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word: Peabody bird
definition:
An American sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) having a
   conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note. Called
   also White-throated sparrow.


word: Peaceable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Begin in or at peace; tranquil; quiet; free from, or not
   disposed to, war, disorder, or excitement; not quarrelsome.


word: Peaceful
wordtype: a.
definition:
Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war,
   tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil; as, a
   peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.


word: Peaceful
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation;
   pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words.


word: Peach
wordtype: n.
definition:
A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing one or
   two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone; also, the tree which
   bears it (Prunus, / Amygdalus Persica). In the wild stock the fruit is
   hard and inedible.


word: Peacock
wordtype: n.
definition:
The male of any pheasant of the genus Pavo, of which at
   least two species are known, native of Southern Asia and the East
   Indies.


word: Peak
wordtype: n.
definition:
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in
   a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.


word: Peak
wordtype: n.
definition:
The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range,
   ending in a point; often, the whole hill or mountain, esp. when
   isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.


word: Peak
wordtype: n.
definition:
The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; -- used in
   many combinations; as, peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc.


word: Peak
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so;
   as, to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard, to set
   it nearer the perpendicular.


word: Peal
wordtype: n.
definition:
A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells,
   thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc.


word: Peal
wordtype: n.
definition:
A set of bells tuned to each other according to the diatonic
   scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells.


word: Peanut
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis
   hypogaea); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its
   fruit.


word: Pear
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus
   communis), cultivated in many varieties in temperate climates; also,
   the tree which bears this fruit. See Pear family, below.


word: Pearl
wordtype: n.
definition:
A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant
   luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle
   and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters
   and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually
   due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign
   particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
   Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly
   esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.


word: Pearl
wordtype: n.
definition:
A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some
   liquid for medicinal application, as ether.


word: Pearlash
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white amorphous or granular substance which consists
   principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction.
   It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and evaporating the lye, and
   has been an important source of potassium compounds. It is used in
   making soap, glass, etc.


word: Pearlfish
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in
   manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait.


word: Pearlstone
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly
   luster, often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the
   curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust. under
   Perlitic.


word: Peasant
wordtype: n.
definition:
A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest
   class of tillers of the soil in European countries.


word: Peat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and
   fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found, as a
   kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations, where it is always more
   or less saturated with water. It is often dried and used for fuel.


word: Peba
wordtype: n.
definition:
An armadillo (Tatusia novemcincta) which is found from Texas
   to Paraguay; -- called also tatouhou.


word: Pebble
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small roundish stone or bowlder; especially, a stone worn
   and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone.


word: Pebrine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An epidemic disease of the silkworm, characterized by the
   presence of minute vibratory corpuscles in the blood.


word: Pecan
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of hickory (Carya olivaeformis), growing in North
   America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is
   one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong
   nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and
   well-flavored meat.


word: Peck
wordtype: v.
definition:
Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with a
   pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc., with repeated
   quick movements.


word: Pecopteris
wordtype: n.
definition:
An extensive genus of fossil ferns; -- so named from
   the regular comblike arrangement of the leaflets.


word: Pecten
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the vitreous
   humor within the globe of the eye in birds, and in many reptiles and
   fishes; -- also called marsupium.


word: Pecten
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten, and
   numerous allied genera (family Pectinidae); a scallop. See Scallop.


word: Pectic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an
   acid obtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an amorphous
   substance, tough and horny when dry, but gelatinous when moist.


word: Pectin
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a series of carbohydrates, commonly called vegetable
   jelly, found very widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom,
   especially in ripe fleshy fruits, as apples, cranberries, etc. It is
   extracted as variously colored, translucent substances, which are
   soluble in hot water but become viscous on cooling.


word: Pectinated
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having very narrow, close divisions, in arrangement and
   regularity resembling those of a comb; comblike; as, a pectinate leaf;
   pectinated muscles. See Illust. (e) of Antennae.


word: Pectolite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A whitish mineral occurring in radiated or fibrous
   crystalline masses. It is a hydrous silicate of lime and soda.


word: Pectoriloquy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The distinct articulation of the sounds of a
   patient's voice, heard on applying the ear to the chest in
   auscultation. It usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or
   pleural cavity.


word: Pectose
wordtype: n.
definition:
An amorphous carbohydrate found in the vegetable kingdom,
   esp. in unripe fruits. It is associated with cellulose, and is
   converted into substances of the pectin group.


word: Pectosic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, pectose;
   specifically, designating an acid supposed to constitute largely
   ordinary pectin or vegetable jelly.


word: Peculate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To appropriate to one's own use the property of the
   public; to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle.


word: Peculation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or practice of peculating, or of defrauding the
   public by appropriating to one's own use the money or goods intrusted
   to one's care for management or disbursement; embezzlement.


word: Peculiar
wordtype: a.
definition:
One's own; belonging solely or especially to an
   individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or
   characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in
   participation.


word: Peculium
wordtype: n.
definition:
The saving of a son or a slave with the father's or
   master's consent; a little property or stock of one's own; any
   exclusive personal or separate property.


word: Pedagogue
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who by teaching has become formal, positive, or
   pedantic in his ways; one who has the manner of a schoolmaster; a
   pedant.


word: Pedal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or
   figuratively; specifically (Zool.), pertaining to the foot of a
   mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.


word: Pedal
wordtype: a.
definition:
A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the pianoforte to
   raise the dampers, or in the organ to open and close certain pipes; a
   treadle, as in a lathe or a bicycle.


word: Pedant
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain
   display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge.


word: Pedantical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or
   resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a pedantic writer;
   a pedantic description; a pedantical affectation.


word: Pedarian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a class eligible to the office of senator, but not
   yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote;
   -- so called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to
   the side of the party he favored when a vote was taken.


word: Pedata
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of holothurians, including those that have
   ambulacral suckers, or feet, and an internal gill.


word: Pedatifid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes
   distinctly connected at the base; -- said of a leaf.


word: Peddle
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to
   place, or from house to house, for the purpose of retailing goods; as,
   to peddle without a license.


word: Peddle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying
   around from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very
   small quantities; as, to peddle vegetables or tinware.


word: Pedestal
wordtype: n.
definition:
The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the
   like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three
   parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding.
   See Illust. of Column.


word: Pedestal
wordtype: n.
definition:
An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at
   the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.


word: Pedicel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stalk which supports one flower or fruit, whether
   solitary or one of many ultimate divisions of a common peduncle. See
   Peduncle, and Illust. of Flower.


word: Pedicel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A slender support of any special organ, as that of a
   capsule in mosses, an air vesicle in algae, or a sporangium in ferns.


word: Pedicel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A slender stem by which certain of the lower animals or
   their eggs are attached. See Illust. of Aphis lion.


word: Pedicel
wordtype: n.
definition:
An outgrowth of the frontal bones, which supports the
   antlers or horns in deer and allied animals.


word: Pedicellaria
wordtype: n.
definition:
A peculiar forcepslike organ which occurs in large
   numbers upon starfishes and echini. Those of starfishes have two
   movable jaws, or blades, and are usually nearly, or quite, sessile;
   those of echini usually have three jaws and a pedicel. See Illustration
   in Appendix.


word: Pedicellina
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of Bryozoa, of the order Entoprocta, having a
   bell-shaped body supported on a slender pedicel. See Illust. under
   Entoprocta.


word: Pediment
wordtype: n.
definition:
Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular
   space forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form used as
   a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.; also, a rounded or
   broken frontal having a similar position and use. See Temple.


word: Pedipalpi
wordtype: n pl.
definition:
A division of Arachnida, including the whip scorpions
   (Thelyphonus) and allied forms. Sometimes used in a wider sense to
   include also the true scorpions.


word: Pedipalpus
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the second pair of mouth organs of arachnids. In
   some they are leglike, but in others, as the scorpion, they terminate
   in a claw.


word: Pedometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for including the number of steps in
   walking, and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually in
   the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion of the body
   causes the index to advance a certain distance at each step.


word: Peduncle
wordtype: n.
definition:
The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a
   plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.


word: Peduncle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are
   attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle.


word: Peduncle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different
   parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles
   of the pineal gland.


word: Pedunculated
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a peduncle; growing on a peduncle; as, a
   pedunculate flower; a pedunculate eye, as in a lobster.


word: Peel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A spadelike implement, variously used, as for removing loaves
   of bread from a baker's oven; also, a T-shaped implement used by
   printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper on lines or
   poles to dry. Also, the blade of an oar.


word: Peel
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To strip off the skin, bark, or rind of; to strip by
   drawing or tearing off the skin, bark, husks, etc.; to flay; to
   decorticate; as, to peel an orange.


word: Peel
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To lose the skin, bark, or rind; to come off, as the skin,
   bark, or rind does; -- often used with an adverb; as, the bark peels
   easily or readily.


word: Peele
wordtype: n.
definition:
A graceful and swift South African antelope (Pelea
   capreola). The hair is woolly, and ash-gray on the back and sides. The
   horns are black, long, slender, straight, nearly smooth, and very
   sharp. Called also rheeboc, and rehboc.


word: Peen
wordtype: n.
definition:
A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a hammer
   or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by indentation.


word: Peepul tree
definition:
A sacred tree (Ficus religiosa) of the Buddhists, a kind
   of fig tree which attains great size and venerable age. See Bo tree.


word: Peer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the
   British nobility, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount, baron; as, a
   peer of the realm.


word: Peevish
wordtype: a.
definition:
Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to
   please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.


word: Peg
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards
   together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.; as, a shoe
   peg.


word: Peg
wordtype: n.
definition:
A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats, etc.
   Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a reason; a pretext;
   as, a peg to hang a claim upon.


word: Peg
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to
   peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit closely.


word: Peg
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with
   on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.


word: Pegasus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the body of
   Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his
   hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from
   Mount Helicon. On this account he is, in modern times, associated with
   the Muses, and with ideas of poetic inspiration.


word: Pegasus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A northen constellation near the vernal equinoctial point.
   Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form
   the square of Pegasus.


word: Pegasus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of small fishes, having large pectoral fins, and
   the body covered with hard, bony plates. Several species are known from
   the East Indies and China.


word: Pegmatitic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, pegmatite; as, the
   pegmatic structure of certain rocks resembling graphic granite.


word: Pehlevi
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly
   represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from the 3d
   century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th century, and
   later in religious writings.


word: Peirameter
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw
   wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.


word: Pelagian
wordtype: n.
definition:
A follower of Pelagius, a British monk, born in the later
   part of the 4th century, who denied the doctrines of hereditary sin, of
   the connection between sin and death, and of conversion through grace.


word: Pelagic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the ocean; -- applied especially to
   animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the coast.


word: Pelargonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called
   also nonoic acid) found in the leaves of the geranium (Pelargonium) and
   allied plants.


word: Pelargonium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceae,
   differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular
   corolla.


word: Pelecoid
wordtype: n.
definition:
A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a
   semicircle and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square
   ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants.


word: Pelf
wordtype: n.
definition:
Money; riches; lucre; gain; -- generally conveying the idea
   of something ill-gotten or worthless. It has no plural.


word: Pelican
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus, of which
   about a dozen species are known. They have an enormous bill, to the
   lower edge of which is attached a pouch in which captured fishes are
   temporarily stored.


word: Pelican
wordtype: n.
definition:
A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading
   back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and
   redistillation.


word: Pelisse
wordtype: n.
definition:
An outer garment for men or women, originally of fur, or
   lined with fur; a lady's outer garment, made of silk or other fabric.


word: Pellagra
wordtype: n.
definition:
An erythematous affection of the skin, with severe
   constitutional and nervous symptoms, endemic in Northern Italy.


word: Pellitory
wordtype: n.
definition:
The common name of the several species of the genus
   Parietaria, low, harmless weeds of the Nettle family; -- also called
   wall pellitory, and lichwort.


word: Pellitory
wordtype: n.
definition:
A composite plant (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) of the
   Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and whitish flowers.
   The root is the officinal pellitory, and is used as an irritant and
   sialogogue. Called also bertram, and pellitory of Spain.


word: Pellucidness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being pellucid; transparency;
   translucency; clearness; as, the pellucidity of the air.


word: Pelopium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A supposed new metal found in columbite, afterwards shown
   to be identical with columbium, or niobium.


word: Peloria
wordtype: n.
definition:
Abnormal regularity; the state of certain flowers, which,
   being naturally irregular, have become regular through a symmetrical
   repetition of the special irregularity.


word: Pelt
wordtype: n.
definition:
The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed
   hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. See 4th
   Fell.


word: Pelt
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with
   pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail.


word: Peltated
wordtype: a.
definition:
Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or
   support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or
   margin; -- said of a leaf or other organ.


word: Pelusiac
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Pelusium, an ancient city of Egypt;
   as, the Pelusiac (or former eastern) outlet of the Nile.


word: Pelvis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with the
   sacrum. See Pelvic arch, under Pelvic, and Sacrum.


word: Pemmican
wordtype: n.
definition:
Among the North American Indians, meat cut in thin
   slices, divested of fat, and dried in the sun.


word: Pemmican
wordtype: n.
definition:
Meat, without the fat, cut in thin slices, dried in the
   sun, pounded, then mixed with melted fat and sometimes dried fruit, and
   compressed into cakes or in bags. It contains much nutriment in small
   compass, and is of great use in long voyages of exploration.


word: Pemphigus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A somewhat rare skin disease, characterized by the
   development of blebs upon different part of the body.


word: Pen
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of a
   reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now also of other
   materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also, originally, a stylus or other
   instrument for scratching or graving.


word: Pen
wordtype: n. & v.
definition:
To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small
   inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to inclose.


word: Penal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes
   and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence


word: Penalty
wordtype: n.
definition:
Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the
   suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial
   decision to the commission of a crime, offense, or trespass.


word: Penalty
wordtype: n.
definition:
The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a
   person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case of
   nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.


word: Penance
wordtype: n.
definition:
A means of repairing a sin committed, and obtaining pardon
   for it, consisting partly in the performance of expiatory rites, partly
   in voluntary submission to a punishment corresponding to the
   transgression. Penance is the fourth of seven sacraments in the Roman
   Catholic Church.


word: Penates
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The household gods of the ancient Romans. They
   presided over the home and the family hearth. See Lar.


word: Pencil
wordtype: n.
definition:
A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, colored chalk,
   slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip inserted in a small wooden rod
   intended to be pointed, or in a case, which forms a handle, -- used for
   drawing or writing. See Graphite.


word: Pencil
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar
   manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the artist,
   descriptive writer, etc.


word: Pencil
wordtype: n.
definition:
An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially
   when diverging from, or converging to, a point.


word: Pencil
wordtype: n.
definition:
A number of lines that intersect in one point, the point of
   intersection being called the pencil point.


word: Pendant
wordtype: n.
definition:
Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a
   hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental character; as to a
   chandelier or an eardrop; also, an appendix or addition, as to a book.


word: Pendant
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much used in
   the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it is of stone, and an
   important part of the construction. There are imitations in plaster and
   wood, which are mere decorative features.


word: Pendency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being undecided, or in
   continuance; suspense; as, the pendency of a suit.


word: Pendentive
wordtype: n.
definition:
The portion of a vault by means of which the square
   space in the middle of a building is brought to an octagon or circle to
   receive a cupola.


word: Pendragon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A chief leader or a king; a head; a dictator; -- a title
   assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs.


word: Penduline
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European titmouse (Parus, / Aegithalus, pendulinus).
   It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down
   of willow trees and lined with feathers.


word: Pendulous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved
   stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary.


word: Pendulum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely
   to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used
   to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.


word: Penetrancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being penetrant; power of
   entering or piercing; penetrating power of quality; as, the penetrancy
   of subtile effluvia.


word: Penetrate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to
   effect an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates darkness.


word: Penetrate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings;
   to touch with feeling; to make sensible; to move deeply; as, to
   penetrate one's heart with pity.


word: Penetrate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner
   contents or meaning of, as of a mysterious or difficult subject; to
   comprehend; to understand.


word: Penetrating
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading;
   sharp; subtile; penetrative; as, a penetrating odor.


word: Penetration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or
   entering; also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or comprehending,
   anything difficult.


word: Penguin
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri. They are
   covered with short, thick feathers, almost scalelike on the wings,
   which are without true quills. They are unable to fly, but use their
   wings to aid in diving, in which they are very expert. See King
   penguin, under Jackass.


word: Penguin
wordtype: n.
definition:
The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant
   (Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the plant itself,
   which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed leaves, and is used for
   hedges.


word: Penicillate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the form of a pencil; furnished with a pencil
   of fine hairs; ending in a tuft of hairs like a camel's-hair brush, as
   the stigmas of some grasses.


word: Peninsula
wordtype: n.
definition:
A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and
   connected with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.


word: Penitence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or condition of being penitent; the
   disposition of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance;
   contrition.


word: Penitent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses;
   repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and
   resolved on amendment of life.


word: Penitential
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance;
   expressing penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential
   book; penitential tears.


word: Penitential
wordtype: n.
definition:
A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions,
   containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called also
   penitential book.


word: Interweave
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture
   or construction; to intertwine; as, threads of silk and cotton
   interwoven.


word: Intestinal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as,
   the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments.


word: Intestine
wordtype: a.
definition:
Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic;
   not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine
   disorders, calamities, etc.


word: Intestine
wordtype: a.
definition:
That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach
   and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.


word: Intextine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thin membrane existing in the pollen grains of some
   plants, and situated between the extine and the intine, as in /nothera.


word: Intimate
wordtype: a.
definition:
To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely;
   to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his intention of
   resigning his office.


word: Intimation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a
   remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only intimations of his
   design.


word: Intimidate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with
   fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.


word: Intimidation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by
   threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from
   the polls by intimidation.


word: Intinction
wordtype: n.
definition:
A method or practice of the administration of the
   sacrament by dipping the bread or wafer in the wine and administering
   both together.


word: Intine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity,
   which forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen.


word: Into
wordtype: prep.
definition:
Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a
   thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing motion; as,
   come into the house; go into the church; one stream falls or runs into
   another; water enters into the fine vessels of plants.


word: Into
wordtype: prep.
definition:
Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or
   access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a letter or book;
   to look into an apartment.


word: Into
wordtype: prep.
definition:
Indicating the passing of a thing from one form,
   condition, or state to another; as, compound substances may be resolved
   into others which are more simple; ice is convertible into water, and
   water into vapor; men are more easily drawn than forced into
   compliance; we may reduce many distinct substances into one mass; men
   are led by evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into
   the commission of crimes'into; she burst into tears; children are
   sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable to be seduced
   into error and folly.


word: Intolerable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured;
   not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable;
   unbearable; as, intolerable pain; intolerable heat or cold; an
   intolerable burden.


word: Intolerance
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to
   others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of worship, and
   the like; want of patience and forbearance; illiberality; bigotry; as,
   intolerance shown toward a religious sect.


word: Intolerant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not tolerating difference of opinion or sentiment,
   especially in religious matters; refusing to allow others the enjoyment
   of their opinions, rights, or worship; unjustly impatient of the
   opinion of those disagree with us; not tolerant; unforbearing; bigoted.


word: Intonate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and
   measured manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.


word: Intonation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or
   singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm, or canticle by a
   single voice, as of a priest. See Intone, v. t.


word: Intone
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound;
   to speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate.


word: Intorsion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one
   side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical.


word: Intoxicant
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as,
   alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants.


word: Intoxication
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation;
   ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making drunk.


word: Intracellular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Within a cell; as, the intracellular movements seen
   in the pigment cells, the salivary cells, and in the protoplasm of some
   vegetable cells.


word: Intractable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or
   directed; indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent;
   stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.


word: Intrados
wordtype: n.
definition:
The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower
   curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together. See
   Extrados.


word: Intrafusion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of pouring into a vessel; specif. (Med.), the
   operation of introducing a substance into a blood vessel; as,
   intrafusion of blood.


word: Intransitive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not transitive; not passing over to an object;
   expressing an action or state that is limited to the agent or subject,
   or, in other words, an action which does not require an object to
   complete the sense; as, an intransitive verb, e. g., the bird flies;
   the dog runs.


word: Intranuclear
wordtype: a.
definition:
Within the nucleus of a cell; as. the intranuclear
   network of fibrils, seen in the first stages of karyokinesis.


word: Intraparietal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off
   from public sight; private; secluded; retired.


word: Intrapetiolar
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated between the petiole and the stem; -- said
   of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those
   margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between
   the petiole and the stem or branch; -- often confounded with
   interpetiolar, from which it differs essentially in meaning.


word: Intrench
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in
   fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as, the army
   intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself.


word: Intrench
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to
   enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; --
   usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with
   intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of
   intrenching on the prerogative of the crown.


word: Intrenchment
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or
   ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in making such a
   ditch.


word: Intrepid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not trembling or shaking with fear; fearless; bold;
   brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.


word: Intricacy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being intricate or entangled;
   perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that which is
   intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the intricacy of
   accounts; the intricacy of a cause in controversy; the intricacy of a
   plot.


word: Intricate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult
   to understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; as, intricate machinery,
   labyrinths, accounts, plots, etc.


word: Intrigue
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A complicated plot or scheme intended to effect some
   purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.


word: Intrinsic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential;
   inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to extrinsic;
   as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver; the intrinsic merit of an
   action; the intrinsic worth or goodness of a person.


word: Introduce
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To lead to and make known by formal announcement or
   recommendation; hence, to cause to be acquainted; as, to introduce
   strangers; to introduce one person to another.


word: Introduce
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use;
   as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.


word: Introduction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of formally making persons known to each
   other; a presentation or making known of one person to another by name;
   as, the introduction of one stranger to another.


word: Introduction
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of a book or discourse which introduces or
   leads the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter;
   preface; proem; exordium.


word: Introduction
wordtype: n.
definition:
A formal and elaborate preliminary treatise;
   specifically, a treatise introductory to other treatises, or to a
   course of study; a guide; as, an introduction to English literature.


word: Introductory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Serving to introduce something else; leading to the
   main subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory
   proceedings; an introductory discourse.


word: Introit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the collect,
   epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is entering within the rails
   of the altar.


word: Introit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read by
   the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to the altar.


word: Intromittent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Used in copulation; -- said of the external
   reproductive organs of the males of many animals, and sometimes of
   those of the females.


word: Introspection
wordtype: n.
definition:
A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward;
   specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of
   one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition which the mind has of
   its own acts and states; self-consciousness; reflection.


word: Introspective
wordtype: a.
definition:
Involving the act or results of conscious knowledge
   of physical phenomena; -- contrasted with associational.


word: Intrude
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without
   invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to
   intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of
   another.


word: Intrude
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To thrust or force (something) in or upon; especially,
   to force (one's self) in without leave or welcome; as, to intrude one's
   presence into a conference; to intrude one's opinions upon another.


word: Intruder
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who intrudes; one who thrusts himself in, or enters
   without right, or without leave or welcome; a trespasser.


word: Intrusion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the
   forcing (one's self) into a place without right or welcome;
   encroachment.


word: Intrusion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The entry of a stranger, after a particular estate or
   freehold is determined, before the person who holds in remainder or
   reversion has taken possession.


word: Intrusionist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who intrudes; especially, one who favors the
   appointment of a clergyman to a parish, by a patron, against the wishes
   of the parishioners.


word: Intrust
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To deliver (something) to another in trust; to deliver
   to (another) something in trust; to commit or surrender (something) to
   another with a certain confidence regarding his care, use, or disposal
   of it; as, to intrust a servant with one's money or intrust money or
   goods to a servant.


word: Intuition
wordtype: n.
definition:
Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge,
   as in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from "mediate"
   knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows by intuition that black
   is not white, that a circle is not a square, that three are more than
   two, etc.; quick or ready insight or apprehension.


word: Intuitional
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or derived from, intuition;
   characterized by intuition; perceived by intuition; intuitive.


word: Intuitionalism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine that the perception or recognition of
   primary truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate; -- opposed to
   sensationalism, and experientialism.


word: Intuitive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Received. reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition;
   as, intuitive judgment or knowledge; -- opposed to deductive.


word: Intumesce
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell;
   specifically, to swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as
   before the blowpipe.


word: Intumescence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also,
   the state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially, the
   swelling up of bodies under the action of heat.


word: Intussusception
wordtype: n.
definition:
The abnormal reception or slipping of a part of a
   tube, by inversion and descent, within a contiguous part of it;
   specifically, the reception or slipping of the upper part of the small
   intestine into the lower; introsusception; invagination.


word: Intussusception
wordtype: n.
definition:
The interposition of new particles of formative
   material among those already existing, as in a cell wall, or in a
   starch grain.


word: Intussusception
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of taking foreign matter, as food, into a
   living body; the process of nutrition, by which dead matter is absorbed
   by the living organism, and ultimately converted into the organized
   substance of its various tissues and organs.


word: Inulin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved
   in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other
   plants, as Inula, Helianthus, Campanula, etc., and is extracted by
   solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline substance, resembling
   starch, with which it is isomeric. It is intermediate in nature between
   starch and sugar. Called also dahlin, helenin, alantin, etc.


word: Inunction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed;
   unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into the pores
   of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as
   mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed.


word: Inunctuosity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The want of unctuosity; freedom from greasiness or
   oiliness; as, the inunctuosity of porcelain clay.


word: Inundate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity;
   as, the country was inundated with bills of credit.


word: Inundation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated;
   an overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over grounds.


word: Inundation
wordtype: n.
definition:
An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or
   superfluous abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of
   tourists.


word: Inure
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To apply in use; to train; to discipline; to use or
   accustom till use gives little or no pain or inconvenience; to harden;
   to habituate; to practice habitually.


word: Inure
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied;
   to serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to the
   heirs.


word: Inutility
wordtype: n.
definition:
Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable;
   unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and visionary
   projects.


word: Invade
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to
   enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress.


word: Invade
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view
   to conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack; as, the
   Romans invaded Great Britain.


word: Invade
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as,
   the king invaded the rights of the people.


word: Invade
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and
   progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.


word: Invalid
wordtype: a.
definition:
A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for
   active service; especially, one in chronic ill health.


word: Invalidate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of;
   to destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to
   overthrow; as, to invalidate an agreement or argument.


word: Invalidity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of validity or cogency; want of legal force or
   efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an agreement or of a will.


word: Invariant
wordtype: n.
definition:
An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the
   coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered, when these
   undergo suitable linear transformations.


word: Invasion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the
   rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.


word: Invasion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or
   domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest or plunder.


word: Invected
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a border or outline composed of semicircles with
   the convexity outward; -- the opposite of engrailed.


word: Invective
wordtype: n.
definition:
An expression which inveighs or rails against a person;
   a severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or written,
   intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh
   or reproachful accusation; -- followed by against, having reference to
   the person or thing affected; as an invective against tyranny.


word: Inveigh
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to
   utter censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh criticism or
   reproach, either spoken or written; to use invectives; -- with against;
   as, to inveigh against character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a
   law, an abuse.


word: Inveigle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something
   evil by deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce;
   to wheedle.


word: Inveiglement
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of inveigling, or the state of being
   inveigled; that which inveigles; enticement; seduction.


word: Invent
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To discover, as by study or inquiry; to find out; to
   devise; to contrive or produce for the first time; -- applied commonly
   to the discovery of some serviceable mode, instrument, or machine.


word: Invent
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To frame by the imagination; to fabricate mentally; to
   forge; -- in a good or a bad sense; as, to invent the machinery of a
   poem; to invent a falsehood.


word: Invention
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or
   construction of that which has not before existed; as, the invention of
   logarithms; the invention of the art of printing.


word: Invention
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is invented; an original contrivance or
   construction; a device; as, this fable was the invention of Esop; that
   falsehood was her own invention.


word: Invention
wordtype: n.
definition:
The faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill or
   ingenuity in contriving anything new; as, a man of invention.


word: Invention
wordtype: n.
definition:
The exercise of the imagination in selecting and
   treating a theme, or more commonly in contriving the arrangement of a
   piece, or the method of presenting its parts.


word: Inventive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Able and apt to invent; quick at contrivance; ready at
   expedients; as, an inventive head or genius.


word: Inventor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver;
   especially, one who invents mechanical devices.


word: Inventory
wordtype: n.
definition:
An account, catalogue, or schedule, made by an executor
   or administrator, of all the goods and chattels, and sometimes of the
   real estate, of a deceased person; a list of the property of which a
   person or estate is found to be possessed; hence, an itemized list of
   goods or valuables, with their estimated worth; specifically, the
   annual account of stock taken in any business.


word: Inventory
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make an inventory of; to make a list, catalogue,
   or schedule of; to insert or register in an account of goods; as, a
   merchant inventories his stock.


