English Dictionary: royal house | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rally \Ral"ly\, n.; pl. {Rallies}. 1. The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of that word). 2. A political mass meeting. [Colloq. U. S.] | |
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Rayless \Ray"less\, a. Destitute of rays; hence, dark; not illuminated; blind; as, a rayless sky; rayless eyes. | |
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Realize \Re"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Realized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Realizing}.] [Cf. F. r[82]aliser.] 1. To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or project. We realize what Archimedes had only in hypothesis, weighting a single grain against the globe of earth. --Glanvill. 2. To cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual; to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in apprehension or experience. Many coincidences . . . soon begin to appear in them [Greek inscriptions] which realize ancient history to us. --Jowett. We can not realize it in thought, that the object . . . had really no being at any past moment. --Sir W. Hamilton. 3. To convert into real property; to make real estate of; as, to realize his fortune. 4. To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to realize large profits from a speculation. Knighthood was not beyond the reach of any man who could by diligent thrift realize a good estate. --Macaulay. 5. To convert into actual money; as, to realize assets. | |
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Realize \Re"al*ize\, v. t. To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares in stock companies, bonds, etc. Wary men took the alarm, and began to realize, a word now first brought into use to express the conversion of ideal property into something real. --W. Irving. | |
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Reallege \Re`al*lege"\, v. t. To allege again. --Cotgrave. | |
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Relax \Re*lax"\, v. i. 1. To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax. His knees relax with toil. --Pope. 2. To abate in severity; to become less rigorous. In others she relaxed again, And governed with a looser rein. --Prior. 3. To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to unbend; as, to relax in study. | |
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Relax \Re*lax"\ (r?-l?ks"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaxed} (-l?kst"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaxing}.] [L. relaxare; pref. re- re- + laxare to loose, to slacken, from laxus loose. See {Lax}, and cf. {Relay}, n., {Release}.] 1. To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews. Horror . . . all his joints relaxed. --Milton. Nor served it to relax their serried files. --Milton. 2. To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention or endeavors. The statute of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legislature. --Swift. 3. Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind. 4. To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an aperient relaxes the bowels. Syn: To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; ease; unbend; divert. | |
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Relax \Re*lax"\, n. Relaxation. [Obs.] --Feltham. | |
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Relax \Re**lax"\, a. Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless. | |
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Release \Re*lease"\, n. 1. (Mach.) A device adapted to hold or release a device or mechanism as required; specif.: (Elec.) A catch on a motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in the field circuit; also, the catch on an electromagnetic circuit breaker for a motor, which acts in case of an overload. 2. (Phon.) The act or manner of ending a sound. 3. (Railroads) In the block-signaling system, a printed card conveying information and instructions to be used at intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations. | |
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Release \Re*lease"\ (r?-l?s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Released} (r?*l?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Releasing}.] [OE. relessen, OF. relassier, to release, to let free. See {Relay}, n., {Relax}, and cf. {Release} to lease again.] 1. To let loose again; to set free from restraint, confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set at liberty; to let go. Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired. --Mark xv. 6. 2. To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty. 3. (Law) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying to another who has some right or estate in possession, as when the person in remainder releases his right to the tenant in possession; to quit. 4. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to release an ordinance. [Obs.] --Hooker. A sacred vow that none should aye release. --Spenser. Syn: To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage; extricate; let go; quit; acquit. | |
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Release \Re*lease"\, n. 1. The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint of any kind, as from confinement or bondage. [bd]Who boast'st release from hell.[b8] --Milton. 2. Relief from care, pain, or any burden. 3. Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt, penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance. 4. (Law) A giving up or relinquishment of some right or claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim. --Blackstone. 5. (Steam Engine) The act of opening the exhaust port to allow the steam to escape. {Lease and release}. (Law) See under {Lease}. {Out of release}, without cessation. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Syn: Liberation; freedom; discharge. See {Death}. | |
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Release \Re*lease"\ (r?-l?s"), v. t. [Pref. re + lease to let.] To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back. | |
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Releasee \Re*leas`ee"\ (-?"), n. One to whom a release is given. | |
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Relesse \Re*lesse"\ (r?-l?s"), v. t. To release. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Relessee \Re`les*see"\ (r?`l?s-s?"), n. See {Releasee}. | |
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Relic \Rel"ic\ (r?l"?k), n. [F. relique, from L. reliquiae, pl., akin to relinquere to leave behind. See {Relinquish}.] [Formerly written also {relique}.] 1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. --Chaucer. Wyclif. The relics of lost innocence. --Kebe. The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics. --Shak. 2. The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body. There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint. --Addison. Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, And sacred place by Dryden's awful dust. --Pope. 3. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships. The pearls were spilt; Some lost, some stolen, some as relics kept. --Tennyson. | |
