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word: Helvite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral of a yellowish color, consisting chiefly of
   silica, glucina, manganese, and iron, with a little sulphur.


word: Hem
wordtype: interj.
definition:
An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of
   hesitation, doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough,
   loud or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm.


word: Hem
wordtype: n.
definition:
An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often
   indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call attention.


word: Hem
wordtype: n.
definition:
A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the edge of
   the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp edge.


word: Hemacite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A composition made from blood, mixed with mineral or
   vegetable substances, used for making buttons, door knobs, etc.


word: Hemadromometry
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of measuring the velocity with which the
   blood circulates in the arteries; haemotachometry.


word: Hemadynamics
wordtype: n.
definition:
The principles of dynamics in their application to
   the blood; that part of science which treats of the motion of the
   blood.


word: Hemadynamometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument by which the pressure of the blood
   in the arteries, or veins, is measured by the height to which it will
   raise a column of mercury; -- called also a haemomanometer.


word: Hemal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relating to the blood or blood vessels; pertaining to,
   situated in the region of, or on the side with, the heart and great
   blood vessels; -- opposed to neural.


word: Hematein
wordtype: n.
definition:
A reddish brown or violet crystalline substance,
   C16H12O6, got from hematoxylin by partial oxidation, and regarded as
   analogous to the phthaleins.


word: Hematin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bluish black, amorphous substance containing iron and
   obtained from blood. It exists the red blood corpuscles united with
   globulin, and the form of hemoglobin or oxyhemoglobin gives to the
   blood its red color.


word: Hematinometric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relating to the measurement of the amount of
   hematin or hemoglobin contained in blood, or other fluids.


word: Hematinon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with
   oxide of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc.


word: Hematite
wordtype: n.
definition:
An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called
   because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent
   rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; -- the last
   called red ocher. Called also specular iron, oligist iron, rhombohedral
   iron ore, and bloodstone. See Brown hematite, under Brown.


word: Hematocrya
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the
   mammals and birds; -- the antithesis to Hematotherma.


word: Hematoidin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crystalline or amorphous pigment, free from iron,
   formed from hematin in old blood stains, and in old hemorrhages in the
   body. It resembles bilirubin. When present in the corpora lutea it is
   called haemolutein.


word: Hematophilia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A condition characterized by a tendency to profuse
   and uncontrollable hemorrhage from the slightest wounds.


word: Hematosis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The arterialization of the blood in the lungs; the
   formation of blood in general; haematogenesis.


word: Hemautography
wordtype: n.
definition:
The obtaining of a curve similar to a pulse curve or
   sphygmogram by allowing the blood from a divided artery to strike
   against a piece of paper.


word: Hemelytrum
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the partially thickened anterior wings of
   certain insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs, etc.


word: Hemeralopia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A disease of the eyes, in consequence of which a
   person can see clearly or without pain only by daylight or a strong
   artificial light; day sight.


word: Hemialbumose
wordtype: n.
definition:
An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion,
   and by the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily
   convertible into hemipeptone. Called also hemialbumin.


word: Hemibranchi
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of fishes having an incomplete or reduced
   branchial apparatus. It includes the sticklebacks, the flutemouths, and
   Fistularia.


word: Hemidactyl
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus
   Hemidactylus. The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of
   plates beneath.


word: Hemigamous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet
   neuter, and the other unisexual, whether male or female; -- said of
   grasses.


word: Hemihedral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having half of the similar parts of a crystals, instead
   of all; consisting of half the planes which full symmetry would
   require, as when a cube has planes only on half of its eight solid
   angles, or one plane out of a pair on each of its edges; or as in the
   case of a tetrahedron, which is hemihedral to an octahedron, it being
   contained under four of the planes of an octahedron.


word: Hemimetabolic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larvae
   differing from the adults chiefly in laking wings, as in the
   grasshoppers and cockroaches.


word: Hemin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic,
   prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of strong
   acetic acid and common salt; -- called also Teichmann's crystals.
   Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of hematin.


word: Hemiprotein
wordtype: n.
definition:
An insoluble, proteid substance, described by
   Schutzenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute
   sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and
   dyspeptone.


word: Hemiptera
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of hexapod insects having a jointed
   proboscis, including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxillae), for
   piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front wings are
   partially coriaceous, and different from the others.


word: Hemisphere
wordtype: n.
definition:
A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when
   divided by a plane passing through its center.


word: Hemispherical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a
   hemispheric figure or form; a hemispherical body.


word: Hemistichal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or
   according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a verse.


word: Hemitropous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the raphe terminating about half way between
   the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; -- said of an ovule.


word: Hemitrope
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.)
   a twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.


word: Hemlock
wordtype: n.
definition:
The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having
   finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the Cicuta maculata,
   bulbifera, and virosa, and the Conium maculatum. See Conium.


word: Hemmer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the
   edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it down.


word: Hemoglobin
wordtype: n.
definition:
The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles
   of vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin, and is
   also called haematoglobulin. In arterial blood, it is always combined
   with oxygen, and is then called oxyhemoglobin. It crystallizes under
   different forms from different animals, and when crystallized, is
   called haematocrystallin. See Blood crystal, under Blood.


word: Hemorrhoids
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
Livid and painful swellings formed by the dilation
   of the blood vessels around the margin of, or within, the anus, from
   which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged; piles; emerods.


word: Hemp
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin
   or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also
   applied to various other plants yielding fiber.


word: Hemp
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
   spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling
   the true hemp.


word: Hemstitch
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out
   a few parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in successive
   small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief.


word: Hemstitched
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a broad hem separated from the body of the
   article by a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.


word: Hen
wordtype: n.
definition:
The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,
   pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen.


word: Henbane
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Hyoscyamus (H. niger). All parts of
   the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for the same purposes
   as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic fowls; whence the name.
   Called also, stinking nightshade, from the fetid odor of the plant. See
   Hyoscyamus.


word: Hendecane
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the paraffin series; -- so
   called because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule. Called
   also endecane, undecane.


word: Hendiadys
wordtype: n.
definition:
A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns
   connected by and, instead of by a noun and limiting adjective; as, we
   drink from cups and gold, for golden cups.


word: Henna
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (L. alba). The
   fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious
   ceremonies. The powdered leaves furnish a red coloring matter used in
   the East to stain the hails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc.


word: Hennotannic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous
   substance resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant; as,
   hennotannic acid.


word: Henotheism
wordtype: n.
definition:
Primitive religion in which each of several divinities
   is regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference to the
   rest.


word: Henpeck
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who
   thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often
   adjectively).


word: Henry
wordtype: n.
definition:
The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit
   when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one volt,
   while the inducing current varies at the rate of one ampere a second.


word: Hepar
wordtype: n.
definition:
Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown color,
   sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing sulphur with
   carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium), and consists essentially
   of alkaline sulphides. Called also hepar sulphuris (/).


word: Hepar
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance;
   specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also hepar
   sulphuris calcareum (/).


word: Hepatica
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the
   cryptogamous class Hepaticae; -- called also scale moss and liverwort.
   See Hepaticae, in the Supplement.


word: Hepatization
wordtype: n.
definition:
Conversion into a substance resembling the liver; a
   state of the lungs when gorged with effused matter, so that they are no
   longer pervious to the air.


word: Hepato-pancreas
wordtype: n.
definition:
A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc.,
   usually called the liver, but different from the liver of vertebrates.


word: Heptad
wordtype: n.
definition:
An atom which has a valence of seven, and which can be
   theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, seven
   monad atoms or radicals; as, iodine is a heptad in iodic acid. Also
   used as an adjective.


word: Heptane
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several isometric hydrocarbons, C7H16, of the
   paraffin series (nine are possible, four are known); -- so called
   because the molecule has seven carbon atoms. Specifically, a colorless
   liquid, found as a constituent of petroleum, in the tar oil of cannel
   coal, etc.


word: Heptyl
wordtype: n.
definition:
A compound radical, C7H15, regarded as the essential
   radical of heptane and a related series of compounds.


word: Heptylene
wordtype: n.
definition:
A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, C7H14, of the ethylene
   series; also, any one of its isomers. Called also heptene.


word: Her
wordtype: pron. & a.
definition:
The form of the objective and the possessive case of
   the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out.


word: Heracleonite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing
   Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church.


word: Herald
wordtype: n.
definition:
An officer whose business was to denounce or proclaim war,
   to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace, and to bear messages from
   the commander of an army. He was invested with a sacred and inviolable
   character.


word: Herald
wordtype: n.
definition:
In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above
   duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the rights and
   privileges of noble families, and especially of armorial bearings. In
   modern times, some vestiges of this office remain, especially in
   England. See Heralds' College (below), and King-at-Arms.


word: Gules
wordtype: n.
definition:
The tincture red, indicated in seals and engraved figures of
   escutcheons by parallel vertical lines. Hence, used poetically for a
   red color or that which is red.


word: Gulf
wordtype: n.
definition:
A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the land; a
   partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf of Mexico.


word: Gulgul
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cement made in India from sea shells, pulverized and
   mixed with oil, and spread over a ship's bottom, to prevent the boring
   of worms.


word: Gullet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A preparatory cut or channel in excavations, of sufficient
   width for the passage of earth wagons.


word: Gully
wordtype: n.
definition:
A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of water;
   a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry.


word: Gum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens
   when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum
   tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety,
   exudations that are not soluble in water; as, gum copal and gum
   sandarac, which are really resins.


word: Gum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any
   roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log.


word: Gum
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen
   by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a gumlike substance.


word: Gummer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A punch-cutting tool, or machine for deepening and
   enlarging the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw.


word: Gummite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellow amorphous mineral, essentially a hydrated oxide
   of uranium derived from the alteration of uraninite.


word: Gummy
wordtype: a.
definition:
Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or
   containing gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.


word: Gun
wordtype: n.
definition:
A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any
   firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of
   gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which
   the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is
   ignited by various means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces
   are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called small arms. Larger guns
   are called cannon, ordnance, fieldpieces, carronades, howitzers, etc.
   See these terms in the Vocabulary.


word: Guna
wordtype: n.
definition:
In Sanskrit grammar, a lengthening of the simple vowels a, i,
   e, by prefixing an a element. The term is sometimes used to denote the
   same vowel change in other languages.


word: Gunflint
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sharpened flint for the lock of a gun, to ignite the
   charge. It was in common use before the introduction of percussion
   caps.


word: Gunnel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus Muraenoides;
   esp., M. gunnellus of Europe and America; -- called also gunnel fish,
   butterfish, rock eel.


word: Gunnery
wordtype: n.
definition:
That branch of military science which comprehends the
   theory of projectiles, and the manner of constructing and using
   ordnance.


word: Gunny cloth
definition:
A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers
   (called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus (C. olitorius and C.
   capsularis), of India. The fiber is also used in the manufacture of
   cordage.


word: Gunpowder
wordtype: n.
definition:
A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an
   intimate mechanical mixture of niter, charcoal, and sulphur. It is used
   in gunnery and blasting.


word: Gunroom
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apartment on the after end of the lower gun deck of a
   ship of war, usually occupied as a messroom by the commissioned
   officers, except the captain; -- called wardroom in the United States
   navy.


word: Gunshot
wordtype: n.
definition:
The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as
   to be effective; the reach or range of a gun.


word: Gunter's line
definition:
A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for
   performing the multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by
   the dividers; -- called also line of lines, and line of numbers.


word: Gunter's quadrant
definition:
A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc.,
   showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it
   are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of
   objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale.


word: Gunter's scale
definition:
A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter
   (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who
   invented also Gunter's chain, and Gunter's quadrant.


word: Gunwale
wordtype: n.
definition:
The upper edge of a vessel's or boat's side; the uppermost
   wale of a ship (not including the bulwarks); or that piece of timber
   which reaches on either side from the quarter-deck to the forecastle,
   being the uppermost bend, which finishes the upper works of the hull.


word: Gurgle
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To run or flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current, as
   water from a bottle, or a small stream among pebbles or stones.


word: Gurjun
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thin balsam or wood oil derived from the Diptcrocarpus
   laevis, an East Indian tree. It is used in medicine, and as a
   substitute for linseed oil in the coarser kinds of paint.


word: Gurnet
wordtype: n.
definition:
One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus Trigla
   and allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with mailed cheeks.
   Some of the species are highly esteemed for food. The name is sometimes
   applied to the American sea robins.


word: Gush
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush
   forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously.


word: Gush
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To make a sentimental or untimely exhibition of affection;
   to display enthusiasm in a silly, demonstrative manner.


word: Gush
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A sudden and violent issue of a fluid from an inclosed
   plase; an emission of a liquid in a large quantity, and with force; the
   fluid thus emitted; a rapid outpouring of anything; as, a gush of song
   from a bird.


word: Gushing
wordtype: a.
definition:
Emitting copiously, as tears or words; weakly and
   unreservedly demonstrative in matters of affection; sentimental.


word: Gusset
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the
   purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement.


word: Gusset
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in
   the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; esp., the part
   joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.


word: Gust
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind; a sudden and brief
   rushing or driving of the wind. Snow, and hail, stormy gust and flaw.


word: Gustatory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or subservient to, the sense of taste;
   as, the gustatory nerve which supplies the front of the tongue.


word: Gut
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the prepared entrails of an animal, esp. of a sheep,
   used for various purposes. See Catgut.


word: Gut
wordtype: n.
definition:
The sac of silk taken from a silkworm (when ready to spin its
   cocoon), for the purpose of drawing it out into a thread. This, when
   dry, is exceedingly strong, and is used as the snood of a fish line.


word: Gut
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To plunder of contents; to destroy or remove the interior
   or contents of; as, a mob gutted the bouse.


word: Gutta
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a
   cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the
   lower faces of the mutules, in the Doric order; -- called also campana,
   and drop.


word: Gutta-percha
wordtype: n.
definition:
A concrete juice produced by various trees found in
   the Malayan archipelago, especially by the Isonandra, / Dichopsis,
   Gutta. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling
   water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and
   ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles
   caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes.
   The Mimusops globosa of Guiana also yields this material.


word: Guttatrap
wordtype: n.
definition:
The inspissated juice of a tree of the genus Artocarpus
   (A. incisa, or breadfruit tree), sometimes used in making birdlime, on
   account of its glutinous quality.


word: Gutter
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by
   erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.


word: Guttiferous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to a natural order of trees and shrubs
   (Guttiferae) noted for their abounding in a resinous sap.


word: Guttural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat;
   relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the throat.


word: Guttural
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the
   aid of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft palate;
   also, a letter representing such a sound.


word: Gutturo-
definition:
A combining form denoting relation to the throat; as,
   gutturo-nasal, having both a guttural and a nasal character;
   gutturo-palatal.


word: Guy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a
   rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a
   rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a
   chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on
   either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the
   top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the
   ground, where it is fastened.


word: Guy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in
   England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot.


word: Guzzle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate
   gust; to drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer.


word: Gwiniad
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fish (Coregonus ferus) of North Wales and Northern
   Europe, allied to the lake whitefish; -- called also powan, and
   schelly.


word: Gybe
wordtype: v. t. & i.
definition:
To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; --
   said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off
   the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side.


word: Gymnasiarch
wordtype: n.
definition:
An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia,
   and provided the oil and other necessaries at his own expense.


word: Gymnasium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A school for the higher branches of literature and
   science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of
   German schools of this kind.


word: Gymnastical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health,
   defense, or diversion; -- said of games or exercises, as running,
   leaping, wrestling, throwing the discus, the javelin, etc.; also,
   pertaining to disciplinary exercises for the intellect; athletic; as,
   gymnastic exercises, contests, etc.


word: Gymnastics
wordtype: n.
definition:
Athletic or disciplinary exercises; the art of
   performing gymnastic exercises; also, disciplinary exercises for the
   intellect or character.


word: Gymnocladus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee
   tree. The leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee.


word: Gymnodont
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a group of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes),
   having the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates, on
   each jaw, as the diodonts and tetradonts. See Bur fish, Globefish,
   Diodon.


word: Gymnogen
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a class of plants, so called by Lindley, because
   the ovules are fertilized by direct contact of the pollen. Same as
   Gymnosperm.


word: Gymnophthalmata
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A group of acalephs, including the naked-eyed
   medusae; the hydromedusae. Most of them are known to be the
   free-swimming progeny (gonophores) of hydroids.


word: Gymnosophist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been
   found in India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied
   themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and employed
   themselves in the contemplation of nature.


word: Gymnosperm
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant that bears naked seeds (i. e., seeds not
   inclosed in an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. Angiosperm.


word: Gymnotus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including
   the Gymnotus electricus, or electric eel. It has a greenish, eel-like
   body, and is possessed of electric power.


word: Gynaecophore
wordtype: n.
definition:
A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some
   di/cious trematodes carry the female. See Illust. of Haematozoa.


word: Gynandria
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A class of plants in the Linnaean system, whose
   stamens grow out of, or are united with, the pistil.


word: Gynandromorphism
wordtype: n.
definition:
An abnormal condition of certain animals, in
   which one side has the external characters of the male, and the other
   those of the female.


word: Gynantherous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in
   which the stamens are converted into pistils.


word: Gynodioecious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect
   flowers on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers.


word: Gypsum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime
   (calcium). When calcined, it forms plaster of Paris. Selenite is a
   transparent, crystalline variety; alabaster, a fine, white, massive
   variety.


word: Gypsy
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from
   India, entered Europe in 14th or 15th centry, and are now scattered
   over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft,
   fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. Bohemian, Romany.


word: Gyracanthus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and
   carboniferous strata; -- so named from their round, sculptured spines.


word: Gyration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center;
   a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation;
   revolution.


word: Gyrfalcon
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species and varieties of large Arctic
   falcons, esp. Falco rusticolus and the white species F. Islandicus,
   both of which are circumpolar. The black and the gray are varieties of
   the former. See Illust. of Accipiter.


word: Gyroidal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the planes arranged spirally, so that they incline
   all to the right (or left) of a vertical line; -- said of certain
   hemihedral forms.


word: Gyron
wordtype: n.
definition:
A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at
   the fess point and the opposite aide at the edge of the escutcheon.
   When there is only one gyron on the shield it is bounded by two lines
   drawn from the fess point, one horizontally to the dexter side, and one
   to the dexter chief corner.


word: Gyropigeon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A flying object simulating a pigeon in flight, when
   projected from a spring trap. It is used as a flying target in shooting
   matches.


word: Gyroscope
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rotating wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for
   illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies, the composition of
   rotations, etc. It was devised by Professor W. R. Johnson, in 1832, by
   whom it was called the rotascope.


word: Gyroscope
wordtype: n.
definition:
A form of the above apparatus, invented by M. Foucault,
   mounted so delicately as to render visible the rotation of the earth,
   through the tendency of the rotating wheel to preserve a constant plane
   of rotation, independently of the earth's motion.


word: Gyrostat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A modification of the gyroscope, consisting essentially
   of a fly wheel fixed inside a rigid case to which is attached a thin
   flange of metal for supporting the instrument. It is used in studying
   the dynamics of rotating bodies.


word: Gyrus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the
   gyri of the brain; the gyri of brain coral. See Brain.


word: Gyve
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To fetter; to shackle; to chain.
   H () the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among the
   consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the same position as
   that of the succeeding vowel. It is used with certain consonants to
   form digraphs representing sounds which are not found in the alphabet,
   as sh, th, /, as in shall, thing, /ine (for zh see /274); also, to
   modify the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after c and p,
   with the former of which it represents a compound sound like that of
   tsh, as in charm (written also tch as in catch), with the latter, the
   sound of f, as in phase, phantom. In some words, mostly derived or
   introduced from foreign languages, h following c and g indicates that
   those consonants have the hard sound before e, i, and y, as in
   chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent, Ghibelline, etc.; in some others,
   ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See Guide to Pronunciation, //
   153, 179, 181-3, 237-8.


word: Ha
wordtype: interj.
definition:
An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as
   uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of emotions,
   determined by the tone or the context. When repeated, ha, ha, it is an
   expression of laughter, satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive
   laughter; or sometimes it is equivalent to "Well, it is so."


word: Habeas corpus
definition:
A writ having for its object to bring a party before a
   court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's
   imprisonment or detention by another, with the view to protect the
   right to personal liberty; also, one to bring a prisoner into court to
   testify in a pending trial.


word: Habendum
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of a deed which follows the part called the
   premises, and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted;
   -- so called because it begins with the word Habendum.


word: Habit
wordtype: n.
definition:
The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either
   natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly
   retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a
   spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full
   habit of body.


word: Habit
wordtype: n.
definition:
Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct;
   practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or
   aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent
   repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting;
   characteristic forms of behavior.


word: Habit
wordtype: n.
definition:
Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a
   closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.


word: Habitant
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
An inhabitant or resident; -- a name applied to and
   denoting farmers of French descent or origin in Canada, especially in
   the Province of Quebec; -- usually in plural.


word: Habitude
wordtype: n.
definition:
Habitual attitude; usual or accustomed state with
   reference to something else; established or usual relations.


word: Hachure
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in
   shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See
   Hatching.


word: Hacienda
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large estate where work of any kind is done, as
   agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated
   farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment
   with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American
   regions.


word: Hack
wordtype: n.
definition:
A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for drying
   bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle; a grating in a mill
   race, etc.


word: Hack
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to
   notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting instrument; as, to
   hack a post.


word: Hack
wordtype: n.
definition:
A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a horse
   used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as distinguished from
   hunting and carriage horses.


word: Hack
wordtype: n.
definition:
A coach or carriage let for hire; particularly, a a coach
   with two seats inside facing each other; a hackney coach.


word: Hackamore
wordtype: n.
definition:
A halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and
   headstall, -- used for leading or tieing a pack animal.


word: Hackberry
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of trees (Celtis) related to the elm, but
   bearing drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. C. occidentalis is
   common in the Eastern United States.


word: Hacker
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting
   instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching pine trees
   in collecting turpentine; a hack.


word: Hackle
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of
   fowls, most noticeable on the cock, -- often used in making artificial
   flies; hence, any feather so used.


word: Hackle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the
   fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or hatchel.


word: Hackmatack
wordtype: n.
definition:
The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree
   with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber.
   Called also tamarack.


word: Hackney
wordtype: a.
definition:
Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used;
   trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors.


word: Hackney
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or
   carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or commonplace;
   as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation.


word: Haddock
wordtype: n.
definition:
A marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), allied to
   the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a
   dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back
   of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie.


word: Hades
wordtype: n.
definition:
The nether world (according to classical mythology, the
   abode of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible
   world; the grave.


word: Hadji
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Mohammedan pilgrim to Mecca; -- used among Orientals as a
   respectful salutation or a title of honor.


word: Hadrosaurus
wordtype: n.
definition:
An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size, allied
   to the iguanodon. It is found in the Cretaceous formation.


word: Haemo-
definition:
Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood,
   association with blood; as, haemapod, haematogenesis, haemoscope.


word: Haemapodous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the ventral
   or hemal side, as in vertebrates; -- opposed to neuropodous.


word: Haematachometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A form of apparatus (somewhat different from the
   hemadrometer) for measuring the velocity of the blood.


word: Haematoblast
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the very minute, disk-shaped bodies found in
   blood with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles; a third
   kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an early stage in the
   development of the red corpuscles; -- called also blood plaque, and
   blood plate.


word: Haematoin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance formed from the hematin of blood, by removal
   of the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid. Two like
   bodies, called respectively haematoporphyrin and haematolin, are formed
   in a similar manner.


word: Haematoplastic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Blood formative; -- applied to a substance in early
   fetal life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels.


word: Haematexylin
wordtype: n.
definition:
The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as
   a yellow crystalline substance, C16H14O6, with a sweetish taste.
   Formerly called also hematin.


word: Haematoxylon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single
   species, the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.


word: Haematozoon
wordtype: n.
definition:
Certain species of nematodes of the genus Filaria,
   sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog, etc.


word: Haematozoon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The trematode, Bilharzia haematobia, which infests the
   inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often causing death.


word: Haemochromometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus for measuring the amount of
   hemoglobin in a fluid, by comparing it with a solution of known
   strength and of normal color.


word: Haemocytotrypsis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A breaking up of the blood corpuscles, as by
   pressure, in distinction from solution of the corpuscles, or
   haemcytolysis.


word: Haemoscope
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument devised by Hermann, for regulating and
   measuring the thickness of a layer of blood for spectroscopic
   examination.


word: Haft
wordtype: n.
definition:
A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the
   hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said chiefly of a knife,
   sword, or dagger; the hilt.


word: Hag
wordtype: n.
definition:
An eel-like marine marsipobranch (Myxine glutinosa), allied to
   the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a
   single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta.
   Called also hagfish, borer, slime eel, sucker, and sleepmarken.


word: Hag
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked off
   or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled.


word: Hagdon
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus;
   esp., P. major, the greater shearwarter, and P. Stricklandi, the black
   hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also hagdown, haglin, and hag.
   See Shearwater.


word: Haggada
wordtype: n.
definition:
A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or
   illustrate the text of the Old Testament.


word: Haggard
wordtype: a.
definition:
Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty;
   untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk.


word: Haggard
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering;
   hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted, or anxious in
   appearance; as, haggard features, eyes.


word: Haggis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of
   a sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc., highly
   seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same animal; minced head and
   pluck.


word: Haggle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to
   notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by
   cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood.


word: Haggler
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who forestalls a market; a middleman between producer
   and dealer in London vegetable markets.


word: Hagiographa
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old
   Testament, or that portion not contained in the Law and the Prophets.
   It comprises Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles, Ruth, Lamentations,
   Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles.


word: Hagiology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The history or description of the sacred writings or of
   sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of
   saints.


word: Hagioscope
wordtype: n.
definition:
An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform
   church to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; --
   called, in architecture, a squint.


word: Haiduck
wordtype: n.
definition:
Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a
   halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or Hungarian
   courts.


word: Haikal
wordtype: n.
definition:
The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a
   Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is usually closed by an
   embroidered curtain.


word: Hail
wordtype: n.
definition:
Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds,
   where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses
   or grains are called hailstones.


word: Hail
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails
   or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from;
   as, the steamer hails from New York.


word: Confront
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as,
   to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.


word: Confucianism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The political morality taught by Confucius and his
   disciples, which forms the basis of the Chinese jurisprudence and
   education. It can hardly be called a religion, as it does not inculcate
   the worship of any god.


word: Confuse
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To mix or blend so that things can not be
   distinguished; to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or
   obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.


word: Confusion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce
   indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult.


word: Confute
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to
   prove or show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.


word: Congeal
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other
   causes; to become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to
   be chilled.


word: Congelation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of passing, or causing to pass,
   from a fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the act
   or process of freezing.


word: Congenital
wordtype: a.
definition:
Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one
   from birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a
   congenital deformity. See Connate.


word: Congestion
wordtype: n.
definition:
Overfullness of the capillary and other blood vessels,
   etc., in any locality or organ (often producing other morbid symptoms);
   local hyper/mia, active or passive; as, arterial congestion; venous
   congestion; congestion of the lungs.


word: Congestive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, indicating, or attended with, congestion
   in some part of the body; as, a congestive fever.


word: Congiary
wordtype: n.
definition:
A present, as of corn, wine, or oil, made by a Roman
   emperor to the soldiers or the people; -- so called because measured to
   each in a congius.


word: Conglaciation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of changing into ice, or the
   state of being converted to ice; a freezing; congelation; also, a
   frost.


word: Conglobate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Collected into, or forming, a rounded mass or ball; as,
   the conglobate [lymphatic] glands; conglobate flowers.


