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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>REARADM</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="rear"> rear (2), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to make grow; help to grow; bring up. Ex. The mother was very careful in rearing her children. <DD> 2. to breed (livestock). <DD> 3. to set up; build. Ex. The men of old reared altars to the gods. The pioneers soon reared churches in their settlements. (SYN) erect. <DD> 4. to lift up; raise. Ex. The snake reared its head. (Figurative.) The specter of revolt reared its head in Britain's American colonies long before the Revolution. (SYN) elevate. <DD> 5. (British Dialect.) to set upright. Ex. Gently rear'd By the angel, on thy feet thou stood'st at last (Milton). <DD> 6. to exalt. <DD>v.i. to rise on the hind legs; rise. Ex. The horse reared as the fire engine dashed past. expr. rear oneself, to get up on one's feet; rise up. Ex. The unruly beast presently reared himself (Henry Fielding). noun rearer. </DL> <A NAME="rear"> rear (3), adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Dialect.) rare; underdone. </DL> <A NAME="rearadm"> Rear Adm.,<DL COMPACT><DD> rear admiral. </DL> <A NAME="rearadmiral"> rear admiral,<DL COMPACT><DD> a naval officer next in rank above a captain and next below a vice-admiral. (Abbr:) Rear Adm., RAdm. </DL> <A NAME="reardriven"> rear-driven, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> driven by power transmitted to the rear wheels. Ex. Most modern automobiles and trucks are rear-driven. </DL> <A NAME="rearend"> rear-end, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> at the rear end. Ex. Reflecting sheeting outlining the rear of a motor vehicle, to lessen danger of rear-end collisions (Science News Letter). </DL> <A NAME="rearengine"> rear-engine, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a rear-mounted engine. Ex. a rear-engine sports car. </DL> <A NAME="rearengined"> rear-engined, adjective. =rear-engine.</DL> <A NAME="rearguard"> rearguard, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> designed or carried out to prevent, delay, or evade; diverting or delaying as a defensive measure. Ex. rearguard tactics. (Figurative.) In seeking to keep races apart he is fighting a rearguard action against a world trend (Manchester Guardian Weekly). </DL> <A NAME="rearguard"> rear guard,<DL COMPACT><DD> the part of an army that protects the rear. </DL> <A NAME="reargue"> reargue, transitive verb, -gued, -guing.<DL COMPACT><DD> to argue over again. </DL> <A NAME="reargument"> reargument, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the process of renewing an argument, as of a case in court; a new pleading upon the same matter. Ex. The Court ... held the cases under advisement ... and then directed the reargument conducted last December (Atlantic). </DL> <A NAME="rearhorse"> rearhorse, noun. =mantis.</DL> <A NAME="rearingpond"> rearing pond,<DL COMPACT><DD> a pond in which the young are reared, usually at a fish hatchery. </DL> <A NAME="rearm"> rearm, transitive verb, intransitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to arm again; arm oneself again. <DD> 2. to supply with new or better weapons. noun rearmer. </DL> <A NAME="rearmament"> rearmament, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act or process of rearming. Ex. While the French generally are for the North Atlantic alliance they are not for German rearmament (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="rearmost"> rearmost, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> farthest in the rear; last. </DL> <A NAME="rearmounted"> rear-mounted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. mounted in the rear, especially of a motor vehicle. Ex. Enthusiasts ... rev up the rear-mounted 68-h.p. engine and zip along the Autobahn at speeds of up to 85 m.p.h. (Time). <DD> 2. having a rear-mounted engine. Ex. Jim Clark of Scotland rode a rear-mounted Lotus-Ford to a record-shattering victory (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="rearmouse"> rearmouse, noun, pl. -mice. =reremouse.</DL> <A NAME="rearrange"> rearrange, transitive verb, -ranged, -ranging.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to arrange in a new or different way. Ex. Mother rearranged the living room furniture to fit in more chairs for the party. <DD> 2. to arrange again. Ex. He had to rearrange his papers after the wind blew them on the floor. </DL> <A NAME="rearrangement"> rearrangement, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a new or different arrangement. </DL> <A NAME="rearsight"> rear sight,<DL COMPACT><DD> the sight closer to the eye of the user in a weapon that has a pair of sights. </DL> <A NAME="rearviewmirror"> rear-view mirror,<DL COMPACT><DD> a movable mirror inside an automobile or truck that gives the driver a view of what is behind him. Ex. In the rear-view mirror he'd seen a car's headlights coming up behind him (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="rearward"> rearward, adverb, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adv., adj. toward or in the rear. Ex. A rearward view discloses a fine grouping of the hills which have been passed (Henry I. Jenkinson). <DD>noun the rear, especially of an army or fleet. adv. rearwardly. </DL> <A NAME="rearwards"> rearwards, adverb. =rearward.