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The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the…

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of Bid

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To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

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The act or process of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated; concentration.

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Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

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A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing; also that which is dictated.

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The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition of a man's property by will.

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The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.

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The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.

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Itinerant; traveling; passing from place to place; done on a journey.

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Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

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A trodden way; a footway.

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The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march.

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That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

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Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.

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To aim; to direct.

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The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office…

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To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a f…

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The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant.

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of Bear

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Construction of, or furnishing with, a canal or canals.

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of Conduct

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The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

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The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed.

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The act of destining or appointing.

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The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything; arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as, the disposal of the troops in two lines.

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of Drive

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The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox, or the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points…

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The income of a ruler or of a state; revennue; public money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used in the plural for funds; available mo…

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A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said.

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The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front.

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The act or result of guiding; the superintendence or assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading.

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of Handle

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of Head

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To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.

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One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though…

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Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to windward; as, a leeward berth; a leeward ship.

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Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.

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The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed.

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Wrong or bad management; as, he failed through mismagement.

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The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.

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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…

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The point between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the northeast part or region.

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The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.

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The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.

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The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.

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Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.

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A minute description; a detailed statement.

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The pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars, and channels.

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of Pilot

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To appoint.

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Directed; prescribed.

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The act of prescribing, directing, or dictating; direction; precept; also, that which is prescribed.

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A formulary or prescription for making some combination, mixture, or preparation of materials; a receipt; especially, a prescription for medicine.

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That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions.

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That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a r…

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Directed or situated toward the sea.

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That one of the four cardinal points directly opposite to the north; the region or direction to the right or direction to the right of a person who f…

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The point of the compass equally distant from the south and the east; the southeast part or region.

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The point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region.

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A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox.

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An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the other blunt, and somewhat expanded,…

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The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose of direction; supervision.

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The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence; oversight.

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Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result.

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A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course; career.

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The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.

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The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation; handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.

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To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

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The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points…

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To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twin…

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The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to leeward.

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To be placed in a center; to be central.

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To be placed in a center; to be central.

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A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.

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A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.

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To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.

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To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.

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A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox.

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A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox.

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Coming in; accruing.

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Coming in; accruing.

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of Outgo

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of Outgo

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of Centre

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of Centre

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To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

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The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

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Interchange of opinions; mutual advising; consultation.

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of Counsel

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of Counsel

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A point in which the rays of light meet, after being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.

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of Focus

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The act or result of guiding; the superintendence or assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading.

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The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge; information.

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The act or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; as,…

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of Steer

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Away.

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The office of a leader.

Clear guidance about priorities and movement.