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word: Gazette
wordtype: n.
definition:
A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically; esp.,
   the official journal published by the British government, and
   containing legal and state notices.


word: Gazette
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To announce or publish in a gazette; to announce
   officially, as an appointment, or a case of bankruptcy.


word: Gean
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of cherry tree common in Europe (Prunus avium);
   also, the fruit, which is usually small and dark in color.


word: Geanticlinal
wordtype: n.
definition:
An upward bend or flexure of a considerable portion
   of the earth's crust, resulting in the formation of a class of mountain
   elevations called anticlinoria; -- opposed to geosynclinal.


word: Gear
wordtype: n.
definition:
A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a bevel
   gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively.


word: Gearing
wordtype: n.
definition:
The parts by which motion imparted to one portion of an
   engine or machine is transmitted to another, considered collectively;
   as, the valve gearing of locomotive engine; belt gearing; esp., a train
   of wheels for transmitting and varying motion in machinery.


word: Gecko
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any lizard of the family Geckonidae. The geckoes are small,
   carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and vertical,
   elliptical pupils. Their toes are generally expanded, and furnished
   with adhesive disks, by which they can run over walls and ceilings.
   They are numerous in warm countries, and a few species are found in
   Europe and the United States. See Wall gecko, Fanfoot.


word: Gee
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To turn to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the
   United States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team; used
   most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by drivers of oxen,
   in directing their teams, and opposed to haw, or hoi.


word: Gehenna
wordtype: n.
definition:
The valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where some of the
   Israelites sacrificed their children to Moloch, which, on this account,
   was afterward regarded as a place of abomination, and made a receptacle
   for all the refuse of the city, perpetual fires being kept up in order
   to prevent pestilential effluvia. In the New Testament the name is
   transferred, by an easy metaphor, to Hell.


word: Geissler tube
definition:
A glass tube provided with platinum electrodes, and
   containing some gas under very low tension, which becomes luminous when
   an electrical discharge is passed through it; -- so called from the
   name of a noted maker in germany. It is called also Plucker tube, from
   the German physicist who devised it.


word: Gelada
wordtype: n.
definition:
A baboon (Gelada Ruppelli) of Abyssinia, remarkable for the
   length of the hair on the neck and shoulders of the adult male.


word: Gelatine
wordtype: n.
definition:
Animal jelly; glutinous material obtained from animal
   tissues by prolonged boiling. Specifically (Physiol. Chem.), a
   nitrogeneous colloid, not existing as such in the animal body, but
   formed by the hydrating action of boiling water on the collagen of
   various kinds of connective tissue (as tendons, bones, ligaments,
   etc.). Its distinguishing character is that of dissolving in hot water,
   and forming a jelly on cooling. It is an important ingredient of
   calf's-foot jelly, isinglass, glue, etc. It is used as food, but its
   nutritious qualities are of a low order.


word: Gelsemine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine (Gelsemium
   sempervirens), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance; -- called
   also gelsemia.


word: Gelseminic
wordtype: n.
definition:
Pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine
   (Gelsemium sempervirens); as, gelseminic acid, a white crystalline
   substance resembling esculin.


word: Gelsemium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false) jasmine
   (Gelsemium sempervirens) is a native of the Southern United States. It
   has showy and deliciously fragrant flowers.


word: Gem
wordtype: n.
definition:
A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz,
   sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and polished for
   ornament; a jewel.


word: Gem
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits,
   which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or value, as a
   small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or wise saying.


word: Gemara
wordtype: n.
definition:
The second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the
   Mishna (which forms the first part or text).


word: Gemini
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A constellation of the zodiac, containing the two
   bright stars Castor and Pollux; also, the third sign of the zodiac,
   which the sun enters about May 20th.


word: Gemma
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in the
   reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one at a time from the
   parent cell.


word: Gemmation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The formation of a new individual, either animal or
   vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction;
   gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding.


word: Gemmule
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the imaginary granules or atoms which, according to
   Darwin's hypothesis of pangenesis, are continually being thrown off
   from every cell or unit, and circulate freely throughout the system,
   and when supplied with proper nutriment multiply by self-division and
   ultimately develop into cells like those from which they were derived.
   They are supposed to be transmitted from the parent to the offspring,
   but are often transmitted in a dormant state during many generations
   and are then developed. See Pangenesis.


word: -gen
definition:
A suffix used in scientific words in the sense of producing,
   generating: as, amphigen, amidogen, halogen.


word: Gender
wordtype: n.
definition:
A classification of nouns, primarily according to sex; and
   secondarily according to some fancied or imputed quality associated
   with sex.


word: Genealogy
wordtype: n.
definition:
An account or history of the descent of a person or
   family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in
   the natural order of succession; a pedigree.


word: General
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class
   or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.


word: General
wordtype: a.
definition:
Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or
   particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or
   conclusion.


word: General
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not
   specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and
   general expression.


word: General
wordtype: a.
definition:
Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread;
   prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a
   general custom.


word: General
wordtype: a.
definition:
The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to
   all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular.


word: General
wordtype: a.
definition:
One of the chief military officers of a government or
   country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a
   brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field
   marshal.


word: Generalissimo
wordtype: a.
definition:
The chief commander of an army; especially, the
   commander in chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions
   under separate commanders; -- a title used in most foreign countries.


word: Generality
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is general; that which lacks specificalness,
   practicalness, or application; a general or vague statement or phrase.


word: Generalizable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being generalized, or reduced to a
   general form of statement, or brought under a general rule.


word: Generalization
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of generalizing; the act of
   bringing individuals or particulars under a genus or class; deduction
   of a general principle from particulars.


word: Generalize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To apply to other genera or classes; to use with a
   more extensive application; to extend so as to include all special
   cases; to make universal in application, as a formula or rule.


word: Generalize
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To form into a genus; to view objects in their
   relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views.


word: Generalized
wordtype: a.
definition:
Comprising structural characters which are separated
   in more specialized forms; synthetic; as, a generalized type.


word: Generalship
wordtype: n.
definition:
The office of a general; the exercise of the functions
   of a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the
   personality of a general.


word: Generate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a
   being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates
   its own species.


word: Generate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the
   motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.


word: Generation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or
   vital; production; formation; as, the generation of sounds, of gases,
   of curves, etc.


word: Generation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A single step or stage in the succession of natural
   descent; a rank or remove in genealogy. Hence: The body of those who
   are of the same genealogical rank or remove from an ancestor; the mass
   of beings living at one period; also, the average lifetime of man, or
   the ordinary period of time at which one rank follows another, or
   father is succeeded by child, usually assumed to be one third of a
   century; an age.


word: Generation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The formation or production of any geometrical
   magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion, in accordance
   with a mathematical law, of a point or a magnitude; as, the generation
   of a line or curve by the motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a
   sphere by a semicircle, etc.


word: Generator
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a
   liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam
   boiler, gas retort, or vessel for generating carbonic acid gas, etc.


word: Generator
wordtype: n.
definition:
The principal sound or sounds by which others are
   produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- called
   also generating tone.


word: Generatrix
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which generates; the point, or the mathematical
   magnitude, which, by its motion, generates another magnitude, as a
   line, surface, or solid; -- called also describent.


word: Generical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a genus, as
   distinct from a species, or from another genus; as, a generic
   description; a generic difference; a generic name.


word: Generical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large
   classes or their characteristics; -- opposed to specific.


word: Generically
wordtype: adv.
definition:
With regard to a genus, or an extensive class; as,
   an animal generically distinct from another, or two animals or plants
   generically allied.


word: Generous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded
   as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous; spirited;
   courageous.


word: Genesee epoch
definition:
The closing subdivision of the Hamilton period in the
   American Devonian system; -- so called because the formations of this
   period crop out in Genesee, New York.


word: Genesis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of producing, or giving birth or origin to
   anything; the process or mode of originating; production; formation;
   origination.


word: Genesis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The first book of the Old Testament; -- so called by the
   Greek translators, from its containing the history of the creation of
   the world and of the human race.


word: Genette
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species of small Carnivora of the genus
   Genetta, allied to the civets, but having the scent glands less
   developed, and without a pouch.


word: Genethliacs
wordtype: n.
definition:
The science of calculating nativities, or predicting
   the future events of life from the stars which preside at birth.


word: Genethlialogy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Divination as to the destinies of one newly born;
   the act or art of casting nativities; astrology.


word: Genetical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, concerned with, or determined by, the
   genesis of anything, or its natural mode of production or development.


word: Geneva
wordtype: n.
definition:
A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavored with juniper berries;
   -- made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands.


word: Genial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or
   production; generative; procreative; productive.


word: Genial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Contributing to, and sympathizing with, the enjoyment of
   life; sympathetically cheerful and cheering; jovial and inspiring joy
   or happiness; exciting pleasure and sympathy; enlivening; kindly; as,
   she was of a cheerful and genial disposition.


word: Geniculate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as,
   a geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin crystal.


word: Genipap
wordtype: n.
definition:
The edible fruit of a West Indian tree (Genipa Americana)
   of the order Rubiaceae. It is oval in shape, as a large as a small
   orange, of a pale greenish color, and with dark purple juice.


word: Genitival
wordtype: a.
definition:
Possessing genitive from; pertaining to, or derived
   from, the genitive case; as, a genitival adverb.


word: Genitive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of
   Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It
   corresponds to the possessive case in English.


word: Genitocrural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to the genital organs and the thigh; --
   applied especially to one of the lumbar nerves.


word: Genius
wordtype: n.
definition:
A good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients
   to preside over a man's destiny in life; a tutelary deity; a
   supernatural being; a spirit, good or bad. Cf. Jinnee.


word: Genius
wordtype: n.
definition:
The peculiar structure of mind with whoch each individual
   is endowed by nature; that disposition or aptitude of mind which is
   peculiar to each man, and which qualifies him for certain kinds of
   action or special success in any pursuit; special taste, inclination,
   or disposition; as, a genius for history, for poetry, or painting.


word: Genius
wordtype: n.
definition:
Distinguished mental superiority; uncommon intellectual
   power; especially, superior power of invention or origination of any
   kind, or of forming new combinations; as, a man of genius.


word: Genius
wordtype: n.
definition:
A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of
   superior intellectual faculties; as, Shakespeare was a rare genius.


word: Genre
wordtype: n.
definition:
A style of painting, sculpture, or other imitative art,
   which illustrates everyday life and manners.


word: Gens
wordtype: a.
definition:
A clan or family connection, embracing several families of
   the same stock, who had a common name and certain common religious
   rites; a subdivision of the Roman curia or tribe.


word: Gens
wordtype: a.
definition:
A minor subdivision of a tribe, among American aborigines. It
   includes those who have a common descent, and bear the same totem.


word: Genteel
wordtype: a.
definition:
Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded
   as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or
   lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste;
   polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address.


word: Genteel
wordtype: a.
definition:
Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or
   manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law.


word: Gentian
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with
   opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla, usually
   blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See Illust. of Capsule.


word: Gentianose
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crystallizable, sugarlike substance, with a slightly
   sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian.


word: Gentile
wordtype: a.
definition:
One of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a
   Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen.


word: Gentile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from
   the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.


word: Gentility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are
   well born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy, politeness of
   manner, a graceful and easy mien and behavior, etc.; good breeding.


word: Gentle
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or
   stern; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature, temper,
   or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address; a gentle voice.


word: Gentle
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or
   disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a gentle
   gallop .


word: Gentleman
wordtype: n.
definition:
A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the
   plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies,
   etc.


word: Gentleness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild,
   benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners, disposition,
   etc.; mildness.


word: Gentry
wordtype: a.
definition:
People of education and good breeding; in England, in a
   restricted sense, those between the nobility and the yeomanry.


word: Genuine
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock;
   native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated;
   authentic; real; natural; true; pure; as, a genuine text; a genuine
   production; genuine materials.


word: Genus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A class of objects divided into several subordinate species;
   a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly
   divided class; one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of
   terms.


word: Genus
wordtype: n.
definition:
An assemblage of species, having so many fundamental points
   of structure in common, that in the judgment of competent scientists,
   they may receive a common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily
   the lowest definable group of species, for it may often be divided into
   several subgenera. In proportion as its definition is exact, it is
   natural genus; if its definition can not be made clear, it is more or
   less an artificial genus.


word: Geocentrical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having reference to the earth as center; in relation
   to or seen from the earth, -- usually opposed to heliocentric, as seen
   from the sun; as, the geocentric longitude or latitude of a planet.


word: Geocronite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A lead-gray or grayish blue mineral with a metallic
   luster, consisting of sulphur, antimony, and lead, with a small
   proportion of arsenic.


word: Geodesy
wordtype: n.
definition:
That branch of applied mathematics which determines, by
   means of observations and measurements, the figures and areas of large
   portions of the earth's surface, or the general figure and dimenshions
   of the earth; or that branch of surveying in which the curvature of the
   earth is taken into account, as in the surveys of States, or of long
   lines of coast.


word: Geodetical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to geodesy; obtained or determined by
   the operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as, geodetic
   surveying; geodetic observers.


word: Geoduck
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gigantic clam (Glycimeris generosa) of the Pacific coast
   of North America, highly valued as an article of food.


word: Geognosy
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of geology which treats of the materials of the
   earth's structure, and its general exterior and interior constitution.


word: Geography
wordtype: n.
definition:
The science which treats of the world and its
   inhabitants; a description of the earth, or a portion of the earth,
   including its structure, fetures, products, political divisions, and
   the people by whom it is inhabited.


word: Geology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The science which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral
   constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as
   regards rocks, minerals, rivers, valleys, mountains, climates, life,
   etc.; historical geology. (c) Of the causes and methods by which its
   structure, features, changes, and conditions have been produced;
   dynamical geology. See Chart of The Geological Series.


word: Geomancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed
   by little dots or points, originally on the earth, and latterly on
   paper.


word: Geometrical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles
   of, geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution of a
   problem.


word: Geometrid
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the
   family Geometridae; -- so called because their larvae (called loopers,
   measuring worms, spanworms, and inchworms) creep in a looping manner,
   as if measuring. Many of the species are injurious to agriculture, as
   the cankerworms.


word: Geometrize
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To investigate or apprehend geometrical quantities
   or laws; to make geometrical constructions; to proceed in accordance
   with the principles of geometry.


word: Geometry
wordtype: n.
definition:
That branch of mathematics which investigates the
   relations, properties, and measurement of solids, surfaces, lines, and
   angles; the science which treats of the properties and relations of
   magnitudes; the science of the relations of space.


word: Georama
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the
   world is depicted, to be examined by one standing inside.


word: George
wordtype: n.
definition:
A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on
   horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the Garter. See
   Garter.


word: Georgic
wordtype: a.
definition:
A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry,
   containing rules for cultivating lands, etc.; as, the Georgics of
   Virgil.


word: Geoselenic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to the earth and moon; belonging to the
   joint action or mutual relations of the earth and moon; as, geoselenic
   phenomena.


word: Geosynclinal
wordtype: n.
definition:
the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust,
   which allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence forms
   the first step in the making of a mountain range; -- opposed to
   geanticlinal.


word: Geothermometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thermometer specially constructed for measuring
   temperetures at a depth below the surface of the ground.


word: Geotropism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A disposition to turn or incline towards the earth; the
   influence of gravity in determining the direction of growth of an
   organ.


word: Gephyrea
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of marine Annelida, in which the body is
   imperfectly, or not at all, annulated externally, and is mostly without
   setae.


word: Geraniaceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants
   (Geraniaceae) which includes the genera Geranium, Pelargonium, and many
   others.


word: Geranine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A liquid terpene, obtained from the crane's-bill
   (Geranium maculatum), and having a peculiar mulberry odor.


word: Geranium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of plants having a beaklike tours or receptacle,
   around which the seed capsules are arranged, and membranous
   projections, or stipules, at the joints. Most of the species have showy
   flowers and a pungent odor. Called sometimes crane's-bill.


word: Gerbille
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents,
   of the genus Gerbillus. In their leaping powers they resemble the
   jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.


word: Germ
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a
   fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under
   which an organism appears.


word: Germander
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Teucrium (esp. Teucrium Chamaedrys
   or wall germander), mintlike herbs and low shrubs.


word: Germanium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rare element, recently discovered (1885), in a silver
   ore (argyrodite) at Freiberg. It is a brittle, silver-white metal,
   chemically intermediate between the metals and nonmetals, resembles
   tin, and is in general identical with the predicted ekasilicon. Symbol
   Ge. Atomic weight 72.3.


word: Germanize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make German, or like what is distinctively German;
   as, to Germanize a province, a language, a society.


word: Germicide
wordtype: a.
definition:
Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has
   a destructive action upon living germs, particularly bacteria, or
   bacterial germs, which are considered the cause of many infectious
   diseases.


word: Germinal
wordtype: n.
definition:
The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792
   -- 1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See VendEmiaire.


word: Germinate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as
   a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ.


word: Germination
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process of germinating; the beginning of
   vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of
   germs, either animal or vegetable.


word: Germogen
wordtype: n.
definition:
A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into
   separate cells, from which certain ova are developed.


word: Gerrymander
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To divide (a State) into districts for the choice
   of representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view to give
   a political party an advantage over its opponent.


word: Gerund
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases
   of the singular number, and governing cases like a participle.


word: Gerund
wordtype: n.
definition:
A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and usually
   denoting purpose or end; -- called also the dative infinitive; as, "Ic
   haebbe mete to etanne" (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the name
   has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in -ing denoting a
   transitive action; e. g., by throwing a stone.


word: Gest
wordtype: n.
definition:
A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal
   progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office.


word: Gestation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on
   horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers;
   passive exercise.


word: Gesticulation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in
   speaking, or in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments
   and sentiments.


word: Gesture
wordtype: n.
definition:
A motion of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment or
   passion; any action or posture intended to express an idea or a
   passion, or to enforce or emphasize an argument, assertion, or opinion.


word: Get
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire;
   to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to win, by almost
   any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to get wealth by industry and
   economy; to get land by purchase, etc.


word: Get
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to
   memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out; as, to get out
   one's Greek lesson.


word: Get
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To arrive at, or bring one's self into, a state, condition,
   or position; to come to be; to become; -- with a following adjective or
   past participle belonging to the subject of the verb; as, to get sober;
   to get awake; to get beaten; to get elected.


word: Get-up
wordtype: n.
definition:
General composition or structure; manner in which the parts
   of a thing are combined; make-up; style of dress, etc.


word: Geyser
wordtype: n.
definition:
A boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals
   jets of water, mud, etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam.


word: Geyserite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A loose hydrated form of silica, a variety of opal,
   deposited in concretionary cauliflowerlike masses, around some hot
   springs and geysers.


word: Ghibelline
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a faction in Italy, in the 12th and 13th
   centuries, which favored the German emperors, and opposed the Guelfs,
   or adherents of the poses.


word: Ghost
wordtype: n.
definition:
The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased
   person; a spirit appearing after death; an apparition; a specter.


word: Ghost
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a
   phantom; a glimmering; as, not a ghost of a chance; the ghost of an
   idea.


word: Giallolino
wordtype: n.
definition:
A term variously employed by early writers on art,
   though commonly designating the yellow oxide of lead, or massicot.


word: Giaour
wordtype: n.
definition:
An infidel; -- a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in
   the Mohammedan religion, especially Christrians.


word: Gib
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a
   machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind them
   together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually held or adjusted
   by means of a wedge, key, or screw.


word: Gibbet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting
   from the top, on which, formerly, malefactors were hanged in chains,
   and their bodies allowed to remain asa warning.


word: Gibbon
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any arboreal ape of the genus Hylobates, of which many
   species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They
   are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have very long arms,
   adapted for climbing.


word: Gibbous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant;
   convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full
   moon.


word: Gibe
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to
   utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.


word: Gid
wordtype: a.
definition:
A disease of sheep, characterized by vertigo; the staggers. It
   is caused by the presence of the C/nurus, a larval tapeworm, in the
   brain. See C/nurus.


word: Giddy
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling
   about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and
   therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy.


word: Gier-eagle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bird referred to in the Bible (Lev. xi. 18and Deut.
   xiv. 17) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture (Neophron
   percnopterus).


word: Gieseckite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral occurring in greenish gray six-sided prisms,
   having a greasy luster. It is probably a pseudomorph after elaeolite.


word: Gift
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one
   person to another without compensation; a present; an offering.


word: Gift
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Some quality or endowment given to man by God; a
   preeminent and special talent or aptitude; power; faculty; as, the gift
   of wit; a gift for speaking.


word: Gift
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A voluntary transfer of real or personal property, without
   any consideration. It can be perfected only by deed, or in case of
   personal property, by an actual delivery of possession.


word: Gig
wordtype: n.
definition:
A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and designed to
   be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the commanding officer; as,
   the captain's gig.


word: Gigantic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Such as a giant might use, make, or cause; immense;
   tremendous; extraordinarly; as, gigantic deeds; gigantic wickedness.


word: Guide
wordtype: n.
definition:
The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung
   across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.


word: Giggle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to
   laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish
   levity.


word: Gila monster
definition:
A large tuberculated lizard (Heloderma suspectum)
   native of the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only
   lizard known to have venomous teeth.


word: Gild
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a
   golden color; to cause to look like gold.


word: Guilding
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold
   leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that which resembles
   gold.


word: Gill
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins which divide
   the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer parallel filaments.


word: Gillyflower
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name given by old writers to the clove pink
   (Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana),
   a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant blossoms, usually purplish,
   but often pink or white.


word: Gilthead
wordtype: n.
definition:
The Pagrus, / Chrysophrys, auratus, a valuable food fish
   common in the Mediterranean (so named from its golden-colored head); --
   called also giltpoll.


word: Gilthead
wordtype: n.
definition:
The Crenilabrus melops, of the British coasts; -- called
   also golden maid, conner, sea partridge.


word: Gimbals
wordtype: n.
definition:
A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in
   all directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer, ship's
   compass, chronometer, etc., so that it will remain plumb, or level,
   when its support is tipped, as by the rolling of a ship. It consists of
   a ring in which the body can turn on an axis through a diameter of the
   ring, while the ring itself is so pivoted to its support that it can
   turn about a diameter at right angles to the first.


word: Gimp
wordtype: n.
definition:
A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often
   with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running through it;
   -- used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc.


word: Gin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and
   flavored with juniper berries; -- also called Hollands and Holland gin,
   because originally, and still very extensively, manufactured in
   Holland. Common gin is usually flavored with turpentine.


word: Gin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A machine for raising or moving heavy weights, consisting of a
   tripod formed of poles united at the top, with a windlass, pulleys,
   ropes, etc.


word: Ginger
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Zingiber, of the East and West Indies.
   The species most known is Z. officinale.


word: Ginger
wordtype: n.
definition:
The hot and spicy rootstock of Zingiber officinale, which
   is much used in cookery and in medicine.


word: Gingham
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or
   checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven; -- distinguished
   from printed cotton or prints.


word: Ginglymodi
wordtype: n.
definition:
An order of ganoid fishes, including the modern gar
   pikes and many allied fossil forms. They have rhombic, ganoid scales, a
   heterocercal tail, paired fins without an axis, fulcra on the fins, and
   a bony skeleton, with the vertebrae convex in front and concave behind,
   forming a ball and socket joint. See Ganoidel.


word: Ginglymus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and
   extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and the
   ankle.


word: Ginkgo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large ornamental tree (Ginkgo biloba) from China and
   Japan, belonging to the Yew suborder of Coniferae. Its leaves are so
   like those of some maidenhair ferns, that it is also called the
   maidenhair tree.


word: Ginseng
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly
   valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia
   Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has
   largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from
   America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color,
   with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice,
   combined with a slight aromatic bitterness.


word: Giraffe
wordtype: n.
definition:
An African ruminant (Camelopardalis giraffa) related to
   the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the
   camelopard. It is the tallest of animals, being sometimes twenty feet
   from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its
   fore legs are much longer than its hind legs.


word: Girasole Girasol
wordtype: n.
definition:
A variety of opal which is usually milk white,
   bluish white, or sky blue; but in a bright light it reflects a reddish
   color.


word: Normal
wordtype: a.
definition:
According to a square or rule; perpendicular; forming a
   right angle. Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal.


word: Normal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Denoting a solution of such strength that every cubic
   centimeter contains the same number of milligrams of the element in
   question as the number of its molecular weight.


word: Normal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Denoting certain hypothetical compounds, as acids from
   which the real acids are obtained by dehydration; thus, normal
   sulphuric acid and normal nitric acid are respectively S(OH)6, and
   N(OH)5.


word: Normal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Denoting that series of hydrocarbons in which no carbon
   atom is united with more than two other carbon atoms; as, normal
   pentane, hexane, etc. Cf. Iso-.


word: Normal
wordtype: a.
definition:
A straight line or plane drawn from any point of a curve or
   surface so as to be perpendicular to the curve or surface at that
   point.


word: Norman
wordtype: n.
definition:
A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the
   Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th century;
   afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race which conquered
   England, under William the Conqueror.


word: North
wordtype: n.
definition:
That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any
   place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the
   left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the
   south.


word: North
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any country or region situated farther to the north than
   another; the northern section of a country.


word: North
wordtype: n.
definition:
Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of
   Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line.


word: North
wordtype: a.
definition:
Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a
   northern direction from the point of observation or reckoning;
   proceeding toward the north, or coming from the north.


word: Northeast
wordtype: n.
definition:
The point between the north and east, at an equal
   distance from each; the northeast part or region.


word: Northeast
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the
   northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course; a
   northeast wind.


word: Norther
wordtype: n.
definition:
A wind from the north; esp., a strong and cold north wind
   in Texas and the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico.


word: Northern
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or
   nearer to that point than to the east or west.


word: Northern
wordtype: a.
definition:
In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern
   course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.


word: Northing
wordtype: n.
definition:
Distance northward from any point of departure or of
   reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to southing.


word: Northman
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one
   of the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.


word: Northwest
wordtype: n.
definition:
The point in the horizon between the north and west, and
   equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.


word: Northwest
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between
   the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or
   coming from the northwest; as, the northwest coast.


word: Northwestern
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a
   direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest;
   northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.


word: Norwegium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification,
   said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway.


word: Nose
wordtype: n.
definition:
The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the
   head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory
   organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.


word: Nose
wordtype: n.
definition:
A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout;
   a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle.


word: Nose
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against;
   hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.


word: Nosebag
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be
   fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.


word: Nosing
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over
   the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a
   molding.


word: Nostoc
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of algae. The plants are composed of moniliform
   cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.


word: Nostril
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the external openings of the nose, which give
   passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes;
   one of the anterior nares.


word: Nostrum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for
   the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the inventor or
   proprietor; a quack medicine.


word: Notable
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a number of persons, before the revolution of 1789,
   chiefly of the higher orders, appointed by the king to constitute a
   representative body.


word: Notarial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a notary; done or taken by a notary;
   as, a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation.


word: Notary
wordtype: n.
definition:
A public officer who attests or certifies deeds and other
   writings, or copies of them, usually under his official seal, to make
   them authentic, especially in foreign countries. His duties chiefly
   relate to instruments used in commercial transactions, such as protests
   of negotiable paper, ship's papers in cases of loss, damage, etc. He is
   generally called a notary public.


word: Notation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any particular system of characters, symbols, or
   abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express briefly
   technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of figures, letters,
   and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express number, quantity,
   or operations.


word: Notch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep, close pass;
   a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.


word: Notching
wordtype: n.
definition:
A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching
   them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched
   portions.


word: Note
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible
   sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic
   quality.


word: Note
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out
   something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving
   evidence.


word: Note
wordtype: n.
definition:
A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an
   annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or
   illustrative observation.


word: Note
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence, a writing intended to be used in speaking; memoranda
   to assist a speaker, being either a synopsis, or the full text of what
   is to be said; as, to preach from notes; also, a reporter's memoranda;
   the original report of a speech or of proceedings.


word: Note
wordtype: n.
definition:
A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and
   promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable
   note.


word: Note
wordtype: n.
definition:
A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a
   tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence:


word: Nothing
wordtype: n.
definition:
Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word
   thing); -- opposed to anything and something.


word: Nothing
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thing of no account, value, or note; something
   irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative unimportance;
   utter insignificance; a trifle.


word: Notice
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by
   the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.


word: Notice
wordtype: n.
definition:
Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge
   given or received; means of knowledge; express notification;
   announcement; warning.


word: Notice
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To show that one has observed; to take public note of;
   remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book.


word: Notidanian
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of sharks of the family
   Notidanidae, or Hexanchidae. Called also cow sharks. See Shark.


word: Notification
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of
   making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or
   information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies,
   or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means.


word: Notify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as,
   the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the city hall; the
   bell notifies us of the time of meeting.


word: Notion
definition:
Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an
   idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception,
   as distinguishable or definable by marks or notae.


