English Dictionary: uvulopalatopharyngoplasty | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel. almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.] (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is {Ulmus campestris}; the common American or white elm is {U. Americana}; the slippery or red elm, {U. fulva}. {Elm beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles (esp. {Galeruca calmariensis}), which feed on the leaves of the elm. {Elm borer} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles of which the larv[91] bore into the wood or under the bark of the elm (esp. {Saperda tridentata}). {Elm butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the leaves of the elm (esp. {Vanessa antiopa} and {Grapta comma}). See {Comma butterfly}, under {Comma}. {Elm moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of moths of which the larv[91] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp. {Eugonia subsignaria}, called elm spanworm). {Elm sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a large sawfly ({Cimbex Americana}). The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe, feeds on the leaves of the elm. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uplift \Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uplifting}.] To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper. Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uplift \Up"lift`\, n. (Geol.) A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uplift \Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uplifting}.] To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper. Satan, talking to his nearest mate, With head uplift above the wave, and eyes That sparkling blazed. --Milton. |