word: Inverse
wordtype: a.
definition:
Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with reference to
   any two operations, which, when both are performed in succession upon
   any quantity, reproduce that quantity; as, multiplication is the
   inverse operation to division. The symbol of an inverse operation is
   the symbol of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x
   means the arc whose sine is x.


word: Inversion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A movement in tactics by which the order of companies in
   line is inverted, the right being on the left, the left on the right,
   and so on.


word: Inversion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A change in the order of the terms of a proportion, so
   that the second takes the place of the first, and the fourth of the
   third.


word: Inversion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A peculiar method of transformation, in which a figure
   is replaced by its inverse figure. Propositions that are true for the
   original figure thus furnish new propositions that are true in the
   inverse figure. See Inverse figures, under Inverse.


word: Inversion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A change of the usual order of words or phrases; as, "of
   all vices, impurity is one of the most detestable," instead of,
   "impurity is one of the most detestable of all vices."


word: Inversion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A method of reasoning in which the orator shows that
   arguments advanced by his adversary in opposition to him are really
   favorable to his cause.


word: Inversion
wordtype: n.
definition:
Said of intervals, when the lower tone is placed an
   octave higher, so that fifths become fourths, thirds sixths, etc.


word: Inversion
wordtype: n.
definition:
Said of a subject, or phrase, when the intervals of
   which it consists are repeated in the contrary direction, rising
   instead of falling, or vice versa.


word: Inversion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The folding back of strata upon themselves, as by
   upheaval, in such a manner that the order of succession appears to be
   reversed.


word: Inversion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process by which cane sugar (sucrose), under
   the action of heat and acids or ferments (as diastase), is broken or
   split up into grape sugar (dextrose), and fruit sugar (levulose); also,
   less properly, the process by which starch is converted into grape
   sugar (dextrose).


word: Invert
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in
   a contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a cup, the
   order of words, rules of justice, etc.


word: Invertin
wordtype: n.
definition:
An unorganized ferment which causes cane sugar to take up
   a molecule of water and be converted into invert sugar.


word: Invest
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; --
   opposed to divest. Usually followed by with, sometimes by in; as, to
   invest one with a robe.


word: Invest
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To clothe, as with office or authority; to place in
   possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to adorn; to grace;
   to bedeck; as, to invest with honor or glory; to invest with an estate.


word: Invest
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To inclose; to surround of hem in with troops, so as to
   intercept succors of men and provisions and prevent escape; to lay
   siege to; as, to invest a town.


word: Invest
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To lay out (money or capital) in business with the /iew
   of obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank stock.


word: Investigate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or
   observation; to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and
   examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful
   inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural phenomena.


word: Investigation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring
   into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or
   thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the
   philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, the
   moralist.


word: Investiture
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or ceremony of investing, or the of being
   invested, as with an office; a giving possession; also, the right of so
   investing.


word: Investment
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an
   armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.


word: Investment
wordtype: n.
definition:
The laying out of money in the purchase of some species
   of property; the amount of money invested, or that in which money is
   invested.


word: Inveteracy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or
   deep-rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by time; as, the
   inveteracy of custom, habit, or disease; -- usually in a bad sense; as,
   the inveteracy of prejudice or of error.


word: Inveterate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate;
   deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate
   abuse.


word: Invincible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued;
   unconquerable; insuperable; as, an invincible army, or obstacle.


word: Inviolable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not violable; not susceptible of hurt, wound, or harm
   (used with respect to either physical or moral damage); not susceptible
   of being profaned or corrupted; sacred; holy; as, inviolable honor or
   chastity; an inviolable shrine.


word: Invitation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a
   person's company; as, an invitation to a party, to a dinner, or to
   visit a friend.


word: Invite
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some
   act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment or visit; to
   request the company of; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an
   excursion.


word: Invocation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or form of calling for the assistance or
   presence of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp.,
   prayer offered to a divine being.


word: Invocation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A call or summons; especially, a judicial call, demand,
   or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence into court.


word: Invoice
wordtype: n.
definition:
A written account of the particulars of merchandise
   shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, etc., with the value
   or prices and charges annexed.


word: Invoice
wordtype: n.
definition:
The lot or set of goods as shipped or received; as, the
   merchant receives a large invoice of goods.


word: Invoice
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make a written list or account of, as goods to be
   sent to a consignee; to insert in a priced list; to write or enter in
   an invoice.


word: Invoke
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or
   solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or demand by
   invocation; to implore; as, to invoke the Supreme Being, or to invoke
   His and blessing.


word: Involucre
wordtype: n.
definition:
A continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain
   ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy
   ferns.


word: Involuntary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not under the influence or control of the will; not
   voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body; involuntary
   muscle fibers.


word: Involuted
wordtype: a.
definition:
Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in
   vernation, or of the petals of flowers in aestivation.


word: Involute
wordtype: n.
definition:
A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another
   curve, or unwound from it; -- called also evolvent. See Evolute.


word: Involution
wordtype: n.
definition:
The insertion of one or more clauses between the
   subject and the verb, in a way that involves or complicates the
   construction.


word: Involution
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of raising a quantity to any power
   assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into itself a given number
   of times; -- the reverse of evolution.


word: Involution
wordtype: n.
definition:
The relation which exists between three or more sets of
   points, a.a', b.b', c.c', so related to a point O on the line, that the
   product Oa.Oa' = Ob.Ob' = Oc.Oc' is constant. Sets of lines or surfaces
   possessing corresponding properties may be in involution.


word: Involve
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To connect with something as a natural or logical
   consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply.


word: Involve
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a
   quantity, into itself a given number of times; as, a quantity involved
   to the third or fourth power.


word: Inward
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural,
   the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.


word: Inwrought
wordtype: p. p. / a.
definition:
Wrought or worked in or among other things;
   worked into any fabric so as to from a part of its texture; wrought or
   adorned, as with figures.


word: Iodic
wordtype: a.
definition:
to, or containing, iodine; specif., denoting those compounds
   in which it has a relatively high valence; as, iodic acid.


word: Iodine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nonmetallic element, of the halogen group, occurring
   always in combination, as in the iodides. When isolated it is in the
   form of dark gray metallic scales, resembling plumbago, soft but
   brittle, and emitting a chlorinelike odor. Symbol I. Atomic weight
   126.5. If heated, iodine volatilizes in beautiful violet vapors.


word: Iodism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A morbid state produced by the use of iodine and its
   compounds, and characterized by palpitation, depression, and general
   emaciation, with a pustular eruption upon the skin.


word: Iodoform
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, CI3H, having
   an offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to chloroform. It
   is used in medicine as a healing and antiseptic dressing for wounds and
   sores.


word: Iodoquinine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A iodide of quinine obtained as a brown substance,. It
   is the base of herapathite. See Herapathite.


word: Iolite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A silicate of alumina, iron, and magnesia, having a bright
   blue color and vitreous luster; cordierite. It is remarkable for its
   dichroism, and is also called dichroite.


word: Io moth
definition:
A large and handsome American moth (Hyperchiria Io), having
   a large, bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling the spots on
   the tail of a peacock. The larva is covered with prickly hairs, which
   sting like nettles.


word: -ion
definition:
A noun suffix denoting act, process, result of an act or a
   process, thing acted upon, state, or condition; as, revolution, the act
   or process of revolving; construction, the act or process of
   constructing; a thing constructed; dominion, territory ruled over;
   subjection, state of being subject; dejection; abstraction.


word: Ion
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the elements which appear at the respective poles when
   a body is subjected to electro-chemical decomposition. Cf. Anion,
   Cation.


word: Ionic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to the Ionic order of architecture, one of the
   three orders invented by the Greeks, and one of the five recognized by
   the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. Its distinguishing
   feature is a capital with spiral volutes. See Illust. of Capital.


word: Ionic
wordtype: n.
definition:
A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long and two
   short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called
   the greater Ionic; or two short and two long, -- that is, a pyrrhic and
   a spondee, in which case it is called the smaller Ionic.


word: Ionidium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of violaceous plants, chiefly found in tropical
   America, some species of which are used as substitutes for ipecacuanha.


word: Ioqua shell
definition:
The shell of a large Dentalium (D. pretiosum), formerly
   used as shell money, and for ornaments, by the Indians of the west
   coast of North America.


word: Iotacism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The frequent use of the sound of iota (that of English e
   in be), as among the modern Greeks; also, confusion from sounding /, /,
   /, /, //, etc., like /.


word: I O U
definition:
A paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and duly
   signed; -- in use in England as an acknowledgment of a debt, and taken
   as evidence thereof, but not amounting to a promissory note; a due
   bill.


word: Ipecacuanha
wordtype: n.
definition:
The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cephaelis
   Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself;
   also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a
   substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria
   emetica), the white ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild
   ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia
   scabra).


word: Ipomoea
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers,
   including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.


word: Ipomoeic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the
   oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the tubers of Ipomoea
   purga), and identical in most of its properties with sebacic acid.


word: Iranian
wordtype: n.
definition:
A native of Iran; also, the Iranian or Persian language, a
   division of the Aryan family of languages.


word: Irascible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger;
   choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper or mood.


word: Irenarch
wordtype: n.
definition:
An officer in the Greek empire having functions
   corresponding to those of a justice of the peace.


word: Irenics
wordtype: n.
definition:
That branch of Christian science which treats of the
   methods of securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among
   the churches; -- called also Irenical theology.


word: Irideous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of
   endogenous plants (Iridaceae), which includes the genera Iris, Ixia,
   Crocus, Gladiolus, and many others.


word: Iridescence
wordtype: n.
definition:
Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow; the
   quality or state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as,
   the iridescence of mother-of-pearl.


word: Iridescent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of
   changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.


word: Iridic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to iridium; -- said specifically of those
   compounds in which iridium has a relatively high valence.


word: Iridious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to iridium; -- applied specifically to
   compounds in which iridium has a low valence.


word: Iridium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rare metallic element, of the same group as platinum,
   which it much resembles, being silver-white, but harder, and brittle,
   and indifferent to most corrosive agents. With the exception of osmium,
   it is the heaviest substance known, its specific gravity being 22.4.
   Symbol Ir. Atomic weight 192.5.


word: Iridoline
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nitrogenous base C10H9N, extracted from coal-tar
   naphtha, as an oily liquid. It is a member of the quinoline series, and
   is probably identical with lepidine.


word: Iridosmium
wordtype: n.
definition:
The native compound of iridium and osmium. It is found
   in flattened metallic grains of extreme hardness, and is often used for
   pointing gold pens.


word: Iris
wordtype: n.
definition:
The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil, and forming
   the colored portion of the eye. See Eye.


word: Iris
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or
   tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and
   other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce.


word: Irksome
wordtype: a.
definition:
Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason
   of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours; irksome tasks.


word: Iron
wordtype: n.
definition:
The most common and most useful metallic element, being of
   almost universal occurrence, usually in the form of an oxide (as
   hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous oxide (as limonite, turgite,
   etc.). It is reduced on an enormous scale in three principal forms;
   viz., cast iron, steel, and wrought iron. Iron usually appears dark
   brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or on a fresh
   surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily oxidized (rusted) by
   moisture, and is attacked by many corrosive agents. Symbol Fe (Latin
   Ferrum). Atomic weight 55.9. Specific gravity, pure iron, 7.86; cast
   iron, 7.1. In magnetic properties, it is superior to all other
   substances.


word: Iron
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in
   composition; as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc.


word: Iron
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To smooth with an instrument of iron; especially, to
   smooth, as cloth, with a heated flatiron; -- sometimes used with out.


word: Ironbark tree
definition:
The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, used largely by
   carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also ironwood.


word: Ironclad
wordtype: n.
definition:
A naval vessel having the parts above water covered and
   protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely joined and
   made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy shot.


word: Ironheads
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European composite herb (Centaurea nigra); -- so
   called from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an iron ball fixed
   on a long handle.


word: Iron-sick
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the ironwork loose or corroded; -- said of a ship
   when her bolts and nails are so eaten with rust that she has become
   leaky.


word: Ironsides
wordtype: n. /
definition:
A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran
   soldiers; -- applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.


word: Ironsmith
wordtype: n.
definition:
An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber), inhabiting the
   Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its note, which resembles the
   sounds made by a smith.


word: Ironweed
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tall weed with purplish flowers (Vernonia
   Noveboracensis). The name is also applied to other plants of the same
   genus.


word: Ironwork
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything made of iron; -- a general name of such parts or
   pieces of a building, vessel, carriage, etc., as consist of iron.


word: Ironwort
wordtype: n.
definition:
An herb of the Mint family (Sideritis), supposed to heal
   sword cuts; also, a species of Galeopsis.


word: Irony
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a
   mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of
   the words.


word: Iroquois
wordtype: n. sing. & pl.
definition:
A powerful and warlike confederacy of Indian
   tribes, formerly inhabiting Central New York and constituting most of
   the Five Nations. Also, any Indian of the Iroquois tribes.


word: Irradiation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen upon
   a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of the retina around
   the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a
   white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger,
   than it really is, esp. when a little out of focus.


word: Irrational
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not capable of being exactly expressed by an integral
   number, or by a vulgar fraction; surd; -- said especially of roots. See
   Surd.


word: Irreconcilable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not reconcilable; implacable; incompatible;
   inconsistent; disagreeing; as, irreconcilable enemies, statements.


word: Irrecoverable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not capable of being recovered, regained, or
   remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury.


word: Irredeemable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable
   in gold or silver, as a bond; -- used especially of such government
   notes, issued as currency, as are not convertible into coin at the
   pleasure of the holder.


word: Irreducible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a
   different state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal
   condition; as, an irreducible hernia.


word: Irrefragable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to
   be refuted or overthrown; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as,
   an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence.


word: Irregular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage
   recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not
   conformable to nature, to the rules of moral rectitude, or to
   established principles; not normal; unnatural; immethodical;
   unsymmetrical; erratic; no straight; not uniform; as, an irregular
   line; an irregular figure; an irregular verse; an irregular physician;
   an irregular proceeding; irregular motion; irregular conduct, etc. Cf.
   Regular.


word: Irrelavant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not relevant; not applicable or pertinent; not bearing
   upon or serving to support; foreign; extraneous; as, testimony or
   arguments irrelevant to a case.


word: Irreparable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not reparable; not capable of being repaired,
   recovered, regained, or remedied; irretrievable; irremediable; as, an
   irreparable breach; an irreparable loss.


word: Irrepressible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not capable of being repressed, restrained, or
   controlled; as, irrepressible joy; an irrepressible conflict.


word: Irresistible
wordtype: a.
definition:
That can not be successfully resisted or opposed;
   superior to opposition; resistless; overpowering; as, an irresistible
   attraction.


word: Irresolution
wordtype: n.
definition:
Want of resolution; want of decision in purpose; a
   fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear;
   irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation.


word: Irrespective
wordtype: a.
definition:
Without regard for conditions, circumstances, or
   consequences; unbiased; independent; impartial; as, an irrespective
   judgment.


word: Irrespirable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Unfit for respiration; not having the qualities
   necessary to support animal life; as, irrespirable air.


word: Paronomasia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is
   used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in
   opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the
   sentence; punning.


word: Paronymous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the same derivation; allied radically;
   conjugate; -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc.


word: Paronymous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a similar sound, but different orthography and
   different meaning; -- said of certain words, as al/ and awl; hair and
   hare, etc.


word: Paroophoron
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some
   animals, and corresponding with the parepididymis of the male.


word: Parorchis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The part of the epididymis; or the corresponding part of
   the excretory duct of the testicle, which is derived from the Wolffian
   body.


word: Parostosis
wordtype: n.
definition:
Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous
   tracts; the formation of bone outside of the periosteum.


word: Parotoid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Resembling the parotid gland; -- applied especially to
   cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs.


word: Parovarium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body,
   often found near the ovary or oviduct; the epoophoron.


word: Paroxysm
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that
   occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or intermissions.


word: Paroxysmal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or
   accompanied by paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper.


word: Parquet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A body of seats on the floor of a music hall or theater
   nearest the orchestra; but commonly applied to the whole lower floor of
   a theater, from the orchestra to the dress circle; the pit.


word: Parquetry
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of joinery or cabinet-work consisting of an
   inlay of geometric or other patterns, generally of different colors, --
   used especially for floors.


word: Parr
wordtype: n.
definition:
A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse
   bands; -- called also samlet, skegger, and fingerling.


word: Parakeet
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a
   graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also paroquet
   and paraquet.


word: Parrel
wordtype: n.
definition:
The rope or collar by which a yard or spar is held to the
   mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or lowered at pleasure.


word: Parricide
wordtype: n.
definition:
Properly, one who murders one's own father; in a wider
   sense, one who murders one's father or mother or any ancestor.


word: Parrot
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of Psittacus, Chrysotis, Pionus, and other
   genera of the family Psittacidae, as distinguished from the parrakeets,
   macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a
   naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako (P. erithacus) of
   Africa (see Jako), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots
   (Chrysotis) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds,
   readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.


word: Parry
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a
   thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.


word: Parry
wordtype: n.
definition:
A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet
   exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in
   debate or other intellectual encounter.


word: Parse
wordtype: n.
definition:
To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out
   the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by
   government or agreement; to analyze and describe grammatically.


word: Parsee
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian
   religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in India; a fire
   worshiper; a Gheber.


word: Parsimonious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of
   money; frugal to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy.


word: Parsimony
wordtype: n.
definition:
Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; --
   generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.


word: Parsley
wordtype: n.
definition:
An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum),
   having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a
   garnish.


word: Parsnip
wordtype: n.
definition:
The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the
   cultivated form of the Pastinaca sativa, a biennial umbelliferous plant
   which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the plant itself.


word: Parson
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person who represents a parish in its ecclesiastical and
   corporate capacities; hence, the rector or incumbent of a parochial
   church, who has full possession of all the rights thereof, with the
   cure of souls.


word: Parson
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is
   in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.


word: Parsonage
wordtype: n.
definition:
A certain portion of lands, tithes, and offerings, for
   the maintenance of the parson of a parish.


word: Parsonage
wordtype: n.
definition:
The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a
   parish or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the maintenance
   or use of the incumbent or settled pastor.


word: Part
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is
   divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number,
   quantity, mass, or the like, regarded as going to make up, with others,
   a larger number, quantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or
   not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a
   constituent.


word: Part
wordtype: n.
definition:
An equal constituent portion; one of several or many like
   quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is divided, or of which
   it is composed; proportional division or ingredient.


word: Part
wordtype: n.
definition:
A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty;
   talent; -- usually in the plural with a collective sense.


word: Part
wordtype: n.
definition:
Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a certain number
   of times, will exactly make that quantity; as, 3 is a part of 12; --
   the opposite of multiple. Also, a line or other element of a
   geometrical figure.


word: Part
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or
   which falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share; portion;
   lot; interest; concern; duty; office.


word: Part
wordtype: n.
definition:
A particular character in a drama or a play; an assumed
   personification; also, the language, actions, and influence of a
   character or an actor in a play; or, figuratively, in real life. See To
   act a part, under Act.


word: Part
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the different melodies of a concerted composition,
   which heard in union compose its harmony; also, the music for each
   voice or instrument; as, the treble, tenor, or bass part; the violin
   part, etc.


word: Part
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be broken or divided into parts or pieces; to break; to
   become separated; to go asunder; as, rope parts; his hair parts in the
   middle.


word: Part
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To perform an act of parting; to relinquish a connection
   of any kind; -- followed by with or from.


word: Partake
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To take a part, portion, lot, or share, in common with
   others; to have a share or part; to participate; to share; as, to
   partake of a feast with others.


word: Parted
wordtype: a.
definition:
Cleft so that the divisions reach nearly, but not quite, to
   the midrib, or the base of the blade; -- said of a leaf, and used
   chiefly in composition; as, three-parted, five-parted, etc.


word: Parterre
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or
   plots, in which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of
   gravel or turf for walking on.


word: Parthenogenesis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The production of new individuals from virgin
   females by means of ova which have the power of developing without the
   intervention of the male element; the production, without
   fertilization, of cells capable of germination. It is one of the
   phenomena of alternate generation. Cf. Heterogamy, and Metagenesis.


word: Parthenogenesis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The production of seed without fertilization,
   believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an embryo
   extraneous to the embrionic vesicle.


word: Parthenon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A celebrated marble temple of Athene, on the Acropolis
   at Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an important
   influence on art.


word: Partenope
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the Sirens, who threw herself into the sea, in
   despair at not being able to beguile Ulysses by her songs.


word: Partial
wordtype: n.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general
   or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.


word: Partial
wordtype: n.
definition:
Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a
   question, more then the other; baised; not indifferent; as, a judge
   should not be partial.


word: Partial
wordtype: n.
definition:
Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound umbel
   is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is often supported by
   a partial petiole.


word: Partiality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being partial; inclination to
   favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the other; undue
   bias of mind.


word: Partiality
wordtype: n.
definition:
A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than
   to others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for poetry or
   painting.


word: Partially
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a partial manner; with undue bias of mind; with
   unjust favor or dislike; as, to judge partially.


word: Partibility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being partible; divisibility;
   separability; as, the partibility of an inherttance.


word: Partible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Admitting of being parted; divisible; separable;
   susceptible of severance or partition; as, an estate of inheritance may
   be partible.


word: Participate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To have a share in common with others; to take a
   part; to partake; -- followed by in, formely by of; as, to participate
   in a debate.


word: Participation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or state of participating, or sharing in
   common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows.


word: Participial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having, or partaking of, the nature and use of a
   participle; formed from a participle; as, a participial noun.


word: Participle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A part of speech partaking of the nature both verb and
   adjective; a form of a verb, or verbal adjective, modifying a noun, but
   taking the adjuncts of the verb from which it is derived. In the
   sentences: a letter is written; being asleep he did not hear; exhausted
   by toil he will sleep soundly, -- written, being, and exhaustedare
   participles.


word: Particle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little
   bit; an atom; a jot; as, a particle of sand, of wood, of dust.


word: Particle
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; as,
   he has not a particle of patriotism or virtue.


word: Particle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A subordinate word that is never inflected (a
   preposition, conjunction, interjection); or a word that can not be used
   except in compositions; as, ward in backward, ly in lovely.


word: Particular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a
   part separated from the whole or from others of the class; separate;
   sole; single; individual; specific; as, the particular stars of a
   constellation.


word: Particular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a single person, class, or thing;
   belonging to one only; not general; not common; hence, personal;
   peculiar; singular.


word: Particular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Separate or distinct by reason of superiority;
   distinguished; important; noteworthy; unusual; special; as, he brought
   no particular news; she was the particular belle of the party.


word: Particular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute;
   circumstantial; precise; as, a full and particular account of an
   accident; hence, nice; fastidious; as, a man particular in his dress.


word: Particular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Containing a part only; limited; as, a particular
   estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder.


word: Particular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in
   extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject; as, a particular
   proposition; -- opposed to universal: e. g. (particular affirmative)
   Some men are wise; (particular negative) Some men are not wise.


word: Particular
wordtype: n.
definition:
A separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a
   whole; an individual fact, point, circumstance, detail, or item, which
   may be considered separately; as, the particulars of a story.


word: Particular
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the details or items of grounds of claim; --
   usually in the pl.; also, a bill of particulars; a minute account; as,
   a particular of premises.


word: Particularity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being particular;
   distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail.


word: Particularize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give as a particular, or as the particulars;
   to mention particularly; to give the particulars of; to enumerate or
   specify in detail.


word: Particularize
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To mention or attend to particulars; to give
   minute details; to be circumstantial; as, to particularize in a
   narrative.


word: Particularly
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a particular manner; expressly; with a specific
   reference or interest; in particular; distinctly.


word: Particularly
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In an especial manner; in a high degree; as, a
   particularly fortunate man; a particularly bad failure.


word: Parting
wordtype: n.
definition:
The separation and determination of alloys; esp., the
   separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the assay button.


word: Parting
wordtype: n.
definition:
Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due to some
   other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of twinning lamellae.


word: Partisan
wordtype: n.
definition:
An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is
   strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest.


word: Partisan
wordtype: n.
definition:
The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged
   in making forays and harassing an enemy.


word: Partisan
wordtype: a.
definition:
Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the
   character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party;
   as, blinded by partisan zeal.


word: Partisanship
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a
   party; feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan.


word: Partition
wordtype: v.
definition:
The act of parting or dividing; the state of being
   parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a
   kingdom.


word: Partition
wordtype: v.
definition:
That which divides or separates; that by which different
   things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating
   boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall
   dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like,
   from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions.


word: Partition
wordtype: v.
definition:
The servance of common or undivided interests,
   particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties,
   or by compulsion of law.


word: Partition
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To divide into parts or shares; to divide and
   distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs.


word: Partlet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders
   and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby women alone; a
   ruff.


word: Partner
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker;
   an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." Shak. Hence: (a) A
   husband or a wife. (b) Either one of a couple who dance together. (c)
   One who shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in
   the gains and losses, of a business.


word: Partner
wordtype: n.
definition:
A framework of heavy timber surrounding an opening in a
   deck, to strengthen it for the support of a mast, pump, capstan, or the
   like.


word: Partnership
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or condition of being a partner; as, to be
   in partnership with another; to have partnership in the fortunes of a
   family or a state.


word: Partnership
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alliance or association of persons for the
   prosecution of an undertaking or a business on joint account; a
   company; a firm; a house; as, to form a partnership.


word: Partnership
wordtype: n.
definition:
A contract between two or more competent persons for
   joining together their money, goods, labor, and skill, or any or all of
   them, under an understanding that there shall be a communion of profit
   between them, and for the purpose of carrying on a legal trade,
   business, or adventure.


word: Partridge
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds
   of the genus Perdix and several related genera of the family
   Perdicidae, of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird.


word: Parturition
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of bringing forth, or being delivered of,
   young; the act of giving birth; delivery; childbirth.


word: Party
wordtype: v.
definition:
A number of persons united in opinion or action, as
   distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community or
   association; esp., one of the parts into which a people is divided on
   questions of public policy.


word: Party
wordtype: v.
definition:
A part of a larger body of company; a detachment; especially
   (Mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on special service.


word: Party
wordtype: v.
definition:
A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a
   select company; as, a dinner party; also, the entertainment itself; as,
   to give a party.


word: Party
wordtype: v.
definition:
One concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes part
   with others; a participator; as, he was a party to the plot; a party to
   the contract.


word: Party
wordtype: v.
definition:
The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an
   individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant.


word: Party
wordtype: v.
definition:
Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of one of the
   ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale.


word: Parumbilical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Near the umbilicus; -- applied especially to one or
   more small veins which, in man, connect the portal vein with the
   epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen.


word: Parusia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A figure of speech by which the present tense is used
   instead of the past or the future, as in the animated narration of
   past, or in the prediction of future, events.


word: Parvanimity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of having a little or ignoble
   mind; pettiness; meanness; -- opposed to magnanimity.


word: Parvise
wordtype: n.
definition:
a court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a
   church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as place of
   meeting, as for lawyers.


word: Parvolin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nonoxygenous ptomaine, formed in the putrefaction of
   albuminous matters, especially of horseflesh and mackerel.


word: Parvoline
wordtype: n.
definition:
A liquid base, C/H/N, of the pyridine group, found in
   coal tar; also, any one of the series of isometric substances of which
   it is the type.


word: Pasha
wordtype: n.
definition:
An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey,
   as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier
   form was bashaw.


word: Pasigraphy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A system of universal writing, or a manner of writing
   that may be understood and used by all nations.


word: Paspy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of minuet, in triple time, of French origin, popular
   in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and for some time after; -- called also
   passing measure, and passymeasure.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred
   from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually with a
   following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the kind or manner of
   motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in, etc.; to pass swiftly, directly,
   smoothly, etc.; to pass to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge,
   across the field, beyond the border, etc.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To move or be transferred from one state or condition to
   another; to change possession, condition, or circumstances; to undergo
   transition; as, the business has passed into other hands.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge; to
   pass away; hence, to disappear; to vanish; to depart; specifically, to
   depart from life; to die.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To move or to come into being or under notice; to come and
   go in consciousness; hence, to take place; to occur; to happen; to
   come; to occur progressively or in succession; to be present
   transitorily.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To go from one person to another; hence, to be given and
   taken freely; as, clipped coin will not pass; to obtain general
   acceptance; to be held or regarded; to circulate; to be current; --
   followed by for before a word denoting value or estimation.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to
   validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body that has power
   to sanction or reject; to receive legislative sanction; to be enacted;
   as, the resolution passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To go through any inspection or test successfully; to be
   approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination, but did not
   expect to pass.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance
   or opposition; as, we let this act pass.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other
   instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a certain clause in a
   deed.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To decline to take an optional action when it is one's
   turn, as to decline to bid, or to bet, or to play a card; in euchre, to
   decline to make the trump.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
In football, hockey, etc., to make a pass; to transfer the
   ball, etc., to another player of one's own side.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like; to proceed
   from one side to the other of; as, to pass a house, a stream, a
   boundary, etc.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To go from one limit to the other of; to spend; to live
   through; to have experience of; to undergo; to suffer.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To go successfully through, as an examination, trail,
   test, etc.; to obtain the formal sanction of, as a legislative body;
   as, he passed his examination; the bill passed the senate.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one
   person, place, or condition to another; to transmit; to deliver; to
   hand; to make over; as, the waiter passed bisquit and cheese; the torch
   was passed from hand to hand.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to pass the lips; to utter; to pronounce; hence,
   to promise; to pledge; as, to pass sentence.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on
   with success through an ordeal, examination, or action; specifically,
   to give legal or official sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve
   as valid and just; as, he passed the bill through the committee; the
   senate passed the law.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance; as,
   to pass a person into a theater, or over a railroad.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
An opening, road, or track, available for passing;
   especially, one through or over some dangerous or otherwise
   impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a ford; as, a mountain
   pass.