word: Notochord
wordtype: n.
definition:
An elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath
   the medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes the
   primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the vertebrae and
   the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the chorda
   dorsalis. See Illust. of Ectoderm.


word: Notodontian
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging
   to Notodonta, Nerice, and allied genera. The caterpillar of these moths
   has a hump, or spine, on its back.


word: Notoriety
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or condition of being notorious; the state
   of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an
   unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime.


word: Notorious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Generally known and talked of by the public; universally
   believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; -- usually in an
   unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a notorious crime or vice.


word: Notornis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having
   rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. Notornis Mantelli was first
   known as a fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few
   individuals were found living on the southern island. It is supposed to
   be now nearly or quite extinct.


word: Nototherium
wordtype: n.
definition:
An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials,
   found in the Pliocene formation of Australia.


word: Noumenon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or
   thing in itself, which is distinguished from the phenomenon through
   which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which it is interpreted
   and understood; -- so used in the philosophy of Kant and his followers.


word: Noun
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature
   or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive.


word: Nourish
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which
   increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with
   nutriment.


word: Nourish
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To supply the means of support and increase to; to
   encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish the virtues.


word: Novaculite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made;
   razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate.


word: Novatian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the sect of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that
   the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church,
   and that second marriages are unlawful.


word: Novel
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence,
   out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.


word: Novel
wordtype: a.
definition:
A fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed
   to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation of the
   passions, and particularly of love.


word: Novice
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who is new in any business, profession, or calling; one
   unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a beginner; a
   tyro.


word: Novum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A game at dice, properly called novem quinque (L., nine
   five), the two principal throws being nine and five.


word: Now
wordtype: adv.
definition:
At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or
   contemplated; at a particular time referred to.


word: Now
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In present circumstances; things being as they are; --
   hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an inference or an
   explanation.


word: Nowel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in
   honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas carol.


word: Noxious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious;
   destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or
   climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, noxious practices or
   examples.


word: Noyau
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the
   bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc.


word: Nozzle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or
   side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler.


word: Nuchal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, or nape,
   of the neck; -- applied especially to the anterior median plate in the
   carapace of turtles.


word: Nuclear
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle
   (see Illust. of Karyokinesis) or the nuclear fibrils of a cell; the
   nuclear part of a comet, etc.


word: Nuclein
wordtype: n.
definition:
A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a
   colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and
   especially characterized by its comparatively large content of
   phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.


word: Nucleoplasmic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm; -- esp. applied to
   a body formed in the developing ovum from the plasma of the nucleus of
   the germinal vesicle.


word: Nucleus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which
   matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the central or
   material portion; -- used both literally and figuratively.


word: Nucleus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A body, usually spheroidal, in a cell or a protozoan,
   distinguished from the surrounding protoplasm by a difference in
   refrangibility and in behavior towards chemical reagents. It is more or
   less protoplasmic, and consists of a clear fluid (achromatin) through
   which extends a network of fibers (chromatin) in which may be suspended
   a second rounded body, the nucleolus (see Nucleoplasm). See Cell
   division, under Division.


word: Nudibranchiata
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks,
   having no shell except while very young. The gills are naked and
   situated upon the back or sides. See Ceratobranchia.


word: Nudity
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is nude or naked; naked part; undraped or
   unclothed portion; esp. (Fine Arts), the human figure represented
   unclothed; any representation of nakedness; -- chiefly used in the
   plural and in a bad sense.


word: Nullifier
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who nullifies or makes void; one who maintains the
   right to nullify a contract by one of the parties.


word: Nullipore
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name for certain crustaceous marine algae which
   secrete carbonate of lime on their surface, and were formerly thought
   to be of animal nature. They are now considered corallines of the
   genera Melobesia and Lithothamnion.


word: Numb
wordtype: a.
definition:
Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and
   motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs
   are numb with cold.


word: Numb
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or
   motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to stupefy.


word: Number
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or
   an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection of
   individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things expressible by
   figures.


word: Number
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as
   divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry, verse; --
   chiefly used in the plural.


word: Number
wordtype: n.
definition:
The distinction of objects, as one, or more than one (in
   some languages, as one, or two, or more than two), expressed (usually)
   by a difference in the form of a word; thus, the singular number and
   the plural number are the names of the forms of a word indicating the
   objects denoted or referred to by the word as one, or as more than one.


word: Number
wordtype: n.
definition:
The measure of the relation between quantities or things of
   the same kind; that abstract species of quantity which is capable of
   being expressed by figures; numerical value.


word: Number
wordtype: n.
definition:
To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the
   place of in a series by order of number; to designate the place of by a
   number or numeral; as, to number the houses in a street, or the
   apartments in a building.


word: Numbness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The condition of being numb; that state of a living body
   in which it loses, wholly or in part, the power of feeling or motion.


word: Numeral
wordtype: n.
definition:
A figure or character used to express a number; as, the
   Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman numerals, I, V, X, L, etc.


word: Numeration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or art of reading numbers when expressed by
   means of numerals. The term is almost exclusively applied to the art of
   reading numbers written in the scale of tens, by the Arabic method.


word: Numerical
wordtype: n.
definition:
Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in
   numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, numerical
   characters; a numerical equation; a numerical statement.


word: Numeric
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any number, proper or improper fraction, or
   incommensurable ratio. The term also includes any imaginary expression
   like m + nÃ-1, where m and n are real numerics.


word: Numerically
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a numerical manner; in numbers; with respect to
   number, or sameness in number; as, a thing is numerically the same, or
   numerically different.


word: Nummulation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The arrangement of the red blood corpuscles in
   rouleaux, like piles of coins, as when a drop of human blood is
   examined under the microscope.


word: Nummulites
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a
   thin, flat, round shell, containing a large number of small chambers
   arranged spirally.


word: Nun
wordtype: n.
definition:
A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent,
   under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.


word: Nuncio
wordtype: n.
definition:
The permanent official representative of the pope at a
   foreign court or seat of government. Distinguished from a legate a
   latere, whose mission is temporary in its nature, or for some special
   purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank than internuncios.


word: Nunnery
wordtype: n.
definition:
A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in
   which women reside for life, under religious vows. See Cloister, and
   Convent.


word: Nuphar
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes
   of Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf.
   Nymphaea.


word: Nurse
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or
   brings up; as: (a) A woman who has the care of young children;
   especially, one who suckles an infant not her own. (b) A person,
   especially a woman, who has the care of the sick or infirm.


word: Nurse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real commander
   when the captain is unfit for his place.


word: Nurse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces
   cercariae by asexual reproduction. See Cercaria, and Redia.


word: Nurse
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring up; to raise, by care, from a weak or invalid
   condition; to foster; to cherish; -- applied to plants, animals, and to
   any object that needs, or thrives by, attention.


word: Nursery
wordtype: n.
definition:
A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are
   propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young
   trees.


word: Nursing
wordtype: a.
definition:
Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the
   breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant.


word: Nut
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the almond,
   walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting of a hard and
   indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.


word: Nut
wordtype: n.
definition:
A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal), provided
   with an internal or female screw thread, used on a bolt, or screw, for
   tightening or holding something, or for transmitting motion. See
   Illust. of lst Bolt.


word: Nutation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A very small libratory motion of the earth's axis, by
   which its inclination to the plane of the ecliptic is constantly
   varying by a small amount.


word: Nutation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The motion of a flower in following the apparent movement
   of the sun, from the east in the morning to the west in the evening.


word: Nutcracker
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European bird (Nucifraga caryocatactes), allied to
   the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted with white. It
   feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects.


word: Nutgall
wordtype: n.
definition:
A more or less round gall resembling a nut, esp. one of
   those produced on the oak and used in the arts. See Gall, Gallnut.


word: Nuthatch
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of birds of the genus Sitta,
   as the European species (Sitta Europaea). The white-breasted nuthatch
   (S. Carolinensis), the red-breasted nuthatch (S. Canadensis), the pygmy
   nuthatch (S. pygmaea), and others, are American.


word: Nutmeg
wordtype: n.
definition:
The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica
   fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in
   the tropics.


word: Nutriment
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which nourishes; anything which promotes growth and
   repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life; food; aliment.


word: Nutrition
wordtype: n.
definition:
In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes
   by which the living organism as a whole (or its component parts or
   organs) is maintained in its normal condition of life and growth.


word: Nutrition
wordtype: n.
definition:
In a more limited sense, the process by which the living
   tissues take up, from the blood, matters necessary either for their
   repair or for the performance of their healthy functions.


word: Nutritive
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive
   functions; having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental;
   alimental; as, nutritive food or berries.


word: Nux vomica
definition:
The seed of Strychnos Nuxvomica, a tree which abounds on
   the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From this seed
   the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine are obtained. The
   seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons.


word: Nyctalopia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A disease of the eye, in consequence of which the
   patient can see well in a faint light or at twilight, but is unable to
   see during the day or in a strong light; day blindness.


word: Nyentek
wordtype: n.
definition:
A carnivorous mannual (Helictis moscatus, or H.
   orientalis), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a dorsal
   white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It has a strong
   musky odor.


word: Nylgau
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large Asiatic antelope (Boselaphus, / Portax,
   tragocamelus), found in Northern India. It has short horns, a black
   mane, and a bunch of long hair on the throat. The general color is
   grayish brown.


word: Nymph
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies including
   the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called
   also naiad.


word: Nymphaea
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white,
   blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water lily
   and the Egyptia lotus.


word: Horopter
wordtype: n.
definition:
The line or surface in which are situated all the points
   which are seen single while the point of sight, or the adjustment of
   the eyes, remains unchanged.


word: Horoscope
wordtype: n.
definition:
The representation made of the aspect of the heavens at
   the moment of a person's birth, by which the astrologer professed to
   foretell the events of the person's life; especially, the sign of the
   zodiac rising above the horizon at such a moment.


word: Horoscope
wordtype: n.
definition:
The diagram or scheme of twelve houses or signs of the
   zodiac, into which the whole circuit of the heavens was divided for the
   purposes of such prediction of fortune.


word: Horoscopy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art or practice of casting horoscopes, or observing
   the disposition of the stars, with a view to prediction events.


word: Horrible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful;
   terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a
   horrible murder.


word: Horrify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with
   horror; as, the sight horrified the beholders.


word: Horripilation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head
   or body, resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.


word: Horror
wordtype: n.
definition:
A shaking, shivering, or shuddering, as in the cold fit
   which precedes a fever; in old medical writings, a chill of less
   severity than a rigor, and more marked than an algor.


word: Horror
wordtype: n.
definition:
A painful emotion of fear, dread, and abhorrence; a
   shuddering with terror and detestation; the feeling inspired by
   something frightful and shocking.


word: Horse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hoofed quadruped of the genus Equus; especially, the
   domestic horse (E. caballus), which was domesticated in Egypt and Asia
   at a very early period. It has six broad molars, on each side of each
   jaw, with six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below. The
   mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or wanting. The horse
   differs from the true asses, in having a long, flowing mane, and the
   tail bushy to the base. Unlike the asses it has callosities, or
   chestnuts, on all its legs. The horse excels in strength, speed,
   docility, courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for drawing,
   carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.


word: Horse
wordtype: n.
definition:
Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural
   termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished from foot.


word: Horse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same character as
   the wall rock, occurring in the course of a vein, as of coal or ore;
   hence, to take horse -- said of a vein -- is to divide into branches
   for a distance.


word: Horse
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To place on the back of another, or on a wooden horse,
   etc., to be flogged; to subject to such punishment.


word: Horse-chestnut
wordtype: n.
definition:
The large nutlike seed of a species of Aesculus
   (Ae. Hippocastanum), formerly ground, and fed to horses, whence the
   name.


word: Horse-chestnut
wordtype: n.
definition:
The tree itself, which was brought from
   Constantinople in the beginning of the sixteenth century, and is now
   common in the temperate zones of both hemispheres. The native American
   species are called buckeyes.


word: Horse Guards
definition:
A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment,
   called the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for the
   sovereign.


word: Horsehair
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail;
   the hairs of the mane or tail taken collectively; a fabric or tuft made
   of such hairs.


word: Horse-leech
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large blood-sucking leech (Haemopsis vorax), of
   Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and mouths of horses.


word: Horseman
wordtype: n.
definition:
A land crab of the genus Ocypoda, living on the coast of
   Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running very swiftly.


word: Horsenail
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thin, pointed nail, with a heavy flaring head, for
   securing a horsehoe to the hoof; a horsehoe nail.


word: Horse power
definition:
A unit of power, used in stating the power required to
   drive machinery, and in estimating the capabilities of animals or steam
   engines and other prime movers for doing work. It is the power required
   for the performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of work
   per minute; hence, it is the power that must be exerted in lifting
   33,000 pounds at the rate of one foot per minute, or 550 pounds at the
   rate of one foot per second, or 55 pounds at the rate of ten feet per
   second, etc.


word: Horse-radish
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Nasturtium (N. Armoracia),
   allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used,
   when grated, as a condiment and in medicine.


word: Horseshoe
wordtype: n.
definition:
A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron
   in form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse's hoof.


word: Horsetail
wordtype: n.
definition:
A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems. It is
   of the genus Equisetum, and is allied to the ferns. See Illust. of
   Equisetum.


word: Horsy
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or suggestive of, a horse, or of horse
   racing; as, horsy manners; garments of fantastically horsy fashions.


word: Hortus siccus
definition:
A collection of specimens of plants, dried and
   preserved, and arranged systematically; an herbarium.


word: Hose
wordtype: n.
definition:
A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other
   material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water, from a
   faucet, hydrant, or fire engine.


word: Hospice
wordtype: n.
definition:
A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or
   entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the
   Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard.


word: Hospitable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with
   kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests;
   characterized by hospitality.


word: Hospitable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Proceeding from or indicating kindness and generosity
   to guests and strangers; as, hospitable rites.


word: Hospital
wordtype: n.
definition:
A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are
   received and treated; a public or private institution founded for
   reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or
   mind, or disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated
   either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in
   part; a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an
   army cared for.


word: Hospitaler
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of an order of knights who built a hospital at
   Jerusalem for pilgrims, A. D. 1042. They were called Knights of St.
   John of Jerusalem, and after the removal of the order to Malta, Knights
   of Malta.


word: Hospitalism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vitiated condition of the body, due to long
   confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of
   a hospital.


word: Hospitality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or practice of one who is hospitable;
   reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or
   with kind and generous liberality.


word: Hospodar
wordtype: n.
definition:
A title borne by the princes or governors of Moldavia and
   Wallachia before those countries were united as Roumania.


word: Host
wordtype: n.
definition:
The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ,
   which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before
   consecration.


word: Host
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously
   or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or
   entertainment; a landlord.


word: Hostage
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance
   of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the
   performance of which the person is to be released.


word: Hostile
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the
   disposition of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire
   to thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical;
   unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a hostile country;
   hostile to a sudden change.


word: Hostility
wordtype: n.
definition:
An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in
   the plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy.


word: Hostler
wordtype: n.
definition:
The person who has the care of horses at an inn or stable;
   hence, any one who takes care of horses; a groom; -- so called because
   the innkeeper formerly attended to this duty in person.


word: Hot
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth
   in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in
   degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air.


word: Hot
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily
   excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.


word: Hotbed
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or other
   substances, and covered with glass, intended for raising early plants,
   or for nourishing exotics.


word: Hotchpotch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A blending of property for equality of division, as
   when lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter were, after the
   death of the ancestor, blended with the lands descending to her and to
   her sisters from the same ancestor, and then divided in equal portions
   among all the daughters. In modern usage, a mixing together, or
   throwing into a common mass or stock, of the estate left by a person
   deceased and the amounts advanced to any particular child or children,
   for the purpose of a more equal division, or of equalizing the shares
   of all the children; the property advanced being accounted for at its
   value when given.


word: Hotcockles
wordtype: n.
definition:
A childish play, in which one covers his eyes, and
   guesses who strikes him or his hand placed behind him.


word: Hothouse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs
   from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may
   be reared, and fruits ripened.


word: Hotpress
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To apply to, in conjunction with mechanical pressure,
   for the purpose of giving a smooth and glosay surface, or to express
   oil, etc.; as, to hotpress paper, linen, etc.


word: Hottentot
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a degraded and savage race of South Africa, with
   yellowish brown complexion, high cheek bones, and wooly hair growing in
   tufts.


word: Hound
wordtype: n.
definition:
A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large,
   drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound,
   bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet
   hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc.


word: Houndfish
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any small shark of the genus Galeus or Mustelus, of
   which there are several species, as the smooth houndfish (G. canis), of
   Europe and America; -- called also houndshark, and dogfish.


word: Hound's-tongue
wordtype: n.
definition:
A biennial weed (Cynoglossum officinale), with soft
   tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets covered
   with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also dog's-tongue.


word: Hour
wordtype: n.
definition:
The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and
   indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we
   meet?


word: Hour
wordtype: n.
definition:
Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or
   occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour.


word: Hourglass
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for measuring time, especially the
   interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two
   compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or
   mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the
   lower.


word: Hourly
wordtype: a.
definition:
Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour;
   frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual.


word: House
wordtype: n.
definition:
A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter for
   animals of any kind; but especially, a building or edifice for the
   habitation of man; a dwelling place, a mansion.


word: House
wordtype: n.
definition:
A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of
   persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble family or an
   illustrious race; as, the house of Austria; the house of Hanover; the
   house of Israel.


word: House
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the estates of a kingdom or other government
   assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men united in a
   legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords; the House of Commons; the
   House of Representatives; also, a quorum of such a body. See Congress,
   and Parliament.


word: House
wordtype: n.
definition:
A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six circles
   intersecting at the north and south points of the horizon, used by
   astrologers in noting the positions of the heavenly bodies, and casting
   horoscopes or nativities. The houses were regarded as fixed in respect
   to the horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon,
   called the ascendant, first house, or house of life, downward, or in
   the direction of the earth's revolution, the stars and planets passing
   through them in the reverse order every twenty-four hours.


word: House
wordtype: n.
definition:
An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a
   theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.


word: House
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to
   cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by covering; as,
   to house one's family in a comfortable home; to house farming utensils;
   to house cattle.


word: Housebote
wordtype: n.
definition:
Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house and for
   fuel. This latter is often called firebote. See Bote.


word: Housebreaking
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of breaking open and entering, with a
   felonious purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day
   or night. See Burglary, and To break a house, under Break.


word: Housekeeper
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house;
   as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend
   the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs.


word: Houseleek
wordtype: n.
definition:
A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (S.
   tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very
   generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under
   drought and heat; -- called also ayegreen.


word: Housewarming
wordtype: n.
definition:
A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or
   business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises.


word: Housewife
wordtype: n.
definition:
A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and
   for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy.


word: Housework
wordtype: n.
definition:
The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen
   work, sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like.


word: Housing
wordtype: n.
definition:
The space taken out of one solid, to admit the insertion
   of part of another, as the end of one timber in the side of another.


word: Housing
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or
   military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.


word: Houyhnhnm
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the race of horses described by Swift in his
   imaginary travels of Lemuel Gulliver. The Houyhnhnms were endowed with
   reason and noble qualities; subject to them were Yahoos, a race of
   brutes having the form and all the worst vices of men.


word: Hoveling
wordtype: n.
definition:
A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by
   covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two
   of the sides higher than the other two.


word: Hover
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain
   in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to be suspended
   in the air above something.


word: Howdah
wordtype: n.
definition:
A seat or pavilion, generally covered, fastened on the back
   of an elephant, for the rider or riders.


word: However
wordtype: conj.
definition:
Nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; still; though; as,
   I shall not oppose your design; I can not, however, approve of it.


word: Howitzer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow,
   could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar.


word: Howitzer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a
   chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore, and intended to
   throw large projectiles with comparatively small charges.


word: Howler
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any South American monkey of the genus Mycetes. Many
   species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for
   the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night.


word: Hoy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in
   conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a tender to
   larger vessels in port.


word: Hubble-bubble
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tobacco pipe, so arranged that the smoke passes
   through water, making a bubbling noise, whence its name. In India, the
   bulb containing the water is often a cocoanut shell.


word: Hubner
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral of brownish black color, occurring in columnar or
   foliated masses. It is native manganese tungstate.


word: Huchen
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large salmon (Salmo, / Salvelinus, hucho) inhabiting the
   Danube; -- called also huso, and bull trout.


word: Huckleberry
wordtype: n.
definition:
The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species
   of the American genus Gaylussacia, shrubs nearly related to the
   blueberries (Vaccinium), and formerly confused with them. The commonest
   huckelberry comes from G. resinosa.


word: Huddle
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To press together promiscuously, from confusion,
   apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to press or
   hurry in disorder; to crowd.


word: Huddle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do
   imperfectly; -- usually with a following preposition or adverb; as, to
   huddle on; to huddle up; to huddle together.


word: Hudibrastic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Similar to, or in the style of, the poem "Hudibras,"
   by Samuel Butler; in the style of doggerel verse.


word: Hue
wordtype: n.
definition:
A predominant shade in a composition of primary colors; a
   primary color modified by combination with others.


word: Huff
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To remove from the board (the piece which could have
   captured an opposing piece). See Huff, v. i., 3.


word: Huff
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To remove from the board a man which could have captured a
   piece but has not done so; -- so called because it was the habit to
   blow upon the piece.


word: Huge
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Very large; enormous; immense; excessive; -- used esp.
   of material bulk, but often of qualities, extent, etc.; as, a huge ox;
   a huge space; a huge difference.


word: Huia bird
definition:
A New Zealand starling (Heteralocha acutirostris),
   remarkable for the great difference in the form and length of the bill
   in the two sexes, that of the male being sharp and straight, that of
   the female much longer and strongly curved.


word: Hulk
wordtype: n.
definition:
The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the
   body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service.


word: Hull
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or
   of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.


word: Huller
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural
   machine for removing the hulls from grain; a hulling machine.


word: Hum
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in
   flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums.


word: Hum
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged,
   without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous
   undertone; to drone.


word: Hum
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To make an inarticulate sound, like h'm, through the nose
   in the process of speaking, from embarrassment or a affectation; to
   hem.


word: Hum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly
   revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.


word: Hum
wordtype: n.
definition:
The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc., heard at
   a distance; as, the hum of industry.


word: Hum
wordtype: interj.
definition:
An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered
   by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc.


word: Human
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or
   attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as,
   a human voice; human shape; human nature; human sacrifices.


word: Humane
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the feelings and inclinations creditable to man;
   having a disposition to treat other human beings or animals with
   kindness; kind; benevolent.


word: Humanist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper
   represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th
   century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title.


word: Humanitarian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Content with right affections and actions toward man;
   ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing in the
   perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural aid.


word: Humanitarian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who limits the sphere of duties to human
   relations and affections, to the exclusion or disparagement of the
   religious or spiritual.


word: Humanitarianism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The distinctive tenet of the humanitarians in
   denying the divinity of Christ; also, the whole system of doctrine
   based upon this view of Christ.


word: Humanitarianism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine that man's obligations are limited
   to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations.


word: Humanity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man,
   by which he is distinguished from other beings.


word: Humanity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being humane; the kind feelings,
   dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a disposition to
   relieve persons or animals in distress, and to treat all creatures with
   kindness and tenderness.


word: Humanity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The branches of polite or elegant learning; as language,
   rhetoric, poetry, and the ancient classics; belles-letters.


word: Humanize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle
   by overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine or
   civilize.


word: Humanly
wordtype: adv.
definition:
In a human manner; after the manner of men; according to
   the knowledge or wisdom of men; as, the present prospects, humanly
   speaking, promise a happy issue.


word: Humble
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or
   magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.


word: Humble
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for
   one's self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's self
   ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands of God; lowly;
   waek; modest.


word: Humble
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or
   exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.


word: Humble
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or
   arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make meek and
   submissive; -- often used rexlexively.


word: Humbug
wordtype: n.
definition:
An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in
   order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.


word: Humid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or
   atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of
   water or vapor.


word: Humidity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which
   is perceptible to the eye or touch; -- used especially of the
   atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the
   atmosphere, as clothing.


word: Humiliate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or
   in the eyes of others; to humble; to mortify.


word: Humility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride
   and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth;
   a sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness;
   self-abasement; humbleness.


word: Humin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bitter, brownish yellow, amorphous substance, extracted
   from vegetable mold, and also produced by the action of acids on
   certain sugars and carbohydrates; -- called also humic acid, ulmin,
   gein, ulmic or geic acid, etc.


word: Humite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral of a transparent vitreous brown color, found in
   the ejected masses of Vesuvius. It is a silicate of iron and magnesia,
   containing fluorine.


word: Humor
wordtype: n.
definition:
Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal
   bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc.


word: Humor
wordtype: n.
definition:
State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly
   supposed to depend on the character or combination of the fluids of the
   body); disposition; temper; mood; as, good humor; ill humor.


word: Humor
wordtype: n.
definition:
That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an
   incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite laughter or mirth by
   ludicrous images or representations; a playful fancy; facetiousness.


word: Humor
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit
   the peculiarities, caprices, or exigencies of; to adapt one's self to;
   to indulge by skillful adaptation; as, to humor the mind.


word: Humorism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The theory founded on the influence which the humors were
   supposed to have in the production of disease; Galenism.


word: Humorist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of
   character, which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways.


word: Humorist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who
   has a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll.


word: Humorous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a
   humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.


word: Humpback
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any whale of the genus Megaptera, characterized by a hump
   or bunch on the back. Several species are known. The most common ones
   in the North Atlantic are Megaptera longimana of Europe, and M. osphyia
   of America; that of the California coasts is M. versabilis.


word: Humus
wordtype: n.
definition:
That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of
   animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of soils.


word: Hun
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the
   5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part of
   Europe.


word: Hundred
wordtype: n.
definition:
The product of ten mulitplied by ten, or the number of ten
   times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times ten units or
   objects; five score. Also, a symbol representing one hundred units, as
   100 or C.


word: Hundred
wordtype: n.
definition:
A division of a country in England, supposed to have
   originally contained a hundred families, or freemen.


word: Hundredth
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a hundred equal parts into which one whole is, or
   may be, divided; the quotient of a unit divided by a hundred.


word: Hundredweight
wordtype: n.
definition:
A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or
   120 pounds avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the
   legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the United
   States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds avoirdupois, the
   corresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes called the short ton,
   being the legal ton.


word: Hungry
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling
   uneasiness or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager
   desire.


word: Hunker
wordtype: n.
definition:
Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative
   section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to
   progress in general; a fogy.


word: Hunt
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to
   chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing; to follow with
   dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to hunt a deer.


word: Hunt
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow;
   -- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt out
   evidence.


word: Hunt
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To drive; to chase; -- with down, from, away, etc.; as, to
   hunt down a criminal; he was hunted from the parish.


word: Hunterian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Discovered or described by John Hunter, an English
   surgeon; as, the Hunterian chancre. See Chancre.


word: Hunt's-up
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to
   call out the hunters; hence, any arousing sound or call.


word: Hurdle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and
   stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for folding
   sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as
   revetments, and for other purposes.


word: Hurdy-gurdy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which
   the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at
   the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones,
   while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys.


word: Hurl
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw
   with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a stone or lance.


word: Huronian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to certain non-fossiliferous rocks on
   the borders of Lake Huron, which are supposed to correspond in time to
   the latter part of the Archaean age.


word: Huron-Iroquous
wordtype: n.
definition:
A linguistic group of warlike North American
   Indians, belonging to the same stock as the Algonquins, and including
   several tribes, among which were the Five Nations. They formerly
   occupied the region about Lakes Erie and Ontario, and the larger part
   of New York.


word: Hurons
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
; sing. Huron. (Ethnol.) A powerful and warlike tribe
   of North American Indians of the Algonquin stock. They formerly
   occupied the country between Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario, but were
   nearly exterminated by the Five Nations about 1650.


word: Hurricane
wordtype: n.
definition:
A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and
   sudden changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain, thunder,
   and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East and West Indies.
   Also used figuratively.


word: Hurt
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to
   offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve.


word: Hurter
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A butting piece; a strengthening piece, esp.: (Mil.) A
   piece of wood at the lower end of a platform, designed to prevent the
   wheels of gun carriages from injuring the parapet.


word: Hurtful
wordtype: a.
definition:
Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous;
   occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct.


word: Hurtle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To move rapidly; to wheel or rush suddenly or with
   violence; to whirl round rapidly; to skirmish.


word: Hurtle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make a threatening sound, like the clash of arms; to
   make a sound as of confused clashing or confusion; to resound.


word: Husband
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ
   to good purpose and the best advantage; to spend, apply, or use, with
   economy.


word: Hush
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To become or to keep still or quiet; to become silent; --
   esp. used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be silent or
   quiet; make no noise.


word: Hushing
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral
   veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; --
   also called booming.


word: Husk
wordtype: n.
definition:
The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds;
   glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the
   covering of the ears of maize.