word: Conglomerate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together;
   concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light.


word: Conglomerate
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted
   from various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection;
   accumulation.


word: Conglomerate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone
   cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous,
   siliceous, or argillaceous; pudding stone; -- opposed to agglomerate.
   See Breccia.


word: Conglomeration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of gathering into a mass; the
   state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation; that which is
   conglomerated; a mixed mass.


word: Conglutinant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Cementing together; uniting closely; causing to
   adhere; promoting healing, as of a wound or a broken bone, by adhesion
   of the parts.


word: Conglutinate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or
   tenacious substance; to cause to adhere or to grow together.


word: Congo snake
definition:
An amphibian (Amphiuma means) of the order Urodela,
   found in the southern United States. See Amphiuma.


word: Congratulate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To address with expressions of sympathetic
   pleasure on account of some happy event affecting the person addressed;
   to wish joy to.


word: Congregate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to
   assemble; to bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather
   together; to mass; to compact.


word: Congregation
wordtype: n.
definition:
An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly
   of persons met for the worship of God, and for religious instruction; a
   body of people who habitually so meet.


word: Congregation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as
   intrusted some department of the church business; as, the Congregation
   of the Propaganda, which has charge of the missions of the Roman
   Catholic Church.


word: Congregation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or
   Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees.


word: Congregation
wordtype: n.
definition:
the name assumed by the Protestant party under John
   Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.


word: Congregational
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a congregation; conducted, or
   participated in, by a congregation; as, congregational singing.


word: Congregational
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to the system of Congregationalism, or to
   Congregationalist; holding to the faith and polity of
   Congregationalism; as, a Congregational church.


word: Congregationalism
wordtype: n.
definition:
That system of church organization which vests
   all ecclesiastical power in the assembled brotherhood of each local
   church.


word: Congress
wordtype: n.
definition:
A formal assembly, as of princes, deputies,
   representatives, envoys, or commissioners; esp., a meeting of the
   representatives of several governments or societies to consider and
   determine matters of common interest.


word: Congress
wordtype: n.
definition:
The collective body of senators and representatives of
   the people of a nation, esp. of a republic, constituting the chief
   legislative body of the nation.


word: Congression
wordtype: n.
definition:
A coming or bringing together, as in a public meeting,
   in a dispute, in the act of comparing, or in sexual intercourse.


word: Congressional
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a congress, especially, to the
   Congress of the United States; as, congressional debates.


word: Congruity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being congruous; the relation or
   agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence;
   consistency.


word: Congruity
wordtype: n.
definition:
That, in an imperfectly good persons, which renders it
   suitable for God to bestow on him gifts of grace.


word: Conhydrine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vegetable alkaloid found with conine in the poison
   hemlock (Conium maculatum). It is a white crystalline substance,
   C8H17NO, easily convertible into conine.


word: Conical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the form of, or resembling, a geometrical cone;
   round and tapering to a point, or gradually lessening in circumference;
   as, a conic or conical figure; a conical vessel.


word: Conico-
wordtype: a.
definition:
A combining form, meaning somewhat resembling a cone; as,
   conico-cylindrical, resembling a cone and a cylinder;
   conico-hemispherical; conico-subulate.


word: Conifer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tree or shrub bearing cones; one of the order Coniferae,
   which includes the pine, cypress, and (according to some) the yew.


word: Coniferin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glucoside extracted from the cambium layer of
   coniferous trees as a white crystalline substance.


word: Conine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in
   the hemlock (Conium maculatum) and extracted as a colorless oil,
   C8H17N, of strong repulsive odor and acrid taste. It is regarded as a
   derivative of piperidine and likewise of one of the collidines. It
   occasions a gradual paralysis of the motor nerves. Called also coniine,
   coneine, conia, etc. See Conium, 2.


word: Conistra
wordtype: n.
definition:
Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among
   the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in
   sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part
   of the orchestra of the Greek theater.


word: Conium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered,
   umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit ("seeds") and decompound
   leaves.


word: Conium
wordtype: n.
definition:
The common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison hemlock,
   spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and
   America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is
   an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine.


word: Conjecture
wordtype: n.
definition:
An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or
   presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.


word: Conjecture
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight
   evidence; to surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions
   concerning.


word: Conjugal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the
   marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial; connubial.


word: Conjugate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Presenting themselves simultaneously and having
   reciprocal properties; -- frequently used in pure and applied
   mathematics with reference to two quantities, points, lines, axes,
   curves, etc.


word: Conjugate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word agreeing in derivation with another word, and
   therefore generally resembling it in signification.


word: Conjugate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To inflect (a verb), or give in order the forms which
   it assumed in its several voices, moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.


word: Conjugate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To unite in a kind of sexual union, as two or more
   cells or individuals among the more simple plants and animals.


word: Conjugation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of sexual union; -- applied to a blending of
   the contents of two or more cells or individuals in some plants and
   lower animals, by which new spores or germs are developed.


word: Conjunction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of conjoining, or the state of being
   conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league.


word: Conjunction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The meeting of two or more stars or planets in the
   same degree of the zodiac; as, the conjunction of the moon with the
   sun, or of Jupiter and Saturn. See the Note under Aspect, n., 6.


word: Conjunction
wordtype: n.
definition:
A connective or connecting word; an indeclinable word
   which serves to join together sentences, clauses of a sentence, or
   words; as, and, but, if.


word: Conjunctiva
wordtype: n.
definition:
The mucous membrane which covers the external surface
   of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the
   conjunctival membrane.


word: Conjuncture
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances;
   complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight
   resulting from various conditions.


word: Conjuration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or
   in solemn manner; the act of binding by an oath; an earnest entreaty;
   adjuration.


word: Conjuration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of invoking supernatural aid by the
   use of a magical form of words; the practice of magic arts;
   incantation; enchantment.


word: Conjure
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To affect or effect by conjuration; to call forth or
   send away by magic arts; to excite or alter, as if by magic or by the
   aid of supernatural powers.


word: Conjurer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by
   the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats of
   legerdemain or sleight of hand.


word: Connate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at
   their bases; united into one body; as, connate leaves or athers. See
   Illust. of Connate-perfoliate.


word: Connate-perfoliate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Connate or coalescent at the base so as to
   produce a broad foliaceous body through the center of which the stem
   passes; -- applied to leaves, as the leaves of the boneset.


word: Connect
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To join, or fasten together, as by something
   intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to
   establish a bond or relation between.


word: Connect
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation;
   as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connect
   with another.


word: Connection
wordtype: n.
definition:
A relation; esp. a person connected with another by
   marriage rather than by blood; -- used in a loose and indefinite, and
   sometimes a comprehensive, sense.


word: Connivance
wordtype: n.
definition:
Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault
   or wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or cooperation.


word: Connivance
wordtype: n.
definition:
Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not involving
   actual participation in, but knowledge of, and failure to prevent or
   oppose it.


word: Connive
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail
   or forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a proceeding, as
   if not aware of it; -- usually followed by at.


word: Connivent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Brought close together; arched inward so that the points
   meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a
   flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system,
   etc.


word: Connoisseur
wordtype: n.
definition:
One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing
   person; a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine
   arts.


word: Connotation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of connoting; a making known or designating
   something additional; implication of something more than is asserted.


word: Connote
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To mark along with; to suggest or indicate as
   additional; to designate by implication; to include in the meaning; to
   imply.


word: Connubiality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being connubial; something
   characteristics of the conjugal state; an expression of connubial
   tenderness.


word: Conodont
wordtype: n.
definition:
A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found
   especially in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by some to
   be the teeth of marsipobranch fishes, but they are probably the jaws of
   annelids.


word: Conoid
wordtype: n.
definition:
A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about
   its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic conoid, etc.; -- more
   commonly called paraboloid, ellipsoid, etc.


word: Conoid
wordtype: n.
definition:
A surface which may be generated by a straight line moving
   in such a manner as always to meet a given straight line and a given
   curve, and continue parallel to a given plane.


word: Conquer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by
   violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to
   reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish.


word: Conquer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to
   surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc.


word: Conquer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to
   win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace.


word: Conquest
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force;
   the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force, whether physical
   or moral; subjection; subjugation; victory.


word: Consanguinity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The relation of persons by blood, in distinction
   from affinity or relation by marriage; blood relationship; as, lineal
   consanguinity; collateral consanguinity.


word: Conscience
wordtype: n.
definition:
The faculty, power, or inward principle which decides
   as to the character of one's own actions, purposes, and affections,
   warning against and condemning that which is wrong, and approving and
   prompting to that which is right; the moral faculty passing judgment on
   one's self; the moral sense.


word: Conscientious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict
   regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules
   of right and wrong; -- said of a person.


word: Conscientious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed
   to the dictates of conscience; -- said of actions.


word: Conscious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious
   experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible.


word: Consciousness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own
   existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc.


word: Consciousness
wordtype: n.
definition:
Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of
   any object, state, or sensation. See the Note under Attention.


word: Consecrate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make, or declare to be, sacred; to appropriate to
   sacred uses; to set apart, dedicate, or devote, to the service or
   worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to give (one's self)
   unreservedly, as to the service of God.


word: Consecrate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to
   dignify; as, rules or principles consecrated by time.


word: Consecrator
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by
   which a person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes.


word: Consecutive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Following in a train; succeeding one another in a
   regular order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession; with
   no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years.


word: Consecutive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Following as a consequence or result; actually or
   logically dependent; consequential; succeeding.


word: Consecutive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having similarity of sequence; -- said of certain
   parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony; as,
   consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are forbidden.


word: Consensual
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or reflex
   action, and not by conscious volition; as, consensual motions.


word: Consent
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to
   guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to
   comply.


word: Consent
wordtype: n.
definition:
Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done
   or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance; approval; permission.


word: Consent
wordtype: n.
definition:
Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or agreement to,
   or concurrence in, some act or purpose, implying physical and mental
   power and free action.


word: Consequence
wordtype: n.
definition:
A proposition collected from the agreement of other
   previous propositions; any conclusion which results from reason or
   argument; inference.


word: Consequence
wordtype: n.
definition:
Importance with respect to what comes after; power to
   influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank; distinction.


word: Consequent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Following by necessary inference or rational deduction;
   as, a proposition consequent to other propositions.


word: Consequent
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which follows from propositions by rational
   deduction; that which is deduced from reasoning or argumentation; a
   conclusion, or inference.


word: Consequential
wordtype: a.
definition:
Assuming or exhibiting an air of consequence;
   pretending to importance; pompous; self-important; as, a consequential
   man. See Consequence, n., 4.


word: Consequentially
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a regular series; in the order of cause and
   effect; with logical concatenation; consecutively; continuously.


word: Conservation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the
   keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.


word: Conservatism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The disposition and tendency to preserve what is
   established; opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a
   conservative.


word: Conservative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state,
   or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.


word: Conservative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a political party which favors
   the conservation of existing institutions and forms of government, as
   the Conservative party in England; -- contradistinguished from Liberal
   and Radical.


word: Conservative
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, preserves from ruin, injury,
   innovation, or radical change; a preserver; a conserver.


word: Conservative
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who desires to maintain existing institutions and
   customs; also, one who holds moderate opinions in politics; -- opposed
   to revolutionary or radical.


word: Conservatoire
wordtype: n.
definition:
A public place of instruction in any special branch,
   esp. music and the arts. [See Conservatory, 3].


word: Conservator
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who has an official charge of preserving the
   rights and privileges of a city, corporation, community, or estate.


word: Conservatory
wordtype: n.
definition:
A place for preserving anything from loss, decay,
   waste, or injury; particulary, a greenhouse for preserving exotic or
   tender plants.


word: Conservatory
wordtype: n.
definition:
A public place of instruction, designed to preserve
   and perfect the knowledge of some branch of science or art, esp. music.


word: Conserve
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of
   preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.


word: Conserve
wordtype: n.
definition:
A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered vegetable
   substances mixed with finely powdered refined sugar. See Confection.


word: Consider
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful
   examination; to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate
   on.


word: Considerate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Given to consideration or to sober reflection;
   regardful of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful; esp.
   careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of other.


word: Consideration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of considering; continuous
   careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention.


word: Consideration
wordtype: n.
definition:
Attentive respect; appreciative regard; -- used
   especially in diplomatic or stately correspondence.


word: Consideration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The result of delibration, or of attention and
   examonation; matured opinion; a reflection; as, considerations on the
   choice of a profession.


word: Consideration
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is, or should be, taken into account as a
   ground of opinion or action; motive; reason.


word: Consideration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The cause which moves a contracting party to enter
   into an agreement; the material cause of a contract; the price of a
   stripulation; compensation; equivalent.


word: Consign
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as
   if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different
   state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of
   possession; as, to consign the body to the grave.


word: Consign
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To send or address (by bill of lading or otherwise) to
   an agent or correspondent in another place, to be cared for or sold, or
   for the use of such correspondent; as, to consign a cargo or a ship; to
   consign goods.


word: Consignment
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of consigning or sending property to an agent
   or correspondent in another place, as for care, sale, etc.


word: Consignment
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is consigned; the goods or commodities sent
   or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one conveyance.


word: Consist
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as
   a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to
   be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained.


word: Consist
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; --
   formerly used absolutely, now followed by with.


word: Consistency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The condition of standing or adhering together, or
   being fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence; firmness;
   coherence; solidity.


word: Consistency
wordtype: n.
definition:
Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing
   among themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different times;
   the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity; correspondence; as,
   the consistency of laws, regulations, or judicial decisions;
   consistency of opinions; consistency of conduct or of character.


word: Consistent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having agreement with itself or with something else;
   having harmony among its parts; possesing unity; accordant; harmonious;
   congruous; compatible; uniform; not contradictory.


word: Consistory
wordtype: n.
definition:
The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held before
   his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral church or elsewhere.


word: Consociation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A voluntary and permanent council or union of
   neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and cooperation
   in ecclesiastical matters; a meeting of pastors and delegates from
   churches thus united.


word: Consolation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of consoling; the state of being consoled;
   allevation of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit;
   comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.


word: Consolato del mare
definition:
A collection of maritime laws of disputed origin,
   supposed to have been first published at Barcelona early in the 14th
   century. It has formed the basis of most of the subsequent collections
   of maritime laws.


word: Console
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the
   grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.


word: Consolidate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or
   body; to bring together in close union; to combine; as, to consolidate
   the armies of the republic.


word: Consolidation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or
   uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification; combination.


word: Consonancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Accord or agreement of sounds produced simultaneously,
   as a note with its third, fifth, and eighth.


word: Consonant
wordtype: n.
definition:
An articulate sound which in utterance is usually
   combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the
   spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character
   representing such a sound.


word: Conspicuous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen;
   plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.


word: Conspicuous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly
   defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a conspicuous
   excellence, or fault.


word: Conspiracy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A combination of men for an evil purpose; an agreement,
   between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert, as treason;
   a plot.


word: Conspiracy
wordtype: n.
definition:
An agreement, manifesting itself in words or deeds, by
   which two or more persons confederate to do an unlawful act, or to use
   unlawful to do an act which is lawful; confederacy.


word: Conspire
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To make an agreement, esp. a secret agreement, to do
   some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed;
   to plot together.


word: Constable
wordtype: n.
definition:
An officer of the peace having power as a conservator of
   the public peace, and bound to execute the warrants of judicial
   officers.


word: Constancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being constant or steadfast;
   freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability; as, the
   constancy of God in his nature and attributes.


word: Constancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution;
   especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness in
   attachments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability; fidelity.


word: Constant
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Not liable, or given, to change; permanent; regular;
   continuous; continually recurring; steadfast; faithful; not fickle.


word: Constellation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cluster or group of fixed stars, or dvision of the
   heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of
   some mythologial personage, within whose imaginary outline, as traced
   upon the heavens, the group is included.


word: Consternation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties,
   and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement;
   dismay.


word: Constipate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing
   passage through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels.


word: Constipation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the
   state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.


word: Constipation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are
   infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened
   faeces; costiveness.


word: Constituent
wordtype: n.
definition:
One for whom another acts; especially, one who is
   represented by another in a legislative assembly; -- correlative to
   representative.


word: Constitution
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of constituting; the action of
   enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment;
   formation.


word: Constitution
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being; that form of being, or structure
   and connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a system
   or body; natural condition; structure; texture; conformation.


word: Constitution
wordtype: n.
definition:
The aggregate of all one's inherited physical
   qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with
   reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a
   robust constitution.


word: Constitution
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fundamental, organic law or principles of
   government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the
   institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written
   instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental
   rules and principles for the conduct of affairs.


word: Constitution
wordtype: n.
definition:
An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment;
   especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting
   ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the constitutions of
   Justinian.


word: Constitutional
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or
   in the structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity;
   constitutional ardor or dullness.


word: Constitutional
wordtype: a.
definition:
In accordance with, or authorized by, the
   constitution of a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.


word: Constitutional
wordtype: a.
definition:
Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a
   constitution; as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.


word: Constitutionalism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The theory, principles, or authority of
   constitutional government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or
   constitutional government.


word: Constitutionality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being consistent with the
   constitution or frame of government, or of being authorized by its
   provisions.


word: Constitutionally
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In accordance with the constitution or natural
   disposition of the mind or body; naturally; as, he was constitutionally
   timid.


word: Constitutionally
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In accordance with the constitution or
   fundamental law; legally; as, he was not constitutionally appointed.


word: Constrained
wordtype: a.
definition:
Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary;
   embarrassed; as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.


word: Constraint
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of constraining, or the state of being
   constrained; that which compels to, or restrains from, action;
   compulsion; restraint; necessity.


word: Constrict
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to
   bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.


word: Constriction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of constricting by means of some inherent
   power or by movement or change in the thing itself, as distinguished
   from compression.


word: Constrictor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and
   crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.


word: Construct
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put together the constituent parts of (something)
   in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to
   construct an edifice.


word: Construction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process or art of constructing; the act of
   building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication;
   composition.


word: Construction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The form or manner of building or putting together
   the parts of anything; structure; arrangement.


word: Construction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining
   a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding;
   explanation; interpretation; sense.


word: Constructionist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who puts a certain construction upon some
   writing or instrument, as the Constitutions of the United States; as, a
   strict constructionist; a broad constructionist.


word: Constructive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having ability to construct or form; employed in
   construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.


word: Constructive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Derived from, or depending on, construction or
   interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.


word: Construe
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or
   clause) so as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection of,
   or to discover the sense; to explain the construction of; to interpret;
   to translate.


word: Consubstantiation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The actual, substantial presence of the body of
   Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper;
   impanation; -- opposed to transubstantiation.


word: Consul
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the three chief magistrates of France from 1799 to
   1804, who were called, respectively, first, second, and third consul.


word: Consul
wordtype: n.
definition:
An official commissioned to reside in some foreign country,
   to care for the commercial interests of the citizens of the appointing
   government, and to protect its seamen.


word: Consulage
wordtype: n.
definition:
A duty or tax paid by merchants for the protection of
   their commerce by means of a consul in a foreign place.


word: Consular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a consul; performing the duties of a
   consul; as, consular power; consular dignity; consular officers.


word: Consult
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To ask advice of; to seek the opinion of; to apply to
   for information or instruction; to refer to; as, to consult a
   physician; to consult a dictionary.


word: Consult
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have
   regard to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.


word: Consult
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also,
   the result of consulation; determination; decision.


word: Consultation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of consulting or conferring; deliberation of
   two or more persons on some matter, with a view to a decision.


word: Consultation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A council or conference, as of physicians, held to
   consider a special case, or of lawyers restained in a cause.


word: Consume
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or
   fire; to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour.


word: Consummate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring to completion; to raise to the highest
   point or degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve.


word: Consummation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of consummating, or the state of being
   consummated; completed; completion; perfection; termination; end (as of
   the world or of life).


word: Consumption
wordtype: n.
definition:
A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that
   form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and associated with
   cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever, etc.; pulmonary phthisis; --
   called also pulmonary consumption.


word: Consumptive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of
   consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.


word: Contact
wordtype: n.
definition:
The property of two curves, or surfaces, which meet, and
   at the point of meeting have a common direction.


word: Contagion
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which serves as a medium or agency to transmit
   disease; a virus produced by, or exhalation proceeding from, a diseased
   person, and capable of reproducing the disease.


word: Contagion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or means of communicating any influence to the
   mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm.


word: Contagious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily
   exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease.


word: Contain
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to
   be equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.


word: Contamination
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of contaminating; pollution;
   defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.


word: Contango
wordtype: n.
definition:
The premium or interest paid by the buyer to the seller,
   to be allowed to defer paying for the stock purchased until the next
   fortnightly settlement day.


word: Contango
wordtype: n.
definition:
The postponement of payment by the buyer of stock on the
   payment of a premium to the seller. See Backwardation.


word: Contemn
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable;
   to reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn.


word: Contemplate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to
   view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate
   care; to meditate on; to study.


word: Contemplate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To consider or have in view, as contingent or
   probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend.


word: Contemplation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of the mind in considering with attention;
   continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation;
   musing; study.


word: Contemplation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of looking forward to an event as about to
   happen; expectation; the act of intending or purposing.


word: Contemplative
wordtype: n.
definition:
A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and
   meditation, rather than to active works of charity.


word: Contemporary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done
   in, or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous.


word: Contempt
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with
   which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless;
   disdain; scorn.


word: Contempt
wordtype: n.
definition:
Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a court
   of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative body; disorderly,
   contemptuous, or insolent language or behavior in presence of a court,
   tending to disturb its proceedings, or impair the respect due to its
   authority.


word: Contenement
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is held together with another thing; that
   which is connected with a tenement, or thing holden, as a certain
   quantity of land adjacent to a dwelling, and necessary to the reputable
   enjoyment of the dwelling; appurtenance.


word: Content
wordtype: a.
definition:
Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited
   by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied;
   contented; at rest.


word: Content
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is contained; the thing or things held by a
   receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the contents of a
   cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a book.


word: Content
wordtype: n.
definition:
Area or quantity of space or matter contained within
   certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial contents.


word: Content
wordtype: a.
definition:
To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation;
   to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.


word: Content
wordtype: n.
definition:
Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition;
   freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment; moderate happiness.


word: Content
wordtype: n.
definition:
An expression of assent to a bill or motion; an
   affirmative vote; also, a member who votes "Content.".


word: Hair
wordtype: n.
definition:
The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of
   an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any
   part or the whole of the body.


word: Hair
wordtype: n.
definition:
One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in
   invertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free and
   flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin.


word: Hair
wordtype: n.
definition:
A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects,
   spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally
   unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of
   growth.


word: Hair
wordtype: n.
definition:
An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of
   several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated. Internal
   hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar).


word: Hair'sbreadth
definition:
The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small
   distance; sometimes, definitely, the forty-eighth part of an inch.


word: Hair-brown
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of a clear tint of brown, resembling brown human hair.
   It is composed of equal proportions of red and green.


word: Hair grass
definition:
A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the
   Agrostis scabra, and several species of Aira or Deschampsia.


word: Hairtail
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of marine fishes of the genus Trichiurus;
   esp., T. lepterus of Europe and America. They are long and like a band,
   with a slender, pointed tail. Called also bladefish.


word: Hairy
wordtype: a.
definition:
Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair;
   rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute.


word: Haye
wordtype: n.
definition:
The Egyptian asp or cobra (Naja haje.) It is related to the
   cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck
   into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake
   by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is
   sometimes called Cleopatra's snake or asp. See Asp.


word: Hake
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera
   Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake is M. vulgaris;
   the American silver hake or whiting is M. bilinearis. Two American
   species (Phycis chuss and P. tenius) are important food fishes, and are
   also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also squirrel hake, and
   codling.


word: Halacha
wordtype: n.
definition:
The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law;
   one of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See Midrash.


word: Halation
wordtype: n.
definition:
An appearance as of a halo of light, surrounding the
   edges of dark objects in a photographic picture.


word: Halberd
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a
   point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes
   additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form.


word: Halcyon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a
   genus including a limited number of species having omnivorous habits,
   as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia.


word: Halcyon
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was
   anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea during the
   calm weather about the winter solstice.


word: Halesia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of American shrubs containing several species,
   called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white
   flowers, drooping on slender pedicels.


word: Half
wordtype: a.
definition:
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half;
   approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect; as, a
   half dream; half knowledge.


word: Half
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a
   half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done,
   half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious.


word: Half
wordtype: a.
definition:
One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or
   considered as divided; -- sometimes followed by of; as, a half of an
   apple.


word: Halfbeak
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any slender, marine fish of the genus Hemirhamphus,
   having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower; -- called also
   balahoo.


word: Half blood
definition:
The relation between persons born of the same father or
   of the same mother, but not of both; as, a brother or sister of the
   half blood. See Blood, n., 2 and 4.


word: Half-blooded
wordtype: a.
definition:
Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds
   or races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a half-blooded
   sheep.


word: Half-breed
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person who is blooded; the offspring of parents of
   different races, especially of the American Indian and the white race.


word: Half-caste
wordtype: n.
definition:
One born of a European parent on the one side, and of a
   Hindoo or Mohammedan on the other. Also adjective; as, half-caste
   parents.


word: Half-mast
wordtype: n.
definition:
A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff;
   as, a flag a half-mast (a token of mourning, etc.).


word: Half-moon
wordtype: n.
definition:
An outwork composed of two faces, forming a salient
   angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now called a ravelin.


word: Half-moon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A marine, sparoid, food fish of California (Caesiosoma
   Californiense). The body is ovate, blackish above, blue or gray below.
   Called also medialuna.


word: Halfpace
wordtype: n.
definition:
A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in
   exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See Quarterpace.


word: Half-pike
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry,
   sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon.


word: Half-ray
wordtype: n.
definition:
A straight line considered as drawn from a center to an
   indefinite distance in one direction, the complete ray being the whole
   line drawn to an indefinite distance in both directions.


word: Halibut
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus
   vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidae. It often grows very large,
   weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.


word: Halichondriae
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of sponges, having simple siliceous
   spicules and keratose fibers; -- called also Keratosilicoidea.


word: Hall
wordtype: n.
definition:
A building or room of considerable size and stateliness, used
   for public purposes; as, Westminster Hall, in London.


word: Hall
wordtype: n.
definition:
The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times
   the only public room, serving as the place of gathering for the lord's
   family with the retainers and servants, also for cooking and eating. It
   was often contrasted with the bower, which was the private or sleeping
   apartment.


word: Hall
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name given to many manor houses because the magistrate's
   court was held in the hall of his mansion; a chief mansion house.


word: Hall
wordtype: n.
definition:
The apartment in which English university students dine in
   common; hence, the dinner itself; as, hall is at six o'clock.


word: Hallelujah
wordtype: n. & interj.
definition:
Praise ye Jehovah; praise ye the Lord; -- an
   exclamation used chiefly in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God, and
   as an expression of gratitude or adoration.


word: Hall-mark
wordtype: n.
definition:
The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other
   assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles,
   attesting their purity. Also used figuratively; -- as, a word or phrase
   lacks the hall-mark of the best writers.


word: Hallow
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to
   consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence.


word: Hallucination
wordtype: n.
definition:
The perception of objects which have no reality, or
   of sensations which have no corresponding external cause, arising from
   disorder or the nervous system, as in delirium tremens; delusion.


word: Hallucinator
wordtype: n.
definition:
One whose judgment and acts are affected by
   hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.


word: Hallux
wordtype: n.
definition:
The first, or preaxial, digit of the hind limb,
   corresponding to the pollux in the fore limb; the great toe; the hind
   toe of birds.


