% [From their habit of staying with cattle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COWBOY @%%@QR:cowboy@%%@AB@%cowboy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hired man, esp. in the western United States, who tends
cattle and performs many of his duties on horseback.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWBOY.HAT @%%@QR:cowboy hat@%%@AB@%cowboy hat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%ten-gallon hat%@BO: 12c8b7a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWCATCHER @%%@QR:cowcatcher@%%@AB@%cowcatcher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The iron grille or frame that projects from the front of a
locomotive or streetcar and serves to clear the track of obstructions.
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%@2@%%@CR:COW.COLLEGE @%%@QR:cow college@%%@AB@%cow college%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An agricultural college. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A college or
university considered to be provincial and unsophisticated.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWER @%%@QR:cower@%%@AB@%cower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ers%@AE@% To cringe or shrink away in fear. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%couren, %@AE@%of Scand. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COWFISH @%%@QR:cowfish@%%@AB@%cowfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cowfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various small whales,
porpoises, or similar aquatic mammals, esp. a whale of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Mesopledon,%@AE@% having a pointed snout. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fish, %@AI@%Lactophrys quadricornis,%@AE@% of
warm Atlantic waters, having the body encased in a bony covering and
hornlike spines over each eye.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWGIRL @%%@QR:cowgirl@%%@AB@%cowgirl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hired woman, esp. in the western United States, who tends
cattle and performs many of her duties on horseback.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWHAND @%%@QR:cowhand@%%@AB@%cowhand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cowboy or cowgirl.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWHERB @%%@QR:cowherb@%%@AB@%cowherb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Saponaria vaccaria,%@AE@% native to Europe, having
clusters of deep-pink flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWHERD @%%@QR:cowherd@%%@AB@%cowherd%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who herds or tends cattle.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWHIDE @%%@QR:cowhide@%%@AB@%cowhide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The hide of a cow. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The leather made from this hide.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A strong, heavy, flexible whip, usually made of braided leather.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-hided%@AE@% %@AB@%-hiding%@AE@% %@AB@%-hides%@AE@% To whip with a cowhide.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWL @%%@QR:cowl@%%@AB@%cowl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The hood or the hooded robe worn esp. by a monk. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
draped neckline on a woman's garment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A hood-shaped covering used to
increase the draft of a chimney. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The top portion of the front part of an
automobile body, supporting the windshield and dashboard. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An aircraft
cowling. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cowled%@AE@% %@AB@%cowling%@AE@% %@AB@%cowls%@AE@% To cover with or as if with a cowl.
%@2@%%@CR:COWLED @%%@QR:cowled@%%@AB@%cowled%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Wearing or supplied with a cowl; hooded. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having the
shape of a cowl.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWLICK @%%@QR:cowlick@%%@AB@%cowlick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A projecting tuft of hair on the head that grows in a
different direction from the rest of the hair and will not lie flat. [From
its appearance of having been licked by a cow.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COWLING @%%@QR:cowling@%%@AB@%cowling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A removable metal covering for an aircraft engine.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWMAN @%%@QR:cowman@%%@AB@%cowman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An owner of cattle or a cattle ranch. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A cowboy. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% A cowherd.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWORKER @%%@QR:coworker@%%@AB@%coworker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fellow worker.
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%@2@%%@CR:COW.PARSNIP @%%@QR:cow parsnip@%%@AB@%cow parsnip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several tall, coarse plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Heracleum,%@AE@% such as %@AI@%H. lanatum,%@AE@% of North America.
%@2@%%@CR:COWPOKE @%%@QR:cowpoke@%%@AB@%cowpoke%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A cowboy.
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%@2@%%@CR:COW.PONY @%%@QR:cow pony@%%@AB@%cow pony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, agile horse used in roundups.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWPOX @%%@QR:cowpox@%%@AB@%cowpox%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A contagious skin disease of cattle caused by a virus that is
isolated and used to vaccinate humans against smallpox.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWPUNCHER @%%@QR:cowpuncher@%%@AB@%cowpuncher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A cowboy.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWRY @%%@QR:cowry@%%@AB@%cowry%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cowrie %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% Any of various tropical marine mollusks of
the family Cypraeidae, having glossy, often brightly marked shells, some of
which are used as money in the South Pacific and Africa. [Hindi %@AI@%kauri %@AE@%<
Skt. %@AI@%kapardah, %@AE@%shell, of Dravidian orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COW.SHARK @%%@QR:cow shark@%%@AB@%cow shark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several sharks of the family Hexanchidae, of warm
and temperate seas.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWSHED @%%@QR:cowshed@%%@AB@%cowshed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shed for housing cows.
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%@2@%%@CR:COWSLIP @%%@QR:cowslip@%%@AB@%cowslip%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An Old World primrose, %@AI@%Primula veris,%@AE@% having fragrant
%@2@%%@CR:COXA @%%@QR:coxa@%%@AB@%coxa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%coxae%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%The hip or hip joint. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%The
first segment of the leg of an insect or other arthropod, adjoining and
attached to the body. [Lat.] %@AB@% coxal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COXALGIA @%%@QR:coxalgia@%%@AB@%coxalgia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Pain in or disease of the hip. [cox(a) + -algia.] %@AB@% coxalgic
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COXCOMB @%%@QR:coxcomb@%%@AB@%coxcomb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A conceited dandy; fop. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A cap resembling a
cockscomb, worn by a professional jester. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cockscomb%@BO: 38b405@%%@AE@% (sense
4). [ME %@AI@%cokkes comb, %@AE@%cock's comb.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COXCOMBRY @%%@QR:coxcombry@%%@AB@%coxcombry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% Behavior characteristic of or appropriate to a
coxcomb.
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%@2@%%@CR:COXITIS @%%@QR:coxitis@%%@AB@%coxitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of the hip joint. [cox(a) + -itis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COXSACKIE.VIRUS @%%@QR:Coxsackie virus@%%@AB@%Coxsackie virus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a group of enteroviruses that produce a
disease resembling poliomyelitis without paralysis. [After %@AI@%Coxsackie, %@AE@%New
York.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COXSWAIN @%%@QR:coxswain@%%@AB@%coxswain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who steers a boat or racing shell or has charge of
its crew. -%@AI@%intr. & tr.v.%@AE@% -swained, -swaining, -swains.To act as coxswain or
%@2@%%@CR:COYOTE @%%@QR:coyote@%%@AB@%coyote%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wolflike carnivorous animal, %@AI@%Canis latrans,%@AE@% common in
western North America and ranging eastward to Pennsylvania and New York.
[Mex. Sp. < Nahuatl %@AI@%coyotl.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:COYOTILLO @%%@QR:coyotillo@%%@AB@%coyotillo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-los%@AE@% A poisonous shrub, %@AI@%Karwinskia humboldtiana,%@AE@% of the
southwestern United States and Mexico. [Mex. Sp., dim. of %@AI@%coyote, %@AE@%coyote.]
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%@2@%%@CR:COYPU @%%@QR:coypu@%%@AB@%coypu%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pus%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large, beaverlike South American rodent,
%@2@%%@CR:COZEN @%%@QR:cozen@%%@AB@%cozen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To deceive by means of a petty trick
or fraud. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To persuade or induce (someone) to do something by cajoling or
wheedling. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To obtain by cozening. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To deceive. [Poss. < Ital.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cozzone, %@AE@%horse-trader < Lat. %@AI@%coctio, %@AE@%trader.] %@AB@% cozener %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:COZENAGE @%%@QR:cozenage@%%@AB@%cozenage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The art or practice of cozening. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An act or example of
cozening.
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%@2@%%@CR:COZY @%%@QR:cozy@%%@AB@%cozy%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cosy %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-zier%@AE@% %@AB@%-ziest%@AE@% %@AB@% or -sier %@AE@%%@AB@% or -siest %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Snug and
comfortable; warm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked by friendly intimacy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Marked by
close association for devious purposes: %@AI@%a cozy agreement.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-zied%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-zying%@AE@% %@AB@%-zies%@AE@% %@AB@% or -sied %@AE@%%@AB@% or -sying %@AE@%%@AB@% or -sies %@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To try to get on
friendly or intimate terms; ingratiate oneself: %@AI@%a candidate cozying up to
%@AI@%business leaders.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-zies%@AE@% %@AB@% or -sies %@AE@% A padded or knitted covering
placed esp. over a teapot to keep the tea hot. [Prob. of Scand. orig.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%crab(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of various predominantly marine crustaceans of the
section Brachyura within the order Decapoda, characterized by a broad,
flattened cephalothorax covered by a hard carapace and having the small
abdomen concealed beneath it, and five pairs of legs, of which the anterior
pair are large and pincerlike. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of various similar related
crustaceans, such as the hermit crab or the king crab. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%horseshoe
%@AI@%crab%@BO: 8dc690@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The %@AI@%crab louse%@BO: 450e31@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%crabs%@AE@% Infestation by crab lice. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%Crab%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%Cancer%@BO: 2a9f08@%%@AE@% (sense 4). %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The maneuvering of an aircraft partially into a
crosswind in order to compensate for drift. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Any of various machines for
handling or hoisting heavy weights. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%crabbed%@AE@% %@AB@%crabbing%@AE@% %@AB@%crabs%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
To hunt or catch crabs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move diagonally or sidewise. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To direct an
aircraft into a crosswind. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To direct (an aircraft) partly into a
crosswind to eliminate drift. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move or scurry sideways.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% catch a crab.%@AE@% In rowing, to strike the water with an
oar in recovering a stroke or to miss it in making one. [ME < OE %@AI@%crabba.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%crabber %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%crab(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The crab apple or its fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A quarrelsome, ill-tempered
person. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%crabbed%@AE@% %@AB@%crabbing%@AE@% %@AB@%crabs%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To criticize; find
fault. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To interfere with and ruin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To find
fault with. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make ill-tempered. [ME.] %@AB@% crabber %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAB.APPLE @%%@QR:crab apple@%%@AB@%crab apple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several trees of the genus %@AI@%Pyrus,%@AE@% having white,
pink, or red flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The small, tart, edible fruit of the crab apple,
used for making jelly.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRABBED @%%@QR:crabbed@%%@AB@%crabbed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Irritable and perverse in disposition; ill-tempered. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Difficult to understand. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Difficult to read: %@AI@%crabbed handwriting.%@AE@% [ME.]
%@2@%%@CR:CRAB.CACTUS @%%@QR:crab cactus@%%@AB@%crab cactus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%Christmas cactus%@BO: 346f25@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRABGRASS @%%@QR:crabgrass@%%@AB@%crabgrass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various coarse grasses of the genus %@AI@%Digitaria,%@AE@% that
tend to spread and displace other grasses in lawns.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAB.LOUSE @%%@QR:crab louse@%%@AB@%crab louse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A body louse, %@AI@%Phthirus pubis,%@AE@% that generally infests the
pubic region and causes severe itching.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRABSTICK @%%@QR:crabstick@%%@AB@%crabstick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A stick made of crab-apple wood. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A crabby person.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACK @%%@QR:crack@%%@AB@%crack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cracked%@AE@% %@AB@%cracking%@AE@% %@AB@%cracks%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To break or snap apart. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To make a sharp, snapping sound. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To break without dividing into parts;
split slightly. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To change sharply in pitch or timbre, as from hoarseness
or emotion. Used of the voice. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To break down; fail; give out. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To move
or go rapidly: %@AI@%was cracking along at 70 miles an hour.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To
have a mental or physical breakdown: %@AI@%cracked under the pressure.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chemistry. %@AE@%To decompose into simpler compounds. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to make a
sharp, snapping sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to break or split slightly or
completely. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To break with a sharp, snapping sound. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To strike with a
sudden, sharp sound. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To break open or into: %@AI@%crack a safe.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
open up for use or consumption. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To discover the solution to, esp. after
considerable effort: %@AI@%crack a cipher.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To cause (the voice) to crack. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% To tell (a joke). %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To cause to have a mental or
physical breakdown. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% To reduce (petroleum) to simpler compounds by
cracking.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% crack down.%@AE@% To act more forcefully to regulate or
restrain: %@AI@%cracked down on speeding.%@AE@% %@AB@% crack up.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To praise highly: %@AI@%He was
%@AI@%simply not the genius he was cracked up to be.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To damage or wreck:
%@AI@%%@AI@%crack up a plane.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To have a mental or physical breakdown. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
experience or cause to experience a great deal of amusement: %@AI@%really cracked
%@AI@%up when I heard that joke.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sharp, snapping sound, such as the
report of a firearm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A partial split or break; fissure. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A slight,
narrow space: %@AI@%The window was open a crack.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A sharp, resounding blow. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
A mental or physical impairment; defect. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A cracking vocal tone or sound,
as in hoarseness. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% An attempt; chance: %@AI@%gave him a crack at the job.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A
witty or sarcastic remark. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A moment; instant: %@AI@%at the crack of dawn.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Excelling in skill or achievement; superior; first-rate: %@AI@%a crack
%@2@%%@CR:CRACKAJACK @%%@QR:crackajack@%%@AB@%crackajack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%crackerjack%@BO: 4520e9@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKBRAIN @%%@QR:crackbrain@%%@AB@%crackbrain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A foolish or insane person. %@AB@% crackbrained %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKDOWN @%%@QR:crackdown@%%@AB@%crackdown%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An act or example of cracking down.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKED.STEM @%%@QR:cracked stem@%%@AB@%cracked stem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of the celery plant caused by a deficiency of
boron and characterized by cracking of the stalks.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKER @%%@QR:cracker@%%@AB@%cracker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A thin, crisp wafer or biscuit, usually made of
unsweetened dough. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A firecracker. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A small cardboard cylinder covered
with decorative paper and containing candy or a favor and a weak explosive
that makes a sharp popping noise when a paper strip is pulled at one or
both ends and torn. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Offensive.%@AE@% A poor white person of the rural esp.
southeastern United States. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% One that cracks.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKER.BARREL @%%@QR:cracker-barrel@%%@AB@%cracker-barrel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Resembling or characteristic of the extended
informal discussions carried on by persons assembled at a country store.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKERJACK @%%@QR:crackerjack@%%@AB@%crackerjack%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crackajack %@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of excellent quality or ability;
fine. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Someone or something of marked excellence. [< crack
(first-rate) + jack.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKER.JACK @%%@QR:Cracker Jack@%%@AB@%Cracker Jack%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a candied popcorn confection.
%@2@%%@CR:CRACKING @%%@QR:cracking@%%@AB@%cracking%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% Thermal decomposition, sometimes with catalysis,
of a complex substance, esp. such decomposition of petroleum to extract
low-boiling fractions such as gasoline. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Extremely good; great.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Extremely; very.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKLE @%%@QR:crackle@%%@AB@%crackle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-led%@AE@% %@AB@%-ling%@AE@% %@AB@%-les%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a succession of slight
sharp, snapping noises: %@AI@%a small fire was crackling on the hearth.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
show liveliness or brilliance: %@AI@%a book that crackles with humor.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
become covered with a network of cracks. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To crush (paper, for
example) with sharp, snapping sounds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause (china, for example) to
become covered with a network of fine cracks. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or sound of
crackling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A network of fine cracks on the surface of glazed
pottery, china, or glassware. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Ware bearing this network of cracks.
[Freq. of crack.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKLEWARE @%%@QR:crackleware@%%@AB@%crackleware%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ceramic ware made with a surface network of cracks.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKLING @%%@QR:crackling@%%@AB@%crackling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The production of a succession of slight sharp, snapping
noises. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%cracklings%@AE@% The crisp bits that remain after rendering fat from
meat or after frying or roasting the skin, esp. of a pig or a goose.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKLY @%%@QR:crackly@%%@AB@%crackly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Likely to crackle; crisp.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKNEL @%%@QR:cracknel@%%@AB@%cracknel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A hard, crisp biscuit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%cracknels%@AE@% Crisp bits of fried
pork fat. [ME %@AI@%craknel.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKPOT @%%@QR:crackpot@%%@AB@%crackpot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An eccentric person, esp. one with bizarre ideas.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRACKUP @%%@QR:crackup@%%@AB@%crackup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A collision, as of an airplane or automobile. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mental
%@2@%%@CR:CRADLE @%%@QR:cradle@%%@AB@%cradle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small, low bed for an infant, often furnished with
rockers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The earliest period of one's life: %@AI@%from the cradle to the
%@AI@%grave.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A place of origin; birthplace. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A framework of wood or metal
used to support something, such as a ship undergoing construction or
repair. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A framework used to protect an injured limb. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The part of a
telephone that contains the connecting switch upon which the receiver and
mouthpiece unit is supported. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A frame projecting above a scythe,
used to catch grain as it is cut so that it can be laid flat. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A scythe
equipped with such a frame. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A low, flat framework that rolls on casters,
used by a mechanic working beneath an automobile. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A boxlike device
furnished with rockers, used for washing gold-bearing dirt. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dled%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-dling%@AE@% %@AB@%-dles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To place or hold in or as if in a cradle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To care
for or nurture in infancy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To reap (grain) with a cradle. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To place or
support (a ship) in a cradle. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To wash (gold-bearing dirt) in a cradle.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To lie in or as if in a cradle. [ME %@AI@%cradel %@AE@%< OE.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%cradler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRADLE.CAP @%%@QR:cradle cap@%%@AB@%cradle cap%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A form of dermatitis that occurs in infants and is
characterized by heavy yellow crusted lesions on the scalp.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRADLESONG @%%@QR:cradlesong@%%@AB@%cradlesong%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lullaby.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAFT @%%@QR:craft@%%@AB@%craft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Skill or ability in something, esp. in handwork or the arts;
expertness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Skill in evasion or deception; guile. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An occupation
or trade, esp. one requiring manual dexterity. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The membership of such an
occupation or trade; guild. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AI@%craft.%@BO: 45356f@%%@AE@%%@AE@% A boat, ship, or aircraft.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%crafted%@AE@% %@AB@%crafting%@AE@% %@AB@%crafts%@AE@% To make by or as if by hand. [ME < OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%craeft.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAFTSMAN @%%@QR:craftsman@%%@AB@%craftsman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A skilled worker who practices a craft. %@AB@% craftsmanly %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@% craftsmanship %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAFTSWOMAN @%%@QR:craftswoman@%%@AB@%craftswoman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman who is skilled in or practices a craft.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAFT.UNION @%%@QR:craft union@%%@AB@%craft union%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A labor union limited in membership to workers engaged in
%@2@%%@CR:CRAKE @%%@QR:crake@%%@AB@%crake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several birds of the family Rallidae, such as the
%@AI@%%@AI@%corncrake%@BO: 4241e7@%%@AE@% or a marsh bird of the genus %@AI@%Porzana.%@AE@% [ME, crow, prob. < ON
%@AI@%%@AI@%kraka.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAM @%%@QR:cram@%%@AB@%cram%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%crammed%@AE@% %@AB@%cramming%@AE@% %@AB@%crams%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To force, press, or squeeze into
an insufficient space; stuff. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fill too tightly. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To gorge with
food. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To prepare hastily for an examination. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
gorge oneself with food. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To study hastily and concentratedly
for an examination. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A group that has been crammed together; crush.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Concentrated and usually hasty study for an examination. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CRAMBO @%%@QR:crambo@%%@AB@%crambo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bos%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A word game in which a player or team must find
and express a rhyme for a word or line presented by the opposing player or
team. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Doggerel. [Obs. %@AI@%crambe, %@AE@%cabbage < Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%krambe.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%cramp(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sudden involuntary muscular contraction causing severe
pain, often occurring in the leg or shoulder as the result of strain or
chill. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A temporary partial paralysis of habitually or excessively used
muscles: %@AI@%writer's cramp.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%cramps%@AE@% Sharp, persistent pains in the
abdomen. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cramped%@AE@% %@AB@%cramping%@AE@% %@AB@%cramps%@AE@% To affect with or as if with a
cramp. [ME %@AI@%crampe %@AE@%< OFr., of Germanic orig.]
%@AB@%cramp(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A bar, usually of iron, with right-angle bends at both
ends, used for permanently holding together stones, timber, and other
materials used in building. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A frame with an adjustable part to hold
pieces together; clamp. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that compresses or restrains. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
confined position or part. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cramped%@AE@% %@AB@%cramping%@AE@% %@AB@%cramps%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hold
together with a cramp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To shut in so closely as to restrict the physical
freedom of: %@AI@%was cramped by the lack of space.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To restrict or prevent
from free action or expression. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To steer (the wheels of a vehicle)
to make a turn. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To jam (a wheel) by a short turn. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Restricted;
contracted; narrowed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Difficult to read or decipher, as some
handwriting.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% cramp one's style.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To interfere with or
hamper one's usual confidence or skill. [MDu. crampe, hook.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAMPFISH @%%@QR:crampfish@%%@AB@%crampfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%crampfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% The %@AI@%electric ray%@BO: 5f5201@%%@AE@%. [< cramp1, from
its ability to give electric shocks.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAMPON @%%@QR:crampon@%%@AB@%crampon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%crampons%@AE@% A hinged pair of curved iron bars for raising
heavy objects, such as stones or timber. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%crampons%@AE@% An iron spike
attached to the shoe to prevent slipping when climbing or walking on ice.
[OFr., of Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANBERRY @%%@QR:cranberry@%%@AB@%cranberry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A slender, trailing North American shrub, %@AI@%Vaccinium
%@AI@%macrocarpon,%@AE@% growing in damp ground and bearing tart red berries. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
edible berry of this plant, often made into sauce or jelly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of
various plants similar or related to the cranberry, esp. the European
species %@AI@%V. oxycoccous.%@AE@% [Partial transl. of LG %@AI@%kraanbere %@AE@%: %@AI@%kraan, %@AE@%crane (<
%@2@%%@CR:CRANBERRY.BUSH @%%@QR:cranberry bush@%%@AB@%cranberry bush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%high-bush cranberry%@BO: 8a9b95@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANBERRY.TREE @%%@QR:cranberry tree@%%@AB@%cranberry tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%guelder rose%@BO: 82fc90@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANE @%%@QR:crane@%%@AB@%crane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various large wading birds of the family Gruidae,
having a long neck, long legs, and a long bill. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bird similar to a
crane, such as a heron. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A machine for hoisting and moving heavy objects
by means of cables attached to a movable boom. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Any of various devices
with a swinging arm, as one in a fireplace for suspending a pot.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%craned%@AE@% %@AB@%craning%@AE@% %@AB@%cranes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hoist or move with or as if with a
crane. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To strain and stretch (the neck). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To stretch one's neck
for a better view. [ME < OE %@AI@%cran.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANE.FLY @%%@QR:crane fly@%%@AB@%crane fly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of numerous long-legged, slender-bodied flies of the
family Tipulidae, having the general appearance of a large mosquito.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANESBILL @%%@QR:cranesbill@%%@AB@%cranesbill%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%geranium%@BO: 7c5056@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANI @%%@QR:crani-@%%@AB@%crani-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%cranio-%@BO: 455a73@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANIA @%%@QR:crania@%%@AB@%crania%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%cranium%@BO: 456039@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANIAL @%%@QR:cranial@%%@AB@%cranial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the skull. [< cranium.] %@AB@% cranially
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANIAL.INDEX @%%@QR:cranial index@%%@AB@%cranial index%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The ratio of the maximum width to the maximum length of
the cranium, multiplied by 100.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANIAL.NERVE @%%@QR:cranial nerve@%%@AB@%cranial nerve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several nerves that arise in pairs from the
brainstem and reach the periphery through openings in the skull.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANIATE @%%@QR:craniate@%%@AB@%craniate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a skull. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An animal having a skull;
vertebrate.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANIECTOMY @%%@QR:craniectomy@%%@AB@%craniectomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% The surgical removal of a portion of the
cranium.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANIO @%%@QR:cranio-@%%@AB@%cranio-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crani- %@AE@% Cranium: %@AI@%craniometer.%@AE@% [< cranium.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANIOCEREBRAL @%%@QR:craniocerebral@%%@AB@%craniocerebral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the cranium and the brain.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANIOLOGY @%%@QR:craniology@%%@AB@%craniology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The scientific study of the characteristics of the skull,
such as size and shape, esp. in humans. %@AB@% craniological %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CRANIOSACRAL.SY @%%@QR:craniosacral system@%%@AB@%craniosacral system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%parasympathetic nervous system%@BO: d23d9b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANIOTOMY @%%@QR:craniotomy@%%@AB@%craniotomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The surgical cutting or removal of part of
the skull. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The cutting or breaking of the fetal skull to reduce its size
for removal when normal delivery is not possible.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRANIUM @%%@QR:cranium@%%@AB@%cranium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-niums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -nia %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The skull of a vertebrate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
portion of the skull enclosing the brain. [Med. Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%kranion.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%crank(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A device for transmitting rotary motion, consisting of a
handle or arm attached at right angles to a shaft. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A turn of speech;
verbal conceit. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A peculiar or eccentric idea or action. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A grouchy person. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An eccentric. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cranked%@AE@% %@AB@%cranking%@AE@% %@AB@%cranks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To start or operate (an engine, for example) by turning a crank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
make into the shape of a crank; twist; bend. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To provide with a crank.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To turn a crank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To twist; wind.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% crank out.%@AE@% To
produce, esp. mechanically and rapidly: %@AI@%cranks out memo after memo.%@AE@% %@AB@% crank
%@AB@%up.%@AE@% To cause to start or to get started as if by turning a crank: %@AI@%cranking
%@AI@%up a massive publicity campaign.%@AE@% [ME < OE %@AI@%cranc, %@AE@%as in %@AI@%crancstaef, %@AE@%weaving
%@2@%%@CR:CRANNY @%%@QR:cranny@%%@AB@%cranny%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% A small opening, as in a wall or rock face; crevice;
%@AB@%%@AB@%crapping%@AE@% %@AB@%craps%@AE@% To defecate. [ME %@AI@%crappe, %@AE@%chaff < MDu., piece torn off <
%@AI@%%@AI@%crappen, %@AE@%to break off.]
%@AB@%crap(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A losing throw in the game of craps. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%crapped%@AE@% %@AB@%crapping%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%craps. -crap out%@AE@% To make a losing throw in the game of craps.
[Back-formation < craps.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAPE @%%@QR:crape@%%@AB@%crape%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%Crepe%@BO: 460da8@%%@AE@% (sense 1). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A black band worn, as on the sleeve, as
a sign of mourning. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%craped%@AE@% %@AB@%craping%@AE@% %@AB@%crapes%@AE@% To cover or drape with
or as if with crape.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAPEHANGER @%%@QR:crapehanger@%%@AB@%crapehanger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A morose, gloomy, or pessimistic person.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAPE.JASMINE @%%@QR:crape jasmine@%%@AB@%crape jasmine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fragrant shrub, %@AI@%Tabernaemontana coronaria,%@AE@% of India,
cultivated in warm regions for its white flowers. [From the crinkled lobes
of the corolla.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAPE.MYRTLE @%%@QR:crape myrtle@%%@AB@%crape myrtle%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crepe myrtle %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An Oriental shrub, %@AI@%Lagerstroemia
%@AI@%indica,%@AE@% widely cultivated in warm climates for its showy pink, red, or
white flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAPPIE @%%@QR:crappie@%%@AB@%crappie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-pies%@AE@% Either of two edible North American freshwater
fishes, %@AI@%Pomoxis nigromaculatus,%@AE@% the black crappie, or %@AI@%P. annularis,%@AE@% the
white crappie, related to the sunfishes. [Canadian Fr. %@AI@%crapet.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAPS @%%@QR:craps@%%@AB@%craps%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% A gambling game played with two dice in which a first throw
of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses the bet, and a first
throw of any other number (a point) must be repeated to win before a 7 is
thrown, which loses both the bet and the dice. [Louisiana Fr. < Fr. %@AI@%crabs %@AE@%<
E. %@AI@%crabs, %@AE@%the lowest throw at hazard.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAPSHOOTER @%%@QR:crapshooter@%%@AB@%crapshooter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who plays craps.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAPULENCE @%%@QR:crapulence@%%@AB@%crapulence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Excessive indulgence; intemperance. [< LLat. %@AI@%crapulentus, %@AE@%very drunk < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CRASH.LAND @%%@QR:crash-land@%%@AB@%crash-land%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-landed%@AE@% %@AB@%-landing%@AE@% %@AB@%-lands%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To land (an aircraft) under
emergency conditions, usually accompanied by damage to the aircraft. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To crash-land an aircraft.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRASH.PAD @%%@QR:crash pad@%%@AB@%crash pad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Padding inside automobiles, tanks, or other vehicles for
protecting occupants in the event of an accident, sudden stop, or other
quick movement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A place affording free and usually temporary
lodging.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRASH.TRUCK @%%@QR:crash truck@%%@AB@%crash truck%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crash wagon %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A truck specially designed and equipped
to rescue victims of an airplane crash.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRASHWORTHY @%%@QR:crashworthy@%%@AB@%crashworthy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of withstanding the effects of a crash:
%@2@%%@CR:CRAVE @%%@QR:crave@%%@AB@%crave%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%craved%@AE@% %@AB@%craving%@AE@% %@AB@%craves%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To have an intense desire for.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To need urgently; require. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To beg earnestly for; implore. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
have an eager or intense desire. [ME %@AI@%craven %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%crafian, %@AE@%to beg.] %@AB@% craver
%@2@%%@CR:CRAVING @%%@QR:craving@%%@AB@%craving%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A consuming desire; yearning.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAW @%%@QR:craw@%%@AB@%craw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The crop of a bird. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The stomach of an animal. [ME %@AI@%crawe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAWFISH @%%@QR:crawfish@%%@AB@%crawfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fished%@AE@% %@AB@%-fishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-fishes%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To withdraw from
an undertaking. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%crayfish.%@BO: 4599b2@%%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CRAZE @%%@QR:craze@%%@AB@%craze%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%crazed%@AE@% %@AB@%crazing%@AE@% %@AB@%crazes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to become mentally
deranged or obsessed; make insane. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To produce a network of fine cracks
in the surface or glaze of. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become mentally deranged or
obsessed; go insane. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become covered with fine cracks. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A
short-lived popular fashion; fad. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fine crack. [ME %@AI@%crasen, %@AE@%of Scand.
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% Departing from proportion or moderation, esp.: %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Possessed by
enthusiasm or excitement. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Immoderately fond; infatuated. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% Intensely
involved or preoccupied. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not sensible; impractical. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@%
Rickety or dilapidated. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who is or appears crazy.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% like crazy.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To an exceeding degree:
%@AI@%%@AI@%running around like crazy.%@AE@% %@AB@% crazily %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% craziness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAZY.BONE @%%@QR:crazy bone@%%@AB@%crazy bone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% The %@AI@%olecranon%@BO: c97da9@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAZY.QUILT @%%@QR:crazy quilt@%%@AB@%crazy quilt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A patchwork quilt of pieces of cloth of various
shapes, colors, and sizes, arranged in no definite pattern. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A disorderly
mixture; hodgepodge.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRAZYWEED @%%@QR:crazyweed@%%@AB@%crazyweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Locoweed%@BO: aacbaf@%%@AE@%. [From its toxic effect on some animals.]
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%@2@%%@CR:C.REACTIVE.PROT @%%@QR:C-reactive protein@%%@AB@%C-reactive protein%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A globulin that occurs in the blood in certain
acute illnesses, such as rheumatic fever. [c(arbohydrate polysaccharide) +
reactive.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREAK @%%@QR:creak@%%@AB@%creak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%creaked%@AE@% %@AB@%creaking%@AE@% %@AB@%creaks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a grating or squeaking
sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move with a creaking sound. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A grating or squeaking
%@2@%%@CR:CREAM.CHEESE @%%@QR:cream cheese@%%@AB@%cream cheese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soft white cheese made of cream and milk.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREAM.COLORED @%%@QR:cream-colored@%%@AB@%cream-colored%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of the color of cream; yellowish white.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREAMCUPS @%%@QR:creamcups@%%@AB@%creamcups%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant,Platystemon californicus,of the southwestern United
States, having long-stalked cream-colored or light-yellow flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREAMER @%%@QR:creamer@%%@AB@%creamer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small jug or pitcher for cream. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A machine or device
for separating cream from milk. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A refrigerator in which milk is placed
to form cream.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREAMERY @%%@QR:creamery@%%@AB@%creamery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% An establishment where dairy products are prepared
or sold.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREAM.OF.TARTAR @%%@QR:cream of tartar@%%@AB@%cream of tartar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Potassium bitartrate%@BO: e3d28a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREAM.PUFF @%%@QR:cream puff@%%@AB@%cream puff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A shell of light pastry filled with whipped cream,
custard, or ice cream. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A sissy.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREAM.SAUCE @%%@QR:cream sauce@%%@AB@%cream sauce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white sauce made by cooking together a mixture of flour
and butter with milk or cream.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREAMY @%%@QR:creamy@%%@AB@%creamy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% Rich in or resembling cream. %@AB@% creamily %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%creaminess %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CREASE @%%@QR:crease@%%@AB@%crease%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A line made by pressing, folding, or wrinkling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In
cricket, one of the lines marking off the positions of the bowler and
batsman or the space between two of these lines. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In hockey, a
rectangular area marked off in front of the goal cage. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%creased%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%creasing%@AE@% %@AB@%creases%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a crease in. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To graze or wound
superficially with a bullet. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become wrinkled. [Obs. %@AI@%creast %@AE@%< ME
%@2@%%@CR:CREATE @%%@QR:create@%%@AB@%create%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to exist; bring into being.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give rise to; produce: %@AI@%Her remark created a stir.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To invest with
an office or title; appoint. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To produce through artistic or imaginative
effort: %@AI@%create a poem; create a role.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Created. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%createn %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%creare.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREATINE @%%@QR:creatine@%%@AB@%creatine%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or creatin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nitrogenous organic acid, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%9%@AE@%N%@AH@%3%@AE@%O%@AH@%2%@AE@%, that is%@EH@%
found in the muscle tissue of many vertebrates mainly in the form of
%@2@%%@CR:CREATININE @%%@QR:creatinine@%%@AB@%creatinine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The creatine anhydride C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%7%@AE@%N%@AH@%3%@AE@%O, a normal metabolic waste.%@EH@%
[creatin(e) + -ine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREATION @%%@QR:creation@%%@AB@%creation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of creating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The fact or process of being
created. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of investing with an office or title. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The world
and all things in it. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% All creatures or a class of creatures. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An
original product of human invention or artistic imagination. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A new and
usually specially designed garment. %@AB@% creational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CREATIVE @%%@QR:creative@%%@AB@%creative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the ability or power to create. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Creating;
productive. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Characterized by originality and expressiveness;
%@2@%%@CR:CREATOR @%%@QR:creator@%%@AB@%creator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that creates. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Creator%@AE@% God.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREATURE @%%@QR:creature@%%@AB@%creature%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something created. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A living being, esp. an animal. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A human being. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% One dependent upon or subservient to another; tool. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CREATURE.COMFOR @%%@QR:creature comfort@%%@AB@%creature comfort%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that contributes to physical comfort.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRECHE @%%@QR:creche@%%@AB@%creche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A representation of the Nativity scene. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A foundling
hospital. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A day nursery. [Fr. < OFr. crib, of Germanic
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDENCE @%%@QR:credence@%%@AB@%credence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Acceptance as true or valid; belief. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Claim to
acceptance; trustworthiness. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Recommendation; credential: %@AI@%a letter of
%@AI@%credence.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A small table for holding the elements of the Eucharist. [ME
< OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%credentia %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%credere, %@AE@%to believe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDENTIAL @%%@QR:credential@%%@AB@%credential%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% That which entitles one to confidence, credit, or
authority. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%credentials%@AE@% Evidence or testimonials attesting one's right
to credit, confidence, or authority. [< Med. Lat. %@AI@%credentialis, %@AE@%giving
authority < %@AI@%credentia, %@AE@%trust < Lat. %@AI@%credere, %@AE@%to believe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDENZA @%%@QR:credenza@%%@AB@%credenza%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A buffet or sideboard, esp. one without legs. [Ital. < Med.
Lat. %@AI@%credentia, %@AE@%trust, from the practice of placing food and drink on a
sideboard to be tasted by a servant before being served to ensure that it
contain no poison.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDIBILITY.GAP @%%@QR:credibility gap@%%@AB@%credibility gap%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Public skepticism about the truth esp. of official
claims and pronouncements. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lack of trustworthiness. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A discrepancy or
disparity.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDIBLE @%%@QR:credible@%%@AB@%credible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being believed; plausible. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Worthy of
%@2@%%@CR:CREDIT @%%@QR:credit@%%@AB@%credit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Belief or confidence in the truth of something; trust. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
reputation for sound character or quality; standing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A source of honor
or distinction: %@AI@%He is a credit to his family.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Approval for an act,
ability, or quality; praise. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Influence based on the good opinion or
confidence of others. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%credits%@AE@% An acknowledgment of work done, as in the
production of a motion picture or play. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Official certification or
recognition that a student has successfully completed a course of study. %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
A unit of study so certified. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Reputation for solvency and integrity
entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Confidence
in a buyer's ability and intention to fulfill financial obligations. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
time allowed for payment for something sold on trust. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AS@% Accounting. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
The deduction of a payment made by a debtor from an amount due. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
right-hand side of an account on which such amounts are entered. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% An
entry or the sum of the entries on this side. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% The positive balance or
amount remaining in a person's account. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% An amount placed by a bank at
the disposal of a client. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ited%@AE@% %@AB@%-iting%@AE@% %@AB@%-its%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To believe in;
trust: %@AI@% she refused steadfastly to credit the reports of his death (Agatha
%@AI@%Christie). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To bring honor or distinction to. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To give
credit to for something: %@AI@%credit him with the invention.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To ascribe to a
person; attribute to: %@AI@%credit the invention to him.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Accounting. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To
enter as a credit: %@AI@%credited $500 to her account.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To make a credit entry
in: %@AI@%credit an account.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To give or award an educational credit to. [OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:CREDITABLE @%%@QR:creditable@%%@AB@%creditable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Deserving of praise or commendation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Worthy of
belief. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Deserving of commercial credit. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Capable of being assigned. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CREDIT.BUREAU @%%@QR:credit bureau@%%@AB@%credit bureau%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organization to which business firms apply for
credit information on prospective customers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDIT.CARD @%%@QR:credit card@%%@AB@%credit card%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A card authorizing the holder to buy goods or services on
credit.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDIT.LINE @%%@QR:credit line@%%@AB@%credit line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A line of copy acknowledging the source or origin of a
news dispatch, published article, motion picture, or other work. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
maximum amount of credit to be extended to a customer.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDITOR @%%@QR:creditor@%%@AB@%creditor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person or firm to whom money or its equivalent is owed.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDIT.RATING @%%@QR:credit rating@%%@AB@%credit rating%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An estimate of the amount of credit that can be
extended to a company or individual without undue risk.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDIT.UNION @%%@QR:credit union@%%@AB@%credit union%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cooperative organization that makes loans to its
members at low interest rates.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDITWORTHY @%%@QR:creditworthy@%%@AB@%creditworthy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having an acceptable credit rating. %@AB@% creditworthiness
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CREDO @%%@QR:credo@%%@AB@%credo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dos%@AE@% %@AI@%Creed%@BO: 45e23c@%%@AE@%. [Lat., I believe (the first word of the
%@2@%%@CR:CREE @%%@QR:Cree@%%@AB@%Cree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Cree%@AE@% %@AB@% or Crees %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A tribe of Indians formerly living in
Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of this tribe. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
Algonquian language of the Cree.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREED @%%@QR:creed@%%@AB@%creed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A formal statement of religious belief; confession of faith.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A system of belief, principles, or opinions. [ME %@AI@%crede %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%creda %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CREEK1 @%%@QR:creek@%%@AB@%creek%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small stream, often a shallow or intermittent tributary to
a river. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A small inlet in a shoreline.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% up the creek.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% In a difficult or
unfortunate position. [ME %@AI@%creke, %@AE@%prob. < ON %@AI@%kriki, %@AE@%bend.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREEK2 @%%@QR:Creek@%%@AB@%Creek%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Creek%@AE@% %@AB@% or Creeks %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A confederacy of several Indian
tribes, formerly inhabiting parts of Georgia, Alabama, and northern
Florida. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of any of these tribes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Muskhogean language of
the Creek.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREEL @%%@QR:creel@%%@AB@%creel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A wicker basket, esp. one used by anglers for carrying fish.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A frame for holding bobbins or spools in a spinning machine. [ME
%@AI@%crelle.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREEP @%%@QR:creep@%%@AB@%creep%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%crept%@AE@% %@AB@%creeping%@AE@% %@AB@%creeps%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move with the body close to
the ground, as a baby on hands and knees. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To move stealthily or
cautiously. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To move or proceed very slowly. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%To grow along a
surface, rooting at intervals or clinging by means of suckers or tendrils.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% To slip out of place; shift gradually. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To have a tingling sensation:
%@AI@%%@AI@%made my flesh creep.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The action of creeping; a creeping motion or
progress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An obnoxious or insignificant person. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A slow flow
of metal when under high temperature or great pressure. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%The
slow movement of rock debris and soil down a weathered slope. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%creeps%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% A sensation of fear or repugnance, as if things were crawling on
%@2@%%@CR:CREEPER @%%@QR:creeper@%%@AB@%creeper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that creeps. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A plant having stems that
grow along a surface, either rooting at intervals or clinging for support.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A grappling device for dragging lakes and similar bodies of water. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%creepers%@AE@% A metal frame with spikes, attached to a shoe or boot to prevent
slipping.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREEPING @%%@QR:creeping@%%@AB@%creeping%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Developing gradually over a period of time: %@AI@%creeping
%@2@%%@CR:CREEPY @%%@QR:creepy@%%@AB@%creepy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Inducing or having a sensation of
repugnance or fear, as of things crawling on one's skin: %@AI@%a creepy story.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%creepiness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CREESE @%%@QR:creese@%%@AB@%creese%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n..%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%kris%@BO: a2610f@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREMAINS @%%@QR:cremains@%%@AB@%cremains%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The ashes that remain after cremation of a corpse. [Blend
of cremated and remains.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREMATE @%%@QR:cremate@%%@AB@%cremate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mated%@AE@% %@AB@%-mating%@AE@% %@AB@%-mates%@AE@% To incinerate (a corpse). [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CREMATORIUM @%%@QR:crematorium@%%@AB@%crematorium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-toriums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -toria %@AE@% A crematory.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREMATORY @%%@QR:crematory@%%@AB@%crematory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% A furnace or establishment for the cremation of
corpses. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to cremation. [NLat. %@AI@%crematorium %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cremare, %@AE@%to cremate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREME.DE.CACAO @%%@QR:creme de cacao@%%@AB@%creme de cacao%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sweet liqueur with a chocolate flavor. [Fr. : %@AI@%creme,
%@2@%%@CR:CREME.DE.LA.CRE @%%@QR:creme de la creme@%%@AB@%creme de la creme%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that is superlative. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% People of the
%@2@%%@CR:CRENATE @%%@QR:crenate@%%@AB@%crenate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crenated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Having a margin with rounded or
%@2@%%@CR:CRENATION @%%@QR:crenation@%%@AB@%crenation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rounded projection; crenature. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The condition or
fact of being crenate.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRENATURE @%%@QR:crenature@%%@AB@%crenature%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%crenation%@BO: 45fcb9@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A notch between crenations, as on a
leaf.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRENELATED @%%@QR:crenelated@%%@AB@%crenelated%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crenellated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having battlements. [< Fr. %@AI@%crenel,
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Creoles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%creole%@AE@% Cooked
with a spicy sauce containing tomatoes, onions, and peppers. [Fr. %@AI@%creole %@AE@%<
Sp. %@AI@%criollo %@AE@%< Port. %@AI@%crioulo, %@AE@%prob. < %@AI@%criar, %@AE@%to bring up < Lat. %@AI@%creare, %@AE@%to
beget.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREOLIZED.LANGU @%%@QR:creolized language@%%@AB@%creolized language%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of mixed language that develops when
dominant and subordinate groups that speak different languages have
prolonged contact, incorporating the basic vocabulary of the dominant
language with the grammar and an admixture of words from the subordinate
language and becoming the native tongue of the subordinate group.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREON @%%@QR:Creon@%%@AB@%Creon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% King of Thebes, successor to Oedipus.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREOSOL @%%@QR:creosol@%%@AB@%creosol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless to yellow aromatic liquid, C%@AH@%8%@AE@%H%@AH@%10%@AE@%O%@AH@%2%@AE@%, that is a%@EH@%
constituent of creosote and is obtained from beechwood tar. [creos(ote) +
-ol1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREOSOTE @%%@QR:creosote@%%@AB@%creosote%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A colorless to yellowish oily liquid obtained by the
destructive distillation of wood tar, esp. from beechwood, and formerly
used to treat tuberculosis and chronic bronchitis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A yellowish to
greenish-brown oily liquid obtained from coal tar and used as a wood
preservative and disinfectant. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-soted%@AE@% %@AB@%-soting%@AE@% %@AB@%-sotes%@AE@% To treat or
%@AI@%< %@AE@%%@AI@%sozein, %@AE@%to save < %@AI@%saos, %@AE@%safe, from its antiseptic properties.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREOSOTE.BUSH @%%@QR:creosote bush@%%@AB@%creosote bush%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A resinous shrub, %@AI@%Larrea tridentata,%@AE@% of the western
United States and Mexico, exuding an odor like that of creosote.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREPE @%%@QR:crepe@%%@AB@%crepe%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crepe %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A light, soft, thin fabric of silk, cotton, wool,
or another fiber, with a crinkled surface. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Crape%@BO: 456f92@%%@AE@% (sense 2). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Crepe
%@AI@%paper%@BO: 461173@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AI@%Crepe rubber%@BO: 461220@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A very thin pancake. [Fr. %@AI@%crepe %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%crespe,
%@AE@%curly < Lat. %@AI@%crispus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREPE.DE.CHINE @%%@QR:crepe de Chine@%%@AB@%crepe de Chine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A silk crepe used for women's dresses and blouses.
%@2@%%@CR:CREPE.MYRTLE @%%@QR:crepe myrtle@%%@AB@%crepe myrtle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%crape myrtle%@BO: 4572a7@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREPE.PAPER @%%@QR:crepe paper@%%@AB@%crepe paper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Crinkled tissue paper, resembling crepe, used for
decorations.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREPE.RUBBER @%%@QR:crepe rubber@%%@AB@%crepe rubber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Rubber with a crinkled texture, used esp. for shoe
soles.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREPE.SUZETTE @%%@QR:crepe suzette@%%@AB@%crepe suzette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%crepe suzettes%@AE@% %@AB@% or crepes suzettes %@AE@% A thin dessert
pancake usually rolled with hot orange or tangerine sauce and often served
with a flaming brandy or curacao sauce. [Fr. : %@AI@%crepe, %@AE@%pancake + %@AI@%Suzette,
%@AE@%Suzy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREPITATE @%%@QR:crepitate@%%@AB@%crepitate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% To make a creaking or rattling
sound; crackle. [Lat. %@AI@%crepitare, crepitat-, %@AE@%to crackle, freq. of %@AI@%crepare,
%@2@%%@CR:CREPT @%%@QR:crept@%%@AB@%crept%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%creep%@BO: 45e816@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREPUSCULAR @%%@QR:crepuscular@%%@AB@%crepuscular%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or like twilight; dim. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%Becoming
active at twilight or before sunrise, as do certain insects and birds.
%@2@%%@CR:CRESCENDO @%%@QR:crescendo@%%@AB@%crescendo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -di %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A gradual increase, esp. in the volume
or intensity of sound in a musical passage. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A musical passage played in
a crescendo. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Gradually increasing in volume or intensity. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
With a crescendo. [Ital. < %@AI@%crescere, %@AE@%to increase < Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRESCENT @%%@QR:crescent@%%@AB@%crescent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The figure of the moon as it appears in its first
quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
shaped like a crescent. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Crescent-shaped. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Increasing; waxing,
as the moon. [ME %@AI@%cressant %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%creissant %@AE@%< pr.part. of %@AI@%creistre, %@AE@%to grow
< Lat. %@AI@%crescere.%@AE@%] %@AB@% crescentic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRESOL @%%@QR:cresol@%%@AB@%cresol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of three isomeric phenols, C%@AH@%7%@AE@%H%@AH@%8%@AE@%O, used in resins and as a%@EH@%
disinfectant. [Alteration of creosol.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRESS @%%@QR:cress@%%@AB@%cress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various related plants, such as those of the genera
%@AI@%%@AI@%Cardamine%@AE@% and %@AI@%Arabis,%@AE@% having pungent leaves often used in salads and as a
garnish. [ME %@AI@%cresse %@AE@%< OE.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRESSET @%%@QR:cresset@%%@AB@%cresset%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A metal cup, often suspended on a pole, containing burning
oil or pitch and used as a torch. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%craisset %@AE@%< %@AI@%craisse, %@AE@%grease <
VLat. %@AI@%crassia %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%crassus, %@AE@%fat, thick.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRESSIDA @%%@QR:Cressida@%%@AB@%Cressida%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In medieval romances, a Trojan woman who first returns the
love of Troilus but later forsakes him for Diomedes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREST @%%@QR:crest@%%@AB@%crest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tuft, ridge, or similar projection on the head of a bird
or other animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A plume used as decoration on top of a helmet. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
helmet. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A heraldic device placed above the shield on a coat of arms.
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A representation of a heraldic crest. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The top of something, as a
mountain or wave; peak; summit. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The highest point of a process or
action: %@AI@%the crest of his career.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The ridge on a roof. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%crested%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%cresting%@AE@% %@AB@%crests%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To decorate or furnish with a crest. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To reach
the crest of. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To form into a crest, as a wave. [ME %@AI@%creste %@AE@%< OFr. <
%@2@%%@CR:CRESYLIC @%%@QR:cresylic@%%@AB@%cresylic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% Of or pertaining to creosote or cresol.
[cres(ol) + -yl + -ic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRETACEOUS @%%@QR:Cretaceous@%%@AB@%Cretaceous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, belonging to, or designating the geologic time,
system of rocks, and sedimentary deposits of the third and last period of
the Mesozoic era, characterized by the development of flowering plants and
the disappearance of dinosaurs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%cretaceous%@AE@% Of, containing, or
%@2@%%@CR:CRETAN.MULLEIN @%%@QR:Cretan mullein@%%@AB@%Cretan mullein%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Celsia cretica,%@AE@% native to the Mediterranean
region, having hairy foliage and yellow flowers splotched with purple.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRETIN @%%@QR:cretin@%%@AB@%cretin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One afflicted with cretinism. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An idiot. [Fr. %@AI@%cretin %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:CRETONNE @%%@QR:cretonne@%%@AB@%cretonne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A heavy unglazed cotton, linen, or rayon fabric, colorfully
printed and used for draperies and slipcovers. [After %@AI@%Creton, %@AE@%France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREUSA @%%@QR:Creusa@%%@AB@%Creusa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The bride of Jason, killed by Medea. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The daughter of Priam and wife of Aeneas, lost in the flight from Troy.
[Gk. %@AI@%Kreousa.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREVALLE @%%@QR:crevalle@%%@AB@%crevalle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A food and game fish, %@AI@%Caranx hippo,%@AE@% of warm seas, having a
laterally compressed silvery body. [Alteration of cavalla.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREVALLE.JACK @%%@QR:crevalle jack@%%@AB@%crevalle jack%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%crevalle%@BO: 462f09@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CREVASSE @%%@QR:crevasse@%%@AB@%crevasse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A deep fissure, as in a glacier; chasm. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A crack in a
dike or levee. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-vassed%@AE@% %@AB@%-vassing%@AE@% %@AB@%-vasses%@AE@% To make crevasses in;
%@AB@%crew(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense of %@AI@%crow2%@CF:CROW @%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:CREW.CUT @%%@QR:crew cut@%%@AB@%crew cut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A close-cropped man's haircut. [So called because it was
worn by oarsmen.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREWEL @%%@QR:crewel@%%@AB@%crewel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Loosely twisted worsted yarn used for fancywork and
embroidery. [ME %@AI@%crule.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREW.NECK @%%@QR:crew neck@%%@AB@%crew neck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A round close-fitting neckline, as on a sweater. [From the
wearing of similarly-styled sweaters by oarsmen.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CREW.SOCK @%%@QR:crew sock@%%@AB@%crew sock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A warm usually ribbed sock. [From its use by oarsmen.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRIB @%%@QR:crib@%%@AB@%crib%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A child's bed with high sides. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small building, usually
with slatted sides, for storing corn. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A rack or trough for fodder;
manger. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A stall for cattle. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A small, crude cottage or room. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A
framework to support or strengthen a mine or shaft. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A wicker basket. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A petty theft. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Plagiarism. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A %@AI@%pony%@BO: e25adc@%%@AE@% (sense 4). %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A set
of cards made up from discards by each player in cribbage, used by the
dealer. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cribbed%@AE@% %@AB@%cribbing%@AE@% %@AB@%cribs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To confine in or as if in a
crib. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To furnish with a crib. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To plagiarize. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To
steal. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To use a crib in examinations; cheat. [ME < OE
%@2@%%@CR:CRIED @%%@QR:cried@%%@AB@%cried%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%cry%@BO: 47a955@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRIER @%%@QR:crier@%%@AB@%crier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who cries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who shouts out public
announcements. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A hawker.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRIES @%%@QR:cries@%%@AB@%cries%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Third person singular present tense of %@AI@%cry%@BO: 47a955@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of
%@AI@%cry%@BO: 47a955@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRIME @%%@QR:crime@%%@AB@%crime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act committed or omitted in violation of a law forbidding
or commanding it and for which punishment is imposed upon conviction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Unlawful activity: %@AI@%Crime is on the rise.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A serious offense, esp. one in
violation of morality. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An unjust, senseless, or disgraceful act or
condition. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%crimen.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRIMINAL @%%@QR:criminal@%%@AB@%criminal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, involving, or having the nature of crime. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Pertaining to the administration of penal law as distinguished from civil
law. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Guilty of crime. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Shameful; disgraceful. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who has
committed or been legally convicted of a crime. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%criminel %@AE@%< LLat.
