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Turn \Turn\ (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turned; p. pr. & vb. n. Turning.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner's chisel, a carpenter's tool for drawing circles; probably akin to E. throw. See Throw, and cf. Attorney, Return, Tornado, Tour, Tournament.]

  1. To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head.

    Turn the adamantine spindle round.
    --Milton.

    The monarch turns him to his royal guest.
    --Pope.

  2. To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat.

  3. To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something. ``Expert when to advance, or stand, or, turn the sway of battle.''
    --Milton.

    Thrice I deluded her, and turned to sport Her importunity.
    --Milton.

    My thoughts are turned on peace.
    --Addison.

  4. To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote.

    Therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David.
    --1 Chron. x. 14.

    God will make these evils the occasion of a greater good, by turning them to advantage in this world.
    --Tillotson.

    When the passage is open, land will be turned most to cattle; when shut, to sheep.
    --Sir W. Temple.

  5. To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often with to or into before the word denoting the effect or product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn good to evil, and the like.

    The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee.
    --Deut. xxx. 3.

    And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
    --2 Sam. xv. 31.

    Impatience turns an ague into a fever.
    --Jer. Taylor.

  6. To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal.

    I had rather hear a brazen candlestick turned.
    --Shak.

  7. Hence, to give form to; to shape; to mold; to put in proper condition; to adapt. ``The poet's pen turns them to shapes.''
    --Shak.

    His limbs how turned, how broad his shoulders spread !
    --Pope.

    He was perfectly well turned for trade.
    --Addison.

  8. Specifically:

    1. To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad.

      Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown.
      --Pope.

    2. To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly.

    3. To sicken; to nauseate; as, an emetic turns one's stomach.

  9. To make a turn about or around (something); to go or pass around by turning; as, to turn a corner. The ranges are not high or steep, and one can turn a kopje instead of cutting or tunneling through it. --James Bryce. To be turned of, be advanced beyond; as, to be turned of sixty-six. To turn a cold shoulder to, to treat with neglect or indifference. To turn a corner, to go round a corner. To turn adrift, to cast off, to cease to care for. To turn a flange (Mech.), to form a flange on, as around a metal sheet or boiler plate, by stretching, bending, and hammering, or rolling the metal. To turn against.

    1. To direct against; as, to turn one's arguments against himself.

    2. To make unfavorable or hostile to; as, to turn one's friends against him. To turn a hostile army, To turn the enemy's flank, or the like (Mil.), to pass round it, and take a position behind it or upon its side. To turn a penny, or To turn an honest penny, to make a small profit by trade, or the like. To turn around one's finger, to have complete control of the will and actions of; to be able to influence at pleasure. To turn aside, to avert. To turn away.

      1. To dismiss from service; to discard; as, to turn away a servant.

      2. To avert; as, to turn away wrath or evil. To turn back.

        1. To give back; to return.

          We turn not back the silks upon the merchants, When we have soiled them.
          --Shak.

        2. To cause to return or retrace one's steps; hence, to drive away; to repel. --Shak. To turn down.

          1. To fold or double down.

          2. To turn over so as to conceal the face of; as, to turn down cards.

    3. To lower, or reduce in size, by turning a valve, stopcock, or the like; as, turn down the lights. To turn in.

      1. To fold or double under; as, to turn in the edge of cloth.

      2. To direct inwards; as, to turn the toes in when walking.

      3. To contribute; to deliver up; as, he turned in a large amount. [Colloq.] To turn in the mind, to revolve, ponder, or meditate upon; -- with about, over, etc. `` Turn these ideas about in your mind.'' --I. Watts. To turn off.

        1. To dismiss contemptuously; as, to turn off a sycophant or a parasite.

        2. To give over; to reduce.

        3. To divert; to deflect; as, to turn off the thoughts from serious subjects; to turn off a joke.

    4. To accomplish; to perform, as work.

    5. (Mech.) To remove, as a surface, by the process of turning; to reduce in size by turning.