word: Pass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Permission or license to pass, or to go and come; a
   psssport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission; as, a railroad
   or theater pass; a military pass.


word: Passable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed,
   penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable; the stream is
   passablein boats.


word: Passable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Such as may be allowed to pass without serious objection;
   tolerable; admissable; moderate; mediocre.


word: Passacaglio
wordtype: n.
definition:
An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow
   three-four measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a
   chaconne.


word: Passage
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
The act of passing; transit from one place to another;
   movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as,
   the passage of a man or a carriage; the passage of a ship or a bird;
   the passage of light; the passage of fluids through the pores or
   channels of the body.


word: Passage
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water,
   carriage, car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or means, of
   passing; conveyance.


word: Passage
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Way; road; path; channel or course through or by which
   one passes; way of exit or entrance; way of access or transit. Hence, a
   common avenue to various apartments in a building; a hall; a corridor.


word: Passage
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A continuous course, process, or progress; a connected
   or continuous series; as, the passage of time.


word: Passage
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A particular portion constituting a part of something
   continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical composition;
   a paragraph; a clause.


word: Passage
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a
   proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of
   consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the
   bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other
   proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the
   final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence,
   adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading
   was delayed.


word: Passant
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon, which
   is represented as walking with the dexter paw raised.


word: Passegarde
wordtype: n.
definition:
A ridge or projecting edge on a shoulder piece to turn
   the blow of a lance or other weapon from the joint of the armor.


word: Passe partout
wordtype: n.
definition:
A light picture frame or mat of cardboard, wood, or
   the like, usually put between the picture and the glass, and sometimes
   serving for several pictures.


word: Passeres
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that
   half of all the known species. It embraces all singing birds (Oscines),
   together with many other small perching birds.


word: Passiflora
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of plants, including the passion flower. It is
   the type of the order Passifloreae, which includes about nineteen
   genera and two hundred and fifty species.


word: Passion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any
   suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion); specifically, the
   suffering of Christ between the time of the last supper and his death,
   esp. in the garden upon the cross.


word: Passion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external
   agent or influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to action.


word: Passion
wordtype: n.
definition:
Capacity of being affected by external agents;
   susceptibility of impressions from external agents.


word: Passion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and
   influenced by something external to itself; the state of any particular
   faculty which, under such conditions, becomes extremely sensitive or
   uncontrollably excited; any emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or
   anger) in a state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or
   inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of being so
   affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of love, hate,
   jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear, etc.; a passion for war, or
   for drink; an orator should have passion as well as rhetorical skill.


word: Passional
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to passion or the passions; exciting,
   influenced by, or ministering to, the passions.


word: Passionate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different
   passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically, easily moved
   to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a passionate nature.


word: Passionate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in
   feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate friendship.


word: Passionist
wordtype: n.
definition:
A member of a religious order founded in Italy in 1737,
   and introduced into the United States in 1852. The members of the order
   unite the austerities of the Trappists with the activity and zeal of
   the Jesuits and Lazarists. Called also Barefooted Clerks of the Most
   Holy Cross.


word: Passive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving
   impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors
   in the scene.


word: Passive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or
   active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not
   opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission.


word: Passive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or
   dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with
   deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues.


word: Passivity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The tendency of a body to remain in a given state,
   either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia.


word: Passivity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or condition of any substance which has no
   inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.


word: Passover
wordtype: n.
definition:
A feast of the Jews, instituted to commemorate the
   sparing of the Hebrews in Egypt, when God, smiting the firstborn of the
   Egyptians, passed over the houses of the Israelites which were marked
   with the blood of a lamb.


word: Passport
wordtype: n.
definition:
Permission to pass; a document given by the competent
   officer of a state, permitting the person therein named to pass or
   travel from place to place, without molestation, by land or by water.


word: Passport
wordtype: n.
definition:
A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of
   war, to certify their nationality and protect them from belligerents; a
   sea letter.


word: Passport
wordtype: n.
definition:
A license granted in time of war for the removal of
   persons and effects from a hostile country; a safe-conduct.


word: Past
wordtype: v.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present
   nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past troubles; past
   offences.


word: Paste
wordtype: n.
definition:
A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or
   milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough, as in making
   potter's ware.


word: Paste
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and water,
   or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other substances, as in
   bookbinding, etc., -- also used in calico printing as a vehicle for
   mordant or color.


word: Paste
wordtype: n.
definition:
A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously colored,
   used in making imitations of precious stones or gems. See Strass.


word: Paste
wordtype: n.
definition:
A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit,
   licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.


word: Pasteboard
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stiff thick kind of paper board, formed of several
   single sheets pasted one upon another, or of paper macerated and
   pressed into molds, etc.


word: Paster
wordtype: n.
definition:
A slip of paper, usually bearing a name, intended to be
   pasted by the voter, as a substitute, over another name on a printed
   ballot.


word: Pastern
wordtype: n.
definition:
The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals,
   between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of Horse.


word: Pasteurism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A method of treatment, devised by Pasteur, for
   preventing certain diseases, as hydrophobia, by successive inoculations
   with an attenuated virus of gradually increasing strength.


word: Pasteurization
wordtype: n.
definition:
A process devised by Pasteur for preventing or
   checking fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by exposure
   to a temperature of 140¡ F., thus destroying the vitality of the
   contained germs or ferments.


word: Pasticcio
wordtype: n.
definition:
A falsified work of art, as a vase or statue made up of
   parts of original works, with missing parts supplied.


word: Pastille
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin,
   cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the
   air of a room.


word: Pastor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of starling (Pastor roseus), native of the plains
   of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is crested and glossy
   greenish black, and its back is rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts.


word: Pastoral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a
   church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.


word: Pastoral
wordtype: n.
definition:
A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a
   poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl;
   a bucolic.


word: Pastoral
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for
   instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a lyrical
   composition the subject of which is taken from rural life.


word: Pastoral
wordtype: n.
definition:
A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a
   letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a
   letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.


word: Pasture
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To feed, esp. to feed on growing grass; to supply grass
   as food for; as, the farmer pastures fifty oxen; the land will pasture
   forty cows.


word: Pasty
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded with a
   crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a dish; a meat
   pie.


word: Patagium
wordtype: n.
definition:
In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting the fore
   limb with the body and extending between the elongated fingers to form
   the wing; in birds, the similar fold of integument uniting the fore
   limb with the body.


word: Patagium
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated at the
   bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous insects. See Illust. of
   Butterfly.


word: Patavinity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The use of local or provincial words, as in the
   peculiar style or diction of Livy, the Roman historian; -- so called
   from Patavium, now Padua, the place of Livy's nativity.


word: Patch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or
   otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, esp. upon an
   old garment to cover a hole.


word: Patch
wordtype: n.
definition:
Fig.: Anything regarded as a patch; a small piece of ground;
   a tract; a plot; as, scattered patches of trees or growing corn.


word: Patch
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on;
   to repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house.


word: Patch
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make of pieces or patches; to repair as with patches;
   to arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner; -- generally with up; as, to
   patch up a truce.


word: Patchouly
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mintlike plant (Pogostemon Patchouli) of the East
   Indies, yielding an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is
   made.


word: Patchwork
wordtype: n.
definition:
Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of
   various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of incongruous
   or ill-adapted parts; something irregularly clumsily composed; a thing
   putched up.


word: Pate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an oval form,
   and generally erected in marshy grounds to cover a gate of a fortified
   place.


word: Lory
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of many species of small parrots of the family
   Trichoglossidae, generally having the tongue papillose at the tip, and
   the mandibles straighter and less toothed than in common parrots. They
   are found in the East Indies, Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent
   islands. They feed mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers.


word: Lose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by
   accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.; to be
   deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or pocket, or in
   business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg by amputation; to lose men
   in battle.


word: Lose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer
   diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to lose one's
   health.


word: Lose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to
   waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the benefits of
   instruction.


word: Lose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the
   whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.


word: Lose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence,
   to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I lost a part of
   what he said.


word: Lose
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off,
   esp. as the result of any kind of contest.


word: Loss
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as,
   the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of health or
   reputation.


word: Loss
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect,
   misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.


word: Loss
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; --
   opposed to gain or increase; as, the loss of liquor by leakage was
   considerable.


word: Loss
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the
   wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.


word: Loss
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a
   manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire
   or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an
   insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses
   of the company this year amount to a million of dollars.


word: Lost
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed
   ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost opportunity
   or benefit.


word: Lost
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way;
   bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a stranger lost
   in London.


word: Lost
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past
   help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost
   soul.


word: Lost
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated;
   insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor.


word: Lost
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an
   island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd.


word: Lost
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as
   to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in thought.


word: Lot
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in
   determining a question by chance, or without man's choice or will; as,
   to cast or draw lots.


word: Lot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as,
   a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry
   lot; a bad lot.


word: Lote
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large tree (Celtis australis), found in the south of
   Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherrylike fruit. Called also
   nettle tree.


word: Lotion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A liquid preparation for bathing the skin, or an injured or
   diseased part, either for a medicinal purpose, or for improving its
   appearance.


word: Lotophagi
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A people visited by Ulysses in his wanderings. They
   subsisted on the lotus. See Lotus (b), and Lotus-eater.


word: Lottery
wordtype: n.
definition:
A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance;
   esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular
   numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An
   affair of chance.


word: Lotto
wordtype: n.
definition:
A game of chance, played with cards, on which are inscribed
   numbers, and any contrivance (as a wheel containing numbered balls) for
   determining a set of numbers by chance. The player holding a card
   having on it the set of numbers drawn from the wheel takes the stakes
   after a certain percentage of them has been deducted for the dealer. A
   variety of lotto is called keno.


word: Lotus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium
   speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to
   this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum, the American lotus; and Nymphaea
   Lotus and N. caerulea, the respectively white-flowered and
   blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum,
   are figured on its ancient monuments.


word: Lotus
wordtype: n.
definition:
The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in
   Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (Zizyphus Lotus), the
   fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make
   strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire
   to return to it.


word: Lotus
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally
   asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.


word: Lotos-eater
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a
   consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one of the
   Lotophagi.


word: Loud
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy;
   striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud thunder.


word: Louis d'or
definition:
Formerly, a gold coin of France nominally worth twenty
   shillings sterling, but of varying value; -- first struck in 1640.


word: Lonis quatorze
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the art or style of
   the times of Louis XIV. of France; as, Louis quatorze architecture.


word: Lounge
wordtype: a.
definition:
To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering;
   to pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent
   manner.


word: Louse
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial,
   parasitic insects belonging to a tribe (Pediculina), now usually
   regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group belong of the lice of man
   and other mammals; as, the head louse of man (Pediculus capitis), the
   body louse (P. vestimenti), and the crab louse (Phthirius pubis), and
   many others. See Crab louse, Dog louse, Cattle louse, etc., under Crab,
   Dog, etc.


word: Louse
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly
   parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are known as
   Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on the hair of mammals.
   They are usually regarded as degraded Pseudoneuroptera. See Mallophaga.


word: Lousewort
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of Pedicularis, a genus of perennial herbs.
   It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy.


word: Lovage
wordtype: n.
definition:
An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes
   used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant.


word: Love
wordtype: n.
definition:
A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights
   or commands admiration; preeminent kindness or devotion to another;
   affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters.


word: Love
wordtype: n.
definition:
Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate
   affection for, one of the opposite sex.


word: Love
wordtype: n.
definition:
Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to
   court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.


word: Love
wordtype: n.
definition:
Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire;
   fondness; good will; -- opposed to hate; often with of and an object.


word: Love
wordtype: n.
definition:
To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or
   good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love one's
   country; to love one's God.


word: Love
wordtype: n.
definition:
To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or
   desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love
   books; to love adventures.


word: Lovelock
wordtype: n.
definition:
A long lock of hair hanging prominently by itself; an
   earlock; -- worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth and James
   I.


word: Lovely
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to
   excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone,
   or manner.


word: Lovely
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which
   excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship.


word: Lovely
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Very pleasing; -- applied loosely to almost anything
   which is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely
   valley; a lovely melody.


word: Lover
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in
   the singular, to a person of the male sex.


word: Lover
wordtype: n.
definition:
A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who greatly
   desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a lover of his country.


word: Low
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or
   elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground;
   a low flight.


word: Low
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the
   ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages.


word: Low
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the
   tongue in relation to the palate; as, / (/m), / (all). See Guide to
   Pronunciation, // 5, 10, 11.


word: Low
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a path near the equator, so that the declination is
   small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; -- said of
   the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution; as, the
   moon runs low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or
   near the meridian.


word: Lowbell
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and,
   with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.


word: Lowbred
wordtype: a.
definition:
Bred, or like one bred, in a low condition of life;
   characteristic or indicative of such breeding; rude; impolite; vulgar;
   as, a lowbred fellow; a lowbred remark.


word: Low-church
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical
   organizations or forms; -- applied especially to Episcopalians, and
   opposed to high-church. See High Church, under High.


word: Lower
wordtype: a.
definition:
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to
   let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat;
   sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag.


word: Lower
wordtype: a.
definition:
To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun;
   to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition,
   aspirations, or hopes.


word: Lower
wordtype: a.
definition:
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to
   lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower
   distilled liquors.


word: Lower
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease;
   as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.


word: Lower
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be
   covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show
   threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.


word: Lower-case
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; -- used to
   denote the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small
   capitals. See the Note under 1st Case, n., 3.


word: Lowland
wordtype: n.
definition:
Land which is low with respect to the neighboring country;
   a low or level country; -- opposed to highland.


word: Lowlander
wordtype: n.
definition:
A native or inhabitant of the Lowlands, especially of
   the Lowlands of Scotland, as distinguished from Highlander.


word: Low-lived
wordtype: a.
definition:
Characteristic of, or like, one bred in a low and vulgar
   condition of life; mean dishonorable; contemptible; as, low-lived
   dishonesty.


word: Loyal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful
   and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince or sovereign
   to whom one is subject; unswerving in allegiance.


word: Loyal
wordtype: a.
definition:
True to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity,
   especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other, and friend
   to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a principle.


word: Loyalist
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person who adheres to his sovereign or to the lawful
   authority; especially, one who maintains his allegiance to his prince
   or government, and defends his cause in times of revolt or revolution.


word: Lozenge
wordtype: n.
definition:
A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower
   angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Cf. Fusil.


word: Lozenge
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small cake of sugar and starch, flavored, and often
   medicated. -- originally in the form of a lozenge.


word: Lozengy
wordtype: a.
definition:
Divided into lozenge-shaped compartments, as the field or
   a bearing, by lines drawn in the direction of the bend sinister.


word: Lubricant
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as
   oil, grease, plumbago, etc., used for reducing the friction of the
   working parts of machinery.


word: Lubricate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and
   saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied.


word: Lubricity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Smoothness; freedom from friction; also, property, which
   diminishes friction; as, the lubricity of oil.


word: Lucern
wordtype: n.
definition:
A leguminous plant (Medicago sativa), having bluish purple
   cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also alfalfa.


word: Lucernaria
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of acalephs, having a bell-shaped body with
   eight groups of short tentacles around the margin. It attaches itself
   by a sucker at the base of the pedicel.


word: Lucid
wordtype: n.
definition:
Bright with the radiance of intellect; not darkened or
   confused by delirium or madness; marked by the regular operations of
   reason; as, a lucid interval.


word: Lucifer
wordtype: n.
definition:
The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; --
   applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.


word: Lucifer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A match made of a sliver of wood tipped with a combustible
   substance, and ignited by friction; -- called also lucifer match, and
   locofoco. See Locofoco.


word: Luciferian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the followers of Lucifer, bishop of Cagliari, in
   the fourth century, who separated from the orthodox churches because
   they would not go as far as he did in opposing the Arians.


word: Luck
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill,
   affecting one's interests or happiness, and which is deemed casual; a
   course or series of such events regarded as occurring by chance;
   chance; hap; fate; fortune; often, one's habitual or characteristic
   fortune; as, good, bad, ill, or hard luck. Luck is often used for good
   luck; as, luck is better than skill.


word: Luckily
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; -- used
   in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury.


word: Luckless
wordtype: a.
definition:
Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky;
   meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless gamester; a
   luckless maid.


word: Lucky
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success
   or good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.


word: Lucky
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or
   unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a lucky mistake; a
   lucky cast; a lucky hour.


word: Lucrative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of
   money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office.


word: Lucubration
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is composed by night; that which is
   produced by meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary
   composition.


word: Lucubratory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Composed by candlelight, or by night; of or pertaining
   to night studies; laborious or painstaking.


word: Luddite
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a number of riotous persons in England, who for six
   years (1811-17) tried to prevent the use of labor-saving machinery by
   breaking it, burning factories, etc.; -- so called from Ned Lud, a
   half-witted man who some years previously had broken stocking frames.


word: Ludlamite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral occurring in small, green, transparent,
   monoclinic crystals. It is a hydrous phosphate of iron.


word: Ludlow group
definition:
A subdivision of the British Upper Silurian lying below
   the Old Red Sandstone; -- so named from the Ludlow, in Western England.
   See the Chart of Geology.


word: Luff
wordtype: n.
definition:
The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the
   jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.


word: Luff
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail
   nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail
   nearer the wind.


word: Lug
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which anything
   is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a support is fastened;
   an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the lugs of a founder's flask; the
   lug (handle) of a jug.


word: Lug
wordtype: n.
definition:
A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is attached,
   or against which anything, as a wedge or key, bears, or through which a
   bolt passes, etc.


word: Lug
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with
   difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome.


word: Luggage
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be
   carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or their
   contents.


word: Lugger
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running
   bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See Illustration in Appendix.


word: Lugsail
wordtype: n.
definition:
A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the
   mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.


word: Lugubrious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or
   feignedly; doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a
   lugubrious look.


word: Lugworm
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large marine annelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of
   tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in
   sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by
   European fishermen. Called also lobworm, and baitworm.


word: Lumachella
wordtype: n.
definition:
A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells,
   which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called fire
   marble, from its fiery reflections.


word: Lumber
wordtype: n.
definition:
Timber sawed or split into the form of beams, joists,
   boards, planks, staves, hoops, etc.; esp., that which is smaller than
   heavy timber.


word: Lumbosacral
wordtype: n.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the loins and sacrum; as, the
   lumbosacral nerve, a branch of one of the lumber nerves which passes
   over the sacrum.


word: Lumbricus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of annelids, belonging to the Oligochaeta, and
   including the common earthworms. See Earthworm.


word: Luminous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright;
   as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.


word: Lump
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or
   shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore.


word: Lumpfish
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
   of Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea green,
   sometimes purplish. It has a dorsal row of spiny tubercles, and three
   rows on each side, but has no scales. The ventral fins unite and form a
   ventral sucker for adhesion to stones and seaweeds. Called also
   lumpsucker, cock-paddle, sea owl.


word: Lunacy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which
   is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced
   by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except
   idiocy; mental derangement or alienation.


word: Lunatic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person;
   evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum.


word: Lunatic
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one
   who has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind.


word: Lunation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The period of a synodic revolution of the moon, or the
   time from one new moon to the next; varying in length, at different
   times, from about 29/ to 29/ days, the average length being 29 d.,
   12h., 44m., 2.9s.


word: Luncheon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular
   meal; an informal or light repast, as between breakfast and dinner.


word: Lunette
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a salient
   angle, and two parallel flanks. See Bastion.


word: Lunette
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily
   flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave lens for
   spectacles.


word: Lunette
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any surface of semicircular or segmental form; especially,
   the piece of wall between the curves of a vault and its springing line.


word: Lungworm
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms
   which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other
   animals, often proving fatal. The lungworm of cattle (Strongylus
   micrurus) and that of sheep (S. filaria) are the best known.


word: Lungwort
wordtype: n.
definition:
An herb of the genus Pulmonaria (P. officinalis), of
   Europe; -- so called because the spotted appearance of the leaves
   resembles that of a diseased lung.


word: Lungwort
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any plant of the genus Mertensia (esp. M. Virginica and
   M. Sibirica) plants nearly related to Pulmonaria. The American lungwort
   is Mertensia Virginica, Virginia cowslip.


word: Lunule
wordtype: n.
definition:
A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve shells.
   It sometimes has the shape of a double crescent, but is oftener
   heart-shaped. See Illust. of Bivalve.


word: Lupine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A leguminous plant of the genus Lupinus, especially L.
   albus, the seeds of which have been used for food from ancient times.
   The common species of the Eastern United States is L. perennis. There
   are many species in California.


word: Lupinin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glucoside found in the seeds of several species of
   lupine, and extracted as a yellowish white crystalline substance.


word: Lupinine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaloid found in several species of lupine (Lupinus
   luteus, L. albus, etc.), and extracted as a bitter crystalline
   substance.


word: Lupulin
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fine yellow resinous powder found upon the strobiles
   or fruit of hops, and containing this bitter principle.


word: Lupulinic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or obtained from, hops; specifically,
   designating an acid obtained by the decomposition of lupulin.


word: Lurch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather;
   hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that by a
   drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination of the mind.


word: Lurcher
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a cross
   between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It hunts game silently,
   by scent, and is often used by poachers.


word: Lure
wordtype: n.
definition:
A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited
   with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.


word: Lure
wordtype: n.
definition:
To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of
   anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to attract.


word: Lurg
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large marine annelid (Nephthys caeca), inhabiting the sandy
   shores of Europe and America. It is whitish, with a pearly luster, and
   grows to the length of eight or ten inches.


word: Lussheburgh
wordtype: n.
definition:
A spurious coin of light weight imported into England
   from Luxemburg, or Lussheburgh, as it was formerly called.


word: Lust
wordtype: n.
definition:
To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate or
   sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual appetite or of
   covetousness; -- often with after.


word: Lustre
wordtype: n.
definition:
The appearance of the surface of a mineral as affected by,
   or dependent upon, peculiarities of its reflecting qualities.


word: Lustering
wordtype: n.
definition:
The brightening of a metal in the crucible when it
   becomes pure, as in certain refining processes.


word: Lustration
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities, fields,
   armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence, or other cause of
   uncleanness, were purified.


word: Lustrum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A lustration or purification, especially the purification
   of the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in five
   years. Hence: A period of five years.


word: Lute
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for
   sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for
   coating the bodies of retorts, etc., when exposed to heat; -- called
   also luting.


word: Lute
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stringed instrument formerly much in use. It consists of
   four parts, namely, the table or front, the body, having nine or ten
   ribs or "sides," arranged like the divisions of a melon, the neck,
   which has nine or ten frets or divisions, and the head, or cross, in
   which the screws for tuning are inserted. The strings are struck with
   the right hand, and with the left the stops are pressed.


word: Luteic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid resembling luteolin,
   but obtained from the flowers of Euphorbia cyparissias.


word: Lutein
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance of a strongly marked yellow color, extracted
   from the yelk of eggs, and from the tissue of the corpus luteum.


word: Lutidine
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several metameric alkaloids, C5H3N.(CH3)2, of
   the pyridine series, obtained from bone oil as liquids, and having
   peculiar pungent odors. These alkaloids are also called respectively
   dimethyl pyridine, ethyl pyridine, etc.


word: Luxullianite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of granite from Luxullian, Cornwall,
   characterized by the presence of radiating groups of minute tourmaline
   crystals.


word: Luxuriance
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being luxuriant; rank, vigorous
   growth; excessive abundance produced by rank growth.


word: Luxuriant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; very abundant; as,
   a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant foliage.


word: Luxurious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to luxury; ministering to luxury;
   supplied with the conditions of luxury; as, a luxurious life; a
   luxurious table; luxurious ease.


word: Luxury
wordtype: n.
definition:
A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or
   anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.


word: Luxury
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything which pleases the senses, and is also costly, or
   difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare
   fruits are luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury.


word: Luz
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bone of the human body which was supposed by certain
   Rabbinical writers to be indestructible. Its location was a matter of
   dispute.


word: Lycanthropy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient
   imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that animal.


word: Lyceum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A place of exercise with covered walks, in the suburbs of
   Athens, where Aristotle taught philosophy.


word: Lychnis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of Old World plants belonging to the Pink family
   (Caryophyllaceae). Most of the species have brilliantly colored flowers
   and cottony leaves, which may have anciently answered as wicks for
   lamps. The botanical name is in common use for the garden species. The
   corn cockle (Lychnis Githago) is a common weed in wheat fields.


word: Lycine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because
   found in the boxthorn (Lycium barbarum). See Betaine.


word: Lycoperdon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of
   spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the
   plant is compressed or burst; puffball.


word: Lycopodiaceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging, or relating, to the Lycopodiaceae, an
   order of cryptogamous plants (called also club mosses) with branching
   stems, and small, crowded, one-nerved, and usually pointed leaves.


word: Lydian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to
   its inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said especially of one of
   the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which was of a soft,
   pathetic, or voluptuous character.


word: Lye
wordtype: n.
definition:
A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts,
   obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc.


word: Lyencephala
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and
   monotremes; -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary.


word: Lygodium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing
   stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.


word: Lyme grass
definition:
A coarse perennial grass of several species of Elymus,
   esp. E. Canadensis, and the European E. arenarius.


word: Lymph
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaline colorless fluid, contained in the lymphatic
   vessels, coagulable like blood, but free from red blood corpuscles. It
   is absorbed from the various tissues and organs of the body, and is
   finally discharged by the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts into the
   great veins near the heart.


word: Lymph
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fibrinous material exuded from the blood vessels in
   inflammation. In the process of healing it is either absorbed, or is
   converted into connective tissue binding the inflamed surfaces
   together.


word: Lymphatic
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the lymphatic or absorbent vessels, which carry
   lymph and discharge it into the veins; lymph duct; lymphatic duct.


word: Lynch
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the
   forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See
   Lynch law.


word: Lynch law
definition:
The act or practice by private persons of inflicting
   punishment for crimes or offenses, without due process of law.


word: Lynx
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of feline animals of the genus
   Felis, and subgenus Lynx. They have a short tail, and usually a pencil
   of hair on the tip of the ears.


word: Lyonnaise
wordtype: a.
definition:
Applied to boiled potatoes cut into small pieces and
   heated in oil or butter. They are usually flavored with onion and
   parsley.


word: Lyopomata
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of brachiopods, in which the valves of
   shell are not articulated by a hinge. It includes the Lingula, Discina,
   and allied forms.


word: Lyra
wordtype: n.
definition:
A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star
   of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyrae, or Vega.


word: Lyra
wordtype: n.
definition:
The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of
   the brain; -- so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it
   is marked in the human brain.


word: Lyre
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by
   the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.


word: Lyre bird
definition:
Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the
   genus Menura. The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail
   feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the form of a lyre.
   The common lyre bird (Menura superba), inhabiting New South Wales, is
   about the size of a grouse. Its general color is brown, with rufous
   color on the throat, wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also lyre
   pheasant and lyre-tail.


word: Lyrical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate
   for song; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the individual
   emotions of the poet.


word: Lyrid
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the group of shooting stars which come into the air
   in certain years on or about the 19th of April; -- so called because
   the apparent path among the stars the stars if produced back wards
   crosses the constellation Lyra.


word: Lyrie
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European fish (Peristethus cataphractum), having the body
   covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting in front
   of the nose; -- called also noble, pluck, pogge, sea poacher, and armed
   bullhead.


word: Lysis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming
   on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.


word: Lytta
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal
   axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog.
   M () M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal
   consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the
   labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178-180, 242.


word: M
wordtype: n.
definition:
A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect square; also,
   the size of such a square in any given size of type, used as the unit
   of measurement for that type: 500 m's of pica would be a piece of
   matter whose length and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce
   that number.


