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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>EXHAUST</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="exhaust"> exhaust, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to empty completely; drain. Ex. to exhaust an oil well. (SYN) deplete. <DD> 2. to use up; expend. Ex. to exhaust one's money, exhaust the supply of water, exhaust one's strength. (SYN) consume. <DD> 3. to tire very much. Ex. The climb up the hill exhausted us. (SYN) fatigue. <DD> 4. to drain of strength or resources. Ex. to exhaust the soil. The long war exhausted the country. <DD> 5. to draw off. Ex. to exhaust the air in a jar. <DD> 6. to create a vacuum in. <DD> 7. to find out or say everything important about; explain fully. Ex. Her book about tulips exhausted the subject. <DD> 8. to deprive of ingredients by the use of solvents. <DD>v.i. to be discharged; go forth. Ex. Gases from an automobile exhaust through a pipe. <DD>noun 1. the escape of used steam, spent gases, or fluid, from an engine or turbine. <DD> 2a. the pipe or other means through which steam, spent gases, or fluid escape from an engine or turbine. <DD> b. the duct through which used air passes, especially in an air-conditioning system. <DD> 3a. the used steam, spent gases, or fluid, that escape. Ex. The exhaust from an automobile engine is poisonous. <DD> b. the hot gases emitted from the nozzle of a jet engine or rocket. <DD> 4a. the production of an air current by the creation of a partial vacuum. <DD> b. an apparatus for this purpose, such as a fan or pump. noun exhauster. </DL> <A NAME="exhausted"> exhausted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. used up. Ex. Mother's patience was exhausted from the constant fighting between the boys. <DD> 2. worn out; very tired. Ex. The exhausted soldiers stopped to rest after their long march. adv. exhaustedly. noun exhaustedness. </DL> <A NAME="exhaustee"> exhaustee, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who has used up a resource, such as unemployment insurance or credit. Ex. Temporary extension of benefits for exhaustees was voted in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Ohio, and Wisconsin (Eugene Skotzko). </DL> <A NAME="exhaustibility"> exhaustibility, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality of being exhaustible; capability of being exhausted. </DL> <A NAME="exhaustible"> exhaustible, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be exhausted. </DL> <A NAME="exhausting"> exhausting, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. that exhausts. <DD> 2. that exhausts the strength; wearying; tiring; enfeebling. Ex. a long exhausting day at work. adv. exhaustingly. </DL> <A NAME="exhaustion"> exhaustion, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of exhausting. Ex. The heavy exhaustion of gas from a truck or bus pollutes the air. <DD> 2. the condition of being exhausted. Ex. Britain suffers from an exhaustion of natural resources as a result of intense participation in the industrial revolution. <DD> 3. extreme fatigue, especially from exertion. Ex. Combat fatigue is an example of nervous exhaustion. (SYN) weariness, lassitude, languor. </DL> <A NAME="exhaustive"> exhaustive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. tending to exhaust or use up (strength or resources). <DD> 2. leaving out nothing important; thorough; complete; comprehensive. Ex. The new policemen were given an exhaustive examination covering every point of their training. adv. exhaustively. noun exhaustiveness. </DL> <A NAME="exhaustless"> exhaustless, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that cannot be exhausted; inexhaustible. adv. exhaustlessly. noun exhaustlessness. </DL> <A NAME="exhaustmanifold"> exhaust manifold,<DL COMPACT><DD> the pipe or set of pipes in an internal-combustion engine that conveys the spent gases from the cylinders to the exhaust pipe. </DL> <A NAME="exhaustpipe"> exhaust pipe,<DL COMPACT><DD> the pipe in an engine which carries away used steam or spent gases such as the pipe in an automobile engine from the manifold tothe muffler, and sometimes including the tail pipe. </DL> <A NAME="exhauststeam"> exhaust steam,<DL COMPACT><DD> steam which has performed its work, such as that allowed to escape from the cylinder of a steam engine after it has moved the piston. </DL> <A NAME="exhauststream"> exhaust stream,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Aerospace.) the high-speed current of gaseous or other particles emitted from a rocket or other reaction engine. </DL> <A NAME="exhaustvalve"> exhaust valve,<DL COMPACT><DD> a valve in an engine that opens to let the steam or spent gases escape. Ex. ... every time the cylinder fires, the exhaust valve must open to let the burned gas out (Automotive Encyclopedia). </DL> <A NAME="exhaustvelocity"> exhaust velocity,<DL COMPACT><DD> the speed at which burning gases leave the combustion chamber of a rocket. </DL> <A NAME="exhedra"> exhedra, noun, pl. -drae. =exedra.