word: Halma
wordtype: n.
definition:
The long jump, with weights in the hands, -- the most
   important of the exercises of the Pentathlon.


word: Halo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A luminous circle, usually prismatically colored, round the
   sun or moon, and supposed to be caused by the refraction of light
   through crystals of ice in the atmosphere. Connected with halos there
   are often white bands, crosses, or arches, resulting from the same
   atmospheric conditions.


word: Halo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A circle of light; especially, the bright ring represented in
   painting as surrounding the heads of saints and other holy persons; a
   glory; a nimbus.


word: Halogen
wordtype: n.
definition:
An electro-negative element or radical, which, by
   combination with a metal, forms a haloid salt; especially, chlorine,
   bromine, and iodine; sometimes, also, fluorine and cyanogen. See
   Chlorine family, under Chlorine.


word: Haloid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Resembling salt; -- said of certain binary compounds
   consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now
   chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes also
   to the fluorides and cyanides.


word: Halones
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
Alternating transparent and opaque white rings which
   are seen outside the blastoderm, on the surface of the developing egg
   of the hen and other birds.


word: Haloxyline
wordtype: n.
definition:
An explosive mixture, consisting of sawdust, charcoal,
   niter, and ferrocyanide of potassium, used as a substitute for
   gunpowder.


word: Halt
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease
   progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to
   stand still.


word: Halter
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put
   a halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter.


word: Halve
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away each
   for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.


word: Hamadryad
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tree nymph whose life ended with that of the
   particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her abode.


word: Hamamelis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel
   (Hamamelis Virginica), a preparation of which is used medicinally.


word: Hame
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the two curved pieces of wood or metal, in the harness
   of a draught horse, to which the traces are fastened. They are fitted
   upon the collar, or have pads fitting the horse's neck attached to
   them.


word: Hamilton period
definition:
A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; --
   so named from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the
   Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. See the Chart of
   Geology.


word: Hamite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fossil cephalopod of the genus Hamites, related to the
   ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike form.


word: Hammer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the
   like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron, fixed crosswise
   to a handle.


word: Hammer
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of a gunlock which strikes the percussion cap, or
   firing pin; the cock; formerly, however, a piece of steel covering the
   pan of a flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock to ignite
   the priming.


word: Hammer-beam
wordtype: n.
definition:
A member of one description of roof truss, called
   hammer-beam truss, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the
   top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which occupy the
   situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.


word: Hammer-dressed
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the surface roughly shaped or faced with the
   stonecutter's hammer; -- said of building stone.


word: Hammerhead
wordtype: n.
definition:
A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the
   eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a
   hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena is found in the North Atlantic.
   Called also hammer fish, and balance fish.


word: Hammer-less
wordtype: a.
definition:
Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a
   cock or striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an
   accidental touch.


word: Hammock
wordtype: n.
definition:
A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas
   about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends.


word: Hammock
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with
   bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land.


word: Hamper
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing
   and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes hamper; an
   oyster hamper, which contains two bushels.


word: Hamper
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to
   inveigle; hence, to impede in motion or progress; to embarrass; to
   encumber.


word: Denote
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to
   serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out; as, the hands
   of the clock denote the hour.


word: Denounce
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To point out as deserving of reprehension or
   punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure
   upon; to stigmatize.


word: Dense
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together;
   close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy;
   opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog.


word: Density
wordtype: n.
definition:
The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to bulk or
   volume, esp. as compared with the mass and volume of a portion of some
   substance used as a standard.


word: Dental
wordtype: a.
definition:
Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain
   articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental
   letters.


word: Dental
wordtype: a.
definition:
A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved
   conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.


word: Dentated
wordtype: a.
definition:
Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight
   out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf.


word: Denticete
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are
   developed, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.


word: Denticulated
wordtype: a.
definition:
Furnished with denticles; notched into little
   toothlike projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx.


word: Dentil
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small square block or projection in cornices, a number of
   which are ranged in an ornamental band; -- used particularly in the
   Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.


word: Dentine
wordtype: n.
definition:
The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely
   composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in the teeth of
   man is situated beneath the enamel.


word: Dentiphone
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys
   sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone.


word: Dentirostral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a toothed bill; -- applied to a group of
   passerine birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on
   insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. (N) under Beak.


word: Dentist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair
   natural teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental
   surgeon.


word: Denudation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of the
   overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal of them by the
   action of running water.


word: Denude
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to
   strip; to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands.


word: Denunciation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation;
   the act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly arraigning;
   arraignment.


word: Denunciator
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially
   intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses.


word: Denunciatory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Characterized by or containing a denunciation;
   minatory; accusing; threatening; as, severe and denunciatory language.


word: Deny
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the
   like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to disavow.


word: Deobstruct
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To remove obstructions or impediments in; to clear
   from anything that hinders the passage of fluids; as, to deobstruct the
   pores or lacteals.


word: Deobstruent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open
   the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient.


word: Deodand
wordtype: n.
definition:
A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person,
   and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to the crown,
   to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in alms by the high
   almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and killed him, it was
   forfeited as a deodand.


word: Deodar
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of cedar (Cedrus Deodara), growing in India, highly
   valued for its size and beauty as well as for its timber, and also
   grown in England as an ornamental tree.


word: Depart
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as
   from a place or a person; to withdraw; -- opposed to arrive; -- often
   with from before the place, person, or thing left, and for or to before
   the destination.


word: Depart
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To forsake; to abandon; to desist or deviate (from); not
   to adhere to; -- with from; as, we can not depart from our rules; to
   depart from a title or defense in legal pleading.


word: Department
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Subdivision of business or official duty;
   especially, one of the principal divisions of executive government; as,
   the treasury department; the war department; also, in a university, one
   of the divisions of instruction; as, the medical department; the
   department of physics.


word: Department
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A territorial division; a district; esp., in France,
   one of the districts composed of several arrondissements into which the
   country is divided for governmental purposes; as, the Department of the
   Loire.


word: Departure
wordtype: n.
definition:
The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground
   taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of
   another.


word: Depend
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined
   or undecided; as, a cause depending in court.


word: Depend
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To rely for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to
   be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as a necessary
   condition; -- followed by on or upon, formerly by of.


word: Depend
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide;
   to be certain; -- with on or upon; as, we depend on the word or
   assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the usual hour.


word: Dependence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or state of depending; state of being
   dependent; a hanging down or from; suspension from a support.


word: Dependence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being influenced and determined by
   something; subjection (as of an effect to its cause).


word: Dependence
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which depends; anything dependent or suspended;
   anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on, something else.


word: Dependence
wordtype: n.
definition:
A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be
   determined; ground of controversy or quarrel.


word: Dependency
wordtype: n.
definition:
State of being dependent; dependence; state of being
   subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.


word: Dependency
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is attached to something else as its
   consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like.


word: Dependency
wordtype: n.
definition:
A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which
   it belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great Britain
   has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America.


word: Dependent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relying on, or subject to, something else for support;
   not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without
   the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining;
   contingent or conditioned; subordinate; -- often with on or upon; as,
   dependent on God; dependent upon friends.


word: Dependent
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who
   relies on another for support of favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; as, a
   numerous train of dependents.


word: Dephlegmate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To deprive of superabundant water, as by
   evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; --
   used of spirits and acids.


word: Dephlegmation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The operation of separating water from spirits and
   acids, by evaporation or repeated distillation; -- called also
   concentration, especially when acids are the subject of it.


word: Dephlegmator
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument or apparatus in which water is
   separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling
   apparatus in which the separation of the vapors is effected.


word: Deplete
wordtype: a.
definition:
To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of;
   to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a treasury of
   money, etc.


word: Depletion
wordtype: n.
definition:
the act or process of diminishing the quantity of fluid
   in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also excessive evacuation,
   as in severe diarrhea.


word: Deplorable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable;
   causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's
   evils are deplorable.


word: Deplore
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to
   bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over.


word: Deploy
wordtype: v. t. & i.
definition:
To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of
   troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less
   depth; -- the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into
   line of battle.


word: Depolarization
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of depriving of polarity, or the result of
   such action; reduction to an unpolarized condition.


word: Depolishing
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process of removing the vitreous glaze from
   porcelain, leaving the dull luster of the surface of ivory porcelain.


word: Deponent
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who gives
   evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing.


word: Depopulate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To deprive of inhabitants, whether by death or by
   expulsion; to reduce greatly the populousness of; to dispeople; to
   unpeople.


word: Depopulation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of depopulating, or condition of being
   depopulated; destruction or explusion of inhabitants.


word: Deportment
wordtype: n.
definition:
Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of
   acting; conduct; carriage; especially, manner of acting with respect to
   the courtesies and duties of life; behavior; demeanor; bearing.


word: Depose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now
   usually said of bearing testimony which is officially written down for
   future use.


word: Deposit
wordtype: n.
definition:
To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down
   (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the sand; the
   waters deposited a rich alluvium.


word: Deposit
wordtype: n.
definition:
To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit
   to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a bank, as a
   sum of money subject to order.


word: Deposit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a
   deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a solution (as
   the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or that which is mechanically
   deposited (as the mud, gravel, etc., deposits of a river).


word: Deposit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands,
   for safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another; esp.,
   money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to order; anything given as
   pledge or security.


word: Deposit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for
   the performance of a duty assumed by the person depositing.


word: Depositary
wordtype: n.
definition:
One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who
   receives a deposit; -- the correlative of depositor.


word: Deposition
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public
   officer; deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement; removal.


word: Deposition
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down;
   sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes depositions of
   alluvial matter.


word: Deposition
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of laying down one's testimony in writing;
   also, testimony laid or taken down in writing, under oath or
   affirmation, before some competent officer, and in reply to
   interrogatories and cross-interrogatories.


word: Depository
wordtype: n.
definition:
A place where anything is deposited for sale or
   keeping; as, warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk's office is a
   depository for records.


word: Depot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A military station where stores and provisions are kept, or
   where recruits are assembled and drilled.


word: Depot
wordtype: n.
definition:
The headquarters of a regiment, where all supplies are
   received and distributed, recruits are assembled and instructed, infirm
   or disabled soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the
   regiment are provided for.


word: Depot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A railway station; a building for the accommodation and
   protection of railway passengers or freight.


word: Depravity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated
   state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of
   mind or heart; absence of religious feeling and principle.


word: Deprecate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by
   prayer; to desire the removal of; to seek deliverance from; to express
   deep regret for; to disapprove of strongly.


word: Deprecation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer
   that an evil may be removed or prevented; strong expression of
   disapprobation.


word: Depreciate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the
   worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to
   undervalue.


word: Depreciate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To fall in value; to become of less worth; to sink
   in estimation; as, a paper currency will depreciate, unless it is
   convertible into specie.


word: Depredation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of depredating, or the state of being
   depredated; the act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often
   makes depredation on the land.


word: Depredatory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Tending or designed to depredate; characterized by
   depredation; plundering; as, a depredatory incursion.


word: Deprehend
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To take unwares or by surprise; to seize, as a person
   commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend.


word: Depress
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower;
   as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes.


word: Depressed
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the vertical diameter shorter than the horizontal
   or transverse; -- said of the bodies of animals, or of parts of the
   bodies.


word: Depression
wordtype: n.
definition:
A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true
   place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in little
   protuberances and depressions.


word: Depressomotor
wordtype: a.
definition:
Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement,
   as depressomotor nerves, which lower or inhibit muscular activity.


word: Deprivation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the
   act of deposing or divesting of some dignity.


word: Deprive
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from
   possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter object,
   usually preceded by of.


word: Depth
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular
   measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement
   backward from the front; as, the depth of a river; the depth of a body
   of troops.


word: Depth
wordtype: n.
definition:
Profoundness; extent or degree of intensity; abundance;
   completeness; as, depth of knowledge, or color.


word: Depth
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is deep; a deep, or the deepest, part or place;
   the deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of winter.


word: Depth
wordtype: n.
definition:
The number of simple elements which an abstract conception
   or notion includes; the comprehension or content.


word: Deputation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning
   a deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate;
   vicegerency.


word: Deputation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The person or persons deputed or commissioned by
   another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf;
   delegation; as, the general sent a deputation to the enemy to propose a
   truce.


word: Deputy
wordtype: n.
definition:
One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered
   to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a
   lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy
   of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc.


word: Derange
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the
   proper arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder, confusion, or
   embarrassment; to disorder; to disarrange; as, to derange the plans of
   a commander, or the affairs of a nation.


word: Derangement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of deranging or putting out of order, or the
   state of being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion;
   especially, mental disorder; insanity.


word: Derby
wordtype: n.
definition:
A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near
   London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the 12th Earl of
   Derby, in 1780.


word: Derbyshire spar
definition:
A massive variety of fluor spar, found in
   Derbyshire, England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work.


word: Derelict
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by its
   proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.


word: Deride
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to
   ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.


word: Derision
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of deriding, or the state of being derided;
   mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to
   ridicule.


word: Derivable
wordtype: a.
definition:
That can be derived; obtainable by transmission; capable
   of being known by inference, as from premises or data; capable of being
   traced, as from a radical; as, income is derivable from various
   sources.


word: Derivation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of
   procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from
   capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.


word: Derivation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or
   genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root.


word: Derivation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The operation of deducing one function from another
   according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the of
   differentiation or of integration.


word: Derivation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body
   to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.


word: Derivative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original,
   or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else;
   secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.


word: Derivative
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word formed from another word, by a prefix or suffix,
   an internal modification, or some other change; a word which takes its
   origin from a root.


word: Derivative
wordtype: n.
definition:
A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by
   inversion; or, vice versa, a ground tone or root implied in its
   harmonics in an actual chord.


word: Derivative
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance so related to another substance by
   modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from
   it; thus, the amido compounds are derivatives of ammonia, and the
   hydrocarbons are derivatives of methane, benzene, etc.


word: Derive
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To turn the course of, as water; to divert and
   distribute into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to
   transmit; -- followed by to, into, on, upon.


word: Derive
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by
   descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; -- followed by from.


word: Derive
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to
   recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from the
   Anglo-Saxon.


word: Derive
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To obtain one substance from another by actual or
   theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid from its
   corresponding hydrocarbon.


word: -derm
wordtype: n.
definition:
A suffix or terminal formative, much used in anatomical
   terms, and signifying skin, integument, covering; as, blastoderm,
   ectoderm, etc.


word: Dermestes
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of coleopterous insects, the larvae of which
   feed animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats,
   skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is D. lardarius,
   known as the bacon beetle.


word: Dermis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin
   or epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma, corium, cutis, and
   enderon. See Skin, and Illust. in Appendix.


word: Dermohaemal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and
   haemal structures; as, the dermohaemal spines or ventral fin rays of
   fishes.


word: Dermoneural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and
   neural structures; as, the dermoneural spines or dorsal fin rays of
   fishes.


word: Dermoptera
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike
   web of skin between the fore and hind legs, of which the colugo
   (Galeopithecus) is the type. See Colugo.


word: Dermopteran
wordtype: n.
definition:
An insect which has the anterior pair of wings
   coriaceous, and does not use them in flight, as the earwig.


word: Derogation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening
   in value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; -- followed by of,
   from, or to.


word: Derogatory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing
   derogation; detracting; injurious; -- with from to, or unto.


word: Derotremata
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The tribe of aquatic Amphibia which includes
   Amphiuma, Menopoma, etc. They have permanent gill openings, but no
   external gills; -- called also Cryptobranchiata.


word: Derrick
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays
   or guys, with suitable tackle for hoisting heavy weights, as stones in
   building.


word: Dervis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes
   extreme poverty and leads an austere life.


word: Descant
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint
   sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a
   variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song.


word: Descend
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move
   downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing,
   walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward; -- the opposite
   of ascend.


word: Descend
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage
   ground; to come suddenly and with violence; -- with on or upon.


word: Descend
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less
   virtuous, or worse, state or station; to lower or abase one's self; as,
   he descended from his high estate.


word: Descend
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pass from the more general or important to the
   particular or less important matters to be considered.


word: Descend
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to
   be derived; to proceed by generation or by transmission; to fall or
   pass by inheritance; as, the beggar may descend from a prince; a crown
   descends to the heir.


word: Descend
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a
   lower part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend a
   ladder.


word: Descendibility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being descendible; capability of
   being transmitted from ancestors; as, the descendibility of an estate.


word: Descent
wordtype: n.
definition:
Incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion
   from sea; -- often followed by upon or on; as, to make a descent upon
   the enemy.


word: Descent
wordtype: n.
definition:
Progress downward, as in station, virtue, as in station,
   virtue, and the like, from a higher to a lower state, from a higher to
   a lower state, from the more to the less important, from the better to
   the worse, etc.


word: Descent
wordtype: n.
definition:
Transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually, but not
   necessarily, in the descending line; title to inherit an estate by
   reason of consanguinity.


word: Descent
wordtype: n.
definition:
Inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or
   sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent.


word: Descent
wordtype: n.
definition:
A step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a
   degree in the scale of genealogy; a generation.


word: Describe
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to
   delineate; to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the
   compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as to describe a
   circle.


word: Describe
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To represent by words written or spoken; to give an
   account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as, the
   geographer describes countries and cities.


word: Describe
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To use the faculty of describing; to give a
   description; as, Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.


word: Description
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sketch or account of anything in words; a
   portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the
   essential qualities of a thing or species.


word: Descriptive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Tending to describe; having the quality of
   representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a
   descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the
   age.


word: Descry
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or
   obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover.


word: Desecrate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert
   from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put
   to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.


word: Desert
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly
   due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to reward;
   merit.


word: Desert
wordtype: n.
definition:
A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of
   supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and Africa are
   destitute and vegetation.


word: Desert
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population,
   but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a wilderness; a solitary
   place.


word: Desert
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or
   cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate; solitary; as,
   they landed on a desert island.


word: Desert
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To leave (especially something which one should stay by
   and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to forsake; --
   implying blame, except sometimes when used of localities; as, to desert
   a friend, a principle, a cause, one's country.


word: Desert
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake in
   violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the army; to desert
   one's colors.


word: Desert
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To abandon a service without leave; to quit military
   service without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to
   abscond.


word: Deserter
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or
   any one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a seaman who
   abandons the service without leave; one guilty of desertion.


word: Desertion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a
   service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty; the quitting
   of one's duties willfully and without right; esp., an absconding from
   military or naval service.


word: Deserve
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due,
   either good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the laborer
   deserves his wages; a work of value deserves praise.


word: Desiccate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to
   preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.


word: Desiccator
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and
   containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium
   chloride, above which is suspended the material to be dried, or
   preserved from moisture.


word: Desiderative
wordtype: n.
definition:
A verb formed from another verb by a change of
   termination, and expressing the desire of doing that which is indicated
   by the primitive verb.


word: Design
wordtype: n.
definition:
To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch
   for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to draw.


word: Design
wordtype: n.
definition:
To create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or
   scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay out in the
   mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a statue, or a cathedral.


word: Design
wordtype: n.
definition:
A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main
   features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a building, or a
   decoration; a delineation; a plan.


word: Design
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be
   done; preliminary conception; idea intended to be expressed in a
   visible form or carried into action; intention; purpose; -- often used
   in a bad sense for evil intention or purpose; scheme; plot.


word: Design
wordtype: n.
definition:
Specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred
   from the adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument from design.


word: Design
wordtype: n.
definition:
The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp., a
   work of decorative art considered as a new creation; conception or plan
   shown in completed work; as, this carved panel is a fine design, or of
   a fine design.


word: Design
wordtype: n.
definition:
The invention and conduct of the subject; the disposition
   of every part, and the general order of the whole.


word: Designate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to
   indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description; to specify;
   as, to designate the boundaries of a country; to designate the rioters
   who are to be arrested.


word: Designate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; --
   with to or for; to designate an officer for or to the command of a post
   or station.


word: Desilverization
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or the process of freeing from silver;
   also, the condition resulting from the removal of silver.


word: Desire
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or
   the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance
   or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.


word: Desk
wordtype: n.
definition:
A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but often
   with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It often has a drawer
   or repository underneath.


word: Desk
wordtype: n.
definition:
A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the
   liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the
   sermon is preached; also (esp. in the United States), a pulpit. Hence,
   used symbolically for "the clerical profession."


word: Desman
wordtype: n.
definition:
An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia
   (Myogale moschata). It is allied to the moles, but is called muskrat by
   some English writers.


word: Desmidian
wordtype: n.
definition:
A microscopic plant of the family Desmidiae, a group of
   unicellular algae in which the species have a greenish color, and the
   cells generally appear as if they consisted of two coalescing halves.


word: Desmodont
wordtype: n.
definition:
A member of a group of South American blood-sucking
   bats, of the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See Vampire.


word: Desmognathous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the maxillo-palatine bones united; -- applied
   to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading
   and swimming birds, as the ducks and herons, and also raptorial and
   other kinds.


word: Desolate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted;
   uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness;
   a desolate house.


word: Desolate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of
   inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.


word: Despecificate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To discriminate; to separate according to
   specific signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize.


word: Desperado
wordtype: n.
definition:
A reckless, furious man; a person urged by furious
   passions, and regardless of consequence; a wild ruffian.


word: Desperate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous;
   irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous; as, a
   desperate disease; desperate fortune.


word: Desperate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without
   regard to danger or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate effort.


word: Desperately
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or
   safety; recklessly; extremely; as, the troops fought desperately.


word: Despicable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean;
   vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a despicable
   gift.


word: Despise
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to
   contemn; to scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous
   dislike of.


word: Despoil
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage;
   to strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.


word: Despond
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be
   thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or
   depressed; to take an unhopeful view.


word: Despondency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of
   effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind.


word: Despondent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Marked by despondence; given to despondence;
   low-spirited; as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner.


word: Despotical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot;
   absolute in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing
   despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary.


word: Despotism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute
   control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny.


word: Despumation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of throwing up froth or scum; separation of
   the scum or impurities from liquids; scumming; clarification.


word: Desquamation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The separation or shedding of the cuticle or
   epidermis in the form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.


word: Dessert
wordtype: n.
definition:
A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close
   of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last
   course at dinner.


word: Indocible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed;
   dull in intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile.


word: Indocile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or
   disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull; intractable.


word: Indoctrinate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To instruct in the rudiments or principles of
   learning, or of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to
   instruct in, or imbue with, principles or doctrines; to teach; -- often
   followed by in.


word: Indoctrination
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of
   being indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of any
   science or system of belief; information.


word: Indo-European
wordtype: a.
definition:
Aryan; -- applied to the languages of India and
   Europe which are derived from the prehistoric Aryan language; also,
   pertaining to the people or nations who speak these languages; as, the
   Indo-European or Aryan family.


word: Indo-Germanic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to or denoting the Teutonic family of
   languages as related to the Sanskrit, or derived from the ancient Aryan
   language.


word: Indol
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue
   indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction.
   It is also formed from albuminous matter, together with skatol, by
   putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in
   human excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora.


word: Indolence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or
   want of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of ease or
   aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition to labor; laziness;
   sloth; inactivity.


word: Indolent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion;
   habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man.


word: Indophenol
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs,
   resembling indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol
   on certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol proper
   has not yet been isolated.


word: Indorse
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter,
   as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.


word: Indorse
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon
   the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure
   the payment of a /ote, draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment,
   fulfillment, performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon
   the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest, etc.).


word: Indorse
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid
   by approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion.


word: Indorsement
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or
   other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of, payment, or the
   return of an officer, etc.; a writing, usually upon the back, but
   sometimes on the face, of a negotiable instrument, by which the
   property therein is assigned and transferred.


word: Indubitable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not dubitable or doubtful; too evident to admit of
   doubt; unquestionable; evident; apparently certain; as, an indubitable
   conclusion.


word: Induce
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To produce, or cause, by proximity without contact or
   transmission, as a particular electric or magnetic condition in a body,
   by the approach of another body in an opposite electric or magnetic
   state.


word: Inducement
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which induces; a motive or consideration that
   leads one to action or induces one to act; as, reward is an inducement
   to toil.


word: Inducement
wordtype: n.
definition:
Matter stated by way of explanatory preamble or
   introduction to the main allegations of a pleading; a leading to.


word: Induct
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in
   actual possession of the temporal rights of an ecclesiastical living,
   or of any other office, with the customary forms and ceremonies.


word: Inducteous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Rendered electro-polar by induction, or brought into
   the opposite electrical state by the influence of inductive bodies.


word: Induction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of reasoning from a part to a whole,
   from particulars to generals, or from the individual to the universal;
   also, the result or inference so reached.


word: Induction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The introduction of a clergyman into a benefice, or of
   an official into a office, with appropriate acts or ceremonies; the
   giving actual possession of an ecclesiastical living or its
   temporalities.


word: Induction
wordtype: n.
definition:
A process of demonstration in which a general truth is
   gathered from an examination of particular cases, one of which is known
   to be true, the examination being so conducted that each case is made
   to depend on the preceding one; -- called also successive induction.


word: Induction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The property by which one body, having electrical or
   magnetic polarity, causes or induces it in another body without direct
   contact; an impress of electrical or magnetic force or condition from
   one body on another without actual contact.


word: Inductive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or
   using, induction; as, inductive reasoning.


word: Inductive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted upon
   by induction; as certain substances have a great inductive capacity.


word: Indulge
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as,
   to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations;


word: Indulge
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to
   humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge children in their
   caprices or willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in
   pleasure.


word: Indulge
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or
   desires; esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or
   questionable act without restraint; -- followed by in, but formerly,
   also, by to.


word: Indulgence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being
   indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.


word: Indulgence
wordtype: n.
definition:
Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after
   the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution
   from the censures and public penances of the church. It is a payment of
   the debt of justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ
   and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It is therefore
   believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory.


word: Indulgent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or
   appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or
   restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an indulgent
   parent.


word: Induline
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a large series of aniline dyes, colored blue
   or violet, and represented by aniline violet.


word: Induline
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dark green amorphous dyestuff, produced by the
   oxidation of aniline in the presence of copper or vanadium salts; --
   called also aniline black.


word: Induplicate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; --
   said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in aestivation.


word: Induplicate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about
   the axis without overlapping; -- said of leaves in vernation.


word: Indurate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some
   fossils are indurated by exposure to the air.


word: Induration
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hardness of character, manner, sensibility, etc.;
   obduracy; stiffness; want of pliancy or feeling.


word: Indusium
wordtype: n.
definition:
The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many
   ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle or side to a
   veinlet.


word: Industrial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the
   arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor,
   especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights.


word: Industrious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Given to industry; characterized by diligence;
   constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not
   slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful
   labor.


word: Industrious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular
   pursuit or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious in
   pleasure; an industrious mischief maker.


word: Industry
wordtype: n.
definition:
Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either
   bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed
   to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or
   despair will increase them.


word: Industry
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business;
   especially, one which employs much labor and capital and is a distinct
   branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the iron industry; the cotton
   industry.


word: Industry
wordtype: n.
definition:
Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of
   value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth; labor.


word: Induviae
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also,
   leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a
   long time.


word: -ine
definition:
A suffix, indicating that those substances of whose names it is
   a part are basic, and alkaloidal in their nature.


word: -ine
definition:
A suffix, used to indicate hydrocarbons of the second degree of
   unsaturation; i. e., members of the acetyline series; as, hexine,
   heptine, etc.


word: Inebriate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or
   elate as if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment;
   also, to stupefy.