word: M
wordtype: n.
definition:
A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M, formerly impressed
   on one convicted of manslaughter and admitted to the benefit of clergy.


word: Ma
wordtype: conj.
definition:
But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non
   troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick).


word: Ma'am
wordtype: n.
definition:
Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of madam often
   used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation.


word: Maara shell
definition:
A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (Turbo
   margaritaceus), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament.


word: Mabolo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the
   Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It
   bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.


word: Macaco
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur
   (Lemur macaco), and the ring-tailed lemur (L. catta).


word: Macacus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies.
   They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.


word: Macadamize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cover, as a road, or street, with small, broken
   stones, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface.


word: Macaque
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the
   genus Macacus; as, M. maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies.


word: Macaranga gum
definition:
A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree
   (Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking
   impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a medicine.


word: Macaroni
wordtype: n.
definition:
Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat
   flour, and used as an article of food; Italian or Genoese paste.


word: Macaroni
wordtype: n.
definition:
The designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the
   Revolutionary War, distinguished by a rich uniform.


word: Macaronic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of
   mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled.


word: Macaronic
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular
   words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with genuine Latin
   words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin terminations to other
   roots.


word: Macassar oil
definition:
A kind of oil formerly used in dressing the hair; -- so
   called because originally obtained from Macassar, a district of the
   Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the same, of perfumed castor
   oil and olive oil.


word: Macaw
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any parrot of the genus Sittace, or Macrocercus. About
   eighteen species are known, all of them American. They are large and
   have a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around
   the eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and strongly
   contrasted.


word: Maccabean
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees;
   as, the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times.


word: Maccabees
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The name given later times to the Asmonaeans, a
   family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign
   of Antiochus IV., 168-161 B. C., which led to a period of freedom for
   Israel.


word: Maccabees
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The name of two ancient historical books, which give
   accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean
   princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman
   Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also
   applied to three books, two of which are found in some MSS. of the
   Septuagint.


word: Mace
wordtype: n.
definition:
A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as
   weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the
   Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.


word: Mace
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting
   on the table and pushed with one hand.


word: Macedonian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a certain religious sect, followers of
   Macedonius, Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held
   that the Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of
   the Father and the Son.


word: Macerate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without
   heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to
   macerate animal or vegetable fiber.


word: Macerater
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for
   converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.


word: Machairodus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and
   having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength;
   -- hence called saber-toothed tigers.


word: Machete
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or
   three feet in length, -- used by the inhabitants of Spanish America as
   a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and for various other
   purposes.


word: Machiavelian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Machiavel, or to his supposed
   principles; politically cunning; characterized by duplicity or bad
   faith; crafty.


word: Machiavelianism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The supposed principles of Machiavel, or practice
   in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary
   power.


word: Machicolation
wordtype: n.
definition:
An opening between the corbels which support a
   projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a
   portal, shooting or dropping missiles upen assailants attacking the
   base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general,
   when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle.


word: Machicolation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning
   or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.


word: Machinate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the
   purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot.


word: Machine
wordtype: n.
definition:
In general, any combination of bodies so connected that
   their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and
   motion may be transmitted and modified, as a screw and its nut, or a
   lever arranged to turn about a fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot,
   etc.; especially, a construction, more or less complex, consisting of a
   combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical elements, as wheels,
   levers, cams, etc., with their supports and connecting framework,
   calculated to constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion
   from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit, modify, and
   apply them to the production of some desired mechanical effect or work,
   as weaving by a loom, or the excitation of electricity by an electrical
   machine.


word: Machine
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which
   the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle.


word: Machine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A combination of persons acting together for a common
   purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social machine.


word: Machine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A political organization arranged and controlled by one or
   more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends.


word: Machine
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid
   of machinery; to print with a printing machine.


word: Machinery
wordtype: n.
definition:
The supernatural means by which the action of a poetic
   or fictitious work is carried on and brought to a catastrophe; in an
   extended sense, the contrivances by which the crises and conclusion of
   a fictitious narrative, in prose or verse, are effected.


word: Machinery
wordtype: n.
definition:
The means and appliances by which anything is kept in
   action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system of parts
   adapted to a purpose.


word: Mackerel
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of the genus Scomber, and of several related
   genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of
   them are highly prized for food.


word: Maclurea
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size,
   characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks.


word: Patella
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of marine gastropods, including many species of
   limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened cone. The common
   European limpet (Patella vulgata) is largely used for food.


word: Patella
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is orbicular, flat,
   and sessile, and has a special rim not a part of the thallus.


word: Paten
wordtype: n.
definition:
The place on which the consecrated bread is placed in the
   Eucharist, or on which the host is placed during the Mass. It is
   usually small, and formed as to fit the chalice, or cup, as a cover.


word: Patent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Open to public perusal; -- said of a document conferring
   some right or privilege; as, letters patent. See Letters patent, under
   3d Letter.


word: Patent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Appropriated or protected by letters patent; secured by
   official authority to the exclusive possession, control, and disposal
   of some person or party; patented; as, a patent right; patent
   medicines.


word: Patent
wordtype: a.
definition:
A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document,
   issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or privilege on some
   person or party.


word: Patent
wordtype: a.
definition:
The right or privilege conferred by such a document; hence,
   figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the nature of a patent.


word: Patent
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to
   secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to patent
   public lands.


word: Patent-hammered
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a surface dressed by cutting with a hammer
   the head of which consists of broad thin chisels clamped together.


word: Patera
wordtype: n.
definition:
A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the
   Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrificies.


word: Paternal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the
   disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as,
   paternal care.


word: Paternity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The relation of a father to his child; fathership;
   fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.


word: Path
wordtype: n.
definition:
A way, course, or track, in which anything moves or has
   moved; route; passage; an established way; as, the path of a meteor, of
   a caravan, of a storm, of a pestilence. Also used figuratively, of a
   course of life or action.


word: Pathetic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or
   grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story.


word: Pathogene
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a class of virulent microorganisms or bacteria
   found in the tissues and fluids in infectious diseases, and supposed to
   be the cause of the disease; a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic
   bacterium; -- opposed to zymogene.


word: Pathogenic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as,
   a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium.


word: Pathogeny
wordtype: n.
definition:
The generation, and method of development, of disease;
   as, the pathogeny of yellow fever is unsettled.


word: Pathognomonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease;
   indicating with certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic symptom.


word: Pathologist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One skilled in pathology; an investigator in
   pathology; as, the pathologist of a hospital, whose duty it is to
   determine the causes of the diseases.


word: Pathos
wordtype: n.
definition:
That quality or property of anything which touches the
   feelings or excites emotions and passions, esp., that which awakens
   tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth
   of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality; as, the pathos of
   a picture, of a poem, or of a cry.


word: Patience
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being patient; the power of
   suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils or wrongs,
   as toil, pain, poverty, insult, oppression, calamity, etc.


word: Patient
wordtype: a.
definition:
Undergoing pains, trails, or the like, without murmuring
   or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against trouble;
   long-suffering.


word: Patina
wordtype: n.
definition:
The color or incrustation which age gives to works of art;
   especially, the green rust which covers ancient bronzes, coins, and
   medals.


word: Patio
wordtype: n.
definition:
A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or
   where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to effect
   intermixture and amalgamation.


word: Patonce
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the
   end; -- said of a cross. See Illust. 9 of Cross.


word: Patrial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Derived from the name of a country, and designating an
   inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun.


word: Patrial
wordtype: n.
definition:
A patrial noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman
   of Troy, are patrial nouns, or patrials.


word: Patriarch
wordtype: n.
definition:
The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his
   family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of
   families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history
   to those who lived before the time of Moses.


word: Patriarch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dignitary superior to the order of archbishops; as,
   the patriarch of Constantinople, of Alexandria, or of Antioch.


word: Patriarchal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs;
   possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal authority or
   jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a patriarchal church.


word: Patriarchal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having an organization of society and government in
   which the head of the family exercises authority over all its
   generations.


word: Patrician
wordtype: n.
definition:
Originally, a member of any of the families constituting
   the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development
   of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special
   privilege conferred, belonged to the nobility.


word: Patriotic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's
   country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's
   country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance.


word: Patriotism
wordtype: n.
definition:
Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's
   country; the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which
   inspires one to serve one's country.


word: Patripassian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a body of believers in the early church who
   denied the independent preexistent personality of Christ, and who,
   accordingly, held that the Father suffered in the Son; a monarchian.


word: Patristics
wordtype: n.
definition:
That departnent of historical theology which treats of
   the lives and doctrines of the Fathers of the church.


word: Patrol
wordtype: v.
definition:
t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman;
   as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.


word: Patrol
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and
   between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men,
   to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.


word: Patrol
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of
   outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's
   whereabouts.


word: Patrol
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Any perambulation of a particular line or district to
   guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire
   patrol.


word: Patrolman
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who patrols; a watchman; especially, a policeman who
   patrols a particular precinct of a town or city.


word: Patron
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work; a
   furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.


word: Patronage
wordtype: n.
definition:
Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or
   aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters;
   patronage given to an author.


word: Patronage
wordtype: n.
definition:
The right of nomination to political office; also, the
   offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by
   favor.


word: Patronize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and
   protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize
   one's equals.


word: Patronomayology
wordtype: n.
definition:
That branch of knowledge which deals with personal
   names and their origin; the study of patronymics.


word: Patronymic
wordtype: n.
definition:
A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a
   name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of
   Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald;
   Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family
   name.


word: Patroon
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the proprietors of certain tracts of land with
   manorial privileges and right of entail, under the old Dutch
   governments of New York and New Jersey.


word: Pattee
wordtype: a.
definition:
Narrow at the inner, and very broad at the other, end, or
   having its arms of that shape; -- said of a cross. See Illust. (8) of
   Cross.


word: Patten
wordtype: n.
definition:
A clog or sole of wood, usually supported by an iron ring,
   worn to raise the feet from the wet or the mud.


word: Patter
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp
   sounds; as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.


word: Pattern
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an
   exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied or imitated;
   as, a pattern of a machine.


word: Pattern
wordtype: n.
definition:
A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a
   specimen; a sample; an example; an instance.


word: Pattern
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or
   forming objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern.


word: Pattern
wordtype: n.
definition:
A full-sized model around which a mold of sand is made, to
   receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several
   parts, so as to be removed from the mold without injuring it.


word: Pattern
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make or design (anything) by, from, or after,
   something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.


word: Patulous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Open; expanded; slightly spreading; having the parts
   loose or dispersed; as, a patulous calyx; a patulous cluster of
   flowers.


word: Paulianist
wordtype: n.
definition:
A follower of Paul of Samosata, a bishop of Antioch in
   the third century, who was deposed for denying the divinity of Christ.


word: Paulician
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a sect of Christian dualists originating in
   Armenia in the seventh century. They rejected the Old Testament and the
   part of the New.


word: Pauline
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the apostle Paul, or his writings;
   resembling, or conforming to, the writings of Paul; as, the Pauline
   epistles; Pauline doctrine.


word: Paulist
wordtype: n.
definition:
A member of The Institute of the Missionary Priests of St.
   Paul the Apostle, founded in 1858 by the Rev. I. T. Hecker of New York.
   The majority of the members were formerly Protestants.


word: Paunch
wordtype: n.
definition:
The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the first
   stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See Rumen.


word: Pauper
wordtype: n.
definition:
A poor person; especially, one development on private or
   public charity. Also used adjectively; as, pouper immigrants, pouper
   labor.


word: Pause
wordtype: n.
definition:
In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension
   of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and their
   parts.


word: Pause
wordtype: n.
definition:
In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and
   nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation point; as, teach
   the pupil to mind the pauses.


word: Pause
wordtype: n.
definition:
To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit
   speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest.


word: Pavan
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state
   costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its movements to
   those of the peacock.


word: Pave
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so
   as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for horses, carriages,
   or persons on foot, to travel on; to floor with brick, stone, or other
   solid material; as, to pave a street; to pave a court.


word: Pave
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Fig.: To make smooth, easy, and safe; to prepare, as a
   path or way; as, to pave the way to promotion; to pave the way for an
   enterprise.


word: Pavement
wordtype: n.
definition:
That with which anythingis paved; a floor or covering of
   solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient surface for
   travel; a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative interior floor of tiles
   or colored bricks.


word: Pavesade
wordtype: n.
definition:
A canvas screen, formerly sometimes extended along the
   side of a vessel in a naval engagement, to conceal from the enemy the
   operations on board.


word: Pavilion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A single body or mass of building, contained within
   simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated, as in the park or
   garden of a larger edifice, or united with other parts, and forming an
   angle or central feature of a large pile.


word: Pavise
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large shield covering the whole body, carried by a
   pavisor, who sometimes screened also an archer with it.


word: Pawl
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine,
   adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on another part,
   as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to permit motion in one
   direction and prevent it in the reverse, as in a windlass; a catch,
   click, or detent. See Illust. of Ratchet Wheel.


word: Pawn
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the
   payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See Pledge, n., 1.


word: Pawn
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the
   payment of money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as, to pawn one's
   watch.


word: Pawnbroker
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who makes a business of lending money on the
   security of personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.


word: Pawnees
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A tribe of Indians (called also Loups) who formerly
   occupied the region of the Platte river, but now live mostly in the
   Indian Territory. The term is often used in a wider sense to include
   also the related tribes of Rickarees and Wichitas. Called also Pani.


word: Pax
wordtype: n.
definition:
The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now
   substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches.


word: Pax
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tablet or board, on which is a representation of Christ, of
   the Virgin Mary, or of some saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by
   the priest and then by the people, in mediaeval times; an osculatory.
   It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc.


word: Paxillus
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of
   certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened summit which
   is covered with minute spinules or granules. See Illustration in
   Appendix.


word: Paxwax
wordtype: n.
definition:
The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds.
   It connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical
   vertebrae, and helps to support the head. Called also paxywaxy and
   packwax.


word: Pay
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with
   tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to
   smear.


word: Pay
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another
   person) for service rendered, property delivered, etc.; to discharge
   one's obligation to; to make due return to; to compensate; to
   remunerate; to recompense; to requite; as, to pay workmen or servants.


word: Pay
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite
   according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or retaliate upon.


word: Pay
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To discharge, as a debt, demand, or obligation, by giving
   or doing what is due or required; to deliver the amount or value of to
   the person to whom it is owing; to discharge a debt by delivering
   (money owed).


word: Pay
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or
   trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the effort or
   pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will pay to wait;
   politeness always pays.


word: Pay
wordtype: n.
definition:
An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or
   services performed; salary or wages for work or service; compensation;
   recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a clerk; the pay of a
   soldier.


word: Payee
wordtype: n.
definition:
The person to whom money is to be, or has been, paid; the
   person named in a bill or note, to whom, or to whose order, the amount
   is promised or directed to be paid. See Bill of exchange, under Bill.


word: Paymaster
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites;
   specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a corporation, or an
   employer, whose duty it is to pay salaries, wages, etc., and keep
   account of the same.


word: Payment
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is paid; the thing given in discharge of a
   debt, or an obligation, or in fulfillment of a promise; reward;
   recompense; requital; return.


word: Paytine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaloid obtained from a white bark resembling that of
   the cinchona, first brought from Payta, in Peru.


word: Pea
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of many varieties,
   much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the
   pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod.


word: Pea
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed
   of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos, Cicer, Abrus, etc.)
   esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of
   the seed.


word: Multum
wordtype: n.
definition:
An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by
   brewers in order to economize malt and hops.


word: Mumble
wordtype: v.
definition:
To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the
   sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling
   indistinct manner, indicating discontent or displeasure; to mutter.


word: Mummichog
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont
   fishes of the genus Fundulus, and of allied genera; the killifishes; --
   called also minnow.


word: Mummy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the
   ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry
   state, from the process of putrefaction.


word: Mummy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated;
   -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties.


word: Mumps
wordtype: n.
definition:
A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a
   nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands; epidemic or
   infectious parotitis.


word: Munch
wordtype: v. t. & i.
definition:
To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast
   chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.


word: Municipal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the
   right of administering local government; as, municipal rights;
   municipal officers.


word: Munificence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being munificent; a giving or
   bestowing with extraordinary liberality; generous bounty; lavish
   generosity.


word: Muniment
wordtype: n.
definition:
A record; the evidences or writings whereby a man is
   enabled to defend the title to his estate; title deeds and papers.


word: Munition
wordtype: n.
definition:
Whatever materials are used in war for defense or for
   annoying an enemy; ammunition; also, stores and provisions; military
   stores of all kinds.


word: Munjistin
wordtype: n.
definition:
An orange-red coloring substance resembling alizarin,
   found in the root of an East Indian species of madder (Rubia munjista).


word: Muntjac
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of small Asiatic deer of the
   genus Cervulus, esp. C. muntjac, which occurs both in India and on the
   East Indian Islands.


word: Muraena
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of large eels of the family Miraenidae. They
   differ from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having the
   dorsal and anal fins continuous. The murry (Muraena Helenae) of
   Southern Europe was the muraena of the Romans. It is highly valued as a
   food fish.


word: Mural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall; growing
   on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant.


word: Murder
wordtype: n.
definition:
The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense
   or aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide.


word: Murder
wordtype: n.
definition:
To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being)
   willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See Murder, n.


word: Murder
wordtype: n.
definition:
To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or
   cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English.


word: Murderer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his
   reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice.


word: Murderer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks
   of boarders; -- called also murdering piece.


word: Murderous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or
   causing, murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder;
   bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine; murderous
   intent; a murderous assault.


word: Murex
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently
   spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the rock
   shells. They abound in tropical seas.


word: Murexan
wordtype: n.
definition:
A complex nitrogenous substance obtained from murexide,
   alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or yellowish, crystalline
   which turns red on exposure to the air; -- called also uramil,
   dialuramide, and formerly purpuric acid.


word: Murexide
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crystalline nitrogenous substance having a splendid
   dichroism, being green by reflected light and garnet-red by transmitted
   light. It was formerly used in dyeing calico, and was obtained in a
   large quantities from guano. Formerly called also ammonium purpurate.


word: Murexoin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A complex nitrogenous compound obtained as a scarlet
   crystalline substance, and regarded as related to murexide.


word: Muriatic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from
   chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.


word: Muricated
wordtype: a.
definition:
Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points or of
   pickles; covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp points or
   excrescences.


word: Muriform
wordtype: a.
definition:
Resembling courses of bricks or stones in squareness and
   regular arrangement; as, a muriform variety of cellular tissue.


word: Murmur
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a
   stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.


word: Murmur
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to
   feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble; -- often
   with at or against.


word: Murnival
wordtype: n.
definition:
In the game of gleek, four cards of the same value, as
   four aces or four kings; hence, four of anything.


word: Murrayin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glucoside found in the flowers of a plant (Murraya
   exotica) of South Asia, and extracted as a white amorphous slightly
   bitter substance.


word: Murrelet
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species of sea birds of the genera
   Synthliboramphus and Brachyramphus, inhabiting the North Pacific. They
   are closely related to the murres.


word: Murrhine
wordtype: a.
definition:
Made of the stone or material called by the Romans
   murrha; -- applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy
   used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups; as, murrhine vases, cups,
   vessels.


word: Musa
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great
   size, including the banana (Musa sapientum), the plantain (M.
   paradisiaca of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct species), the
   Abyssinian (M. Ensete), the Philippine Island (M. textilis, which
   yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See Illust. of
   Banana and Plantain.


word: Musang
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small animal of Java (Paradoxirus fasciatus), allied to
   the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of ripe
   coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant; hence it
   is called also coffee rat.


word: Muscadine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name given to several very different kinds of grapes,
   but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong, or southern fox grape,
   which is said to be the parent stock of the Catawba. See Grapevine.


word: Muscales
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An old name for mosses in the widest sense, including
   the true mosses and also hepaticae and sphagna.


word: Muscardine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and
   which sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the
   development of a fungus (provisionally called Botrytis bassiana). Also,
   the fungus itself.


word: Muscarin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A solid crystalline substance, C5H13NO2, found in the
   toadstool (Agaricus muscarius), and in putrid fish. It is a typical
   ptomaine, and a violent poison.


word: Muscat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes,
   differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat musky flavor.
   The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape of a pale amber color.


word: Muscatel
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, or derived from, a
   muscat grapes or similar grapes; a muscatel grapes; muscatel wine, etc.


word: Muschelkalk
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the
   middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany.
   See Chart, under Geology.


word: Muscoid
wordtype: n.
definition:
A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant,
   with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular
   system.


word: Muscovado
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw
   sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and
   draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which
   render it dark colored and moist.


word: Muscovy duck
definition:
A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck,
   often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of
   tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.


word: Muscular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles;
   consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular
   fiber.


word: Muscular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Well furnished with muscles; having well-developed
   muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a muscular body
   or arm.


word: Muscule
wordtype: n.
definition:
A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in
   attacking the walls of a fortified town.


word: Musculospiral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral
   course; -- applied esp. to a large nerve of the arm.


word: Muse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through
   which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.


word: Muse
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the
   different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often
   used in the plural.


word: Muse
wordtype: n.
definition:
To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or
   contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things present; to be
   in a brown study.


word: Muse
wordtype: n.
definition:
Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes;
   absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study.


word: Museum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or
   literary curiosities, or of works of art.


word: Mushroom
wordtype: n.
definition:
An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white
   stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the
   pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on
   the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but
   gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is
   proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a
   pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from
   spawn.


word: Mushroom
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any large fungus, especially one of the genus Agaricus; a
   toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous.


word: Mushroom
wordtype: a.
definition:
Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness
   of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities.


word: Mushroom-headed
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a cylindrical body with a convex head of
   larger diameter; having a head like that of a mushroom.


word: Music
wordtype: n.
definition:
The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i. e.,
   sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous
   vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science
   of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the
   properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art
   of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.


word: Musical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music;
   or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious;
   harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical
   instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.


word: Musician
wordtype: n.
definition:
One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a
   skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.


word: Musicomania
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of monomania in which the passion for music
   becomes so strong as to derange the intellectual faculties.


word: Musk
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the
   consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the
   male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially
   remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine
   as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of
   various other animals, having a similar odor.


word: Muskellunge
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large American pike (Esox nobilitor) found in the
   Great Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River.
   It is valued as a food fish.


word: Musket
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an
   army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for
   which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and
   finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm
   has been generally superseded by the rifle.


word: Muskmelon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fruit of a cucubritaceous plant (Cicumis Melo),
   having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties,
   the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish
   flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of
   Melon.


word: Muskogees
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A powerful tribe of North American Indians that
   formerly occupied the region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They
   constituted a large part of the Creek confederacy.


word: Muskrat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber
   zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail,
   but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are
   concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance
   having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and
   ondatra.


word: Muslin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also
   applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and sheeting
   muslins.


word: Muss
wordtype: n.
definition:
A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be
   taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.


word: Mussel
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the
   genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidae. The common
   mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or
   horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe
   and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in
   Europe.


word: Mussel
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related
   fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio.


word: Must
wordtype: v. i. / auxiliary
definition:
To be obliged; to be necessitated; --
   expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for
   nourishment; we must submit to the laws.


word: Must
wordtype: v. i. / auxiliary
definition:
To be morally required; to be necessary or
   essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he must
   reconsider the matter; he must have been insane.


word: Mustache
wordtype: n.
definition:
A West African monkey (Cercopithecus cephus). It has
   yellow whiskers, and a triangular blue mark on the nose.


word: Mustaiba
wordtype: n.
definition:
A close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought
   from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and
   the like.


word: Mustang
wordtype: n.
definition:
The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California,
   etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained.


word: Mustard
wordtype: n.
definition:
The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus
   Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard (B. alba), black mustard
   (B. Nigra), wild mustard or charlock (B. Sinapistrum).


word: Mustard
wordtype: n.
definition:
A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white
   mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken internally it is
   stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is emetic.


word: Muster
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
An assembling or review of troops, as for parade,
   verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into
   service.


word: Muster
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The sum total of an army when assembled for review and
   inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.


word: Muster
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be gathered together for parade, inspection,
   exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body;
   as, his supporters mustered in force.


word: Musty
wordtype: n.
definition:
Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which
   substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul
   or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books.


word: Mutability
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being mutable, or subject to change or
   alteration, either in form, state, or essential character;
   susceptibility of change; changeableness; inconstancy; variation.


word: Mute
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete
   closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; --
   said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2.


word: Mute
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life,
   is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute.


word: Mute
wordtype: n.
definition:
A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a
   close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the
   mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t.


word: Mute
wordtype: n.
definition:
A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so
   formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a
   violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.


word: Mutilate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cut off or remove a limb or essential part of; to
   maim; to cripple; to hack; as, to mutilate the body, a statue, etc.


word: Mutilate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To destroy or remove a material part of, so as to
   render imperfect; as, to mutilate the orations of Cicero.


word: Mutilation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated;
   deprivation of a limb or of an essential part.


word: Mutiny
wordtype: n.
definition:
Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly
   military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of
   discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence,
   generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination.


word: Mutiny
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in
   military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or
   mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any
   rightful authority.


word: Mutter
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips
   partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or angry
   expressions; to grumble; to growl.


word: Mutual
wordtype: a.
definition:
Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and
   giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as,
   a mutual love, advantage, assistance, aversion, etc.


word: Mutual
wordtype: a.
definition:
Possessed, experienced, or done by two or more persons or
   things at the same time; common; joint; as, mutual happiness; a mutual
   effort.


word: Mutuary
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who borrows personal chattels which are to be consumed
   by him, and which he is to return or repay in kind.


word: Mutule
wordtype: n.
definition:
A projecting block worked under the corona of the Doric
   corice, in the same situation as the modillion of the Corinthian and
   Composite orders. See Illust. of Gutta.


word: Muzarab
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a denomination of Christians formerly living under
   the government of the Moors in Spain, and having a liturgy and ritual
   of their own.


word: Muzzle
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the
   mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.


word: Muzzle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to
   prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to
   restrain from speech or action.


word: Muzzle-loader
wordtype: n.
definition:
A firearm which receives its charge through the
   muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech.


word: My
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or belonging to me; -- used always attributively; as, my
   body; my book; -- mine is used in the predicate; as, the book is mine.
   See Mine.


word: Myall wood
definition:
A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood,
   used by the natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree
   Acacia homolophylla.


word: Mycelium
wordtype: n.
definition:
The white threads or filamentous growth from which a
   mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn.


word: Mycoderma
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a
   more or less thick layer of motionless but living bacteria, formed by
   the bacteria uniting on the surface of the fluid in which they are
   developed. This production differs from the zooloea stage of bacteria
   by not having the intermediary mucous substance.


word: Mycoderma
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of microorganisms of which the acetic ferment
   (Mycoderma aceti), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a
   representative. Cf. Mother.


word: Mycomelic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous
   acid of the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow powder. Its
   solutions have a gelatinous consistency.


word: Mycose
wordtype: n.
definition:
A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from
   certain lichens and fungi. Called also trehalose.


word: Mydaleine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh
   and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse
   diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.


word: Mydatoxin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A poisonous amido acid, C6H13NO2, separated by Brieger
   from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to
   curare.


word: Myelencephalon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis;
   the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to myelencephal.


word: Myelin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of
   nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin,
   albumin, and some fat.


word: Myelin
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in
   nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.


word: Myeloidin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal
   epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the substance
   (myelin) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers.


word: Myeloplax
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the huge multinucleated cells found in the marrow
   of bone and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell. See Osteoclast.


word: Mygale
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of very large hairy spiders having four lungs and
   only four spinnerets. They do not spin webs, but usually construct
   tubes in the earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The
   South American bird spider (Mygale avicularia), and the crab spider, or
   matoutou (M. cancerides) are among the largest species. Some of the
   species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the Texas tarantula (M.
   Hentzii).


word: Mylohyoid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and
   the hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve.


word: Myna
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of Asiatic starlings of the
   genera Acridotheres, Sturnopastor, Sturnia, Gracula, and allied genera.
   In habits they resemble the European starlings, and like them are often
   caged and taught to talk. See Hill myna, under Hill, and Mino bird.


word: Myocardium
wordtype: n.
definition:
The main substance of the muscular wall of the heart
   inclosed between the epicardium and endocardium.


word: Myochrome
wordtype: n.
definition:
A colored albuminous substance in the serum from
   red-colored muscles. It is identical with hemoglobin.


word: Myodynamics
wordtype: n.
definition:
The department of physiology which deals with the
   principles of muscular contraction; the exercise of muscular force or
   contraction.


word: Myoepithelial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become
   a part of the muscular system; -- applied to structural elements in
   certain embryonic forms.