%@AI@%criminalis %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%crimen, %@AE@%accusation.] %@AB@% criminally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CRIMINALITY @%%@QR:criminality@%%@AB@%criminality%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state, quality, or fact of being
criminal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A criminal action or practice.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRIMINALIZE @%%@QR:criminalize@%%@AB@%criminalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To impose a criminal penalty on or
for; treat as criminal.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRIMINAL.LAW @%%@QR:criminal law@%%@AB@%criminal law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Law that deals with crime and its punishment.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRIMINATE @%%@QR:criminate@%%@AB@%criminate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To implicate in a crime;
incriminate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To charge with a crime; accuse. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To condemn as criminal;
%@2@%%@CR:CRINGE @%%@QR:cringe@%%@AB@%cringe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cringed%@AE@% %@AB@%cringing%@AE@% %@AB@%cringes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To shrink back, as in fear;
cower. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To behave in a servile manner; fawn. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An act or instance of
%@2@%%@CR:CRINGLE @%%@QR:cringle@%%@AB@%cringle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small ring or grommet of rope or metal fastened to the edge
of a sail. [LG %@AI@%kringel, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%kring, %@AE@%ring < MLG.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRINITE @%%@QR:crinite@%%@AB@%crinite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Hairy or having hairlike tufts. [Lat. %@AI@%crinitus,
%@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%crinire, %@AE@%to cover with hair < %@AI@%crinis, %@AE@%hair.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRINKLE @%%@QR:crinkle@%%@AB@%crinkle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-kled%@AE@% %@AB@%-kling%@AE@% %@AB@%-kles%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To form into wrinkles or
ripples. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make a soft, crackling sound; rustle. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to
crinkle. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wrinkle or ripple; fold. [ME %@AI@%crinkelen.%@AE@%] %@AB@% crinkly %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRINKLEROOT @%%@QR:crinkleroot@%%@AB@%crinkleroot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woodland plant, %@AI@%Dentaria diphylla,%@AE@% of eastern North
America, having fleshy rootstocks and clusters of white or pinkish flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRINOID @%%@QR:crinoid@%%@AB@%crinoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various marine invertebrates of the class Crinoidea,
including the sea lilies and feather stars, characterized by feathery,
radiating arms and a stalk by which they are attached to a surface. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Crinoidea, %@AE@%class name : Gk. %@AI@%krinon, %@AE@%lily + -oid.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRINOLINE @%%@QR:crinoline@%%@AB@%crinoline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A coarse, stiff fabric of cotton or horsehair used esp.
to line and stiffen garments. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A petticoat made of crinoline. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A %@AI@%hoop
%@AI@%%@AI@%lino, %@AE@%flax (< Lat. %@AI@%linum%@AE@%).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRINUM @%%@QR:crinum@%%@AB@%crinum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several mostly tropical plants of the genus %@AI@%Crinum,%@AE@%
having long, strap-shaped leaves and clusters of lilylike flowers. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Crinum, %@AE@%genus name < Gk. %@AI@%krinon, %@AE@%lily.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRINUM.LILY @%%@QR:crinum lily@%%@AB@%crinum lily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%crinum%@BO: 46686c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRIOSPHINX @%%@QR:criosphinx@%%@AB@%criosphinx%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sphinx with the head of a ram. [Gk. %@AI@%krios, %@AE@%ram +
sphinx.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRIPPLE @%%@QR:cripple@%%@AB@%cripple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who is partly disabled or lame. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is
damaged or defective. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-pled%@AE@% %@AB@%-pling%@AE@% %@AB@%-ples%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make into a
cripple. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To disable or damage. [ME %@AI@%crepel %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%crypel.%@AE@%] %@AB@% crippler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRISIS @%%@QR:crisis@%%@AB@%crisis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A crucial or decisive point or situation;
turning point. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An unstable condition in political, international, or
economic affairs in which an abrupt or decisive change is impending. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
sudden change in the course of an acute disease, either toward improvement
or deterioration. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The point in a story or drama at which hostile forces
are in the most tense state of opposition. [Lat. < Gk. < %@AI@%krinein, %@AE@%to
separate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRISIS.CENTER @%%@QR:crisis center@%%@AB@%crisis center%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A center staffed esp. by volunteers who counsel
individuals experiencing a personal crisis.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRISIS.MANAGEME @%%@QR:crisis management@%%@AB@%crisis management%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Special measures taken to solve problems caused by
a crisis.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRISP @%%@QR:crisp@%%@AB@%crisp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CRISPATION @%%@QR:crispation@%%@AB@%crispation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of crisping or curling. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of
being crisped or curled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A slight involuntary contraction or
constriction, as of the skin.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRISPER @%%@QR:crisper@%%@AB@%crisper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that crisps, esp. a compartment in a refrigerator used
%@2@%%@CR:CRISSA @%%@QR:crissa@%%@AB@%crissa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%crissum%@BO: 467a3b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRISSCROSS @%%@QR:crisscross@%%@AB@%crisscross%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-crossed%@AE@% %@AB@%-crossing%@AE@% %@AB@%-crosses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To mark with crossing
lines. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move crosswise through or over. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To move crosswise.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mark or pattern made of crossing lines. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Crossing one another
or marked by crossings. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In a crisscross manner or direction.
[Alteration of obs. %@AI@%christcross, %@AE@%mark of a cross.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRISSUM @%%@QR:crissum@%%@AB@%crissum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%crissa%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@% The feathers or area surrounding a
bird's cloacal opening. [NLat. < Lat. %@AI@%crissare, %@AE@%to move the buttocks during
%@2@%%@CR:CRISTA @%%@QR:crista@%%@AB@%crista%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tae%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A crest or ridge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the inward
projections of the inner mitochondrial membrane. [NLat., crest.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRISTATE @%%@QR:cristate@%%@AB@%cristate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cristated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having or forming a crest. [Lat. %@AI@%cristatus %@AE@%<
%@AI@%crista, %@AE@%tuft.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRITERION @%%@QR:criterion@%%@AB@%criterion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-teria%@AE@% %@AB@% or -terions %@AE@% A standard, rule, or test on which
a judgment or decision can be based. [Gk. %@AI@%kriterion %@AE@%< %@AI@%krites, %@AE@%judge <
%@2@%%@CR:CRITICAL.ANGLE @%%@QR:critical angle@%%@AB@%critical angle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The smallest angle of incidence at which a light
ray passing from one medium to another less refractive medium can be
totally reflected from the boundary between the two. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The angle of attack
of an airfoil at which airflow abruptly changes, causing changes in the
lift and drag of an aircraft.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRITICAL.MASS @%%@QR:critical mass@%%@AB@%critical mass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The smallest mass of a fissionable material that will
sustain a nuclear chain reaction.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRITICAL.POINT @%%@QR:critical point@%%@AB@%critical point%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%The condition in which the liquid and
vapor phases of a pure stable substance have the same density. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A maximum, minimum, or point of inflection. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A point at
which the derivative of a function is zero or infinite.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRITICAL.PRESSU @%%@QR:critical pressure@%%@AB@%critical pressure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The least applied pressure required at the critical
%@2@%%@CR:CRITICAL.TEMPER @%%@QR:critical temperature@%%@AB@%critical temperature%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The temperature above which a gas cannot be
liquefied, regardless of the pressure applied.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRITICASTER @%%@QR:criticaster@%%@AB@%criticaster%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A petty or inferior critic. [critic + Lat. %@AI@%-aster,
%@AE@%pejorative suffix.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRITICISM @%%@QR:criticism@%%@AB@%criticism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of criticizing, esp. adversely. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A critical
comment or judgment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The art, skill, or profession of making
discriminating judgments and evaluations, esp. of literary or other
artistic works. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A review or other article expressing such judgment and
evaluation. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The detailed investigation of the origin and history of
literary documents.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRITICIZE @%%@QR:criticize@%%@AB@%criticize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cized%@AE@% %@AB@%-cizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cizes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To judge the merits and
faults of; analyze and evaluate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To judge with severity; find fault
with. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To act as a critic. %@AB@% criticizable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% criticizer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%denounce%@BO: 4f633d@%%@AE@% These verbs are compared as they mean to express an unfavorable
judgment. %@AI@%Criticize%@BO: 468f7c@%%@AE@% , the least specific, can mean merely to evaluate
without necessarily finding fault, but usually it does imply detailed
expression of disapproval. %@AI@%Blame%@BO: 1e782a@%%@AE@% emphasizes the finding of fault and the
fixing of responsibility for it. %@AI@%Reprehend%@BO: f7bb4e@%%@AE@% implies sharp disapproval,
usually of the actions or attributes of a person. %@AI@%Censure%@BO: 2f9265@%%@AE@% refers to open
and strong expression of disapproval; often it implies a reprimand, or
formal criticism, of a person or persons by someone in authority. %@AI@%Condemn%@BO: 3d7e88@%%@AE@%
can refer broadly to any expression of severe disapproval or, more
narrowly, to an official act of passing judgment, such as sentencing by a
court. %@AI@%Denounce%@BO: 4f633d@%%@AE@% can apply to any strongly adverse judgment expressed
openly and vehemently, or specifically to public proclamation of official
criticism or repudiation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRITIQUE @%%@QR:critique@%%@AB@%critique%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A critical review or commentary, esp. one dealing with a
literary or other artistic work. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A critical discussion of a specified
topic. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The art of criticism. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tiqued%@AE@% %@AB@%-tiquing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tiques%@AE@% To
criticize. [Fr. < Gk. %@AI@%kritike, %@AE@%the art of criticism < %@AI@%kritikos, %@AE@%critical <
%@AI@%%@AI@%krinein, %@AE@%to separate.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Critique %@AE@% is widely used as a verb, but is still regarded by
many as pretentious jargon. The use of phrases like %@AI@%give a critique %@AE@% or
%@AI@%%@AI@%offer a critique %@AE@% will forestall objections.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRITTER @%%@QR:critter@%%@AB@%critter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A domestic animal, esp. a steer or horse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
living creature. [Alteration of creature.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROAK @%%@QR:croak@%%@AB@%croak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A low, hoarse sound, as that characteristic of frogs and crows.
-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%croaked%@AE@% %@AB@%croaking%@AE@% %@AB@%croaks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To utter by croaking. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To
kill. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To utter a croak. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To speak with a low, hoarse voice. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To mutter discontentedly; grumble. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% To die. [< ME %@AI@%croken, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:CROAKER @%%@QR:croaker@%%@AB@%croaker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A croaking animal. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A person who grumbles or
habitually predicts evil. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various chiefly marine fishes of the
family Sciaenidae that make croaking or grunting sounds.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROAT @%%@QR:Croat@%%@AB@%Croat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A Slavic native or inhabitant of Croatia. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Serbo-Croatian
as used in Croatia, distinguished from Serbian primarily by its being
written in the Latin alphabet. [NLat. %@AI@%Croata %@AE@%< Serbo-Croatian %@AI@%Hrvat.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CROCHET @%%@QR:crochet@%%@AB@%crochet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cheted%@AE@% , -cheting , -chets . -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make a piece of
needlework by looping thread with a hooked needle. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To make by looping
thread with a hooked needle. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Needlework made by crocheting. [< Fr.,
hook < OFr., dim. of %@AI@%croc.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROCIDOLITE @%%@QR:crocidolite@%%@AB@%crocidolite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fibrous, lavender-blue or greenish mineral, a sodium
iron silicate that is used as a commercial form of asbestos. [G.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Krokydolith %@AE@%: Gk. %@AI@%krokus, %@AE@%nap of cloth + %@AI@%-lith, %@AE@%-lite.]
%@2@%%@CR:CROCODILE.BIRD @%%@QR:crocodile bird@%%@AB@%crocodile bird%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A black and white African bird, %@AI@%Pluvianus aegyptius,%@AE@%
that feeds on insects that infest crocodiles.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROCODILE.TEARS @%%@QR:crocodile tears@%%@AB@%crocodile tears%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% False tears; an insincere display of grief. [From
the belief that crocodiles weep after eating their victims.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROCODILIAN @%%@QR:crocodilian@%%@AB@%crocodilian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various reptiles of the order Crocodylia, which
includes the alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and gavials. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to a crocodile. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Belonging to the order Crocodylia. [< NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Crocodylia, %@AE@%order name < Lat. %@AI@%crocodilus, %@AE@%crocodile.]
%@2@%%@CR:CROCOITE @%%@QR:crocoite@%%@AB@%crocoite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rare orange to reddish mineral of lead chromate, PbCrO%@AH@%4%@AE@%,%@EH@%
found in oxidized lead deposits. [G. %@AI@%Krokoit, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%Krokoisit,
%@AE@%crocoisite.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROCUS @%%@QR:crocus@%%@AB@%crocus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cuses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ci %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Crocus,%@AE@% widely
cultivated in gardens and having showy, variously colored flowers and
grasslike leaves. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A grayish to light reddish purple. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A red variety of
iron oxide, Fe%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%, used in the form of an abrasive powder for polishing.%@EH@%
[Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%krokos, %@AE@%of Semitic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROFT @%%@QR:croft@%%@AB@%croft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small enclosed field or pasture
near a house. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small farm, esp. a tenant farm. [ME < OE.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROFTER @%%@QR:crofter@%%@AB@%crofter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% A person who rents and cultivates a
croft; tenant farmer.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROISSANT @%%@QR:croissant@%%@AB@%croissant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rich, crescent-shaped roll of leavened dough or puff
%@2@%%@CR:CRO.MAGNON @%%@QR:Cro-Magnon@%%@AB@%Cro-Magnon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An early form of modern man, %@AI@%Homo sapiens,%@AE@% characterized
by a rather robust physique and known from skeletal parts found in the
Cro-Magnon cave in southern France. %@AB@% Cro-Magnon %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROMLECH @%%@QR:cromlech@%%@AB@%cromlech%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A prehistoric monument consisting of monoliths encircling
a mound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%dolmen%@BO: 5886b9@%%@AE@%. [Welsh : %@AI@%crom, %@AE@%fem. of %@AI@%crwn, %@AE@%arched + %@AI@%llech, %@AE@%stone.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRONE @%%@QR:crone@%%@AB@%crone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A withered, witchlike old woman. [ME < ONFr. %@AI@%carogne, %@AE@%carrion <
VLat. *%@AI@%caronia %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%caro, %@AE@%flesh.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRONUS @%%@QR:Cronus@%%@AB@%Cronus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A Titan who ruled the universe until
dethroned by his son Zeus. [Gk. %@AI@%Kronos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRONY @%%@QR:crony@%%@AB@%crony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-nies%@AE@% A close friend or companion. [Poss. < Gk. %@AI@%khronios,
%@AE@%long lasting < %@AI@%khronos, %@AE@%time.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRONYISM @%%@QR:cronyism@%%@AB@%cronyism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Favoritism shown to cronies without regard for their
qualifications, as in political appointments to office.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROOK @%%@QR:crook@%%@AB@%crook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something bent or curved; hook or hooked part. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
implement or tool, such as a bishop's crosier or a shepherd's staff, with a
bent or curved part. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A curve or bend; turn. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A person who
makes a living by dishonest methods; thief. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%crooked%@AE@% %@AB@%crooking%@AE@%
%@AB@%crooks%@AE@% To curve or become curved; bend. [ME %@AI@%crok %@AE@%< ON %@AI@%krokr, %@AE@%hook.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROOKBACK @%%@QR:crookback@%%@AB@%crookback%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%hunchback%@BO: 8ee8f7@%%@AE@%. %@AB@% crookbacked %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROOKED @%%@QR:crooked@%%@AB@%crooked%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having or marked by bends, curves, or angles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% Dishonest or unscrupulous; fraudulent. %@AB@% crookedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%crookedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROOKES.TUBE @%%@QR:Crookes tube@%%@AB@%Crookes tube%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A low-pressure discharge tube used to study the
properties of cathode rays. [After Sir William %@AI@%Crookes %@AE@%(1832-1919).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROOKNECK @%%@QR:crookneck@%%@AB@%crookneck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A type of squash having a long, curved neck and yellow
flesh.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROON @%%@QR:croon@%%@AB@%croon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%crooned%@AE@% %@AB@%crooning%@AE@% %@AB@%croons%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To sing or hum softly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Chiefly Scot. [amp ]
%@AI@%Brit. Regional.%@AE@% To roar or bellow. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To sing by crooning. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soft
%@2@%%@CR:CROP @%%@QR:crop@%%@AB@%crop%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Cultivated plants or agricultural produce, such as grain,
vegetables, or fruit. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The total yield of such produce in a particular
season or place. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group, quantity, or supply appearing at one time: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%crop of new ideas.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A short haircut. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An earmark on an animal. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
A short whip used in horseback riding, with a loop serving as a lash. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The stock of a whip. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A pouchlike enlargement of a bird's
esophagus in which food is stored or partially digested. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A similar organ
in earthworms, insects, and other invertebrates. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cropped%@AE@% %@AB@%cropping%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%crops%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cut off the stems or top of (a plant). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cut (hair,
for example) very short. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To clip (an animal's ears, for example). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
reap; harvest. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To cause to grow or yield a crop or crops. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
plant, grow, or yield a crop or crops.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% crop up.%@AE@% To appear
unexpectedly: %@AI@%a name that cropped up early in the investigation.%@AE@% [ME < OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%cropp, %@AE@%ear of corn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROP.EARED @%%@QR:crop-eared@%%@AB@%crop-eared%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the ears cropped. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having the hair cut so
%@AB@%cropper(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that crops. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who works land in return for
a share of the yield; %@AI@%sharecropper%@BO: 10bb87e@%%@AE@%.
%@AB@%cropper(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A heavy fall; tumble. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A disastrous failure; fiasco.
[Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROP.ROTATION @%%@QR:crop rotation@%%@AB@%crop rotation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A method of maintaining and renewing the fertility of a
soil by the successive planting of different crops on the same land.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROQUET @%%@QR:croquet@%%@AB@%croquet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An outdoor game in which the players drive wooden balls
through a series of wickets using long-handled mallets. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of
driving away an opponent's croquet ball by hitting one's own ball when the
two are in contact. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-queted%@AE@% %@AB@%-queting%@AE@% %@AB@%-quets%@AE@% To drive away (an
opponent's ball) with a croquet. [Fr. < ONFr., hook. -see crocket.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROQUETTE @%%@QR:croquette@%%@AB@%croquette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small cake of minced food, often coated with bread crumbs
and fried in deep fat. [Fr. < %@AI@%croquer, %@AE@%to crunch.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROQUIGNOLE @%%@QR:croquignole@%%@AB@%croquignole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A kind of permanent wave in which the hair is wound
around metal rods. [Fr., a kind of biscuit < %@AI@%croquer, %@AE@%to crunch.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSIER @%%@QR:crosier@%%@AB@%crosier%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crozier %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A staff with a crook or cross at the end,
carried by or before an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a symbol of office.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A coiled tip of a plant stalk, as of a young fern frond. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CROSS @%%@QR:cross@%%@AB@%cross%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An upright post with a transverse piece near the top,
upon which condemned persons were executed in ancient times. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%Cross%@AE@% The
cross upon which Jesus was crucified. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A symbolic representation of the
cross upon which Jesus was crucified. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A %@AI@%crucifix%@BO: 475e45@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sign made by
tracing the outline of a cross with the right hand upon the forehead and
chest as a devotional act. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A trial or affliction: %@AI@%Everyone has his own
%@AI@%cross to bear.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A medal, emblem, or insignia in the form of a cross or
modified cross. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A mark or pattern formed by the intersection of two
lines, esp. such a mark (X) used as a signature. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A pipe fitting with
four branches in the form of a cross, used as a junction for intersecting
pipes. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A plant or animal produced by crossbreeding;
hybrid. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The process of crossbreeding; hybridization. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% One that
combines the qualities of two things: %@AI@%a novel that is a cross between
%@AI@%romance and satire.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A contest whose outcome has been
dishonestly prearranged. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%crossed%@AE@% %@AB@%crossing%@AE@% %@AB@%crosses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To go or
extend across; pass from one side of to the other: %@AI@%crossed the room to
%@AI@%greet him.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To carry or convey across. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To extend or pass through or
over; intersect. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To delete or eliminate by or as if by drawing a
line through: %@AI@%crossing names off a list.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To make or put a line across:
%@AI@%%@AI@%Cross your t's.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To place crosswise: %@AI@%crossed her legs.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To make the
sign of the cross upon or over as a sign of devotion. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To encounter in
passing: %@AI@%His path crossed mine.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To interfere with; thwart or
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Crosswise or across.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% cross swords. .%@AE@% To come to blows; fight. [ME %@AI@%cros %@AE@%<
OE < ON %@AI@%kross %@AE@%< OIr. %@AI@%cross %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%crux.%@AE@%] %@AB@% crosser %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% crossly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%crossness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSBAR @%%@QR:crossbar@%%@AB@%crossbar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A horizontal bar, line, or stripe.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSBILL @%%@QR:crossbill@%%@AB@%crossbill%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several birds of the genus %@AI@%Loxia,%@AE@% having curved
mandibles with narrow, crossed tips.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSBONES @%%@QR:crossbones@%%@AB@%crossbones%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% A representation of two bones placed crosswise, usually
under a skull, symbolizing danger or death.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSBOW @%%@QR:crossbow@%%@AB@%crossbow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A medieval weapon consisting of a bow fixed crosswise on a
wooden stock, with grooves on the stock to direct the projectile. %@AB@%
%@AB@%crossbowman %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSBRED @%%@QR:crossbred@%%@AB@%crossbred%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Produced by the mating of individuals of different
breeds. %@AB@% crossbred %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSBREED @%%@QR:crossbreed@%%@AB@%crossbreed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bred%@AE@% %@AB@%-breeding%@AE@% %@AB@%-breeds%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To produce (a hybrid) by the
mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds; hybridize. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hybrid produced by
crossbreeding.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSCHECK @%%@QR:crosscheck@%%@AB@%crosscheck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-checked%@AE@% %@AB@%-checking%@AE@% %@AB@%-checks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To verify by comparing
with parallel or supplementary data. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To check illegally in ice hockey by
thrusting with one's hockey stick at an opponent's arms or stick. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The
act of crosschecking.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.COUNTRY @%%@QR:cross-country@%%@AB@%cross-country%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Moving or directed across open country rather than
following tracks, roads, or runs: %@AI@%a cross-country race.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% From one side
of a country to the opposite side: %@AI@%a cross-country trip.%@AE@% %@AB@% crosscountry
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.COUNTRY.S @%%@QR:cross-country skiing@%%@AB@%cross-country skiing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The sport of skiing over the countryside rather
than on downhill runs.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.CULTURAL @%%@QR:cross-cultural@%%@AB@%cross-cultural%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Comparing or dealing with two or more different
cultures: %@AI@%a cross-cultural survey.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSCURRENT @%%@QR:crosscurrent@%%@AB@%crosscurrent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A current flowing across another current. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
conflicting movement, tendency, or inclination: %@AI@%a crosscurrent of dissent.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSCUT @%%@QR:crosscut@%%@AB@%crosscut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-cut%@AE@% %@AB@%-cutting%@AE@% %@AB@%-cuts%@AE@% To cut or run across or
crosswise. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Used or constructed for cutting crosswise: %@AI@%a crosscut
%@AI@%saw.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Cut on the bias or across the grain. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A course or cut
going crosswise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A path more direct than the main path; short cut. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
level in a mine driven so that it intersects a vein of ore.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSE @%%@QR:crosse@%%@AB@%crosse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%lacrosse%@BO: a2f173@%%@AE@% stick. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%crosse, %@AE@%staff, of Germanic
in order to check the resulting answers against answers previously made. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To question (a witness already examined by the opposing side). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To question a person closely. %@AB@% cross-examination %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% cross-examiner %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.EYE @%%@QR:cross-eye@%%@AB@%cross-eye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A form of %@AI@%strabismus%@BO: 11fb819@%%@AE@% in which one or both eyes deviate
toward the nose. %@AB@% cross-eyed %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.FERTILIZA @%%@QR:cross-fertilization@%%@AB@%cross-fertilization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Fertilization by the union of
gametes from different individuals, often of different varieties or
species. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Fertilization of the ovule of one plant or flower by
pollen nuclei from another. %@AB@% cross-fertile %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.FERTILIZE @%%@QR:cross-fertilize@%%@AB@%cross-fertilize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To fertilize or be
fertilized by means of cross-fertilization.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.FILE @%%@QR:cross-file@%%@AB@%cross-file%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-filed%@AE@% %@AB@%-filing%@AE@% %@AB@%-files%@AE@% To register as a
candidate in the primaries of more than one political party. %@AB@% cross-filer
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSFIRE @%%@QR:crossfire@%%@AB@%crossfire%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Lines of fire from two or more positions crossing each
other at a single point: %@AI@%soldiers caught in crossfire.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A situation in
which a number of things originating from different sources come together.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A rapid, often agitated discussion.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.GRAINED @%%@QR:cross-grained@%%@AB@%cross-grained%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having an irregular, transverse, or diagonal
grain. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Troublesome to deal with; contrary.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.HAIR @%%@QR:cross hair@%%@AB@%cross hair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two fine strands of wire crossed in the focus of
the eyepiece of an optical instrument and used as a calibration or sighting
reference.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSHATCH @%%@QR:crosshatch@%%@AB@%crosshatch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-hatched%@AE@% %@AB@%-hatching%@AE@% %@AB@%-hatches%@AE@% To mark with two or more
sets of intersecting parallel lines. %@AB@% crosshatch %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSHEAD @%%@QR:crosshead@%%@AB@%crosshead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A beam that connects the piston rod to the connecting rod
of a reciprocating engine.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.INDEX @%%@QR:cross-index@%%@AB@%cross-index%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dexed%@AE@% %@AB@%-dexing%@AE@% %@AB@%-dexes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To furnish (an index) with
cross-references. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To furnish cross-references. %@AB@% cross-index %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSING @%%@QR:crossing@%%@AB@%crossing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect;
intersection. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The place at which something, such as a river or highway,
may be crossed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The intersection of the nave and transept in a cruciform
church.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSING.OVER @%%@QR:crossing over@%%@AB@%crossing over%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The exchange of genetic material between homologous
chromosomes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.MATCHING @%%@QR:cross matching@%%@AB@%cross matching%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The process in which blood compatibilities are tested
between a donor and a recipient before transfusion.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.MULTIPLY @%%@QR:cross-multiply@%%@AB@%cross-multiply%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-plied%@AE@% %@AB@%-plying%@AE@% %@AB@%-plies%@AE@% To multiply the numerator
of one of a pair of fractions by the denominator of the other. %@AB@% cross
%@AB@%multiplication %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSOVER @%%@QR:crossover@%%@AB@%crossover%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A place at which or the means by which a crossing is
made. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A short connecting track by which a train can be transferred from
one line to another. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Genetics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A %@AI@%crossing over%@BO: 470097@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A character
resulting from crossing over. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A registered member of one political party
who votes in the primary of the other party. %@AI@%the crossover vote in
%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.REFER @%%@QR:cross-refer@%%@AB@%cross-refer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ferred%@AE@% %@AB@%-ferring%@AE@% %@AB@%-fers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To refer from one part or
passage to another. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make a cross-reference.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.REFERENCE @%%@QR:cross-reference@%%@AB@%cross-reference%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A reference from one part of a book, index,
catalogue, or file to another part containing related information.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSROAD @%%@QR:crossroad@%%@AB@%crossroad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A road that intersects another road. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%crossroads%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%(used with a sing. verb).%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A place where two or more roads meet. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
place where different cultures meet. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A crucial point or place.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSRUFF @%%@QR:crossruff@%%@AB@%crossruff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A series of plays in games of the whist family where
partnership hands alternately ruff suits led by the other partner.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ruffed%@AE@% %@AB@%-ruffing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ruffs%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To perform a crossruff or a series of
crossruffs. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To ruff (one's partner's lead or a lead from the dummy) in
alternating plays.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.SECTION @%%@QR:cross section@%%@AB@%cross section%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A section formed by a plane cutting through an
object, usually at right angles to an axis. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A piece so cut or a graphic
representation of such a piece. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%A measure of the probability
of occurrence of a particular atomic or nuclear reaction. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
representative sample meant to be typical of the whole. %@AB@% cross-sectional
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.STITCH @%%@QR:cross-stitch@%%@AB@%cross-stitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In sewing and embroidery, a double stitch forming an
X. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Needlework made with cross-stitches. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-stitched%@AE@% %@AB@%-stitching%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-stitches%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To make or embroider with cross-stitches. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To work
in cross-stitch.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSTALK @%%@QR:crosstalk@%%@AB@%crosstalk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Noise or garbled sounds heard on a telephone or other
electronic receiver, caused by interference from another channel.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSTIE @%%@QR:crosstie@%%@AB@%crosstie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A transverse beam or rod serving as a support, esp. a beam
that connects and supports the rails of a railroad.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.TOWN @%%@QR:cross-town@%%@AB@%cross-town%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Running or extending across a city or town: %@AI@%a cross-town
%@AI@%bus.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Across a city or town.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSTREE @%%@QR:crosstree@%%@AB@%crosstree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% One of the two horizontal crosspieces at the
upper ends of the lower masts in fore-and-aft-rigged vessels, serving to
spread the shrouds.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSS.VAULT @%%@QR:cross vault@%%@AB@%cross vault%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A vaulting formed by the intersection of two or more
simple vaults.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSWALK @%%@QR:crosswalk@%%@AB@%crosswalk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A path marked off for pedestrians crossing a street.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSWAY @%%@QR:crossway@%%@AB@%crossway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A crossroad.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSWAYS @%%@QR:crossways@%%@AB@%crossways%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%crosswise%@BO: 471cf3@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSWIND @%%@QR:crosswind@%%@AB@%crosswind%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wind blowing at right angles to a given direction, as to
an aircraft's line of flight.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSWISE @%%@QR:crosswise@%%@AB@%crosswise%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crossways %@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Across.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROSSWORD.PUZZL @%%@QR:crossword puzzle@%%@AB@%crossword puzzle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A puzzle in which an arrangement of numbered squares
is to be filled with words running both across and down in answer to
correspondingly numbered clues.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROTCH @%%@QR:crotch@%%@AB@%crotch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The angle or region of the angle formed by the junction of
two parts or members, such as two branches, limbs, or legs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fork of
a pole or other support. [Poss. alteration of crutch.] %@AB@% crotched %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CROTCHET @%%@QR:crotchet@%%@AB@%crotchet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small hook or hooklike structure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An odd, whimsical,
%@2@%%@CR:CROTON.BUG @%%@QR:Croton bug@%%@AB@%Croton bug%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small light-brown cockroach, %@AI@%Blatella germanica,%@AE@% that is
a common household pest. [After the %@AI@%Croton %@AE@%River, New York.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROTONIC.ACID @%%@QR:crotonic acid@%%@AB@%crotonic acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organic acid, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%6%@AE@%O%@AH@%2%@AE@%, used in the preparation of%@EH@%
pharmaceuticals and resins. [< NLat. %@AI@%Croton,%@AE@% plant genus. -see croton.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROTON.OIL @%%@QR:croton oil@%%@AB@%croton oil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A yellowish-brown, violently cathartic oil obtained from
the seeds of a tree, %@AI@%Croton tiglium,%@AE@% of southeastern Asia.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROUCH @%%@QR:crouch@%%@AB@%crouch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%crouched%@AE@% %@AB@%crouching%@AE@% %@AB@%crouches%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To stoop with the limbs
pulled close to the body. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bend servilely or timidly; cringe. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
cause to bend low, as in fear or humility. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or posture of
crouching. [ME %@AI@%crouchen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%crochir, %@AE@%to be bent < %@AI@%croc, %@AE@%hook.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%crowd(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large number of persons gathered together; throng. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The common people; the populace. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A particular social group; clique. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
large number of things grouped or considered together. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%crowded%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%crowding%@AE@% %@AB@%crowds%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To congregate in a close place; throng. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
advance by shoving. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To press or shove. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To press, cram, or force
tightly together. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To fill or occupy to overflowing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To put
pressure on.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% crowd (on) sail.%@AE@%%@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% To spread a large amount
of sail to increase speed. [< ME %@AI@%crowden, %@AE@%to crowd < OE %@AI@%crudan, %@AE@%to hasten.]
%@AB@% crowder %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%crowd(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ancient Celtic musical instrument, stringed and played
with a bow. [ME %@AI@%croud %@AE@%< Welsh %@AI@%crwth.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWFOOT @%%@QR:crowfoot@%%@AB@%crowfoot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl.-foots.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Ranunculus,%@AE@% which includes the buttercups and spearworts, esp. any of
several similar plants, such as %@AI@%R. abortivus%@AE@% and %@AI@%R. scleratus,%@AE@% having
small, inconspicuous yellow flowers. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of various other plants having
leaves or other parts resembling a bird's foot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl.-feet.%@AE@% A %@AI@%caltrop%@BO: 2a061f@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%pl.-feet. Naut.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A block used in supporting the middle section of an
awning. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A set of small lines passed through holes of a batten or fitting
to help support the backbone of an awning.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWN @%%@QR:crown@%%@AB@%crown%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ornamental circlet or head covering, often made of
precious metal set with jewels, and worn as a symbol of sovereignty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Crown%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The power, position, or empire of a monarch. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The monarch as
head of state. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A distinction or reward for achievement, esp. a title
signifying the championship in a sport. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Anything resembling a crown in
shape. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A coin stamped with a crown or crowned head on the reverse side.
%@AB@%%@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A former British coin worth five shillings. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of several coins
with a name that means crown, such as the koruna, krona, and krone. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% See
table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The top or highest part of the head. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The head
itself. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% The top or upper part of a hat. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% The highest point or summit.
%@AB@%%@AB@%10.%@AE@% The highest or primary quality, attribute or state. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The part of
a tooth that is covered by enamel and projects beyond the gum line. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An
artificial substitute for the natural crown of a tooth. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% The lowest part
of an anchor, where the arms are joined to it. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The upper part of a
tree, including the leaves and living branches. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The part of a plant,
usually at ground level, between the root and the stem. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% %@AI@%Corona%@BO: 427a73@%%@AE@% (sense
5). %@AB@%14.%@AE@% The crest of an animal, esp. of a bird. %@AB@%15.%@AE@% The portion of a cut
gem above the girdle. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%crowned%@AE@% %@AB@%crowning%@AE@% %@AB@%crowns%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put a crown
or garland upon the head of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To invest with regal power; enthrone. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
confer honor, dignity, or reward upon. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To surmount or be the highest
part of. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To form the crown, top, or chief ornament of. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To bring to
completion or successful conclusion; finish; consummate. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To put a crown
on (a tooth). %@AB@%8.%@AE@% In checkers, to make (a piece that has reached the last
row) into a king by placing another piece upon it. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To hit on
the head. [ME %@AI@%crowne %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%corone %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%corona, %@AE@%wreath < Gk. %@AI@%korone %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%koronos, %@AE@%curved.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWN.CANOPY @%%@QR:crown canopy@%%@AB@%crown canopy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The canopy or cover formed by the upper branches of
trees in a forest.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWN.COLONY @%%@QR:crown colony@%%@AB@%crown colony%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A British colony in which the sovereign has complete
control of legislation, usually administered by an appointed governor.
%@2@%%@CR:CROWN.GLASS @%%@QR:crown glass@%%@AB@%crown glass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A clear soda-lime-silica optical glass with low
refraction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A form of window glass made by whirling a glass bubble to
make a flat circular disk with a lump in the center formed by the
craftsman's rod.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWN.LENS @%%@QR:crown lens@%%@AB@%crown lens%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The crown-glass element in an achromatic lens.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWN.OF.THORNS @%%@QR:crown-of-thorns@%%@AB@%crown-of-thorns%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A spiny, vinelike desert plant, %@AI@%Euphorbia splendens,%@AE@%
often grown as a potted plant for its scarlet flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWN.PRINCE @%%@QR:crown prince@%%@AB@%crown prince%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The heir apparent to a throne.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWN.PRINCESS @%%@QR:crown princess@%%@AB@%crown princess%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The wife of a crown prince. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A female heir
apparent to a throne.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWN.ROT @%%@QR:crown rot@%%@AB@%crown rot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of plants that is characterized by the localized
degeneration of the stem near ground level.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWN.SAW @%%@QR:crown saw@%%@AB@%crown saw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cylindrical saw with teeth on the bottom edge of the
cylinder.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWN.VETCH @%%@QR:crown vetch@%%@AB@%crown vetch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sprawling plant, %@AI@%Coronilla varia,%@AE@% native to Europe,
having compound leaves and clusters of pink flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWS.FOOT @%%@QR:crow's-foot@%%@AB@%crow's-foot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-feet%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%crow's-feet%@AE@% Any of the wrinkles at the
outer corner of the eye, common in many adults. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A three-pointed
embroidery stitch used as finishing, as at the end of a seam.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROWS.NEST @%%@QR:crow's-nest@%%@AB@%crow's-nest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% A small lookout platform with a high
protective railing and wind screen, located near the top of a ship's mast.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A crow's-nest located ashore.
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%@2@%%@CR:CROZE @%%@QR:croze@%%@AB@%croze%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The groove at the ends of the staves of a barrel or cask into
which the head is set. [Prob. < OFr. %@AI@%crues, %@AE@%groove.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CROZIER @%%@QR:crozier@%%@AB@%crozier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%crosier%@BO: 46d3f4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUCES @%%@QR:cruces@%%@AB@%cruces%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%crux%@BO: 47a666@%%@AE@%.
Severe; difficult; trying. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having the form of a cross; cross-shaped.
[OFr., cross-shaped < Lat. %@AI@%crux, %@AE@%cross.] %@AB@% crucially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUCIATE @%%@QR:cruciate@%%@AB@%cruciate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Forming or arranged in a cross; cruciform. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Overlapping or crossing, as the wings of some insects when at rest. [NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cruciatus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%crux, %@AE@%cross.] %@AB@% cruciately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUCIBLE @%%@QR:crucible@%%@AB@%crucible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A vessel made of a refractory substance such as graphite
or porcelain, used for melting and calcining materials at high
temperatures. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The bottom of an ore furnace, in which the molten metal
collects. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A severe test or trial. [ME %@AI@%crusible %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%crucibulum,
%@AE@%crucible, night-light, poss. < Lat. %@AI@%crux, %@AE@%cross.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUCIBLE.STEEL @%%@QR:crucible steel@%%@AB@%crucible steel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A high-grade steel made by fusing low-carbon steel
with charcoal or cast iron in a graphite crucible and used in tools and
dies.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUCIFER @%%@QR:crucifer@%%@AB@%crucifer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who bears a cross in a religious procession. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Botany. %@AE@%A plant of the family Cruciferae, such as a mustard or cress,
having four-petaled flowers suggestive of a cross. [LLat. : Lat. %@AI@%crux,
%@AE@%cross + Lat. %@AI@%-fer, %@AE@%-fer.] %@AB@% cruciferous %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUCIFIX @%%@QR:crucifix@%%@AB@%crucifix%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An image of Christ on the cross. [ME < LLat. %@AI@%crucifixus %@AE@%<
p.part. of %@AI@%crucifigere, %@AE@%crucify.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUCIFIXION @%%@QR:crucifixion@%%@AB@%crucifixion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The action of putting to death on a cross. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
representation of Christ on the cross. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%the Crucifixion%@AE@% The crucifying
of Christ on Calvary.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUCIFORM @%%@QR:cruciform@%%@AB@%cruciform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Cross-shaped or marked with a cross; cruciate. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CRUCIFY @%%@QR:crucify@%%@AB@%crucify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put (a person) to death by
nailing or binding to a cross. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To mortify or subdue (the flesh). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
%@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%crux, %@AE@%cross + Lat. %@AI@%figere, %@AE@%to attach.] %@AB@% crucifier %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUD @%%@QR:crud@%%@AB@%crud%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A coating or incrustation of filth or refuse. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
One that is contemptible or disgusting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A disease, imaginary or real,
esp. one affecting the skin. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% A milk curd. [ME %@AI@%crudde.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%cruddy %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUDE @%%@QR:crude@%%@AB@%crude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%cruder%@AE@% %@AB@%crudest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In an unrefined or natural state; raw:
%@AI@%%@AI@%vicious%@BO: 144af8b@%%@AE@% %@AI@%pitiless%@BO: dda340@%%@AE@% %@AI@%ruthless%@BO: ffd298@%%@AE@% These adjectives mean predisposed to inflict
violence, pain, or hardship or to find satisfaction in the suffering of
others. %@AI@%Cruel%@BO: 476a04@%%@AE@% implies both disposition to harm and satisfaction in or
indifference to suffering. %@AI@%Ferocious%@BO: 6d346e@%%@AE@% primarily stresses rough physical
treatment and savagery, and %@AI@%barbarous%@BO: 1744ab@%%@AE@% adds the suggestion of behavior that
befits only primitive or uncivilized men. %@AI@%Inhuman%@BO: 976cfb@%%@AE@% means markedly deficient
in such qualities as tolerance and sympathy for one's fellow man. %@AI@%Sadistic%@BO: 1006a55@%%@AE@%
implies the experiencing of satisfaction, especially sexual gratification,
from cruelty inflicted on others. %@AI@%Vicious%@BO: 144af8b@%%@AE@% suggests native disposition to
malicious and destructive behavior, and is sometimes associated with moral
depravity. %@AI@%Pitiless%@BO: dda340@%%@AE@% refers specifically to absence of mercy. %@AI@%Ruthless%@BO: ffd298@%%@AE@%
also stresses lack of compassion and often implies relentless pursuit of
personal ends regardless of hardship to others.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUELTY @%%@QR:cruelty@%%@AB@%cruelty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality or condition of being cruel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that causes pain or suffering, such as a cruel action or remark.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUET @%%@QR:cruet@%%@AB@%cruet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, or other
condiments at the table. [ME < AN, dim. of OFr. %@AI@%crue, %@AE@%flask, of Germanic
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUISE @%%@QR:cruise@%%@AB@%cruise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cruised%@AE@% %@AB@%cruising%@AE@% %@AB@%cruises%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To sail or travel about,
as for pleasure or reconnaissance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To travel at a speed providing
maximum operating efficiency for a sustained period. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To move
leisurely about a place in search of something: %@AI@%cabbies cruising for a
%@AI@%fare.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To look for a sexual partner, as in a public place.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% To inspect a wooded area to determine its lumber yield. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
cruise or journey over. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To inspect in order to determine lumber yield.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sea voyage for pleasure. [Du. %@AI@%kruisen, %@AE@%to cross < MDu. %@AI@%crucen %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%crux, %@AE@%cross.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUISE.MISSILE @%%@QR:cruise missile@%%@AB@%cruise missile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A long-range, low-flying guided missile that can be
launched from air, sea, or land.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUISER @%%@QR:cruiser@%%@AB@%cruiser%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of a class of fast warships of medium tonnage with a
long cruising radius and less armor and firepower than a battleship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
large motorboat whose cabin is equipped with living facilities. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A %@AI@%squad
%@AI@%car%@BO: 11afe00@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUISING @%%@QR:cruising@%%@AB@%cruising%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or an instance of driving around a city or town in
search of diversion or kicks.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUISING.RADIUS @%%@QR:cruising radius@%%@AB@%cruising radius%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The longest distance a ship or aircraft can go and
return at cruising speed without refueling.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRULLER @%%@QR:cruller@%%@AB@%cruller%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small cake of sweet dough fried in deep fat, usually
%@2@%%@CR:CRUMB @%%@QR:crumb@%%@AB@%crumb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small piece broken or fallen from cake, bread, or other
baked goods. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small fragment or scrap. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The soft inner portion of
bread. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A contemptible, untrustworthy, or loathsome person.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%crumbed%@AE@% %@AB@%crumbing%@AE@% %@AB@%crumbs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To break into small pieces or crumbs;
crumble. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cover or prepare with bread crumbs; bread. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To brush (a
table or cloth) clear of crumbs. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To break apart in crumbs. [ME %@AI@%crome
%@AI@%%@AE@%< OE %@AI@%cruma.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUMBLE @%%@QR:crumble@%%@AB@%crumble%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bled%@AE@% %@AB@%-bling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To break or cause to break into
small parts or crumbs. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To fall into tiny pieces; disintegrate. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CRUMBY @%%@QR:crumby@%%@AB@%crumby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%crummy%@BO: 478304@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUMMIE @%%@QR:crummie@%%@AB@%crummie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% A cow with crooked horns. [< Sc. %@AI@%crumb, %@AE@%crooked < ME
< OE.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUMMY @%%@QR:crummy@%%@AB@%crummy%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crumby %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mier%@AE@% %@AB@%-miest%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ier %@AE@%%@AB@% or -iest %@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
Miserable or wretched. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Shabby or cheap. [< crumb.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUMP @%%@QR:crump@%%@AB@%crump%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%crumped%@AE@% %@AB@%crumping%@AE@% %@AB@%crumps%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To crush or crunch with the
teeth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To strike heavily with a crunching sound. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make a
crunching sound. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A crunching sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A heavy blow. [Imit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUMPET @%%@QR:crumpet@%%@AB@%crumpet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A light, soft bread similar to a muffin,
baked on a griddle and often toasted. [Poss. < ME %@AI@%crompid (cake), %@AE@%curled
%@2@%%@CR:CRUMPLE @%%@QR:crumple@%%@AB@%crumple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pled%@AE@% %@AB@%-pling%@AE@% %@AB@%-ples%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To crush together or press into
wrinkles; rumple. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to fall apart. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become wrinkled;
shrivel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fall apart; collapse. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An irregular fold, crease, or
wrinkle. [Prob. freq. of obs. %@AI@%crump, %@AE@%to curl up < ME %@AI@%crumpen. %@AE@%-see
crumpet.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUNCH @%%@QR:crunch@%%@AB@%crunch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%crunched%@AE@% %@AB@%crunching%@AE@% %@AB@%crunches%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To chew with a noisy
crackling sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To crush, grind, or tread noisily. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To chew
noisily with a crackling sound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move with a crushing sound. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
produce or emit a crushing sound. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or sound of crunching.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A decisive confrontation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A critical situation.
[Imit.] %@AB@% crunchy %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUNCHER @%%@QR:cruncher@%%@AB@%cruncher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A finishing or decisive blow.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUPPER @%%@QR:crupper@%%@AB@%crupper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A leather strap looped under a horse's tail and attached
to a harness or saddle to keep it from slipping forward. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The rump of a
%@2@%%@CR:CRURA @%%@QR:crura@%%@AB@%crura%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%crus%@BO: 478f61@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRURAL @%%@QR:crural@%%@AB@%crural%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the leg, shank, or thigh. [Lat. %@AI@%cruralis
%@AI@%%@AE@%< %@AI@%crus, %@AE@%leg.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUS @%%@QR:crus@%%@AB@%crus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%crura%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The section of the leg or hind limb between the
knee and foot; shank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A leglike part. [NLat. %@AI@%crus, crur- %@AE@%< Lat., leg.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUSADE @%%@QR:crusade@%%@AB@%crusade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Crusade%@AE@% Any of the military expeditions undertaken by
European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to recover the
Holy Land from the Moslems. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A holy war undertaken with papal sanction.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A vigorous concerted movement for a cause or against an abuse.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-saded%@AE@% %@AB@%-sading%@AE@% %@AB@%-sades%@AE@% To engage in a crusade. [Partly < Fr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%croisade, %@AE@%and partly < Sp. %@AI@%cruzada, %@AE@%both < Med. Lat. %@AI@%cruciata %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%crux,
%@2@%%@CR:CRUST @%%@QR:crust@%%@AB@%crust%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The hard outer portion or surface area of bread. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A piece
of bread consisting mostly of the hard outer portion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A pastry shell, as
of a pie or tart. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A hard, crisp covering or surface. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A hard deposit
produced by maturing wine on the interior of bottles. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
exterior portion of the earth that lies above the Mohorovicic
discontinuity. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The outermost solid layer of a planet or moon. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The
hard outer covering or integument of certain plants and animals, such as
lichens and crustaceans. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%A coating or dry outer layer, as of
pus or blood; scab. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Insolence; audacity; gall. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%crusted%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%crusting%@AE@% %@AB@%crusts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cover with a crust. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To form (dough) into a
crust. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become covered with a crust. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To harden into a crust.
[ME %@AI@%cruste %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%crouste %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%crusta, %@AE@%shell.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUSTACEAN @%%@QR:crustacean@%%@AB@%crustacean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the
class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps, and barnacles,
characteristically having a segmented body, a chitinous exoskeleton, and
paired, jointed limbs. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or belonging to the Crustacea. [< NLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Crustacea, %@AE@%class name < Lat. %@AI@%crusta, %@AE@%shell.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRUSTACEOUS @%%@QR:crustaceous@%%@AB@%crustaceous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having, resembling, or constituting a hard crust or
%@2@%%@CR:CRUSTY @%%@QR:crusty@%%@AB@%crusty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Like or having a crust. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Surly or brusk. %@AB@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%whimper%@BO: 14be1b3@%%@AE@% %@AI@%sob%@BO: 11483a3@%%@AE@% %@AI@%blubber%@BO: 1fd586@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to express grief or pain by tears or
voice or both. %@AI@%Cry%@BO: 47a955@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%weep%@BO: 14a7257@%%@AE@% both involve tear-shedding; %@AI@%cry%@BO: 47a955@%%@AE@% is the more
common term and more strongly implies accompanying sound. %@AI@%Wail%@BO: 14778a5@%%@AE@% refers
primarily to loud, sustained, inarticulate mournful sound. %@AI@%Keen%@BO: a03baf@%%@AE@% suggests
wailing associated with funeral dirges. %@AI@%Moan%@BO: ba7c30@%%@AE@% refers to sustained, low,
inarticulate sound expressive of great suffering or grief. %@AI@%Whimper%@BO: 14be1b3@%%@AE@% refers
to broken or repressed cries in a low, whining voice. %@AI@%Sob%@BO: 11483a3@%%@AE@% describes
weeping, or a mixture of broken speech and weeping, marked by convulsive
breathing or gasping. %@AI@%Blubber%@BO: 1fd586@%%@AE@% refers to noisy shedding of tears
accompanied by broken or inarticulate speech.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYBABY @%%@QR:crybaby@%%@AB@%crybaby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who cries or complains frequently with little cause.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYING @%%@QR:crying@%%@AB@%crying%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Demanding or requiring immediate action or remedy: %@AI@%a crying
%@2@%%@CR:CRYOLITE @%%@QR:cryolite@%%@AB@%cryolite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white, vitreous natural fluoride of aluminum and sodium,
Na%@AH@%3%@AE@%AlF%@AH@%6%@AE@%, used chiefly as an electrolyte in aluminum refining and in%@EH@%
electrical insulation.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYOMETER @%%@QR:cryometer@%%@AB@%cryometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thermometer capable of measuring very low temperatures.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYONICS @%%@QR:cryonics@%%@AB@%cryonics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The process of freezing and storing a dead human body to
prevent tissue decomposition so that at some time in the future the
individual might be brought back to life when new medical cures have been
developed. [cry(o)- + %@AI@%-onics, %@AE@%as in %@AI@%bionics.%@AE@%] %@AB@% cryonic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYOPHILIC @%%@QR:cryophilic@%%@AB@%cryophilic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cryophilous %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having an affinity for or thriving at
low temperatures.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYOPLANKTON @%%@QR:cryoplankton@%%@AB@%cryoplankton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Minute organisms living in snow, ice, or perpetually icy
waters.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYOPROBE @%%@QR:cryoprobe@%%@AB@%cryoprobe%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A surgical instrument used to apply extreme cold to tissues
during cryosurgery.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYOSCOPE @%%@QR:cryoscope@%%@AB@%cryoscope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An instrument used to measure the freezing point of a
substance. [Back-formation < cryoscopy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYOSCOPY @%%@QR:cryoscopy@%%@AB@%cryoscopy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of the freezing points of solutions. %@AB@% cryoscopic
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYOSTAT @%%@QR:cryostat@%%@AB@%cryostat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An apparatus used to maintain constant low temperature.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYOSURGERY @%%@QR:cryosurgery@%%@AB@%cryosurgery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The selective exposure of tissues to extreme cold to
bring about cell destruction. %@AB@% cryosurgeon %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% cryosurgical %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYOTHERAPY @%%@QR:cryotherapy@%%@AB@%cryotherapy%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crymotherapy %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The use of low temperatures in medical
therapy.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYPT1 @%%@QR:crypt@%%@AB@%crypt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An underground vault or chamber, esp. one beneath a church
that is used as a burial place. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Any of various small pits,
recesses, glandular cavities, or follicles in the body. [Lat. %@AI@%crypta %@AE@%< Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTESTHESIA @%%@QR:cryptesthesia@%%@AB@%cryptesthesia%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cryptaesthesia %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@% A term describing the
various modes of paranormal perception, such as clairvoyance.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTIC @%%@QR:cryptic@%%@AB@%cryptic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cryptical %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having an ambiguous or hidden meaning;
enigmatic: %@AI@%cryptic comments.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of a secret or occult nature; mystifying.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Tending to conceal or camouflage: %@AI@%cryptic coloring.%@AE@% [LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTOCLASTIC @%%@QR:cryptoclastic@%%@AB@%cryptoclastic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Composed of microscopic fragments. Used of rocks.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTOCOCCOSIS @%%@QR:cryptococcosis@%%@AB@%cryptococcosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A systemic infection caused by the fungus %@AI@%Cryptococcus
%@AI@%neoformans,%@AE@% which can affect any organ of the body but most often occurs
in the central nervous system. [NLat. %@AI@%Cryptoccus,%@AE@% fungus genus + -osis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTOCRYSTALLI @%%@QR:cryptocrystalline@%%@AB@%cryptocrystalline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a microscopic crystalline structure.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTOGAM @%%@QR:cryptogam@%%@AB@%cryptogam%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% Any of the flowerless and seedless plants that
reproduce by spores, such as fungi, algae, mosses, and ferns. [< NLat.