word: Huso
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large European sturgeon (Acipenser huso), inhabiting the
   region of the Black and Caspian Seas. It sometimes attains a length of
   more than twelve feet, and a weight of two thousand pounds. Called also
   hausen.


word: Hussar
wordtype: n.
definition:
Originally, one of the national cavalry of Hungary and
   Croatia; now, one of the light cavalry of European armies.


word: Hussite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A follower of John Huss, the Bohemian reformer, who was
   adjudged a heretic and burnt alive in 1415.


word: Hustings
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A court formerly held in several cities of England;
   specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor, recorder, and
   sheriffs, to determine certain classes of suits for the recovery of
   lands within the city. In the progress of law reform this court has
   become unimportant.


word: Hustle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or
   crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room.


word: Hut
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a
   slightly built or temporary structure.


word: Hutch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A chest, box, coffer, bin, coop, or the like, in which
   things may be stored, or animals kept; as, a grain hutch; a rabbit
   hutch.


word: Hutchunsonian
wordtype: n.
definition:
A follower of John Hutchinson of Yorkshire, England,
   who believed that the Hebrew Scriptures contained a complete system of
   natural science and of theology.


word: Huttonian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relating to what is now called the Plutonic theory of
   the earth, first advanced by Dr. James Hutton.


word: Huyghenian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or invented by, Christian Huyghens, a
   Dutch astronomer of the seventeenth century; as, the Huyghenian
   telescope.


word: Hyacinth
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing
   beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common
   variety.


word: Hyacinth
wordtype: n.
definition:
The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean
   plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers;
   -- called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru.


word: Hyads
wordtype: n.pl.
definition:
A cluster of five stars in the face of the constellation
   Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the coming of rainy
   weather when they rose with the sun.


word: Hyaline
wordtype: n.
definition:
The pellucid substance, present in cells in process of
   development, from which, according to some embryologists, the cell
   nucleous originates.


word: Hyaline
wordtype: n.
definition:
The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a
   nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar,
   susceptible of alcoholic fermentation.


word: Hyalite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pellucid variety of opal in globules looking like
   colorless gum or resin; -- called also Muller's glass.


word: Hyaloid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the
   hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the vitreous humor
   of the eye.


word: Hyalonema
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem
   composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted
   together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species
   (H. Sieboldii), called glass-rope, has long been in use as an ornament.
   See Glass-rope.


word: Hyalospongia
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of vitreous sponges, having glassy
   six-rayed, siliceous spicules; -- called also Hexactinellinae.


word: Hybodont
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an extinct genus of
   sharks (Hybodus), especially in the form of the teeth, which consist of
   a principal median cone with smaller lateral ones.


word: Hybrid
wordtype: n.
definition:
The offspring of the union of two distinct species; an
   animal or plant produced from the mixture of two species. See Mongrel.


word: Hybridizable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of forming a hybrid, or of being subjected to
   a hybridizing process; capable of producing a hybrid by union with
   another species or stock.


word: Hydantoin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A derivative of urea, C3H4N2O2, obtained from allantion,
   as a white, crystalline substance, with a sweetish taste; -- called
   also glycolyl urea.


word: Hydatid
wordtype: n.
definition:
A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid,
   found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but unconnected with
   the tissues. It is usually formed by parasitic worms, esp. by larval
   tapeworms, as Echinococcus and Coenurus. See these words in the
   Vocabulary.


word: New
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having existed, or having been made, but a short time;
   having originated or occured lately; having recently come into
   existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of
   late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat;
   a new house; a new book; a new fashion.


word: New
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Not before seen or known, although existing before;
   lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet;
   new scenes.


word: New
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now
   commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or
   direction.


word: New
wordtype: superl.
definition:
As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality
   of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn;
   untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man.


word: Newel
wordtype: n.
definition:
The upright post about which the steps of a circular
   staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal
   post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings.
   See Hollow newel, under Hollow.


word: Newness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being new; as, the newness of a
   system; the newness of a scene; newness of life.


word: News
wordtype: n
definition:
A report of recent occurences; information of something that
   has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tindings;
   recent intelligence.


word: News-letter
wordtype: n.
definition:
A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose
   of disseminating news. This was the name given to the earliest English
   newspapers.


word: Newspaper
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated
   intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events, advocating
   opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates news, advertisements,
   proceedings of legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.


word: Newsroom
wordtype: n.
definition:
A room where news is collected and disseminated, or
   periodicals sold; a reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines,
   etc.


word: Newt
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The
   common British species are the crested newt (Triton cristatus) and the
   smooth newt (Lophinus punctatus). In America, Diemictylus viridescens
   is one of the most abundant species.


word: New Year's Day
definition:
the first day of a calendar year; the first day of
   January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New year's or new year.


word: Niagara period
definition:
A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system,
   embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the
   Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at
   Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a
   greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the
   removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology.


word: Nib
wordtype: n.
definition:
The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short
   pen adapted for insertion in a holder.


word: Nibble
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a
   little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes
   nibble at the bait.


word: Niccolite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an
   arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel, kupfernickel.


word: Nice
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Apprehending slight differences or delicate
   distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully
   discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment.


word: Nice
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite
   admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact;
   fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice workmanship, a nice
   application; exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close
   discrimination; as, a nice point of law, a nice distinction in
   philosophy.


word: Nice
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a
   nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a nice sauce,
   etc.


word: Nicene
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the
   ecumenial council held there A. D. 325.


word: Niche
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness
   of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any
   similar position, literal or figurative.


word: Nick
wordtype: n.
definition:
A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a
   compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.


word: Nick
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or
   upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc.


word: Nick
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail
   of a horse, in order to make him carry ir higher).


word: Nickel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of the iron
   group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with
   sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with
   arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic weight 58.6.


word: Nickelic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or containing, nickel; specifically,
   designating compounds in which, as contrasted with the nickelous
   compounds, the metal has a higher valence; as nickelic oxide.


word: Nickelous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of
   nickel in which, as contrasted with the nickelic compounds, the metal
   has a lower valence; as, nickelous oxide.


word: Nicker
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
The cutting lip which projects downward at the edge of a
   boring bit and cuts a circular groove in the wood to limit the size of
   the hole that is bored.


word: Nicker nut
definition:
A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a
   hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in
   the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus Caesalpinia.
   C. Bonduc has yellowish seeds; C. Bonducella, bluish gray.


word: Nickname
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name given in contempt, derision, or sportive
   familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious appellation.


word: Nicolaitan
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at
   Ephesus, who are censured in rev. ii. 6, 15.


word: Nicotiana
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with
   viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield
   tobacco. See Tobacco.


word: Nicotianine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste,
   extracted from tobacco leaves and called also tobacco camphor.


word: Nicotidine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with
   nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the
   pyridine group.


word: Nicotine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco. It
   is a colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor, and an
   acrid burning taste. It is intensely poisonous.


word: Nicotinic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; --
   used specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine, obtained by
   the oxidation of nicotine, and called nicotinic acid.


word: Nidamental
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or baring, eggs or egg capsules; as,
   the nidament capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands. See
   Illust. of Dibranchiata.


word: Nidus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a
   breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the
   germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.


word: Niece
wordtype: n.
definition:
A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether
   male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson.


word: Niello
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art, process, or method of decorating metal with
   incised designs filled with the black alloy.


word: Niggard
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person meanly close and covetous; one who spends
   grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonous fellow; a miser.


word: Night
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the
   horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between
   dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight,
   starlight, or artificial light.


word: Nightingale
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird
   (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the
   sweetness of its song.


word: Nightingale
wordtype: n.
definition:
A larger species (Lucinia philomela), of Eastern
   Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also
   applied to other allied species.


word: Nightly
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the night, or to every night;
   happening or done by night, or every night; as, nightly shades; he kept
   nightly vigils.


word: Nightmare
wordtype: n.
definition:
A condition in sleep usually caused by improper eating
   or by digestive or nervous troubles, and characterized by a sense of
   extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach,
   impossibility of motion or speech, etc.), or by frightful or oppressive
   dreams, from which one wakes after extreme anxiety, in a troubled state
   of mind; incubus.


word: Nightshade
wordtype: n.
definition:
A common name of many species of the genus Solanum,
   given esp. to the Solanum nigrum, or black nightshade, a low, branching
   weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed to be
   poisonous.


word: Nihilist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who
   believes or teaches that nothing can be known, or asserted to exist.


word: Nihilist
wordtype: n.
definition:
A member of a secret association (esp. in Russia), which
   is devoted to the destruction of the present political, religious, and
   social institutions.


word: Nil
wordtype: n. & a.
definition:
Nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term often used
   for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping.


word: Nimbus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light
   around the heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals,
   pictures, etc.; a halo. See Aureola, and Glory, n., 5.


word: Nine-bark
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white-flowered rosaceous shrub (Neillia, / Spiraea,
   opulifolia), common in the Northern United States. The bark separates
   into many thin layers, whence the name.


word: Ninepence
wordtype: n.
definition:
A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly
   current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a half cents.


word: Ninepins
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set
   on end, at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling.


word: Ninety
wordtype: n.
definition:
The sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit
   than eighty-nine; ninety units or objects.


word: Ninth
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quotient of one divided by nine; one of nine equal parts
   of a thing; the next after the eighth.


word: Niobe
wordtype: n.
definition:
The daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king of
   Thebes. Her pride in her children provoked Apollo and Diana, who slew
   them all. Niobe herself was changed by the gods into stone.


word: Niopo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of snuff prepared by the natives of Venezuela from
   the roasted seeds of a leguminous tree (Piptadenia peregrina), thence
   called niopo tree.


word: Nip
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two
   surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; to pinch; to
   close in upon.


word: Nippers
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an object
   and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing press, a clasp for
   catching a sheet and conveying it to the form.


word: Nipple
wordtype: n.
definition:
The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the
   breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.


word: Nipple
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any small projection or article in which there is an
   orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; as, the nipple
   of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a percussion lock, or that part on
   which the cap is put and through which the fire passes to the charge.


word: Nipple
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of pipe,
   usually provided with a screw thread at each end, for connecting two
   other fittings.


word: Nipplewort
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellow-flowered composite herb (Lampsana communis),
   formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; --
   called also dock-cress.


word: Nirvana
wordtype: n.
definition:
In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation
   of the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific
   enfrachisement from the evils of wordly existence, as by annihilation
   or absorption into the divine. See Buddhism.


word: Nisan
wordtype: n.
definition:
The first month of the jewish ecclesiastical year, formerly
   answering nearly to the month of April, now to March, of the Christian
   calendar. See Abib.


word: Nitranilic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic
   acid produced as a white crystalline substance by the action of nitrous
   acid on hydroquinone.


word: Nitraniline
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of aniline.
   In general they are yellow crystalline substances.


word: Nitratine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral occurring in transparent crystals, usually of
   a white, sometimes of a reddish gray, or lemon-yellow, color; native
   sodium nitrate. It is used in making nitric acid and for manure. Called
   also soda niter.


word: Nitriary
wordtype: n.
definition:
An artificial bed of animal matter for the manufacture of
   niter by nitrification. See Nitrification, 2.


word: Nitric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically,
   designating any one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with
   nitrous compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, nitric oxide;
   nitric acid.


word: Nitrification
wordtype: n.
definition:
A process of oxidation, in which nitrogenous
   vegetable and animal matter in the presence of air, moisture, and some
   basic substances, as lime or alkali carbonate, is converted into
   nitrates.


word: Nitrify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by
   oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by,
   nitrification.


word: Nitrile
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a series of cyanogen compounds; particularly,
   one of those cyanides of alcohol radicals which, by boiling with acids
   or alkalies, produce a carboxyl acid, with the elimination of the
   nitrogen as ammonia.


word: Nitro-
definition:
A combining form (used also adjectively) designating certain
   compounds of nitrogen or of its acids, as nitrohydrochloric,
   nitrocalcite; also, designating the group or radical NO2, or its
   compounds, as nitrobenzene.


word: Nitrobenzene
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellow aromatic liquid (C6H5.NO2), produced by the
   action of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor imitation
   oil of bitter almonds, or essence of mirbane. It is used in perfumery,
   and is manufactured in large quantities in the preparation of aniline.
   Fornerly called also nitrobenzol.


word: Nitrocalcite
wordtype: n.
definition:
Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish
   white color, occuring in efforescences on old walls, and in limestone
   caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter.


word: Nitroform
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nitro derivative of methane, analogous to chloroform,
   obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline substance, CH.(NO2)3, quite
   explosive, and having well-defined acid properties.


word: Nitrogen
wordtype: n.
definition:
A colorless nonmetallic element, tasteless and odorless,
   comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by volume. It is chemically
   very inert in the free state, and as such is incapable of supporting
   life (hence the name azote still used by French chemists); but it forms
   many important compounds, as ammonia, nitric acid, the cyanides, etc,
   and is a constituent of all organized living tissues, animal or
   vegetable. Symbol N. Atomic weight 14. It was formerly regarded as a
   permanent noncondensible gas, but was liquefied in 1877 by Cailletet of
   Paris, and Pictet of Geneva.


word: Nitroglycerin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A liquid appearing like a heavy oil, colorless or
   yellowish, and consisting of a mixture of several glycerin salts of
   nitric acid, and hence more properly called glycerin nitrate. It is
   made by the action of nitric acid on glycerin in the presence of
   sulphuric acid. It is extremely unstable and terribly explosive. A very
   dilute solution is used in medicine as a neurotic under the name of
   glonion.


word: Nitrol
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a series of hydrocarbons containing the nitro
   and the nitroso or isonitroso group united to the same carbon atom.


word: Nitrometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or
   some of its compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an
   azotometer.


word: Nitromuriatic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or composed of, nitric acid and
   muriatic acid; nitrohydrochloric. See Nitrohydrochloric.


word: Nitrophnol
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of phenol.
   They are yellow oily or crystalline substances and have well-defined
   acid properties, as picric acid.


word: Nitroprussic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a
   complex acid called nitroprussic acid, obtained indirectly by the
   action of nitric acid on potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate), as
   a red crystalline unstable substance. It forms salts called
   nitroprussides, which give a rich purple color with alkaline subphides.


word: Nitroquinol
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hypothetical nitro derivative of quinol or
   hydroquinone, not known in the free state, but forming a well defined
   series of derivatives.


word: Nitrosalicylic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitro
   derivative of salicylic acid, called also anilic acid.


word: Nitroso-
definition:
(/ / /). (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively)
   designating the group or radical NO, called the nitroso group, or its
   compounds.


word: Nitrosyl
wordtype: n.
definition:
the radical NO, called also the nitroso group. The term
   is sometimes loosely used to designate certain nitro compounds; as,
   nitrosyl sulphuric acid. Used also adjectively.


word: Nitrous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of those
   compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower valence as
   contrasted with nitric compounds.


word: Nivose
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fourth month of the French republican calendar
   [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See
   VendEmiaire.


word: No
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or degree; -- a word
   expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or after another
   negative, no is emphatic.


word: No
wordtype: n.
definition:
A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for
   the ayes and noes; the noes have it.


word: Nobility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind
   or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.


word: Nobility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician
   dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, station, or title,
   whether inherited or conferred.


word: Nobility
wordtype: n.
definition:
Those who are noble; the collictive body of nobles or
   titled persons in a stste; the aristocratic and patrician class; the
   peerage; as, the English nobility.


word: Noble
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above
   whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; magnanimous; as, a
   noble nature or action; a noble heart.


word: Noble
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;
   distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; highborn;
   as, noble blood; a noble personage.


word: Noble
wordtype: n.
definition:
An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin, of
   the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61.


word: Nobleman
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank
   above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by patent.


word: Nobleness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity;
   magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station; nobility;
   grandeur; stateliness.


word: Noctiluca
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for
   their unusually large size and complex structure, as well as for their
   phosphorescence. The brilliant diffuse phosphorescence of the sea is
   often due to myriads of Noctilucae.


word: Noctilucin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fatlike substance in certain marine animals, to which
   they owe their phosphorescent properties.


word: Noctuid
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuidae, or
   Noctuaelitae, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called
   because they fly at night.


word: Nocturn
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided,
   each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a night service.


word: Nocturnal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as,
   nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to diurnal.


word: Nocturne
wordtype: n.
definition:
A night piece, or serenade. The name is now used for a
   certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental composition, as
   the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohn's "Midsummer-Night's Dream"
   music.


word: Nod
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight
   bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness, with
   the head; as, to nod at one.


word: Nod
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of
   assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to nod the head.


word: Nod
wordtype: n.
definition:
A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head, in
   assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in giving a signal,
   or a command.


word: Noddy
wordtype: n.
definition:
An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat
   spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- used for
   detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which
   it is attached.


word: Node
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the two points where the orbit of a planet, or comet,
   intersects the ecliptic, or the orbit of a satellite intersects the
   plane of the orbit of its primary.


word: Node
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hole in the gnomon of a dial, through which passes the ray
   of light which marks the hour of the day, the parallels of the sun's
   declination, his place in the ecliptic, etc.


word: Node
wordtype: n.
definition:
The point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double
   point of the curve. See Crunode, and Acnode.


word: Node
wordtype: n.
definition:
The point at which the lines of a funicular machine meet from
   different angular directions; -- called also knot.


word: Node
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hard concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones
   attacked with rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling
   in the neighborhood of a joint.


word: Node
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when it
   vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal line
   or point.


word: Nodical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the nodes; from a node to the same
   node again; as, the nodical revolutions of the moon.


word: Nodose
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate joints
   enlarged, as the antennae of certain insects.


word: Noematachograph
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for determining and registering the
   duration of more or less complex operations of the mind.


word: Noetian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the followers of Noetus, who lived in the third
   century. He denied the distinct personality of the Father, Son, and
   Holy Ghost.


word: Noisette
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener,
   Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the
   musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the Lamarque,
   the Marechal (or Marshal) Niel, and the Cloth of gold. Most roses of
   this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous growth.


word: Noisome
wordtype: a.
definition:
Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome;
   insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia.


word: Noisy
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous;
   vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd.


word: Noli-me-tangere
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having
   capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See
   Impatiens.


word: Noli-me-tangere
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name formerly applied to several varieties of
   ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to Lupus exedens, an
   ulcerative affection of the nose.


word: Nolle prosequi
definition:
Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the record,
   denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for
   the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or as to
   some of several defendants.


word: Nolo contendere
definition:
A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution,
   which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of
   a plea of quilty.


word: Nomad
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but
   wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game.


word: Nomadic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life;
   wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a nomadic
   tribe.


word: No-man's land
definition:
A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a
   space on a ship belonging to no one in particular to care for.


word: Nomarchy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A province or territorial division of a kingdom, under
   the rule of a nomarch, as in modern Greece; a nome.


word: Nombril
wordtype: n.
definition:
A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base
   point of an escutcheon; -- called also navel point. See Escutcheon.


word: Nomenclator
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who gives names to things, or who settles and
   adjusts the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a list or
   vocabulary of technical names.


word: Nomenclature
wordtype: n.
definition:
The technical names used in any particular branch of
   science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the nomenclature of
   botany or of chemistry; the nomenclature of Lavoisier and his
   associates.


word: Nomic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English
   spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.


word: Nominal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the
   literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.


word: Nominalist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who
   adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or
   universals, exist in name only.


word: Nominate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To name, or designate by name, for an office or place;
   to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election, choice, or
   appointment; to propose by name, or offer the name of, as a candidate
   for an office or place.


word: Irreverence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being irreverent; want of
   proper reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a
   superior.


word: Irreverent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not reverent; showing a want of reverence; expressive
   of a want of veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an irreverent jest.


word: Irreversible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back;
   incapable of being made to run backward; as, an irreversible engine.


word: Irreversible
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or
   annulled; as, an irreversible sentence or decree.


word: Irrevocable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Incapable of being recalled or revoked; unchangeable;
   irreversible; unalterable; as, an irrevocable promise or decree;
   irrevocable fate.


word: Irrigate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To water, as land, by causing a stream to flow upon,
   over, or through it, as in artificial channels.


word: Irrigation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being
   irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over
   lands, for nourishing plants.


word: Irritability
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being irritable; quick
   excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of temper.


word: Irritability
wordtype: n.
definition:
A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all
   living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of certain
   stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of ways, -- as that
   quality in plants by which they exhibit motion under suitable
   stimulation; esp., the property which living muscle processes, of
   responding either to a direct stimulus of its substance, or to the
   stimulating influence of its nerve fibers, the response being indicated
   by a change of form, or contraction; contractility.


word: Irritability
wordtype: n.
definition:
A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or
   part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of stimuli. See
   Irritation, n., 3.


word: Irritable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Endowed with irritability; susceptible of irritation;
   capable of being excited to action by the application of certain
   stimuli.


word: Irritant
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any agent by which irritation is produced; as, a chemical
   irritant; a mechanical or electrical irritant.


word: Irritate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to
   tease; to exasperate; to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a tyrant
   irritates his subjects.


word: Irritate
wordtype: n.
definition:
To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to fret;
   as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a wound by a coarse
   bandage.


word: Irritation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of
   being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and
   uncomfortable kind; especially, excitement of anger or passion;
   provocation; annoyance; anger.


word: Irritation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of exciting, or the condition of being excited
   to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of an organ of sense,
   when its nerve is affected by some external body; esp., the act of
   exciting muscle fibers to contraction, by artificial stimulation; as,
   the irritation of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of
   a muscle and nerve, under such stimulation.


word: Irritation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness
   of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of
   ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.


word: Irrotational
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not rotatory; passing from one point to another by a
   movement other than rotation; -- said of the movement of parts of a
   liquid or yielding mass.


word: Irruption
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders;
   as, the irruptions of the Goths into Italy.


word: Irvingite
wordtype: n.
definition:
The common designation of one a sect founded by the Rev.
   Edward Irving (about 1830), who call themselves the Catholic Apostolic
   Church. They are highly ritualistic in worship, have an elaborate
   hierarchy of apostles, prophets, etc., and look for the speedy coming
   of Christ.


word: Is
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the
   indicative mood, present tense; as, he is; he is a man. See Be.


word: Isabella moth
definition:
A common American moth (Pyrrharctia isabella), of an
   isabella color. The larva, called woolly bear and hedgehog caterpillar,
   is densely covered with hairs, which are black at each end of the body,
   and red in the middle part.


word: Isagogics
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of theological science directly preliminary to
   actual exegesis, or interpretation of the Scriptures.


word: Isatin
wordtype: n.
definition:
An orange-red crystalline substance, C8H5NO2, obtained by
   the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from certain
   derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important source of artificial
   indigo.


word: Isatis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the
   Isatis tinctoria, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.


word: Isatogen
wordtype: n.
definition:
A complex nitrogenous radical, C8H4NO2, regarded as the
   essential residue of a series of compounds, related to isatin, which
   easily pass by reduction to indigo blue.


word: Ischiocapsular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the ischium and the capsule of
   the hip joint; as, the ischiocapsular ligament.


word: Ischium
wordtype: n.
definition:
The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones
   composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone.


word: Isethionic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid,
   HO.C2H4.SO3H, obtained as an oily or crystalline substance, by the
   action of sulphur trioxide on alcohol or ether. It is derivative of
   sulphuric acid.


word: -ish
definition:
A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from
   adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and sometimes
   has a diminutive force; as, selfish, boyish, brutish; whitish, somewhat
   white.


word: -ish
definition:
A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of French
   origin; as, abolish, cherish, finish, furnish, garnish, impoverish.


word: Ishmaelite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar),
   of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and every
   man's hand against him."


word: Isidorian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining, or ascribed, to Isidore; as, the Isidorian
   decretals, a spurious collection of decretals published in the ninth
   century.


word: Isinglass
wordtype: n.
definition:
A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure from of
   gelatin, chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various
   species of sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso) found in the of Western
   Russia. It used for making jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms
   of gelatin are not unfrequently so called. Called also fish glue.


word: Isis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was
   regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris. The
   Egyptians adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great
   benefactress of their country, who instructed their ancestors in the
   art of agriculture.


word: Isis
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isidae, composed of
   joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints.
   See Gorgoniacea.


word: Islam
wordtype: n.
definition:
The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism.
   Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is
   his prophet.


word: -ism
definition:
A suffix indicating an act, a process, the result of an act or
   a process, a state; also, a characteristic (as a theory, doctrine,
   idiom, etc.); as, baptism, galvanism, organism, hypnotism, socialism,
   sensualism, Anglicism.


word: Ismaelite
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a sect of Mohammedans who favored the pretensions
   of the family of Mohammed ben Ismael, of the house Ali.


word: Is-
definition:
A prefix or combining form, indicating identity, or equality;
   the same numerical value; as in isopod, isomorphous, isochromatic.


word: Is-
definition:
Applied to certain compounds having the same composition but
   different properties; as in isocyanic.


word: Is-
definition:
Applied to compounds of certain isomeric series in whose
   structure one carbon atom, at least, is connected with three other
   carbon atoms; -- contrasted with neo- and normal; as in isoparaffine;
   isopentane.


word: Isobar
wordtype: n.
definition:
A line connecting or marking places upon the surface of the
   earth where height of the barometer reduced to sea level is the same
   either at a given time, or for a certain period (mean height), as for a
   year; an isopiestic line.


word: Isobar
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being equal in weight, especially
   in atmospheric pressure. Also, the theory, method, or application of
   isobaric science.


word: Isobathytherm
wordtype: n.
definition:
A line connecting the points on the surface of the
   earth where a certain temperature is found at the same depth.


word: Isobathythermic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to an isobathytherm; possessing
   or indicating the same temperature at the same depth.


word: Isocephalism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A peculiarity in the design of bas-relief by which
   the heads of human figures are kept at the same height from the ground,
   whether the personages are seated, standing, or mounted on horseback;
   -- called also isokephaleia.


word: Isochasm
wordtype: n.
definition:
A line connecting places on the earth's surface at which
   there is the same mean frequency of auroras.


word: Isochimal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, having the nature of, or making,
   isocheims; as, an isocheimal line; an isocheimal chart.


word: Isochromatic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the same color; connecting parts having the
   same color, as lines drawn through certain points in experiments on the
   chromatic effects of polarized light in crystals.


word: Isochronal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Uniform in time; of equal time; performed in equal
   times; recurring at regular intervals; isochronal vibrations or
   oscillations.


word: Isoclinic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to, or indicating, equality of
   inclination or dip; having equal inclination or dip.


word: Isocrymal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, having the nature of, or illustrating, an
   isocryme; as, an isocrymal line; an isocrymal chart.


word: Isocryme
wordtype: n.
definition:
A line connecting points on the earth's surface having
   the same mean temperature in the coldest month of the year.


word: Isocyanuric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Designating, or pertaining to, an acid isomeric with
   cyanuric acid, and called also fulminuric acid. See under Fulminuric.


word: Isodiametric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Developed alike in the directions of the several
   lateral axes; -- said of crystals of both the tetragonal and hexagonal
   systems.


word: Isodulcite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white, crystalline, sugarlike substance, obtained by
   the decomposition of certain glucosides, and intermediate in nature
   between the hexacid alcohols (ductile, mannite, etc.) and the glucoses.


word: Isogeotherm
wordtype: n.
definition:
A line or curved surface passing beneath the earth's
   surface through points having the same mean temperature.


word: Isogeothermic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, having the nature of, or marking,
   isogeotherms; as, an isogeothermal line or surface; as isogeothermal
   chart.


word: Isogonism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of having similar sexual zooids or
   gonophores and dissimilar hydrants; -- said of certain hydroids.


word: Isohyetose
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to lines connecting places on the
   earth's surface which have a mean annual rainfall.


word: Isolate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or
   alone; to insulate; to separate from others.


word: Isologous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having similar proportions, similar relations, or
   similar differences of composition; -- said specifically of groups or
   series which differ by a constant difference; as, ethane, ethylene, and
   acetylene, or their analogous compounds, form an isologous series.


word: Isomer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A body or compound which is isomeric with another body or
   compound; a member of an isomeric series.


word: Isomeric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the same percentage composition; -- said of two or
   more different substances which contain the same ingredients in the
   same proportions by weight, often used with with. Specif.: (a)
   Polymeric; i. e., having the same elements united in the same
   proportion by weight, but with different molecular weights; as,
   acetylene and benzine are isomeric (polymeric) with each other in this
   sense. See Polymeric. (b) Metameric; i. e., having the same elements
   united in the same proportions by weight, and with the same molecular
   weight, but which a different structure or arrangement of the ultimate
   parts; as, ethyl alcohol and methyl ether are isomeric (metameric) with
   each other in this sense. See Metameric.


word: Isometrical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Noting, or conforming to, that system of
   crystallization in which the three axes are of equal length and at
   right angles to each other; monometric; regular; cubic. Cf.
   Crystallization.


