cam stroke
         n 1: the maximum movement available to a pivoted or
               reciprocating piece by a cam [syn: {throw}, {stroke}, {cam
               stroke}]

English Dictionary: Chinese white cabbage	by the DICT Development Group
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Canachites n spruce grouse Synonym(s): Canachites, genus Canachites
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Canachites canadensis n North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles Synonym(s): spruce grouse, Canachites canadensis
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canasta n a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank Synonym(s): canasta, basket rummy, meld
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canecutter n a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and lowlands Synonym(s): swamp rabbit, canecutter, swamp hare, Sylvilagus aquaticus
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Canis dingo n wolflike yellowish-brown wild dog of Australia [syn: dingo, warrigal, warragal, Canis dingo]
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canistel n tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit Synonym(s): canistel, canistel tree, Pouteria campechiana nervosa ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and West Indies Synonym(s): canistel, eggfruit
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canistel tree n tropical tree of Florida and West Indies yielding edible fruit Synonym(s): canistel, canistel tree, Pouteria campechiana nervosa
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canister n a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm Synonym(s): case shot, canister, canister shot metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour Synonym(s): canister, cannister, tin
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canister shot n a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm Synonym(s): case shot, canister, canister shot
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cannister n metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour Synonym(s): canister, cannister, tin
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canoe cedar n large valuable arborvitae of northwestern United States Synonym(s): western red cedar, red cedar, canoe cedar, Thuja plicata
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canoeist n someone paddling a canoe Synonym(s): canoeist, paddler
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Ch'ing dynasty n the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu Synonym(s): Qing, Qing dynasty, Ch'ing, Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu, Manchu dynasty
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chaenactis n any of several United States plants having long stalks of funnel-shaped white or yellow flowers
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Chaim Soutine n French expressionist painter (born in Lithuania) (1893-1943) Synonym(s): Soutine, Chaim Soutine
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chain stitch n the most basic of all crochet stitches made by pulling a loop of yarn through another loop a looped stitch resembling the links of a chain; used in embroidery and in sewing
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chain store n one of a chain of retail stores under the same management and selling the same merchandise
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Chamaecytisus n small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus Synonym(s): Chamaecytisus, genus Chamaecytisus
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Chamaecytisus palmensis n shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder Synonym(s): tagasaste, Chamaecytisus palmensis, Cytesis proliferus
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chamosite n a greenish grey or black silicate of iron and aluminum
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change taste v alter the flavor of
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changed adj made or become different in nature or form; "changed attitudes"; "changed styles of dress"; "a greatly changed country after the war" Antonym(s): unchanged made or become different in some respect; "he's an altered (or changed) man since his election to Congress" changed in constitution or structure or composition by metamorphism; "metamorphic rocks"
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Changtzu n a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (24,780 feet high)
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chemist n a scientist who specializes in chemistry a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs Synonym(s): pharmacist, druggist, chemist, apothecary, pill pusher, pill roller
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chemist's n a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold Synonym(s): drugstore, apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, pharmacy
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chemist's shop n a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold Synonym(s): drugstore, apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, pharmacy
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chemistry n the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions Synonym(s): chemistry, chemical science the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object; "the chemistry of soil" the way two individuals relate to each other; "their chemistry was wrong from the beginning -- they hated each other"; "a mysterious alchemy brought them together" Synonym(s): chemistry, interpersonal chemistry, alchemy
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chemistry department n the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry Synonym(s): chemistry department, department of chemistry
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chemistry lab n a laboratory for research in chemistry [syn: {chemistry lab}, chemistry laboratory, chem lab]
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chemistry laboratory n a laboratory for research in chemistry [syn: {chemistry lab}, chemistry laboratory, chem lab]
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chewing out n a severe scolding [syn: castigation, earful, {bawling out}, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, dressing down]
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration n abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate Synonym(s): periodic breathing, Cheyne- Stokes respiration
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chimneystack n the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues
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chin strap n a strap attached to a hat; passes under the chin and holds the hat in place
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China aster n valued for their beautiful flowers in a wide range of clear bright colors; grown primarily for cutting Synonym(s): China aster, Callistephus chinensis
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China jute n tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States Synonym(s): velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti
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china stone n a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper) Synonym(s): china clay, china stone, kaolin, kaoline, porcelain clay, terra alba
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Chinese date n dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees [syn: jujube, Chinese date, Chinese jujube]