%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTOGENIC @%%@QR:cryptogenic@%%@AB@%cryptogenic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cryptogenous %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of obscure or unknown origin. Used of
diseases.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTOGRAM @%%@QR:cryptogram@%%@AB@%cryptogram%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something written in code or cipher. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A figure having
a secret or occult significance. %@AB@% cryptogrammic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTOGRAPH @%%@QR:cryptograph@%%@AB@%cryptograph%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cryptogram. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A system of secret or cipher writing;
cipher. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A device for translating plain text into cipher. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A device
for deciphering codes and ciphers. [Back-formation < cryptography.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTOGRAPHY @%%@QR:cryptography@%%@AB@%cryptography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The art or process of writing in or deciphering
secret code. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A system of secret writing. %@AB@% cryptographer %@AE@%%@AB@% cryptographist
%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTOMERIA @%%@QR:cryptomeria@%%@AB@%cryptomeria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen tree, %@AI@%Cryptomeria japonica,%@AE@% native to Japan,
having short, inward-curving needles and soft, durable, fragrant wood.
[NLat. %@AI@%Cryptomeria, %@AE@%genus name : crypto- + Gk. %@AI@%meros, %@AE@%part.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTORCHISM @%%@QR:cryptorchism@%%@AB@%cryptorchism%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cryptorchidism %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A condition marked by the failure of
the testes to descend into the scrotum. [NLat. %@AI@%cryptorchidismus%@AE@% : crypt(o)-
%@2@%%@CR:CRYPTOZOITE @%%@QR:cryptozoite@%%@AB@%cryptozoite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A malaria parasite as it exists in bodily tissue prior to
invasion of the red blood cells. [crypto- + (sporo)zoite.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTAL @%%@QR:crystal@%%@AB@%crystal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A three-dimensional atomic, ionic, or molecular
structure consisting of periodically repeated, identically constituted,
congruent unit cells. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The unit cell of such a structure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A body, as a
piece of quartz, having a crystalline structure, often characterized by
external planar faces visible without magnification. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An oscillator,
detector, or other electronic device based on crystalline piezoelectricity,
magnetism, semiconductivity, or other electric properties. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
high-quality clear, colorless glass. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An object, esp. a vessel or
ornament, made of such glass. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Such objects collectively. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A clear
glass or plastic protective cover for the face of a watch or clock. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Clear or transparent: %@AI@%a crystal lake; the crystal clarity of his reasoning.%@AE@%
[ME %@AI@%cristal %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%crystallum %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%krustallos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTAL.BALL @%%@QR:crystal ball@%%@AB@%crystal ball%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A glass globe used in crystal gazing.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTAL.DETECTO @%%@QR:crystal detector@%%@AB@%crystal detector%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rectifying detector used esp. in early radio
receivers and consisting of a semiconducting crystal in point contact with
a fine metal wire.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTAL.GAZING @%%@QR:crystal gazing@%%@AB@%crystal gazing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Divination by gazing into a crystal ball. %@AB@% crystal
%@AB@%gazer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTALL @%%@QR:crystall-@%%@AB@%crystall-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%crystallo-%@BO: 47ea48@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTALLIFEROUS @%%@QR:crystalliferous@%%@AB@%crystalliferous%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crystalligerous %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Producing or containing
crystals.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTALLINE @%%@QR:crystalline@%%@AB@%crystalline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or made of crystal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Resembling
%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTALLO @%%@QR:crystallo-@%%@AB@%crystallo-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or crystall- %@AE@% Crystal: %@AI@%crystallize.%@AE@% [< Gk. %@AI@%krustallos,%@AE@%
crystal.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTALLOGRAPHY @%%@QR:crystallography@%%@AB@%crystallography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The science of crystal structure and phenomena. %@AB@%
capable of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Any of
various minute crystallike particles consisting of protein, found in
certain plant cells, esp. oily seeds. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Resembling or having
properties of a crystal or crystalloid. %@AB@% crystalloidal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTAL.PICKUP @%%@QR:crystal pickup@%%@AB@%crystal pickup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A phonographic pickup that uses a piezoelectric
crystal to convert stylus vibrations into electric impulses.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTAL.SET @%%@QR:crystal set@%%@AB@%crystal set%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An early radio receiver using a crystal detector.
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%@2@%%@CR:CRYSTAL.VIOLET @%%@QR:crystal violet@%%@AB@%crystal violet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dye derived from rosaniline and used as a general
biological stain.
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%@2@%%@CR:CS @%%@QR:Cs@%%@AB@%Cs%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element %@AI@%cesium%@BO: 3053f9@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CTENIDIUM @%%@QR:ctenidium@%%@AB@%ctenidium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ia%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@% A comblike structure, such as the
respiratory apparatus of a mollusk or a row of spines in some insects.
[NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%kteis, kten-, %@AE@%comb.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CTENOID @%%@QR:ctenoid@%%@AB@%ctenoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Having narrow segments or spines resembling the
teeth of a comb; comblike: %@AI@%fishes with ctenoid scales.%@AE@% [Gk. %@AI@%ktenoeides,
%@2@%%@CR:CU @%%@QR:Cu@%%@AB@%Cu%@AE@%%@EH@% The symbol for the element %@AI@%copper%@BO: 41a820@%%@AE@%. [Lat. %@AI@%cuprum. %@AE@%-see copper.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUB @%%@QR:cub@%%@AB@%cub%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The young of certain carnivorous animals, such as the bear,
wolf, or lion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An inexperienced, awkward, or ill-mannered youth. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
novice or learner, particularly in newspaper reporting. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%Cub%@AE@% A %@AI@%Cub
Scout%@BO: 480d78@%%@AE@%. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBAGE @%%@QR:cubage@%%@AB@%cubage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Cubic content or volume.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBATURE @%%@QR:cubature@%%@AB@%cubature%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The determination of the cubic contents of a solid. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CUBBY @%%@QR:cubby@%%@AB@%cubby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-bies%@AE@% A cubbyhole. [< obs. %@AI@%cub, %@AE@%stall, prob. of LG orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBBYHOLE @%%@QR:cubbyhole@%%@AB@%cubbyhole%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A snug or cramped space or room. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small compartment.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% A small cupboard or closet.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBE1 @%%@QR:cube@%%@AB@%cube%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%A regular solid having six congruent square
faces. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Anything having the general shape of a cube. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%The
third power of a number or quantity. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cubed%@AE@% %@AB@%cubing%@AE@% %@AB@%cubes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
raise (a quantity or number) to the third power. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To determine the cubic
contents of. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To form or cut into cubes; dice. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To tenderize (meat) by
breaking the fibers with superficial cuts in a pattern of squares. [OFr. <
Lat. %@AI@%cubus %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kubos, %@AE@%six-sided die.] %@AB@% cuber %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBE2 @%%@QR:cube@%%@AB@%cube%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cube %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various tropical American shrubs or plants,
esp. of the genus %@AI@%Lonchocarpus,%@AE@% whose roots yield rotenone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An extract
from the roots of the cube plants, used as a fish poison and insecticide.
[Am. Sp.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBEB @%%@QR:cubeb@%%@AB@%cubeb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A treelike woody vine, %@AI@%Piper cubeba,%@AE@% of southeastern Asia,
bearing brownish berries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The dried, unripe, spicy fruit of the cubeb,
used as a stimulant and diuretic and sometimes smoked in cigarettes. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CUBE.ROOT @%%@QR:cube root@%%@AB@%cube root%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% A number whose cube is equal to a given
number.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBE.STEAK @%%@QR:cube steak@%%@AB@%cube steak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thin slice of beef made tender by cubing.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBIC @%%@QR:cubic@%%@AB@%cubic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Having the shape of a cube. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Having a shape
approximating that of a cube. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Having three dimensions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Having a
volume equal to a cube whose edge is of a stated length: %@AI@%a cubic foot.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@%Of the third power, order, or degree. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Isometric. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@% A cubic expression, curve, or equation. %@AB@% cubicly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBICAL @%%@QR:cubical@%%@AB@%cubical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Cubic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to volume. %@AB@% cubically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%cubicalness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBICLE @%%@QR:cubicle@%%@AB@%cubicle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small sleeping compartment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A small compartment. [ME
< Lat. %@AI@%cubiculum, %@AE@%bed chamber < %@AI@%cubare, %@AE@%to lie down.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBIC.MEASURE @%%@QR:cubic measure@%%@AB@%cubic measure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit, as a cubic foot, or a system of units used to
measure volume or capacity.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBIFORM @%%@QR:cubiform@%%@AB@%cubiform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the shape of a cube.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBISM @%%@QR:cubism@%%@AB@%cubism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nonrepresentational school of painting and sculpture
developed in Paris in the early 20th century, characterized by the
reduction and fragmentation of natural forms into abstract and often
%@2@%%@CR:CUBIT @%%@QR:cubit@%%@AB@%cubit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An ancient unit of linear measure, originally equal to the
length of the forearm from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow, or
from 17 to 22 inches. [ME %@AI@%cubite %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cubitum, %@AE@%elbow.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUBOID @%%@QR:cuboid@%%@AB@%cuboid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the shape or approximate shape of a cube. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Anatomy. %@AE@%Designating a bone on the side of the tarsus between the calcaneus
and the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones of the foot. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CUB.SCOUT @%%@QR:Cub Scout@%%@AB@%Cub Scout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A member of the junior division of the Boy Scouts.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCHIFRITO @%%@QR:cuchifrito@%%@AB@%cuchifrito%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small deep-fried cube of pork. [Am. Sp. : %@AI@%cuchi,%@AE@% pig (<
Sp. %@AI@%cochino%@AE@%) + Sp. %@AI@%frito,%@AE@% p.part. of %@AI@%freir,%@AE@% to fry (< Lat. %@AI@%frigere%@AE@%).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCHULAIN @%%@QR:Cuchulain@%%@AB@%Cuchulain%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mythology. %@AE@% A tribal hero of Ulster who single-handedly
defended it against the rest of Ireland. [OIr. %@AI@%Cu Chulainn %@AE@%: %@AI@%Cu, %@AE@%hound +
%@AI@%%@AI@%Culainn, %@AE@%of Culann, a legendary Irish smith.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCKING.STOOL @%%@QR:cucking stool@%%@AB@%cucking stool%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A former instrument of punishment, consisting of a
chair in which the offender was tied and exposed to public derision or
ducked in water. [ME %@AI@%cukking stol %@AE@%< %@AI@%cukken, %@AE@%to defecate, of Scand. orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCKOLD @%%@QR:cuckold@%%@AB@%cuckold%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A man whose wife has committed adultery. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-olded%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-olding%@AE@% %@AB@%-olds%@AE@% To make a cuckold of. [ME %@AI@%cokewald %@AE@%< OFr. *%@AI@%cucuald %@AE@%< %@AI@%cucu,
%@2@%%@CR:CUCKOO @%%@QR:cuckoo@%%@AB@%cuckoo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-oos%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An Old World bird, %@AI@%Cuculus canorus,%@AE@% having
grayish plumage and a characteristic two-note call. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of various
related birds of the family Cuculidae, including several New World species.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The call or cry of a cuckoo. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A foolish person; simpleton.
%@AB@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ooed%@AE@% %@AB@%-ooing%@AE@% %@AB@%-oos%@AE@% To repeat again and again. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Crazy or
foolish. [ME %@AI@%cuccu.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCKOO.CLOCK @%%@QR:cuckoo clock@%%@AB@%cuckoo clock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A wall clock having a mechanical cuckoo announcing
intervals of time.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCKOOFLOWER @%%@QR:cuckooflower@%%@AB@%cuckooflower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Cardamine pratensis,%@AE@% of the North Temperate
Zone, having white or rose-pink flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%ragged robin%@BO: f0bc68@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCKOOPINT @%%@QR:cuckoopint@%%@AB@%cuckoopint%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A European plant, %@AI@%Arum maculatum,%@AE@% having arrow-shaped
leaves and a spadix enclosed in a purple-spotted spathe. [Obs. %@AI@%cuckoopintle
%@2@%%@CR:CUCKOO.SPIT @%%@QR:cuckoo spit@%%@AB@%cuckoo spit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A frothy mass of liquid secreted on plant stems as a
protective covering by nymphs of the %@AI@%spittlebug%@BO: 119968c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCULIFORM @%%@QR:cuculiform@%%@AB@%cuculiform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or belonging to the order Cuculiformes, which
includes the cuckoos and related birds. [NLat. %@AI@%Cuculiformes, %@AE@%order name :
Lat. %@AI@%cuculus, %@AE@%cuckoo + Lat. %@AI@%forma, %@AE@%shape.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCULLATE @%%@QR:cucullate@%%@AB@%cucullate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cucullated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the shape of a cowl or hood:
%@AI@%%@AI@%cucullate sepals.%@AE@% [Med. Lat. %@AI@%cucullatus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cucullus, %@AE@%hood.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%cucullately %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCUMBER @%%@QR:cucumber@%%@AB@%cucumber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A vine, %@AI@%Cucumis sativus,%@AE@% cultivated for its edible fruit.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The usually cylindrical fruit of the cucumber vine, having a hard green
rind and white succulent flesh. [ME %@AI@%cucomer %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%coucombre %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cucumis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCUMBER.MOSAIC @%%@QR:cucumber mosaic@%%@AB@%cucumber mosaic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A viral disease of the cucumber plant that produces a
variegated spotting of the leaves and fruits.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCUMBER.TREE @%%@QR:cucumber tree@%%@AB@%cucumber tree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Magnolia acuminata,%@AE@% of eastern and central
North America, having cup-shaped greenish-yellow flowers and brown or
scarlet cucumber-shaped fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUCURBIT @%%@QR:cucurbit@%%@AB@%cucurbit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A gourd-shaped flask forming the body of an alembic,
formerly used in distillation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various vines of the family
Cucurbitaceae, which includes the squash, pumpkin, and cucumber. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%cucurbite, %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cucurbita, %@AE@%gourd.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUD @%%@QR:cud@%%@AB@%cud%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Food regurgitated from the first stomach to the mouth of a
ruminant and chewed again. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something suitable to be held in the mouth
and chewed, such as a quid of tobacco.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% chew the cud.%@AE@% To ponder over; meditate. [ME < OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%cudu.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUDBEAR @%%@QR:cudbear@%%@AB@%cudbear%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A purplish-red coloring substance derived from certain
%@2@%%@CR:CUDDLE @%%@QR:cuddle@%%@AB@%cuddle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dled%@AE@% %@AB@%-dling%@AE@% %@AB@%-dles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To fondle in the arms; hug tenderly.
-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To nestle; snuggle. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act of cuddling; a hug or embrace.
%@AB@%cuddy(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small cabin or the cook's galley on a ship. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A small room or cupboard. [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%cuddy(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A donkey. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fool; dolt. [Perh. <
%@AI@%%@AI@%Cuddy, %@AE@%nickname for %@AI@%Cuthbert.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUDGEL @%%@QR:cudgel@%%@AB@%cudgel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short, heavy club. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-eled%@AE@% %@AB@%-eling%@AE@% %@AB@%-els%@AE@% %@AB@% or -elled %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%-elling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -els %@AE@% To beat or strike with a cudgel.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% cudgel one's brains.%@AE@% To think hard.%@AB@% take up the
%@AB@%cudgels (for).%@AE@% To join in a dispute, esp. in defense of a participant. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CUDWEED @%%@QR:cudweed@%%@AB@%cudweed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various woolly plants of the genus %@AI@%Gnaphalium,%@AE@%
having clusters of whitish or yellow buttonlike flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An annual herb,
%@AI@%Filago germanica,%@AE@% having capitate clusters of woolly heads.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUE @%%@QR:cue@%%@AB@%cue%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%cue(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A long, tapered rod used to propel the ball in billiards and
pool. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A long stick with a concave attachment at one end for shoving
disks in shuffleboard. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A queue of hair. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cued%@AE@% %@AB@%cuing%@AE@% %@AB@%cues%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
strike with a cue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To braid or twist (hair) into a cue. [Fr. %@AI@%queue, %@AE@%tail
< OFr. %@AI@%coue %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cauda.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%cue(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A word or bit of stage business signaling the beginning of
another action or speech. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A reminder or a prompting as a signal to
do something. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A hint or suggestion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychology. %@AE@%A perceived signal
for action, esp. one that produces an operant response. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cued%@AE@% %@AB@%cuing%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%cues%@AE@% To give (a performer) a cue.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% cue in.%@AE@% To tell a
latecomer what has happened up to now. [Orig. unknown.]
%@AB@%cue(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The letter %@AI@%q.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUE.BALL @%%@QR:cue ball@%%@AB@%cue ball%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The white ball that is propelled with the cue in billiards
and pool.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUESTA @%%@QR:cuesta@%%@AB@%cuesta%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Southwestern U.S.%@AE@% A land elevation with a gentle slope on one
side and a cliff on the other. [Sp., sloping side < Lat. %@AI@%costa, %@AE@%side.]
%@AB@%cuff(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A fold or band used as trimming at the bottom of a sleeve.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The turned-up fold at the bottom of a trouser leg. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The part of a
glove that extends over the wrist. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A %@AI@%handcuff%@BO: 85654a@%%@AE@%.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% off the cuff.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Extemporaneously.%@AB@% on the
%@AB@%cuff.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% On credit. [ME %@AI@%cuffe, %@AE@%mitten.]
%@AB@%cuff(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cuffed%@AE@% %@AB@%cuffing%@AE@% %@AB@%cuffs%@AE@% To strike with the open hand; slap.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A blow or slap with the open hand. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUFF.LINKS @%%@QR:cuff links@%%@AB@%cuff links%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pair of linked buttons or a similar device used to
fasten the cuffs of a shirt.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUFIC @%%@QR:Cufic@%%@AB@%Cufic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%Kufic%@CF:KUFIC @%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUIRASS @%%@QR:cuirass@%%@AB@%cuirass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A piece of armor for protecting the breast and back.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% The breastplate alone. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%A protective covering of bony plates
or scales. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-rassed%@AE@% %@AB@%-rassing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rasses%@AE@% To protect with a cuirass.
%@2@%%@CR:CUIRASSIER @%%@QR:cuirassier@%%@AB@%cuirassier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A horse soldier in European armies whose equipment
included the cuirass. [Fr. < %@AI@%cuirasse, %@AE@%cuirasse < OFr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUISENAIRE @%%@QR:Cuisenaire@%%@AB@%Cuisenaire%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a set of colored rods used to teach
arithmetic.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUISH @%%@QR:cuish@%%@AB@%cuish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cuisse%@BO: 483bdd@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUISINE @%%@QR:cuisine@%%@AB@%cuisine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A characteristic manner or style of preparing food. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
%@2@%%@CR:CUISSE @%%@QR:cuisse@%%@AB@%cuisse%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cuish %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Plate armor worn to protect the thigh.
[Back-formation < ME %@AI@%cuisses %@AE@%(pl.) < OFr. %@AI@%cuisseaux, %@AE@%pl. of %@AI@%cuissel %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%cuisse, %@AE@%thigh < Lat. %@AI@%coxa, %@AE@%hip.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULCH @%%@QR:culch@%%@AB@%culch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A natural bed for oysters, consisting of gravel or crushed
shells to which oyster spawn may adhere. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The spawn of the oyster. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Rubbish or refuse. [Perh. ult. < OFr. %@AI@%culche, %@AE@%couch.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUL.DE.SAC @%%@QR:cul-de-sac@%%@AB@%cul-de-sac%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cul-de-sacs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A dead-end street. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An impasse.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%A saclike cavity or tube open only at one end. [Fr. : %@AI@%cul,
%@AE@%bottom + %@AI@%de, %@AE@%of the + %@AI@%sac, %@AE@%sack.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULET @%%@QR:culet@%%@AB@%culet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The flat face of a gem cut as a brilliant. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the
plates of medieval armor covering the lower back. [Fr., dim. of %@AI@%cul, %@AE@%rump <
Lat. %@AI@%culus.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULEX @%%@QR:culex@%%@AB@%culex%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lices%@AE@% Any of various mosquitoes of the genus %@AI@%Culex,%@AE@% which
includes the common house mosquito, %@AI@%C. pipiens.%@AE@% [NLat. %@AI@%Culex, %@AE@%genus name <
Lat. %@AI@%culex, %@AE@%gnat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULINARY @%%@QR:culinary@%%@AB@%culinary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a kitchen or to cookery. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%culinarius %@AE@%< %@AI@%culina, %@AE@%kitchen, alteration of %@AI@%coquina. %@AE@%-see cuisine.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%culinarily %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CULL @%%@QR:cull@%%@AB@%cull%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%culled%@AE@% %@AB@%culling%@AE@% %@AB@%culls%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pick out from others; select. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To gather; collect. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something picked out from others, esp. something
rejected because of inferior quality. [ME %@AI@%cullen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%cuillir %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CULLENDER @%%@QR:cullender@%%@AB@%cullender%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n..%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%colander%@BO: 3968ea@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CULLET @%%@QR:cullet@%%@AB@%cullet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Scraps of broken or waste glass gathered for remelting.
[Alteration of %@AI@%collet, %@AE@%neck of glass left on the blowing iron < Fr.,
collar, dim. of %@AI@%col, %@AE@%neck < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%collum.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULLIS @%%@QR:cullis@%%@AB@%cullis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A gutter or groove in a roof. [ME %@AI@%colis %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%coleis, %@AE@%channel
< %@AI@%coler, %@AE@%to pour < Lat. %@AI@%colare, %@AE@%to filter < %@AI@%colum, %@AE@%sieve.]
%@2@%%@CR:CULMINANT @%%@QR:culminant@%%@AB@%culminant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Being at the highest altitude. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Culminating;
highest.
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%@2@%%@CR:CULMINATE @%%@QR:culminate@%%@AB@%culminate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reach the highest point
or degree; climax. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@%To reach the highest point above an
observer's horizon. Used of stars and other celestial bodies. [LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%culminare, culminat- %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%culmen, %@AE@%summit.] %@AB@% culmination %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CULOTTES @%%@QR:culottes@%%@AB@%culottes%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% A woman's full trousers cut to resemble a skirt. [Fr.,
breeches, dim. of %@AI@%cul, %@AE@%rump < Lat. %@AI@%culus.%@AE@%]
%@2@%%@CR:CULPRIT @%%@QR:culprit@%%@AB@%culprit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One charged with an offense or crime. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One guilty of a
fault or crime. [Prob. < AN %@AI@%culpable, %@AE@%culpable < Lat. %@AI@%culpabilis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULT @%%@QR:cult@%%@AB@%cult%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A system or community of religious worship and ritual. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or bogus.
%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Followers of such a religion or sect. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Obsessive devotion or
veneration for a person, principle, or ideal, esp. when regarded as a fad.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% The object of such devotion. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An exclusive group of persons sharing an
%@2@%%@CR:CULTIGEN @%%@QR:cultigen@%%@AB@%cultigen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organism, esp. a cultivated plant, such as maize, of a
kind not known to have a wild or uncultivated counterpart. [culti(vated) +
-gen.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULTIVABLE @%%@QR:cultivable@%%@AB@%cultivable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being cultivated. %@AB@% cultivability %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CULTIVAR @%%@QR:cultivar@%%@AB@%cultivar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A horticulturally or agriculturally derived variety of a
plant, as distinguished from a natural variety. [culti(vated) + var(iety).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULTIVATE @%%@QR:cultivate@%%@AB@%cultivate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vated%@AE@% %@AB@%-vating%@AE@% %@AB@%-vates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To improve and prepare
(land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To loosen
or dig (soil) around growing plants. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To grow or tend (a plant or crop).
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To promote the growth of (a biological culture, for example). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
nurture; foster. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To form and refine, as by education. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To seek the
acquaintance or good will of; make friends with. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%cultivare,
%@AI@%cultivat- %@AE@%< %@AI@%cultivus, %@AE@%tilled < Lat. %@AI@%cultus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%colere, %@AE@%to till.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CULTIVATION @%%@QR:cultivation@%%@AB@%cultivation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of cultivating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being
cultivated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Social polish; refinement.
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%@2@%%@CR:CULTIVATOR @%%@QR:cultivator@%%@AB@%cultivator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that cultivates. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An implement or machine for
loosening the earth and destroying weeds around growing plants.
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%@2@%%@CR:CULTRATE @%%@QR:cultrate@%%@AB@%cultrate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cultrated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Sharp-edged and pointed; knifelike. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CULTURAL @%%@QR:cultural@%%@AB@%cultural%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or relating to culture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Obtained by specialized
breeding, as certain plant varieties. %@AB@% culturally %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CULTURAL.ANTHRO @%%@QR:cultural anthropology@%%@AB@%cultural anthropology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The scientific study of human culture based on
archaeological, ethnologic, ethnographic, linguistic, social, and
psychological data and methods of analysis.
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%@2@%%@CR:CULTURE @%%@QR:culture@%%@AB@%culture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The totality of socially transmitted behavior patterns,
arts, beliefs, institutions, and all other products of human work and
thought characteristic of a community or population. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A style of social
and artistic expression peculiar to a society or class. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Intellectual and
artistic activity, and the works produced by it. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The act of developing
the social, moral, and intellectual faculties through education. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A high
degree of taste and refinement formed by aesthetic and intellectual
training. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The development of the body through special training: %@AI@%physical
%@AI@%culture.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The cultivation of the soil; tillage. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% The breeding of
animals or growing of plants, esp. to produce improved stock. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% The growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Such a growth or
colony, as of bacteria. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% %@AI@%Medium%@BO: b475f1@%%@AE@% (sense 6.b.). -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-tured%@AE@% %@AB@%-turing%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-tures%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cultivate; till. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To develop (microorganisms or tissues,
for example) in a culture medium. [ME, cultivation < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cultura %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%taste%@BO: 12aab0f@%%@AE@% These nouns are applied to personal achievement in the development of
intellect, manners, and aesthetic appreciation. %@AI@%Culture%@BO: 485fd8@%%@AE@% , which overlaps
the others, implies enlightenment attained through close association with
and appreciation of the highest level of civilization. %@AI@%Cultivation%@BO: 485acd@%%@AE@% usually
refers to the self-improvement or self-development by which a person
acquires culture. %@AI@%Breeding%@BO: 244368@%%@AE@% is the development of good character and
behavior, and is especially revealed in manners, poise, and sensitivity to
the feelings of others. %@AI@%Refinement%@BO: f4f50b@%%@AE@% , the highest product of breeding,
stresses aversion to coarseness; sometimes it may imply a delicacy of
feeling associated with fastidiousness. %@AI@%Gentility%@BO: 7bed77@%%@AE@% is sometimes still
synonymous with refinement or good birth; in modern usage it may suggest
extreme elegance in behavior or manners. %@AI@%Taste%@BO: 12aab0f@%%@AE@% is the capacity for
recognizing and appreciating what is aesthetically superior.
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%@2@%%@CR:CULTURED @%%@QR:cultured@%%@AB@%cultured%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Cultivated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Produced under artificial and controlled
conditions: %@AI@%cultured pearls.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CULTURE.SHOCK @%%@QR:culture shock@%%@AB@%culture shock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A condition of confusion and anxiety that can affect an
individual suddenly exposed to an alien culture or milieu.
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%@2@%%@CR:CULTUS @%%@QR:cultus@%%@AB@%cultus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tuses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ti %@AE@% A religious cult. [NLat. < Lat. -see cult.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULVER @%%@QR:culver@%%@AB@%culver%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dove; pigeon. [ME < OE %@AI@%culufre %@AE@%< VLat. *%@AI@%columbra %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%columbula, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%columba, %@AE@%dove.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULVERIN @%%@QR:culverin@%%@AB@%culverin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An early, crudely made musket. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A heavy cannon used in
the 16th and 17th centuries. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%coulevrine %@AE@%< %@AI@%couleuvre, %@AE@%snake <
Lat. %@AI@%colubra, %@AE@%fem. of %@AI@%coluber.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULVERS.ROOT @%%@QR:Culver's root@%%@AB@%Culver's root%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A North American plant, %@AI@%Veronicastrum virginicum,%@AE@%
having spikes of small white or purplish flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The root of the
Culver's root, formerly used as a cathartic and emetic. [After Dr. %@AI@%Culver,
%@AE@%18th-cent. American physician.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CULVERT @%%@QR:culvert@%%@AB@%culvert%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sewer or drain crossing under a road or embankment. [Orig.
unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUM @%%@QR:cum@%%@AB@%cum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%prep.%@AE@% Together with; plus: %@AI@%her attic-cum-studio.%@AE@% [Lat.]
%@AI@%with many duties.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hamper or hinder, as by being in the way: %@AI@%cumbered
%@AI@%with a long poncho.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To litter or pile in a disorderly state; clutter
up: %@AI@%The roofless temple walls still cumbered the new gardens.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
hindrance; encumbrance. [ME %@AI@%combren, %@AE@%to annoy, short for %@AI@%acombren, %@AE@%perh. of
OFr. orig.] %@AB@% cumberer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMBERSOME @%%@QR:cumbersome@%%@AB@%cumbersome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Difficult to handle or manage because of weight or
bulk; unwieldy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Troublesome or onerous. %@AB@% cumbersomely %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CUM.GRANO.SALIS @%%@QR:cum grano salis@%%@AB@%cum grano salis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% With a grain of salt; with skepticism. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMIN @%%@QR:cumin@%%@AB@%cumin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An Old World plant, %@AI@%Cuminum cyminum,%@AE@% having finely divided
leaves and small white or pinkish flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The aromatic seeds of the
cumin, used as a condiment. [ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cuminum %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kuminon, %@AE@%of
Semitic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUM.LAUDE @%%@QR:cum laude@%%@AB@%cum laude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% With honor. Used on diplomas as a mark of high
standing. [NLat., with praise.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMMERBUND @%%@QR:cummerbund@%%@AB@%cummerbund%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A broad, pleated sash worn as an article of men's formal
%@2@%%@CR:CUMQUAT @%%@QR:cumquat@%%@AB@%cumquat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%kumquat%@BO: a27b00@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMSHAW @%%@QR:cumshaw@%%@AB@%cumshaw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tip; gratuity. [Pidgin E. < Chin. (Amoy) %@AI@%kam sia, %@AE@%an
expression of thanks.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMUL @%%@QR:cumul-@%%@AB@%cumul-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%cumulo-%@BO: 48856c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMULATE @%%@QR:cumulate@%%@AB@%cumulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To gather in a heap;
accumulate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To combine into one unit; merge. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To expand by an
increment in new material. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become massed. [Lat. %@AI@%cumulare,
%@2@%%@CR:CUMULATIVE @%%@QR:cumulative@%%@AB@%cumulative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Increasing or enlarging by successive addition. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Acquired by or resulting from accumulation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to interest
or a dividend that is added to the next payment if not paid when due. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Law. %@AE@%Designating additional or supporting evidence. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Statistics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of
or pertaining to the sum of the frequencies of experimentally determined
values of a random variable that are less than or equal to a specified
value. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to experimental error that increases in
magnitude with each successive measurement. %@AB@% cumulatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%cumulativeness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMULATIVE.VOTI @%%@QR:cumulative voting@%%@AB@%cumulative voting%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A system of voting in proportional representation
in which each voter is given as many votes as there are positions to be
filled and allowed to cast those votes for one candidate or distributed in
any way among the candidates.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMULI1 @%%@QR:cumuli@%%@AB@%cumuli%@AE@%%@EH@% Plural of %@AI@%cumulus.%@BO: 48876c@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMULI2 @%%@QR:cumuli-@%%@AB@%cumuli-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%cumulo-%@BO: 48856c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMULIFORM @%%@QR:cumuliform@%%@AB@%cumuliform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the shape of a cumulus.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMULO @%%@QR:cumulo-@%%@AB@%cumulo-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cumuli- %@AE@%%@AB@% or cumul- %@AE@% Cumulus: %@AI@%cumulonimbus.%@AE@% [< cumulus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMULONIMBUS @%%@QR:cumulonimbus@%%@AB@%cumulonimbus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-buses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -bi %@AE@% An extremely dense, vertically
developed cumulus with a relatively hazy outline and a glaciated top,
usually producing heavy rains, thunderstorms, or hailstorms.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUMULUS @%%@QR:cumulus@%%@AB@%cumulus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-li%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dense, white, fluffy, flat-based cloud with a
multiple rounded top and a well-defined outline, usually formed by the
ascent of thermally unstable air masses. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A pile, mound, or heap. [NLat.
%@2@%%@CR:CUNEIFORM @%%@QR:cuneiform@%%@AB@%cuneiform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Wedge-shaped. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Designating the wedge-shaped
characters used in ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Assyrian, Babylonian, and
Persian writing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Designating documents or inscriptions written in such
characters. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Denoting any of the three wedge-shaped bones in
the tarsus of the foot. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Cuneiform writing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cuneiform bone.
[Fr. %@AI@%cuneiforme %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cuneus, %@AE@%wedge.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUNNER @%%@QR:cunner@%%@AB@%cunner%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A marine fish, %@AI@%Tautogolabrus adspersus,%@AE@% of North American
Atlantic waters. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUNNILINGUS @%%@QR:cunnilingus@%%@AB@%cunnilingus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Oral stimulation of the clitoris or vulva. [NLat. < Lat.,
he who licks the vulva : %@AI@%cunnus,%@AE@% vulva + %@AI@%lingere,%@AE@% to lick.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUNNING @%%@QR:cunning@%%@AB@%cunning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Shrewd or crafty in manipulation or deception. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Regional.%@AE@% Delicately pleasing;
pretty; cute. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Skill in deception; guile. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Skill or adeptness in
performance; dexterity. [ME, pr.part. of %@AI@%connen,%@AE@% to know < OE %@AI@%cunnan.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
structure or organ. %@AB@%14.%@AE@% A lot or portion to be suffered or enjoyed.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cupped%@AE@% %@AB@%cupping%@AE@% %@AB@%cups%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To place in or as in a cup. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To shape like
a cup: %@AI@%cup one's hand.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% cup of tea. .%@AE@% Something that one enjoys or is expert
in: %@AI@%Opera is not my cup of tea.%@AE@% %@AB@% in one's cups. .%@AE@% Drunk. [ME %@AI@%cuppe %@AE@%< OE <
LLat. %@AI@%cuppa,%@AE@% drinking vessel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPBEARER @%%@QR:cupbearer@%%@AB@%cupbearer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who serves wine, as in a royal household.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPBOARD @%%@QR:cupboard@%%@AB@%cupboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A closet or cabinet, usually with shelves for storing food,
crockery, and other utensils.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPCAKE @%%@QR:cupcake@%%@AB@%cupcake%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small cake baked in a cup-shaped container.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPEL @%%@QR:cupel@%%@AB@%cupel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small, shallow, porous vessel used in assaying to separate
precious metals from less valuable elements such as lead. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The bottom or
receptacle in a silver-refining furnace. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-peled%@AE@% %@AB@%-peling%@AE@% %@AB@%-pels%@AE@% %@AB@% or
%@AB@%-pelled %@AE@%%@AB@% or -pelling %@AE@%%@AB@% or -pels %@AE@% To assay or separate from base metals in a
%@2@%%@CR:CUPELLATION @%%@QR:cupellation@%%@AB@%cupellation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A refining process for nonoxidizing metals, such as
silver and gold, in which the components of a metallic mixture oxidized at
high temperatures are separated by absorption into the walls of a cupel.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPFUL @%%@QR:cupful@%%@AB@%cupful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-fuls%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The amount a cup will hold. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A measure of
capacity equal to 1/2 pint, 8 ounces, or 16 tablespoons.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPID @%%@QR:Cupid@%%@AB@%Cupid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Mythology. %@AE@% The god of love. [Lat. %@AI@%Cupido < cupido,
%@2@%%@CR:CUPOLA @%%@QR:cupola@%%@AB@%cupola%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A domed roof or ceiling. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A small, usually domed
structure surmounting a roof. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cylindrical shaft type of blast furnace
used for remelting metals, usually iron, before casting. [Ital. < LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cupula,%@AE@% dim. of Lat. %@AI@%cupa,%@AE@% tub.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPPING @%%@QR:cupping@%%@AB@%cupping%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A therapeutic process, rarely used in modern medicine, in
which glass cups, partially evacuated by heating, are locally applied to
the skin in order to draw blood toward or through the surface.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUP.PLANT @%%@QR:cup plant@%%@AB@%cup plant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A coarse North American plant, %@AI@%Silphium perfoliatum,%@AE@% having
yellow-rayed flowers. [From the cuplike configuration of its leaves.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPR @%%@QR:cupr-@%%@AB@%cupr-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%cupro-%@BO: 48a9f7@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPREOUS @%%@QR:cupreous@%%@AB@%cupreous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, concerning, resembling, or containing copper; coppery.
%@2@%%@CR:CUPRITE @%%@QR:cuprite@%%@AB@%cuprite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A natural red copper ore, essentially Cu%@AH@%2%@AE@%O. [G. %@AI@%Kuprit %@AE@%<%@EH@%
LLat. %@AI@%cuprum, %@AE@%copper. -see copper1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPRO @%%@QR:cupro-@%%@AB@%cupro-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cupri- %@AE@%%@AB@% or cupr- %@AE@% Copper: %@AI@%cupriferous.%@AE@% [LLat. %@AI@%cuprum. %@AE@%-see
copper1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPRONICKEL @%%@QR:cupronickel@%%@AB@%cupronickel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A copper-based alloy that contains 10 to 30 per cent
nickel.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPROUS @%%@QR:cuprous@%%@AB@%cuprous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or containing univalent copper.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPULATE @%%@QR:cupulate@%%@AB@%cupulate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cupular %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Resembling a small cup; cup-shaped. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Having or bearing a cupule.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUPULE @%%@QR:cupule@%%@AB@%cupule%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% A cup-shaped part, structure, or indentation, esp.
the involucre of an acorn. [NLat. %@AI@%cupula %@AE@%< LLat., little cask, dim. of Lat.
%@AI@%cupa,%@AE@% tub.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUR @%%@QR:cur@%%@AB@%cur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dog considered to be inferior or undesirable; mongrel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
base or cowardly person. [ME %@AI@%curre.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURABLE @%%@QR:curable@%%@AB@%curable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being healed or cured. %@AB@% curability %@AE@%%@AB@% curableness
%@2@%%@CR:CURACAO @%%@QR:curacao@%%@AB@%curacao%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A liqueur flavored with the peel of the sour orange. [After
%@AI@%%@AI@%Curacao,%@AE@% an island in the Caribbean.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURACY @%%@QR:curacy@%%@AB@%curacy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% The office, duties, or term of office of a curate.
[cura(te) + -cy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURARE @%%@QR:curare@%%@AB@%curare%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or curari %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various resinous extracts of uncertain
and variable chemical composition, obtained from several species of South
American trees of the genera %@AI@%Chondodendron%@AE@% and %@AI@%Strychnos,%@AE@% used medicinally
as a muscle relaxant and by some South American Indians as an arrow poison.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of the trees from which curares are obtained. [Port. and Sp., both <
Cariban %@AI@%kurari.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURARINE @%%@QR:curarine@%%@AB@%curarine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A poisonous alkaloid, C%@AH@%19%@AE@%H%@AH@%26%@AE@%N%@AH@%2%@AE@%O, obtained from curare.%@EH@%
[curar(e) + -ine2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURARIZE @%%@QR:curarize@%%@AB@%curarize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rized%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To poison with curare. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
treat with curare so as to paralyze the motor nerves. %@AB@% curarization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CURASSOW @%%@QR:curassow@%%@AB@%curassow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several long-tailed, crested tropical American birds
of the family Cracidae, related to the pheasants and domestic fowl.
[Alteration of %@AI@%Curacao, %@AE@%an island in the Caribbean.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURATE @%%@QR:curate@%%@AB@%curate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A clergyman who has charge of a parish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A clergyman who
assists a rector or vicar. [ME %@AI@%curat %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%curatus %@AE@%< %@AI@%cura,%@AE@% spiritual
charge < Lat., care.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURATIVE @%%@QR:curative@%%@AB@%curative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Serving or tending to cure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or relating to the
cure of disease. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that cures; remedy. %@AB@% curatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%curativeness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CURATOR @%%@QR:curator@%%@AB@%curator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The administrative director of a museum, library, or other
similar institution. [ME %@AI@%curatour, %@AE@%legal guardian < OFr. %@AI@%curateur%@AE@% < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%curator,%@AE@% overseer < %@AI@%curare,%@AE@% to take care of < %@AI@%cura,%@AE@% care.] %@AB@% curatorial
%@2@%%@CR:CURB @%%@QR:curb@%%@AB@%curb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that checks or restrains. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A concrete border or
row of joined stones forming part of a gutter along the edge of a street.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% An enclosing framework. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A raised margin along an edge to confine or
strengthen. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A chain or strap serving in conjunction with the bit to
restrain a horse. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%curbed%@AE@% %@AB@%curbing%@AE@% %@AB@%curbs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To check, restrain, or
control. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To lead (a dog) off the sidewalk into the gutter so that it can
excrete waste matter. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To furnish with a curb. [OFr. %@AI@%courbe, %@AE@%horse bit <
%@AI@%%@AI@%courbe,%@AE@% curved < Lat. %@AI@%curvus.%@AE@%] %@AB@% curber %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CURBING @%%@QR:curbing@%%@AB@%curbing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The material used to construct a curb. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A row of
curbstones; curb.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURB.ROOF @%%@QR:curb roof@%%@AB@%curb roof%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A roof having two slopes on each side.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CURBSTONE @%%@QR:curbstone@%%@AB@%curbstone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stone or row of stones that constitutes a curb.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURCULIO @%%@QR:curculio@%%@AB@%curculio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% Any of several weevils of the family Curculionidae,
many of which are destructive to fruit, vegetables, and other plants.
[Lat., a kind of weevil.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURCUMA @%%@QR:curcuma@%%@AB@%curcuma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Curcuma,%@AE@% having thick, aromatic rootstocks. %@AI@%C. longa%@AE@% is the source of
%@AI@%%@AI@%turmeric%@BO: 13a2c0b@%%@AE@%. [NLat. %@AI@%Curcuma,%@AE@% genus name < Ar. %@AI@%kurkum,%@AE@% saffron.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURD @%%@QR:curd@%%@AB@%curd%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The coagulated part of milk, used to make cheese. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
coagulation resembling curd. -%@AI@%intr. & tr.v.%@AE@% curded, curding, curds.To form
or cause to form into curd; curdle; coagulate. [ME %@AI@%crud.%@AE@%] %@AB@% curdy %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CURDLE @%%@QR:curdle@%%@AB@%curdle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dled%@AE@% %@AB@%-dling%@AE@% %@AB@%-dles%@AE@% To change into or cause to
change into curd. [Freq. of curd.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURE1 @%%@QR:cure@%%@AB@%cure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Restoration of health; recovery from disease. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A method or
course of medical treatment used to restore health. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An agent, such as a
drug, that restores health; remedy. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Something that corrects or relieves
a harmful or disturbing situation. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@%Spiritual charge or
care of souls, as of a priest for his congregation. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The office or duties
of a curate. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The act or process of preserving a product, such as fish,
meat, and tobacco. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cured%@AE@% %@AB@%curing%@AE@% %@AB@%cures%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To restore to health.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To get rid of; remedy: %@AI@%cure an evil.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To preserve (meat, for
example), as by salting, smoking, or aging. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To prepare, preserve, or
finish (a substance) by a chemical or physical process. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To vulcanize
(rubber). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To effect a cure or recovery. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be prepared,
preserved, or finished by a chemical or physical process. [ME, duty, care <
OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%cura.%@AE@%] %@AB@% cureless %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% curer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CURE2 @%%@QR:cure@%%@AB@%cure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A parish priest. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURE.ALL @%%@QR:cure-all@%%@AB@%cure-all%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Something that cures all diseases or evils; panacea.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURET @%%@QR:curet@%%@AB@%curet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%curette%@BO: 48cdea@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURETTAGE @%%@QR:curettage@%%@AB@%curettage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Surgical scraping of a bodily cavity, as of the uterus,
with a curette.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURETTE @%%@QR:curette@%%@AB@%curette%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or curet %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A surgical instrument shaped like a scoop or spoon,
used to remove dead tissue or growths from a bodily cavity. [Fr. < %@AI@%curer,%@AE@%
to cure < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%curare,%@AE@% to take care of < %@AI@%cura,%@AE@% care.]
%@2@%%@CR:CURFEW @%%@QR:curfew@%%@AB@%curfew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An order or regulation enjoining specified classes of the
population to retire from the streets at a prescribed hour. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
period during which a curfew regulation is in effect. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The signal, as a
bell, announcing it. [ME %@AI@%curfeu %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%cuevrefeu, %@AE@%cover the fire : %@AI@%couvrir,
%@AI@%%@AE@%to cover + %@AI@%feu, %@AE@%fire < Lat. %@AI@%focus, %@AE@%hearth.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURIA @%%@QR:curia@%%@AB@%curia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%curiae%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One of the ten primitive subdivisions of a
tribe in early Rome, consisting of ten gentes. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Its place of assembly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% The Senate or any of the various buildings in which it met in
republican Rome. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The place of assembly of high councils in various
Italian cities under Roman administration. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The ensemble of central
administrative and governmental services in imperial Rome. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%Curia%@AE@% The
central administration governing the Roman Catholic Church. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
medieval assembly or council. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A royal court of justice. [Lat., council.]
%@AB@% curial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CURIE @%%@QR:curie@%%@AB@%curie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of radioactivity, the amount of any nuclide that
undergoes exactly 3.7 x 10%@AH@%10%@AE@% radioactive disintegrations per second. [After%@EH@%
Marie %@AI@%Curie%@AE@% (1867-1934).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURIE.LAW @%%@QR:Curie law@%%@AB@%Curie law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The law that the magnetic susceptibility varies inversely
with absolute temperature in a paramagnetic substance with negligible
interactions among magnetic carriers. [After Pierre %@AI@%Curie%@AE@% (1859-1906).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURIE.POINT @%%@QR:Curie point@%%@AB@%Curie point%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Curie temperature %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A transition temperature marking a
change in the magnetic properties of a substance, esp. the change from
ferromagnetism to paramagnetism. [After Pierre %@AI@%Curie.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURIE.WEISS.LAW @%%@QR:Curie-Weiss law@%%@AB@%Curie-Weiss law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The law that the magnetic susceptibility of a
paramagnetic substance above the Curie point varies inversely with the
excess of temperature above that point. [After Pierre %@AI@%Curie %@AE@%and
Pierre-Ernest %@AI@%Weiss %@AE@%(1865-1940).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURIO @%%@QR:curio@%%@AB@%curio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% A curious or unusual object of art or bric-a-brac.
[Short for curiosity.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURIOSA @%%@QR:curiosa@%%@AB@%curiosa%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Books or other writings dealing with unusual, esp.
pornographic, topics. [NLat., neut. pl. of Lat. %@AI@%curiosus, %@AE@%inquisitive. -see
curious.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURIOSITY @%%@QR:curiosity@%%@AB@%curiosity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A desire to know or learn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A desire to know
about people or things that do not concern one; nosiness. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something that
arouses interest, as by being novel or extraordinary. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A strange or odd
%@2@%%@CR:CURIOUS @%%@QR:curious@%%@AB@%curious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Eager to acquire information or knowledge. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Unduly
inquisitive; prying; nosy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Interesting because of novelty or rarity;
adjectives apply to persons who show a marked desire for information or
knowledge. %@AI@%Curious%@BO: 48ddf9@%%@AE@% more often implies a legitimate desire to enlarge one's
knowledge, but can suggest a less commendable urge to concern oneself in
others' affairs. %@AI@%Inquisitive%@BO: 980ca5@%%@AE@% frequently suggests excessive curiosity and
the asking of many questions. %@AI@%Snoopy%@BO: 11411f2@%%@AE@% implies an unworthy motive and
underhandedness in implementing it. %@AI@%Nosy%@BO: c57ab7@%%@AE@% suggests excessive curiosity and
impertinence in an adult; applied to a child, it may refer less unfavorably
to habitual curiosity. %@AI@%Intrusive%@BO: 9aa88b@%%@AE@% stresses unwarranted and unwelcome
concern with another's affairs.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURIUM @%%@QR:curium@%%@AB@%curium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Cm A silvery, metallic synthetic radioactive transuranic
element having 13 isotopes with mass numbers from 238 to 250 and half-lives
from 64 minutes to 16.4 million years. Atomic number 96. [After Marie %@AI@%Curie
%@AI@%%@AE@%(1867-1934) and Pierre %@AI@%Curie%@AE@% (1859-1906).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURL @%%@QR:curl@%%@AB@%curl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%curled%@AE@% %@AB@%curling%@AE@% %@AB@%curls%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To twist (the hair, for example)
into ringlets or coils. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To form into the spiral shape of a ringlet or
coil. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To decorate with curls. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To form ringlets or coils. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
assume a spiral or curved shape. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To move in a curve or spiral. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
play the game of curling.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% curl up.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To assume a position
with the legs drawn up. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make oneself comfortable. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something
with a spiral or coiled shape. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A coil or ringlet of hair. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act
of curling. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being curled. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Any of various plant diseases
in which the leaves roll up. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%The vector product of the del
operator and a vector function. [ME %@AI@%curlen %@AE@%< %@AI@%crulle, %@AE@%curly, perh. of MLG
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURLER @%%@QR:curler@%%@AB@%curler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that curls. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device, such as a pin or roller, on
which hair is wound for curling. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A player of curling.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURLEW @%%@QR:curlew@%%@AB@%curlew%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several brownish, long-legged shore birds of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Numenius,%@AE@% having long, slender, downward-curving bills. [ME %@AI@%curleu %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%courlieu.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURLICUE @%%@QR:curlicue@%%@AB@%curlicue%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or curlycue %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fancy twist or curl, such as a flourish made
with a pen. [curly + cue1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURLING @%%@QR:curling@%%@AB@%curling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Scottish game played on ice, in which two four-man teams
slide heavy, oblate stones toward a fixed mark in the center of a circle at
either end.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURLING.IRON @%%@QR:curling iron@%%@AB@%curling iron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rod-shaped metal implement used when heated to curl
the hair.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURL.PAPER @%%@QR:curl paper@%%@AB@%curl paper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A piece of soft paper on which a lock of hair is rolled up
for curling.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURLY @%%@QR:curly@%%@AB@%curly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ier%@AE@% %@AB@%-iest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having curls. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having the tendency to curl.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having a wavy grain: %@AI@%curly maple.%@AE@% %@AB@% curlily %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% curliness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CURLYCUE @%%@QR:curlycue@%%@AB@%curlycue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%curlicue%@BO: 48ecf7@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURLY.TOP @%%@QR:curly top@%%@AB@%curly top%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of plants caused by a virus, %@AI@%Ruga verrucosans,%@AE@%
and resulting in severe stunting of plants.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURMUDGEON @%%@QR:curmudgeon@%%@AB@%curmudgeon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cantankerous person. [Orig. unknown.] %@AB@% curmudgeonly
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%@2@%%@CR:CURRACH @%%@QR:currach@%%@AB@%currach%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or curragh %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% %@AS@% Irish.%@AE@% A %@AI@%coracle%@BO: 41dcfc@%%@AE@%. [ME %@AI@%currok %@AE@%< Ir. Gael.
