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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mother \Moth"er\, n. [OE. moder, AS. m[d3]dor; akin to D. moeder, OS. m[d3]dar, G. mutter, OHG. muotar, Icel. m[d3][edh]ir, Dan. & Sw. moder, OSlav. mati, Russ. mate, Ir. & Gael. mathair, L. mater, Gr. mh`thr, Skr. m[be]t[rsdot]; cf. Skr. m[be] to measure. [fb]268. Cf. {Material}, {Matrix}, {Metropolis}, {Father}.] 1. A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child. 2. That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix. Alas! poor country! . . . it can not Be called our mother, but our grave. --Shak. I behold . . . the solitary majesty of Crete, mother of a religion, it is said, that lived two thousand years. --Landor. 3. An old woman or matron. [Familiar] 4. The female superior or head of a religious house, as an abbess, etc. 5. Hysterical passion; hysteria. [Obs.] --Shak. {Mother Carey's chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small petrels, as the stormy petrel ({Procellaria pelagica}), and Leach's petrel ({Oceanodroma leucorhoa}), both of the Atlantic, and {O. furcata} of the North Pacific. {Mother Carey's goose} (Zo[94]l.), the giant fulmar of the Pacific. See {Fulmar}. {Mother's mark} (Med.), a congenital mark upon the body; a n[91]vus. | |
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Surf \Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.] The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. {Surf bird} (Zo[94]l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus {Aphriza}, allied to the turnstone. {Surf clam} (Zo[94]l.), a large clam living on the open coast, especially {Mactra, [or] Spisula, solidissima}. See {Mactra}. {Surf duck} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}, especially {O. percpicillata}; -- called also {surf scoter}. See the Note under {Scoter}. {Surf fish} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of California embiotocoid fishes. See {Embiotocoid}. {Surf smelt}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Smelt}. {Surf whiting}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Whiting}. | |
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Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}. Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca}). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter ({O. Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck}, {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the black scoter ({O. Americana}), called also {black coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter, or surf duck ({O. perspicillata}), called also {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead}, {pishaug}, and spectacled coot. These birds are collectively called also {coots}. The females and young are called gray coots, and brown coots. | |
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Hop \Hop\, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G. hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel. humall, SW. & Dan. humle.] 1. (Bot.) A climbing plant ({Humulus Lupulus}), having a long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops). 2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in brewing to give a bitter taste. 3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See {Hip}. {Hop back}. (Brewing) See under 1st {Back}. {Hop clover} (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads like hops in miniature ({Trifolium agrarium}, and {T. procumbens}). {Hop flea} (Zo[94]l.), a small flea beetle ({Haltica concinna}), very injurious to hops. {Hop fly} (Zo[94]l.), an aphid ({Phorodon humuli}), very injurious to hop vines. {Hop froth fly} (Zo[94]l.), an hemipterous insect ({Aphrophora interrupta}), allied to the cockoo spits. It often does great damage to hop vines. {Hop hornbeam} (Bot.), an American tree of the genus {Ostrya} ({O. Virginica}) the American ironwood; also, a European species ({O. vulgaris}). {Hop moth} (Zo[94]l.), a moth ({Hypena humuli}), which in the larval state is very injurious to hop vines. {Hop picker}, one who picks hops. {Hop pole}, a pole used to support hop vines. {Hop tree} (Bot.), a small American tree ({Ptelia trifoliata}), having broad, flattened fruit in large clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops. {Hop vine} (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop. | |
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O94phorectomy \O`[94]*pho*rec"to*my\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n egg + [?] to bear + [?] a cutting out.] (Surg.) Ovariotomy. | |
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O94phoric \O`[94]*phor"ic\, a. (Bot.) Having the nature of, or belonging to, an o[94]phore. | |
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Obrogate \Ob"ro*gate\, v. t. [L. obrogatus, p. p. of obrogare to obrogate.] To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one. [Obs.] --Bailey. | |
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Obversant \Ob*vers"ant\, a. [L. obversans, p. pr. of obversari to hover before; ob (see {Ob-}) + versare to move about.] Conversant; familiar. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Obverse \Ob*verse"\, a. [L. obversus, p. p. of obvertere. See {Obvert}.] Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf. | |
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Obverse \Ob"verse\, n. [Cf.F. obverse, obvers. See {Obverse}, a.] 1. The face of a coin which has the principal image or inscription upon it; -- the other side being the reverse. 2. Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to, another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible sides, or of two corresponding things. The fact that it [a belief] invariably exists being the obverse of the fact that there is no alternative belief. --H. Spencer. | |
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Obversely \Ob*verse"ly\, adv. In an obverse manner. | |
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Obversion \Ob*ver"sion\, n. [L. obversio a turning towards.] 1. The act of turning toward or downward. 2. (Logic) The act of immediate inference, by which we deny the opposite of anything which has been affirmed; as, all men are mortal; then, by obversion, no men are immortal. This is also described as [bd]immediate inference by privative conception.[b8] --Bain. | |
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Force \Force\, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis strong. See {Fort}, n.] 1. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or energy; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a contract, or a term. He was, in the full force of the words, a good man. --Macaulay. 2. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion. Which now they hold by force, and not by right. --Shak. 3. Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; -- an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation. Is Lucius general of the forces? --Shak. 4. (Law) (a) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary to law, upon persons or things; violence. (b) Validity; efficacy. --Burrill. 5. (Physics) Any action between two bodies which changes, or tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to change, any physical relation between them, whether mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force; centrifugal force. {Animal force} (Physiol.), muscular force or energy. {Catabiotic force} [Gr. [?] down (intens.) + [?] life.] (Biol.), the influence exerted by living structures on adjoining cells, by which the latter are developed in harmony with the primary structures. {Centrifugal force}, {Centripetal force}, {Coercive force}, etc. See under {Centrifugal}, {Centripetal}, etc. {Composition of forces}, {Correlation of forces}, etc. See under {Composition}, {Correlation}, etc. {Force and arms} [trans. of L. vi et armis] (Law), an expression in old indictments, signifying violence. {In force}, [or] {Of force}, of unimpaired efficacy; valid; of full virtue; not suspended or reversed. [bd]A testament is of force after men are dead.[b8] --Heb. ix. 17. {Metabolic force} (Physiol.), the influence which causes and controls the metabolism of the body. {No force}, no matter of urgency or consequence; no account; hence, to do no force, to make no account of; not to heed. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {Of force}, of necessity; unavoidably; imperatively. [bd]Good reasons must, of force, give place to better.[b8] --Shak. {Plastic force} (Physiol.), the force which presumably acts in the growth and repair of the tissues. {Vital force} (Physiol.), that force or power which is inherent in organization; that form of energy which is the cause of the vital phenomena of the body, as distinguished from the physical forces generally known. Syn: Strength; vigor; might; energy; stress; vehemence; violence; compulsion; coaction; constraint; coercion. Usage: {Force}, {Strength}. Strength looks rather to power as an inward capability or energy. Thus we speak of the strength of timber, bodily strength, mental strength, strength of emotion, etc. Force, on the other hand, looks more to the outward; as, the force of gravitation, force of circumstances, force of habit, etc. We do, indeed, speak of strength of will and force of will; but even here the former may lean toward the internal tenacity of purpose, and the latter toward the outward expression of it in action. But, though the two words do in a few cases touch thus closely on each other, there is, on the whole, a marked distinction in our use of force and strength. [bd]Force is the name given, in mechanical science, to whatever produces, or can produce, motion.[b8] --Nichol. Thy tears are of no force to mollify This flinty man. --Heywood. More huge in strength than wise in works he was. --Spenser. Adam and first matron Eve Had ended now their orisons, and found Strength added from above, new hope to spring Out of despair. --Milton. | |
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Oparcular \O*par"cu*lar\, a. Of, pertaining to, or like, an operculum. | |
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Opera \Op"er*a\, n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op[82]ra. See {Operate}.] 1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama. 2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music. 3. The house where operas are exhibited. {[d8]Op[82]ra bouffe} [F. op[82]ra opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo], {[d8]Opera buffa} [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera. {Opera box}, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private party. {[d8]Op[82]ra comique} [F.], comic or humorous opera. {Opera flannel}, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight. {Opera girl} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Mantisia saltatoria}) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also {dancing girls}. {Opera glass}, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc. {Opera hat}, a gentleman's folding hat. {Opera house}, specifically, a theater devoted to the performance of operas. {[d8]Opera seria} [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera. | |
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Opera \Op"er*a\, n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op[82]ra. See {Operate}.] 1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama. 2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music. 3. The house where operas are exhibited. {[d8]Op[82]ra bouffe} [F. op[82]ra opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo], {[d8]Opera buffa} [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera. {Opera box}, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private party. {[d8]Op[82]ra comique} [F.], comic or humorous opera. {Opera flannel}, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight. {Opera girl} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Mantisia saltatoria}) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also {dancing girls}. {Opera glass}, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc. {Opera hat}, a gentleman's folding hat. {Opera house}, specifically, a theater devoted to the performance of operas. {[d8]Opera seria} [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera. | |
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Opera \Op"er*a\, n. [It., fr. opera work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op[82]ra. See {Operate}.] 1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama. 2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music. 3. The house where operas are exhibited. {[d8]Op[82]ra bouffe} [F. op[82]ra opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo], {[d8]Opera buffa} [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera. {Opera box}, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private party. {[d8]Op[82]ra comique} [F.], comic or humorous opera. {Opera flannel}, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight. {Opera girl} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Mantisia saltatoria}) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also {dancing girls}. {Opera glass}, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc. {Opera hat}, a gentleman's folding hat. {Opera house}, specifically, a theater devoted to the performance of operas. {[d8]Opera seria} [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera. | |
