Buoy: alternatives and connections

an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of Begin, sometimes used in old poetry. [See Gan.]

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See under Buoy, n.

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A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

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Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, somet…

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The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck, in which the cargo is stowed.

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A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.

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To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar…

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To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight.

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To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in…

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Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury.

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Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid; tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury.

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