word: Inebriation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The condition of being inebriated; intoxication;
   figuratively, deprivation of sense and judgment by anything that
   exhilarates, as success.


word: Inee
wordtype: n.
definition:
An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant
   (Strophanthus hispidus) of the Gaboon country; -- called also onaye.


word: Ineffable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being expresses in words; unspeakable;
   unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.


word: Ineffectual
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not producing the proper effect; without effect;
   inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual
   attempt; an ineffectual expedient.


word: Inefficacious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not efficacious; not having power to produce the
   effect desired; inadequate; incompetent; inefficient; impotent.


word: Inefficacy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect;
   inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; fruitlessness;
   as, the inefficacy of medicines or means.


word: Inefficiency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being inefficient; want of power or
   energy sufficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired
   effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position
   for inefficiency.


word: Inefficient
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or
   desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.


word: Inefficient
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action;
   habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as,
   inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator.


word: Inelegancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being inelegant; want of elegance or
   grace; want of refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition,
   or manners.


word: Inelegant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement,
   grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires.


word: Ineligible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not eligible; not qualified to be chosen for an office;
   not worthy to be chosen or prefered; not expedient or desirable.


word: Inequality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being unequal; difference, or want of
   equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion;
   unevenness; disparity; diversity; as, an inequality in size, stature,
   numbers, power, distances, motions, rank, property, etc.


word: Inequality
wordtype: n.
definition:
Unevenness; want of levelness; the alternate rising and
   falling of a surface; as, the inequalities of the surface of the earth,
   or of a marble slab, etc.


word: Inequality
wordtype: n.
definition:
Variableness; changeableness; inconstancy; lack of
   smoothness or equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of the weather,
   feelings, etc.


word: Inequality
wordtype: n.
definition:
Disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy;
   competency; as, the inequality of terrestrial things to the wants of a
   rational soul.


word: Inequality
wordtype: n.
definition:
An expression consisting of two unequal quantities,
   with the sign of inequality (< or >) between them; as, the inequality 2
   < 3, or 4 > 1.


word: Inequality
wordtype: n.
definition:
An irregularity, or a deviation, in the motion of a
   planet or satellite from its uniform mean motion; the amount of such
   deviation.


word: Inert
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting
   other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an
   expected or desired effect.


word: Inertia
wordtype: n.
definition:
That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to
   remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same
   straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; --
   sometimes called vis inertiae.


word: Inertia
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the
   uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.


word: Inertness
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to
   action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility.


word: In esse
definition:
In being; actually existing; -- distinguished from in posse,
   or in potentia, which denote that a thing is not, but may be.


word: Inestimable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being estimated or computed; especially,
   too valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated; above
   all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges.


word: Inexhaustible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up;
   unfailing; not to be wasted or spent; as, inexhaustible stores of
   provisions; an inexhaustible stock of elegant words.


word: Inexorable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer;
   firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless; as,
   an inexorable prince or tyrant; an inexorable judge.


word: Inexpediency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being inexpedient; want of
   fitness; unsuitableness to the end or object; impropriety; as, the
   inexpedience of some measures.


word: Inexpedient
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not
   tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to
   time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at
   another.


word: Inexperience
wordtype: n.
definition:
Absence or want of experience; lack of personal and
   experimental knowledge; as, the inexperience of youth.


word: Inexplicable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being
   explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an inexplicable mystery.


word: Inexpressible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not capable of expression or utterance in language;
   ineffable; unspeakable; indescribable; unutterable; as, inexpressible
   grief or pleasure.


word: Inexpressive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Without expression or meaning; not expressive; dull;
   unintelligent; as, an inexpressive countenance.


word: Inextinguishable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not capable of being extinguished;
   extinguishable; unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, light,
   thirst, desire, feuds.


word: Inextricable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being extricated, untied, or
   disentangled; hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an
   inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion.


word: Infallible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt
   from liability to mistake; unerring; inerrable.


word: Infallible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not liable to fail, deceive, or disappoint;
   indubitable; sure; certain; as, infallible evidence; infallible
   success; an infallible remedy.


word: Infallible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of error in defining doctrines touching faith
   or morals. See Papal infallibility, under Infallibility.


word: Infamous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst
   kind; held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to infamy;
   base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an
   infamous perjurer.


word: Infamous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation;
   scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act; infamous vices;
   infamous corruption.


word: Infamous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at
   common law, an infamous person can not be a witness.


word: Infamous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a bad name as being the place where an odious
   crime was committed, or as being associated with something detestable;
   hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous.


word: Infamy
wordtype: n.
definition:
That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a convict
   incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered incompetent as a
   witness.


word: Infancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The first age of anything; the beginning or early period
   of existence; as, the infancy of an art.


word: Infangthef
wordtype: n.
definition:
The privilege granted to lords of certain manors to
   judge thieves taken within the seigniory of such lords.


word: Infant
wordtype: n.
definition:
A child in the first period of life, beginning at his
   birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of age.


word: Infant
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person who is not of full age, or who has not attained
   the age of legal capacity; a person under the age of twenty-one years;
   a minor.


word: Infant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life;
   tender; not mature; as, infant strength.


word: Infanta
wordtype: n.
definition:
A title borne by every one of the daughters of the kings
   of Spain and Portugal, except the eldest.


word: Infante
wordtype: n.
definition:
A title given to every one of sons of the kings of Spain
   and Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.


word: Infanticide
wordtype: n.
definition:
The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or
   killing of a newly born or young child; child murder.


word: Infantile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to infancy, or to an infant; similar
   to, or characteristic of, an infant; childish; as, infantile behavior.


word: Infarction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of stuffing or filling; an overloading and
   obstruction of any organ or vessel of the body; constipation.


word: Infare
wordtype: n.
definition:
A house-warming; especially, a reception, party, or
   entertainment given by a newly married couple, or by the husband upon
   receiving the wife to his house.


word: Infatuate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the
   intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.


word: Infect
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or
   noxious substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; as, to
   infect a lancet; to infect an apartment.


word: Infect
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To communicate to or affect with, as qualities or
   emotions, esp. bad qualities; to corrupt; to contaminate; to taint by
   the communication of anything noxious or pernicious.


word: Infection
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which infects, or causes the communicated disease;
   any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious
   disease is caused.


word: Infection
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being infected; contamination by morbific
   particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease;
   epidemic.


word: Infectious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having qualities that may infect; communicable or
   caused by infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious fever;
   infectious clothing; infectious air; infectious vices.


word: Infectious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being easily diffused or spread;
   sympathetic; readily communicated; as, infectious mirth.


word: Infelicitous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate
   or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as,
   an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous
   description; infelicitous words.


word: Infelicity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being infelicitous;
   unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; want of suitableness or
   appropriateness.


word: Infer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude or
   surmise from facts or premises; to accept or derive, as a consequence,
   conclusion, or probability; to imply; as, I inferred his determination
   from his silence.


word: Inference
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from
   another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a conclusion; a
   deduction.


word: Inferior
wordtype: a.
definition:
Lower in place, rank, excellence, etc.; less important or
   valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.


word: Inferior
wordtype: a.
definition:
Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or
   interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury or Venus.


word: Inferior
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx when
   free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or of an ovary with an
   adherent and therefore inferior calyx.


word: Inferiority
definition:
The state of being inferior; a lower state or condition;
   as, inferiority of rank, of talents, of age, of worth.


word: Infernal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions,
   inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead; pertaining to
   Pluto's realm of the dead, the Tartarus of the ancients.


word: Infernal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell;
   suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants of hell;
   hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or conduct.


word: Inferobranchiate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the gills on the sides of the body, under
   the margin of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata.


word: Infest
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of
   presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as,
   fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates.


word: Infibulation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of attaching a ring, clasp, or frame, to the
   genital organs in such a manner as to prevent copulation.


word: Infidel
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not holding the faith; -- applied esp. to one who does not
   believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the supernatural
   origin of Christianity.


word: Infidel
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who does not believe in the prevailing religious
   faith; especially, one who does not believe in the divine origin and
   authority of Christianity; a Mohammedan; a heathen; a freethinker.


word: Infidelity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of faith or belief in some religious system;
   especially, a want of faith in, or disbelief of, the inspiration of the
   Scriptures, of the divine origin of Christianity.


word: Infidelity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Breach of trust; unfaithfulness to a charge, or to
   moral obligation; treachery; deceit; as, the infidelity of a servant.


word: Infilm
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cover with a film; to coat thinly; as, to infilm one
   metal with another in the process of gilding; to infilm the glass of a
   mirror.


word: Infiltrate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of
   a substance; to filter into or through something.


word: Infiltration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of infiltrating, as if water into
   a porous substance, or of a fluid into the cells of an organ or part of
   the body.


word: Infinite
wordtype: a.
definition:
Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or
   excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect;
   as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; -- opposed to finite.


word: Infinite
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain forms
   of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their
   ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly
   repeated.


word: Infinitely
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Without bounds or limits; beyond or below assignable
   limits; as, an infinitely large or infinitely small quantity.


word: Infinity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Unlimited capacity, energy, excellence, or knowledge; as,
   the infinity of God and his perfections.


word: Infinity
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of a line, or of a plane, or of space, which is
   infinitely distant. In modern geometry, parallel lines or planes are
   sometimes treated as lines or planes meeting at infinity.


word: Infirmary
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged
   and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.


word: Infirmity
wordtype: a.
definition:
The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection
   or weakness; esp., an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated state; a
   disease; a malady; as, infirmity of body or mind.


word: Infix
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as
   principles, thoughts, or instructions; as, to infix good principles in
   the mind, or ideas in the memory.


word: Inflame
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite;
   to excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to inflame
   desire.


word: Inflame
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put in a state of inflammation; to produce morbid
   heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame the eyes by overwork.


word: Inflammable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled;
   combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits.


word: Inflammation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A morbid condition of any part of the body,
   consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with obstruction of the
   blood current, and growth of morbid tissue. It is manifested outwardly
   by redness and swelling, attended with heat and pain.


word: Inflammation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity;
   turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of
   parties.


word: Inflammatory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or
   sedition; seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or
   publications.


word: Inflammatory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Accompanied with, or tending to cause, preternatural
   heat and excitement of arterial action; as, an inflammatory disease.


word: Inflate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to
   expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs.


word: Eider
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp.
   Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and
   America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body)
   which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The
   American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the
   spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species.


word: Eikosane
wordtype: n.
definition:
A solid hydrocarbon, C20H42, of the paraffine series, of
   artificial production, and also probably occurring in petroleum.


word: Eisteddfod
wordtype: n.
definition:
Am assembly or session of the Welsh bards; an annual
   congress of bards, minstrels and literati of Wales, -- being a
   patriotic revival of the old custom.


word: Either
wordtype: a. & pron.
definition:
One of two; the one or the other; -- properly used
   of two things, but sometimes of a larger number, for any one.


word: Either
wordtype: conj. Either
definition:
precedes two, or more, coordinate words or
   phrases, and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to
   or.


word: Ejaculate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To throw out, as an exclamation; to utter by a brief
   and sudden impulse; as, to ejaculate a prayer.


word: Eject
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To expel; to dismiss; to cast forth; to thrust or drive
   out; to discharge; as, to eject a person from a room; to eject a
   traitor from the country; to eject words from the language.


word: Ejectment
wordtype: n.
definition:
A casting out; a dispossession; an expulsion; ejection;
   as, the ejectment of tenants from their homes.


word: Ejectment
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of mixed action, which lies for the recovery
   of possession of real property, and damages and costs for the wrongful
   withholding of it.


word: Ekaboron
wordtype: n.
definition:
The name given by Mendelejeff in accordance with the
   periodic law, and by prediction, to a hypothetical element then
   unknown, but since discovered and named scandium; -- so called because
   it was a missing analogue of the boron group. See Scandium.


word: Ekaluminium
wordtype: n.
definition:
The name given to a hypothetical element, -- later
   discovered and called gallium. See Gallium, and cf. Ekabor.


word: Ekasilicon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The name of a hypothetical element predicted and
   afterwards discovered and named germanium; -- so called because it was
   a missing analogue of the silicon group. See Germanium, and cf. Ekabor.


word: Eke
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used
   with out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a
   laborious, inferior, or scanty addition; as, to eke out a scanty supply
   of one kind with some other.


word: Elaborate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied;
   executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an
   elaborate performance; elaborate research.


word: Elaborate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To perfect with painstaking; to improve or refine
   with labor and study, or by successive operations; as, to elaborate a
   painting or a literary work.


word: Elaboration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of producing or refining with
   labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.


word: Elaboration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The natural process of formation or assimilation,
   performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a
   crude substance is changed into something of a higher order; as, the
   elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or
   tissues.


word: Elaeagnus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of shrubs or small trees, having the foliage
   covered with small silvery scales; oleaster.


word: Elaeoptene
wordtype: n.
definition:
The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily
   substance, as distinguished from stearoptene, the more solid parts.


word: Elaiometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus for determining the amount of oil
   contained in any substance, or for ascertaining the degree of purity of
   oil.


word: Elamite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dweller in Flam (or Susiana), an ancient kingdom of
   Southwestern Asia, afterwards a province of Persia.


word: Eland
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of large South African antelope (Oreas canna). It
   is valued both for its hide and flesh, and is rapidly disappearing in
   the settled districts; -- called also Cape elk.


word: Elaphure
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of deer (Elaphurus Davidianus) found in china.
   It is about four feet high at the shoulder and has peculiar antlers.


word: Elapine
wordtype: a.
definition:
Like or pertaining to the Elapidae, a family of poisonous
   serpents, including the cobras. See Ophidia.


word: Elaps
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of venomous snakes found both in America and the Old
   World. Many species are known. See Coral snake, under Coral.


word: Elasipoda
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep
   sea. They are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious
   forms.


word: Elasmobranchii
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A subclass of fishes, comprising the sharks,
   the rays, and the Chimaera. The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous.


word: Elastic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Springing back; having a power or inherent property of
   returning to the form from which a substance is bent, drawn, pressed,
   or twisted; springy; having the power of rebounding; as, a bow is
   elastic; the air is elastic; India rubber is elastic.


word: Elastic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Able to return quickly to a former state or condition,
   after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to recover easily from
   shocks and trials; as, elastic spirits; an elastic constitution.


word: Elasticity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in
   bodies by which they recover their former figure or dimensions, after
   the removal of external pressure or altering force; springiness;
   tendency to rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity
   of the air.


word: Elastin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin,
   which forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. It is very insoluble
   in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when digested with either
   pepsin or trypsin.


word: Elate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the spirits raised by success, or by hope; flushed or
   exalted with confidence; elated; exultant.


word: Elate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To exalt the spirit of; to fill with confidence or
   exultation; to elevate or flush with success; to puff up; to make
   proud.


word: Elater
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any beetle of the family Elateridae, having the habit, when
   laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement
   of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also
   click beetle, spring beetle, and snapping beetle.


word: Elater
wordtype: n.
definition:
The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice
   of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly
   Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It is extracted as a
   bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative.


word: Elaterite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in
   soft, flexible masses; -- called also mineral caoutchouc, and elastic
   bitumen.


word: Elaterium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish
   or greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or
   squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly called Momordica
   Elaterium).


word: Elative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Raised; lifted up; -- a term applied to what is also
   called the absolute superlative, denoting a high or intense degree of a
   quality, but not excluding the idea that an equal degree may exist in
   other cases.


word: Elatrometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for measuring the degree of rarefaction
   of air contained in the receiver of an air pump.


word: Elayl
wordtype: n.
definition:
Olefiant gas or ethylene; -- so called by Berzelius from its
   forming an oil combining with chlorine. [Written also elayle.] See
   Ethylene.


word: Elbow
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall,
   building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast or course of a
   river; also, an angular or jointed part of any structure, as the raised
   arm of a chair or sofa, or a short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or
   bent.


word: Elbow
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or other
   woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled work, as the sides
   of windows, where the jamb makes an elbow with the window back.


word: Elcaja
wordtype: n.
definition:
An Arabian tree (Trichilia emetica). The fruit, which is
   emetic, is sometimes employed in the composition of an ointment for the
   cure of the itch.


word: Elder
wordtype: a.
definition:
Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier; older;
   as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed to younger, and now
   commonly applied to a son, daughter, child, brother, etc.


word: Elder
wordtype: a.
definition:
A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office of
   ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office appropriate to
   such as have the experience and dignity which age confers; as, the
   elders of Israel; the elders of the synagogue; the elders in the
   apostolic church.


word: Elder
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white
   flowers, and small black or red berries.


word: Eldest
wordtype: a.
definition:
Born or living first, or before the others, as a son,
   daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See Elder.


word: El Dorado
definition:
A name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an
   imaginary country in the interior of South America, reputed to abound
   in gold and precious stones.


word: Eleatic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a certain school of Greek philosophers
   who taught that the only certain science is that which owes nothing to
   the senses, and all to the reason.


word: Elecampane
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large, coarse herb (Inula Helenium), with composite
   yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent taste, is used as a
   tonic, and was formerly of much repute as a stomachic.


word: Elect
wordtype: a.
definition:
Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into it;
   as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.


word: Elect
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as,
   to elect a representative, a president, or a governor.


word: Election
wordtype: a.
definition:
The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to
   membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce;
   as, the election of a president or a mayor.


word: Election
wordtype: a.
definition:
Divine choice; predestination of individuals as objects
   of mercy and salvation; -- one of the "five points" of Calvinism.


word: Election
wordtype: a.
definition:
The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by
   taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the other.


word: Electioneer
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To make interest for a candidate at an election; to
   use arts for securing the election of a candidate.


word: Elector
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who
   is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his vote in favor
   of a candidate for office.


word: Elector
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the persons chosen, by vote of the people in the
   United States, to elect the President and Vice President.


word: Electorate
wordtype: n.
definition:
The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are
   entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or division of
   them.


word: Electrical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing,
   derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric power or
   virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an electric spark.


word: Electrical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity;
   as, an electric or electrical machine or substance.


word: Electric
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nonconductor of electricity, as amber, glass, resin,
   etc., employed to excite or accumulate electricity.


word: Electricity
wordtype: n.
definition:
A power in nature, a manifestation of energy,
   exhibiting itself when in disturbed equilibrium or in activity by a
   circuit movement, the fact of direction in which involves polarity, or
   opposition of properties in opposite directions; also, by attraction
   for many substances, by a law involving attraction between surfaces of
   unlike polarity, and repulsion between those of like; by exhibiting
   accumulated polar tension when the circuit is broken; and by producing
   heat, light, concussion, and often chemical changes when the circuit
   passes between the poles or through any imperfectly conducting
   substance or space. It is generally brought into action by any
   disturbance of molecular equilibrium, whether from a chemical,
   physical, or mechanical, cause.


word: Electrify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by
   electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to electrify a limb, or
   the body.


word: Electrify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something
   highly delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic
   sentiment electrified the audience.


word: Electro-
definition:
A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to
   electricity, produced by electricity, producing or employing
   electricity, etc.; as, electro-negative; electro-dynamic;
   electro-magnet.


word: Electro-biology
wordtype: n.
definition:
That phase of mesmerism or animal magnetism, the
   phenomena of which are supposed to be produced by a form of
   electricity.


word: Electro-bioscopy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A method of determining the presence or absence
   of life in an animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting
   the presence or absence of muscular contraction.


word: Electro-capillarity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The occurrence or production of certain
   capillary effects by the action of an electrical current or charge.


word: Electro-chronograph
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for obtaining an accurate record
   of the time at which any observed phenomenon occurs, or of its
   duration. It has an electro-magnetic register connected with a clock.
   See Chronograph.


word: Electrode
wordtype: n.
definition:
The path by which electricity is conveyed into or from a
   solution or other conducting medium; esp., the ends of the wires or
   conductors, leading from source of electricity, and terminating in the
   medium traversed by the current.


word: Electro-dynamical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to the movements or force of electric
   or galvanic currents; dependent on electric force.


word: Electro-dynamics
wordtype: n.
definition:
The branch of science which treats of the
   properties of electric currents; dynamical electricity.


word: Electrogeny
wordtype: n.
definition:
A term sometimes applied to the effects (tetanus)
   produced in the muscles of the limbs, when a current of electricity is
   passed along the spinal cord or nerves.


word: Electrolysis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of chemical decomposition, by the
   action of electricity; as, the electrolysis of silver or nickel for
   plating; the electrolysis of water.


word: Electro-magnet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some
   other magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily
   magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which a current
   of electricity is passing. The metal is generally in the form of a bar,
   either straight, or bent into the shape of a horseshoe.


word: Electro-magnetic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, Pertaining to, or produced by, magnetism
   which is developed by the passage of an electric current.


word: Electro-magnetism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The magnetism developed by a current of
   electricity; the science which treats of the development of magnetism
   by means of voltaic electricity, and of the properties or actions of
   the currents evolved.


word: Electro-metallurgy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or art precipitating a metal
   electro-chemical action, by which a coating is deposited, on a prepared
   surface, as in electroplating and electrotyping; galvanoplasty.


word: Electrometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity
   of electricity; also, sometimes, and less properly, applied to an
   instrument which indicates the presence of electricity (usually called
   an electroscope).


word: Electro-motion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The motion of electricity or its passage from one
   metal to another in a voltaic circuit; mechanical action produced by
   means of electricity.


word: Electro-motive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to
   produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action
   or effects.


word: Electromotor
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus or machine for producing motion and
   mechanical effects by the action of electricity; an electro-magnetic
   engine.


word: Electro-muscular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining the reaction (contraction) of the
   muscles under electricity, or their sensibility to it.


word: Electro-negative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the property of being attracted by an
   electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the positive pole in
   electrolysis, by the law that opposite electricities attract each
   other.


word: Electrophorus
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for exciting electricity, and
   repeating the charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat
   cake of resin, shelllac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate of
   metal.


word: Electro-physiological
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to electrical results produced
   through physiological agencies, or by change of action in a living
   organism.


word: Electro-physiology
wordtype: n.
definition:
That branch of physiology which treats of
   electric phenomena produced through physiological agencies.


word: Electroplate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually
   silver, nickel, or gold, by means of electrolysis.


word: Electroplating
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art or process of depositing a coating
   (commonly) of silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of
   electricity.


word: Electro-polar
wordtype: a.
definition:
Possessing electrical polarity; positively
   electrified at one end, or on one surface, and negatively at the other;
   -- said of a conductor.


word: Electro-positive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of such a nature relatively to some other
   associated body or bodies, as to tend to the negative pole of a voltaic
   battery, in electrolysis, while the associated body tends to the
   positive pole; -- the converse or correlative of electro-negative.


word: Electro-puncture
wordtype: n.
definition:
An operation that consists in inserting needless
   in the part affected, and connecting them with the poles of a galvanic
   apparatus.


word: Electroscope
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for detecting the presence of
   electricity, or changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species
   of electricity present, as by means of pith balls, and the like.


word: Electrostatics
wordtype: n.
definition:
That branch of science which treats of statical
   electricity or electric force in a state of rest.


word: Electro-telegraphy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art or science of constructing or using the
   electric telegraph; the transmission of messages by means of the
   electric telegraph.


word: Electro-thermancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
That branch of electrical science which treats
   of the effect of an electric current upon the temperature of a
   conductor, or a part of a circuit composed of two different metals.


word: Electro-tint
wordtype: n.
definition:
A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic
   electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material
   which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the
   parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal,
   and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the
   plate for printing.


word: Electrotonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said of a
   supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit during its exposure
   to the action of another conducting circuit traversed by a uniform
   electric current when both circuits remain stationary.


word: Electrotonus
wordtype: n.
definition:
The modified condition of a nerve, when a constant
   current of electricity passes through any part of it. See
   Anelectrotonus, and Catelectrotonus.


word: Electrotype
wordtype: n.
definition:
A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in
   printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used
   adjectively.


word: Electrotype
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype
   process; as, to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. See
   Electrotype, n.


word: Electro-vital
wordtype: a.
definition:
Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes; --
   said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to
   circulate in the nerves of animals.


word: Electro-vitalism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The theory that the functions of living organisms
   are dependent upon electricity or a kindred force.


word: Electuary
wordtype: n.
definition:
A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients,
   incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a confection. See
   the note under Confection.


word: Eleemosynary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended
   for the distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation.


word: Elegancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as
   resulting from choice qualities and the complete absence of what
   deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or practice; fine
   polish; refinement; -- said of manners, language, style, form,
   architecture, etc.


word: Elegant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste;
   characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the absence of
   every thing offensive; exciting admiration and approbation by symmetry,
   completeness, freedom from blemish, and the like; graceful; tasteful
   and highly attractive; as, elegant manners; elegant style of
   composition; an elegant speaker; an elegant structure.


word: Elegiac
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to elegy, or written in elegiacs; plaintive;
   expressing sorrow or lamentation; as, an elegiac lay; elegiac strains.


word: Elegiac
wordtype: a.
definition:
Used in elegies; as, elegiac verse; the elegiac distich or
   couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter.


word: Elegit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods
   are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if not sufficient to
   satisfy the debt, all of his lands are delivered, to be held till the
   debt is paid by the rents and profits, or until the defendant's
   interest has expired.


word: Element
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of
   which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental
   powers of anything are based.


word: Element
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any
   kind of matter. Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which cannot be
   decomposed into different kinds of matter by any means at present
   employed; as, the elements of water are oxygen and hydrogen.


word: Element
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in
   anything; as, letters are the elements of written language; hence,
   also, a simple portion of that which is complex, as a shaft, lever,
   wheel, or any simple part in a machine; one of the essential
   ingredients of any mixture; a constituent part; as, quartz, feldspar,
   and mica are the elements of granite.


word: Element
wordtype: n.
definition:
One out of several parts combined in a system of
   aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole; as, a single cell
   is an element of the honeycomb.


word: Element
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the simplest essential parts, more commonly called
   cells, of which animal and vegetable organisms, or their tissues and
   organs, are composed.


word: Element
wordtype: n.
definition:
An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature as
   the entire magnitude considered; as, in a solid an element may be the
   infinitesimal portion between any two planes that are separated an
   indefinitely small distance. In the calculus, element is sometimes used
   as synonymous with differential.


word: Element
wordtype: n.
definition:
Sometimes a curve, or surface, or volume is considered as
   described by a moving point, or curve, or surface, the latter being at
   any instant called an element of the former.


word: Element
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of
   calculations depends, or general conclusions are based; as, the
   elements of a planet's orbit.


word: Element
wordtype: n.
definition:
The simplest or fundamental principles of any system in
   philosophy, science, or art; rudiments; as, the elements of geometry,
   or of music.


word: Element
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the
   fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question; as, the
   elements of a plan.


word: Element
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the simple substances, as supposed by the ancient
   philosophers; one of the imaginary principles of matter.


word: Elemental
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to the elements, first principles, and
   primary ingredients, or to the four supposed elements of the material
   world; as, elemental air.


word: Elementally
wordtype: adv.
definition:
According to elements; literally; as, the words,
   "Take, eat; this is my body," elementally understood.


word: Elementary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having only one principle or constituent part;
   consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary
   substance.


word: Elementary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments,
   or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as,
   an elementary treatise.


word: Elemi
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of
   the genera Amyris and Canarium. A. elemifera yields Mexican elemi; C.
   commune, the Manila elemi. It is used in the manufacture of varnishes,
   also in ointments and plasters.


word: Elemin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A transparent, colorless oil obtained from elemi resin by
   distillation with water; also, a crystallizable extract from the resin.


word: Elench
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness
   depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a refutation.