</DL> <A NAME="reascend"> reascend, intransitive verb, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to ascend again. </DL> <A NAME="reascendancy"> reascendancy, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a reascending; return to ascendancy. </DL> <A NAME="reascension"> reascension, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of reascending. </DL> <A NAME="reascent"> reascent, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of reascending. <DD> 2. a rise, such as of ground, following a descent. </DL> <A NAME="reason"> reason, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a cause or motive, as for an action or feeling; ground. Ex. Tell me your reasons for not liking him. I have my own reasons for doing this. <DD> 2. an explanation; justification. Ex. Sickness is the reason for her absence. What is your reason for doing such poor work? <DD> 3. the ability or power to think and draw conclusions; intelligence. Ex. Of all the faculties of the human mind ... Reason stands at the summit (Charles Darwin). <DD> 4. a reasonable or sensible view of a matter; right thinking; common sense. Ex. to listen to reason. <DD> 5. sanity. Ex. That poor old man has lost his reason. <DD> 6. (Obsolete.) justice; satisfaction. Ex. to do one reason. <DD>v.i. 1. to think things out; think logically; solve new problems. Ex. An idiot cannot reason. <DD> 2. to draw conclusions or inferences from facts or premises. <DD> 3. to consider; discuss; argue. Ex. Reason with her and try to make her change her mind. They reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread (Matthew 16:7). <DD>v.t. 1. to persuade by reasoning. Ex. Don't fancy that men reason themselves into convictions (Charles Kingsley). <DD> 2. to argue, conclude, or infer. Ex. to reason a point. <DD> 3. to support with reasons. <DD> 4. to reason about or discuss (what, why, or how). Ex. I will not reason what is meant hereby (Shakespeare). expr. bring to reason, to cause to be reasonable. Ex. The stubborn child was at last brought to reason. expr. by reason of, on account of; because of. Ex. I cannot go, by reason of a conflicting meeting. expr. in (or within) reason, within reasonable and sensible limits. Ex. If you want a cheque for yourself ... you can name any figure you like--in reason (George Bernard Shaw). I will do anything within reason to keep my promise to you. expr. reason away, to get rid of by reasoning. Ex. He is so blinded by his ideas that he finds no trouble in reasoning away their many contradictions and absurdities. expr. reason out, to think through and come to a conclusion; think out. Ex. By thus reasoning out the probable consequences of an action, motives ... may lose more or less of their force (William B. Carpenter). expr. stand to reason, to be reasonable and sensible. Ex. It stands to reason that he would resent your insults. expr. with (good) reason, justly or properly; with justification. Ex. If he continuously complains of a pain in his back, it is with reason. She decided not to borrow money, and with good reason. noun reasoner. </DL> <A NAME="reasonability"> reasonability, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> reasonable quality or state. </DL> <A NAME="reasonable"> reasonable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. according to reason; sensible; not foolish. Ex. When we are angry, we do not always act in a reasonable way. The jury had a reasonable doubt as to the defendant's guilt and therefore acquitted him. <DD> 2. not asking too much; fair; just. Ex. a reasonable offer. <DD> 3. not high in price; inexpensive. Ex. a reasonable dress. <DD> 4. able to reason. Ex. Man is a reasonable animal and can solve most of his problems. noun reasonableness. </DL> <A NAME="reasonably"> reasonably, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in a reasonable manner; with reason. </DL> <A NAME="reasoned"> reasoned, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> based on reasoning or reasons; reasonable. Ex. This editorial gave a very reasoned approach to the problem facing our nation (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="reasoning"> reasoning, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the process of drawing conclusions from facts. Ex. Philosophers have constantly failed to provide validity for principles of reasoning employed in science by reference to reason itself (A. E. Bell). <DD> 2. reasons; arguments. </DL> <A NAME="reasonless"> reasonless, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. lacking the power to reason. Ex. reasonless creatures. <DD> 2. lacking good judgment or sense. <DD> 3. without reason; unreasonable. adv. reasonlessly. noun reasonlessness. </DL> <A NAME="reasonofstate"> reason of state,<DL COMPACT><DD> a political motive for some action or measure on the part of a ruler, government, or public officer, especially one not expedient to set forth publicly. </DL> <A HREF="reassemb.dic">NEXT</A>