%@AI@%curach.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURRANT @%%@QR:currant@%%@AB@%currant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various usually prickly shrubs of the genus %@AI@%Ribes,%@AE@%
bearing clusters of red, black, or greenish fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The small, sour fruit
of any of the currant plants, used chiefly for making jelly. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A small,
dried seedless grape of the Mediterranean region, used in cooking. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:CURRENCY @%%@QR:currency@%%@AB@%currency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any form of money in actual use as a medium of
exchange. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A passing from hand to hand, as a medium of exchange. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
General acceptance; prevalence. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%currentia, %@AE@%a flowing < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%currens, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%currere, %@AE@%to run.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURRENT @%%@QR:current@%%@AB@%current%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Belonging to the present time. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Now in progress.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Passing from one to another; circulating, as money. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In general or
and smooth onward movement, as of water. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The part of any body of liquid
or gas that has a continuous onward movement: %@AI@%a river current.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
general tendency, movement, or course. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A flow of
electric charge. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The amount of electric charge flowing past a specified
circuit point per unit time. [ME %@AI@%curraunt %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%corant, %@AE@%pr.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%courre, %@AE@%to run < Lat. %@AI@%currere.%@AE@%] %@AB@% currently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% currentness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CURRENT.ASSETS @%%@QR:current assets@%%@AB@%current assets%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Cash or assets convertible into cash at short
notice.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURRENT.DENSITY @%%@QR:current density@%%@AB@%current density%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electricity. %@AE@%The ratio of the magnitude of
current flowing in a conductor to the cross-sectional area perpendicular to
the current flow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%The number of subatomic particles per unit
time crossing a unit area in a designated plane perpendicular to the
direction of motion of the particles.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURRENT.RATIO @%%@QR:current ratio@%%@AB@%current ratio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The arithmetic ratio of current assets to liabilities.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURRICLE @%%@QR:curricle@%%@AB@%curricle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light, open two-wheeled carriage, drawn by two horses
abreast. [Lat. %@AI@%curriculum, %@AE@%racing chariot, course < %@AI@%currere,%@AE@% to run.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURRICULUM @%%@QR:curriculum@%%@AB@%curriculum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-la%@AE@% %@AB@% or -lums %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% All the courses of study offered by
an educational institution. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A particular course of study, often in a
%@2@%%@CR:CURRICULUM.VITA @%%@QR:curriculum vitae@%%@AB@%curriculum vitae%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short resume of one's career, as for an employer.
[Lat., course of life.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURRIE @%%@QR:currie@%%@AB@%currie%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%curry2%@BO: 49060b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURRIER @%%@QR:currier@%%@AB@%currier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who curries, esp. leather. [ME %@AI@%curreiour %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:CURRIERY @%%@QR:curriery@%%@AB@%curriery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% The trade, work, or shop of a leather currier.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURRISH @%%@QR:currish@%%@AB@%currish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or like a cur; snarling; bad-tempered. %@AB@% currishly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
Menstruation. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cursed%@AE@% %@AB@% or curst %@AE@%%@AB@% or cursing %@AE@%%@AB@% or curses %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
invoke evil, calamity, or injury upon; damn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To swear at. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To bring
evil upon; afflict. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecclesiastical. %@AE@%To put under a ban or anathema;
%@2@%%@CR:CURST @%%@QR:curst@%%@AB@%curst%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cursed%@BO: 490fae@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% A past tense and past participle of
%@AI@%%@AI@%curse%@BO: 490ba1@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURT @%%@QR:curt@%%@AB@%curt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner.
%@2@%%@CR:CURTAIN.CALL @%%@QR:curtain call@%%@AB@%curtain call%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The appearance of a performer or performers at the end
of a performance in response to applause.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURTAIN.LECTURE @%%@QR:curtain lecture@%%@AB@%curtain lecture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A private reprimand given to a husband by his wife.
[So called because it was orig. given in a curtained bed.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURTAIN.RAISER @%%@QR:curtain raiser@%%@AB@%curtain raiser%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A short play presented before the principal
dramatic production. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A preliminary event.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURTAIN.SPEECH @%%@QR:curtain speech@%%@AB@%curtain speech%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A talk given in front of the curtain at the conclusion
of a theatrical performance.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURTAL @%%@QR:curtal@%%@AB@%curtal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An animal with a docked tail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Anything cut
short or docked. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Cut short or docked, as an animal's tail. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Wearing a short frock. [OFr. %@AI@%courtault, %@AE@%horse with a cropped tail < %@AI@%court,%@AE@%
short < Lat. %@AI@%curtus,%@AE@% cut short.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURTAL.AX @%%@QR:curtal ax@%%@AB@%curtal ax%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A cutlass. [By folk ety. < obs. %@AI@%curtelace,
%@2@%%@CR:CURTESY @%%@QR:curtesy@%%@AB@%curtesy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sies%@AE@% The life tenure which by common law is held by a
man over the property of his deceased wife if children with rights of
inheritance were born during the marriage. [ME %@AI@%curtesie. %@AE@%-see courtesy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURTILAGE @%%@QR:curtilage@%%@AB@%curtilage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% The enclosed land surrounding a house or dwelling.
%@2@%%@CR:CURTSY @%%@QR:curtsy@%%@AB@%curtsy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sies%@AE@% A gesture of respect or reverence made by bending
the knees with one foot forward and lowering the body. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-sied%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-sying%@AE@% %@AB@%-sies%@AE@% To make a curtsy. [Var. of courtesy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURULE @%%@QR:curule@%%@AB@%curule%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Privileged to sit in a curule chair; of superior rank. [Lat.
%@AI@%curulis, %@AE@%of a curule chair < %@AI@%currus,%@AE@% chariot < %@AI@%currere,%@AE@% to run.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURULE.CHAIR @%%@QR:curule chair@%%@AB@%curule chair%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A seat with heavy, curved legs and no back, reserved for
the use of the highest officials in ancient Rome.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURVACEOUS @%%@QR:curvaceous@%%@AB@%curvaceous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a full or voluptuous figure. %@AB@% curvaceously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@AB@% curvaceousness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CURVATURE @%%@QR:curvature@%%@AB@%curvature%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An act of curving. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The state of being curved. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The ratio of the change in tangent inclination over a
given arc to the length of the arc. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The limit of this ratio as the
length of the arc approaches zero. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%A curving or bending, esp.
an abnormal one: %@AI@%curvature of the spine.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%curvatura %@AE@%< %@AI@%curvatus,
%@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%curvare, %@AE@%to bend < %@AI@%curvus, %@AE@%curved.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURVE @%%@QR:curve@%%@AB@%curve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A line that deviates from straightness in a smooth,
continuous fashion. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A surface that deviates from planarity in a smooth,
continuous fashion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A rounded part, object, or region. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
relatively smooth bend in a road or other course. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%curves%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An
appealing or well-proportioned female figure. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A line representing
data on a graph. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A trend derived from or as if from such a graph. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The graph of a function on a coordinate plane. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
intersection of two surfaces in three dimensions. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A graphic
representation showing the relative performance of individuals as measured
against each other, used esp. as a method of grading students in which the
range of grades is based on the proportion of students. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A %@AI@%curve ball%@BO: 493644@%%@AE@%.
-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%curved%@AE@% %@AB@%curving%@AE@% %@AB@%curves%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To move in or take the shape of a curve.
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause to curve. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@%To pitch a curve ball to. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
grade on a curve. [ME, curved < Lat. %@AI@%curvus.%@AE@%] %@AB@% curvedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% curvedness
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%@2@%%@CR:CURVE.BALL @%%@QR:curve ball@%%@AB@%curve ball%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Baseball. %@AE@%A pitched ball that veers or breaks to the
left when thrown with the right hand and to the right when thrown with the
left hand. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A trick or deception.
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%@2@%%@CR:CURVET @%%@QR:curvet@%%@AB@%curvet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light leap by a horse, in which both hind legs leave the
ground just before the forelegs are set down. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-vetted%@AE@% %@AB@%-vetting%@AE@% %@AB@%-vets%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%or -veted %@AE@%%@AB@% or -veting %@AE@%%@AB@% or -vets %@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To leap in a curvet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
prance; frolic. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to leap in a curvet. [Ital. %@AI@%corvetta %@AE@%<
OItal., dim. of %@AI@%corva,%@AE@% curve < Lat. %@AI@%curvus,%@AE@% curved.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CURVILINEAR @%%@QR:curvilinear@%%@AB@%curvilinear%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or curvilineal %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Formed, bounded, or characterized by
%@2@%%@CR:CUSCUS @%%@QR:cuscus@%%@AB@%cuscus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several marsupials of the genus %@AI@%Phalanger,%@AE@% of New
Guinea and adjacent areas, having protruding eyes, a yellow nose, and a
long, prehensile tail. [NLat., prob. < a native New Guinean word.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSEC @%%@QR:cusec@%%@AB@%cusec%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit of volumetric flow of liquids, equal to one cubic foot
per second. [cu(bic) + sec(ond)%@AH@%1%@AE@%.] %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSHAW @%%@QR:cushaw@%%@AB@%cushaw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A squash, %@AI@%Cucurbita moschata,%@AE@% having variably shaped, often
crook-necked fruit. [Of Algonquian orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSHINGS.DISEAS @%%@QR:Cushing's disease@%%@AB@%Cushing's disease%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Cushing's syndrome %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease caused by an
overgrowth of basophilic cells of the pituitary, characterized by obesity
and muscular weakness. [After Harvey %@AI@%Cushing%@AE@% (1869-1939).]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSHION @%%@QR:cushion@%%@AB@%cushion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A pad or pillow with a soft filling, used for resting or
reclining. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something resilient used as a rest, support, or shock
absorber. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A padlike body part. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The rim bordering a billiard table. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
A pillow used in lacemaking. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Something that mitigates or relieves an
adverse effect. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ioned%@AE@% %@AB@%-ioning%@AE@% %@AB@%-ions%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To provide with a
cushion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To place or seat on a cushion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cover or hide with or as
if with a cushion. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To protect against or absorb the shock of. [ME %@AI@%cushin
%@2@%%@CR:CUSK @%%@QR:cusk@%%@AB@%cusk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cusk%@AE@% %@AB@% or cusks %@AE@% A food fish, %@AI@%Brosme brosme,%@AE@% of North Atlantic
coastal waters. [Prob. alteration of %@AI@%tusk,%@AE@% a kind of codfish.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSK.EEL @%%@QR:cusk eel@%%@AB@%cusk eel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various eellike, chiefly marine fishes of the family
Ophidiidae.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSP @%%@QR:cusp@%%@AB@%cusp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A point or pointed end. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A prominence or
projection on the chewing surface of a tooth. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A fold or flap of a heart
valve. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%A point at which a curve crosses itself and at
which the two tangents to the curve coincide. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@%The pointed
figure formed by two intersecting arcs or foils. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy. %@AE@%Either
point of a crescent moon. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The transitional first or last part of an
astrological house or sign. [Lat. %@AI@%cuspis, %@AE@%point.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSPATE @%%@QR:cuspate@%%@AB@%cuspate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cuspated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a cusp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Shaped like a cusp.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSPID @%%@QR:cuspid@%%@AB@%cuspid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tooth having one point; canine tooth. [Back-formation <
bicuspid.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSPIDATE @%%@QR:cuspidate@%%@AB@%cuspidate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cuspidated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a cusp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Terminating
in or tipped with a sharp point: %@AI@%a cuspidate leaf.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%cuspidatus,
%@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%cuspidare, %@AE@%to make pointed < %@AI@%cuspis, %@AE@%point.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSPIDATION @%%@QR:cuspidation@%%@AB@%cuspidation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% Decoration with cusps.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSPIDOR @%%@QR:cuspidor@%%@AB@%cuspidor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%spittoon%@BO: 1199810@%%@AE@%. [Port. < %@AI@%cuspir, %@AE@%to spit < Lat. %@AI@%conspuere, %@AE@%to
spit upon : %@AI@%com- %@AE@%(intensive) + %@AI@%spuere, %@AE@%to spit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSS @%%@QR:cuss@%%@AB@%cuss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%cussed%@AE@% %@AB@%cussing%@AE@% %@AB@%cusses%@AE@% To curse or curse
at. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A curse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An odd or perverse creature. [Var. of curse.]
%@2@%%@CR:CUSTARD @%%@QR:custard@%%@AB@%custard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dessert of milk, sugar, eggs, and flavoring, boiled or
baked until set. [ME %@AI@%crustade, %@AE@%a pie with a crust < AN < OProv. %@AI@%croustado %@AE@%<
%@AI@%crousta,%@AE@% crust < Lat. %@AI@%crusta.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSTARD.APPLE @%%@QR:custard apple@%%@AB@%custard apple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A tropical American tree, %@AI@%Annona reticulata,%@AE@% bearing
large, heart-shaped fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fruit of the custard apple, having
edible, fleshy pulp. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The %@AI@%papaw%@BO: d18087@%%@AE@% (sense 2). [So called because its pulp
resembles custard.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSTODIAN @%%@QR:custodian@%%@AB@%custodian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who has charge of something; caretaker. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:CUSTODY @%%@QR:custody@%%@AB@%custody%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or right of guarding, esp. such a right
granted by a court. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being detained or held under guard,
esp. by the police. [ME %@AI@%custodie %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%custodia %@AE@%< %@AI@%custos, %@AE@%guard.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%custodial %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSTOM @%%@QR:custom@%%@AB@%custom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A practice followed as a matter of course among a people.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A habitual practice of an individual. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A common tradition or
usage so long established that it has the force or validity of law. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Habitual patronage, as of a store. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%customs%@AE@% %@AI@%(used with a sing. verb).%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A duty or tax imposed on imported and, less commonly, exported goods. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The governmental agency authorized to collect these duties. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The
procedure for inspecting goods and baggage entering a country. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Tribute,
service, or rent paid by a feudal tenant to his lord. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Made to
order. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Specializing in the making or selling of made-to-order goods. [ME
%@AI@%custume %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%costume %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%consuetudo %@AE@%< %@AI@%consuescere,%@AE@% to accustom : %@AI@%com-%@AE@%
(intensive) + %@AI@%suescere,%@AE@% to become accustomed.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSTOMABLE @%%@QR:customable@%%@AB@%customable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Subject to tariffs.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSTOMARY @%%@QR:customary@%%@AB@%customary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Commonly practiced or used as a matter of course;
usual. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Based on custom or tradition rather than written law or contract.
%@2@%%@CR:CUSTOM.BUILT @%%@QR:custom-built@%%@AB@%custom-built%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Built according to the specifications of the buyer.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSTOMER @%%@QR:customer@%%@AB@%customer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who buys goods or services, esp. on a regular
basis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A person with whom one must deal: %@AI@%a tough customer.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSTOMHOUSE @%%@QR:customhouse@%%@AB@%customhouse%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or custom house %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A governmental building or office where
customs are collected and ships are cleared for entering or leaving the
country.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSTOMIZE @%%@QR:customize@%%@AB@%customize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To alter to the tastes of the buyer:
%@AI@%customize a van.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUSTOM.MADE @%%@QR:custom-made@%%@AB@%custom-made%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Made according to the specifications of an individual
%@2@%%@CR:CUSTOMS.UNION @%%@QR:customs union@%%@AB@%customs union%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An international association organized to eliminate
customs restrictions on goods exchanged between member nations and to
establish a uniform tariff policy toward nonmember nations.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUT @%%@QR:cut@%%@AB@%cut%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%cut%@AE@% %@AB@%cutting%@AE@% %@AB@%cuts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To penetrate with a sharp edge; strike
a narrow opening in. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To separate into parts with or as if with a
sharp-edged instrument; sever: %@AI@%cut cloth with scissors.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To sever the
edges or outer extensions of; shorten: %@AI@%cut one's hair.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To reap;
harvest: %@AI@%cut grain.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To fell by sawing; hew. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To have (a new tooth)
grow through the gums. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To form or shape by severing or incising: %@AI@%a doll
%@AI@%cut from paper.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To form by penetrating, probing, or digging. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% To
separate or dissociate from a main body; detach: %@AI@%cut a piece of meat.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@%
To pass through or across; cross. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% To divide (a deck of cards) in two,
as before dealing. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% To reduce or curtail the size, extent, or duration
of: %@AI@%cut a payroll.%@AE@% %@AB@%13.%@AE@% To lessen the strength of; dilute: %@AI@%cut whiskey.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%14.%@AE@% To dissolve by breaking down the fat of: %@AI@%Soap cuts grease.%@AE@% %@AB@%15.%@AE@% To
injure the feelings of; hurt keenly. %@AB@%16.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To fail to attend
purposely: %@AI@%cut a class.%@AE@% %@AB@%17.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To cease; stop: %@AI@%cut the noise; cut
%@AI@%an engine.%@AE@% %@AB@%18.%@AE@% %@AS@% Sports. %@AE@%To strike (the ball) so that it spins irregularly
or is deflected. %@AB@%19.%@AE@% To perform: %@AI@%cut a caper.%@AE@% %@AB@%20.%@AE@% To terminate (a scene in
a film). %@AB@%21.%@AE@% To record a performance on (a phonograph record). %@AB@%22.%@AE@% To edit
(film or video tape). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make an incision or separation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
allow incision or severing: %@AI@%Butter cuts easily.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To use a sharp-edged
instrument. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To grow through the gums. Used of teeth. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To penetrate
injuriously. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To change direction abruptly: %@AI@%cut to the left.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To go
directly and often hastily: %@AI@%cut across the field.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To divide a pack of
cards into two parts.%@AS@%%@AB@% Phrasal verb. %@AE@%%@AE@%%@AB@% cut back.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To shorten by cutting;
prune. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To reduce or decrease: %@AI@%cut back production.%@AE@% %@AB@% cut down.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To kill
or strike down. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To remove extra or additional fittings. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To reduce or
curtail.%@AB@% cut in.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move into a line of people or things out of turn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To interrupt. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To interrupt a dancing couple in order to dance with one
of them. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To connect or become connected into an electrical circuit. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
To mix into with or as if with cutting motions: %@AI@%cut shortening into flour.%@AE@%
%@AB@%6.%@AE@% To include, esp. to give a share to.%@AB@% cut off.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To separate by or as if
by cutting; sever. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To stop suddenly; discontinue. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To shut off; bar.
%@AB@%%@AB@%4.%@AE@% To interrupt or break off. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To disinherit.%@AB@% cut out.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove by
cutting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To form or shape by or as if by cutting. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To take the place
of; supplant. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To be suited: %@AI@%I'm not cut out for this sort of work.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
To be predetermined by necessity: %@AI@%She's got her work cut out for her.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
To deprive. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To put an end to; desist. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% To stop; cease. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@%
To depart.%@AB@% cut up.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To criticize severely. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To clown or fool
around. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of incising, severing, or separating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
result of cutting; an incision. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A part that has been severed from a main
body: %@AI@%a cut of beef.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A passage resulting from excavating or probing. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
An elimination or excision of a part: %@AI@%a cut in a speech.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A reduction: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%salary cut.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The style in which a garment is cut. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A share
of profits or earnings. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A wounding remark; an insult. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% An unexcused absence, as from school or a class. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%a.%@AE@% An engraved block or plate. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A print made from such a block. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Sports. %@AE@%A stroke that causes a ball to spin irregularly or to deflect. %@AB@%13.%@AE@%
The act of dividing a deck of cards into two parts, as before dealing. %@AB@%14.%@AE@%
A sharp transition between shots or scenes in a film. %@AB@%15.%@AE@% One of the
objects used in drawing lots. %@AB@%16.%@AE@% A single selection of music on a
phonograph record.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% a cut above.%@AE@% A little better than.%@AB@% cut corners.%@AE@% To do
something in the easiest or most inexpensive way.%@AB@% cut down to size.%@AE@% To
deflate the self-importance of.%@AB@% cut loose.%@AE@% To speak or act without
restraint.%@AB@% cut no ice.%@AE@% To make no effect or impression.%@AB@% cut (one's) losses.
%@AB@%.%@AE@% To withdraw from a losing situation.%@AB@% cut (one's) teeth on. .%@AE@% To learn or
do as a beginner or at the start of one's career.%@AB@% cut short.%@AE@% To stop before
the end; abbreviate.%@AB@% cut the mustard.%@AE@% To perform up to a required standard.
[ME %@AI@%cutten.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUT.AND.DRIED @%%@QR:cut-and-dried@%%@AB@%cut-and-dried%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Prepared and arranged in advance; settled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:CUTANEOUS @%%@QR:cutaneous@%%@AB@%cutaneous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or affecting the skin. [NLat. %@AI@%cutaneus
%@AI@%%@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%cutis, %@AE@%skin.] %@AB@% cutaneously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTANEOUS.ANAPH @%%@QR:cutaneous anaphylaxis@%%@AB@%cutaneous anaphylaxis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Anaphylaxis characterized by a violent skin
reaction upon contact with the sensitizing substance.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTAWAY @%%@QR:cutaway@%%@AB@%cutaway%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A man's formal daytime coat, with front edges sloping
diagonally from the waist and forming tails at the back.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTBACK @%%@QR:cutback@%%@AB@%cutback%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A decrease; curtailment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sharp reversal of direction,
as of a ballcarrier in football.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTCH @%%@QR:cutch@%%@AB@%cutch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Catechu%@BO: 2e6e64@%%@AE@%. [Malay %@AI@%kachu, %@AE@%of Dravidian orig.]
%@2@%%@CR:CUTEY @%%@QR:cutey@%%@AB@%cutey%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cutie%@BO: 498506@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUT.GLASS @%%@QR:cut glass@%%@AB@%cut glass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Glassware shaped or decorated by cutting instruments or
abrasive wheels.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTGRASS @%%@QR:cutgrass@%%@AB@%cutgrass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several swamp grasses of the genus %@AI@%Leersia,%@AE@% esp. %@AI@%L.
%@AI@%oryzoides,%@AE@% having leaves with very rough margins.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTICLE @%%@QR:cuticle@%%@AB@%cuticle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The epidermis. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The strip of hardened skin at the base
of a fingernail or toenail. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%The noncellular, often horny
protective outer covering in many invertebrates. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%The layer of
cutin covering the epidermis of plants. [Lat. %@AI@%cuticula, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%cutis,
%@2@%%@CR:CUTIE @%%@QR:cutie@%%@AB@%cutie%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cutey %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@% or -eys %@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A cute person.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTIN @%%@QR:cutin@%%@AB@%cutin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% A waxlike, water-repellent material present in the
walls of some plant cells, and forming the cuticle which covers the
epidermis. [Lat. %@AI@%cutis, %@AE@%skin + -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUT.IN @%%@QR:cut-in@%%@AB@%cut-in%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An inserted shot, often a still close-up, interrupting the
continuity of the main action of a film.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTINIZE @%%@QR:cutinize@%%@AB@%cutinize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% To coat or impregnate
with cutin or become coated or impregnated with cutin. %@AB@% cutinization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTIS @%%@QR:cutis@%%@AB@%cutis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tes%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tises %@AE@%%@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@% The %@AI@%corium%@BO: 422219@%%@AE@%. [Lat., skin.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTLASS @%%@QR:cutlass@%%@AB@%cutlass%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cutlas %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A short, heavy sword with a curved single-edged
blade, once used as a weapon by sailors. [OFr. %@AI@%coutelas,%@AE@% aug. of %@AI@%coutel,%@AE@%
knife < Lat. %@AI@%cultellus,%@AE@% dim. of %@AI@%culter,%@AE@% knife.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTLASS.FISH @%%@QR:cutlass fish@%%@AB@%cutlass fish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several marine fishes of the genus %@AI@%Trichiurus,%@AE@%
having a long, narrow body and a pointed tail.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTLER @%%@QR:cutler@%%@AB@%cutler%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person who makes, repairs, or sells knives or other cutting
%@2@%%@CR:CUTLERY @%%@QR:cutlery@%%@AB@%cutlery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Cutting instruments and tools. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Implements used as
tableware. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The occupation of a cutler.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTLET @%%@QR:cutlet@%%@AB@%cutlet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A thin slice of meat, usually veal or lamb, cut from the
leg or ribs of an animal. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A flat croquette of chopped meat or fish. [Fr.
%@AI@%cotelette %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%costelette, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%coste, %@AE@%rib < Lat. %@AI@%costa.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTOFF @%%@QR:cutoff@%%@AB@%cutoff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A designated limit or point of termination. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A short cut
or by-pass. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A new channel cut by a river across the neck of an oxbow. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A checking or cutting off of a flow of steam, water, or other fluid. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The device that cuts off. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@%A conductor's signal indicating a stop
or break in singing or playing.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUT.OFFS @%%@QR:cut-offs@%%@AB@%cut-offs%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cutoffs %@AE@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Pants, as blue jeans, made into shorts by
cutting off part of the legs.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTOUT @%%@QR:cutout@%%@AB@%cutout%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something cut out or intended to be cut out. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Electricity. %@AE@%A device that interrupts, by-passes, or disconnects a circuit
or circuit element.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTOVER @%%@QR:cutover@%%@AB@%cutover%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Cleared of trees.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTPURSE @%%@QR:cutpurse@%%@AB@%cutpurse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A pickpocket.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUT.RATE @%%@QR:cut-rate@%%@AB@%cut-rate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Sold or on sale at a reduced price.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTTER @%%@QR:cutter@%%@AB@%cutter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that cuts, esp. in tailoring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A device or machine
that cuts. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A single-masted fore-and-aft-rigged sailing
vessel with a running bowsprit, a mainsail, and two or more headsails which
are usually set flying. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A ship's boat, powered by a motor or oars, and
used for transporting stores or passengers. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A small, lightly armed
motorboat used by the Coast Guard. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A small sleigh, usually seating one
person and drawn by a single horse.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTTHROAT @%%@QR:cutthroat@%%@AB@%cutthroat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who cuts throats; murderer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An unprincipled and
ruthless person. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Cruel; murderous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Relentless or merciless in
competition. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Games. %@AE@%%@AS@% Sports. %@AE@%Of or designating a form of a game in
which each of three players acts and scores for himself.
Bitterly sarcastic or insulting: %@AI@%a cutting remark.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A part cut off
from a main body. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An excavation made through high ground in the
construction of a road, railway, or the like. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A
clipping, as from a newspaper. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The editing of film or audio tape. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
twig or similar plant part removed to form roots and propagate a new plant.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTTLEBONE @%%@QR:cuttlebone@%%@AB@%cuttlebone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The calcareous internal shell of a cuttlefish, used as a
dietary supplement for cage birds or ground into powder for use as a
polishing agent.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTTLEFISH @%%@QR:cuttlefish@%%@AB@%cuttlefish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%cuttlefish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% Any of various squidlike
cephalopod marine mollusks of the genus %@AI@%Sepia,%@AE@% having ten arms, a
calcareous internal shell, and secreting a dark, inky fluid. [ME %@AI@%codel,
%@AE@%cuttlefish < OE %@AI@%cudele %@AE@%+ fish.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTUP @%%@QR:cutup@%%@AB@%cutup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A mischievous person; prankster.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTWATER @%%@QR:cutwater@%%@AB@%cutwater%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%The forward part of a ship's prow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
wedge-shaped end of a bridge pier, designed to divide the current and break
up ice floes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTWORK @%%@QR:cutwork@%%@AB@%cutwork%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Openwork embroidery in which the ground fabric is cut away
from the design.
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%@2@%%@CR:CUTWORM @%%@QR:cutworm@%%@AB@%cutworm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The larva of any of various moths of the family Noctuidae,
feeding on a wide variety of plants. [So called because many species eat
through stems of plants.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CUVETTE @%%@QR:cuvette@%%@AB@%cuvette%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, often tubular laboratory vessel, often made of
glass. [Fr., dim. of %@AI@%cuve,%@AE@% tub < Lat. %@AI@%cupa.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CWM @%%@QR:cwm@%%@AB@%cwm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Welsh.%@AE@% A %@AI@%cirque%@BO: 35aff6@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:CYAN1 @%%@QR:cyan@%%@AB@%cyan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Greenish blue; one of the subtractive primary colors; a
complement of red. [Gk. %@AI@%kuanos, %@AE@%blue.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYAN2 @%%@QR:cyan-@%%@AB@%cyan-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%cyano-%@BO: 49af4c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYANAMIDE @%%@QR:cyanamide@%%@AB@%cyanamide%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cyanamid %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An irritating caustic acidic crystalline
compound, NCNH%@AH@%2%@AE@%, prepared by treating calcium cyanamide with sulfuric acid.%@EH@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Calcium cyanamide%@BO: 296c16@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A salt or ester of cyanamide.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYANATE @%%@QR:cyanate@%%@AB@%cyanate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A salt or ester of cyanic acid.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYANIC @%%@QR:cyanic@%%@AB@%cyanic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or containing cyanogen. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Blue or bluish.
%@2@%%@CR:CYANIDE @%%@QR:cyanide@%%@AB@%cyanide%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cyanid %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various salts or esters of hydrogen cyanide
containing a CN group, esp. the extremely poisonous compounds %@AI@%potassium
%@AI@%cyanide%@BO: e3d7c1@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%sodium cyanide%@BO: 114e47c@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-nided%@AE@% %@AB@%-niding%@AE@% %@AB@%-nides%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To treat (a
metal surface) with cyanide to produce a hard surface. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To treat (an ore)
with cyanide to extract gold or silver.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYANIDE.PROCESS @%%@QR:cyanide process@%%@AB@%cyanide process%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A process of extracting gold or silver from ores
treated with a solution of sodium or calcium cyanide.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYANINE @%%@QR:cyanine@%%@AB@%cyanine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various blue dyes, used to extend the range of color
sensitivity of photographic emulsions.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYANITE @%%@QR:cyanite@%%@AB@%cyanite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%kyanite%@BO: a28b1d@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:CYANOGENESIS @%%@QR:cyanogenesis@%%@AB@%cyanogenesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The generation of %@AI@%cyanide%@BO: 49aabc@%%@AE@%. %@AB@% cyanogenetic %@AE@%%@AB@% cyanogenic
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYANOHYDRIN @%%@QR:cyanohydrin@%%@AB@%cyanohydrin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several compounds that contain both the CN and OH
radicals. [cyano- + hydr(o)- + -in.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYANOSED @%%@QR:cyanosed@%%@AB@%cyanosed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Afflicted with cyanosis. [< cyanosis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYANOSIS @%%@QR:cyanosis@%%@AB@%cyanosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bluish discoloration of the skin, resulting from
inadequate oxygenation of the blood. %@AB@% cyanotic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYANOTYPE @%%@QR:cyanotype@%%@AB@%cyanotype%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%blueprint%@BO: 201117@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYANURIC.ACID @%%@QR:cyanuric acid@%%@AB@%cyanuric acid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white crystalline acid, C%@AH@%3%@AE@%N%@AH@%3%@AE@%(OH)%@AH@%3%@AE@%, that decomposes%@EH@%
with heating to form cyanic acid.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYBELE @%%@QR:Cybele@%%@AB@%Cybele%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The goddess of nature of ancient Asia Minor.
[Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Kubele %@AE@%< %@AI@%kubelon, %@AE@%mountain in Phrygia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYBERNATE @%%@QR:cybernate@%%@AB@%cybernate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To control (an industrial
process) automatically by computer. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become so controlled.
%@2@%%@CR:CYCLERY @%%@QR:cyclery@%%@AB@%cyclery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A shop for the sale and service of bicycles.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLIC @%%@QR:cyclic@%%@AB@%cyclic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cyclical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or characterized by
cycles. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Recurring or moving in cycles. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%Of or pertaining
to compounds having atoms arranged in a ring or closed-chain structure. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Botany. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Having parts arranged in a whorl. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Forming a whorl. %@AB@%
%@AB@%cyclically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLIC.AMP @%%@QR:cyclic AMP@%%@AB@%cyclic AMP%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cyclic nucleotide that acts as a hormonal mediator on
the cellular level in the control of various metabolic processes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLIC.GMP @%%@QR:cyclic GMP@%%@AB@%cyclic GMP%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cyclic nucleotide of guanosine believed to act as an
antagonist to cyclic AMP in cellular processes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLIST @%%@QR:cyclist@%%@AB@%cyclist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who rides or races a bicycle, motorcycle, or similar
vehicle.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLIZATION @%%@QR:cyclization@%%@AB@%cyclization%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The formation of rings in a hydrocarbon.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLO @%%@QR:cyclo-@%%@AB@%cyclo-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cycl- %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Circle; cycle: %@AI@%cyclorama.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cyclic compound:
%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOHEXANE @%%@QR:cyclohexane@%%@AB@%cyclohexane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An extremely flammable, colorless, mobile liquid, C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%12%@AE@%,%@EH@%
obtained from petroleum and benzene and used as a solvent, paint and
varnish remover, and in the manufacture of nylon.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOHEXIMIDE @%%@QR:cycloheximide@%%@AB@%cycloheximide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A compound, C%@AH@%15%@AE@%H%@AH@%23%@AE@%NO%@AH@%4%@AE@%, that is used as an agricultural%@EH@%
fungicide.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOID @%%@QR:cycloid@%%@AB@%cycloid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Resembling a circle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Zoology. %@AE@%Thin, rounded, and
smooth-edged; disklike. Used of fish scales. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychiatry. %@AE@%Designating a
person afflicted with cyclothymia. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% The curve traced by
a point on the circumference of a circle that rolls on a straight line.
%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOMETER @%%@QR:cyclometer@%%@AB@%cyclometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An instrument that records the revolutions of a wheel
in order to indicate distance traveled. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An instrument that measures
%@2@%%@CR:CYCLONE.CELLAR @%%@QR:cyclone cellar@%%@AB@%cyclone cellar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An underground shelter in or adjacent to a house, used
for protection from cyclones or tornadoes.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOPAEDIA @%%@QR:cyclopaedia@%%@AB@%cyclopaedia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cyclopedia%@BO: 49dbfe@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOPARAFFIN @%%@QR:cycloparaffin@%%@AB@%cycloparaffin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a class of hydrocarbons, including cyclopropane,
cyclopentane, and cyclohexane, in which at least three carbon atoms per
molecule are joined in a ring structure and each such carbon in the ring is
bonded to two hydrogen atoms or alkyl groups.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOPEAN @%%@QR:cyclopean@%%@AB@%cyclopean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Cyclopean%@AE@% Pertaining to or suggestive of the
Cyclopes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pertaining to or designating a primitive style of masonry
characterized by the use of massive stones of irregular shape and size.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOPEDIA @%%@QR:cyclopedia@%%@AB@%cyclopedia%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cyclopaedia %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An encyclopedia. [Short for encyclopedia.]
%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOPS @%%@QR:Cyclops@%%@AB@%Cyclops%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Cyclopes%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of the three one-eyed
Titans who forged thunderbolts for Zeus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of a race of one-eyed
giants, reputedly descended from these Titans, inhabiting the island of
%@2@%%@CR:CYCLORAMA @%%@QR:cyclorama@%%@AB@%cyclorama%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large composite picture placed on the interior walls
of a cylindrical room so as to appear in natural perspective to a spectator
standing in the center. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A large curtain or wall, usually concave, placed
or hung at the rear of a stage. [cycl(o)- + (pan)orama.] %@AB@% cycloramic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOSERINE @%%@QR:cycloserine@%%@AB@%cycloserine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antibiotic produced by a species of %@AI@%Streptomyces%@AE@% that
is effective against many Gram-negative bacteria.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOSIS @%%@QR:cyclosis@%%@AB@%cyclosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ses%@AE@% The streaming circulatory motion of protoplasm
within certain cells and cell structures. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%kuklosis,%@AE@% a
surrounding < %@AI@%kukloun,%@AE@% to surround < %@AI@%kuklos,%@AE@% circle.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYCLOSTOME @%%@QR:cyclostome@%%@AB@%cyclostome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various primitive eellike vertebrates of the class
Agnatha, such as a lamprey, lacking jaws and true teeth and having a
circular, sucking mouth. [NLat. %@AI@%Cyclostomi %@AE@%and %@AI@%Cyclostomata,%@AE@% class names :
%@2@%%@CR:CYGNET @%%@QR:cygnet@%%@AB@%cygnet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A young swan. [ME %@AI@%sygnett %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%cygne,%@AE@% swan < Lat. %@AI@%cygnus%@AE@% <
Gk. %@AI@%kuknos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYGNUS @%%@QR:Cygnus@%%@AB@%Cygnus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Lacerta and
Lyra, containing the star Deneb. [Lat. %@AI@%cygnus, %@AE@%swan < Gk. %@AI@%kuknos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYLINDER @%%@QR:cylinder@%%@AB@%cylinder%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A surface generated by a straight line
moving parallel to a fixed straight line and intersecting a plane curve. %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
The portion of such a surface bounded by two parallel planes and the
regions of the planes bounded by the surface. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A solid bounded by two
parallel planes and such a surface having a closed curve, esp. a circle, as
a directrix. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cylindrical container or object. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Engineering. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
chamber in which a piston of a reciprocating engine moves. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The chamber
of a pump from which fluid is expelled by a piston. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The rotating chamber
of a revolver that holds the cartridges. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Any of the rotating cylinders
in a printing press that carry the paper or the curved printing plate or
receive the ink or impression. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaeology. %@AE@%A cylindrical stone or clay
object with an engraved design or inscription. [OFr. %@AI@%cylindre %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%cylindrus%@AE@% < Gk. %@AI@%kulindros%@AE@% < %@AI@%kulindein,%@AE@% to roll.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYLINDER.HEAD @%%@QR:cylinder head@%%@AB@%cylinder head%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The closed, often detachable, end of a cylinder or
cylinders in an internal-combustion engine.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYLINDRICAL @%%@QR:cylindrical@%%@AB@%cylindrical%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cylindric %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the shape of a cylinder, esp.
of a circular cylinder. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a cylinder. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to the coordinate system or to any of three coordinates in it,
formed by two polar coordinates in a plane and a rectangular coordinate
measured perpendicularly from the plane. %@AB@% cylindricality %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%cylindrically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYLINDROID @%%@QR:cylindroid@%%@AB@%cylindroid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cylindrical surface or solid all of whose sections
perpendicular to the elements are elliptical. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Resembling a
cylinder.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYMA @%%@QR:cyma@%%@AB@%cyma%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A molding for a cornice, having a partly concave and partly
convex curve in profile, used esp. in classical architecture. [Gk. %@AI@%kuma%@AE@% <
%@AI@%%@AI@%kuein,%@AE@% to swell.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYMATIUM @%%@QR:cymatium@%%@AB@%cymatium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-tia%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cyma. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The topmost molding of a classical
cornice. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%kumation, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%kuma, %@AE@%cyma.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYMBAL @%%@QR:cymbal@%%@AB@%cymbal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of a pair of concave brass plates that are struck
together as percussion instruments. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A single brass plate, sounded by
hitting with a drumstick and often part of a set of drums. [ME < OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:CYMBIDIUM @%%@QR:cymbidium@%%@AB@%cymbidium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various orchids of the genus %@AI@%Cymbidium%@AE@% having showy
flowers that are often used for decoration. [NLat. %@AI@%Cymbidium,%@AE@% genus name <
Lat. %@AI@%cymba, %@AE@%boat < Gk. %@AI@%kumbe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYME @%%@QR:cyme@%%@AB@%cyme%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% An often flat-topped flower cluster that blooms from
the center toward the edges, and whose main axis is always terminated by a
%@2@%%@CR:CYMOSE @%%@QR:cymose@%%@AB@%cymose%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or cymous %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or resembling a cyme. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Bearing
a cyme or cymes. [cym(e) + -ose1.] %@AB@% cymosely %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYMRIC @%%@QR:Cymric@%%@AB@%Cymric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Cymry. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AI@%Brythonic%@BO: 25ca9d@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AI@%Welsh%@CF:WELSH @%%@AE@%
(sense 2).
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%@2@%%@CR:CYMRY @%%@QR:Cymry@%%@AB@%Cymry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The branch of the Celtic people to which the Welsh, the
Cornish, and the Bretons belong. [Welsh.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYNIC @%%@QR:cynic@%%@AB@%cynic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Cynic%@AE@% A member of a sect of ancient Greek philosophers who
believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means
of achieving virtue. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person who believes all people are motivated by
selfishness. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Cynic%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the Cynics or their
%@2@%%@CR:CYNICAL @%%@QR:cynical@%%@AB@%cynical%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Scornful of the motives or virtue of others. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Bitterly
%@2@%%@CR:CYNICISM @%%@QR:cynicism@%%@AB@%cynicism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A cynical attitude or character. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cynical comment or
act. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Cynicism%@AE@% The beliefs and doctrines of the Cynics.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYNOSURE @%%@QR:cynosure@%%@AB@%cynosure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An object that serves as a focal point of attention and
admiration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that serves to guide. [Fr., Ursa Minor (which
contains the guiding star Polaris) < Lat. %@AI@%cynosura%@AE@% < Gk. %@AI@%kunosoura,%@AE@% dog's
tail, Ursa Minor : %@AI@%kuon,%@AE@% dog + %@AI@%oura,%@AE@% tail.] %@AB@% cynosural %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYPHER @%%@QR:cypher@%%@AB@%cypher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%cipher%@BO: 354916@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYPRESS @%%@QR:cypress@%%@AB@%cypress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any evergreen tree of the genus %@AI@%Cupressus,%@AE@% growing in
warm climates, and having small, compressed needles. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of several
similar or related trees, as the %@AI@%bald cypress%@BO: 163484@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The wood of any of the
cypress trees. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Cypress branches used as a symbol of mourning. [ME %@AI@%cipres
%@2@%%@CR:CYPRESS.SPURGE @%%@QR:cypress spurge@%%@AB@%cypress spurge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Euphorbia cyparissias,%@AE@% native to Eurasia,
having densely crowded, narrow leaves and clusters of yellow-green flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYPRESS.VINE @%%@QR:cypress vine@%%@AB@%cypress vine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tropical American vine, %@AI@%Quamoclit pennata,%@AE@% having
finely divided compound leaves and scarlet flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYPRIAN @%%@QR:Cyprian@%%@AB@%Cyprian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Cyprus, its people, their customs,
or their language. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characteristic of or resembling the ancient worship
of Aphrodite on Cyprus; licentious; wanton. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%Cypriot%@BO: 4a1727@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Obsolete.%@AE@% A wanton person, esp. a prostitute.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYPRINID @%%@QR:cyprinid@%%@AB@%cyprinid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of numerous often small freshwater fishes of the family
Cyprinidae, which includes the minnows, carps, and shiners. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of,
relating to, or belonging to the family Cyprinidae. [NLat. %@AI@%Cyprinidae,
%@AE@%family name < %@AI@%Cyprinus, %@AE@%genus name < Lat. %@AI@%cyprinus, %@AE@%carp < Gk. %@AI@%kuprinos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYPRINODONT @%%@QR:cyprinodont@%%@AB@%cyprinodont%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small, soft-finned fishes of the family
Cyprinodontidae, which includes the killifishes, topminnows, and many
species popular in home aquariums. [Lat. %@AI@%cyprinus, %@AE@%carp (< Gk. %@AI@%kuprinos) %@AE@%+
-odont.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYPRINOID @%%@QR:cyprinoid@%%@AB@%cyprinoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling a carp or related fish.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cyprinoid fish. [NLat. %@AI@%Cyprinoidea, %@AE@%suborder name < %@AI@%Cyprinus, %@AE@%genus
name. -see cyprinid.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYPRIOT @%%@QR:Cypriot@%%@AB@%Cypriot%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Cypriote %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Cyprus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
ancient Greek dialect of Cyprus. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Cyprus. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Of or pertaining to the Cypriot language. [Fr. %@AI@%cypriote %@AE@%< %@AI@%Cyprus, %@AE@%Cyprus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYPRIPEDIUM @%%@QR:cypripedium@%%@AB@%cypripedium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any orchid of the genus %@AI@%Cypripedium,%@AE@% which includes the
lady's-slippers. [NLat., %@AI@%Cypripedium, %@AE@%genus name : Gk. %@AI@%Kupris, %@AE@%Aphrodite (<
%@AI@%Kupros, %@AE@%Cyprus, legendary birthplace of Venus) + Gk. %@AI@%pedilon, %@AE@%sandal.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYPROTERONE @%%@QR:cyproterone@%%@AB@%cyproterone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A hormone that inhibits the secretion of androgens.
%@2@%%@CR:CYPSELA @%%@QR:cypsela@%%@AB@%cypsela%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lae%@AE@% An achene that does not separate from its calyx,
characteristic of composite plants. [NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%kupsele, %@AE@%hollow vessel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYRENAIC @%%@QR:Cyrenaic@%%@AB@%Cyrenaic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Cyrenaica or Cyrene. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to a philosophy advocating pleasure as the only good in life.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Cyrenaica or Cyrene. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A disciple of the
Cyrenaic school of philosophy.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYRILLIC @%%@QR:Cyrillic@%%@AB@%Cyrillic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or designating the old Slavic alphabet ascribed to
Saint Cyril, presently used in modified form for Russian, Bulgarian,
certain other Slavic languages, and other languages of the Soviet Union.
liquid, or semisolid substance. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Any sac or vesicle in the
body. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%A capsulelike membrane of certain organisms in a resting
stage. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%Any of various cells of nonsexual origin in green algae,
that germinate and produce new plants after a resting period. [NLat. %@AI@%cystis
%@AI@%%@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%kustis, %@AE@%bladder.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYST2 @%%@QR:cyst-@%%@AB@%cyst-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%cysto-%@BO: 4a2ae4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTECTOMY @%%@QR:cystectomy@%%@AB@%cystectomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Surgical removal of a cyst. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Surgical
excision of the gall bladder or of a portion of the urinary bladder.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTEINE @%%@QR:cysteine@%%@AB@%cysteine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An amino acid, C%@AH@%3%@AE@%H%@AH@%7%@AE@%NO%@AH@%2%@AE@%S, found in most proteins, esp. in%@EH@%
keratin. [cyst(ine) + -ein.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTIC @%%@QR:cystic@%%@AB@%cystic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or like a cyst. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having or
containing a cyst or cysts. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Enclosed in a cyst. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Anatomy. %@AE@%Pertaining
to the gall bladder or urinary bladder.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTICERCOID @%%@QR:cysticercoid@%%@AB@%cysticercoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The larval stage of certain tapeworms, like a
cysticercus but having the scolex completely filling the enclosing sac.
[cysticerc(us) + -oid.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTICERCOSIS @%%@QR:cysticercosis@%%@AB@%cysticercosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The condition of being infested with cysticerci.
[cysticerc(us) + -osis.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTICERCUS @%%@QR:cysticercus@%%@AB@%cysticercus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ci%@AE@% The larval stage of many tapeworms, consisting of
a scolex enclosed in a fluid-filled sac. [NLat. : Gk. %@AI@%kustis, %@AE@%cyst + Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%kerkos, %@AE@%tail.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTIC.FIBROSIS @%%@QR:cystic fibrosis@%%@AB@%cystic fibrosis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A congenital disease of mucous glands throughout the
body, usually developing during childhood and causing pancreatic
insufficiency and pulmonary disorders.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTINE @%%@QR:cystine@%%@AB@%cystine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A white crystalline compound, C%@AH@%6%@AE@%H%@AH@%12%@AE@%N%@AH@%2%@AE@%O%@AH@%4%@AE@%S%@AH@%2%@AE@%, the principal%@EH@%
sulfur-containing amino acid of protein.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTITIS @%%@QR:cystitis@%%@AB@%cystitis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
%@2@%%@CR:CYSTOCARP @%%@QR:cystocarp@%%@AB@%cystocarp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A structure consisting of fertile filaments and
carpospores, developed after fertilization of the carpogonium in red algae.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTOCELE @%%@QR:cystocele@%%@AB@%cystocele%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Hernia of the bladder.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTOID @%%@QR:cystoid@%%@AB@%cystoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Formed like or resembling a cyst. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cystoid
structure.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTOLITH @%%@QR:cystolith@%%@AB@%cystolith%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@%A mineral concretion, usually calcium
carbonate, formed in the cellulose wall of plant cells. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%A
urinary calculus.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTOSCOPE @%%@QR:cystoscope@%%@AB@%cystoscope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tubular instrument fitted with a light and used to
examine the urinary bladder and ureter. %@AB@% cystoscopic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% cystoscopy %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYSTOSTOMY @%%@QR:cystostomy@%%@AB@%cystostomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% The surgical formation of an opening into the
bladder.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYT @%%@QR:cyt-@%%@AB@%cyt-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%cyto-%@BO: 4a3313@%%@AE@%.
%@2@%%@CR:CYTOCHEMISTRY @%%@QR:cytochemistry@%%@AB@%cytochemistry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The chemistry of plant and animal cells. %@AB@% cytochemical
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYTOCHROME @%%@QR:cytochrome@%%@AB@%cytochrome%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of a class of iron-containing proteins important in
cell metabolism.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYTOCHROME.OXID @%%@QR:cytochrome oxidase@%%@AB@%cytochrome oxidase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An oxidizing enzyme that functions in cell
respiration by reacting with oxygen in the reduced state.
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%@2@%%@CR:CYTOGENESIS @%%@QR:cytogenesis@%%@AB@%cytogenesis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The formation and development of cells. %@AB@% cytogenetic
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYTOGENETICS @%%@QR:cytogenetics@%%@AB@%cytogenetics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of heredity by cytological and genetic
%@2@%%@CR:CYTOPHOTOMETRY @%%@QR:cytophotometry@%%@AB@%cytophotometry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The photometric study of a cell. %@AB@% cytophotometric
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYTOPLASM @%%@QR:cytoplasm@%%@AB@%cytoplasm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The protoplasm outside a cell nucleus. %@AB@% cytoplasmic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%cytoplasmically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYTOPLAST @%%@QR:cytoplast@%%@AB@%cytoplast%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The cytoplasm within a single cell. %@AB@% cytoplastic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CYTOSINE @%%@QR:cytosine@%%@AB@%cytosine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pyrimidine base, C%@AH@%4%@AE@%H%@AH@%5%@AE@%N%@AH@%3%@AE@%O, that is an essential constituent%@EH@%
of both ribonucleic and deoxyribonucleic acids. [cyt(o)- + -os(e)%@AH@%2%@AE@% +%@EH@%
-ine2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CYTOTAXONOMY @%%@QR:cytotaxonomy@%%@AB@%cytotaxonomy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The classification of organisms based on cellular
structure, esp. on the comparative morphology of chromosomes. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:CYTOTECHNOLOGIS @%%@QR:cytotechnologist@%%@AB@%cytotechnologist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A technician who is trained in the medical
examination and identification of cellular abnormalities.
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%@2@%%@CR:CZAR @%%@QR:czar@%%@AB@%czar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A king or emperor, esp. one of the former emperors of Russia.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A tyrant; autocrat. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% One in authority; leader: %@AI@%a czar of
%@AI@%finance.%@AE@% [Pol. < R. %@AI@%tsar', %@AE@%ult. < Lat. %@AI@%Caesar, %@AE@%emperor. -see Caesar.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%czardom %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CZARDAS @%%@QR:czardas@%%@AB@%czardas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An intricate Hungarian dance characterized by variations
in tempo. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Music for the czardas. [Hung. %@AI@%csardas.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:CZAREVITCH @%%@QR:czarevitch@%%@AB@%czarevitch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The eldest son of a czar. [Pol. < R. %@AI@%tsarevich %@AE@%: %@AI@%tsar',
%@2@%%@CR:CZAREVNA @%%@QR:czarevna@%%@AB@%czarevna%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The daughter of a czar. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The wife of a czarevitch.
%@2@%%@CR:CZARINA @%%@QR:czarina@%%@AB@%czarina%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or czaritza %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The wife of a czar. [Pol. < R. %@AI@%tsarina %@AE@%: %@AI@%tsar',
%@AE@%czar + %@AI@%-ina, %@AE@%fem. suffix.]
