That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.
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That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
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An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb.
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Conjoined; attending; consequent.
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The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of…
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Attachment to the United States.
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Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic art; anatomical observations.
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An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to the English.
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An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word, expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer in common use.
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A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.
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A self-evident and necessary truth, or a proposition whose truth is so evident as first sight that no reasoning or demonstration can make it plainer;…
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Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.
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A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain.
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A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general currency.
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See 2d Calk, v. t.
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Among theatrical performers, the last word of the preceding speaker, which reminds one that he is to speak next; cue.
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A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document.
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A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing.
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That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number required to fill a thing or make it complete.
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The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic pleasure.
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Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the construction, disposition, and application of words in discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy…
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A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor.
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The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood, of grace, of words, and the like.
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A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witti…
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A figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild n…
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The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness; congratulation.
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State of being gloomy.
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To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously.
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Conferring honor; tending to honor.
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The use of hyperbole.
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The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any language; the genius or cast of a language.
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The act of involving or infolding.
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The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.
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To learn.
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That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.
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An established principle or proposition; a condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an…
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A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.
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A bursting forth.
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Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance.
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A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or being a portion of a sentence; as,…
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Manner of expression; peculiarity of diction; style.
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of Phrase
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Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.
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An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the…
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A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe.
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imp. of See.
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The quality of being sentimental; the character or behavior of a sentimentalist; sentimentality.
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A word which was made the criterion by which to distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh, cal…
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The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in Scotland; hence, any rallying cry.
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A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is emitted by a body in combustion.
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A little spark; a scintillation.
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To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.
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The use of many words without necessity, or with little sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.
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Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quali…
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of Word
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of Communicate
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The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of smallpox; communication of a secret.
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Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental; component.
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To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.
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The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.
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Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds, expressive of thought, artic…
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The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking.
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To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orang…
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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 face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face.
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Exactly representing; exact.
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Exactly representing; exact.
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To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
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To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
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The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.
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The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
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The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…
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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 act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
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Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.
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To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes while keeping them directed; --…
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The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which manifests; exh…
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The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.
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See Reflection.
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Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression.
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