    6. To shut off, as a fluid, by means of a valve, stopcock, or other device; to stop the passage of; as, to turn off the water or the gas. To turn one's coat, to change one's uniform or colors; to go over to the opposite party. To turn one's goods or To turn one's money, and the like, to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in trade. To turn one's hand to, to adapt or apply one's self to; to engage in. To turn out.

      1. To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of doors; to turn a man out of office.

        I'll turn you out of my kingdom. -- Shak.

      2. to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.

      3. To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.

      4. To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the inside to the outside; hence, to produce.

      5. To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the lights. To turn over.

        1. To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to overturn; to cause to roll over.

        2. To transfer; as, to turn over business to another hand.

        3. To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the leaves. ``We turned o'er many books together.''
          --Shak.

        4. To handle in business; to do business to the amount of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.] To turn over a new leaf. See under Leaf. To turn tail, to run away; to retreat ignominiously. To turn the back, to flee; to retreat. To turn the back on or To turn the back upon, to treat with contempt; to reject or refuse unceremoniously. To turn the corner, to pass the critical stage; to get by the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to succeed. To turn the die or To turn the dice, to change fortune. To turn the edge of or To turn the point of, to bend over the edge or point of so as to make dull; to blunt. To turn the head of or To turn the brain of, to make giddy, wild, insane, or the like; to infatuate; to overthrow the reason or judgment of; as, a little success turned his head. To turn the scale or To turn the balance, to change the preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful; to tip the balance. To turn the stomach of, to nauseate; to sicken. To turn the tables, to reverse the chances or conditions of success or superiority; to give the advantage to the person or side previously at a disadvantage. To turn tippet, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. To turn to profit, To turn to advantage, etc., to make profitable or advantageous. To turn turtle, to capsize bottom upward; -- said of a vessel. [Naut. slang] To turn under (Agric.), to put, as soil, manure, etc., underneath from the surface by plowing, digging, or the like. To turn up.

          1. To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to turn up the trump.

          2. To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing, digging, etc.

          3. To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up the nose.

            To turn upon, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the arguments of an opponent upon himself.

            To turn upside down, to confuse by putting things awry; to throw into disorder.

            This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler died.
            --Shak.

widegab

Widegap \Wide"gap`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The angler; -- called also widegab, and widegut.

Live spindle

Spindle \Spin"dle\, n. [AS. spinal, fr. spinnan to spin; akin to D. spil, G. spille, spindel, OHG. spinnala. [root]170. See Spin.]

  1. The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted, it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom.

  2. A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as, the spindle of a vane. Specifically:

    1. (Mach.) The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine tool, as a lathe or drilling machine, etc., which causes the work to revolve, or carries a tool or center, etc.

    2. (Mach.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a grinding mill turns.

    3. (Founding) A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is formed.

  3. The fusee of a watch.

  4. A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.

  5. A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards; in linen yarn, 14,400 yards.

  6. (Geom.) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved line about its base or double ordinate or chord.

  7. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. Any marine univalve shell of the genus Rostellaria; -- called also spindle stromb.

    2. Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus.

      Dead spindle (Mach.), a spindle in a machine tool that does not revolve; the spindle of the tailstock of a lathe.

      Live spindle (Mach.), the revolving spindle of a machine tool; the spindle of the headstock of a turning lathe.

      Spindle shell. (Zo["o]l.) See Spindle, 7. above.

      Spindle side, the female side in descent; in the female line; opposed to spear side.
      --Ld. Lytton. [R.] ``King Lycaon, grandson, by the spindle side, of Oceanus.''
      --Lowell.

      Spindle tree (Bot.), any shrub or tree of the genus Eunymus. The wood of E. Europ[ae]us was used for spindles and skewers. See Prickwood.

sea fox

Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n.

  1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing machine.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) A large and voracious shark ( Alopias vulpes), remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is found both upon the American and the European coasts. Called also fox shark, sea ape, sea fox, slasher, swingle-tail, and thrasher shark.

  3. (Zo["o]l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied species. See Brown thrush.

    Sage thrasher. (Zo["o]l.) See under Sage.