word: Isomorphism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A similarity of crystalline form between substances of
   similar composition, as between the sulphates of barium (BaSO4) and
   strontium (SrSO4). It is sometimes extended to include similarity of
   form between substances of unlike composition, which is more properly
   called homoeomorphism.


word: Isonephelic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having, or indicating, an equal amount of cloudiness
   for a given period; as, isonephelic regions; an isonephelic line.


word: Isonitroso-
definition:
A combining from (also used adjectively), signifying:
   Pertaining to, or designating, the characteristic, nitrogenous radical,
   NOH, called the isonitroso group.


word: Isopleura
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A subclass of Gastropoda, in which the body is
   symmetrical, the right and left sides being equal.


word: Isopoda
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having
   seven pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure.


word: Isopycnic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having equal density, as different regions of a medium;
   passing through points at which the density is equal; as, an isopycnic
   line or surface.


word: Isorcin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crystalline hydrocarbon derivative, metameric with
   orcin, but produced artificially; -- called also cresorcin.


word: Isotheral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the nature of an isothere; indicating the
   distribution of temperature by means of an isothere; as, an isotheral
   chart or line.


word: Isotherm
wordtype: n.
definition:
A line connecting or marking points on the earth's
   surface having the same temperature. This may be the temperature for a
   given time of observation, or the mean temperature for a year or other
   period. Also, a similar line based on the distribution of temperature
   in the ocean.


word: Isothermal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having reference to the geographical distribution of
   temperature, as exhibited by means of isotherms; as, an isothermal
   line; an isothermal chart.


word: Isothermobathic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to an isothermobath; possessing
   or indicating equal temperatures in a vertical section, as of the
   ocean.


word: Isotherombrose
wordtype: n.
definition:
A line connecting or marking points on the earth's
   surface, which have the same mean summer rainfall.


word: Isotropy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Uniformity of physical properties in all directions in a
   body; absence of all kinds of polarity; specifically, equal elasticity
   in all directions.


word: Issuance
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of issuing, or giving out; as, the issuance of an
   order; the issuance of rations, and the like.


word: Issuant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Issuing or coming up; -- a term used to express a charge
   or bearing rising or coming out of another.


word: Issue
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any
   inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a pipe, of blood
   from a wound, of air from a bellows, of people from a house.


word: Issue
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery;
   issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding officer; the
   issue of money from a treasury.


word: Issue
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole quantity
   sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue of bank notes; the
   daily issue of a newspaper.


word: Issue
wordtype: n.
definition:
Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law, sometimes,
   in a general sense, all persons descended from a common ancestor; all
   lineal descendants.


word: Issue
wordtype: n.
definition:
Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or
   other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a term of years,
   with all the issues, rents, and profits.


word: Issue
wordtype: n.
definition:
An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy part of the
   arm or leg, to produce the secretion and discharge of pus for the
   relief of some affected part.


word: Issue
wordtype: n.
definition:
A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take
   affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of alternatives
   between which to choose or decide.


word: Issue
wordtype: n.
definition:
In pleading, a single material point of law or fact
   depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one side and denied
   on the other, is presented for determination. See General issue, under
   General, and Feigned issue, under Feigned.


word: Issue
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To go out; to rush out; to sally forth; as, troops issued
   from the town, and attacked the besiegers.


word: Issue
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be produced as an effect or result; to grow or accrue;
   to arise; to proceed; as, rents and profits issuing from land,
   tenements, or a capital stock.


word: -ist
definition:
A noun suffix denoting an agent, or doer, one who practices, a
   believer in; as, theorist, one who theorizes; socialist, one who holds
   to socialism; sensualist, one given to sensuality.


word: Isthmus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are
   connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland; as, the
   Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc.


word: Isuret
wordtype: n.
definition:
An artificial nitrogenous base, isomeric with urea, and
   forming a white crystalline substance; -- called also isuretine.


word: It
wordtype: pron.
definition:
The neuter pronoun of the third person, corresponding to the
   masculine pronoun he and the feminine she, and having the same plural
   (they, their or theirs, them).


word: It
wordtype: pron.
definition:
As a demonstrative, especially at the beginning of a
   sentence, pointing to that which is about to be stated, named, or
   mentioned, or referring to that which apparent or well known; as, I saw
   it was John.


word: It
wordtype: pron.
definition:
As a substitute for such general terms as, the state of
   affairs, the condition of things, and the like; as, how is it with the
   sick man?


word: It
wordtype: pron.
definition:
As an indefinite object after some intransitive verbs, or
   after a substantive used humorously as a verb; as, to foot it (i. e.,
   to walk).


word: Itacism
wordtype: n.
definition:
Pronunciation of / (eta) as the modern Greeks pronounce
   it, that is, like e in the English word be. This was the pronunciation
   advocated by Reu/hlin and his followers, in opposition to the etacism
   of Erasmus. See Etacism.


word: Itaconic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C5H6O4, which is
   obtained as a white crystalline substance by decomposing aconitic and
   other organic acids.


word: Itala
wordtype: n.
definition:
An early Latin version of the Scriptures (the Old Testament
   was translated from the Septuagint, and was also called the Italic
   version).


word: Italic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Applied especially to a kind of type in which the letters
   do not stand upright, but slope toward the right; -- so called because
   dedicated to the States of Italy by the inventor, Aldus Manutius, about
   the year 1500.


word: Italic
wordtype: n.
definition:
An Italic letter, character, or type (see Italic, a., 2.);
   -- often in the plural; as, the Italics are the author's. Italic
   letters are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance,
   antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic letters.


word: Italicize
wordtype: v. t. & i.
definition:
To print in Italic characters; to underline
   written letters or words with a single line; as, to Italicize a word;
   Italicizes too much.


word: Ita palm
definition:
A magnificent species of palm (Mauritia flexuosa), growing
   near the Orinoco. The natives eat its fruit and buds, drink its sap,
   and make thread and cord from its fiber.


word: Itch
wordtype: n.
definition:
An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated vesicles, produced
   by the entrance of a parasitic mite (the Sarcoptes scabei), and
   attended with itching. It is transmissible by contact.


word: Itch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that
   occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also scabies, psora, etc.


word: -ite
definition:
A suffix denoting one of a party, a sympathizer with or
   adherent of, and the like, and frequently used in ridicule; as, a
   Millerite; a Benthamite.


word: -ite
definition:
A suffix used in naming minerals; as, chlorite, from its
   characteristic green color; barite, from its heaviness; graphite, from
   its use in writing.


word: -ite
definition:
A suffix used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose
   names end in -ous; as, sulphite, from sulphurous; nitrite, from nitrous
   acid, etc.


word: Iter
wordtype: n.
definition:
A passage; esp., the passage between the third and fourth
   ventricles in the brain; the aqueduct of Sylvius.


word: Itinerancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A discharge of official duty involving frequent change
   of residence; the custom or practice of discharging official duty in
   this way; also, a body of persons who thus discharge official duty.


word: Itinerant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Passing or traveling about a country; going or preaching
   on a circuit; wandering; not settled; as, an itinerant preacher; an
   itinerant peddler.


word: Itinerary
wordtype: a.
definition:
An account of travels, or a register of places and
   distances as a guide to travelers; as, the Itinerary of Antoninus.


word: Itinerate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To wander without a settled habitation; to travel
   from place or on a circuit, particularly for the purpose of preaching,
   lecturing, etc.


word: -itis
definition:
A suffix used in medical terms to denote an inflammatory
   disease of; as, arthritis; bronchitis, phrenitis.


word: Iulus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of chilognathous myriapods. The body is long and
   round, consisting of numerous smooth, equal segments, each of which
   bears two pairs of short legs. It includes the galleyworms. See
   Chilognatha.


word: Ivan Ivanovitch
definition:
An ideal personification of the typical Russian or
   of the Russian people; -- used as "John Bull" is used for the typical
   Englishman.


word: -ive
definition:
An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the
   nature of, tending to; as affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective,
   diminutive.


word: Ivory
wordtype: n.
definition:
The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting
   the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by
   the minuteness and close arrangement of the tubes, as also by their
   double flexure. It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or
   utility.


word: Ivory-bill
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large, handsome, North American woodpecker
   (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak.
   Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white
   dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and
   found only in the Gulf States.


word: Ivorytype
wordtype: n.
definition:
A picture produced by superposing a very light print,
   rendered translucent by varnish, and tinted upon the back, upon a
   stronger print, so as to give the effect of a photograph in natural
   colors; -- called also hellenotype.


word: Ivy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Hedera (H. helix), common in Europe. Its
   leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five-pointed;
   the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem
   clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers.


word: Ixtli
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Mexican name for a variety of Agave rigida, which
   furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which is
   called also pita, and Tampico fiber.


word: -ize
definition:
A verb suffix signifying to make, to do, to practice; as
   apologize, baptize, theorize, tyrannize.


word: Izzard
wordtype: n.
definition:
The letter z; -- formerly so called.
   J () J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later
   variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a consonantal
   sound, that is, originally, the sound of English y in yet. The forms J
   and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have
   been used interchangeably.


word: Jaal goat
definition:
A species of wild goat (Capra Nubiana) found in the
   mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called also beden,
   and jaela.


word: Jabiru
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria
   and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits.


word: Jaborandi
wordtype: n.
definition:
The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub
   (Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves are used in medicine as an
   diaphoretic and sialogogue.


word: Jaborine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaloid found in jaborandi leaves, from which it is
   extracted as a white amorphous substance. In its action it resembles
   atropine.


word: Jabot
wordtype: n.
definition:
An arrangement of lace or tulle, looped ornamentally, and
   worn by women on the front of the dress.


word: Jacamar
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of
   the genus Galbula and allied genera. They are allied to the
   kingfishers, but climb on tree trunks like nuthatches, and feed upon
   insects. Their colors are often brilliant.


word: Jacana
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana
   and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They
   are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very
   long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird.


word: Jacaranda
wordtype: n.
definition:
The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees,
   which produce the beautiful woods called king wood, tiger wood, and
   violet wood.


word: Jacchus
wordtype: n.
definition:
The common marmoset (Hapale vulgaris). Formerly, the name
   was also applied to other species of the same genus.


word: Jack
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East
   Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in
   having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from
   thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are
   scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a
   yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in
   cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow.


word: Jack
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a
   subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often
   supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack


word: Jack
wordtype: n.
definition:
In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the
   action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper.


word: Jack
wordtype: n.
definition:
In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch
   used to attract game at night; also, the light itself.


word: Jack
wordtype: n.
definition:
A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great
   pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance.
   It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any
   simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal
   or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name
   is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.


word: Jack
wordtype: n.
definition:
A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually
   hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack.
   The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State.


word: Jack
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to
   support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called
   also jack crosstree.


word: Jackal
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of several species of carnivorous animals
   inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf. They are
   cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed largely on carrion, and
   are noted for their piercing and dismal howling.


word: Jackal
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals
   were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated.


word: Jacket
wordtype: n.
definition:
An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some
   nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to prevent radiation
   of heat, as from a steam boiler, cylinder, pipe, etc.


word: Jacket
wordtype: n.
definition:
In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and
   reenforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.


word: Jacket
wordtype: n.
definition:
A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve
   as a life preserver; -- called also cork jacket.


word: Jackscrew
wordtype: n.
definition:
A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting
   pressure. See Illust. of 2d Jack, n., 5.


word: Jacksnipe
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small European snipe (Limnocryptes gallinula); --
   called also judcock, jedcock, juddock, jed, and half snipe.


word: Jacksnipe
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small American sandpiper (Tringa maculata); -- called
   also pectoral sandpiper, and grass snipe.


word: Jackstraw
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood,
   etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown
   confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked
   instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See
   Spilikin.


word: Jacob
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews),
   who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (Gen. xxviii. 12);
   -- also called Israel.


word: Jacobaean lily
definition:
A bulbous plant (Amaryllis, / Sprekelia,
   formosissima) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep, red,
   lilylike flower.


word: Jacobian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a style of architecture and
   decoration in the time of James the First, of England.


word: Jacobin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Dominican friar; -- so named because, before the French
   Revolution, that order had a convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris.


word: Jacobin
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a society of violent agitators in France, during
   the revolution of 1789, who held secret meetings in the Jacobin convent
   in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, and concerted measures to control the
   proceedings of the National Assembly. Hence: A plotter against an
   existing government; a turbulent demagogue.


word: Jacobin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck form a
   hood, -- whence the name. The wings and tail are long, and the beak
   moderately short.


word: Jacobinical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the Jacobins of France;
   revolutionary; of the nature of, or characterized by, Jacobinism.


word: Jacobite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A partisan or adherent of James the Second, after his
   abdication, or of his descendants, an opposer of the revolution in 1688
   in favor of William and Mary.


word: Jacobite
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect is named
   after Jacob Baradaeus, its leader in the sixth century.


word: Jacobus
wordtype: n.
definition:
An English gold coin, of the value of twenty-five
   shillings sterling, struck in the reign of James I.


word: Jacqueminot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A half-hardy, deep crimson rose of the remontant
   class; -- so named after General Jacqueminot, of France.


word: Jacquerie
wordtype: n.
definition:
The name given to a revolt of French peasants against
   the nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title, Jacques
   Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry. Hence, any revolt of
   peasants.


word: Jaculatory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Darting or throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown
   out; uttered in short sentences; ejaculatory; as, jaculatory prayers.


word: Jade
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes
   whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is
   used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern
   countries and among many early peoples.


word: Jade
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any
   kind; to tire or wear out by severe or tedious tasks; to harass.


word: Jager
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species
   occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls
   and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are
   usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and
   marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic
   gull (Megalestris skua).


word: Jagged
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or
   teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks.


word: Jagger
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, jags; specifically: (a) jagging
   iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc. (b) A toothed chisel. See Jag,
   v. t.


word: Jaggery
wordtype: n.
definition:
Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the
   fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically that of
   the palmyra (Borassus flabelliformis).


word: Jaghir
wordtype: n.
definition:
A village or district the government and revenues of which
   are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some service
   to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops.


word: Jagua palm
definition:
A great Brazilian palm (Maximiliana regia), having
   immense spathes which are used for baskets and tubs.


word: Jaguar
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large and powerful feline animal (Felis onca), ranging
   from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It is usually brownish yellow, with
   large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or
   two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. Called also the
   American tiger.


word: Jaguarondi
wordtype: n.
definition:
A South American wild cat (Felis jaguarondi), having a
   long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish brown, varied
   with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its habits and feeds mostly on
   birds.


word: Jail
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons
   held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with reference
   to some future judicial proceeding.


word: Jainism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The heterodox Hindoo religion, of which the most striking
   features are the exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins,
   above the ordinary Hindoo gods, and the denial of the divine origin and
   infallibility of the Vedas. It is intermediate between Brahmanism and
   Buddhism, having some things in common with each.


word: Jakie
wordtype: n.
definition:
A South American striped frog (Pseudis paradoxa), remarkable
   for having a tadpole larger than the adult, and hence called also
   paradoxical frog.


word: Jako
wordtype: n.
definition:
An African parrot (Psittacus erithacus), very commonly kept
   as a cage bird; -- called also gray parrot.


word: Jalap
wordtype: n.
definition:
The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomoea purga (or Exogonium
   purga), a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract,
   and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative
   medicines. Other species of Ipomoea yield several inferior kinds of
   jalap, as the I. Orizabensis, and I. tuberosa.


word: Jam
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the
   pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in
   a river.


word: Jamaicine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of
   Geoffroya inermis, a leguminous tree growing in Jamaica and Surinam; --
   called also jamacina.


word: Jamb
wordtype: n.
definition:
The vertical side of any opening, as a door or fireplace;
   hence, less properly, any narrow vertical surface of wall, as the of a
   chimney-breast or of a pier, as distinguished from its face.


word: Jambolana
wordtype: n.
definition:
A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical
   America (Calyptranthes Jambolana), with astringent bark, used for
   dyeing. It bears an edible fruit.


word: Jamesonite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A steel-gray mineral, of metallic luster, commonly
   fibrous massive. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead, with a little
   iron.


word: James's powder
definition:
Antimonial powder, first prepared by Dr. James, ar
   English physician; -- called also fever powder.


word: Jamestown weed
definition:
The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura
   stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See
   Datura.


word: Janitor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A door-keeper; a porter; one who has the care of a public
   building, or a building occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc.


word: Janizary
wordtype: n.
definition:
A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed
   the nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.


word: Jansenist
wordtype: n.
definition:
A follower of Cornelius Jansen, a Roman Catholic bishop
   of Ypres, in Flanders, in the 17th century, who taught certain
   doctrines denying free will and the possibility of resisting divine
   grace.


word: Janus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite
   directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage
   at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus.
   This passage was open in war and closed in peace.


word: Japan
wordtype: n.
definition:
Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the
   varnish or lacquer used in japanning.


word: Japhetic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or derived from, Japheth, one of the sons
   of Noah; as, Japhetic nations, the nations of Europe and Northern Asia;
   Japhetic languages.


word: Japonica
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of Camellia (Camellia Japonica), a native of
   Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. Many other genera have
   species of the same name.


word: Jar
wordtype: n.
definition:
A deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for
   holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes; as, a jar
   of honey; a rose jar.


word: Jar
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to
   sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my ears.


word: Jar
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to tremble,
   as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock; as, to jar the earth;
   to jar one's faith.


word: Jar
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh
   sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh sounds.


word: Jar
wordtype: n.
definition:
In deep well boring, a device resembling two long chain links,
   for connecting a percussion drill to the rod or rope which works it, so
   that the drill is driven down by impact and is jerked loose when
   jammed.


word: Jararaca
wordtype: n.
definition:
A poisonous serpent of Brazil (Bothrops jararaca), about
   eighteen inches long, and of a dusky, brownish color, variegated with
   red and black spots.


word: Jardiniere
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers,
   etc., used as a piece of decorative furniture in room.


word: Jargon
wordtype: n.
definition:
Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; hence, an
   artificial idiom or dialect; cant language; slang.


word: Jargon
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible
   sounds; to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.


word: Jarosite
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ocher-yellow mineral occurring on minute rhombohedral
   crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.


word: Jasmine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A shrubby plant of the genus Jasminum, bearing flowers of
   a peculiarly fragrant odor. The J. officinale, common in the south of
   Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian jasmine is J. Sambac, and,
   with J. angustifolia, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false
   jasmine in the Gelseminum sempervirens (see Gelsemium). Several other
   plants are called jasmine in the West Indies, as species of Calotropis
   and Faramea.


word: Jasper
wordtype: n.
definition:
An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and
   other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high
   polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors
   are in stripes or bands, it is called striped / banded jasper. The
   Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper.


word: Jaundice
wordtype: n.
definition:
A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the
   eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation,
   uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general
   languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by obstruction of the
   biliary passages and consequent damming up, in the liver, of the bile,
   which is then absorbed into the blood.


word: Javelin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by thew hand;
   anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot soldiers; now used
   chiefly in hunting the wild boar and other fierce game.


word: Jaw
wordtype: n.
definition:
Fig.: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or
   action; esp., pl., the mouth or way of entrance; as, the jaws of a
   pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death.


word: Jaw
wordtype: n.
definition:
A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in
   place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard.


word: Jaw
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or
   from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as,
   the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine.


word: Jay
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
   Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera. They are allied to the crows,
   but are smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and
   usually have a crest.


word: Jazerant
wordtype: n.
definition:
A coat of defense made of small plates of metal sewed
   upon linen or the like; also, this kind of armor taken generally; as, a
   coat of jazerant.


word: Jealous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and
   affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible rivals, or
   the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having morbid fear of rivalry in
   love or preference given to another; painfully suspicious of the
   faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover.


word: Jealousy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or
   solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting
   one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband,
   wife, or lover.


word: Jeer
wordtype: v.
definition:
To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with
   mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as, to jeer at
   a speaker.


word: Jeffersonia
wordtype: n.
definition:
An American herb with a pretty, white, solitary
   blossom, and deeply two-cleft leaves (Jeffersonia diphylla); twinleaf.


word: Jehovah
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Scripture name of the Supreme Being, by which he was
   revealed to the Jews as their covenant God or Sovereign of the
   theocracy; the "ineffable name" of the Supreme Being, which was not
   pronounced by the Jews.


word: Jehovist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who maintains that the vowel points of the word
   Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; -- opposed to
   adonist.


word: Jehovist
wordtype: n.
definition:
The writer of the passages of the Old Testament,
   especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme Being is
   styled Jehovah. See Elohist.


word: Jehovistic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relating to, or containing, Jehovah, as a name of God;
   -- said of certain parts of the Old Testament, especially of the
   Pentateuch, in which Jehovah appears as the name of the Deity. See
   Elohistic.


word: Jejunum
wordtype: n.
definition:
The middle division of the small intestine, between the
   duodenum and ileum; -- so called because usually found empty after
   death.


word: Jelerang
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large, handsome squirrel (Sciurus Javensis), native of
   Java and Southern Asia; -- called also Java squirrel.


word: Jelly
wordtype: n.
definition:
Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous,
   translucent substance in a condition between liquid and solid; a
   stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.


word: Jelly
wordtype: n.
definition:
The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an elastic
   consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly.


word: Jellyfish
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species,
   having a jellylike appearance. See Medusa.


word: Jemidar
wordtype: n.
definition:
The chief or leader of a hand or body of persons; esp., in
   the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding to that of
   lieutenant in the English army.


word: Jenkins
wordtype: n.
definition:
name of contempt for a flatterer of persons high in social
   or official life; as, the Jenkins employed by a newspaper.


word: Jerboa
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any small jumping rodent of the genus Dipus, esp. D.
   Aegyptius, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent countries. The
   jerboas have very long hind legs and a long tail.


word: Jeremiade
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a
   doleful story; a dolorous tirade; -- generally used satirically.


word: Jerk
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull,
   or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to jerk a coat
   off.


word: Jerkinhead
wordtype: n.
definition:
The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a
   part of its height, leaving a truncated gable.


word: Jerky
wordtype: a.
definition:
Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt
   transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style.


word: Jersey
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a closefitting
   jacket or upper garment made of an elastic fabric (as stockinet).


word: Jersey
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys
   are noted for the richness of their milk.


word: Jerusalem
wordtype: n.
definition:
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with
   the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ.


word: Jervine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A poisonous alkaloid resembling veratrine, and found with
   it in white hellebore (Veratrum album); -- called also jervina.


word: Jess
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a
   hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand,
   was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon.


word: Jesse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the
   name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called also tree of
   Jesse.


word: Jest
wordtype: n.
definition:
Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a
   witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See Synonyms under
   Jest, v. i.


word: Jesuit
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and
   approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus.


word: Jesuitess
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of an order of nuns established on the principles of
   the Jesuits, but suppressed by Pope Urban in 1633.


word: Jesuitism
wordtype: n.
definition:
Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a
   purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.


word: Jesus
wordtype: n.
definition:
The Savior; the name of the Son of God as announced by the
   angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in distinction
   from Christ, his official appellation.


word: Jet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet
   black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought into
   mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called also black amber.


word: Jet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A shooting forth; a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or gush,
   as of water from a pipe, or of flame from an orifice; also, that which
   issues in a jet.


word: Jet d'eau
definition:
A stream of water spouting from a fountain or pipe
   (especially from one arranged to throw water upward), in a public place
   or in a garden, for ornament.


word: Jetson
wordtype: n.
definition:
Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and remain under
   water; -- distinguished from flotsam, goods which float, and ligan,
   goods which are sunk attached to a buoy.


word: Jetty
wordtype: n.
definition:
A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to
   influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor; a mole; as, the
   Eads system of jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi River.


word: Nomination
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of naming or nominating; designation of a
   person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of
   being nominated.


word: Nominative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that
   case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.


word: Nominee
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office,
   duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or
   for election to office.


word: Non-
definition:
A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in
   nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic, nonsuit.


word: Nonacid
wordtype: a.
definition:
Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic;
   positive; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.


word: Nonage
wordtype: n.
definition:
The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the
   clergy on the death of persons in their parishes.


word: Nonagesimal
wordtype: n.
definition:
The middle or highest point of the part of the
   ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the
   ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it
   is intersected by the horizon.


word: Nonane
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons C9H20 of the
   paraffin series; -- so called because of the nine carbon atoms in the
   molecule. Normal nonane is a colorless volatile liquid, an ingredient
   of ordinary kerosene.


word: Nonce
wordtype: n.
definition:
The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; --
   chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce.


word: Noncombatant
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any person connected with an army, or within the
   lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any
   one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and
   others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also,
   any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.


word: Noncommittal
wordtype: n.
definition:
A state of not being committed or pledged;
   forbearance or refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively.


word: Non compos mentis
definition:
Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of
   reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of
   reason, either by nature or from accident.


word: Noncondensing
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not condensing; discharging the steam from the
   cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere
   and not into a condenser.


word: Nonconducting
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not conducting; not transmitting a fluid or force;
   thus, in electricity, wax is a nonconducting substance.


word: Nonconductor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey
   or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, or which
   transmits them with difficulty; an insulator; as, wool is a
   nonconductor of heat; glass and dry wood are nonconductors of
   electricity.


word: Nonconforming
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not conforming; declining conformity; especially,
   not conforming to the established church of a country.


word: Nonconformist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who does not conform to an established church;
   especially, one who does not conform to the established church of
   England; a dissenter.


word: Nonconformity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in
   England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in
   its rites and modes of worship.


word: Nondecane
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, a white waxy
   substance, C19H40; -- so called from the number of carbon atoms in the
   molecule.


word: Nondescript
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thing not yet described; that of which no account or
   explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable.


word: Nondo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A coarse umbelliferous plant (Ligusticum actaeifolium) with
   a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany region.
   Also called Angelico.


word: None
wordtype: a.
definition:
No; not any; -- used adjectively before a vowel, in old
   style; as, thou shalt have none assurance of thy life.


word: Nones
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The fifth day of the months January, February, April,
   June, August, September, November, and December, and the seventh day of
   March, May, July, and October. The nones were nine days before the
   ides, reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method.


word: Nones
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The canonical office, being a part of the Breviary,
   recited at noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3 P. M.) in the Roman
   Catholic Church.


word: Nonesuch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such;
   something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It is given as
   a name to various objects, as to a choice variety of apple, a species
   of medic (Medicago lupulina), a variety of pottery clay, etc.


word: Non-feasance
wordtype: n.
definition:
An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that
   which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance.


word: Nonillion
wordtype: n.
definition:
According to the French and American notation, a
   thousand octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according
   to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with
   fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration.


word: Nonintervention
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or habit of not intervening or
   interfering; as, the nonintervention of one state in the affairs of
   another.


word: Nonjoinder
wordtype: n.
definition:
The omission of some person who ought to have been made
   a plaintiff or defendant in a suit, or of some cause of action which
   ought to be joined.


word: Nonjuring
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in
   Great Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or
   their successors.


word: Nonjuror
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of those adherents of James II. who refused to take
   the oath of allegiance to William and Mary, or to their successors,
   after the revolution of 1688; a Jacobite.


word: Non liquet
definition:
It is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a
   matter is to be deferred to another day of trial.


word: Nonmedullated
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not medullated; (Anat.) without a medulla or marrow,
   or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated nerve fiber.


word: Nonmetal
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with
   the metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic
   properties; a metalloid; as, oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine are
   nonmetals.


word: Nonmetallic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a
   nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic element.


word: Nonnitrognous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Devoid of nitrogen; as, a nonnitrogenous principle;
   a nonnitrogenous food. See the Note under Food, n., 1.


word: Non obstante
definition:
Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what
   has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.


word: Non obstante
definition:
A clause in old English statutes and letters patent,
   importing a license from the crown to do a thing notwithstanding any
   statute to the contrary. This dispensing power was abolished by the
   Bill of Rights.


word: Nonoic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as,
   nonoic acid, which is also called pelargonic acid. Cf. Pelargonic.


word: Nonpareil
wordtype: a.
definition:
Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or
   person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.


word: Nonpareil
wordtype: a.
definition:
A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of
   the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue,
   rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the
   tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch.


word: Nonphotobiotic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic
   plant cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness.


word: Nonplus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A state or condition which daffles reason or confounds
   judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability to proceed or decide;
   puzzle; quandary.


word: Nonprofessional
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not belonging to a profession; not done by, or
   proceeding from, professional men; contrary to professional usage.


word: Non-pros
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be
   dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who
   fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed.


word: Non prosequitur
definition:
A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit
   where he does not appear to prosecute. See Nolle prosequi.


word: Nonresident
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not residing in a particular place, on one's own
   estate, or in one's proper place; as, a nonresident clergyman or
   proprietor of lands.


word: Nonresistance
wordtype: n.
definition:
The principles or practice of a nonresistant;
   passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or
   violence without opposition.


word: Nonresistant
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who maintains that no resistance should be made
   to constituted authority, even when unjustly or oppressively exercised;
   one who advocates or practices absolute submission; also, one who holds
   that violence should never be resisted by force.