word: Elephant
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living
   species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species,
   are known. They have a proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks
   proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards.
   The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the
   largest land animals now existing.


word: Elephantiasis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously
   thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an elephant's hide.


word: Elephantine
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant
   (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine
   proportions; an elephantine step or tread.


word: Eleusinian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to Eleusis, in Greece, or to secret rites in
   honor of Ceres, there celebrated; as, Eleusinian mysteries or
   festivals.


word: Eleuthero-petalous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the petals free, that is, entirely
   separate from each other; -- said of both plant and flower.


word: Elevate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to
   raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.


word: Elevate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to
   elevate to an office, or to a high social position.


word: Elevate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of
   loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.


word: Elevation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or
   quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons, the mind, the
   voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain; elevation to a throne;
   elevation of mind, thoughts, or character.


word: Elevation
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place
   or station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.


word: Elevation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The distance of a celestial object above the horizon, or
   the arc of a vertical circle intercepted between it and the horizon;
   altitude; as, the elevation of the pole, or of a star.


word: Elevation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The movement of the axis of a piece in a vertical plane;
   also, the angle of elevation, that is, the angle between the axis of
   the piece and the line o/ sight; -- distinguished from direction.


word: Elevation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A geometrical projection of a building, or other object,
   on a plane perpendicular to the horizon; orthographic projection on a
   vertical plane; -- called by the ancients the orthography.


word: Elevator
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or
   chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an
   upper loft for storage.


word: Elevator
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel,
   warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from
   different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or
   platform itself.


word: Eleven
wordtype: n.
definition:
The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as
   the representatives of a club or a locality; as, the all-England
   eleven.


word: Eleventh
wordtype: a.
definition:
Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is
   divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing.


word: Elf
wordtype: n.
definition:
An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite,
   much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt
   hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in
   mischievous tricks.


word: Elfish
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird;
   scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves.


word: Elicit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring
   out against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to elicit
   truth by discussion.


word: Eligibility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being eligible; eligibleness; as, the
   eligibility of a candidate; the eligibility of an offer of marriage.


word: Eligible
wordtype: a.
definition:
That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen;
   legally qualified to be elected and to hold office.


word: Eliminant
wordtype: n.
definition:
The result of eliminating n variables between n
   homogeneous equations of any degree; -- called also resultant.


word: Eliminate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to
   deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion.


word: Eliminate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To separate; to expel from the system; to excrete;
   as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs carbonic acid; to eliminate
   poison from the system.


word: Elimination
wordtype: n.
definition:
the act of discharging or excreting waste products or
   foreign substances through the various emunctories.


word: Elimination
wordtype: n.
definition:
Act of causing a quantity to disappear from an
   equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from several
   equations containing several unknown quantities a less number of
   equations containing a less number of unknown quantities.


word: Elimination
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result
   of eliminating; deduction. [See Eliminate, 4.]


word: Eliquation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process of separating a fusible substance from one
   less fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the one
   and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead; liquation.


word: Elison
wordtype: n.
definition:
The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or syllable, for
   the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in poetry, the dropping of a final
   vowel standing before an initial vowel in the following word, when the
   two words are drawn together.


word: Elisor
wordtype: n.
definition:
An elector or chooser; one of two persons appointed by a
   court to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and the
   coroners are disqualified.


word: Elixir
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tincture with more than one base; a compound tincture or
   medicine, composed of various substances, held in solution by alcohol
   in some form.


word: Elixir
wordtype: n.
definition:
An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting metals into
   gold; also, one for producing life indefinitely; as, elixir vitae, or
   the elixir of life.


word: Elizabethan
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth or her times, esp. to
   the architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan
   writers, drama, literature.


word: Elk
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces
   machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The
   American elk, or wapiti (Cervus Canadensis), is closely related to the
   European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.


word: Ell
wordtype: n.
definition:
A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different
   lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45 inches, the
   Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.


word: Ellipse
wordtype: n.
definition:
An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular curve,
   which corresponds to an oblique projection of a circle, or an oblique
   section of a cone through its opposite sides. The greatest diameter of
   the ellipse is the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor
   axis. See Conic section, under Conic, and cf. Focus.


word: Ellipsis
wordtype: n.
definition:
Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more words,
   which are obviously understood, are omitted; as, the virtues I admire,
   for, the virtues which I admire.


word: Ellipticity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of
   a circle or a sphere; especially, in reference to the figure of the
   earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar semidiameters,
   divided by the equatorial; thus, the ellipticity of the earth is /.


word: Elm
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as a
   shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is Ulmus
   campestris; the common American or white elm is U. Americana; the
   slippery or red elm, U. fulva.


word: Elocution
wordtype: n.
definition:
Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces
   of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in
   public; as, clear, impressive elocution.


word: Elodian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a tribe of tortoises, including the terrapins,
   etc., in which the head and neck can be withdrawn.


word: Elohist
wordtype: n.
definition:
The writer, or one of the writers, of the passages of the
   Old Testament, notably those of Elohim instead of Jehovah, as the name
   of the Supreme Being; -- distinguished from Jehovist.


word: Elongate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede
   apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit.


word: Elope
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To run away, or escape privately, from the place or
   station to which one is bound by duty; -- said especially of a woman or
   a man, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a paramour or a
   sweetheart.


word: Elopement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of eloping; secret departure; -- said of a woman
   and a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for marriage or
   for cohabitation.


word: Eloquence
wordtype: n.
definition:
Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in
   public; the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and
   appropriate language either spoken or written, thereby producing
   conviction or persuasion.


word: Eloquent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the power of expressing strong emotions or
   forcible arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective manner;
   as, an eloquent orator or preacher.


word: Eloquent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Adapted to express strong emotion or to state facts
   arguments with fluency and power; as, an eloquent address or statement;
   an eloquent appeal to a jury.


word: Else
wordtype: a. & pron.
definition:
Other; one or something beside; as, Who else is
   coming? What else shall I give? Do you expect anything else?


word: Elucidate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make clear or manifest; to render more
   intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.


word: Elucidation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which
   elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one
   example may serve for further elucidation of the subject.


word: Elude
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to
   escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected escape; to
   baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude detection, inquiry, search,
   comprehension; to elude the force of an argument or a blow.


word: Elul
wordtype: n.
definition:
The sixth month of the Jewish year, by the sacred reckoning,
   or the twelfth, by the civil reckoning, corresponding nearly to the
   month of September.


word: Elusive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape;
   adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.


word: Elutriate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to
   elutriate the blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or
   decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles by being
   drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing.


word: Elutriation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process of elutriating; a decanting or racking off
   by means of water, as finer particles from heavier.


word: Elvan
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic or
   porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the mining districts
   of Cornwall; as, an elvan course.


word: Elysian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining, or the abode of the blessed after death;
   hence, yielding the highest pleasures; exceedingly delightful;
   beatific.


word: Elytrum
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and
   some other insects, when they are thick and serve only as a protection
   for the posterior pair.


word: Elzevir
wordtype: a.
definition:
Applied to books or editions (esp. of the Greek New
   Testament and the classics) printed and published by the Elzevir family
   at Amsterdam, Leyden, etc., from about 1592 to 1680; also, applied to a
   round open type introduced by them.


word: Em
wordtype: n.
definition:
The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a
   square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed
   matter on a page; the square of the body of a type.


word: Aemail ombrant
definition:
An art or process of flooding transparent colored
   glaze over designs stamped or molded on earthenware or porcelain.


word: Emanant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Issuing or flowing forth; emanating; passing forth into an
   act, or making itself apparent by an effect; -- said of mental acts;
   as, an emanant volition.


word: Emanate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or
   less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers.


word: Emanation
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as
   a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation from a
   flower.


word: Emancipate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To set free from the power of another; to liberate;
   as: (a) To set free, as a minor from a parent; as, a father may
   emancipate a child. (b) To set free from bondage; to give freedom to;
   to manumit; as, to emancipate a slave, or a country.


word: Emancipate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To free from any controlling influence, especially
   from anything which exerts undue or evil influence; as, to emancipate
   one from prejudices or error.


word: Emancipation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of setting free from the power of another,
   from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence; also,
   the state of being thus set free; liberation; as, the emancipation of
   slaves; the emancipation of minors; the emancipation of a person from
   prejudices; the emancipation of the mind from superstition; the
   emancipation of a nation from tyranny or subjection.


word: Emargination
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of notching or indenting the margin, or the
   state of being so notched; also, a notch or shallow sinus in a margin.


word: Emasculate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken;
   to render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.


word: Embalm
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve
   from decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices; to fill
   or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and drugs that it may
   resist putrefaction.


word: Embankment
wordtype: n.
definition:
A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent
   water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain water in a
   reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc.


word: Embargo
wordtype: n.
definition:
An edict or order of the government prohibiting the
   departure of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its
   dominions; a prohibition to sail.


word: Embargo
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from
   leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.


word: Embark
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.)
   in any affair; as, he embarked his fortune in trade.


word: Embarrass
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action
   by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to perplex; to
   discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator.


word: Embarrass
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to
   obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are embarrassed.


word: Embarrass
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To involve in difficulties concerning money matters;
   to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent claims or demands; -- said
   of a person or his affairs; as, a man or his business is embarrassed
   when he can not meet his pecuniary engagements.


word: Embarrassment
wordtype: n.
definition:
A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment
   to freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or
   discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to say;
   disconcertedness.


word: Embassy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The public function of an ambassador; the charge or
   business intrusted to an ambassador or to envoys; a public message to;
   foreign court concerning state affairs; hence, any solemn message.


word: Embattle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle;
   also, to prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.


word: Embed
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed;
   as, to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand.


word: Embellish
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to
   decorate; to adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden
   with shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or style
   with metaphors.


word: Ember
wordtype: n.
definition:
A lighted coal, smoldering amid ashes; -- used chiefly in
   the plural, to signify mingled coals and ashes; the smoldering remains
   of a fire.


word: Ember
wordtype: a.
definition:
Making a circuit of the year of the seasons; recurring in
   each quarter of the year; as, ember fasts.


word: Embezzle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as
   property intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by a
   breach of trust; as, to embezzle money held in trust.


word: Embezzlement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fraudulent appropriation of property by a person
   to whom it has been intrusted; as, the embezzlement by a clerk of his
   employer's; embezzlement of public funds by the public officer having
   them in charge.


word: Embiotocoid
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a family of fishes (Embiotocidae) abundant on
   the coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also
   called surf fishes and viviparous fishes. See Illust. in Append.


word: Emblazonry
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or art of an emblazoner; heraldic or ornamental
   decoration, as pictures or figures on shields, standards, etc.;
   emblazonment.


word: Emblem
wordtype: n.
definition:
A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an
   object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an idea, by
   natural aptness or by association; a figurative representation; a
   typical designation; a symbol; as, a balance is an emblem of justice; a
   scepter, the emblem of sovereignty or power; a circle, the emblem of
   eternity.


word: Emblem
wordtype: n.
definition:
A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verse, or the
   like, intended as a moral lesson or meditation.


word: Emblematical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, containing, or consisting in, an
   emblem; symbolic; typically representative; representing as an emblem;
   as, emblematic language or ornaments; a crown is emblematic of royalty;
   white is emblematic of purity.


word: Emblement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The growing crop, or profits of a crop which has been
   sown or planted; -- used especially in the plural. The produce of
   grass, trees, and the like, is not emblement.


word: Embodiment
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which embodies or is embodied; representation in a
   physical body; a completely organized system, like the body; as, the
   embodiment of courage, or of courtesy; the embodiment of true piety.


word: Embody
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect
   into a body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate; as, to embody
   one's ideas in a treatise.


word: Emboitement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The hypothesis that all living things proceed from
   preexisting germs, and that these encase the germs of all future living
   things, inclosed one within another.


word: Embolism
wordtype: n.
definition:
Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years,
   in an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the embolism of a
   lunar month in the Greek year.


word: Embolism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus. Embolism
   in the brain often produces sudden unconsciousness and paralysis.


word: Embolismical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to embolism or intercalation;
   intercalated; as, an embolismic year, i. e., the year in which there is
   intercalation.


word: Embolus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel, being
   brought thither by the blood current. It consists most frequently of a
   clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a morbid growth, a globule of fat,
   or a microscopic organism.


word: Emboss
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To arise the surface of into bosses or protuberances;
   particularly, to ornament with raised work.


word: Embossment
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work;
   jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a
   decorative effect.


word: Embrace
wordtype: n.
definition:
To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in;
   as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.


word: Incivism
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of civism; want of patriotism or love to one's
   country; unfriendliness to one's state or government.


word: Inclave
wordtype: a.
definition:
Resembling a series of dovetails; -- said of a line of
   division, such as the border of an ordinary.


word: Inclemency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being inclement; want of
   clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.


word: Inclemency
wordtype: n.
definition:
Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to
   the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold,
   wind, rain, or snow.


word: Inclement
wordtype: a.
definition:
Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the
   elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.;
   as, inclement weather.


word: Inclinable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in
   disposition; disposed; propense; as, a mind inclinable to truth.


word: Inclinnation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A direction or tendency from the true vertical or
   horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road
   bed.


word: Inclinnation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the
   inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the
   ecliptic is about 23¡ 28'; the inclination of two rays of light.


word: Inclinnation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings,
   preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one
   thing than to another; favor; desire; love.


word: Incline
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an
   object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each
   other; a road inclines to the north or south.


word: Incline
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral
   sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a
   propensity or inclination; to be disposed.


word: Incline
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to deviate from a line, position, or
   direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column
   or post to the east; incline your head to the right.


word: Incline
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will
   or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.


word: Incline
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the
   head or the body in acts of reverence or civility.


word: Inclined
wordtype: p. p. & a.
definition:
Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away
   from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a
   man inclined to virtue.


word: Inclinnometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus to determine the inclination of the
   earth's magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also
   inclination compass, and dip circle.


word: Inclose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to
   include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army
   with troops; to inclose a town with walls.


word: Inclose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a
   thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter
   or a bank note.


word: Inclosure
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut
   up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a
   fence.


word: Inclosure
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is inclosed or placed within something; a
   thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up.


word: Include
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to
   inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is
   included in a shell.


word: Include
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the
   whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to
   embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was
   included in the invitation to the family; to and including page
   twenty-five.


word: Inclusa
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the
   closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer
   (Teredo navalis) is an example.


word: Inclusion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of including, or the state of being included;
   limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy.


word: Inclusion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of
   minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral.


word: Inclusive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; as, from
   Monday to Saturday inclusive, that is, taking in both Monday and
   Saturday; -- opposed to exclusive.


word: Incoercible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not capable of being reduced to the form of a liquid
   by pressure; -- said of any gas above its critical point; -- also
   particularly of oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide,
   formerly regarded as incapable of liquefaction at any temperature or
   pressure.


word: Incoercible
wordtype: a.
definition:
That can note be confined in, or excluded from,
   vessels, like ordinary fluids, gases, etc.; -- said of the imponderable
   fluids, heat, light, electricity, etc.


word: Incogitative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not cogitative; not thinking; wanting the power of
   thought; as, a vegetable is an incogitative being.


word: Incognito
wordtype: a. / adv.
definition:
Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed
   character, or under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages
   who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to
   avoid notice.


word: Incognito
wordtype: a.
definition:
The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character;
   the state of being in disguise or not recognized.


word: Incoherency
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want
   of agreement or dependence of one part on another; as, the incoherence
   of arguments, facts, etc.


word: Incoherent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected;
   physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of material
   substances.


word: Incoherent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous;
   inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another; logically
   disconnected.


word: Incombustible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not combustible; not capable of being burned,
   decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an
   incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible gas.


word: Income
wordtype: n.
definition:
That gain which proceeds from labor, business, property, or
   capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of houses, the
   proceeds of professional business, the profits of commerce or of
   occupation, or the interest of money or stock in funds, etc.; revenue;
   receipts; salary; especially, the annual receipts of a private person,
   or a corporation, from property; as, a large income.


word: Income
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta; --
   sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of the
   food. See Food. Opposed to output.


word: Incommensurable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not commensurable; having no common measure or
   standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no
   third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the side
   and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each other; the
   diameter and circumference of a circle are incommensurable.


word: Incommensurate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not
   adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants.


word: Incommode
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give inconvenience or trouble to; to disturb or
   molest; to discommode; to worry; to put out; as, we are incommoded by
   want of room.


word: Incommodious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Tending to incommode; not commodious; not affording
   ease or advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble; inconvenient; annoying;
   as, an incommodious seat; an incommodious arrangement.


word: Incommunicative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to
   others in conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was
   incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or intercourse
   with others; exclusive.


word: Incomparable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with
   others; unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless;
   peerless; transcendent.


word: Incompatible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of
   harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in thought or
   being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons of incompatible tempers;
   incompatible colors, desires, ambition.


word: Incompatible
wordtype: n.
definition:
An incompatible substance; esp., in pl., things which
   can not be placed or used together because of a change of chemical
   composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; as, the incompatibles
   of iron.


word: Incompetency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being incompetent; want of
   physical, intellectual, or moral ability; insufficiency; inadequacy;
   as, the incompetency of a child hard labor, or of an idiot for
   intellectual efforts.


word: Incompetency
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of competency or legal fitness; incapacity;
   disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a witness, or to act as
   a juror, or of a judge to try a cause.


word: Incompetent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power,
   capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable; unable;
   inadequate; unfit.


word: Incompetent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications;
   inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in religious belief is
   an incompetent witness in a court of law or equity; incompetent
   evidence.


word: Incomplete
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having
   all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.


word: Incomprehensibility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being incomprehensible, or
   beyond the reach of human intellect; incomprehensibleness;
   inconceivability; inexplicability.


word: Incomprehensible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not capable of being comprehended or understood;
   beyond the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable.


word: Incompressibility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being incompressible, or
   incapable of reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to
   be a property of liquids.


word: Incompressible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by
   force or pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting
   compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost
   incompressible.


word: Inconceivable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not conceivable; incapable of being conceived by the
   mind; not explicable by the human intellect, or by any known principles
   or agencies; incomprehensible; as, it is inconceivable to us how the
   will acts in producing muscular motion.


word: Inconclusive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing
   or settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as, evidence is
   inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed case in
   such a manner as to satisfy the mind, and put an end to debate or
   doubt.


word: Incongruity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being incongruous; want of
   congruity; unsuitableness; inconsistency; impropriety.


word: Incongruous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable
   of harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious; inappropriate;
   unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper; as, an incongruous
   remark; incongruous behavior, action, dress, etc.


word: Inconsequence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being inconsequent; want of
   just or logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness.


word: Inconsequent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not following from the premises; not regularly
   inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical;
   arbitrary; inconsistent; of no consequence.


word: Inconsiderable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or
   notice; unimportant; small; trivial; as, an inconsiderable distance; an
   inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or sum.


word: Inconsiderate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to
   propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty;
   careless; thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are generally
   inconsiderate; inconsiderate conduct.


word: Inconsistency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being inconsistent;
   discordance in respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between
   two things that both can not exist or be true together; disagreement;
   incompatibility.


word: Inconsistency
wordtype: n.
definition:
Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or
   irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument, or narration;
   that which is inconsistent.


word: Inconsistent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not consistent; showing inconsistency;
   irreconcilable; discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character,
   sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous; contradictory.


word: Inconsistent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to
   principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.


word: Inconsolable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved
   beyond susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate.


word: Inconstancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being inconstant; want of
   constancy; mutability; fickleness; variableness.


word: Inconstant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change
   of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not
   firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; -- said of persons or
   things; as, inconstant in love or friendship.


word: Incontestable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be
   called in question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as,
   incontestable evidence, truth, or facts.


word: Incontinency
wordtype: n.
definition:
Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or
   restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; want of
   continence; failure to restrain the passions or appetites; indulgence
   of lust; lewdness.


word: Incontinency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The inability of any of the animal organs to restrain
   the natural evacuations, so that the discharges are involuntary; as,
   incontinence of urine.


word: Incontinent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the
   passions or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging
   unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.


word: Incontinently
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or
   without due restraint; -- used esp. of the passions or appetites.


word: Inconvenience
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or condition of being inconvenient; want
   of convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency; awkwardness;
   as, the inconvenience of the arrangement.


word: Inconvenience
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or
   uneasiness; disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes
   prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or success; as, one
   inconvenience of life is poverty.


word: Inconvenient
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or
   annoyance; hindering progress or success; uncomfortable;
   disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an inconvenient house,
   garment, arrangement, or time.


word: Inconvertibility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being inconvertible; not
   capable of being exchanged for, or converted into, something else; as,
   the inconvertibility of an irredeemable currency, or of lead, into
   gold.


word: Inconvertible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not convertible; not capable of being transmuted,
   changed into, or exchanged for, something else; as, one metal is
   inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes inconvertible into
   specie.


word: Incorporate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in
   one body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.


word: Incorporate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already
   formed; as, to incorporate copper with silver; -- used with with and
   into.


word: Incorporate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To unite intimately; to blend; to assimilate; to
   combine into a structure or organization, whether material or mental;
   as, to incorporate provinces into the realm; to incorporate another's
   ideas into one's work.


word: Incorporate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To form into a legal body, or body politic; to
   constitute into a corporation recognized by law, with special
   functions, rights, duties and liabilities; as, to incorporate a bank, a
   railroad company, a city or town, etc.


word: Incorporate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To unite in one body so as to make a part of it; to
   be mixed or blended; -- usually followed by with.


word: Incorporation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The union of something with a body already existing;
   association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the incorporation of
   conquered countries into the Roman republic.


word: Incorporative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as, the
   incorporative languages (as of the Basques, North American Indians,
   etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word.


word: Incorporator
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a number of persons who gets a company
   incorporated; one of the original members of a corporation.


word: Incorporeal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable of
   actual visible seizin or possession; not being an object of sense;
   intangible; -- opposed to corporeal.


word: Incorrect
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact;
   as, an incorrect statement or calculation.


word: Incorrect
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated
   or subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct.


word: Incorrectly
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a
   writing incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.


word: Incorrectness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being incorrect; want of conformity
   to truth or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as incorrectness
   may in defect or in redundance.


word: Incorrigible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or
   amended; bad beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error.


word: Incorrigible
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who is corrigible; especially, a hardened
   criminal; as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles.


word: Incorruptible
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a religious sect which arose in Alexandria,
   in the reign of the Emperor Justinian, and which believed that the body
   of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered hunger, thirst, pain,
   only in appearance.


word: Incorruption
wordtype: n.
definition:
The condition or quality of being incorrupt or
   incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from, corruption.


word: Incrassate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make thick or thicker; to thicken; especially, in
   pharmacy, to thicken (a liquid) by the mixture of another substance, or
   by evaporating the thinner parts.


word: Increase
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To become greater or more in size, quantity, number,
   degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation, wealth; to
   grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to decrease.


word: Increase
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent,
   value, or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to enhance;
   to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions, influence.


word: Increase
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity,
   number, intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.


word: Incredible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and
   improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.


word: Incredulity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being i/credulous; a
   withholding or refusal of belief; skepticism; unbelief; disbelief.


word: Incredulous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that
   which is related as true, skeptical; unbelieving.


word: Increment
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk,
   guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation; enlargement.


word: Increment
wordtype: n.
definition:
The increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its
   present value to its next ascending value; the finite quantity,
   generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased.


word: Incremental
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of
   growth; as, the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth.


word: Increscent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon
   represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter
   side.


word: Incrust
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a
   crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel
   incrusted with salt; a sweetmeat incrusted with sugar.


word: Incrustation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a
   body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner
   surface of a steam boiler.


word: Incrustation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc.,
   attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.


word: Incubate
wordtype: v. i. & t.
definition:
To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to
   brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.


word: Incubation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a
   brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life within, by any
   process.


word: Incubator
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means
   of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.


word: Incubous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each
   one covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic mosses of
   the genus Frullania. See Succubous.


word: Inculcate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or
   admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his
   followers humility.


word: Incumbency
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a
   rule, a duty, obligation, or responsibility.


word: Incumbent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Leaning or resting; -- said of anthers when lying on the
   inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when the radicle lies
   against the back of one of them.


word: Incumbent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on,
   something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.


word: Incumbrance
wordtype: n.
definition:
A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that
   impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog;
   impediment; hindrance; check.


word: Incunabulum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch;
   especially, a book printed before a. d. 1500.


word: Incur
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient,
   harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's
   self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self;
   to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure/
   penalty, responsibility, etc.


word: Incurable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or
   medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease.


word: Incurious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest
   in; inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless.


word: Incurrence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's
   self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of
   guilt, debt, responsibility, etc.


word: Incurrent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the
   incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.


word: Incursion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with
   hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing
   inroad; a raid.


word: Indazol
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nitrogenous compound, C7H6N2, analogous to indol, and
   produced from a diazo derivative or cinnamic acid.


word: Indebted
wordtype: a.
definition:
Placed under obligation for something received, for which
   restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to our parents for
   their care of us in infancy; indebted to friends for help and
   encouragement.


word: Indeciduous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of trees in
   autumn; lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial.


word: Indecision
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of decision; want of settled purpose, or of
   firmness; indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation;
   hesitation.


word: Indecisive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate
   issue; as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer.


word: Indecisive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute;
   unsettled; wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state
   of mind; an indecisive character.


word: Indecinable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations;
   as, nihil (nothing), in Latin, is an indeclinable noun.


word: Indecomposable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not decomposable; incapable or difficult of
   decomposition; not resolvable into its constituents or elements.


word: Indecorous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good
   breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as,
   indecorous conduct.


word: Indecorum
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in
   behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility,
   custom, or etiquette; indecorousness.


word: Indeed
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; -- used in
   a variety of sense. Esp.: (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so.
   (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are right. (c)
   Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you? Its meaning is not intrinsic
   or fixed, but depends largely on the form of expression which it
   accompanies.


word: Indefatigable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted;
   unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to
   fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions, perseverance, application.


word: Indefeasible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not to be defeated; not defeasible; incapable of
   being annulled or made void; as, an indefeasible or title.


word: Indefensible
definition:
Not defensible; not capable of being defended,
   maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an
   indefensible fortress, position, cause, etc.


word: Indefinite
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not
   explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain; vague;
   confused; obscure; as, an indefinite time, plan, etc.


word: Indefinite
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having no determined or certain limits; large and
   unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite space; the
   indefinite extension of a straight line.


word: Indefinite
wordtype: a.
definition:
Too numerous or variable to make a particular
   enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower, and the like.
   Also, indeterminate.


word: Indefinitely
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In an indefinite manner or degree; without any
   settled limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to
   use a word indefinitely.


word: Indefinitude
wordtype: n.
definition:
Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or quantity
   not limited by our understanding, though yet finite.


word: Indelible
wordtype: a.
definition:
That can not be removed, washed away, blotted out, or
   effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten; as, indelible
   characters; an indelible stain; an indelible impression on the memory.


word: Indelicacy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or
   of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in
   manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is
   offensive to refined taste or purity of mind.


word: Indelicate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good
   manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or
   suggestion; indelicate behavior.


word: Indemnification
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or
   securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss,
   damage, or penalty; the state of being indemnified.


word: Indemnify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make restitution or compensation for, as for that
   which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate.


word: Indemnity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past
   or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses;
   amnesty.


word: Indent
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent
   a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.


word: Film
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing
   opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.


word: Filoplume
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hairlike feather; a father with a slender scape and
   without a web in most or all of its length.