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Chinese deity n a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese
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Chinese water chestnut n Chinese sedge yielding edible bulb-shaped tubers [syn: water chestnut, Chinese water chestnut, Eleocharis dulcis]
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Chinese white n a white pigment used in house paints; consists of zinc oxide Synonym(s): zinc white, Chinese white
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Chinese white cabbage n Asiatic plant grown for its cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves Synonym(s): bok choy, bok choi, pakchoi, pak choi, Chinese white cabbage, Brassica rapa chinensis
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Chinese wood oil n a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree [syn: tung oil, Chinese wood oil]
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chinked adj having narrow opening filled [syn: chinked, {stopped- up}]
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choanocyte n any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of cytoplasm around the flagellum; they maintain a flow of water through the body Synonym(s): choanocyte, collar cell
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Chuang-tzu n 4th-century Chinese philosopher on whose teachings Lao-tse based Taoism
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Cimicidae n wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects [syn: Cimicidae, family Cimicidae]
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Cinco de Mayo n the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican- American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862
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cincture n a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers Synonym(s): girdle, cincture, sash, waistband, waistcloth
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coincide v go with, fall together [syn: coincide, co-occur, cooccur] happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" Synonym(s): concur, coincide be the same; "our views on this matter coincided"
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coincidence n an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental Synonym(s): coincidence, happenstance the quality of occupying the same position or area in space; "he waited for the coincidence of the target and the cross hairs" the temporal property of two things happening at the same time; "the interval determining the coincidence gate is adjustable" Synonym(s): concurrence, coincidence, conjunction, co-occurrence
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coincident adj occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" Synonym(s): coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, co-occurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous matching point for point; "coincident circles"
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coincidental adj occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" Synonym(s): coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, co-occurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous
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coincidentally adv happening at the same time [syn: coincidentally, coincidently]
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coincidently adv happening at the same time [syn: coincidentally, coincidently]
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coinciding adj occurring or operating at the same time; "a series of coincident events" Synonym(s): coincident, coincidental, coinciding, concurrent, co-occurrent, cooccurring, simultaneous
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comestible adj suitable for use as food [syn: edible, comestible, eatable] Antonym(s): inedible, uneatable n any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals]
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comic strip n a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book Synonym(s): comic strip, cartoon strip, strip, funnies
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commixture n the act of mixing together; "paste made by a mix of flour and water"; "the mixing of sound channels in the recording studio" Synonym(s): mix, commixture, admixture, mixture, intermixture, mixing
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Comstock n United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915) Synonym(s): Comstock, Anthony Comstock
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Comstock mealybug n Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees Synonym(s): Comstock mealybug, Comstock's mealybug, Pseudococcus comstocki
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Comstock's mealybug n Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States; pest on citrus and apple trees Synonym(s): Comstock mealybug, Comstock's mealybug, Pseudococcus comstocki
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Comstockery n censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality
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concatenate v combine two strings to form a single one add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series; "concatenate terms"; "concatenate characters"
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concatenation n the state of being linked together as in a chain; union in a linked series the linking together of a consecutive series of symbols or events or ideas etc; "it was caused by an improbable concatenation of circumstances" a series of things depending on each other as if linked together; "the chain of command"; "a complicated concatenation of circumstances" Synonym(s): chain, concatenation the act of linking together as in a series or chain
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concede v admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" Synonym(s): concede, profess, confess be willing to concede; "I grant you this much" Synonym(s): concede, yield, grant give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another Synonym(s): concede, yield, cede, grant acknowledge defeat; "The candidate conceded after enough votes had come in to show that he would lose"
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conceding n the act of conceding or yielding [syn: concession, conceding, yielding]
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conceit n feelings of excessive pride [syn: amour propre, conceit, self-love, vanity] an elaborate poetic image or a far-fetched comparison of very dissimilar things a witty or ingenious turn of phrase; "he could always come up with some inspired off-the-wall conceit" an artistic device or effect; "the architect's brilliant conceit was to build the house around the tree" the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride Synonym(s): conceit, conceitedness, vanity Antonym(s): humbleness, humility
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conceited adj characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes" Synonym(s): conceited, egotistic, egotistical, self- conceited, swollen, swollen-headed, vain
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conceitedly adv with conceit; in a conceited manner; "he always acts so conceitedly!" Synonym(s): conceitedly, self-conceitedly
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conceitedness n the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride Synonym(s): conceit, conceitedness, vanity Antonym(s): humbleness, humility