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%@2@%%@CR:CZARISM @%%@QR:czarism@%%@AB@%czarism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The system of government in Russia under the czars;
autocracy. %@AB@% czarist %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:CZARITZA @%%@QR:czaritza@%%@AB@%czaritza%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%czarina%@BO: 4a4a9b@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:CZECH @%%@QR:Czech@%%@AB@%Czech%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia, esp. a Bohemian,
Moravian, or Slovak. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Slavic language of the Czechs. [Pol. < Czech
%@2@%%@CR:D1 @%%@QR:d@%%@AB@%d%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or D %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%d's%@AE@% %@AB@% or D's %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The fourth letter of the modern English
alphabet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter %@AI@%d.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Something shaped like the letter D. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The fourth in a series. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%D%@AE@% The
lowest passing grade given to a student in a school or college. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%D%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The second tone in the scale of C major or the fourth tone in
the relative minor scale. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The key or a scale in which D is the tonic. %@AB@%c.%@AE@%
A written or printed note representing this tone. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% A string, key, or pipe
tuned to the pitch of this tone. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%D%@AE@% The Roman numeral for 500.
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%@2@%%@CR:D2 @%%@QR:-'d@%%@AB@%-'d%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Had: %@AI@%He'd already left.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Would: %@AI@%I'd rather walk than drive.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Did: %@AI@%Who'd you ask?%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAB @%%@QR:dab@%%@AB@%dab%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%dab(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%dabbed%@AE@% %@AB@%dabbing%@AE@% %@AB@%dabs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To apply with short, poking
strokes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cover lightly with or as if with a moist substance. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
strike or hit lightly. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To tap gently; pat. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small amount:
%@AI@%%@AI@%a dab of jelly.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A quick, light pat. [ME %@AI@%dabben.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%dab(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various flatfishes, chiefly of the genera %@AI@%Limanda%@AE@% and
%@AI@%%@AI@%Hippoglossoides,%@AE@% related to and resembling the flounders. [ME %@AI@%dabbe.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%dab(3)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% An expert. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DABBER @%%@QR:dabber@%%@AB@%dabber%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that dabs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@%A cushioned pad used by
printers and engravers to apply ink.
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%@2@%%@CR:DABBLE @%%@QR:dabble@%%@AB@%dabble%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bled%@AE@% %@AB@%-bling%@AE@% %@AB@%-bles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To splash or spatter, as with a
liquid. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To splash liquid gently and playfully. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To undertake
something superficially or without serious intent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To bob forward and
under in shoal water so as to feed off the bottom. [Perh. < Du. %@AI@%dabbelen,
%@AE@%freq. of %@AI@%dabben, %@AE@%to strike, tap.] %@AB@% dabbler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DABCHICK @%%@QR:dabchick@%%@AB@%dabchick%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various small grebes of the genus %@AI@%Podiceps.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DA.CAPO @%%@QR:da capo@%%@AB@%da capo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% From the beginning. Used as a direction to repeat a
passage. [Ital.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DACE @%%@QR:dace@%%@AB@%dace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%dace%@AE@% %@AB@% or daces %@AE@% Any of various small freshwater fishes of the
family Cyprinidae, related to and resembling the minnows. [ME %@AI@%dars %@AE@%< OFr.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DACHA @%%@QR:dacha@%%@AB@%dacha%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Russian country house. [R., gift, land.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DACHSHUND @%%@QR:dachshund@%%@AB@%dachshund%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small dog of a breed developed in Germany for hunting
badgers, with a long body, a usually short-haired brown or black and brown
coat, drooping ears, and very short legs. [G. : %@AI@%Dachs, %@AE@%badger + %@AI@%Hund,%@AE@% dog.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DACRON @%%@QR:Dacron@%%@AB@%Dacron%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a synthetic polyester textile fiber.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DACTYL @%%@QR:dactyl@%%@AB@%dactyl%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A metrical foot consisting of one accented syllable
followed by two unaccented or of one long syllable followed by two short.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A finger, toe, or similar part or structure; digit. [ME %@AI@%dactil %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DACTYLOLOGY @%%@QR:dactylology@%%@AB@%dactylology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The use of the fingers and hands to convey ideas, as in
the manual alphabet used by deaf-mutes.
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%@2@%%@CR:DACTYLUS @%%@QR:dactylus@%%@AB@%dactylus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-li%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%dactyl%@BO: 4a5e34@%%@AE@% (sense 2). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The tarsus of some insects
following the first joint that usually consists of one or more joints.
[NLat. < Gk. %@AI@%daktulos, %@AE@%finger.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAD @%%@QR:dad@%%@AB@%dad%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Father. [Prob. of baby-talk orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DADA @%%@QR:Dada@%%@AB@%Dada%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dada %@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:DADA @%%@QR:Dadaism@%%@AB@%Dadaism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A western European artistic and literary movement (1916-23)
that sought the discovery of authentic reality through the abolition of
traditional cultural and aesthetic forms by a technique of comic derision
in which irrationality, chance, and intuition were the guiding principles.
%@2@%%@CR:DADDY.LONGLEGS @%%@QR:daddy longlegs@%%@AB@%daddy longlegs%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%daddy longlegs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various arachnids of the
order Phalangida, with a small, rounded body and long, slender legs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
%@AI@%crane fly%@BO: 4553da@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DADO @%%@QR:dado@%%@AB@%dado%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-does%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The section of a pedestal between the base and
crown. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The lower portion of the wall of a room, decorated differently
from the upper section, as with panels. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A rectangular groove cut
into a board so that a like piece may be fitted into it. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The groove so
cut. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-doed%@AE@% %@AB@%-doing%@AE@% %@AB@%-does%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To furnish with a dado. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To cut
a dado in. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To fit into a dado. [Ital. < Lat. %@AI@%datum,%@AE@% neuter p.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%dare,%@AE@% to give.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAEDAL @%%@QR:daedal@%%@AB@%daedal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Ingenious and complex in design or function; intricate.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Finely or skillfully made or employed; artistic. [Lat. %@AI@%daedalus%@AE@% < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%daidalos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAEDALUS @%%@QR:Daedalus@%%@AB@%Daedalus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A legendary artist and inventor, builder
of the Labyrinth. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Daidalos %@AE@%< %@AI@%daidalos, %@AE@%skillfully made.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:DAG @%%@QR:dag@%%@AB@%dag%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A lock of matted or dung-coated wool. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% A hanging
end or shred. [ME %@AI@%dagge,%@AE@% shred.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAGAN @%%@QR:Dagan@%%@AB@%Dagan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mythology. %@AE@% The Babylonian god of the earth. [Akkadian %@AI@%Dagan.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAGGER @%%@QR:dagger@%%@AB@%dagger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A short pointed weapon with sharp edges. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that
agonizes, torments, or wounds. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Printing. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An %@AI@%obelisk%@BO: c6e797@%%@AE@% (sense 2). %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:DAGO @%%@QR:dago@%%@AB@%dago%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-gos%@AE@% %@AB@% or -goes %@AE@%%@AS@% Offensive.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An Italian, Spaniard, or
Portuguese. [Alteration of Sp. %@AI@%Diego,%@AE@% a given name < Lat. %@AI@%Jacobus, %@AE@%Jacob.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAGON @%%@QR:Dagon@%%@AB@%Dagon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mythology. %@AE@% The chief god of the ancient Philistines and later
the Phoenicians, represented as half-man and half-fish. [ME < Lat. < Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Dagon %@AE@%< Heb. %@AI@%Dagon, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%dag, %@AE@%fish.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAGUERREOTYPE @%%@QR:daguerreotype@%%@AB@%daguerreotype%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An early photographic process with the image made on
a light-sensitive silver-coated metallic plate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A photograph made by
daguerreotype. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-typed%@AE@% %@AB@%-typing%@AE@% %@AB@%-types%@AE@% To make a daguerreotype of.
[After Louis J. M. %@AI@%Daguerre%@AE@% (1787-1851), its inventor.] %@AB@% daguerreotyper %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@% daguerreotypy %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAGWOOD @%%@QR:dagwood@%%@AB@%dagwood%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Dagwood %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A multilayered sandwich with a variety of
fillings. [After %@AI@%Dagwood %@AE@%Bumstead, a character who made such sandwiches in
the comic strip %@AI@%Blondie %@AE@%by Murat B. Young (1901-1973).]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAH @%%@QR:dah@%%@AB@%dah%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dash in Morse code.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAHLIA @%%@QR:dahlia@%%@AB@%dahlia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Dahlia,%@AE@% native to Mexico
and Central America, having tuberous roots and showy, variously colored
flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The flower of a dahlia. [NLat. %@AI@%Dahlia, %@AE@%genus name, after Anders
%@AI@%Dahl%@AE@% (d. 1789).]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAHOON @%%@QR:dahoon@%%@AB@%dahoon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An evergreen shrub or small tree, %@AI@%Ilex cassine,%@AE@% of the
southeastern United States, having red fruit. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAILY @%%@QR:daily@%%@AB@%daily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Done, happening, or appearing every day or weekday: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%daily walk.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% For each day: %@AI@%a daily record.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Day-to-day; everyday: %@AI@%for
%@AI@%daily use.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Every day: %@AI@%Exercise daily.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Once a day: %@AI@%Wind the
%@AI@%clock daily.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-lies%@AE@% A newspaper published every day or every
%@2@%%@CR:DAILY.DOUBLE @%%@QR:daily double@%%@AB@%daily double%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bet won by choosing both winners of two specified
races on one day, as in horse racing.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAIMIO @%%@QR:daimio@%%@AB@%daimio%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or daimyo %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%daimio%@AE@% %@AB@% or -mios %@AE@% %@AB@%daimyo%@AE@% %@AB@% or -myos %@AE@% A
hereditary nobleman in feudal Japan. [J. %@AI@%daimyo %@AE@%: %@AI@%dai,%@AE@% great (< Chin. %@AI@%da%@AH@%4%@AE@%%@AE@%)%@EH@%
+ %@AI@%myo,%@AE@% name (< Chin. %@AI@%ming%@AH@%2%@AE@%%@AE@%).] %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAIMON @%%@QR:daimon@%%@AB@%daimon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%demon%@BO: 4f0620@%%@AE@% (senses 3, 4).
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%@2@%%@CR:DAINTY @%%@QR:dainty@%%@AB@%dainty%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tier%@AE@% %@AB@%-tiest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Delicately beautiful or charming;
exquisite. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Delicious or choice. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of refined taste; discriminating. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:DAIQUIRI @%%@QR:daiquiri@%%@AB@%daiquiri%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ris%@AE@% An iced cocktail of rum, lime or lemon juice, and
sugar. [After %@AI@%Daiquiri, %@AE@%Cuba.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAIRY @%%@QR:dairy@%%@AB@%dairy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A commercial establishment that processes or sells
milk and milk products. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A place where milk and cream are stored and
processed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A dairy farm. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The dairy business; dairying. [ME %@AI@%daierie %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:DAIRY.CATTLE @%%@QR:dairy cattle@%%@AB@%dairy cattle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Cows bred and raised for milk rather than meat.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAIRY.FARM @%%@QR:dairy farm@%%@AB@%dairy farm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A farm for producing milk and milk products.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAIRYING @%%@QR:dairying@%%@AB@%dairying%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The business of a dairy.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAIRYMAID @%%@QR:dairymaid@%%@AB@%dairymaid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A female dairy worker.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAIRYMAN @%%@QR:dairyman@%%@AB@%dairyman%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A dairy manager or owner. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A male dairy worker.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAIS @%%@QR:dais@%%@AB@%dais%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A raised platform, as in a lecture hall, for honored guests or
%@2@%%@CR:DAISY @%%@QR:daisy@%%@AB@%daisy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-sies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of several related plants having rayed
flowers, esp. a widely naturalized Eurasian plant, %@AI@%Chrysanthemum
%@AI@%leucanthemum,%@AE@% having flowers with a yellow center and white rays. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
low-growing European plant, %@AI@%Bellis perennis,%@AE@% having flowers with pink or
white rays. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The flower of a daisy. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% Something excellent or
%@2@%%@CR:DAKINS.SOLUTION @%%@QR:Dakin's solution@%%@AB@%Dakin's solution%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dilute sodium hypochlorite solution used as a
surgical disinfectant. [After Henry D. %@AI@%Dakin%@AE@% (1880-1952).]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAKOTA @%%@QR:Dakota@%%@AB@%Dakota%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Dakota%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tas %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A large group of tribes of North
American Plains Indians, commonly called Sioux, now living on reservations
in North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of any of
the Dakota tribes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Siouan language of the Dakota. %@AB@% Dakotan %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DALAI.LAMA @%%@QR:Dalai Lama@%%@AB@%Dalai Lama%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The traditional governmental ruler and highest priest of
the Lamaist religion in Tibet and Mongolia. [Tibetan : Mongolian %@AI@%dalai,
%@AE@%ocean + Tibetan %@AI@%bla-ma, %@AE@%monk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DALAPON @%%@QR:dalapon@%%@AB@%dalapon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An organic acid used as a herbicide. [Blend of di-, alpha,
and propionic acid.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DALASI @%%@QR:dalasi@%%@AB@%dalasi%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%dalasi%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%currency.%@BO: 48f6c2@%%@AE@% [Native word in Gambia.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DALE @%%@QR:dale@%%@AB@%dale%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A valley. [ME < OE %@AI@%dael.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DALETH @%%@QR:daleth@%%@AB@%daleth%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. See table at %@AI@%alphabet.%@BO: 851f0@%%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:DALLIS.GRASS @%%@QR:Dallis grass@%%@AB@%Dallis grass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A South American grass, %@AI@%Paspalum dilatatum,%@AE@% grown for
pasturage in the southern United States. [Prob. alteration of %@AI@%Dallas,%@AE@%
Texas.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DALLY @%%@QR:dally@%%@AB@%dally%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lied%@AE@% %@AB@%-lying%@AE@% %@AB@%-lies%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To play amorously; flirt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
trifle; toy. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To waste time; dawdle. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To waste (time). [ME %@AI@%dalien %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:DALMATIAN @%%@QR:Dalmatian@%%@AB@%Dalmatian%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dog of a breed believed to have originated in %@AI@%Dalmatia%@CF:DALMATIA @%%@AE@%,
having a short, smooth white coat covered with black or dark-brown spots.
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%@2@%%@CR:DALMATIC @%%@QR:dalmatic@%%@AB@%dalmatic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A wide-sleeved garment worn over the alb by a deacon,
cardinal, bishop, or abbot at the celebration of Mass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A wide-sleeved
garment worn by an English monarch at his coronation. [ME %@AI@%dalmatik %@AE@%< Med.
Lat. %@AI@%dalmatica %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%dalmaticus,%@AE@% Dalmatian.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAL.SEGNO @%%@QR:dal segno@%%@AB@%dal segno%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% From a place marked by the sign [sect ] to a
designated point. Used as a direction to repeat a passage. [Ital., from the
sign.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DALTON @%%@QR:dalton@%%@AB@%dalton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A standard unit of mass equal to one-half the atomic mass of%@EH@%
%@AH@%12%@AE@%%@AH@%6%@AE@%C and used to express the masses of atoms, molecules, and nuclear%@EH@%
particles. [After John %@AI@%Dalton%@AE@% (1766-1844).]
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%@2@%%@CR:DALTONISM @%%@QR:daltonism@%%@AB@%daltonism%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Daltonism %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Red-green colorblindness. [After John %@AI@%Dalton
%@2@%%@CR:DAMAR @%%@QR:damar@%%@AB@%damar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%dammar%@BO: 4ab443@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAMASCENE @%%@QR:damascene@%%@AB@%damascene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cened%@AE@% %@AB@%-cening%@AE@% %@AB@%-cenes%@AE@% To decorate (metal) with wavy
patterns of inlay or etching. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Work decorated by damascening. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Of or pertaining to damascening or damask. [OFr. %@AI@%damasquiner%@AE@% < %@AI@%damasquin,%@AE@%
of Damascus.] %@AB@% damascener %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAMASCUS.STEEL @%%@QR:Damascus steel@%%@AB@%Damascus steel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An early form of steel having wavy markings, developed
in Near Eastern countries, esp. Persia, and used chiefly in sword blades.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAMASK @%%@QR:damask@%%@AB@%damask%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A rich patterned fabric of cotton, linen, silk, or wool. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A fine, twilled table linen. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Damascus steel. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The wavy pattern on
Damascus steel. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-asked%@AE@% %@AB@%-asking%@AE@% %@AB@%-asks%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To damascene. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
decorate or weave with rich patterns. %@AI@%a damask tablecloth.%@AE@% [ME < Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DAMASK.ROSE @%%@QR:damask rose@%%@AB@%damask rose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A rose, %@AI@%Rosa damascena,%@AE@% native to Asia, having fragrant
red or pink flowers used as a source of attar. [< obs. %@AI@%Damask,%@AE@% Damascan,
%@2@%%@CR:DAME @%%@QR:dame@%%@AB@%dame%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A title formerly given to a woman in authority or to the
mistress of a household. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A married woman; matron. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% A woman;
female. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% British.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% The legal title of the wife or widow of
a knight or baronet. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A title of a woman equivalent to that of a knight.
[ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%domina, %@AE@%fem. of %@AI@%dominus, %@AE@%lord, master.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAMES.ROCKET @%%@QR:dame's rocket@%%@AB@%dame's rocket%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant, %@AI@%Hesperis matronalis,%@AE@% native to Europe, having
%@2@%%@CR:DAMNATION @%%@QR:damnation@%%@AB@%damnation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of damning or the condition of being damned. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Theology. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Condemnation to everlasting punishment; doom. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Everlasting
punishment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Failure or ruination incurred by adverse criticism.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%interj.%@AE@% Used to express anger or annoyance.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAMNATORY @%%@QR:damnatory@%%@AB@%damnatory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Threatening with damnation; damning.
%@2@%%@CR:DAMNIFY @%%@QR:damnify@%%@AB@%damnify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% To cause loss or damage to.
%@2@%%@CR:DAMPEN @%%@QR:dampen@%%@AB@%dampen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make damp. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To deaden;
depress: %@AI@%dampen one's spirits.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become damp. %@AB@% dampener %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAMPER @%%@QR:damper@%%@AB@%damper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that damps, restrains, or depresses. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An adjustable
plate, as in the flue of a furnace or stove, for controlling the draft. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A device in various keyboard instruments for deadening the
vibrations of the strings. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A mute for various brass instruments. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A
device that eliminates or progressively diminishes oscillations.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAMPING @%%@QR:damping@%%@AB@%damping%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The capacity built into a mechanical or electrical device to
prevent excessive correction and the resulting instability or oscillatory
conditions.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAMPING.OFF @%%@QR:damping off@%%@AB@%damping off%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease of planted seeds or very young seedlings caused
by fungi and resulting in death of the newly sprouted plants.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAMSEL @%%@QR:damsel@%%@AB@%damsel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A young woman or girl; maiden. [ME %@AI@%damisele %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%dameisele,
%@AI@%damoiselle %@AE@%< VLat. *%@AI@%dominicella,%@AE@% dim. of Lat. %@AI@%domina, %@AE@%lady. -see dame.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAMSELFLY @%%@QR:damselfly@%%@AB@%damselfly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various slender-bodied, often brightly colored
insects of the order Odonata, related to the dragonflies but differing in
having wings that are folded together over the back when at rest.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAMSON @%%@QR:damson@%%@AB@%damson%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A plum tree, %@AI@%Prunus institia,%@AE@% native to Eurasia, cultivated
since ancient times for its edible fruit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The oval, bluish-black, juicy
plum borne by the damson. [ME < Lat. %@AI@%(prunum) Damascenum,%@AE@% (plum) of
Damascus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAN @%%@QR:Dan@%%@AB@%Dan%@AE@%%@EH@%
%@AB@%Dan(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the fifth son of Jacob. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One of the
12 tribes of Israel, descended from Dan. [Heb. %@AI@%Dan.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%Dan(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% A title of honor equivalent to %@AI@%master%@AE@% or %@AI@%sir.%@AE@% [ME <
OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%Domnus%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%dominus,%@AE@% master, lord.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DANAE @%%@QR:Danae@%%@AB@%Danae%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Danae %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The mother of Perseus by Zeus, who
visited her in the form of a shower of gold during her imprisonment. [Lat.
< Gk. %@AI@%Danae.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DANAID @%%@QR:Danaid@%%@AB@%Danaid%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Danaid %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of the Danaides.
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%@2@%%@CR:DANAIDES @%%@QR:Danaides@%%@AB@%Danaides%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Danaides %@AE@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The daughters of Danaus,
who at their father's command murdered their bridegrooms on their wedding
night and were condemned in Hades to pour water eternally into a bottomless
vessel. [Gk. < %@AI@%Danaos, %@AE@%Danaus.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DANAUS @%%@QR:Danaus@%%@AB@%Danaus%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Danaus %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A king of Argos, father of the
%@AB@%dander(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Temper or anger: %@AI@%What got his dander up?%@AE@% [Orig.
unknown.]
%@AB@%dander(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Scurf from the coat of various animals, such as dogs, cats,
or horses, often of an allergenic nature. [Short for dandruff.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DANDIE.DINMONT @%%@QR:Dandie Dinmont@%%@AB@%Dandie Dinmont%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small terrier of a breed developed in England,
having a rough grayish or brownish coat and short legs. [After %@AI@%Dandie
%@AI@%Dinmont, %@AE@%owner of two such dogs in %@AI@%Guy Mannering, %@AE@%a novel by Sir Walter
Scott (1771-1832).]
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%@2@%%@CR:DANDIFY @%%@QR:dandify@%%@AB@%dandify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To dress as or cause to resemble a
dandy. %@AB@% dandification %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DANDLE @%%@QR:dandle@%%@AB@%dandle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dled%@AE@% %@AB@%-dling%@AE@% %@AB@%-dles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To move (a small child) up and down
on the knees or in the arms. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pamper or pet. [Orig. unknown.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%dandler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DANDRUFF @%%@QR:dandruff@%%@AB@%dandruff%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A scaly scurf formed on and shed from the scalp, often
caused by seborrhea. [Orig. unknown.] %@AB@% dandruffy %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DANDY @%%@QR:dandy@%%@AB@%dandy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and
manners; fop. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Something very good or agreeable. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A %@AI@%yawl%@BO: 1511f0c@%%@AE@%
(sense 1). -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dier%@AE@% %@AB@%-diest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Like or dressed like a dandy; foppish.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Fine; good. [Perh. short for %@AI@%jack-a-dandy, %@AE@%fop.] %@AB@% dandyish
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DANDY.ROLL @%%@QR:dandy roll@%%@AB@%dandy roll%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dandy roller %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A cylinder of wire gauze pressed on moist
pulp before it starts through the rollers and produces the watermarks in
paper.
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%@2@%%@CR:DANE @%%@QR:Dane@%%@AB@%Dane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A native or inhabitant of Denmark. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person of Danish
ancestry. [ME %@AI@%Dan %@AE@%< ON %@AI@%Danr.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DANEGELD @%%@QR:Danegeld@%%@AB@%Danegeld%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Danegelt %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tax levied in England from the 10th to the
12th century to finance protection against Danish invasion. [ME : %@AI@%Dane,
%@2@%%@CR:DANELAW @%%@QR:Danelaw@%%@AB@%Danelaw%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Danelagh %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The body of law established by the Danish
invaders and settlers in northeastern England in the ninth and tenth
centuries. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The sections of England under the jurisdiction of the
%@2@%%@CR:DANGER @%%@QR:danger@%%@AB@%danger%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Exposure or vulnerability to harm or risk. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A source or
instance of risk or peril. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% Power, esp. power to harm. [ME
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%danger%@BO: 4aebff@%%@AE@% %@AI@%peril%@BO: d79bde@%%@AE@% %@AI@%hazard%@BO: 87227e@%%@AE@% %@AI@%risk%@BO: fc0171@%%@AE@% These nouns refer to exposure to
harm or loss. %@AI@%Danger%@BO: 4aebff@%%@AE@% , the least specific, is applicable to any potentially
harmful situation. %@AI@%Peril%@BO: d79bde@%%@AE@% is much stronger through its suggestions of great
potential for harm and of immediacy, or imminence, of the threat involved.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Hazard%@BO: 87227e@%%@AE@% less forcefully suggests the threat posed by chance or something
largely beyond one's control. %@AI@%Risk%@BO: fc0171@%%@AE@% also stresses chance or uncertainty,
but often from the standpoint of one who weighs them against possible gain;
the term therefore may imply voluntary exposure to harm or loss.
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%@2@%%@CR:DANGEROUS @%%@QR:dangerous@%%@AB@%dangerous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Involving or fraught with danger; perilous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Able or
apt to do harm. %@AB@% dangerously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% dangerousness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DANGLE @%%@QR:dangle@%%@AB@%dangle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gled%@AE@% %@AB@%-gling%@AE@% %@AB@%-gles%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To hang loosely and swing or
sway to and fro. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be a hanger-on. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to dangle. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
The act of dangling. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is dangled. [Perh. of Scand. orig.]
%@AB@% dangler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DANGLING.PARTIC @%%@QR:dangling participle@%%@AB@%dangling participle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A participle usually in a subordinate
clause that lacks a clear grammatical relation with the subject of its
sentence, as %@AI@%approaching%@AE@% in the sentence %@AI@%Approaching New York, the skyline
%@AI@%came into view.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DANIEL @%%@QR:Daniel@%%@AB@%Daniel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, a Hebrew prophet during the
Babylonian captivity. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% See table at %@AI@%Bible.%@BO: 1c1070@%%@AE@% [Heb. %@AI@%Dani'el,%@AE@% God is my
judge.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DANIO @%%@QR:danio@%%@AB@%danio%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% Any of various small, often brightly colored freshwater
fishes of the genera %@AI@%Danio%@AE@% and %@AI@%Brachydanio,%@AE@% native to Asia and popular as
aquarium fish. [NLat. %@AI@%Danio,%@AE@% genus name.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DANISH @%%@QR:Danish@%%@AB@%Danish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Denmark, the Danes, their language, or
their culture. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The North Germanic language of the Danes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@2@%%@CR:DANSEUR @%%@QR:danseur@%%@AB@%danseur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-seurs%@AE@% A male ballet dancer. [Fr. < OFr. < %@AI@%danser,%@AE@% to
dance.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DANSEUSE @%%@QR:danseuse@%%@AB@%danseuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-seuses%@AE@% A female ballet dancer. [Fr., fem. of %@AI@%danseur,%@AE@%
danseur.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DANTESQUE @%%@QR:Dantesque@%%@AB@%Dantesque%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characterized by or having the exalted, visionary style
of the Italian poet Dante.
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%@2@%%@CR:DANU @%%@QR:Danu@%%@AB@%Danu%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Irish.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mythology. %@AE@% The goddess of death and mother of the gods.
[Ir.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAP @%%@QR:dap@%%@AB@%dap%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%dapped%@AE@% %@AB@%dapping%@AE@% %@AB@%daps%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To fish by letting a baited hook
fall gently on the water. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To dip lightly or quickly into water, as a
bird does. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To skip or bounce, esp. over the surface of water. [Prob.
alteration of dab1.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAPHNE1 @%%@QR:daphne@%%@AB@%daphne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several shrubs of the genus %@AI@%Daphne,%@AE@% native to Eurasia,
often cultivated for their glossy evergreen foliage and clusters of small,
%@2@%%@CR:DAPHNE2 @%%@QR:Daphne@%%@AB@%Daphne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A nymph who metamorphosed into a laurel tree
as a means of escaping Apollo. [Lat. < Gk. %@AI@%Daphne,%@AE@% Daphne, laurel.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAPHNIA @%%@QR:daphnia@%%@AB@%daphnia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%daphnia%@AE@% Any of various small freshwater crustaceans of
the genus %@AI@%Daphnia,%@AE@% some species of which are commonly used as food for
%@2@%%@CR:DAPHNIS @%%@QR:Daphnis@%%@AB@%Daphnis%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% A Sicilian shepherd and son of Hermes who
was famed as a musician and reputed to be the inventor of pastoral poetry.
[Lat. < Gk.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAPPER @%%@QR:dapper@%%@AB@%dapper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Neatly dressed; trim. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Very stylish and current in
dress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Small and active. [ME %@AI@%dapyr, %@AE@%elegant, prob. < MDu. %@AI@%dapper, %@AE@%quick,
%@2@%%@CR:DAPPLE @%%@QR:dapple@%%@AB@%dapple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Mottled or spotted marking, as on a horse's skin. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An
individual spot. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An animal with a mottled or spotted skin or coat.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-pled%@AE@% %@AB@%-pling%@AE@% %@AB@%-ples%@AE@% To mark or mottle with spots. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%dappled%@AE@%
Spotted or mottled. [Back-formation < dapple-gray.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAPPLE.GRAY @%%@QR:dapple-gray@%%@AB@%dapple-gray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Gray with a mottled pattern of darker gray markings.
-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dapple-gray horse. [ME %@AI@%dappel-grai.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAPSONE @%%@QR:dapsone@%%@AB@%dapsone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An antimicrobial agent, C%@AH@%12%@AE@%H%@AH@%12%@AE@%N%@AH@%2%@AE@%OS, used against leprosy.%@EH@%
[Contraction of E. %@AI@%diaminodiphenyl sulfone, %@AE@%a drug used to treat leprosy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DARBY.AND.JOAN @%%@QR:Darby and Joan@%%@AB@%Darby and Joan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An elderly married couple who live a placid,
harmonious life together and are seldom seen apart. [Prob. after %@AI@%Darby and
%@AI@%Joan,%@AE@% a couple in an 18th-cent. English ballad.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DARD @%%@QR:Dard@%%@AB@%Dard%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Dardic %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A group of Indic languages spoken in the upper Indus
River valley.
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%@2@%%@CR:DARDAN @%%@QR:Dardan@%%@AB@%Dardan%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Dardanian %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A Trojan. [After %@AI@%Dardanus, %@AE@%the mythological
founder of Troy.] %@AB@% Dardan %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DARDANUS @%%@QR:Dardanus@%%@AB@%Dardanus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The eponymous founder of Troy. [Lat. < Gk.
%@AI@%Dardanos.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DARDIC @%%@QR:Dardic@%%@AB@%Dardic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%Dard%@BO: 4b0c2a@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DARE @%%@QR:dare@%%@AB@%dare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%dared%@AE@% %@AB@%daring%@AE@% %@AB@%dare%@AE@% %@AB@% or dares %@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To have the courage
required for. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To challenge (someone) to do something requiring boldness.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To confront or oppose boldly; defy. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be courageous or bold
enough to do or try something. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% An act of daring; challenge.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% dare say.%@AE@% To consider very likely or almost certain.
[ME %@AI@%daren%@AE@% < OE %@AI@%dear,%@AE@% first and third person pr. indicative of %@AI@%durran,%@AE@% to
%@2@%%@CR:DARJEELING @%%@QR:Darjeeling@%%@AB@%Darjeeling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A fine variety of black tea from Darjeeling, India.
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%@2@%%@CR:DARK @%%@QR:dark@%%@AB@%dark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% With very little or no light. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Reflecting only
a small fraction of the incident light. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Lacking light or brightness: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%dark day.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Of a shade tending toward black or brown in comparison with
other shades: %@AI@%dark meat.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Not fair in complexion; swarthy. %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
Characterized by or producing gloom; dismal: %@AI@%took a dark view of our
%@AI@%chances for success.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Sullen or threatening: %@AI@%a dark scowl.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Hard to
understand; obscure. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% Concealed or secret; mysterious: %@AI@%a dark scheme.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%10.%@AE@% Without knowledge or enlightenment; uncivilized: %@AI@%a dark era in history.%@AE@%
%@AB@%11.%@AE@% Evil or wicked; sinister: %@AI@%a dark purpose.%@AE@% %@AB@%12.%@AE@% Having richness or
%@AI@%%@AI@%opaque%@BO: ca757f@%%@AE@% %@AI@%shady%@BO: 10b27a2@%%@AE@% %@AI@%shadowy%@BO: 10b2638@%%@AE@% These adjectives indicate the absence of light or
clarity. %@AI@%Dark%@BO: 4b1b8a@%%@AE@% , the most widely applicable, can refer to insufficiency of
illumination for seeing, to deepness of shade of a color, as %@AI@%dark brown, %@AE@%
or figuratively to absence of cheer or rectitude: %@AI@%a dark day; a dark mood;
%@AI@%dark comedy; dark deeds. Dim %@AE@% suggests lack of clarity of outline of
physical things or mental ones, such as memories or recollections, and can
also apply to the source of light to indicate insufficiency. %@AI@%Murky%@BO: bef8ad@%%@AE@% usually
implies darkness such as that produced by smoke or fog; less often it
refers to extreme darkness or, figuratively, to unclear, sullen thoughts.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Dusky%@BO: 5c6daf@%%@AE@% applies principally to the dimness characteristic of twilight or to
deepness of shade of a color. %@AI@%Obscure%@BO: c753a3@%%@AE@% usually means unclear to the mind or
senses but can refer to physical darkness. %@AI@%Opaque%@BO: ca757f@%%@AE@% means incapable of being
penetrated by light; figuratively it applies to what is incapable of
perceiving reason and to what is unintelligible. %@AI@%Shady%@BO: 10b27a2@%%@AE@% refers to what is
sheltered from light, especially sunlight, or, figuratively, to what is
covertly dishonest. %@AI@%Shadowy%@BO: 10b2638@%%@AE@% also implies obstructed light but suggests
shifting illumination and indistinct vision.
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%@2@%%@CR:DARK.ADAPTATION @%%@QR:dark adaptation@%%@AB@%dark adaptation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The physical and chemical adjustments of the eye,
including dilation of the pupil, that make vision possible in relative
%@2@%%@CR:DARK.AGES @%%@QR:Dark Ages@%%@AB@%Dark Ages%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The early part of the Middle Ages. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The entire
period from the end of classical civilization to the revival of learning in
the West.
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%@2@%%@CR:DARKEN @%%@QR:darken@%%@AB@%darken%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make dark or darker. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give
a darker hue to. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To fill with sadness; make gloomy. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To render vague
or uncertain; obscure. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To tarnish or stain: %@AI@%darken one's good name.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become dark or darker. %@AB@% darkener %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DARK.FIELD.MICR @%%@QR:dark-field microscope@%%@AB@%dark-field microscope%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An %@AI@%ultramicroscope%@BO: 13bf00c@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DARK.HORSE @%%@QR:dark horse@%%@AB@%dark horse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A little-known entrant in a horse race or other
contest. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who receives unexpected support as a candidate for the
nomination in a political convention.
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%@2@%%@CR:DARK.LANTERN @%%@QR:dark lantern@%%@AB@%dark lantern%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A lantern whose light can be blocked by a panel or other
device.
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%@2@%%@CR:DARKLE @%%@QR:darkle@%%@AB@%darkle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-kled%@AE@% %@AB@%-kling%@AE@% %@AB@%-kles%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To appear darkly or indistinctly.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To grow dark. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To become gloomy. [Back-formation < darkling.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DARKLING @%%@QR:darkling@%%@AB@%darkling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In the dark. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Being or happening in the dark or
%@2@%%@CR:DARK.STAR @%%@QR:dark star@%%@AB@%dark star%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A star that is normally obscured or too faint for direct
visual observation, esp. the component of an eclipsing binary detectable by
spectral analysis or in the eclipse of the bright component.
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%@2@%%@CR:DARLING @%%@QR:darling@%%@AB@%darling%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A much-loved person. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One that is greatly liked or
preferred; favorite. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Very dear; beloved. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Regarded with
special favor; favorite: %@AI@% Metaphysics and poetry . . . are my darling
%@AB@%%@AB@%darns%@AE@% To damn. [Alteration of damn.] %@AB@% darned %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DARNEL @%%@QR:darnel@%%@AB@%darnel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several grasses of the genus %@AI@%Lolium,%@AE@% native to the Old
World, esp. %@AI@%L. tementulum%@AE@% or %@AI@%L. perenne.%@AE@% [ME.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DARNING.EGG @%%@QR:darning egg@%%@AB@%darning egg%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An egg-shaped object used to hold the shape of material
being darned.
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%@2@%%@CR:DARNING.NEEDLE @%%@QR:darning needle@%%@AB@%darning needle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A long, large-eyed needle used in darning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% A %@AI@%dragonfly%@BO: 5a49bf@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DART @%%@QR:dart@%%@AB@%dart%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A slender, pointed missile, often having tail fins, either
thrown by the hand or shot from a blowgun or other device. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
like a dart in shape, use, or effect. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An insect's stinger. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%darts%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%(used with a sing. verb).%@AE@% A game in which darts are thrown at a target. %@AB@%5.%@AE@%
A rapid, sudden movement. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% In sewing, a tapered tuck to adjust the fit of
a garment. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%darted%@AE@% %@AB@%darting%@AE@% %@AB@%darts%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To move suddenly and swiftly.
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To throw or thrust suddenly or swiftly; shoot. [ME < OFr., of Germanic
orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DARTER @%%@QR:darter@%%@AB@%darter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that moves suddenly and swiftly. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of several
long-necked, long-billed birds of the genus %@AI@%Anhinga,%@AE@% such as the %@AI@%water
%@AI@%turkey%@BO: 14975a9@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of various small, often brightly colored freshwater fishes
of the family Percidae, of eastern North America.
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%@2@%%@CR:DARTLE @%%@QR:dartle@%%@AB@%dartle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tled%@AE@% %@AB@%-tling%@AE@% %@AB@%-tles%@AE@% To thrust or shoot out repeatedly.
[Freq. of dart.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DARWINISM @%%@QR:Darwinism@%%@AB@%Darwinism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A theory of biological evolution developed by Charles
Darwin and others, stating that species of plants and animals develop
through %@AI@%natural selection%@BO: c1242a@%%@AE@% of variations that increase the organism's
ability to survive and reproduce. %@AB@% Darwinian %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% Darwinist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%dash(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%dashed%@AE@% %@AB@%dashing%@AE@% %@AB@%dashes%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To break or smash by striking
violently. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To hurl, knock, or thrust with sudden violence. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To splash;
bespatter. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To perform or complete hastily: %@AI@%dash off a letter.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To add
an enlivening or altering element to; mix: %@AI@% Some truth there was, but dashd
%@AI@%and brewd with lies (Dryden). %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To destroy; frustrate: %@AI@%His dreams were
%@AI@%dashed.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To confound; abash. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To strike violently; smash. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
move with haste; rush: %@AI@%dashed through the crowd.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A swift, violent
blow or stroke. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A splash. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A small amount of an added ingredient: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%dash of salt.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A quick stroke, as with a pencil or brush. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A sudden
movement; rush. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A foot race, usually less than a quarter-mile long, run
at top speed from the outset. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Spirited action or style; verve. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A
punctuation mark (-) used in writing and printing. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% In Morse and similar
codes, the long sound or signal used in combination with the dot, a shorter
sound, and silent intervals to represent letters or numbers. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% A
%@AI@%%@AI@%dashboard%@BO: 4b4c1b@%%@AE@%. [ME %@AI@%dashen, %@AE@% prob. of Scand. orig.]
%@AB@%dash(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.interj.adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Euphemism for %@AI@%damn%@BO: 4ab5ca@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DASHBOARD @%%@QR:dashboard@%%@AB@%dashboard%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A panel under the windshield of a vehicle, containing
indicator dials, compartments, and sometimes control instruments.
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%@2@%%@CR:DASHEEN @%%@QR:dasheen@%%@AB@%dasheen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%taro (sense 2)%@BO: 12a7131@%%@AE@%. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DASHER @%%@QR:dasher@%%@AB@%dasher%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that dashes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The plunger of a churn or ice-cream
freezer. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A spirited person.
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%@2@%%@CR:DASHIKI @%%@QR:dashiki@%%@AB@%dashiki%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-kis%@AE@% A loose, brightly colored African tunic, usually
worn by men. [Yoruba %@AI@%danshiki.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DASHING @%%@QR:dashing@%%@AB@%dashing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Audacious and gallant; spirited. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked by showy
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Dastardly %@AE@% is employed most precisely when it combines the
meaning of "vicious" and "cowardly." It is loosely used to mean simply
"base" or "reprehensible." Thus, a gunman who shoots his victim in the back
is committing a %@AI@%dastardly %@AE@% act. The outlaw who faces the sheriff and beats
him to the draw is better described as %@AI@%wicked %@AE@% or %@AI@%vicious.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DASYURE @%%@QR:dasyure@%%@AB@%dasyure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various marsupial mammals of the family Dasyuridae, of
Australia and adjacent regions, ranging in size and appearance from that of
a mouse to that of a dog. [NLat. %@AI@%Dasyurus,%@AE@% genus name : Gk. %@AI@%dasus,%@AE@% hairy +
%@AI@%%@AI@%oura,%@AE@% tail.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DATA @%%@QR:data@%%@AB@%data%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Information, esp. information organized for analysis or
used as the basis for a decision. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Numerical information in a form
suitable for processing by computer. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Plural of %@AI@%datum%@BO: 4b70dd@%%@AE@% (sense 1). [Lat.,
pl. of %@AI@%datum.%@AE@% -see datum.] %@NL@%
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%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Data %@AE@% is the plural of the Latin word %@AI@%datum %@AE@% (something given)
and traditionally takes a plural verb: %@AI@%These data are inconclusive. %@AE@% It is
now widely used also with a singular verb: %@AI@%This data is inconclusive. %@AE@% The
Usage Panel accepts the singular construction in casual speech but is
evenly divided on its acceptability in writing.
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%@2@%%@CR:DATA.BANK @%%@QR:data bank@%%@AB@%data bank%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or databank %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A %@AI@%data base%@BO: 4b5b10@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An organization chiefly
concerned with building, maintaining, and utilizing a data bank.
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%@2@%%@CR:DATA.BASE @%%@QR:data base@%%@AB@%data base%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or database %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A collection of data arranged for ease and
speed of retrieval, as by a computer.
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%@2@%%@CR:DATA.CARRIER @%%@QR:data carrier@%%@AB@%data carrier%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The medium, as magnetic tape, selected to transport or
communicate data.
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%@2@%%@CR:DATA.PROCESSING @%%@QR:data processing@%%@AB@%data processing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The preparation of information for processing by
computers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The storing or processing of raw data by a computer. %@AB@% data
%@AB@%processor %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DATARY @%%@QR:datary@%%@AB@%datary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The duty, formerly an
official office of the curia, of investigating the fitness of candidates
for papal benefices. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cardinal assuming the duty of datary. [Med. Lat.
%@AB@%date(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Time stated in terms of the day, month, and year. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
statement of calendar time, as on a document. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The day of the month. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
particular point or period of time at which something happened or existed
or is to happen. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The time during which something lasts; duration. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The
time or historical period to which something belongs: %@AI@%artifacts of a later
%@AI@%date.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An appointment, esp. an engagement to go out socially with a
member of the opposite sex. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A person's companion on a date. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% An
engagement for a performance: %@AI@%have four singing dates this month.%@AE@%
%@AB@%-%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%dated%@AE@% %@AB@%dating%@AE@% %@AB@%dates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To mark or supply with a date: %@AI@%date a
%@AI@%letter.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To determine the date of: %@AI@%date a fossil.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To betray the age
of. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To go on a date with. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To have origin in a particular time
in the past: %@AI@%This statue dates from 500 B.C. %@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To become old-fashioned.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To go on dates with a companion or as a couple.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% to date. .%@AE@% Up to the present time. [ME < OFr. < Med.
Lat. %@AI@%data %@AE@%< the phrase %@AI@%data Romae,%@AE@% issued at Rome (on a certain day) < Lat.
%@AI@%datus,%@AE@% p.part. of %@AI@%dare,%@AE@% to give.] %@AB@% datable %@AE@%%@AB@% dateable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% dater %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%date(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The sweet, oblong, edible fruit of the date palm,
containing a narrow, hard seed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%date palm%@BO: 4b6d0f@%%@AE@%. [ME < OFr. < OProv. %@AI@%datil%@AE@%
< Lat. %@AI@%dactylus%@AE@% < Gk. %@AI@%daktulos,%@AE@% finger (from its shape).]
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%@2@%%@CR:DATED @%%@QR:dated@%%@AB@%dated%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Marked with or displaying a date. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Old-fashioned;
%@2@%%@CR:DATELESS @%%@QR:dateless@%%@AB@%dateless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having no date. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Without limits; endless. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Too old
to be dated. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Timeless or eternal.
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%@2@%%@CR:DATELINE @%%@QR:dateline@%%@AB@%dateline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A phrase at the beginning of a newspaper or magazine article
that gives the date and place of its origin.
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%@2@%%@CR:DATE.LINE @%%@QR:date line@%%@AB@%date line%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An imaginary line through the Pacific Ocean roughly
corresponding to 180 degrees longitude, to the east of which, by
international agreement, the calendar date is one day earlier than to the
west.
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%@2@%%@CR:DATE.PALM @%%@QR:date palm@%%@AB@%date palm%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tree, %@AI@%Phoenix dactylifera,%@AE@% of tropical regions, having
featherlike leaves and bearing clusters of dates as fruit.
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%@2@%%@CR:DATING.BAR @%%@QR:dating bar@%%@AB@%dating bar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%singles bar%@BO: 1101841@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DATIVE @%%@QR:dative@%%@AB@%dative%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or datival %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Designating or belonging to a grammatical case
in Latin, Russian, and other inflected Indo-European languages that marks
the indirect object of a verb and the object of any of certain verbs and
prepositions. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The dative case. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A word or form in the dative
case. [ME %@AI@%datif %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%(casus) dativus, %@AE@%(case) of giving < %@AI@%dare,%@AE@% to give.]
%@AB@% datively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DATUM @%%@QR:datum@%%@AB@%datum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ta%@AE@% An assumed, given, measured, or otherwise determined
fact or proposition used to draw a conclusion or make a decision. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl.
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AB@%-tums%@AE@% A point, line, or surface used as a reference, as in surveying,
mapping, or geology. [Lat., something given < p.part. of %@AI@%dare, %@AE@%to give.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DATURA @%%@QR:datura@%%@AB@%datura%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus %@AI@%Datura,%@AE@% having large
trumpet-shaped flowers. [NLat. %@AI@%Datura, %@AE@%genus name < Hindi %@AI@%dhatura%@AE@% < Skt.
%@AI@%%@AI@%dhatturah.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAUB @%%@QR:daub@%%@AB@%daub%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%daubed%@AE@% %@AB@%daubing%@AE@% %@AB@%daubs%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cover or smear with an adhesive
substance, such as plaster. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cover or smear with a dirty substance,
such as mud or grease. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To apply paint to with hasty or crude strokes.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To apply paint or coloring with crude, unskillful strokes. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@%
The act or a stroke of daubing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A soft adhesive coating material, such
as plaster or mud. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something daubed on; smear. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A crude or
%@2@%%@CR:DAUGHTER.CELL @%%@QR:daughter cell@%%@AB@%daughter cell%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% Either of two cells that form from the
division of a cell.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAUGHTER.IN.LAW @%%@QR:daughter-in-law@%%@AB@%daughter-in-law%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%daughters-in-law%@AE@% The wife of one's son.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAUNT @%%@QR:daunt@%%@AB@%daunt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%daunted%@AE@% %@AB@%daunting%@AE@% %@AB@%daunts%@AE@% To drain the courage of and hence
subdue; intimidate. [ME %@AI@%daunten %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%danter%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%domitare,%@AE@% freq. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%domare,%@AE@% to tame.] %@AB@% daunter %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% dauntingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAUNTLESS @%%@QR:dauntless@%%@AB@%dauntless%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Incapable of being intimidated or discouraged; bold. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:DAUPHIN @%%@QR:dauphin@%%@AB@%dauphin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The eldest son of the king of France. Used as a title from
1349 to 1830. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%dalphin,%@AE@% title of the lords of Dauphine.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAUPHINESS @%%@QR:dauphiness@%%@AB@%dauphiness%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dauphine %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The wife of a dauphin.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAVENPORT @%%@QR:davenport@%%@AB@%davenport%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A large sofa, often convertible into a bed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% A small desk. [Orig. unknown.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAVID @%%@QR:David@%%@AB@%David%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the second king of Judah and Israel
(1010?-970? B.C. ), successor to Saul, and father of King Solomon; reputed
author of many of the Psalms. [Heb. %@AI@%Dawid.%@AE@%] %@AB@% Davidic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAVIT @%%@QR:davit@%%@AB@%davit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various types of small cranes that project over the side
of a ship and are used to hoist boats, anchors, and cargo. [ME %@AI@%daviot %@AE@%<
OFr. %@AI@%daviot,%@AE@% dim. of %@AI@%David,%@AE@% David.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAVY.JONES @%%@QR:Davy Jones@%%@AB@%Davy Jones%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The spirit of the sea. [%@AI@%Davy, %@AE@%nickname for %@AI@%David.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAVY.JONESS.LOC @%%@QR:Davy Jones's locker@%%@AB@%Davy Jones's locker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The bottom of the sea, esp. as the grave of all
who perish at sea.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAVY.LAMP @%%@QR:Davy lamp@%%@AB@%Davy lamp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An early safety oil lamp used by coal miners. [After Sir
Humphrey %@AI@%Davy%@AE@% (1778-1829), its inventor.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAW @%%@QR:daw@%%@AB@%daw%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%jackdaw%@BO: 9ce943@%%@AE@%. [ME %@AI@%dawe.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAWDLE @%%@QR:dawdle@%%@AB@%dawdle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-dled%@AE@% %@AB@%-dling%@AE@% %@AB@%-dles%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take more time than
necessary. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To move aimlessly or lackadaisically: %@AI@%dawdling on the way to
%@AI@%work.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To waste (time) by idling: %@AI@%dawdling away the hours.%@AE@% [Perh.
alteration of dial. %@AI@%daddle,%@AE@% to diddle.] %@AB@% dawdler %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% dawdlingly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAWN @%%@QR:dawn@%%@AB@%dawn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The time each morning when daylight first appears. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A first
appearance; beginning: %@AI@%the dawn of history.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%dawned%@AE@% %@AB@%dawning%@AE@% %@AB@%dawns%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To begin to become light in the morning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To begin to appear or
develop; emerge. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To begin to be perceived or understood. [< ME %@AI@%daunen,
OE %@AI@%dagung%@AE@% < %@AI@%dagian,%@AE@% to dawn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAY @%%@QR:day@%%@AB@%day%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The period of light between dawn and nightfall. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
24-hour period during which the earth completes one rotation on its axis.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% The period during which a celestial body makes a similar rotation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
One of the numbered 24-hour periods into which a week, month, or year is
divided. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The portion of a day devoted to work: %@AI@%an eight-hour day.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
day reserved for a certain activity: %@AI@%a day of rest.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The period of
activity or prominence in one's lifetime: %@AI@%a writer who has had his day.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@%
A period of opportunity: %@AI@%Every dog has his day.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% A period of time; era:
%@AI@%%@AI@%in Napoleon's day.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% The contest or issue at hand: %@AI@%carry the day.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% call it a day.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To stop one's work or
activity for the day.%@AB@% day after day.%@AE@% For many days; continuously.%@AB@% day in,
%@AB@%day out.%@AE@% Every day without fail; continuously. [ME < OE %@AI@%daeg.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYAK @%%@QR:Dayak@%%@AB@%Dayak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%Dyak%@BO: 5ca784@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAY.BED @%%@QR:day bed@%%@AB@%day bed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A couch or sofa convertible into a bed.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYBOOK @%%@QR:daybook@%%@AB@%daybook%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Accounting. %@AE@%A book in which daily transactions are
%@2@%%@CR:DAY.CARE @%%@QR:day care@%%@AB@%day care%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The providing of daytime supervision, training, and medical
services for children of preschool age or for the elderly.%@AB@% day-care.%@AE@% ): %@AI@%a
%@AI@%day-care center.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYDREAM @%%@QR:daydream@%%@AB@%daydream%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dreamlike musing or fantasy while awake, esp. of the
fulfillment of wishes or hopes. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-dreamed%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dreamt %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%-dreaming %@AE@%%@AB@% or -dreams %@AE@% To have daydreams. %@AB@% daydreamer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYFLOWER @%%@QR:dayflower@%%@AB@%dayflower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Commelina,%@AE@% having blue
or purplish flowers that wilt quickly.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYFLY @%%@QR:dayfly@%%@AB@%dayfly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%mayfly%@BO: b36e86@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAY.GLO @%%@QR:Day-Glo@%%@AB@%Day-Glo%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for fluorescent materials.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAY.LABOR @%%@QR:day labor@%%@AB@%day labor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Labor hired and paid by the day. %@AB@% day laborer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAY.LETTER @%%@QR:day letter@%%@AB@%day letter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A telegram sent during the day, usually less expensive but
slower than a regular telegram.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYLIGHT @%%@QR:daylight@%%@AB@%daylight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The light of day. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Daybreak. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Daytime. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Exposure to public notice. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Understanding or insight into what was
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% see daylight.%@AE@% To approach the end of a difficult
endeavor.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYLIGHT.SAVING @%%@QR:daylight-saving time@%%@AB@%daylight-saving time%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Time during which clocks are set one hour or
more ahead of standard time to provide more daylight at the end of the
working day during late spring, summer, and early fall.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAY.LILY @%%@QR:day lily@%%@AB@%day lily%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various plants of the genus %@AI@%Hemerocallis,%@AE@% native
to Eurasia, having sword-shaped leaves and orange, yellow, or red
funnel-shaped flowers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%plantain lily%@BO: de6256@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYLONG @%%@QR:daylong@%%@AB@%daylong%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Lasting the whole day. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Through the whole day.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAY.OF.ATONEMEN @%%@QR:Day of Atonement@%%@AB@%Day of Atonement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%Yom Kippur%@BO: 151c003@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYS @%%@QR:days@%%@AB@%days%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% Regularly or habitually in the daytime: %@AI@%worked days.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAY.SAILER @%%@QR:day sailer@%%@AB@%day sailer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small sailboat for day trips.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAY.SCHOOL @%%@QR:day school@%%@AB@%day school%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A private school for pupils living at home. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A school
that holds classes during the day.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYSIDE @%%@QR:dayside@%%@AB@%dayside%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The side of a planet facing the sun.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYS.OF.GRACE @%%@QR:days of grace@%%@AB@%days of grace%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% Extra days, usually three, allowed for payment of a
note or bill after it has fallen due. [Transl. of Lat. %@AI@%dies gratiae.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYSPRING @%%@QR:dayspring@%%@AB@%dayspring%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The early dawn; daybreak.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYSTAR @%%@QR:daystar@%%@AB@%daystar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The morning star. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The %@AI@%sun%@BO: 12420d5@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAYTIME @%%@QR:daytime@%%@AB@%daytime%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The time between dawn and dark; day.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAY.TO.DAY @%%@QR:day-to-day@%%@AB@%day-to-day%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Occurring on a routine or daily basis: %@AI@%day-to-day
%@AI@%chores.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterized by subsistence a day at a time with little regard
for the future: %@AI@%lived a day-to-day existence.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DAY.TRIPPER @%%@QR:day-tripper@%%@AB@%day-tripper%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who takes a trip during the day without staying
overnight.