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Drama \Dra"ma\ (?; 277), n. [L. drama, Gr. [?], fr. [?] to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.] 1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by actors on the stage. A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon. --Milton. 2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and interest. [bd]The drama of war.[b8] --Thackeray. Westward the course of empire takes its way; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day; Time's noblest offspring is the last. --Berkeley. The drama and contrivances of God's providence. --Sharp. 3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or illustrating it; dramatic literature. Note: The principal species of the drama are {tragedy} and {comedy}; inferior species are {tragi-comedy}, {melodrama}, {operas}, {burlettas}, and {farces}. {The romantic drama}, the kind of drama whose aim is to present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays (like those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories told in dialogue by actors on the stage. --J. A. Symonds. | |
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Opercle \O"per*cle\, n. [Cf.F. opercule. See {Operculum}.] 1. (Anat.) Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An operculum. | |
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Operculum \O*per"cu*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Opercula}, E. {Operculums}. [L., a cover or lid, fr. operire to cover.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The lid of a pitcherform leaf. (b) The lid of the urnlike capsule of mosses. 2. (Anat.) (a) Any lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the opercula of a dental follicle. (b) The fold of integument, usually supported by bony plates, which protects the gills of most fishes and some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill lid. (c) The principal opercular bone in the upper and posterior part of the gill cover. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The lid closing the aperture of various species of shells, as the common whelk. See Illust. of {Gastropoda}. (b) Any lid-shaped structure closing the aperture of a tube or shell. | |
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Opercula \O*per"cu*la\, n. pl. See {Operculum}. | |
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Opercular \O*per"cu*lar\, n. (Anat.) The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes. | |
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Operculate \O*per"cu*late\, Operculated \O*per"cu*la`ted\, a. [L. operculatus, p. p. of operculare to furnish with a lid, fr. operculum lid.] 1. (Bot.) Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes. | |
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Operculate \O*per"cu*late\, Operculated \O*per"cu*la`ted\, a. [L. operculatus, p. p. of operculare to furnish with a lid, fr. operculum lid.] 1. (Bot.) Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes. | |
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Operculiferous \O*per`cu*lif"er*ous\, a. [Operculum + -ferous.] (Zo[94]l.) Bearing an operculum. | |
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Operculiform \O*per"cu*li*form\, a. [L. operculum a cover + -form: cf. F. operculiforme.] Having the form of a lid or cover. | |
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Operculigenous \O*per`cu*lig`e*nous\, a. [Operculum + -genous.] (Zo[94]l.) Producing an operculum; -- said of the foot, or part of the foot, of certain mollusks. | |
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Operculum \O*per"cu*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Opercula}, E. {Operculums}. [L., a cover or lid, fr. operire to cover.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The lid of a pitcherform leaf. (b) The lid of the urnlike capsule of mosses. 2. (Anat.) (a) Any lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the opercula of a dental follicle. (b) The fold of integument, usually supported by bony plates, which protects the gills of most fishes and some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill lid. (c) The principal opercular bone in the upper and posterior part of the gill cover. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The lid closing the aperture of various species of shells, as the common whelk. See Illust. of {Gastropoda}. (b) Any lid-shaped structure closing the aperture of a tube or shell. | |
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Operculum \O*per"cu*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Opercula}, E. {Operculums}. [L., a cover or lid, fr. operire to cover.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The lid of a pitcherform leaf. (b) The lid of the urnlike capsule of mosses. 2. (Anat.) (a) Any lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the opercula of a dental follicle. (b) The fold of integument, usually supported by bony plates, which protects the gills of most fishes and some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill lid. (c) The principal opercular bone in the upper and posterior part of the gill cover. 3. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The lid closing the aperture of various species of shells, as the common whelk. See Illust. of {Gastropoda}. (b) Any lid-shaped structure closing the aperture of a tube or shell. | |
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Operose \Op"er*ose`\ a. [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor, opus, operis, work, labor.] Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome. [bd]Operose proceeding.[b8] --Burke. [bd]A very operose calculation.[b8] --De Quincey. -- {Op"er*ose`ly}, adv. -- {Op"er*ose`ness}, n. | |
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Operose \Op"er*ose`\ a. [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor, opus, operis, work, labor.] Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome. [bd]Operose proceeding.[b8] --Burke. [bd]A very operose calculation.[b8] --De Quincey. -- {Op"er*ose`ly}, adv. -- {Op"er*ose`ness}, n. | |
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Operose \Op"er*ose`\ a. [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor, opus, operis, work, labor.] Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome. [bd]Operose proceeding.[b8] --Burke. [bd]A very operose calculation.[b8] --De Quincey. -- {Op"er*ose`ly}, adv. -- {Op"er*ose`ness}, n. | |
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Operosity \Op`er*os"i*ty\, n. [L. operositas.] Laboriousness. [R.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Operous \Op"er*ous\, a. Operose. [Obs.] --Holder. -- {Op"er*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] | |
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Operous \Op"er*ous\, a. Operose. [Obs.] --Holder. -- {Op"er*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] | |
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5. (Mach.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc. {Spider ant}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Solitary ant}, under {Solitary}. {Spider crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of maioid crabs having a more or less triangular body and ten long legs. Some of the species grow to great size, as the great Japanese spider crab ({Macrocheira Kempferi}), measuring sometimes more than fifteen feet across the legs when they are extended. {Spider fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of parasitic dipterous insects of the family {Hippoboscid[91]}. They are mostly destitute of wings, and live among the feathers of birds and the hair of bats. Called also {bird tick}, and {bat tick}. {Spider hunter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian sunbirds of the genus {Arachnothera}. {Spider lines}, filaments of a spider's web crossing the field of vision in optical instruments; -- used for determining the exact position of objects and making delicate measurements. Fine wires, silk fibers, or lines on glass similarly placed, are called spider lines. {Spider mite}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of parasitic mites of the genus {Argas} and allied genera. See {Argas}. (b) Any one of numerous small mites injurious to plants. {Spider monkey} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of South American monkeys of the genus {Ateles}, having very long legs and a long prehensile tail. {Spider orchis} (Bot.), a European orchidaceous plant ({Ophrys aranifera}), having flowers which resemble spiders. {Spider shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the genus {Pteroceras}. See {Pteroceras}. | |
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3. A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. [Obs.] A trifling fly, none of your great familiars. --B. Jonson. 4. A parasite. [Obs.] --Massinger. 5. A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for hire and usually drawn by one horse. [Eng.] 6. The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes, the length from the [bd]union[b8] to the extreme end. 7. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the wind blows. 8. (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are marked; the compass card. --Totten. 9. (Mech.) (a) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the striking part of a clock. (b) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome, is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining press. See {Fly wheel} (below). 10. (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is penetrating another loop; a latch. --Knight. 11. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn. 12. (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or jerk. --Knight. 13. (a) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from the press. (b) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power to a power printing press for doing the same work. 14. The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof of the tent at no other place. 15. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater. 16. The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers, overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons. 17. (Baseball) A batted ball that flies to a considerable distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly. {Black fly}, {Cheese fly}, {Dragon fly, etc.} See under {Black}, {Cheese}, etc. -- {Fly agaric} (Bot.), a mushroom ({Agaricus muscarius}), having a narcotic juice which, in sufficient quantities, is poisonous. -- {Fly block} (Naut.), a pulley whose position shifts to suit the working of the tackle with which it is connected; -- used in the hoisting tackle of yards. -- {Fly board} (Printing Press), the board on which printed sheets are deposited by the fly. -- {Fly book}, a case in the form of a book for anglers' flies. --Kingsley.{Fly cap}, a cap with wings, formerly worn by women. -- {Fly drill}, a drill having a reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the driving power being applied by the hand through a cord winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it rotates backward and forward. --Knight.{Fly fishing}, the act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial flies. --Walton.{Fly flap}, an implement for killing flies. -- {Fly governor}, a governor for regulating the speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes revolving in the air. -- {Fly honeysuckle} (Bot.), a plant of the honeysuckle genus ({Lonicera}), having a bushy stem and the flowers in pairs, as {L. ciliata} and {L. Xylosteum}. -- {Fly hook}, a fishhook supplied with an artificial fly. -- {Fly leaf}, an unprinted leaf at the beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. -- {Fly maggot}, a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray. {Fly net}, a screen to exclude insects. {Fly nut} (Mach.), a nut with wings; a thumb nut; a finger nut. {Fly orchis} (Bot.), a plant ({Ophrys muscifera}), whose flowers resemble flies. {Fly paper}, poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that feed upon or are entangled by it. {Fly powder}, an arsenical powder used to poison flies. {Fly press}, a screw press for punching, embossing, etc., operated by hand and having a heavy fly. {Fly rail}, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged leaf of a table. {Fly rod}, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly. {Fly sheet}, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill. {Fly snapper} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird ({Phainopepla nitens}), allied to the chatterers and shrikes. The male is glossy blue-black; the female brownish gray. {Fly wheel} (Mach.), a heavy wheel attached to machinery to equalize the movement (opposing any sudden acceleration by its inertia and any retardation by its momentum), and to accumulate or give out energy for a variable or intermitting resistance. See {Fly}, n., 9. {On the fly} (Baseball), still in the air; -- said of a batted ball caught before touching the ground. | |