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Conestoga n a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century Synonym(s): covered wagon, Conestoga wagon, Conestoga, prairie wagon, prairie schooner
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Conestoga wagon n a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century Synonym(s): covered wagon, Conestoga wagon, Conestoga, prairie wagon, prairie schooner
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congou tea n black tea grown in China [syn: congou, congo, {congou tea}, English breakfast tea]
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conk out v stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident" Synonym(s): fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down use up all one's strength and energy and stop working; "At the end of the march, I pooped out" Synonym(s): poop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk out
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connect v connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces; "Can you connect the two loudspeakers?"; "Tie the ropes together"; "Link arms" Synonym(s): connect, link, tie, link up Antonym(s): disconnect make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" Synonym(s): associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect Antonym(s): decouple, dissociate be or become joined or united or linked; "The two streets connect to become a highway"; "Our paths joined"; "The travelers linked up again at the airport" Synonym(s): connect, link, link up, join, unite join by means of communication equipment; "The telephone company finally put in lines to connect the towns in this area" land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out" join for the purpose of communication; "Operator, could you connect me to the Raffles in Singapore?" be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation; "The local train does not connect with the Amtrak train"; "The planes don't connect and you will have to wait for four hours" establish a rapport or relationship; "The President of this university really connects with the faculty" establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?" Synonym(s): get in touch, touch base, connect plug into an outlet; "Please plug in the toaster!"; "Connect the TV so we can watch the football game tonight" Synonym(s): plug in, plug into, connect Antonym(s): disconnect, unplug hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"
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connected adj being joined in close association; "affiliated clubs"; "all art schools whether independent or attached to universities" Synonym(s): affiliated, attached, connected joined or linked together Antonym(s): unconnected wired together to an alarm system; "all the window alarms are connected" plugged in; "first check to see whether the appliance is connected" stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer Synonym(s): machine-accessible, connected
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connectedness n the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" Synonym(s): connection, link, connectedness Antonym(s): disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" Synonym(s): connection, connexion, connectedness Antonym(s): unconnectedness
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connecter n an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" Synonym(s): connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
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Connecticut n a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Connecticut, Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CT] a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound Synonym(s): Connecticut, Connecticut River one of the British colonies that formed the United States
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Connecticut River n a river in the northeastern United States; flows south from northern New Hampshire along the border between New Hampshire and Vermont and through Massachusetts and Connecticut where it empties into Long Island Sound Synonym(s): Connecticut, Connecticut River
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Connecticuter n a native or resident of Connecticut
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connecting flight n a flight with an intermediate stop and a change of aircraft (possibly a change of airlines)
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connecting rod n a rod that transmits motion (especially one that connects a rotating wheel to a reciprocating shaft)
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connecting room n a hotel room that shares a wall with an adjoining room and is connected by a private door
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connection n a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); "there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare" Synonym(s): connection, connexion, connectedness Antonym(s): unconnectedness the state of being connected; "the connection between church and state is inescapable" Synonym(s): connection, link, connectedness Antonym(s): disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" Synonym(s): connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); "he has powerful connections" the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination; "conditioning is a form of learning by association" Synonym(s): association, connection, connexion a connecting shape Synonym(s): connection, connexion, link a supplier (especially of narcotics) shifting from one form of transportation to another; "the plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta" Synonym(s): connection, connexion the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" Synonym(s): joining, connection, connexion
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connective adj connecting or tending to connect; "connective remarks between chapters"; "connective tissue in animals"; "conjunctive tissue in plants" n an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences Synonym(s): conjunction, conjunctive, connective, continuative an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" Synonym(s): connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
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connective tissue n tissue of mesodermal origin consisting of e.g. collagen fibroblasts and fatty cells; supports organs and fills spaces between them and forms tendons and ligaments
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connectivity n the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections
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connector n an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers" Synonym(s): connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
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Connochaetes n African antelopes: gnus [syn: Connochaetes, {genus Connochaetes}]
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consider v deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" Synonym(s): see, consider, reckon, view, regard give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving" Synonym(s): study, consider take into consideration for exemplifying purposes; "Take the case of China"; "Consider the following case" Synonym(s): consider, take, deal, look at show consideration for; take into account; "You must consider her age"; "The judge considered the offender's youth and was lenient" Synonym(s): consider, count, weigh think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" Synonym(s): consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" Synonym(s): think, believe, consider, conceive look at attentively Synonym(s): regard, consider look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem" Synonym(s): view, consider, look at regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem; "Please consider your family"
