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word: Water color
definition:
A color ground with water and gum or other glutinous
   medium; a color the vehicle of which is water; -- so called in
   distinction from oil color.


word: Water course
definition:
A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the
   conveyance of water, especially in draining lands.


word: Water course
definition:
A running stream of water having a bed and banks; the
   easement one may have in the flowing of such a stream in its accustomed
   course. A water course may be sometimes dry.


word: Water crane
definition:
A goose-neck apparatus for supplying water from an
   elevated tank, as to the tender of a locomotive.


word: Water cress
definition:
A perennial cruciferous herb (Nasturtium officinale)
   growing usually in clear running or spring water. The leaves are
   pungent, and used for salad and as an antiscorbutic.


word: Water crowfoot
definition:
An aquatic kind of buttercup (Ranunculus aquatilis),
   used as food for cattle in parts of England.


word: Water deer
definition:
A small Chinese deer (Hydropotes inermis). Both sexes are
   destitute of antlers, but the male has large, descending canine tusks.


word: Water devil
definition:
The rapacious larva of a large water beetle (Hydrophilus
   piceus), and of other similar species. See Illust. of Water beetle.


word: Water dock
definition:
A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American
   water dock is Rumex orbiculatus, the European is R. Hydrolapathum.


word: Water dog
definition:
A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve
   waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so
   trained.


word: Water dressing
definition:
The treatment of wounds or ulcers by the application
   of water; also, a dressing saturated with water only, for application
   to a wound or an ulcer.


word: Water dropwort
definition:
A European poisonous umbelliferous plant (Enanthe
   fistulosa) with large hollow stems and finely divided leaves.


word: Water engine
definition:
An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by water;
   also, an engine or machine for extinguishing fires; a fire engine.


word: Waterfall
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a
   river or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a
   cataract.


word: Waterfall
wordtype: n.
definition:
An arrangement of a woman's back hair over a cushion or
   frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.


word: Water flannel
definition:
A floating mass formed in pools by the entangled
   filaments of a European fresh-water alga (Cladophora crispata).


word: Water flea
definition:
Any one of numerous species of small aquatic Entomostraca
   belonging to the genera Cyclops, Daphnia, etc; -- so called because
   they swim with sudden leaps, or starts.


word: Waterfowl
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any bird that frequents the water, or lives about
   rivers, lakes, etc., or on or near the sea; an aquatic fowl; -- used
   also collectively.


word: Water gauge
definition:
An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or
   quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its surface, as in
   the boiler of a steam engine. See Gauge.


word: Water gilding
definition:
The act, or the process, of gilding metallic surfaces
   by covering them with a thin coating of amalgam of gold, and then
   volatilizing the mercury by heat; -- called also wash gilding.


word: Water gruel
definition:
A liquid food composed of water and a small portion of
   meal, or other farinaceous substance, boiled and seasoned.


word: Water hammer
definition:
A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air,
   and hermetically sealed. When reversed or shaken, the water being
   unimpeded by air, strikes the sides in solid mass with a sound like
   that of a hammer.


word: Water hammer
definition:
A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as
   against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it.


word: Water hare
definition:
A small American hare or rabbit (Lepus aquaticus) found
   on or near the southern coasts of the United States; -- called also
   water rabbit, and swamp hare.


word: Water hemlock
definition:
A poisonous umbelliferous plant (Cicuta virosa) of
   Europe; also, any one of several plants of that genus.


word: Water joint
definition:
A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left
   slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being sunken or
   dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent the settling of water
   in the joints.


word: Waterlandian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a body of Dutch Anabaptists who separated from
   the Mennonites in the sixteenth century; -- so called from a district
   in North Holland denominated Waterland.


word: Waterleaf
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any plant of the American genus Hydrophyllum, herbs
   having white or pale blue bell-shaped flowers.


word: Water lemon
definition:
The edible fruit of two species of passion flower
   (Passiflora laurifolia, and P. maliformis); -- so called in the West
   Indies.


word: Water lettuce
definition:
A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical
   waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves.


word: Water lily
definition:
A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea,
   distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful flowers. See
   Nymphaea.


word: Water line
definition:
Any one of certain lines of a vessel, model, or plan,
   parallel with the surface of the water at various heights from the
   keel.


word: Water line
definition:
Any one of several lines marked upon the outside of a
   vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water when she is afloat
   on an even keel. The lowest line indicates the vessel's proper
   submergence when not loaded, and is called the light water line; the
   highest, called the load water line, indicates her proper submergence
   when loaded.


word: Water locust
definition:
A thorny leguminous tree (Gleditschia monosperma) which
   grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.


word: Water-logged
wordtype: a.
definition:
Filled or saturated with water so as to be heavy,
   unmanageable, or loglike; -- said of a vessel, when, by receiving a
   great quantity of water into her hold, she has become so heavy as not
   to be manageable by the helm.


word: Waterman
wordtype: n.
definition:
A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or canals, or
   in harbors, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on the high
   seas; a man who manages fresh-water craft; a boatman; a ferryman.


word: Watermark
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mark indicating the height to which water has risen,
   or at which it has stood; the usual limit of high or low water.


word: Water meadow
definition:
A meadow, or piece of low, flat land, capable of being
   kept in a state of fertility by being overflowed with water from some
   adjoining river or stream.


word: Water measure
definition:
A measure formerly used for articles brought by water,
   as coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three gallons
   larger than the Winchester bushel.


word: Watermelon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a
   cucurbitaceous plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, the
   plant itself. The fruit sometimes weighs many pounds; its pulp is
   usually pink in color, and full of a sweet watery juice. It is a native
   of tropical Africa, but is now cultivated in many countries. See
   Illust. of Melon.


word: Water meter
definition:
A contrivance for measuring a supply of water delivered
   or received for any purpose, as from a street main.


word: Water milfoil
definition:
Any plant of the genus Myriophyllum, aquatic herbs
   with whorled leaves, the submersed ones pinnately parted into capillary
   divisions.


word: Water mint
definition:
A kind of mint (Mentha aquatica) growing in wet places,
   and sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot.


word: Water mite
definition:
Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to
   Hydrachna and allied genera of the family Hydrachnidae, usually having
   the legs fringed and adapted for swimming. They are often red or red
   and black in color, and while young are parasites of fresh-water
   insects and mussels. Called also water tick, and water spider.


word: Water moccasin
definition:
A venomous North American snake (Ancistrodon
   piscivorus) allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It
   lives in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes. Called
   also water snake, water adder, water viper.


word: Water monitor
definition:
A very large lizard (Varanaus salvator) native of
   India. It frequents the borders of streams and swims actively. It
   becomes five or six feet long. Called also two-banded monitor, and
   kabaragoya. The name is also applied to other aquatic monitors.


word: Water mouse
definition:
Any one of several species of mice belonging to the
   genus Hydromys, native of Australia and Tasmania. Their hind legs are
   strong and their toes partially webbed. They live on the borders of
   streams, and swim well. They are remarkable as being the only rodents
   found in Australia.


word: Water nymph
definition:
A goddess of any stream or other body of water, whether
   one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides.


word: Water ouzel
definition:
Any one of several species of small insessorial birds of
   the genus Cinclus (or Hydrobates), especially the European water ousel
   (C. aquaticus), and the American water ousel (C. Mexicanus). These
   birds live about the water, and are in the habit of walking on the
   bottom of streams beneath the water in search of food.


word: Water parsnip
definition:
Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus Sium,
   poisonous herbs with pinnate or dissected leaves and small white
   flowers.


word: Water pitcher
definition:
One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped
   leaves. The sidesaddle flower (Sarracenia purpurea) is the type.


word: Water pore
definition:
One of certain minute pores in the leaves of some plants.
   They are without true guardian cells, but in other respects closely
   resemble ordinary stomata.


word: Water power
definition:
A fall of water which may be used to drive machinery; a
   site for a water mill; a water privilege.


word: Water privilege
definition:
The advantage of using water as a mechanical power;
   also, the place where water is, or may be, so used. See under
   Privilege.


word: Waterproof
wordtype: a.
definition:
Proof against penetration or permeation by water;
   impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof.


word: Waterproof
wordtype: n.
definition:
Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such
   cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; esp., an outer
   garment made of such material.


word: Water radish
definition:
A coarse yellow-flowered plant (Nasturtium amphibium)
   related to the water cress and to the horse-radish.


word: Water rail
definition:
Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus,
   as the common European species (Rallus aquaticus). See Illust. of Rail.


word: Water rattler
definition:
The diamond rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus); -- so
   called from its preference for damp places near water.


word: Water sail
definition:
A small sail sometimes set under a studding sail or under
   a driver boom, and reaching nearly to the water.


word: Watershed
wordtype: n.
definition:
The line of division between two adjacent rivers or
   lakes with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into them;
   the natural boundary of a basin.


word: Water shield
definition:
An aquatic American plant (Brasenia peltata) having
   floating oval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly.


word: Water shrew
definition:
Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet
   and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species
   (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ciliatus) are the best known. The most
   common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris), is
   rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits.


word: Water snail
definition:
Any aquatic pulmonate gastropod belonging to Planorbis,
   Limnaea, and allied genera; a pond snail.


word: Water spider
definition:
An aquatic European spider (Argyoneta aquatica) which
   constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on water plants. It
   lives in a bell-shaped structure of silk, open beneath like a diving
   bell, and filled with air which the spider carries down in the form of
   small bubbles attached one at a time to the spinnerets and hind feet.
   Called also diving spider.


word: Water spider
definition:
Any spider that habitually lives on or about the water,
   especially the large American species (Dolomedes lanceolatus) which
   runs rapidly on the surface of water; -- called also raft spider.


word: Waterspout
wordtype: n.
definition:
A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature
   of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes
   over the land.


word: Water supply
definition:
A supply of water; specifically, water collected, as in
   reservoirs, and conveyed, as by pipes, for use in a city, mill, or the
   like.


word: Water table
definition:
A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a
   building, to throw off the water, -- generally used in the United
   States for the first table above the surface of the ground (see Table,
   n., 9), that is, for the table at the top of the foundation and the
   beginning of the upper wall.


word: Water thermometer
definition:
A thermometer filled with water instead of
   mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water
   attains its maximum density. This is about 39¡ Fahr., or 4¡ Centigrade;
   and from that point down to 32¡ Fahr., or 0¡ Centigrade, or the
   freezing point, it expands.


word: Water thrush
definition:
A North American bird of the genus Seiurus, belonging
   to the Warbler family, especially the common species (S.
   Noveboracensis).


word: Water tiger
definition:
A diving, or water, beetle, especially the larva of a
   water beetle. See Illust. b of Water beetle.


word: Water tower
definition:
A large metal pipe made to be extended vertically by
   sections, and used for discharging water upon burning buildings.


word: Water tree
definition:
A climbing shrub (Tetracera alnifolia, / potatoria) of
   Western Africa, which pours out a watery sap from the freshly cut
   stems.


word: Water tube
definition:
One of a system of tubular excretory organs having
   external openings, found in many invertebrates. They are believed to be
   analogous in function to the kidneys of vertebrates. See Illust. under
   Trematodea, and Sporocyst.


word: Water tupelo
definition:
A species of large tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) growing in
   swamps in the southern of the United States. See Ogeechee lime.


word: Water vine
definition:
Any plant of the genus Phytocrene, climbing shrubs of
   Asia and Africa, the stems of which are singularly porous, and when cut
   stream with a limpid potable juice.


word: Waterway
wordtype: n.
definition:
Heavy plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole
   length of a vessel's deck at the line of junction with the sides,
   forming a channel to the scuppers, which are cut through it. In iron
   vessels the waterway is variously constructed.


word: Water wheel
definition:
Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other
   purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; --
   called an overshot wheel when the water is applied at the top, an
   undershot wheel when at the bottom, a breast wheel when at an
   intermediate point; other forms are called reaction wheel, vortex
   wheel, turbine wheel, etc.


word: Water willow
definition:
An American aquatic plant (Dianthera Americana) with
   long willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers.


word: Water wing
definition:
One of two walls built on either side of the junction of
   a bridge with the bank of a river, to protect the abutment of the
   bridge and the bank from the action of the current.


word: Water-white
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched
   districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap
   which is sometimes used for quenching thirst.


word: Waterwork
wordtype: n.
definition:
Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or
   walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of tapestry.


word: Waterwork
wordtype: n.
definition:
An hydraulic apparatus, or a system of works or
   fixtures, by which a supply of water is furnished for useful or
   ornamental purposes, including dams, sluices, pumps, aqueducts,
   distributing pipes, fountains, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.


word: Waterwort
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any plant of the natural order Elatineae, consisting of
   two genera (Elatine, and Bergia), mostly small annual herbs growing in
   the edges of ponds. Some have a peppery or acrid taste.


word: Watt
wordtype: n.
definition:
A unit of power or activity equal to 107 C.G.S. units of
   power, or to work done at the rate of one joule a second. An English
   horse power is approximately equal to 746 watts.


word: Wattmeter
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for measuring power in watts, -- much used
   in measuring the energy of an electric current.


word: Wattle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly colored,
   process of the skin hanging from the chin or throat of a bird or
   reptile.


word: Wattle
wordtype: n.
definition:
The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the
   genus Acacia, used in tanning; -- called also wattle bark.


word: Wattle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To twist or interweave, one with another, as twigs; to
   form a network with; to plat; as, to wattle branches.


word: Wattlebird
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of honey eaters belonging to
   Anthochaera and allied genera of the family Meliphagidae. These birds
   usually have a large and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down
   below each ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent islands.


word: Wave
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To call attention to, or give a direction or command to,
   by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to
   signal; to indicate.


word: Wave
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as
   of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles
   composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an
   undulation.


word: Wave
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A vibration propagated from particle to particle through a
   body or elastic medium, as in the transmission of sound; an assemblage
   of vibrating molecules in all phases of a vibration, with no phase
   repeated; a wave of vibration; an undulation. See Undulation.


word: Waved
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having undulations like waves; -- said of one of the lines
   in heraldry which serve as outlines to the ordinaries, etc.


word: Wavellite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hydrous phosphate of alumina, occurring usually in
   hemispherical radiated forms varying in color from white to yellow,
   green, or black.


word: Waver
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the
   other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.


word: Waver
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be
   undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment.


word: Wax
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as,
   to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to
   wax worse and worse.


word: Wax
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by
   them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It
   is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form
   of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become
   whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.


word: Wax
wordtype: n.
definition:
A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for excluding
   air, and for other purposes; as, sealing wax, grafting wax, etching
   wax, etc.


word: Wax
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of
   scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below.


word: Wax
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in connection with
   certain deposits of rock salt and coal; -- called also mineral wax, and
   ozocerite.


word: Waxbill
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging
   to Estrelda and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and Australia.
   The bill is large, conical, and usually red in color, resembling
   sealing wax. Several of the species are often kept as cage birds.


word: Waxwing
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of small birds of the genus
   Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with
   small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing
   (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also
   waxbird.


word: Waxwork
wordtype: n.
definition:
Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed
   or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.


word: Waxwork
wordtype: n.
definition:
An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scandens). It bears
   a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open in the autumn, and
   display the scarlet coverings of the seeds.


word: Waxy
wordtype: a.
definition:
Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid;
   adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible.


word: Way
wordtype: n.
definition:
That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes;
   opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage; road, street,
   track, or path of any kind; as, they built a way to the mine.


word: Way
wordtype: n.
definition:
The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a
   planer, lathe, or the like, along which a table or carriage moves.


word: Waybill
wordtype: n.
definition:
A list of passengers in a public vehicle, or of the
   baggage or gods transported by a common carrier on a land route. When
   the goods are transported by water, the list is called a bill of
   lading.


word: Waybung
wordtype: n.
definition:
An Australian insessorial bird (Corcorax melanorhamphus)
   noted for the curious actions of the male during the breeding season.
   It is black with a white patch on each wing.


word: Waylay
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way;
   especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or
   slay; to beset in ambush.


word: -ways
definition:
A suffix formed from way by the addition of the adverbial -s
   (see -wards). It is often used interchangeably with wise; as, endways
   or endwise; noways or nowise, etc.


word: Waywiser
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for measuring the distance which one has
   traveled on the road; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator.


word: Waywode
wordtype: n.
definition:
Originally, the title of a military commander in various
   Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns or
   provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of Moldavia and
   Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars, and has also been
   given to some inferior Turkish officers.


word: We
wordtype: obj.
definition:
The plural nominative case of the pronoun of the first
   person; the word with which a person in speaking or writing denotes a
   number or company of which he is one, as the subject of an action
   expressed by a verb.


word: Weak
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated
   into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.


word: Weak
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued
   or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.


word: Weak
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or
   required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of
   less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak
   decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.


word: Weak
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as,
   weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army.


word: Weak
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment,
   discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.


word: Weak
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion,
   etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as,
   weak resolutions; weak virtue.


word: Weak
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Not having power to convince; not supported by force of
   reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case.


word: Weak
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or
   having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are
   essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government
   or state.


word: Weak
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its
   preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the
   suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed;
   abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. See Strong, 19 (a).


word: Weak
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon,
   etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See Strong, 19 (b).


word: Weaken
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of
   strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the
   body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken the
   force of an objection or an argument.


word: Weaken
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken
   tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.


word: Weaken
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or
   determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the patient
   weakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination.


word: Weakfish
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any fish of the genus Cynoscion; a squeteague; -- so
   called from its tender mouth. See Squeteague.


word: Weakness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or
   firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral strength;
   feebleness.


word: Wealden
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Cretaceous
   formation in England and on the Continent, which overlies the Oolitic
   series.


word: Wealth
wordtype: n.
definition:
Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which
   are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly estate;
   affluence; opulence; riches.


word: Wealthy
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having wealth; having large possessions, or larger
   than most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent;
   affluent; rich.


word: Wean
wordtype: a.
definition:
To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal,
   to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or
   udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother nourishment.


word: Wean
wordtype: a.
definition:
Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any
   object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything.


word: Weapon
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something
   to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in destroying,
   defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a sword, etc.


word: Weapon
wordtype: n.
definition:
Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends
   against another; as, argument was his only weapon.


word: Wear
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to go about, as a vessel, by putting the helm up,
   instead of alee as in tacking, so that the vessel's bow is turned away
   from, and her stern is presented to, the wind, and, as she turns still
   farther, her sails fill on the other side; to veer.


word: Wear
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To carry or bear upon the person; to bear upon one's self,
   as an article of clothing, decoration, warfare, bondage, etc.; to have
   appendant to one's body; to have on; as, to wear a coat; to wear a
   shackle.


word: Wear
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To have or exhibit an appearance of, as an aspect or
   manner; to bear; as, she wears a smile on her countenance.


word: Wear
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To use up by carrying or having upon one's self; hence, to
   consume by use; to waste; to use up; as, to wear clothes rapidly.


word: Wear
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition,
   scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually; to cause to
   lower or disappear; to spend.


word: Wear
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear
   the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a
   coat wears well or ill; -- hence, sometimes applied to character,
   qualifications, etc.; as, a man wears well as an acquaintance.


word: Wear
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used; to
   suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to decay, or be
   spent, gradually.


word: Wear
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of wearing, or the state of being worn; consumption
   by use; diminution by friction; as, the wear of a garment.


word: Wearer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the
   wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc.


word: Wearisome
wordtype: a.
definition:
Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; weariful; as, a
   wearisome march; a wearisome day's work; a wearisome book.


word: Weary
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn
   out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired; fatigued.


word: Weary
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having one's patience, relish, or contentment
   exhausted; tired; sick; -- with of before the cause; as, weary of
   marching, or of confinement; weary of study.


word: Weary
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance
   of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with labor or
   traveling.


word: Substratum
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is laid or spread under; that which
   underlies something, as a layer of earth lying under another;
   specifically (Agric.), the subsoil.


word: Substruction
wordtype: n.
definition:
Underbuilding; the foundation, or any preliminary
   structure intended to raise the lower floor or basement of a building
   above the natural level of the ground.


word: Substyle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a dial is
   erected; being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane
   perpendicular to it passing through the style.


word: Subsulphide
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nonacid compound consisting of one equivalent of
   sulphur and more than one equivalent of some other body, as a metal.


word: Subsume
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To take up into or under, as individual under species,
   species under genus, or particular under universal; to place (any one
   cognition) under another as belonging to it; to include under something
   else.


word: Subtangent
wordtype: n.
definition:
The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and
   tangent drawn to the same point in a curve.


word: Subtend
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a
   triangle which subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc.


word: Subterfuge
wordtype: n.
definition:
That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an
   artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an argument, or to
   justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an evasion.


word: Subterraneous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Being or lying under the surface of the earth;
   situated within the earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs; a
   subterraneous passage.


word: Subtile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile
   person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme.


word: Subtle
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing
   distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle
   logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or
   pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a
   subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought;
   also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.


word: Subtonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element
   consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels,
   but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the
   oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath
   sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to
   Pronunciation, //155, 199-202.


word: Subtract
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole;
   to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.


word: Subtraction
wordtype: n.
definition:
The taking of a lesser number or quantity from a
   greater of the same kind or denomination; an operation for finding the
   difference between two numbers or quantities.


word: Subulicornes
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A division of insects having slender or subulate
   antennae. The dragon flies and May flies are examples.


word: Suburb
wordtype: n.
definition:
An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place
   immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on
   the confines of any city or large town; as, a house stands in the
   suburbs; a garden situated in the suburbs of Paris.


word: Suburbicary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Being in the suburbs; -- applied to the six dioceses
   in the suburbs of Rome subject to the pope as bishop of Rome.


word: Subvaginal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated under or inside a sheath or vaginal membrane;
   as, the subvaginal, or subdural, spaces about the optic nerve.


word: Subversion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of overturning, or the state of being
   overturned; entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter
   ruin; destruction; as, the subversion of a government; the subversion
   of despotic power; the subversion of the constitution.


word: Subvertebral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated beneath, or on the ventral side of, the
   vertebral column; situated beneath, or inside of, the endoskeleton;
   hypaxial; hyposkeletal.


word: Subway
wordtype: n.
definition:
An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under
   a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are
   conducted.


word: Subzonal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated under a zone, or zona; -- applied to a membrane
   between the zona radiata and the umbilical vesicle in the mammal
   embryo.


word: Succedaneous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or acting as, a succedaneum; supplying
   the place of something else; being, or employed as, a substitute for
   another.


word: Succedaneum
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of
   another; that which is used for something else; a substitute


word: Succeed
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take
   the place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the
   throne; autumn succeeds summer.


word: Succeed
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To come in the place of another person, thing, or
   event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of
   things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything;
   -- often with to.


word: Succeed
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is
   attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be
   successful; as, he succeeded in his plans; his plans succeeded.


word: Succeeding
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that
   which succeeds, or follows after; consequence.


word: Success
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or
   result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome
   of effort.


word: Success
wordtype: n.
definition:
The favorable or prosperous termination of anything
   attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue.


word: Successful
wordtype: a.
definition:
Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of,
   success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect;
   hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of medicine;
   a successful experiment; a successful enterprise.


word: Succession
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of succeeding, or following after; a following
   of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so
   following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of
   disasters.


word: Succession
wordtype: n.
definition:
A series of persons or things according to some
   established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings, or of
   bishops; a succession of events in chronology.


word: Succession
wordtype: n.
definition:
The power or right of succeeding to the station or
   title of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon the
   office, rank, position, etc., held ny another; also, the entrance into
   the office, station, or rank of a predecessor; specifically, the
   succeeding, or right of succeeding, to a throne.


word: Succession
wordtype: n.
definition:
The right to enter upon the possession of the property
   of an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an established
   order.


word: Successionist
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person who insists on the importance of a regular
   succession of events, offices, etc.; especially (Eccl.), one who
   insists that apostolic succession alone is valid.


word: Successive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming
   after without interruption or interval; following one after another in
   a line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of years;
   the successive kings of Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer.


word: Successive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having or giving the right of succeeding to an
   inheritance; inherited by succession; hereditary; as, a successive
   title; a successive empire.


word: Successor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place
   which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; --
   correlative to predecessor; as, the successor of a deceased king.


word: Succinamic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide
   derivative of succinic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance,
   and forming a series of salts.


word: Succinic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif.,
   designating a dibasic acid, C/H/.(CO/H)/, first obtained by the dry
   distillation of amber. It is found in a number of plants, as in lettuce
   and wormwood, and is also produced artificially as a white crystalline
   substance having a slightly acid taste.


word: Succinimide
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white crystalline nitrogenous substance,
   C2H4.(CO)2.NH, obtained by treating succinic anhydride with ammonia
   gas. It is a typical imido acid, and forms a series of salts. See Imido
   acid, under Imido.


word: Succinuric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide, analogous
   to succinamic acid, which is obtained as a white crystalline substance
   by heating urea with succinic anhydride. It is known also in its salts.


word: Succor
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve
   when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from
   suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city.


word: Succor
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves
   and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress.


word: Succubous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each
   one is covered by the base of the next higher leaf, as in hepatic
   mosses of the genus Plagiochila.


word: Succubus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit
   supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a succuba.
   Cf. Incubus.


word: Succumb
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to
   succumb under calamities; to succumb to disease.


word: Succussion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Med.), a shaking of
   the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax.