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Oppress \Op*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oppressing}.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L. oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see {Ob-}) + premere to press. See {Press}.] 1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. --Wyclif. For thee, oppress[8a]d king, am I cast down. --Shak. Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen ! --Milton. 2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.] The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. --Shak. 4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach. | |
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Oppress \Op*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oppressing}.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L. oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see {Ob-}) + premere to press. See {Press}.] 1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. --Wyclif. For thee, oppress[8a]d king, am I cast down. --Shak. Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen ! --Milton. 2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.] The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. --Shak. 4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach. | |
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Oppress \Op*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oppressing}.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L. oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see {Ob-}) + premere to press. See {Press}.] 1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. --Wyclif. For thee, oppress[8a]d king, am I cast down. --Shak. Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress Thy chosen ! --Milton. 2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.] The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. --Shak. 4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach. | |
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Oppression \Op*pres"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. oppressio.] 1. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed. 2. That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny. [bd]The multitude of oppressions.[b8] --Job xxxv. 9. 3. A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs. There gentlee Sleep First found me, and with soft oppression seized My drowsed sense. --Milton. 4. Ravishment; rape. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Oppressive \Op*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. oppressif.] 1. Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law. --Macaulay. 2. Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands. 3. Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive grief or woe. To ease the soul of one oppressive weight. --Pope. -- {Op*press"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Op*press"ive*ness}, n. | |
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Oppressive \Op*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. oppressif.] 1. Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law. --Macaulay. 2. Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands. 3. Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive grief or woe. To ease the soul of one oppressive weight. --Pope. -- {Op*press"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Op*press"ive*ness}, n. | |
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Oppressive \Op*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. oppressif.] 1. Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law. --Macaulay. 2. Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands. 3. Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive grief or woe. To ease the soul of one oppressive weight. --Pope. -- {Op*press"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Op*press"ive*ness}, n. | |
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Oppressor \Op*press"or\, n. [L.] One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity. The orphan pines while the oppressor feeds. --Shak. To relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor. --Swift. | |
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Oppressure \Op*pres"sure\, n. Oppression. [Obs.] | |
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Ovary \O"va*ry\, n.; pl. {Ovaries}. [NL. ovarium, fr. L. ovum egg: cf. F. ovaire. See {Oval}.] 1. (Bot.) That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of {Flower}. 2. (Zo[94]l. & Anat.) The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of {Discophora}. | |
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Ovarious \O*va"ri*ous\, a. Consisting of eggs; as, ovarious food. [R.] --Thomson. | |
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Over \O"ver\, adv. 1. From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. 2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space or barrier; -- used with verbs of motion; as, to sail over to England; to hand over the money; to go over to the enemy. [bd]We will pass over to Gibeah.[b8] --Judges xix. 12. Also, with verbs of being: At, or on, the opposite side; as, the boat is over. 3. From beginning to end; throughout the course, extent, or expanse of anything; as, to look over accounts, or a stock of goods; a dress covered over with jewels. 4. From inside to outside, above or across the brim. Good measure, pressed down . . . and running over. --Luke vi. 38. 5. Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity; superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work over. [bd]So over violent.[b8] --Dryden. He that gathered much had nothing over. --Ex. xvi. 18. 6. In a manner to bring the under side to or towards the top; as, to turn (one's self) over; to roll a stone over; to turn over the leaves; to tip over a cart. 7. At an end; beyond the limit of continuance; completed; finished. [bd]Their distress was over.[b8] --Macaulay. [bd]The feast was over.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. Note: Over, out, off, and similar adverbs, are often used in the predicate with the sense and force of adjectives, agreeing in this respect with the adverbs of place, here, there, everywhere, nowhere; as, the games were over; the play is over; the master was out; his hat is off. Note: Over is much used in composition, with the same significations that it has as a separate word; as in overcast, overflow, to cast or flow so as to spread over or cover; overhang, to hang above; overturn, to turn so as to bring the underside towards the top; overact, overreach, to act or reach beyond, implying excess or superiority. {All over}. (a) Over the whole; upon all parts; completely; as, he is spatterd with mud all over. (b) Wholly over; at an end; as, it is all over with him. {Over again}, once more; with repetition; afresh; anew. --Dryden. {Over against}, opposite; in front. --Addison. {Over and above}, in a manner, or degree, beyond what is supposed, defined, or usual; besides; in addition; as, not over and above well. [bd]He . . . gained, over and above, the good will of all people.[b8] --L' Estrange. {Over and over}, repeatedly; again and again. {To boil over}. See under {Boil}, v. i. {To come it over}, {To do over}, {To give over}, etc. See under {Come}, {Do}, {Give}, etc. {To throw over}, to abandon; to betray. Cf. {To throw overboard}, under {Overboard}. | |
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Over \O"ver\, adv. 1. From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. 2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space or barrier; -- used with verbs of motion; as, to sail over to England; to hand over the money; to go over to the enemy. [bd]We will pass over to Gibeah.[b8] --Judges xix. 12. Also, with verbs of being: At, or on, the opposite side; as, the boat is over. 3. From beginning to end; throughout the course, extent, or expanse of anything; as, to look over accounts, or a stock of goods; a dress covered over with jewels. 4. From inside to outside, above or across the brim. Good measure, pressed down . . . and running over. --Luke vi. 38. 5. Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity; superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work over. [bd]So over violent.[b8] --Dryden. He that gathered much had nothing over. --Ex. xvi. 18. 6. In a manner to bring the under side to or towards the top; as, to turn (one's self) over; to roll a stone over; to turn over the leaves; to tip over a cart. 7. At an end; beyond the limit of continuance; completed; finished. [bd]Their distress was over.[b8] --Macaulay. [bd]The feast was over.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. Note: Over, out, off, and similar adverbs, are often used in the predicate with the sense and force of adjectives, agreeing in this respect with the adverbs of place, here, there, everywhere, nowhere; as, the games were over; the play is over; the master was out; his hat is off. Note: Over is much used in composition, with the same significations that it has as a separate word; as in overcast, overflow, to cast or flow so as to spread over or cover; overhang, to hang above; overturn, to turn so as to bring the underside towards the top; overact, overreach, to act or reach beyond, implying excess or superiority. {All over}. (a) Over the whole; upon all parts; completely; as, he is spatterd with mud all over. (b) Wholly over; at an end; as, it is all over with him. {Over again}, once more; with repetition; afresh; anew. --Dryden. {Over against}, opposite; in front. --Addison. {Over and above}, in a manner, or degree, beyond what is supposed, defined, or usual; besides; in addition; as, not over and above well. [bd]He . . . gained, over and above, the good will of all people.[b8] --L' Estrange. {Over and over}, repeatedly; again and again. {To boil over}. See under {Boil}, v. i. {To come it over}, {To do over}, {To give over}, etc. See under {Come}, {Do}, {Give}, etc. {To throw over}, to abandon; to betray. Cf. {To throw overboard}, under {Overboard}. | |
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Overact \O`ver*act"\, v. t. 1. To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he overacted his part. 2. To act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.] The hope of inheritance overacts them. --Milton. | |
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Overact \O`ver*act"\, v. i. To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. --B. Jonson. | |
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Overaction \O"ver*ac"tion\, n. Per[?]ormance to excess; exaggerated or excessive action. | |
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Overagitate \O`ver*ag"i*tate\, v. t. To agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. t. [imp. {Overcame}; p. p. {Overcome}; p. pr & vb. n. {Overcoming}.] [AS. ofercuman. See {Over}, {Come}, and cf. {Supervene}.] 1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle. This wretched woman overcome Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been. --Spenser. 2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] --J. Philips. 3. To come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs.] And overcome us like a summer's cloud. --Shak. Syn: To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See {Conquer}. | |
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Overcanopy \O`ver*can"o*py\, v. t. To cover as with a canopy. --Shak. | |
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Overcapable \O`ver*ca"pa*ble\, a. Too capable. [R.] Overcapable of such pleasing errors. --Hooker. | |
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Overcare \O"ver*care"\, n. Excessive care. --Dryden. | |
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Overcareful \O"ver*care"ful\, a. Too careful. --Shak. | |
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Overcarking \O"ver*cark"ing\, a. Too anxious; too full of care. [Archaic] --Fuller. | |
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Overcarry \O`ver*car"ry\, v. t. & i. To carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point. --Hayward. | |
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Overcast \O`ver*cast"\, v. t. (Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast stitching or by folding one edge over another. | |
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Overcast \O`ver*cast"\, v. t. 1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken. Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly. --Dryden. 2. To compute or rate too high. --Bacon. 3. (Sewing) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling. | |
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Overcatch \O`ver*catch"\, v. t. To overtake. [Obs.] | |
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Overcautious \O"ver*cau"tious\, a. Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. -- {O"ver*cau"tious*ly}, adv. -- {O"ver*cau"tiou*ness}, n. | |
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Overcautious \O"ver*cau"tious\, a. Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. -- {O"ver*cau"tious*ly}, adv. -- {O"ver*cau"tiou*ness}, n. | |