</DL> <A NAME="exheredate"> exheredate, transitive verb, -dated, -dating. =disinherit.</DL> <A NAME="exheredation"> exheredation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of exheredating or condition of being exheredated. </DL> <A NAME="exhibit"> exhibit, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to show; display; indicate. Ex. The child exhibited a bad temper at an early age. He exhibits interest whenever you talk about dogs. (SYN) manifest, evince, reveal, disclose. <DD> 2. to show publicly; put on display. Ex. He hopes to exhibit his paintings in New York. <DD> 3. to show in court as evidence; submit for consideration or inspection. <DD> 4. to administer (a drug or remedy). <DD>v.i. to show works of art or other objects publicly; hold an exhibition; give a performance. Ex. A group of artists will exhibit next year. <DD>noun 1a. a showing; display. Ex. an exhibit of books. <DD> b. a showing of a document or other evidence. Ex. The dishonest accountant was forced into an exhibit of his account books. <DD> 2. a thing or things shown publicly. Ex. Her exhibit of roses won first prize at the flower show. Some emperor penguins were the exhibit that attracted the most people. <DD> 3. a document or other thing shown in court as evidence. Ex. The accused man's knife was labeled Exhibit A. </DL> <A NAME="exhibita"> exhibit A,<DL COMPACT><DD> the first or principal evidence produced in a law court. Ex. (Figurative.) In jail they [defendants charged with conspiracy to incite a riot] will be martyrs, fueling the militant protest, serving as exhibit "A" in every radical propagandist's case (John H. Collins). </DL> <A NAME="exhibitable"> exhibitable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that may be exhibited; capable of being exhibited. Ex. They are all ... exhibitable powers (Samuel Taylor Coleridge). </DL> <A NAME="exhibiter"> exhibiter, noun. =exhibitor.</DL> <A NAME="exhibition"> exhibition, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a showing; display. Ex. I never saw such an exhibition of bad manners before. (SYN) manifestation. <DD> 2. a public show. Ex. The art school holds an exhibition of paintings every year. (SYN) exposition. <DD> 3. a thing or things shown publicly; exhibit. <DD> 4. the administration of a drug or remedy. <DD> 5. (British.) a scholarship, especially one awarded as the result of a competitive examination. </DL> <A NAME="exhibitional"> exhibitional, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with an exhibition. </DL> <A NAME="exhibitioner"> exhibitioner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =exhibitor. <DD> 2. (British.) a student who holds a scholarship at a college or university. <DD> 3. (Obsolete.) a person who provides maintenance. </DL> <A NAME="exhibitionism"> exhibitionism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an excessive tendency to show off one's abilities; extravagant behavior to attract attention. <DD> 2. a tendency to show what should not be shown, especially the indecent display of the body. </DL> <A NAME="exhibitionist"> exhibitionist, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a person who tends to show off or behave in an unusual way in order to attract attention. <DD>adj. =exhibitionistic. Ex. The heart of the paper and very likely where its treasure lies also, is in the serials, the hideous life stories of people either so cornered by poverty, so avaricious, or so painfully exhibitionist that they will sell any detail of their lives (Punch). </DL> <A NAME="exhibitionistic"> exhibitionistic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with exhibitionism. Ex. I knew it was wrong--the exhibitionistic behavior of someone who was trying to resolve the conflict in himself (New Yorker). <DD> 2. tending toward exhibitionism. Ex. The men ... are startling, frequently extravagant and exhibitionistic (Wall Street Journal). adv. exhibitionistically. </DL> <A NAME="exhibitive"> exhibitive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. serving for exhibition. <DD> 2. tending to exhibit. adv. exhibitively. </DL> <A NAME="exhibitor"> exhibitor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person, company, or group that exhibits. Also, exhibiter. </DL> <A NAME="exhibitory"> exhibitory, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with exhibition. <DD> 2. intended for exhibition. </DL> <A NAME="exhilarant"> exhilarant, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. that exhilarates. <DD>noun something that exhilarates. </DL> <A HREF="exhort.dic">NEXT</A>