    Thrasher whale (Zo["o]l.), the common killer of the Atlantic.

sea fox

Foxfish \Fox"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)

  1. The fox shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.

  2. The european dragonet. See Dragonet.

sea fox

Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. Vixen.]

  1. (Zo["o]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ( V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox ( V. fulvus), the American gray fox ( V. Virginianus), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox ( V. lagopus) are well-known species.

    Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals.

    Subtle as the fox for prey.
    --Shak.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) The European dragonet.

  3. (Zo["o]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.

  4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]

    We call a crafty and cruel man a fox.
    --Beattie.

  5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats.

  6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]

    Thou diest on point of fox.
    --Shak.

  7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; -- called also Outagamies. Fox and geese.

    1. A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another.

    2. A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle of the board, endeavors to break through the line of the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox. Fox bat (Zo["o]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See Fruit bat. Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge. Fox brush (Zo["o]l.), the tail of a fox. Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy. Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American grapes. The northern fox grape ( Vitis Labrusca) is the origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord, Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ( Vitis vulpina) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the Catawba. Fox hunter.

      1. One who pursues foxes with hounds.

      2. A horse ridden in a fox chase.

        Fox shark (Zo["o]l.), the thrasher shark. See Thrasher shark, under Thrasher.

        Fox sleep, pretended sleep.

        Fox sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a large American sparrow ( Passerella iliaca); -- so called on account of its reddish color.

        Fox squirrel (Zo["o]l.), a large North American squirrel ( Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is more common.

        Fox terrier (Zo["o]l.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired varieties.

        Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot, or a trot into a walk.

        Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece, to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges is called foxtail wedging.

        Fox wolf (Zo["o]l.), one of several South American wild dogs, belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy tails like a fox.

Corrie

Corrie \Cor"rie\ (k?r"r?), n. Same as Correi. [Scot.]
--Geikie.

Gasoline engine

Gasoline engine \Gas"o*line en"gine\, or Gasolene engine \Gas"o*lene en"gine\ . (Mach.) A kind of internal-combustion engine; -- in British countries called usually petrol engine.

Preponderance

Preponderance \Pre*pon"der*ance\, Preponderancy \Pre*pon"der*an*cy\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]pond['e]rance.]

  1. The quality or state of being preponderant; superiority or excess of weight, influence, or power, etc.; an outweighing.

    The mind should . . . reject or receive proportionably to the preponderancy of the greater grounds of probability.
    --Locke.

    In a few weeks he had changed the relative position of all the states in Europe, and had restored the equilibrium which the preponderance of one power had destroyed.
    --Macaulay.

  2. (Gun.) The excess of weight of that part of a canon behind the trunnions over that in front of them.

drowsily

drowsily \drow"si*ly\, adv. In a drowsy manner.

Clamorous

Clamorous \Clam"or*ous\, a. [LL. clamorosus, for L. Clamosus: cf. OF. clamoreux.] Speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling; loud; turbulent. ``My young ones were clamorous for a morning's excursion.''
--Southey. -- Clam"or*ous*ly, adv. -- Clam"or*ous*ness, n.

Wire tapper

Wire tapper \Wire tapper\ One that taps, or cuts in on, telegraph wires and intercepts messages; hence (Slang), a swindler who pretends to tap wires or otherwise intercept advance telegraphic news for betting. -- Wire tapping.

Turmoil

Turmoil \Tur*moil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turmoiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Turmoiling.] To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. [Obs.]

It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed and turmoiled with these storms of affliction.
--Spenser.

Turmoil

Turmoil \Tur*moil"\, v. i. To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [Obs.]
--Milton.

Turmoil

Turmoil \Tur"moil\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF. tremouille the hopper of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced by E. turn and moil.] Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance; worrying confusion.

And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil, A blessed soul doth in Elysium.
--Shak.

Gustless

Gustless \Gust"less\, a. Tasteless; insipid. [R.]

Glozed

Gloze \Gloze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glozed; p. pr. & vb. n. Glozing.] [OE. glosen, F. gloser. See gloss explanation.]