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Overcautious \O"ver*cau"tious\, a. Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. -- {O"ver*cau"tious*ly}, adv. -- {O"ver*cau"tiou*ness}, n. | |
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Overchange \O"ver*change`\, n. Too much or too frequent change; fickleness. [R.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Overcharge \O`ver*charge"\, v. t. [Cf. {Supercharge}, {Surcharge}.] 1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. To fill too full; to crowd. Our language is overcharged with consonants. --Addison. 3. To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price. 4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description. {Overcharged mine}. (Mil.) See {Globe of compression}, under {Globe}. | |
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Overcharge \O`ver*charge"\, v. i. To make excessive charges. | |
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Overcharge \O"ver*charge`\, n. [Cf. {Supercargo}, {Supercharge}.] 1. An excessive load or burden. 2. An excessive charge in an account. | |
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Overcharge \O`ver*charge"\, v. t. [Cf. {Supercharge}, {Surcharge}.] 1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. To fill too full; to crowd. Our language is overcharged with consonants. --Addison. 3. To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price. 4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description. {Overcharged mine}. (Mil.) See {Globe of compression}, under {Globe}. | |
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Globe \Globe\, n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.] 1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere. 2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp. 3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article. --Locke. 4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; -- called also {artificial globe}. 5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square. Him round A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. --Milton. {Globe amaranth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gomphrena} ({G. globosa}), bearing round heads of variously colored flowers, which long retain color when gathered. {Globe animalcule}, a small, globular, locomotive organism ({Volvox globator}), once throught to be an animal, afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[91]. {Globe of compression} (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a wide crater; -- called also {overcharged mine}. {Globe daisy} (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus {Globularing}, common in Europe. The flowers are minute and form globular heads. {Globe sight}, a form of front sight placed on target rifles. {Globe slater} (Zo[94]l.), an isopod crustacean of the genus {Spheroma}. {Globe thistle} (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers in large globular heads ({Cynara Scolymus}); also, certain species of the related genus {Echinops}. {Globe valve}. (a) A ball valve. (b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight. | |
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Overcharge \O`ver*charge"\, v. t. [Cf. {Supercharge}, {Surcharge}.] 1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. To fill too full; to crowd. Our language is overcharged with consonants. --Addison. 3. To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price. 4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description. {Overcharged mine}. (Mil.) See {Globe of compression}, under {Globe}. | |
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Globe \Globe\, n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.] 1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a ball; a sphere. 2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape; as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp. 3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by the definite article. --Locke. 4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial globe; -- called also {artificial globe}. 5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans, answering to the modern infantry square. Him round A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed. --Milton. {Globe amaranth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gomphrena} ({G. globosa}), bearing round heads of variously colored flowers, which long retain color when gathered. {Globe animalcule}, a small, globular, locomotive organism ({Volvox globator}), once throught to be an animal, afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[91]. {Globe of compression} (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a wide crater; -- called also {overcharged mine}. {Globe daisy} (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus {Globularing}, common in Europe. The flowers are minute and form globular heads. {Globe sight}, a form of front sight placed on target rifles. {Globe slater} (Zo[94]l.), an isopod crustacean of the genus {Spheroma}. {Globe thistle} (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers in large globular heads ({Cynara Scolymus}); also, certain species of the related genus {Echinops}. {Globe valve}. (a) A ball valve. (b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight. | |
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Overclimb \O`ver*climb"\, v. t. To climb over. --Surrey. | |
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Overcloud \O`ver*cloud"\, v. t. To cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast. | |
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Overcloy \O`ver*cloy"\, v. t. To fill beyond satiety. --Shak. | |
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Overcoat \O"ver*coat`\, n. [Cf. {Surcoat}.] A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat. | |
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Overcold \O"ver*cold"\, a. Cold to excess. --Wiseman. | |
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Overcolor \O`ver*col"or\, v. t. To color too highly. | |
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Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. t. [imp. {Overcame}; p. p. {Overcome}; p. pr & vb. n. {Overcoming}.] [AS. ofercuman. See {Over}, {Come}, and cf. {Supervene}.] 1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle. This wretched woman overcome Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been. --Spenser. 2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] --J. Philips. 3. To come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs.] And overcome us like a summer's cloud. --Shak. Syn: To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See {Conquer}. | |
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Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. i. To gain the superiority; to be victorious. --Rev. iii. 21. | |
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Overcomer \O`ver*com"er\, n. One who overcomes. | |
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Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. t. [imp. {Overcame}; p. p. {Overcome}; p. pr & vb. n. {Overcoming}.] [AS. ofercuman. See {Over}, {Come}, and cf. {Supervene}.] 1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle. This wretched woman overcome Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been. --Spenser. 2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] --J. Philips. 3. To come or pass over; to spreads over. [Obs.] And overcome us like a summer's cloud. --Shak. Syn: To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; surmount. See {Conquer}. | |
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Overcoming \O`ver*com"ing\, a. Conquering; subduing. -- {O`ver*com"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Overcoming \O`ver*com"ing\, a. Conquering; subduing. -- {O`ver*com"ing*ly}, adv. | |
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Overconfidence \O"ver*con"fi*dence\, n. Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust. | |
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Overconfident \O"ver*con"fi*dent\, a. Confident to excess. -- {O"ver*con"fi*dent*ly}, adv. | |
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Overconfident \O"ver*con"fi*dent\, a. Confident to excess. -- {O"ver*con"fi*dent*ly}, adv. | |
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Overcostly \O"ver*cost"ly\, a. Too costly. --Milton. | |
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Overcount \O`ver*count"\, v. t. To rate too high; to outnumber. --Shak. | |
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Overcover \O`ver*cov"er\, v. t. To cover up. --Shak. | |
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Overcredulous \O"ver*cred"u*lous\, a. Too credulous. | |
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Overcrow \O`ver*crow"\, v. t. To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower. --Spenser. Shak. | |
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Overcrowd \O`ver*crowd"\, v. t. To crowd too much. | |
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Overcunning \O"ver*cun"ning\, a. Exceedingly or excessively cunning. | |
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Oak \Oak\ ([omac]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [be]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe, Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few barely reaching the northern parts of South America and Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary rays, forming the silver grain. 2. The strong wood or timber of the oak. Note: Among the true oaks in America are: {Barren oak}, or {Black-jack}, {Q. nigra}. {Basket oak}, {Q. Michauxii}. {Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or {quercitron oak}. {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}. {Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}. {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}. {Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also called {enceno}. {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California. {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}. {Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}. {Red oak}, {Q. rubra}. {Scarlet oak}, {Q. coccinea}. {Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc. {Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}. {Spanish oak}, {Q. falcata}. {Swamp Spanish oak}, or {Pin oak}, {Q. palustris}. {Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}. {Water oak}, {Q. aguatica}. {Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}. {Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe are: {Bitter oak}, [or] {Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}). {Cork oak}, {Q. Suber}. {English white oak}, {Q. Robur}. {Evergreen oak}, {Holly oak}, [or] {Holm oak}, {Q. Ilex}. {Kermes oak}, {Q. coccifera}. {Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}. Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus {Quercus}, are: {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}). {Australian, [or] She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}). {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}). {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}. {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon excelsum}). {Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}. | |
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Overcurious \O"ver*cu"ri*ous\, a. Too curious. | |
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Overeager \O`ver*ea"ger\, a. Too eager; too impatient. -- {O`ver*ea"ger*ly}, adv. -- {O"ver*ea"ger*ness}, n. | |
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Overeager \O`ver*ea"ger\, a. Too eager; too impatient. -- {O`ver*ea"ger*ly}, adv. -- {O"ver*ea"ger*ness}, n. | |
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Overeager \O`ver*ea"ger\, a. Too eager; too impatient. -- {O`ver*ea"ger*ly}, adv. -- {O"ver*ea"ger*ness}, n. | |
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Overest \O"ver*est\, a. [Superl. of {Over}.] Uppermost; outermost. Full threadbare was his overeste courtepy. --Chaucer. | |
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Overestimate \O`ver*es"ti*mate\, n. An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote. | |
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Overestimate \O`ver*es"ti*mate\, v. t. To estimate too highly; to overvalue. | |
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Overexcite \O`ver*ex*cite"\, v. t. To excite too much. | |
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Overexcitement \O"ver*ex*cite"ment\, n. Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited. | |
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Overexert \O`ver*ex*ert"\, v. t. To exert too much. | |
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Overexertion \O"ver*ex*er"tion\, n. Excessive exertion. | |
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Overexpose \O`ver*ex*pose"\, v. t. To expose excessively; specif. (Photog.), to subject (a plate or film) too long to the actinic action of the light used in producing a picture. -- {O`ver*ex*po"sure}, n. | |
