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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>PROVISO</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="provisional"> provisional, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. for the time being; temporary. Ex. a provisional agreement, a provisional governor. (SYN) provisory. <DD>noun 1. a postage stamp issued for use until the regular issue is available. <DD> 2. Often, Provisional. a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army, consisting of militant extremists; Provo. Ex. What is known is that thearms were destined for the breakaway I.R.A. group in the North--the so-called provisionals (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="provisionally"> provisionally, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. for the time being; temporarily. <DD> 2. =conditionally. </DL> <A NAME="provisionary"> provisionary, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =provisional. <DD> 2. of or having to do with a provision. </DL> <A NAME="provisioner"> provisioner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who furnishes, or deals in provisions. </DL> <A NAME="provisions"> provisions, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under provision. </DL> <A NAME="proviso"> proviso, noun, pl. -sos or -soes.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sentence or part of a sentence making a condition in a contract or other agreement; requirement; provision; condition. Ex. He was admitted to the eighth grade with the proviso that he was to be put back if he failed any subject. They would accept a six-day conference, with the proviso ... that its duration be fixed in advance (New York Times). (SYN) stipulation. </DL> <A NAME="provisor"> provisor, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Ecclesiastical.) the holder of a papal provision. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) <DD> a. a purveyor. <DD> b. a supervisor. </DL> <A NAME="provisorily"> provisorily, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a provisory way; provisionally; conditionally. </DL> <A NAME="provisory"> provisory, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. containing a proviso; conditional. <DD> 2. =provisional. </DL> <A NAME="provitamin"> provitamin, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a compound, such as carotene, that can be converted into a vitamin by chemical change within the body. </DL> <A NAME="provo"> provo or Provo (1), noun, pl. -vos.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Dutch or German political activist engaging in agitation, rioting, and disruptive activities. </DL> <A NAME="provo"> Provo (2), noun, pl. -vos.<DL COMPACT><DD> Provisional. Ex. Nevertheless, he believes, like any good Provo, that the fight must go on until ... British soldiers have left the streets of Ulster (Sunday Times). </DL> <A NAME="provocateur"> provocateur, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) a person who provokes trouble or incites to violence or riot, especially one secretly hired or assigned to provoke such trouble; agent provocateur. Ex. We shall combat ruthlessly provocateurs ... and all those who disturb public order, threaten, or commit lynching (Time). </DL> <A NAME="provocation"> provocation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of provoking. Ex. Ankara radio said yesterday that the Turkish authorities had arrested 2,124 persons "suspected of acts of provocation" in connexion with Tuesday's anti-Greek riots (London Times). (SYN) incitement. <DD> 2. something that stirs one up; cause of anger. Ex. Their insulting remarks were a provocation, but he kept his temper. (SYN) affront. <DD> 3. (Obsolete.) a challenge. </DL> <A NAME="provocative"> provocative, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. irritating; vexing. Ex. Do not think I want to be provocative if I say it is inconceivable to establish normal relations between our States as long as this question is unsolved (London Times). <DD> 2. tending or serving to call forth action, thought, laughter, anger, etc.. Ex. a remark provocative of mirth. A Falstaff, almost as provocative of laughter as his prototype (Hawthorne). <DD>noun something that rouses or irritates. adv. provocatively. noun provocativeness. </DL> <A NAME="provocator"> provocator, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who provokes trouble or incites to violence or riot, especially one secretly hired or assigned to provoke such trouble. Ex. Is the uprising really the work of outside provocators? (New York Times). The bulletin, penned by still unknown provocators, ... was full of crude fabrications (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="provocatory"> provocatory, adjective. =provocative.</DL> <A NAME="provoke"> provoke, transitive verb, -voked, -voking.