word: Filter
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal,
   through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it from the
   solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber or device
   containing such substance; a strainer; also, a similar device for
   purifying air.


word: Filtrate
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed
   through the filter in the process of filtration.


word: Filtration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of filtering; the mechanical
   separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.


word: Fimbriate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform
   processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the
   pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube.


word: Fin
wordtype: n.
definition:
An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by
   rays, or little bony or cartilaginous ossicles, and serving to balance
   and propel it in the water.


word: Final
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating;
   ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.


word: Final
wordtype: a.
definition:
Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of
   Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue.


word: Finality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final
   or conclusive arrangement; a settlement.


word: Finally
wordtype: adv.
definition:
At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the
   contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.


word: Finance
wordtype: n.
definition:
The income of a ruler or of a state; revennue; public
   money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural
   for funds; available money; resources.


word: Financier
wordtype: n.
definition:
One charged with the administration of finance; an
   officer who administers the public revenue; a treasurer.


word: Finback
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Balaenoptera, and
   allied genera, of the family Balaenopteridae, characterized by a
   prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast
   are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.


word: Find
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the
   first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to
   fall in with, as a person.


word: Find
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to
   experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to
   feel.


word: Find
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or
   end; as, water is found to be a compound substance.


word: Find
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food
   for workemen; he finds his nephew in money.


word: Find
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to
   establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment)
   against an accused person.


word: Find
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a
   determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff.


word: Find
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially,
   a deposit, discovered by archaeologists, of objects of prehistoric or
   unknown origin.


word: Finder
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, finds; specifically (Astron.), a
   small telescope of low power and large field of view, attached to a
   larger telescope, for the purpose of finding an object more readily.


word: Finding
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.),
   that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for himself; as
   tools, trimmings, etc.


word: Finding
wordtype: n.
definition:
The result of a judicial examination or inquiry,
   especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the finding of a
   jury.


word: Fine
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free
   from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration;
   accomplished; beautiful.


word: Fine
wordtype: a.
definition:
To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a
   ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.


word: Fine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way
   of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money
   imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct.


word: Fine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor,
   or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or
   renewing a lease.


word: Fine
wordtype: n.
definition:
To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach
   of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to
   mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.


word: Fineer
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To run in dept by getting goods made up in a way
   unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them
   except on credit.


word: Finery
wordtype: n.
definition:
A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast
   iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.


word: Finespun
wordtype: a.
definition:
Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread;
   attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.


word: Finesse
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To attempt, when second or third player, to make a
   lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is
   out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play.


word: Finfoot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A South American bird (heliornis fulica) allied to the
   grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the
   genus Podica.


word: Finger
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;
   esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb.


word: Finger
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a
   clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially (Mech.) a small
   projecting rod, wire, or piece, which is brought into contact with an
   object to effect, direct, or restrain a motion.


word: Finger
wordtype: n.
definition:
The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a
   measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a measure in
   domestic use in the United States, of about four and a half inches or
   one eighth of a yard.


word: Fingering
wordtype: n.
definition:
The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking
   the keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of the
   fingers in playing on a musical instrument, in typewriting, etc.


word: Fingering
wordtype: n.
definition:
The marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or
   regulate the action or use of the fingers.


word: Finial
wordtype: n.
definition:
The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that
   forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture;
   sometimes, the pinnacle itself.


word: Fining
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process of fining or refining; clarification; also
   (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a
   hearth or charcoal fire.


word: Fining
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of
   isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer.


word: Finish
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to
   bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to
   polish.


word: Finish
wordtype: n.
definition:
The joiner work and other finer work required for the
   completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside
   finish, and Outside finish.


word: Finish
wordtype: n.
definition:
The labor required to give final completion to any work;
   hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.


word: Finish
wordtype: n.
definition:
The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an
   object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy
   finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.


word: Finished
wordtype: a.
definition:
Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete;
   perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education.


word: Finisher
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who finishes, puts an end to, completes, or perfects;
   esp. used in the trades, as in hatting, weaving, etc., for the workman
   who gives a finishing touch to the work, or any part of it, and brings
   it to perfection.


word: Finite
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity;
   bounded; -- opposed to infinite; as, finite number; finite existence; a
   finite being; a finite mind; finite duration.


word: Finnan haddie
definition:
Haddock cured in peat smoke, originally at Findon
   (pron. fin"an), Scotland. the name is also applied to other kinds of
   smoked haddock.


word: Finns
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A branch of the Mongolian race, inhabiting Northern and
   Eastern Europe, including the Magyars, Bulgarians, Permians, Lapps, and
   Finlanders.


word: Finochio
wordtype: n.
definition:
An umbelliferous plant (Foeniculum dulce) having a
   somewhat tuberous stem; sweet fennel. The blanched stems are used in
   France and Italy as a culinary vegetable.


word: Fiord
wordtype: n.
definition:
A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or
   rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska.


word: Fiorite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A variety of opal occuring in the cavities of volcanic
   tufa, in smooth and shining globular and botryoidal masses, having a
   pearly luster; -- so called from Fiora, in Ischia.


word: Fippenny bit
definition:
The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar, --
   so called in Pennsylvania and the adjacent States.


word: Fir
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus (Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size and
   elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for
   their resin. The species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the
   silver fir, the red fir, etc. The Scotch fir is a Pinus.


word: Fire
wordtype: n.
definition:
Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral
   enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.


word: Fire
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge;
   as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc.


word: Firearm
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gun, pistol, or any weapon from a shot is discharged by
   the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.


word: Fireback
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species of pheasants of the genus
   Euplocamus, having the lower back a bright, fiery red. They inhabit
   Southern Asia and the East Indies.


word: Fireball
wordtype: n.
definition:
A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended
   to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set
   fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen.


word: Fireball
wordtype: n.
definition:
A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing
   rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding.


word: Fire beetle
definition:
A very brilliantly luminous beetle (Pyrophorus
   noctilucus), one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; --
   called also cucujo. The name is also applied to other species. See
   Firefly.


word: Firecrest
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small European kinglet (Regulus ignicapillus), having
   a bright red crest; -- called also fire-crested wren.


word: Fire-fanged
wordtype: a.
definition:
Injured as by fire; burned; -- said of manure which
   has lost its goodness and acquired an ashy hue in consequence of heat
   generated by decomposition.


word: Firefish
wordtype: n.
definition:
A singular marine fish of the genus Pterois, family
   Scorpaenidae, of several species, inhabiting the Indo-Pacific region.
   They are usually red, and have very large spinose pectoral and dorsal
   fins.


word: Fireflaire
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European sting ray of the genus Trygon (T.
   pastinaca); -- called also fireflare and fiery flaw.


word: Firelock
wordtype: n.
definition:
An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites
   the priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a gun
   having such a lock.


word: Fireplace
wordtype: n.
definition:
The part a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth;
   -- usually an open recess in a wall, in which a fire may be built.


word: Firestone
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without
   injury; -- especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper
   greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnaces.


word: Firewarden
wordtype: n.
definition:
An officer who has authority to direct in the
   extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken
   against fires; -- called also fireward.


word: Fireweed
wordtype: n.
definition:
An American plant (Erechthites hiercifolia), very
   troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned.


word: Firework
wordtype: n.
definition:
A device for producing a striking display of light, or a
   figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the combustion of
   materials that burn in some peculiar manner, as gunpowder, sulphur,
   metallic filings, and various salts. The most common feature of
   fireworks is a paper or pasteboard tube filled with the combustible
   material. A number of these tubes or cases are often combined so as to
   make, when kindled, a great variety of figures in fire, often variously
   colored. The skyrocket is a common form of firework. The name is also
   given to various combustible preparations used in war.


word: Fireworm
wordtype: n.
definition:
The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves
   of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; -- called also
   cranberry worm.


word: Firkin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth
   part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial
   gallons.


word: Firlot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dry measure formerly used in Scotland; the fourth part of
   a boll of grain or meal. The Linlithgow wheat firlot was to the
   imperial bushel as 998 to 1000; the barley firlot as 1456 to 1000.


word: Firm
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial;
   hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm
   muscles, firm wood.


word: Firm
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose;
   fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in
   feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm
   adherent.


word: Firm
wordtype: a.
definition:
The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts
   business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as,
   the firm of Hope & Co.


word: Firman
wordtype: n.
definition:
In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or
   mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; -- generally
   given for special objects, as to a traveler to insure him protection
   and assistance.


word: Firmer-chisel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A chisel, thin in proportion to its width. It has a
   tang to enter the handle instead of a socket for receiving it.


word: First
wordtype: a.
definition:
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of
   one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first year of a reign.


word: First
wordtype: a.
definition:
Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest; as,
   Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.


word: First
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank,
   etc.; -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.


word: First
wordtype: n.
definition:
The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or
   instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and
   has a preeminence in the combined effect.


word: Firstborn
wordtype: a.
definition:
First brought forth; first in the order of nativity;
   eldest; hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted.


word: First-class
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first
   division; of the best quality; first-rate; as, a first-class telescope.


word: First-hand
wordtype: a.
definition:
Obtained directly from the first or original source;
   hence, without the intervention of an agent.


word: Firstling
wordtype: n.
definition:
The first produce or offspring; -- said of animals,
   especially domestic animals; as, the firstlings of his flock.


word: Fiscal
wordtype: n.
definition:
A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty
   criminal cases; -- called also procurator fiscal.


word: Fisetin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellow crystalline substance extracted from fustet, and
   regarded as its essential coloring principle; -- called also fisetic
   acid.


word: Fish
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of
   diverse characteristics, living in the water.


word: Fish
wordtype: n.
definition:
An oviparous, vertebrate animal usually having fins and a
   covering scales or plates. It breathes by means of gills, and lives
   almost entirely in the water. See Pisces.


word: Fish
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish,
   by any means, as by angling or drawing a net.


word: Fish
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end
   (two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank, timber, or
   plate to the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise on one or both sides.
   See Fish joint, under Fish, n.


word: Fishhawk
wordtype: n.
definition:
The osprey (Pandion haliaetus), found both in Europe and
   America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and seizes
   fishes in its talons. Called also fishing eagle, and bald buzzard.


word: Fishing
wordtype: n.
definition:
Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in
   fishing; as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village.


word: Fish-tackle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the
   anchor up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.


word: Fissile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being split, cleft, or divided in the direction
   of the grain, like wood, or along natural planes of cleavage, like
   crystals.


word: Fission
wordtype: n.
definition:
A method of asexual reproduction among the lowest
   (unicellular) organisms by means of a process of self-division,
   consisting of gradual division or cleavage of the into two parts, each
   of which then becomes a separate and independent organisms; as when a
   cell in an animal or plant, or its germ, undergoes a spontaneous
   division, and the parts again subdivide. See Segmentation, and Cell
   division, under Division.


word: Fission
wordtype: n.
definition:
A process by which certain coral polyps, echinoderms,
   annelids, etc., spontaneously subdivide, each individual thus forming
   two or more new ones. See Strobilation.


word: Fissipedia
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A division of the Carnivora, including the dogs,
   cats, and bears, in which the feet are not webbed; -- opposed to
   Pinnipedia.


word: Fissurella
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical
   or limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also
   keyhole limpet.


word: Fist
wordtype: n.
definition:
The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed
   hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a
   blow.


word: Fistic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists;
   puglistic; as, fistic exploits; fistic heroes.


word: Fistula
wordtype: n.
definition:
A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a
   constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic abscess; an abnormal
   opening between an internal cavity and another cavity or the surface;
   as, a salivary fistula; an anal fistula; a recto-vaginal fistula.


word: Fit
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by nature
   or by art; suited by character, qualitties, circumstances, education,
   etc.; qualified; competent; worthy.


word: Fit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make fit or suitable; to adapt to the purpose intended;
   to qualify; to put into a condition of readiness or preparation.


word: Fit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring to a required form and size; to shape aright; to
   adapt to a model; to adjust; -- said especially of the work of a
   carpenter, machinist, tailor, etc.


word: Fit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To supply with something that is suitable or fit, or that
   is shaped and adjusted to the use required.


word: Fit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be
   correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits you, put it on.


word: Fit
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be adjusted to a particular shape or size; to suit; to
   be adapted; as, his coat fits very well.


word: Fit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of
   disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces convulsions or
   unconsciousness; a convulsion; a paroxysm; hence, a period of
   exacerbation of a disease; in general, an attack of disease; as, a fit
   of sickness.


word: Fit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a time;
   a temporary, absorbing affection; a paroxysm; as, a fit melancholy, of
   passion, or of laughter.


word: Fit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A passing humor; a caprice; a sudden and unusual effort,
   activity, or motion, followed by relaxation or insction; an impulse and
   irregular action.


word: Fitch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible,
   representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it
   means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa, still used as a
   flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads
   spelt.


word: Fitness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being fit; as, the fitness of
   measures or laws; a person's fitness for office.


word: Fitz
wordtype: n.
definition:
A son; -- used in compound names, to indicate paternity, esp.
   of the illegitimate sons of kings and princes of the blood; as,
   Fitzroy, the son of the king; Fitzclarence, the son of the duke of
   Clarence.


word: Fives
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A kind of play with a ball against a wall, resembling
   tennis; -- so named because three fives, or fifteen, are counted to the
   game.


word: Five-twenties
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
Five-twenty bonds of the United States (bearing
   six per cent interest), issued in 1862, '64, and '65, redeemable after
   five and payable in twenty years.


word: Fix
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place permanently;
   to fasten immovably; to establish; to implant; to secure; to make
   definite.


word: Fix
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as the
   eye on an object, the attention on a speaker.


word: Fix
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To render (an impression) permanent by treating with such
   applications as will make it insensible to the action of light.


word: Fix
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put in order; to arrange; to dispose of; to adjust; to
   set to rights; to set or place in the manner desired or most suitable;
   hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes; to fix the furniture of a
   room.


word: Fix
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to
   flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a
   metallic substance.


word: Fixation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or
   in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of
   gaseous elements.


word: Fixedness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of a body which resists evaporation or
   volatilization by heat; solidity; cohesion of parts; as, the fixedness
   of gold.


word: Fixture
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is fixed or attached to something as a
   permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the fixtures of a farm
   or of a dwelling, that is, the articles which a tenant may not take
   away.


word: Fixture
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses and
   lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term is, however, quite
   frequently used in the peculiar sense of personal chattels annexed to
   lands and tenements, but removable by the person annexing them, or his
   personal representatives. In this latter sense, the same things may be
   fixtures under some circumstances, and not fixtures under others.


word: Flabby
wordtype: a.
definition:
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging
   loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh.


word: Flabellum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fan; especially, the fan carried before the pope on
   state occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers.


word: Flaccid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness;
   soft and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid muscle;
   flaccid flesh.


word: Flag
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish;
   as, the spirits flag; the streugth flags.


word: Flag
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to
   indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask information; --
   commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the wind; a standard; a
   banner; an ensign; the colors; as, the national flag; a military or a
   naval flag.


word: Flag
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to
   flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance.


word: Flagellant
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in
   the 13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was of
   equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called also
   disciplinant.


word: Flagellata
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
An order of Infusoria, having one or two long,
   whiplike cilia, at the anterior end. It includes monads. See Infusoria,
   and Monad.


word: Flagellum
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long
   trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.


word: Flagellum
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the
   terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds.
   See Maxilliped.


word: Flageolet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small wooden pipe, having six or more holes, and a
   mouthpiece inserted at one end. It produces a shrill sound, softer than
   of the piccolo flute, and is said to have superseded the old recorder.


word: Flagitious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked;
   scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc.


word: Flagon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and
   conveying liquors. It is generally larger than a bottle, and of leather
   or stoneware rather than of glass.


word: Flagship
wordtype: n.
definition:
The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a
   fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant.


word: Flail
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear by
   hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the end of which a
   stouter and shorter pole or club, called a swipe, is so hung as to
   swing freely.


word: Flail
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ancient military weapon, like the common flail, often
   having the striking part armed with rows of spikes, or loaded.


word: Flake
wordtype: n.
definition:
A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or
   interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other
   things.


word: Flake
wordtype: n.
definition:
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a
   film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, tallow, or
   fish.


word: Flaky
wordtype: a.
definition:
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or
   cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.


word: Flambeau
wordtype: n.
definition:
A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a
   number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance
   (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence,
   any torch.


word: Flamboyant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the
   tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French
   Gothic style.


word: Flamboyer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name given in the East and West Indies to certain
   trees with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinia.


word: Flame
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat;
   darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.


word: Flame
wordtype: n.
definition:
Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm;
   glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger.


word: Flame
wordtype: n.
definition:
To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of
   passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.


word: Flamen
wordtype: n.
definition:
A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from
   whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those
   of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis,
   Flamen Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis.


word: Flaming
wordtype: a.
definition:
Ardent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly
   earnest; as, a flaming proclomation or harangue.


word: Flamingo
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have
   webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their
   color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the
   European is P. antiquorum.


word: Flange
wordtype: n.
definition:
An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the
   flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel
   (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on
   the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc.


word: Flank
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,
   between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of Beef.


word: Flank
wordtype: n.
definition:
The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as of a
   brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme right or left; as, to
   attack an enemy in flank is to attack him on the side.


word: Flank
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of a bastion which reaches from the curtain to the
   face, and defends the curtain, the flank and face of the opposite
   bastion; any part of a work defending another by a fire along the
   outside of its parapet.


word: Flank
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard
   the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to attack, or
   threaten to attack; the flank of.


word: Flanker
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body
   of troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of march,
   or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body.


word: Flap
wordtype: v.
definition:
Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is
   attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a
   garment.


word: Flap
wordtype: v.
definition:
The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound
   made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing.


word: Flap
wordtype: n.
definition:
To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the
   wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.


word: Flare
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the
   perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of a ship flare.


word: Flash
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood
   of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the powder
   flashed.


word: Flash
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst
   instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary brilliancy; to
   come or pass like a flash.


word: Flash
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden
   flame or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash
   conviction on the mind.


word: Flash
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cover with a thin layer, as objects of glass with
   glass of a different color. See Flashing, n., 3 (b).


word: Flash
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously
   appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash of
   lightning.


word: Flash
wordtype: n.
definition:
A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring
   and giving a fictious strength to liquors.


word: Flash
wordtype: a.
definition:
Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious;
   as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves,
   gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap
   jewelry.


word: Flash
wordtype: n.
definition:
A reservoir and sluiceway beside a navigable stream, just
   above a shoal, so that the stream may pour in water as boats pass, and
   thus bear them over the shoal.


word: Flashboard
wordtype: n.
definition:
A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the
   water in the pond above its usual level; a flushboard.


word: Flashing
wordtype: n.
definition:
The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting
   in of a body of water; -- called also flushing.


word: Flashing
wordtype: n.
definition:
Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as
   to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the
   roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of
   slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of
   ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of
   angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material,
   tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting.


word: Flashing
wordtype: n.
definition:
The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture
   during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the
   reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape
   as it is rotated.


word: Flask
wordtype: n.
definition:
A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various
   purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron,
   to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc.


word: Flask
wordtype: n.
definition:
The wooden or iron frame which holds the sand, etc., forming
   the mold used in a foundry; it consists of two or more parts; viz., the
   cope or top; sometimes, the cheeks, or middle part; and the drag, or
   bottom part. When there are one or more cheeks, the flask is called a
   three part flask, four part flask, etc.


word: Flat
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so,
   without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.


word: Flat
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground;
   level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat on the
   ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed.


word: Flat
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or
   spirit; monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition.


word: Flat
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals,
   minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A flat.


word: Flat
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Sonant; vocal; -- applied to any one of the sonant or
   vocal consonants, as distinguished from a nonsonant (or sharp)
   consonant.


word: Flat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A level surface, without elevation, relief, or prominences;
   an extended plain; specifically, in the United States, a level tract
   along the along the banks of a river; as, the Mohawk Flats.


word: Flat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A level tract lying at little depth below the surface of
   water, or alternately covered and left bare by the tide; a shoal; a
   shallow; a strand.


word: Flat
wordtype: n.
definition:
The flat part, or side, of anything; as, the broad side of a
   blade, as distinguished from its edge.


word: Flat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A floor, loft, or story in a building; especially, a floor of
   a house, which forms a complete residence in itself.


word: Flat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein;
   also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.


word: Flatboat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A boat with a flat bottom and square ends; -- used for
   the transportation of bulky freight, especially in shallow waters.


word: Flat-cap
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of low-crowned cap formerly worn by all classes in
   England, and continued in London after disuse elsewhere; -- hence, a
   citizen of London.


word: Flatfish
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any fish of the family Pleuronectidae; esp., the winter
   flounder (Pleuronectes Americanus). The flatfishes have the body
   flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side, as the
   flounder, turbot, and halibut. See Flounder.


word: Flat foot
definition:
A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened so
   that the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground; also, the
   deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot; splayfoot.


word: Flathead
wordtype: a.
definition:
Characterized by flatness of head, especially that
   produced by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.


word: Flatly
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a flat manner; evenly; horizontally; without spirit;
   dully; frigidly; peremptorily; positively, plainly.


word: Flatness
wordtype: n.
definition:
Depression of tone; the state of being below the true
   pitch; -- opposed to sharpness or acuteness.


word: Flatter
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or
   attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by artful and
   interested commendation or attentions; to blandish; to cajole; to
   wheedle.


word: Flatter
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but
   sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations.


word: Flattery
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing
   by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or
   excessive praise.


word: Flatting
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mode of painting,in which the paint, being mixed with
   turpentine, leaves the work without gloss.


word: Flatware
wordtype: n.
definition:
Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are
   more or less flat, as distinguished from hollow ware.


word: Flavaniline
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellow, crystalline, organic dyestuff, C16H14N2, of
   artifical production. It is a strong base, and is a complex derivative
   of aniline and quinoline.


word: Flavol
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from
   anthraquinone, and regarded as a hydroxyl derivative of it.


word: Flavor
wordtype: n.
definition:
That quality of anything which affects the taste; that
   quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor; as, the flavor
   of food or drink.


word: Flavor
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste,
   gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions of the
   palate; a substance which flavors.


word: Flaw
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity
   or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase.


word: Flax
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which
   has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue
   flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth,
   called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from
   the seed.


word: Flaxen
wordtype: a.
definition:
Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color
   of flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like flax or
   tow; as, flaxen thread; flaxen hair.


word: Flax-plant
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the
   lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long,
   and furnish a fiber which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse
   cloth.


word: Flea
wordtype: n.
definition:
An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order
   Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of
   leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human
   flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where
   the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea.
   See Illustration in Appendix.


word: Fleabane
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in
   driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera
   Conyza, Erigeron, and Pulicaria.


word: Flea-beetle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small beetle of the family Halticidae, of many
   species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The
   turnip flea-beetle (Phyllotreta vittata) and that of the grapevine
   (Graptodera chalybea) are common injurious species.


word: Flea-louse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidae, of many
   species. That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri.


word: Fleche
wordtype: n.
definition:
A simple fieldwork, consisting of two faces forming a
   salient angle pointing outward and open at the gorge.


word: Indent
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to
   apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a
   servant.


word: Indent
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance
   from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to
   indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See
   Indentation, and Indention.


word: Indent
wordtype: n.
definition:
A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the
   government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the
   principal or interest of the public debt.


word: Indentation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A notch or recess, in the margin or border of
   anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.


word: Indentation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a
   little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the
   common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.


word: Indented
wordtype: a.
definition:
Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth;
   jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.


word: Indented
wordtype: a.
definition:
Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth;
   serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary.


word: Indenture
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mutual agreement in writing between two or more
   parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or duplicate;
   sometimes in the pl., a short form for indentures of apprenticeship,
   the contract by which a youth is bound apprentice to a master.


word: Independence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being independent; freedom
   from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others;
   self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without
   interference.


word: Independent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others;
   not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly
   independent.


word: Independent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious;
   self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.


word: Independent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence;
   free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.


word: Independent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to
   value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or functions.


word: Independent
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who believes that an organized Christian church is
   complete in itself, competent to self-government, and independent of
   all ecclesiastical authority.


word: Independent
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support
   a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty
   in voting.


word: Indeterminable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not determinable; impossible to be determined; not
   to be definitely known, ascertained, defined, or limited.


word: Indeterminate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite;
   not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years.


word: Index
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a
   pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a
   movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In
   printing, a sign used to direct particular attention to a note or
   paragraph; -- called also fist.


word: Index
wordtype: n.
definition:
A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the
   like, in a book; -- usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at
   the end of the volume.


word: Index
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To provide with an index or table of references; to put
   into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.


word: India
wordtype: n.
definition:
A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and
   Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or Hindostan.


word: Indian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America;
   as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.


word: Indian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; -- so called
   originally from the supposed identity of America with India.


word: Indican
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glucoside obtained from woad (indigo plant) and other
   plants, as a yellow or light brown sirup. It has a nauseous bitter
   taste, a decomposes or drying. By the action of acids, ferments, etc.,
   it breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of natural
   indigo.


word: Indican
wordtype: n.
definition:
An indigo-forming substance, found in urine, and other
   animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and
   uroglaucin). Chemically, it is indoxyl sulphate of potash, C8H6NSO4K,
   and is derived from the indol formed in the alimentary canal. Called
   also uroxanthin.


word: Indicate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the
   proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of
   stimulants.


word: Indicative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or
   knowledge of something not visible or obvious.


word: Indicator
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam boiler;
   an apparatus or instrument for showing the working of a machine or
   moving part


word: Indicator
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying
   pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the
   stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the engine
   cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure drives
   upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts
   motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped around a
   vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with
   the piston rod of the engine. See Indicator card (below).


word: Indicator
wordtype: n.
definition:
A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show,
   at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc.


word: Indicator
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which indicates the condition of acidity,
   alkalinity, or the deficiency, excess, or sufficiency of a standard
   reagent, by causing an appearance, disappearance, or change of color,
   as in titration or volumetric analysis.


word: Indicatrix
wordtype: n.
definition:
A certain conic section supposed to be drawn in the
   tangent plane to any surface, and used to determine the accidents of
   curvature of the surface at the point of contact. The curve is similar
   to the intersection of the surface with a parallel to the tangent plane
   and indefinitely near it. It is an ellipse when the curvature is
   synclastic, and an hyperbola when the curvature is anticlastic.


word: Indicavit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the
   spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the
   common-law courts.


word: Indict
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To charge with a crime, in due form of law, by the
   finding or presentment of a grand jury; to find an indictment against;
   as, to indict a man for arson. It is the peculiar province of a grand
   jury to indict, as it is of a house of representatives to impeach.


word: Indictable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being, or liable to be, indicted; subject to
   indictment; as, an indictable offender or offense.


word: Indictment
wordtype: n.
definition:
The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the
   prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury.


word: Indifference
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being indifferent, or not
   making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a
   difference; absence of weight; insignificance.


word: Indifference
wordtype: n.
definition:
Absence of anxiety or interest in respect to what is
   presented to the mind; unconcernedness; as, entire indifference to all
   that occurs.


word: Indifferency
wordtype: n.
definition:
Absence of interest in, or influence from, anything;
   unconcernedness; equilibrium; indifferentism; indifference.


word: Indifferent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not mal/ing a difference; having no influence or
   preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention;
   of no account; without significance or importance.


word: Indifferent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting
   anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be
   indifferent to the welfare of one's family.