word: Succussive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Characterized by a shaking motion, especially an up and
   down movement, and not merely tremulous oscillation; as, the succussive
   motion in earthquakes.


word: Such
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar;
   as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as introducing the
   word or proposition which defines the similarity, or the standard of
   comparison; as, the books are not such that I can recommend them, or,
   not such as I can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw
   yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to make them
   better.


word: Such
wordtype: a.
definition:
The same that; -- with as; as, this was the state of the
   kingdom at such time as the enemy landed.


word: Suchospondylous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having dorsal vertebrae with long and divided
   transverse processes; -- applied to certain reptiles.


word: Suck
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and
   tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the liquid to rush
   in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or apply force to, by exhausting
   the air.


word: Suck
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to
   suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the mother, the
   breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of an animal sucks the
   mother, or dam; an infant sucks the breast.


word: Suck
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking;
   to inhale; to absorb; as, to suck in air; the roots of plants suck
   water from the ground.


word: Suck
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the
   young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking.


word: Sucken
wordtype: n.
definition:
The jurisdiction of a mill, or that extent of ground
   astricted to it, the tenants of which are bound to bring their grain
   thither to be ground.


word: Sucker
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by
   which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere to other
   bodies.


word: Sucker
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string
   attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed
   upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason
   of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a
   considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; -- used by
   children as a plaything.


word: Sucker
wordtype: n.
definition:
A shoot from the roots or lower part of the stem of a
   plant; -- so called, perhaps, from diverting nourishment from the body
   of the plant.


word: Sucker
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of North American fresh-water
   cyprinoid fishes of the family Catostomidae; so called because the lips
   are protrusile. The flesh is coarse, and they are of little value as
   food. The most common species of the Eastern United States are the
   northern sucker (Catostomus Commersoni), the white sucker (C. teres),
   the hog sucker (C. nigricans), and the chub, or sweet sucker (Erimyzon
   sucetta). Some of the large Western species are called buffalo fish,
   red horse, black horse, and suckerel.


word: Sucker
wordtype: n.
definition:
A California food fish (Menticirrus undulatus) closely
   allied to the kingfish (a); -- called also bagre.


word: Sucking
wordtype: a.
definition:
Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially,
   young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf.


word: Sucrate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A compound of sucrose (or of some related carbohydrate)
   with some base, after the analogy of a salt; as, sodium sucrate.


word: Sucrose
wordtype: n.
definition:
A common variety of sugar found in the juices of many
   plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, sugar maple, beet root, etc. It is
   extracted as a sweet, white crystalline substance which is valuable as
   a food product, and, being antiputrescent, is largely used in the
   preservation of fruit. Called also saccharose, cane sugar, etc. By
   extension, any one of the class of isomeric substances (as lactose,
   maltose, etc.) of which sucrose proper is the type.


word: Suctoria
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of Infusoria having the body armed with
   somewhat stiff, tubular processes which they use as suckers in
   obtaining their food. They are usually stalked.


word: Sudarium
wordtype: n.
definition:
The handkerchief upon which the Savior is said to have
   impressed his own portrait miraculously, when wiping his face with it,
   as he passed to the crucifixion.


word: Sudden
wordtype: a.
definition:
Happening without previous notice or with very brief
   notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common preparation;
   immediate; instant; speedy.


word: Sue
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to
   institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to
   prosecute judicially.


word: Sue
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its
   proper termination; to gain by legal process.


word: Suet
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fat and fatty tissues of an animal, especially the harder
   fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton, which, when melted
   and freed from the membranes, forms tallow.


word: Suffer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to
   submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of
   body, or grief of mind.


word: Suffer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to
   experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to
   air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage.


word: Suffer
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is
   inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer
   with anxiety.


word: Sufferer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who suffers; one who endures or undergoes suffering;
   one who sustains inconvenience or loss; as, sufferers by poverty or
   sickness; men are sufferers by fire or by losses at sea.


word: Suffering
wordtype: n.
definition:
The bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; pain
   endured; distress, loss, or injury incurred; as, sufferings by pain or
   sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs.


word: Suffice
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of
   anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate.


word: Sufficient
wordtype: a.
definition:
Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough;
   ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army
   sufficient to defend the country.


word: Sufficiently
wordtype: adv.
definition:
To a sufficient degree; to a degree that answers
   the purpose, or gives content; enough; as, we are sufficiently supplied
   with food; a man sufficiently qualified for the discharge of his
   official duties.


word: Suffix
wordtype: n.
definition:
A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended
   to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix.


word: Sufflaminate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To retard the motion of, as a carriage, by
   preventing one or more of its wheels from revolving, either by means of
   a chain or otherwise.


word: Suffrage
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in
   the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal expression of an
   opinion; assent; vote.


word: Suffragist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who has certain opinions or desires about the
   political right of suffrage; as, a woman suffragist.


word: Suffruticose
wordtype: a.
definition:
Woody in the lower part of the stem, but with the
   yearly branches herbaceous, as sage, thyme, hyssop, and the like.


word: Suffuse
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or
   cover, as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused with tears; cheeks
   suffused with blushes.


word: Suffusion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A blending of one color into another; the spreading of
   one color over another, as on the feathers of birds.


word: Sufism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A refined mysticism among certain classes of Mohammedans,
   particularly in Persia, who hold to a kind of pantheism and practice
   extreme asceticism in their lives.


word: Sugar
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of
   a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by crystallizing the
   evaporated juice of certain plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, beet
   root, sugar maple, etc. It is used for seasoning and preserving many
   kinds of food and drink. Ordinary sugar is essentially sucrose. See the
   Note below.


word: Sugar
wordtype: n.
definition:
By extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or
   appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous white
   crystalline substance having a sweet taste.


word: Sugar
wordtype: n.
definition:
Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable
   something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.


word: Sugar
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling
   down the sirup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to approach or
   reach the state of granulation; -- with the preposition off.


word: Sugar
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to
   compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof.


word: Suggest
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be
   thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.


word: Suggestion
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is suggested; an intimation; an insinuation;
   a hint; a different proposal or mention; also, formerly, a secret
   incitement; temptation.


word: Suggestion
wordtype: n.
definition:
Information without oath; an entry of a material fact
   or circumstance on the record for the information of the court, at the
   death or insolvency of a party.


word: Suggestion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or power of originating or recalling ideas or
   relations, distinguished as original and relative; -- a term much used
   by Scottish metaphysicians from Hutcherson to Thomas Brown.


word: Suicide
wordtype: adv.
definition:
The act of taking one's own life voluntary and
   intentionally; self-murder; specifically (Law), the felonious killing
   of one's self; the deliberate and intentional destruction of one's own
   life by a person of years of discretion and of sound mind.


word: Suine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mixture of oleomargarine with lard or other fatty
   ingredients. It is used as a substitute for butter. See Butterine.


word: Suint
wordtype: n.
definition:
A peculiar substance obtained from the wool of sheep,
   consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy matters. It is
   used as a source of potash and also for the manufacture of gas.


word: Suit
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of suing; the process by which one endeavors to gain
   an end or an object; an attempt to attain a certain result; pursuit;
   endeavor.


word: Suit
wordtype: n.
definition:
The attempt to gain an end by legal process; an action or
   process for the recovery of a right or claim; legal application to a
   court for justice; prosecution of right before any tribunal; as, a
   civil suit; a criminal suit; a suit in chancery.


word: Suit
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which follows as a retinue; a company of attendants or
   followers; the assembly of persons who attend upon a prince,
   magistrate, or other person of distinction; -- often written suite, and
   pronounced sw/t.


word: Suit
wordtype: n.
definition:
Things that follow in a series or succession; the individual
   objects, collectively considered, which constitute a series, as of
   rooms, buildings, compositions, etc.; -- often written suite, and
   pronounced sw/t.


word: Suit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A number of things used together, and generally necessary to
   be united in order to answer their purpose; a number of things
   ordinarily classed or used together; a set; as, a suit of curtains; a
   suit of armor; a suit of clothes.


word: Suit
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the four sets of cards which constitute a pack; --
   each set consisting of thirteen cards bearing a particular emblem, as
   hearts, spades, cubs, or diamonds.


word: Suitable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming;
   agreeable; adapted; as, ornaments suitable to one's station; language
   suitable for the subject.


word: Suite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A retinue or company of attendants, as of a distinguished
   personage; as, the suite of an ambassador. See Suit, n., 5.


word: Suite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A connected series or succession of objects; a number of
   things used or clessed together; a set; as, a suite of rooms; a suite
   of minerals. See Suit, n., 6.


word: Suite
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the old musical forms, before the time of the more
   compact sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the
   same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate
   prelude. Some composers of the present day affect the suite form.


word: Suitor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who sues or prosecutes a demand in court; a party to a
   suit, as a plaintiff, petitioner, etc.


word: Suitor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who attends a court as plaintiff, defendant,
   petitioner, appellant, witness, juror, or the like.


word: Sully
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to
   darken; -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to
   sully a person's reputation.


word: Sulphacid
wordtype: n.
definition:
An acid in which, to a greater or less extent, sulphur
   plays a part analogous to that of oxygen in an oxyacid; thus,
   thiosulphuric and sulpharsenic acids are sulphacids; -- called also
   sulphoacid. See the Note under Acid, n., 2.


word: Sulphamic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a sulphamide; derived from, or
   related to, a sulphamide; specifically, designating an amido acid
   derivative, NH2.SO2.OH, of sulphuric acid (analogous to sulphonic acid)
   which is not known in the free state, but is known in its salts.


word: Sulphamide
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a series of amido compounds obtained by
   treating sulphuryl chloride with various amines.


word: Sulphanilic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anilene
   sulphonic acid which is obtained as a white crystalline substance.


word: Sulphantimonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical
   sulphacid of antimony (called also thioantimonic acid) analogous to
   sulpharsenic acid.


word: Sulphantimonious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical
   sulphacid of antimony (called also thioantimonious acid) analogous to
   sulpharsenious acid.


word: Sulpharsenic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical
   sulphacid (called also thioarsenic acid) analogous to arsenic acid, and
   known only in its salts.


word: Sulpharsenious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical
   sulphacid (called also thioarsenious acid) analogous to arsenious acid,
   and known only in its salts.


word: Sulphato-
definition:
A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting a
   sulphate as an ingredient in certain double salts; as,
   sulphato-carbonate.


word: Sulphauric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical
   sulphacid of gold (aurum), known only in its salts.


word: Sulphindigotic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic acid
   obtained, as a blue solution, by dissolving indigo in sulphuric acid;
   -- formerly called also cerulic sulphuric acid, but properly called
   indigo-disulphonic acid.


word: Sulphine
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a series of basic compounds which consist
   essentially of sulphur united with hydrocarbon radicals. In general
   they are oily or crystalline deliquescent substances having a peculiar
   odor; as, trimethyl sulphine, (CH3)3S.OH. Cf. Sulphonium.


word: Sulphinic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of a series
   of acids regarded as acid ethereal salts of hyposulphurous acid; as,
   methyl sulphinic acid, CH3.SO.OH, a thick unstable liquid.


word: Sulphinide
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white or yellowish crystalline substance,
   C6H4.(SO2.CO).NH, produced artificially by the oxidation of a sulphamic
   derivative of toluene. It is the sweetest substance known, having over
   two hundred times the sweetening power of sugar, and is known in
   commerce under the name of saccharine. It has acid properties and forms
   salts (which are inaccurately called saccharinates).


word: Sulphion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hypothetical radical, SO4, regarded as forming the acid
   or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in
   electrolytic decomposition; -- so called in accordance with the binary
   theory of salts.


word: Sulphionide
wordtype: n.
definition:
A binary compound of sulphion, or one so regarded;
   thus, sulphuric acid, H/SO/, is a sulphionide.


word: Sulpho-
definition:
A prefix (also used adjectively) designating sulphur as an
   ingredient in certain compounds. Cf. Thio-.


word: Sulphoarsenic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or containing, sulphur and
   arsenic; -- said of an acid which is the same as arsenic acid with the
   substitution of sulphur for oxygen.


word: Sulphocarbonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphacid,
   H2CSO2 (called also thiocarbonic acid), or an acid, H2CS3, analogous to
   carbonic acid, obtained as a yellow oily liquid of a pungent odor, and
   forming salts.


word: Sulphocyanate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A salt of sulphocyanic acid; -- also called
   thiocyanate, and formerly inaccurately sulphocyanide.


word: Sulphocyanic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a
   sulphacid, HSCN, analogous to cyanic acid, and obtained as a colorless
   deliquescent crystalline substance, having a bitter saline taste, and
   not poisonous.


word: Sulphone
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a series of compounds analogous to the
   ketones, and consisting of the sulphuryl group united with two
   hydrocarbon radicals; as, dimethyl sulphone, (CH/)/.SO/.


word: Sulphonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or derived from, a sulphone; -- used
   specifically to designate any one of a series of acids (regarded as
   acid ethereal salts of sulphurous acid) obtained by the oxidation of
   the mercaptans, or by treating sulphuric acid with certain aromatic
   bases (as benzene); as, phenyl sulphonic acid, C6H5.SO2.OH, a stable
   colorless crystalline substance.


word: Sulphophosphoric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical
   sulphacid of phosphorus, analogous to phosphoric acid, and known in its
   salts.


word: Sulphophosphorous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a
   hypothetical acid of phosphorus, analogous to phosphorous acid, and
   known in its salts.


word: Sulphostannic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphacid of
   tin (more exactly called metasulphostannic acid), which is obtained as
   a dark brown amorphous substance, H/SnS/, forming a well-known series
   of salts.


word: Sulphotungstic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, hypothetical
   sulphacid of tungsten (called also sulphowolframic acid), analogous to
   sulphuric acid, and known in its salts.


word: Sulphur
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large
   quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as pyrites) and
   sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic regions, in vast beds
   mixed with gypsum and various earthy materials, from which it is melted
   out. Symbol S. Atomic weight 32. The specific gravity of ordinary
   octohedral sulphur is 2.05; of prismatic sulphur, 1.96.


word: Sulphur
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of yellow or orange
   butterflies of the subfamily Pierinae; as, the clouded sulphur
   (Eurymus, / Colias, philodice), which is the common yellow butterfly of
   the Eastern United States.


word: Sulphuration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of combining or impregnating with
   sulphur or its compounds; also, the state of being so combined or
   impregnated.


word: Sulphurator
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus for impregnating with, or exposing to the
   action of, sulphur; especially, an apparatus for fumigating or
   bleaching by means of the fumes of burning sulphur.


word: Sulphur-bottom
wordtype: n.
definition:
A very large whalebone whale of the genus
   Sibbaldius, having a yellowish belly; especially, S. sulfureus of the
   North Pacific, and S. borealis of the North Atlantic; -- called also
   sulphur whale.


word: Sulphuric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically,
   designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence
   as contrasted with the sulphurous compounds; as, sulphuric acid.


word: Sulphuring
wordtype: n.
definition:
Exposure to the fumes of burning sulphur, as in
   bleaching; the process of bleaching by exposure to the fumes of
   sulphur.


word: Sulphurize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To combine or impregnate with sulphur or any of its
   compounds; as, to sulphurize caoutchouc in vulcanizing.


word: Sulphurous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically,
   designating those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as
   contrasted with the sulphuric compounds.


word: Sulphurous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the characteristic odor of sulphur dioxide, or
   of hydrogen sulphide, or of other sulphur compounds.


word: Sulphydrate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A compound, analogous to a hydrate, regarded as a salt
   of sulphydric acid, or as a derivative of hydrogen sulphide in which
   one half of the hydrogen is replaced by a base (as potassium
   sulphydrate, KSH), or as a hydrate in which the oxygen has been wholly
   or partially replaced by sulphur.


word: Sulphydric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, hydrogen sulphide,
   which is regarded as an acid, especially when in solution.


word: Sulpician
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of an order of priests established in France in 1642
   to educate men for the ministry. The order was introduced soon
   afterwards into Canada, and in 1791 into the United States.


word: Sultan
wordtype: n.
definition:
A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically,
   the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; -- officially
   so called.


word: Sum
wordtype: n.
definition:
The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities,
   or particulars; the amount or whole of any number of individuals or
   particulars added together; as, the sum of 5 and 7 is 12.


word: Sum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A quantity of money or currency; any amount, indefinitely; as,
   a sum of money; a small sum, or a large sum.


word: Sum
wordtype: n.
definition:
The principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the
   amount; the substance; compendium; as, this is the sum of all the
   evidence in the case; this is the sum and substance of his objections.


word: Sum
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring together into one whole; to collect into one
   amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain the totality
   of; -- usually with up.


word: Sum
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring or collect into a small compass; to comprise in a
   few words; to condense; -- usually with up.


word: Sumach
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any plant of the genus Rhus, shrubs or small trees with
   usually compound leaves and clusters of small flowers. Some of the
   species are used in tanning, some in dyeing, and some in medicine. One,
   the Japanese Rhus vernicifera, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or
   lacquer.


word: Sumach
wordtype: n.
definition:
The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of
   certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and dyeing.


word: Sumbul
wordtype: n.
definition:
The musky root of an Asiatic umbelliferous plant, Ferula
   Sumbul. It is used in medicine as a stimulant.


word: Sumless
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not to be summed up or computed; so great that the amount
   can not be ascertained; incalculable; inestimable.


word: Summary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow
   compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise; compendious; as, a
   summary statement of facts.


word: Summary
wordtype: a.
definition:
A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account;
   an abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or substance
   of a fuller account.


word: Summer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns,
   piers, posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically: (a)
   The lintel of a door or window. (b) The commencement of a cross vault.
   (c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching from a
   wall to a girder. Called also summertree.


word: Summer
wordtype: n.
definition:
The season of the year in which the sun shines most
   directly upon any region; the warmest period of the year.


word: Summer-fallow
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To plow and work in summer, in order to prepare
   for wheat or other crop; to plow and let lie fallow.


word: Summon
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to
   cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.


word: Summoner
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
One who summons; one who cites by authority;
   specifically, a petty officer formerly employed to summon persons to
   appear in court; an apparitor.


word: Summons
wordtype: v.
definition:
The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the
   command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to attend to some
   duty.


word: Summons
wordtype: v.
definition:
A warning or citation to appear in court; a written
   notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on a person,
   warning him to appear in court at a day specified, to answer to the
   plaintiff, testify as a witness, or the like.


word: Sump
wordtype: n.
definition:
The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine,
   from which is pumped the water which accumulates there.


word: Sumptuous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Involving large outlay or expense; costly; expensive;
   hence, luxurious; splendid; magnificient; as, a sumptuous house or
   table; sumptuous apparel.


word: Sun
wordtype: n.
definition:
The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its
   absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets
   revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they
   receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about
   92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000.


word: Sun
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or importance;
   any source of light, warmth, or animation.


word: Sunbird
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of small brilliantly colored
   birds of the family Nectariniidae, native of Africa, Southern Asia, the
   East Indies, and Australia. In external appearance and habits they
   somewhat resemble humming birds, but they are true singing birds
   (Oscines).


word: Sunbonnet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bonnet, generally made of some thin or light fabric,
   projecting beyond the face, and commonly having a cape, -- worn by
   women as a protection against the sun.


word: Sunday
wordtype: n.
definition:
The first day of the week, -- consecrated among Christians
   to rest from secular employments, and to religious worship; the
   Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day.


word: Sunder
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To disunite in almost any manner, either by rending,
   cutting, or breaking; to part; to put or keep apart; to separate; to
   divide; to sever; as, to sunder a rope; to sunder a limb; to sunder
   friends.


word: Sundew
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves
   are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid that
   glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects. After an
   insect is caught, the glands curve inward like tentacles and the leaf
   digests it. Called also lustwort.


word: Sundog
wordtype: n.
definition:
A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the
   sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or more halos, or
   in a manner similar to that of halos.


word: Sunfish
wordtype: n.
definition:
A very large oceanic plectognath fish (Mola mola, Mola
   rotunda, or Orthagoriscus mola) having a broad body and a truncated
   tail.


word: Sunfish
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American
   fresh-water fishes of the family Centrachidae. They have a broad,
   compressed body, and strong dorsal spines. Among the common species of
   the Eastern United States are Lepomis gibbosus (called also bream,
   pondfish, pumpkin seed, and sunny), the blue sunfish, or dollardee (L.
   pallidus), and the long-eared sunfish (L. auritus). Several of the
   species are called also pondfish.


word: Sunflower
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any plant of the genus Helianthus; -- so called probably
   from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk with yellow
   rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is Helianthus annuus, a native
   of America.


word: Sunn
wordtype: n.
definition:
An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea) and its
   fiber, which is also called sunn hemp.


word: Sunna
wordtype: n.
definition:
A collection of traditions received by the orthodox
   Mohammedans as of equal authority with the Koran.


word: Sunny
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or
   resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant; radiant.


word: Sunny
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by
   the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny side of a hill.


word: Sunrising
wordtype: n.
definition:
The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the
   morning; more generally, the time of such appearance, whether in fair
   or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at sunrise.


word: Sunsetting
wordtype: n.
definition:
The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the
   time when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively.


word: Sunshine
wordtype: n.
definition:
The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the
   direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the warmth and
   light which they give.


word: Sunshine
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like
   that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination; brightness.


word: Sunstroke
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some
   part of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical
   powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy, occasioned by
   exposure to excessive heat, and often terminating fatally; coup de
   soleil.


word: Sunwise
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In the direction of the sun's apparent motion, or from
   the east southward and westward, and so around the circle; also, in the
   same direction as the movement of the hands of a watch lying face
   upward.


word: Sup
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to take
   or drink by a little at a time; to sip.


word: Super-
definition:
A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often
   denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and above, in
   addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose, supersede, supernatural,
   superabundance.


word: Super-
definition:
A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to
   the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually
   large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium
   superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc.
   (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain
   the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a.,
   Bi-, Di-, and Per-.


word: Superabound
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be very abundant or exuberant; to be more than
   sufficient; as, the country superabounds with corn.


word: Superaddition
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of adding something in excess or something
   extraneous; also, something which is added in excess or extraneously.


word: Superaltar
wordtype: n.
definition:
A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on
   which different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino.


word: Superannuate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give a pension to, on account of old age or
   other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.


word: Superannuation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being superannuated, or too old for
   office or business; the state of being disqualified by old age;
   decrepitude.


word: Supercargo
wordtype: n.
definition:
An officer or person in a merchant ship, whose duty is
   to manage the sales, and superintend the commercial concerns, of the
   voyage.


word: Supercilious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing;
   arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious
   behavior.


word: Supercolumniation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The putting of one order above another; also, an
   architectural work produced by this method; as, the putting of the
   Doric order in the ground story, Ionic above it, and Corinthian or
   Composite above this.


word: Supereminency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being supereminent;
   distinguished eminence; as, the supereminence of Cicero as an orator,
   or Lord Chatham as a statesman.


word: Supereminent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Eminent in a superior degree; surpassing others in
   excellence; as, a supereminent divine; the supereminent glory of
   Christ.


word: Supererogate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To do more than duty requires; to perform works of
   supererogation; to atone (for a dificiency in another) by means of a
   surplus action or quality.


word: Supererogatory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Performed to an extent not enjoined, or not
   required, by duty or necessity; as, supererogatory services.


word: Superfetation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The formation of a fetus at the result of an
   impregnation occurring after another impregnation but before the birth
   of the offspring produced by it. This is possible only when there is a
   double uterus, or where menstruation persists up to the time of the
   second impregnation.


word: Superficial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying
   on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a
   superficial covering; superficial measure or contents; superficial
   tillage.


word: Superficial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Reaching or comprehending only what is obvious or
   apparent; not deep or profound; shallow; -- said especially in respect
   to study, learning, and the like; as, a superficial scholar;
   superficial knowledge.


word: Superficialist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who attends to anything superficially; a
   superficial or shallow person; a sciolist; a smatterer.


word: Superficiary
wordtype: n.
definition:
One to whom a right of surface occupation is granted;
   one who pays quitrent for a house built upon another man's ground.


word: Superficies
wordtype: n.
definition:
Everything on the surface of a piece of ground, or of
   a building, so closely connected by art or nature as to constitute a
   part of it, as houses, or other superstructures, fences, trees, vines,
   etc.


word: Superficies
wordtype: n.
definition:
A real right consisting of a grant by a landed
   proprietor of a piece of ground, bearing a strong resemblance to the
   long building leases granted by landholders in England, in
   consideration of a rent, and under reservation of the ownership of the
   soil.


word: Superfine
wordtype: a.
definition:
Very fine, or most fine; being of surpassing fineness;
   of extra nice or fine quality; as, superfine cloth.


word: Superfluity
wordtype: n.
definition:
A greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance; as,
   a superfluity of water; a superfluity of wealth.


word: Superfluous
wordtype: a.
definition:
More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered
   unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a
   superfluous price.


word: Superfrontal
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cloth which is placed over the top of an altar, and
   often hangs down a few inches over the frontal.


word: Superinpregnation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of impregnating, or the state of being
   impregnated, in addition to a prior impregnation; superfetation.


word: Superinstitution
wordtype: n.
definition:
One institution upon another, as when A is
   instituted and admitted to a benefice upon a title, and B instituted
   and admitted upon the presentation of another.


word: Superintend
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to
   oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to
   supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the
   construction of a fort.