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to make angry; vex. Ex. She provoked him by her teasing. (SYN) exasperate, nettle. <DD> 2. to stir up; excite. Ex. An insult provokes a person to anger. (SYN) rouse, kindle. <DD> 3. to bring about; start into action; call forth; cause. Ex. The President's speech provoked much discussion. <DD> 4. to induce (as a physical condition). Ex. a drug which provokes a rise in temperature. <DD> 5. (Obsolete.) to summon. noun provoker. </DL> <A NAME="provoking"> provoking, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that provokes; irritating. Ex. a provoking mix-up. "It's very provoking," Humpty Dumpty said, "to be called an egg--very!" (Lewis Carroll). adv. provokingly. </DL> <A NAME="provolone"> provolone, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hard Italian cheese with a sharp, smoky flavor. </DL> <A NAME="provost"> provost, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a high-ranking administrator in some colleges and universities. Ex. The title of the head of a college at Oxford depends on which college he is head of; at some colleges he is known as the Master, and at others as the Warden, the Provost ... (New Yorker). <DD> 2. the head or dean of the clergymen assigned to a cathedral. <DD> 3. the chief magistrate in a Scottish town. <DD> 4. =provost marshal. <DD> 5. (Obsolete.) a sheriff. </DL> <A NAME="provostcourt"> provost court,<DL COMPACT><DD> a military court set up within occupied enemy territory to try minor offenses committed by soldiers or civilians. </DL> <A NAME="provostguard"> provost guard,<DL COMPACT><DD> a detail of soldiers under the provost marshal, especially a detail assigned for some special occasion or emergency. </DL> <A NAME="provostmarshal"> provost marshal,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an officer in the army acting as head of police in a camp, fort, or district, and charged with the maintenance of order. <DD> 2. an officer in the navy charged with the safekeeping of prisoners until their trial by court-martial. </DL> <A NAME="provostship"> provostship, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the position or authority of a provost. </DL> <A NAME="prow"> prow (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the pointed front part of a ship or boat; bow. Ex. The prow of the speeding motorboat cut through the water like a knife. <DD> 2. something like it; projecting front of anything. Ex. the prow of an aircraft. <DD> 3. (Poetic.) a ship. </DL> <A NAME="prow"> prow (2), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) valiant; brave; gallant. </DL> <A NAME="prowess"> prowess, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. bravery; daring. Ex. Two firemen showed great prowess by repeatedly rushing into the burning building to save many lives. (SYN) courage, valor. <DD> 2. brave or daring acts. Ex. The President spoke of the prowess of the great soldier while awarding him the medal. <DD> 3. unusual skill or ability. Ex. The knights of old were famous for their prowess with the lance. </DL> <A NAME="prowessful"> prowessful, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> full of prowess; valorous; valiant. </DL> <A NAME="procuratorgeneral"> procurator general, pl. procurators general or procurator generals.<DL COMPACT><DD> the chief law officer of any one of various countries; attorney general. Ex. They elected him procurator general of the Spanish nation in Peru (William Robertson). </DL> <A NAME="prowl"> prowl, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to go about slowly and secretly, hunting for something to eat or steal. Ex. Many wild animals prowl at night. (SYN) slink. <DD> 2. to wander. Ex. He prowled about his room. <DD>v.t. to move over or through (a place or region) by prowling. Ex. Lunt prowls the aisles in white tie and tails, picking up objects (Newsweek). <DD>noun the act of prowling. Ex. Some wild animal in its nightly prowl (Jane Porter). expr. on the prowl, prowling about. Ex. The patronage seekers are still on the prowl (Harry S Truman). noun prowler. adv. prowlingly. </DL> <A NAME="prowlcar"> prowl car,<DL COMPACT><DD> a police car connected with headarters by radio telephone; squad car. </DL> <A NAME="prox"> prox.,<DL COMPACT><DD> proximo. </DL> <A NAME="proxemic"> proxemic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the different degrees of proximity tolerated by various species of animals and human cultures. Ex. The proxemic patterns of Japanese culture permit what most North Americans would consider crowded conditions (Leslie G. Freeman, Jr.). </DL> <A NAME="proxemics"> proxemics, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the relative degree of physical proximity tolerated by an animal species or cultural group. <DD> 2. the use of space as an aspect of culture. <DD> 3. the study of differences in distance, contact, posture, and the like in communication between people. </DL> <A NAME="proximacentauri"> Proxima Centauri,<DL COMPACT><DD> one of the three stars that constitute Alpha Centauri. It is closer to the earth than any other star except the sun, being 4.3 light-years away. </DL> <A NAME="proximad"> proximad, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) toward the point of origin, or proximal part. </DL> <A NAME="proximal"> proximal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. nearest. <DD> 2. (Anatomy.) situated toward the point of origin or attachment, especially of a limb, bone, or other structure. adv. proximally. </DL> <A HREF="proximat.dic">NEXT</A>