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considerable adj large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem" Antonym(s): inconsiderable
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considerably adv to a great extent or degree; "I'm afraid the film was well over budget"; "painting the room white made it seem considerably (or substantially) larger"; "the house has fallen considerably in value"; "the price went up substantially" Synonym(s): well, considerably, substantially
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considerate adj showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone" Antonym(s): inconsiderate
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considerately adv in a considerate manner; "they considerately withdrew" Antonym(s): inconsiderately
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considerateness n kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" Synonym(s): consideration, considerateness, thoughtfulness Antonym(s): inconsiderateness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness
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consideration n the process of giving careful thought to something information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; "another consideration is the time it would take" Synonym(s): circumstance, condition, consideration a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting); "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour" kind and considerate regard for others; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" Synonym(s): consideration, considerateness, thoughtfulness Antonym(s): inconsiderateness, inconsideration, thoughtlessness a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone Synonym(s): retainer, consideration a considerate and thoughtful act Synonym(s): consideration, thoughtfulness
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considered adj carefully weighed; "a considered opinion"
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constable n a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff English landscape painter (1776-1837) Synonym(s): Constable, John Constable a police officer of the lowest rank Synonym(s): constable, police constable
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constabulary n the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him" Synonym(s): police, police force, constabulary, law
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Constance n a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River Synonym(s): Constance, Lake Constance, Bodensee the council in 1414-1418 that succeeded in ending the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church Synonym(s): Constance, Council of Constance
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constancy n the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation; "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds" Synonym(s): constancy, stability Antonym(s): changefulness, inconstancy (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation Synonym(s): constancy, perceptual constancy faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity)
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constant adj unvarying in nature; "maintained a constant temperature"; "principles of unvarying validity" Synonym(s): changeless, constant, invariant, unvarying steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; "a man constant in adherence to his ideals"; "a constant lover"; "constant as the northern star" Antonym(s): inconstant uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger" Synonym(s): ceaseless, constant, incessant, never- ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting n a quantity that does not vary [syn: constant, {constant quantity}, invariable] a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context; "the velocity of light is a constant"
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Constant Lambert n English composer and conductor (1905-1951) [syn: Lambert, Constant Lambert, Leonard Constant Lambert]
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constant of gravitation n (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and distance in Newton's law of gravitation Synonym(s): gravitational constant, universal gravitational constant, constant of gravitation, G
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constant of proportionality n the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality Synonym(s): factor of proportionality, constant of proportionality
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constant quantity n a quantity that does not vary [syn: constant, {constant quantity}, invariable]
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constant-width font n a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter) Synonym(s): typewriter font, constant- width font, fixed-width font, monospaced font Antonym(s): proportional font
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constantan n an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire Synonym(s): constantan, Eureka
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Constantin Brancusi n Romanian sculptor noted for abstractions of animal forms (1876-1957) Synonym(s): Brancusi, Constantin Brancusi
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Constantina n a Romanian resort city on the Black Sea
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Constantine n Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337) Synonym(s): Constantine, Constantine I, Constantine the Great, Flavius Valerius Constantinus a walled city in northeastern Algeria to the east of Algiers; was destroyed in warfare in the 4th century and rebuilt by Constantine I
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Constantine I n Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337) Synonym(s): Constantine, Constantine I, Constantine the Great, Flavius Valerius Constantinus
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Constantine the Great n Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337) Synonym(s): Constantine, Constantine I, Constantine the Great, Flavius Valerius Constantinus
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Constantinople n the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church Synonym(s): Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul, Constantinople the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches Synonym(s): Constantinople, Fourth Council of Constantinople the sixth ecumenical council in 680-681 which condemned Monothelitism by defining two wills in Christ, divine and human Synonym(s): Constantinople, Third Council of Constantinople the fifth ecumenical council in 553 which held Origen's writings to be heretic Synonym(s): Constantinople, Second Council of Constantinople the second ecumenical council in 381 which added wording about the Holy Spirit to the Nicene Creed Synonym(s): Constantinople, First Council of Constantinople
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constantly adv without variation or change, in every case; "constantly kind and gracious"; "he always arrives on time" Synonym(s): constantly, invariably, always without interruption; "the world is constantly changing" Synonym(s): constantly, always, forever, perpetually, incessantly