word: Indifferentism
wordtype: n.
definition:
State of indifference; want of interest or
   earnestness; especially, a systematic apathy regarding what is true or
   false in religion or philosophy; agnosticism.


word: Indifferentism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A heresy consisting in an unconcern for any
   particular creed, provided the morals be right and good.


word: Indifferently
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In an indifferent manner; without distinction or
   preference; impartially; without concern, wish, affection, or aversion;
   tolerably; passably.


word: Indigence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The condition of being indigent; want of estate, or
   means of comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty; as, helpless,
   indigence.


word: Indigenous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a
   country or climate; not exotic; not imported.


word: Indigested
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not resolved; not regularly disposed and arranged; not
   methodical; crude; as, an indigested array of facts.


word: Indigestible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not digestible; not readily soluble in the digestive
   juices; not easily convertible into products fitted for absorption.


word: Indigestion
wordtype: n.
definition:
Lack of proper digestive action; a failure of the
   normal changes which food should undergo in the alimentary canal;
   dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult digestion.


word: Indiglucin
wordtype: n.
definition:
The variety of sugar (glucose) obtained from the
   glucoside indican. It is unfermentable, but reduces Fehling's solution.


word: Indignant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate;
   feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or unjust
   treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading accusation.


word: Indignation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The feeling excited by that which is unworthy, base,
   or disgraceful; anger mingled with contempt, disgust, or abhorrence.


word: Indignity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any action toward another which manifests contempt for
   him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous
   treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult.


word: Indigo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to
   very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria,
   Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark
   blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet
   luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is
   obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican.


word: Indigofera
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of leguminous plants having many species,
   mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp.
   Indigofera tinctoria, and I. Anil.


word: Indigotic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or derived from, indigo; as, indigotic
   acid, which is also called anilic or nitrosalicylic acid.


word: Indin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dark red crystalline substance, isomeric with and
   resembling indigo blue, and obtained from isatide and dioxindol.


word: Indirect
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a
   direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.


word: Indirect
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest
   course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or consequentially; by
   remote means; as, an indirect accusation, attack, answer, or proposal.


word: Indirect
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or
   less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as, indirect
   results, damages, or claims.


word: Indirect
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not reaching the end aimed at by the most plain and
   direct method; as, an indirect proof, demonstration, etc.


word: Indirectly
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In an direct manner; not in a straight line or
   course; not in express terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence,
   unfairly; wrongly.


word: Indirubin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue,
   and accompanying it as a side product, in its artificial production.


word: Indiscriminate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not discriminate; wanting discrimination;
   undistinguishing; not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous.


word: Indispensable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted,
   or spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.


word: Indispose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable; as, a
   love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study; the pride and
   selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties.


word: Indisposition
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as,
   the indisposition of two substances to combine.


word: Indissoluble
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not dissoluble; not capable of being dissolved,
   melted, or liquefied; insoluble; as few substances are indissoluble by
   heat, but many are indissoluble in water.


word: Indissoluble
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being rightfully broken or dissolved;
   perpetually binding or obligatory; firm; stable, as, an indissoluble
   league or covenant.


word: Indissolvable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or
   separated; incapable o/ separation; perpetually firm and binding;
   indissoluble; as, an indissolvable bond of union.


word: Indistinct
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a
   manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a
   substance.


word: Indistinct
wordtype: a.
definition:
Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite;
   confused; imperfect; faint; as, indistinct vision; an indistinct sound;
   an indistinct idea or recollection.


word: Indistinctly
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In an indistinct manner; not clearly; confusedly;
   dimly; as, certain ideas are indistinctly comprehended.


word: Indistinctness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or condition of being indistinct; want
   of definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a
   picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision.


word: Indistinguishable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not distinguishable; not capable of being
   perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not
   capable of being perceived or known; as, in the distance the flagship
   was indisguishable; the two copies were indisguishable in form or
   color; the difference between them was indisguishable.


word: Indium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rare metallic element, discovered in certain ores of
   zinc, by means of its characteristic spectrum of two indigo blue lines;
   hence, its name. In appearance it resembles zinc, being white or lead
   gray, soft, malleable and easily fusible, but in its chemical relation
   it resembles aluminium or gallium. Symbol In. Atomic weight, 113.4.


word: Individual
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one
   entity, or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an individual
   man, animal, or city.


word: Individual
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or
   characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive; as,
   individual traits of character; individual exertions; individual
   peculiarities.


word: Individual
wordtype: n.
definition:
A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing
   or being incapable of separation or division, without losing its
   identity; especially, a human being; a person.


word: Individual
wordtype: n.
definition:
The product of a single egg, whether it remains a
   single animal or becomes compound by budding or fission.


word: Individuality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being individual or
   constituting an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness;
   unity.


word: Individuality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The character or property appropriate or peculiar to
   an individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or thing
   from another; the sum of characteristic traits; distinctive character;
   as, he is a person of marked individuality.


word: Individualize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The mark as an individual, or to distinguish from
   others by peculiar properties; to invest with individuality.


word: Individuate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To distinguish from others from others of the
   species; to endow with individuality; to divide into individuals; to
   discriminate.


word: Indoaniline
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes, in
   appearance resembling indigo, for which they are often used as
   substitutes.


word: Gravenstein
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of fall apple, marked with streaks of deep red
   and orange, and of excellent flavor and quality.


word: Graver
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose
   occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other hard
   material.


word: Gravestone
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually
   with an inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.


word: Gravitate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force Or
   pressure, or tend to move, under the influence of gravitation; to tend
   in any direction or toward any object.


word: Gravitation
wordtype: n.
definition:
That species of attraction or force by which all
   bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward each other;
   called also attraction of gravitation, universal gravitation, and
   universal gravity. See Attraction, and Weight.


word: Gravity
wordtype: a.
definition:
Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence,
   seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense.


word: Gravity
wordtype: a.
definition:
The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of
   attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the center of the
   earth; terrestrial gravitation.


word: Gravy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in
   cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up.


word: Gray
wordtype: superl.
definition:
White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt,
   or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color;
   as, the soft gray eye of a dove.


word: Graylag
wordtype: n.
definition:
The common wild gray goose (Anser anser) of Europe,
   believed to be the wild form of the domestic goose. See Illust. of
   Goose.


word: Grayling
wordtype: a.
definition:
A European fish (Thymallus vulgaris), allied to the
   trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; -- called also umber. It
   inhabits cold mountain streams, and is valued as a game fish.


word: Grayling
wordtype: a.
definition:
An American fish of the genus Thymallus, having similar
   habits to the above; one species (T. Ontariensis), inhabits several
   streams in Michigan; another (T. montanus), is found in the Yellowstone
   region.


word: Grease
wordtype: n.
definition:
Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft
   state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind.


word: Grease
wordtype: n.
definition:
An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the ordinary
   greasy secretion of the part, and producing dryness and scurfiness,
   followed by cracks, ulceration, and fungous excrescences.


word: Grease
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat; to
   lubricate; as, to grease the wheels of a wagon.


word: Greaser
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person
   employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery, engines,
   carriages, etc.


word: Great
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;
   expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great house, ship,
   farm, plain, distance, length.


word: Great
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted;
   able to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty; noble; as, a
   great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher, etc.


word: Great
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent;
   distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the
   great marshal, etc.


word: Great
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important;
   as, a great argument, truth, or principle.


word: Great
wordtype: superl.
definition:
More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in
   degree; as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.


word: Great
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Older, younger, or more remote, by single generation;
   -- often used before grand to indicate one degree more remote in the
   direct line of descent; as, great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a
   grandmother's father), great-grandson, etc.


word: Greatness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state, condition, or quality of being great; as,
   greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.


word: Greaves
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes
   for dogs' food. In Scotland it is called cracklings.


word: Grebe
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus
   Colymbus (formerly Podiceps), and allied genera, found in the northern
   parts of America, Europe, and Asia. They have strong, sharp bills, and
   lobate toes.


word: Grecize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To render Grecian; also, to cause (a word or phrase in
   another language) to take a Greek form; as, the name is Grecized.


word: Gree
wordtype: n.
definition:
Good will; favor; pleasure; satisfaction; -- used esp. in
   such phrases as: to take in gree; to accept in gree; that is, to take
   favorably.


word: Greedy
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous;
   voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that is greedy of
   his prey.


word: Greedy
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently
   desirous; eager to obtain; avaricious; as, greedy of gain.


word: Green
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;
   resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is between the yellow
   and the blue; verdant; emerald.


word: Green
wordtype: n.
definition:
The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum
   intermediate between the yellow and the blue.


word: Green
wordtype: n.
definition:
pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets,
   etc., which in their green state are boiled for food.


word: Greenback
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the legal tender notes of the United States; --
   first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with
   green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits.


word: Greenbacker
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of those who supported greenback or paper money,
   and opposed the resumption of specie payments.


word: Greencloth
wordtype: n.
definition:
A board or court of justice formerly held in the
   counting house of the British sovereign's household, composed of the
   lord steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of
   justice in the household, with power to correct offenders and keep the
   peace within the verge of the palace, which extends two hundred yards
   beyond the gates.


word: Greenfinch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European finch (Ligurinus chloris); -- called also
   green bird, green linnet, green grosbeak, green olf, greeny, and
   peasweep.


word: Greenfinch
wordtype: n.
definition:
The Texas sparrow (Embernagra rufivirgata), in which
   the general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on the head.


word: Greengage
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish
   flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France Reine Claude, after
   the queen of Francis I. See Gage.


word: Greengill
wordtype: n.
definition:
An oyster which has the gills tinged with a green
   pigment, said to be due to an abnormal condition of the blood.


word: Greening
wordtype: n.
definition:
A greenish apple, of several varieties, among which the
   Rhode Island greening is the best known for its fine-grained acid flesh
   and its excellent keeping quality.


word: Greenlet
wordtype: n.
definition:
l. (Zool.) One of numerous species of small American
   singing birds, of the genus Vireo, as the solitary, or blue-headed
   (Vireo solitarius); the brotherly-love (V. Philadelphicus); the
   warbling greenlet (V. gilvus); the yellow-throated greenlet (V.
   flavifrons) and others. See Vireo.


word: Greenockite
wordtype: n.
definition:
Native cadmium sulphide, a mineral occurring in yellow
   hexagonal crystals, also as an earthy incrustation.


word: Greensand
wordtype: n.
definition:
A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly
   consolidated, consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and
   potash of a green color, mixed with sand and a trace of phosphate of
   lime.


word: Greenstone
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name formerly applied rather loosely to certain
   dark-colored igneous rocks, including diorite, diabase, etc.


word: Greet
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To address with salutations or expressions of kind
   wishes; to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with friendship; to
   pay respects or compliments to, either personally or through the
   intervention of another, or by writing or token.


word: \d8Gregarin\91
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of Protozoa, allied to the Rhizopoda,
   and parasitic in other animals, as in the earthworm, lobster, etc. When
   adult, they have a small, wormlike body inclosing a nucleus, but
   without external organs; in one of the young stages, they are
   amoebiform; -- called also Gregarinida, and Gregarinaria.


word: Gregarious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending
   to flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living alone.


word: Grego
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short jacket or cloak, made of very thick, coarse cloth,
   with a hood attached, worn by the Greeks and others in the Levant.


word: Gregorian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named
   Gregory, especially one of the popes of that name.


word: Greisen
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crystalline rock consisting of quarts and mica, common
   in the tin regions of Cornwall and Saxony.


word: Gremial
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cloth, often adorned with gold or silver lace, placed on
   the bishop's lap while he sits in celebrating mass, or in ordaining
   priests.


word: Grenade
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other
   explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among
   enemies.


word: Grenadier
wordtype: n.
definition:
Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades;
   afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion,
   taking post on the right of the line, and wearing a peculiar uniform.
   In modern times, a member of a special regiment or corps; as, a
   grenadier of the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier
   Guards of the British army, etc.


word: Grenadier
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any marine fish of the genus Macrurus, in which the body
   and tail taper to a point; they mostly inhabit the deep sea; -- called
   also onion fish, and rat-tail fish.


word: Grenadier
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bright-colored South African grosbeak (Pyromelana
   orix), having the back red and the lower parts black.


word: Grenadillo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A handsome tropical American wood, much used for making
   flutes and other wind instruments; -- called also Grenada cocos, or
   cocus, and red ebony.


word: Gressorious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Adapted for walking; anisodactylous; as the feet of
   certain birds and insects. See Illust. under Aves.


word: Greyhound
wordtype: n.
definition:
A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen
   sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and is
   figured on the Egyptian monuments.


word: Gribble
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small marine isopod crustacean (Limnoria lignorum or L.
   terebrans), which burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber,
   such as the piles of wharves, both in Europe and America.


word: Grief
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental
   suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends,
   misconduct of one's self or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.


word: Grievance
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and
   suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as
   arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury.


word: Grieve
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to
   make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try.


word: Grieve
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To feel grief; to be in pain of mind on account of an
   evil; to sorrow; to mourn; -- often followed by at, for, or over.


word: Griff
wordtype: n.
definition:
An arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires
   which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured goods.


word: Griffon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It is often
   represented in Grecian and Roman works of art.


word: Griffon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the
   mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; --
   called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the "eagle" of the
   Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir.


word: Grimace
wordtype: n.
definition:
A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from
   affectation, or momentary aad occasional, to express some feeling, as
   contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face.


word: Grimme
wordtype: n.
definition:
A West African antelope (Cephalophus rufilotus) of a deep
   bay color, with a broad dorsal stripe of black; -- called also
   conquetoon.


word: Grin
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open
   the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to show them, as
   in laughter, scorn, or pain.


word: Grin
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of
   withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced, or sneering
   smile.


word: Grind
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with
   the teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the action
   of millstones.


word: Grind
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make
   smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against
   one another, as teeth, etc.


word: Grind
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass
   grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.


word: Grinder
wordtype: n.
definition:
The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia;
   -- called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise
   like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes.


word: Grindstone
wordtype: n.
definition:
A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for
   grinding or sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects.


word: Grip
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of
   a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as, a masonic
   grip.


word: Gripe
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching
   and spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of certain
   purgative or indigestible substances.


word: Gripe
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which, when
   sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the helm.


word: Gripe
wordtype: n.
definition:
The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the water,
   having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.


word: Gripe
wordtype: n.
definition:
An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks, fastened to
   ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats when hoisted; also, broad
   bands passed around a boat to secure it at the davits and prevent
   swinging.


word: Grisette
wordtype: n.
definition:
A French girl or young married woman of the lower class;
   more frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry.


word: Grison
wordtype: n.
definition:
A South American animal of the family Mustelidae (Galictis
   vittata). It is about two feet long, exclusive of the tail. Its under
   parts are black. Also called South American glutton.


word: Grist
wordtype: n.
definition:
Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much grain
   as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal it produces.


word: Grist
wordtype: n.
definition:
In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a
   rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the
   three strands.


word: Gristmill
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for
   grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a
   custom mill.


word: Grit
wordtype: n.
definition:
Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground; in
   high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than groats.


word: Grit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as, millstone
   grit; -- called also gritrock and gritstone. The name is also applied
   to a finer sharp-grained sandstone; as, grindstone grit.


word: Grivet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus
   griseo-viridis), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts
   white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was known to the ancient
   Egyptians. Called also tota.


word: Groan
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter
   a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan.


word: Groan
wordtype: n.
definition:
A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound
   uttered in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong
   disapprobation; as, the remark was received with groans.


word: Groats
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or
   crushed; in high milling, cracked fragments of wheat larger than grits.


word: Grocery
wordtype: n.
definition:
The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices,
   etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural form, in this
   sense.


word: Groin
wordtype: n.
definition:
The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the
   thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.


word: Groin
wordtype: n.
definition:
The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two
   vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit.


word: Grommet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an
   unlaid rope; also, a metallic eyelet in or for a sail or a mailbag.
   Sometimes written grummet.


word: Gromwell
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Lithospermum (L. arvense), anciently
   used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel. The German
   gromwell is the Stellera.


word: Groom
wordtype: n.
definition:
A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man
   or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable.


word: Groom
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several officers of the English royal household,
   chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department; as, the groom of the
   chamber; the groom of the stole.


word: Groomer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a brush
   rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for cleaning horses.


word: Groove
wordtype: n.
definition:
A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by
   cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or
   constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut.


word: Grope
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or,
   as a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as in
   darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the hands, when one
   can not see.


word: Grosbeak
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of various species of finches having a large, stout
   beak. The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is Coccothraustes
   vulgaris.


word: Groschen
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small silver coin and money of account of Germany,
   worth about two cents. It is not included in the new monetary system of
   the empire.


word: Gross
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Expressing, Or originating in, animal or sensual
   appetites; hence, coarse, vulgar, low, obscene, or impure.


word: Gross
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a
   gross mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence.


word: Gross
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Whole; entire; total; without deduction; as, the gross
   sum, or gross amount, the gross weight; -- opposed to net.


word: Grossular
wordtype: a.
definition:
A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of
   the gooseberry; -- called also grossularite.


word: Grossulin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in
   gooseberries (Ribes Grossularia) and other fruits.


word: Grotesgue
wordtype: a.
definition:
Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike;
   wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant; of irregular forms
   and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous; antic.


word: Grotto
wordtype: n.
definition:
A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an
   artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.


word: Ground
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;
   territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to,
   for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting
   or fishing ground; a play ground.


word: Ground
wordtype: n.
definition:
Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
   lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the
   estate are well kept.


word: Ground
wordtype: n.
definition:
The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The
   foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or
   datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence;
   originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope.


word: Ground
wordtype: n.
definition:
That surface upon which the figures of a composition are
   set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint
   or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson
   Bowers on a white ground.


word: Ground
wordtype: n.
definition:
In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
   embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace,
   under Brussels.


word: Ground
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to
   be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is
   made by the needle.


word: Ground
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to
   which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural.


word: Ground
wordtype: n.
definition:
A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars
   of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.


word: Ground
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
   principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.


word: Ground
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching
   (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint
   as a preparation for ornament.


word: Grounding
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or
   foundation; hence, elementary instruction; the act or process of
   applying a ground, as of color, to wall paper, cotton cloth, etc.; a
   basis.


word: Groundless
wordtype: a.
definition:
Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason
   for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless
   report or assertion.


word: Groundling
wordtype: n.
definition:
A spectator in the pit of a theater, which formerly was
   on the ground, and without floor or benches.


word: Groundnut
wordtype: n.
definition:
A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing
   clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant
   to the taste.


word: Groundnut
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum),
   having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet, aromatic taste; --
   called also earthnut, earth chestnut, hawknut, and pignut.


word: Groundsel
wordtype: v.
definition:
An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris), one of the
   most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe.


word: Groundwork
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which forms the foundation or support of anything;
   the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle.


word: Group
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of
   persons or things, collected without any regular form or arrangement;
   as, a group of men or of trees; a group of isles.


word: Group
wordtype: n.
definition:
An assemblage of objects in a certain order or relation, or
   having some resemblance or common characteristic; as, groups of strata.


word: Group
wordtype: n.
definition:
A variously limited assemblage of animals or plants, having
   some resemblance, or common characteristics in form or structure. The
   term has different uses, and may be made to include certain species of
   a genus, or a whole genus, or certain genera, or even several orders.


word: Group
wordtype: n.
definition:
A number of eighth, sixteenth, etc., notes joined at the
   stems; -- sometimes rather indefinitely applied to any ornament made up
   of a few short notes.


word: Group
wordtype: n.
definition:
To form a group of; to arrange or combine in a group or in
   groups, often with reference to mutual relation and the best effect; to
   form an assemblage of.


word: Grouper
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species of valuable food fishes of the
   genus Epinephelus, of the family Serranidae, as the red grouper, or
   brown snapper (E. morio), and the black grouper, or warsaw (E.
   nigritus), both from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.


word: Grouping
wordtype: n.
definition:
The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or
   objects, as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental
   design.


word: Grouse
wordtype: n. sing. & pl.
definition:
Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous
   birds of the family Tetraonidae, and subfamily Tetraoninae, inhabiting
   Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong,
   well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes
   the ptarmigans (Lagopus), having feathered feet.


word: Grouser
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pointed timber attached to a boat and sliding
   vertically, to thrust into the ground as a means of anchorage.


word: Grout
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of
   masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in finishing the
   best ceilings. Gwilt.


word: Grove
wordtype: v.
definition:
A smaller group of trees than a forest, and without
   underwood, planted, or growing naturally as if arranged by art; a wood
   of small extent.


word: Grovel
wordtype: adv.
definition:
To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to
   lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to
   lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl.


word: Grow
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to
   increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the
   living organism; -- said of animals and vegetables and their organs.


word: Grow
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to
   be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.


word: Grow
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To spring up and come to matturity in a natural way; to be
   produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice grows in warm
   countries.


word: Grow
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect
   from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.


word: Grower
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who grows or produces; as, a grower of corn; also, that
   which grows or increases; as, a vine may be a rank or a slow grower.


word: Growth
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal
   or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to
   full size or maturity; increase in size, number, frequency, strength,
   etc.; augmentation; advancement; production; prevalence or influence;
   as, the growth of trade; the growth of power; the growth of
   intemperance. Idle weeds are fast in growth.


word: Grub
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object
   that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging.


word: Grub
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; --
   followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge.


word: Grub
wordtype: n.
definition:
The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called
   also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith.


word: Grubber
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, grubs; especially, a machine or
   tool of the nature of a grub ax, grub hook, etc.


word: Grudge
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate;
   to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with
   reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct
   object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects.


word: Grudge
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to
   murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.


word: Grudge
wordtype: n.
definition:
Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or
   dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.


word: Gruel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize,
   oatmeal, or fiour in water or milk; thin porridge.


word: Grugru worm
definition:
The larva or grub of a large South American beetle
   (Calandra palmarum), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar
   cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy.


word: Grumble
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make
   ill-natured complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.


word: Grunt
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of American food fishes, of the
   genus Haemulon, allied to the snappers, as, the black grunt (A.
   Plumieri), and the redmouth grunt (H. aurolineatus), of the Southern
   United States; -- also applied to allied species of the genera
   Pomadasys, Orthopristis, and Pristopoma. Called also pigfish, squirrel
   fish, and grunter; -- so called from the noise it makes when taken.


word: Gruyere cheese
definition:
A kind of cheese made at Gruyere, Switzerland. It is
   a firm cheese containing numerous cells, and is known in the United
   States as Schweitzerkase.


word: Grysbok
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small South African antelope (Neotragus melanotis). It
   is speckled with gray and chestnut, above; the under parts are reddish
   fawn.


word: Guacharo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad
   (Steatornis Caripensis, or S. steatornis); -- called also oilbird.


word: Guaiacum
wordtype: n.
definition:
The heart wood or the resin of the Guaiacum offinale or
   lignum-vitae, a large tree of the West Indies and Central America. It
   is much used in medicine.


word: Guan
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of
   Central and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, and
   allied genera. Several of the species are often domesticated.


word: Guanaco
wordtype: n.
definition:
A South American mammal (Auchenia huanaco), allied to the
   llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the
   southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in
   a wild state.


word: Guanidine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A strongly alkaline base, CN3H5, formed by the oxidation
   of guanin, and also obtained combined with methyl in the decomposition
   of creatin. Boiled with dilute sulphuric acid, it yields urea and
   ammonia.


word: Guanin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crystalline substance (C5H5N5O) contained in guano. It is
   also a constituent of the liver, pancreas, and other glands in mammals.


word: Guano
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance found in great abundance on some coasts or
   islands frequented by sea fowls, and composed chiefly of their
   excrement. It is rich in phosphates and ammonia, and is used as a
   powerful fertilizer.


word: Guarana
wordtype: n.
definition:
A preparation from the seeds of Paullinia sorbilis, a
   woody climber of Brazil, used in making an astringent drink, and also
   in the cure of headache.


word: Guarantee
wordtype: n.
definition:
In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the
   payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the
   failure of another person, who is, in the first instance, liable to
   such payment or performance; an engagement which secures or insures
   another against a contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as
   Guaranty.


word: Guarantee
wordtype: n.
definition:
In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the
   payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another person;
   to undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim, etc.) to another
   against a specified contingency, or at all avents; to give a guarantee
   concerning; to engage, assure, or secure as a thing that may be
   depended on; to warrant; as, to guarantee the execution of a treaty.


word: Guaranty
wordtype: n.
definition:
In law and common usage: An undertaking to answer for the
   payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or duty, of
   another, in case of the failure of such other to pay or perform; a
   guarantee; a warranty; a security.


word: Guaranty
wordtype: n.
definition:
In law and common usage: To undertake or engage that
   another person shall perform (what he has stipulated); to undertake to
   be answerable for (the debt or default of another); to engage to answer
   for the performance of (some promise or duty by another) in case of a
   failure by the latter to perform; to undertake to secure (something) to
   another, as in the case of a contingency. See Guarantee, v. t.


word: Guard
wordtype: n.
definition:
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack,
   or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from
   surprise or attack; to protect by attendance; to accompany for
   protection; to care for.


word: Guard
wordtype: n.
definition:
To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border;
   hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.


word: Guard
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to
   be in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful persons
   guard against mistakes.


word: Guard
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a
   person or position; a watch; a sentinel.


word: Guard
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure
   against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss


word: Guard
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull;
   esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of strong timbers,
   which curves out on each side beyond the paddle wheel, and protects it
   and the shaft against collision.


word: Guard
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock frame,
   of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a bow, to protect the
   trigger.


word: Guarded
wordtype: a.
definition:
Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his
   expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his expressions were
   guarded.


word: Guardhouse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A building which is occupied by the guard, and in which
   soldiers are confined for misconduct; hence, a lock-up.


word: Guardian
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any
   person or thing is committed for protection, security, or preservation
   from injury; a warden.


word: Guardian
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the
   person or property of an infant, a minor without living parents, or a
   person incapable of managing his own affairs.


word: Guardroom
wordtype: n.
definition:
The room occupied by the guard during its term of duty;
   also, a room where prisoners are confined.


word: Guava
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus Psidium. Two
   varieties are well known, the P. pyriferum, or white guava, and P.
   pomiferum, or red guava. The fruit or berry is shaped like a
   pomegranate, but is much smaller. It is somewhat astringent, but makes
   a delicious jelly.


word: Gudgeon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small European freshwater fish (Gobio fluviatilis),
   allied to the carp. It is easily caught and often used for food and for
   bait. In America the killifishes or minnows are often called gudgeons.


word: Gudgeon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The pin of iron fastened in the end of a wooden shaft or
   axle, on which it turns; formerly, any journal, or pivot, or bearing,
   as the pintle and eye of a hinge, but esp. the end journal of a
   horizontal.


word: Guelderrose'
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cultivated variety of a species of Viburnum (V.
   Opulus), bearing large bunches of white flowers; -- called also
   snowball tree.


word: Guelf
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th
   centuries, which supported the House of Guelph and the pope, and
   opposed the Ghibellines, or faction of the German emperors.


word: Guenon
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several long-tailed Oriental monkeys, of the genus
   Cercocebus, as the green monkey and grivet.


word: Guereza
wordtype: n.
definition:
A beautiful Abyssinian monkey (Colobus guereza), having
   the body black, with a fringe of long, silky, white hair along the
   sides, and a tuft of the same at the end of the tail. The frontal band,
   cheeks, and chin are white.


word: Guerite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles
   of works, or the acute angles of bastions.


word: Guernsey lily
definition:
A South African plant (Nerine Sarniensis) with
   handsome lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey.


