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Subduer \Sub*du"er\, n. One who, or that which, subdues; a conqueror.
--Spenser.

agenda \agenda\ ([.a]*j[e^]n"d[.a]), n. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.

Syn: docket, schedule

2. A list of matters to be discussed (as at a meeting).

Syn: agendum, docket, order of business

3. A motive or set of goals; as, to have one's own agenda; especially, a secret motive; also called hidden agenda; as, some of the news commentators themselves have an agenda.

Syn: goal, hidden motive, secret motive, hidden agenda. [PJC] ||

Rickets \Rick"ets\, n. pl. [Of uncertain origin; but cf. AS. wrigian to bend, D. wrikken to shake, E. wriggle.] (Med.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk unsteadily. Called also rachitis.

Incage \In*cage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Incaging.] [Cf. Encage.] To confine in, or as in, a cage; to coop up. [Written also encage.] ``Incaged birds.''
--Shak.

Honorable \Hon"or*a*ble\, a. [F. honorable, L. honorabilis.]

1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.

   Thy name and honorable family.
   --Shak.

2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.

3. Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive.

   Is this proceeding just and honorable?
   --Shak.

4. Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds.

   Honorable wounds from battle brought.
   --Dryden.

5. Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude.

   Marriage is honorable in all.
   --Heb. xiii. 4.

6. Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; as, an honorable burial.

7. Of reputable association or use; respectable.

   Let her descend: my chambers are honorable.
   --Shak.

8. An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman.

   Note: Honorable is a title of quality, conferred by English usage upon the younger children of earls and all the children of viscounts and barons. The maids of honor, lords of session, and the supreme judges of England and Ireland are entitled to the prefix. In American usage, it is a title of courtesy merely, bestowed upon those who hold, or have held, any of the higher public offices, esp. governors, judges, members of Congress or of the Senate, mayors, and often also extended to lower officials, such as city council members.

   Right honorable. See under Right.

Conjunctiva \Con`junc*ti"va\, n. [NL., from L. conjunctivus connective.] (Anat.) The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the conjunctival membrane.

Ulcerate \Ul"cer*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ulcerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ulcerating.] [L. ulceratus, p. p. of ulcerare, fr. ulcus ulcer.] To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.

Giantly \Gi"ant*ly\, a. Appropriate to a giant. [Obs.]
--Usher.

Palma Christi \Pal"ma Chris"ti\ [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.) A plant ( Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; -- called also castor-oil plant. [Sometimes corrupted into palmcrist.]

Palmic \Pal"mic\, a. [Cf. F. palmique.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant ( Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi) and other species of the family Euphorbiaceae; -- formerly used to designate an acid now called ricinoleic acid (d-12-hydroxyoleic acid, C18H34O3). [Obsoles.]

ricinoleic acid \ric`in*o"le*ic ac"id\, n. (Chem.) An organic acid ( C18H34O3) obtained from the castor-oil plant ( Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi) and other species of the family Euphorbiaceae; chemicaly it is d-12-hydroxyoleic acid ( CH3(CH2)5.CH(OH).CH2.CH=CH.(CH2)7COOH). Formerly called palmic acid.

Castor oil \Cas"tor oil\ (k[a^]s"t[~e]r oil`). A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds of the Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi. When fresh the oil is inodorous and insipid.

Castor-oil plant. Same as Palma Christi.

Castor bean \Cas"tor bean`\ (Bot.) The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant ( Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.)

Householder \House"hold`er\, n. The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with his family.

Towns in which almost every householder was an English Protestant.
--Macaulay.

Compound householder. See Compound, a.

Retractation \Re`trac*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]tractation, L. retractatio a revision, reconsideration. ] The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.

Crab \Crab\ (kr[a^]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. Crawfish.]

1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body.

   Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being one of the most esteemed. The large European edible crab is Cancer padurus. Soft-shelled crabs are blue crabs that have recently cast their shells. See Cancer; also, Box crab, Fiddler crab, Hermit crab, Spider crab, etc., under Box, Fiddler. etc.

2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.

3. [See Crab, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste.