word: Superintendent
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who has the oversight and charge of some place,
   institution, or organization, affairs, etc., with the power of
   direction; as, the superintendent of an almshouse; the superintendent
   of public works.


word: Superior
wordtype: a.
definition:
More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as,
   the superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.


word: Superior
wordtype: a.
definition:
Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a
   superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.


word: Superior
wordtype: a.
definition:
Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the
   greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or degree; as, a
   man of superior merit; or of superior bravery.


word: Trail
wordtype: n.
definition:
The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the woodcock,
   and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the entrails of sheep.


word: Trail
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of the stock of a gun carriage which rests on the
   ground when the piece is unlimbered. See Illust. of Gun carriage, under
   Gun.


word: Trailer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A part of an object which extends some distance beyond the
   main body of the object; as, the trailer of a plant.


word: Train
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise;
   to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to
   train soldiers to the use of arms.


word: Train
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to
   form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train
   young trees.


word: Train
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any
   physical contest; as, to train for a boat race.


word: Train
wordtype: v.
definition:
That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after,
   something; that which is in the hinder part or rear.


word: Trainband
wordtype: n.
definition:
A band or company of an organized military force
   instituted by James I. and dissolved by Charles II.; -- afterwards
   applied to the London militia.


word: Trainer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who trains; an instructor; especially, one who trains
   or prepares men, horses, etc., for exercises requiring physical agility
   and strength.


word: Traitor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who violates his allegiance and betrays his country;
   one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his
   country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place intrusted to his
   defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless
   when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his
   country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country. See
   Treason.


word: Traitorous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying
   breach of allegiance; as, a traitorous scheme.


word: Traject
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To throw or cast through, over, or across; as, to
   traject the sun's light through three or more cross prisms.


word: Trajectory
wordtype: n.
definition:
The curve which a body describes in space, as a planet
   or comet in its orbit, or stone thrown upward obliquely in the air.


word: Tram
wordtype: n.
definition:
A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together,
   used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best quality of
   velvets and silk goods.


word: Trammel
wordtype: n.
definition:
An iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing
   kettles and other vessels over the fire.


word: Trammel
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which
   consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles to each other, the
   other being a beam carrying two pins (which slide in those grooves),
   and also the describing pencil.


word: Trammeled
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having blazes, or white marks, on the fore and hind foot
   of one side, as if marked by trammels; -- said of a horse.


word: Tramontane
wordtype: a.
definition:
Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the
   other side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous.


word: Tramroad
wordtype: n.
definition:
A road prepared for easy transit of trams or wagons, by
   forming the wheel tracks of smooth beams of wood, blocks of stone, or
   plates of iron.


word: Tramway
wordtype: n.
definition:
A railway laid in the streets of a town or city, on which
   cars for passengers or for freight are drawn by horses; a horse
   railroad.


word: Trance
wordtype: n.
definition:
A state in which the soul seems to have passed out of the
   body into another state of being, or to be rapt into visions; an
   ecstasy.


word: Trance
wordtype: n.
definition:
A condition, often simulating death, in which there is a
   total suspension of the power of voluntary movement, with abolition of
   all evidences of mental activity and the reduction to a minimum of all
   the vital functions so that the patient lies still and apparently
   unconscious of surrounding objects, while the pulsation of the heart
   and the breathing, although still present, are almost or altogether
   imperceptible.


word: Tranquil
wordtype: a.
definition:
Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the
   atmosphere is tranquil; the condition of the country is tranquil.


word: Tranquillize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to
   compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state
   disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind.


word: Trans-
definition:
A prefix, signifying over, beyond, through and through, on
   the other side, as in transalpine, beyond the Alps; transform, to form
   through and through, that is, anew, transfigure.


word: Transact
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To carry through; to do; perform; to manage; as, to
   transact commercial business; to transact business by an agent.


word: Transalpine
wordtype: a.
definition:
Being on the farther side of the Alps in regard to
   Rome, that is, on the north or west side of the Alps; of or pertaining
   to the region or the people beyond the Alps; as, transalpine Gaul; --
   opposed to cisalpine.


word: Transcendent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence;
   surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent valor.


word: Transcendent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human
   knowledge; -- applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what
   lies beyond the reach of the human intellect.


word: Trancscendental
wordtype: a.
definition:
In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that
   which can be determined a priori in regard to the fundamental
   principles of all human knowledge. What is transcendental, therefore,
   transcends empiricism; but is does not transcend all human knowledge,
   or become transcendent. It simply signifies the a priori or necessary
   conditions of experience which, though affording the conditions of
   experience, transcend the sphere of that contingent knowledge which is
   acquired by experience.


word: Transcendentalism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The transcending, or going beyond, empiricism,
   and ascertaining a priori the fundamental principles of human
   knowledge.


word: Transcribe
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To write over again, or in the same words; to copy;
   as, to transcribe Livy or Tacitus; to transcribe a letter.


word: Transcript
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which has been transcribed; a writing or
   composition consisting of the same words as the original; a written
   copy.


word: Transcription
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of transcribing, or copying; as,
   corruptions creep into books by repeated transcriptions.


word: Transcription
wordtype: n.
definition:
An arrangement of a composition for some other
   instrument or voice than that for which it was originally written, as
   the translating of a song, a vocal or instrumental quartet, or even an
   orchestral work, into a piece for the piano; an adaptation; an
   arrangement; -- a name applied by modern composers for the piano to a
   more or less fanciful and ornate reproduction on their own instrument
   of a song or other piece not originally intended for it; as, Liszt's
   transcriptions of songs by Schubert.


word: Transept
wordtype: n.
definition:
The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right
   angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and choir. In the
   basilicas, this had often no projection at its two ends. In Gothic
   churches these project these project greatly, and should be called the
   arms of the transept. It is common, however, to speak of the arms
   themselves as the transepts.


word: Transfer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To convey from one place or person another; to
   transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to
   transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion.


word: Transfer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make over the possession or control of; to pass; to
   convey, as a right, from one person to another; to give; as, the title
   to land is transferred by deed.


word: Transfer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To remove from one substance or surface to another;
   as, to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone.


word: Transfer
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of transferring, or the state of being
   transferred; the removal or conveyance of a thing from one place or
   person to another.


word: Transfer
wordtype: n.
definition:
The conveyance of right, title, or property, either real
   or personal, from one person to another, whether by sale, by gift, or
   otherwise.


word: Transfer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A picture, or the like, removed from one body or ground
   to another, as from wood to canvas, or from one piece of canvas to
   another.


word: Transfer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A drawing or writing printed off from one surface on
   another, as in ceramics and in many decorative arts.


word: Transfer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pathological process by virtue of which a unilateral
   morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its
   appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.


word: Transferable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Negotiable, as a note, bill of exchange, or other
   evidence of property, that may be conveyed from one person to another
   by indorsement or other writing; capable of being transferred with no
   loss of value; as, the stocks of most public companies are
   transferable; some tickets are not transferable.


word: Transfiguratien
wordtype: n.
definition:
A change of form or appearance; especially, the
   supernatural change in the personal appearance of our Savior on the
   mount.


word: Transfiguratien
wordtype: n.
definition:
A feast held by some branches of the Christian
   church on the 6th of August, in commemoration of the miraculous change
   above mentioned.


word: Transform
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To change the form of; to change in shape or
   appearance; to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately
   transformed into a butterfly.


word: Transform
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To change into another substance; to transmute; as,
   the alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.


word: Transform
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To change, as an algebraic expression or geometrical
   figure, into another from without altering its value.


word: Transformation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any change in an organism which alters its general
   character and mode of life, as in the development of the germ into the
   embryo, the egg into the animal, the larva into the insect
   (metamorphosis), etc.; also, the change which the histological units of
   a tissue are prone to undergo. See Metamorphosis.


word: Transformer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, transforms. Specif. (Elec.),
   an apparatus for producing from a given electrical current another
   current of different voltage.


word: Transformism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The hypothesis, or doctrine, that living beings have
   originated by the modification of some other previously existing forms
   of living matter; -- opposed to abiogenesis.


word: Transfuse
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to pass from to another; to cause to be
   instilled or imbibed; as, to transfuse a spirit of patriotism into a
   man; to transfuse a love of letters.


word: Transfusion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or operation of transferring the blood of one
   man or animal into the vascular system of another; also, the
   introduction of any fluid into the blood vessels, or into a cavity of
   the body from which it can readily be adsorbed into the vessels;
   intrafusion; as, the peritoneal transfusion of milk.


word: Transgress
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the /imit
   of duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral.


word: Transgression
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of transgressing, or of passing over or
   beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known
   principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense; crime; sin.


word: Transgressor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who transgresses; one who breaks a law, or
   violates a command; one who violates any known rule or principle of
   rectitude; a sinner.


word: Transient
wordtype: a.
definition:
Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were,
   moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then disappearing;
   hence, of short duration; not permanent; not lasting or durable; not
   stationary; passing; fleeting; brief; transitory; as, transient
   pleasure.


word: Transit
wordtype: n.
definition:
The passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a
   place, or through the field of a telescope.


word: Transit
wordtype: n.
definition:
The passage of a smaller body across the disk of a larger,
   as of Venus across the sun's disk, or of a satellite or its shadow
   across the disk of its primary.


word: Transit
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument resembling a theodolite, used by surveyors
   and engineers; -- called also transit compass, and surveyor's transit.


word: Transition
wordtype: n.
definition:
Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as,
   the transition of the weather from hot to cold.


word: Transitional
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to transition; involving or denoting
   transition; as, transitional changes; transitional stage.


word: Transitive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Passing over to an object; expressing an action which
   is not limited to the agent or subject, but which requires an object to
   complete the sense; as, a transitive verb, for example, he holds the
   book.


word: Translate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To change to another condition, position, place, or
   office; to transfer; hence, to remove as by death.


word: Translate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To render into another language; to express the sense
   of in the words of another language; to interpret; hence, to explain or
   recapitulate in other words.


word: Translation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of translating, removing, or transferring;
   removal; also, the state of being translated or removed; as, the
   translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop.


word: Translation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of rendering into another language;
   interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is difficult.


word: Translation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Motion in which all the points of the moving body have
   at any instant the same velocity and direction of motion; -- opposed to
   rotation.


word: Translator
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who translates; esp., one who renders into another
   language; one who expresses the sense of words in one language by
   equivalent words in another.


word: Transliterate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To express or represent in the characters of
   another alphabet; as, to transliterate Sanskrit words by means of
   English letters.


word: Transliteration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or product of transliterating, or of
   expressing words of a language by means of the characters of another
   alphabet.


word: Translucent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects
   to be distinctly seen; partially transparent.


word: Transmigrate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pass from one country or jurisdiction to
   another for the purpose of residence, as men or families; to migrate.


word: Transmissible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being transmitted from one to another;
   capable of being passed through any body or substance.


word: Transmission
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of transmitting, or the state of being
   transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings, papers, news,
   and the like, from one country to another; the transmission of rights,
   titles, or privileges, from father to son, or from one generation to
   another.


word: Transmission
wordtype: n.
definition:
The right possessed by an heir or legatee of
   transmitting to his successor or successors any inheritance, legacy,
   right, or privilege, to which he is entitled, even if he should die
   without enjoying or exercising it.


word: Transmit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to pass over or through; to communicate by
   sending; to send from one person or place to another; to pass on or
   down as by inheritance; as, to transmit a memorial; to transmit
   dispatches; to transmit money, or bills of exchange, from one country
   to another.


word: Transmitter
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, transmits; specifically, that
   portion of a telegraphic or telephonic instrument by means of which a
   message is sent; -- opposed to receiver.


word: Transmutable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being transmuted or changed into a
   different substance, or into into something of a different form a
   nature; transformable.


word: Transmutation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The change or reduction of one figure or body into
   another of the same area or solidity, but of a different form, as of a
   triangle into a square.


word: Transmutation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The change of one species into another, which is
   assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism.


word: Transom
wordtype: n.
definition:
A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or between
   a door and a window above it. Transom is the horizontal, as mullion is
   the vertical, bar across an opening. See Illust. of Mullion.


word: Transom
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the principal transverse timbers of the stern,
   bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the stern structure; --
   called also transsummer.


word: Transpadane
wordtype: a.
definition:
Lying or being on the further side of the river Po
   with reference to Rome, that is, on the north side; -- opposed to
   cispadane.


word: Transpare
wordtype: v. t. & i.
definition:
To be, or cause to be, transparent; to appear,
   or cause to appear, or be seen, through something.


word: Transparency
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is transparent; especially, a picture
   painted on thin cloth or glass, or impressed on porcelain, or the like,
   to be viewed by natural or artificial light, which shines through it.


word: Transparent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so
   that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light;
   diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; --
   opposed to opaque.


word: Transpiration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of transpiring or excreting in
   the form of vapor; exhalation, as through the skin or other membranes
   of the body; as, pulmonary transpiration, or the excretion of aqueous
   vapor from the lungs. Perspiration is a form of transpiration.


word: Transpiration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous
   substances, or the like; as, transpiration through membranes.


word: Transplant
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To remove, and settle or establish for residence in
   another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.


word: Transplantation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The removal of tissues from a healthy part, and
   the insertion of them in another place where there is a lesion; as, the
   transplantation of tissues in autoplasty.


word: Transplantation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The removal of a bodily organ or of tissues from
   one person, and the insertion of them into another person to replace a
   damaged organ or tissue; as, the transplantation of a heart, kidney, or
   liver.


word: Transport
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To carry or bear from one place to another; to
   remove; to convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.


word: Transport
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To carry away with vehement emotion, as joy, sorrow,
   complacency, anger, etc.; to ravish with pleasure or ecstasy; as, music
   transports the soul.


word: Transport
wordtype: v.
definition:
A vessel employed for transporting, especially for
   carrying soldiers, warlike stores, or provisions, from one place to
   another, or to convey convicts to their destination; -- called also
   transport ship, transport vessel.


word: Transportation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of transporting, or the state of being
   transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance.


word: Transported
wordtype: a.
definition:
Conveyed from one place to another; figuratively,
   carried away with passion or pleasure; entranced.


word: Transpose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To change the place or order of; to substitute one
   for the other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to transpose
   letters, words, or propositions.


word: Transpose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring, as any term of an equation, from one side
   over to the other, without destroying the equation; thus, if a + b = c,
   and we make a = c - b, then b is said to be transposed.


word: Transposition
wordtype: n.
definition:
The bringing of any term of an equation from one
   side over to the other without destroying the equation.


word: Transposition
wordtype: n.
definition:
A change of the natural order of words in a
   sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit transposition,
   without inconvenience, to a much greater extent than the English.


word: Transubstantiation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine held by Roman Catholics, that the
   bread and wine in the Mass is converted into the body and blood of
   Christ; -- distinguished from consubstantiation, and impanation.


word: Transude
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pass, as perspirable matter does, through the pores
   or interstices of textures; as, liquor may transude through leather or
   wood.


word: Transversal
wordtype: n.
definition:
A straight line which traverses or intersects any
   system of other lines, as a line intersecting the three sides of a
   triangle or the sides produced.


word: Trap
wordtype: n.
definition:
An old term rather loosely used to designate various
   dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the
   feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid, etc., but
   including also some kinds of diorite. Called also trap rock.


word: Trap
wordtype: n.
definition:
A machine or contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a
   spring, used for taking game or other animals; as, a trap for foxes.


word: Trap
wordtype: n.
definition:
A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in the
   game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one end of which is
   placed the ball to be thrown into the air by striking the other end.
   Also, a machine for throwing into the air glass balls, clay pigeons,
   etc., to be shot at.


word: Trap
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil pipe,
   sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents form a seal which
   prevents passage of air or gas, but permits the flow of liquids.


word: Trapezium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just
   back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by the posterior
   extension of its transverse fibers.


word: Trapezohedron
wordtype: n.
definition:
A solid bounded by twenty-four equal and similar
   trapeziums; a tetragonal trisoctahedron. See the Note under
   Trisoctahedron.


word: Trapezohedron
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tetartohedral solid of the hexagonal system,
   bounded by six trapezoidal planes. The faces of this form are common on
   quartz crystals.


word: Trapezoid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the
   trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and the
   clavicle.


word: Trappist
wordtype: n.
definition:
A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order,
   which was established by Armand de Rance in 1660 at the monastery of La
   Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity characterizes their discipline.
   They were introduced permanently into the United States in 1848, and
   have monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.


word: Trash
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop;
   to crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane.


word: Trash
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing
   game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder
   vexatiously.


word: Trass
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed
   trachytic cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort
   of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and
   other reservoirs of water.


word: Traumatism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A wound or injury directly produced by causes external
   to the body; also, violence producing a wound or injury; as, rupture of
   the stomach caused by traumatism.


word: Travel
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place,
   or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his health; he is
   traveling in California.


word: Travel
wordtype: n.
definition:
An account, by a traveler, of occurrences and observations
   during a journey; as, a book of travels; -- often used as the title of
   a book; as, Travels in Italy.


word: Traveled
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having made journeys; having gained knowledge or
   experience by traveling; hence, knowing; experienced.


word: Traveler
wordtype: n.
definition:
A commercial agent who travels for the purpose of
   receiving orders for merchants, making collections, etc.


word: Traverse
wordtype: a.
definition:
Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross
   accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky
   traverses not under his control.


word: Traverse
wordtype: a.
definition:
A work thrown up to intercept an enfilade, or reverse
   fire, along exposed passage, or line of work.


word: Traverse
wordtype: a.
definition:
A formal denial of some matter of fact alleged by the
   opposite party in any stage of the pleadings. The technical words
   introducing a traverse are absque hoc, without this; that is, without
   this which follows.


word: Traverse
wordtype: a.
definition:
The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in passing
   from one place to another; a compound course.


word: Traverse
wordtype: a.
definition:
To turn to the one side or the other, in order to point
   in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon.


word: Traverse
wordtype: a.
definition:
To deny formally, as what the opposite party has alleged.
   When the plaintiff or defendant advances new matter, he avers it to be
   true, and traverses what the other party has affirmed. To traverse an
   indictment or an office is to deny it.


word: Traverse
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as,
   the needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse well, it is
   an unsafe guide.


word: Traverse
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To tread or move crosswise, as a horse that throws his
   croup to one side and his head to the other.


word: Traversing
wordtype: a.
definition:
Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a
   swinging motion; adapted for giving lateral motion.


word: Travertine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white concretionary form of calcium carbonate,
   usually hard and semicrystalline. It is deposited from the water of
   springs or streams holding lime in solution. Extensive deposits exist
   at Tivoli, near Rome.


word: Travesty
wordtype: a.
definition:
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; --
   applied to a book or shorter composition.


word: Trawl
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many
   short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod,
   halibut, etc.; a boulter.


word: Trawl
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its
   ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, -- used in fishing, and in
   gathering forms of marine life from the sea bottom.


word: Tray
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of a
   block of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making bread, chopping
   meat, etc.


word: Tray
wordtype: n.
definition:
A shallow box, generally without a top, often used within a
   chest, trunk, box, etc., as a removable receptacle for small or light
   articles.


word: Treacherous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating
   allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign;
   perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.


word: Treachery
wordtype: n.
definition:
Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence;
   treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.


word: Treacle
wordtype: n.
definition:
Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which
   drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called
   sugarhouse molasses.


word: Treacle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices
   or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore,
   and the like.


word: Tread
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to
   tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.


word: Treadmill
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the
   periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used
   principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by
   horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt.


word: Treadwheel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A wheel turned by persons or animals, by treading,
   climbing, or pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or face. See
   Treadmill.


word: Treason
wordtype: n.
definition:
The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of
   the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of betraying the
   state into the hands of a foreign power; disloyalty; treachery.


word: Treasonable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to treason; consisting of treason;
   involving the crime of treason, or partaking of its guilt.


word: Treasure
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To collect and deposit, as money or other valuable
   things, for future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with up; as, to
   treasure up gold.


word: Treasurer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who has the care of a treasure or treasure or
   treasury; an officer who receives the public money arising from taxes
   and duties, or other sources of revenue, takes charge of the same, and
   disburses it upon orders made by the proper authority; one who has
   charge of collected funds; as, the treasurer of a society or
   corporation.


word: Treasure-trove
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the
   earth, or otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In England
   such treasure belongs to the crown; whereas similar treasure found in
   the sea, or upon the surface of the land, belongs to the finder if no
   owner appears.


word: Treasury
wordtype: n.
definition:
A place or building in which stores of wealth are
   deposited; especially, a place where public revenues are deposited and
   kept, and where money is disbursed to defray the expenses of
   government; hence, also, the place of deposit and disbursement of any
   collected funds.


word: Treasury
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence, a book or work containing much valuable knowledge,
   wisdom, wit, or the like; a thesaurus; as, " Maunder's Treasury of
   Botany."


word: Treat
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward;
   as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.


word: Treat
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in
   writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely.


word: Treat
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To entertain with food or drink, especially the latter,
   as a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard; as, to
   treat the whole company.


word: Treat
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in the
   use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease, a wound, or a
   patient.


word: Treat
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking;
   to make discussion; -- usually with of; as, Cicero treats of old age
   and of duties.


word: Treat
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often
   followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with France.


word: Treat
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a
   satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat.


word: Treatise
wordtype: n.
definition:
A written composition on a particular subject, in which
   its principles are discussed or explained; a tract.


word: Treatment
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation;
   handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.


word: Treaty
wordtype: n.
definition:
An agreement so made; specifically, an agreement, league,
   or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns, formally signed
   by commissioners properly authorized, and solemnly ratified by the
   several sovereigns, or the supreme power of each state; an agreement
   between two or more independent states; as, a treaty of peace; a treaty
   of alliance.


word: Treble
wordtype: a.
definition:
Playing or singing the highest part or most acute sounds;
   playing or singing the treble; as, a treble violin or voice.


word: Treble
wordtype: n.
definition:
The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part
   usually sung by boys or women; soprano.


word: Trebucket
wordtype: n.
definition:
A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing
   stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened to the short
   arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised the end of the long arm
   with great velocity, hurling stones with much force.


word: Tree
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any perennial woody plant of considerable size (usually over
   twenty feet high) and growing with a single trunk.


word: Tree
wordtype: n.
definition:
Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
   resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and branches; as, a
   genealogical tree.


word: Tree
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber; --
   used in composition, as in axletree, boottree, chesstree, crosstree,
   whiffletree, and the like.


word: Tree
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent forms, obtained
   by precipitation of a metal from solution. See Lead tree, under Lead.


word: Tree
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon
   a tree; as, to tree a boot. See Tree, n., 3.


word: Trefle
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a three-lobed extremity or extremities, as a cross;
   also, more rarely, ornamented with trefoils projecting from the edges,
   as a bearing.


word: Trefoil
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any plant of the genus Trifolium, which includes the white
   clover, red clover, etc.; -- less properly, applied also to the
   nonesuch, or black medic. See Clover, and Medic.


word: Trehala
wordtype: n.
definition:
An amorphous variety of manna obtained from the nests and
   cocoons of a Syrian coleopterous insect (Larinus maculatus, L.
   nidificans, etc.) which feeds on the foliage of a variety of thistle.
   It is used as an article of food, and is called also nest sugar.


word: Trellis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework,
   used for various purposes, as for screens or for supporting plants.


word: Tremando
wordtype: a.
definition:
Trembling; -- used as a direction to perform a passage
   with a general shaking of the whole chord.


word: Trematodea
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An extensive order of parasitic worms. They are
   found in the internal cavities of animals belonging to all classes.
   Many species are found, also, on the gills and skin of fishes. A few
   species are parasitic on man, and some, of which the fluke is the most
   important, are injurious parasites of domestic animals. The trematodes
   usually have a flattened body covered with a chitinous skin, and are
   furnished with two or more suckers for adhesion. Most of the species
   are hermaphrodite. Called also Trematoda, and Trematoidea. See Fluke,
   Tristoma, and Cercaria.


word: Tremble
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or
   weakness; to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a
   person or an animal.


word: Tremendous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish
   or terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible; dreadful;
   as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a tremendous shock or fall.


word: Tremex
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of large hymenopterous insects allied to the
   sawflies. The female lays her eggs in holes which she bores in the
   trunks of trees with her large and long ovipositor, and the larva bores
   in the wood. See Illust. of Horntail.


word: Tremolite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white variety of amphibole, or hornblende, occurring
   in long, bladelike crystals, and coarsely fibrous masses.


word: Tremolo
wordtype: n.
definition:
The rapid reiteration of tones without any apparent
   cessation, so as to produce a tremulous effect.


word: Tremolo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A certain contrivance in an organ, which causes the notes
   to sound with rapid pulses or beats, producing a tremulous effect; --
   called also tremolant, and tremulant.


word: Tremor
wordtype: v.
definition:
A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or
   vibratory motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or
   old.


word: Tremulous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a
   tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the
   poplar.


word: Trench
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To fortify by cutting a ditch, and raising a rampart or
   breastwork with the earth thrown out of the ditch; to intrench.


word: Trench
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging
   parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next;
   as, to trench a garden for certain crops.


word: Trench
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
An excavation made during a siege, for the purpose of
   covering the troops as they advance toward the besieged place. The term
   includes the parallels and the approaches.


word: Trenchmore
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of lively dance of a rude, boisterous character.
   Also, music in triple time appropriate to the dance.


word: Trend
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to
   tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.