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Overexpose \O`ver*ex*pose"\, v. t. To expose excessively; specif. (Photog.), to subject (a plate or film) too long to the actinic action of the light used in producing a picture. -- {O`ver*ex*po"sure}, n. | |
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Overexquisite \O"ver*ex"qui*site\, a. Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful. | |
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Over-garment \O"ver-gar`ment\, n. An outer garment. | |
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Overgarrison \O`ver*gar"ri*son\, v. t. To garrison to excess. | |
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Overgaze \O`ver*gaze"\, v. t. To gaze; to overlook. [Poetic] [bd]Earth's o'ergazing mountains.[b8] --Byron. | |
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Overget \O`ver*get"\, v. t. 1. To reach; to overtake; to pass. [Obs.] 2. To get beyond; to get over or recover from. [R.] | |
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Overgild \O`ver*gild"\, v. t. [AS. ofergyldan.] To gild over; to varnish. | |
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Overgird \O`ver*gird"\, v. t. To gird too closely. [R.] | |
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Overgive \O`ver*give"\, v. t. To give over; to surrender; to yield. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Overglad \O"ver*glad"\, a. Excessively or unduly glad. | |
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Overglance \O`ver*glance"\, v. t. To glance over. | |
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Overglaze \O"ver*glaze`\, a. (Ceramics) (a) Applied over the glaze; -- said of enamel paintings, which sometimes are seen to project from the surface of the ware. (b) Suitable for applying upon the glaze; -- said of vitrifiable colors used in ceramic decoration. | |
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Overglide \O`ver*glide"\, v. t. To glide over. --Wyatt. | |
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Overgloom \O`ver*gloom"\, v. t. To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow. [R.] Overgloomed by memories of sorrow. --De Quincey. | |
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Overgo \O`ver*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Overwent}; p. p. {Overgone}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgoing}.] [AS. oferg[be]n.] 1. To travel over. [R.] --Shak. 2. To exceed; to surpass. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. 3. To cover. [Obs.] --Chapman. 4. To oppress; to weigh down. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Overgo \O`ver*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Overwent}; p. p. {Overgone}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgoing}.] [AS. oferg[be]n.] 1. To travel over. [R.] --Shak. 2. To exceed; to surpass. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. 3. To cover. [Obs.] --Chapman. 4. To oppress; to weigh down. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Overgo \O`ver*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Overwent}; p. p. {Overgone}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgoing}.] [AS. oferg[be]n.] 1. To travel over. [R.] --Shak. 2. To exceed; to surpass. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. 3. To cover. [Obs.] --Chapman. 4. To oppress; to weigh down. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Overgorge \O`ver*gorge"\, v. t. To gorge to excess. | |
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Overgrace \O`ver*grace"\, v. t. To grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert. [R.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Overgrassed \O"ver*grassed"\, a. Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Overgreat \O`ver*great"\, a. Too great. | |
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Overgreatness \O"ver*great"ness\, n. Excessive greatness. | |
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Overgreedy \O"ver*greed"y\, a. Excessively greedy. | |
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Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. t. [imp. {Overgrew}; p. p. {Overgrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgrowing}.] 1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank. The green . . . is rough and overgrown. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress. [Obs.] --Mortimer. [bd]O'ergrown with labor.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. [Usually in the past participle.] | |
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Overgross \O"ver*gross"\, a. Too gross. | |
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Overground \O"ver*ground"\, a. Situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of a plant. | |
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Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. t. [imp. {Overgrew}; p. p. {Overgrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgrowing}.] 1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank. The green . . . is rough and overgrown. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress. [Obs.] --Mortimer. [bd]O'ergrown with labor.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. [Usually in the past participle.] | |
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Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. i. To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, overgrown ox. --L'Estrange. | |
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Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. t. [imp. {Overgrew}; p. p. {Overgrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgrowing}.] 1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank. The green . . . is rough and overgrown. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress. [Obs.] --Mortimer. [bd]O'ergrown with labor.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. [Usually in the past participle.] | |
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Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. t. [imp. {Overgrew}; p. p. {Overgrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgrowing}.] 1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank. The green . . . is rough and overgrown. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress. [Obs.] --Mortimer. [bd]O'ergrown with labor.[b8] --Beau. & Fl. [Usually in the past participle.] | |
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Overgrowth \O"ver*growth`\, n. Excessive growth. | |
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Overhaste \O"ver*haste`\, n. Too great haste. | |
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Overhasty \O"ver*has"ty\, a. Too hasty; precipitate; rash. -- {O"ver*has"ti*ly}, adv. -- {O`ver*has"ti*ness}, n. | |
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Overhasty \O"ver*has"ty\, a. Too hasty; precipitate; rash. -- {O"ver*has"ti*ly}, adv. -- {O`ver*has"ti*ness}, n. | |
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Overhasty \O"ver*has"ty\, a. Too hasty; precipitate; rash. -- {O"ver*has"ti*ly}, adv. -- {O`ver*has"ti*ness}, n. | |
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Overhigh \O"ver*high"\, a. [AS. oferhe[a0]h.] Too high. | |
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Overhighly \O"ver*high"ly\, adv. Too highly; too greatly. | |
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Overissue \O`ver*is"sue\, v. t. To issue in excess. | |
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Overissue \O"ver*is"sue\, n. An excessive issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding the limit of capital, credit, or authority. An overissue of government paper. --Brougham. | |
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Overjealous \O`ver*jeal"ous\, a. [Over + jealous. Cf. {Overzealous}.] Excessively jealous; too jealous. | |
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Overjoy \O`ver*joy"\, v. t. To make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely. | |
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Overjoy \O"ver*joy`\, n. Excessive joy; transport. | |
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Overjump \O`ver*jump"\, v. t. To jump over; hence, to omit; to ignore. --Marston. | |
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Overking \O"ver*king`\, n. A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes. --J. R. Green. | |
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Overknowing \O"ver*know"ing\, a. Too knowing or too cunning. | |
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Overquell \O`ver*quell"\, v. t. To quell or subdue completely. [R.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Overquietness \O"ver*qui"et*ness\, n. Too much quietness. --Sir. T. Browne. | |
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Overrake \O`ver*rake"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overraked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overraking}.] (Naut.) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea. | |
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Overrake \O`ver*rake"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overraked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overraking}.] (Naut.) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea. | |
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Overrake \O`ver*rake"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overraked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overraking}.] (Naut.) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea. | |
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Overreach \O`ver*reach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overreached}, ({Overraught}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Overreaching}.] 1. To reach above or beyond in any direction. 2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. --Shak. | |
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Overreach \O`ver*reach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overreached}, ({Overraught}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Overreaching}.] 1. To reach above or beyond in any direction. 2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. --Shak. | |
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Overreach \O`ver*reach"\, v. i. 1. To reach too far; as: (a) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses. (b) (Naut.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary. --Shak. 2. To cheat by cunning or deception. | |
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Overreach \O"ver*reach`\, n. The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses. | |
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Overreach \O`ver*reach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overreached}, ({Overraught}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Overreaching}.] 1. To reach above or beyond in any direction. 2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. --Shak. | |
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Overreacher \O`ver*reach"er\, n. One who overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat. | |
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Overreach \O`ver*reach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overreached}, ({Overraught}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Overreaching}.] 1. To reach above or beyond in any direction. 2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat. --Shak. | |
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Overreckon \O`ver*reck"on\, v. t. To reckon too highly. | |
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Overrich \O"ver*rich"\, a. Exccessively rich. | |
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Overrigged \O"ver*rigged"\, a. Having too much rigging. | |
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Overrighteous \O"ver*right"eous\, a. Excessively righteous; -- usually implying hypocrisy. | |
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Overrigid \O"ver*rig"id\, a. Too rigid; too severe. | |
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Overrigorous \O"ver*rig"or*ous\, a. Too rigorous; harsh. | |
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Overroast \O`ver*roast"\, v. t. To roast too much. --Shak. | |
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Oversaturate \O`ver*sat"u*rate\, v. t. [Cf. {Supersaturate}.] To saturate to excess. | |
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Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. t. [imp. {Oversaw}; p. p. {Overseen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overseeing}.] [AS. ofers[82]on to survey, to despise. See {Over}, and {See}.] 1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook. 2. To omit or neglect seeing. --Spenser. | |
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Oversay \O`ver*say"\, v. t. To say over; to repeat. --Ford. | |
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Overscented \O`ver*scent"ed\, a. 1. Scented excessively. 2. Covered or concealed by a different odor. --Fuller. | |