word: Nonsense
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or
   language, which have no meaning, or which convey no intelligible ideas;
   absurdity.


word: Nonsuit
wordtype: n.
definition:
A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his
   suit; a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause
   by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not
   support it, or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory
   nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the
   plaintiff on his own showing has not made out his case.


word: Nonsuit
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as
   having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it
   up.


word: Nonuniformist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who believes that past changes in the structure
   of the earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent than
   are now operating; -- called also nonuniformitarian.


word: Nonyl
wordtype: n.
definition:
The hydrocarbon radical, C9H19, derived from nonane and
   forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as, nonyl alcohol.


word: Nook
wordtype: n.
definition:
A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between
   bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.


word: Noon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in
   the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.


word: Nopal
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally
   Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is
   collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of Cactaceae.


word: Nor
wordtype: conj.
definition:
A negative connective or particle, introducing the second
   member or clause of a negative proposition, following neither, or not,
   in the first member or clause (as or in affirmative propositions
   follows either). Nor is also used sometimes in the first member for
   neither, and sometimes the neither is omitted and implied by the use of
   nor.


word: Noria
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large water wheel, turned by the action of a stream
   against its floats, and carrying at its circumference buckets, by which
   water is raised and discharged into a trough; used in Arabia, China,
   and elsewhere for irrigating land; a Persian wheel.


word: Norite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a
   triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.


word: Normal
wordtype: a.
definition:
According to an established norm, rule, or principle;
   conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing the proper
   functions; not abnormal; regular; natural; analogical.


word: Macrocephalous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo
   confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body.


word: Macro-chemistry
wordtype: n.
definition:
The science which treats of the chemical
   properties, actions or relations of substances in quantity; --
   distinguished from micro-chemistry.


word: Macrochires
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A division of birds including the swifts and
   humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the
   wing.


word: Macrocosm
wordtype: n.
definition:
The great world; that part of the universe which is
   exterior to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See Microcosm.


word: Macrocystis
wordtype: n.
definition:
An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific
   (Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.


word: Macrometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for determining the size or distance of
   inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant.


word: Macron
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels
   to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, a, in
   dame; /, in s/am, etc.


word: Macropinacoid
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal
   which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal)
   axes.


word: Macropod
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the
   length of their legs; -- called also spider crab.


word: Macroprism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the
   macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called
   macropyramids.


word: Macrosporangium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large
   spores; -- opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in the genera
   Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia, plants remotely allied to ferns.


word: Macrura
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen
   largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many
   similar forms. Cf. Decapoda.


word: Mactra
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra, and allied
   genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as
   Mactra stultorum, of Europe. See Surf clam, under Surf.


word: Mad
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason;
   inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as,
   to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform.


word: Mad
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing
   distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme rashness.


word: Mad
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the
   lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia; rabid; as, a
   mad dog.


word: Madam
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of
   address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; --
   much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The
   corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir.


word: Madame
wordtype: n.
definition:
My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of
   quality; now, in France, given to all married women.


word: Madden
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make mad; to drive to madness; to craze; to excite
   violently with passion; to make very angry; to enrage.


word: Madder
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much used
   in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in
   France and Holland. See Rubiaceous.


word: Made
wordtype: a.
definition:
Artificially produced; pieced together; formed by filling in;
   as, made ground; a made mast, in distinction from one consisting of a
   single spar.


word: Madecassee
wordtype: n.
definition:
A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee;
   the language of the natives of Madagascar. See Malagasy.


word: Mademoiselle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A marine food fish (Sciaena chrysura), of the
   Southern United States; -- called also yellowtail, and silver perch.


word: Madia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of composite plants, of which one species (Madia
   sativa) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure.
   This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table.


word: Madonna
wordtype: n.
definition:
My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as
   the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted.
   Sometimes introduced into English.


word: Madrague
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in
   the Mediterranean; also applied to the seines used for the same
   purpose.


word: Madrepora
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It
   includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are
   elegantly branched.


word: Madreporaria
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most
   of the species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of Anthozoa.


word: Madrier
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is
   applied to anything intended to be broken down.


word: Madrigal
wordtype: n.
definition:
A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem,
   containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.


word: Madrigal
wordtype: n.
definition:
An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more
   parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation,
   and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best
   sung with several voices on a part. See Glee.


word: Madrina
wordtype: n.
definition:
An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting
   as the leader of a troop of pack mules.


word: Madroa
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of
   California, having a smooth bark, thick shining leaves, and edible red
   berries, which are often called madroa apples.


word: Madwort
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or
   yellow flowers and rounded pods. A. maritimum is the commonly
   cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.


word: Maestoso
wordtype: a. & adv.
definition:
Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to
   perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner.


word: Magazine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A receptacle in which anything is stored, especially
   military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, etc.


word: Magdala
wordtype: a.
definition:
Designating an orange-red dyestuff obtained from
   naphthylamine, and called magdala red, naphthalene red, etc.


word: Magenta
wordtype: n.
definition:
An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a
   green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also,
   the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the
   battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also
   fuchsine, roseine, etc.


word: Magi
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among
   the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.


word: Magian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in
   Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion.


word: Magic
wordtype: a.
definition:
A comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which
   claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural beings, or
   departed spirits, or by a mastery of secret forces in nature attained
   by a study of occult science, including enchantment, conjuration,
   witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, incantation, etc.


word: Magical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed
   by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and the producing
   of effects by their agency.


word: Magical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman
   agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or sorcery. Hence:
   Seemingly requiring more than human power; imposing or startling in
   performance; producing effects which seem supernatural or very
   extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; as, a magic lantern; a
   magic square or circle.


word: Magician
wordtype: n.
definition:
One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an
   enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer.


word: Magister
wordtype: n.
definition:
Master; sir; -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a
   person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to
   teach philosophy and the liberal arts.


word: Magisterial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in
   authority; having the manner of a magister; official; commanding;
   authoritative. Hence: Overbearing; dictatorial; dogmatic.


word: Magistery
wordtype: n.
definition:
A precipitate; a fine substance deposited by
   precipitation; -- applied in old chemistry to certain white
   precipitates from metallic solutions; as, magistery of bismuth.


word: Magistral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Commanded or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a doctor;
   hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a magistral sirup.


word: Magistral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; --
   opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines.


word: Magistral
wordtype: n.
definition:
Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores
   of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.


word: Magistrate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person clothed with power as a public civil officer;
   a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some
   branch of it.


word: Magma
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thick residuum obtained from certain substances after the
   fluid parts are expressed from them; the grounds which remain after
   treating a substance with any menstruum, as water or alcohol.


word: Magma
wordtype: n.
definition:
The molten matter within the earth, the source of the
   material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.


word: Magma
wordtype: n.
definition:
The amorphous or homogenous matrix or ground mass, as
   distinguished from well-defined crystals; as, the magma of porphyry.


word: Magna Charta
definition:
The great Charter, so called, obtained by the English
   barons from King John, A. D. 1215. This name is also given to the
   charter granted to the people of England in the ninth year of Henry
   III., and confirmed by Edward I.


word: Magnanimity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind;
   elevation or dignity of soul; that quality or combination of qualities,
   in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with
   tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge,
   and to act and sacrifice for noble objects.


word: Magnanimous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment;
   raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous
   spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror.


word: Magnate
definition:
One of the nobility, or certain high officers of state
   belonging to the noble estate in the national representation of
   Hungary, and formerly of Poland.


word: Magnesia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium
   oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or carbonate, or by
   burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline reaction, and is used in
   medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See Magnesium.


word: Magnesite
wordtype: n.
definition:
Native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or
   granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals.


word: Magnesium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A light silver-white metallic element, malleable and
   ductile, quite permanent in dry air but tarnishing in moist air. It
   burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with the production of a blinding
   light (the so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in
   pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic illuminant is
   required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc,
   meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity,
   1.75.


word: Magnet
wordtype: n.
definition:
The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or
   magnetic ore, Fe3O4) which has the property of attracting iron and some
   of its ores, and, when freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; --
   called also natural magnet.


word: Magnet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the peculiar
   properties of the loadstone have been imparted; -- called, in
   distinction from the loadstone, an artificial magnet.


word: Magnetical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of
   the magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of iron; a
   magnetic needle.


word: Magnetical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, the earth's
   magnetism; as, the magnetic north; the magnetic meridian.


word: Magnetical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Endowed with extraordinary personal power to excite the
   feelings and to win the affections; attractive; inducing attachment.


word: Magnetical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal
   magnetism, so called; as, a magnetic sleep. See Magnetism.


word: Magnetic
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any metal, as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may
   receive, by any means, the properties of the loadstone, and which then,
   when suspended, fixes itself in the direction of a magnetic meridian.


word: Magnetism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the
   manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a magnet.


word: Magnetite
wordtype: n.
definition:
An oxide of iron (Fe3O4) occurring in isometric
   crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is
   readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being
   then called loadstone. It is an important iron ore. Called also
   magnetic iron.


word: Magneto-electrical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity
   by the action of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction.


word: Magneto-electricity
wordtype: n.
definition:
That branch of science which treats of the
   development of electricity by the action of magnets; -- the counterpart
   of electro-magnetism.


word: Magnetograph
wordtype: n.
definition:
An automatic instrument for registering, by
   photography or otherwise, the states and variations of any of the
   terrestrial magnetic elements.


word: Magnetometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for measuring the intensity of magnetic
   forces; also, less frequently, an instrument for determining any of the
   terrestrial magnetic elements, as the dip and declination.


word: Magnetometric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of
   magnetic forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, magnetometric
   instruments; magnetometric measurements.


word: Magnetomotor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A voltaic series of two or more large plates,
   producing a great quantity of electricity of low tension, and hence
   adapted to the exhibition of electro-magnetic phenomena.


word: Magnificat
wordtype: n.
definition:
The song of the Virgin Mary, Luke i. 46; -- so called
   because it commences with this word in the Vulgate.


word: Magnificent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying
   great power or opulence, especially in building, way of living, and
   munificence.


word: Magnify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions
   of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the
   microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters.


word: Magnify
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To have the power of causing objects to appear larger
   than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects;
   as, some lenses magnify but little.


word: Magnolia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark
   and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.


word: Magnoliaceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to a natural order (Magnoliaceae) of
   trees of which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are
   examples.


word: Magpie
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related
   genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.


word: Mahabharatam
wordtype: n.
definition:
A celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great
   length, and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between
   two dynasties of ancient India.


word: Mahaled
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The
   wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the
   flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and
   a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared.


word: Maharmah
wordtype: n.
definition:
A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the
   face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad.


word: Mahdi
wordtype: n.
definition:
Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful.
   The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet
   to appear.


word: Mahoe
wordtype: n.
definition:
A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of
   Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which
   is used for strings and cordage.


word: Mahogany
wordtype: n.
definition:
The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish
   brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine
   polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture.


word: Mahonia
wordtype: n.
definition:
The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis
   Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.


word: Mahon stock
definition:
An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white
   flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England Virginia stock,
   but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.


word: Mahori
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of
   Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively.


word: Mahovo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A device for saving power in stopping and starting a
   railroad car, by means of a heavy fly wheel.


word: Mahratta
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part
   of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely
   allied to Sanskrit.


word: Mahwa tree
definition:
An East Indian sapotaceous tree (Bassia latifolia, and
   also B. butyracea), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and the
   flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink. It is one of
   the butter trees. The oil, known as mahwa and yallah, is obtained from
   the kernels of the fruit.


word: Maid
wordtype: n.
definition:
The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray skate (Raia
   batis), and of the thornback (R. clavata).


word: Maiden
wordtype: n.
definition:
An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced
   sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid.


word: Maiden
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to,
   or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence.


word: Maiden
wordtype: a.
definition:
Never having been married; not having had sexual
   intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the
   man; as, a maiden aunt.


word: Maidenhair
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fern of the genus Adiantum (A. pedatum), having very
   slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States, and is
   sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied to other species
   of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair.


word: Maidmarian
wordtype: n.
definition:
The lady of the May games; one of the characters in a
   morris dance; a May queen. Afterward, a grotesque character personated
   in sports and buffoonery by a man in woman's clothes.


word: Maieutics
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art of giving birth (i. e., clearness and
   conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth.


word: Maikel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A South American carnivore of the genus Conepatus, allied
   to the skunk, but larger, and having a longer snout. The tail is not
   bushy.


word: Mail
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and
   plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.


word: Mail
wordtype: n.
definition:
The bag or bags with the letters, papers, papers, or other
   matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post
   office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in
   the conveyance and delivery of mail matter.


word: Mail
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials,
   or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post;
   as, to mail a letter.


word: Maim
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To deprive of the use of a limb, so as to render a person
   on fighting less able either to defend himself or to annoy his
   adversary.


word: Maim
wordtype: v.
definition:
The privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by
   which one is rendered less able to defend himself or to annoy his
   adversary.


word: Maim
wordtype: v.
definition:
The privation of any necessary part; a crippling; mutilation;
   injury; deprivation of something essential. See Mayhem.


word: Main
wordtype: n.
definition:
The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice within
   given limits, as in the game of hazard.


word: Main
wordtype: v.
definition:
principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones;
   esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a
   fire main.


word: Main-gauche
wordtype: n.
definition:
The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is
   held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier.


word: Mainprise
wordtype: n.
definition:
A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take
   sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's appearance, and to let
   him go at large. This writ is now obsolete.


word: Mainprise
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or
   mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; -- said of a prisoner.


word: Mainspring
wordtype: n.
definition:
The principal or most important spring in a piece of
   mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the
   spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence: The chief or most
   powerful motive; the efficient cause of action.


word: Maintain
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To hold or keep in any particular state or condition;
   to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer to fail or
   decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of heat in a furnace; to
   maintain a fence or a railroad; to maintain the digestive process or
   powers of the stomach; to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain
   present reputation.


word: Maintainor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, not being interested, maintains a cause
   depending between others, by furnishing money, etc., to either party.


word: Maintenance
wordtype: n.
definition:
An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a cause
   depending between others, by assisting either party with money or means
   to carry it on. See Champerty.


word: Maize
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z.
   Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also,
   its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men animals.


word: Majestic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity,
   stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand.


word: Majesty
wordtype: n.
definition:
The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or
   state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity,
   whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing
   loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of
   sovereigns.


word: Majesty
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an
   emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their
   majesties attended the concert.


word: Majolica
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy, which
   reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.


word: Major
wordtype: a.
definition:
Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part
   of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the
   territory.


word: Major
wordtype: a.
definition:
An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a
   lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.


word: Major
wordtype: a.
definition:
That premise which contains the major term. It its the first
   proposition of a regular syllogism; as: No unholy person is qualified
   for happiness in heaven [the major]. Every man in his natural state is
   unholy [minor]. Therefore, no man in his natural state is qualified for
   happiness in heaven [conclusion or inference].


word: Majorat
wordtype: a.
definition:
The right of succession to property according to age; --
   so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.


word: Major-domo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A man who has authority to act, within certain limits,
   as master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer.


word: Major general
definition:
An officer of the army holding a rank next above that
   of brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general, and who
   usually commands a division or a corps.


word: Majority
wordtype: n.
definition:
The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all
   other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by
   which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other
   candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See
   Plurality.


word: Make
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or false;
   -- often with up; as, to make up a story.


word: Make
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or agent
   of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; -- often used with a noun to
   form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that corresponds to such
   noun; as, to make complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to
   record; to make abode, for to abide, etc.


word: Make
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To gain, as the result of one's efforts; to get, as
   profit; to make acquisition of; to have accrue or happen to one; as, to
   make a large profit; to make an error; to make a loss; to make money.


word: Make
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To find, as the result of calculation or computation; to
   ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by
   reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he made the
   distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he
   made the distance in one day.


word: Make
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb,
   or adjective; to constitute; as, to make known; to make public; to make
   fast.


word: Make
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause;
   to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.


word: Make
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To become; to be, or to be capable of being, changed or
   fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to furnish the material
   for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet cider makes sour vinegar;
   wool makes warm clothing.


word: Make
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to
   interfere; to be active; -- often in the phrase to meddle or make.


word: Make-up
wordtype: n.
definition:
The way in which the parts of anything are put together;
   often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in
   personating a character.


word: Makeweight
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is thrown into a scale to make weight;
   something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.


word: Making
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication;
   construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the making of peace
   or war was in his power.


word: Making
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which establishes or places in a desirable state or
   condition; the material of which something may be made; as, early
   misfortune was the making of him.


word: Making-iron
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it,
   used by calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been
   driven in.


word: Mal-
definition:
A prefix in composition denoting ill,or evil, F. male, adv.,
   fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has the form male-, as in
   malediction, malevolent. See Malice.


word: Malachite
wordtype: n.
definition:
Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in
   green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure.


word: Malacobdella
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill
   cavity of clams and other bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker,
   like that of a leech. See Illust. of Bdellomorpha.


word: Malacopterygii
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of fishes in which the fin rays,
   except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely
   jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc.
   Called also Malacopteri.


word: Malacosteon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of
   which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking.


word: Malacostraca
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca
   and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.


word: Malacozoa
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the
   Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also Malacozoaria.


word: Malady
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or
   indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic
   functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.


word: Malaga
wordtype: n.
definition:
A city and a province of Spain, on the Mediterranean.
   Hence, Malaga grapes, Malaga raisins, Malaga wines.


word: Malambo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery,
   said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo.


word: Malamic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining an acid intermediate between malic acid
   and malamide, and known only by its salts.


word: Malamide
wordtype: n.
definition:
The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white
   crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.


word: Malapterurus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the
   electric catfishes. See Electric cat, under Electric.


word: Malaria
wordtype: n.
definition:
Air infected with some noxious substance capable of
   engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhalation from certain soils,
   as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers; miasma.


word: Malaria
wordtype: n.
definition:
A morbid condition produced by exhalations from decaying
   vegetable matter in contact with moisture, giving rise to fever and
   ague and many other symptoms characterized by their tendency to recur
   at definite and usually uniform intervals.


word: Malaxation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of softening by mixing with a thinner
   substance; the formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or
   plasters.


word: Malaxator
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for
   grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass.


word: Malay
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay
   Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.


word: Malcontent
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who discontented; especially, a discontented
   subject of a government; one who express his discontent by words or
   overt acts.


word: Maldanian
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of marine annelids of the genus Maldane, or
   family Maldanidae. They have a slender, round body, and make tubes in
   the sand or mud.


word: Male
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates
   young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by
   which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs.


word: Male
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing
   fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts
   of plants, which bear them.


word: Male
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the
   female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for
   gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc.


word: Malebranchism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The philosophical system of Malebranche, an eminent
   French metaphysician. The fundamental doctrine of his system is that
   the mind can not have knowledge of anything external to itself except
   in its relation to God.


word: Malediction
wordtype: n.
definition:
A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing;
   imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to benediction.


word: Malefactor
wordtype: n.
definition:
An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to
   public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.


word: Maleic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene
   series, metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic acid.


word: Maleo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bird of Celebes (megacephalon maleo), allied to the brush
   turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.


word: Malevolence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being malevolent; evil
   disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See
   Synonym of Malice.


word: Malice
wordtype: n.
definition:
Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting
   in harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure another; a
   malignant design of evil.


word: Malice
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any wicked or mischievous intention of the mind; a depraved
   inclination to mischief; an intention to vex, annoy, or injure another
   person, or to do a wrongful act without just cause or cause or excuse;
   a wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; willfulness.


word: Malicious
wordtype: a.
definition:
Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice;
   as, a malicious report; malicious mischief.


word: Malicious
wordtype: a.
definition:
With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives;
   wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a
   malicious act.


word: Malign
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent
   enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign.


word: Malignancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being malignant; extreme
   malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; as, malignancy of heart.


word: Malignant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause
   distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently
   inimical; bent on evil; malicious.


word: Malignity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to
   do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite.


word: Malignity
wordtype: n.
definition:
Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness;
   heinousness; as, the malignity of fraud.


word: Malingerer
wordtype: n.
definition:
In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who
   induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty;
   hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or
   inability.


word: Mall
wordtype: n.
definition:
Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables
   of a state for the transaction of public business, such meeting being a
   modification of the ancient popular assembly.


word: Mallard
wordtype: a.
definition:
A large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America
   and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called
   also greenhead.


word: Malleable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a
   hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals.


word: Malleolus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg
   at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal
   projection, that of the fibula the external.


word: Mallet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving
   a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long
   handle, -- used in playing croquet.


word: Malleus
wordtype: n.
definition:
The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles;
   the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process,
   the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far.


word: Mallophaga
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An extensive group of insects which are parasitic
   on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also
   bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird.


word: Mallotus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the
   capelin (Mallotus villosus), is extensively used as bait for cod.


word: Malma
wordtype: n.
definition:
A spotted trout (Salvelinus malma), inhabiting Northern
   America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also Dolly Varden
   trout, bull trout, red-spotted trout, and golet.


word: Malonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid produced
   artifically as a white crystalline substance, CH2.(CO2H)2, and so
   called because obtained by the oxidation of malic acid.


word: Malpighia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves
   and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia urens are
   eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries.


word: Malpighiaceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order
   of tropical trees and shrubs (Malpighiaceae), some of them climbing
   plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South
   American forests.


word: Malpighian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi,
   an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.


word: Malpractice
wordtype: n.
definition:
Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice
   contrary to established rules; specifically, the treatment of a case by
   a surgeon or physician in a manner which is contrary to accepted rules
   and productive of unfavorable results.


word: Malt
wordtype: n.
definition:
Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln,
   thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been
   evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky.


word: Maltha
wordtype: n.
definition:
A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch,
   unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor.


word: Malthusian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the political economist, the Rev.
   T. R. Malthus, or conforming to his views; as, Malthusian theories.


word: Maltine
wordtype: n.
definition:
The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a
   name given to various medicinal preparations made from or containing
   malt.


word: Maltonic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif.,
   designating an acid called also gluconic or dextronic acid. See
   Gluconic.


word: Maltose
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action of
   distance of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic
   juice. It resembles dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarized light
   further to the right and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power.


word: Malvaceous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants
   (Malvaceae), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant,
   hollyhock, and abutilon are of this order, and the baobab and the
   silk-cotton trees are now referred to it.


word: Mameluke
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves
   converted to Mohammedanism, who, during several centuries, had more or
   less control of the government of Egypt, until exterminated or
   dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.


word: Mamma
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all
   mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a
   breast; under; bag.


word: Mammalia
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The highest class of Vertebrata. The young are
   nourished for a time by milk, or an analogous fluid, secreted by the
   mammary glands of the mother.


word: Mammee
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus
   Mammea (M. Americana); also, its fruit. The latter is large, covered
   with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a
   pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called mammee apple.


word: Mammillary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the
   breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid.


word: Mammillary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Composed of convex convex concretions, somewhat
   resembling the breasts in form; studded with small mammiform
   protuberances.


word: Mammoth
wordtype: n.
definition:
An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (Elephas primigenius),
   of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of
   both continents. The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with
   prehistoric man.


word: Man
wordtype: n.
definition:
Especially: An adult male person; a grown-up male person, as
   distinguished from a woman or a child.


word: Man
wordtype: n.
definition:
One possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities of
   manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind.


word: Man
wordtype: n.
definition:
A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the
   speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, man,
   we 've no time to lose!


word: Man
wordtype: n.
definition:
One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a modified survival of the
   Saxon use of man, or mon, as an indefinite pronoun.


word: Man
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or
   complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to
   guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort.


word: Manacle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining
   the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the
   limbs or natural powers.


word: Manage
wordtype: n.
definition:
The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a
   horse; management; administration. See Manege.


word: Manage
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence: Esp., to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to
   wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring
   around cunningly to one's plans.


word: Manageable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Such as can be managed or used; suffering control;
   governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse.


word: Management
wordtype: v.
definition:
The act or art of managing; the manner of treating,
   directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct;
   administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a family or of
   a farm; the management of state affairs.


word: Management
wordtype: v.
definition:
Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct
   directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning practice; --
   often in a bad sense.


word: Management
wordtype: v.
definition:
The collective body of those who manage or direct any
   enterprise or interest; the board of managers.


word: Manager
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person who conducts business or household affairs with
   economy and frugality; a good economist.


word: Manakin
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra,
   Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridae. They are mostly
   natives of Central and South America. some are bright-colored, and
   others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is
   sometimes applied to related birds of other families.


word: Manbote
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for
   killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant).


word: Manchineel
wordtype: n.
definition:
A euphorbiaceous tree (Hippomane Mancinella) of
   tropical America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and
   poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.


word: Mancus
wordtype: n.
definition:
An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of
   variously estimated values. The silver mancus was equal to about one
   shilling of modern English money.


word: Mandamus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some
   inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person exercising
   authority, commanding the performance of some specified duty.


word: Mandarin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small orange, with easily separable rind. It is thought
   to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (Citrus
   nobilis)mandarin orange; tangerine --.


word: Mandarining
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process of giving an orange color to goods formed
   of animal tissue, as silk or wool, not by coloring matter, but by
   producing a certain change in the fiber by the action of dilute nitric
   acid.


word: Mandatary
wordtype: n.
definition:
One to whom a command or charge is given; hence,
   specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his prerogative, given
   a mandate or order for his benefice.


word: Mandate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to
   put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice
   in his collation.


word: Mandate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A contract by which one employs another to manage any
   business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous.


word: Mandelic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic
   aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; --
   called also phenyl glycolic acid.


word: Mandible
wordtype: n.
definition:
The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the
   inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or the lower jaw
   in the beak of birds.


word: Mandible
wordtype: n.
definition:
The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects,
   crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not.
   See Illust. of Diptera.


word: Mandibuliform
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the form of a mandible; -- said especially of
   the maxillae of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.


word: Nymphales
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An extensive family of butterflies including the
   nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- called
   also brush-footed butterflies.


word: Nympholepsy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming
   upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy.


word: Nyula
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of ichneumon (Herpestes nyula). Its fur is
   beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings.
   O () O, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, derives its form,
   value, and name from the Greek O, through the Latin. The letter came
   into the Greek from the Ph/nician, which possibly derived it ultimately
   from the Egyptian. Etymologically, the letter o is most closely related
   to a, e, and u; as in E. bone, AS. ban; E. stone, AS. stan; E. broke,
   AS. brecan to break; E. bore, AS. beran to bear; E. dove, AS. d/fe; E.
   toft, tuft; tone, tune; number, F. nombre.


word: O
definition:
Among the ancients, O was a mark of triple time, from the notion
   that the ternary, or number 3, is the most perfect of numbers, and
   properly expressed by a circle, the most perfect figure.


word: O'
definition:
A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or
   descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil, O'Carrol.


word: O
wordtype: interj.
definition:
An exclamation used in calling or directly addressing a
   person or personified object; also, as an emotional or impassioned
   exclamation expressing pain, grief, surprise, desire, fear, etc.


word: Oaf
wordtype: n.
definition:
Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or
   goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.


word: Oak
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks have
   alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in
   catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or
   less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are
   now recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur
   in the United States, the rest in Europe, Asia, and the other parts of
   North America, a very few barely reaching the northern parts of South
   America and Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
   proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually hard and
   tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary rays, forming the silver
   grain.


word: Oakum
wordtype: n.
definition:
The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose
   fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping
   leaks, etc.


word: Oar
wordtype: n
definition:
An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of
   timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a
   broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called
   the loom.


word: Oarlock
wordtype: n.
definition:
The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat,
   in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock.


word: Oat
wordtype: n.
definition:
A well-known cereal grass (Avena sativa), and its edible
   grain; -- commonly used in the plural and in a collective sense.


word: Oath
wordtype: n.
definition:
A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent
   appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.


word: Oath
wordtype: n.
definition:
A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one
   regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the
   Bible, the Koran, etc.


word: Oath
wordtype: n.
definition:
An appeal (in verification of a statement made) to a superior
   sanction, in such a form as exposes the party making the appeal to an
   indictment for perjury if the statement be false.


word: Oath
wordtype: n.
definition:
A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine
   Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane
   exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing.


word: Ob-
definition:
A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely,
   etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to; obstacle,
   something standing before; object, lit., to throw against; obovate,
   reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to
   oc-, of-, og-, and op-.


word: Obcordate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end;
   inversely cordate: as, an obcordate petal or leaf.


word: Obdiplostemonous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of
   the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers.


word: Obdurate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying
   influences; unyielding; hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked.


word: Obedience
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient;
   compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to
   rightful restraint or control.


word: Obedience
wordtype: n.
definition:
A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic
   obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of
   the pope.


word: Obedient
wordtype: a.
definition:
Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey;
   submissive to restraint, control, or command.