word: Trenton period
definition:
A subdivision in the lower Silurian system of
   America; -- so named from Trenton Falls, in New York. The rocks are
   mostly limestones, and the period is divided into the Trenton, Utica,
   and Cincinnati epochs. See the Chart of Geology.


word: Trepan
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crown-saw or cylindrical saw for perforating the skull,
   turned, when used, like a bit or gimlet. See Trephine.


word: Trepan
wordtype: v. t. & i.
definition:
To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to
   remove a portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure
   or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan.


word: Trepang
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of
   which are dried and extensively used as food in China; -- called also
   beche de mer, sea cucumber, and sea slug.


word: Trephine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the
   trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle like that of
   a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called the center pin.


word: Trepidation
wordtype: n.
definition:
An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of
   paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking; quivering.


word: Trepidation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion;
   fright; as, the men were in great trepidation.


word: Trepidation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A libration of the starry sphere in the Ptolemaic
   system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to account for certain
   small changes in the position of the ecliptic and of the stars.


word: Trespass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To go too far; to put any one to inconvenience by
   demand or importunity; to intrude; as, to trespass upon the time or
   patience of another.


word: Trespass
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To commit any offense, or to do any act that injures
   or annoys another; to violate any rule of rectitude, to the injury of
   another; hence, in a moral sense, to transgress voluntarily any divine
   law or command; to violate any known rule of duty; to sin; -- often
   followed by against.


word: Trespass
wordtype: v.
definition:
An unlawful act committed with force and violence (vi et
   armis) on the person, property, or relative rights of another.


word: Trestle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding,
   consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a
   sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen;
   also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for
   supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like.


word: Trestletree
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of two strong bars of timber, fixed horizontally
   on the opposite sides of the masthead, to support the crosstrees and
   the frame of the top; -- generally used in the plural.


word: Tres-tyne
wordtype: n.
definition:
In the antler of a stag, the third tyne above the base.
   This tyne appears in the third year. In those deer in which the brow
   tyne does not divide, the tres-tyne is the second tyne above the base.
   See Illust. under Rucervine, and under Rusine.


word: Tret
wordtype: n.
definition:
An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of
   four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight after the
   tare deducted.


word: Vivacity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Life; animation; spiritedness; liveliness; sprightliness;
   as, the vivacity of a discourse; a lady of great vivacity; vivacity of
   countenance.


word: Vivandiere
wordtype: n.
definition:
In Continental armies, especially in the French army, a
   woman accompanying a regiment, who sells provisions and liquor to the
   soldiers; a female sutler.


word: Vivarium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising
   living animals, as a park, a pond, an aquarium, a warren, etc.


word: Vive
definition:
Long live, that is, success to; as, vive le roi, long live the
   king; vive la bagatelle, success to trifles or sport.


word: Vives
wordtype: n.
definition:
A disease of brute animals, especially of horses, seated in
   the glands under the ear, where a tumor is formed which sometimes ends
   in suppuration.


word: Vivianite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hydrous phosphate of iron of a blue to green color,
   growing darker on exposure. It occurs in monoclinic crystals, also
   fibrous, massive, and earthy.


word: Vivid
wordtype: a.
definition:
True to the life; exhibiting the appearance of life or
   freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong; intense; as, vivid
   colors.


word: Vivid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Forming brilliant images, or painting in lively colors;
   lively; sprightly; as, a vivid imagination.


word: Vivification
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the changes of assimilation, in which proteid
   matter which has been transformed, and made a part of the tissue or
   tissue cells, is endowed with life, and thus enabled to manifest the
   phenomena of irritability, contractility, etc.


word: Vivipara
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An artificial division of vertebrates including those
   that produce their young alive; -- opposed to Ovipara.


word: Viviparous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Producing young in a living state, as most mammals, or
   as those plants the offspring of which are produced alive, either by
   bulbs instead of seeds, or by the seeds themselves germinating on the
   plant, instead of falling, as they usually do; -- opposed to oviparous.


word: V moth
definition:
A common gray European moth (Halia vauaria) having a V-shaped
   spot of dark brown on each of the fore wings.


word: Vocable
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as
   composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning.


word: Vocabulary
wordtype: n.
definition:
A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical
   order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a whole
   language, a single work or author, a branch of science, or the like; a
   word-book.


word: Vocal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice;
   endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.


word: Vocal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, /poken
   with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; -- said of
   certain articulate sounds.


word: Vocal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced
   in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the
   case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants,
   such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant;
   intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation,
   // 199-202.


word: Vocal
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal element of
   speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel or a diphthong; a tonic
   element; a tonic; -- distinguished from a subvocal, and a nonvocal.


word: Vocation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation
   or appointment to a particular state, business, or profession.


word: Vocation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The bestowment of God's distinguishing grace upon a
   person or nation, by which that person or nation is put in the way of
   salvation; as, the vocation of the Jews under the old dispensation, and
   of the Gentiles under the gospel.


word: Vocative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling;
   specifically (Gram.), used in address; appellative; -- said of that
   case or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or
   thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord.


word: Vocule
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short or weak utterance; a faint or feeble sound, as that
   heard on separating the lips in pronouncing p or b.


word: Vodanium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A supposed element, afterward found to be a mixture of
   several metals, as copper, iron, lead, nickel, etc.


word: Vogue
wordtype: n.
definition:
The way or fashion of people at any particular time;
   temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception for the time; --
   used now generally in the phrase in vogue.


word: Voice
wordtype: n.
definition:
Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human
   beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing
   some special quality or character; as, the human voice; a pleasant
   voice; a low voice.


word: Voice
wordtype: n.
definition:
Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or song in the
   consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels; sonant, or intonated,
   utterance; tone; -- distinguished from mere breath sound as heard in f,
   s, sh, etc., and also whisper.


word: Voice
wordtype: n.
definition:
A particular mode of inflecting or conjugating verbs, or a
   particular form of a verb, by means of which is indicated the relation
   of the subject of the verb to the action which the verb expresses.


word: Voice
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish;
   to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of the nation.


word: Voice
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce with a
   narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal cords; to speak
   above a whisper.


word: Voice
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the
   tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.


word: Voiced
wordtype: a.
definition:
Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of the vocal
   cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with the glottis narrowed.


word: Void
wordtype: a.
definition:
To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty;
   to quit; to leave; as, to void a table.


word: Voidable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being avoided, or of being adjudged void,
   invalid, and of no force; capable of being either avoided or confirmed.


word: Voided
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the inner part cut away, or left vacant, a narrow
   border being left at the sides, the tincture of the field being seen in
   the vacant space; -- said of a charge.


word: Voider
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tray, or basket, formerly used to receive or convey that
   which is voided or cleared away from a given place; especially, one for
   carrying off the remains of a meal, as fragments of food; sometimes, a
   basket for containing household articles, as clothes, etc.


word: Voir dire
definition:
An oath administered to a witness, usually before being
   sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true answers
   in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his competency to
   give evidence.


word: Volant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings;
   flying; hence, passing from place to place; current.


word: Volapuk
wordtype: n.
definition:
Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial
   language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland,
   about 1879.


word: Volatile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force
   of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.


word: Volatile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances;
   airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile temper.


word: Vol-au-vent
wordtype: n.
definition:
A light puff paste, with a raised border, filled,
   after baking, usually with a ragout of fowl, game, or fish.


word: Volborthite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral occurring in small six-sided tabular
   crystals of a green or yellow color. It is a hydrous vanadate of copper
   and lime.


word: Volcanist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to the
   aqueous, origin of the rocks of the earth's crust; a vulcanist. Cf.
   Neptunist.


word: Volcanization
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of volcanizing, or the state of being
   volcanized; the process of undergoing volcanic heat, and being affected
   by it.


word: Volcano
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form,
   from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like, are
   ejected; -- often popularly called a burning mountain.


word: Vole
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to
   Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolinae. They have a
   thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.


word: Volley
wordtype: n.
definition:
A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the
   simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.


word: Volley
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be thrown out, or discharged, at once; to be
   discharged in a volley, or as if in a volley; to make a volley or
   volleys.


word: Volt
wordtype: n.
definition:
A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways
   round a center makes two concentric tracks.


word: Volt
wordtype: n.
definition:
The unit of electro-motive force; -- defined by the
   International Electrical Congress in 1893 and by United States Statute
   as, that electro-motive force which steadily applied to a conductor
   whose resistance is one ohm will produce a current of one ampere. It is
   practically equivalent to / the electro-motive force of a standard
   Clark's cell at a temperature of 15¡ C.


word: Volta
wordtype: n.
definition:
A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying
   that the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una volta,
   once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain modifications in
   the close of a repeated strain.


word: Voltagraphy
wordtype: n.
definition:
In electrotypy, the act or art of copying, in metals
   deposited by electrolytic action, a form or pattern which is made the
   negative electrode.


word: Voltaic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised
   apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical action, and
   established this branch of electric science; discovered by Volta; as,
   voltaic electricity.


word: Voltaism
wordtype: n.
definition:
That form of electricity which is developed by the
   chemical action between metals and different liquids; voltaic
   electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of
   electricity; -- called also galvanism, from Galvani, on account of his
   experiments showing the remarkable influence of this agent on animals.


word: Voltameter
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for measuring the voltaic electricity
   passing through it, by its effect in decomposing water or some other
   chemical compound acting as an electrolyte.


word: Voltmeter
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for measuring in volts the differences of
   potential between different points of an electrical circuit.


word: Voltzite
wordtype: n.
definition:
An oxysulphide of lead occurring in implanted spherical
   globules of a yellowish or brownish color; -- called also voltzine.


word: Voluble
wordtype: a.
definition:
Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to
   roll; rotating; as, voluble particles of matter.


word: Voluble
wordtype: a.
definition:
Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of
   rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble,
   tongue.


word: Volume
wordtype: n.
definition:
A roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping
   or for use, after the manner of the ancients.


word: Volume
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence, a collection of printed sheets bound together,
   whether containing a single work, or a part of a work, or more than one
   work; a book; a tome; especially, that part of an extended work which
   is bound up together in one cover; as, a work in four volumes.


word: Volume
wordtype: n.
definition:
Dimensions; compass; space occupied, as measured by cubic
   units, that is, cubic inches, feet, yards, etc.; mass; bulk; as, the
   volume of an elephant's body; a volume of gas.


word: Volumenometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for measuring the volume of a body,
   especially a solid, by means of the difference in tension caused by its
   presence and absence in a confined portion of air.


word: Volumescope
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument consisting essentially of a glass tube
   provided with a graduated scale, for exhibiting to the eye the changes
   of volume of a gas or gaseous mixture resulting from chemical action,
   and the like.


word: Volumeter
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for measuring the volumes of gases or
   liquids by introducing them into a vessel of known capacity.


word: Voluntariness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being voluntary;
   spontaneousness; specifically, the quality or state of being free in
   the exercise of one's will.


word: Voluntary
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Unconstrained by the interference of another;
   unimpelled by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by
   another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous; acting of one's
   self, or of itself; free.


word: Voluntary
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed;
   intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree,
   it is not voluntary manslaughter.


word: Voluntary
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or
   regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an animal, such as
   the movements of the leg or arm (in distinction from involuntary
   motions, such as the movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle
   fibers, which are the agents in voluntary motion.


word: Voluntary
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Free; without compulsion; according to the will,
   consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous;
   without valuable consideration.


word: Voluntary
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary
   church, in distinction from an established or state church.


word: Voluntary
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily,
   according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before,
   during, or after divine service.


word: Voluntaryism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The principle of supporting a religious system and
   its institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than by
   the aid or patronage of the state.


word: Volunteer
wordtype: a.
definition:
One who enters into service voluntarily, but who, when
   in service, is subject to discipline and regulations like other
   soldiers; -- opposed to conscript; specifically, a voluntary member of
   the organized militia of a country as distinguished from the standing
   army.


word: Volunteer
wordtype: a.
definition:
A grantee in a voluntary conveyance; one to whom a
   conveyance is made without valuable consideration; a party, other than
   a wife or child of the grantor, to whom, or for whose benefit, a
   voluntary conveyance is made.


word: Volunteer
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers;
   consisting of volunteers; voluntary; as, volunteer companies; volunteer
   advice.


word: Volunteer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without
   solicitation or compulsion; as, to volunteer one's services.


word: Volunteer
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To enter into, or offer for, any service of one's own
   free will, without solicitation or compulsion; as, he volunteered in
   that undertaking.


word: Voluptuary
wordtype: n.
definition:
A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical
   enjoyment his chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification
   of sensual appetites.


word: Voluptuous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the
   senses; ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification; exciting
   sensual desires; luxurious; sensual.


word: Voluta
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of large, handsome marine
   gastropods belonging to Voluta and allied genera.


word: Volute
wordtype: n.
definition:
A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic
   capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the
   Corinthian and Composite capitals. See Illust. of Capital, also Helix,
   and Stale.


word: Volvox
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of minute, pale-green, globular, organisms, about
   one fiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water, the
   motion being produced by minute colorless cilia. It has been considered
   as belonging to the flagellate Infusoria, but is now referred to the
   vegetable kingdom, and each globule is considered a colony of many
   individuals. The commonest species is Volvox globator, often called
   globe animalcule.


word: Vomer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bone, or one of a pair of bones, beneath the ethmoid
   region of the skull, forming a part a part of the partition between the
   nostrils in man and other mammals.


word: Vomit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth;
   to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up or out.


word: Vomit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to
   emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones, etc.


word: Vomito
wordtype: n.
definition:
The yellow fever in its worst form, when it is usually
   attended with black vomit. See Black vomit.


word: Voodooism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A degraded form of superstition and sorcery, said to
   include human sacrifices and cannibalism in some of its rites. It is
   prevalent among the negroes of Hayti, and to some extent in the United
   States, and is regarded as a relic of African barbarism.


word: Voracious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or
   swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man
   or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool.


word: Vortex
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling
   or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of
   the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to its
   action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an
   eddy.


word: Vortex
wordtype: n.
definition:
A supposed collection of particles of very subtile matter,
   endowed with a rapid rotary motion around an axis which was also the
   axis of a sun or a planet. Descartes attempted to account for the
   formation of the universe, and the movements of the bodies composing
   it, by a theory of vortices.


word: Vortex
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of small Turbellaria belonging
   to Vortex and allied genera. See Illustration in Appendix.


word: Vortical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a vortex or vortexes; resembling a
   vortex in form or motion; whirling; as, a vortical motion.


word: Vorticella
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria
   belonging to Vorticella and many other genera of the family
   Vorticellidae. They have a more or less bell-shaped body with a circle
   of vibrating cilia around the oral disk. Most of the species have
   slender, contractile stems, either simple or branched.


word: Votary
wordtype: n.
definition:
One devoted, consecrated, or engaged by a vow or promise;
   hence, especially, one devoted, given, or addicted, to some particular
   service, worship, study, or state of life.


word: Vote
wordtype: n.
definition:
A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of persons,
   expressed in some received and authorized way; the expression of a
   wish, desire, will, preference, or choice, in regard to any measure
   proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common with
   others, either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws,
   rules, regulations, etc.; suffrage.


word: Vote
wordtype: n.
definition:
That by means of which will or preference is expressed in
   elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a ticket; as,
   a written vote.


word: Vote
wordtype: n.
definition:
Expression of judgment or will by a majority; legal decision
   by some expression of the minds of a number; as, the vote was
   unanimous; a vote of confidence.


word: Vote
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To express or signify the mind, will, or preference,
   either viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in
   electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations, etc., or in
   deciding on any proposition in which one has an interest with others.


word: Vote
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal
   vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution.


word: Voter
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who votes; one who has a legal right to vote, or give
   his suffrage; an elector; a suffragist; as, an independent voter.


word: Votive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a
   vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet.


word: Vouchee
wordtype: n.
definition:
The person who is vouched, or called into court to support
   or make good his warranty of title in the process of common recovery.


word: Voucher
wordtype: n.
definition:
A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth
   of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any kind; also, any
   acquittance or receipt showing the payment of a debt; as, the
   merchant's books are his vouchers for the correctness of his accounts;
   notes, bonds, receipts, and other writings, are used as vouchers in
   proving facts.


word: Voucher
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of calling in a person to make good his warranty
   of title in the old form of action for the recovery of lands.


word: Voucher
wordtype: n.
definition:
The tenant in a writ of right; one who calls in another to
   establish his warranty of title. In common recoveries, there may be a
   single voucher or double vouchers.


word: Vow
wordtype: n.
definition:
A solemn promise made to God, or to some deity; an act by
   which one consecrates or devotes himself, absolutely or conditionally,
   wholly or in part, for a longer or shorter time, to some act, service,
   or condition; a devotion of one's possessions; as, a baptismal vow; a
   vow of poverty.


word: Vow
wordtype: n.
definition:
To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity, by
   a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly.


word: Vowel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by
   resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each case
   giving to each several vowel its distinctive character or quality as a
   sound of speech; -- distinguished from a consonant in that the latter,
   whether made with or without vocality, derives its character in every
   case from some kind of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a
   letter or character which represents such a sound. See Guide to
   Pronunciation, // 5, 146-149.


word: Voyage
wordtype: n.
definition:
Formerly, a passage either by sea or land; a journey, in
   general; but not chiefly limited to a passing by sea or water from one
   place, port, or country, to another; especially, a passing or journey
   by water to a distant place or country.


word: Voyageur
wordtype: n.
definition:
A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a man employed by the
   fur companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the land,
   to and from the remote stations in the Northwest.


word: Vulcanian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; hence, of or
   pertaining to works in iron or other metals.


word: Vulcanic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to volcanoes; specifically, relating to
   the geological theory of the Vulcanists, or Plutonists.


word: Vulcanization
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc,
   gutta-percha, or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness
   by heating with sulphur under pressure.


word: Vulgar
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people;
   common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use; vernacular.


word: Vulgar
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging or relating to the common people, as
   distinguished from the cultivated or educated; pertaining to common
   life; plebeian; not select or distinguished; hence, sometimes, of
   little or no value.


word: Vulgar
wordtype: a.
definition:
Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish;
   also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low; coarse; mean;
   base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or manners.


word: Vulgarity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of
   life; the state of the lower classes of society.


word: Vulgate
wordtype: a.
definition:
An ancient Latin version of the Scripture, and the only
   version which the Roman Church admits to be authentic; -- so called
   from its common use in the Latin Church.


word: Vulnerary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Useful in healing wounds; adapted to the cure of
   external injuries; as, vulnerary plants or potions.


word: Vulpic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid
   obtained from a lichen (Cetraria vulpina) as a yellow or red
   crystalline substance which on decomposition yields pulvinic acid.


word: Vulture
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging
   to Vultur, Cathartes, Catharista, and various other genera of the
   family Vulturidae.


word: Vulturine
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in
   qualities or looks; as, the vulturine sea eagle (Gypohierax
   Angolensis); vulturine rapacity.


word: Vulva
wordtype: n.
definition:
The external parts of the female genital organs; sometimes,
   the opening between the projecting parts of the external organs.


word: Vyce
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of clamp with gimlet points for holding a barrel head
   while the staves are being closed around it.


word: Vying
definition:
a. & n. from Vie.
   W () the twenty-third letter of the English alphabet, is usually a
   consonant, but sometimes it is a vowel, forming the second element of
   certain diphthongs, as in few, how. It takes its written form and its
   name from the repetition of a V, this being the original form of the
   Roman capital letter which we call U. Etymologically it is most related
   to v and u. See V, and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England,
   especially in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the
   other, as weal for veal, and veal for weal; wine for vine, and vine for
   wine, etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 266-268.


word: Wabble
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To move staggeringly or unsteadily from one side to the
   other; to vacillate; to move the manner of a rotating disk when the
   axis of rotation is inclined to that of the disk; -- said of a turning
   or whirling body; as, a top wabbles; a buzz saw wabbles.


word: Wad
wordtype: n.
definition:
Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible material,
   such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope yarn, used for retaining a
   charge of powder in a gun, or for keeping the powder and shot close;
   also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension,
   a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose.


word: Wad
wordtype: n.
definition:
A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used
   for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment,
   etc.


word: Wad
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to
   stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like cotton; as, to
   wad a cloak.


word: Wadd
wordtype: n.
definition:
An earthy oxide of manganese, or mixture of different oxides
   and water, with some oxide of iron, and often silica, alumina, lime, or
   baryta; black ocher. There are several varieties.


word: Wadding
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffing or
   padding garments; esp., sheets of carded cotton prepared for the
   purpose.


word: Waddle
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side
   to the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily and
   totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child waddles when he
   begins to walk; a goose waddles.


word: Wade
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move,
   sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.


word: Wade
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed /lowly
   among objects or circumstances that constantly /inder or embarrass; as,
   to wade through a dull book.


word: Wader
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in search of
   food, especially any species of limicoline or grallatorial birds; --
   called also wading bird. See Illust. g, under Aves.


word: Wadmol
wordtype: n.
definition:
A coarse, hairy, woolen cloth, formerly used for garments
   by the poor, and for various other purposes.


word: Wady
wordtype: n.
definition:
A ravine through which a brook flows; the channel of a water
   course, which is dry except in the rainy season.


word: Wafer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thin cake or piece of bread (commonly unleavened,
   circular, and stamped with a crucifix or with the sacred monogram) used
   in the Eucharist, as in the Roman Catholic Church.


word: Wafer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An adhesive disk of dried paste, made of flour, gelatin,
   isinglass, or the like, and coloring matter, -- used in sealing letters
   and other documents.


word: Waft
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse
   of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant medium; as, a
   balloon was wafted over the channel.


word: Wag
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to
   and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part of the
   body; as, to wag the head.


word: Wage
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake;
   to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar.


word: Wage
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated
   payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; -- at present
   generally used in the plural. See Wages.


word: Wagenboom
wordtype: n.
definition:
A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora);
   also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.


word: Wager
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a
   contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.


word: Wager
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A contract by which two parties or more agree that a
   certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or delivered to one
   of them, on the happening or not happening of an uncertain event.


word: Wager
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question
   that is to be decided, or on some casualty; to lay; to stake; to bet.


word: Wages
wordtype: n.
definition:
A compensation given to a hired person for services; price
   paid for labor; recompense; hire. See Wage, n., 2.


word: Waggel
wordtype: n.
definition:
The young of the great black-backed gull (Larus marinus),
   formerly considered a distinct species.


word: Waggery
wordtype: n.
definition:
The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment;
   sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry; jocularity;
   as, the waggery of a schoolboy.


word: Wagon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A wheeled carriage; a vehicle on four wheels, and usually
   drawn by horses; especially, one used for carrying freight or
   merchandise.


word: Wagonette
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of pleasure wagon, uncovered and with seats
   extended along the sides, designed to carry six or eight persons
   besides the driver.


word: Wagon-headed
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a top, or head, shaped like the top of a
   covered wagon, or resembling in section or outline an inverted U, thus
   /; as, a wagonheaded ceiling.


word: Wagtail
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds
   belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family
   Motacillidae. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long
   tails up and down, whence the name.


word: Wahabee
wordtype: n.
definition:
A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer
   of Mohammedanism. His doctrines prevail particularly among the
   Bedouins, and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to
   most parts of Arabia, and also into India.


word: Waif
wordtype: n.
definition:
Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such
   goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which
   belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took
   him, and brought him to justice.


word: Waist
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of the human body which is immediately below the
   ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the thorax and hips.


word: Waist
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially (Naut.),
   that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc., which is between the
   quarter-deck and the forecastle; the middle part of the ship.


word: Waist
wordtype: n.
definition:
A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body from
   the neck or shoulders to the waist line.


word: Waistband
wordtype: n.
definition:
The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the
   upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.


word: Waistcloth
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension,
   such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs.


word: Waistcloth
wordtype: n.
definition:
A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the hammocks,
   stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.


word: Waistcoat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under
   the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a
   vest.


word: Waistcoateer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one
   uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman;
   strumpet.


word: Waistcoating
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fabric designed for waistcoats; esp., one in which
   there is a pattern, differently colored yarns being used.


word: Wait
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain
   stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to rest in
   patience; to stay; not to depart.


word: Wait
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early
   morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen.


word: Wake
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be
   awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up.


word: Wake
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a
   dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.


word: Wake
wordtype: n.
definition:
An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of
   the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the
   evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church;
   subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often
   with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises,
   attended by eating and drinking, often to excess.


word: Wake
wordtype: n.
definition:
The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often attended
   with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the Irish.


word: Waldenses
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system
   of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by
   persecution to the valleys of Piedmont, where the sect survives. They
   profess substantially Protestant principles.


word: Waldheimia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of brachiopods of which many species are found
   in the fossil state. A few still exist in the deep sea.


word: Wale
wordtype: n.
definition:
Certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of a vessel;
   as, the main wales, or the strakes of planking under the port sills of
   the gun deck; channel wales, or those along the spar deck, etc.


word: Wale
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To choose; to select; specifically (Mining), to pick out
   the refuse of (coal) by hand, in order to clean it.


word: Walk
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a
   moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to proceed at a
   slower or faster rate, but without running, or lifting one foot
   entirely before the other touches the ground.


word: Walk
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; --
   said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, as a sleeping
   person, or the spirit of a dead person; to go about as a somnambulist
   or a specter.


