J. R. Firth
         n 1: English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics
               and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his
               insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context
               (1890-1960) [syn: {Firth}, {J. R. Firth}, {John Rupert
               Firth}]

English Dictionary: J. R. Firth	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jerboa rat n large Australian rat with hind legs adapted for leaping
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2. A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive             act or transaction; continuous operation; normal or actual             course or procedure; regular proceeding; as, the process             of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process;             processes of nature.                         Tell her the process of Antonio's end. --Shak.          3. A statement of events; a narrative. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          4. (Anat. & Zo[94]l.) Any marked prominence or projecting             part, especially of a bone; anapophysis.          5. (Law) The whole course of proceedings in a cause real or             personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end             of the suit; strictly, the means used for bringing the             defendant into court to answer to the action; -- a generic             term for writs of the class called judicial.          {Deacon's process} [from H. Deacon, who introduced it]             (Chem.), a method of obtaining chlorine gas by passing             hydrochloric acid gas over heated slag which has been             previously saturated with a solution of some metallic             salt, as sulphate of copper.          {Final process} (Practice), a writ of execution in an action             at law. --Burrill.          {In process}, in the condition of advance, accomplishment,             transaction, or the like; begun, and not completed.          {Jury process} (Law), the process by which a jury is summoned             in a cause, and by which their attendance is enforced.             --Burrill.          {Leblanc's process} (Chem.), the process of manufacturing             soda by treating salt with sulphuric acid, reducing the             sodium sulphate so formed to sodium sulphide by roasting             with charcoal, and converting the sodium sulphide to             sodium carbonate by roasting with lime.          {Mesne process}. See under {Mesne}.          {Process milling}, the process of high milling for grinding             flour. See under {Milling}.          {Reversible process} (Thermodynamics), any process consisting             of a cycle of operations such that the different             operations of the cycle can be performed in reverse order             with a reversal of their effects.