word: Myoepithelial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the characteristics of both muscle and
   epithelium; as, the myoepithelial cells of the hydra.


word: Myograph
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for determining and recording the different
   phases, as the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction.


word: Myography
wordtype: n.
definition:
The description of muscles, including the study of
   muscular contraction by the aid of registering apparatus, as by some
   form of myograph; myology.


word: Myohaematin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated
   with hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals, both
   vertebrate and invertebrate.


word: Myopia
wordtype: n.
definition:
Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye
   in which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus before
   they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct image; while the
   rays from very near objects are normally converged so as to produce a
   distinct image. It is corrected by the use of a concave lens.


word: Myosin
wordtype: n.
definition:
An albuminous body present in dead muscle, being formed in
   the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis; the clot
   formed in the coagulation of muscle plasma. See Muscle plasma, under
   Plasma.


word: Myotome
wordtype: n.
definition:
A muscular segment; one of the zones into which the
   muscles of the trunk, especially in fishes, are divided; a myocomma.


word: Myotome
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the embryonic muscular segments arising from the
   protovertebrae; also, one of the protovertebrae themselves.


word: Myrcia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly
   related to the true myrtles (Myrtus), from which they differ in having
   very few seeds in each berry.


word: Myria-
definition:
A prefix, esp. in the metric system, indicating ten thousand,
   ten thousand times; as, myriameter.


word: Myriagramme
wordtype: n.
definition:
A metric weight, consisting of ten thousand grams or
   ten kilograms. It is equal to 22.046 lbs. avoirdupois.


word: Myrialitre
wordtype: n.
definition:
A metric measure of capacity, containing ten thousand
   liters. It is equal to 2641.7 wine gallons.


word: Myriapoda
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the
   hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of
   numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs.
   They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of mouth organs, and
   numerous trachaae, similar to those of true insects. The larvae, when
   first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See Centiped,
   Galleyworm, Milliped.


word: Myriare
wordtype: n.
definition:
A measure of surface in the metric system containing ten
   thousand ares, or one million square meters. It is equal to about 247.1
   acres.


word: Myrica
wordtype: n.
definition:
A widely dispersed genus of shrubs and trees, usually with
   aromatic foliage. It includes the bayberry or wax myrtle, the sweet
   gale, and the North American sweet fern, so called.


word: Myricin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less
   soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher
   alcohol of the paraffin series; -- called also myricyl alcohol.


word: Myriorama
wordtype: n.
definition:
A picture made up of several smaller pictures, drawn
   upon separate pieces in such a manner as to admit of combination in
   many different ways, thus producing a great variety of scenes or
   landscapes.


word: Myristic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or derived from, the nutmeg (Myristica).
   Specifically, designating an acid found in nutmeg oil and otoba fat,
   and extracted as a white crystalline waxy substance.


word: Myrmicine
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Myrmica, a genus of ants including
   the small house ant (M. molesta), and many others.


word: Myrmidon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes
   cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- sometimes
   applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.


word: Myrobolan
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It
   contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly
   used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by various species
   of Terminalia of the East Indies, and of Spondias of South America.


word: Myronic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or obtained from, mustard; -- used
   specifically to designate a glucoside called myronic acid, found in
   mustard seed.


word: Myroxylon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the
   different species of which yield balsamic products, among which are
   balsam of Peru, and balsam of Tolu. The species were formerly referred
   to Myrospermum.


word: Myrrh
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of
   an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued
   for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark
   of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Balsamodendron Myrrha. The
   myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named,
   and partly the exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose.


word: Myrtaceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large and important
   natural order of trees and shrubs (Myrtaceae), of which the myrtle is
   the type. It includes the genera Eucalyptus, Pimenta, Lechythis, and
   about seventy more.


word: Myrtle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis.
   The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high.
   Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or
   lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy
   flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients
   considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are
   used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully
   mottled wood is used in turning.


word: Myself
wordtype: pron.
definition:
I or me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or
   person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself; -- used also
   instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb,
   without emphasis; as, I will defend myself.


word: Mysis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and
   salt water; the opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the Great Lakes
   of North America, and is largely eaten by the whitefish. The marine
   species form part of the food of right whales.


word: Mysterious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery;
   difficult or impossible to understand; obscure not revealed or
   explained; enigmatical; incomprehensible.


word: Mystery
wordtype: a.
definition:
A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something
   kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder;
   something which has not been or can not be explained; hence,
   specifically, that which is beyond human comprehension.


word: Mystery
wordtype: a.
definition:
A kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were
   admitted except those who had been initiated by certain preparatory
   ceremonies; -- usually plural; as, the Eleusinian mysteries.


word: Mystery
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often
   some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition of this
   character; as, the Chester Mysteries, consisting of dramas acted by
   various craft associations in that city in the early part of the 14th
   century.


word: Mystical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human
   understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.


word: Mystical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret
   meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance; mystic Babylon.


word: Mystic
wordtype: n.
definition:
One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views,
   interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who
   professed mysticism. See Mysticism.


word: Mysticism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine of the Mystics, who professed a pure,
   sublime, and wholly disinterested devotion, and maintained that they
   had direct intercourse with the divine Spirit, and aquired a knowledge
   of God and of spiritual things unattainable by the natural intellect,
   and such as can not be analyzed or explained.


word: Mysticism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine that the ultimate elements or principles of
   knowledge or belief are gained by an act or process akin to feeling or
   faith.


word: Mystification
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of mystifying, or the state of being
   mystied; also, something designed to, or that does, mystify.


word: Mystify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to
   understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.


word: Myth
wordtype: n.
definition:
A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied a
   belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which
   often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient
   legend of a god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of
   prehistoric origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received as
   historical.


word: Mythical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the
   nature of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful.


word: Mythology
wordtype: n.
definition:
A body of myths; esp., the collective myths which
   describe the gods of a heathen people; as, the mythology of the Greeks.


word: Mytilotoxine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common
   mussel. It either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to
   convulsions, including death by an accumulation of carbonic acid in the
   blood.


word: Myzostomata
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of curious parasitic worms found on
   crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers
   and five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under side.
   N () the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent,
   and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or
   linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done;
   but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard
   or k (as in single, sink, conquer), it usually represents the same
   sound as the digraph ng in sing, bring, etc. This is a simple but
   related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to
   Pronunciation, // 243-246.


word: Nacre
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells,
   and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also nacker and
   naker.] See Pearl, and Mother-of-pearl.


word: Nadir
wordtype: n.
definition:
That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly
   opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the
   celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand.


word: Navus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a
   birthmark; -- usually applied to vascular tumors, i. e., those
   consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries, veins, or
   capillaries.


word: Nagyagite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral of blackish lead-gray color and metallic
   luster, generally of a foliated massive structure; foliated tellurium.
   It is a telluride of lead and gold.


word: Naiad
wordtype: n.
definition:
A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to
   preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or
   fountain.


word: Naiad
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves,
   including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.


word: Naid
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of small, fresh-water, chaetopod
   annelids of the tribe Naidina. They belong to the Oligochaeta.


word: Nail
wordtype: n.
definition:
A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head, used
   for fastening pieces of wood or other material together, by being
   driven into or through them.


word: Nail
wordtype: n.
definition:
To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by
   means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams.


word: Nail
wordtype: n.
definition:
To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a bargain
   or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; hence, to catch; to
   trap.


word: Naive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless;
   frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated
   remarks.


word: Naked
wordtype: a.
definition:
Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of
   sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare.


word: Naked
wordtype: a.
definition:
Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed or
   disguised; open to view; manifest; plain.


word: Naked
wordtype: a.
definition:
Without pubescence; as, a naked leaf or stem; bare, or not
   covered by the customary parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem
   without leaves, seeds without a pericarp, buds without bud scales.


word: Naked
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not having the full complement of tones; -- said of a chord
   of only two tones, which requires a third tone to be sounded with them
   to make the combination pleasing to the ear; as, a naked fourth or
   fifth.


word: Namaycush
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large North American lake trout (Salvelinus
   namaycush). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over
   forty pounds. Called also Mackinaw trout, lake trout, lake salmon,
   salmon trout, togue, and tuladi.


word: Name
wordtype: n.
definition:
The title by which any person or thing is known or
   designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of an
   individual or a class.


word: Name
wordtype: n.
definition:
A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person or
   thing, on account of a character or acts.


word: Name
wordtype: n.
definition:
Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation; fame;
   especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable estimation;
   distinction.


word: Name
wordtype: n.
definition:
To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to refer
   to by distinctive title; to mention.


word: Name
wordtype: n.
definition:
To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to
   nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for the wedding.


word: Namesake
wordtype: n.
definition:
One that has the same name as another; especially, one
   called after, or named out of regard to, another.


word: Nandu
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the
   genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. See Rhea.


word: Nankeen
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought
   from China, made of a species of cotton (Gossypium religiosum) that is
   naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and
   permanent.


word: Nap
wordtype: n.
definition:
Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an
   external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part
   of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the
   pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.


word: Naphtha
wordtype: n.
definition:
The complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable
   hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually called crude petroleum,
   mineral oil, or rock oil. Specifically: That portion of the distillate
   obtained in the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between
   the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific
   gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent for varnishes, as a
   carburetant, illuminant, etc.


word: Naphtha
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several volatile inflammable liquids obtained by
   the distillation of certain carbonaceous materials and resembling the
   naphtha from petroleum; as, Boghead naphtha, from Boghead coal
   (obtained at Boghead, Scotland); crude naphtha, or light oil, from coal
   tar; wood naphtha, from wood, etc.


word: Naphthalene
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, C10H8,
   analogous to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain
   bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It is the type
   and basis of a large number of derivatives among organic compounds.
   Formerly called also naphthaline.


word: Naphthalenic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used
   specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called
   naphthalenic acid and also hydroxy quinone, and obtained from certain
   derivatives of naphthol.


word: Naphthalic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, derived from, or related to,
   naphthalene; -- used specifically to denote any one of a series of
   acids derived from naphthalene, and called naphthalene acids.


word: Naphthazarin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from
   naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright green,
   metallic luster; -- called also naphthalizarin.


word: Naphthoic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene;
   -- used specifically to designate any one of a series of carboxyl
   derivatives, called naphthoic acids.


word: Naphthol
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of
   naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline
   substances with a phenol (carbolic) odor.


word: Naphthoquinone
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellow crystalline substance, C10H6O2, analogous
   to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid.


word: Napier's rods
definition:
A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each
   divided into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the
   multiplication table; -- a contrivance of Baron Napier, the inventor of
   logarithms, for facilitating the operations of multiplication and
   division.


word: Napoleonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family;
   resembling, or having the qualities of, Napoleon I.


word: Nappe
wordtype: n.
definition:
Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is
   continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any one point
   of the portion to any other point of the portion without leaving the
   surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one nappe, and some have two.


word: Napu
wordtype: n.
definition:
A very small chevrotain (Tragulus Javanicus), native of Java.
   It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in
   leaping. Called also Java musk deer, pygmy musk deer, and deerlet.


word: Narceine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and
   extracted as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent
   taste. It is a narcotic. Called also narceia.


word: Narcissus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome
   flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and
   comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds.


word: Narcissus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A beautiful youth fabled to have been enamored of his
   own image as seen in a fountain, and to have been changed into the
   flower called Narcissus.


word: Narcotic
wordtype: n.
definition:
A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid
   susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in
   poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given
   in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with
   morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium.


word: Narcotine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white
   crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than morphine; --
   called also narcotia.


word: Nard
wordtype: n.
definition:
An East Indian plant (Nardostachys Jatamansi) of the Valerian
   family, used from remote ages in Oriental perfumery.


word: Nardoo
wordtype: n.
definition:
An Australian name for Marsilea Drummondii, a four-leaved
   cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.


word: Nares
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares
   being the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the
   openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.


word: Nargileh
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible
   tube, and the smoke is drawn through water.


word: Narrate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the
   particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or
   transaction; to give an account of.


word: Narration
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is related; the relation in words or writing
   of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of
   transactions or events; story; history.


word: Narration
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner,
   or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with
   the subject.


word: Narrative
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a
   continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a
   story.


word: Narrow
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little
   distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a
   narrow hem.


word: Narrow
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient
   space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special reference to
   some peril or misfortune; as, a narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow
   majority.


word: Narrow
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part
   of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a
   tense condition of the pharynx; -- distinguished from wide; as e (eve)
   and / (f/d), etc., from i (ill) and / (f/t), etc. See Guide to
   Pronunciation, / 13.


word: Narrow
wordtype: n.
definition:
A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream,
   lake, or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually in
   the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.


word: Narrow
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a
   smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of.


word: Narrow
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal
   or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's
   views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion.


word: Narrowly
wordtype: adv.
definition:
With a little margin or space; by a small distance;
   hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with reference to
   an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he narrowly escaped.


word: Narthex
wordtype: n.
definition:
The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the
   atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; -- used, generally,
   for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a
   church.


word: Narwhal
wordtype: n.
definition:
An arctic cetacean (Monodon monocerous), about twenty feet
   long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine tooth, or
   tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, whence it is
   called also sea unicorn, unicorn fish, and unicorn whale. Sometimes two
   horns are developed, side by side.


word: Nasal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and
   specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with
   closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or
   partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide
   to Pronunciation, // 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal
   passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.


word: Nasal
wordtype: n.
definition:
An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or
   through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.


word: Nascent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to
   exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ.


word: Nasofrontal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the nose and the front of the
   head; as, the embryonic nasofrontal process which forms the anterior
   boundary of the mouth.


word: Penitentiary
wordtype: n.
definition:
An office of the papal court which examines cases of
   conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc., and delivers
   decisions, dispensations, etc. Its chief is a cardinal, called the
   Grand Penitentiary, appointed by the pope.


word: Penitentiary
wordtype: n.
definition:
An officer in some dioceses since A. D. 1215, vested
   with power from the bishop to absolve in cases reserved to him.


word: Penitentiary
wordtype: n.
definition:
A house of correction, in which offenders are
   confined for punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they
   are generally compelled to labor.


word: Penman
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who uses the pen; a writer; esp., one skilled in the
   use of the pen; a calligrapher; a writing master.


word: Penmanship
wordtype: n.
definition:
The use of the pen in writing; the art of writing;
   style or manner of writing; chirography; as, good or bad penmanship.


word: Pennant
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small flag; a pennon. The narrow, / long, pennant
   (called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece of bunting,
   carried at the masthead of a government vessel in commission. The board
   pennant is an oblong, nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a
   commodore's vessel.


word: Pennatula
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and
   allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a sea-pen. The
   zooids are situated along one edge of the side branches.


word: Pennatulacea
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A division of alcyonoid corals, including the
   seapens and related kinds. They are able to move about by means of the
   hollow muscular peduncle, which also serves to support them upright in
   the mud. See Pennatula, and Illust. under Alcyonaria.


word: Penny
wordtype: a.
definition:
Denoting pound weight for one thousand; -- used in
   combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails of which
   one thousand weight ten pounds.


word: Penny
wordtype: n.
definition:
An English coin, formerly of copper, now of bronze, the
   twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four
   farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation
   d. (the initial of denarius).


word: Penny-a-liner
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who furnishes matter to public journals at so
   much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer.


word: Pennyroyal
wordtype: n.
definition:
An aromatic herb (Mentha Pulegium) of Europe; also, a
   North American plant (Hedeoma pulegioides) resembling it in flavor.


word: Pennyweight
wordtype: n.
definition:
A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the
   twentieth part of an ounce; as, a pennyweight of gold or of arsenic. It
   was anciently the weight of a silver penny, whence the name.


word: Pennywort
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European trailing herb (Linaria Cymbalaria) with
   roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging baskets.


word: Pennyworth
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due
   return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain.


word: Pension
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stated allowance to a person in consideration of past
   services; payment made to one retired from service, on account of age,
   disability, or other cause; especially, a regular stipend paid by a
   government to retired public officers, disabled soldiers, the families
   of soldiers killed in service, or to meritorious authors, or the like.


word: Pension
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To grant a pension to; to pay a regular stipend to; in
   consideration of service already performed; -- sometimes followed by
   off; as, to pension off a servant.


word: Pensioner
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the
   sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an annual pension,
   or allowance, of £150 and two horses.


word: Pensioner
wordtype: n.
definition:
In the university of Cambridge, England, one who pays
   for his living in commons; -- corresponding to commoner at Oxford.


word: Pensive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Thoughtful, sober, or sad; employed in serious reflection;
   given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing.


word: Penstock
wordtype: n.
definition:
A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a
   water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses.


word: Penta-
definition:
Denoting the degree of five, either as regards quality,
   property, or composition; as, pentasulphide; pentoxide, etc. Also used
   adjectively.


word: Pentabasic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of uniting with five molecules of a monacid
   base; having five acid hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by a
   basic radical; -- said of certain acids.


word: Pentachenium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dry fruit composed of five carpels, which are
   covered by an epigynous calyx and separate at maturity.


word: Pentacid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of neutralizing, or combining with, five
   molecules of a monobasic acid; having five hydrogen atoms capable of
   substitution by acid residues; -- said of certain complex bases.


word: Pentacle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A figure composed of two equilateral triangles
   intersecting so as to form a six-pointed star, -- used in early
   ornamental art, and also with superstitious import by the astrologers
   and mystics of the Middle Ages.


word: Pentacrinus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of large, stalked crinoids, of which several
   species occur in deep water among the West Indies and elsewhere.


word: Pentacrostic
wordtype: n.
definition:
A set of verses so disposed that the name forming the
   subject of the acrostic occurs five times -- the whole set of verses
   being divided into five different parts from top to bottom.


word: Pentad
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any element, atom, or radical, having a valence of five, or
   which can be combined with, substituted for, or compared with, five
   atoms of hydrogen or other monad; as, nitrogen is a pentad in the
   ammonium compounds.


word: Pentadecane
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, (C15H32) found
   in petroleum, tar oil, etc., and obtained as a colorless liquid; -- so
   called from the fifteen carbon atoms in the molecule.


word: Pentadelphous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the stamens arranged in five clusters, those
   of each cluster having their filaments more or less united, as the
   flowers of the linden.


word: Pentail
wordtype: n.
definition:
A peculiar insectivore (Ptilocercus Lowii) of Borneo; --
   so called from its very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the
   base and plumose at the tip.


word: Pentamera
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An extensive division of Coleoptera, including those
   that normally have five-jointed tarsi. It embraces about half of all
   the known species of the Coleoptera.


word: Pentamerous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Divided into, or consisting of, five parts; also,
   arranged in sets, with five parts in each set, as a flower with five
   sepals, five petals, five, or twice five, stamens, and five pistils.


word: Pentamethylene
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hypothetical hydrocarbon, C5H10, metameric with
   the amylenes, and the nucleus of a large number of derivatives; -- so
   named because regarded as composed of five methylene residues. Cf.
   Trimethylene, and Tetramethylene.


word: Pentane
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of the three metameric hydrocarbons, C5H12, of the
   methane or paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, two
   of which occur in petroleum. So called because of the five carbon atoms
   in the molecule.


word: Pentaptych
wordtype: n.
definition:
A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a
   centerpiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.


word: Pentateuch
wordtype: n.
definition:
The first five books of the Old Testament,
   collectively; -- called also the Law of Moses, Book of the Law of
   Moses, etc.


word: Pentathionic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of sulphur
   obtained by leading hydrogen sulphide into a solution of sulphur
   dioxide; -- so called because it contains five atoms of sulphur.


word: Pentathlon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great
   national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot racing,
   wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the spear.


word: Pentecost
wordtype: n.
definition:
A solemn festival of the Jews; -- so called because
   celebrated on the fiftieth day (seven weeks) after the second day of
   the Passover (which fell on the sixteenth of the Jewish month Nisan);
   -- hence called, also, the Feast of Weeks. At this festival an offering
   of the first fruits of the harvest was made. By the Jews it was
   generally regarded as commemorative of the gift of the law on the
   fiftieth day after the departure from Egypt.


word: Pentecost
wordtype: n.
definition:
A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in
   commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; which
   occurred on the day of Pentecost; -- called also Whitsunday.


word: Pentelican
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus, near Athens,
   famous for its fine white marble quarries; obtained from Mount
   Pentelicus; as, the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is built.


word: Penthouse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A shed or roof sloping from the main wall or building,
   as over a door or window; a lean-to. Also figuratively.


word: Pinocle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A game at cards, played with forty-eight cards, being all
   the cards above the eight spots in two packs.


word: Penumbra
wordtype: n.
definition:
The shadow cast, in an eclipse, where the light is
   partly, but not wholly, cut off by the intervening body; the space of
   partial illumination between the umbra, or perfect shadow, on all
   sides, and the full light.


word: Peon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A day laborer; a servant; especially, in some of the Spanish
   American countries, debtor held by his creditor in a form of qualified
   servitude, to work out a debt.


word: Peony
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus
   Paeonia. Of the four or five species, one is a shrub; the rest are
   perennial herbs with showy flowers, often double in cultivation.


word: People
wordtype: n.
definition:
The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation,
   or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a
   nation.


word: People
wordtype: n.
definition:
Persons, generally; an indefinite number of men and women;
   folks; population, or part of population; as, country people; --
   sometimes used as an indefinite subject or verb, like on in French, and
   man in German; as, people in adversity.


word: People
wordtype: n.
definition:
The mass of comunity as distinguished from a special class;
   the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; as, nobles
   and people.


word: Pepper
wordtype: n.
definition:
A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried
   berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum.


word: Pepper
wordtype: n.
definition:
The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber
   (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes
   opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension,
   any one of the several hundred species of the genus Piper, widely
   dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth.


word: Pepper
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or
   blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or
   wounds.


word: Peppergrass
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any herb of the cruciferous genus Lepidium, especially
   the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, Lepidium sativum; -- called
   also pepperwort. All the species have a pungent flavor.


word: Pepperidge
wordtype: n.
definition:
A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) with very
   tough wood, handsome oval polished leaves, and very acid berries, --
   the sour gum, or common tupelo. See Tupelo.


word: Peppermint
wordtype: n.
definition:
An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus Mentha (M.
   piperita), much used in medicine and confectionery.


word: Peppermint
wordtype: n.
definition:
A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the
   fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence of
   peppermint) obtained from it.


word: Pepsin
wordtype: n.
definition:
An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in
   the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united
   with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two
   together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It is
   the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals.


word: Pepsinogen
wordtype: n.
definition:
The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance
   contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric
   glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin.


word: Peptic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to pepsin; resembling pepsin in its power of
   digesting or dissolving albuminous matter; containing or yielding
   pepsin, or a body of like properties; as, the peptic glands.


word: Peptohydrochloric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Designating a hypothetical acid (called
   peptohydrochloric acid, pepsinhydrochloric acid, and chloropeptic acid)
   which is supposed to be formed when pepsin and dilute (0.1-0.4 per
   cent) hydrochloric acid are mixed together.


word: Peptone
wordtype: n.
definition:
The soluble and diffusible substance or substances into
   which albuminous portions of the food are transformed by the action of
   the gastric and pancreatic juices. Peptones are also formed from
   albuminous matter by the action of boiling water and boiling dilute
   acids.


word: Peptone
wordtype: n.
definition:
Collectively, in a broader sense, all the products
   resulting from the solution of albuminous matter in either gastric or
   pancreatic juice. In this case, however, intermediate products
   (albumose bodies), such as antialbumose, hemialbumose, etc., are mixed
   with the true peptones. Also termed albuminose.


word: Peptonize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To convert into peptone; to digest or dissolve by
   means of a proteolytic ferment; as, peptonized food.


word: Peptotoxine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A toxic alkaloid found occasionally associated with
   the peptones formed from fibrin by pepsinhydrochloric acid.


word: Per-
definition:
A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or as an
   intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial, that lasts
   throughout the year; perforce, through or by force; perfoliate,
   perforate; perspicuous, evident throughout or very evident; perplex,
   literally, to entangle very much.


word: Per-
definition:
Originally, denoting that the element to the name of which it
   is prefixed in the respective compounds exercised its highest valence;
   now, only that the element has a higher valence than in other similar
   compounds; thus, barium peroxide is the highest oxide of barium; while
   nitrogen and manganese peroxides, so-called, are not the highest oxides
   of those elements.


word: Per
wordtype: prep.
definition:
Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for
   each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals;
   per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also
   sometimes used with English words.


word: Peragration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or state of passing through any space; as, the
   peragration of the moon in her monthly revolution.


word: Perambulate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To walk through or over; especially, to travel over
   for the purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing;
   specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of, as of a town or
   parish, by walking over the whole line.


word: Pan
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To yield gold in, or as in, the process of panning; --
   usually with out; as, the gravel panned out richly.


word: Pan
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to
   develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly.


word: Panacea
wordtype: n.
definition:
A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a
   cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction.


word: Panache
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on
   the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers.


word: Panama hat
definition:
A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young
   leaves of a plant (Carludovica palmata).


word: Pan-Anglican
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to, or representing, the whole Church of
   England; used less strictly, to include the Protestant Episcopal Church
   of the United States; as, the Pan-Anglican Conference at Lambeth, in
   1888.


word: Pancratic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having all or many degrees of power; having a great
   range of power; -- said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a
   varying magnifying power.


word: Pancratium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants,
   having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The
   American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis.


word: Pancreas
wordtype: n.
definition:
The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of
   nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and light-colored, and
   its secretion, called the pancreatic juice, is discharged, often
   together with the bile, into the upper part of the intestines, and is a
   powerful aid in digestion. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.


word: Pancreatin
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the digestive ferments of the pancreatic juice;
   also, a preparation containing such a ferment, made from the pancreas
   of animals, and used in medicine as an aid to digestion.


word: Panda
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small Asiatic mammal (Ailurus fulgens) having fine soft
   fur. It is related to the bears, and inhabits the mountains of Northern
   India.


word: Pandect
wordtype: n.
definition:
The digest, or abridgment, in fifty books, of the
   decisions, writings, and opinions of the old Roman jurists, made in the
   sixth century by direction of the emperor Justinian, and forming the
   leading compilation of the Roman civil law.


word: Pandora
wordtype: n.
definition:
A beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom Jupiter caused Vulcan
   to make out of clay in order to punish the human race, because
   Prometheus had stolen the fire from heaven. Jupiter gave Pandora a box
   containing all human ills, which, when the box was opened, escaped and
   spread over the earth. Hope alone remained in the box. Another version
   makes the box contain all the blessings of the gods, which were lost to
   men when Pandora opened it.


word: Pandour
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a class of Hungarian mountaineers serving in the
   Austrian army; -- so called from Pandur, a principal town in the region
   from which they originally came.


word: Pandowdy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A deep pie or pudding made of baked apples, or of sliced
   bread and apples baked together, with no bottom crust.


word: Panduriform
wordtype: a.
definition:
Obovate, with a concavity in each side, like the body
   of a violin; fiddle-shaped; as, a panduriform leaf; panduriform color
   markings of an animal.


word: Pane
wordtype: n.
definition:
A division; a distinct piece, limited part, or compartment of
   any surface; a patch; hence, a square of a checkered or plaided
   pattern.


word: Pane
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright
   colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of colored or other
   stuff so shown.


word: Pane
wordtype: n.
definition:
A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence, one side
   or face of a building; as, an octagonal tower is said to have eight
   panes.


word: Panegyric
wordtype: a.
definition:
An oration or eulogy in praise of some person or
   achievement; a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse;
   laudation. See Synonym of Eulogy.


word: Panegyrist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who
   extols or praises, either by writing or speaking.


word: Panegyrize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To praise highly; to extol in a public speech; to
   write or deliver a panegyric upon; to eulogize.


word: Panel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or
   otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.


word: Panel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the names of
   persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff; hence, more generally, the
   whole jury.


word: Panel
wordtype: n.
definition:
Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a
   soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.


word: Panel
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size, into
   which a mine is laid off in one system of extracting coal.


word: Panel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plain strip or band, as of velvet or plush, placed at
   intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a dress, for ornament.


word: Pang
wordtype: n.
definition:
A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and
   transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death.


word: Pangolin
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of Manis, Pholidotus, and
   related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered with
   imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also scaly ant-eater.


word: Panic
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass; also, the edible
   grain of some species of panic grass.


word: Panic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of
   fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm.


word: Panic
wordtype: a.
definition:
A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and groundless
   fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or a misapprehension of
   danger; as, the troops were seized with a panic; they fled in a panic.


word: Panicle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is
   loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end.


word: Pannier
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in
   pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass


word: Panoistic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Producing ova only; -- said of the ovaries of certain
   insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells.


word: Panopticon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each
   of the prisoners at all times, without being seen.