word: Walk
wordtype: n.
definition:
That in or through which one walks; place or distance walked
   over; a place for walking; a path or avenue prepared for foot
   passengers, or for taking air and exercise; way; road; hence, a place
   or region in which animals may graze; place of wandering; range; as, a
   sheep walk.


word: Walk-over
wordtype: n.
definition:
In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has
   no competitor for the prize; hence, colloquially, a one-sided contest;
   an uncontested, or an easy, victory.


word: Wall
wordtype: n.
definition:
A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials,
   raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and
   permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc.,
   also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room.


word: Wall
wordtype: n.
definition:
A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the plural,
   fortifications, in general; works for defense.


word: Wallaba
wordtype: n.
definition:
A leguminous tree (Eperua falcata) of Demerara, with
   pinnate leaves and clusters of red flowers. The reddish brown wood is
   used for palings and shingles.


word: Wallaby
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the
   genus Halmaturus, native of Australia and Tasmania, especially the
   smaller species, as the brush kangaroo (H. Bennettii) and the pademelon
   (H. thetidis). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district and
   bushy plains.


word: Wallaroo
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of kangaroos of the genus
   Macropus, especially M. robustus, sometimes called the great wallaroo.


word: Wallerian degeneration
definition:
A form of degeneration occurring in nerve
   fibers as a result of their division; -- so called from Dr. Waller, who
   published an account of it in 1850.


word: Wallet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a bag for
   carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a beggar's
   receptacle for charity; a peddler's pack.


word: Wall-eye
wordtype: n.
definition:
An American fresh-water food fish (Stizostedion vitreum)
   having large and prominent eyes; -- called also glasseye, pike perch,
   yellow pike, and wall-eyed perch.


word: Wallflower
wordtype: n.
definition:
A perennial, cruciferous plant (Cheiranthus Cheiri),
   with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and
   deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls.


word: Walloons
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium
   which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liege, and Luxembourg,
   and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this
   people. Used also adjectively.


word: Wallow
wordtype: n.
definition:
To roll one's self about, as in mire; to tumble and roll
   about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine
   wallow in the mire.


word: Wall-sided
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having sides nearly perpendicular; -- said of certain
   vessels to distinguish them from those having flaring sides, or sides
   tumbling home (see under Tumble, v. i.).


word: Walnut
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fruit or nut of any tree of the genus Juglans; also,
   the tree, and its timber. The seven or eight known species are all
   natives of the north temperate zone.


word: Walrus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A very large marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal
   family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful
   tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food
   and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds
   largely on mollusks. Called also morse.


word: Waltz
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dance performed by two persons in circular figures with a
   whirling motion; also, a piece of music composed in triple measure for
   this kind of dance.


word: Wampee
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tree (Cookia punctata) of the Orange family, growing in
   China and the East Indies; also, its fruit, which is about the size of
   a large grape, and has a hard rind and a peculiar flavor.


word: Wampum
wordtype: n.
definition:
Beads made of shells, used by the North American Indians as
   money, and also wrought into belts, etc., as an ornament.


word: Wander
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To ramble here and there without any certain course or
   with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove;
   as, to wander over the fields.


word: Wander
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go
   astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject.


word: Wanderoo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large monkey (Macacus silenus) native of Malabar. It is
   black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the
   face. Called also maha, silenus, neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and
   great wanderoo.


word: Wane
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and
   especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon.


word: Waney
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not
   perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring. See
   Wany, a.


word: Wanghee
wordtype: n.
definition:
The Chinese name of one or two species of bamboo, or
   jointed cane, of the genus Phyllostachys. The slender stems are much
   used for walking sticks.


word: Wanion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word of uncertain signification, used only in the phrase
   with a wanion, apparently equivalent to with a vengeance, with a
   plague, or with misfortune.


word: Wanness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being wan; a sallow, dead, pale
   color; paleness; pallor; as, the wanness of the cheeks after a fever.


word: Want
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
The state of not having; the condition of being without
   anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency;
   lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food
   and clothing.


word: Want
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss
   is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use or pleasure.


word: Want
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to
   have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want
   learning; to want food and clothing.


word: Want
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to
   require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want
   cooling breezes.


word: Want
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to
   be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often used
   impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of four.


word: Wanting
wordtype: a.
definition:
Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute;
   needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in
   exertion.


word: Wanton
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Specifically: Deviating from the rules of chastity;
   lewd; lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous.


word: Wantonly
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a wanton manner; without regularity or restraint;
   loosely; sportively; gayly; playfully; recklessly; lasciviously.


word: Wantonness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of
   restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness.


word: Wanty
wordtype: n.
definition:
A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load
   upon the back of a beast; also, a leather tie; a short wagon rope.


word: Wany
wordtype: a.
definition:
Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size
   throughout; -- said especially of sawed boards or timber when tapering
   or uneven, from being cut too near the outside of the log.


word: Wapatoo
wordtype: n.
definition:
The edible tuber of a species of arrowhead (Sagittaria
   variabilis); -- so called by the Indians of Oregon.


word: Wapentake
wordtype: n.
definition:
In some northern counties of England, a division, or
   district, answering to the hundred in other counties. Yorkshire,
   Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire are divided into wapentakes, instead
   of hundreds.


word: Wapinschaw
wordtype: n.
definition:
An exhibition of arms. according to the rank of the
   individual, by all persons bearing arms; -- formerly made at certain
   seasons in each district.


word: Wapiti
wordtype: n.
definition:
The American elk (Cervus Canadensis). It is closely related
   to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.


word: War
wordtype: n.
definition:
A contest between nations or states, carried on by force,
   whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for
   the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for
   obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the
   other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers;
   declared and open hostilities.


word: War
wordtype: n.
definition:
A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical
   force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is
   treason.


word: War
wordtype: n.
definition:
a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an
   inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility.


word: War
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with
   force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence.


word: Tongue
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in
   playing the flute and some other wind instruments.


word: Tongue-shaped
wordtype: a.
definition:
Shaped like a tongue; specifically (Bot.), linear or
   oblong, and fleshy, blunt at the end, and convex beneath; as, a
   tongue-shaped leaf.


word: Tongue-tie
wordtype: n.
definition:
Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness
   of the fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums.


word: Tongue-tied
wordtype: a.
definition:
Destitute of the power of distinct articulation;
   having an impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short
   fraenum.


word: Tonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.),
   applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone unmixed and
   undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely, the vowels and
   diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James Rush (1833) " from their
   forming the purest and most plastic material of intonation."


word: Tonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal system;
   obviating the effects of debility, and restoring healthy functions.


word: Tonka bean
definition:
The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native
   of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the
   scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean.


word: Tonnage
wordtype: n.
definition:
The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or vessels, in
   tons; or, the amount of weight which one or several vessels may carry.
   See Ton, n. (b).


word: Tonnage
wordtype: n.
definition:
A duty or impost on vessels, estimated per ton, or, a
   duty, toll, or rate payable on goods per ton transported on canals.


word: Tonometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus for studying and registering the action of
   various fluids and drugs on the excised heart of lower animals.


word: Tonophant
wordtype: n.
definition:
A modification of the kaleidophon, for showing
   composition of acoustic vibrations. It consists of two thin slips of
   steel welded together, their length being adjystable by a screw socket.


word: Tonsil
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the two glandular organs situated in the throat at
   the sides of the fauces. The tonsils are sometimes called the almonds,
   from their shape.


word: Tonsure
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of
   the head; also, the state of being shorn.


word: Tonsure
wordtype: n.
definition:
The first ceremony used for devoting a person to the
   service of God and the church; the first degree of the clericate, given
   by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal priest, consisting in cutting off the
   hair from a circular space at the back of the head, with prayers and
   benedictions; hence, entrance or admission into minor orders.


word: Tontine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An annuity, with the benefit of survivorship, or a loan
   raised on life annuities with the benefit of survivorship. Thus, an
   annuity is shared among a number, on the principle that the share of
   each, at his death, is enjoyed by the survivors, until at last the
   whole goes to the last survivor, or to the last two or three, according
   to the terms on which the money is advanced. Used also adjectively; as,
   tontine insurance.


word: Too
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too
   long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too much.


word: Tool
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the
   like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any
   instrument used by a craftsman or laborer at his work; an implement;
   as, the tools of a joiner, smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter,
   chisel, or other part of an instrument or machine that dresses work.


word: Tool
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person used as an instrument by another person; -- a word
   of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their tools, by whose agency they
   accomplish their purposes.


word: Toon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The reddish brown wood of an East Indian tree (Cedrela Toona)
   closely resembling the Spanish cedar; also. the tree itself.


word: Toot
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To blow or sound a horn; to make similar noise by contact
   of the tongue with the root of the upper teeth at the beginning and end
   of the sound; also, to give forth such a sound, as a horn when blown.


word: Toot
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to sound, as a horn, the note being modified at
   the beginning and end as if by pronouncing the letter t; to blow; to
   sound.


word: Tooth
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the
   jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most
   vertebrates, and which usually aid in the prehension and mastication of
   food.


word: Tooth
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any projection corresponding to the tooth of an animal, in
   shape, position, or office; as, the teeth, or cogs, of a cogwheel; a
   tooth, prong, or tine, of a fork; a tooth, or the teeth, of a rake, a
   saw, a file, a card.


word: Tooth
wordtype: n.
definition:
A projecting member resembling a tenon, but fitting into a
   mortise that is only sunk, not pierced through.


word: Tooth
wordtype: n.
definition:
An angular or prominence on any edge; as, a tooth on the
   scale of a fish, or on a leaf of a plant


word: Tooth
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any hard calcareous or chitinous organ found in the mouth of
   various invertebrates and used in feeding or procuring food; as, the
   teeth of a mollusk or a starfish.


word: Toothbill
wordtype: n.
definition:
A peculiar fruit-eating ground pigeon (Didunculus
   strigiostris) native of the Samoan Islands, and noted for its
   resemblance, in several characteristics, to the extinct dodo. Its beak
   is stout and strongly hooked, and the mandible has two or three strong
   teeth toward the end. Its color is chocolate red. Called also
   toothbilled pigeon, and manu-mea.


word: Toothing
wordtype: n.
definition:
Bricks alternately projecting at the end of a wall, in
   order that they may be bonded into a continuation of it when the
   remainder is carried up.


word: Toothwort
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as
   certain plants of the genus Lathraea, and various species of Dentaria.
   See Coralwort.


word: Top
wordtype: n.
definition:
A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made
   to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its
   surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means of a
   whip.


word: Top
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on
   its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of
   twisting.


word: Top
wordtype: n.
definition:
The highest part of anything; the upper end, edge, or
   extremity; the upper side or surface; summit; apex; vertex; cover; lid;
   as, the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain; the
   top of the ground.


word: Top
wordtype: n.
definition:
The highest rank; the most honorable position; the utmost
   attainable place; as, to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of
   the school.


word: Top
wordtype: n.
definition:
A platform surrounding the head of the lower mast and
   projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus
   strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient standing place
   for the men aloft.


word: Top
wordtype: n.
definition:
The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference,
   and the table, or flat upper surface.


word: Toparchy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a
   petty country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided
   into ten toparchies.


word: Topaz
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally yellowish
   and pellucid, also colorless, and of greenesh, bluish, or brownish
   shades. It sometimes occurs massive and opaque. It is a fluosilicate of
   alumina, and is used as a gem.


word: Topaz
wordtype: n.
definition:
Either one of two species of large, brilliantly colored
   humming birds of the Topaza, of South America and the West Indies.


word: Top-block
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when
   used, hung to an eyebolt in the cap, -- used in swaying and lowering
   the topmast.


word: Top-boots
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
High boots, having generally a band of some kind of
   light-colored leather around the upper part of the leg; riding boots.


word: Top-chain
wordtype: n.
definition:
A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action,
   to prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung are shot
   away.


word: Top-cloth
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are
   lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen.


word: Tope
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus, / Galeus, galeus),
   native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of California and
   Tasmania; -- called also toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny dog.


word: Topgallant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast;
   designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in order from the deck;
   as, the topgallant mast, yards, braces, and the like. See Illustration
   of Ship.


word: Tophus
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the mineral concretions about the joints, and in
   other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty persons. They consist
   usually of urate of sodium; when occurring in the internal organs they
   are also composed of phosphate of calcium.


word: Topiarian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the ornamental cutting and trimming
   of trees, hedges, etc.; practicing ornamental gardening.


word: Topic
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the various general forms of argument employed in
   probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning, -- denominated
   by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places), as being the places or sources
   from which arguments may be derived, or to which they may be referred;
   also, a prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety of
   cases, with a supply of which the ancient rhetoricians and orators
   provided themselves; a commonplace of argument or oratory.


word: Topic
wordtype: n.
definition:
A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme of forms
   or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the Topics of Aristotle.


word: Topic
wordtype: n.
definition:
The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or
   argument, or literary composition; also, the general or main subject of
   the whole; a matter treated of; a subject, as of conversation or of
   thought; a matter; a point; a head.


word: Topical
wordtype: n.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical application;
   as, a topical remedy; a topical claim or privilege.


word: Topical
wordtype: n.
definition:
Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not
   demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument.


word: Topknot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a
   bird; also, an orgamental knot worn on top of the head, as by women.


word: Topographer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who is skilled in the science of topography; one
   who describes a particular place, town, city, or tract of land.


word: Topography
wordtype: n.
definition:
The description of a particular place, town, manor,
   parish, or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific
   delineation and description in minute detail of any place or region.


word: Topology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art of, or method for, assisting the memory by
   associating the thing or subject to be remembered with some place.


word: Topsail
wordtype: n.
definition:
In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the
   lowermost sail on a mast. This sail is the one most frequently reefed
   or furled in working the ship. In a fore-and-aft rigged vessel, the
   sail set upon and above the gaff. See Cutter, Schooner, Sail, and Ship.


word: Tops-and-bottoms
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
Small rolls of dough, baked, cut in halves,
   and then browned in an oven, -- used as food for infants.


word: Top-shell
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of marine top-shaped shells
   of the genus Trochus, or family Trochidae.


word: Topsy-turvy
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In an inverted posture; with the top or head
   downward; upside down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.


word: Top-tool
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tool applied to the top of the work, in distinction
   from a tool inserted in the anvil and on which the work is placed.


word: Torbernite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals
   having a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium and
   copper. Called also copper uranite, and chalcolite.


word: Torch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as
   of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large,
   flaring flame.


word: Torchon lace
definition:
a simple thread lace worked upon a pillow with coarse
   thread; also, a similar lace made by machinery.


word: Torchwood
wordtype: n.
definition:
The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris
   balsamifera, A. Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves.


word: Torchwort
wordtype: n.
definition:
The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet,
   anciently served for torches. Called also torch, and hig-taper.


word: Tore
wordtype: n.
definition:
The surface described by the circumference of a circle
   revolving about a straight line in its own plane.


word: Toret
wordtype: n.
definition:
A ring for fastening a hawk's leash to the jesses; also, a
   ring affixed to the collar of a dog, etc.


word: Toreutic
wordtype: a.
definition:
In relief; pertaining to sculpture in relief, especially
   of metal; also, pertaining to chasing such as surface ornamentation in
   metal.


word: Torment
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict
   excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture.


word: Tormentil
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rosaceous herb (Potentilla Tormentilla), the root of
   which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating gripes, or
   tormina, in diarrhea.


word: Tornado
wordtype: n.
definition:
A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a
   tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion,
   usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of
   rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small
   cyclone.


word: Torose
wordtype: a.
definition:
Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions;
   having the surface covered with rounded prominences.


word: Torpedinous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo;
   exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.


word: Torpedo
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes
   belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays,
   but have the power of giving electrical shocks. Called also crampfish,
   and numbfish. See Electrical fish, under Electrical.


word: Torpedo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel, beneath
   the water, or set adrift in a current, and so arranged that they will
   be exploded when touched by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is
   closed by an operator on shore.


word: Torpedo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive
   charge, and projected from a ship against another ship at a distance,
   or made self-propelling, and otherwise automatic in its action against
   a distant ship.


word: Torpedo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be
   exploded by electricity or by stepping on it.


word: Torpedo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed on a rail,
   and exploded when crushed under the locomotive wheels, -- used as an
   alarm signal.


word: Torpedo
wordtype: n.
definition:
An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a
   bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions
   or to open communication with a source of supply of oil.


word: Torpedo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet,
   which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.


word: Torpor
wordtype: n.
definition:
Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity
   with partial or total insensibility; numbness.


word: Torque
wordtype: n.
definition:
A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as worn
   by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans, and Britons.


word: Torrefy
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate till
   they are friable, or are reduced to the state desired.


word: Torrent
wordtype: n.
definition:
A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream
   suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.


word: Torrent
wordtype: n.
definition:
Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood;
   as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.


word: Torricellian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian
   philosopher and mathematician, who, in 1643, discovered that the rise
   of a liquid in a tube, as in the barometer, is due to atmospheric
   pressure. See Barometer.


word: Torsion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being
   twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a
   lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a
   longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the
   opposite direction.


word: Torsion
wordtype: n.
definition:
That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any
   material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has
   been twisted; torsibility.


word: Torsional
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or
   the force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest after
   having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional force.


word: Torso
wordtype: n.
definition:
The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in
   sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the
   torso of Hercules.


word: Tort
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not involving a
   breach of contract) for which an action will lie; a form of action, in
   some parts of the United States, for a wrong or injury.


word: Tortoise
wordtype: n.
definition:
having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black
   with white and orange spots; -- used mostly to describe cats of that
   color.


word: Tortrix
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of small moths of the family
   Tortricidae, the larvae of which usually roll up the leaves of plants
   on which they live; -- also called leaf roller.


word: Tortrix
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are not
   venomous. One species (Tortrix scytalae) is handsomely banded with
   black, and is sometimes worn alive by the natives of Brazil for a
   necklace.


word: Tortuous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding;
   as, a tortuous train; a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.


word: Tortuous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Oblique; -- applied to the six signs of the zodiac (from
   Capricorn to Gemini) which ascend most rapidly and obliquely.


word: Torture
wordtype: n.
definition:
Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as
   punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a confession
   from an accused person, as by water or fire, by the boot or thumbkin,
   or by the rack or wheel.


word: Torula
wordtype: n.
definition:
A chain of special bacteria. (b) A genus of budding fungi.
   Same as Saccharomyces. Also used adjectively.


word: Torulaform
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a
   little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci.


word: Torus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A lage molding used in the bases of columns. Its profile is
   semicircular. See Illust. of Molding.


word: Torus
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous annelids. It
   usually has the form of an oblong thickening or elevation of the
   integument with rows of uncini or hooks along the center. See Illust.
   under Tubicolae.


word: Tory
wordtype: n.
definition:
A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the
   progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called
   the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and
   ecclesiastical authority.


word: Tory
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, in the time of the Revolution, favored submitting
   tothe claims of Great Britain against the colonies; an adherent tothe
   crown.


word: Toss
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm
   of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball.


word: Tossing
wordtype: n.
definition:
A process which consists in washing ores by violent
   agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter or earhy
   particles; -- called also tozing, and treloobing, in Cornwall.


word: Tossy
wordtype: a.
definition:
Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud;
   contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy
   commonplace.


word: Total
wordtype: a.
definition:
Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a
   total departure from the evidence; a total loss.


word: Tote
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a stream; -- a
   colloquial word of the Southern States, and used esp. by negroes.


word: Totem
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rude picture, as of a bird, beast, or the like, used by
   the North American Indians as a symbolic designation, as of a family or
   a clan.


word: T'other
definition:
A colloquial contraction of the other, and formerly a
   contraction for that other. See the Note under That, 2.


word: Totipalmate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having all four toes united by a web; -- said of
   certain sea birds, as the pelican and the gannet. See Illust. under
   Aves.


word: Totter
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be
   unsteady; to stagger; as,an old man totters with age.


word: Toucan
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of fruit-eating birds of
   tropical America belonging to Ramphastos, Pteroglossus, and allied
   genera of the family Ramphastidae. They have a very large, but light
   and thin, beak, often nearly as long as the body itself. Most of the
   species are brilliantly colored with red, yellow, white, and black in
   striking contrast.


word: Touch
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly
   against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest
   on.


word: Touch
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To affect with insanity, especially in a slight degree;
   to make partially insane; -- rarely used except in the past participle.


word: Touch
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that
   no space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points.


word: Touch
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To treat anything in discourse, especially in a slight or
   casual manner; -- often with on or upon.


word: Touch
wordtype: v.
definition:
The sense by which pressure or traction exerted on the skin
   is recognized; the sense by which the properties of bodies are
   determined by contact; the tactile sense. See Tactile sense, under
   Tactile.


word: Touch
wordtype: v.
definition:
The particular or characteristic mode of action, or the
   resistance of the keys of an instrument to the fingers; as, a heavy
   touch, or a light touch; also, the manner of touching, striking, or
   pressing the keys of a piano; as, a legato touch; a staccato touch.


word: Touch
wordtype: v.
definition:
The broadest part of a plank worked top and but (see Top and
   but, under Top, n.), or of one worked anchor-stock fashion (that is,
   tapered from the middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern
   timbers at the counters.


word: Touchback
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of touching the football down by a player behind
   his own goal line when it received its last impulse from an opponent;
   -- distinguished from safety touchdown.


word: Touch-box
wordtype: n.
definition:
A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by
   soldiers who used matchlocks, to kindle the match.


word: Touchhole
wordtype: n.
definition:
The vent of a cannot or other firearm, by which fire is
   communicateed to the powder of the charge.


word: Touch-needle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small bar of gold and silver, either pure, or
   alloyed in some known proportion with copper, for trying the purity of
   articles of gold or silver by comparison of the streaks made by the
   article and the bar on a touchstone.


word: Touch-paper
wordtype: n.
definition:
Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is
   used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like.


word: Touchstone
wordtype: n.
definition:
Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used to
   test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which is left upon the
   stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See Basanite.


word: Tough
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness;
   yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain;
   as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough.


word: Tour
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a
   prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion; as, the tour
   of Europe; the tour of France or England.


word: Tourmaline
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral occurring usually in three-sided or six-sided
   prisms terminated by rhombohedral or scalenohedral planes. Black
   tourmaline (schorl) is the most common variety, but there are also
   other varieties, as the blue (indicolite), red (rubellite), also green,
   brown, and white. The red and green varieties when transparent are
   valued as jewels.


word: Tournament
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor,
   in which a number of combatants were engaged, as an exhibition of their
   address and bravery; hence, figuratively, a real battle.


word: Tournament
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any contest of skill in which there are many
   contestents for championship; as, a chess tournament.


word: Tourniquet
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists
   essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band
   which is tightened by a screw or other means.


word: Tournois
wordtype: n.
definition:
A former French money of account worth 20 sous, or a
   franc. It was thus called in distinction from the Paris livre, which
   contained 25 sous.


word: Tous-les-mois
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of starch with very large, oval, flattened
   grains, often sold as arrowroot, and extensively used for adulterating
   cocoa. It is made from the rootstocks of a species of Canna, probably
   C. edulis, the tubers of which are edible every month in the year.


word: Tout
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of
   training, to get information about their capabilities, for use in
   betting.


word: Tout-ensemble
wordtype: n.
definition:
All together; hence, in costume, the fine arts,
   etc., the general effect of a work as a whole, without regard to the
   execution of the separate perts.


word: Touter
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public
   conveyance, shops, and the like: hence, an obtrusive candidate for
   office.


word: Tow
wordtype: n.
definition:
The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the
   finer part by the hatchel or swingle.


word: Tow
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The act of towing, or the state of being towed; --chiefly
   used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.


word: Toward
wordtype: prep.
definition:
Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward;
   apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.


word: Towel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying
   anything wet, as the person after a bath.


word: Toweling
wordtype: n.
definition:
Cloth for towels, especially such as is woven in long
   pieces to be cut at will, as distinguished from that woven in towel
   lengths with borders, etc.


word: Tower
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mass of building standing alone and insulated, usually
   higher than its diameter, but when of great size not always of that
   proportion.


word: Tower
wordtype: n.
definition:
A projection from a line of wall, as a fortification, for
   purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the same height as the
   curtain wall or higher.


word: Tower
wordtype: n.
definition:
A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special
   purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in proportion to its
   width and to the height of the rest of the edifice; as, a church tower.


word: Tower
wordtype: n.
definition:
A headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about
   the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also, any high
   headdress.


word: Town
wordtype: adv. & prep.
definition:
Formerly: (a) An inclosure which surrounded the
   mere homestead or dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.] (b) The
   whole of the land which constituted the domain. [Obs.] (c) A collection
   of houses inclosed by fences or walls.


word: Town
wordtype: adv. & prep.
definition:
Any number or collection of houses to which belongs
   a regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a bishop.


word: Town
wordtype: adv. & prep.
definition:
Any collection of houses larger than a village, and
   not incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely populated
   place, whether incorporated or not, in distinction from the country, or
   from rural communities.


word: Town
wordtype: adv. & prep.
definition:
The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the
   town voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the town
   voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.


word: Town
wordtype: adv. & prep.
definition:
The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter
   the gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country.


word: Townhall
wordtype: n.
definition:
A public hall or building, belonging to a town, where the
   public offices are established, the town council meets, the people
   assemble in town meeting, etc.