word: Obelion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The region of the skull between the two parietal foramina
   where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins.


word: Obelisk
wordtype: n.
definition:
An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it
   rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily
   monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic
   writing from top to bottom.


word: Obelus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mark [thus /, or Ö ]; -- so called as resembling a
   needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected
   passages or readings.


word: Obey
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield
   submission to; to comply with the orders of.


word: Obi
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced
   among the negroes of the West Indies.


word: Obituary
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit
   or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person; a notice
   of the death of a person, accompanied by a biographical sketch.


word: Object
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of
   accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.


word: Object
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in
   the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he
   observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he
   touched a strange object in the dark.


word: Object
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
That which is set, or which may be regarded as set,
   before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the
   mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing
   external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an
   object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.


word: Object
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is
   directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or
   effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause.


word: Object
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is
   directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a
   transitive verb.


word: Objectify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to become an object; to cause to assume the
   character of an object; to render objective.


word: Objection
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an
   adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle;
   impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections.


word: Objectionable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or
   disapproved of; offensive; as, objectionable words.


word: Objective
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having
   the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; --
   an epithet applied to whatever ir exterior to the mind, or which is
   simply an object of thought or feeling, and opposed to subjective.


word: Objective
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or designating, the case which follows a
   transitive verb or a preposition, being that case in which the direct
   object of the verb is placed. See Accusative, n.


word: Oblanceolate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing
   toward the point of attachment more than toward the apex.


word: Oblate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used
   chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See Oblate, n.


word: Oblate
wordtype: a.
definition:
One of an association of priests or religious women who
   have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three
   such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates.


word: Oblati
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who
   offered themselves and their property to a monastery.


word: Oblation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the
   expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the clergy and the
   poor.


word: Oblatum
wordtype: n.
definition:
An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution
   of an ellipse about its minor axis. Cf. Oblongum.


word: Obligate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to
   constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.


word: Obligation
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which obligates or constrains; the binding power
   of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes
   legal or moral duty.


word: Obligation
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something
   to or for anouther, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by
   law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy,
   kindness, etc.


word: Obligation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state of being obligated or bound; the state of
   being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; as, to place others
   under obligations to one.


word: Obligation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for
   nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment of a duty to
   pay a certain sum or do a certain things.


word: Obligatory
wordtype: a.
definition:
Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or
   obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often
   followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier.


word: Oblige
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put
   under obligation to do or forbear something.


word: Oblige
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt;
   hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to accommodate.


word: Oblique
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at
   right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.


word: Oblique
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To march in a direction oblique to the line of the
   column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by
   direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.


word: Obliquity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The condition of being oblique; deviation from a right
   line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of
   such deviation; divergence; as, the obliquity of the ecliptic to the
   equator.


word: Obliterate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any
   means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate
   the monuments of antiquity.


word: Nasopalatine
wordtype: a.
definition:
Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the
   nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal
   chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve.


word: Nasoturbinal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the
   nasal bones; as, the nasalturbinal bone, made up of the uppermost
   lammelae of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the nasal.


word: Nassa
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera Nassa,
   Tritia, and other allied genera of the family Nassidae; a dog whelk.
   See Illust. under Gastropoda.


word: Nasturtium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or
   yellowish flowers, including several species of cress. They are found
   chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste.


word: Nasturtium
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, geraniaceous herbs,
   having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and
   including the common Indian cress (Tropaeolum majus), the canary-bird
   flower (T. peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of
   South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the
   fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and
   flowers are sometimes used in salads.


word: Nasty
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious;
   wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.


word: Natal plum
definition:
The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the
   genus Arduina (A. bispinosa and A. grandiflora).


word: Natant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Placed horizontally across the field, as if swimmimg toward
   the dexter side; said of all sorts of fishes except the flying fish.


word: Natchez
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of
   the city of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the
   French; the survivors joined the Creek Confederacy.


word: Nates
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of
   the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.


word: Natica
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging
   to Natica, Lunatia, Neverita, and other allied genera (family
   Naticidae.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other
   shells.


word: Nation
wordtype: n.
definition:
A part, or division, of the people of the earth,
   distinguished from the rest by common descent, language, or
   institutions; a race; a stock.


word: Nation
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the divisions of university students in a
   classification according to nativity, formerly common in Europe.


word: Nation
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the four divisions (named from the parts of
   Scotland) in which students were classified according to their
   nativity.


word: National
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or
   race; public; general; as, a national government, language, dress,
   custom, calamity, etc.


word: Nationality
wordtype: n.
definition:
A race or people, as determined by common language and
   character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation.


word: Nationality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of belonging to or being
   connected with a nation or government by nativity, character,
   ownership, allegiance, etc.


word: Nationalize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To make national; to make a nation of; to endow
   with the character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments
   and attachment of citizens of a nation.


word: Native
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the
   place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- opposed to foreign;
   as, native land, language, color, etc.


word: Native
wordtype: a.
definition:
Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native
   inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or
   sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries.


word: Native
wordtype: a.
definition:
Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one;
   inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius, cheerfulness,
   simplicity, rights, etc.


word: Native
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, is born in a place or country
   referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable,
   produced in a certain region; as, a native of France.


word: Native
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished
   from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds.


word: Nativism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a
   country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries.


word: Nativism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses
   forms of thought independent of sensation.


word: Nativity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the
   circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner, etc.


word: Nativity
wordtype: n.
definition:
A picture representing or symbolizing the early infancy
   of Christ. The simplest form is the babe in a rude cradle, and the
   heads of an ox and an ass to express the stable in which he was born.


word: Nativity
wordtype: n.
definition:
A representation of the positions of the heavenly bodies
   as the moment of one's birth, supposed to indicate his future
   destinies; a horoscope.


word: Natrolite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A zeolite occuring in groups of glassy acicular
   crystals, and in masses which often have a radiated structure. It is a
   hydrous silicate of alumina and soda.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the
   constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to
   nature; essential; characteristic; not artifical, foreign, assumed, put
   on, or acquired; as, the natural growth of animals or plants; the
   natural motion of a gravitating body; natural strength or disposition;
   the natural heat of the body; natural color.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature;
   consonant to the methods of nature; according to the stated course of
   things, or in accordance with the laws which govern events, feelings,
   etc.; not exceptional or violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the
   natural consequence of crime; a natural death.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having to do with existing system to things; dealing with,
   or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and mind, as
   known by man; within the scope of human reason or experience; not
   supernatural; as, a natural law; natural science; history, theology.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Springing from true sentiment; not artifical or
   exaggerated; -- said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a natural gesture,
   tone, etc.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Resembling the object imitated; true to nature; according
   to the life; -- said of anything copied or imitated; as, a portrait is
   natural.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to
   one's position; not unnatural in feelings.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of wedlock;
   illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as
   contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which is spiritual;
   being in a state of nature; unregenerate.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some system,
   in which the base is 1; -- said or certain functions or numbers; as,
   natural numbers, those commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc.,
   those taken in arcs whose radii are 1.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Produced by natural organs, as those of the human throat,
   in distinction from instrumental music.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat nor a
   sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.


word: Natural
wordtype: a.
definition:
Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by
   easy and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original
   key.


word: Natural
wordtype: n.
definition:
A character [/] used to contradict, or to remove the
   effect of, a sharp or flat which has preceded it, and to restore the
   unaltered note.


word: Naturalism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine of those who deny a supernatural agency in
   the miracles and revelations recorded in the Bible, and in spiritual
   influences; also, any system of philosophy which refers the phenomena
   of nature to a blind force or forces acting necessarily or according to
   fixed laws, excluding origination or direction by one intelligent will.


word: Naturalist
wordtype: n.
definition:
One versed in natural science; a student of natural
   history, esp. of the natural history of animals.


word: Naturalization
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of
   investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or
   citizen; also, the state of being naturalized.


word: Naturalize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To confer the rights and privileges of a native
   subject or citizen on; to make as if native; to adopt, as a foreigner
   into a nation or state, and place in the condition of a native subject.


word: Naturalize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To receive or adopt as native, natural, or
   vernacular; to make one's own; as, to naturalize foreign words.


word: Nature
wordtype: n.
definition:
The existing system of things; the world of matter, or of
   matter and mind; the creation; the universe.


word: Nature
wordtype: n.
definition:
The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the
   powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the total or in
   detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of creation or of
   being; -- often conceived of as a single and separate entity, embodying
   the total of all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a
   creating or ordering intelligence.


word: Nature
wordtype: n.
definition:
The established or regular course of things; usual order of
   events; connection of cause and effect.


word: Nature
wordtype: n.
definition:
Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from
   that which is artifical, or forced, or remote from actual experience.


word: Nature
wordtype: n.
definition:
The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or
   thing what it is, as distinct from others; native character; inherent
   or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar constitution or quality
   of being.


word: Natured
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having (such) a nature, temper, or disposition; disposed;
   -- used in composition; as, good-natured, ill-natured, etc.


word: Nauplius
wordtype: n.
definition:
A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive
   organs (corresponding to the antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a
   median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.


word: Nausea
wordtype: n.
definition:
Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach
   accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the
   stomach; loathing.


word: Nauseous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening;
   loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or
   medicine.


word: Nautilus
wordtype: n.
definition:
The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods.
   About four species are found living in the tropical Pacific, but many
   other species are found fossil. The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and
   chambered, or divided into several cavities by simple curved
   partitions, which are traversed and connected together by a continuous
   and nearly central tube or siphuncle. See Tetrabranchiata.


word: Nautilus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A variety of diving bell, the lateral as well as vertical
   motions of which are controlled, by the occupants.


word: Navajoes
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona,
   allied to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in agriculture.


word: Naval
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a
   navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes, stores, etc.


word: Nave
wordtype: n.
definition:
The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes
   radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also hub or hob.


word: Nave
wordtype: n.
definition:
The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts
   to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts, from the
   choir to the principal entrance, but not including the aisles.


word: Navelwort
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European perennial succulent herb (Cotyledon
   umbilicus), having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; --
   also called pennywort, and kidneywort.


word: Navicular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the
   navicular glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone.


word: Navigable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough
   to afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river.


word: Navigate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To joirney by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to
   perform the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway or
   channel for commerce or communication; to sail.


word: Navigate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct
   (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a
   ship.


word: Navigation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in
   ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.


word: Navigation
wordtype: n.
definition:
the science or art of conducting ships or vessels from
   one place to another, including, more especially, the method of
   determining a ship's position, course, distance passed over, etc., on
   the surface of the globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy.


word: Navigator
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the
   course of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation;
   also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's
   Navigator.


word: Navvy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation;
   hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads,
   embankments, etc.


word: Navy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or ruler,
   considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.


word: Nawab
wordtype: n.
definition:
A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by
   courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.


word: Nay
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to mark
   the addition or substitution of a more explicit or more emphatic
   phrase.


word: Nayaur
wordtype: n.
definition:
A specied of wild sheep (Ovis Hodgsonii), native of Nepaul
   and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck.


word: Nazarene
wordtype: n.
definition:
A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt
   applied to Christ and the early Christians.


word: Nazarene
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the first and
   second centuries, who observed the laws of Moses, and held to certain
   heresies.


word: Nazarite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Jew bound by a vow to lave the hair uncut, to abstain
   from wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity of
   life and devotion, the obligation being for life, or for a certain
   time. The word is also used adjectively.


word: Neaped
wordtype: a.
definition:
Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it
   will not float till the next spring tide; -- called also beneaped.


word: Near
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote;
   close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh.


word: Near
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or
   affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.


word: Near
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or
   rambling; as, a version near to the original.


word: Near
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted
   States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near ox; the near
   leg. See Off side, under Off, a.


word: Near
wordtype: prep.
definition:
Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship
   sailed near the land. See the Note under near, a.


word: Nearctic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a region of the earth's surface
   including all of temperate and arctic North America and Greenland. In
   the geographical distribution of animals, this region is marked off as
   the habitat certain species.


word: Neat
wordtype: n. sing. & pl.
definition:
Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from
   horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's
   tongue; a neat's foot.


word: Neat
wordtype: a.
definition:
Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry;
   simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a
   neat style; a neat dress.


word: Neat
wordtype: a.
definition:
Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice;
   finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.


word: Neat
wordtype: a.
definition:
With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense
   usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]


word: Nebalia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of
   a distinct order (Nebaloidea, or Phyllocarida.)


word: Nebula
wordtype: n.
definition:
A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter situated
   beyond the solar system among the stars. True nebulae are gaseous; but
   very distant star clusters often appear like them in the telescope.


word: Nebuly
wordtype: a.
definition:
Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a
   cloud; -- said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or subordinary
   may be bounded.


word: Nebuly
wordtype: n.
definition:
A line or a direction composed of successive short curves
   or waves supposed to resembe a cloud. See NEbulE


word: Necessary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with,
   without preventing the attainment of a desired result; indispensable;
   requiste; essential.


word: Necessary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; --
   opposed to free; as, whether man is a necessary or a free agent is a
   question much discussed.


word: Necessary
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some
   purpose; something that one can not do without; a requisite; an
   essential; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the necessaries of life.


word: Necessary
wordtype: n.
definition:
Such things, in respect to infants, lunatics, and
   married women, as are requisite for support suitable to station.


word: Necessitarian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the doctrine of philosophical
   necessity in regard to the origin and existence of things, especially
   as applied to the actings or choices of the will; -- opposed to
   libertarian.


word: Necessitarianism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The doctrine of philosophical necessity; the
   doctrine that results follow by invariable sequence from causes, and
   esp. that the will is not free, but that human actions and choices
   result inevitably from motives; deteminism.


word: Necessity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or
   absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness.


word: Necessity
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is necessary; a necessary; a requisite;
   something indispensable; -- often in the plural.


word: Necessity
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which makes an act or an event unavoidable;
   irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, physical or moral;
   fate; fatality.


word: Necessity
wordtype: n.
definition:
The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the
   subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to
   inevitable causation; necessitarianism.


word: Neck
wordtype: n.
definition:
The part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk,
   and which, in man and many other animals, is more slender than the
   trunk.


word: Neck
wordtype: n.
definition:
A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or
   a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.


word: Neck
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of a violin, guitar, or similar instrument, which
   extends from the head to the body, and on which is the finger board or
   fret board.


word: Neck
wordtype: n.
definition:
A reduction in size near the end of an object, formed by a
   groove around it; as, a neck forming the journal of a shaft.


word: Neck
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by
   making a groove around it; -- used with down; as, to neck down a shaft.


word: Necktie
wordtype: n.
definition:
A scarf, band, or kerchief of silk, etc., passing around
   the neck or collar and tied in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in
   front of the neck.


word: Necrobiosis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The death of a part by molecular disintegration and
   without loss of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and
   atrophy.


word: Necrological
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of
   necrology; relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of
   deaths.


word: Necromancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art of revealing future events by means of a
   pretended communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in
   general; conjuration; enchantment. See Black art.


word: Necrophagan
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which,
   in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle.


word: Necrophore
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus
   Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion
   beetle, sexton beetle.


word: Necropolis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to
   their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a
   graveyard.


word: Necrosis
wordtype: n.
definition:
Mortification or gangrene of bone, or the death of a bone
   or portion of a bone in mass, as opposed to its death by molecular
   disintegration. See Caries.


word: Necrotic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue;
   characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process.


word: Nectary
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of a blossom which secretes nectar, usually the
   base of the corolla or petals; also, the spur of such flowers as the
   larkspur and columbine, whether nectariferous or not. See the
   Illustration of Nasturtium.


word: Nectocalyx
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having
   somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a
   jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.


word: Nee
wordtype: p. p., fem.
definition:
Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the
   name of the family to which a married woman belongs by birth; as,
   Madame de Stael, nee Necker.


word: Needle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end,
   with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.


word: Needle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle;
   also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or twine, and by
   means of which knots or loops are formed in the process of netting,
   knitting, or crocheting.


word: Needle
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed
   crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.


word: Needlefish
wordtype: n.
definition:
The European great pipefich (Siphostoma, / Syngnathus,
   acus); -- called also earl, and tanglefish.


word: Ne exeat
definition:
A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or
   the jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable to
   purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of courts of equity,
   resorted to for the purpose of obtaining bail, or security to abide a
   decree.


word: Nefarious
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous;
   atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably vile.


word: Negation
wordtype: adv.
definition:
The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or
   untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has
   not been, or will not be; denial; -- the opposite of affirmation.


word: Negation
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Description or definition by denial, exclusion, or
   exception; statement of what a thing is not, or has not, from which may
   be inferred what it is or has.


word: Negative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial,
   negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request;
   refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed
   to affirmative.


word: Negative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not positive; without affirmative statement or
   demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something;
   privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative
   criticism.


word: Negative
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other
   material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the
   relations of right and left, are reversed.


word: Negative
wordtype: n.
definition:
A proposition by which something is denied or forbidden;
   a conception or term formed by prefixing the negative particle to one
   which is positive; an opposite or contradictory term or conception.


word: Negative
wordtype: n.
definition:
That side of a question which denies or refuses, or which
   is taken by an opposing or denying party; the relation or position of
   denial or opposition; as, the question was decided in the negative.


word: Negative
wordtype: n.
definition:
A picture upon glass or other material, in which the
   light portions of the original are represented in some opaque material
   (usually reduced silver), and the dark portions by the uncovered and
   transparent or semitransparent ground of the picture.


word: Neglect
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear
   one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded,
   undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or
   business; to neglect to pay debts.


word: Neglect
wordtype: adv.
definition:
To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or
   respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.


word: Neglect
wordtype: v.
definition:
Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of
   duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do,
   use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of
   health, of economy.


word: Negligee
wordtype: n.
definition:
An easy, unceremonious attire; undress; also, a kind of
   easy robe or dressing gown worn by women.


word: Negligence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due
   diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.


word: Negligence
wordtype: n.
definition:
The omission of the care usual under the circumstances,
   being convertible with the Roman culpa. A specialist is bound to higher
   skill and diligence in his specialty than one who is not a specialist,
   and liability for negligence varies acordingly.


word: Negligent
wordtype: a.
definition:
Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by
   negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of
   attention; as, disposed in negligent order.


word: Negotiable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Capable of being negotiated; transferable by assigment
   or indorsement to another person; as, a negotiable note or bill of
   exchange.


word: Negotiate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or
   some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate with a man
   for the purchase of goods or a farm.


word: Negotiate
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or
   convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct
   communications or conferences.


word: Negotiate
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or
   arrange for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an exchange.


word: Negotiation
wordtype: n.
definition:
The transaction of business between nations; the
   mutual intercourse of governments by diplomatic agents, in making
   treaties, composing difference, etc.; as, the negotiations at Ghent.


word: Negotiator
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who negotiates; a person who treats with others,
   either as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or
   public compacts.


word: Negrita
wordtype: n.
definition:
A blackish fish (Hypoplectrus nigricans), of the Sea-bass
   family. It is a native of the West Indies and Florida.


word: Negritos
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting Luzon and some of
   the other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are smaller
   in size. They are mostly nomads.


word: Negro
wordtype: n.
definition:
A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark
   persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are
   distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick
   protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed African blood,
   wherever found.


word: Negus
wordtype: n.
definition:
A beverage made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon
   juice; -- so called, it is said, from its first maker, Colonel Negus.


word: Nehushtan
wordtype: n.
definition:
A thing of brass; -- the name under which the Israelites
   worshiped the brazen serpent made by Moses.


word: Neighbor
wordtype: n.
definition:
One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness;
   hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.


word: Neighborhood
wordtype: n.
definition:
A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region
   the inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors; as, he lives in
   my neighborhood.


word: Neighborly
wordtype: a.
definition:
Apropriate to the relation of neighbors; having
   frequent or familiar intercourse; kind; civil; social; friendly.


word: Neishout
wordtype: n.
definition:
The mahogany-like wood of the South African tree
   Pteroxylon utile, the sawdust of which causes violent sneezing (whence
   the name). Also called sneezewood.


word: Neither
wordtype: conj.
definition:
not either; generally used to introduce the first of
   two or more coordinate clauses of which those that follow begin with
   nor.


word: Nelumbo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of great water lilies. The North American species
   is Nelumbo lutea, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, N. speciosa.


word: Nemathecium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A peculiar kind of fructification on certain red
   algae, consisting of an external mass of filaments at length separating
   into tetraspores.


word: Nematocalyx
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found
   upon hydroids of the family Plumularidae. They contain nematocysts. See
   Plumularia.


word: Nematocera
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A suborder of dipterous insects, having long
   antennae, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also
   Nemocera.


word: Nematogene
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the dimorphic forms of the species of Dicyemata,
   which produced vermiform embryos; -- opposed to rhombogene.


word: Nematognathi
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of fishes having barbels on the jaws. It
   includes the catfishes, or siluroids. See Siluroid.


word: Nematoidea
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of worms, having a long, round, and
   generally smooth body; the roundworms. they are mostly parasites.
   Called also Nematodea, and Nematoda.


word: Gable
wordtype: n.
definition:
The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building,
   from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of the roof. Also,
   a similar end when not triangular in shape, as of a gambrel roof and
   the like.


word: Gable
wordtype: n.
definition:
A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable,
   such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway.


word: Gadhelic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to that division of the Celtic
   languages, which includes the Irish, Gaelic, and Manx.


word: Gadic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or derived from, the cod (Gadus); -- applied
   to an acid obtained from cod-liver oil, viz., gadic acid.


word: Gadolinia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rare earth, regarded by some as an oxide of the
   supposed element gadolinium, by others as only a mixture of the oxides
   of yttrium, erbium, ytterbium, etc.


word: Gadolinite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster,
   and consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium, and
   iron.


word: Gadolinium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A supposed rare metallic element, with a characteristic
   spectrum, found associated with yttrium and other rare metals. Its
   individuality and properties have not yet been determined.


word: Gadwall
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large duck (Anas strepera), valued as a game bird, found
   in the northern parts of Europe and America; -- called also gray duck.


word: Gael
wordtype: n.sing. & pl.
definition:
A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of
   Ireland; now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin.


word: Gaelic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic
   Highlanders of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.


word: Gag
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to
   hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by violence; not to
   allow freedom of speech to.


word: Gag
wordtype: n.
definition:
A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the
   stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some seasonable or
   local allusion.


word: Gage
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security
   for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and
   forfeited by nonperformance; security.


word: Gage
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge
   to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a
   challenge; a defiance.


word: Gage
wordtype: n.
definition:
A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage,
   frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the
   greengage. See Greengage.


word: Gain
wordtype: n.
definition:
A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist,
   or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end
   of the floor beam.


word: Gain
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase,
   profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to loss.


word: Gain
wordtype: n.
definition:
To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by
   effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.


word: Gain
wordtype: n.
definition:
To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to
   obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to
   gain a prize.


word: Gain
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain;
   to grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to make
   progress; as, the sick man gains daily.


word: Gaiter
wordtype: n.
definition:
A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep, or
   for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the
   shoe.


word: Galactin
wordtype: n.
definition:
An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing nitrogen,
   found in milk and other animal fluids. It resembles peptone, and is
   variously regarded as a coagulating or emulsifying agent.


word: Galactin
wordtype: n.
definition:
An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose, found
   in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding on decomposition
   several sugars, including galactose.


word: Galactometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument for ascertaining the quality of milk
   (i.e., its richness in cream) by determining its specific gravity; a
   lactometer.


word: Galactose
wordtype: n.
definition:
A white, crystalline sugar, C6H12O6, isomeric with
   dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and also from
   certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid. Called also lactose
   (though it is not lactose proper).


word: Galangal
wordtype: n.
definition:
The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East
   Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum)
   and of the Kaempferia Galanga), -- all of the Ginger family.


word: Galantine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A dish of veal, chickens, or other white meat, freed
   from bones, tied up, boiled, and served cold.


word: Galatian
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Galatia or its inhabitants. -- A
   native or inhabitant of Galatia, in Asia Minor; a descendant of the
   Gauls who settled in Asia Minor.


word: Galaxy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The Milky Way; that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen
   at night stretching across the heavens, and which is composed of
   innumerable stars, so distant and blended as to be distinguishable only
   with the telescope. The term has recently been used for remote clusters
   of stars.


word: Galbanum
wordtype: n.
definition:
A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic
   umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum of
   South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid,
   bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical
   purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish.


word: Gale
wordtype: n.
definition:
A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a
   hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.


word: Gale
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Myrica, growing in wet places, and
   strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale (Myrica Gale) is found
   both in Europe and in America.


word: Galena
wordtype: n.
definition:
Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of a bluish
   gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in crystallization and
   cleavage.


word: Galilean
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the party among the Jews, who opposed the payment
   of tribute to the Romans; -- called also Gaulonite.


word: Galilee
wordtype: n.
definition:
A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an
   abbey church, where the monks collected on returning from processions,
   where bodies were laid previous to interment, and where women were
   allowed to see the monks to whom they were related, or to hear divine
   service. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely
   and Durham cathedrals.


word: Galingale
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the Sedge family (Cyperus longus) having
   aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus.


word: Galiot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean, built
   mainly for speed. It was moved both by sails and oars, having one mast,
   and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers.


word: Galiot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a
   mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail.


word: Galipot
wordtype: n.
definition:
An impure resin of turpentine, hardened on the outside of
   pine trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential oil. When
   purified, it is called yellow pitch, white pitch, or Burgundy pitch.


word: Gall
wordtype: n.
definition:
The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the gall bladder,
   beneath the liver. It consists of the secretion of the liver, or bile,
   mixed with that of the mucous membrane of the gall bladder.


word: Gall
wordtype: n.
definition:
An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by
   insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by small
   Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay their eggs in
   the wounds. The larvae live within the galls. Some galls are due to
   aphids, mites, etc. See Gallnut.


word: Gall
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the
   skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by attrition;
   as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall a mast or a cable.


word: Gallant
wordtype: a.
definition:
Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited;
   courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a gallant
   officer.


word: Gallantry
wordtype: n.
definition:
Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,
   attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from a female;
   freedom of principle or practice with respect to female virtue;
   intrigue.


word: Galleass
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large galley, having some features of the galleon, as
   broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used by the southern nations of
   Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See Galleon, and Galley.


word: Galleon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries,
   often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The
   term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing
   vessel.


word: Gallery
wordtype: a.
definition:
A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a
   connecting passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long
   hole or passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal.


word: Gallery
wordtype: a.
definition:
A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture
   gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings,
   sculptures, etc.


word: Gallery
wordtype: a.
definition:
A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides
   of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets
   or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or
   spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the
   hall.


word: Gallery
wordtype: a.
definition:
A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or
   quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or quarter gallery,
   -- seldom found in vessels built since 1850.


word: Gallery
wordtype: a.
definition:
Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at
   the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery.


word: Galley
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in
   the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century.


word: Galley
wordtype: n.
definition:
A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse
   officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.


word: Galley
wordtype: n.
definition:
The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel;
   -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.


word: Galley
wordtype: n.
definition:
An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for
   holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.


word: Galley-worm
wordtype: n.
definition:
A chilognath myriapod of the genus Iulus, and allied
   genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a milliped or
   "thousand legs." See Chilognatha.


word: Gallfly
wordtype: n.
definition:
An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions
   galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus Cynips and allied
   genera. See Illust. of Gall.


word: Gallyambic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic, the last
   of which lacks the final syllable; -- said of a kind of verse.


word: Gallicanism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within
   the Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to
   restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the power of
   the national church.


word: Gallicism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom;
   also, in general, a French mode or custom.


word: Galligaskins
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The
   word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense.


word: Gallinae
wordtype: n.
definition:
An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls,
   pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes called
   Rasores.


word: Gallinule
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes,
   and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are
   remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating plants. The
   purple gallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old
   World is Porphyrio porphyrio. The common European gallinule (Gallinula
   chloropus) is also called moor hen, water hen, water rail, moor coot,
   night bird, and erroneously dabchick. Closely related to it is the
   Florida gallinule (Gallinula galeata).


word: Gallipot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and
   apothecaries for containing medicines, etc.


word: Gallium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A rare metallic element, found in certain zinc ores. It is
   white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and remarcable for
   its low melting point (86/ F., 30/C). Symbol Ga. Atomic weight 69.9.


word: Gallivant
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to
   roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.


word: Galliwasp
wordtype: n.
definition:
A West Indian lizard (Celestus occiduus), about a foot
   long, imagined by the natives to be venomous.


word: Gallnut
wordtype: n.
definition:
A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various
   species of the oak tree. See Gall, and Nutgall.


word: Gallon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for
   the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry measure.


word: Gallop
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse;
   to go at a gallop; to run or move with speed.


word: Gallop
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a
   horse, by lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in
   successive leaps or bounds.


word: Galloper
wordtype: n.
definition:
A carriage on which very small guns were formerly
   mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.