word: Panorama
wordtype: n.
definition:
A picture representing scenes too extended to be beheld
   at once, and so exhibited a part at a time, by being unrolled, and made
   to pass continuously before the spectator.


word: Panpresbyterian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold
   Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian
   council.


word: Panshon
wordtype: n.
definition:
An earthen vessel wider at the top than at the bottom, --
   used for holding milk and for various other purposes.


word: Pansophy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Universal wisdom; esp., a system of universal knowledge
   proposed by Comenius (1592 -- 1671), a Moravian educator.


word: Panspermy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs,
   from which under favorable circumstances bacteria, vibrios, etc., may
   develop.


word: Panspermy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine that all organisms must come from living
   parents; biogenesis; -- the opposite of spontaneous generation.


word: Pansy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Viola (V. tricolor) and its blossom,
   originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large
   flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-ease,
   love-in-idleness, and many other quaint names.


word: Pant
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after
   exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of
   the breast; to gasp.


word: Pantalet
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the legs of the loose drawers worn by children and
   women; particularly, the lower part of such a garment, coming below the
   knee, often made in a separate piece; -- chiefly in the plural.


word: Pantaloon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from
   the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and stockings in one.


word: Pantheism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine that the universe, taken or conceived of as
   a whole, is God; the doctrine that there is no God but the combined
   force and laws which are manifested in the existing universe;
   cosmotheism.


word: Pantheon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The collective gods of a people, or a work treating of
   them; as, a divinity of the Greek pantheon.


word: Panther
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by some
   zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large
   ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the color of the
   body.


word: Pantile
wordtype: n.
definition:
A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse
   section resembling an elongated S laid on its side (/).


word: Pantisocracy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Utopian community, in which all should rule
   equally, such as was devised by Coleridge, Lovell, and Southey, in
   their younger days.


word: Pantograph
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for copying plans, maps, and other
   drawings, on the same, or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale.


word: Pantomime
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb
   acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing by Clown,
   Harlequin, etc., are features.


word: Pantoscopic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Literally, seeing everything; -- a term applied to
   eyeglasses or spectacles divided into two segments, the upper being
   designed for distant vision, the lower for vision of near objects.


word: Papacy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the
   opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious
   sense.


word: Papain
wordtype: n.
definition:
A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice
   of the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical America.


word: Papal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the
   pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal jurisdiction; a
   papal edict; the papal benediction.


word: Papaveraceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of
   plants (Papaveraceae) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the
   bloodroot are well-known examples.


word: Papaw
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the
   order Passifloreae. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet
   high, crowned with a tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed
   leaves. The milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of
   making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit,
   which is eaten both raw and cooked or pickled.


word: Papaw
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tree of the genus Asimina (A. triloba), growing in the
   western and southern parts of the United States, and producing a sweet
   edible fruit; also, the fruit itself.


word: Papboat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large spiral East Indian marine shell (Turbinella
   rapha); -- so called because used by native priests to hold the oil for
   anointing.


word: Paper
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended to
   be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It is made of
   rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous material, which is first
   reduced to pulp, then molded, pressed, and dried.


word: Paper
wordtype: n.
definition:
A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the
   like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific society.


word: Paper
wordtype: n.
definition:
Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of
   exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount of his paper.


word: Paper
wordtype: n.
definition:
A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for
   external application; as, cantharides paper.


word: Paper
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling paper;
   existing only on paper; unsubstantial; as, a paper box; a paper army.


word: Paphian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Paphos, an ancient city of Cyprus,
   having a celebrated temple of Venus; hence, pertaining to Venus, or her
   rites.


word: Papier-mache
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hard and strong substance made of a pulp from
   paper, mixed with sise or glue, etc. It is formed into various
   articles, usually by means of molds.


word: Papilionaceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants
   (Papilionaceae) which includes the bean, pea, vetch, clover, and
   locust.


word: Papillary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papillae;
   bearing, or covered with, papillae; papillose.


word: Papilloma
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papillae of the
   skin or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart.


word: Papion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A West African baboon (Cynocephalus sphinx), allied to the
   chacma. Its color is generally chestnut, varying in tint.


word: Papist
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Roman catholic; one who adheres to the Church of Rome and
   the authority of the pope; -- an offensive designation applied to Roman
   Catholics by their opponents.


word: Papistical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the Church of Rome and its
   doctrines and ceremonies; pertaining to popery; popish; -- used
   disparagingly.


word: Pappus
wordtype: n.
definition:
The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles,
   dandelions, and most other plants of the order Compositae; also, the
   scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of
   the same order.


word: Papula
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of the
   cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy
   of tissue; a papule.


word: Papyrograph
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus for multiplying writings, drawings, etc.,
   in which a paper stencil, formed by writing or drawing with corrosive
   ink, is used. The word is also used of other means of multiplying
   copies of writings, drawings, etc. See Copygraph, Hectograph, Manifold.


word: Papyrus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tall rushlike plant (Cyperus Papyrus) of the Sedge
   family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in Abyssinia, Syria,
   Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and about an inch thick.


word: Papyrus
wordtype: n.
definition:
The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It
   was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin longitudinal
   slices, which were gummed together and pressed.


word: Papyrus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written
   scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or Herculaneum.


word: Par
wordtype: prep.
definition:
By; with; -- used frequently in Early English in phrases
   taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word
   which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par
   fay, or parfay.


word: Par
wordtype: n.
definition:
Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value
   expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a
   bond or other commercial paper.


word: Para-
definition:
A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against,
   amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is
   contrary to opinion; parachronism.


word: Para-
definition:
A prefix denoting: (a) Likeness, similarity, or connection, or
   that the substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to the name of
   which it is prefixed; as paraldehyde, paraconine, etc.; also, an
   isomeric modification. (b) Specifically: (Organ. Chem.) That two groups
   or radicals substituted in the benzene nucleus are opposite, or in the
   respective positions 1 and 4; 2 and 5; or 3 and 6, as paraxylene;
   paroxybenzoic acid. Cf. Ortho-, and Meta-. Also used adjectively.


word: Para
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part
   of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.


word: Parabanic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid which
   is obtained by the oxidation of uric acid, as a white crystalline
   substance (C3N2H2O3); -- also called oxalyl urea.


word: Parablast
wordtype: n.
definition:
A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the
   developing embryo, the cells of which are especially concerned in
   forming the first blood and blood vessels.


word: Parable
wordtype: n.
definition:
A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short
   fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or
   nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables of Christ.


word: Parabola
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the
   intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane parallel to one of
   its sides. It is a curve, any point of which is equally distant from a
   fixed point, called the focus, and a fixed straight line, called the
   directrix. See Focus.


word: Parabola
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a group of curves defined by the equation y = axn
   where n is a positive whole number or a positive fraction. For the
   cubical parabola n = 3; for the semicubical parabola n = /. See under
   Cubical, and Semicubical. The parabolas have infinite branches, but no
   rectilineal asymptotes.


word: Parabolical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or
   figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.


word: Parabolical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining
   to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.


word: Parabolical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Generated by the revolution of a parabola, or by a
   line that moves on a parabola as a directing curve; as, a parabolic
   conoid.


word: Paraboloid
wordtype: n.
definition:
The solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about
   its axis; any surface of the second order whose sections by planes
   parallel to a given line are parabolas.


word: Paracelsian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the practice
   of Paracelsus, a Swiss physician of the 15th century.


word: Paracentesis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The perforation of a cavity of the body with a
   trocar, aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation of
   effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.


word: Parachordal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated on either side of the notochord; -- applied
   especially to the cartilaginous rudiments of the skull on each side of
   the anterior part of the notochord.


word: Parachronism
wordtype: n.
definition:
An error in chronology, by which the date of an event
   is set later than the time of its occurrence.


word: Parachute
wordtype: n.
definition:
A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by
   means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.


word: Parachute
wordtype: n.
definition:
A web or fold of skin which extends between the legs of
   certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo, and phalangister.


word: Paraclete
wordtype: n.
definition:
An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the
   Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; -- a term applied to the Holy
   Spirit.


word: Paraconic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained
   as a deliquescent white crystalline substance, and isomeric with
   itaconic, citraconic, and mesaconic acids.


word: Paraconine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A base resembling and isomeric with conine, and
   obtained as a colorless liquid from butyric aldehyde and ammonia.


word: Paracrostic
wordtype: n.
definition:
A poetical composition, in which the first verse
   contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem.


word: Paracyanogen
wordtype: n.
definition:
A polymeric modification of cyanogen, obtained as a
   brown or black amorphous residue by heating mercuric cyanide.


word: Parade
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
An assembly and orderly arrangement or display of
   troops, in full equipments, for inspection or evolutions before some
   superior officer; a review of troops. Parades are general, regimental,
   or private (troop, battery, or company), according to the force
   assembled.


word: Parade
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
That which is displayed; a show; a spectacle; an
   imposing procession; the movement of any body marshaled in military
   order; as, a parade of firemen.


word: Parade
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver
   or march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops.


word: Paradigm
wordtype: n.
definition:
An example of a conjugation or declension, showing a word
   in all its different forms of inflection.


word: Paradise
wordtype: n.
definition:
An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church,
   as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.


word: Parados
wordtype: n.
definition:
An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a
   fortification to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a
   traverse.


word: Paradox
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an
   assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to common
   sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd, but yet may be true
   in fact.


word: Paradoxure
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of Paradoxurus, a genus of Asiatic
   viverrine mammals allied to the civet, as the musang, and the luwack or
   palm cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). See Musang.


word: Paraffine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless
   and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc., by
   distillation. It is used as an illuminant and lubricant. It is very
   inert, not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents. It
   was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now known to be a
   complex mixture of several higher hydrocarbons of the methane or
   marsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid,
   liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus coal gas and
   kerosene consist largely of paraffins.


word: Paragenic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Originating in the character of the germ, or at the
   first commencement of an individual; -- said of peculiarities of
   structure, character, etc.


word: Paraglossa
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or
   labium of certain insects. See Illust. under Hymenoptera.


word: Paragogical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added
   to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.


word: Paragonite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing
   soda instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite schist
   of the Alps.


word: Paragraph
wordtype: n.
definition:
Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin
   to call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change of subject;
   now, the character /, commonly used in the text as a reference mark to
   a footnote, or to indicate the place of a division into sections.


word: Paragraph
wordtype: n.
definition:
A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section
   or subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a particular
   point, whether consisting of one or many sentences. The division is
   sometimes noted by the mark /, but usually, by beginning the first
   sentence of the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual
   distance from the margin.


word: Paragraph
wordtype: n.
definition:
A brief composition complete in one typographical
   section or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a few
   lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news paragraphs; an
   editorial paragraph.


word: Para grass
definition:
A valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode) introduced
   into the Southern United States from Brazil.


word: Paragrele
wordtype: n.
definition:
A lightning conductor erected, as in a vineyard, for
   drawing off the electricity in the atmosphere in order to prevent
   hailstorms.


word: Paralbumin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A proteidlike body found in the fluid from ovarian
   cysts and elsewhere. It is generally associated with a substance
   related to, if not identical with, glycogen.


word: Paraleipsis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a
   speaker artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for
   example, if an orator should say, "I do not speak of my adversary's
   scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal conduct, his treachery and
   malice."


word: Parallax
wordtype: n.
definition:
The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of
   an object, as seen from two different stations, or points of view.


word: Parallax
wordtype: n.
definition:
The apparent difference in position of a body (as the
   sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as
   seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the
   sun.


word: Parallel
wordtype: a.
definition:
Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally
   distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.


word: Parallel
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the same direction or tendency; running side by
   side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used
   with to and with.


word: Parallel
wordtype: a.
definition:
Continuing a resemblance through many particulars;
   applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case;
   a parallel passage.


word: Parallel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant
   from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.


word: Parallel
wordtype: n.
definition:
Conformity continued through many particulars or in all
   essential points; resemblance; similarity.


word: Parallel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as,
   Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.


word: Parallel
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth,
   parallel to the equator, marking the latitude; also, the corresponding
   line on a globe or map.


word: Parallel
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a series of long trenches constructed before a
   besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops
   supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the
   line of outer defenses of the fortress.


word: Parallel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines
   (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked
   note in the margin or at the foot of a page.


word: Parallel
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To place or set so as to be parallel; to place so as
   to be parallel to, or to conform in direction with, something else.


word: Parallelism
wordtype: n.
definition:
Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses
   placed side by side, especially clauses expressing the same sentiment
   with slight modifications, as is common in Hebrew poetry; e. g.: --//At
   her feet he bowed, he fell:/Where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
   Judg. v. 27.


word: Parallelogram
wordtype: n.
definition:
A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite
   sides are parallel, and consequently equal; -- sometimes restricted in
   popular usage to a rectangle, or quadrilateral figure which is longer
   than it is broad, and with right angles.


word: Parallelopiped
wordtype: n.
definition:
A solid, the faces of which are six parallelograms,
   the opposite pairs being parallel, and equal to each other; a prism
   whose base is a parallelogram.


word: Paralogism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is,
   which is contrary to logical rules or formulae; a formal fallacy, or
   pseudo-syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow from the
   premises.


word: Paralysis
wordtype: n.
definition:
Abolition of function, whether complete or partial;
   esp., the loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that
   of sensation, in any part of the body; palsy. See Hemiplegia, and
   Paraplegia. Also used figuratively.


word: Paralyze
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of;
   to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community;
   despondency paralyzed his efforts.


word: Paramastoid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the
   temporal bone; paroccipital; -- applied especially to a process of the
   skull in some animals.


word: Parament
wordtype: n.
definition:
Ornamental hangings, furniture, etc., as of a state
   apartment; rich and elegant robes worn by men of rank; -- chiefly in
   the plural.


word: Paramere
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or
   spheromeres, of a radiate animal, as a starfish.


word: Parameter
wordtype: n.
definition:
A term applied to some characteristic magnitude whose
   value, invariable as long as one and the same function, curve, surface,
   etc., is considered, serves to distinguish that function, curve,
   surface, etc., from others of the same kind or family.


word: Parameter
wordtype: n.
definition:
Specifically (Conic Sections), in the ellipse and
   hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or
   in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate.


word: Parameter
wordtype: n.
definition:
The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which
   determines the position of any plane; also, the fundamental axial ratio
   for a given species.


word: Paramo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A high, bleak plateau or district, with stunted trees, and
   cold, damp atmosphere, as in the Andes, in South America.


word: Paramorph
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a change
   of physical characters without alteration of chemical composition, as
   the change of aragonite to calcite.


word: Paramorphism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The change of one mineral species to another, so as
   to involve a change in physical characters without alteration of
   chemical composition.


word: Paramount
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all
   others; chief; supreme; preeminent; as, a paramount duty.


word: Paramour
wordtype: n.
definition:
A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly
   in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place,
   without possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; -- used of a man
   or a woman.


word: Paramylum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy
   scum formed on the surface of stagnant water.


word: Herald
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to
   proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in.


word: Heraldry
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or
   science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or ensigns
   armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades, processions, and public
   ceremonies.


word: Herapathite
wordtype: n.
definition:
The sulphate of iodoquinine, a substance crystallizing
   in thin plates remarkable for their effects in polarizing light.


word: Herb
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but
   dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.


word: Herbaceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture,
   or characteristics, of an herb; as, herbaceous plants; an herbaceous
   stem.


word: Herbalist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One skilled in the knowledge of plants; a collector of,
   or dealer in, herbs, especially medicinal herbs.


word: Herbivora
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An extensive division of Mammalia. It formerly
   included the Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Perissodactyla, and Artiodactyla,
   but by later writers it is generally restricted to the two latter
   groups (Ungulata). They feed almost exclusively upon vegetation.


word: Hercogamous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not capable of self-fertilization; -- said of
   hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle forbids
   autogamy.


word: Herculean
wordtype: a.
definition:
Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great,
   difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.


word: Hercules
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and
   Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment
   of his twelve great tasks or "labors."


word: Hercynian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to an extensive forest in Germany, of
   which there are still portions in Swabia and the Hartz mountains.


word: Herd
wordtype: n.
definition:
A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of horses,
   oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a particular stock or
   family of cattle.


word: Herd
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; --
   much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the like.


word: Herd
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together,
   or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.


word: Herdbook
wordtype: n.
definition:
A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more
   herds of choice breeds of cattle; -- also called herd record, or herd
   register.


word: Hereditament
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of property that may be inherited; lands,
   tenements, anything corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal, or mixed,
   that may descend to an heir.


word: Hereditary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor
   to an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or that must
   pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or crown.


word: Hereditary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a
   constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a child; as,
   hereditary pride, bravery, disease.


word: Heredity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical
   qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law by which
   living beings tend to repeat their characteristics in their
   descendants. See Pangenesis.


word: Hereford
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a breed of cattle originating in Herefordshire,
   England. The Herefords are good working animals, and their
   beef-producing quality is excellent.


word: Heresy
wordtype: n.
definition:
An opinion held in opposition to the established or
   commonly received doctrine, and tending to promote a division or party,
   as in politics, literature, philosophy, etc.; -- usually, but not
   necessarily, said in reproach.


word: Heresy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Religious opinion opposed to the authorized doctrinal
   standards of any particular church, especially when tending to promote
   schism or separation; lack of orthodox or sound belief; rejection of,
   or erroneous belief in regard to, some fundamental religious doctrine
   or truth; heterodoxy.


word: Heresy
wordtype: n.
definition:
An offense against Christianity, consisting in a denial of
   some essential doctrine, which denial is publicly avowed, and
   obstinately maintained.


word: Heretic
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine
   contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion.


word: Heretic
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who having made a profession of Christian belief,
   deliberately and pertinaciously refuses to believe one or more of the
   articles of faith "determined by the authority of the universal
   church."


word: Heriot
wordtype: n.
definition:
Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military
   accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord on the
   death of a tenant; in modern use, a customary tribute of goods or
   chattels to the lord of the fee, paid on the decease of a tenant.


word: Hermaphrodite
wordtype: n.
definition:
An individual which has the attributes of both male
   and female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or plant
   having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a flower contains
   both the stamens and pistil within the same calyx, or on the same
   receptacle. In some cases reproduction may take place without the union
   of the distinct individuals. In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites
   are found only among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under
   Helminths.


word: Hermaphroditism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The union of the two sexes in the same individual,
   or the combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one
   individual.


word: Hermeneutical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to
   interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or
   the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase.


word: Hermeneutically
wordtype: adv.
definition:
According to the principles of interpretation;
   as, a verse of Scripture was examined hermeneutically.


word: Hermeneutics
wordtype: n.
definition:
The science of interpretation and explanation;
   exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby
   the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained.


word: Hermes
wordtype: n.
definition:
Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to Hermes as the god
   of boundaries, and therefore bearing in some cases a head, or head and
   shoulders, placed upon a quadrangular pillar whose height is that of
   the body belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other parts of
   the body sculptured upon it. These figures, though often representing
   Hermes, were used for other divinities, and even, in later times, for
   portraits of human beings. Called also herma. See Terminal statue,
   under Terminal.


word: Hermetical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or taught by, Hermes Trismegistus;
   as, hermetic philosophy. Hence: Alchemical; chemic.


word: Hermetical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the system which explains the
   causes of diseases and the operations of medicine on the principles of
   the hermetic philosophy, and which made much use, as a remedy, of an
   alkali and an acid; as, hermetic medicine.


word: Hermetical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Made perfectly close or air-tight by fusion, so that no
   gas or spirit can enter or escape; as, an hermetic seal. See Note under
   Hermetically.


word: Hermit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a
   recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from religious
   motives.


word: Hermodactyl
wordtype: n.
definition:
A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a
   finger, brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic.


word: Hermogenian
wordtype: n.
definition:
A disciple of Hermogenes, an heretical teacher who
   lived in Africa near the close of the second century. He held matter to
   be the fountain of all evil, and that souls and spirits are formed of
   corrupt matter.


word: Hernia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has
   escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some natural or
   accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as, hernia of the brain,
   of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of the abdominal viscera in most
   common. Called also rupture.


word: Hero
wordtype: n.
definition:
An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a
   place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.


word: Hero
wordtype: n.
definition:
A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or
   fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage in any
   remarkable action or event; hence, a great or illustrious person.


word: Hero
wordtype: n.
definition:
The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or
   the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as
   Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey, and Aeneas in the
   Aeneid.


word: Herodian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of
   Herod of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ.


word: Heroic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of
   heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age;
   an heroic people; heroic valor.


word: Heroic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; -- said
   of the representation of a human figure.


word: Heroine
wordtype: n.
definition:
The principal female person who figures in a remarkable
   action, or as the subject of a poem or story.


word: Heroism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage,
   bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.


word: Heron
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the
   family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and
   toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European
   heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight,
   and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons.


word: Herpes
wordtype: n.
definition:
An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to
   its form, or the part affected; especially, an eruption of vesicles in
   small distinct clusters, accompanied with itching or tingling,
   including shingles, ringworm, and the like; -- so called from its
   tendency to creep or spread from one part of the skin to another.


word: Herpetic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or resembling, the herpes; partaking of
   the nature of herpes; as, herpetic eruptions.


word: Herpetology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The natural history of reptiles; that branch of
   zoology which relates to reptiles, including their structure,
   classification, and habits.


word: Herring
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of various species of fishes of the genus Clupea, and
   allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring (C. harengus)
   of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in vast schools, coming in spring
   to the shores of Europe and America, where they are salted and smoked
   in great quantities.


word: Herringbone
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring;
   especially, characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel
   lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different directions.


word: Herrnhuter
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the Moravians; -- so called from the settlement
   of Herrnhut (the Lord's watch) made, about 1722, by the Moravians at
   the invitation of Nicholas Lewis, count of Zinzendorf, upon his estate
   in the circle of Bautzen.


word: Herse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a
   harrow, studded with iron spikes. It is hung above gateways so that it
   may be quickly lowered, to impede the advance of an enemy.


word: Herself
wordtype: pron.
definition:
An emphasized form of the third person feminine
   pronoun; -- used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the
   blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or
   objective case; as, it is herself; she blames herself.


word: Herself
wordtype: pron.
definition:
Her own proper, true, or real character; hence, her
   right, or sane, mind; as, the woman was deranged, but she is now
   herself again; she has come to herself.


word: Hesitancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness
   in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates.


word: Hesitate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be
   in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination; as, he hesitated
   whether to accept the offer or not; men often hesitate in forming a
   judgment.


word: Hesperetin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white, crystalline substance having a sweetish taste,
   obtained by the decomposition of hesperidin, and regarded as a complex
   derivative of caffeic acid.


word: Hesperides
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The daughters of Hesperus, or Night (brother of
   Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden producing golden apples, in
   Africa, at the western extremity of the known world. To slay the
   guarding dragon and get some of these apples was one of the labors of
   Hercules. Called also Atlantides.


word: Hesperidin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the
   orange), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.


word: Hesperornis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of large, extinct, wingless birds from the
   Cretaceous deposits of Kansas, belonging to the Odontornithes. They had
   teeth, and were essentially carnivorous swimming ostriches. Several
   species are known. See Illust. in Append.


word: Heteracanth
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or
   thickened alternately on the right and left sides.


word: Hetero-
definition:
A combining form signifying other, other than usual,
   different; as, heteroclite, heterodox, heterogamous.


word: Heterocarpism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The power of producing two kinds of reproductive
   bodies, as in Amphicarpaea, in which besides the usual pods, there are
   others underground.


word: Heterocera
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A division of Lepidoptera, including the moths, and
   hawk moths, which have the antennae variable in form.


word: Heterocercal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the vertebral column evidently continued into
   the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one,
   as in sharks.


word: Heterochromous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the central florets of a flower head of a
   different color from those of the circumference.


word: Heteroclite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word which is irregular or anomalous either in
   declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary forms of
   inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a noun which is
   irregular in declension.


word: Heterocyst
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cell larger than the others, and of different
   appearance, occurring in certain algae related to nostoc.


word: Heterodont
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines,
   and molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.


word: Heterodox
wordtype: a.
definition:
Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged
   standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree of a council,
   and the like; not orthodox; heretical; -- said of opinions, doctrines,
   books, etc., esp. upon theological subjects.


word: Heterodoxy
wordtype: n.
definition:
An opinion or doctrine, or a system of doctrines,
   contrary to some established standard of faith, as the Scriptures, the
   creed or standards of a church, etc.; heresy.


word: Heterodromous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever,
   pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on
   opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.


word: Heterogamous
wordtype: a.
definition:
The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers
   which differ in regard to stamens and pistils, as in the aster.


word: Heterogamy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process of fertilization in plants by an indirect
   or circuitous method; -- opposed to orthogamy.


word: Heterogamy
wordtype: n.
definition:
That form of alternate generation in which two kinds of
   sexual generation, or a sexual and a parthenogenetic generation,
   alternate; -- in distinction from metagenesis, where sexual and asexual
   generations alternate.


word: Heterogangliate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the ganglia of the nervous system
   unsymmetrically arranged; -- said of certain invertebrate animals.


word: Heterogeneous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Differing in kind; having unlike qualities;
   possessed of different characteristics; dissimilar; -- opposed to
   homogeneous, and said of two or more connected objects, or of a
   conglomerate mass, considered in respect to the parts of which it is
   made up.


word: Heterogenesis
wordtype: n.
definition:
That method of reproduction in which the successive
   generations differ from each other, the parent organism producing
   offspring different in habit and structure from itself, the original
   form, however, reappearing after one or more generations; -- opposed to
   homogenesis, or gamogenesis.


word: Heterogony
wordtype: n.
definition:
The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers,
   different as to the length of their stamens and pistils.


word: Heterographic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Employing the same letters to represent different
   sounds in different words or syllables; -- said of methods of spelling;
   as, the ordinary English orthography is heterographic.


word: Heterography
wordtype: n.
definition:
That method of spelling in which the same letters
   represent different sounds in different words, as in the ordinary
   English orthography; e. g., g in get and in ginger.


word: Heterogynous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having females very unlike the males in form and
   structure; -- as certain insects, the males of which are winged, and
   the females wingless.


word: Heterologous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Characterized by heterology; consisting of different
   elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; --
   opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs.


word: Heterology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The absence of correspondence, or relation, in type of
   structure; lack of analogy between parts, owing to their being composed
   of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions;
   variation in structure from the normal form; -- opposed to homology.


word: Heterology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The connection or relation of bodies which have partial
   identity of composition, but different characteristics and properties;
   the relation existing between derivatives of the same substance, or of
   the analogous members of different series; as, ethane, ethyl alcohol,
   acetic aldehyde, and acetic acid are in heterology with each other,
   though each in at the same time a member of a distinct homologous
   series. Cf. Homology.


word: Heteromerous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Unrelated in chemical composition, though similar or
   indentical in certain other respects; as, borax and augite are
   homoemorphous, but heteromerous.


word: Heteromerous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the femoral artery developed as the principal
   artery of the leg; -- said of certain birds, as the cotingas and
   pipras.


word: Heteromerous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle
   legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the blister beetles and
   oil beetles.


word: Heteromorphic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form;
   having different forms at different stages of existence, or in
   different individuals of the same species; -- applied especially to
   insects in which there is a wide difference of form between the larva
   and the adult, and to plants having more than one form of flower.


word: Heteromyaria
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A division of bivalve shells, including the
   marine mussels, in which the two adductor muscles are very unequal. See
   Dreissena, and Illust. under Byssus.


word: Heteronomy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Subordination or subjection to the law of another;
   political subjection of a community or state; -- opposed to autonomy.


word: Heteronomy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A term applied by Kant to those laws which are imposed
   on us from without, or the violence done to us by our passions, wants,
   or desires.


word: Heteronym
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different
   name or designation from some other thing; -- opposed to homonym.


word: Heteropathy
wordtype: n.
definition:
That mode of treating diseases, by which a morbid
   condition is removed by inducing an opposite morbid condition to
   supplant it; allopathy.


word: Heteropelmous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes
   bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of
   the other, to the third and fourth toes. See Illust. in Append.


word: Heterophemy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of
   that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse
   of the thought which is present to consciousness.


word: Heteroplasm
wordtype: n.
definition:
An abnormal formation foreign to the economy, and
   composed of elements different from those are found in it in its normal
   condition.


word: Heteroplastic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Producing a different type of organism; developing
   into a different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into bone.


word: Heteropoda
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of pelagic Gastropoda, having the foot
   developed into a median fin. Some of the species are naked; others, as
   Carinaria and Atlanta, have thin glassy shells.


word: Heteroscian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who lives either north or south of the tropics, as
   contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them; -- so called
   because at noon the shadows always fall in opposite directions (the one
   northward, the other southward).


word: Heterosis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or
   pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: "What
   is life to such as me?"


word: Heterosomati
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of fishes, comprising the flounders,
   halibut, sole, etc., having the body and head asymmetrical, with both
   eyes on one side. Called also Heterosomata, Heterosomi.