word: Townsfolk
wordtype: n.
definition:
The people of a town; especially, the inhabitants of a
   city, in distinction from country people; townspeople.


word: Township
wordtype: n.
definition:
In surveys of the public land of the United States, a
   division of territory six miles square, containing 36 sections.


word: Toxicology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The science which treats of poisons, their effects,
   antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on the
   science.


word: Toxodon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal from South America,
   having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of the order Toxodonta.


word: Toxodonta
wordtype: n.pl.
definition:
An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South
   American Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved and
   provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be related both
   to the rodents and ungulates. Called also Toxodontia.


word: Toxoglossa
wordtype: n.pl.
definition:
A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the
   radula are converted into poison fangs. The cone shells (Conus),
   Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are examples. See Illust. of Cone, n., 4,
   Pleurotoma, and Terebra.


word: Toy
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A headdress of linen or woolen, that hangs down over the
   shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes; -- called also toy
   mutch.


word: Trabea
wordtype: n.
definition:
A toga of purple, or ornamented with purple horizontal
   stripes. -- worn by kings, consuls, and augurs.


word: Trace
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness, extending
   from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree attached to a vehicle
   or thing to be drawn; a tug.


word: Trace
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a
   course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a carriage or sled;
   the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace.


word: Trace
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A very small quantity of an element or compound in a
   given substance, especially when so small that the amount is not
   quantitatively determined in an analysis; -- hence, in stating an
   analysis, often contracted to tr.


word: Trace
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything
   left when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token; vestige.


word: Trace
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially,
   to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines and marking
   them on a sheet superimposed, through which they appear; as, to trace a
   figure or an outline; a traced drawing.


word: Trace
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or
   thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks, or tokens.


word: Tracer/y
wordtype: n.
definition:
A similar decoration in some styles of vaulting, the ribs
   of the vault giving off the minor bars of which the tracery is
   composed.


word: Trachea
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the large cells in woody tissue which have spiral,
   annular, or other markings, and are connected longitudinally so as to
   form continuous ducts.


word: Trachearia
wordtype: n.pl.
definition:
A division of Arachnida including those that breathe
   only by means of tracheae. It includes the mites, ticks, false
   scorpions, and harvestmen.


word: Tracheata
wordtype: n.pl.
definition:
An extensive division of arthropods comprising all
   those which breathe by tracheae, as distinguished from Crustacea, which
   breathe by means of branchiae.


word: Trachelidan
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a tribe of beetles (Trachelides) which have
   the head supported on a pedicel. The oil beetles and the Cantharides
   are examples.


word: Trachelipoda
wordtype: n.pl.
definition:
An extensive artificial group of gastropods
   comprising all those which have a spiral shell and the foot attached to
   the base of the neck.


word: Tracheobranchia
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the gill-like breathing organs of certain
   aquatic insect larvae. They contain tracheal tubes somewhat similar to
   those of other insects.


word: Tracheobronchial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining both to the tracheal and bronchial
   tubes, or to their junction; -- said of the syrinx of certain birds.


word: Trachymedusae
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A division of acalephs in which the development
   is direct from the eggs, without a hydroid stage. Some of the species
   are parasitic on other medusae.


word: Trachystomata
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of tailed aquatic amphibians, including
   Siren and Pseudobranchus. They have anterior legs only, are eel-like in
   form, and have no teeth except a small patch on the palate. The
   external gills are persistent through life.


word: Trachyte
wordtype: n.
definition:
An igneous rock, usually light gray in color and breaking
   with a rough surface. It consists chiefly of orthoclase feldspar with
   sometimes hornblende and mica.


word: Tracing
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of one who traces; especially, the act of copying
   by marking on thin paper, or other transparent substance, the lines of
   a pattern placed beneath; also, the copy thus producted.


word: Track
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the
   track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled
   or a wheel.


word: Track
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following
   the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the
   snow.


word: Track
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men
   or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow.


word: Tracker
wordtype: n.
definition:
In the organ, a light strip of wood connecting (in path) a
   key and a pallet, to communicate motion by pulling.


word: Tract
wordtype: n.
definition:
A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short
   extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.


word: Tract
wordtype: v.
definition:
A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite extent;
   an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.


word: Tract
wordtype: v.
definition:
Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of the Alleluia,
   from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday befor Easter; -- so called
   because sung tractim, or without a break, by one voice, instead of by
   many as in the antiphons.


word: Tractable
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed;
   docile; manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a tractable
   learner.


word: Tractarian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called "Tracts
   for the Times," issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of
   papers the sacramental system and authority of the Church, and the
   value of tradition, were brought into prominence. Also, a member of the
   High Church party, holding generally the principles of the Tractarian
   writers; a Puseyite.


word: Tractarianism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The principles of the Tractarians, or of those
   persons accepting the teachings of the "Tracts for the Times."


word: Traction
wordtype: n.
definition:
Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by
   motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing
   of a boat by a tug.


word: Tractrix
wordtype: n.
definition:
A curve such that the part of the tangent between the
   point of tangency and a given straight line is constant; -- so called
   because it was conceived as described by the motion of one end of a
   tangent line as the other end was drawn along the given line.


word: Trade
wordtype: v.
definition:
Specifically: The act or business of exchanging commodities
   by barter, or by buying and selling for money; commerce; traffic;
   barter.


word: Trade
wordtype: v.
definition:
The business which a person has learned, and which he
   engages in, for procuring subsistence, or for profit; occupation;
   especially, mechanical employment as distinguished from the liberal
   arts, the learned professions, and agriculture; as, we speak of the
   trade of a smith, of a carpenter, or mason, but not now of the trade of
   a farmer, or a lawyer, or a physician.


word: Trade
wordtype: v.
definition:
A company of men engaged in the same occupation; thus,
   booksellers and publishers speak of the customs of the trade, and are
   collectively designated as the trade.


word: Trade
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To barter, or to buy and sell; to be engaged in the
   exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or anything
   else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on commerce as a business.


word: Trade-mark
wordtype: n.
definition:
A peculiar distinguishing mark or device affixed by a
   manufacturer or a merchant to his goods, the exclusive right of using
   which is recognized by law.


word: Trader
wordtype: n.
definition:
One engaged in trade or commerce; one who makes a business
   of buying and selling or of barter; a merchant; a trafficker; as, a
   trader to the East Indies; a country trader.


word: Trade union
definition:
An organized combination among workmen for the purpose
   of maintaining their rights, privileges, and interests with respect to
   wages, hours of labor, customs, etc.


word: Tradition
wordtype: n.
definition:
The unwritten or oral delivery of information, opinions,
   doctrines, practices, rites, and customs, from father to son, or from
   ancestors to posterity; the transmission of any knowledge, opinions, or
   practice, from forefathers to descendants by oral communication,
   without written memorials.


word: Tradition
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence, that which is transmitted orally from father to
   son, or from ancestors to posterity; knowledge or belief transmitted
   without the aid of written memorials; custom or practice long observed.


word: Tradition
wordtype: n.
definition:
That body of doctrine and discipline, or any article
   thereof, supposed to have been put forth by Christ or his apostles, and
   not committed to writing.


word: Traditional
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition;
   communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted
   from age to age without writing; as, traditional opinions; traditional
   customs; traditional expositions of the Scriptures.


word: Traditionlism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A system of faith founded on tradition; esp., the
   doctrine that all religious faith is to be based solely upon what is
   delivered from competent authority, exclusive of rational processes.


word: Traditionary
wordtype: n.
definition:
One, among the Jews, who acknowledges the authority
   of traditions, and explains the Scriptures by them.


word: Traditive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Transmitted or transmissible from father to son, or from
   age, by oral communication; traditional.


word: Traditor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A deliverer; -- a name of infamy given to Christians who
   delivered the Scriptures, or the goods of the church, to their
   persecutors to save their lives.


word: Traducianism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine that human souls are produced by the act
   of generation; -- opposed to creationism, and infusionism.


word: Traduction
wordtype: n.
definition:
A process of reasoning in which each conclusion applies
   to just such an object as each of the premises applies to.


word: Traffic
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pass goods and commodities from one person to
   another for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods; to
   barter; to trade.


word: Traffic
wordtype: v.
definition:
Commerce, either by barter or by buying and selling;
   interchange of goods and commodities; trade.


word: Traffic
wordtype: v.
definition:
The business done upon a railway, steamboat line, etc.,
   with reference to the number of passengers or the amount of freight
   carried.


word: Tragacanth
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub
   (Astragalus gummifer) of Western Asia, and other species of Astragalus.
   It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or filaments, and is
   nearly insoluble in water, but slowly swells into a mucilaginous mass,
   which is used as a substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts.
   Called also gum tragacanth.


word: Tragedy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing
   a signal action performed by some person or persons, and having a fatal
   issue; that species of drama which represents the sad or terrible
   phases of character and life.


word: Tragedy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fatal and mournful event; any event in which human lives
   are lost by human violence, more especially by unauthorized violence.


word: Tragical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character
   of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation.


word: Tragi-comedy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of drama representing some action in which
   serious and comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the
   nature both of tragedy and comedy.


word: Tragopan
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the
   genus Ceriornis. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of tints,
   the back and breast are usually covered with white or buff ocelli, and
   the head is ornamented with two bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The
   crimson tragopan, or horned pheasant (C. satyra), of India is one of
   the best-known species.


word: Trail
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground
   and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right
   hand near the middle.


word: Trail
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To grow to great length, especially when slender and
   creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.


word: Trail
wordtype: n.
definition:
A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the
   hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a deer trail.


word: Trail
wordtype: n.
definition:
A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild
   region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.


word: Versicle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A little verse; especially, a short verse or text said or
   sung in public worship by the priest or minister, and followed by a
   response from the people.


word: Versification
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act, art, or practice, of versifying, or making
   verses; the construction of poetry; metrical composition.


word: Versifier
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who converts into verse; one who expresses in verse
   the ideas of another written in prose; as, Dr. Watts was a versifier of
   the Psalms.


word: Version
wordtype: n.
definition:
A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected
   from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See
   Anteversion, and Retroversion.


word: Version
wordtype: n.
definition:
A translation; that which is rendered from another
   language; as, the Common, or Authorized, Version of the Scriptures (see
   under Authorized); the Septuagint Version of the Old Testament.


word: Version
wordtype: n.
definition:
An account or description from a particular point of view,
   especially as contrasted with another account; as, he gave another
   version of the affair.


word: Versus
wordtype: prep.
definition:
Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; -- chiefly
   used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs.


word: Vert
wordtype: n.
definition:
Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within the
   forest; as, to preserve vert and venison is the duty of the verderer.


word: Vert
wordtype: n.
definition:
The color green, represented in a drawing or engraving by
   parallel lines sloping downward toward the right.


word: Vertebrarterial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a vertebrae and an artery; --
   said of the foramina in the transverse processes of cervical vertebrae
   and of the canal which they form for the vertebral artery and vein.


word: Vertebrata
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom,
   comprising all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or
   cartilaginous vertebrae, together with Amphioxus in which the backbone
   is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The Vertebrata always
   have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the notochord or backbone, and a
   ventral, or visceral, cavity below it. The subdivisions or classes of
   Vertebrata are Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces,
   Marsipobranchia, and Leptocardia.


word: Vertebrated
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing the
   spinal marrow, as man, quadrupeds, birds, amphibia, and fishes.


word: Vertebro-
definition:
A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection
   with, or relation to, a vertebra, vertebrae, or vertebral column; as in
   vertebrocostal.


word: Vertex
wordtype: n.
definition:
The point in any figure opposite to, and farthest from, the
   base; the terminating point of some particular line or lines in a
   figure or a curve; the top, or the point opposite the base.


word: Vertical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex,
   or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly
   above one.


word: Vertically
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a vertical manner, position, or direction;
   perpendicularly; as, to look down vertically; to raise a thing
   vertically.


word: Verticillaster
wordtype: a.
definition:
A whorl of flowers apparently of one cluster, but
   composed of two opposite axillary cymes, as in mint. See Illust. of
   Whorl.


word: Verticillated
wordtype: a.
definition:
Arranged in a transverse whorl or whorls like the
   rays of a wheel; as, verticillate leaves of a plant; a verticillate
   shell.


word: Vertigo
wordtype: n.
definition:
Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of the
   head in which objects, though stationary, appear to move in various
   directions, and the person affected finds it difficult to maintain an
   erect posture; giddiness.


word: Vertigo
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of small land snails belonging
   to the genus Vertigo, having an elongated or conical spiral shell and
   usually teeth in the aperture.


word: Verve
wordtype: n.
definition:
Excitement of imagination such as animates a poet, artist,
   or musician, in composing or performing; rapture; enthusiasm; spirit;
   energy.


word: Vervet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A South African monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus, /
   Lelandii). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked with
   black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white.


word: Very
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly;
   excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very bright sum; a
   very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he was very much hurt.


word: Vesbium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rare metallic element of which little is known. It is
   said by Scacchi to have been extracted from a yellowish incrustation
   from the cracks of a Vesuvian lava erupted in 1631.


word: Vesicle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small cavity, nearly spherical in form, and usually of
   the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in some volcanic
   rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in the
   molten mass.


word: Vesico-
definition:
A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection
   with, or relation to, the bladder; as in vesicoprostatic,
   vesicovaginal.


word: Vesicular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to vesicles; esp., of or pertaining to
   the air vesicles, or air cells, of the lungs; as, vesicular breathing,
   or normal breathing, in which the air enters freely the air vesicles of
   the lungs.


word: Vesicular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Containing, or composed of, vesicles or vesiclelike
   structures; covered with vesicles or bladders; vesiculate; as,
   vesicular coral; vesicular lava; a vesicular leaf.


word: Vesicularia
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of marine Bryozoa
   belonging to Vesicularia and allied genera. They have delicate tubular
   cells attached in clusters to slender flexible stems.


word: Vesiculous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Bladdery; vesicular; vesiculate; composed of vesicles;
   covered with vesicles; as, a vesiculose shell.


word: Vespertilio
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of bats including some of the common small
   insectivorous species of North America and Europe.


word: Vespertiliones
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A tribe of bats including the common
   insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to Vespertilio and
   allied genera. They lack a nose membrane.


word: Vessel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow
   receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a
   kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.


word: Vessel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon
   the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger
   than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a passenger vessel.


word: Vessel
wordtype: n.
definition:
Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing
   something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is conceived as
   poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as, vessels of wrath or
   mercy.


word: Vessel
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any tube or canal in which the blood or other fluids are
   contained, secreted, or circulated, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics,
   etc.


word: Vessel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A continuous tube formed from superposed large cylindrical
   or prismatic cells (tracheae), which have lost their intervening
   partitions, and are usually marked with dots, pits, rings, or spirals
   by internal deposition of secondary membranes; a duct.


word: Vest
wordtype: n.
definition:
An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment;
   a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.


word: Vest
wordtype: n.
definition:
To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress;
   to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.


word: Vest
wordtype: n.
definition:
To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in
   possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; -- followed by with before
   the thing conferred; as, to vest a court with power to try cases of
   life and death.


word: Vest
wordtype: n.
definition:
To place or give into the possession or discretion of some
   person or authority; to commit to another; -- with in before the
   possessor; as, the power of life and death is vested in the king, or in
   the courts.


word: Vest
wordtype: n.
definition:
To clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with an
   estate; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or
   future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested in possession.


word: Vest
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a
   title or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the ancestor,
   the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law.


word: Vesta
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical
   with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth;
   hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it.


word: Vestal
wordtype: a.
definition:
A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of
   watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon
   her altar.


word: Vestibule
wordtype: n.
definition:
The porch or entrance into a house; a hall or
   antechamber next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a hall.


word: Vestige
wordtype: n.
definition:
The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or
   footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by
   something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present;
   remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges
   of former population.


word: Vestlet
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of actinians belonging to the
   genus Cerianthus. These animals have a long, smooth body tapering to
   the base, and two separate circles of tentacles around the mouth. They
   form a tough, flexible, feltlike tube with a smooth internal lining, in
   which they dwell, whence the name.


word: Vestry
wordtype: n.
definition:
A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments
   and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship
   or parish business are held; a sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary.


word: Vestry
wordtype: n.
definition:
A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage
   parochial affairs; -- so called because usually held in a vestry.


word: Vestry
wordtype: n.
definition:
A body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually
   by a parish to manage its temporal concerns.


word: Vesture
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The corn, grass, underwood, stubble, etc., with which
   land was covered; as, the vesture of an acre.


word: Vesuvianite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also
   massive, of a brown to green color, rarely sulphur yellow and blue. It
   is a silicate of alumina and lime with some iron magnesia, and is
   common at Vesuvius. Also called idocrase.


word: Vesuvine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A trade name for a brown dyestuff obtained from certain
   basic azo compounds of benzene; -- called also Bismarck brown,
   Manchester brown, etc.


word: Vetch
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any leguminous plant of the genus Vicia, some species of
   which are valuable for fodder. The common species is V. sativa.


word: Veteran
wordtype: a.
definition:
Long exercised in anything, especially in military life
   and the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a
   veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill.


word: Veterinary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the art of healing or treating the
   diseases of domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, etc.; as, a
   veterinary writer or school.


word: Vetiver
wordtype: n.
definition:
An East Indian grass (Andropogon muricatus); also, its
   fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and screens. Also
   called kuskus, and khuskhus.


word: Veto
wordtype: n.
definition:
A power or right possessed by one department of government to
   forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another
   department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested
   in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by
   the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the
   Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of
   the President of the United States. Called also the veto power.


word: Veto
wordtype: n.
definition:
The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or
   prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes.


word: Veto
wordtype: n.
definition:
A document or message communicating the reasons of the
   executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also
   veto message.


word: Veto
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a
   legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an
   appropriation bill.


word: Vex
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to
   irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to
   tease.


word: Vexatious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a
   vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor.


word: Viability
wordtype: n.
definition:
The capacity of living, or being distributed, over wide
   geographical limits; as, the viability of a species.


word: Viable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of living; born alive and with such form and
   development of organs as to be capable of living; -- said of a newborn,
   or a prematurely born, infant.


word: Viaduct
wordtype: n.
definition:
A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches
   or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high
   above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a
   valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.


word: Vial
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with
   a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of
   medicine.


word: Viatecture
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art of making roads or ways for traveling,
   including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc.


word: Viaticum
wordtype: n.
definition:
An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who
   were sent into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any
   service.


word: Vibraculum
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the movable, slender, spinelike organs or parts
   with which certain bryozoans are furnished. They are regarded as
   specially modified zooids, of nearly the same nature as Avicularia.


word: Vibrate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a
   pendulum, an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from
   its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.


word: Vibrate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with
   alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air, or any elastic
   body; to quiver.


word: Vibrate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pass from one state to another; to waver; to
   fluctuate; as, a man vibrates between two opinions.


word: Vibratile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Adapted to, or used in, vibratory motion; having the
   power of vibrating; vibratory; as, the vibratile organs of insects.


word: Vibration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of vibrating, or the state of being vibrated, or
   in vibratory motion; quick motion to and fro; oscillation, as of a
   pendulum or musical string.


word: Vibration
wordtype: n.
definition:
A limited reciprocating motion of a particle of an
   elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from its
   position of equilibrium, when that equilibrium has been disturbed, as
   when a stretched cord or other body produces musical notes, or
   particles of air transmit sounds to the ear. The path of the particle
   may be in a straight line, in a circular arc, or in any curve whatever.


word: Vibratory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Consisting in, or causing, vibration, or oscillation;
   vibrating; as, a vibratory motion; a vibratory power.


word: Vibrio
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly
   sinuous filaments and an undulatory motion; also, an individual of this
   genus.


word: Vibrissa
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow about
   the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many animals, as the
   so-called whiskers of the cat, and the hairs of the nostrils of man.


word: Viburnum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of shrubs having opposite, petiolate leaves and
   cymose flowers, several species of which are cultivated as ornamental,
   as the laurestine and the guelder-rose.


word: Vicarious
wordtype: prep.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy;
   deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority.


word: Vicarious
wordtype: prep.
definition:
Performed of suffered in the place of another;
   substituted; as, a vicarious sacrifice; vicarious punishment.


word: Vicarious
wordtype: prep.
definition:
Acting as a substitute; -- said of abnormal action
   which replaces a suppressed normal function; as, vicarious hemorrhage
   replacing menstruation.


word: Vice
wordtype: n.
definition:
A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as,
   the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse.


word: Vice
wordtype: n.
definition:
A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or
   habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customary deviation
   in a single respect, or in general, from a right standard, implying a
   defect of natural character, or the result of training and habits; a
   harmful custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of vice;
   the vice of intemperance.


word: Vice
wordtype: n.
definition:
The buffoon of the old English moralities, or moral dramas,
   having the name sometimes of one vice, sometimes of another, or of Vice
   itself; -- called also Iniquity.


word: Vice
wordtype: prep.
definition:
Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or
   duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is
   second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice
   consul, etc.


word: Vicegerent
wordtype: n.
definition:
An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper
   authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a vicar.


word: Viceroy
wordtype: prep.
definition:
The governor of a country or province who rules in the
   name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's substitute;
   as, the viceroy of India.


word: Viceroy
wordtype: prep.
definition:
A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, /
   Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along
   the nervures and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The
   larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.


word: Vichy water
definition:
A mineral water found at Vichy, France. It is
   essentially an effervescent solution of sodium, calcium, and magnetism
   carbonates, with sodium and potassium chlorides; also, by extension,
   any artificial or natural water resembling in composition the Vichy
   water proper. Called also, colloquially, Vichy.


word: Viinage
wordtype: n.
definition:
The place or places adjoining or near; neighborhood;
   vicinity; as, a jury must be of the vicinage.


word: Vicine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaloid ex tracted from the seeds of the vetch (Vicia
   sativa) as a white crystalline substance.


word: Vicinity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being near, or not remote;
   nearness; propinquity; proximity; as, the value of the estate was
   increased by the vicinity of two country seats.


word: Vicinity
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent
   to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.


word: Vicious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct;
   depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious
   conduct.


word: Vicissitude
wordtype: n.
definition:
Regular change or succession from one thing to
   another; alternation; mutual succession; interchange.


word: Vicontiels
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
Things belonging to the sheriff; especially, farms
   (called also vicontiel rents) for which the sheriff used to pay rent to
   the king.


word: Victim
wordtype: n.
definition:
A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the
   performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or made an
   offering of.


word: Victim
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit of
   an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a victim to jealousy,
   lust, or ambition.


word: Victim
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering
   grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the
   victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident.


word: Victor
wordtype: n.
definition:
The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of another
   in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in battle; a
   vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by art, rarely by of.


word: Victoria
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen
   Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its
   large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have
   a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers
   sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet.


word: Victoria
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a
   calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high
   seat in front.


word: Victorious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to victory, or a victor' being a
   victor; bringing or causing a victory; conquering; winning; triumphant;
   as, a victorious general; victorious troops; a victorious day.


word: Victory
wordtype: n.
definition:
The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in
   any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or
   competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat.


word: Victual
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide
   with food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to victual
   a ship.


word: Victualer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vessel employed to carry provisions, usually for
   military or naval use; a provision use; a provision ship.


word: Victuals
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or
   prepared for the table; that which supports human life; provisions;
   sustenance; meat; viands.


word: Vicugna
wordtype: n.
definition:
A South American mammal (Auchenia vicunna) native of the
   elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but smaller. It has a
   thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool, and long, pendent white
   hair on the breast and belly. It is hunted for its wool and flesh.


word: Vidame
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a class of temporal officers who originally
   represented the bishops, but later erected their offices into fiefs,
   and became feudal nobles.


word: Vide
definition:
imperative sing. of L. videre, to see; -- used to direct
   attention to something; as, vide supra, see above.


word: Vie
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous
   effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.


word: Vienna paste
definition:
A caustic application made up of equal parts of caustic
   potash and quicklime; -- called also Vienna caustic.


word: View
wordtype: n.
definition:
Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a
   just view of the arguments or facts in a case.


word: View
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural
   or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.


word: View
wordtype: n.
definition:
The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, /ither
   drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.


word: View
wordtype: n.
definition:
Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension;
   conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy
   which ought to be pursued.


word: View
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object,
   aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.


word: View
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention,
   or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect;
   to explore.


word: Vigesimo-quarto
wordtype: n.
definition:
A book composed of sheets each of which is folded
   into twenty-four leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a
   size of book so made; -- usually written 24mo, or 24¡.


word: Vigil
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Abstinence from sleep, whether at a time when sleep is
   customary or not; the act of keeping awake, or the state of being
   awake, or the state of being awake; sleeplessness; wakefulness; watch.


word: Vigilant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for
   safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary.


word: Vigintivirate
wordtype: n.
definition:
The office of the vigintiviri, a body of officers of
   government consisting of twenty men; also, the vigintiviri.


word: Vignette
wordtype: n.
definition:
A decorative design, originally representing vine
   branches or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or
   printed book, or in a similar position; hence, by extension, any small
   picture in a book; hence, also, as such pictures are often without a
   definite bounding line, any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or
   the like, which vanishes gradually at the edge.


word: Vigonia
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the vicu/a; characterizing the vicu/a;
   -- said of the wool of that animal, used in felting hats, and for other
   purposes.


word: Vigor
wordtype: n.
definition:
Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for
   exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy.