  1. To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to talk smoothly.
    --Chaucer.

    A false, glozing parasite.
    --South.

    So glozed the tempter, and his proem tuned.
    --Milton.

  2. To give a specious or false meaning; to ministerpret.
    --Shak.

Quindecone

Quindecone \Quin*dec"one\, n. [L. quindecim fifteen.] (Chem.) An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C15H26, of the valylene series, produced artificially as an oily liquid. [Written also quindekone.]

open-beak

Openbill \O"pen*bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus Anastomus, allied to the stork; -- so called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also open-beak. See Illust. (m), under Beak.

Depurition

Depurition \Dep`u*ri"tion\, n. See Depuration.

tridecylene

Tridecatylene \Tri`de*cat"y*lene\ (tr[-i]`d[-e]*k[a^]t"[i^]*l[=e]n), n. [Pref. tri-+ Gr. de`katos tenth + E. ethylene.] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon, C13H26, of the ethylene series, corresponding to tridecane, and obtained from Burmah petroleum as a light colorless liquid; -- called also tridecylene, and tridecene.

Rationality

Rationality \Ra`tion*al"i*ty\ (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]; 277), n.; pl. -ties (-t[i^]z). [F. rationalit['e], or L. rationalitas.] The quality or state of being rational; agreement with reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.

When God has made rationality the common portion of mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure?
--Gov. of Tongue.

Well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will never bear a rigid examination.
--Sir T. Browne.

Wolves

Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. Wolves. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [=u]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv, Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos, Skr. v[.r]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag, tear in pieces. [root]286. Cf. Lupine, a., Lyceum.]

  1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of wild and savage carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely allied to the common dog. The best-known and most destructive species are the European wolf ( Canis lupus), the American gray, or timber, wolf ( Canis occidentalis), and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.

  2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larv[ae] of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee wolf.

  3. Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled hard to keep the wolf from the door.

  4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.

  5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. Lupus. [Obs.]

    If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf into thy side.
    --Jer. Taylor.

  6. (Mus.)

    1. The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.

    2. In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective vibration in certain notes of the scale.

  7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight. Black wolf. (Zo["o]l.)

    1. A black variety of the European wolf which is common in the Pyrenees.

    2. A black variety of the American gray wolf. Golden wolf (Zo["o]l.), the Thibetan wolf ( Canis laniger); -- called also chanco. Indian wolf (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic wolf ( Canis pallipes) which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also landgak. Prairie wolf (Zo["o]l.), the coyote. Sea wolf. (Zo["o]l.) See in the Vocabulary. Strand wolf (Zo["o]l.) the striped hyena. Tasmanian wolf (Zo["o]l.), the zebra wolf. Tiger wolf (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena. To keep the wolf from the door, to keep away poverty; to prevent starvation. See Wolf, 3, above. --Tennyson. Wolf dog. (Zo["o]l.)

      1. The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees, supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of the St. Bernard dog.

      2. The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves.

    3. A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo dog.

      Wolf eel (Zo["o]l.), a wolf fish.

      Wolf fish (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of large, voracious marine fishes of the genus Anarrhichas, especially the common species ( Anarrhichas lupus) of Europe and North America. These fishes have large teeth and powerful jaws. Called also catfish, sea cat, sea wolf, stone biter, and swinefish.

      Wolf net, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great numbers of fish.

      Wolf's peach (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple ( Lycopersicum esculentum).

      Wolf spider (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of running ground spiders belonging to the genus Lycosa, or family Lycosid[ae]. These spiders run about rapidly in search of their prey. Most of them are plain brown or blackish in color. See Illust. in App.

      Zebra wolf (Zo["o]l.), a savage carnivorous marsupial ( Thylacinus cynocephalus) native of Tasmania; -- called also Tasmanian wolf.