word: Heterotaxy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal
   form; heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the
   deviation in position of the organs of a plant, from the ordinary or
   typical arrangement.


word: Heterotopy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A deviation from the natural position; -- a term
   applied in the case of organs or growths which are abnormal in
   situation.


word: Heterotopy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A deviation from the natural position of parts,
   supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the gradual
   displacement of germ cells.


word: Heterotricha
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A division of ciliated Infusoria, having fine
   cilia all over the body, and a circle of larger ones around the
   anterior end.


word: Hetman
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Cossack headman or general. The title of chief hetman is
   now held by the heir to the throne of Russia.


word: Heulandite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral of the Zeolite family, often occurring in
   amygdaloid, in foliated masses, and also in monoclinic crystals with
   pearly luster on the cleavage face. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina
   and lime.


word: Hew
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence, to
   form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a sepulcher.


word: Hexabasic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having six hydrogen atoms or six radicals capable of
   being replaced or saturated by bases; -- said of acids; as, mellitic
   acid is hexabasic.


word: Hexachord
wordtype: n.
definition:
A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third
   and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones.


word: Hexacid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having six atoms or radicals capable of being replaced by
   acids; hexatomic; hexavalent; -- said of bases; as, mannite is a
   hexacid base.


word: Hexad
wordtype: n.
definition:
An atom whose valence is six, and which can be theoretically
   combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, six monad atoms or
   radicals; as, sulphur is a hexad in sulphuric acid. Also used as an
   adjective.


word: Hexameter
wordtype: n.
definition:
A verse of six feet, the first four of which may be
   either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a dactyl, and
   the sixth always a spondee. In this species of verse are composed the
   Iliad of Homer and the Aeneid of Virgil. In English hexameters accent
   takes the place of quantity.


word: Hexane
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of five hydrocarbons, C6H14, of the paraffin
   series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, and are so called because
   the molecule has six carbon atoms.


word: Hexapla
wordtype: sing.
definition:
A collection of the Holy Scriptures in six languages or
   six versions in parallel columns; particularly, the edition of the Old
   Testament published by Origen, in the 3d century.


word: Hexeikosane
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hydrocarbon, C26H54, resembling paraffine; -- so
   called because each molecule has twenty-six atoms of carbon.


word: Hexicology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The science which treats of the complex relations of
   living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding
   conditions generally.


word: Hexine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hydrocarbon, C6H10, of the acetylene series, obtained
   artificially as a colorless, volatile, pungent liquid; -- called also
   hexoylene.


word: Hexone
wordtype: n.
definition:
A liquid hydrocarbon, C6H8, of the valylene series,
   obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums.


word: Hexyl
wordtype: n.
definition:
A compound radical, C6H13, regarded as the essential residue
   of hexane, and a related series of compounds.


word: Hexylene
wordtype: n.
definition:
A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C6H12, of the ethylene
   series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product of
   distillation of certain coals; also, any one several isomers of
   hexylene proper. Called also hexene.


word: Hiatus
wordtype: n.
definition:
An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in
   a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space where
   something is wanting; a break.


word: Hibernacle
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which serves for protection or shelter in winter;
   winter quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or a plant.


word: Hibernaculum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or
   flower, as of most trees and shrubs in the temperate zone, is protected
   by closely overlapping scales.


word: Hibernate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To winter; to pass the season of winter in close
   quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles,
   and insects.


word: Hiberno-Celtic
wordtype: n.
definition:
The native language of the Irish; that branch of
   the Celtic languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also adj.


word: Hibiscus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species
   of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in
   India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for hemp. See
   Althea, Hollyhock, and Manoe.


word: Hiccough
wordtype: n.
definition:
A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration,
   consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with
   closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented,
   while the impulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the
   closed glottis produces a sound, or hiccough.


word: Hickory
wordtype: n.
definition:
An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are
   several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough
   bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets. The pignut, or brown
   hickory, is the C. glabra. The swamp hickory is C. amara, having a nut
   whose shell is very thin and the kernel bitter.


word: Hicksite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A member or follower of the "liberal" party, headed by
   Elias Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the
   divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the conservative
   portion of the Society of Friends in the United States, in 1827.


word: Hide
wordtype: n.
definition:
A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old English
   charters, the quantity of which is not well ascertained, but has been
   differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120 acres.


word: Hide
wordtype: n.
definition:
The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally
   applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen,
   horses, etc.


word: Hidebound
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back
   as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an animal.


word: Hideous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to
   behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks.


word: Hierarch
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who has high and controlling authority in sacred
   things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs.


word: Hierarchy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A body of officials disposed organically in ranks and
   orders each subordinate to the one above it; a body of ecclesiastical
   rulers.


word: Hierarchy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A form of government administered in the church by
   patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops, bishops, and, in an inferior
   degree, by priests.


word: Hieroglyphic
wordtype: a.
definition:
A sacred character; a character in picture writing,
   as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically, in the
   plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian priests. It is made
   up of three, or, as some say, four classes of characters: first, the
   hieroglyphic proper, or figurative, in which the representation of the
   object conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the ideographic,
   consisting of symbols representing ideas, not sounds, as an ostrich
   feather is a symbol of truth; third, the phonetic, consisting of
   symbols employed as syllables of a word, or as letters of the alphabet,
   having a certain sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a.


word: Hieroglyphic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Any character or figure which has, or is supposed to
   have, a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any unintelligible or
   illegible character or mark.


word: Hieroglyphical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Emblematic; expressive of some meaning by
   characters, pictures, or figures; as, hieroglyphic writing; a
   hieroglyphic obelisk.


word: Hierology
wordtype: n.
definition:
A treatise on sacred things; especially, the science
   which treats of the ancient writings and inscriptions of the Egyptians,
   or a treatise on that science.


word: Hieromnemon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The sacred secretary or recorder sent by each state
   belonging to the Amphictyonic Council, along with the deputy or
   minister.


word: Hierophant
wordtype: n.
definition:
The presiding priest who initiated candidates at the
   Eleusinian mysteries; hence, one who teaches the mysteries and duties
   of religion.


word: High
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a
   line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the
   direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree;
   the sun is high.


word: High
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished;
   remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively,
   and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the
   connection


word: High
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or
   intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.


word: High
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in
   rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed
   in the highest circles.


word: High
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Of great strength, force, importance, and the like;
   strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious;
   majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.


word: High
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or
   superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or
   quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e.,
   complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e.,
   extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.


word: High
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in
   relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to
   Pronunciation, // 10, 11.


word: High
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to
   a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.


word: Highbinder
wordtype: n.
definition:
A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app.
   esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese.


word: High-church
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the
   High Church, or their doctrines or policy. See High Church, under High,
   a.


word: Highland
wordtype: n.
definition:
Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an
   elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.


word: High-minded
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of or
   pertaining to elevated principles and feelings; magnanimous; -- opposed
   to mean.


word: High-pressure
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding
   that of the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of
   steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc.


word: High-spirited
wordtype: a.
definition:
Full of spirit or natural fire; haughty; courageous;
   impetuous; not brooking restraint or opposition.


word: Hig-taper
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Verbascum (V. Thapsus); the common
   mullein. [Also high-taper and hag-taper.]


word: Hilary term
definition:
Formerly, one of the four terms of the courts of common
   law in England, beginning on the eleventh of January and ending on the
   thirty-first of the same month, in each year; -- so called from the
   festival of St. Hilary, January 13th.


word: Hill
wordtype: n.
definition:
A natural elevation of land, or a mass of earth rising above
   the common level of the surrounding land; an eminence less than a
   mountain.


word: Hill
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A single cluster or group of plants growing close
   together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a hill of corn
   or potatoes.


word: Hilum
wordtype: n.
definition:
The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the
   point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support; --
   called also hile.


word: Hilum
wordtype: n.
definition:
The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the blood
   vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum of the kidney.


word: Himself
wordtype: pron.
definition:
An emphasized form of the third person masculine
   pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear
   the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or
   objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself.


word: Himself
wordtype: pron.
definition:
One's true or real character; one's natural temper and
   disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane mind (after
   unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or abasement); as, the man has come
   to himself.


word: Himyaritic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, in
   Arabia, or to his successors or people; as, the Himjaritic characters,
   language, etc.; applied esp. to certain ancient inscriptions showing
   the primitive type of the oldest form of the Arabic, still spoken in
   Southern Arabia.


word: Hind
wordtype: n.
definition:
A spotted food fish of the genus Epinephelus, as E. apua of
   Bermuda, and E. Drummond-hayi of Florida; -- called also coney, John
   Paw, spotted hind.


word: Hind
wordtype: a.
definition:
In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the
   part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the part which
   leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet of a quadruped; the
   hind man in a procession.


word: Hindbrain
wordtype: n.
definition:
The posterior of the three principal divisions of the
   brain, including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes
   restricted to the epencephalon only.


word: Hinder
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear,
   or which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder parts of a
   horse.


word: Hinder
wordtype: a.
definition:
To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving
   forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; --
   often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought
   hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going.


word: Hindgut
wordtype: n.
definition:
The posterior part of the alimentary canal, including the
   rectum, and sometimes the large intestine also.


word: Hindi
wordtype: n.
definition:
The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani
   language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindoos. In employs the
   Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is written.


word: Hindleys screw
definition:
A screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the
   periphery of a wheel into the teeth of which the screw is intended to
   work. It is named from the person who first used the form.


word: Hindu
wordtype: n.
definition:
A native inhabitant of Hindostan. As an ethnical term it is
   confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious name it is
   restricted to followers of the Veda.


word: Hindustani
wordtype: n.
definition:
The language of Hindostan; the name given by Europeans
   to the most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India. It
   is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words.


word: Hinge
wordtype: n.
definition:
The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door, gate,
   lid, etc., turns or swings; a flexible piece, as a strip of leather,
   which serves as a joint to turn on.


word: Hinge
wordtype: n.
definition:
That on which anything turns or depends; a governing
   principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this argument was the hinge on
   which the question turned.


word: Hinge
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend
   chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity; -- usually
   with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this point.


word: Hint
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion;
   to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.


word: Hint
wordtype: n.
definition:
A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a
   suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or explanation;
   also, an occasion or motive.


word: Hip
wordtype: n.
definition:
The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the
   pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.


word: Hip
wordtype: n.
definition:
The external angle formed by the meeting of two sloping sides
   or skirts of a roof, which have their wall plates running in different
   directions.


word: Hip
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure
   the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to produce a
   permanent depression of that side.


word: Hippe
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly
   in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also bait bug.
   See Illust. under Anomura.


word: Hipparion
wordtype: n.
definition:
An extinct genus of Tertiary mammals allied to the
   horse, but three-toed, having on each foot a small lateral hoof on each
   side of the main central one. It is believed to be one of the ancestral
   genera of the Horse family.


word: Hippocampus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fabulous monster, with the head and fore quarters of
   a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or other fish (Hippocampus
   brevirostris), -- seen in Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot
   of Neptune.


word: Hippocampus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of lophobranch fishes of several species in
   which the head and neck have some resemblance to those of a horse; --
   called also sea horse.


word: Hippocampus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name applied to either of two ridges of white matter
   in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger is called
   hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The smaller, hippocampus
   minor, is called also ergot and calcar.


word: Hippocrene
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fountain on Mount Helicon in Boeotia, fabled to have
   burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of Pegasus. Also,
   its waters, which were supposed to impart poetic inspiration.


word: Hippocrepian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of an order of fresh-water Bryozoa, in which the
   tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe. See
   Phylactolaema.


word: Hippopotamus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal (Hippopotamus
   amphibius), common in the rivers of Africa. It is allied to the hogs,
   and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick and square head, a very large
   muzzle, small eyes and ears, thick and heavy body, and short legs. It
   is supposed to be the behemoth of the Bible. Called also zeekoe, and
   river horse. A smaller species (H. Liberiencis) inhabits Western
   Africa.


word: Hippurite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites, of
   many species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a flattish
   upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the Cretaceous rocks.


word: Hircic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; -- applied
   by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton suet, and to
   which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell of that substance. The
   substance has also been called hircin.


word: Hire
wordtype: n.
definition:
The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to be
   paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for personal
   service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay.


word: Hire
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bailment by which the use of a thing, or the services and
   labor of a person, are contracted for at a certain price or reward.


word: Hire
wordtype: n.
definition:
To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person, for
   temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to purchase the use or
   enjoyment of for a limited time; as, to hire a farm for a year; to hire
   money.


word: Hire
wordtype: n.
definition:
To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of (any
   one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as, to hire a
   servant, an agent, or an advocate.


word: Hire
wordtype: n.
definition:
To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage to
   give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; -- now usually with
   out, and often reflexively; as, he has hired out his horse, or his
   time.


word: Hireling
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one
   whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a
   mercenary.


word: His
wordtype: pron.
definition:
Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal
   adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers are ready;
   formerly used also for its, but this use is now obsolete.


word: Hiss
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the
   letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to
   make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when
   angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred,
   passion, or disapproval.


word: Hiss
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a
   sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew.


word: Hiss
wordtype: n.
definition:
A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the
   breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation
   or contempt.


word: Histohaematin
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely
   distributed in the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and
   reduction.


word: Histology
wordtype: n.
definition:
That branch of biological science, which treats of the
   minute (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; --
   called also histiology.


word: Histonomy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The science which treats of the laws relating to organic
   tissues, their formation, development, functions, etc.


word: Historical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past
   events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.


word: Historiographer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An historian; a writer of history; especially, one
   appointed or designated to write a history; also, a title bestowed by
   some governments upon historians of distinction.


word: History
wordtype: n.
definition:
A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts
   and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information;
   a narrative; a description; a written record; as, the history of a
   patient's case; the history of a legislative bill.


word: History
wordtype: n.
definition:
A systematic, written account of events, particularly of
   those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art, and usually
   connected with a philosophical explanation of their causes; a true
   story, as distinguished from a romance; -- distinguished also from
   annals, which relate simply the facts and events of each year, in
   strict chronological order; from biography, which is the record of an
   individual's life; and from memoir, which is history composed from
   personal experience, observation, and memory.


word: Histozyme
wordtype: n.
definition:
A soluble ferment occurring in the animal body, to the
   presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical processes
   are supposed to be due.


word: Histrionical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer;
   befitting a theatre; theatrical; -- sometimes in a bad sense.


word: Hit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually
   with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at).


word: Hit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the
   occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be
   conformable to; to suit.


word: Hit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing
   player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point.


word: Hit
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed,
   -- often with implied chance, or luck.


word: Hit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some
   of his men. It counts less than a gammon.


word: Hit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; --
   sometimes used specifically for a base hit.


word: Hit.
wordtype: adj.
definition:
having become very popular or acclaimed; -- said of
   entertainment performances; as, a hit record, a hit movie.


word: Hitch
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; --
   said of something obstructed or impeded.


word: Hitch
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to
   make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter.


word: Hitch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a
   temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's progress or
   utterance; a hitch in the performance.


word: Parapeptone
wordtype: n.
definition:
An albuminous body formed in small quantity by the
   peptic digestion of proteids. It can be converted into peptone by
   pancreatic juice, but not by gastric juice.


word: Parapet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for covering
   soldiers from an enemy's fire; a breastwork. See Illust. of Casemate.


word: Paraph
wordtype: n.
definition:
A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In
   the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against forgery.


word: Parapherna
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was
   not made a part of her dower, but remained her own.


word: Paraphernalia
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
Something reserved to a wife, over and above her
   dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.


word: Paraphimosis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A condition in which the prepuce, after being
   retracted behind the glans penis, is constricted there, and can not be
   brought forward into place again.


word: Paraphrase
wordtype: n.
definition:
A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing
   the meaning of the original in another form, generally for the sake of
   its clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth the signification of
   a text in other and ampler terms; a free translation or rendering; --
   opposed to metaphrase.


word: Paraphrase
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To express, interpret, or translate with latitude;
   to give the meaning of a passage in other language.


word: Paraphrastical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase;
   explaining, or translating in words more clear and ample than those of
   the author; not literal; free.


word: Paraphysis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia
   and antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other
   flowerless plants.


word: Parasang
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Persian measure of length, which, according to
   Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three
   and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and places,
   and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a half to four English
   miles.


word: Paraschematic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a change from the right form, as
   in the formation of a word from another by a change of termination,
   gender, etc.


word: Paraselene
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes
   appears at the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf. Parhelion.


word: Parasita
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking
   mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called
   also Siphonostomata.


word: Parasite
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at
   another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a
   toady; a sycophant.


word: Parasite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other
   plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices it absorbs; --
   sometimes, but erroneously, called epiphyte.


word: Parasite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant living on or within an animal, and supported at
   its expense, as many species of fungi of the genus Torrubia.


word: Parasite
wordtype: n.
definition:
An animal which lives during the whole or part of its
   existence on or in the body of some other animal, feeding upon its
   food, blood, or tissues, as lice, tapeworms, etc.


word: Parasitical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to parasites; living on, or deriving
   nourishment from, some other living animal or plant. See Parasite, 2 &
   3.


word: Parasphenoid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Near the sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a
   bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull
   in many animals.


word: Parataxis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The mere ranging of propositions one after another,
   without indicating their connection or interdependence; -- opposed to
   syntax.


word: Parauque
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bird (Nyctidromus albicollis) ranging from Texas to
   South America. It is allied to the night hawk and goatsucker.


word: Paraxylene
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series obtained as a
   colorless liquid by the distillation of camphor with zinc chloride. It
   is one of the three metamers of xylene. Cf. Metamer, and Xylene.


word: Parbuckle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a
   cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast
   aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which rests in the
   loops, and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out.


word: Parcel
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's
   purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.


word: Parceling
wordtype: n.
definition:
Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and wound
   about a rope like a bandage, before it is served; used, also, in
   mousing on the stayes, etc.


word: Parcenary
wordtype: n.
definition:
The holding or occupation of an inheritable estate which
   descends from the ancestor to two or more persons; coheirship.


word: Parcener
wordtype: n.
definition:
A coheir, or one of two or more persons to whom an estate
   of inheritance descends jointly, and by whom it is held as one estate.


word: Parch
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the
   fire, as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.


word: Parchment
wordtype: n.
definition:
The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other
   animal, prepared for writing on. See Vellum.


word: Pardon
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or
   of an offense; release from penalty; remission of punishment;
   absolution.


word: Pardon
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A release, by a sovereign, or officer having
   jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being distinguished
   from amenesty, which is a general obliteration and canceling of a
   particular line of past offenses.


word: Pardon
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the
   punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to the offender.


word: Pardon
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without
   punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses.


word: Pardonable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Admitting of pardon; not requiring the excution of
   penalty; venial; excusable; -- applied to the offense or to the
   offender; as, a pardonable fault, or culprit.


word: Pardoning
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relating to pardon; having or exercising the right to
   pardon; willing to pardon; merciful; as, the pardoning power; a
   pardoning God.


word: Pare
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or
   extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's hoof.


word: Pare
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin,
   ring, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off or away; as;
   to pare off the ring of fruit; to pare away redundancies.


word: Paregoric
wordtype: n.
definition:
A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne;
   specifically, camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also paregoric
   elexir.


word: Parelectronomy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to
   severe cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is reversed.


word: Parenchyma
wordtype: n.
definition:
The soft celluar substance of the tissues of plants and
   animals, like the pulp of leaves, to soft tissue of glands, and the
   like.


word: Parenchymous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the parenchyma
   of a tissue or an organ; as, parenchymatous degeneration.


word: Parentage
wordtype: n.
definition:
Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors
   considered with respect to their rank or character; extraction; birth;
   as, a man of noble parentage.


word: Parenthesis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or
   explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be
   grammatically complete without it. It is usually inclosed within curved
   lines (see def. 2 below), or dashes.


word: Parenthetical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or
   expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a
   parenthetic remark.


word: Parepididymis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small body containing convoluted tubules, situated
   near the epididymis in man and some other animals, and supposed to be a
   remnant of the anterior part of the Wolffian body.


word: Parethmoid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; --
   applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some
   fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals.


word: Parget
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the
   interior of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses.


word: Pargeting
wordtype: n.
definition:
Plasterwork; esp.: (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork
   in raised ornamental figures, formerly used for the internal and
   external decoration of houses. (b) In modern architecture, the
   plastering of the inside of flues, intended to give a smooth surface
   and help the draught.


word: Parhelion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light,
   sometimes near the sun, and tinged with colors like the rainbow, and
   sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually called an
   anthelion. Often several mock suns appear at the same time. Cf.
   Paraselene.


word: Pariah
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by
   the four castes of the Hindoos as of very low grade. They are usually
   the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See Caste.


word: Parian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the Aegean Sea
   noted for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble.


word: Parian
wordtype: n.
definition:
A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of
   which are made statuettes, ornaments, etc.


word: Parietal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parietal
   bones, which form the upper and middle part of the cranium, between the
   frontals and occipitals.


word: Parietal
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back
   of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.


word: Parietic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in the
   lichen Parmelia parietina, and called also chrysophanic acid.


word: Parieto-
definition:
A combining form used to indicate connection with, or
   relation to, the parietal bones or the parietal segment of the skull;
   as, the parieto-mastoid suture.


word: Parillin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of
   sarsaparilla, smilax, etc., and extracted as a bitter white crystalline
   substance; -- called also smilacin, sarsaparilla saponin, and
   sarsaparillin.


word: Paris
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris;
   truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.


word: Parish
wordtype: n.
definition:
That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one
   parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of souls therein.


word: Parish
wordtype: n.
definition:
The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction, with
   its own officers and regulations, as respects the poor, taxes, etc.


word: Parish
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by
   territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite
   under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also,
   loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.


word: Parish
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish
   church; parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish; as,
   parish poor.


word: Parity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; A
   like state or degree; equality; close correspondence; analogy; as,
   parity of reasoning.


word: Park
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with beasts of the
   chase, which a man may have by prescription, or the king's grant.


word: Park
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or
   adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking,
   riding, or the like.


word: Park
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and
   kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London; Central Park
   in New York.


word: Park
wordtype: n.
definition:
A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons, and
   materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance stores, hospital
   stores, provisions, etc., when brought together; also, the objects
   themselves; as, a park of wagons; a park of artillery.


word: Parkeria
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in
   the Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and are
   of all sizes up to that of a tennis ball.


word: Parkesine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor
   oil, but later from different materials, and used as a substitute for
   vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also xylotile.


word: Parlante
wordtype: a. & adv.
definition:
Speaking; in a speaking or declamatory manner; to
   be sung or played in the style of a recitative.


word: Parley
wordtype: n.
definition:
Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an
   oral conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce.


word: Parley
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual
   concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer orally with
   an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an exchange of prisoners,
   an armistice, or terms of peace.


word: Parliament
wordtype: n.
definition:
A formal conference on public affairs; a general
   council; esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people
   having authority to make laws.


word: Parliament
wordtype: n.
definition:
The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom
   of Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual, lords
   temporal, and the representatives of the commons, sitting in the House
   of Lords and the House of Commons, constituting the legislature, when
   summoned by the royal authority to consult on the affairs of the
   nation, and to enact and repeal laws.


word: Parliamentarian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament
   or similar deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished
   parliamentarian.


word: Parliamentary
wordtype: a.
definition:
According to the rules and usages of Parliament or
   of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion.


word: Parlor
wordtype: n.
definition:
The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the inmates
   are permitted to meet and converse with each other, or with visitors
   and friends from without.


word: Parlor
wordtype: n.
definition:
In large private houses, a sitting room for the family and
   for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal uses than the
   drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the dining room of a house having
   few apartments, as a London house, where the dining parlor is usually
   on the ground floor.


word: Parlor
wordtype: n.
definition:
Commonly, in the United States, a drawing-room, or the room
   where visitors are received and entertained.


word: Parnassian
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to
   the genus Parnassius. They inhabit the mountains, both in the Old World
   and in America.


word: Parnassus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses,
   and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.


word: Paroccipital
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the
   occipital bone; paramastoid; -- applied especially to a process of the
   skull in some animals.


word: Parochialism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being parochial in form or
   nature; a system of management peculiar to parishes.


word: Parody
wordtype: n.
definition:
A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author
   is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what
   is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of
   burlesque; travesty.


word: Parol
wordtype: a.
definition:
Given or done by word of mouth; oral; also, given by a
   writing not under seal; as, parol evidence.


word: Parole
wordtype: n.
definition:
Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially
   (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill stated
   conditions, as not to bear arms against one's captors, to return to
   custody, or the like.


word: Parole
wordtype: n.
definition:
A watchword given only to officers of guards; --
   distinguished from countersign, which is given to all guards.


word: Insufflation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The breathing upon a person in the sacrament of
   baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new spiritual life.


word: Insular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or
   possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate,
   fauna, etc.


word: Insular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow;
   circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or
   prejudices.


word: Insularity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice;
   exclusiveness; as, the insularity of the Chinese or of the aristocracy.


word: Insulate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To place in a detached situation, or in a state having
   no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate.


word: Insulate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To prevent the transfer o/ electricity or heat to or
   from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors.


word: Insulated
wordtype: p. a.
definition:
Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other
   bodies; separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house or
   column.


word: Insulated
wordtype: p. a.
definition:
Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the
   effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to be so far apart
   that the affect of their mutual attraction is insensible.


word: Insulation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated;
   detachment from other objects; isolation.


word: Insulation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of separating a body from others by
   nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity or of heat;
   also, the state of a body so separated.


word: Insulite
wordtype: n.
definition:
An insulating material, usually some variety of
   compressed cellulose, made of sawdust, paper pulp, cotton waste, etc.


word: Insult
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act;
   an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity.


word: Insult
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt,
   by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or
   to sneer at him, is to insult him.


word: Insulting
wordtype: a.
definition:
Containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse;
   tending to insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc.


word: Insupportable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being supported or borne; unendurable;
   insufferable; intolerable; as, insupportable burdens; insupportable
   pain.


word: Insurance
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage
   by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a stipulated
   consideration, called premium, one party undertakes to indemnify or
   guarantee another against loss by certain specified risks. Cf.
   Assurance, n., 6.


word: Insure
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent
   event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given rate or premium;
   to give or to take an insurance on or for; as, a merchant insures his
   ship or its cargo, or both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and
   buildings are insured against fire or water; persons are insured
   against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes hazardous debts are
   insured.


word: Insurer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, insures; the person or company
   that contracts to indemnify losses for a premium; an underwriter.


word: Insurgent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or
   against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious.


word: Insurgent
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or
   an established government; one who openly and actively resists the
   execution of laws; a rebel.


word: Insurmountable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or
   overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.


word: Insurrection
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rising against civil or political authority, or the
   established government; open and active opposition to the execution of
   law in a city or state.


word: Insusceptible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not susceptible; not capable of being moved,
   affected, or impressed; that can not feel, receive, or admit; as, a
   limb insusceptible of pain; a heart insusceptible of pity; a mind
   insusceptible to flattery.


word: Intact
wordtype: a.
definition:
Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or
   the like; uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire.


word: Intaglio
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cutting or engraving; a figure cut into something, as a
   gem, so as to make a design depressed below the surface of the
   material; hence, anything so carved or impressed, as a gem, matrix,
   etc.; -- opposed to cameo. Also used adjectively.


word: Intangible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not
   perceptible to the touch; impalpable; imperceptible.


word: Integral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Essential to completeness; constituent, as a part;
   pertaining to, or serving to form, an integer; integrant.


word: Integral
wordtype: n.
definition:
An expression which, being differentiated, will produce a
   given differential. See differential Differential, and Integration. Cf.
   Fluent.


word: Integrate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To indicate the whole of; to give the sum or total
   of; as, an integrating anemometer, one that indicates or registers the
   entire action of the wind in a given time.


word: Integration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The operation of finding the primitive function which
   has a given function for its differential coefficient. See Integral.


word: Integration
wordtype: n.
definition:
In the theory of evolution: The process by which the
   manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent. It is
   supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in development.


word: Integrator
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which integrates; esp., an instrument by means of
   which the area of a figure can be measured directly, or its moment of
   inertia, or statical moment, etc., be determined.


word: Integrity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being entire or complete;
   wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; as, the integrity of an empire
   or territory.


word: Integrity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Moral soundness; honesty; freedom from corrupting
   influence or motive; -- used especially with reference to the
   fulfillment of contracts, the discharge of agencies, trusts, and the
   like; uprightness; rectitude.


word: Integrity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Unimpaired, unadulterated, or genuine state; entire
   correspondence with an original condition; purity.


word: Integument
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which naturally invests or covers another thing,
   as the testa or the tegmen of a seed; specifically (Anat.), a covering
   which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane that invests a
   particular.