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constatation n an assumption that is basic to an argument [syn: {basic assumption}, constatation, self-evident truth]
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constellate v scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; "Hills constellated with lights" Synonym(s): dot, stud, constellate come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" Synonym(s): cluster, constellate, flock, clump form a constellation or cluster
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constellation n an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" Synonym(s): configuration, constellation a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
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consternate v fill with anxiety, dread, dismay, or confusion; "After the terrorist attack, people look consternated"
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consternation n fear resulting from the awareness of danger [syn: alarm, dismay, consternation]
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constipate v impede with a clog or as if with a clog; "The market is being clogged by these operations"; "My mind is constipated today" Synonym(s): clog, constipate cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you" Synonym(s): constipate, bind
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constipated adj have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels Antonym(s): regular, unconstipated
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constipation n irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis Synonym(s): constipation, irregularity the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) Synonym(s): stultification, constipation, impairment, deadening
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constituency n the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
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constituent adj constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) Synonym(s): constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a), organic n an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; "spare components for cars"; "a component or constituent element of a system" Synonym(s): component, constituent, element a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected" something determined in relation to something that includes it; "he wanted to feel a part of something bigger than himself"; "I read a portion of the manuscript"; "the smaller component is hard to reach"; "the animal constituent of plankton" Synonym(s): part, portion, component part, component, constituent (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction Synonym(s): constituent, grammatical constituent an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech" Synonym(s): component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
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constitute v form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army" Synonym(s): constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be create and charge with a task or function; "nominate a committee" Synonym(s): appoint, name, nominate, constitute to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" Synonym(s): form, constitute, make set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" Synonym(s): establish, found, plant, constitute, institute
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constituted adj brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church" Synonym(s): established, constituted Antonym(s): unestablished
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constitution n law determining the fundamental political principles of a government Synonym(s): fundamental law, organic law, constitution the act of forming or establishing something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" Synonym(s): constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states Synonym(s): United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution, Constitution of the United States the way in which someone or something is composed Synonym(s): constitution, composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston Synonym(s): Constitution, Old Ironsides
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Constitution of the United States n the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states Synonym(s): United States Constitution, U.S. Constitution, US Constitution, Constitution, Constitution of the United States
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Constitution State n a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Connecticut, Nutmeg State, Constitution State, CT]
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constitutional adj of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup; "constitutional walk" sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government; "the constitutional right of free speech"; "constitutional government"; "constitutional guarantees" Antonym(s): unconstitutional existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" Synonym(s): built- in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) Synonym(s): constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a), organic n a regular walk taken as a form of exercise
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Constitutional Convention n the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
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Constitutional Union Party n a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union
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constitutionalise v incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional; "A woman's right to an abortion was constitutionalized in the 1970's" Synonym(s): constitutionalize, constitutionalise
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constitutionalism n a constitutional system of government (usually with a written constitution) advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles
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constitutionalist n an advocate of constitutional government
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constitutionalize v provide with a constitution, as of a country; "The United States were constitutionalized in the late 18th century" take a walk for one's health or to aid digestion, as after a meal; "A good way of exercising is to constitutionalize" incorporate into a constitution, make constitutional; "A woman's right to an abortion was constitutionalized in the 1970's" Synonym(s): constitutionalize, constitutionalise
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constitutionally adv according to the constitution; "this was constitutionally ruled out" Antonym(s): unconstitutionally
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constitutive adj constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) Synonym(s): constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a), organic
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constrain v hold back [syn: restrain, encumber, cumber, constrain] restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" Synonym(s): stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain
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constrained adj lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" Synonym(s): constrained, forced, strained
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constrainedly adv in a constrained manner
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constraining adj restricting the scope or freedom of action [syn: confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting]