Wolves

Wolves \Wolves\, n., pl. of Wolf.

slick

Schlich \Schlich\, n. [G.; akin to LG. slick mud, D. slijk, MHG. sl[imac]ch.] (Metal.) The finer portion of a crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin, separated by the water in certain wet processes. [Written also slich, slick.]

nonadsorbent

nonadsorbent \nonadsorbent\, nonadsorptive \nonadsorptive\adj. lacking capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface. Opposite of adsorbent.

Fruit fly

Fruit \Fruit\, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See Brook, v. t., and cf. Fructify, Frugal.]

  1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural.

    Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof.
    --Ex. xxiii. 10.

  2. (Hort.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See

  3. 3. (Bot.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it.

    Note: Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and dry. Fleshy fruits include berries, gourds, and melons, orangelike fruits and pomes; drupaceous fruits are stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and cherries; and dry fruits are further divided into achenes, follicles, legumes, capsules, nuts, and several other kinds.

  4. (Bot.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them.

    6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body.

    King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown.
    --Shak.

    6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance.

    The fruit of rashness.
    --Shak.

    What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain.
    --Burke.

    They shall eat the fruit of their doings.
    --Is. iii 10.

    The fruits of this education became visible.
    --Macaulay.

    Note: Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc.

    Fruit bat (Zo["o]l.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also fruit-eating bat.

    Fruit bud (Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most oplants the same as the power bud.

    Fruit dot (Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns. See Sorus.

    Fruit fly (Zo["o]l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Drosophila, which lives in fruit, in the larval state. There are seveal species, some of which are very damaging to fruit crops. One species, Drosophila melanogaster, has been intensively studied as a model species for genetic reserach.

    Fruit jar, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware.

    Fruit pigeon (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of pigeons of the family Carpophagid[ae], inhabiting India, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their beautiful colors.

    Fruit sugar (Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The name is also, though rarely, applied to invert sugar, or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey.

    Fruit tree (Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit.

    Fruit worm (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of insect larv[ae]: which live in the interior of fruit. They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera.

    Small fruits (Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc.

Vehemency

Vehemency \Ve"he*men*cy\, n. Vehemence. [R.]

The vehemency of your affection.
--Shak.

fiberglass

fiberglass \fiberglass\ n. a material made of fine glass fibers woven into a fabric-like form, and used in applications requiring heat resistance; it is also embedded in resins to make a pliable but strong composite material used as the main component of fishing rods and boat hulls, and replacing the sheet metal in some automobile bodies. [Also spelled fibreglass, mostly British in usage.]

Fondler

Fondler \Fon"dler\, n. One who fondles.
--Johnson.

Kickshawses

Kickshaws \Kick"shaws`\, n.; pl. Kickshawses[Corrupt. fr. F. quelque chose something, fr. L. qualis of what kind (akin to E. which) + suffix -guam + causa cause, in LL., a thing. See Which, and Cause.]

  1. Something fantastical; any trifling, trumpery thing; a toy.

    Art thou good at these kickshawses!
    --Shak.

  2. A fancy dish; a tidbit; a delicacy.

    Some pigeons, . . . a joint of mutton, and any pretty little tiny kickshaws.
    --Shak.

    Cressy was lost by kickshaws and soup-maigre.
    --Fenton.

Cycadofilicales

Cycadofilicales \Cycadofilicales\ n. an order of fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns.

Syn: order Cycadofilicales, Lyginopteridales, order Lyginopteridales.

Rocketed

Rocket \Rock"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rocketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rocketing.] (Sporting) To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present participle or as an adjective. [Eng.]

An old cock pheasant came rocketing over me.
--H. R. Haggard.