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%@2@%%@CR:DAZE @%%@QR:daze@%%@AB@%daze%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%dazed%@AE@% %@AB@%dazing%@AE@% %@AB@%dazes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To stun, as with a heavy blow or
shock; stupefy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To dazzle, as with strong light. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stunned or
%@2@%%@CR:DAZZLE @%%@QR:dazzle@%%@AB@%dazzle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-zled%@AE@% %@AB@%-zling%@AE@% %@AB@%-zles%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To dim the vision of, esp. to
blind with intense light. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bewilder, amaze, or overwhelm with
spectacular display. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To become blinded. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To inspire admiration
or wonder. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or quality of dazzling. [Freq. of daze.] %@AB@% dazzler
%@2@%%@CR:DE.ACCESSION @%%@QR:de-accession@%%@AB@%de-accession%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-sioned%@AE@% %@AB@%-sioning%@AE@% %@AB@%-sions%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To remove and sell (a work
of art) from a museum's collection, esp. in order to purchase other works
of art. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To de-accession a work of art.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEACIDIFY @%%@QR:deacidify@%%@AB@%deacidify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To remove the acid from or reduce
the acid content of. %@AB@% deacidification %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEACON @%%@QR:deacon@%%@AB@%deacon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic
churches, a clergyman ranking just below a priest. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In various other
Christian churches, a layman who assists the minister in various functions.
%@2@%%@CR:DEACONESS @%%@QR:deaconess@%%@AB@%deaconess%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman appointed or elected to serve as an assistant in a
church.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEACONRY @%%@QR:deaconry@%%@AB@%deaconry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The office or position of a deacon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Deacons
collectively.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEACTIVATE @%%@QR:deactivate@%%@AB@%deactivate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-vated%@AE@% %@AB@%-vating%@AE@% %@AB@%-vates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To render inactive or
ineffective. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To remove from active military status. %@AB@% deactivation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD @%%@QR:dead@%%@AB@%dead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% No longer alive; having lost life. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Marked for
certain death; doomed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Having the physical appearance of death: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%dead pallor.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Lacking feeling or sensitivity; numb or unresponsive: %@AI@%dead
%@AI@%to her pleas for help.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Weary and worn-out; exhausted. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not having
the capacity to live; inanimate: %@AI@%as dead as a stone.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Not having the
capacity to produce or sustain life; barren: %@AI@%dead soil.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% No longer
in existence, use, or operation: %@AI@%a dead language.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Not or no longer
active; dormant: %@AI@%a dead volcano.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Not productive; idle: %@AI@%dead
%@AI@%capital.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Not moving or circulating; stagnant: %@AI@%dead water.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Without activity or traffic; quiet: %@AI@%a dead town.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Without animation or
activity; dull: %@AI@%a dead party.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% No longer having significance or
relevance: %@AI@%a dead issue.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Without resonance. Used of sounds. %@AB@%9.%@AE@%
Extinguished: %@AI@%a dead flame.%@AE@% %@AB@%10.%@AE@% Lacking elasticity or bounce: %@AI@%a dead ball.%@AE@%
%@AB@%11.%@AE@% Out of operation due to a fault or breakdown. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Sudden; abrupt:
%@AB@%deadbeat(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having an indicator that stops without oscillation.
%@AB@%deadbeat(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who does not pay his debts. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A lazy
person; loafer.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.CENTER @%%@QR:dead center@%%@AB@%dead center%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Either of two points in the path of a moving crank and
connecting rod at the ends of a stroke when the two lie in a straight line.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.DUCK @%%@QR:dead duck@%%@AB@%dead duck%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% One that is doomed to failure.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEADEN @%%@QR:deaden@%%@AB@%deaden%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To render less sensitive, intense,
or vigorous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make soundproof. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make less colorful. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
become dead or as if dead. %@AB@% deadener %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.END1 @%%@QR:dead-end@%%@AB@%dead-end%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Not having an exit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Without opportunity for
advancement: %@AI@%a dead-end job.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Of or characteristic of the
slums or life in the slums: %@AI@%a dead-end gang.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.END2 @%%@QR:dead end@%%@AB@%dead end%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An end of a passage, such as a street or pipe, that
affords no outlet. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A point beyond which no movement or progress can be
made; impasse.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEADENING @%%@QR:deadening@%%@AB@%deadening%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Material used for soundproofing.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEADEYE @%%@QR:deadeye@%%@AB@%deadeye%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%A flat hardwood disk with a grooved perimeter,
pierced by three holes through which the lanyards are passed, used to
fasten the shrouds. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% An expert marksman.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEADFALL @%%@QR:deadfall@%%@AB@%deadfall%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A trap for large animals in which a heavy weight is
arranged to fall on and kill or disable the prey. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mass of fallen
%@2@%%@CR:DEADHEAD @%%@QR:deadhead@%%@AB@%deadhead%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who uses a free ticket for
admittance, accommodation, or entertainment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A vehicle, such as a
railroad car or an aircraft, carrying no passengers or freight. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
dull-witted or sluggish person. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-headed%@AE@% %@AB@%-heading%@AE@% %@AB@%-heads%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Informal.%@AE@% To drive or pilot (a vehicle) carrying no passengers or freight.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pull dead or dying blossoms off a flower. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Without
passengers or freight; empty.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.HEAT @%%@QR:dead heat@%%@AB@%dead heat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A race in which two or more contestants finish at the same
time; tie.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.LETTER @%%@QR:dead letter@%%@AB@%dead letter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An unclaimed or undelivered letter that after a period
of time is destroyed or returned to the sender by the post office. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
law, directive, or factor still formally in effect but no longer valid or
enforced.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEADLIGHT @%%@QR:deadlight@%%@AB@%deadlight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A strong shutter or plate fastened over a
ship's porthole or cabin window in stormy weather. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A thick window set in
a ship's side or deck. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A skylight made so that it cannot be opened.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEADLINE @%%@QR:deadline@%%@AB@%deadline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A time limit, as for payment of a debt or completion of
an assignment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A boundary line in a prison that prisoners can cross only
at the risk of being shot.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.LOAD @%%@QR:dead load@%%@AB@%dead load%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The fixed weight of a structure or piece of equipment, such
as a bridge on its supports.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEADLOCK @%%@QR:deadlock@%%@AB@%deadlock%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A stoppage or standstill resulting from the opposition of
two unrelenting forces. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-locked%@AE@% %@AB@%-locking%@AE@% %@AB@%-locks%@AE@% To bring
or come to a deadlock.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEADLY @%%@QR:deadly@%%@AB@%deadly%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lier%@AE@% %@AB@%-liest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Causing or tending to cause death; lethal:
%@AI@%%@AI@%deadly weapons.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Suggestive of death: %@AI@%a deadly white.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Aiming or
wanting to kill; implacable: %@AI@%deadly enemies.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Destructive in effect:
%@AI@%%@AI@%gave the film a deadly review.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Absolute; utter: %@AI@%deadly earnestness.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
Extreme or terrible: %@AI@%under deadly strain.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Extremely accurate; unerring:
%@AI@%a deadly shot.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Dull and boring. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% So as to suggest
death. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To an extreme: %@AI@%deadly earnest.%@AE@% %@AB@% deadliness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEADLY.NIGHTSHA @%%@QR:deadly nightshade@%%@AB@%deadly nightshade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%belladonna%@BO: 1a8297@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.MARCH @%%@QR:dead march@%%@AB@%dead march%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A slow, solemn march played for a funeral.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.NETTLE @%%@QR:dead nettle@%%@AB@%dead nettle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several weedy plants of the genus %@AI@%Lamium,%@AE@% native
to the Old World, having clusters of small purplish, white, or yellow
flowers.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEADPAN @%%@QR:deadpan@%%@AB@%deadpan%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A blank, expressionless face. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person, esp. an actor,
who has or assumes a deadpan. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characterized by a blank,
expressionless face. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%%@AS@% Slang.%@AE@% With an emotionless face. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-panned%@AE@%
%@AB@%-panning%@AE@% %@AB@%-pans%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To express in a deadpan. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To express oneself in
%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.RECKONING @%%@QR:dead reckoning@%%@AB@%dead reckoning%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A method of estimating the position of an aircraft
or ship without astronomical observations, as by applying to a previously
determined position the course and distance traveled since. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Calculation
based on inference or guesswork.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.SPOT @%%@QR:dead spot@%%@AB@%dead spot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A region where the reception of radio transmissions over a
given frequency range is extremely weak.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAD.WEIGHT @%%@QR:dead weight@%%@AB@%dead weight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The unrelieved weight of a heavy, motionless mass. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An oppressive burden or difficulty affording no advantage whatever. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
%@AI@%%@AI@%dead load%@BO: 4bd4b1@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEADWOOD @%%@QR:deadwood@%%@AB@%deadwood%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Dead branches or wood on a tree. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A burdensome or
superfluous person or thing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Nautical. %@AE@%The vertical planking between
the keel of a vessel and the sternpost, serving merely as a reinforcement.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAF @%%@QR:deaf@%%@AB@%deaf%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Partially or completely incapable of hearing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Unwilling or refusing to listen; heedless. [ME < OE %@AI@%deaf.%@AE@%] %@AB@% deafly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%deafness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAFEN @%%@QR:deafen@%%@AB@%deafen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make deaf, esp. momentarily by a
loud noise. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make soundproof. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To cause permanent or momentary
%@AB@%deal(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%dealt%@AE@% %@AB@%dealing%@AE@% %@AB@%deals%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To give to someone as his share;
apportion. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To distribute or pass out among several people. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
administer; deliver: %@AI@%dealt a blow to the stomach.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To distribute
(playing cards) among players. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To give (a specific card) to a player
while so distributing. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be occupied or concerned; treat: %@AI@%a book
%@AI@%dealing with the Middle Ages.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To behave in a specified way toward
another or others; have transactions: %@AI@%deal honestly with competitors.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To take action: %@AI@%The committee will deal with this complaint.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To do
business; trade: %@AI@%dealing in diamonds.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To distribute playing cards.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or a round of apportioning or distributing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The
distribution of playing cards. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The cards distributed; hand. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% The right
or turn of a player to distribute the cards. %@AB@%d.%@AE@% The playing of one hand. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An indefinite quantity, extent, or degree: %@AI@%a great deal of
%@AI@%experience.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An agreement arranged secretly, as in business or politics.
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% An agreement or business transaction. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A bargain
or favorable sale. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% Treatment received: %@AI@%got a raw deal.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Slang.%@AE@% An important issue: %@AI@%make a big deal out of nothing.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% A program,
such as a political platform, that offers some specified treatment for
%@AB@%deal(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A fir or pine board cut to standard dimensions. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Such
boards or planks collectively. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Fir or pine wood. [ME %@AI@%dele %@AE@%< MLG %@AI@%dele,
%@AE@%plank.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEALATE @%%@QR:dealate@%%@AB@%dealate%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dealated %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having lost the wings. Used of ants and other
insects that shed their wings after a mating flight.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEALER @%%@QR:dealer@%%@AB@%dealer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that is engaged in buying and selling: %@AI@%a used-car
%@AI@%dealer.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The person who distributes the cards in a card game.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEALERSHIP @%%@QR:dealership@%%@AB@%dealership%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A franchise to sell a particular item in a certain area.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEALFISH @%%@QR:dealfish@%%@AB@%dealfish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%dealfish%@AE@% %@AB@% or -fishes %@AE@% A marine fish, %@AI@%Trachipterus
%@AI@%arcticus,%@AE@% of Atlantic waters, resembling the ribbonfishes. [< deal2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEALING @%%@QR:dealing@%%@AB@%dealing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%dealings%@AE@% Transactions or relations with others, usually
in business. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Method or manner of conduct in relation to others;
treatment: %@AI@%honest dealing.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEALT @%%@QR:dealt@%%@AB@%dealt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% Past tense and past participle of %@AI@%deal1%@BO: 4be7e7@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAMINASE @%%@QR:deaminase@%%@AB@%deaminase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of amino compounds,
as amino acids.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEAMINATE @%%@QR:deaminate@%%@AB@%deaminate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% To remove an amino group from (an
%@2@%%@CR:DEAN @%%@QR:dean@%%@AB@%dean%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An administrative officer in charge of a college,
faculty, or division in a university. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An officer of a college or high
school who counsels students and supervises the enforcement of rules. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Ecclesiastical. %@AE@%The head of the chapter of canons governing a cathedral or
collegiate church. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A priest appointed to oversee a
group of parishes within a diocese. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The senior member of a body: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%dean of the diplomatic corps.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%deen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%deien %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%decanus, %@AE@%chief
of ten < %@AI@%decem, %@AE@%ten.] %@AB@% deanship %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEANERY @%%@QR:deanery@%%@AB@%deanery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The office, jurisdiction, or authority of a dean.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A dean's official residence.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEANS.LIST @%%@QR:dean's list@%%@AB@%dean's list%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A list, issued periodically, of students in a college or
%@2@%%@CR:DEATH @%%@QR:death@%%@AB@%death%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of dying; termination of life. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
dead. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Death%@AE@% A personification of the destroyer of life, usually
represented as a skeleton holding a scythe. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Termination or extinction:
%@AI@%%@AI@%the death of imperialism.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The cause of dying. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A manner of dying: %@AI@%a
In Christian Science, the product of human belief of life in matter.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% to death.%@AE@% To an intolerable degree: %@AI@%worried to death.%@AE@%
[ME %@AI@%deeth %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%deao.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEATHBED @%%@QR:deathbed@%%@AB@%deathbed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The bed on which a person dies. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The last hours before
death.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEATHBLOW @%%@QR:deathblow@%%@AB@%deathblow%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A blow or stroke that causes death. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A fatal event or
occurrence.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEATH.CAMAS @%%@QR:death camas@%%@AB@%death camas%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or death camass %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of several plants of the genus
%@AI@%%@AI@%Zygadenus,%@AE@% of western North America, having grasslike leaves and clusters
of greenish-white flowers poisonous to livestock in the western U.S.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEATH.CUP @%%@QR:death cup@%%@AB@%death cup%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A poisonous, usually white mushroom, %@AI@%Amanita phalloides,%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:DEATHTRAP @%%@QR:deathtrap@%%@AB@%deathtrap%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An unsafe building or structure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A perilous
circumstance or situation.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEATH.WARRANT @%%@QR:death warrant@%%@AB@%death warrant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%An official order authorizing a person's
execution. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that destroys hope, joy, or expectation.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEATHWATCH @%%@QR:deathwatch@%%@AB@%deathwatch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A vigil kept beside a dying or dead person. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who
guards a condemned person before his execution. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Any of several
beetles of the family Anobiidae that strike their heads against the wood
into which they burrow with a hollow, clicking sound. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A booklouse that
makes a similar sound.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEATH.WISH @%%@QR:death wish@%%@AB@%death wish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychiatry. %@AE@% A conscious or unconscious desire for one's
own death or the death of another.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBACLE @%%@QR:debacle@%%@AB@%debacle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat; rout.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A total, often ludicrous failure. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The breaking up of ice in a river.
%@AI@%%@AI@%des-, %@AE@%away (< Lat. %@AI@%de-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%bacler, %@AE@%to bar < OProv. %@AI@%baclar %@AE@%< VLat. *%@AI@%bacclare
%@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%baculum, %@AE@%rod.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBAR @%%@QR:debar@%%@AB@%debar%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-barred%@AE@% %@AB@%-barring%@AE@% %@AB@%-bars%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To exclude or bar; shut out. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To forbid, hinder, or prevent. [ME %@AI@%debarren %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%desbarrer, %@AE@%to unbar :
%@AI@%%@AI@%des-, %@AE@%away (< Lat. %@AI@%de-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%barrer, %@AE@%to bar < %@AI@%barre, %@AE@%bar.] %@AB@% debarment %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBARK @%%@QR:debark@%%@AB@%debark%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-barked%@AE@% %@AB@%-barking%@AE@% %@AB@%-barks%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To unload, as from a ship.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To disembark. [Fr. %@AI@%debarquer %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%debarquer %@AE@%: %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%from (< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DEBASE @%%@QR:debase@%%@AB@%debase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-based%@AE@% %@AB@%-basing%@AE@% %@AB@%-bases%@AE@% To lower in character, quality, or
%@2@%%@CR:DEBATABLE @%%@QR:debatable@%%@AB@%debatable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being formally argued or discussed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Open
to dispute; questionable. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In dispute, as land. %@AB@% debatably %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
dissipation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% Seduction from morality, allegiance, or duty.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBENTURE @%%@QR:debenture@%%@AB@%debenture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A certificate or voucher acknowledging a debt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
unsecured bond issued by a civil or governmental corporation or agency and
backed only by the credit standing of the issuer. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A customhouse
certificate providing for the payment of a drawback. [ME %@AI@%debentur %@AE@%< Lat.,
they are due.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBILITATE @%%@QR:debilitate@%%@AB@%debilitate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% To make feeble; enervate. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DEBILITY @%%@QR:debility@%%@AB@%debility%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The state of abnormal bodily weakness; feebleness. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%debilite %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%debilitas %@AE@%< %@AI@%debilis, %@AE@%weak.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBIT @%%@QR:debit@%%@AB@%debit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An item of debt as recorded in an account. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An entry
of a sum in the debit or left-hand side of an account. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The sum of such
entries. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The left-hand side of an account or an accounting ledger where
bookkeeping entries are made. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A drawback or detriment. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ited%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-iting%@AE@% %@AB@%-its%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To enter (a sum) on the left-hand side of an account or
accounting ledger. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To charge with a debt. [ME %@AI@%debite %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%debitum.
%@AI@%aire, %@AE@%of good disposition.] %@AB@% debonairly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% debonairness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBORAH @%%@QR:Deborah@%%@AB@%Deborah%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, a prophetess and judge of Israel who
helped the Israelites free themselves from the Canaanites. [Heb. %@AI@%devora,
%@AE@%bee.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBOUCH @%%@QR:debouch@%%@AB@%debouch%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bouched%@AE@% %@AB@%-bouching%@AE@% %@AB@%-bouches%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To march from a narrow
or confined area into the open. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To emerge or issue. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To cause to
emerge or issue. [Fr. %@AI@%deboucher %@AE@%: %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%out of (< Lat. %@AI@%de-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%bouche, %@AE@%mouth
< Lat. %@AI@%bucca.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBOUCHE @%%@QR:debouche@%%@AB@%debouche%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An opening in military works for the passage of troops.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% An outlet, as for goods. [Fr. < %@AI@%deboucher, %@AE@%to debouch.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBOUCHMENT @%%@QR:debouchment@%%@AB@%debouchment%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or an instance of debouching. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A debouchure.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBOUCHURE @%%@QR:debouchure@%%@AB@%debouchure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mouth or opening, esp. of a river or channel.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBRIDEMENT @%%@QR:debridement@%%@AB@%debridement%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The surgical excision of dead and devitalized tissue and
the removal of all foreign matter from a wound. [Fr. < %@AI@%debrider %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%desbrider, %@AE@%to unbridle : %@AI@%des-, %@AE@%away (< Lat. %@AI@%de-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%bride, %@AE@%bridle, of
Germanic orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBRIEF @%%@QR:debrief@%%@AB@%debrief%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-briefed%@AE@% %@AB@%-briefing%@AE@% %@AB@%-briefs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To question or interrogate
to obtain knowledge or intelligence gathered esp. on a military mission. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To instruct (a government agent or similar employee) not to reveal
classified or secret information after his employment has ceased.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBRIEFING @%%@QR:debriefing@%%@AB@%debriefing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of debriefing or being debriefed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The information conveyed during debriefing.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBRIS @%%@QR:debris@%%@AB@%debris%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or debris %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The scattered remains of something broken or
destroyed; ruins. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%An accumulation of relatively large rock
%@AE@%(intensive < Lat. %@AI@%de-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%brisier, %@AE@%to break.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBT @%%@QR:debt@%%@AB@%debt%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something owed, such as money, goods, or services. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An
obligation or liability to pay or render something to someone else. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
condition of having such an obligation: %@AI@%always in debt.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Theology. %@AE@%An
VLat. %@AI@%*debita, %@AE@%fem. of Lat. %@AI@%debitum, %@AE@%debt < %@AI@%debere, %@AE@%to owe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBTOR @%%@QR:debtor@%%@AB@%debtor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One who owes something to another. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One guilty of a
trespass or sin; sinner. [ME %@AI@%dettour %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%dettor %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%debitor %@AE@%< %@AI@%debere,
%@AI@%%@AE@%to owe.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBUG @%%@QR:debug@%%@AB@%debug%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bugged%@AE@% %@AB@%-bugging%@AE@% %@AB@%-bugs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove insects from. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
remove a hidden electronic device, as a microphone, from: %@AI@%debug a
%@AI@%conference room.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To make (a hidden microphone, for example)
ineffective. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or
error in: %@AI@%debug a spacecraft before the launching date; debug a computer
%@AI@%program.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBUNK @%%@QR:debunk@%%@AB@%debunk%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-bunked%@AE@% %@AB@%-bunking%@AE@% %@AB@%-bunks%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To expose or ridicule
the falseness, sham, or exaggerated claims of. %@AB@% debunker %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEBUT @%%@QR:debut@%%@AB@%debut%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or debut %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A first public appearance, as of an actor. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
formal presentation of a girl to society. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The beginning of a career or
other course of action. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-buted%@AE@% %@AB@%-buting%@AE@% %@AB@%-buts%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To
present in or make a debut. [Fr. %@AI@%debut %@AE@%< %@AI@%debuter, %@AE@%to lead off in a game,
%@2@%%@CR:DECADE @%%@QR:decade@%%@AB@%decade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A period of ten years. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group or series of ten. [ME, a
group of ten < OFr. < LLat. %@AI@%decas %@AE@%< Gk. %@AI@%dekas %@AE@%< %@AI@%deka, %@AE@%ten.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECADENCE @%%@QR:decadence@%%@AB@%decadence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A process, condition, or period of deterioration or
decline, as in morals or art; decay. [OFr. < Med. Lat. %@AI@%decadentia, %@AE@%a
falling : Lat. %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%down + %@AI@%cadere, %@AE@%to fall.]
%@2@%%@CR:DECADENT @%%@QR:decadent@%%@AB@%decadent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% In a state or condition of decline or decay. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or
pertaining to the decadents. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person in a condition or process of
mental or moral decay. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A member of a group of French and English writers
of the 19th century who often sought inspiration in the morbid, neurotic,
or macabre and tended toward overrefinement of style. %@AB@% decadently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECAGON @%%@QR:decagon@%%@AB@%decagon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A polygon with ten angles and ten sides. [NLat. %@AI@%decagonum %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:DECAGRAM @%%@QR:decagram@%%@AB@%decagram%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dekagram %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ten grams.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECAHEDRON @%%@QR:decahedron@%%@AB@%decahedron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-drons%@AE@% %@AB@% or -dra %@AE@% A polyhedron with ten faces. %@AB@%
%@AB@%decahedral %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECAL @%%@QR:decal@%%@AB@%decal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A picture or design transferred by the process of decalcomania.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECALCIFY @%%@QR:decalcify@%%@AB@%decalcify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To remove calcium or calcareous
matter from (bones, for example). %@AB@% decalcification %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% decalcifier %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECALCOMANIA @%%@QR:decalcomania@%%@AB@%decalcomania%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of transferring pictures or designs
printed on specially prepared paper to glass, metal, or other material. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A picture transferred by decalcomania; decal. [Fr. %@AI@%decalcomanie %@AE@%:
%@AI@%%@AI@%decalquer, %@AE@%to transfer by tracing (%@AI@%de-, %@AE@%from + %@AI@%calquer, %@AE@%to trace < Ital.
%@2@%%@CR:DECAMETER @%%@QR:decameter@%%@AB@%decameter%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dekameter %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Ten meters.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECAMETRIC @%%@QR:decametric@%%@AB@%decametric%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or being a radio wave of wavelength
between 1 and 10 decameters.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECAMP @%%@QR:decamp@%%@AB@%decamp%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-camped%@AE@% %@AB@%-camping%@AE@% %@AB@%-camps%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To depart from a camping
ground. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To depart secretly or suddenly. [Fr. %@AI@%decamper %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%descamper %@AE@%:
%@AI@%des-, %@AE@%away (< Lat. %@AI@%de-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%camper, %@AE@%to camp < %@AI@%camp, %@AE@%camp < Lat. %@AI@%campus.%@AE@%] %@AB@%
%@AB@%decampment %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECANAL @%%@QR:decanal@%%@AB@%decanal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a dean or deanery. [< LLat. %@AI@%decanus,
%@AE@%dean. -see dean.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECANE @%%@QR:decane@%%@AB@%decane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various liquid isomers, C%@AH@%10%@AE@%H%@AH@%22%@AE@%, of the methane series. %@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:DECANT @%%@QR:decant@%%@AB@%decant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-canted%@AE@% %@AB@%-canting%@AE@% %@AB@%-cants%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pour off (wine, for example)
without disturbing the sediment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To pour (a liquid) from one container
into another. [Fr. %@AI@%decanter %@AE@%< Med. Lat. %@AI@%decanthare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%from + Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%canthus, %@AE@%rim of a wheel, of Celtic orig.] %@AB@% decantation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECANTER @%%@QR:decanter@%%@AB@%decanter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A decorative bottle used for serving liquids, as wine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
A vessel used for decanting.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECAPITATE @%%@QR:decapitate@%%@AB@%decapitate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% To cut off the head of; behead.
%@AI@%%@AI@%molder%@BO: bb19df@%%@AE@% %@AI@%disintegrate%@BO: 55c2e9@%%@AE@% %@AI@%decompose%@BO: 4cf379@%%@AE@% These verbs all refer to gradual change
marked by destruction or dissolution. %@AI@%Decay%@BO: 4c6eef@%%@AE@% , which can apply to physical
change or figuratively to breakdown of the mind, morals, or the like,
usually implies a stage in deterioration short of destruction. %@AI@%Rot%@BO: fdc8ac@%%@AE@% has
both physical and figurative use, and %@AI@%putrefy%@BO: ed9ed2@%%@AE@% largely physical; both
stress later stages of deterioration marked in physical contexts by
offensiveness to smell and sight. %@AI@%Spoil%@BO: 119e991@%%@AE@% can refer to organic decay or
figuratively (and transitively) to impairment of character of a person.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Crumble%@BO: 477f4e@%%@AE@% and %@AI@%molder%@BO: bb19df@%%@AE@% apply mostly to physical breakdown of a substance into
small pieces or, in the case of %@AI@%molder%@BO: bb19df@%%@AE@% , into dust. %@AI@%Disintegrate%@BO: 55c2e9@%%@AE@% , which
has physical and figurative use, refers to complete breakdown into
component parts; it implies as well the destruction of usefulness or
integrity. %@AI@%Decompose%@BO: 4cf379@%%@AE@% is largely restricted to the breakdown of substances
%@2@%%@CR:DECEIT @%%@QR:deceit@%%@AB@%deceit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or practice of deceiving; deception. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A stratagem
or trick. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The quality of being deceitful; falseness. [ME < AN < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%decepta, %@AE@%fem. p.part. of %@AI@%decipere, %@AE@%to deceive.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECEITFUL @%%@QR:deceitful@%%@AB@%deceitful%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Given to cheating or deceiving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Deliberately
%@2@%%@CR:DECEIVE @%%@QR:deceive@%%@AB@%deceive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceived%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceiving%@AE@% %@AB@%-ceives%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To cause (a person) to
believe what is not true; mislead. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To catch by guile; ensnare.
-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To practice deceit. [ME %@AI@%deceiven %@AE@%< AN %@AI@%deceiver %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%decipere %@AE@%: %@AI@%de-
%@AI@%%@AI@%dupe%@BO: 5c4709@%%@AE@% %@AI@%hoodwink%@BO: 8d1924@%%@AE@% %@AI@%bamboozle%@BO: 16a80c@%%@AE@% %@AI@%outwit%@BO: ce0660@%%@AE@% %@AI@%double-cross%@BO: 5966fe@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to victimize
persons, for the most part by underhand means. %@AI@%Deceive%@BO: 4c7fd1@%%@AE@% involves falsehood
or the deliberate concealment or misrepresentation of truth with intent to
lead another into error or to disadvantage. %@AI@%Betray%@BO: 1bbf1a@%%@AE@% implies faithlessness
or treachery that brings another to grave disadvantage or into danger.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Mislead%@BO: b9c9ac@%%@AE@% means to lead into error and does not invariably imply intent to
harm. %@AI@%Beguile%@BO: 1a3539@%%@AE@% suggests deceiving or misleading by means of allurement.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Delude%@BO: 4ea279@%%@AE@% refers to deceiving or misleading to the point of rendering a
person unable to detect falsehood or make sound judgment. %@AI@%Dupe%@BO: 5c4709@%%@AE@% means to
delude by playing upon another's susceptibilities or naivete. %@AI@%Hoodwink%@BO: 8d1924@%%@AE@%
refers to deluding by trickery such as mental blinding or dazzling.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Bamboozle%@BO: 16a80c@%%@AE@% less formally means to delude by trickery such as hoaxing,
befuddling, or artful persuasion. %@AI@%Outwit%@BO: ce0660@%%@AE@% means to frustrate another person
by ingenuity and cunning and is less forceful in its suggestion of bad
faith. %@AI@%Double-cross%@BO: 5966fe@%%@AE@% , a slang term, implies betrayal of a confidence or the
willful breaking of a pledge.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECELERATE @%%@QR:decelerate@%%@AB@%decelerate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To decrease the velocity of.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To decrease in velocity. [de- + (ac)celerate.] %@AB@% deceleration %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%decelerator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECEMBER @%%@QR:December@%%@AB@%December%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The 12th and last month of the year according to the
Gregorian calendar. See table at %@AI@%calendar.%@BO: 298ad3@%%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%decembre %@AE@%< OFr. < Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DECEMBRIST @%%@QR:Decembrist@%%@AB@%Decembrist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A participant in the unsuccessful conspiracy to overthrow
Czar Nicholas I of Russia in December, 1825.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECEMVIR @%%@QR:decemvir@%%@AB@%decemvir%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-virs%@AE@% %@AB@% or -viri %@AE@% One of a body of ten Roman magistrates,
esp. a member of one of two such bodies appointed in 451 and 450 B.C. to
draw up a code of laws. [ME < Lat., back-formation < %@AI@%decemviri, %@AE@%commission
of ten < %@AI@%decem viri, %@AE@%ten men.] %@AB@% decemviral %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% decemvirate %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECENCY @%%@QR:decency@%%@AB@%decency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state or quality of being decent; propriety.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Conformity to prevailing standards of propriety or modesty. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%decencies%@AE@%
Social or moral proprieties.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECENNARY @%%@QR:decennary@%%@AB@%decennary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a ten-year period. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% A
decennium; decade. [< Lat. %@AI@%decennis, %@AE@%of ten years. -see decennium.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECENNIA @%%@QR:decennia@%%@AB@%decennia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%decennium%@BO: 4c93cc@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECENNIAL @%%@QR:decennial@%%@AB@%decennial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pertaining to or lasting for ten years. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Occurring
every ten years. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tenth anniversary. [< Lat. %@AI@%decennium, %@AE@%decennium.]
%@AB@% decennially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECENNIUM @%%@QR:decennium@%%@AB@%decennium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cenniums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -cennia %@AE@% A period of ten years; decade.
[Lat. < %@AI@%decennis, %@AE@%of ten years : %@AI@%decem, %@AE@%ten + %@AI@%annus, %@AE@%year.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECENT @%%@QR:decent@%%@AB@%decent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of
propriety or morality. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Free from indelicacy; modest. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Meeting accepted
Properly or modestly dressed. [Lat. %@AI@%decens, decent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%decere, %@AE@%to
be fitting.] %@AB@% decently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% decentness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECENTRALIZE @%%@QR:decentralize@%%@AB@%decentralize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To distribute the
administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several
local authorities. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to withdraw from an area of concentration:
%@AI@%%@AI@%decentralize an industry.%@AE@% %@AB@% decentralization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECEPTION @%%@QR:deception@%%@AB@%deception%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The use of deceit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The fact or state of being
deceived. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A ruse or trick. [ME %@AI@%decepcioun %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%deception %@AE@%< LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%deceptio %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%deceptus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%decipere, %@AE@%to deceive.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECEPTIVE @%%@QR:deceptive@%%@AB@%deceptive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Intended or tending to deceive; misleading. %@AB@% deceptively
%@2@%%@CR:DECI @%%@QR:deci-@%%@AB@%deci-%@AE@%%@EH@% One tenth (10%@AH@%-1%@AE@%): %@AI@%deciliter.%@AE@% [Fr. %@AI@%deci- %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%decimus, %@AE@%tenth <%@EH@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%decem, %@AE@%ten.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIARE @%%@QR:deciare@%%@AB@%deciare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One-tenth (10%@AH@%-1%@AE@%) of an are. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIBEL @%%@QR:decibel@%%@AB@%decibel%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A unit used to express relative difference in power, usually
between acoustic or electric signals, equal to ten times the common
logarithm of the ratio of the two levels.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIDE @%%@QR:decide@%%@AB@%decide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cided%@AE@% %@AB@%-ciding%@AE@% %@AB@%-cides%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To conclude or settle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
influence or determine the conclusion of: %@AI@%A few votes decided the election.%@AE@%
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To cause to make or reach a decision. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pronounce a
judgment; announce a verdict. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make up one's mind. [ME %@AI@%deciden %@AE@%< AN
%@AI@%%@AI@%resolve%@BO: f886c4@%%@AE@% These verbs are compared in the sense of making decisions or
judgments. %@AI@%Decide%@BO: 4c9e12@%%@AE@% , the least specific, overlaps the other terms without
conveying their more special meanings. %@AI@%Determine%@BO: 511772@%%@AE@% differs in that it often
involves somewhat narrower issues and more detailed solutions. %@AI@%Settle%@BO: 10a928f@%%@AE@%
stresses finality of decision, and %@AI@%rule%@BO: fefb0d@%%@AE@% implies that the decision is
handed down by someone having recognized authority. %@AI@%Conclude%@BO: 3d4dae@%%@AE@% suggests
decision or judgment produced by careful consideration of all pertinent
matters. %@AI@%Resolve%@BO: f886c4@%%@AE@% implies formal deliberation and finality of decision or
determination.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIDED @%%@QR:decided@%%@AB@%decided%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Without doubt or question; definite: %@AI@%a decided success.%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Free from hesitation or vacillation; resolute. %@AB@% decidedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%decidedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIDING @%%@QR:deciding@%%@AB@%deciding%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the power or quality that decides: %@AI@%Lack of money
%@AI@%was the deciding factor.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Effecting a decision: %@AI@%cast the deciding vote.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIDUA @%%@QR:decidua@%%@AB@%decidua%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mucous membrane of the uterus, modified during pregnancy
and cast off during menstruation or at parturition. [NLat. %@AI@%(membrana)
%@AI@%decidua, %@AE@%(membrane) that falls off < Lat. %@AI@%deciduus, %@AE@%deciduous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIDUATE @%%@QR:deciduate@%%@AB@%deciduate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Characterized by or having a decidua. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterized
by shedding.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIDUOUS @%%@QR:deciduous@%%@AB@%deciduous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of
growth: %@AI@%deciduous antlers; deciduous leaves.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Shedding or losing foliage
at the end of the growing season: %@AI@%deciduous trees.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Not lasting;
temporary. [Lat. %@AI@%deciduus %@AE@%< %@AI@%decidere, %@AE@%to fall off : %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%off + %@AI@%cadere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:DECIGRAM @%%@QR:decigram@%%@AB@%decigram%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One-tenth (10%@AH@%-1%@AE@%) of a gram. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECILE @%%@QR:decile@%%@AB@%decile%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Statistics. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any one of the numbers or values in a series
dividing the distribution of the individuals in the series into ten groups
of equal frequency. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any one of the ten groups. [< Lat. %@AI@%decem, %@AE@%ten.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECILITER @%%@QR:deciliter@%%@AB@%deciliter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One-tenth (10%@AH@%-1%@AE@%) of a liter. %@EH@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECILLION @%%@QR:decillion@%%@AB@%decillion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The cardinal number that is equal to 10%@AH@%33%@AE@%. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly%@EH@%
%@AS@%British.%@AE@% The cardinal number that is equal to 10%@AH@%60%@AE@%. [Lat. %@AI@%decem, %@AE@%ten +%@EH@%
%@2@%%@CR:DECIMAL.FRACTIO @%%@QR:decimal fraction@%%@AB@%decimal fraction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%decimal%@BO: 4cb023@%%@AE@% (sense 1).
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIMALIZE @%%@QR:decimalize@%%@AB@%decimalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To change to a decimal system. %@AB@%
%@AB@%decimalization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIMAL.PLACE @%%@QR:decimal place@%%@AB@%decimal place%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The position of a digit to the right of a decimal
point, usually identified by successive ascending ordinal numbers with the
digit immediately to the right of the decimal point being first.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIMAL.POINT @%%@QR:decimal point@%%@AB@%decimal point%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A period placed to the left of a decimal.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIMAL.SYSTEM @%%@QR:decimal system@%%@AB@%decimal system%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A number system using the base 10. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A system of
measurement in which all derived units are multiples of ten of fundamental
units.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECIMATE @%%@QR:decimate@%%@AB@%decimate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mated%@AE@% %@AB@%-mating%@AE@% %@AB@%-mates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To destroy or kill a large part
of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To select by lot and kill one in every ten of. [Lat. %@AI@%decimare,
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% A harangue; tirade. [ME %@AI@%declamacioun %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%declamatio %@AE@%< %@AI@%declamare, %@AE@%to
declaim.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECLAMATORY @%%@QR:declamatory@%%@AB@%declamatory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having the quality of a declamation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Pretentiously rhetorical; bombastic.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECLARANT @%%@QR:declarant@%%@AB@%declarant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who has signed a declaration of his intention to become
a U.S. citizen.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECLARATION @%%@QR:declaration@%%@AB@%declaration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An explicit or formal statement or announcement.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Such a statement in written form. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act or process of declaring. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
A statement of taxable goods or of properties subject to duty. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
A formal statement by a plaintiff specifying the facts and circumstances
constituting his cause of action. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An unsworn statement of facts that is
admissible as evidence. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% In certain card games, a bid, esp. the final bid
of a hand.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECLARATIVE @%%@QR:declarative@%%@AB@%declarative%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or declaratory %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Serving to declare or state. %@AB@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECLARE @%%@QR:declare@%%@AB@%declare%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-clared%@AE@% %@AB@%-claring%@AE@% %@AB@%-clares%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To state officially or
formally. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To state with emphasis or authority; affirm. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To reveal or
manifest; prove. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To make a full statement of (dutiable goods, for
example). %@AB@%5.%@AE@% In bridge, to designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the
final bid of a hand. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make a declaration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To proclaim one's
choice, opinion, or resolution: %@AI@%declared against the bill's passage.%@AE@% [ME
%@2@%%@CR:DECLASS @%%@QR:declass@%%@AB@%declass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-classed%@AE@% %@AB@%-classing%@AE@% %@AB@%-classes%@AE@% To lower in class or status.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECLASSE @%%@QR:declasse@%%@AB@%declasse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Lowered in rank or social position. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lacking high
station or birth. [Fr., p.part. of %@AI@%declasser, %@AE@%to lower in class : %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%down
(< Lat. %@AI@%de-) + %@AE@%%@AI@%classe, %@AE@%class < LLat. %@AI@%classis.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECLASSIFY @%%@QR:declassify@%%@AB@%declassify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To remove official security
classification from (a document). %@AB@% declassifiable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% declassification
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%@2@%%@CR:DECLENSION @%%@QR:declension@%%@AB@%declension%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% In certain languages, the inflection
of nouns, pronouns, and adjectives in categories such as case, number, and
gender. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A class of words of one language with the same or a similar
system of inflections, as the first declension in Latin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A descending
slope; descent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A decline or decrease; deterioration: %@AI@% States and
%@AI@%empires have their periods of declension (Sterne). %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A deviation, as from
a standard or practice. [ME %@AI@%declenson %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%declinaison %@AE@%< LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:DECLINATION @%%@QR:declination@%%@AB@%declination%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A sloping or bending downward. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A falling off, esp.
from prosperity or vigor; decline. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A deviation, as from a specific
direction or standard. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A refusal to accept. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AI@%Magnetic declination%@BO: ae551b@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Astronomy. %@AE@%The angular distance to a point on the celestial sphere,
measured north or south from the celestial equator along the %@AI@%hour circle%@BO: 8e224d@%%@AE@% to
the point. [ME %@AI@%declinacioun %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%declination %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%declinatio %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:DECLINE @%%@QR:decline@%%@AB@%decline%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-clined%@AE@% %@AB@%-clining%@AE@% %@AB@%-clines%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To refuse to do or accept
something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To slope downward; descend. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To bend downward; droop.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% To degrade or lower oneself; condescend. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To deteriorate gradually;
fail. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To sink, as the setting sun. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To draw to a gradual close;
wane. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To refuse (something). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to slope or bend downward.
%@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@%In certain languages, to give the inflected forms of (a
noun, pronoun, or adjective). -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process or result of declining,
esp. gradual deterioration. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A downward movement. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The period when
something is tending toward an end. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A downward slope; declivity. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
disease, such as tuberculosis, that gradually weakens or wastes the body or
a bodily part. [ME %@AI@%declinen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%decliner %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%declinare, %@AE@%to turn aside
%@2@%%@CR:DECLIVITOUS @%%@QR:declivitous@%%@AB@%declivitous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Rather steep.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECLIVITY @%%@QR:declivity@%%@AB@%declivity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% A descending slope, as of a hill. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DECOCT @%%@QR:decoct@%%@AB@%decoct%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cocted%@AE@% %@AB@%-cocting%@AE@% %@AB@%-cocts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To extract the flavor of by
%@2@%%@CR:DECODE @%%@QR:decode@%%@AB@%decode%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-coded%@AE@% %@AB@%-coding%@AE@% %@AB@%-codes%@AE@% To convert from code into plain
%@AB@%decollate(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To separate the copies of. %@AB@%
%@AB@%decollator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECOLLETAGE @%%@QR:decolletage@%%@AB@%decolletage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A low neckline on a garment. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A decollete garment.
[Fr. < %@AI@%decollete, %@AE@%decollete.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECOLLETE @%%@QR:decollete@%%@AB@%decollete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a low neckline: %@AI@%a decollete dress.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Wearing
a garment with a low neckline. [Fr., p.part. of %@AI@%decolleter, %@AE@%to cut a low
neckline : %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%off (< Lat. %@AI@%de-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%collet, %@AE@%collar, dim. of %@AI@%col, %@AE@%neck < OFr.
< Lat. %@AI@%collum.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECOLONIZE @%%@QR:decolonize@%%@AB@%decolonize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nized%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizes%@AE@% To free (a colony, for example)
from dependent status. %@AB@% decolonization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECOLORANT @%%@QR:decolorant@%%@AB@%decolorant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A bleaching agent.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECOLORIZE @%%@QR:decolorize@%%@AB@%decolorize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To remove the color from. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:DECOMPOSE @%%@QR:decompose@%%@AB@%decompose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-posed%@AE@% %@AB@%-posing%@AE@% %@AB@%-poses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To separate into component
parts or basic elements. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to rot. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To break down into
%@2@%%@CR:DECOMPOSITION @%%@QR:decomposition@%%@AB@%decomposition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or result of decomposing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Separation into constituents by chemical reaction. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%Organic
%@2@%%@CR:DECOMPOUND @%%@QR:decompound@%%@AB@%decompound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Compounded or consisting of things or parts that are
already compound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having or consisting of subdivided or compound
leaflets: %@AI@%a decompound leaf.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECOMPRESS @%%@QR:decompress@%%@AB@%decompress%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pressed%@AE@% %@AB@%-pressing%@AE@% %@AB@%-presses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To relieve of pressure.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To bring (a person working in compressed air) back to normal air
pressure.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECOMPRESSION @%%@QR:decompression@%%@AB@%decompression%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of decompressing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A surgical
procedure used to relieve pressure on an organ or part.
%@2@%%@CR:DECONTROL @%%@QR:decontrol@%%@AB@%decontrol%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-trolled%@AE@% %@AB@%-trolling%@AE@% %@AB@%-trols%@AE@% To free from control, esp.
from governmental control. %@AB@% decontrol %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECOR @%%@QR:decor@%%@AB@%decor%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or decor %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A decorative style or scheme, as of a room. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@2@%%@CR:DECORATE @%%@QR:decorate@%%@AB@%decorate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rated%@AE@% %@AB@%-rating%@AE@% %@AB@%-rates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To furnish or adorn with
fashionable or beautiful things. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To confer a medal or other honor upon.
%@2@%%@CR:DECORATION @%%@QR:decoration@%%@AB@%decoration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act, process, technique, or art of decorating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
An object or group of objects used to decorate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A medal, badge, or other
%@2@%%@CR:DECORATOR @%%@QR:decorator@%%@AB@%decorator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One that decorates, esp. an %@AI@%interior decorator%@BO: 999c9e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECOROUS @%%@QR:decorous@%%@AB@%decorous%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DECORTICATE @%%@QR:decorticate@%%@AB@%decorticate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove the cortex from
(an organ or structure), esp. as a surgical procedure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To remove the
%@2@%%@CR:DECORUM @%%@QR:decorum@%%@AB@%decorum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
conventions of polite behavior. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% In art and literature, something that is
proper to the harmony, essence, or unity of a composition or to a subject,
locale, time, or character being treated. [Lat. %@AI@%decorum %@AE@%< %@AI@%decorus,
%@AE@%decorous.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECOUPAGE @%%@QR:decoupage@%%@AB@%decoupage%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or decoupage %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The technique of decorating a surface with
cutouts, as of paper. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something produced by decoupage. [Fr. < OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:DECREASE @%%@QR:decrease@%%@AB@%decrease%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-creased%@AE@% %@AB@%-creasing%@AE@% %@AB@%-creases%@AE@% To grow or cause to
grow gradually less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of decreasing. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The amount by which something
%@AI@%%@AI@%diminish%@BO: 53a538@%%@AE@% %@AI@%shrink%@BO: 10e007d@%%@AE@% %@AI@%subside%@BO: 122b413@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to become smaller or less or to
make something smaller. %@AI@%Decrease%@BO: 4d1031@%%@AE@% refers to gradual decline or making
steadily smaller. %@AI@%Reduce%@BO: f49977@%%@AE@% emphasizes cutting down in size, time, cost, or
rank. %@AI@%Lessen%@BO: a6d81d@%%@AE@% usually refers to decrease in number. %@AI@%Dwindle%@BO: 5ca245@%%@AE@% suggests
decreasing bit by bit to a vanishing point. %@AI@%Abate%@BO: 252e@%%@AE@% stresses a decrease in
quantity or strength and suggests there was originally too much. %@AI@%Diminish%@BO: 53a538@%%@AE@%
implies taking away or making or becoming perceptibly smaller by removal.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Shrink%@BO: 10e007d@%%@AE@% applies specifically to reduction in original physical size.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Subside%@BO: 122b413@%%@AE@% implies decreasing to a more normal condition.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECREE @%%@QR:decree@%%@AB@%decree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An authoritative order having the force of law. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
judgment of a court of equity, admiralty, probate, or divorce. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman
%@AS@%Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A doctrinal or disciplinary act of an ecumenical
council. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An administrative act applying or interpreting articles of
canon law. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-creed%@AE@% %@AB@%-creeing%@AE@% %@AB@%-crees%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To ordain, establish, or
decide by decree. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To issue a decree. [ME < OFr. %@AI@%decret %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DECREPIT @%%@QR:decrepit@%%@AB@%decrepit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Weakened by old age, illness, or hard use; broken-down.
[ME < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%decrepitus, %@AE@%very old : %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%from, without + %@AI@%crepitus,
%@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%crepare, %@AE@%to rattle.] %@AB@% decrepitly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECREPITATE @%%@QR:decrepitate@%%@AB@%decrepitate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tated%@AE@% %@AB@%-tating%@AE@% %@AB@%-tates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To roast or calcine (crystals
or salts) until they emit a crackling sound or until crackling stops.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make a crackling sound when roasted. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%decrepitare,
%@AI@%decrepitat- %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%de- %@AE@%(intensive) + %@AI@%crepitare, %@AE@%freq. of %@AI@%crepare, %@AE@%to
crack.] %@AB@% decrepitation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECREPITUDE @%%@QR:decrepitude@%%@AB@%decrepitude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The condition of being decrepit.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECRESCENDO @%%@QR:decrescendo@%%@AB@%decrescendo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-dos%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A gradual decrease in force or
loudness. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A passage marked or performed in a decrescendo. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
Gradually diminishing in force or loudness. -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% With a decrescendo.
[Ital., decreasing < Lat. %@AI@%decrescendum, %@AE@%gerund of %@AI@%decrescere, %@AE@%to decrease.]
%@AI@%decrescent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%decrescere, %@AE@%to decrease.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECRETAL @%%@QR:decretal@%%@AB@%decretal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Roman Catholic Chruch. %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A decree, esp. a papal letter
giving a decision on a point or question of canon law. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Decretals%@AE@% The
body of papal laws and decrees forming a part of canon law. [ME < OFr. <
Med. Lat. (%@AI@%epistola%@AE@%) %@AI@%decretalis, %@AE@%(letter) of decree < Lat. %@AI@%decretum,
%@AE@%decree.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECRETIVE @%%@QR:decretive@%%@AB@%decretive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the force of a decree.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECRETORY @%%@QR:decretory@%%@AB@%decretory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or resulting from a decree.
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%@2@%%@CR:DECRIMINALIZE @%%@QR:decriminalize@%%@AB@%decriminalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To make no longer illegal or
%@AB@% Synonyms: %@AE@%%@AI@%decry%@BO: 4d2952@%%@AE@% %@AI@%disparage%@BO: 56087a@%%@AE@% %@AI@%belittle%@BO: 1a7ba9@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to express a low
valuation of something or someone. %@AI@%Decry%@BO: 4d2952@%%@AE@% implies making public objection
by condemnation. %@AI@%Disparage%@BO: 56087a@%%@AE@% means to express slight regard for another's
accomplishments, often by indirection. %@AI@%Belittle%@BO: 1a7ba9@%%@AE@% implies open depreciation.
along the ground but erect at or near the apex: %@AI@%decumbent stems.%@AE@% [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%decumbens, decumbent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%decumbere, %@AE@%to lie down.] %@AB@% decumbence
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AB@%decumbency%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DECUPLE @%%@QR:decuple@%%@AB@%decuple%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Ten times as great; tenfold. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% In groups of ten. [ME <
OFr. < LLat. %@AI@%decuplus %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%decem, %@AE@%ten.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DECURRENT @%%@QR:decurrent@%%@AB@%decurrent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Extending downward from the base along a stem: %@AI@%decurrent
%@AI@%leaves.%@AE@% [Lat. %@AI@%decurrens, decurrent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%decurrere, %@AE@%to run down :
%@2@%%@CR:DECUSSATE @%%@QR:decussate@%%@AB@%decussate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-sated%@AE@% %@AB@%-sating%@AE@% %@AB@%-sates%@AE@% To cross so as to form an
X; intersect. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Intersected or crossed in the form of an X. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Botany. %@AE@%Arranged on a stem in opposite pairs at right angles to those above
or below. [Lat. %@AI@%decussare, decussat- %@AE@%< %@AI@%decussis, %@AE@%the number ten,
intersection (from the Romans' use of X for the numeral 10) : %@AI@%decem, %@AE@%ten +
%@2@%%@CR:DECUSSATION @%%@QR:decussation@%%@AB@%decussation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A crossing in the shape of an X. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An X-shaped
crossing of nerve fibers connecting dissimilar parts on the two sides of
the spinal cord or brain.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEDANS @%%@QR:dedans@%%@AB@%dedans%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%dedans%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A screened gallery for spectators at the service
end of a court-tennis court. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The spectators at a court-tennis match.