   When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl.
   --Shak.

4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick. [Obs.]
   --Garrick.

5. (Mech.)

   1. A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc.

   2. A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc.

   3. A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.

   4. A claw for anchoring a portable machine. Calling crab. (Zo["o]l.) See Fiddler., n., 2. Crab apple, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also, the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple ( Pyrus Malus var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple ( Pyrus baccata); and the American ( Pyrus coronaria). Crab grass. (Bot.)

      1. A grass ( Digitaria sanguinalis syn. Panicum sanguinalis); -- called also finger grass.

      2. A grass of the genus Eleusine ( Eleusine Indica); -- called also dog's-tail grass, wire grass, etc. Crab louse (Zo["o]l.), a species of louse ( Phthirius pubis), sometimes infesting the human body. Crab plover (Zo["o]l.), an Asiatic plover ( Dromas ardeola). Crab's eyes, or Crab's stones, masses of calcareous matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid purposes; the gastroliths. Crab spider (Zo["o]l.), one of a group of spiders ( Laterigrad[ae]); -- called because they can run backwards or sideways like a crab. Crab tree, the tree that bears crab applies. Crab wood, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which takes a high polish. --McElrath. To catch a crab (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower:

         1. when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water;

         2. when he misses the water altogether in making a stroke.

Embolden \Em*bold"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emboldened; p. pr. & vb. n. Emboldening.] To give boldness or courage to; to encourage.
--Shak.

The self-conceit which emboldened him to undertake this dangerous office.
--Sir W. Scott.

Manganium \Man*ga"ni*um\, n. [NL.] Manganese.

Maiden \Maid"en\, v. t. To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.

For had I maiden'd it, as many use. Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse.
--Bp. Hall.

Maiden grass, the smaller quaking grass.

Maiden tree. See Ginkgo.

Maiden \Maid"en\ (m[=a]d"'n), n. [OE. maiden, meiden, AS. m[ae]gden, dim. of AS. m[ae]g[eth], fr. mago son, servant; akin to G. magd, m["a]dchen, maid, OHG. magad, Icel. m["o]gr son, Goth. magus boy, child, magaps virgin, and perh. to Zend. magu youth. Cf. Maid a virgin.]

1. An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid.

   She employed the residue of her life to repairing of highways, building of bridges, and endowing of maidens.
   --Carew.

   A maiden of our century, yet most meek.
   --Tennyson.

2. A female servant. [Obs.]

3. An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
   --Wharton.

4. A machine for washing linen.

Maiden \Maid"en\, a.

1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence. ``Amid the maiden throng.''
   --Addison.

   Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ?
   --Shak.

2. Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. ``A surprising old maiden lady.''
   --Thackeray.

3. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused. ``Maiden flowers.''
   --Shak.

   Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword.
   --Shak.

4. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated. -- T. Warton. Macaulay.

   Maiden assize (Eng. Law), an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves.
   --Smart.

   Maiden name, the surname of a woman before her marriage.

   Maiden pink. (Bot.) See under Pink.

   Maiden plum (Bot.), a West Indian tree ( Comocladia integrifolia) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain.

   Maiden speech, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body.

   Maiden tower, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.

   maiden voyage the first regular service voyage of a ship.

Stagy \Sta"gy\ (st[=a]"j[y^]), a. [Written also stagey.] Having an air or manner characteristic of the stage; theatrical; artificial; as, a stagy tone or bearing; -- chiefly used depreciatively.

n. (plural of constituter English)

n. One who, or that which, subdues.

a. (misspelling of intravenous English)

n. A wish (and plan) to implement a particular idea without telling anybody even though people may be affected in a negative way.

n. (context disease English) rickets

vb. (en-past of: incage)

n. 1 (context uncountable English) The state of being dispersed, of being a dispersion 2 (context countable English) The extent to which something is dispersed

n. (plural of positronium English)

n. An encounter featuring a lot of kissing.

n. (alternate form of lang=en AC45s) (plural of lang=en AC45)

a. (context US English) worthy of respect; respectable.

a. Involving more than one background.