word: Gallows
wordtype: n. sing.
definition:
A frame from which is suspended the rope with which
   criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of two upright
   posts and a crossbeam on the top; also, a like frame for suspending
   anything.


word: Galvanic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of,
   galvanism; employing or producing electrical currents.


word: Galvanism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The branch of physical science which treats of dynamical
   elecricity, or the properties and effects of electrical currents.


word: Galvanize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as
   from a state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or excite to
   a factitious animation or activity.


word: Galvanograph
wordtype: n.
definition:
A copperplate produced by the method of
   galvanography; also, a picture printed from such a plate.


word: Galvanography
wordtype: n.
definition:
A method of producing by means of electrotyping
   process (without etching) copperplates which can be printed from in the
   same manner as engraved plates.


word: Galvanometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument or apparatus for measuring the
   intensity of an electric current, usually by the deflection of a
   magnetic needle.


word: Galvanoplastic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the art or process of
   electrotyping; employing, or produced by, the process of electolytic
   deposition; as, a galvano-plastic copy of a medal or the like.


word: Galvanoscope
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument or apparatus for detecting the presence
   of electrical currents, especially such as are of feeble intensity.


word: Gama grass
definition:
A species of grass (Tripsacum dactyloides) tall, stout,
   and exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies, Mexico, and
   the Southern States of North America as a forage grass; -- called also
   sesame grass.


word: Gamashes
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
High boots or buskins; in Scotland, short
   spatterdashes or riding trousers, worn over the other clothing.


word: Gambier
wordtype: n.
definition:
The inspissated juice of a plant (Uncaria Gambir) growing
   in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the name of Terra
   Japonica, is used for chewing with the Areca nut, and is exported for
   tanning and dyeing.


word: Gamboge
wordtype: n.
definition:
A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several
   species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses,
   or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, -- whence its name.
   The best kind is of a dense, compact texture, and of a beatiful reddish
   yellow. Taking internally, it is a strong and harsh cathartic and
   emetic.


word: Game
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules,
   for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a game of
   chance; games of skill; field games, etc.


word: Game
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
The use or practice of such a game; a single match at
   play; a single contest; as, a game at cards.


word: Game
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the
   number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a game; as, in
   short whist five points are game.


word: Game
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or
   purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan;
   project.


word: Game
wordtype: n.
definition:
To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice, billiards,
   or other instruments, according to certain rules, with a view to win
   money or other thing waged upon the issue of the contest; to gamble.


word: Game fowl
definition:
A handsome breed of the common fowl, remarkable for the
   great courage and pugnacity of the males.


word: Gamester
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play
   for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games.


word: Gamic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or resulting from, sexual connection; formed
   by the union of the male and female elements.


word: Gammadion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cross formed of four capital gammas, formerly used as
   a mysterious ornament on ecclesiastical vestments, etc. See Fylfot.


word: Gammon
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist
   has been able to get his "men" or counters home and withdraw any of
   them from the board; as, to gammon a person.


word: Gammon
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by
   lashings of rope or chain, or by a band of iron.


word: Gammoning
wordtype: n.
definition:
The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a
   vessel is secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the
   forestays.


word: Gamogenesis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The production of offspring by the union of parents of
   different sexes; sexual reproduction; -- the opposite of agamogenesis.


word: Gamomorphism
wordtype: n.
definition:
That stage of growth or development in an organism,
   in which the reproductive elements are generated and matured in
   preparation for propagating the species.


word: Gamy
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept uncooked till
   near the condition of tainting; high-flavored.


word: Ganch
wordtype: n.
definition:
To drop from a high place upon sharp stakes or hooks, as the
   Turks dropped malefactors, by way of punishment.


word: Gang
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A number going in company; hence, a company, or a number
   of persons associated for a particular purpose; a group of laborers
   under one foreman; a squad; as, a gang of sailors; a chain gang; a gang
   of thieves.


word: Gang
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A combination of similar implements arranged so as, by
   acting together, to save time or labor; a set; as, a gang of saws, or
   of plows.


word: Ganglion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells,
   usually forming an enlargement in the course of a nerve.


word: Ganglion
wordtype: n.
definition:
A globular, hard, indolent tumor, situated somewhere on a
   tendon, and commonly formed by the effusion of a viscid fluid into it;
   -- called also weeping sinew.


word: Ganglionic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, ganglia or
   ganglion cells; as, a ganglionic artery; the ganglionic columns of the
   spinal cord.


word: Gangrene
wordtype: n.
definition:
A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft
   tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of
   vitality; but now applied to mortification of the soft parts in any
   stage.


word: Gangway
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place;
   esp., a temporary way of access formed of planks.


word: Gangway
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across
   the house, below which sit those who do not vote steadly either with
   the government or with the opposition.


word: Gangway
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each side of
   the booms, from the quarter-deck to the forecastle; -- more properly
   termed the waist.


word: Gannister
wordtype: n.
definition:
A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground
   siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining Bessemer
   converters; also used for macadamizing roads.


word: Ganocephala
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A group of fossil amphibians allied to the
   labyrinthodonts, having the head defended by bony, sculptured plates,
   as in some ganoid fishes.


word: Ganoidei
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
One of the subclasses of fishes. They have an
   arterial cone and bulb, spiral intestinal valve, and the optic nerves
   united by a chiasma. Many of the species are covered with bony plates,
   or with ganoid scales; others have cycloid scales.


word: Gantlet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A military punishment formerly in use, wherein the
   offender was made to run between two files of men facing one another,
   who struck him as he passed.


word: Ganza
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of wild goose, by a flock of which a virtuoso was
   fabled to be carried to the lunar world.


word: Gap
wordtype: n.
definition:
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap
   in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which
   implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a
   mountain pass.


word: The gapes
definition:
A disease of young poultry and other birds, attended with
   much gaping. It is caused by a parasitic nematode worm (Syngamus
   trachealis), in the windpipe, which obstructs the breathing. See
   Gapeworm.


word: Garb
wordtype: n.
definition:
The whole dress or suit of clothes worn by any person,
   especially when indicating rank or office; as, the garb of a clergyman
   or a judge.


word: Garb
wordtype: n.
definition:
External appearance, as expressive of the feelings or
   character; looks; fashion or manner, as of speech.


word: Garbage
wordtype: n.
definition:
Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal
   or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless,
   disgusting, or loathsome.


word: Garble
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts
   of from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt; as, to
   garble spices.


word: Garble
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to
   mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble an account.


word: Garcinia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree
   (Garcinia Mangostana), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago;
   -- so called in honor of Dr. Garcin.


word: Gardenia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of plants, some species of which produce
   beautiful and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of
   Dr. Alexander Garden.


word: Garfish
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European marine fish (Belone vulgaris); -- called also
   gar, gerrick, greenback, greenbone, gorebill, hornfish, longnose,
   mackerel guide, sea needle, and sea pike.


word: Garfish
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species of similar fishes of the genus
   Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic
   coast. T. Caribbaeus, a very large species, and T. crassus, are more
   southern; -- called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the
   European garfish are also applied to the American species.


word: Garget
wordtype: n.
definition:
A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising
   from an inflammation of the mammary glands.


word: Gargle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the
   latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal preparation) by an
   expulsion of air from the lungs.


word: Gargle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to
   cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical effect.


word: Garibaldi
wordtype: n.
definition:
A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its
   resemblance in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot
   Garibaldi.


word: Garland
wordtype: n.
definition:
A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or
   feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on the head like
   a crown; a coronal; a wreath.


word: Garlic
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Allium (A. sativum is the cultivated
   variety), having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid,
   pungent taste. Each root is composed of several lesser bulbs, called
   cloves of garlic, inclosed in a common membranous coat, and easily
   separable.


word: Garnet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in
   their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and
   conforming to the same general chemical formula. The commonest color is
   red, the luster is vitreous, and the hardness greater than that of
   quartz. The dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms.


word: Garnierite
wordtype: n.
definition:
An amorphous mineral of apple-green color; a hydrous
   silicate of nickel and magnesia. It is an important ore of nickel.


word: Garnish
wordtype: n.
definition:
Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament;
   also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated.


word: Garnish
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an
   unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer.


word: Garnishee
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who is garnished; a person upon whom garnishment has
   been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor, such person
   holding property belonging to the debtor, or owing him money.


word: Garnishment
wordtype: n.
definition:
Warning to a person in whose hands the effects of
   another are attached, not to pay the money or deliver the goods to the
   defendant, but to appear in court and give information as garnishee.


word: Garret
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of a house which is on the upper floor,
   immediately under or within the roof; an attic.


word: Garrison
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To place troops in, as a fortification, for its
   defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.


word: Garrot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a
   bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.


word: Garrote
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron
   collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life become
   extinct; also, the instrument by means of which the punishment is
   inflicted.


word: Garrote
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the
   throat, from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.


word: Garrupa
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species of California market fishes, of the
   genus Sebastichthys; -- called also rockfish. See Rockfish.


word: Garter
wordtype: n.
definition:
The distinguishing badge of the highest order of knighthood
   in Great Britain, called the Order of the Garter, instituted by Edward
   III.; also, the Order itself.


word: Gas
wordtype: n.
definition:
An aeriform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists as
   synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids supposed to be
   permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen, etc., in distinction from
   vapors, as steam, which become liquid on a reduction of temperature. In
   present usage, since all of the supposed permanent gases have been
   liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed nearly its
   original signification, and is applied to any substance in the elastic
   or aeriform state.


word: Gas
wordtype: n.
definition:
A complex mixture of gases, of which the most important
   constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas, and hydrogen, artificially
   produced by the destructive distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of
   peat, wood, oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when burned,
   and is the common gas used for illuminating purposes.


word: Gas-burner
wordtype: n.
definition:
The jet piece of a gas fixture where the gas is burned
   as it escapes from one or more minute orifices.


word: Gasify
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To convert into gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the
   application of heat, or by chemical processes.


word: Gasket
wordtype: n.
definition:
A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea
   gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated
   lines or bands. Called also casket.


word: Gasogen
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus for the generation of gases, or for
   impregnating a liquid with a gas, or a gas with a volatile liquid.


word: Gasoline
wordtype: n.
definition:
A highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons, obtained
   from petroleum, as also by the distillation of bituminous coal. It is
   used in making air gas, and in giving illuminating power to water gas.
   See Carburetor.


word: Gasometer
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas; in gas
   works, a huge iron cylinder closed at one end and having the other end
   immersed in water, in which it is made to rise or fall, according to
   the volume of gas it contains, or the pressure required.


word: Gasometry
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art or practice of measuring gases; also, the
   science which treats of the nature and properties of these elastic
   fluids.


word: Gasoscope
wordtype: n.
definition:
An apparatus for detecting the presence of any dangerous
   gas, from a gas leak in a coal mine or a dwelling house.


word: Gasp
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in
   laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire convulsively; to
   pant violently.


word: Gasp
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the
   breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the breath.


word: Gassing
wordtype: n.
definition:
The process of passing cotton goods between two rollers
   and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas to burn off the small
   fibers; any similar process of singeing.


word: Gasteromycetes
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of fungi, in which the spores are
   borne inside a sac called the peridium, as in the puffballs.


word: Gastraea
wordtype: n.
definition:
A primeval larval form; a double-walled sac from which,
   according to the hypothesis of Haeckel, man and all other animals, that
   in the first stages of their individual evolution pass through a
   two-layered structural stage, or gastrula form, must have descended.
   This idea constitutes the Gastraea theory of Haeckel. See Gastrula.


word: Gastro-
definition:
A combining form from the Gr. /, /, the stomach, or belly;
   as in gastrocolic, gastrocele, gastrotomy.


word: Gastrodisc
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of blastoderm where the hypoblast appears
   like a small disk on the inner face of the epibladst.


word: Gastroelytrotomy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The operation of cutting into the upper part of
   the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for
   the purpose of removing a fetus. It is a substitute for the Caesarean
   operation, and less dangerous.


word: Gastrology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The science which treats of the structure and functions
   of the stomach; a treatise of the stomach.


word: Gastromancy
wordtype: n.
definition:
A species of divination, by means of glasses or other
   round, transparent vessels, in the center of which figures are supposed
   to appear by magic art.


word: Gastropneumatic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to the alimentary canal and air
   passages, and to the cavities connected with them; as, the
   gastropneumatic mucuos membranes.


word: Gastropoda
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It
   includes most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and fresh-water
   snails. They generally creep by means of a flat, muscular disk, or
   foot, on the ventral side of the body. The head usually bears one or
   two pairs of tentacles. See Mollusca.


word: Gastrotricha
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A group of small wormlike animals, having cilia
   on the ventral side. The group is regarded as an ancestral or synthetic
   one, related to rotifers and annelids.


word: Gastrovascular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the structure, or performing the functions,
   both of digestive and circulatory organs; as, the gastrovascular cavity
   of c/lenterates.


word: Gastrula
wordtype: n.
definition:
An embryonic form having its origin in the invagination
   or pushing in of the wall of the planula or blastula (the blastosphere)
   on one side, thus giving rise to a double-walled sac, with one opening
   or mouth (the blastopore) which leads into the cavity (the archenteron)
   lined by the inner wall (the hypoblast). See Illust. under
   Invagination. In a more general sense, an ideal stage in embryonic
   development. See Gastraea.


word: Gate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an
   inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.; also, the movable
   structure of timber, metal, etc., by which the passage can be closed.


word: Gate
wordtype: n.
definition:
An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or
   barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens a passage.
   Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance or of exit.


word: Gate
wordtype: n.
definition:
A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage of
   water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.


word: Gateway
wordtype: n.
definition:
A passage through a fence or wall; a gate; also, a frame,
   arch, etc., in which a gate in hung, or a structure at an entrance or
   gate designed for ornament or defense.


word: Gather
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate
   things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to assemble; to
   muster; to congregate.


word: Gather
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To pick out and bring together from among what is of
   less value; to collect, as a harvest; to harvest; to cull; to pick off;
   to pluck.


word: Gather
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to
   contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a
   garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to
   pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle.


word: Gather
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To derive, or deduce, as an inference; to collect, as a
   conclusion, from circumstances that suggest, or arguments that prove;
   to infer; to conclude.


word: Gather
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry, as
   where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to the width of
   the flue, or the like.


word: Gatling gun
definition:
An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of
   barrels which, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded and
   fired.


word: Gatten tree
definition:
A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose
   (Viburnum Opulus), cornel (Cornus sanguinea), and spindle tree
   (Euonymus Europaeus).


word: Gaucho
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the native inhabitants of the pampas, of
   Spanish-American descent. They live mostly by rearing cattle.


word: Gauge
wordtype: n.
definition:
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine
   dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.


word: Gauge
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions
   or forms of things; a templet or template; as, a button maker's gauge.


word: Gauge
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a
   phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment;
   -- usually applied to some particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a
   steam gauge.


word: Gauge
wordtype: n.
definition:
Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to
   the wind; as, a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the
   windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.


word: Gauge
wordtype: n.
definition:
That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to
   the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or
   tiles.


word: Gaul
wordtype: n.
definition:
The Anglicized form of Gallia, which in the time of the
   Romans included France and Upper Italy (Transalpine and Cisalpine
   Gaul).


word: Gault
wordtype: n.
definition:
A series of beds of clay and marl in the South of England,
   between the upper and lower greensand of the Cretaceous period.


word: Gaultheria
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage,
   and, often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green
   (Gaultheria procumbens), and the larger-fruited salal of Northwestern
   America (Gaultheria Shallon).


word: Gaur
wordtype: n.
definition:
An East Indian species of wild cattle (Bibos gauris), of
   large size and an untamable disposition.


word: Gauze
wordtype: n.
definition:
A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk;
   also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze.


word: Gavel
wordtype: n.
definition:
The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body,
   public assembly, court, masonic body, etc.


word: Gavelkind
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tenure by which land descended from the father to all
   his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without
   issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails in the
   county of Kent.


word: Gavot
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of difficult dance; a dance tune, the air of which
   has two brisk and lively, yet dignified, strains in common time, each
   played twice over.


word: Gawky
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky
   behavior. -- n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from
   stupidity, a gawk.


word: Gaydiang
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vessel of Anam, with two or three masts, lofty
   triangular sails, and in construction somewhat resembling a Chinese
   junk.


word: Gayety
wordtype: a.
definition:
The state of being gay; merriment; mirth; acts or
   entertainments prompted by, or inspiring, merry delight; -- used often
   in the plural; as, the gayeties of the season.


word: Gaylussite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A yellowish white, translucent mineral, consisting of
   the carbonates of lime and soda, with water.


word: Gaze
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To fixx the eyes in a steady and earnest look; to look
   with eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment, or with
   studious attention.


word: Nemean
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient
   Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a lion.


word: Nemertina
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of helminths usually having a long,
   slender, smooth, often bright-colored body, covered with minute
   vibrating cilia; -- called also Nemertea, Nemertida, and Rhynchocoela.


word: Nemesis
wordtype: n.
definition:
The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence,
   retributive justice personified; divine vengeance.


word: Neo-
definition:
A prefix meaning new, recent, late; and in chemistry
   designating specifically that variety of metameric hydrocarbons which,
   when the name was applied, had been recently classified, and in which
   at least one carbon atom in connected directly with four other carbon
   atoms; -- contrasted with normal and iso-; as, neopentane; the
   neoparaffins. Also used adjectively.


word: Neocene
wordtype: a.
definition:
More recent than the Eocene, that is, including both the
   Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the Tertiary.


word: Neocomian
wordtype: n.
definition:
A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous
   or chalk formation of Europe, being the lower greensand.


word: Neocosmic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to the universe in its present state;
   specifically, pertaining to the races of men known to history.


word: Neodamode
wordtype: n.
definition:
In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by
   the state in reward for military service.


word: Neodymium
wordtype: n.
definition:
An elementary substance which forms one of the
   constituents of didymium. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 140.8.


word: Neogen
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alloy resembling silver, and consisting chiefly of
   copper, zinc, and nickel, with small proportions of tin, aluminium, and
   bismuth.


word: Neological
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to neology; employing new words; of
   the nature of, or containing, new words or new doctrines.


word: Neologist
wordtype: n.
definition:
An innovator in any doctrine or system of belief,
   especially in theology; one who introduces or holds doctrines
   subversive of supernatural or revealed religion; a rationalist,
   so-called.


word: Neology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The introduction of a new word, or of words or
   significations, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of
   chemistry is a remarkable instance of neology.


word: Neology
wordtype: n.
definition:
A new doctrine; esp. (Theol.), a doctrine at variance with
   the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of
   theological interpretation; rationalism.


word: Neomorph
wordtype: n.
definition:
A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that
   is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a pre
   existing form.


word: Neonomian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who advocates adheres to new laws; esp. one who
   holds or believes that the gospel is a new law.


word: Neophyte
wordtype: n.
definition:
A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early
   Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have
   recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism,
   esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism.


word: Neoplatonism
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which
   Plotinus was the chief (A. D. 205-270), and which sought to reconcile
   the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental theosophy. It
   tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the last product of Greek
   philosophy.


word: Neotropical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's
   surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and
   tropical North America.


word: Nepa
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of aquatic hemipterus insects. The species feed upon
   other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called also scorpion
   bug and water scorpion.


word: Nepenthe
wordtype: n.
definition:
A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and
   sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence,
   anything soothing and comforting.


word: Nepenthes
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus of climbing plants found in India, Malaya, etc.,
   which have the leaves prolonged into a kind of stout tendril
   terminating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often
   called pitcher plants and monkey-cups. There are about thirty species,
   of which the best known is Nepenthes distillatoria. See Pitcher plant.


word: Nephelite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy agonal
   crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy
   luster, as the variety elaeolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda,
   and potash.


word: Nephralgy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by
   pain in the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the
   latter.


word: Nephridium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive
   urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under Loeven's
   larva.


word: Nephrite
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly
   worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney
   stone; a kind of jade. See Jade.


word: Nepotism
wordtype: n.
definition:
Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to
   members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of
   relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.


word: Neptune
wordtype: n.
definition:
The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters,
   especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a
   scepter.


word: Neptune
wordtype: n.
definition:
The remotest known planet of our system, discovered -- as
   a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of
   Berlin, September 23, 1846. Its mean distance from the sun is about
   2,775,000,000 miles, and its period of revolution is about 164,78
   years.


word: Neptunium
wordtype: n.
definition:
A new metallic element, of doubtful genuineness and
   uncertain indentification, said to exist in certain minerals, as
   columbite.


word: Nereid
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were
   attendants upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses,
   sometimes with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a
   fish.


word: Nereis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus, including numerous species, of marine chaetopod
   annelids, having a well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antennae,
   four pairs of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of
   hooked jaws.


word: Neritina
wordtype: n.
definition:
A genus including numerous species of shells resembling
   Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and are often
   delicately tinted.


word: Nero
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous
   cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant.


word: Neroli
wordtype: n.
definition:
An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers
   of the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery, etc.


word: Nerve
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the
   accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve
   centers and various parts of the animal body.


word: Nerve
wordtype: n.
definition:
Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal
   danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and endurance; coolness;
   pluck; resolution.


word: Nerve
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a
   leaf, especially when these extend straight from the base or the midrib
   of the leaf.


word: Nerve-shaken
wordtype: a.
definition:
Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease;
   weakened; overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shoked.


word: Nervimotion
wordtype: n.
definition:
The movement caused in the sensory organs by external
   agents and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves.


word: Nervomuscular
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles; of the
   nature of nerves and muscles; as, nervomuscular energy.


word: Nervous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by
   strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a nervous
   writer.


word: Nervous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited;
   subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the nerves; easily
   agitated or annoyed.


word: Nesslerize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To treat or test, as a liquid, with a solution of
   mercuric iodide in potassium iodide and potassium hydroxide, which is
   called Nessler's solution or Nessler's test, and is used to detect the
   presence of ammonia.


word: Nest
wordtype: n.
definition:
The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs
   and for hatching and rearing her young.


word: Nest
wordtype: n.
definition:
Hence: the place in which the eggs of other animals, as
   insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place in which
   young animals are reared.


word: Nest
wordtype: n.
definition:
A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a
   retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy a nest,
   frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same pursuit; as, a nest of
   traitors; a nest of bugs.


word: Nest
wordtype: n.
definition:
A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated size,
   each put within the one next larger.


word: Nestle
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle
   up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.


word: Nestle
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping
   the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the parent;
   as, a child nestles.


word: Nestorian
wordtype: n.
definition:
An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople to
   the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic for maintaining that
   the divine and the human natures were not merged into one nature in
   Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it was improper to call
   Mary the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect established by the
   followers of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries,
   and still in existence. opposed to Eutychian.


word: Nestorian
wordtype: a.
definition:
relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warior and
   counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced; aged; as,
   Nestorian caution.


word: Ney
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into
   meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies, etc.


word: Ney
wordtype: n.
definition:
A figure made up of a large number of straight lines or
   curves, which are connected at certain points and related to each other
   by some specified law.


word: Net
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter, as
   boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, deductions, etc; as,
   net profit; net income; net weight, etc.


word: Nether
wordtype: a.
definition:
Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower
   part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower;
   under; -- opposed to upper.


word: Netting
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process of making nets or network, or of
   forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.


word: Netting
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads,
   wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces between.


word: Netting
wordtype: n.
definition:
A network of ropes used for various purposes, as for
   holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing sails, and for
   hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to hinder an enemy from
   boarding.


word: Nettle
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp
   hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. Urtica
   gracitis is common in the Northern, and U. chamaedryoides in the
   Southern, United States. the common European species, U. urens and U.
   dioica, are also found in the Eastern united States. U. pilulifera is
   the Roman nettle of England.


word: Nettle
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to
   experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to
   violent anger.


word: Network
wordtype: n.
definition:
A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other
   at certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus
   leaving spaces or meshes between them.


word: Network
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing
   like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of
   railroads.


word: Neural
wordtype: a.
definition:
relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to,
   situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural, or
   cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to hemal. As applied to vertebrates,
   neural is the same as dorsal; as applied to invertebrates it is usually
   the same as ventral. Cf. Hemal.


word: Neuralgia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute
   pain, exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a
   nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be
   seated in the nerve. It seems to be independent of any structural
   lesion.


word: Neurasthenia
wordtype: n.
definition:
A condition of nervous debility supposed to be
   dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.


word: Neuration
wordtype: n.
definition:
The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the
   leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation.


word: Neurenteric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to both the neuron and the enteron;
   as, the neurenteric canal, which, in embroys of many vertebrates,
   connects the medullary tube and the primitive intestine. See Illust. of
   Ectoderm.


word: Neurility
wordtype: n.
definition:
The special properties and functions of the nerves; that
   capacity for transmitting a stimulus which belongs to nerves.


word: Neurine
wordtype: n.
definition:
A poisonous organic base (a ptomaine) formed in the
   decomposition of protagon with boiling baryta water, and in the
   putrefraction of proteid matter. It was for a long time considered
   identical with choline, a crystalline body originally obtained from
   bile. Chemically, however, choline is oxyethyl-trimethyl-ammonium
   hydroxide, while neurine is vinyl-trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide.


word: Neurocord
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated
   above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm.


word: Neuro-epidermal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central
   nervous system and epiderms; as, the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic,
   layer of the blastoderm.


word: Neuroglia
wordtype: n.
definition:
The delicate connective tissue framework which supports
   the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord.


word: Neurokeratin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve
   tissue, as in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve
   fibers. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical agents, and
   by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields leucin and tyrosin.


word: Neuroma
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tumor developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one
   consisting of new-formed nerve fibers.


word: Neuropodous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural
   side, as in most invertebrates; -- opposed to haemapodous.


word: Neuroptera
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of
   large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted for
   chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete
   metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are examples.
   Formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive group, including
   the true Neuroptera and the Pseudoneuroptera.


word: Neuropteris
wordtype: n.
definition:
An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species
   have been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation.


word: Neurosis
wordtype: n.
definition:
A functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a
   disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of nerve
   structure.


word: Neuroskeleton
wordtype: n.
definition:
The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton
   which are relation with the nervous axis and locomation.


word: Neuter
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a form belonging more especially to words which are
   not appellations of males or females; expressing or designating that
   which is of neither sex; as, a neuter noun; a neuter termination; the
   neuter gender.


word: Neuter
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either
   indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral.


word: Neuter
wordtype: n.
definition:
A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words which
   have the terminations usually found in neuter words.


word: Neuter
wordtype: n.
definition:
An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at its
   maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly developed ones,
   as a plant without stamens or pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; esp.,
   one of the imperfectly developed females of certain social insects, as
   of the ant and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the
   community, and are called workers.


word: Neutral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or
   assisting either of two or more contending parties; neuter;
   indifferent.


word: Neutral
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable to turn
   red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of certain salts or other
   compounds. Contrasted with acid, and alkaline.


word: Neutrality
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of
   being unengaged in contests between others; state of taking no part on
   either side; indifference.


word: Neutrality
wordtype: a.
definition:
The condition of a nation or government which refrains
   from taking part, directly or indirectly, in a war between other
   powers.


word: Neutralization
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act or process by which an acid and a base are
   combined in such proportions that the resulting compound is neutral.
   See Neutral, a., 4.


word: Neutralize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar
   affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the effect of; as,
   to neutralize an acid with a base.


word: Neutralize
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions of;
   to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to counteract; as,
   to neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts, opposition,
   etc.


word: Neutralizer
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who, or that which, neutralizes; that which
   destroys, disguises, or renders inert the peculiar properties of a
   body.


word: Hitch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; --
   intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a
   timber hitch, etc.


word: Hither
wordtype: adv.
definition:
To this place; -- used with verbs signifying motion, and
   implying motion toward the speaker; correlate of hence and thither; as,
   to come or bring hither.


word: Hither
wordtype: a.
definition:
Being on the side next or toward the person speaking;
   nearer; -- correlate of thither and farther; as, on the hither side of
   a hill.


word: Hive
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and
   accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.


word: Hoa
wordtype: interj.
definition:
Stop! stand still! hold! -- a word now used by teamsters,
   but formerly to order the cessation of anything.


word: Hoard
wordtype: n.
definition:
A store, stock, or quantity of anything accumulated or laid
   up; a hidden supply; a treasure; as, a hoard of provisions; a hoard of
   money.


word: Hoard
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to
   store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating; as, to
   hoard grain.


word: Hoarse
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when
   affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound; as, the
   hoarse raven.


word: Hoarseness
wordtype: n.
definition:
Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus
   collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of the cords.


word: Hoazin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A remarkable South American bird (Opisthocomus cristatus);
   the crested touraco. By some zoologists it is made the type of a
   distinct order (Opisthocomi).


word: Hob
wordtype: n.
definition:
The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire grate,
   where things are put to be kept warm.