%@2@%%@CR:DEDICATE @%%@QR:dedicate@%%@AB@%dedicate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To set apart for a deity or for
religious purposes; consecrate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To set apart for a special use:
%@AI@%%@AI@%dedicated his money to scientific research.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To commit (oneself) to a
particular course of thought or action: %@AI@%dedicated herself to helping the
%@AI@%poor.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To address or inscribe (a literary work, for example) to someone
as a mark of respect or affection. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To open (a building, for example)
to public use. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To unveil (a monument). [ME %@AI@%dedicaten %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%dedicare %@AE@%:
%@2@%%@CR:DEDICATION @%%@QR:dedication@%%@AB@%dedication%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of dedicating or the state of being dedicated.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A note prefixed to a literary, artistic, or musical composition
dedicating it to someone in token of affection or esteem. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A rite or
ceremony of dedicating.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEDIFFERENTIATI @%%@QR:dedifferentiation@%%@AB@%dedifferentiation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@% The loss of specialized cellular form,
esp. prior to redifferentiation.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEDUCE @%%@QR:deduce@%%@AB@%deduce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-duced%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducing%@AE@% %@AB@%-duces%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reach (a conclusion) by
reasoning. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To infer from a general principle; reason deductively. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
trace the origin or derivation of. [ME %@AI@%deducen %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%deducere, %@AE@%to lead
%@2@%%@CR:DEDUCT @%%@QR:deduct@%%@AB@%deduct%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducted%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ducts%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take away (a quantity)
from another; subtract. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To derive by deduction; deduce. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
detract; diminish: %@AI@%Bad plumbing deducts from the value of his house.%@AE@% [Lat.
%@AI@%deducere, deduct-, %@AE@%to lead away. -see deduce.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEDUCTIBLE @%%@QR:deductible@%%@AB@%deductible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being deducted. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Allowable as a tax
%@2@%%@CR:DEDUCTION @%%@QR:deduction@%%@AB@%deduction%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of deducting; subtraction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An amount that is
or may be deducted: %@AI@%tax deductions.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of deducing; the
drawing of a conclusion by reasoning. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%The process of reasoning
in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises;
inference by reasoning from the general to the specific. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% %@AS@% Logic. %@AE@%A
conclusion reached by this process.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEDUCTIVE @%%@QR:deductive@%%@AB@%deductive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or based on deduction. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Involving deduction in
%@2@%%@CR:DEE @%%@QR:dee@%%@AB@%dee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The letter %@AI@%d.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEED @%%@QR:deed@%%@AB@%deed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A feat; exploit. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Action or performance in
general, esp. as distinguished from words. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A document sealed as an
instrument of bond, contract, or conveyance, esp. pertaining to property.
-%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%deeded%@AE@% %@AB@%deeding%@AE@% %@AB@%deeds%@AE@% To transfer by means of a deed. [ME %@AI@%dede %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%daed.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEEM @%%@QR:deem@%%@AB@%deem%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%deemed%@AE@% %@AB@%deeming%@AE@% %@AB@%deems%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To judge; consider: %@AI@%We deem it
%@AI@%advisable to wait.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To have an opinion; suppose. [ME %@AI@%demen %@AE@%< OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%deman.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEEP @%%@QR:deep@%%@AB@%deep%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-er%@AE@% %@AB@%-est%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Extending far downward below a surface: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%deep hole.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Extending far backward from front to rear: %@AI@%a deep closet.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%c.%@AE@% Extending far inward from an outer surface: %@AI@%a deep cut.%@AE@% %@AB@%d.%@AE@% Extending
far from side to side from a center: %@AI@%a deep yard surrounding the house.%@AE@% %@AB@%e.%@AE@%
Far distant down or in: %@AI@%deep in the woods.%@AE@% %@AB@%f.%@AE@% Coming from or penetrating
to a depth: %@AI@%a deep sigh.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Extending a specific distance in a given
direction: %@AI@%snow four feet deep.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Far distant in time or space: %@AI@%deep in
%@AI@%the future.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Difficult to penetrate or understand; recondite: %@AI@%a deep
%@AI@%theory.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Of a mysterious or obscure nature: %@AI@%ancient and deep tribal
%@AI@%rites.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Very learned or intellectual; wise: %@AI@%a deep intellect.%@AE@% %@AB@%d.%@AE@% Very
cunning or crafty: %@AI@%deep political machinations.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of a grave or
extreme nature: %@AI@%deep trouble.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Very absorbed or involved: %@AI@%deep in
%@AI@%thought.%@AE@% %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Showing strong feelings; profound: %@AI@%a deep love.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Rich and
vivid in shade: %@AI@%a deep red.%@AE@% %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Low in pitch; resonant: %@AI@%a deep voice.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To a great depth; deeply: %@AI@%dig deep; feelings that run deep.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Well on in time; late: %@AI@%worked deep into the night.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A deep place
in land or in a body of water, esp. in the ocean. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The extent of
encompassing time or space. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A vast, immeasurable extent; abyss. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
most intense or extreme part: %@AI@%the deep of night.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The ocean. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A
distance estimated in fathoms between successive marks on a sounding line.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% go off the deep end.%@AE@% To act recklessly or
hysterically.%@AB@% in deep water.%@AE@% In trouble. [ME %@AI@%dep %@AE@%< OE %@AI@%deop.%@AE@%] %@AB@% deeply %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
%@AB@% deepness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEEPEN @%%@QR:deepen@%%@AB@%deepen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-ened%@AE@% %@AB@%-ening%@AE@% %@AB@%-ens%@AE@% To make or become deep or deeper.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEEPFREEZE @%%@QR:Deepfreeze@%%@AB@%Deepfreeze%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a refrigerator designed to freeze food for
long periods.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEEP.FRY @%%@QR:deep-fry@%%@AB@%deep-fry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fried%@AE@% %@AB@%-frying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fries%@AE@% To fry by immersing in a deep pan
To toss out; get rid of: %@AI@%deep-sixed the incriminating papers.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEEP.SPACE @%%@QR:deep space@%%@AB@%deep space%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The regions beyond the moon, encompassing interplanetary,
interstellar, and intergalactic space.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEEP.STRUCTURE @%%@QR:deep structure@%%@AB@%deep structure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Linguistics. %@AE@% An underlying structure that determines
the semantic interpretation of a sentence.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEER @%%@QR:deer@%%@AB@%deer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%deer%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Any of various hoofed ruminant mammals of the family
Cervidae, characteristically having deciduous antlers borne only by the
males. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Any of various smaller deerlike mammals, such as the mouse deer.
%@2@%%@CR:DEERHOUND @%%@QR:deerhound@%%@AB@%deerhound%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A dog of a breed developed in Scotland, resembling a
greyhound but larger and having a wiry coat.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEER.MOUSE @%%@QR:deer mouse@%%@AB@%deer mouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Any of various New World mice of the genus %@AI@%Peromyscus,%@AE@%
having large ears, white feet and underparts, and a long tail. [From its
deerlike agility.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEERSKIN @%%@QR:deerskin@%%@AB@%deerskin%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Leather made from the hide of a deer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A garment made
from deerskin.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEERSTALKER @%%@QR:deerstalker@%%@AB@%deerstalker%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tight-fitting hat with visors in the front and back,
originally worn by hunters.
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%@2@%%@CR:DE.ESCALATE @%%@QR:de-escalate@%%@AB@%de-escalate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To decrease the size, scope,
or intensity of (a war, for example). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To decrease or diminish in
size, scope, or intensity: %@AI@%The birth rate was de-escalating.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:DEET @%%@QR:deet@%%@AB@%deet%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A colorless, oily liquid, C%@AH@%12%@AE@%H%@AH@%17%@AE@%NO, that has a mild odor and is%@EH@%
used as an insect repellent. [Pronunciation of %@AI@%d.t.%@AE@%, abbr. of diethyl
toluamide.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFACE @%%@QR:deface@%%@AB@%deface%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-faced%@AE@% %@AB@%-facing%@AE@% %@AB@%-faces%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To spoil or mar the surface or
appearance of; disfigure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To impair the usefulness, value, or influence
of. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To efface or obliterate. [ME %@AI@%defacen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%desfacier %@AE@%: %@AI@%des-, %@AE@%de- (<
%@2@%%@CR:DEFAMATION @%%@QR:defamation@%%@AB@%defamation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Slander or libel; calumny. %@AB@% defamatory %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFAME @%%@QR:defame@%%@AB@%defame%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-famed%@AE@% %@AB@%-faming%@AE@% %@AB@%-fames%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To attack the good name of by
slander or libel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To disgrace. [ME %@AI@%defamen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%defamer %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:DEFEASANCE @%%@QR:defeasance@%%@AB@%defeasance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An annulment or rendering void. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The voiding of a
contract or deed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A clause within a contract or deed providing for
annulment. [ME %@AI@%defesaunce %@AE@%< AN < OFr. %@AI@%defesance %@AE@%< %@AI@%defesant, %@AE@%pr.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%subdue%@BO: 1222a8d@%%@AE@% %@AI@%subjugate%@BO: 1225a09@%%@AE@% %@AI@%overcome%@BO: ce4eb9@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to get the better of an
adversary. %@AI@%Defeat%@BO: 4d726b@%%@AE@% , the most general, does not necessarily imply finality
of outcome. %@AI@%Conquer%@BO: 3eee66@%%@AE@% suggests decisive wide-scale victory. %@AI@%Vanquish%@BO: 141ff91@%%@AE@%
emphasizes total and final mastery. %@AI@%Beat%@BO: 19523a@%%@AE@% , less formal, is often the
equivalent of %@AI@%defeat%@BO: 4d726b@%%@AE@% , though %@AI@%beat%@BO: 19523a@%%@AE@% may convey greater emphasis. %@AI@%Rout%@BO: fe4b31@%%@AE@%
implies not only complete victory but also putting an adversary to flight.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Subdue%@BO: 1222a8d@%%@AE@% suggests mastery and control by suppression or taming. %@AI@%Subjugate%@BO: 1225a09@%%@AE@%
more strongly implies making an opponent subservient. %@AI@%Overcome%@BO: ce4eb9@%%@AE@% stresses
the importance of the conquest to the victor's well-being and often implies
courage and perseverance.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFEATISM @%%@QR:defeatism@%%@AB@%defeatism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Acceptance of or resignation to the prospect of defeat. %@AB@%
%@AB@%defeatist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFECATE @%%@QR:defecate@%%@AB@%defecate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To void feces from the bowels.
-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To clarify (a chemical solution). [Lat. %@AI@%defaecare, defaecat- %@AE@%: %@AI@%de-,
%@2@%%@CR:DEFECTIVE @%%@QR:defective@%%@AB@%defective%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having a defect; faulty. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%Lacking one or
more of the inflected forms normal for a particular category of word, as
the verb %@AI@%may%@AE@% in English. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of subnormal intelligence. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Someone
physically or mentally incapacitated. %@AB@% defectively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% defectiveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFENCE @%%@QR:defence@%%@AB@%defence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%defense%@BO: 4d8b73@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFEND @%%@QR:defend@%%@AB@%defend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fended%@AE@% %@AB@%-fending%@AE@% %@AB@%-fends%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To protect from danger,
attack, or harm; guard. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To support or maintain, as by argument or
action; justify. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To represent (the defendant) in a civil or
criminal case. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To contest (a legal action or claim). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make a
%@2@%%@CR:DEFENSE.MECHANI @%%@QR:defense mechanism@%%@AB@%defense mechanism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%A reaction of an organism used in
self-defense, as against germs. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Psychoanalysis. %@AE@%A usually involuntary
mental mechanism, such as repression or projection, that protects an
individual from shame, anxiety, or loss of self-esteem.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFENSIBLE @%%@QR:defensible@%%@AB@%defensible%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being defended, protected, or justified. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:DEFENSIVE @%%@QR:defensive@%%@AB@%defensive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Intended or appropriate for defense. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Done for
defense. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to defense. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A means of defense. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
attitude of defense. %@AB@% defensively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% defensiveness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
%@AB@%defer(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ferred%@AE@% %@AB@%-ferring%@AE@% %@AB@%-fers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To put off until a future
time; postpone: %@AI@%deferred writing until now.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To postpone the induction
of (one eligible for the military draft). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To procrastinate; delay.
%@2@%%@CR:DEFERENCE @%%@QR:deference@%%@AB@%deference%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wishes,
or judgment of another. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Courteous respect.
%@AB@%deferent(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Carrying down or away. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Adapted to carry or
transport. [Lat. %@AI@%deferens, deferent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%deferre, %@AE@%to carry away.
-see defer2.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFERENTIAL @%%@QR:deferential@%%@AB@%deferential%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Marked by deference: %@AI@%a deferential attitude.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%deferentially %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFERMENT @%%@QR:deferment@%%@AB@%deferment%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or deferral %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act of delaying or putting off;
postponement.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFERRED @%%@QR:deferred@%%@AB@%deferred%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Postponed or delayed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% With benefits or payments
withheld until a future date. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having had one's compulsory military
service postponed.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFERVESCENCE @%%@QR:defervescence@%%@AB@%defervescence%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The abatement of a fever. [< Lat. %@AI@%defervescens,
%@AI@%defervescent-,%@AE@% pr.part. of %@AI@%defervescere,%@AE@% to stop boiling : %@AI@%de-,%@AE@% off, away +
%@AI@%fervescere,%@AE@% to begin to boil < %@AI@%fervere,%@AE@% to boil.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFIANCE @%%@QR:defiance@%%@AB@%defiance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Bold resistance to an opposing force or authority. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Intentionally provocative behavior or attitude. [ME %@AI@%defiaunce %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:DEFIANT @%%@QR:defiant@%%@AB@%defiant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Marked by defiance. %@AB@% defiantly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFBRILLATE @%%@QR:defibrillate@%%@AB@%defibrillate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To stop the fibrillating of (a
%@2@%%@CR:DEFICIENCY @%%@QR:deficiency@%%@AB@%deficiency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality or condition of being deficient.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% A lack or shortage; insufficiency.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFICIENCY.DISE @%%@QR:deficiency disease@%%@AB@%deficiency disease%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A disease, as rickets or scurvy, caused by a
dietary deficiency of specific vitamins and minerals.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFICIENT @%%@QR:deficient@%%@AB@%deficient%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Lacking an essential quality or element. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Inadequate
in amount or degree; insufficient. [Lat. %@AI@%deficiens, deficient-, %@AE@%pr.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:DEFICIT @%%@QR:deficit@%%@AB@%deficit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The amount by which something, as a sum of money, falls short
of the required or expected amount; shortage. [Fr. %@AI@%deficit %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%deficit,
%@AE@%it is lacking.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFICIT.SPENDIN @%%@QR:deficit spending@%%@AB@%deficit spending%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The spending of public funds obtained by borrowing.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFILADE @%%@QR:defilade@%%@AB@%defilade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-laded%@AE@% %@AB@%-lading%@AE@% %@AB@%-lades%@AE@% To arrange (fortifications) so as
to give protection from enfilading and other fire. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act or
%@AB@%defile(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-filed%@AE@% %@AB@%-filing%@AE@% %@AB@%-files%@AE@% To march in single file or in
files or columns. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A narrow gorge or pass that restricts lateral
movement, as of troops. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A march in a line or lines. [Fr. %@AI@%defiler %@AE@%: %@AI@%de-,
%@AE@%off (< Lat. %@AI@%de-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%filer, %@AE@%to march in files < OFr., to spin < LLat. %@AI@%filare
%@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%filum, %@AE@%thread.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFINE @%%@QR:define@%%@AB@%define%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fined%@AE@% %@AB@%-fining%@AE@% %@AB@%-fines%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To state the precise meaning of
(a word or sense of a word, for example). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To describe the nature or
basic qualities of; explain: %@AI@%define the properties of a new drug.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
delineate the outline or form of: %@AI@%a shape defined by a line.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To specify
distinctly: %@AI@%define the weapons to be used in limited warfare.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% To serve
to distinguish; characterize. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make a definition. [ME %@AI@%diffinen %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:DEFINIENDUM @%%@QR:definiendum@%%@AB@%definiendum%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-da%@AE@% A word or expression that is defined by a
definiens. [Lat., neuter gerund. of %@AI@%definire, %@AE@%to define.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFINIENS @%%@QR:definiens@%%@AB@%definiens%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-finientia%@AE@% The word or words serving to define another
word or expression, as in a dictionary entry. [Lat., pr.part. of %@AI@%definire,
%@AE@%to define.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFINITE @%%@QR:definite@%%@AB@%definite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having distinct limits: %@AI@%definite restrictions on liquor
%@AI@%sales.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Known positively; certain: %@AI@%a definite victory.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Clearly
defined; precise and explicit: %@AI@%a definite statement of the terms of the
%@AI@%will.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%Limiting or particularizing. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Botany. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Of a
specified number not exceeding 20, as certain floral organs, esp. stamens.
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% Cymose; determinate. [ME %@AI@%diffinite %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%definitus, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@2@%%@CR:DEFINITE.ARTICL @%%@QR:definite article@%%@AB@%definite article%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% The article %@AI@%the,%@AE@% which restricts or
particularizes the noun or noun phrase following it.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFINITE.INTEGR @%%@QR:definite integral@%%@AB@%definite integral%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The limit of sums with terms of the form %@AI@%f(x%@AH@%i%@AE@%)[utri%@EH@%
]x%@AH@%i%@AE@%,%@AE@% where %@AI@%f%@AE@% is a function defined in the interval between two numbers %@AI@%a%@AE@%%@EH@%
and %@AI@%b, [utri ]x%@AH@%i%@AE@%%@AE@% is the length of one of several intervals into which the%@EH@%
interval from %@AI@%a%@AE@% to %@AI@%b%@AE@% is divided, %@AI@%xi%@AE@% is a number in that interval, and the
limit is taken as the lengths of the subintervals become smaller.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFINITION @%%@QR:definition@%%@AB@%definition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of stating a precise meaning or significance.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The statement of the meaning of a word, phrase, or term. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The act of
making clear and distinct: %@AI@%a definition of one's intentions.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The state
of being closely outlined or determined. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A determination of outline,
extent, or limits: %@AI@%the definition of a nation's authority.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The degree
of clarity with which a televised image is received or a radio receives a
given station. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The clarity of detail in an optically produced image, as
a photograph, effected by a combination of resolution and contrast. [ME
%@2@%%@CR:DEFINITUDE @%%@QR:definitude@%%@AB@%definitude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The quality of being definite or exact; precision.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFLAGRATE @%%@QR:deflagrate@%%@AB@%deflagrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-grated%@AE@% %@AB@%-grating%@AE@% %@AB@%-grates%@AE@% To burn or cause to
burn with great heat and intense light. [Lat. %@AI@%deflagrare, deflagrat- %@AE@%: %@AI@%de-
air or gas from. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To collapse by releasing contained air or gas. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
reduce or lessen the confidence, pride, self-esteem, or certainty of. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AI@%%@AI@%Econ.%@AE@% To reduce the value or amount of (currency), effecting a decline in
prices. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be or become deflated. [de- + (in)flate.] %@AB@% deflator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFLATION @%%@QR:deflation@%%@AB@%deflation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of deflating or the condition of being deflated.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Econ.%@AE@% A reduction in available currency and credit that results in a
decrease in the general price level. %@AB@% deflationary %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% deflationist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFLECT @%%@QR:deflect@%%@AB@%deflect%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-flected%@AE@% %@AB@%-flecting%@AE@% %@AB@%-flects%@AE@% To turn aside or cause
%@2@%%@CR:DEFLOWER @%%@QR:deflower@%%@AB@%deflower%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ers%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To rupture the hymen of (a virgin)
by sexual intercourse. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To destroy the innocence of; violate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To spoil
the appearance or nature of; mar. [ME %@AI@%deflouren %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%deflorer %@AE@%< LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%deflorare %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%away + Lat. %@AI@%flos, %@AE@%flower.] %@AB@% deflowerer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFOCUS @%%@QR:defocus@%%@AB@%defocus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cused%@AE@% %@AB@%-cusing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cuses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -cussed %@AE@%%@AB@% or -cussing %@AE@%%@AB@% or -cusses %@AE@%
To cause (a beam or a lens) to deviate from an accurate focus. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The
result of defocusing.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFOG @%%@QR:defog@%%@AB@%defog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fogged%@AE@% %@AB@%-fogging%@AE@% %@AB@%-fogs%@AE@% To remove fog from. %@AB@% defogger %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFOLIANT @%%@QR:defoliant@%%@AB@%defoliant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause the leaves
to fall off.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFOLIATE @%%@QR:defoliate@%%@AB@%defoliate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To deprive (a tree or other
plant) of leaves. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause the leaves of (a tree or other plant) to fall
off, esp. by the use of a chemical spray or dust. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To lose foliage.
[LLat. %@AI@%defoliare, defoliat- %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%off + Lat. %@AI@%folium, %@AE@%leaf.] %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:DEFORCE @%%@QR:deforce@%%@AB@%deforce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-forced%@AE@% %@AB@%-forcing%@AE@% %@AB@%-forces%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% To withhold (something) by
force from the rightful owner. [ME %@AI@%deforcen %@AE@%< AN %@AI@%deforcier %@AE@%: %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%away (<
Lat.) + %@AI@%forcier, %@AE@%to force < VLat. *%@AI@%fortiare %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%fortis, %@AE@%strong.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%deforcement %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFORCIANT @%%@QR:deforciant@%%@AB@%deforciant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% One who deforces a rightful owner.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFOREST @%%@QR:deforest@%%@AB@%deforest%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ested%@AE@% %@AB@%-esting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ests%@AE@% To clear away the trees or forests
%@2@%%@CR:DEFORM @%%@QR:deform@%%@AB@%deform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-formed%@AE@% %@AB@%-forming%@AE@% %@AB@%-forms%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To spoil the natural form of;
misshape. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To deface; disfigure: %@AI@%a body deformed by disease.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Physics. %@AE@%To alter the shape of by pressure or stress. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become
%@2@%%@CR:DEFORMATION @%%@QR:deformation@%%@AB@%deformation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of deforming. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition of being
deformed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A change for the worse. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An alteration of
shape by pressure or stress. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The altered shape that is the result of
this.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFORMED @%%@QR:deformed@%%@AB@%deformed%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Misshapen or distorted in form.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFORMITY @%%@QR:deformity@%%@AB@%deformity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being deformed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A bodily
malformation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A deformed person or thing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Gross ugliness or
distortion, esp. in art or morals.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFRAUD @%%@QR:defraud@%%@AB@%defraud%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-frauded%@AE@% %@AB@%-frauding%@AE@% %@AB@%-frauds%@AE@% To take from or deprive of by
%@2@%%@CR:DEFRAY @%%@QR:defray@%%@AB@%defray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-frayed%@AE@% %@AB@%-fraying%@AE@% %@AB@%-frays%@AE@% To pay or provide for payment of
(costs or expenses). [Fr. %@AI@%defrayer %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%desfrayer %@AE@%: %@AI@%des-, %@AE@%away (< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%de-%@AE@%) + *%@AI@%frai, %@AE@%expense < Lat. %@AI@%fractum, %@AE@%neuter p.part. of %@AI@%frangere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:DEFUSE @%%@QR:defuse@%%@AB@%defuse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fused%@AE@% %@AB@%-fusing%@AE@% %@AB@%-fuses%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove the fuse from (an
explosive device). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile: %@AI@%defuse an
%@AI@%international crisis.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEFY @%%@QR:defy@%%@AB@%defy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To confront or stand up to; challenge.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To resist successfully; withstand: %@AI@% so the plague defied all medicines
%@AI@%(Defoe). %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To challenge or dare (someone) to perform something deemed
%@2@%%@CR:DEGAS @%%@QR:degas@%%@AB@%degas%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gassed%@AE@% %@AB@%-gassing%@AE@% %@AB@%-gasses%@AE@% %@AB@% or -gases %@AE@% To remove gas from.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGAUSS @%%@QR:degauss@%%@AB@%degauss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gaussed%@AE@% %@AB@%-gaussing%@AE@% %@AB@%-gausses%@AE@% To neutralize the magnetic
field of (a ship, for example). %@AB@% degausser %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGENERACY @%%@QR:degeneracy@%%@AB@%degeneracy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being degenerate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The process
of degenerating. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Degenerate behavior, esp. sexual perversion.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGENERATE @%%@QR:degenerate@%%@AB@%degenerate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Having declined, as in function or nature, from a
former or original state. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having fallen or descended to a state below
what is considered normal or desirable, esp. in mental or moral qualities.
%@AB@%%@AB@%3.%@AE@% Marked by or exhibiting degeneracy. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@%Taking on several
discrete values or states. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A morally degraded person. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A
person lacking or having progressively lost normative biological or
psychological characteristics. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A person exhibiting antisocial, esp.
sexually deviant, behavior. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To decline
from a former or original state; deteriorate: %@AI@%old water pipes degenerating
%@AI@%with age.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To fall below a normal or desirable state, esp. mentally or
morally. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To decline or go down in quality. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@% To undergo
%@2@%%@CR:DEGENERATION @%%@QR:degeneration@%%@AB@%degeneration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of degenerating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The state of being
degenerate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%The usually irreversible deterioration of specific
cells or organs with corresponding functional impairment, caused by injury
or disease and often resulting in necrosis or death. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Electronics.
%@AE@%Negative feedback of output power to an input signal in an amplifying
circuit.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGLUTINATE @%%@QR:deglutinate@%%@AB@%deglutinate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% To extract the gluten from
%@2@%%@CR:DEGRADABLE @%%@QR:degradable@%%@AB@%degradable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being chemically degraded.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGRADATION @%%@QR:degradation@%%@AB@%degradation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of degrading. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A process of
transition from a higher to a lower quality or level. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The state of being
degraded; degeneration. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%A general lowering of the earth's
surface by erosion or transportation in running water. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry.
%@AE@%Decomposition of a compound by stages, exhibiting well-defined intermediate
products.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGRADE @%%@QR:degrade@%%@AB@%degrade%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-graded%@AE@% %@AB@%-grading%@AE@% %@AB@%-grades%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reduce in grade, rank, or
status, esp. to deprive of an office or dignity; demote. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To lower in
moral or intellectual character; debase. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To reduce in worth or value. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
To expose to contempt, dishonor, or disgrace. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Geology. %@AE@%To lower or wear
by erosion. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chemistry. %@AE@%To decompose (a compound) by stages. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%discredit%@BO: 553f9b@%%@AE@% %@AI@%mortify%@BO: bd0a84@%%@AE@% These verbs mean to cast down persons by reducing in
dignity, respect, or rank. %@AI@%Degrade%@BO: 4dfbec@%%@AE@% implies reduction to a state that
incurs shame, disgrace, and contempt or to a state of actual corruption.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Abase%@BO: 215e@%%@AE@% refers principally to loss of rank or prestige. %@AI@%Demean%@BO: 4ec7d6@%%@AE@% suggests
placing a person in an inferior social position. %@AI@%Humble%@BO: 8eb3f5@%%@AE@% can refer to
lowering in rank or estate or, more often, to driving out undue
self-esteem. %@AI@%Humiliate%@BO: 8ec84c@%%@AE@% involves subjecting one to shame, usually in
public, and causing feelings of inferiority and loss of self-respect.
%@AI@%%@AI@%Discredit%@BO: 553f9b@%%@AE@% refers to lowering of reputation or professional status. %@AI@%Mortify%@BO: bd0a84@%%@AE@%
suggests causing extreme humiliation, chagrin, and embarrassment.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGRADED @%%@QR:degraded@%%@AB@%degraded%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Reduced in rank, honor, or position. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Reduced in
quality or value. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Having declined in moral qualities; depraved. %@AB@%4.%@AE@%
Considered as below normal standards of civilization. %@AB@% degradedly %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%degradedness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGRADING @%%@QR:degrading@%%@AB@%degrading%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Tending or intended to degrade; debasing. %@AB@% degradingly
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGRANULATION @%%@QR:degranulation@%%@AB@%degranulation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The process of losing granules.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGREE @%%@QR:degree@%%@AB@%degree%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of a series of steps or stages in a process, course of
action, progression, or retrogression. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The relative distance, or a step,
in a direct hereditary line of descent or ascent. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Relative social or
official rank, dignity, or position. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Relative intensity or amount, as of
a quality or attribute: %@AI@%a high degree of accuracy.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The extent or
measure of a state of being, action, or relation: %@AI@%modernized their
%@AI@%facilities to a large degree.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A unit division of a temperature scale.
%@AB@%%@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%A unit of angular measure equal in magnitude to the
central angle subtended by 1/360 of the circumference of a circle. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% A
unit of latitude or longitude, 1/360 of a great circle. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The greatest
sum of the exponents of the variables in a term of a polynomial or
polynomial equation. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The exponent of the derivative of highest order in
a differential equation in standard form. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An academic title given
by a college or university to a student who has completed a course of
study. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A similar title conferred as an honorary distinction. %@AB@%11.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A
division or classification of a specific crime according to its
seriousness. %@AB@%12.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%One of the forms used in the comparison of
adjectives and adverbs. %@AB@%13.%@AE@% %@AS@% Music. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% One of the seven notes of a
diatonic scale. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A space or line of the staff.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% by degrees.%@AE@% Little by little; gradually.%@AB@% to a degree.%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To a great extent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Somewhat. [ME %@AI@%degre %@AE@%< OFr. < VLat. *%@AI@%degradus %@AE@%:
Lat. %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%down + Lat. %@AI@%gradus, %@AE@%step.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGREE.DAY @%%@QR:degree-day@%%@AB@%degree-day%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An indication of the extent of departure from a
standard of mean daily temperature. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A unit used in estimating quantities
of fuel and power consumption, based on a daily ratio of consumption and
the mean temperature below 65 deg. F.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGREE.OF.FREED @%%@QR:degree of freedom@%%@AB@%degree of freedom%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Statistics. %@AE@%Any of the unrestricted,
independent random variables that constitute a statistic. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Physics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@%
Any of the minimum number of coordinates required to specify completely the
motion of a mechanical system. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Any of the independent thermodynamic
variables, such as pressure, temperature, or composition, required to
specify a system with a given number of phases and components.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEGRESSION @%%@QR:degression@%%@AB@%degression%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A going down by steps; descent. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%degressio,
%@AE@%descent < Lat. %@AI@%degressus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%degredi, %@AE@%to descend : %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%down +
%@2@%%@CR:DEHISCE @%%@QR:dehisce@%%@AB@%dehisce%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-hisced%@AE@% %@AB@%-hiscing%@AE@% %@AB@%-hisces%@AE@% To burst or split open along a
line or slit, as do the ripe capsules or pods of some plants. [Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%dehiscere %@AE@%: %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%off + %@AI@%hiscere, %@AE@%to split, inchoative of %@AI@%hiare, %@AE@%to be open.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEHISCENT @%%@QR:dehiscent@%%@AB@%dehiscent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Opening at pores or by splitting to release seeds within
a fruit or pollen from an anther. %@AB@% dehiscence %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEHORN @%%@QR:dehorn@%%@AB@%dehorn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-horned%@AE@% %@AB@%-horning%@AE@% %@AB@%-horns%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove the horns from. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
prevent growth in the horns of, as by cauterization.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEHUMANIZE @%%@QR:dehumanize@%%@AB@%dehumanize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To deprive of human qualities or
attributes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To render mechanical and routine. %@AB@% dehumanization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEHUMIDIFY @%%@QR:dehumidify@%%@AB@%dehumidify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To remove atmospheric moisture
%@2@%%@CR:DEHYDRATASE @%%@QR:dehydratase@%%@AB@%dehydratase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biochemistry. %@AE@% An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of
oxygen and hydrogen from a metabolite in the ratio in which they occur in
water from or make anhydrous. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To remove water from (vegetables, for
example) for preservation. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To lose water or moisture; become dry. %@AB@%
%@AB@%dehydrator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEHYDRATION @%%@QR:dehydration@%%@AB@%dehydration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The process of removing water from a substance or
compound. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Pathology. %@AE@%Excessive loss of water from the body or from an
organ or bodily part.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEHYDROCHLORINA @%%@QR:dehydrochlorinase@%%@AB@%dehydrochlorinase%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biochemistry. %@AE@% An enzyme that catalyzes the removal
of hydrogen and chlorine from a chlorinated hydrocarbon.
%@2@%%@CR:DEHYDROGENIZE @%%@QR:dehydrogenize@%%@AB@%dehydrogenize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nized%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-nizes%@AE@% To dehydrogenate. %@AB@%
%@AB@%dehydrogenization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEHYPNOTIZE @%%@QR:dehypnotize@%%@AB@%dehypnotize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% To arouse from a hypnotic
state.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEICE @%%@QR:deice@%%@AB@%deice%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-iced%@AE@% %@AB@%-icing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ices%@AE@% To keep free of ice; melt ice from.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEICER @%%@QR:deicer@%%@AB@%deicer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A device used on an aircraft in flight to keep certain
surfaces free from ice or remove ice after it has formed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A compound
used to prevent the formation of ice, as on windshields.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEICIDE @%%@QR:deicide@%%@AB@%deicide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The killing of a god. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who kills a god. [Lat. %@AI@%deus,
%@AE@%Serving to point out or specify, as the demonstrative pronoun %@AI@%this.%@AE@% [Gk.
%@AI@%%@AI@%deiktikos %@AE@%< %@AI@%deiktos, %@AE@%able to show directly < %@AI@%deiknunai, %@AE@%to show.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%deictically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEIFIC @%%@QR:deific@%%@AB@%deific%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Making or tending to make divine. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or characterized
by divine or godlike nature. [OFr. %@AI@%deifique %@AE@%< LLat. %@AI@%deificus %@AE@%: Lat. %@AI@%deus,
%@AE@%god + -%@AI@%ficus, %@AE@%-fic.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEIFICATION @%%@QR:deification@%%@AB@%deification%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of deifying. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition
of having been deified. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% One who embodies the qualities of a god.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEIFY @%%@QR:deify@%%@AB@%deify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To raise to divine rank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
worship or revere as a god. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To idealize; exalt. [ME %@AI@%deifien %@AE@%< OFr.
%@2@%%@CR:DEIGN @%%@QR:deign@%%@AB@%deign%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%deigned%@AE@% %@AB@%deigning%@AE@% %@AB@%deigns%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To think it appropriate or
suitable to one's dignity to do something: %@AI@%wouldn't deign to answer the
%@AI@%reporter's questions.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To condescend to give or grant. [ME %@AI@%deinen %@AE@%<
OFr. %@AI@%deignier, %@AE@%to regard as worthy < Lat. %@AI@%dignari %@AE@%< %@AI@%dignus, %@AE@%worthy.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEIL @%%@QR:deil@%%@AB@%deil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Scots.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The devil. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mischievous person; imp. [Sc. < ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%dele, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%devel. %@AE@%-see devil.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEINSTITUTIONAL @%%@QR:deinstitutionalize@%%@AB@%deinstitutionalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove the status of
an institution from. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To enable (one who is developmentally disabled or
mentally ill, for example) to live away from an institution. %@AB@%
%@AB@%deinstitutionalization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEIRDRE @%%@QR:Deirdre@%%@AB@%Deirdre%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Irish.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mythology. %@AE@% A princess of Ulster who killed herself
after her husband, Naoise, was murdered. [OIr. %@AI@%Deidru.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEISM @%%@QR:deism@%%@AB@%deism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The belief, based solely on reason, in the existence of God as
the creator of the universe who after setting it in motion abandoned it,
assumed no control over life, exerted no influence on natural phenomena,
and gave no supernatural revelation. [Fr. %@AI@%deisme %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%deus, %@AE@%god.] %@AB@% deist
%@2@%%@CR:DEITY @%%@QR:deity@%%@AB@%deity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A god or goddess. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The essential nature or
condition of being a god; divinity. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%Deity%@AE@% God. [ME %@AI@%deite %@AE@%< OFr. < LLat.
%@AI@%deitas, %@AE@%divine nature < Lat. %@AI@%deus, %@AE@%god.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEJA.VU @%%@QR:deja vu@%%@AB@%deja vu%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The illusion of having already experienced something actually
being experienced for the first time. [Fr., already seen.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEJECT @%%@QR:deject@%%@AB@%deject%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-jected%@AE@% %@AB@%-jecting%@AE@% %@AB@%-jects%@AE@% To dishearten; dispirit. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%dejecten %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%dejectus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%deicere, %@AE@%to cast down : %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%down +
%@2@%%@CR:DEJECTION @%%@QR:dejection@%%@AB@%dejection%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being depressed; melancholy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Medicine. %@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% Evacuation of the bowels. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Excrement.
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%@2@%%@CR:DE.JURE @%%@QR:de jure@%%@AB@%de jure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% According to law; by right. [Lat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEK @%%@QR:dek-@%%@AB@%dek-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or deka- %@AE@% Variants of %@AI@%deca-%@BO: 4c4a95@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEKAGRAM @%%@QR:dekagram@%%@AB@%dekagram%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%decagram%@BO: 4c5187@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEKALITER @%%@QR:dekaliter@%%@AB@%dekaliter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%decaliter%@BO: 4c58f8@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEKAMETER @%%@QR:dekameter@%%@AB@%dekameter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%decameter%@BO: 4c5af4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEKASTERE @%%@QR:dekastere@%%@AB@%dekastere%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%decastere%@BO: 4c6c70@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELAINE @%%@QR:delaine@%%@AB@%delaine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A light dress fabric of wool or cotton and wool. [Short for
Fr. %@AI@%mousseline de laine, %@AE@%muslin of wool.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DELAMINATE @%%@QR:delaminate@%%@AB@%delaminate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% To split into thin layers.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELAMINATION @%%@QR:delamination@%%@AB@%delamination%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of splitting or separating into layers. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
The splitting of the blastoderm into two layers of cells.
%@AB@%Delaware(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Delaware%@AE@% %@AB@% or -wares %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A group of North American
Indian tribes formerly inhabiting the Delaware River valley. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of
any of these tribes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The Algonquian language of the Delaware. %@AB@%
%@AB@%Delawarean %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
%@AB@%Delaware(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A variety of grape having sweet, light-red fruit. [After
the state of %@AI@%Delaware.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DELAY @%%@QR:delay@%%@AB@%delay%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-layed%@AE@% %@AB@%-laying%@AE@% %@AB@%-lays%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To postpone until a later time;
defer. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To cause to be late or detained; hinder. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To procrastinate
or tarry; linger. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of delaying; postponement. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The
condition of being delayed; detainment. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The period of time during which
one is delayed. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The time interval between two events. [ME %@AI@%delaien %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%deslaier %@AE@%: %@AI@%des-, %@AE@%off (< Lat. %@AI@% de-%@AE@%) + %@AI@%laier, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%laissier, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:DELEGACY @%%@QR:delegacy@%%@AB@%delegacy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The authority, office, or position of a
delegate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of delegating or state of being delegated. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A body
of delegates; delegation.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELEGATE @%%@QR:delegate@%%@AB@%delegate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person authorized to act as representative for another;
deputy or agent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% An elected or appointed representative of a U.S.
territory in the House of Representatives who is entitled to speak but not
vote. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A member of the House of Delegates, the lower house of the
Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia legislatures. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% A representative to
a conference or convention. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-gated%@AE@% %@AB@%-gating%@AE@% %@AB@%-gates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To
authorize and send (a person) as one's representative. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To commit or
entrust to another. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To appoint (one's debtor) as a debtor to one's
creditor to replace oneself in satisfying a claim. [ME %@AI@%delegat %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DELEGATION @%%@QR:delegation@%%@AB@%delegation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of delegating. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition of being
delegated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person or group of persons officially elected or appointed
to represent another or others.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELETE @%%@QR:delete@%%@AB@%delete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-leted%@AE@% %@AB@%-leting%@AE@% %@AB@%-letes%@AE@% To strike out or cancel; omit. [Lat.
%@AI@%delere, delet-, %@AE@%to wipe out.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DELETERIOUS @%%@QR:deleterious@%%@AB@%deleterious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having a harmful effect; injurious. [Med. Lat. < Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:DELETION @%%@QR:deletion@%%@AB@%deletion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An act of deleting; omission or erasure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A word,
passage, or other matter that has been deleted from written or printed
matter.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELFT @%%@QR:delft@%%@AB@%delft%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A style of glazed earthenware, usually blue and white,
originally made in Delft, Netherlands. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A piece of pottery of this style.
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pottery made in imitation of delft.
%@2@%%@CR:DELI @%%@QR:deli@%%@AB@%deli%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-is%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% A delicatessen.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELIBERATE @%%@QR:deliberate@%%@AB@%deliberate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Considered or planned in advance with a full
awareness of everything involved; premeditated: %@AI@%orchestrated a deliberate
%@AI@%delay.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Done or said on purpose; intentional. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Careful and thorough in
deciding or determining: %@AI@%a deliberate choice.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Leisurely or slow in
motion or manner: %@AI@%moved at a deliberate pace.%@AE@% -%@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take careful thought; reflect. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To consult with another or
others as a process in reaching a decision. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To consider (a matter)
carefully, as by weighing alternatives. [Lat. %@AI@%deliberatus, %@AE@%resolved,
%@2@%%@CR:DELIBERATION @%%@QR:deliberation@%%@AB@%deliberation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of deliberating. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%deliberations%@AE@%
Formal discussion and debate of all sides of an issue. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Thoughtfulness in
decision or action.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELIBERATIVE @%%@QR:deliberative@%%@AB@%deliberative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Assembled or organized for deliberation or debate:
%@AI@%%@AI@%a deliberative legislature.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characterized by or for use in deliberation
or debate. %@AB@% deliberatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% deliberativeness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DELICACY @%%@QR:delicacy@%%@AB@%delicacy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality of being delicate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
pleasing and appealing, esp. a choice food. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Exquisite fineness or
daintiness of appearance or structure. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Frailty of bodily constitution or
health. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Sensitivity of perception, discrimination, or taste; refinement.
%@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Sensitivity to the feelings of others; tact. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Sensitivity to what
is proper; propriety. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Undue sensitivity to or concern with what may be
considered offensive or improper; squeamishness. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The need for tact in
treatment or handling: %@AI@%a topic of some delicacy.%@AE@% %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Fineness of touch: %@AI@%the
%@AI@%delicacy of an artist's brushstrokes.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% Sensitivity or keenness of
response or reaction: %@AI@%the delicacy of a fine timepiece.%@AE@% [ME %@AI@%delicacie %@AE@%<
%@AI@%%@AI@%delicat, %@AE@%delicate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DELICATE @%%@QR:delicate@%%@AB@%delicate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Pleasing to the senses, esp. in a subtle way: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%delicate flavor; a delicate violin passage.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Exquisitely fine or dainty:
%@AI@%delicate china.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Frail in constitution or health. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Easily broken or
damaged. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% Marked by sensitivity of discrimination. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Considerate of
the feelings of others. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Concerned with propriety. %@AB@%c.%@AE@% Squeamish or
fastidious. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% Requiring tactful treatment. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Fine or soft in touch or
skill: %@AI@%a surgeon's delicate touch.%@AE@% %@AB@%9.%@AE@% Keenly accurate in response or
reaction. %@AB@%10.%@AE@% Very subtle in difference or distinction. [ME %@AI@%delicat %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DELIGHT @%%@QR:delight@%%@AB@%delight%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Great pleasure or gratification; joy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that
gives great pleasure or enjoyment. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-lighted%@AE@% %@AB@%-lighting%@AE@% %@AB@%-lights%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
%@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take great pleasure or joy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To give great pleasure or joy. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To
please greatly. [ME %@AI@%deliten %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%delitier %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%delectare, %@AE@%freq. of
%@2@%%@CR:DELILAH @%%@QR:Delilah@%%@AB@%Delilah%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% In the Old Testament, a Philistine woman who betrayed Samson,
her lover, to the Philistines by having his hair shorn as he slept, thus
depriving him of his strength. [Heb. %@AI@%Delilah.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DELIMIT @%%@QR:delimit@%%@AB@%delimit%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or delimitate %@AE@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ited%@AE@% %@AB@%-iting%@AE@% %@AB@%-its%@AE@% %@AB@% or -tated %@AE@%%@AB@% or -tating %@AE@%%@AB@% or
%@AB@%-tates %@AE@% To establish the limit or boundaries of; demarcate. [Fr. %@AI@%delimiter
%@2@%%@CR:DELIMITER @%%@QR:delimiter@%%@AB@%delimiter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer Science. %@AE@% A character marking the beginning or end
of a unit of data.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELINEATE @%%@QR:delineate@%%@AB@%delineate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To draw or trace the outline of;
sketch out. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To represent pictorially; depict. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To depict in words or
%@2@%%@CR:DELINQUENCY @%%@QR:delinquency@%%@AB@%delinquency%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Negligence or failure in doing what is
required. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An offense or misdemeanor; misdeed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AI@%Juvenile delinquency%@BO: 9fccea@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELINQUENT @%%@QR:delinquent@%%@AB@%delinquent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Failing to do what is required by law or obligation.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Overdue in payment: %@AI@%a delinquent account.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who
neglects or fails to do what law or obligation requires. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A %@AI@%juvenile
%@AI@%delinquent%@BO: 9fccea@%%@AE@%. [Lat. %@AI@%delinquens, delinquent-, %@AE@%pr.part. of %@AI@%delinquere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:DELIRIA @%%@QR:deliria@%%@AB@%deliria%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plural of %@AI@%delirium%@BO: 4e8702@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELIRIOUS @%%@QR:delirious@%%@AB@%delirious%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Suffering from delirium. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Characteristic of or
pertaining to delirium: %@AI@%a delirious speech.%@AE@% %@AB@% deliriously %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@AB@%deliriousness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DELIRIUM @%%@QR:delirium@%%@AB@%delirium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-iums%@AE@% %@AB@% or -ia %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A state of temporary mental confusion
and clouded consciousness resulting from high fever, intoxication, or shock
and characterized by anxiety, tremors, hallucinations, delusions, and
incoherence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A state of uncontrolled excitement or emotion. [Lat. <
%@2@%%@CR:DELIRIUM.TREMEN @%%@QR:delirium tremens@%%@AB@%delirium tremens%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An acute delirium caused by alcohol poisoning.
[NLat., trembling delirium.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DELIVER @%%@QR:deliver@%%@AB@%deliver%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ered%@AE@% %@AB@%-ering%@AE@% %@AB@%-ers%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To release or rescue; set free:
%@AI@%%@AI@%deliver one from slavery.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To assist in giving birth: %@AI@%The doctor
%@AI@%delivered her of twins.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To assist or aid in the birth of: %@AI@%The midwife
%@AI@%delivered the twins.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To surrender to another; hand over: %@AI@%delivered the
%@AI@%criminal to the police.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To take to the intended recipient: %@AI@%deliver
%@AI@%groceries.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To send to an intended goal or target: %@AI@%deliver a blow.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%b.%@AE@% To throw or hurl: %@AI@%The pitcher delivered the ball.%@AE@% %@AB@%6.%@AE@% To give or utter
(a lecture, for example). %@AB@%7.%@AE@% To secure (something promised or desired), as
for a candidate or political party: %@AI@%delivered the votes.%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To do what
is desired or expected; make good: %@AI@%The senator delivered on his pledge.%@AE@% %@NL@%%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:DELIVERANCE @%%@QR:deliverance@%%@AB@%deliverance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of delivering. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition of being
delivered, esp. rescue from bondage or danger. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A publicly expressed
opinion or judgment, such as the verdict of a jury.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELIVERY @%%@QR:delivery@%%@AB@%delivery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of delivering or conveying. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something
that is delivered. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The act of releasing or rescuing. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The act of
giving birth; parturition. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The act of transferring to another. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% The
act of giving up; surrender. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% Utterance. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Manner of speaking or
singing. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% The act or manner of throwing or discharging.
%@2@%%@CR:DELLS @%%@QR:dells@%%@AB@%dells%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%pl.n.%@AE@% The rapids of a river. [By folk ety. < dalles.]
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DELMONICO.STEAK @%%@QR:Delmonico steak@%%@AB@%Delmonico steak%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small, often boned steak from the front section of
the short loin of beef. [After the %@AI@%Delmonico %@AE@%Restaurant in New York City.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DELOCALIZE @%%@QR:delocalize@%%@AB@%delocalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove (something) from its
native or usual locality. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To broaden the range or scope of. %@AB@%
%@AB@%delocalization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DELOUSE @%%@QR:delouse@%%@AB@%delouse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-loused%@AE@% %@AB@%-lousing%@AE@% %@AB@%-louses%@AE@% To rid of parasitic infestation
by physical or chemical means.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELPHIC @%%@QR:Delphic@%%@AB@%Delphic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or Delphian %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to Delphi or to the oracle
of Apollo at Delphi. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Obscure in meaning; ambiguous.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:DELPHINIUM @%%@QR:delphinium@%%@AB@%delphinium%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A plant of the genus %@AI@%Delphinium,%@AE@% esp. any of several tall
cultivated varieties having spikes of showy, variously colored spurred
flowers. [NLat. %@AI@%Delphinium,%@AE@% genus name < Gk. %@AI@%delphinion, %@AE@%larkspur, dim. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%delphis,%@AE@% dolphin (from the shape of the nectary).]
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%@2@%%@CR:DELPHINUS @%%@QR:Delphinus@%%@AB@%Delphinus%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Pegasus and
%@2@%%@CR:DELTA @%%@QR:delta@%%@AB@%delta%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The 4th letter of the Greek alphabet. See table at %@AI@%alphabet.%@BO: 851f0@%%@AE@%
%@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A usually triangular alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A
similar deposit at the mouth of a tidal inlet, caused by tidal currents. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
An object resembling a triangle in shape. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%A finite
increment in a variable. [Gk., of Phoenician orig.; akin to Heb. %@AI@%daleth,%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:DELTA.RAY @%%@QR:delta ray@%%@AB@%delta ray%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELTA.WAVE @%%@QR:delta wave@%%@AB@%delta wave%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or delta rhythm %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A low-frequency brain wave that emanates
from the forward portion of the brain during deep sleep in normal adults.
%@NL@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DELTA.WING @%%@QR:delta wing@%%@AB@%delta wing%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An aircraft with swept-back wings that give it the
appearance of an isosceles triangle.
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%@2@%%@CR:DELTOID @%%@QR:deltoid@%%@AB@%deltoid%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A thick, triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, used
to raise the arm from the side. -%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Triangular. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Pertaining to the
%@2@%%@CR:DELUDE @%%@QR:delude@%%@AB@%delude%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-luded%@AE@% %@AB@%-luding%@AE@% %@AB@%-ludes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To deceive the mind or judgment
of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To elude or evade. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To frustrate the hopes
or plans of. [ME %@AI@%deluden %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%deludere %@AE@%: %@AI@%de- %@AE@%(pejorative) + %@AI@%ludere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:DELUGE @%%@QR:deluge@%%@AB@%deluge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-uged%@AE@% %@AB@%-uging%@AE@% %@AB@%-uges%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To overrun with water. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
inundate in overwhelming numbers. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A great flood. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A heavy
downpour. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that overwhelms as if by a great flood: %@AI@%a deluge of
%@AI@%fan mail.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Deluge%@AE@% In the Old Testament, the great flood that occurred
in the time of Noah. [< ME %@AI@%deluge,%@AE@% flood < OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%diluvium%@AE@% < %@AI@%diluere,%@AE@%
to wash away : %@AI@%dis-,%@AE@% apart + %@AI@%lavere,%@AE@% to wash.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DELUSION @%%@QR:delusion@%%@AB@%delusion%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act or process of deluding; deception. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The
state of being deluded. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Something that is falsely disseminated or
believed. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A false belief held in spite of invalidating evidence, esp. as
a condition of certain forms of mental illness. [ME %@AI@%delusioun %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%delusio %@AE@%< %@AI@%deludere,%@AE@% to delude.] %@AB@% delusional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DELUSIVE @%%@QR:delusive@%%@AB@%delusive%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or delusory %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Tending to deceive or mislead; deceptive.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% Having the nature of a delusion; false. %@AB@% delusively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% delusiveness
%@AB@%%@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DE.LUXE @%%@QR:de luxe@%%@AB@%de luxe%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or deluxe %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Particularly elegant and luxurious; sumptuous: %@AI@%a
%@AI@%de luxe model.%@AE@% -%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% In an elegant and luxurious manner; sumptuously.