word: Vigor
wordtype: n.
definition:
Strength or force in animal or force in animal or vegetable
   nature or action; as, a plant grows with vigor.


word: Vigorous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or
   active force; strong; lusty; robust; as, a vigorous youth; a vigorous
   plant.


word: Vigorous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Exhibiting strength, either of body or mind; powerful;
   strong; forcible; energetic; as, vigorous exertions; a vigorous
   prosecution of a war.


word: Viking
wordtype: n.
definition:
One belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen,
   who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth, ninth, and tenth
   centuries.


word: Vilayet
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of
   the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet.


word: Vile
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the
   sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad.


word: Villain
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who holds lands by a base, or servile, tenure, or in
   villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest class, a bondman or servant.


word: Villain
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vile, wicked person; a man extremely depraved, and
   capable or guilty of great crimes; a deliberate scoundrel; a knave; a
   rascal; a scamp.


word: Villainy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous;
   extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the villainy of the
   seducer.


word: Villanage
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of a villain, or serf; base servitude; tenure
   on condition of doing the meanest services for the lord.


word: Villanelle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A poem written in tercets with but two rhymes, the
   first and third verse of the first stanza alternating as the third
   verse in each successive stanza and forming a couplet at the close.


word: Villiform
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the form or appearance of villi; like close-set
   fibers, either hard or soft; as, the teeth of perch are villiform.


word: Villus
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular
   membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the lining of the small
   intestines of many animals and serve to increase the absorbing surface.


word: Vinaigrette
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar
   contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; --
   called also vinegarette.


word: Vinasse
wordtype: n.
definition:
The waste liquor remaining in the process of making beet
   sugar, -- used in the manufacture of potassium carbonate.


word: Vincetoxin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glucoside extracted from the root of the white
   swallowwort (Vincetoxicum officinale, a plant of the Asclepias family)
   as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; -- called also asclepiadin, and
   cynanchin.


word: Vinculum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or more
   members of a compound quantity, which are to be subjected to the same
   operation, as in the expression x2 + y2 - x + y.


word: Vindicate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be
   valid; to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to
   vindicate a right, claim, or title.


word: Vindicate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To support or maintain as true or correct, against
   denial, censure, or objections; to defend; to justify.


word: Vindication
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of vindicating, or the state of being
   vindicated; defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the
   vindication of opinions; his vindication is complete.


word: Vine
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem
   of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs by winding round a
   fixed object, or by seizing anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a
   creeper; as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,
   squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.


word: Vinegar
wordtype: a.
definition:
A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative,
   and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the
   artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the like.


word: Vingt et un
definition:
A game at cards, played by two or more persons. The
   fortune of each player depends upon obtaining from the dealer such
   cards that the sum of their pips, or spots, is twenty-one, or a number
   near to it.


word: Vintage
wordtype: n.
definition:
The produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in
   wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840.


word: Vinyl
wordtype: n.
definition:
The hypothetical radical C2H3, regarded as the
   characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of
   unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the allyl compounds are homologous.


word: Viol
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same
   form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck
   with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings.


word: Violaceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants, of which
   the violet is the type. It contains about twenty genera and two hundred
   and fifty species.


word: Violaniline
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dyestuff of the induline group, made from aniline,
   and used as a substitute for indigo in dyeing wool and silk a
   violet-blue or a gray-blue color.


word: Violantin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A complex nitrogenous substance, produced as a yellow
   crystalline substance, and regarded as a complex derivative of
   barbituric acid.


word: Violaquercitrin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellow crystalline glucoside obtained from the
   pansy (Viola tricolor), and decomposing into glucose and quercitrin.


word: Violate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To do violence to, as to anything that should be held
   sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to
   trench upon; to infringe.


word: Violation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the
   violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc.


word: Violation
wordtype: n.
definition:
An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or
   contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church.


word: Violence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being violent; highly excited
   action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.


word: Violence
wordtype: n.
definition:
Injury done to that which is entitled to respect,
   reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force;
   outrage; assault.


word: Violent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled
   with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement;
   impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent
   attack of a disease.


word: Violent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper
   force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of
   free speech.


word: Violet
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any plant or flower of the genus Viola, of many species.
   The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of
   many of the species are blue, while others are white or yellow, or of
   several colors, as the pansy (Viola tricolor).


word: Violet
wordtype: n.
definition:
The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum
   farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the spectrum.


word: Violet
wordtype: n.
definition:
In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue
   in equal proportions; a bluish purple color.


word: Violet
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of small violet-colored
   butterflies belonging to Lycaena, or Rusticus, and allied genera.


word: Violet-tip
wordtype: n.
definition:
A very handsome American butterfly (Polygonia
   interrogationis). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and
   brown and have violet tips.


word: Violine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal nature and
   emetic properties, said to have been extracted from the root and
   foliage of the violet (Viola).


word: Violoncello
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four
   strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an
   octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.


word: Violone
wordtype: n.
definition:
The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having
   strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the
   contrabasso; -- called also double bass.


word: Violuric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitroso
   derivative of barbituric acid. It is obtained as a white or yellow
   crystalline substance, and forms characteristic yellow, blue, and
   violet salts.


word: Viper
wordtype: a.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of Old World venomous makes
   belonging to Vipera, Clotho, Daboia, and other genera of the family
   Viperidae.


word: Viperoides
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A division of serpents which includes the true
   vipers of the Old World and the rattlesnakes and moccasin snakes of
   America; -- called also Viperina.


word: Virago
wordtype: n.
definition:
A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a
   woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female
   warrior.


word: Virelay
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ancient French song, or short poem, wholly in two
   rhymes, and composed in short lines, with a refrain.


word: Vireo
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of American singing birds
   belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonidae. In many
   of the species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also
   greenlet.


word: Vireton
wordtype: n.
definition:
An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass
   placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying.


word: Virgalieu
wordtype: n.
definition:
A valuable kind of pear, of an obovate shape and with
   melting flesh of delicious flavor; -- more properly called White
   Doyenne.


word: Virgin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A female insect producing eggs from which young are
   hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a
   parthenogenetic insect.


word: Virgin
wordtype: a.
definition:
Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin;
   becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin
   blush.


word: Virginal
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having
   a rectangular form, like the small piano. It had strings and keys, but
   only one wire to a note. The instrument was used in the sixteenth
   century, but is now wholly obsolete. It was sometimes called a pair of
   virginals.


word: Virgo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A constellation of the zodiac, now occupying chiefly the
   sign Libra, and containing the bright star Spica.


word: Virgularian
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of long, slender
   Alcyonaria belonging to Virgularia and allied genera of the family
   Virgularidae. These corals are allied to the sea-pens, but have a long
   rodlike rhachis inclosing a slender, round or square, calcareous axis.
   The polyps are arranged in transverse rows or clusters along each side
   of the rhachis.


word: Virial
wordtype: n.
definition:
A certain function relating to a system of forces and their
   points of application, -- first used by Clausius in the investigation
   of problems in molecular physics.


word: Viridine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A greenish, oily, nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C12H19N7,
   obtained from coal tar, and probably consisting of a mixture of several
   metameric compounds which are higher derivatives of the base pyridine.


word: Viridite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A greenish chloritic mineral common in certain igneous
   rocks, as diabase, as a result of alternation.


word: Virile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult
   man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful;
   specifically, capable of begetting; -- opposed to womanly, feminine,
   and puerile; as, virile age, virile power, virile organs.


word: Virility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being virile; developed manhood;
   manliness; specif., the power of procreation; as, exhaustion.


word: Viroled
wordtype: a.
definition:
Furnished with a virole or viroles; -- said of a horn or a
   bugle when the rings are of different tincture from the rest of the
   horn.


word: Virtual
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy
   without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential;
   energizing.


word: Virtual
wordtype: a.
definition:
Being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual
   presence of a man in his agent or substitute.


word: Virtually
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and
   not actually; to all intents and purposes; practically.


word: Virtue
wordtype: n.
definition:
Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the
   production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as,
   the virtue of a medicine.


word: Virtuosity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being a virtuoso; in a bad
   sense, the character of one in whom mere artistic feeling or aesthetic
   cultivation takes the place of religious character; sentimentalism.


word: Virtuoso
wordtype: n.
definition:
One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in
   antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of
   curiosities, etc.


word: Virtuoso
wordtype: n.
definition:
A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the
   piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert
   player.


word: Virtuous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having moral excellence; characterized by morality;
   upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action.


word: Virus
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers,
   the bite of snakes, etc.; -- applied to organic poisons.


word: Virus
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
The special contagion, inappreciable to the senses and
   acting in exceedingly minute quantities, by which a disease is
   introduced into the organism and maintained there.


word: Virus
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
Fig.: Any morbid corrupting quality in intellectual or
   moral conditions; something that poisons the mind or the soul; as, the
   virus of obscene books.


word: Vis-a-vis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also,
   a form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that the
   occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.


word: Viz-cacha
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus
   trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is
   soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white
   beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on
   each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive
   burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its
   burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha.


word: Visceroskeletal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the framework, or skeleton, or
   skeleton, of the viscera; as, the visceroskeletal system of muscles.


word: Viscid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous
   consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as,
   turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid.


word: Viscidity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being viscid; also, that which
   is viscid; glutinous concretion; stickiness.


word: Viscin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A clear, viscous, tasteless substance extracted from the
   mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe (Viscum album), holly, etc., and
   constituting an essential ingredient of birdlime.


word: Viscosity
wordtype: n.
definition:
A quality analogous to that of a viscous fluid, supposed
   to be caused by internal friction, especially in the case of gases.


word: Viscount
wordtype: a.
definition:
A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an
   earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of nobility. See
   Peer, n., 3.


word: Viscous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous
   consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.


word: Viscus
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the
   great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used in the
   plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.


word: Vise
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw,
   lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.


word: Vise
wordtype: n.
definition:
An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities
   of certain countries on the continent of Europe, denoting that it has
   been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed
   on his journey; a visa.


word: Vishnu
wordtype: n.
definition:
A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is
   regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and Siva the
   destroyer of the creation.


word: Visible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen;
   perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on
   white paper.


word: Vision
wordtype: v.
definition:
The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five senses, by
   which colors and the physical qualities of external objects are
   appreciated as a result of the stimulating action of light on the
   sensitive retina, an expansion of the optic nerve.


word: Vision
wordtype: v.
definition:
Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the
   ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural, prophetic, or
   imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a specter; as, the visions
   of Isaiah.


word: Visionary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized
   by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.


word: Visionary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on
   the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act upon,
   fancies as if they were realities.


word: Visionary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful;
   imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a
   visionary scheme or project.


word: Visionary
wordtype: n.
definition:
One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls
   his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the
   air; a daydreamer.


word: Visit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship,
   business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as, the physician
   visits his patient.


word: Visit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To go or come to see for inspection, examination,
   correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits
   his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge.


word: Visit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To come to for the purpose of chastising, rewarding,
   comforting; to come upon with reward or retribution; to appear before
   or judge; as, to visit in mercy; to visit one in wrath.


word: Visit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a
   brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like,
   usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit
   to Saratoga; the visit of a physician.


word: Visit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The act of going to view or inspect; an official or
   formal inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a trustee
   or inspector.


word: Visitation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Specifically: The act of a superior or superintending
   officer who, in the discharge of his office, visits a corporation,
   college, etc., to examine into the manner in which it is conducted, and
   see that its laws and regulations are duly observed and executed; as,
   the visitation of a diocese by a bishop.


word: Visitation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of a naval commander who visits, or enters on
   board, a vessel belonging to another nation, for the purpose of
   ascertaining her character and object, but without claiming or
   exercising a right of searching the vessel. It is, however, usually
   coupled with the right of search (see under Search), visitation being
   used for the purpose of search.


word: Visitation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Special dispensation; communication of divine favor and
   goodness, or, more usually, of divine wrath and vengeance; retributive
   calamity; retribution; judgment.


word: Visitation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A festival in honor of the visit of the Virgin Mary to
   Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist, celebrated on the second of
   July.


word: Visitor
definition:
A superior, or a person lawfully appointed for the purpose,
   who makes formal visits of inspection to a corporation or an
   institution. See Visit, v. t., 2, and Visitation, n., 2.


word: Visor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so
   show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in
   it.


word: Vista
wordtype: n.
definition:
A view; especially, a view through or between intervening
   objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or the like;
   hence, the trees or other objects that form the avenue.


word: Visual
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the
   instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.


word: Vital
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable;
   as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.


word: Vitalism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism
   are due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical and
   physical forces.


word: Vitality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being vital; the principle of
   life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetable
   seeds; the vitality of an enterprise.


word: Vitelligenous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Producing yolk, or vitelline substance; -- applied
   to certain cells (also called nutritive, or yolk, cells) formed in the
   ovaries of many insects, and supposed to supply nutriment to the
   developing ova.


word: Vitellin
wordtype: n.
definition:
An albuminous body, belonging to the class of globulins,
   obtained from yolk of egg, of which it is the chief proteid
   constituent, and from the seeds of many plants. From the latter it can
   be separated in crystalline form.


word: Vitelline
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs; as, the vitelline
   membrane, a smooth, transparent membrane surrounding the vitellus.


word: Vitiate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render
   defective; to injure the substance or qualities of; to impair; to
   contaminate; to spoil; as, exaggeration vitiates a style of writing;
   sewer gas vitiates the air.


word: Vitiate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to fail of effect, either wholly or in part;
   to make void; to destroy, as the validity or binding force of an
   instrument or transaction; to annul; as, any undue influence exerted on
   a jury vitiates their verdict; fraud vitiates a contract.


word: Vitiation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of vitiating, or the state of being vitiated;
   depravation; corruption; invalidation; as, the vitiation of the blood;
   the vitiation of a contract.


word: Vitiligo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rare skin disease consisting in the development of
   smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.


word: Vitrescence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being vitreous; glassiness, or
   the quality of being vitrescent; capability of conversion into glass;
   susceptibility of being formed into glass.


word: Vitrifiable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being vitrified, or converted into glass by
   heat and fusion; as, flint and alkalies are vitrifiable.


word: Vitrina
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of terrestrial gastropods, having transparent,
   very thin, and delicate shells, -- whence the name.


word: Vitriol
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron,
   zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy appearance or luster.


word: Vitriol
wordtype: n.
definition:
Sulphuric acid; -- called also oil of vitriol. So called
   because first made by the distillation of green vitriol. See Sulphuric
   acid, under Sulphuric.


word: Vitriolated
wordtype: a.
definition:
Changed into a vitriol or a sulphate, or subjected to
   the action of sulphuric acid or of a sulphate; as, vitriolated potash,
   i. e., potassium sulphate.


word: Vitriolic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or
   resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste. Cf. Vitriol.


word: Vitrite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of glass which is very hard and difficult to fuse,
   used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus.


word: Vituperate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with
   wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate.


word: Valve
wordtype: n.
definition:
A lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so that by its
   movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling, sliding, turning, or the
   like, it will open or close the aperture to permit or prevent passage,
   as of a fluid.


word: Valve
wordtype: n.
definition:
One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which
   permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one
   direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction; as,
   the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves.


word: Valve
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a
   trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the barberry.


word: Valvelet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A little valve; a valvule; especially, one of the pieces
   which compose the outer covering of a pericarp.


word: Valvular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a valve or valves; specifically
   (Med.), of or pertaining to the valves of the heart; as, valvular
   disease.


word: Valylene
wordtype: n.
definition:
A volatile liquid hydrocarbon, C5H6, related to ethylene
   and acetylene, but possessing the property of unsaturation in the third
   degree. It is the only known member of a distinct series of compounds.
   It has a garlic odor.


word: Vamp
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to
   piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to patch; -- often
   followed by up.


word: Vampire
wordtype: n.
definition:
A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person
   superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander about by
   night sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus causing their death.
   This superstition is now prevalent in parts of Eastern Europe, and was
   especially current in Hungary about the year 1730.


word: Vampire
wordtype: n.
definition:
Either one of two or more species of South American
   blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. These
   bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting
   incisors with which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the
   blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as man, chiefly
   during sleep. They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the
   blood with which they gorge themselves is stored.


word: Vampire
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of harmless tropical American
   bats of the genus Vampyrus, especially V. spectrum. These bats feed
   upon insects and fruit, but were formerly erroneously supposed to suck
   the blood of man and animals. Called also false vampire.


word: Van
wordtype: n.
definition:
The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also,
   the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in sailing or in
   battle.


word: Van
wordtype: n.
definition:
A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and
   others fore the transportation of goods.


word: Van
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for
   conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition.


word: Vanadic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or obtained from, vanadium; containing
   vanadium; specifically distinguished those compounds in which vanadium
   has a relatively higher valence as contrasted with the vanadious
   compounds; as, vanadic oxide.


word: Vanadinite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral occurring in yellowish, and ruby-red
   hexagonal crystals. It consist of lead vanadate with a small proportion
   of lead chloride.


word: Vanadious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or containing, vanadium; specifically,
   designating those compounds in which vanadium has a lower valence as
   contrasted with the vanadic compounds; as, vanadious acid.


word: Vanadium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rare element of the nitrogen-phosphorus group, found
   combined, in vanadates, in certain minerals, and reduced as an
   infusible, grayish-white metallic powder. It is intermediate between
   the metals and the non-metals, having both basic and acid properties.
   Symbol V (or Vd, rarely). Atomic weight 51.2.


word: Vanadous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to vanadium; obtained from vanadium; --
   said of an acid containing one equivalent of vanadium and two of
   oxygen.


word: Vandal
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on the south
   shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and fierce of the northern
   nations that plundered Rome in the 5th century, notorious for
   destroying the monuments of art and literature.


word: Vandalism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The spirit or conduct of the Vandals; ferocious cruelty;
   hostility to the arts and literature, or willful destruction or
   defacement of their monuments.


word: Vane
wordtype: n.
definition:
A contrivance attached to some elevated object for the
   purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a weathercock. It is
   usually a plate or strip of metal, or slip of wood, often cut into some
   fanciful form, and placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it
   moves freely.


word: Vane
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis and moved by
   the wind; as, the vane of a windmill; hence, a similar fixture of any
   form moved in or by water, air, or other fluid; as, the vane of a screw
   propeller, a fan blower, an anemometer, etc.


word: Vanessa
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of handsomely colored
   butterflies belonging to Vanessa and allied genera. Many of these
   species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped.


word: Vanilla
wordtype: n.
definition:
The long podlike capsules of Vanilla planifolia, and V.
   claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the
   volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring
   extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery,
   perfumery, etc.


word: Vanillic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or derived from, vanilla or vanillin;
   resembling vanillin; specifically, designating an alcohol and an acid
   respectively, vanillin being the intermediate aldehyde.


word: Vanillin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white crystalline aldehyde having a burning taste and
   characteristic odor of vanilla. It is extracted from vanilla pods, and
   is also obtained by the decomposition of coniferin, and by the
   oxidation of eugenol.


word: Vanish
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out
   of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by
   being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land.


word: Vanish
wordtype: n.
definition:
The brief terminal part of vowel or vocal element,
   differing more or less in quality from the main part; as, a as in ale
   ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as in old with a vanish
   of oo as in foot.


word: Vanity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to
   satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness; falsity.


word: Vanity
wordtype: n.
definition:
An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride
   inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal attainments or
   decorations; an excessive desire for notice or approval; pride;
   ostentation; conceit.


word: Vanity
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or
   unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor productive of
   no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle show; unsubstantial
   enjoyment.


word: Vanjas
wordtype: n.
definition:
The Australian pied crow shrike (Strepera graculina). It is
   glossy bluish black, with the under tail coverts and the tips and bases
   of the tail feathers white.


word: Vansire
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ichneumon (Herpestes galera) native of Southern Africa
   and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled with white.
   Called also vondsira, and marsh ichneumon.


word: Vapid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid;
   flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a vapid state
   of the blood.


word: Vapor
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any substance in the gaseous, or aeriform, state, the
   condition of which is ordinarily that of a liquid or solid.


word: Vapor
wordtype: n.
definition:
In a loose and popular sense, any visible diffused substance
   floating in the atmosphere and impairing its transparency, as smoke,
   fog, etc.


word: Vapor
wordtype: n.
definition:
Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal
   fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.


word: Vapor
wordtype: n.
definition:
To pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating substance,
   whether visible or invisible, to steam; to be exhaled; to evaporate.


word: Vaporific
wordtype: a.
definition:
Producing vapor; tending to pass, or to cause to pass,
   into vapor; thus, volatile fluids are vaporific; heat is a vaporific
   agent.


word: Vaporimeter
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for measuring the volume or the tension
   of any vapor; specifically, an instrument of this sort used as an
   alcoholometer in testing spirituous liquors.


word: Vaporization
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of vaporizing, or the state of
   being converted into vapor; the artificial formation of vapor;
   specifically, the conversion of water into steam, as in a steam boiler.


word: Varangian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the Northmen who founded a dynasty in Russia in
   the 9th century; also, one of the Northmen composing, at a later date,
   the imperial bodyguard at Constantinople.


word: Varanus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa.
   It includes the monitors. See Monitor, 3.


word: Varec
wordtype: n.
definition:
The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the
   manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed itself; fucus; wrack.


word: Vari
wordtype: n.
definition:
The ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) of Madagascar. Its long
   tail is annulated with black and white.


word: Variability
wordtype: n.
definition:
The power possessed by living organisms, both animal
   and vegetable, of adapting themselves to modifications or changes in
   their environment, thus possibly giving rise to ultimate variation of
   structure or function.


word: Variable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of
   alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds or seasons; a
   variable quantity.


word: Variable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable;
   fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men are variable;
   passions are variable.


word: Variable
wordtype: n.
definition:
A quantity which may increase or decrease; a quantity
   which admits of an infinite number of values in the same expression; a
   variable quantity; as, in the equation x2 - y2 = R2, x and y are
   variables.


word: Variable
wordtype: n.
definition:
Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not
   expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind belts.


word: Variance
wordtype: n.
definition:
Difference that produce dispute or controversy;
   disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel.


word: Variance
wordtype: n.
definition:
A disagreement or difference between two parts of the
   same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought to agree, -- as
   between the writ and the declaration, or between the allegation and the
   proof.


word: Variant
wordtype: n.
definition:
Something which differs in form from another thing, though
   really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a
   variant of a story or a word.


word: Variation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of varying; a partial change in the form,
   position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification; alternation;
   mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a variation of color in different
   lights; a variation in size; variation of language.


word: Variation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from
   a position or state; amount or rate of change.


word: Variation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful
   embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or harmony, or
   sometimes change of key; the presentation of a musical thought in new
   and varied aspects, yet so that the essential features of the original
   shall still preserve their identity.


word: Variation
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the different arrangements which can be made of
   any number of quantities taking a certain number of them together.


word: Varicocele
wordtype: n.
definition:
A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic
   cord; also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum.


word: Varicose
wordtype: a.
definition:
Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or
   containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to varices, or
   varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a varicose vein; varicose
   ulcers.


word: Varicose
wordtype: a.
definition:
Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; -- said of
   elastic stockings, bandages. and the like.


word: Varicosity
wordtype: n.
definition:
An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber, or the
   like; a varix; as, the varicosities of nerve fibers.


word: Varied
wordtype: a.
definition:
Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied
   experience; varied interests; varied scenery.


word: Variegate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To diversify in external appearance; to mark with
   different colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with
   marble of different colors.


word: Variegation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of variegating or diversifying, or the state
   of being diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors.


word: Varietal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a variety; characterizing a variety;
   constituting a variety, in distinction from an individual or species.


word: Variety
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being various; intermixture or
   succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.


word: Variety
wordtype: n.
definition:
A number or collection of different things; a varied
   assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks.


word: Variety
wordtype: n.
definition:
Something varying or differing from others of the same
   general kind; one of a number of things that are akin; a sort; as,
   varieties of wood, land, rocks, etc.


word: Variety
wordtype: n.
definition:
An individual, or group of individuals, of a species
   differing from the rest in some one or more of the characteristics
   typical of the species, and capable either of perpetuating itself for a
   period, or of being perpetuated by artificial means; hence, a
   subdivision, or peculiar form, of a species.


word: Variety
wordtype: n.
definition:
In inorganic nature, one of those forms in which a species
   may occur, which differ in minor characteristics of structure, color,
   purity of composition, etc.


word: Variolite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of diorite or diabase containing imbedded whitish
   spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance.


word: Variolous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the smallpox; having pits, or sunken
   impressions, like those of the smallpox; variolar; variolic.


word: Variorum
wordtype: a.
definition:
Containing notes by different persons; -- applied to a
   publication; as, a variorum edition of a book.


word: Various
wordtype: a.
definition:
Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various
   names; various occupations; various colors.


word: Varisse
wordtype: n.
definition:
An imperfection on the inside of the hind leg in horses,
   different from a curb, but at the same height, and frequently injuring
   the sale of the animal by growing to an unsightly size.


word: Varix
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of
   the whorls of certain univalve shells.


word: Varnish
wordtype: n.
definition:
A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous
   matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a brush, or
   otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries, either by evaporation
   or chemical action, and the resinous part forms thus a smooth, hard
   surface, with a beautiful gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or
   less degree, the influences of air and moisture.


word: Varnish
wordtype: n.
definition:
To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces,
   when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a
   painting.