word: Hob
wordtype: n.
definition:
A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter, resembling a tap,
   used in a lathe for forming the teeth of screw chasers, worm wheels,
   etc.


word: Hobbism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes, an English
   materialist (1588-1679); esp., his political theory that the most
   perfect form of civil government is an absolute monarchy with despotic
   control over everything relating to law, morals, and religion.


word: Hobblebush
wordtype: n.
definition:
A low bush (Viburnum lantanoides) having long,
   straggling branches and handsome flowers. It is found in the Northern
   United States. Called also shinhopple.


word: Hobbler
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who by his tenure was to maintain a horse for military
   service; a kind of light horseman in the Middle Ages who was mounted on
   a hobby.


word: Hobbyhorse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A strong, active horse, of a middle size, said to have
   been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag.


word: Hobbyhorse
wordtype: n.
definition:
A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting
   off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse, thought, or
   effort; that which occupies one's attention unduly, or to the weariness
   of others; a ruling passion.


word: Hobgoblin
wordtype: n.
definition:
A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name
   formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow.


word: Hobnail
wordtype: n.
definition:
A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in
   shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.


word: Hock
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or
   still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish wines.


word: Hough
wordtype: n.
definition:
The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the leg and
   shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding to the ankle in man.


word: Hockday
wordtype: n.
definition:
A holiday commemorating the expulsion of the Danes,
   formerly observed on the second Tuesday after Easter; -- called also
   hocktide.


word: Hockey
wordtype: n.
definition:
A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks
   curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small object (as a
   ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals.


word: Hocus
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To adulterate; to drug; as, liquor is said to be hocused
   for the purpose of stupefying the drinker.


word: Hodgkin's disease
definition:
A morbid condition characterized by progressive
   anaemia and enlargement of the lymphatic glands; -- first described by
   Dr. Hodgkin, an English physician.


word: Hodograph
wordtype: n.
definition:
A curve described by the moving extremity of a line the
   other end of which is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to the
   direction of motion of, and having its length constantly proportional
   to the velocity of, a point moving in any path; -used in investigations
   respecting central forces.


word: Hoe
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the earth
   about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a flat blade of iron
   or steel having an eye or tang by which it is attached to a wooden
   handle at an acute angle.


word: Hoe
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe;
   as, to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or to
   loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe corn.


word: Hoecake
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cake of Indian meal, water, and salt, baked before the
   fire or in the ashes; -- so called because often cooked on a hoe.


word: Hog
wordtype: n.
definition:
A quadruped of the genus Sus, and allied genera of Suidae;
   esp., the domesticated varieties of S. scrofa, kept for their fat and
   meat, called, respectively, lard and pork; swine; porker; specifically,
   a castrated boar; a barrow.


word: Hog
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; --
   said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form.


word: Hogback
wordtype: n.
definition:
An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper surface
   of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally; -- the opposite of
   camber.


word: Hogback
wordtype: n.
definition:
A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge with a
   sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides.


word: Hogchoker
wordtype: n.
definition:
An American sole (Achirus lineatus, or A. achirus),
   related to the European sole, but of no market value.


word: Hogframe
wordtype: n.
definition:
A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above
   deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness.
   Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers. Called also hogging
   frame, and hogback.


word: Hogmanay
wordtype: n.
definition:
The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year,
   on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread or
   cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor, or the
   gift given to an applicant.


word: Hognosesnake
definition:
A harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon,
   esp. H. platyrhynos; -- called also puffing adder, blowing adder, and
   sand viper.


word: Hogshead
wordtype: n.
definition:
An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine
   gallons, or about 52/ imperial gallons; a half pipe.


word: Hoist
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to
   a desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a heavy
   package or weight.


word: Hoist
wordtype: n.
definition:
The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the fly,
   or horizontal length when flying from a staff.


word: Hoity-toity
wordtype: a.
definition:
Thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty;
   patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity
   airs; used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation,
   with some degree of contempt.


word: Holaspidean
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a single series of large scutes on the
   posterior side of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds.


word: Hold
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or
   relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling
   or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain.


word: Hold
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or
   authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend.


word: Hold
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to
   bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.


word: Hold
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute,
   as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain.


word: Hold
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which
   is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a
   session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct
   or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a
   court; a clergyman holds a service.


word: Hold
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this
   pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have
   capacity or containing power for.


word: Hold
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or
   privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain.


word: Hold
wordtype: n. i.
definition:
Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to
   endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.


word: Hold
wordtype: n. i.
definition:
Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain
   attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for.


word: Hold
wordtype: n.
definition:
The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the
   manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe;
   possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay.


word: Hold
wordtype: n.
definition:
A character [thus /] placed over or under a note or rest, and
   indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called also pause, and
   corona.


word: Holdback
wordtype: n.
definition:
The projection or loop on the thill of a vehicle. to
   which a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a carriage when
   going down hill, or in backing; also, the strap or part of the harness
   so used.


word: Holdfast
wordtype: n.
definition:
Something used to secure and hold in place something
   else, as a long fiat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a clamp,
   etc.; hence, a support.


word: Holdfast
wordtype: n.
definition:
A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is
   attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not
   specially absorbent of moisture.


word: Hole
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in
   or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a
   fissure.


word: Hole
wordtype: n.
definition:
An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in, or
   a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low, narrow, or dark
   lodging or place; a mean habitation.


word: Holiday
wordtype: n.
definition:
A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart
   in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See
   Holyday.


word: Holiness
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral
   integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity; innocence.


word: Holland
wordtype: n.
definition:
A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen
   fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown or
   unbleached hollands.


word: Hollander
wordtype: n.
definition:
A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick,
   which will not absorb water; -- called also, Dutch clinker.


word: Hollow
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial,
   within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the interior; as, a
   hollow tree; a hollow sphere.


word: Hollow
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within
   anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow of the hand or
   of a tree.


word: Hollow
wordtype: adv.
definition:
Wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to
   beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all hollow.
   See All, adv.


word: Holly
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species
   (Ilex Aguifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a
   spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about
   Michaelmas.


word: Holoblastic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Undergoing complete segmentation; composed entirely of
   germinal matter, the whole of the yolk undergoing fission; -- opposed
   to meroblastic.


word: Holocaust
wordtype: n.
definition:
A burnt sacrifice; an offering, the whole of which was
   consumed by fire, among the Jews and some pagan nations.


word: Holocaust
wordtype: n.
definition:
Sacrifice or loss of many lives, as by the burning of a
   theater or a ship. [An extended use not authorized by careful writers.]


word: Holocephali
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An order of elasmobranch fishes, including, among
   living species, only the chimaeras; -- called also Holocephala. See
   Chimaera; also Illustration in Appendix.


word: Holocrystalline
wordtype: a.
definition:
Completely crystalline; -- said of a rock like
   granite, all the constituents of which are crystalline.


word: Holograph
wordtype: n.
definition:
A document, as a letter, deed, or will, wholly in the
   handwriting of the person from whom it proceeds and whose act it
   purports to be.


word: Holophotal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Causing no loss of light; -- applied to reflectors
   which throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss.


word: Holophote
wordtype: n.
definition:
A lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of
   light and throw them in a given direction; -- used in lighthouses.


word: Holophrastic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, --
   as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America.


word: Holostei
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar
   pike, bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration in Appendix.


word: Holosteric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Wholly solid; -- said of a barometer constructed of
   solid materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure without
   the use of liquids, as the aneroid.


word: Holt
wordtype: n.
definition:
A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish;
   also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place.


word: Holy
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed;
   sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy
   priesthood.


word: Holy
wordtype: superl.
definition:
Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and
   virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious;
   irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.


word: Homage
wordtype: n.
definition:
A symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to, and
   in the presence of, his lord, on receiving investiture of fee, or
   coming to it by succession, that he was his man, or vassal; profession
   of fealty to a sovereign.


word: Homage
wordtype: n.
definition:
Respect or reverential regard; deference; especially,
   respect paid by external action; obeisance.


word: Homaloidal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Flat; even; -- a term applied to surfaces and to
   spaces, whether real or imagined, in which the definitions, axioms, and
   postulates of Euclid respecting parallel straight lines are assumed to
   hold true.


word: Homatropine
wordtype: n.
definition:
An alkaloid, prepared from atropine, and from other
   sources. It is chemically related to atropine, and is used for the same
   purpose.


word: Homaxonial
wordtype: a.
definition:
Relating to that kind of homology or symmetry, the
   mathematical conception of organic form, in which all axes are equal.
   See under Promorphology.


word: Home
wordtype: n.
definition:
One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; esp.,
   the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of
   one's family; also, one's birthplace.


word: Home
wordtype: n.
definition:
One's native land; the place or country in which one dwells;
   the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.


word: Home
wordtype: n.
definition:
The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first
   found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat; as, the home
   of the pine.


word: Home
wordtype: n.
definition:
A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for
   outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave; the final rest;
   also, the native and eternal dwelling place of the soul.


word: Home
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic; not
   foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.


word: Home
wordtype: adv.
definition:
To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to
   the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a cartridge home.


word: Homeling
wordtype: n.
definition:
A person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular
   country; a native; as, a word which is a homeling.


word: Homely
wordtype: n.
definition:
Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a
   homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely manners.


word: Homeopathy
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art of curing, founded on resemblances; the theory
   and its practice that disease is cured (tuto, cito, et jucunde) by
   remedies which produce on a healthy person effects similar to the
   symptoms of the complaint under which the patient suffers, the remedies
   being usually administered in minute doses. This system was founded by
   Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, and is opposed to allopathy, or heteropathy.


word: Homer
wordtype: n.
definition:
A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths,
   equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and, as a dry
   measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two pecks, four quarts.


word: Homestead
wordtype: n.
definition:
The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by the
   head of a family, and occupied by him and his family.


word: Homesteader
wordtype: n.
definition:
One who has entered upon a portion of the public land
   with the purpose of acquiring ownership of it under provisions of the
   homestead law, so called; one who has acquired a homestead in this
   manner.


word: Homiletics
wordtype: n.
definition:
The art of preaching; that branch of theology which
   treats of homilies or sermons, and the best method of preparing and
   delivering them.


word: Homocategoric
wordtype: a.
definition:
Belonging to the same category of individuality; --
   a morphological term applied to organisms so related.


word: Homocercal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the tail nearly or quite symmetrical, the
   vertebral column terminating near its base; -- opposed to heterocercal.


word: Homodemic
wordtype: a.
definition:
A morphological term signifying development, in the case
   of multicellular organisms, from the same unit deme or unit of the
   inferior orders of individuality.


word: Homodromous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Running in the same direction; -- said of stems
   twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems
   and their branches.


word: Homodromous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Moving in the same direction; -- said of a lever or
   pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the
   same side of the fulcrum or axis.


word: Homodynamous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or involving, homodynamy; as,
   successive or homodynamous parts in plants and animals.


word: Homoeomeria
wordtype: n.
definition:
The state or quality of being homogeneous in elements
   or first principles; likeness or identity of parts.


word: Homoeomerical
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or characterized by, sameness of
   parts; receiving or advocating the doctrine of homogeneity of elements
   or first principles.


word: Homoeozoic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or including, similar forms or kinds of
   life; as, homoeozoic belts on the earth's surface.


word: Homogangliate
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the ganglia of the nervous system
   symmetrically arranged, as in certain invertebrates; -- opposed to
   heterogangliate.


word: Homogeneous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar
   parts, or of elements of the like nature; -- opposed to heterogeneous;
   as, homogeneous particles, elements, or principles; homogeneous bodies.


word: Homogenesis
wordtype: n.
definition:
That method of reproduction in which the successive
   generations are alike, the offspring, either animal or plant, running
   through the same cycle of existence as the parent; gamogenesis; --
   opposed to heterogenesis.


word: Homogenetic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Homogenous; -- applied to that class of homologies
   which arise from similarity of structure, and which are taken as
   evidences of common ancestry.


word: Homogenous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from
   a common progenitor with subsequent modification; homogenetic; --
   applied both to animals and plants. See Homoplastic.


word: Homogeny
wordtype: n.
definition:
The correspondence of common descent; -- a term used to
   supersede homology by Lankester, who also used homoplasy to denote any
   superinduced correspondence of position and structure in parts
   embryonically distinct (other writers using the term homoplasmy). Thus,
   there is homogeny between the fore limb of a mammal and the wing of a
   bird; but the right and left ventricles of the heart in both are only
   in homoplasy with each other, these having arisen independently since
   the divergence of both groups from a univentricular ancestor.


word: Homograph
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of two or more words identical in orthography, but
   having different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market, and
   fair, a., beautiful.


word: Homographic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Employing a single and separate character to represent
   each sound; -- said of certain methods of spelling words.


word: Homography
wordtype: n.
definition:
That method of spelling in which every sound is
   represented by a single character, which indicates that sound and no
   other.


word: Homography
wordtype: n.
definition:
A relation between two figures, such that to any point
   of the one corresponds one and but one point in the other, and vise
   versa. Thus, a tangent line rolling on a circle cuts two fixed tangents
   of the circle in two sets of points that are homographic.


word: Homoioptoton
wordtype: n.
definition:
A figure in which the several parts of a sentence end
   with the same case, or inflection generally.


word: Homoiothermal
wordtype: a.
definition:
Maintaining a uniform temperature; haematothermal;
   homothermic; -- applied to warm-bodied animals, because they maintain a
   nearly uniform temperature in spite of the great variations in the
   surrounding air; in distinct from the cold-blooded (poikilothermal)
   animals, whose body temperature follows the variations in temperature
   of the surrounding medium.


word: Homoiousian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the semi-Arians of the 4th century, who held
   that the Son was of like, but not the same, essence or substance with
   the Father; -- opposed to homoousian.


word: Homological
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to homology; having a structural affinity
   proceeding from, or base upon, that kind of relation termed homology.


word: Homologoumena
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
Those books of the New Testament which were
   acknowledged as canonical by the early church; -- distinguished from
   antilegomena.


word: Homologous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the same relative proportion or value, as the
   two antecedents or the two consequents of a proportion.


word: Homologous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Characterized by homology; belonging to the same type
   or series; corresponding in composition and properties. See Homology,
   3.


word: Homologous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Being of the same typical structure; having like
   relations to a fundamental type to structure; as, those bones in the
   hand of man and the fore foot of a horse are homologous that correspond
   in their structural relations, that is, in their relations to the type
   structure of the fore limb in vertebrates.


word: Homolographic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially
   as to size and form; maintaining relative proportion.


word: Homologue
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which is homologous to something else; as, the
   corresponding sides, etc., of similar polygons are the homologues of
   each other; the members or terms of an homologous series in chemistry
   are the homologues of each other; one of the bones in the hand of man
   is the homologue of that in the paddle of a whale.


word: Homology
wordtype: n.
definition:
Correspondence or relation in type of structure in
   contradistinction to similarity of function; as, the relation in
   structure between the leg and arm of a man; or that between the arm of
   a man, the fore leg of a horse, the wing of a bird, and the fin of a
   fish, all these organs being modifications of one type of structure.


word: Homology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The correspondence or resemblance of substances belonging
   to the same type or series; a similarity of composition varying by a
   small, regular difference, and usually attended by a regular variation
   in physical properties; as, there is an homology between methane, CH4,
   ethane, C2H6, propane, C3H8, etc., all members of the paraffin series.
   In an extended sense, the term is applied to the relation between
   chemical elements of the same group; as, chlorine, bromine, and iodine
   are said to be in homology with each other. Cf. Heterology.


word: Homomallous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Uniformly bending or curving to one side; -- said of
   leaves which grow on several sides of a stem.


word: Homomorphism
wordtype: n.
definition:
The possession, in one species of plants, of only one
   kind of flowers; -- opposed to heteromorphism, dimorphism, and
   trimorphism.


word: Homomorphy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Similarity of form; resemblance in external characters,
   while widely different in fundamental structure; resemblance in
   geometric ground form. See Homophyly, Promorphology.


word: Homonym
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word having the same sound as another, but differing
   from it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear.


word: Homonymous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having the same name or designation, but different
   meaning or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous.


word: Homoousian
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the
   Nicene creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or
   substance with the Father; -- opposed to homoiousian.


word: Homophone
wordtype: n.
definition:
A word having the same sound as another, but differing
   from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and awl; bare and
   bear; rite, write, right, and wright.


word: Homophonous
wordtype: a.
definition:
Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as
   opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move
   independently, each with its own melody.


word: Homophyly
wordtype: n.
definition:
That form of homology due to common ancestry
   (phylogenetic homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which
   genealogic basis is wanting.


word: Homoplasmy
wordtype: n.
definition:
Resemblance between different plants or animals, in
   external shape, in general habit, or in organs, which is not due to
   descent from a common ancestor, but to similar surrounding
   circumstances.


word: Homopolic
wordtype: a.
definition:
In promorphology, pertaining to or exhibiting that kind
   of organic form, in which the stereometric ground form is a pyramid,
   with similar poles. See Promorphology.


word: Homoptera
wordtype: n. pl.
definition:
A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of
   wings are similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the
   cicada. See Hemiptera.


word: Homosystemic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Developing, in the case of multicellular organisms,
   from the same embryonic systems into which the secondary unit (gastrula
   or plant enbryo) differentiates.


word: Homotype
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which has the same fundamental type of structure
   with something else; thus, the right arm is the homotype of the right
   leg; one arm is the homotype of the other, etc.


word: Hone
wordtype: n.
definition:
A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with
   an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting
   instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone.


word: Honest
wordtype: a.
definition:
Characterized by integrity or fairness and
   straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just;
   equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or
   duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to
   which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an
   honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest
   book; an honest confession.


word: Honesty
wordtype: a.
definition:
The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness
   and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.; integrity; sincerity;
   truthfulness; freedom from fraud or guile.


word: Honesty
wordtype: a.
definition:
Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having
   large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more
   beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria
   biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty.


word: Honewort
wordtype: n.
definition:
An umbelliferous plant of the genus Sison (S. Amomum); --
   so called because used to cure a swelling called a hone.


word: Honey
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from
   flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the honeycomb.


word: Honey
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to
   use endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or
   complimentary; to fawn.


word: Honeybee
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and
   collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis mellifica),
   the Italian bee (A. ligustica), and the Arabiab bee (A. fasciata). The
   two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the
   common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of
   workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile
   female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number
   of males or drones, are produced.


word: Honeycomb
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and
   used by them to hold their honey and their eggs.


word: Honeycomb
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of
   worm-eaten wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a
   honeycomb.


word: Honeydew
wordtype: n.
definition:
A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of
   trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have
   been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other
   secreted by certain insects, esp. aphids.


word: Honeysuckle
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of several species of flowering plants, much
   admired for their beauty, and some for their fragrance.


word: Hong
wordtype: n.
definition:
A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in
   China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a
   common passage and used for business or storage.


word: Honiton lace
definition:
A kind of pillow lace, remarkable for the beauty of its
   figures; -- so called because chiefly made in Honiton, England.


word: Honor
wordtype: n.
definition:
Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect;
   consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of respect or
   reverence.


word: Honor
wordtype: n.
definition:
That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or
   consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity; especially,
   excellence of character; high moral worth; virtue; nobleness; specif.,
   in men, integrity; uprightness; trustworthness; in women, purity;
   chastity.


word: Honor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course
   of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the duty imposed by
   conscience, position, or privilege.


word: Honor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a
   ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on his breast;
   military honors; civil honors.


word: Honor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an
   ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.


word: Honor
wordtype: n.
definition:
A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil
   offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor. See Note under
   Honorable.


word: Honor
wordtype: n.
definition:
To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to
   revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used of the
   Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship.


word: Honor
wordtype: n.
definition:
To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow
   honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to exalt; to
   glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to treat in a complimentary
   manner or with civility.


word: Honorable
wordtype: a.
definition:
High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a
   scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.


word: Honorable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or
   directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as,
   an honorable motive.


word: Honorable
wordtype: a.
definition:
Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with
   testimonies of esteem; an honorable burial.


word: Honorableness
wordtype: n.
definition:
Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or
   moral rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness.


word: Honorary
wordtype: a.
definition:
An honorary payment, usually in recognition of services
   for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign a fixed business
   price.


word: Honorary
wordtype: a.
definition:
Holding a title or place without rendering service or
   receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.


word: -hood
definition:
A termination denoting state, condition, quality, character,
   totality, as in manhood, childhood, knighthood, brotherhood. Sometimes
   it is written, chiefly in obsolete words, in the form -head.


word: Hood
wordtype: n.
definition:
An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or
   ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.


word: Hood
wordtype: n.
definition:
A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper part of
   the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the flue.


word: Hooded
wordtype: a.
definition:
Hood-shaped; esp. (Bot.), rolled up like a cornet of paper;
   cuculate, as the spethe of the Indian turnip.


word: Hood moulding
definition:
A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming
   the outermost member of the archivolt; -- called also hood mold.


word: Hoof
wordtype: n.
definition:
The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the
   feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc.


word: Hook
wordtype: n.
definition:
A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent into
   a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or sustaining anything;
   as, a hook for catching fish; a hook for fastening a gate; a boat hook,
   etc.


word: Hook
wordtype: n.
definition:
An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an
   instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.


word: Hook
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize,
   capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or baited hook;
   hence, to secure by allurement or artifice; to entrap; to catch; as, to
   hook a dress; to hook a trout.


word: Hookah
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pipe with a long, flexible stem, so arranged that the
   smoke is cooled by being made to pass through water.


word: Hooke's gearing
definition:
Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face
   of the wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the
   middle.


word: Hoop
wordtype: n.
definition:
A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form, and
   united at the ends, for holding together the staves of casks, tubs,
   etc.


word: Hoop
wordtype: n.
definition:
A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as the
   cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in making cheese.


word: Hoop
wordtype: n.
definition:
A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone,
   metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the skirts of
   ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in the plural.


word: Hoop
wordtype: n.
definition:
A quart pot; -- so called because originally bound with
   hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents measured by the
   distance between the hoops.


word: Hooper
wordtype: n.
definition:
The European whistling, or wild, swan (Olor cygnus); --
   called also hooper swan, whooping swan, and elk.


word: Hoopoo
wordtype: n.
definition:
A European bird of the genus Upupa (U. epops), having a
   beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure. Called also
   hoop, whoop. The name is also applied to several other species of the
   same genus and allied genera.


word: Hoove
wordtype: n.
definition:
A disease in cattle consisting in inflammation of the
   stomach by gas, ordinarily caused by eating too much green food;
   tympany; bloating.


word: Hop
wordtype: n.
definition:
A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining,
   annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops).


word: Hope
wordtype: n.
definition:
A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of
   obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of
   something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing
   expectancy.


word: Hope
wordtype: v. i.
definition:
To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good,
   or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief
   that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for.


word: Hope
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To desire with expectation or with belief in the
   possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing
   desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.


word: Hopeful
wordtype: a.
definition:
Having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of
   good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful prospect.


word: Hopper
wordtype: n.
definition:
A chute, box, or receptacle, usually funnel-shaped with an
   opening at the lower part, for delivering or feeding any material, as
   to a machine; as, the wooden box with its trough through which grain
   passes into a mill by joining or shaking, or a funnel through which
   fuel passes into a furnace, or coal, etc., into a car.


word: Hopper
wordtype: n.
definition:
See Grasshopper, and Frog hopper, Grape hopper, Leaf
   hopper, Tree hopper, under Frog, Grape, Leaf, and Tree.


word: Hopper
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vessel for carrying waste, garbage, etc., out to sea, so
   constructed as to discharge its load by a mechanical contrivance; --
   called also dumping scow.


word: Hoppestere
wordtype: a.
definition:
An unexplained epithet used by Chaucer in reference to
   ships. By some it is defined as "dancing (on the wave)"; by others as
   "opposing," "warlike."


word: Hopple
wordtype: v. t.
definition:
To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a
   cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; as, to hopple an unruly or
   straying horse.


word: Hopscotch
wordtype: n.
definition:
A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot,
   drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure traced or
   scotched on the ground; -- called also hoppers.


word: Horde
wordtype: n.
definition:
A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a
   nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage,
   plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.


word: Hordeic
wordtype: a.
definition:
Pertaining to, or derived from, barley; as, hordeic acid,
   an acid identical or isomeric with lauric acid.


word: Horehound
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plant of the genus Marrubium (M. vulgare), which has a
   bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a household remedy for
   colds, coughing, etc.


word: Horizon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The circle which bounds that part of the earth's surface
   visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the
   earth and sky.


word: Horizon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and at
   right angles to the vertical at a given place; a plane tangent to the
   earth's surface at that place; called distinctively the sensible
   horizon.


word: Horizon
wordtype: n.
definition:
A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place, and
   passing through the earth's center; -- called also rational / celestial
   horizon.


word: Horizon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The unbroken line separating sky and water, as seen by an
   eye at a given elevation, no land being visible.


word: Horizon
wordtype: n.
definition:
The chief horizontal line in a picture of any sort, which
   determines in the picture the height of the eye of the spectator; in an
   extended landscape, the representation of the natural horizon
   corresponds with this line.


word: Horn
wordtype: n.
definition:
A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing upon
   the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants, as cattle, goats,
   and the like. The hollow horns of the Ox family consist externally of
   true horn, and are never shed.


word: Horn
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any natural projection or excrescence from an animal,
   resembling or thought to resemble a horn in substance or form; esp.:
   (a) A projection from the beak of a bird, as in the hornbill. (b) A
   tuft of feathers on the head of a bird, as in the horned owl. (c) A
   hornlike projection from the head or thorax of an insect, or the head
   of a reptile, or fish. (d) A sharp spine in front of the fins of a
   fish, as in the horned pout.


word: Horn
wordtype: n.
definition:
A wind instrument of music; originally, one made of a horn
   (of an ox or a ram); now applied to various elaborately wrought
   instruments of brass or other metal, resembling a horn in shape.


word: Horn
wordtype: n.
definition:
A vessel made of a horn; esp., one designed for containing
   powder; anciently, a small vessel for carrying liquids.


word: Horn
wordtype: n.
definition:
The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the projections
   on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg.


word: Horn
wordtype: n.
definition:
The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the projections
   forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc.


word: Horn
wordtype: n.
definition:
One of the curved ends of a crescent; esp., an extremity or
   cusp of the moon when crescent-shaped.


word: Horn
wordtype: n.
definition:
The tough, fibrous material of which true horns are composed,
   being, in the Ox family, chiefly albuminous, with some phosphate of
   lime; also, any similar substance, as that which forms the hoof crust
   of horses, sheep, and cattle; as, a spoon of horn.


word: Hornbeam
wordtype: n.
definition:
A tree of the genus Carpinus (C. Americana), having a
   smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very
   hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States, and
   is also called ironwood. The English hornbeam is C. Betulus. The
   American is called also blue beech and water beech.


word: Hornbill
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty
   species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the
   tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and are remarkable
   for having a more or less horn-like protuberance, which is usually
   large and hollow and is situated on the upper side of the beak. The
   size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven,
   or even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species eat dead
   animals.


word: Hornblende
wordtype: n.
definition:
The common black, or dark green or brown, variety of
   amphibole. (See Amphibole.) It belongs to the aluminous division of the
   species, and is also characterized by its containing considerable iron.
   Also used as a general term to include the whole species.


word: Hornbook
wordtype: n.
definition:
The first book for children, or that from which in former
   times they learned their letters and rudiments; -- so called because a
   sheet of horn covered the small, thin board of oak, or the slip of
   paper, on which the alphabet, digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were
   written or printed; a primer.


word: Hornbug
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus (as L.
   capreolus, and L. dama), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a
   sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.


word: Horned
wordtype: a.
definition:
Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike
   process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part shaped like a
   horn.


word: Hornet
wordtype: n.
definition:
A large, strong wasp. The European species (Vespa crabro)
   is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious, and its
   sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a paperlike material,
   and the layers of comb are hung together by columns. The American
   white-faced hornet (V. maculata) is larger and has similar habits.


word: Hornito
wordtype: n.
definition:
A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and
   emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit.


word: Hornpipe
wordtype: n.
definition:
An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales,
   consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called
   because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn.


word: Hornsnake
wordtype: n.
definition:
A harmless snake (Farancia abacura), found in the
   Southern United States. The color is bluish black above, red below.


word: Hornstone
wordtype: n.
definition:
A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely
   resembling flint, but more brittle; -- called also chert.


word: Horntail
wordtype: n.
definition:
Any one of family (Uroceridae) of large hymenopterous
   insects, allied to the sawflies. The larvae bore in the wood of trees.
   So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females.


word: Hornwork
wordtype: n.
definition:
An outwork composed of two demibastions joined by a
   curtain. It is connected with the works in rear by long wings.


word: Horology
wordtype: n.
definition:
The science of measuring time, or the principles and art
   of constructing instruments for measuring and indicating portions of
   time, as clocks, watches, dials, etc.