Wiktionary
partially ordered set

n. 1 (context set theory English) A set having a specified partial order. 2 (context set theory English) Said set together with said partial order; the ordered pair of said set and said partial order.

deep-throat

vb. (alternative spelling of deepthroat English)

spazzy

a. (label en slang) clumsy, inept

conjugated protein

n. (context protein English) Any protein that consists of both a polypeptide and a prosthetic group such as a lipid (in lipoproteins), sugar (in glycoproteins) or porphyrins and metals (in hemoglobin etc)

baulk line

n. (context snooker English) The line at the baulk end of a snooker table, upon which the green, yellow and brown balls are initially placed.

ta-tu

n. (context dated English) (altname: Khanbalik)

arylesterases

n. (plural of arylesterase English)

cephalo-

pre. (context biology English) relating to the brain or head

triatomas

n. (plural of triatoma English)

shirtfront

n. 1 The front part of a shirt. 2 A detachable insert that simulates the front of a shirt. vb. (cx transitive AU politics English) To confront in a threatening manner.

corrie

n. A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by glaciation.

phenylmercury

n. (context chemistry English) Any of a group of chemical compounds used as fungicides.

pates

n. (plural of pate English)

preponderance

n. 1 excess or superiority of weight, influence, or power, etc.; an outweighing. 2 (context obsolete English) The excess of weight of that part of a cannon behind the trunnions over that in front of them. 3 The greater portion of the weight. 4 The majority.

faetupac

init. (label en US military) Fleet Airborne Electronics Training Unit (Pacific) Squadron

drowsily

adv. In a drowsy manner.

arboresced

vb. (en-past of: arboresce)

redelivers

vb. (en-third-person singular of: redeliver)

clamorous

a. 1 Of or pertaining to clamor. 2 noisy, loud. alt. 1 Of or pertaining to clamor. 2 noisy, loud.

drop in the bucket

n. (context idiomatic English) An effort or action having very little overall influence, especially as compared to a huge problem.

forelifted

vb. (en-past of: forelift)

pyroantimonates

n. (plural of pyroantimonate English)

squaw winter

n. 1 (context US New York English) An early onset of winter, an early (October) cold snap, often followed by flurries of snow. 2 (context Canada Northwest Territories English) A mild onset of winter.

egocasts

n. (plural of egocast English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: egocast)

quiddlers

n. (plural of quiddler English)

turmoil

n. A state of great disorder or uncertainty. vb. 1 (context obsolete intransitive English) To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. 2 (context obsolete transitive English) To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry.

erycids

n. (plural of erycid English)

microfinance

n. (context finance English) finance that is provided to unemployed or low-income people or groups

gustless

a. (context obsolete English) tasteless; insipid

glozed

vb. (en-past of: gloze)

nanotoxicologist

n. One who studies nanotoxicology.

quindecone

n. (context organic compound English) An unsaturated hydrocarbon related to valylene, probably ''2-undecylbut-1-en-3-yne''

envoi

n. A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem.

misaffirmed

vb. (en-past of: misaffirm)

avisaurids

n. (plural of avisaurid English)

myco-

pre. (context biology English) fungus

shovelbum

n. (context US archaeology English) A professional excavator on cultural resource management projects, who has done extensive field work. vb. (context US archaeology English) To excavate, to do archaeology digs.

depurition

n. (alternative form of depuration English)

hibakushas

n. (plural of hibakusha English)

sister city

n. A foreign city with which a city has a declared relationship of cordiality.

quail-pipe

a. Of or relating to a quail pipe. n. 1 (context slang obsolete English) A woman's tongue 2 (alternative spelling of quail pipe English)

corpulentness

n. (context obsolete English) The state or quality of being corpulent.

dormant volcano

n. (context geology English) A volcano that has not erupted for a considerable length of time, but is still capable of erupting

hypersensitivity

n. any heightened immune response to an antigen; an allergy

ashcoloured

a. (alternative form of ashcolored English)

rationality

n. 1 Quality or state of being rational; agreement with reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason; reasonableness. 2 objectivity, considerateness.

wolves

n. (wolf English)

yeuky

a. (context Scotland English) itchy

worthing

vb. (present participle of worth English)

gigbag

n. (alternative form of gig bag English)

reobtaining

vb. (present participle of reobtain English)

plowmanship

n. (alternative form of ploughmanship English)

slick
  1. 1 slippery due to a covering of liquid; often used to describe appearances. 2 Appearing expensive or sophisticated. n. 1 A covering of liquid, particularly oil. 2 Someone who is clever and untrustworthy. 3 A tool used to make something smooth or even. 4 (context sports automotive English) A tire with a smooth surface instead of a tread pattern, often used in auto racing. 5 (context US military slang English) A helicopter. 6 (context printing English) A camera-ready image to be used by a printer. The "slick" is photographed to produce a negative image which is then used to burn a positive offset plate or other printing device. 7 A wide pare chisel used in joinery. v