word: Varnish
wordtype: n.
definition:
To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair
   appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss over; to
   palliate; as, to varnish guilt.


word: Vartabed
wordtype: n.
definition:
A doctor or teacher in the Armenian church. Members of
   this order of ecclesiastics frequently have charge of dioceses, with
   episcopal functions.


word: Varuna
wordtype: n.
definition:
The god of the waters; the Indian Neptune. He is regarded
   as regent of the west, and lord of punishment, and is represented as
   riding on a sea monster, holding in his hand a snaky cord or noose with
   which to bind offenders, under water.


word: Vary
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance,
   substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial
   change; to modify; as, to vary the properties, proportions, or nature
   of a thing; to vary a posture or an attitude; to vary one's dress or
   opinions.


word: Vary
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new
   aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4.


word: Vary
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a
   partial change; to become different; to be modified; as, colors vary in
   different lights.


word: Vary
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as,
   the laws of France vary from those of England.


word: Vary
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one
   mathematical quantity varies inversely as another.


word: Vascular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential
   part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically (Bot.), pertaining
   to, or containing, special ducts, or tubes, for the circulation of sap.


word: Vascular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement of,
   vessels; as, the vascular system in animals, including the arteries,
   veins, capillaries, lacteals, etc.


word: Vascular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants, that
   is, the phaenogamous plants, all of which are vascular, in distinction
   from the cryptogams, which to a large extent are cellular only.


word: Vasculose
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the substances of which vegetable tissue is
   composed, differing from cellulose in its solubility in certain media.


word: Vase
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently
   for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of antique or elegant
   pattern used for ornament; as, a porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian
   vase. See Illust. of Portland vase, under Portland.


word: Vase
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vessel similar to that described in the first definition
   above, or the representation of one in a solid block of stone, or the
   like, used for an ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust.
   of Niche.


word: Vase
wordtype: n.
definition:
The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and Composite
   capital; -- called also tambour, and drum.


word: Vaseline
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and
   tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude
   petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several of the
   higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as an unguent, and
   for various purposes in the arts. See the Note under Petrolatum.


word: Vasoconstrictor
wordtype: a.
definition:
Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the
   vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the
   blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called
   vasohypertonic.


word: Vasoconstrictor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance which causes constriction of the blood
   vessels. Such substances are used in medicine to raise blood pressure.


word: Vasodilator
wordtype: a.
definition:
Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels;
   as, the vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of the
   blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also called
   vaso-inhibitory, and vasohypotonic nerves, since their stimulation
   causes relaxation and rest.


word: Vasoformative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Concerned in the development and formation of blood
   vessels and blood corpuscles; as, the vasoformative cells.


word: Vasomotor
wordtype: a.
definition:
Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the
   vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves
   distributed over the muscular coats of the blood vessels.


word: Vassal
wordtype: n.
definition:
The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who holds land of
   superior, and who vows fidelity and homage to him; a feudatory; a
   feudal tenant.


word: Vassalage
wordtype: n.
definition:
Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery;
   as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.


word: Vast
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in
   bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast
   empire of Russia.


word: Vasum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus including several species of large marine gastropods
   having massive pyriform shells, with conspicuous folds on the
   columella.


word: Vat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for
   holding in an immature state, chemical preparations for dyeing, or for
   tanning, or for tanning leather, or the like.


word: Vat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially, a
   liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to the hectoliter
   of the metric system, which contains 22.01 imperial gallons, or 26.4
   standard gallons in the United States.


word: Vatican
wordtype: n.
definition:
A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the
   church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a library,
   a famous chapel, etc.


word: Vaticanism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine of papal supremacy; extreme views in
   support of the authority of the pope; ultramontanism; -- a term used
   only by persons who are not Roman Catholics.


word: Vaudeville
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of song of a lively character, frequently
   embodying a satire on some person or event, sung to a familiar air in
   couplets with a refrain; a street song; a topical song.


word: Vaudeville
wordtype: n.
definition:
A theatrical piece, usually a comedy, the dialogue of
   which is intermingled with light or satirical songs, set to familiar
   airs.


word: Vault
wordtype: n.
definition:
An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, use
   for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the like; a cell;
   a cellar.


word: Vault
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give
   the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, vault a roof; to vault a passage
   to a court.


word: Vaunt
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To boast; to make a vain display of one's own worth,
   attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk ostentatiously; to brag.


word: Vavasor
wordtype: n.
definition:
The vassal or tenant of a baron; one who held under a
   baron, and who also had tenants under him; one in dignity next to a
   baron; a title of dignity next to a baron.


word: Vaza parrot
definition:
Any one of several species of parrots of the genus
   Coracopsis, native of Madagascar; -- called also vasa parrot.


word: Veadar
wordtype: n.
definition:
The thirteenth, or intercalary, month of the Jewish
   ecclesiastical calendar, which is added about every third year.


word: Vector
wordtype: n.
definition:
A directed quantity, as a straight line, a force, or a
   velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when their directions are the
   same their magnitudes equal. Cf. Scalar.


word: Veda
wordtype: n.
definition:
The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the
   four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and
   Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that
   literature.


word: Vedanta
wordtype: n.
definition:
A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on
   scattered texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the "Anta," or end or
   substance.


word: Vedette
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost
   of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a vidette.


word: Vedro
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Russian liquid measure, equal to 3.249 gallons of U. S.
   standard measure, or 2.706 imperial gallons.


word: Veery
wordtype: n.
definition:
An American thrush (Turdus fuscescens) common in the
   Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown above. The
   breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown. Called also Wilson's
   thrush.


word: Vega
wordtype: n.
definition:
A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of
   those constituting the constellation Lyra.


word: Vegetable
wordtype: v.
definition:
Of or pertaining to plants; having the nature of, or
   produced by, plants; as, a vegetable nature; vegetable growths, juices,
   etc.


word: Vegetable
wordtype: v.
definition:
Plants without true flowers, and reproduced by minute
   spores of various kinds, or by simple cell division.


word: Vegetable
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant used or cultivated for food for man or domestic
   animals, as the cabbage, turnip, potato, bean, dandelion, etc.; also,
   the edible part of such a plant, as prepared for market or the table.


word: Vegetal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to vegetables, or the vegetable kingdom;
   of the nature of a vegetable; vegetable.


word: Vegetal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, that class of vital
   phenomena, such as digestion, absorption, assimilation, secretion,
   excretion, circulation, generation, etc., which are common to plants
   and animals, in distinction from sensation and volition, which are
   peculiar to animals.


word: Vegetality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being vegetal, or exhibiting
   those physiological phenomena which are common to plants and animals.
   See Vegetal, a., 2.


word: Vegetarian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only
   proper food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk.


word: Vegetate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To grow, as plants, by nutriment imbibed by means of
   roots and leaves; to start into growth; to sprout; to germinate.


word: Vegetative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having relation to growth or nutrition; partaking of
   simple growth and enlargement of the systems of nutrition, apart from
   the sensorial or distinctively animal functions; vegetal.


word: Vegeto-animal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Partaking of the nature both of vegetable and animal
   matter; -- a term sometimes applied to vegetable albumen and gluten,
   from their resemblance to similar animal products.


word: Vehemence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality pr state of being vehement; impetuous force;
   impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence.


word: Vehement
wordtype: a.
definition:
Acting with great force; furious; violent; impetuous;
   forcible; mighty; as, vehement wind; a vehement torrent; a vehement
   fire or heat.


word: Vehement
wordtype: a.
definition:
Very ardent; very eager or urgent; very fervent;
   passionate; as, a vehement affection or passion.


word: Vehicle
wordtype: n.
definition:
That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be,
   carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.;
   a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land.


word: Vehicle
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or
   communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy.


word: Vehicle
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including
   whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with
   it.


word: Vehmic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunals
   which flourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century to the
   middle of the 16th, usurping many of the functions of the government
   which were too weak to maintain law and order, and inspiring dread in
   all who came within their jurisdiction.


word: Veil
wordtype: n.
definition:
Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and
   hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze,
   crape, or similar diaphnous material, to hide or protect the face.


word: Veil
wordtype: n.
definition:
A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom
   with the stalk; -- called also velum.


word: Vein
wordtype: n.
definition:
A narrow mass of rock intersecting other rocks, and filling
   inclined or vertical fissures not corresponding with the
   stratification; a lode; a dike; -- often limited, in the language of
   miners, to a mineral vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains
   useful minerals or ores.


word: Vein
wordtype: n.
definition:
A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood, and
   in marble and other stones; variegation.


word: Vein
wordtype: n.
definition:
Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a
   particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also,
   manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein of humor; a satirical vein.


word: Veinstone
wordtype: n.
definition:
The nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which
   accompanies the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar,
   etc.; -- called also veinstuff.


word: Velar
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the place of articulation on the soft palate;
   guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.


word: Veliger
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the state when
   it is furnished with one or two ciliated membranes for swimming.


word: Vellum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and
   rendered clear and white, -- used as for writing upon, and for binding
   books.


word: Velocipede
wordtype: n.
definition:
A light road carriage propelled by the feet of the
   rider. Originally it was propelled by striking the tips of the toes on
   the roadway, but commonly now by the action of the feet on a pedal or
   pedals connected with the axle of one or more of the wheels, and
   causing their revolution. They are made in many forms, with two, three,
   or four wheels. See Bicycle, and Tricycle.


word: Velocity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity;
   rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet
   in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of
   light.


word: Velocity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time, measured
   by the number of units of space passed over by a moving body or point
   in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed over in a second.
   See the Note under Speed.


word: Velum
wordtype: n.
definition:
Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous
   partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate.


word: Velum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of
   certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of Protozoa.


word: Velutinous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the surface covered with a fine and dense silky
   pubescence; velvety; as, a velutinous leaf.


word: Velvet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads.
   Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back.


word: Velvet
wordtype: n.
definition:
The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops
   and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth.


word: Velvetleaf
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety
   leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennae, the Cissampelos Pareira, and the
   Lavatera arborea, and even the common mullein.


word: Venal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being bought or obtained for money or other
   valuable consideration; made matter of trade or barter; held for sale;
   salable; mercenary; purchasable; hireling; as, venal services.


word: Venality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable;
   mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money
   or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an
   official.


word: Venation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The arrangement or system of veins, as in the wing of an
   insect, or in the leaves of a plant. See Illust. in Appendix.


word: Vend
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To transfer to another person for a pecuniary equivalent;
   to make an object of trade; to dispose of by sale; to sell; as, to vend
   goods; to vend vegetables.


word: Vendace
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European lake whitefish (Coregonus Willughbii, or C.
   Vandesius) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is
   regarded as a delicate food fish. Called also vendis.


word: Vender
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who vends; one who transfers the exclusive right of
   possessing a thing, either his own, or that of another as his agent,
   for a price or pecuniary equivalent; a seller; a vendor.


word: Veneer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other
   material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of
   furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively.


word: Veneer
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful
   material for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of
   wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show; gloss; false
   pretense.


word: Venerable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or
   reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally implying an
   advanced age; as, a venerable magistrate; a venerable parent.


word: Venerable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Rendered sacred by religious or other associations; that
   should be regarded with awe and treated with reverence; as, the
   venerable walls of a temple or a church.


word: Veneracea
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An extensive tribe of bivalve mollusks of which the
   genus Venus is the type. The shells are usually oval, or somewhat
   heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule. See Venus.


word: Venerate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To regard with reverential respect; to honor with
   mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate
   parents and elders.


word: Veneration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of venerating, or the state of being venerated;
   the highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with awe;
   a feeling or sentimental excited by the dignity, wisdom, or superiority
   of a person, by sacredness of character, by consecration to sacred
   services, or by hallowed associations.


word: Vengeance
wordtype: n.
definition:
Punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an
   offense; retribution; -- often, in a bad sense, passionate or
   unrestrained revenge.


word: Venial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable;
   pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression.


word: Venire facias
definition:
A judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff,
   requiring him to cause a certain number of qualified persons to appear
   in court at a specified time, to serve as jurors in said court.


word: Venire facias
definition:
A writ in the nature of a summons to cause the party
   indicted on a penal statute to appear. Called also venire.


word: Venison
wordtype: n.
definition:
Formerly, the flesh of any of the edible beasts of the
   chase, also of game birds; now, the flesh of animals of the deer kind
   exclusively.


word: Venite
wordtype: n.
definition:
The 95th Psalm, which is said or sung regularly in the
   public worship of many churches. Also, a musical composition adapted to
   this Psalm.


word: Venom
wordtype: n.
definition:
Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the
   poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as
   serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and
   communicate by thing or stinging.


word: Venosity
wordtype: n.
definition:
A condition in which the circulation is retarded, and the
   entire mass of blood is less oxygenated than it normally is.


word: Venous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Contained in the veins, or having the same qualities as if
   contained in the veins, that is, having a dark bluish color and
   containing an insufficient amount of oxygen so as no longer to be fit
   for oxygenating the tissues; -- said of the blood, and opposed to
   arterial.


word: Vent
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid to
   escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a volcanic vent.


word: Vent
wordtype: n.
definition:
The anal opening of certain invertebrates and fishes; also,
   the external cloacal opening of reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many
   fishes.


word: Vent
wordtype: n.
definition:
The opening at the breech of a firearm, through which fire is
   communicated to the powder of the charge; touchhole.


word: Vent
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to
   utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint.


word: Venter
wordtype: n.
definition:
A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the
   venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface, of the scapula.


word: Venter
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a son B by one
   venter, and a daughter C by another venter; children by different
   venters.


word: Ventilate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To open and expose to the free passage of air; to
   supply with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to
   ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar; to ventilate a mine.


word: Ventilate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas,
   etc.; as, to ventilate a mold, or a water-wheel bucket.


word: Ventilate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to
   penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and discussion; as, to
   ventilate questions of policy.


word: Ventilation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of ventilating, or the state of being
   ventilated; the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is
   pure, in any inclosed place, as a house, a church, a mine, etc.; free
   exposure to air.


word: Ventilative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to ventilation; adapted to secure
   ventilation; ventilating; as, ventilative apparatus.


word: Ventilator
wordtype: n.
definition:
A contrivance for effecting ventilation; especially, a
   contrivance or machine for drawing off or expelling foul or stagnant
   air from any place or apartment, or for introducing that which is fresh
   and pure.


word: Ventose
wordtype: a.
definition:
The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first
   French republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See
   Vend/miaire.


word: Ventral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or ventral
   side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal; abdominal; as, the
   ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root of a spinal nerve; -- opposed
   to dorsal.


word: Ventral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal, etc.,
   which faces toward the center of a flower.


word: Ventral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a
   creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed to dorsal.


word: Ventricle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as of the
   larynx or the brain; specifically, the posterior chamber, or one of the
   two posterior chambers, of the heart, which receives the blood from the
   auricle and forces it out from the heart. See Heart.


word: Ventriculite
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of siliceous fossil
   sponges belonging to Ventriculites and allied genera, characteristic of
   the Cretaceous period.


word: Ventriloquism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act, art, or practice of speaking in such a
   manner that the voice appears to come, not from the person speaking,
   but from some other source, as from the opposite side of the room, from
   the cellar, etc.


word: Ventro-
definition:
A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection
   with, or relation to, the abdomen; also, connection with, relation to,
   or direction toward, the ventral side; as, ventrolateral;
   ventro-inguinal.


word: Ventro-inguinal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining both to the abdomen and groin, or to
   the abdomen and inguinal canal; as, ventro-inguinal hernia.


word: Venture
wordtype: n.
definition:
An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of
   something upon an event which can not be foreseen with certainty; a
   hazard; a risk; a speculation.


word: Venture
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To hazard one's self; to have the courage or
   presumption to do, undertake, or say something; to dare.


word: Venturesome
wordtype: a.
definition:
Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger;
   venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy or act.


word: Venue
wordtype: n.
definition:
A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in which
   anything is alleged to have happened; also, the place where an action
   is laid.


word: Venule
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small vein; a veinlet; specifically (Zool.), one of the
   small branches of the veins of the wings in insects.


word: Venus
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its
   orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the Earth, at a mean
   distance from the sun of about 67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700
   miles, and its sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was
   called by the ancients Lucifer; as the evening star, Hesperus.


word: Venus
wordtype: n.
definition:
The metal copper; -- probably so designated from the ancient
   use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror being still the
   astronomical symbol of the planet Venus.


word: Venus
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the
   genus Venus or family Veneridae. Many of these shells are large, and
   ornamented with beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and
   handsomely colored. Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or
   quahog, are valued for food.


word: Veracity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being veracious; habitual
   observance of truth; truthfulness; truth; as, a man of veracity.


word: Veranda
wordtype: n.
definition:
An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling
   house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia.


word: Veratrine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root hellebore
   (Veratrum) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline powder,
   having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used externally, as in
   ointments, in the local treatment of neuralgia and rheumatism. Called
   also veratria, and veratrina.


word: Veratrol
wordtype: n.
definition:
A liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the decomposition of
   veratric acid, and constituting the dimethyl ether of pyrocatechin.


word: Verb
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word which affirms or predicates something of some person
   or thing; a part of speech expressing being, action, or the suffering
   of action.


word: Verbal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly
   in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal
   contract; verbal testimony.


word: Verbal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Consisting in, or having to do with, words only; dealing
   with words rather than with the ideas intended to be conveyed; as, a
   verbal critic; a verbal change.


word: Verbal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a verb; as, a verbal group; derived
   directly from a verb; as, a verbal noun; used in forming verbs; as, a
   verbal prefix.


word: Verbatim
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Word for word; in the same words; verbally; as, to tell
   a story verbatim as another has related it.


word: Verbena
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are
   extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.


word: Verbenaceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a natural order (Verbenaceae) of
   gamopetalous plants of which Verbena is the type. The order includes
   also the black and white mangroves, and many plants noted for medicinal
   use or for beauty of bloom.


word: Verbiage
wordtype: n.
definition:
The use of many words without necessity, or with little
   sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.


word: Verbose
wordtype: a.
definition:
Abounding in words; using or containing more words than
   are necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy; as, a
   verbose speaker; a verbose argument.


word: Verbosity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more
   words than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.


word: Verdant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Covered with growing plants or grass; green; fresh;
   flourishing; as, verdant fields; a verdant lawn.


word: Verderor
wordtype: n.
definition:
An officer who has the charge of the king's forest, to
   preserve the vert and venison, keep the assizes, view, receive, and
   enroll attachments and presentments of all manner of trespasses.


word: Verdict
wordtype: n.
definition:
The answer of a jury given to the court concerning any
   matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal, committed to their
   examination and determination; the finding or decision of a jury on the
   matter legally submitted to them in the course of the trial of a cause.


word: Verdigris
wordtype: n.
definition:
A green poisonous substance used as a pigment and drug,
   obtained by the action of acetic acid on copper, and consisting
   essentially of a complex mixture of several basic copper acetates.


word: Verdin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small yellow-headed bird (Auriparus flaviceps) of Lower
   California, allied to the titmice; -- called also goldtit.


word: Verditer
wordtype: n.
definition:
Either one of two pigments (called blue verditer, and
   green verditer) which are made by treating copper nitrate with calcium
   carbonate (in the form of lime, whiting, chalk, etc.) They consist of
   hydrated copper carbonates analogous to the minerals azurite and
   malachite.


word: Verdurous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Covered with verdure; clothed with the fresh green of
   vegetation; verdured; verdant; as, verdurous pastures.


word: Veretillum
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of club-shaped, compound
   Alcyonaria belonging to Veretillum and allied genera, of the tribe
   Pennatulacea. The whole colony can move about as if it were a simple
   animal.


word: Verge
wordtype: n.
definition:
The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted
   tenants, they holding it in the hand, and swearing fealty to the lord.
   Such tenants were called tenants by the verge.


word: Verge
wordtype: n.
definition:
The compass of the court of Marshalsea and the Palace court,
   within which the lord steward and the marshal of the king's household
   had special jurisdiction; -- so called from the verge, or staff, which
   the marshal bore.


word: Verge
wordtype: n.
definition:
A border, limit, or boundary of a space; an edge, margin, or
   brink of something definite in extent.


word: Verge
wordtype: n.
definition:
The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets,
   as in the old vertical escapement. See under Escapement.


word: Vergeboard
wordtype: n.
definition:
The ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house,
   used extensively in the 15th century. It was generally suspended from
   the edge of the projecting roof (see Verge, n., 4), and in position
   parallel to the gable wall. Called also bargeboard.


word: Vergency
wordtype: n.
definition:
The reciprocal of the focal distance of a lens, used as
   measure of the divergence or convergence of a pencil of rays.


word: Verify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To confirm or establish the authenticity of by
   examination or competent evidence; to authenciate; as, to verify a
   written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or the like.


word: Verity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of
   a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality.


word: Verjuice
wordtype: n.
definition:
The sour juice of crab apples, of green or unripe grapes,
   apples, etc.; also, an acid liquor made from such juice.


word: Vermes
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An extensive artificial division of the animal kingdom,
   including the parasitic worms, or helminths, together with the
   nemerteans, annelids, and allied groups. By some writers the
   branchiopods, the bryzoans, and the tunicates are also included. The
   name was used in a still wider sense by Linnaeus and his followers.


word: Vermetus
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to
   Vermetus and allied genera, of the family Vermetidae. Their shells are
   regularly spiral when young, but later in life the whorls become
   separate, and the shell is often irregularly bent and contorted like a
   worm tube.


word: Vermicelli
wordtype: n.
definition:
The flour of a hard and small-grained wheat made into
   dough, and forced through small cylinders or pipes till it takes a
   slender, wormlike form, whence the Italian name. When the paste is made
   in larger tubes, it is called macaroni.


word: Vermicular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a worm;
   shaped like a worm; especially, resembling the motion or track of a
   worm; as, the vermicular, or peristaltic, motion of the intestines. See
   Peristaltic.


word: Vermiculate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To form or work, as by inlaying, with irregular
   lines or impressions resembling the tracks of worms, or appearing as if
   formed by the motion of worms.


word: Vermiculate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Wormlike in shape; covered with wormlike elevations;
   marked with irregular fine lines of color, or with irregular wavy
   impressed lines like worm tracks; as, a vermiculate nut.


word: Vermiculation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or operation of moving in the manner of a
   worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the
   vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines.


word: Vermiculation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so
   as to resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.


word: Vermiculation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a patch
   of such markings, as on the feathers of birds.


word: Vermiculite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A group of minerals having, a micaceous structure.
   They are hydrous silicates, derived generally from the alteration of
   some kind of mica. So called because the scales, when heated, open out
   into wormlike forms.


word: Vermilinguia
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A tribe of edentates comprising the South
   American ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and very
   flexible, whence the name.


word: Vermilion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide,
   obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or artificially. It has a
   fine red color, and is much used in coloring sealing wax, in printing,
   etc.


word: Vermin
wordtype: n. sing. & pl.
definition:
A noxious or mischievous animal; especially,
   noxious little animals or insects, collectively, as squirrels, rats,
   mice, flies, lice, bugs, etc.


word: Vernacular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by
   birth or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of language;
   as, English is our vernacular language.


word: Vernacular
wordtype: n.
definition:
The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often,
   the common forms of expression in a particular locality.


word: Vernation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The arrangement of the leaves within the leaf bud, as
   regards their folding, coiling, rolling, etc.; prefoliation.


word: Vernier
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a
   graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale of a
   barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so graduated that a
   certain convenient number of its divisions are just equal to a certain
   number, either one less or one more, of the divisions of the
   instrument, so that parts of a division are determined by observing
   what line on the vernier coincides with a line on the instrument.


word: Vernine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaloid extracted from the shoots of the vetch, red
   clover, etc., as a white crystalline substance.


word: Vernonin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glucoside extracted from the root of a South African
   plant of the genus Vernonia, as a deliquescent powder, and used as a
   mild heart tonic.


word: Veronica
wordtype: n.
definition:
A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on
   the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at Rome; hence, a
   representation of this portrait, or any similar representation of the
   face of the Savior. Formerly called also Vernacle, and Vernicle.


word: Versatile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable;
   unsteady; inconstant; as versatile disposition.


word: Versatile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily
   applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided; as,
   versatile genius; a versatile politician.


word: Versatile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a versatile
   anther, which is fixed at one point to the filament, and hence is very
   easily turned around; a versatile toe of a bird.


word: Verse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet (see
   Foot, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.


word: Verse
wordtype: n.
definition:
Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed in
   metrical form; versification; poetry.


word: Versemonger
wordtype: n.
definition:
A writer of verses; especially, a writer of
   commonplace poetry; a poetaster; a rhymer; -- used humorously or in
   contempt.


word: Zymic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or produced by, fermentation; -- formerly, by
   confusion, used to designate lactic acid.


word: Zymogen
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mother substance, or antecedent, of an enzyme or
   chemical ferment; -- applied to such substances as, not being
   themselves actual ferments, may by internal changes give rise to a
   ferment.


word: Zymogene
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a physiological group of globular bacteria which
   produces fermentations of diverse nature; -- distinguished from
   pathogene.


word: Zymome
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glutinous substance, insoluble in alcohol, resembling
   legumin; -- now called vegetable fibrin, vegetable albumin, or gluten
   casein.


word: Zymosimeter
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for ascertaining the degree of
   fermentation occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the
   degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.


word: Zymosis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an
   infectious disease is believed to be developed.