[Fr., of luxury.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DELVE @%%@QR:delve@%%@AB@%delve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%delved%@AE@% %@AB@%delving%@AE@% %@AB@%delves%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To search carefully and
laboriously. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To dig the ground, as with a spade. -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@%
To dig (ground) with a spade. [ME %@AI@%delven, %@AE@%to dig < OE %@AI@%delfan.%@AE@%] %@AB@% delver %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMAGNETIZE @%%@QR:demagnetize@%%@AB@%demagnetize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To remove magnetic properties
from. %@AB@% demagnetization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMAGOG @%%@QR:demagog@%%@AB@%demagog%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%demagogue%@BO: 4eb11e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMAGOGIC @%%@QR:demagogic@%%@AB@%demagogic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or demagogical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of, relating to, or characteristic of a
%@2@%%@CR:DEMAGOGUE @%%@QR:demagogue@%%@AB@%demagogue%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or demagog %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A leader who obtains power by means of
impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
leader of the common people in ancient times. [Gk. %@AI@%demagogos, %@AE@%popular
%@2@%%@CR:DEMAGOGUERY @%%@QR:demagoguery@%%@AB@%demagoguery%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The practices or rhetoric of a demagogue.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMAGOGY @%%@QR:demagogy@%%@AB@%demagogy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The quality or character of demagogues.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMAND @%%@QR:demand@%%@AB@%demand%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-manded%@AE@% %@AB@%-manding%@AE@% %@AB@%-mands%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To ask for urgently or
firmly, leaving no chance for refusal or denial. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To claim as just or
due: %@AI@%demand payment of the rent.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To ask to be informed of: %@AI@%demand the
%@AI@%cause of his action.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To need or require as useful, just, proper, or
necessary. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% To summon to court. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% To claim formally; lay legal
claim to. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To make a demand. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of demanding. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
Something that is demanded. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The state of being sought after: %@AI@%in
%@AI@%great demand as a speaker.%@AE@% %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An urgent requirement, need, or claim: %@AI@%an
%@AI@%increased demand for capital goods.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% An emphatic question or
%@2@%%@CR:DEMARCATE @%%@QR:demarcate@%%@AB@%demarcate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cated%@AE@% %@AB@%-cating%@AE@% %@AB@%-cates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To set the boundaries of;
delimit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To separate clearly as if by boundaries; discriminate.
%@2@%%@CR:DEMARCATION @%%@QR:demarcation@%%@AB@%demarcation%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or demarkation %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The setting or marking of boundaries
or limits. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A separation; distinction: %@AI@%a line of demarcation.%@AE@% [Sp.
%@2@%%@CR:DEMARKATION @%%@QR:demarkation@%%@AB@%demarkation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%demarcation%@BO: 4ec258@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEME @%%@QR:deme@%%@AB@%deme%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One of the townships of ancient Attica. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecology. %@AE@%A local,
usually stable population of organisms of the same kind or species. [Gk.
%@2@%%@CR:DEMERIT @%%@QR:demerit@%%@AB@%demerit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A quality or characteristic that deserves blame or
censure; fault. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Absence of merit. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A mark made against one's record
and usually involving some loss of privileges for bad conduct or failure.
[ME %@AI@%demerite, %@AE@%offense < OFr. %@AI@%desmerite%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%demeritum,%@AE@% neuter p.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%demerere,%@AE@% to deserve : %@AI@%de-%@AE@% (intensive) + %@AI@%merere,%@AE@% to earn.] %@AB@% demeritorious
%@2@%%@CR:DEMEROL @%%@QR:Demerol@%%@AB@%Demerol%@AE@%%@EH@% A trademark for a synthetic morphine.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMESNE @%%@QR:demesne@%%@AB@%demesne%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%Possession and use of one's own land. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Lands
retained by a feudal lord for his own use. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The grounds belonging to a
mansion or country house. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An extensive piece of landed property; estate.
%@AB@%5.%@AE@% A district; territory. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A realm; domain. [ME %@AI@%demeine%@AE@% < OFr. %@AI@%demaine.%@AE@%
-see domain.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMETER @%%@QR:Demeter@%%@AB@%Demeter%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@% The goddess of agriculture, fertility, and
marriage. [Gk. %@AI@%Demeter.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMETON @%%@QR:demeton@%%@AB@%demeton%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A pale-yellow, highly toxic %@AI@%organophosphorous%@CF:ORGANOPHOSPHORO @%%@AE@% liquid used as
a systemic insecticide. [Blend of diethyl, mercaptan, and thionate.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMI @%%@QR:demi-@%%@AB@%demi-%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Half: %@AI@%demirelief.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Part; partly; to some degree: %@AI@%demigod.%@AE@%
[Fr. < %@AI@%demi, %@AE@%half < Med. Lat. %@AI@%dimedius %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%dimidius, %@AE@%divided in half :
%@2@%%@CR:DEMIGOD @%%@QR:demigod@%%@AB@%demigod%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A mythological semidivine being, esp. the offspring of
a god and a mortal. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% An inferior deity; minor god. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A person with
godlike attributes.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMIGODDESS @%%@QR:demigoddess@%%@AB@%demigoddess%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman regarded as a demigod.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMIJOHN @%%@QR:demijohn@%%@AB@%demijohn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large, narrow-necked bottle made of glass or earthenware,
usually encased in wickerwork. [Prob. alteration of Fr. %@AI@%dame-Jeanne,%@AE@% lady
Jane.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMILITARIZE @%%@QR:demilitarize@%%@AB@%demilitarize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-rized%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-rizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To eliminate the military
character of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To prohibit military forces or installations in. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
replace military control of with civilian control. %@AB@% demilitarization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMIMONDAINE @%%@QR:demimondaine@%%@AB@%demimondaine%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman belonging to the %@AI@%demimonde%@BO: 4eddef@%%@AE@%. [Fr. < %@AI@%demi-monde,%@AE@%
demimonde.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMIMONDE @%%@QR:demimonde@%%@AB@%demimonde%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The social class of those who are kept by wealthy
lovers or protectors. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% Prostitutes. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A group that exists on the fringes
%@2@%%@CR:DEMIREP @%%@QR:demirep@%%@AB@%demirep%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%demimondaine%@BO: 4edd0d@%%@AE@%. [demi- + rep(utation).]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMISE @%%@QR:demise@%%@AB@%demise%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Death. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The transfer of an estate by lease or will. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
The transfer of a ruler's authority by death or abdication. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-mised%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%-mising%@AE@% %@AB@%-mises%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To transfer (an estate) by will or lease. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
transfer (sovereignty) by abdication or will. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To be transferred
by will or descent. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To die. [ME, transfer of property < OFr. %@AI@%dimis,%@AE@%
p.part. of %@AI@%demettre,%@AE@% to release. -see demit.] %@AB@% demisable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMISEMIQUAVER @%%@QR:demisemiquaver@%%@AB@%demisemiquaver%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A %@AI@%thirty-second note%@BO: 12f6f5d@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMISSION @%%@QR:demission@%%@AB@%demission%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The relinquishment of an office or function. [ME %@AI@%dimissioun
%@AI@%%@AE@%< AN < Lat. %@AI@%dimissio, %@AE@%dismissal < %@AI@%dimissus,%@AE@% p.part. of %@AI@%dimittere,%@AE@% to
release. -see demit.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMIT @%%@QR:demit@%%@AB@%demit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mitted%@AE@% %@AB@%-mitting%@AE@% %@AB@%-mits%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To relinquish (an office or
function). %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Obsolete.%@AE@% To dismiss. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To resign. [ME %@AI@%dimitten, %@AE@%to
release < OFr. %@AI@%demettre%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%dimittere%@AE@% : %@AI@%dis-,%@AE@% away + %@AI@%mittere,%@AE@% to send.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMITASSE @%%@QR:demitasse@%%@AB@%demitasse%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A small cup of strong black coffee. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The cup used to
%@2@%%@CR:DEMIURGE @%%@QR:demiurge@%%@AB@%demiurge%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%Demiurge%@AE@% The name used by Plato to designate the deity
who fashions the material world. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Demiurge%@AE@% The Gnostic creator of the
material world. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A public magistrate in some ancient Greek states. [LLat.
%@2@%%@CR:DEMIWORLD @%%@QR:demiworld@%%@AB@%demiworld%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The %@AI@%demimonde%@BO: 4eddef@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMO @%%@QR:demo@%%@AB@%demo%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-os%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A demonstration, as of a product or
service. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A brief tape or recording used to illustrate the qualities of a
performer, as a musician. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A product, such as an automobile, used for
%@2@%%@CR:DEMOBILIZE @%%@QR:demobilize@%%@AB@%demobilize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To dismiss from military service
or use. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To disband. %@AB@% demobilization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMOCRACY @%%@QR:democracy@%%@AB@%democracy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-cies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Government by the people, exercised either
directly or through elected representatives. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A political or social unit
based upon democratic rule. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The common people, esp. as the primary
source of political power. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Rule by the majority. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% The principles of
social equality and respect for the individual within a community. %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%Democracy%@AE@% The ideology and policies of the Democratic Party in the United
%@2@%%@CR:DEMOCRAT @%%@QR:democrat@%%@AB@%democrat%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An advocate of democracy. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%Democrat%@AE@% A member of the
%@2@%%@CR:DEMOCRATIC.PART @%%@QR:Democratic Party@%%@AB@%Democratic Party%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One of the two major political parties in the United
States, owing its origin to a split in the Democratic-Republican Party
under Andrew Jackson in 1828.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMOCRATIC.REPU @%%@QR:Democratic-Republican Party@%%@AB@%Democratic-Republican Party%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A U.S. political party opposed to the
%@AI@%%@AI@%Federalist Party%@BO: 6c7275@%%@AE@%, founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1792 and dissolved in
1828.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMOCRATIZE @%%@QR:democratize@%%@AB@%democratize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% To make democratic. %@AB@%
%@AB@%democratization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMODE @%%@QR:demode@%%@AB@%demode%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% No longer in fashion; outmoded. [Fr.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMODULATE @%%@QR:demodulate@%%@AB@%demodulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To extract (information) from a
%@2@%%@CR:DEMOGORGON @%%@QR:Demogorgon@%%@AB@%Demogorgon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mythology. %@AE@% A terrifying deity or spirit, the very mention
of whose name was thought to bring disaster or death. [LLat.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMOGRAPHIC @%%@QR:demographic@%%@AB@%demographic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or demographical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to demography. %@AB@%
%@AB@%demographically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMOGRAPHICS @%%@QR:demographics@%%@AB@%demographics%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.(usedwithaverb).%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%Demographic data used esp. to
%@AB@%identify consumer markets%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMOGRAPHY @%%@QR:demography@%%@AB@%demography%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of the characteristics of human populations, as
size, growth, density, distribution, and vital statistics. [Fr. %@AI@%demographie
%@2@%%@CR:DEMOISELLE @%%@QR:demoiselle@%%@AB@%demoiselle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A young lady. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An Old World crane, %@AI@%Anthropoides
%@AI@%virgo,%@AE@% having gray and black plumage and white plumes at the sides of the
%@2@%%@CR:DEMOLISH @%%@QR:demolish@%%@AB@%demolish%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ished%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishing%@AE@% %@AB@%-ishes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To tear down completely; raze.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To do away with completely; put an end to. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To damage (someone's
reputation, for example) severely. [OFr. %@AI@%demolir, demoliss-%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%demoliri%@AE@%
: %@AI@%de-,%@AE@% apart + %@AI@%moliri,%@AE@% to build < %@AI@%moles,%@AE@% mass.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMOLITION @%%@QR:demolition@%%@AB@%demolition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or process of wrecking or destroying, esp.
destruction by explosives. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AB@%demolitions%@AE@% Explosives, esp. when used or
designed as weapons. [OFr. < Lat. %@AI@%demolitio %@AE@%< %@AI@%demoliri, %@AE@%to demolish.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%demolitionist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMOLITION.DERB @%%@QR:demolition derby@%%@AB@%demolition derby%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sporting contest in which drivers crash old cars
into each other until only one is left running.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMON @%%@QR:demon@%%@AB@%demon%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An evil being; devil. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A persistently tormenting person,
force, or passion. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%daemon%@AE@% %@AB@% or daimon %@AE@% %@AS@% Greek Mythology. %@AE@%An inferior
divinity, such as a deified hero. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AB@%daemon%@AE@% %@AB@% or daimon %@AE@% An attendant
spirit; genius. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or engrossed in
a given activity. [ME < LLat. %@AI@%daemon%@AE@% < Lat., spirit < Gk. %@AI@%daimon,%@AE@% divine
power.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMONETIZE @%%@QR:demonetize@%%@AB@%demonetize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tized%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tizes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To divest (a coin, for
example) of monetary value. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To stop using (a metal) as a monetary
%@2@%%@CR:DEMONIAC @%%@QR:demoniac@%%@AB@%demoniac%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or demoniacal %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Arising or seeming to arise from
possession by a demon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, resembling, or suggestive of a devil;
fiendish. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%demoniac%@AE@% One who is or seems to be possessed by a demon.
%@2@%%@CR:DEMONIC @%%@QR:demonic@%%@AB@%demonic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Befitting a demon; fiendish. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Motivated by a spiritual
force or genius; inspired. %@AB@% demonically %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMONIZE @%%@QR:demonize@%%@AB@%demonize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To turn into or as if into a
demon. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To possess by a demon.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMONOLOGY @%%@QR:demonology@%%@AB@%demonology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The study of demons. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A treatise on demons or demon
worship. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Belief in demons. %@AB@% demonologist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMONSTRABLE @%%@QR:demonstrable@%%@AB@%demonstrable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Capable of being demonstrated. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Obvious or
%@2@%%@CR:DEMONSTRATE @%%@QR:demonstrate@%%@AB@%demonstrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-strated%@AE@% %@AB@%-strating%@AE@% %@AB@%-strates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To prove or make
evident by reasoning or adducing evidence. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To describe or illustrate by
experiment or practical application: %@AI@%demonstrate the effect of a drug.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To show or reveal. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To display, operate, and explain (a product). -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%
To present or participate in a demonstration. [Lat. %@AI@%demonstrare,
%@AI@%demonstrat-%@AE@% : %@AI@%de-,%@AE@% completely + %@AI@%monstrare,%@AE@% to show < %@AI@%monstrum,%@AE@% divine
portent < %@AI@%monere,%@AE@% to warn.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMONSTRATION @%%@QR:demonstration@%%@AB@%demonstration%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of making evident or proving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Conclusive
evidence; proof. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An illustration or explanation, as of a theory or
product, by exemplification or practical application. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A manifestation,
as of one's feelings. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A public display of group opinion, as by a rally
or march. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A show of military strength.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMONSTRATIVE @%%@QR:demonstrative@%%@AB@%demonstrative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Serving to manifest or prove. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Involving or
characterized by demonstration. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Given to or marked by the open
expression of emotion, esp. affection. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@%Specifying or singling
out the person or thing referred to. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A demonstrative
pronoun or adjective. %@AB@% demonstratively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@% %@AB@% demonstrativeness %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMONSTRATOR @%%@QR:demonstrator@%%@AB@%demonstrator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% One that demonstrates. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sample used in a
demonstration.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMOPHOBIA @%%@QR:demophobia@%%@AB@%demophobia%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Abnormal fear of crowds. [Gk. %@AI@%demos, %@AE@%people + -phobia.] %@AB@%
%@AB@%demophobic %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMORALIZE @%%@QR:demoralize@%%@AB@%demoralize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To debase the morals of;
corrupt. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To undermine the confidence or morale of; dishearten. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To put
into disorder; confuse. %@AB@% demoralization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% demoralizer %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMOS @%%@QR:demos@%%@AB@%demos%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The common people of an ancient Greek state. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The common
%@2@%%@CR:DEMOTE @%%@QR:demote@%%@AB@%demote%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-moted%@AE@% %@AB@%-moting%@AE@% %@AB@%-motes%@AE@% To lower in rank or grade. [de- +
(pro)mote.] %@AB@% demotion %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMOTIC @%%@QR:demotic@%%@AB@%demotic%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to the common people; popular. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of,
pertaining to, or written in the simplified form of ancient Egyptian
hieratic writing. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AB@%Demotic%@AE@% Of or pertaining to a form of modern Greek
based on colloquial use. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%Demotic%@AE@% Demotic Greek. [Gk. %@AI@%demotikos %@AE@%<
%@2@%%@CR:DEMOUNT @%%@QR:demount@%%@AB@%demount%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-mounted%@AE@% %@AB@%-mounting%@AE@% %@AB@%-mounts%@AE@% To remove (a motor, for
example) from a position on a mounting or other support. %@AB@% demountable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMULCENT @%%@QR:demulcent@%%@AB@%demulcent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Soothing. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A soothing, usually mucilaginous or oily
substance used esp. to relieve pain in inflamed or irritated mucous
surfaces. [Lat. %@AI@%demulcens, demulcent-,%@AE@% pr.part. of %@AI@%demulcere, %@AE@%to soften :
%@AI@%%@AI@%de-,%@AE@% down + %@AI@%mulcere,%@AE@% to stroke.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMUR @%%@QR:demur@%%@AB@%demur%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-murred%@AE@% %@AB@%-murring%@AE@% %@AB@%-murs%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take exception; object. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Law. %@AE@%To enter a demurrer. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To delay. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of demurring. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An
objection. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A delay. [ME %@AI@%demuren, %@AE@%to delay < OFr. %@AI@%demorer%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%demorari%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:DEMURE @%%@QR:demure@%%@AB@%demure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%-murer%@AE@% %@AB@%-murest%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Modest and reserved in manner or
%@2@%%@CR:DEMURRAGE @%%@QR:demurrage@%%@AB@%demurrage%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The detention of a ship, freight car, or other cargo
conveyance during loading or unloading beyond the scheduled time of
departure. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The compensation paid for demurrage.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMURRER @%%@QR:demurrer@%%@AB@%demurrer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person who demurs; objector. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A plea to dismiss
a lawsuit on the grounds that although the opposition's statements may be
true, they are insufficient to sustain the claim. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An objection.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMY @%%@QR:demy@%%@AB@%demy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-mies%@AE@% Any of several standard sizes of paper, esp. paper
measuring 16 by 21 inches. [Alteration of demi-.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMYELINATE @%%@QR:demyelinate@%%@AB@%demyelinate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% To destroy or remove the myelin
from (a nerve fiber). %@AB@% demyelination %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEMYSTIFY @%%@QR:demystify@%%@AB@%demystify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To make less difficult to
%@2@%%@CR:DEN @%%@QR:den@%%@AB@%den%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The shelter or retreat of a wild animal; lair. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A cave used
esp. as a refuge or hiding place. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A residence or abode, esp. if hidden
or squalid; haunt: %@AI@%a den of thieves.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A small secluded room for study or
relaxation. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A unit of about eight to ten %@AI@%Cub Scouts%@BO: 480d78@%%@AE@%. -%@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%denned%@AE@%
%@AB@%%@AB@%denning%@AE@% %@AB@%dens%@AE@% To inhabit or hide in a den. [ME < OE %@AI@%denn.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENARIUS @%%@QR:denarius@%%@AB@%denarius%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ii%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An ancient Roman silver coin. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An ancient Roman
gold coin valued at 25 silver denarii. [ME < Lat. -see denary.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENARY @%%@QR:denary@%%@AB@%denary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Tenfold. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Divided or counted by tens; decimal. [Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DENATIONALIZE @%%@QR:denationalize@%%@AB@%denationalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To deprive of national rights
or characteristics. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To return to private ownership. %@AB@% denationalization
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%@2@%%@CR:DENATURALIZE @%%@QR:denaturalize@%%@AB@%denaturalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To make unnatural. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
deprive of the rights of naturalization or citizenship. %@AB@% denaturalization
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%@2@%%@CR:DENATURE @%%@QR:denature@%%@AB@%denature%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-tured%@AE@% %@AB@%-turing%@AE@% %@AB@%-tures%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To change the nature or natural
qualities of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To render unfit to eat or drink without destroying
usefulness in other applications, esp. to add methanol to ethyl alcohol. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
To alter the structure of (a protein), as with heat, alkali, or acid, so
that some of the original properties are diminished or eliminated. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To
add nonfissionable matter to (fissionable material) to prevent use in an
%@2@%%@CR:DENDR @%%@QR:dendr-@%%@AB@%dendr-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dendri- %@AE@% Variants of %@AI@%dendro-.%@BO: 4f3b83@%%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENDRIFORM @%%@QR:dendriform@%%@AB@%dendriform%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Having the characteristic form or structure of a tree.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENDRITE @%%@QR:dendrite@%%@AB@%dendrite%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A mineral crystallizing in another mineral in the
form of a branching or treelike mark. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A rock or mineral bearing such a
mark or marks. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A branched part of a nerve cell that transmits impulses
toward the cell body.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENDRITIC @%%@QR:dendritic@%%@AB@%dendritic%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dendritical %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or resembling a
%@2@%%@CR:DENDRO @%%@QR:dendro-@%%@AB@%dendro-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dendri- %@AE@%%@AB@% or dendr- %@AE@% Tree; treelike: %@AI@%dendrochronology.%@AE@% [< Gk.
%@AI@%dendron, %@AE@%tree.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENDROCHRONOLOG @%%@QR:dendrochronology@%%@AB@%dendrochronology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The study of the growth rings in trees to determine
and date past events. %@AB@% dendrochronological %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% dendrochronologically
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%@2@%%@CR:DENDROID @%%@QR:dendroid@%%@AB@%dendroid%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dendroidal %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Shaped like a tree.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENDROLOGY @%%@QR:dendrology@%%@AB@%dendrology%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The botanical study of trees. %@AB@% dendrologic %@AE@%%@AB@%dendrological%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:DENDRON @%%@QR:dendron@%%@AB@%dendron%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%dendrite%@BO: 4f38ed@%%@AE@% (sense 2). [Gk., tree.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENE @%%@QR:dene@%%@AB@%dene%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A sandy tract or dune by the seashore. [ME
%@AI@%%@AI@%den, %@AE@%sandy seashore.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENEB @%%@QR:Deneb@%%@AB@%Deneb%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The brightest star in the constellation Cygnus, approximately
1,630 light years from Earth. [Ar. %@AI@%dhanab, %@AE@%tail.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENEGATION @%%@QR:denegation@%%@AB@%denegation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A denial. [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%denegatio %@AE@%< %@AI@%denegatus, %@AE@%p.part. of
%@AI@%%@AI@%denegare, %@AE@%to deny.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENGUE @%%@QR:dengue@%%@AB@%dengue%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An infectious tropical disease transmitted by mosquitoes and
characterized by fever, rash, and severe pains in the joints. [Sp., of
African orig.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENIABLE @%%@QR:deniable@%%@AB@%deniable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being denied; questionable. %@AB@% deniably %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENIAL @%%@QR:denial@%%@AB@%denial%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A refusal to comply or satisfy a request. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A refusal to
grant the truth of a statement or allegation; contradiction. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
rejection, as of a doctrine or belief. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The act of disowning or
disavowing; repudiation. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%The opposing by a defendant of the
allegation against him by the plaintiff. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Abstinence; self-denial. [<
%@AB@%denier(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who denies.
%@AB@%denier(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% (%@AI@%Also%@AE@% ).A unit of fineness for rayon, nylon, and silk
yarns, based on a standard of 50 milligrams per 450 meters of yarn. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AI@%Also%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A small coin of varying composition and value current in France and
western Europe from the eighth century until the French Revolution. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Archaic.%@AE@% A small or trifling sum. [ME %@AI@%denere, %@AE@%a coin < OFr. %@AI@%dener %@AE@%< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%denarius. %@AE@%-see denarius.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENIGRATE @%%@QR:denigrate@%%@AB@%denigrate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-grated%@AE@% %@AB@%-grating%@AE@% %@AB@%-grates%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To deny the validity or
importance of; belittle. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To calumniate the character or reputation of;
%@2@%%@CR:DENIM @%%@QR:denim@%%@AB@%denim%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% A coarse twilled cloth used for jeans, overalls, and
work uniforms. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% %@AB@%denims%@AE@% Garments made of coarse denim. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A finer grade
of denim material used in draperies and upholstery. [Fr. (%@AI@%serge%@AE@%) %@AI@%de Nimes,
%@AE@%(serge) of Nimes, a city in southern France.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENITRIFY @%%@QR:denitrify@%%@AB@%denitrify%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-fied%@AE@% %@AB@%-fying%@AE@% %@AB@%-fies%@AE@% To remove nitrogen from (a material
or chemical compound), as by bacterial action on soil. %@AB@% denitrification %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENIZEN @%%@QR:denizen@%%@AB@%denizen%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% An inhabitant; resident. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Chiefly British.%@AE@% A foreigner
permitted certain rights and privileges of citizenship. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% One that
frequents a particular place. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% %@AS@% Ecology. %@AE@%An animal or plant naturalized
in a region to which it is not indigenous. -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-zened%@AE@% %@AB@%-zening%@AE@% %@AB@%-zens%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Chiefly British.%@AE@% To make a denizen of; naturalize. [ME %@AI@%denisein %@AE@%< AN
%@AI@%%@AI@%deinzein %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%deinz, %@AE@%within < LLat. %@AI@%deintus, %@AE@%from within : Lat. %@AI@%de-, %@AE@%from
+ Lat. %@AI@%intus, %@AE@%within.] %@AB@% denizenation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEN.MOTHER @%%@QR:den mother@%%@AB@%den mother%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A woman who supervises a den of Cub Scouts.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENOMINATE @%%@QR:denominate@%%@AB@%denominate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nated%@AE@% %@AB@%-nating%@AE@% %@AB@%-nates%@AE@% To give a name to; designate.
%@2@%%@CR:DENOMINATE.NUMB @%%@QR:denominate number@%%@AB@%denominate number%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A number that designates a quantity as a multiple
of a unit, as %@AI@%12%@AE@% in the expression %@AI@%12 pounds.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENOMINATION @%%@QR:denomination@%%@AB@%denomination%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of naming. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A name; designation. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The
name of a class or group; classification. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A class of units having
specified values, as in a system of currency or weights. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% An organized
group of religious congregations. %@AB@% denominational %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@% denominationally
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENOMINATIONALI @%%@QR:denominationalism@%%@AB@%denominationalism%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The tendency to separate into religious sects or
denominations. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Advocacy of the principles of denominationalism. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Strict adherence to a denomination; sectarianism. %@AB@% denominationalist %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENOMINATIVE @%%@QR:denominative@%%@AB@%denominative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Giving or constituting a name; naming. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar.
%@AS@%%@AE@%Formed from a noun or adjective. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A word, esp. a verb, that is derived
from a noun or adjective.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENOMINATOR @%%@QR:denominator@%%@AB@%denominator%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Mathematics. %@AE@%The quantity below the line indicating
the number of units into which a whole is divided. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A common trait or
characteristic. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% An average level or standard: %@AI@%The success of the film
%@AI@%demonstrates the denominator of public taste.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENOTATION @%%@QR:denotation@%%@AB@%denotation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of denoting; indication. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A sign, symbol, or
reference that denotes; indicator. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Something signified or referred to; a
particular meaning of a symbol. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The explicit meaning of a word as
opposed to its connotation.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENOTATIVE @%%@QR:denotative@%%@AB@%denotative%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Able to denote; designative. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Explicit. %@AB@%
%@AB@%denotatively %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENOTE @%%@QR:denote@%%@AB@%denote%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-noted%@AE@% %@AB@%-noting%@AE@% %@AB@%-notes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reveal or indicate; mark. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
To serve as a symbol or name for; signify. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To refer to specifically;
mean explicitly. [OFr. %@AI@%denoter %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%denotare %@AE@%: %@AI@%de- %@AE@%(intensive) + %@AI@%notare,
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%%@AI@%Denote%@AE@% means "to mark" or "to signify directly." %@AI@%Connote%@AE@%
means "to suggest or convey to the mind what is not explicit." Thus: %@AI@%Frost
%@AI@%denotes the coming of winter. For us as children, winter connoted the
%@AI@%beauty of frost on the window and the coming of Christmas. %@AE@% In speaking of
words, %@AI@%denote %@AE@% is used to indicate the thing a word names, and %@AI@%connote %@AE@% to
indicate our associations with that thing: %@AI@%The word %@AE@% bachelor %@AI@%denotes an
%@AI@%unmarried man and connotes a life of parties and carefree amusements.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENOUEMENT @%%@QR:denouement@%%@AB@%denouement%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or denouement %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The solution, clarification, or
unraveling of the plot of a play or novel. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The outcome or final solution
of a sequence of events. [Fr. < OFr. %@AI@%desnouement, %@AE@%an untying < %@AI@%desnouer, %@AE@%to
undo : %@AI@%des-, %@AE@%de- + %@AI@%nouer, %@AE@%to tie < Lat. %@AI@%nodare %@AE@%< %@AI@%nodus, %@AE@%knot.]
%@2@%%@CR:DENSITOMETER @%%@QR:densitometer@%%@AB@%densitometer%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% An apparatus for measuring the optical density of a
material, such as a negative. [densit(y) + -meter.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENSITY @%%@QR:density@%%@AB@%density%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The quality or condition of being dense. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Physics. %@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The amount of something per unit measure, esp. per unit
length, area, or volume. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The mass per unit volume of a substance under
specified or standard conditions of pressure and temperature. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Computer
%@AS@%Science. %@AE@% The number of units of useful information contained within a
linear dimension. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The number of inhabitants per unit geographic region.
%@AB@%%@AB@%5.%@AE@% The degree of optical opacity of a medium or material, as of a
photographic negative. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% Thickness of consistency; impenetrability. %@AB@%7.%@AE@%
Complexity of structure or content. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% Stupidity; dullness.
%@AB@%dent(1)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A depression in a surface made by pressure or a blow. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
usually weakening effect or impression made by or as if by lessening. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
Meaningful progress; headway. -%@AI@%v.%@AE@%%@AB@%dented%@AE@% %@AB@%denting%@AE@% %@AB@%dents%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To make a
dent in. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become dented. [ME %@AI@%dent, %@AE@%alteration of %@AI@%dint, %@AE@%blow < OE
%@AI@%%@AI@%dynt.%@AE@%]
%@AB@%dent(2)%@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%tooth%@BO: 13322e9@%%@AE@% (sense 3). [Fr. < Lat. %@AI@%dens.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENT2 @%%@QR:dent-@%%@AB@%dent-%@AE@%%@EH@% Variant of %@AI@%denti-%@BO: 4f784e@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENTAL @%%@QR:dental@%%@AB@%dental%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Of, pertaining to, or for the teeth. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of, pertaining
to, or intended for dentistry. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Articulated with the tip of the tongue
near or against the upper front teeth. Used of a speech sound. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% A
dental consonant. [NLat. %@AI@%dentalis %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%dens, %@AE@%tooth.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENTAL.FLOSS @%%@QR:dental floss@%%@AB@%dental floss%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A strong waxed or unwaxed thread used to clean areas
between the teeth.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENTAL.HYGIENIS @%%@QR:dental hygienist@%%@AB@%dental hygienist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who provides preventive dental services, as
cleaning and taking x-rays, usually in conjunction with a dentist.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENTAL.PLATE @%%@QR:dental plate@%%@AB@%dental plate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A %@AI@%denture%@BO: 4f84d2@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENTAL.TECHNICI @%%@QR:dental technician@%%@AB@%dental technician%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who makes dental appliances, as bridges or
%@2@%%@CR:DENTATION @%%@QR:dentation@%%@AB@%dentation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The condition of being dentate. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A toothlike part or
projection.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENT.CORN @%%@QR:dent corn@%%@AB@%dent corn%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tall-growing variety of corn, %@AI@%Zea mays indentata,%@AE@% having
yellow or white kernels that are indented at the tip.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENTI @%%@QR:denti-@%%@AB@%denti-%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dent- %@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Tooth: %@AI@%dentoid.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Dental: %@AI@%dentilabial.%@AE@% [< Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%dens, dent-,%@AE@% tooth.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENTICLE @%%@QR:denticle@%%@AB@%denticle%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A small tooth or toothlike projection. [ME < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%denticulus, %@AE@%dim. of %@AI@%dens, %@AE@%tooth.]
%@2@%%@CR:DENTIL @%%@QR:dentil@%%@AB@%dentil%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Architecture. %@AE@% One of a series of small rectangular blocks
forming a molding or projecting beneath a cornice. [Obs. Fr. %@AI@%dentille %@AE@%<
OFr., dim. of %@AI@%dent, %@AE@%tooth < Lat. %@AI@%dens.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENTINE @%%@QR:dentine@%%@AB@%dentine%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dentin %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The calcareous part of a tooth, beneath the
enamel, containing the pulp chamber and root canals. %@AB@% dentinal %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENTIST @%%@QR:dentist@%%@AB@%dentist%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A person whose profession is dentistry. [Fr. %@AI@%dentiste %@AE@%< %@AI@%dent,
%@AI@%%@AE@%tooth < Lat. %@AI@%dens.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENTISTRY @%%@QR:dentistry@%%@AB@%dentistry%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases of the
teeth and related structures.
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%@2@%%@CR:DENTITION @%%@QR:dentition@%%@AB@%dentition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Biology. %@AE@%The type, number, and arrangement of teeth,
esp. in animals. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The cutting of teeth; teething. [Lat. %@AI@%dentitio <
%@AI@%dentitus, %@AE@%p.part. of %@AI@%dentire, %@AE@%to teethe < %@AI@%dens, %@AE@%tooth.]
%@2@%%@CR:DENTURE @%%@QR:denture@%%@AB@%denture%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A set of artificial teeth. [Fr. < OFr. < %@AI@%dent, %@AE@%tooth < Lat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%dens.%@AE@%]
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%@2@%%@CR:DENUCLEARIZE @%%@QR:denuclearize@%%@AB@%denuclearize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To remove or ban nuclear arms
%@AE@%completely + %@AI@%nudare, %@AE@%to make bare < %@AI@%nudus, %@AE@%nude.] %@AB@% denudation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENUMERABLE @%%@QR:denumerable@%%@AB@%denumerable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being put into one-to-one correspondence
with the positive integers; countable. %@AB@% denumerability %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% denumerably
%@AI@%%@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DENUNCIATION @%%@QR:denunciation@%%@AB@%denunciation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of denouncing; open condemnation or censure.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of accusing another of a crime before a public prosecutor. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:DENY @%%@QR:deny@%%@AB@%deny%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-nied%@AE@% %@AB@%-nying%@AE@% %@AB@%-nies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To declare untrue; contradict. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
refuse to believe; reject. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To refuse to recognize or acknowledge;
disavow. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To refuse to grant; withhold.%@NL@%%@NL@%
%@AB@% Idiom Section: %@AE@%%@AB@% deny (oneself).%@AE@% To abstain from indulging oneself in.
[ME %@AI@%denien %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%denier %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%denegare %@AE@%: %@AI@%de- %@AE@%(intensive) + %@AI@%negare, %@AE@%to say
no.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEODAR @%%@QR:deodar@%%@AB@%deodar%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or deodara %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A tall cedar, %@AI@%Cedrus deodara,%@AE@% native to the
Himalayas, having drooping branches and wood valued as timber. [Hindi
%@2@%%@CR:DEODORANT @%%@QR:deodorant@%%@AB@%deodorant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A substance applied to counteract body odors. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
chemical exposed to or sprayed into the air to counteract staleness.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of destroying or disguising odors.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEODORIZE @%%@QR:deodorize@%%@AB@%deodorize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To disguise or absorb the odor of. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:DEORBIT @%%@QR:deorbit@%%@AB@%deorbit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@%%@AB@%-bited%@AE@% %@AB@%-biting%@AE@% %@AB@%-bits%@AE@% To go or cause to go out of
orbit. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% The process of deorbiting.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEO.VOLENTE @%%@QR:Deo volente@%%@AB@%Deo volente%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adv.%@AE@% God willing. [Lat.]
%@2@%%@CR:DEOXYCORTICOSTE @%%@QR:deoxycorticosterone@%%@AB@%deoxycorticosterone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A steroid hormone, C%@AH@%21%@AE@%H%@AH@%30%@AE@%O%@AH@%3%@AE@%, derived from the%@EH@%
adrenal cortex and used to treat adrenal insufficiency.
%@2@%%@CR:DEOXYRIBONUCLEO @%%@QR:deoxyribonucleotide@%%@AB@%deoxyribonucleotide%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nucleotide, containing deoxyribose, that is a
constituent of DNA. [deoxyribo(se) + nucleotide.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEOXYRIBOSE @%%@QR:deoxyribose@%%@AB@%deoxyribose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A sugar, C%@AH@%5%@AE@%H%@AH@%10%@AE@%O%@AH@%4%@AE@%, that is a constituent of%@EH@%
deoxyribonucleic acid.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPART @%%@QR:depart@%%@AB@%depart%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-parted%@AE@% %@AB@%-parting%@AE@% %@AB@%-parts%@AE@% -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To go away; leave. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
die. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To vary, as from a regular course; deviate: %@AI@%depart from custom.%@AE@%
%@AI@%-%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To go away from; leave. [ME %@AI@%departen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%departir, %@AE@%to divide : %@AI@%de-,
%@2@%%@CR:DEPARTMENTALIZE @%%@QR:departmentalize@%%@AB@%departmentalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To organize into departments.
%@AB@% departmentalization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPARTMENT.STOR @%%@QR:department store@%%@AB@%department store%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A large retail establishment offering a wide variety
of merchandise and services and organized in separate departments.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPARTURE @%%@QR:departure@%%@AB@%departure%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of leaving. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A starting out, as on a trip or a
new course of action. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A deviation or divergence, as from an established
rule, plan, or procedure. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The distance sailed due east or west by a ship
on its course.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPEND @%%@QR:depend@%%@AB@%depend%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pended%@AE@% %@AB@%-pending%@AE@% %@AB@%-pends%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To rely, as for support or
aid: %@AI@%depends on her scholarship.%@AE@% %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To be assured; place trust: %@AI@%You can
%@AI@%depend on me.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To be determined, conditioned, or dependent. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To hang
down: %@AI@%icicles depending from the tree branches.%@AE@% %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Informal.%@AE@% To be
pending or undecided. [ME %@AI@%dependen, %@AE@%to hang down < OFr. %@AI@%dependre %@AE@%< Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DEPENDANCE @%%@QR:dependance@%%@AB@%dependance%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%dependence%@BO: 4fabf4@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPENDANCY @%%@QR:dependancy@%%@AB@%dependancy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%dependency%@BO: 4fad85@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPENDANT @%%@QR:dependant@%%@AB@%dependant%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% Variant of %@AI@%dependent%@BO: 4faef6@%%@AE@%.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPENDENCE @%%@QR:dependence@%%@AB@%dependence%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dependance %@AE@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The state of being dependent, as for
support. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Subordination to someone or something needed or greatly
desired. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% The state of being determined, influenced, or controlled by
dependent or subordinate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A territory or state under the jurisdiction of
another country from which it is separated geographically.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPENDENT @%%@QR:dependent@%%@AB@%dependent%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or dependant %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Contingent upon something or someone
else. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Subordinate. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Relying on or requiring the aid of another for
support: %@AI@%dependent children.%@AE@% %@AB@%4.%@AE@% Hanging down. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% One who relies on
another for support. %@AB@% dependently %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPENDENT.CLAUS @%%@QR:dependent clause@%%@AB@%dependent clause%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A clause that cannot stand alone as a full
sentence and that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb within a
sentence.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPENDENT.VARIA @%%@QR:dependent variable@%%@AB@%dependent variable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A mathematical variable whose value is determined
by the value assumed by an independent variable.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPERSONALIZE @%%@QR:depersonalize@%%@AB@%depersonalize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To deprive of personal or
individual character. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To render impersonal. %@AB@% depersonalization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPICT @%%@QR:depict@%%@AB@%depict%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-picted%@AE@% %@AB@%-picting%@AE@% %@AB@%-picts%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To represent in a picture or
sculpture. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To represent in words; describe. [Lat. %@AI@%depingere, depict-%@AE@% :
%@AI@%%@AI@%de-,%@AE@% completely + %@AI@%pingere,%@AE@% to picture.] %@AB@% depiction %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPIGMENTATION @%%@QR:depigmentation@%%@AB@%depigmentation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Loss of normal pigmentation.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPILATE @%%@QR:depilate@%%@AB@%depilate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To remove hair from (the body).
[Lat. %@AI@%depilare, depilat-%@AE@% : %@AI@%de-,%@AE@% completely + %@AI@%pilare,%@AE@% to deprive of hair <
%@2@%%@CR:DEPILATORY @%%@QR:depilatory@%%@AB@%depilatory%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of removing hair. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@%%@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% A liquid or
cream used to remove unwanted hair from the body.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPLANE @%%@QR:deplane@%%@AB@%deplane%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%intr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-planed%@AE@% %@AB@%-planing%@AE@% %@AB@%-planes%@AE@% To disembark from an airplane.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPLETE @%%@QR:deplete@%%@AB@%deplete%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-pleted%@AE@% %@AB@%-pleting%@AE@% %@AB@%-pletes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To reduce or lessen in
quantity, value, or effectiveness; exhaust. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To empty. [Lat. %@AI@%deplere,
%@AI@%deplet-,%@AE@% to empty : %@AI@%de-%@AE@% (reversal) + %@AI@%plere,%@AE@% to fill.] %@AB@% depletable %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:DEPLOY @%%@QR:deploy@%%@AB@%deploy%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ployed%@AE@% %@AB@%-ploying%@AE@% %@AB@%-ploys%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To station (persons or
forces) systematically over an area. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To spread out (troops) to form an
extended front. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To be or become deployed. [Fr. %@AI@%deployer %@AE@%< OFr.
%@AI@%%@AI@%despleier%@AE@% < Lat. %@AI@%displicare,%@AE@% to scatter : %@AI@%dis-%@AE@% (reversal) + %@AI@%plicare,%@AE@% to
fold.] %@AB@% deployment %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPLUME @%%@QR:deplume@%%@AB@%deplume%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-plumed%@AE@% %@AB@%-pluming%@AE@% %@AB@%-plumes%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To pluck the feathers from.
%@AB@%%@AB@%2.%@AE@% To deprive of honor or pride. [ME %@AI@%deplumen %@AE@%< OFr. %@AI@%deplumer %@AE@%< Med. Lat.
%@2@%%@CR:DEPOLARIZE @%%@QR:depolarize@%%@AB@%depolarize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To eliminate or counteract the
%@2@%%@CR:DEPOLITICIZE @%%@QR:depoliticize@%%@AB@%depoliticize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-cized%@AE@% %@AB@%-cizing%@AE@% %@AB@%-cizes%@AE@% To remove the political aspect
or status from; remove from the political sphere. %@AB@% depoliticization %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPOLLUTE @%%@QR:depollute@%%@AB@%depollute%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-luted%@AE@% %@AB@%-luting%@AE@% %@AB@%-lutes%@AE@% To remove the pollution from:
%@AI@%%@AI@%depollute a river.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPONE @%%@QR:depone@%%@AB@%depone%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-poned%@AE@% %@AB@%-poning%@AE@% %@AB@%-pones%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% To testify or declare under oath.
-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To give testimony. [ME %@AI@%deponen%@AE@% < Med. Lat. %@AI@%deponere%@AE@% < Lat., to put
down : %@AI@%de-,%@AE@% down + %@AI@%ponere,%@AE@% to put.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPONENT @%%@QR:deponent@%%@AB@%deponent%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% Denoting a verb of active meaning but passive
form, as certain Latin and Greek verbs. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AS@% Grammar. %@AE@% A deponent
verb. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%A person who testifies under oath, esp. in writing. [LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%deponens, deponent-%@AE@% < Lat., pr.part. of %@AI@%deponere,%@AE@% to put down. -see
depone.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPOPULATE @%%@QR:depopulate@%%@AB@%depopulate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-lated%@AE@% %@AB@%-lating%@AE@% %@AB@%-lates%@AE@% To reduce sharply the population
of, as by disease, expulsion, or massacre. [Lat. %@AI@%depopulari, depopulat-,%@AE@% to
%@2@%%@CR:DEPORT @%%@QR:deport@%%@AB@%deport%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ported%@AE@% %@AB@%-porting%@AE@% %@AB@%-ports%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To expel from a country. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
behave or conduct (oneself) in a given manner. [Partly < Fr. %@AI@%deporter,%@AE@% to
banish, and partly < OFr. %@AI@%deporter,%@AE@% to behave, both < Lat. %@AI@%deportare,%@AE@% to
carry away : %@AI@%de-,%@AE@% away + %@AI@%portare,%@AE@% to carry.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPORTABLE @%%@QR:deportable@%%@AB@%deportable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Subject to deportation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Punishable by deportation.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPORTATION @%%@QR:deportation@%%@AB@%deportation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act or an instance of deporting. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The expulsion
from a country of an undesirable alien.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPORTEE @%%@QR:deportee@%%@AB@%deportee%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A deported person.
%@2@%%@CR:DEPOSAL @%%@QR:deposal@%%@AB@%deposal%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% The act of deposing from office.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPOSE @%%@QR:depose@%%@AB@%depose%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-posed%@AE@% %@AB@%-posing%@AE@% %@AB@%-poses%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To remove from office or a
position of power. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Archaic.%@AE@% To put or lay down; deposit. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@% Law. %@AE@%To
declare under oath, esp. in writing. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@%%@AS@% Law. %@AE@% To testify, esp. in
%@2@%%@CR:DEPOSIT @%%@QR:deposit@%%@AB@%deposit%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ited%@AE@% %@AB@%-iting%@AE@% %@AB@%-its%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To lay or set down; place. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To
put down, esp. in a layer, by a natural process: %@AI@%deposit sediment.%@AE@% %@AB@%3.%@AE@% To
give as partial payment or security. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% To entrust (money) to a bank.
%@AI@%-%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To become deposited; settle. -%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something entrusted for
safekeeping, as money in a bank. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The condition of being deposited. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A
partial or initial payment of a cost or debt. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% A sum of money given as
security for an item acquired for temporary use. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% A depository. %@AB@%6.%@AE@%
Something deposited, particularly by a natural process, esp. mineral or
sandy matter settled out of water or accumulated in a vein. [Lat. %@AI@%deponere,
%@2@%%@CR:DEPOSITARY @%%@QR:depositary@%%@AB@%depositary%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ies%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A person entrusted with something. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
repository; depository.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPOSITION @%%@QR:deposition@%%@AB@%deposition%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% The act of deposing, as from office. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% The act of
esp. a written statement by a witness for use in court in his absence. %@AB@%
%@AB@%depositional %@AE@%%@AI@%adj.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPOSITORY @%%@QR:depository@%%@AB@%depository%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ries%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A place where something is deposited for
safekeeping; repository. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A trustee; depositary.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPOT @%%@QR:depot@%%@AB@%depot%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A railroad or bus station. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A warehouse or storehouse. %@AB@%3.%@AE@%
%@AB@%a.%@AE@% A storage installation for military materials. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% A station for
receiving, classifying, and assembling military personnel. [Fr. %@AI@%depot %@AE@%<
OFr. %@AI@%depost %@AE@%< Lat. %@AI@%depositum, %@AE@%deposit < neuter p.part. of %@AI@%deponere, %@AE@%to
%@2@%%@CR:DEPRAVITY @%%@QR:depravity@%%@AB@%depravity%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AI@%pl. %@AE@%%@AB@%-ties%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Moral corruption. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A wicked or perverse act.
To depreciate; belittle. [Lat. %@AI@%deprecari, deprecat-,%@AE@% to ward off by prayer
: %@AI@%de-,%@AE@% against + %@AI@%precari,%@AE@% to pray.] %@AB@% deprecation %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@% deprecator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@AB@% Usage: %@AE@%The first and fully accepted meaning of %@AI@%deprecate%@AE@% is "to
express disapproval of." But the word has steadily encroached upon the
meaning of %@AI@%depreciate.%@AE@% It is now used, almost to the exclusion of
%@AI@%%@AI@%depreciate,%@AE@% in the sense "to belittle or mildly disparage": %@AI@%He deprecated
%@AI@%his own contribution.%@AE@% This newer sense is accepted by a majority of the
Usage Panel.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPRECATORY @%%@QR:deprecatory@%%@AB@%deprecatory%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or deprecative %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Expressing deprecation; disapproving. %@AB@%
%@AB@%deprecatorily %@AE@%%@AI@%adv.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPRECIABLE @%%@QR:depreciable@%%@AB@%depreciable%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% Capable of being depreciated in value.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPRECIATE @%%@QR:depreciate@%%@AB@%depreciate%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ated%@AE@% %@AB@%-ating%@AE@% %@AB@%-ates%@AE@% -%@AI@%tr.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To lessen the price or value
of. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% To make to seem less valuable or important; disparage. -%@AI@%intr.%@AE@% To
diminish in value. [Med. Lat. %@AI@%depreciare, depreciat-,%@AE@% alteration of LLat.
%@AI@%%@AI@%depretiare%@AE@% : Lat. %@AI@%de-,%@AE@% down + Lat. %@AI@%pretium,%@AE@% price.] %@AB@% depreciator %@AE@%%@AI@%n.%@AE@%
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPRECIATION @%%@QR:depreciation@%%@AB@%depreciation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% A decrease or loss in value because of wear, age, or
other cause. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% %@AS@% Accounting. %@AE@%An allowance made for a loss in value of
property. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% A reduction in the purchasing value of money. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An instance
of disparaging.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPRECIATORY @%%@QR:depreciatory@%%@AB@%depreciatory%@AE@%%@EH@%%@AB@% or depreciative %@AE@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Diminishing in value. %@AB@%2.%@AE@%
%@2@%%@CR:DEPRESSION @%%@QR:depression@%%@AB@%depression%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of depressing. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition of being
depressed. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% An area that is sunk below its surroundings; hollow. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Meteorology. %@AE@%A region of low barometric pressure. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% The angular distance
below the horizontal plane through the point of observation. %@AB@%5.%@AE@% %@AS@% Astronomy.
%@AS@%%@AE@%The angular distance of a celestial body below the horizon. %@AB@%6.%@AE@% A reduction
in activity or force. %@AB@%7.%@AE@% The condition of feeling sad or melancholy. %@AB@%8.%@AE@% %@AS@%
%@AS@%Psychiatry. %@AE@%A psychotic or neurotic condition characterized by an inability
to concentrate, insomnia, and feelings of dejection and guilt. %@AB@%9.%@AE@% %@AI@%Econ.%@AE@% A
period of drastic decline in the national economy, characterized by
decreasing business activity, falling prices, and unemployment.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPRESSION.GLAS @%%@QR:Depression glass@%%@AB@%Depression glass%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% Glassware of many colors and patterns produced in
large quantities during the 1920's and 1930's. [After the Great %@AI@%Depression,
%@AI@%%@AE@%a period of severe economic hardship during the 1930's.]
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPRESSIVE @%%@QR:depressive@%%@AB@%depressive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%adj.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Causing depression. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% Of or pertaining to
%@2@%%@CR:DEPRESSOR @%%@QR:depressor@%%@AB@%depressor%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% Something that depresses or is used to depress. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A
%@AI@%%@AI@%depressor nerve%@BO: 4ffc2c@%%@AE@%. %@AB@%3.%@AE@% Any of several muscles that cause depression or
contraction of a part. %@AB@%4.%@AE@% An instrument used to depress a part.
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%@2@%%@CR:DEPRESSOR.NERVE @%%@QR:depressor nerve@%%@AB@%depressor nerve%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% A nerve that lowers arterial blood pressure.
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%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:DEPRESSURIZE @%%@QR:depressurize@%%@AB@%depressurize%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-ized%@AE@% %@AB@%-izing%@AE@% %@AB@%-izes%@AE@% To release from pressure. %@AB@%
%@2@%%@CR:DEPRIVATION @%%@QR:deprivation@%%@AB@%deprivation%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%n.%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% %@AB@%a.%@AE@% The act of depriving; loss. %@AB@%b.%@AE@% The condition of
being deprived; privation. %@AB@%2.%@AE@% A removal of rank or office.
%@NL@%
%@NL@%
%@2@%%@CR:DEPRIVE @%%@QR:deprive@%%@AB@%deprive%@AE@%%@EH@% %@AI@%tr.v.%@AE@% %@AB@%-prived%@AE@% %@AB@%-priving%@AE@% %@AB@%-prives%@AE@% %@AB@%1.%@AE@% To take something away from;
