To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.
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Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.
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To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as, to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.
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That which busies one, or that which engages the time, attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern or interest, whether for a longer or…
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To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose the least of two evils.
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Dominion; empire; authority.
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The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world as the dwelling place of mortals, in d…
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Act of environing; state of being environed.
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The quality of being easily performed; freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the facility of an operation.
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of Grind
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To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
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The act of installing or giving possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained mini…
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Urine. See Lant.
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The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.
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A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a whole; a part.
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To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.
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One of the grand districts or quarters into which any space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is conceived of as divided; hence, in general…
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To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.
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To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to respond to a question or an argument.
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Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more valuable or exellent than others; of special value or exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choic…
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of Set
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Taken.
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A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.
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The art or science of building; especially, the art of building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures, for the purposes of civil life; -- o…
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The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered w…
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The principal grounds of a college or school, between the buildings or within the main inclosure; as, the college campus.
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An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street a…
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A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the fence surrounding a dwelling house.
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A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.
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The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
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The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God; deity; godhead.
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The crab plover (Dromas ardeola), a peculiar North African bird, allied to the oyster catcher.
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of Engineer
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Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.
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The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change.
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The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
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That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country,…
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An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succ…
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A field where grain is grown.
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The art of judging of a person's character, disposition, and aptitude from his handwriting.
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A grated iron utensil for broiling flesh and fish over coals.
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of Humanity
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The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.
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Urine. See Lant.
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The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that plays loosely; a skirt; an apron.
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An open space between woods.
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An extensive plain with or without vegetation.
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The region around a magnet or current where magnetic forces act.
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Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.
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One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.
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Land consisting of a moor or moors.
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A certain Oriental system of theosophy.
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A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.
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Low; mean; boorish; vagabond.
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See Palestra.
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A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general.
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A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of ships; also in coating rope, canvas,…
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To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.
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A country or region, more or less remote from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government; a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy.
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A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under the dominion of a king; a kingdom.
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The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.
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Knowledge; knowledge of principles and causes; ascertained truth of facts.
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One of the vast plains in Southeastern Europe and in Asia, generally elevated, and free from wood, analogous to many of the prairies in Western North…
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To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder; especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel; as, to strip a man of his possession,…
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Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of the industrial arts, especially of the more important manufactures, as spinning, weaving,…
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The generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of the deities; also, a poem treatin…
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The science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and government, the doctrine…
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A rolling, marshy, mossy plain of Northern Siberia.
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A rod; a stick; a staff.
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A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
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A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
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of Field
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of Field
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Rennet. See 3d Reed.
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Rennet. See 3d Reed.
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A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…
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A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…
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An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or…
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The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
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The channel of a stream.
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A part of a circle comprehended between two radii and the included arc.
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The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered w…
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A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.
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A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for nautical and astronomical measurements. I…
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The act of passing; passage through or over.
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The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; carriage from one place to another; removal; conveyance.
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Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a building.
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The area in the central part of an amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered w…
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The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the limits of a bailiff's authority.
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A flat, open country.
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The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education; development of the faculties by instruction and exercise; training, whether physical, menta…
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Dominion; empire; authority.
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The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.
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To lament; to bewail; to complain.
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A body or space contained under a single surface, which in every part is equally distant from a point within called its center.
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A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…
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Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.
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Alt. of Theatre
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An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently uncovered, except the stage, but in…
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