n. maraschino

n. (context anatomy English) A clear mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelid and the exposed surface of the eyeball or sclera.

vb. (present participle of telework English)

n. (context computing English) An upgrade of a software application that enables it to run on a different platform. vb. (context computing transitive English) To upgrade (a software application) so that it is able to run on a different platform.

n. (plural of oscillon English)

vb. (present participle of ulcerate English)

a. 1 Made more lively, colourful or modern. 2 energetic.

n. (plural of postiller English)

a. Characteristic to, resembling, or relating to a giant or giants; giantlike. adv. In a giant or gigantic manner; gigantically; enormously; immensely.

n. (context US finance English) A Treasury bill.

n. 1 The owner of a house. 2 The head of a household.

n. (plural of alterer English)

n. (plural of jigging English)

a. (alternative spelling of posterolateral English)

n. retraction (of something previously said)

vb. 1 In card playing, to accidentally reveal one's cards or hand. 2 (context idiomatic English) To inadvertently reveal any secret, particularly a secret that puts one at an advantage or disadvantage.

n. (context mathematics English) A translation of a superalgebra

n. (plural of dietician English)

n. A hardy British grass ((taxlink Cynosurus cristatus species)); goldseed.

vb. 1 (context transitive English) To render (someone) bolder or more courageous. 2 (context transitive English) To encourage, inspire, or motivate. 3 (context transitive typography English) To format text in boldface.

n. (context physiology English) A solution found in tissue spaces that inundates and moistens cells in multicellular animals.

a. (en-superlativehazy)

n. A Japanese long-distance relay race, typically on roads.

a. dominated or plagued by war.

n. infection with ''Theileria'' parasites

prep.phr. known but not quite remembered

n. (attributive of religious pluralism English)

n. (plural of kehillah English)

vb. To bewitch with a magic spell; to charm.

n. (context fiction English) A shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a jackal.

n. (context obsolete English) manganese

a. 1 virgin. 2 (context of a female, human or animal English) Without offspring. 3 Like or befitting a (young, unmarried) maiden. 4 (context figuratively English) Being a first occurrence or event. n. 1 (label en now chiefly literary) A girl or an unmarried young woman. 2 A female virgin. 3 (label en obsolete dialectal) A man with no experience of sex, especially because of deliberate abstention.

n. (alternative spelling of homoscedasticity lang= en)

n. (context British English) A city or town in England and Wales with an elected town council consisting of a mayor, aldermen and councillors.

a. (alternative spelling of stagy English)

n. someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion [syn: surmounter, overcomer]

1. n. inflammation of the vertebral column

2. childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus [syn: rickets]

1. adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight" [syn: honest] [ant: dishonest]

2. showing or characterized by honor and integrity; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" [syn: honourable] [ant: dishonorable]

3. used as a title of respect; "my honorable colleague"; "our worthy commanding officer" [syn: honourable]

4. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone" [syn: ethical, honourable, moral]

5. deserving of esteem and respect; "all respectable companies give guarantees"; "ruined the family's good name" [syn: estimable, good, respectable]

1. n. a transparent membrane covering the eyeball and under surface of the eyelid

2. [also: conjunctivae (pl)]

n. employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem [syn: telecommuting]

n. large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics [syn: castor-oil plant, castor bean plant, palma christ, Ricinus communis]

n. someone who owns a home [syn: homeowner]

v. give encouragement to [syn: cheer, hearten, recreate] [ant: dishearten]

n. liquid found between the cells of the body that provides much of the liquid environment of the body

See hazy

1. adj. filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" [syn: brumous, foggy, misty]

2. indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, muzzy]

3. [also: haziest, hazier]

adj. engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" [syn: belligerent, fighting, militant, warring]

n. any drug that has a toxic effect on cells; commonly used in chemotherapy to inhibit the proliferation of cancerous cells

adj. serving to set in motion; "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage" [syn: inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first]

1. n. an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) [syn: maid]

2. (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored [syn: maiden over]

adj. having characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality; "stagy heroics" [syn: stagy]