  2. To make slick

snapbacks

n. (plural of snapback English)

parsons

n. (plural of parson English)

wipe the floor

vb. (context informal with "with" English) To be well ahead, or to win a competition by a considerable margin over the other competitors.

islets of langerhans

n. (context anatomy biology English) regions in the pancreas that contain its endocrine cells

wildcatting

vb. (present participle of wildcat English)

neglecteth

vb. (en-archaic third-person singular of: neglect)

nonchildlike

a. Not childlike.

nonadsorbent
  1. Unable to adsor

paella

n. A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked on a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.

fruit fly

n. 1 any insect of the Tephritidae family, whose larvae damage plant tissue. 2 any insect of the Drosophilidae family, whose larvae feed on ripening fruit, especially the species ''Drosophila melanogaster'' that is used in genetic research.

hexuloses

n. (plural of hexulose English)

bedwear

n. clothing to be worn in bed.

vehemency

n. (context archaic English) vehemence.

reedit

vb. (alternative form of re-edit English)

ab initio

adv. 1 (context legal English) From the time when a legal document comes into force. (Early 17th century.)(R:SOED5: page=4) 2 (context science English) Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions. 3 (context of an academic course English) Taken with no prior qualifications.

breakless

a. Without a break; continuous, unbroken.

fiberglass

n. US spelling of fibreglass vb. US spelling of fibreglass

coxed
  1. Having a cox v

  2. (en-past of: cox) To have acted as a coxswain; to have steered a boat.

skyjacked

vb. (en-past of: skyjack)

vapours

n. (plural of vapour English)

fondler

n. One who fondles.

rocketed

vb. (en-past of: rocket)

Usage examples of "rocketed".

He jammed the thrusters all the way forward, and the transport rocketed away from both the battleship and the starfighters, leaving the Trade Federation blockade and the planet ofNaboo behind.

When all were clear, they rocketed away toward the cities he had identified.

The moment he did so, Anakin jammed the thruster bars all the way forward, and his racer accelerated with such speed that it rocketed right over the top of Gasgano before the other could do anything to prevent it.

He stood watching in frustration, yellow eyes aflame, as the ramp to the Queen's transport closed and the spacecraft rocketed away.

The enemy fighter, on the other hand, had no time to respond to the maneuver and rocketed past him into the side of the battleship, exploding in a shower of fire and metal parts.

Laser beams rocketed in a pinwheel pattern, scything into the unprotected battle droids, disabling them before they could even think to flee.

He was glad Trammell had found someone as wonderful as Grace, though he understood exactly his partner’s sense of panic, as if his life had suddenly rocketed out of control.

She cried out, gasping, her neck arching back as the sensation rocketed through her nerve endings.

The tires squealed on the asphalt as the car rocketed across the lot toward the exit.

She could hear the sound of a powerful car engine prowling up the narrow, winding street at a reckless speed, then the silver car rocketed into view and screeched to a halt directly in front of her.

Apparently Rockecenter had financed its reconstruction, and the land around it, which he owned, had rocketed in value: very public spirited.

A close-knit pair of shapes rocketed past, silver against deepest blue, and Tombstone caught a glimpse of the red star painted on each of the Korean fighters' tails.

The Tomcat kicked him in the small of the back as he went to full burner, then rocketed past twenty thousand feet in a chest-crushing climb that made his eyes blur.

A second blast rocketed his seat up the rails and into cold blue sky, followed an instant later by a third explosion which sent Mardi Gras hurtling from the cockpit as soon as Coyote's seat was clear.

The Sidewinder dropped from the Tomcat on a trail of white smoke, hung suspended beneath the wings for a moment, then rocketed ahead with a rush which left Batman's F-14 standing still.