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A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley.

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A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild celery, parsley.

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A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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Same as Indorse.

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Same as Indorse.

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A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

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A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.

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To cover the back of; to load or burden.

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To cover the back of; to load or burden.

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Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other.

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Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other.

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To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind.

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To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind.

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That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…

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State of abutting.

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The quality or state of adhering.

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The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.

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The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating; intercession.

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A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays hold of the earth by a fluke or hook…

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A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of andirons.

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Approbation; sanction.

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The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column.

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The act attaching, or state of being attached; close adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an/ passion of affection that binds a person; as, an a…

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A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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A board which supports the back wen one is sitting;

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The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal column.

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A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See Balust…

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A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especi…

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Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

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The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence:…

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One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the canopy over a bedstead.

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of Bless

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That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

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An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same; also, a decorative featu…

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A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron, erected over a river or other water course, or over a chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passagewa…

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A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.

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of Dangle

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Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the mai…

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See Descant, n.

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A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris).

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Same as Indorsement.

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A support for wood in a fireplace; an andiron.

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The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing,…

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A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.

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of Foot

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The stirrup of a woman's saddle.

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The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.

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Foundation.

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That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle.

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The stock or wood to which the barrel of a hand gun is fastened.

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One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.

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of Hang

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Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.

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A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and played with the fingers.

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A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine

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The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument.

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The central or topmost stone of an arch. This in some styles is made different in size from the other voussoirs, or projects, or is decorated with ca…

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A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that part of the limb between the knee and…

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A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off the axletree.

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The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.

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The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; vindication.

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The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the di…

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Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidae, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flav…

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Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.

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In classical architecture, a vertically faced member immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the lowest member of a pedestal; hence, i…

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A shell, used as a die. See Props.

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Same as Arrack.

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A right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or sphere.

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Assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated.

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To arrest.

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One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.

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One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.

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The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool, saddle, or the like.

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A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament.

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of Speak

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State of being a sponsor.

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One step of a series for ascending or descending to a different level; -- commonly applied to those within a building.

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To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

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To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in successio…

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A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, wood, leather, or the like, horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of a rider, and attached by a strap…

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The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.

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Real being; existence.

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Same as Substruction.

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The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.

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The act of sustaining; maintenance; support.

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The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.

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The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained; preservation from falling; support; sustenance; maintenance.

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The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the dead spindle, or adjustable center. The headstock supports the live spindle.

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The mark aimed at in curling and in quoits.

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To advance; to travel.

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A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the heads or necks for working together.

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To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as, to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.

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To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

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To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

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To make an apology or defense.

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To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.

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A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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To support or sustain; to hold up.

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A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood, stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or approximately plane, faces; as, a block on…

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To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.

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That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a bandage or a prop.

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An architectural member, plain or ornamental, projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling outside of the same; also, a decorative featu…

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A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, sh…

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To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

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To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as champion; to support or maintain; to protect.

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To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as, to chock a wheel or cask.

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To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.

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To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.

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That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.

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To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help…

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Same as Indorse.

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To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle; to confirm.

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To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to justify by extenuating a fault; to ex…

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Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.

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An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for maintaining existence.

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To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

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In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in case of the failure of another person,…

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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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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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To cover the back of; to load or burden.

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To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.

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To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

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A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.

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To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to encourage; to advance…

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A shell, used as a die. See Props.

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To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder or of ordnance; to prove the conte…

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To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.

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To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.

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To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.

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A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle…

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Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other.

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See Show.

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imp. of Shape. Shaped.

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To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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One who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; a surety.

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To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private enterprise, with public money;…

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Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They h…

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A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass.

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To blind below; to gird round the bottom.

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To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.

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To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

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To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to.

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To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.

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To call; to summon.

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That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which on…

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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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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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In good part; kindly.

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To support, either by furnishing strength or means in cooperation to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to remove evil; to help; to assist.

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To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction.

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To show to be real or true; to prove.

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To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to reason.

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To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.

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The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support.

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A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

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A state of agreement; harmony; union.

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To run together; to meet.

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To be like something else in the dimensions and arrangement of its parts; -- followed by with or to; as, concurring figures correspond with each othe…

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To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.

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That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance; an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.

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imp. & p. p. of Fight.

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To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.

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To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to scoff.

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To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as authority or permission; to yield up o…

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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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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 flowing in or upon; influx.

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To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.

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To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose.

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Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp.,…

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To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

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The act of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education; training.

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The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.

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One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate; to put up with.

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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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Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.

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A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered…

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To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

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That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient.

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Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; es…

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The act of substantiating or proving; evidence; proof.

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Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which cor…

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The act of giving validity.

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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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A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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One who frequents; one who often visits, or resorts to customarily.

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One who frequents; one who often visits, or resorts to customarily.

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One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate ass…

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One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate ass…

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See Reenforce, v. t.

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See Reenforce, v. t.

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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 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 show to be real or true; to prove.

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Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the act of some other person or body; es…

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To wait; to pause; to delay.

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That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of…

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to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.

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A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and others, for mixing or cooling wort, hol…

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of Back

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To support or sustain; to hold up.

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A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.

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To make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish; as, health is confirmed by exercise.

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To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to strengthen.

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To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel.

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To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application; as, to digest the laws, etc.

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Same as Indorse.

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To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain.

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of Fund

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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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To cover the back of; to load or burden.

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To care; to desire.

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Subsistence or living, as dependent on some means of support; support of life; maintenance.

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of Live

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Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an aut…

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To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to favor; to aid.

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The act of reenforcing, or the state of being reenforced.

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See Reenforcement.

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To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position

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An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is digested; any cavity in which digestion tak…

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To write underneath, as one's name; to sign (one's name) to a document.

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To make to exist; to make real.

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To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind.

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of Support

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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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The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence; as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.

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To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put up with;…

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To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a building, on which it is to rest.

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To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

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That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…

Evidence that makes a claim more credible.

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

Support often implies ongoing help, resources or encouragement.

To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man…

Often describes continuing practical or organisational help.