Byname: alternatives and connections

(chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissoc…

To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said especially of personal property.

The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or horn; to give the f…

A nickname for a Nova Scotian.

A nickname for a policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel, who remodeled the police force. See Peeler.

To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a vie…

A nickname.

A member of the denomination called Christians or Disciples of Christ. They themselves repudiate the term Campbellite as a nickname. S…

A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so give; as, to give a…

To change or alter, as if by dyeing or painting; to give a false appearance to; usually, to give a specious appearance to; to cause to…

To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part; to give (money…

A nickname applied to a person in the Northern States who sympathized with the South during the Civil War.

A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the Southern United States.

A nickname given to a person of Spanish (or, by extension, Portuguese or Italian) descent.

A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded.

A nickname for auricular confession; shrift.

An additional or epithet name; a nickname.

New Hampshire; -- a nickname alluding to its mountains, which are chiefly of granite.