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Overscrupulosity \O`ver*scru`pu*los"i*ty\, n. Overscrupulousness. | |
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Overscrupulous \O`ver*scru"pu*lous\, a. Scrupulous to excess. | |
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Overscrupulousness \O`ver*scru"pu*lous*ness\, n. The quality or state of being overscrupulous; excess of scrupulousness. | |
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Oversea \O"ver*sea"\, Overseas \O"ver*seas"\, adv. Over the sea; abroad. --Milton. Tennyson. | |
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Oversea \O"ver*sea"\, a. Beyond the sea; foreign. | |
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Oversearch \O`ver*search"\, v. t. To search all over. | |
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Oversea \O"ver*sea"\, Overseas \O"ver*seas"\, adv. Over the sea; abroad. --Milton. Tennyson. | |
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Overseason \O`ver*sea"son\, v. t. To season too highly. | |
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Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. t. [imp. {Oversaw}; p. p. {Overseen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overseeing}.] [AS. ofers[82]on to survey, to despise. See {Over}, and {See}.] 1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook. 2. To omit or neglect seeing. --Spenser. | |
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Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. i. To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived. [Obs.] The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee. --Fuller. Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me fit to correct your Latin. --Walpole. | |
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Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. t. [imp. {Oversaw}; p. p. {Overseen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overseeing}.] [AS. ofers[82]on to survey, to despise. See {Over}, and {See}.] 1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook. 2. To omit or neglect seeing. --Spenser. | |
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Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. t. [imp. {Oversaw}; p. p. {Overseen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overseeing}.] [AS. ofers[82]on to survey, to despise. See {Over}, and {See}.] 1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook. 2. To omit or neglect seeing. --Spenser. | |
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Overseer \O`ver*seer"\, n. One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways. | |
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Overseership \O`ver*seer"ship\, n. The office of an overseer. | |
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Oversell \O`ver*sell`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oversold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overselling}. ] 1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price. One whose beauty Would oversell all Italy. --Beau. & Fl. 2. To sell beyond means of delivery. [Brokers'Cant] {Oversold market} (Brokers' Cant), a market in which stocks or commodities have been sold [bd]short[b8] to such an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery. | |
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Oversell \O`ver*sell`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oversold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overselling}. ] 1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price. One whose beauty Would oversell all Italy. --Beau. & Fl. 2. To sell beyond means of delivery. [Brokers'Cant] {Oversold market} (Brokers' Cant), a market in which stocks or commodities have been sold [bd]short[b8] to such an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery. | |
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Overset \O`ver*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oversetting}. ] 1. To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building. --Dryden. 2. To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. --Addison. 3. To fill too full. [Obs.] --Howell. | |
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Overset \O`ver*set"\, v. i. To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. --Mortimer. | |
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Overset \O"ver*set`\, n. 1. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage. 2. An excess; superfluity. [Obs.] [bd]This overset of wealth and pomp. [b8] --Bp. Burnel. | |
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Overset \O`ver*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overset}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Oversetting}. ] 1. To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building. --Dryden. 2. To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot. --Addison. 3. To fill too full. [Obs.] --Howell. | |
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Overshade \O`ver*shade`\, v. t. [AS. ofersceadwian. See {Over}, and {Shade}, and cf. {Overshadow}.] To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow. --Shak. | |
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Overshadow \O`ver*shad"ow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshadowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshadowing}. ] [Cf. {Overshade}. ] 1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. There was a cloud that overshadowed them. --Mark ix. 7. 2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. --Milton. | |
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Overshadow \O`ver*shad"ow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshadowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshadowing}. ] [Cf. {Overshade}. ] 1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. There was a cloud that overshadowed them. --Mark ix. 7. 2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. --Milton. | |
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Overshadower \O"ver*shad"ow*er\, n. One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything. --Bacon. | |
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Overshadow \O`ver*shad"ow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshadowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshadowing}. ] [Cf. {Overshade}. ] 1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. There was a cloud that overshadowed them. --Mark ix. 7. 2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. --Milton. | |
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Overshadowy \O"ver*shad"ow*y\, a. Overshadowing. [R.] | |
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Overshake \O`ver*shake"\, v. t. To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Overshine \O`ver*shine"\, v. t. 1. To shine over or upon; to illumine. --Shak. 2. To excel in shining; to outshine. --Shak. | |
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Overshoe \O"ver*shoe`\, n. A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galoche. | |
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Overshoot \O`ver*shoot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshooting}.] 1. To shoot over or beyond. [bd]Not to overshoot his game.[b8] --South. 2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. --Hartle. 3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. --Cowper. {To overshoot one's self}, to venture too far; to assert too much. | |
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Overshoot \O`ver*shoot"\, v. i. To fly beyond the mark. --Collier. | |
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Overshoot \O`ver*shoot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshooting}.] 1. To shoot over or beyond. [bd]Not to overshoot his game.[b8] --South. 2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. --Hartle. 3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. --Cowper. {To overshoot one's self}, to venture too far; to assert too much. | |
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Overshot \O"ver*shot`\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower; -- said of the jaws of some dogs. | |
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Overshoot \O`ver*shoot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshooting}.] 1. To shoot over or beyond. [bd]Not to overshoot his game.[b8] --South. 2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. --Hartle. 3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. --Cowper. {To overshoot one's self}, to venture too far; to assert too much. | |
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Overshot \O"ver*shot`\, a. From {Overshoot}, v. t. {Overshot wheel}, a vertical water wheel, the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its we'ght. | |
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Water wheel \Wa"ter wheel`\ 1. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an {overshot wheel} when the water is applied at the top, an {undershot wheel} when at the bottom, a {breast wheel} when at an intermediate point; other forms are called {reaction wheel}, {vortex wheel}, {turbine wheel}, etc. 2. The paddle wheel of a steam vessel. 3. A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like. | |
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3. A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede. 4. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb. --Milton. 5. A turn revolution; rotation; compass. According to the common vicissitude and wheel of things, the proud and the insolent, after long trampling upon others, come at length to be trampled upon themselves. --South. [He] throws his steep flight in many an a[89]ry wheel. --Milton. {A wheel within a wheel}, [or] {Wheels within wheels}, a complication of circumstances, motives, etc. {Balance wheel}. See in the Vocab. {Bevel wheel}, {Brake wheel}, {Cam wheel}, {Fifth wheel}, {Overshot wheel}, {Spinning wheel}, etc. See under {Bevel}, {Brake}, etc. {Core wheel}. (Mach.) (a) A mortise gear. (b) A wheel having a rim perforated to receive wooden cogs; the skeleton of a mortise gear. {Measuring wheel}, an odometer, or perambulator. {Wheel and axle} (Mech.), one of the elementary machines or mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel fixed to an axle, and used for raising great weights, by applying the power to the circumference of the wheel, and attaching the weight, by a rope or chain, to that of the axle. Called also {axis in peritrochio}, and {perpetual lever}, -- the principle of equilibrium involved being the same as in the lever, while its action is continuous. See {Mechanical powers}, under {Mechanical}. {Wheel animal}, or {Wheel animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of rotifers having a ciliated disk at the anterior end. {Wheel barometer}. (Physics) See under {Barometer}. {Wheel boat}, a boat with wheels, to be used either on water or upon inclined planes or railways. {Wheel bug} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American hemipterous insect ({Prionidus cristatus}) which sucks the blood of other insects. So named from the curious shape of the prothorax. {Wheel carriage}, a carriage moving on wheels. {Wheel chains}, or {Wheel ropes} (Naut.), the chains or ropes connecting the wheel and rudder. {Wheel cutter}, a machine for shaping the cogs of gear wheels; a gear cutter. {Wheel horse}, one of the horses nearest to the wheels, as opposed to a leader, or forward horse; -- called also {wheeler}. {Wheel lathe}, a lathe for turning railway-car wheels. {Wheel lock}. (a) A letter lock. See under {Letter}. (b) A kind of gunlock in which sparks were struck from a flint, or piece of iron pyrites, by a revolving wheel. (c) A kind of brake a carriage. {Wheel ore} (Min.), a variety of bournonite so named from the shape of its twin crystals. See {Bournonite}. {Wheel pit} (Steam Engine), a pit in the ground, in which the lower part of the fly wheel runs. {Wheel plow}, or {Wheel plough}, a plow having one or two wheels attached, to render it more steady, and to regulate the depth of the furrow. {Wheel press}, a press by which railway-car wheels are forced on, or off, their axles. {Wheel race}, the place in which a water wheel is set. {Wheel rope} (Naut.), a tiller rope. See under {Tiller}. {Wheel stitch} (Needlework), a stitch resembling a spider's web, worked into the material, and not over an open space. --Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework). {Wheel tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Aspidosperma excelsum}) of Guiana, which has a trunk so curiously fluted that a transverse section resembles the hub and spokes of a coarsely made wheel. See {Paddlewood}. {Wheel urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any sea urchin of the genus {Rotula} having a round, flat shell. {Wheel window} (Arch.), a circular window having radiating mullions arranged like the spokes of a wheel. Cf. {Rose window}, under {Rose}. | |
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Overshot \O"ver*shot`\, a. From {Overshoot}, v. t. {Overshot wheel}, a vertical water wheel, the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its we'ght. | |