word: Intellect
wordtype: n.
definition:
The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows,
   as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the
   capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power
   to perceive objects in their relations; the power to judge and
   comprehend; the thinking faculty; the understanding.


word: Intellection
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mental act or process; especially: (a) The act of
   understanding; simple apprehension of ideas; intuition. Bentley. (b) A
   creation of the mind itself.


word: Intellectual
wordtype: a.
definition:
Endowed with intellect; having the power of
   understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or
   thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity; as, an
   intellectual person.


word: Intellectual
wordtype: a.
definition:
Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and
   existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect; as,
   intellectual employments.


word: Intellectual
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind;
   as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy.


word: Intellectualize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss
   intellectually; to reduce to intellectual form; to express
   intellectually; to idealize.


word: Intelligence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The capacity to know or understand; readiness of
   comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment.


word: Intelligence
wordtype: n.
definition:
An intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied
   to pure spirits; as, a created intelligence.


word: Intelligent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Possessed of intelligence, education, or judgment;
   knowing; sensible; skilled; marked by intelligence; as, an intelligent
   young man; an intelligent architect; an intelligent answer.


word: Intelligible
definition:
Capable of being understood or comprehended; as, an
   intelligible account or description; intelligible pronunciation,
   writing, etc.


word: Intelligibly
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In an intelligible manner; so as to be understood;
   clearly; plainly; as, to write or speak intelligibly.


word: Intemperance
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of becoming, or state of being, intemperate;
   excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any immoderate indulgence
   of the appetites or passions.


word: Intemperate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Excessive; ungovernable; inordinate; violent;
   immoderate; as, intemperate language, zeal, etc.; intemperate weather.


word: Intemperateness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being intemperate; excessive
   indulgence of any appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or
   drinking.


word: Intenable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being held; untenable; not defensible; as,
   an intenable opinion; an intenable fortress.


word: Intend
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To fix the mind upon (something to be accomplished); to
   be intent upon; to mean; to design; to plan; to purpose; -- often
   followed by an infinitely with to, or a dependent clause with that; as,
   he intends to go; he intends that she shall remain.


word: Intendant
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who has the charge, direction, or management of some
   public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of marine; an
   intendant of finance.


word: Intense
wordtype: a.
definition:
Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very
   close or earnest; as, intense study or application; intense thought.


word: Intense
wordtype: a.
definition:
Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as: (a) Ardent;
   fervent; as, intense heat. (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold. (c)
   Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense passion or hate. (d)
   Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish. (e) Deep; strong;
   brilliant; as, intense color or light.


word: Intenseness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being intense; intensity; as,
   the intenseness of heat or cold; the intenseness of study or thought.


word: Intensifier
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who or that which intensifies or strengthens; in
   photography, an agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a
   picture.


word: Intensify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or
   cold; to intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to
   intensify animosity.


word: Intension
wordtype: n.
definition:
A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being
   strained; as, the intension of a musical string.


word: Intension
wordtype: n.
definition:
The collective attributes, qualities, or marks that make
   up a complex general notion; the comprehension, content, or
   connotation; -- opposed to extension, extent, or sphere.


word: Intensity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being intense; intenseness;
   extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental application,
   passion, etc.


word: Intensity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The amount or degree of energy with which a force
   operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results
   produced.


word: Intensity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The magnitude of a distributed force, as pressure,
   stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of volume, as the case
   may be; as, the measure of the intensity of a total stress of forty
   pounds which is distributed uniformly over a surface of four square
   inches area is ten pounds per square inch.


word: Intent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the
   mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on self-improvement.


word: Intent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the mind closely directed to or bent on an object;
   sedulous; eager in pursuit of an object; -- formerly with to, but now
   with on; as, intent on business or pleasure.


word: Intent
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a
   design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.


word: Intention
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stretching or bending of the mind toward of the mind
   toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention;
   earnestness.


word: Intention
wordtype: n.
definition:
A determination to act in a certain way or to do a
   certain thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New York.


word: Intentioned
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having designs; -- chiefly used in composition; as,
   well-intentioned, having good designs; ill-intentioned, having ill
   designs.


word: Interact
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an
   interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time.


word: Interaction
wordtype: n.
definition:
Mutual or reciprocal action or influence; as, the
   interaction of the heart and lungs on each other.


word: Interadditive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Added or placed between the parts of another thing,
   as a clause inserted parenthetically in a sentence.


word: Interambulacrum
wordtype: n.
definition:
In echinoderms, one of the areas or zones
   intervening between two ambulacra. See Illust. of Ambulacrum.


word: Intercalary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Inserted or introduced among others in the calendar;
   as, an intercalary month, day, etc.; -- now applied particularly to the
   odd day (Feb. 29) inserted in the calendar of leap year. See
   Bissextile, n.


word: Intercalate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To insert among others, as a verse in a stanza;
   specif. (Geol.), to introduce as a bed or stratum, between the layers
   of a regular series of rocks.


word: Intercalation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The insertion or introduction of anything among
   others, as the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical
   composition; specif. (Geol.), the intrusion of a bed or layer between
   other layers.


word: Intercavernous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between the cavernous sinuses; as, the
   intercavernous sinuses connecting the cavernous sinuses at the base of
   the brain.


word: Intercede
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To act between parties with a view to reconcile
   differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in behalf of
   another; to mediate; -- usually followed by with and for; as, I will
   intercede with him for you.


word: Intercellular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Lying between cells or cellules; as, intercellular
   substance, space, or fluids; intercellular blood channels.


word: Intercentrum
wordtype: n.
definition:
The median of the three elements composing the centra
   of the vertebrae in some fossil batrachians.


word: Intercept
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the
   destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to intercept a
   letter; a telegram will intercept him at Paris.


word: Intercept
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to
   hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river.


word: Intercept
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To interrupt communication with, or progress toward;
   to cut off, as the destination; to blockade.


word: Intercept
wordtype: n.
definition:
A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line
   included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or curves.


word: Intercession
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of interceding; mediation; interposition
   between parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer,
   petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against, another or
   others.


word: Intercessor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator. (a)
   One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to
   reconcile them. (b) One who pleads in behalf of another.


word: Intercessor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see,
   administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.


word: Intercessory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by,
   intercession; interceding; as, intercessory prayer.


word: Interchange
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put each in the place of the other; to give and
   take mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange places;
   they interchanged friendly offices and services.


word: Interchange
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to
   vary; as, to interchange cares with pleasures.


word: Interchange
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually
   giving and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities
   between two persons.


word: Interclude
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To shut off or out from a place or course, by
   something intervening; to intercept; to cut off; to interrupt.


word: Intercollegiate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Existing or carried on between colleges or
   universities; as, intercollegiate relations, rivalry, games, etc.


word: Intercolonial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between or among colonies; pertaining to the
   intercourse or mutual relations of colonies; as, intercolonial trade.


word: Intercolumnar
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between columns or pillars; as, the intercolumnar
   fibers of Poupart's ligament; an intercolumnar statue.


word: Intercommon
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To graze cattle promiscuously in the commons of
   each other, as the inhabitants of adjoining townships, manors, etc.


word: Intercontinental
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between or among continents; subsisting or
   carried on between continents; as, intercontinental relations or
   commerce.


word: Intercostal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the
   parts between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the chest
   is alternately enlarged and contracted by the intercostal muscles.


word: Intercourse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A commingling; intimate connection or dealings between
   persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities, in
   correspondence or trade; communication; commerce; especially,
   interchange of thought and feeling; association; communion.


word: Intercross
wordtype: v. t. & i.
definition:
To fertilize by the impregnation of one species
   or variety by another; to impregnate by a different species or variety.


word: Intercross
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process or result of cross fertilization between
   different kinds of animals, or different varieties of plants.


word: Intercrural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between crura; -- applied especially to the
   interneural plates in the vertebral column of many cartilaginous
   fishes.


word: Interdict
wordtype: n.
definition:
To lay under an interdict; to cut off from the enjoyment
   of religious privileges, as a city, a church, an individual.


word: Interdict
wordtype: n.
definition:
A prohibition of the pope, by which the clergy or laymen
   are restrained from performing, or from attending, divine service, or
   from administering the offices or enjoying the privileges of the
   church.


word: Interdict
wordtype: n.
definition:
An order of the court of session, having the like
   purpose and effect with a writ of injunction out of chancery in England
   and America.


word: Interest
wordtype: n.
definition:
To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to
   excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the
   subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work.


word: Interest
wordtype: n.
definition:
To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to
   concern; to excite; -- often used impersonally.


word: Interest
wordtype: n.
definition:
Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful,
   accompanying special attention to some object; concern.


word: Interest
wordtype: n.
definition:
Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility;
   share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with
   his interest in the stocks.


word: Interest
wordtype: n.
definition:
Premium paid for the use of money, -- usually reckoned as
   a percentage; as, interest at five per cent per annum on ten thousand
   dollars.


word: Interest
wordtype: n.
definition:
The persons interested in any particular business or
   measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton
   interest.


word: Interested
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in
   consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an interested
   witness.


word: Interesting
wordtype: a.
definition:
Engaging the attention; exciting, or adapted to
   excite, interest, curiosity, or emotion; as, an interesting story;
   interesting news.


word: Interfere
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle
   in using the legs; -- sometimes said of a human being, but usually of a
   horse; as, the horse interferes.


word: Interfere
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish, or
   otherwise affect one another; -- said of waves, rays of light, heat,
   etc. See Interference, 2.


word: Interference
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of
   a machine by the interference of some of its parts; a meddlesome
   interference in the business of others.


word: Interference
wordtype: n.
definition:
The mutual influence, under certain conditions, of
   two streams of light, or series of pulsations of sound, or, generally,
   two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing certain characteristic
   phenomena, as colored fringes, dark bands, or darkness, in the case of
   light, silence or increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or
   superposition of waves generally.


word: Interfoliaceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
At the same node with opposite or whorled leaves,
   but occupying a position between their places of attachment.


word: Interglobular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between globules; -- applied esp. to certain small
   spaces, surrounded by minute globules, in dentine.


word: Interim
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name given to each of three compromises made by the
   emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of harmonizing the
   connecting opinions of Protestants and Catholics.


word: Interior
wordtype: a.
definition:
Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside;
   internal; inner; -- opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the
   interior apartments of a house; the interior surface of a hollow ball.


word: Interior
wordtype: a.
definition:
Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland; as,
   the interior parts of a region or country.


word: Interjacency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being between; a coming or lying between
   or among; intervention; also, that which lies between.


word: Interjection
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word or form of speech thrown in to express emotion
   or feeling, as O! Alas! Ha ha! Begone! etc. Compare Exclamation.


word: Interjectional
wordtype: a.
definition:
Thrown in between other words or phrases;
   parenthetical; ejaculatory; as, an interjectional remark.


word: Interjectional
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an
   interjection; consisting of natural and spontaneous exclamations.


word: Interlace
wordtype: v. t. & i.
definition:
To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or
   interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.


word: Interlard
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Hence: To insert between; to mix or mingle;
   especially, to introduce that which is foreign or irrelevant; as, to
   interlard a conservation with oaths or allusions.


word: Interleave
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To insert a leaf or leaves in; to bind with blank
   leaves inserted between the others; as, to interleave a book.


word: Interline
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To write or insert between lines already written or
   printed, as for correction or addition; to write or print something
   between the lines of; as, to interline a page or a book.


word: Interlinear
wordtype: a.
definition:
Contained between lines; written or inserted between
   lines already written or printed; containing interlineations; as, an
   interlinear manuscript, translation, etc.


word: Interlineation
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is interlined; a passage, word, or line
   inserted between lines already written or printed.


word: Interlock
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into,
   one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another;
   to interlace firmly.


word: Interlope
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To run between parties and intercept without right
   the advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffic without a
   proper license; to intrude; to forestall others; to intermeddle.


word: Interloper
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who
   unlawfully intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who
   interferes wrongfully or officiously.


word: Interlude
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the
   acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the
   tedium of waiting.


word: Interlude
wordtype: n.
definition:
A form of English drama or play, usually short, merry,
   and farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in the
   transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama.


word: Interlude
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short piece of instrumental music played between the
   parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in
   church music, a short passage played by the organist between the
   stanzas of a hymn, or in German chorals after each line.


word: Interlunary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging or pertaining to the time when the moon, at
   or near its conjunction with the sun, is invisible.


word: Intermarriage
wordtype: n.
definition:
Connection by marriage; reciprocal marriage; giving
   and taking in marriage, as between two families, tribes, castes, or
   nations.


word: Intermarry
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To become connected by marriage between their
   members; to give and take mutually in marriage; -- said of families,
   ranks, castes, etc.


word: Intermeddle
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle
   officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle
   with.


word: Intermede
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short musical dramatic piece, of a light and pleasing,
   sometimes a burlesque, character; an interlude introduced between the
   acts of a play or an opera.


word: Intermediate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or
   between two extremes; coming or done between; intervening; interposed;
   interjacent; as, an intermediate space or time; intermediate colors.


word: Intermedium
wordtype: n.
definition:
The bone or cartilage between the radiale and ulnare
   in the carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare in the tarsus. It
   corresponds to the lunar in the carpus, and to a part of the astragalus
   in the tarsus of man and most mammals.


word: Intermembral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between members or limbs; as, intermembral homology,
   the correspondence of the limbs with each other.


word: Interminable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Without termination; admitting no limit; boundless;
   endless; wearisomely protracted; as, interminable space or duration;
   interminable sufferings.


word: Intermission
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or the state of intermitting; the state of
   being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance.


word: Intermission
wordtype: n.
definition:
Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time;
   an interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an
   intermission of ten minutes.


word: Intermission
wordtype: n.
definition:
The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the
   space of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an
   entire cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of
   fever.


word: Intern
wordtype: a.
definition:
To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or
   country; to confine to one locality; as, to intern troops which have
   fled for refuge to a neutral country.


word: Internal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface;
   inclosed; -- opposed to external; as, the internal parts of a body, or
   of the earth.


word: Internal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself;
   inherent; as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the
   Scriptures.


word: Internal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially,
   (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to foreign; as, internal
   trade; internal troubles or war.


word: Internally
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Inwardly; within the enveloping surface, or the
   boundary of a thing; within the body; beneath the surface.


word: International
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between or among nations; pertaining to the
   intercourse of nations; participated in by two or more nations; common
   to, or affecting, two or more nations.


word: International
wordtype: n.
definition:
The International; an abbreviated from of the title
   of the International Workingmen's Association, the name of an
   association, formed in London in 1864, which has for object the
   promotion of the interests of the industrial classes of all nations.


word: Internationalist
wordtype: n.
definition:
A member of the International; one who believes
   in, or advocates the doctrines of, the International.


word: Internationalize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make international; to cause to affect the
   mutual relations of two or more nations; as, to internationalize a
   principle of law, or a philanthropic enterprise.


word: Internuncial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Communicating or transmitting impressions between
   different parts of the body; -- said of the nervous system.


word: Internuncio
wordtype: n.
definition:
A representative, or charge d'affaires, of the pope at
   a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below a nuncio.


word: Interocular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between, or within, the eyes; as, the interocular
   distance; situated between the eyes, as the antennae of some insects.


word: Interosculant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Uniting two groups; -- said of certain genera which
   connect family groups, or of species that connect genera. See Osculant.


word: Interpellate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To question imperatively, as a minister, or other
   executive officer, in explanation of his conduct; -- generally on the
   part of a legislative body.


word: Interpellation
wordtype: n.
definition:
An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an
   officer an explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory
   questioning; a point raised in a debate.


word: Interplead
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To plead against each other, or go to trial between
   themselves, as the claimants in an in an interpleader. See
   Interpleader.


word: Interpleader
wordtype: n.
definition:
A proceeding devised to enable a person, of whom the
   same debt, duty, or thing is claimed adversely by two or more parties,
   to compel them to litigate the right or title between themselves, and
   thereby to relieve himself from the suits which they might otherwise
   bring against him.


word: Interpolate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To alter or corrupt by the insertion of new or
   foreign matter; especially, to change, as a book or text, by the
   insertion of matter that is new, or foreign to the purpose of the
   author.


word: Interpolate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To fill up intermediate terms of, as of a series,
   according to the law of the series; to introduce, as a number or
   quantity, in a partial series, according to the law of that part of the
   series.


word: Interpolated
wordtype: a.
definition:
Inserted in, or added to, the original; introduced;
   foisted in; changed by the insertion of new or spurious matter.


word: Interpolation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The method or operation of finding from a few given
   terms of a series, as of numbers or observations, other intermediate
   terms in conformity with the law of the series.


word: Interposer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, interposes or intervenes; an
   obstacle or interruption; a mediator or agent between parties.


word: Interposition
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of interposing, or the state of being
   interposed; a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.


word: Interpret
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to
   translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or terms; to
   decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to language, but also to dreams,
   signs, conduct, mysteries, etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language
   to an Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech.


word: Interpret
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show
   by illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the character
   of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an artist interprets a
   landscape.


word: Interpretation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of interpreting; explanation of what is
   obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of
   a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.


word: Interpretation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or
   explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various
   interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.


word: Interpretation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of applying general principles
   or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special
   cases.


word: Interpreter
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who or that which interprets, explains, or
   expounds; a translator; especially, a person who translates orally
   between two parties.


word: Interradial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between the radii, or rays; -- in zoology, said of
   certain parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates of a
   starfish.


word: Interramal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between rami or branches; esp., between the mandibles,
   or rami of the lower jaw; intermandibular.


word: Interregnum
wordtype: n.
definition:
The time during which a throne is vacant between the
   death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor.


word: Interregnum
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any period during which, for any cause, the executive
   branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.


word: Interrogation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that
   the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to
   express doubt, or to mark a query. Called also interrogation point.


word: Interrogative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a
   question; as, an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun.


word: Interrupt
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by
   breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the
   current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to
   interrupt the remarks speaking.


word: Interrupt
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as,
   the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.


word: Interrupted
wordtype: a.
definition:
Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry
   is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the
   leaves in a pinnate leaf.


word: Interrupter
wordtype: n.
definition:
A device for opening and closing an electrical
   circuit; a vibrating spring or tuning fork, arranged to make and break
   a circuit at rapidly recurring intervals, by the action of the current
   itself.


word: Interruption
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being interrupted; a breach or break,
   caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention;
   interposition.


word: Interruption
wordtype: n.
definition:
Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course,
   current, progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has met
   with many interruptions in the execution of his work; the speaker or
   the argument proceeds without interruption.


word: Intersect
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to
   divide into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each
   other at the center.


word: Interseptal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Between septa; as, the interseptal spaces or zones,
   between the transparent, or septal, zones in striated muscle; the
   interseptal chambers of a shell, or of a seed vessel.


word: Intersperse
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To scatter or set here and there among other
   things; to insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a book.


word: Intersperse
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered
   at intervals; to place something at intervals in or among; as, to
   intersperse a book with pictures.


word: Interstate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to the mutual relations of States; existing
   between, or including, different States; as, interstate commerce.


word: Interstice
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which intervenes between one thing and another;
   especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts
   which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an
   interval; as, the interstices of a wall.


word: Interstice
wordtype: n.
definition:
An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the
   plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the
   reception of the various degrees of orders.


word: Interstitial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within
   the tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues of
   animals or plants.


word: Intertie
wordtype: n.
definition:
In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and
   plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.


word: Intertrigo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rubbing or chafing of the skin; especially, an
   abrasion or excoriation of the skin between folds, as in fat or
   neglected children.


word: Interval
wordtype: n.
definition:
A space between things; a void space intervening between
   any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.


word: Interval
wordtype: n.
definition:
Space of time between any two points or events; as, the
   interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession
   of Charles II.


word: Interval
wordtype: n.
definition:
A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar
   conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain;
   intervals of sanity or delirium.


word: Intervale
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks
   of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the
   river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the adjacent hills. Cf.
   Bottom, n., 7.


word: Intervene
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To come between, or to be between, persons or things;
   -- followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe
   and Africa.


word: Intervene
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or
   events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and the report;
   nothing intervened ( i. e., between the intention and the execution) to
   prevent the undertaking.


word: Intervene
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to
   put forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.


word: Intervention
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any interference that may affect the interests of
   others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another;
   mediation.


word: Intervention
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act by which a third person, to protect his own
   interest, interposes and becomes a party to a suit pending between
   other parties.


word: Interventor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who intervenes; a mediator; especially (Eccles.
   Hist.), a person designated by a church to reconcile parties, and unite
   them in the choice of officers.


word: Interview
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually,
   a formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference; as, the
   secretary had an interview with the President.


word: Interview
wordtype: n.
definition:
A conservation, or questioning, for the purpose of
   eliciting information for publication; the published statement so
   elicited.


word: Interview
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To have an interview with; to question or converse
   with, especially for the purpose of obtaining information for
   publication.


word: Interviewer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who interviews; especially, one who obtains an
   interview with another for the purpose of eliciting his opinions or
   obtaining information for publication.


word: Predecessor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any
   state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after,
   in any office or position.


word: Predella
wordtype: n.
definition:
The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a
   superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several
   pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border
   or frame at the foot of an altarpiece.


word: Predesignate
wordtype: a.
definition:
A term used by Sir William Hamilton to define
   propositions having their quantity indicated by a verbal sign; as, all,
   none, etc.; -- contrasted with preindesignate, defining propositions of
   which the quantity is not so indicated.


word: Predestinate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or
   ordain beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to preelect.


word: Predestination
wordtype: n.
definition:
The purpose of Good from eternity respecting all
   events; especially, the preordination of men to everlasting happiness
   or misery. See Calvinism.


word: Predetermination
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of previous determination; a purpose
   formed beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will.


word: Predicability
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being predicable, or
   affirmable of something, or attributed to something.


word: Predicable
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general
   attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to, many
   individuals.


word: Predicable
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the five most general relations of attributes
   involved in logical arrangements, namely, genus, species, difference,
   property, and accident.


word: Predicament
wordtype: n.
definition:
A class or kind described by any definite marks;
   hence, condition; particular situation or state; especially, an
   unfortunate or trying position or condition.


word: Predicate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one
   thing of another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow.


word: Predicate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
That which is affirmed or denied of the subject. In
   these propositions, "Paper is white," "Ink is not white," whiteness is
   the predicate affirmed of paper and denied of ink.


word: Predicrotic
wordtype: a.
definition:
A term applied to the pulse wave sometimes seen in a
   pulse curve or sphygmogram, between the apex of the curve and the
   dicrotic wave.


word: Predict
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To tell or declare beforehand; to foretell; to
   prophesy; to presage; as, to predict misfortune; to predict the return
   of a comet.


word: Predilection
wordtype: n.
definition:
A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor
   of something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.


word: Predispose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a
   predisposition or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.


word: Predispose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a
   tendency to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.


word: Predisposition
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of predisposing, or the state of being
   predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or propensity;
   predilection; -- applied to the mind; as, a predisposition to anger.


word: Predisposition
wordtype: n.
definition:
Previous fitness or adaptation to any change,
   impression, or purpose; susceptibility; -- applied to material things;
   as, the predisposition of the body to disease.


word: Predominant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the ascendency over others; superior in
   strength, influence, or authority; prevailing; as, a predominant color;
   predominant excellence.


word: Predominate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be superior in number, strength, influence, or
   authority; to have controlling power or influence; to prevail; to rule;
   to have the mastery; as, love predominated in her heart.


word: Predorsal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated in front of the back; immediately in front, or
   on the ventral side the dorsal part of the vertebral column.


word: Preeminence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being preeminent; superiority
   in prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in quality,
   rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad sense, superiority or notoriety in evil;
   as, preeminence in honor.


word: Preeminent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Eminent above others; prominent among those who are
   eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of,
   others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as,
   preeminent in guilt.


word: Preempt
wordtype: v. t. & i.
definition:
To settle upon (public land) with a right of
   preemption, as under the laws of the United States; to take by
   preemption.


word: Preemption
wordtype: n.
definition:
The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the
   king of buying provisions for his household in preference to others.


word: Preemption
wordtype: n.
definition:
The right of an actual settler upon public lands
   (particularly those of the United States) to purchase a certain portion
   at a fixed price in preference to all other applicants.


word: Preen
wordtype: n.
definition:
To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with
   the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds.


word: Preexistence
wordtype: n.
definition:
Existence of the soul before its union with the body;
   -- a doctrine held by certain philosophers.


word: Preface
wordtype: n.
definition:
Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or
   written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an introduction,
   or series of preliminary remarks.


word: Prefatory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a preface;
   introductory to a book, essay, or discourse; as, prefatory remarks.


word: Prefect
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a
   particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the
   aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of
   provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops
   guarding the emperor's person.


word: Prefect
wordtype: n.
definition:
A superintendent of a department who has control of its
   police establishment, together with extensive powers of municipal
   regulation.


word: Prefect
wordtype: n.
definition:
In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of
   certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop.


word: Prefecundation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A term collectively applied to the changes or
   conditions preceding fecundation, especially to the changes which the
   ovum undergoes before fecundation.


word: Prefer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;
   hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment, etc.; to
   offer; to present; to proffer; to address; -- said especially of a
   request, prayer, petition, claim, charge, etc.


word: Prefer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others,
   as to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote; as, to
   prefer an officer to the rank of general.


word: Prefer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To set above or before something else in estimation,
   favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to hold in greater
   favor; to choose rather; -- often followed by to, before, or above.


word: Preference
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred;
   the setting of one thing before another; precedence; higher estimation;
   predilection; choice; also, the power or opportunity of choosing; as,
   to give him his preference.


word: Preferential
wordtype: a.
definition:
Giving, indicating, or having a preference or
   precedence; as, a preferential claim; preferential shares.


word: Preferment
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or
   office; the state of being advanced; promotion.


word: Prefix
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another
   thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition to an
   agreement.


word: Prefix
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or
   syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to modify its
   signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure.


word: Prefrontal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated in front of the frontal bone, or the frontal
   region of the skull; ectethmoid, as a certain bone in the nasal capsule
   of many animals, and certain scales of reptiles and fishes.


word: Pregnancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Figuratively: The quality of being heavy with important
   contents, issue, significance, etc.; unusual consequence or capacity;
   fertility.


word: Pregnant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great
   with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to bring forth.


word: Pregnant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Heavy with important contents, significance, or issue;
   full of consequence or results; weighty; as, pregnant replies.


word: Prehistoric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a period before written history
   begins; as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man.


word: Prehnite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pale green mineral occurring in crystalline aggregates
   having a botryoidal or mammillary structure, and rarely in distinct
   crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.


word: Prehnitic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, a tetrabasic acid of
   benzene obtained as a white crystalline substance; -- probably so
   called from the resemblance of the wartlike crystals to the mammillae
   on the surface of prehnite.


word: Prejudge
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To judge before hearing, or before full and sufficient
   examination; to decide or sentence by anticipation; to condemn
   beforehand.


word: Prejudical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the determination of some matter
   not previously decided; as, a prejudical inquiry or action at law.


word: Prejudication
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of prejudicating, or of judging without due
   examination of facts and evidence; prejudgment.


word: Prejudice
wordtype: n.
definition:
An opinion or judgment formed without due examination;
   prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from other
   considerations than those belonging to it; an unreasonable predilection
   for, or objection against, anything; especially, an opinion or leaning
   adverse to anything, without just grounds, or before sufficient
   knowledge.


word: Prejudice
wordtype: n.
definition:
To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions
   formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of, by
   hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to, as to one
   side or the other of a cause; as, to prejudice a critic or a juryman.


word: Prejudice
wordtype: n.
definition:
To obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias
   of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to
   impair; as, to prejudice a good cause.


word: Prelate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a
   bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the
   church.


word: Prelatist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who supports of advocates prelacy, or the government
   of the church by prelates; hence, a high-churchman.


word: Preliminary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse
   or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or
   book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures;
   preliminary examinations.


word: Preliminary
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which precedes the main discourse, work, design,
   or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the
   preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's preliminaries the
   year before entering college.


word: Prelude
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
An introductory performance, preceding and preparing
   for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.;
   especially (Mus.), a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a
   movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with recent
   composers often synonymous with overture.


word: Prelude
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To introduce with a previous performance; to play or
   perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air.


word: Premature
wordtype: a.
definition:
Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the
   proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; as, a
   premature fall of snow; a premature birth; a premature opinion;
   premature decay.


word: Prematurity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being premature; early, or
   untimely, ripeness; as, the prematurity of genius.


word: Premaxilla
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bone on either side of the middle line between the
   nose and mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper
   jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxillae become united and
   form the incisor part of the maxillary bone.


word: Premeditate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand;
   to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery.


word: Premise
wordtype: n.
definition:
A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something
   previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a
   condition; a supposition.