word: Guerrilla
wordtype: n.
definition:
An irregular mode of carrying on war, by the constant
   attacks of independent bands, adopted in the north of Spain during the
   Peninsular war.


word: Guerrilla
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who carries on, or assists in carrying on, irregular
   warfare; especially, a member of an independent band engaged in
   predatory excursions in war time.


word: Guerrilla
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or engaged in, warfare carried on
   irregularly and by independent bands; as, a guerrilla party; guerrilla
   warfare.


word: Guess
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means
   of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.


word: Guess
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly;
   as, he who guesses the riddle shall have the ring; he has guessed my
   designs.


word: Guess
wordtype: n.
definition:
An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or
   decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the truth by a
   random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise.


word: Guess warp
definition:
A rope or hawser by which a vessel is towed or warped
   along; -- so called because it is necessary to guess at the length to
   be carried in the boat making the attachment to a distant object.


word: Guest
wordtype: n.
definition:
A visitor; a person received and entertained in one's house
   or at one's table; a visitor entertained without pay.


word: Gue'vi
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several very small species and varieties of African
   antelopes, of the genus Cephalophus, as the Cape guevi or kleeneboc
   (Cephalophus pygmaea); -- called also pygmy antelope.


word: Guhr
wordtype: n.
definition:
A loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or
   clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow, from a
   mixture of clay or ocher.


word: Guiacol
wordtype: n.
definition:
A colorless liquid, C6H4,OCH3.OH, resembling the phenols,
   found as a constituent of woodtar creosote, aud produced by the dry
   distillation of guaiac resin.


word: Guib
wordtype: n.
definition:
A West African antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus), curiously
   marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground, and hence
   called harnessed antelope; -- called also guiba.


word: Guicowar
wordtype: n.
definition:
[Mahratta g/ekw/r, prop., a cowherd.] The title of the
   sovereign of Guzerat, in Western India; -- generally called the
   Guicowar of Baroda, which is the capital of the country.


word: Guidance
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or result of guiding; the superintendence or
   assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading.


word: Guide
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To regulate and manage; to direct; to order; to
   superintend the training or education of; to instruct and influence
   intellectually or morally; to train.


word: Guide
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A person who leads or directs another in his way or
   course, as in a strange land; one who exhibits points of interest to
   strangers; a conductor; also, that which guides; a guidebook.


word: Guide
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
One who, or that which, directs another in his conduct or
   course of lifo; a director; a regulator.


word: Guide
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Any contrivance, especially one having a directing edge,
   surface, or channel, for giving direction to the motion of anything, as
   water, an instrument, or part of a machine, or for directing the hand
   or eye, as of an operator


word: Guide
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A noncommissioned officer or soldier placed on the
   directiug flank of each subdivision of a column of troops, or at the
   end of a line, to mark the pivots, formations, marches, and alignments
   in tactics.


word: Guidon
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry,
   which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other, or that used
   to direct the movements of a body of infantry, or to make signals at
   sea; also, the flag of a guild or fraternity. In the United States
   service, each company of cavalry has a guidon.


word: Guild
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
An association of men belonging to the same class, or
   engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and protection; a
   business fraternity or corporation; as, the Stationers' Guild; the
   Ironmongers' Guild. They were originally licensed by the government,
   and endowed with special privileges and authority.


word: Guild
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A religious association or society, organized for
   charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work.


word: Guillemot
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks.
   They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and
   swimmers.


word: Guilloche
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ornament in the form of two or more bands or strings
   twisted over each other in a continued series, leaving circular
   openings which are filled with round ornaments.


word: Guillotine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a
   heavy ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by a
   cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim.


word: Guilt
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment
   resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong
   action; the state of one who has broken a moral or political law;
   crime; criminality; offense against right.


word: Guilty
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent;
   wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something censurable;
   justly exposed to penalty; -- used with of, and usually followed by the
   crime, sometimes by the punishment.


word: Guilty
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a
   guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling.


word: Guinea
wordtype: n.
definition:
A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for
   its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea
   grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.


word: Guinea
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings
   sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of
   sovereigns in 1817.


word: Guipure
wordtype: n.
definition:
A term used for lace of different kinds; most properly for
   a lace of large pattern and heavy material which has no ground or mesh,
   but has the pattern held together by connecting threads called bars or
   brides.


word: Guise
wordtype: n.
definition:
Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion;
   manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such
   phrases as: at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit
   himself.


word: Guitar
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stringed instrument of music resembling the lute or the
   violin, but larger, and having six strings, three of silk covered with
   silver wire, and three of catgut, -- played upon with the fingers.


word: Guitguit
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species of small tropical American birds
   of the family Coerebidae, allied to the creepers; -- called also quit.
   See Quit.


word: Inflation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of inflating, or the state of being
   inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement.


word: Inflect
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To vary, as a noun or a verb in its terminations; to
   decline, as a noun or adjective, or to conjugate, as a verb.


word: Inflection
wordtype: n.
definition:
The variation or change which words undergo to mark
   case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person, mood, voice, etc.


word: Inflective
wordtype: a.
definition:
Inflectional; characterized by variation, or change in
   form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to inflection.


word: Inflexibility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being inflexible, or not
   capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness;
   rigidity; firmness of will or purpose; unbending pertinacity;
   steadfastness; resoluteness; unchangeableness; obstinacy.


word: Inflexible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or
   altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable; stubborn.


word: Inflict
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by
   striking; to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to cause to
   bear, feel, or suffer; as, to inflict blows; to inflict a wound with a
   dagger; to inflict severe pain by ingratitude; to inflict punishment on
   an offender; to inflict the penalty of death on a criminal.


word: Inflorescence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement
   and disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis, and to each
   other.


word: Influence
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence, in general, the bringing about of an effect,
   phusical or moral, by a gradual process; controlling power quietly
   exerted; agency, force, or tendency of any kind which the sun exerts on
   animal and vegetable life; the influence of education on the mind; the
   influence, according to astrologers,of the stars over affairs.


word: Influence
wordtype: n.
definition:
Power or authority arising from elevated station,
   excelence of character or intellect, wealth, etc.; reputation;
   acknowledged ascendency; as, he is a man of influence in the community.


word: Influence
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To control or move by power, physical or moral; to
   affect by gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias,
   or sway; to move; to persuade; to induce.


word: Inflential
wordtype: a.
definition:
Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent;
   efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or ascendency; as, an
   influential man, station, argument, etc.


word: Influenza
wordtype: n.
definition:
An epidemic affection characterized by acute nasal
   catarrh, or by inflammation of the throat or the bronchi, and usually
   accompanied by fever.


word: Influx
wordtype: n.
definition:
A coming in; infusion; intromission; introduction;
   importation in abundance; also, that which flows or comes in; as, a
   great influx of goods into a country, or an influx of gold and silver.


word: Inform
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give form or share to; to give vital ororganizing
   power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to
   animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion.


word: Inform
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To communicate knowledge to; to make known to; to
   acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell; to notify; to enlighten; --
   usually followed by of.


word: Informal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not
   according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or
   rules; irregular; hence, without ceremony; as, an informal writting,
   proceeding, or visit.


word: Informality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being informal; want of regular,
   prescribed, or customary form; as, the informality of legal
   proceedings.


word: Informality
wordtype: n.
definition:
An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or
   proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed form or does
   not conform to the established rule.


word: Information
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
News, advice, or knowledge, communicated by others
   or obtained by personal study and investigation; intelligence;
   knowledge derived from reading, observation, or instruction.


word: Information
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for
   some offens against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really
   or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of the
   government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in
   not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment.


word: Informer
wordtype: v.
definition:
One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one
   who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute.


word: Infraction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation;
   nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty, compact,
   rule, or law.


word: Infralapsarian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of that class of Calvinists who consider the
   decree of election as contemplating the apostasy as past and the elect
   as being at the time of election in a fallen and guilty state; --
   opposed to Supralapsarian. The former considered the election of grace
   as a remedy for an existing evil; the latter regarded the fall as a
   part of God's original purpose in regard to men.


word: Inframedian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the interval or zone along the sea
   bottom, at the depth of between fifty and one hundred fathoms.


word: Infraspinous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine
   of the scapula; as, the infraspinous fossa; the infraspinate muscle.


word: Infrastapedial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the
   ear, which in many animals projects below the connection with the
   stapes.


word: Infringe
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to
   fulfill or obey; as, to infringe a law or contract.


word: Infringement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of infringing; breach; violation;
   nonfulfillment; as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or
   constitution.


word: Infula
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sort of fillet worn by dignitaries, priests, and others
   among the ancient Romans. It was generally white.


word: Infundibulum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A funnel-shaped or dilated organ or part; as, the
   infundibulum of the brain, a hollow, conical process, connecting the
   floor of the third ventricle with the pituitary body; the infundibula
   of the lungs, the enlarged terminations of the bronchial tubes.


word: Infuse
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for
   the propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.


word: Infusion
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling;
   instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the mind; the
   infusion of ardor or zeal.


word: Infusion
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The act or process of steeping or soaking any
   substance in water in order to extract its virtues.


word: Infusionism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine that the soul is preexistent to the body,
   and is infused into it at conception or birth; -- opposed to
   tradicianism and creationism.


word: -ing
definition:
A suffix used to form nouns from verbs, and signifying the act
   of; the result of the act; as, riding, dying, feeling. It has also a
   secondary collective force; as, shipping, clothing.


word: Ingathering
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or business of gathering or collecting
   anything; especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth;
   harvest.


word: Ingenious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention;
   skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form
   new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic.


word: Ingenious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Proseeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by,
   genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism; as, an
   ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc.


word: Ingenuity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or
   acuteness in forming new combinations; ingeniousness; skill in devising
   or combining.


word: Ingenuity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Curiousness, or cleverness in design or contrivance; as,
   the ingenuity of a plan, or of mechanism.


word: Ingenuous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Free from reserve, disguise, equivocation, or
   dissimulation; open; frank; as, an ingenuous man; an ingenuous
   declaration, confession, etc.


word: Inglobate
wordtype: a.
definition:
In the form of a globe or sphere; -- applied to nebulous
   matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.


word: Inglorious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not
   accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an
   inglorious life of ease.


word: Ingot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal,
   cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal.


word: Ingraft
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To insert, as a scion of one tree, shrub, or plant in
   another for propagation; as, to ingraft a peach scion on a plum tree;
   figuratively, to insert or introduce in such a way as to make a part of
   something.


word: Ingraft
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To subject to the process of grafting; to furnish with
   grafts or scions; to graft; as, to ingraft a tree.


word: Ingrain
wordtype: a.
definition:
Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a
   textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an
   essential part of the substance.


word: Ingrain
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To work into the natural texture or into the mental or
   moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix
   deeply.


word: Ingratiate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to
   bring into favor; to insinuate; -- used reflexively, and followed by
   with before the person whose favor is sought.


word: Ingratitude
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of,
   or ill return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness;
   ungratefulness.


word: Ingredient
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which enters into a compound, or is a component
   part of any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent.


word: Ingress
wordtype: n.
definition:
The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in
   eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.


word: Inguinal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or
   groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia.


word: Impermeable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid.
   through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is
   impermeable to water and to air.


word: Impersonate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To assume, or to represent, the person or character
   of; to personate; as, he impersonated Macbeth.


word: Impersonification
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of impersonating; personification;
   investment with personality; representation in a personal form.


word: Impertinence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The condition or quality of being impertnent; absence
   of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.


word: Impertinence
wordtype: n.
definition:
Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the
   society, or the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.


word: Impertinent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand;
   having no bearing on the subject; not to the point; irrelevant;
   inapplicable.


word: Impertinent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of
   propriety or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude, unbecoming,
   or uncivil words or actions; as, an impertient coxcomb; an impertient
   remark.


word: Impervious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage
   through; as, a substance impervious to water or air.


word: Impetigo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cutaneous, pustular eruption, not attended with fever;
   usually, a kind of eczema with pustulation.


word: Impetration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The obtaining of benefice from Rome by solicitation,
   which benefice belonged to the disposal of the king or other lay patron
   of the realm.


word: Impetuous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus;
   furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous
   torrent.


word: Impetus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its
   weight and its motion; the force with which any body is driven or
   impelled; momentum.


word: Impetus
wordtype: n.
definition:
The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to
   acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a
   piece.


word: Impeyan pheasant
definition:
An Indian crested pheasant of the genus
   Lophophorus. Several species are known. Called also monaul, monal.


word: Impiety
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being impious; want of piety; irreverence
   toward the Supreme Being; ungodliness; wickedness.


word: Impious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent;
   ungodly; profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an
   impious deed; impious language.


word: Implacable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not placable; not to be appeased; incapable of being
   pacified; inexorable; as, an implacable prince.


word: Implacentalia
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A primary division of the Mammalia, including
   the monotremes and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed.


word: Implant
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix
   deeply; to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the seeds
   of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth.


word: Implausible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or
   credibility, and not likely to be believed.


word: Implead
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To institute and prosecute a suit against, in court; to
   sue or prosecute at law; hence, to accuse; to impeach.


word: Implement
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an
   instrument, toll, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an end; as,
   the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war.


word: Implement
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To provide with an implement or implements; to cause
   to be fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an implement or
   implements.


word: Implicate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring into connection with; to involve; to
   connect; -- applied to persons, in an unfavorable sense; as, the
   evidence implicates many in this conspiracy; to be implicated in a
   crime, a discreditable transaction, a fault, etc.


word: Implication
wordtype: n.
definition:
An implying, or that which is implied, but not
   expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood,
   though not expressed in words.


word: Implicit
wordtype: a.
definition:
Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not
   expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or agreement.


word: Implicit
wordtype: a.
definition:
Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of
   another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning; complete; as,
   implicit confidence; implicit obedience.


word: Implicitly
wordtype: adv.
definition:
By implication; impliedly; as, to deny the providence
   of God is implicitly to deny his existence.


word: Implied
wordtype: a.
definition:
Virtually involved or included; involved in substance;
   inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of express, or
   expressed. See Imply.


word: Implore
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to
   prey to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urency; to entreat; to
   beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing sought, or
   the person from whom it is sought.


word: Implosion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A burstion inwards, as of a vessel from which the air
   has been exhausted; -- contrasted with explosion.


word: Implosion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sudden compression of the air in the mouth,
   simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the closure of the
   organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end of a syllable (see Guide to
   Pronunciation, //159, 189); also, a similar compression made by an
   upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying explosive action,
   as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g, heard in Southern Germany.


word: Impluvium
wordtype: n.
definition:
In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium
   or peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the
   compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works of art
   around its birm.


word: Imply
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference,
   or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as, war implies
   fighting.


word: Impolicy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being impolitic; inexpedience;
   unsuitableness to the end proposed; bads policy; as, the impolicy of
   fraud.


word: Impolitic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise;
   imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or
   measure.


word: Imponderable
wordtype: n.
definition:
An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in
   the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and
   magnetism, regarded as subtile fluids destitute of weight but in modern
   science little used.


word: Import
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without;
   especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country
   from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to
   export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc.


word: Import
wordtype: n.
definition:
Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from
   without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural, opposed to exports.


word: Import
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its
   signification or intention or interpretation of a word, action, event,
   and the like.


word: Important
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of
   valuable content or bearing; significant; weighty.


word: Importation
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The act or practice of importing, or bringing into
   a country or state; -- opposed to exportation.


word: Importunate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous;
   overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an impotunate
   petitioner, curiosity.


word: Importunee
wordtype: a.
definition:
Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence,
   vexatious on account of untimely urgency or perinacious solicitation.


word: Importune
wordtype: a.
definition:
To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with
   frequent, unreasonable, or troublesome application or pertinacity;
   hence, to tease; to irritate; to worry.


word: Importunity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being importunate; pressing or
   pertinacious solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent
   application; troublesome pertinacity.


word: Impose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation,
   command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict; as, to impose a
   toll or tribute.


word: Impose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or metal
   and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of columns or pages of
   type, forms, etc.


word: Imposition
wordtype: n.
definition:
An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a
   trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion;
   imposture.


word: Impossible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing,
   etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command;
   insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or impracticable;
   not feasible.


word: Impost
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty;
   especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods imported into a
   country.


word: Impostor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a
   character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a
   pretender.


word: Imposture
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced
   under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.


word: Impotency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or condition of being impotent; want of
   strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral; weakness;
   feebleness; inability; imbecility.


word: Impotency
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of procreative power; inability to copulate, or
   beget children; also, sometimes, sterility; barrenness.


word: Impotent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether
   physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity; destitute of
   force; weak; feeble; infirm.


word: Impound
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound;
   hence, to hold in the custody of a court; as, to impound stray cattle;
   to impound a document for safe keeping.


word: Impracticable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or
   accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an
   impracticable undertaking.


word: Impracticable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not to be overcome, presuaded, or controlled by any
   reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being
   easily dealt with; -- used in a general sense, as applied to a person
   or thing that is difficult to control or get along with.


word: Imprecation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one;
   a prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse.


word: Impregnable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of
   being subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an impregnable
   fortress; impregnable virtue.


word: Impregnate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as to
   cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.


word: Impregnate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To infuse an active principle into; to render
   fruitful or fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.


word: Impregnate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To infuse particles of another substance into; to
   communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued,
   mixed, or furnished (with something); as, to impregnate India rubber
   with sulphur; clothing impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated
   with ore.


word: Impregnation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male
   germ cell (in animals, a spermatozoon) to form a single new cell
   endowed with the power of developing into a new individual;
   fertilization; fecundation.


word: Imprescriptible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect,
   by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription.


word: Impress
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark
   by pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears the
   impression).


word: Impress
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.;
   to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).


word: Impress
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to
   the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.


word: Impress
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the
   image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure;
   result produced by pressure or influence.


word: Impress
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public
   service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.


word: Impression
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed;
   the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character, by external
   force or by influence.


word: Impression
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation;
   sensible result of an influence exerted from without.


word: Impression
wordtype: n.
definition:
The pressure of the type on the paper, or the result of
   such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a heavy impression; a
   clear, or a poor, impression; also, a single copy as the result of
   printing, or the whole edition printed at a given time.


word: Impressionism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The theory or method of suggesting an effect or
   impression without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a
   recent fashion in painting and etching.


word: Impressive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power
   to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the
   sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse;
   an impressive scene.


word: Impressment
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing
   into public service; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of
   provisions or of sailors.


word: Imprest
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money
   advanced for some public service, as in enlistment.


word: Imprimatur
wordtype: n.
definition:
A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.;
   also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the press, approval
   of that which is published.


word: Imprint
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of
   type, plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures, letters,
   etc., upon something).


word: Imprint
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark
   left by something; specifically, the name of the printer or publisher
   (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the title-page of a
   book, or on any printed sheet.


word: Improbability
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being improbable;
   unlikelihood; also, that which is improbable; an improbable event or
   result.


word: Improbable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected
   under the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an
   improbable story or event.


word: Improbation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act by which falsehood and forgery are proved; an
   action brought for the purpose of having some instrument declared false
   or forged.


word: Impromptu
wordtype: n.
definition:
Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or
   without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or
   remark.


word: Improper
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the
   circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous;
   inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought,
   behavior, language, dress.


word: Improperia
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A series of antiphons and responses, expressing the
   sorrowful remonstrance of our Lord with his people; -- sung on the
   morning of the Good Friday in place of the usual daily Mass of the
   Roman ritual.


word: Impropriate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To place the profits of (ecclesiastical property)
   in the hands of a layman for care and disbursement.


word: Impropriation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of
   property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.


word: Impropriety
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being improper; unfitness or
   unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as,
   impropriety of behavior or manners.


word: Improvable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being improved; susceptible of improvement;
   admitting of being made better; capable of cultivation, or of being
   advanced in good qualities.


word: Improve
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make better; to increase the value or good qualities
   of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve land.


word: Improve
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive;
   to turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve one's time;
   to improve his means.


word: Improve
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To grow better; to advance or make progress in what is
   desirable; to make or show improvement; as, to improve in health.


word: Improvement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion
   in desirable qualities; progress toward what is better; melioration;
   as, the improvement of the mind, of land, roads, etc.


word: Improvement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of making profitable use or applicaton of
   anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a turning to good
   account; practical application, as of a doctrine, principle, or theory,
   stated in a discourse.


word: Improvement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being improved; betterment; advance;
   also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on
   the old.


word: Improvident
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not
   foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent; thoughtless; as, an
   improvident man.


word: Improvisation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or art of composing and rendering music,
   poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ.


word: Improvise
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously,
   especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument,
   or to act, extemporaneously.


word: Improvise
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the
   moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.


word: Improvise
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To produce or render extemporaneous compositions,
   especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence,
   to do anything offhand.


word: Imprudence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being imprudent; want to
   caution, circumspection, or a due regard to consequences; indiscretion;
   inconsideration; reshness; also, an imprudent act; as, he was guilty of
   an imprudence.


word: Imprudent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion;
   indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.


word: Impuberty
wordtype: n.
definition:
The condition of not having reached puberty, or the age
   of ability to reproduce one's species; want of age at which the
   marriage contract can be legally entered into.


word: Impudence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied
   with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness;
   forwardness; want of modesty.


word: Impudent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Bold, with contempt or disregard; unblushingly forward;
   impertinent; wanting modesty; shameless; saucy.


word: Impugn
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To attack by words or arguments; to contradict; to
   assail; to call in question; to make insinuations against; to gainsay;
   to oppose.


word: Impulse
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force;
   impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion
   suddenly, or immediately.


word: Impulse
wordtype: n.
definition:
The action of a force during a very small interval of
   time; the effect of such action; as, the impulse of a sudden blow upon
   a hard elastic body.


word: Impulse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mental force which simply and directly urges to action;
   hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of
   appetite or passion; propension; incitement; as, a man of good
   impulses; passion often gives a violent impulse to the will.


word: Impulsion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of
   being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on
   another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse.


word: Impure
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing
   something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or impregnated
   extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure water or air; impure
   drugs, food, etc.


word: Impurity
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is, or which renders anything, impure; foul
   matter, action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient.


word: Impurple
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To color or tinge with purple; to make red or reddish;
   to purple; as, a field impurpled with blood.


word: Imputation
definition:
A setting of something to the account of; the attribution
   of personal guilt or personal righteousness of another; as, the
   imputation of the sin of Adam, or the righteousness of Christ.


word: Impute
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the
   account of; to charge to one as the author, responsible originator, or
   possessor; -- generally in a bad sense.


word: Impute
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To adjudge as one's own (the sin or righteousness) of
   another; as, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us.


word: In-
wordtype: prep.
definition:
A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in,
   meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline,
   inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il-
   before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion,
   irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an
   simple intensive force.


word: In-
definition:
An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as,
   inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il- before l, ir-
   before r, and im- before a labial.


word: In
wordtype: prep.
definition:
The specific signification of in is situation or place with
   respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It is used
   with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving within limits, or
   within circumstances or conditions of any kind conceived of as
   limiting, confining, or investing, either wholly or in part. In its
   different applications, it approaches some of the meanings of, and
   sometimes is interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among.


word: In
wordtype: prep.
definition:
With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston; he
   traveled in Italy; castles in the air.


word: In
wordtype: prep.
definition:
With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is in
   difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light.


word: In
wordtype: prep.
definition:
With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the
   part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first regiment in the
   army.


word: In
wordtype: prep.
definition:
With reference to physical surrounding, personal states,
   etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is in darkness;
   to live in fear.


word: In
wordtype: prep.
definition:
With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence
   considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in one's favor.


word: In
wordtype: prep.
definition:
With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain
   limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as, to put seed
   in the ground; to fall in love; to end in death; to put our trust in
   God.


word: In
wordtype: prep.
definition:
With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it
   happened in the last century; in all my life.


word: In
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an
   adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the representative of
   an adverbial phrase, the context indicating what the omitted object is;
   as, he takes in the situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind);
   the Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and out at
   the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side was in (i. e., in the
   turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house).


word: In
wordtype: adv.
definition:
With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a holding,
   possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by purchase; in of the
   seisin of her husband.


word: Inability
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability;
   want of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity.


word: Inaccessible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not accessible; not to be reached, obtained, or
   approached; as, an inaccessible rock, fortress, document, prince, etc.


word: Inaccuracy
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake; fault;
   defect; error; as, in inaccuracy in speech, copying, calculation, etc.


word: Inaccurate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact;
   incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man, narration, copy, judgment,
   calculation, etc.


word: Inactive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can
   not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.


word: Inactive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or
   industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.


word: Inactive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or
   activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric
   forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are
   optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.


word: Inadequacy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being inadequate or
   insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.


word: Inadequate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient;
   deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions,
   representations, etc.


word: Inadmissible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed,
   or received; as, inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible proposition,
   or explanation.


word: Inadvertency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness
   or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed
   from inadvertence.


word: Inadvertency
wordtype: n.
definition:
An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness;
   an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence.


word: Inalienable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or
   transferred to another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.


word: In-and-in
wordtype: n.
definition:
An old game played with four dice. In signified a
   doublet, or two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four
   dice alike.


word: Inane
wordtype: a.
definition:
Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence;
   purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless.


word: Inanimate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless;
   dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances.


word: Inanition
wordtype: n.
definition:
The condition of being inane; emptiness; want of
   fullness, as in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically,
   exhaustion from want of food, either from partial or complete
   starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus, producing
   the same result.


word: Inanity
wordtype: n.
definition:
An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly
   object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world.


word: Defiance
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking
   to combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.


word: Deficient
wordtype: a.
definition:
Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a
   requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective; imperfect;
   incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts; deficient estate; deficient
   strength; deficient in judgment.


word: Defilading
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art or act of determining the directions and
   heights of the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the
   interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point within range,
   or from any works which may be erected.


word: Defile
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only
   in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass between hills,
   rocks, etc.


word: Defile
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the
   exterior works in order to protect the interior. See Defilade.


word: Defilement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The protection of the interior walls of a fortification
   from an enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet on
   the exposed side.


word: Defilement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of defiling, or state of being defiled, whether
   physically or morally; pollution; foulness; dirtiness; uncleanness.


word: Definable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being defined, limited, or explained;
   determinable; describable by definition; ascertainable; as, definable
   limits; definable distinctions or regulations; definable words.


word: Define
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to
   mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.


word: Define
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To determine with precision; to mark out with
   distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power
   of an optical instrument.


word: Define
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To determine the precise signification of; to fix the
   meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or
   interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term.


word: Definite
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or
   greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a definite measure;
   a definite period or interval.


word: Definite
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having certain limits in signification; determinate;
   certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite word, term, or
   expression.


word: Definition
wordtype: n.
definition:
Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a
   description of a thing by its properties; an explanation of the meaning
   of a word or term; as, the definition of "circle;" the definition of
   "wit;" an exact definition; a loose definition.


word: Definitive
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word used to define or limit the extent of the
   signification of a common noun, such as the definite article, and some
   pronouns.


word: Deflagrable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as
   niter; hence, slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when
   heated, as salt.


word: Deflagrate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as
   niter; also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated, as
   salt.


word: Deflagrate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling
   combustion, as by the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize
   suddenly; as, to deflagrate refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flame.


word: Deflagrator
wordtype: n.
definition:
A form of the voltaic battery having large plates,
   used for producing rapid and powerful combustion.


word: Deflect
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal
   line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve.


word: Deflection
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of turning aside, or state of being turned
   aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp.
   downward; deviation.