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Relik \Rel"ik\ (r?l"?k), n. Relic. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Relic \Rel"ic\ (r?l"?k), n. [F. relique, from L. reliquiae, pl., akin to relinquere to leave behind. See {Relinquish}.] [Formerly written also {relique}.] 1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. --Chaucer. Wyclif. The relics of lost innocence. --Kebe. The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics. --Shak. 2. The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body. There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint. --Addison. Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, And sacred place by Dryden's awful dust. --Pope. 3. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships. The pearls were spilt; Some lost, some stolen, some as relics kept. --Tennyson. | |
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Relique \Re*lique"\ (r?-l?k"), n. [F.] See {Relic}. --Chaucer. | |
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Relic \Rel"ic\ (r?l"?k), n. [F. relique, from L. reliquiae, pl., akin to relinquere to leave behind. See {Relinquish}.] [Formerly written also {relique}.] 1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. --Chaucer. Wyclif. The relics of lost innocence. --Kebe. The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics. --Shak. 2. The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse; especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when referring to the whole body. There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint. --Addison. Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust, And sacred place by Dryden's awful dust. --Pope. 3. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as, relics of youthful days or friendships. The pearls were spilt; Some lost, some stolen, some as relics kept. --Tennyson. | |
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Relique \Re*lique"\ (r?-l?k"), n. [F.] See {Relic}. --Chaucer. | |
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Relish \Rel"ish\ (r?l"?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relished} (-[?]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relishing}.] [Of. relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re- re-+ lechier to lick, F. l[?]cher. See {Lecher}, {Lick}.] 1. To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food. Now I begin to relish thy advice. --Shak. He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish the honors which he enjoys. --Atterbury. 2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably. A savory bit that served to relish wine. --Dryden. | |
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Relish \Rel"ish\, v. i. To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor. Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not have relished among my other discredits. --Shak. A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit and invention, hath no foundation in nature. --Woodward. | |
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Relish \Rel"ish\, n. 1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing. Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained From this delightful fruit, nor known till now True relish, tasting. --Milton. When liberty is gone, Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish. --Addison. 2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge. It preserve some relish of old writing. --Pope. 3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness. A relish for whatever was excelent in arts. --Macaulay. I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids fair to be j[?]dicious. --Cowper. 4. That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment. Syn: Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking; delight. | |
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Relish \Rel"ish\, n. (Carp.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece. --Knight. | |
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Rolliche \Rol"li*che\, n. [Also Rollejee \Rol"le*jee\, Rollichie \Rol"li*chie\][D. rolletje a little roll.] A kind of sausage, made in a bag of tripe, sliced and fried, famous among the Dutch of New Amsterdam and still known, esp. in New Jersey. | |
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Rollic \Rol"lic\ (r[ocr]l"l[icr]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rollicked} (-l[icr]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rollicking}.] [Corrupt. fr. frolic, under the influence of roll.] To move or play in a careless, swaggering manner, with a frolicsome air; to frolic; to sport; commonly in the form rollicking. [Colloq.] He described his friends as rollicking blades. --T. Hook. | |
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Rolliche \Rol"li*che\, n. [Also Rollejee \Rol"le*jee\, Rollichie \Rol"li*chie\][D. rolletje a little roll.] A kind of sausage, made in a bag of tripe, sliced and fried, famous among the Dutch of New Amsterdam and still known, esp. in New Jersey. | |
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Rolliche \Rol"li*che\, n. [Also Rollejee \Rol"le*jee\, Rollichie \Rol"li*chie\][D. rolletje a little roll.] A kind of sausage, made in a bag of tripe, sliced and fried, famous among the Dutch of New Amsterdam and still known, esp. in New Jersey. | |
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d8Rouleau \[d8]Rou`leau"\, n.; pl. F. {Rouleaux} (F. [?]; E. [?]), E. {Rouleaus}. [F., a roll, dim. fr. fr. r[93]le, formerly also spelt roulle. See {Roll}.] A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll. | |
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d8Rouleau \[d8]Rou`leau"\, n.; pl. F. {Rouleaux} (F. [?]; E. [?]), E. {Rouleaus}. [F., a roll, dim. fr. fr. r[93]le, formerly also spelt roulle. See {Roll}.] A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll. | |
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Rowlock \Row"lock\ (? colloq. [?]), n. [For oarlock; AS. [b5]rloc, where the second part is skin to G. loch a hole, E. lock a fastening. See {Oar}, and {Lock}.] (Naut.) A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the oar. | |
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Royalize \Roy"al*ize\, v. t. to make royal. --Shak. | |
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
real hack n. A {crock}. This is sometimes used affectionately; see {hack}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
real hack A {crock}. This is sometimes used affectionately; see {hack}. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
release a piece of software which has been made public (as opposed to a version that is in development, or otherwise unreleased). A release is either a {major release}, a {revision}, or a {bugfix}. Pre-release versions may be called {alpha test}, or {beta test} versions. See {change management}. (1996-08-04) |