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Water wheel \Wa"ter wheel`\ 1. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes, that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; -- called an {overshot wheel} when the water is applied at the top, an {undershot wheel} when at the bottom, a {breast wheel} when at an intermediate point; other forms are called {reaction wheel}, {vortex wheel}, {turbine wheel}, etc. 2. The paddle wheel of a steam vessel. 3. A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like. | |
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3. A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede. 4. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form; a disk; an orb. --Milton. 5. A turn revolution; rotation; compass. According to the common vicissitude and wheel of things, the proud and the insolent, after long trampling upon others, come at length to be trampled upon themselves. --South. [He] throws his steep flight in many an a[89]ry wheel. --Milton. {A wheel within a wheel}, [or] {Wheels within wheels}, a complication of circumstances, motives, etc. {Balance wheel}. See in the Vocab. {Bevel wheel}, {Brake wheel}, {Cam wheel}, {Fifth wheel}, {Overshot wheel}, {Spinning wheel}, etc. See under {Bevel}, {Brake}, etc. {Core wheel}. (Mach.) (a) A mortise gear. (b) A wheel having a rim perforated to receive wooden cogs; the skeleton of a mortise gear. {Measuring wheel}, an odometer, or perambulator. {Wheel and axle} (Mech.), one of the elementary machines or mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel fixed to an axle, and used for raising great weights, by applying the power to the circumference of the wheel, and attaching the weight, by a rope or chain, to that of the axle. Called also {axis in peritrochio}, and {perpetual lever}, -- the principle of equilibrium involved being the same as in the lever, while its action is continuous. See {Mechanical powers}, under {Mechanical}. {Wheel animal}, or {Wheel animalcule} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of rotifers having a ciliated disk at the anterior end. {Wheel barometer}. (Physics) See under {Barometer}. {Wheel boat}, a boat with wheels, to be used either on water or upon inclined planes or railways. {Wheel bug} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American hemipterous insect ({Prionidus cristatus}) which sucks the blood of other insects. So named from the curious shape of the prothorax. {Wheel carriage}, a carriage moving on wheels. {Wheel chains}, or {Wheel ropes} (Naut.), the chains or ropes connecting the wheel and rudder. {Wheel cutter}, a machine for shaping the cogs of gear wheels; a gear cutter. {Wheel horse}, one of the horses nearest to the wheels, as opposed to a leader, or forward horse; -- called also {wheeler}. {Wheel lathe}, a lathe for turning railway-car wheels. {Wheel lock}. (a) A letter lock. See under {Letter}. (b) A kind of gunlock in which sparks were struck from a flint, or piece of iron pyrites, by a revolving wheel. (c) A kind of brake a carriage. {Wheel ore} (Min.), a variety of bournonite so named from the shape of its twin crystals. See {Bournonite}. {Wheel pit} (Steam Engine), a pit in the ground, in which the lower part of the fly wheel runs. {Wheel plow}, or {Wheel plough}, a plow having one or two wheels attached, to render it more steady, and to regulate the depth of the furrow. {Wheel press}, a press by which railway-car wheels are forced on, or off, their axles. {Wheel race}, the place in which a water wheel is set. {Wheel rope} (Naut.), a tiller rope. See under {Tiller}. {Wheel stitch} (Needlework), a stitch resembling a spider's web, worked into the material, and not over an open space. --Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework). {Wheel tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Aspidosperma excelsum}) of Guiana, which has a trunk so curiously fluted that a transverse section resembles the hub and spokes of a coarsely made wheel. See {Paddlewood}. {Wheel urchin} (Zo[94]l.), any sea urchin of the genus {Rotula} having a round, flat shell. {Wheel window} (Arch.), a circular window having radiating mullions arranged like the spokes of a wheel. Cf. {Rose window}, under {Rose}. | |
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Overshot \O"ver*shot`\, a. From {Overshoot}, v. t. {Overshot wheel}, a vertical water wheel, the circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its we'ght. | |
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Oversight \O"ver*sight`\, n. 1. Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision. 2. An overlooking; an omission; an error. --Hooker. 3. Escape from an overlooked peril. [R.] [bd]His fool-happy oversight.[b8] --Spenser. Syn: Superintendence; supervision; inspection; overlooking; inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission. | |
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Oversize \O`ver*size"\, v. t. To surpass in size. | |
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Oversize \O`ver*size"\, v. t. To cover with viscid matter. [R.] O'ersized with coagulate gore. --Shak. | |
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Overskip \O`ver*skip"\, v. t. To skip or leap over; to treat with indifference. --Shak. | |
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Overskirt \O"ver*skirt`\, n. An upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped. | |
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Overslaugh \O"ver*slaugh`\, n. [D. overslag.] A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett. | |
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Overslaugh \O`ver*slaugh"\, v. t. [D. overslaan.] To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment. [Local Cant, U. S.] | |
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Oversleep \O`ver*sleep"\, v. t. To sleep beyond; as, to oversleep one's self or one's usual hour of rising. | |
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Oversleep \O`ver*sleep"\, v. i. To sleep too long. | |
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Overslide \O`ver*slide"\, v. t. To slide over or by. | |
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Overslip \O`ver*slip"\, v. t. To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity. | |
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Overslop \O"ver*slop`\, n. [AS. oferslop.] An outer garment, or slop. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Overslow \O`ver*slow"\, v. t. To render slow; to check; to curb. [Obs.] --Hammond. | |
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Overslow \O"ver*slow"\, a. Too slow. | |
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Oversman \O"vers*man\, n.; pl. {Oversmen}. 1. An overseer; a superintendent. 2. (Scots Law) An umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two arbiters, previously selected, disagree. | |
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Oversman \O"vers*man\, n.; pl. {Oversmen}. 1. An overseer; a superintendent. 2. (Scots Law) An umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two arbiters, previously selected, disagree. | |
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Oversnow \O`ver*snow"\, v. t. To cover with snow, or as with snow. [Poetic] --Shak. Dryden. | |
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Oversell \O`ver*sell`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oversold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overselling}. ] 1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price. One whose beauty Would oversell all Italy. --Beau. & Fl. 2. To sell beyond means of delivery. [Brokers'Cant] {Oversold market} (Brokers' Cant), a market in which stocks or commodities have been sold [bd]short[b8] to such an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery. | |
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Oversell \O`ver*sell`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oversold}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overselling}. ] 1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price. One whose beauty Would oversell all Italy. --Beau. & Fl. 2. To sell beyond means of delivery. [Brokers'Cant] {Oversold market} (Brokers' Cant), a market in which stocks or commodities have been sold [bd]short[b8] to such an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery. | |
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Oversoon \O"ver*soon"\, adv. Too soon. --Sir P. Sidney. | |
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Oversorrow \O`ver*sor"row\, v. t. To grieve or afflict to excess. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
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Oversoul \O"ver*soul`\, n. The all-containing soul. [R.] That unity, that oversout, within which every man's particular being is contained and made one with all other. --Emerson. | |
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Oversow \O`ver*sow"\, v. t. [AS. ofersawan.] To sow where something has already been sown. [R.] His enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat. --Matt. x[?]ii. 25. (Douay Version). | |
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Overspan \O`ver*span"\, v. t. To reach or extend over. | |
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Overspeak \O`ver*speak"\, v. t. & i. [AS. ofersprecan.] To exceed in speaking; to speak too much; to use too many words. | |
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Overspin \O`ver*spin"\, v. t. To spin out to too great length; to protract unduly. --W. Cartwright. | |
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Overspread \O`ver*spread"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overspread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overspreading}.] [AS. oferspr[aemac]dan.] To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth. --Chaucer. Those nations of the North Which overspread the world. --Drayton. | |
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Overspread \O`ver*spread"\, v. i. To be spread or scattered over. | |
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Overspread \O`ver*spread"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overspread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overspreading}.] [AS. oferspr[aemac]dan.] To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth. --Chaucer. Those nations of the North Which overspread the world. --Drayton. | |
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Overspring \O`ver*spring"\, v. t. To spring or leap over. | |
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Overstay \O`ver*stay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstayed}or {Overstaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstaying}.] To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Overstand \O`ver*stand"\, v. t. To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions. [Obs.] What madman would o'erstand his market twice ? --Dryden. | |
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Overstare \O`ver*stare"\, v. i. To stare wildly. [Obs.] --Ascham. | |
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Overstare \O`ver*stare"\, v. t. To outstare. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Overstate \O`ver*state"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstating}.] To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. --Fuller. | |
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Overstate \O`ver*state"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstating}.] To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. --Fuller. | |
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Overstatement \O"ver*state"ment\, n. An exaggerated statement or account. | |
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Overstate \O`ver*state"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstating}.] To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. --Fuller. | |
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Overstay \O`ver*stay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstayed}or {Overstaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstaying}.] To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Overstay \O`ver*stay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstayed}or {Overstaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstaying}.] To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Overstay \O`ver*stay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstayed}or {Overstaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstaying}.] To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Overstep \O`ver*step"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress. --Shak. | |
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Overstep \O`ver*step"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress. --Shak. | |
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Overstep \O`ver*step"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.] To step over or beyond; to transgress. --Shak. | |
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Overstock \O"ver*stock`\, n. Stock in excess. --Tatler. | |
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Overstock \O`ver*stock"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstocked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstocking}.] To fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to overstock a market with goods, or a farm with cattle. | |
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Overstock \O`ver*stock"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstocked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstocking}.] To fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to overstock a market with goods, or a farm with cattle. | |
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Overstock \O`ver*stock"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstocked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstocking}.] To fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to overstock a market with goods, or a farm with cattle. | |
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Overstore \O`ver*store"\, v. t. To overstock. --Sir. M. Hale. | |
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Over-story \O`ver-sto`ry\, n. (Arch.) The clearstory, or upper story, of a building. | |
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Overstrain \O`ver*strain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Overstrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstraining}.] To strain one's self to excess. --Dryden. | |
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Overstrain \O`ver*strain"\, v. t. To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves. --Ayliffe. | |
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Overstrain \O`ver*strain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Overstrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstraining}.] To strain one's self to excess. --Dryden. | |
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Overstrain \O`ver*strain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Overstrained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstraining}.] To strain one's self to excess. --Dryden. | |
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Overstraitly \O`ver*strait"ly\, adv. Too straitly or strictly. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh. | |
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Overstraw \O`ver*straw"\, v. t. To overstrew. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Overstrew \O`ver*strew"\, v. t. To strew or scatter over. | |
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Overstrict \O"ver*strict"\, a. Excessively strict. | |
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Overstride \O`ver*stride"\, v. t. To stride over or beyond. | |
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Overstrike \O`ver*strike"\, v. t. To strike beyond. [Obs.] | |
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Overstrow \O`ver*strow"\, v. t. See {Overstrew}. | |
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Overstudious \O"ver*stu"di*ous\, a. Too studious. | |
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Oversubtile \O"ver*sub"tile\, a. Excessively subtile. | |
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Oversum \O"ver*sum`\, n. A sum or quantity over; surplus. [Obs.] --Holinshed. | |
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Oversupply \O`ver*sup*ply"\, v. t. To supply in excess. | |
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Oversupply \O"ver*sup*ply`\, n. An excessive supply. A general oversupply or excess of all commodities. --J. S. Mill. | |
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Oversure \O"ver*sure"\, a. Excessively sure. | |
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Oversway \O`ver*sway"\, v. t. To bear sway over. | |
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Overswell \O`ver*swell"\, v. t. & i. To swell or rise above; to overflow. [R.] --Shak. | |
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Overwash \O`ver*wash"\, v. t. To overflow. --Holinshed. | |
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Overwasted \O`ver*wast"ed\, a. Wasted or worn out; [?]onsumed; spent [Obs.] --Drayton. | |
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Overwax \O`ver*wax"\, v. i. To wax or grow too rapindly or too much. [Obs.] --R. of Gloucester. | |
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Overweak \O"ver*weak"\, a. Too weak; too feeble. | |
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Overweigh \O`ver*weigh"\, v. t. To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down. --Drayton. Hooker. | |
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Overweight \O"ver*weight`\, n. 1. Weight over and above what is required by law or custom. 2. Superabundance of weight; preponderance. | |
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Overweight \O"ver*weight"\, a. Overweighing; excessive. [Obs.] [bd]Of no overweight worth.[b8] --Fuller. | |
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Overwise \O"ver*wise"\, a. Too wise; affectedly wise. -- {O`ver*wise"ly}, adv. -- {O`ver*wise"ness}, n. | |
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Overwise \O"ver*wise"\, a. Too wise; affectedly wise. -- {O`ver*wise"ly}, adv. -- {O`ver*wise"ness}, n. | |
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Overwise \O"ver*wise"\, a. Too wise; affectedly wise. -- {O`ver*wise"ly}, adv. -- {O`ver*wise"ness}, n. | |
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Overzeal \O"ver*zeal\, n. Excess of zeal. --Fairfax. | |
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Overzealous \O"ver*zeal"ous\, a. Too zealous. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
overclock /oh'vr-klok'/ vt. To operate a CPU or other digital logic device at a rate higher than it was designed for, under the assumption that the manufacturer put some {slop} into the specification to account for manufacturing tolerances. Overclocking something can result in intermittent {crash}es, and can even burn things out, since power dissipation is directly proportional to {clock} frequency. People who make a hobby of this are sometimes called "overclockers"; they are thrilled that they can run their 450MHz CPU at 500MHz, even though they can only tell the difference by running a {benchmark} program. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Overgeneralization A very conspicuous feature of jargon is the frequency with which techspeak items such as names of program tools, command language primitives, and even assembler opcodes are applied to contexts outside of computing wherever hackers find amusing analogies to them. Thus (to cite one of the best-known examples) Unix hackers often {grep} for things rather than searching for them. Many of the lexicon entries are generalizations of exactly this kind. Hackers enjoy overgeneralization on the grammatical level as well. Many hackers love to take various words and add the wrong endings to them to make nouns and verbs, often by extending a standard rule to nonuniform cases (or vice versa). For example, because porous => porosity generous => generosity hackers happily generalize: mysterious => mysteriosity ferrous => ferrosity obvious => obviosity dubious => dubiosity Another class of common construction uses the suffix `-itude' to abstract a quality from just about any adjective or noun. This usage arises especially in cases where mainstream English would perform the same abstraction through `-iness' or `-ingness'. Thus: win => winnitude (a common exclamation) loss => lossitude cruft => cruftitude lame => lameitude Some hackers cheerfully reverse this transformation; they argue, for example, that the horizontal degree lines on a globe ought to be called `lats' -- after all, they're measuring latitude! Also, note that all nouns can be verbed. E.g.: "All nouns can be verbed", "I'll mouse it up", "Hang on while I clipboard it over", "I'm grepping the files". English as a whole is already heading in this direction (towards pure-positional grammar like Chinese); hackers are simply a bit ahead of the curve. The suffix "-full" can also be applied in generalized and fanciful ways, as in "As soon as you have more than one cachefull of data, the system starts thrashing," or "As soon as I have more than one headfull of ideas, I start writing it all down." A common use is "screenfull", meaning the amount of text that will fit on one screen, usually in text mode where you have no choice as to character size. Another common form is "bufferfull". However, hackers avoid the unimaginative verb-making techniques characteristic of marketroids, bean-counters, and the Pentagon; a hacker would never, for example, `productize', `prioritize', or `securitize' things. Hackers have a strong aversion to bureaucratic bafflegab and regard those who use it with contempt. Similarly, all verbs can be nouned. This is only a slight overgeneralization in modern English; in hackish, however, it is good form to mark them in some standard nonstandard way. Thus: win => winnitude, winnage disgust => disgustitude hack => hackification Further, note the prevalence of certain kinds of nonstandard plural forms. Some of these go back quite a ways; the TMRC Dictionary includes an entry which implies that the plural of `mouse' is {meeces}, and notes that the defined plural of `caboose' is `cabeese'. This latter has apparently been standard (or at least a standard joke) among railfans (railroad enthusiasts) for many years. On a similarly Anglo-Saxon note, almost anything ending in `x' may form plurals in `-xen' (see {VAXen} and {boxen} in the main text). Even words ending in phonetic /k/ alone are sometimes treated this way; e.g., `soxen' for a bunch of socks. Other funny plurals are `frobbotzim' for the plural of `frobbozz' (see {frobnitz}) and `Unices' and `Twenices' (rather than `Unixes' and `Twenexes'; see {Unix}, {TWENEX} in main text). But note that `Unixen' and `Twenexen' are never used; it has been suggested that this is because `-ix' and `-ex' are Latin singular endings that attract a Latinate plural. Finally, it has been suggested to general approval that the plural of `mongoose' ought to be `polygoose'. The pattern here, as with other hackish grammatical quirks, is generalization of an inflectional rule that in English is either an import or a fossil (such as the Hebrew plural ending `-im', or the Anglo-Saxon plural suffix `-en') to cases where it isn't normally considered to apply. This is not `poor grammar', as hackers are generally quite well aware of what they are doing when they distort the language. It is grammatical creativity, a form of playfulness. It is done not to impress but to amuse, and never at the expense of clarity. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
overclocking software) to make its CPU run at a higher {clock} frequency than intended by the original manufacturers. Typically this involves replacing the crystal in the clock generation circuitry with a higher frequency one or changing {jumper} settings or software configuration. If the clock frequency is increased too far, eventually some component in the system will not be able to cope and the system will stop working. This failure may be continuous (the system never works at the higher frequency) or intermittant (it fails more often but works some of the time) or, in the worst case, irreversible (a component is damaged by overheating). Overclocking may necessitate improved cooling to maintain the same level of reliability. (1999-09-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
overuse strain injury strain disorder") Any tendon or muscle injury resulting from overuse, usually in the hand, wrist, or arm. Injury may be caused by any combination of repetitive, unacustomed, or prolonged movements, forcefulness, or an awkward position (often due to bad {ergonomics}). The symptoms are pain, tingling, weakness, numbness, swelling, cracking, stiffness, or reduced coordination. Common conditions are: Carpal tunnel syndrome, where swelling of the membrane linings in your wrist surrounding the tendons that bend your fingers compresses the median nerve. This may result in numbness and pain in the hand, arm, shoulder, and neck. Tennis elbow, where rotating your wrist and using force causes a form of epicondylitis. Tendinitis, where unacustomed exercise or repeated awkward movements inflame wrist, elbow, or shoulder tendons, often leading to severe stiffness. Trigger finger, a popping or catching sensation when you bend your finger, wrist, or shoulder. This form of tenosynovitis is caused by repetitive hand movements. To prevent the condition worsening, treat the pain with heat, cold, or aspirin, ibuprofen, or naproxen sodium; rest; or immobilise the injured area with a splint or bandage. See a doctor. {Amara's RSI information (http://www.amara.com/aboutme/rsi.html)}. {RSI links from Yahoo (http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Repetitive_Strain_Disorder/)}. {Guide to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (http://www.sechrest.com/mmg/cts/)}. {CTS from Yahoo (http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Carpal_Tunnel_Syndrome/)}. (1999-10-03) |