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constraint n the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint" Synonym(s): constraint, restraint a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted" Synonym(s): restraint, constraint the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others
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constrict v squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" Synonym(s): compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" Synonym(s): constrict, constringe, narrow
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constricted adj especially tense; especially in some dialects drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; "a constricted blood vessel"; "a constricted view of life" Antonym(s): unconstricted
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constricting adj (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn: constricting, constrictive, narrowing]
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constriction n a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel [syn: constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint] tight or narrow compression Synonym(s): constriction, coarctation a tight feeling in some part of the body; "he felt a constriction in her chest"; "she felt an alarming tightness in her chest"; "emotion caused a constriction of his throat" Synonym(s): constriction, tightness the action or process of compressing
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constrictive adj (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom [syn: constricting, constrictive, narrowing] restricting the scope or freedom of action Synonym(s): confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting
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constrictor n any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
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Constrictor constrictor n very large boa of tropical America and West Indies [syn: boa constrictor, Constrictor constrictor]
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constringe v become tight or as if tight; "Her throat constricted" [syn: constrict, constringe, narrow]
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construal n an interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing
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construct n an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances Synonym(s): concept, conception, construct Antonym(s): misconception v make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" Synonym(s): construct, build, make put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal" Synonym(s): manufacture, fabricate, construct draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle" create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph" create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument" reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" Synonym(s): reconstruct, construct, retrace
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construction n the act of constructing something; "during the construction we had to take a detour"; "his hobby was the building of boats" Synonym(s): construction, building a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner" Synonym(s): construction, grammatical construction, expression Antonym(s): misconstruction the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought Synonym(s): construction, mental synthesis a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" Synonym(s): structure, construction drawing a figure satisfying certain conditions as part of solving a problem or proving a theorem; "the assignment was to make a construction that could be used in proving the Pythagorean theorem" an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct" Synonym(s): construction, twist the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" Synonym(s): construction, building
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construction industry n an industry that builds housing [syn: {construction industry}, housing industry]
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construction paper n paper suitable for drawing and making cutouts
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construction worker n a worker skilled in building offices or dwellings etc. Synonym(s): construction worker, hard hat
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constructive adj constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission" Antonym(s): destructive emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism"
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constructive breach n a breach of contract committed prior to the time of required performance Synonym(s): anticipatory breach, constructive breach
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constructive eviction n action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved Synonym(s): eviction, constructive eviction
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constructive fraud n comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence Synonym(s): constructive fraud, legal fraud
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constructive metabolism n the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy Synonym(s): anabolism, constructive metabolism Antonym(s): catabolism, destructive metabolism, dissimilation, katabolism
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constructive possession n (law) having the power and intention to have and control property but without direct control or actual presence upon it
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constructive trust n a trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights Synonym(s): constructive trust, involuntary trust
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constructive-metabolic adj of or relating to anabolism [syn: {constructive- metabolic}, energy-storing(a)]
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constructively adv in a constructive manner; "it is my task to look critically and constructively at the flaws and the failures"
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constructiveness n the quality of serving to build or improve [ant: destructiveness]
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constructivism n an abstractionist artistic movement in Russia after World War I; industrial materials were used to construct nonrepresentational objects
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constructivist n an artist of the school of constructivism
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constructor n someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) Synonym(s): builder, constructor
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construe v make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" Synonym(s): interpret, construe, see
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construe with v go or occur together; "The word 'hot' tends to cooccur with 'cold'" Synonym(s): collocate with, construe with, cooccur with, co-occur with, go with
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consuetude n a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law
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consuetudinal n a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order) Synonym(s): consuetudinary, consuetudinal
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consuetudinary n a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order) Synonym(s): consuetudinary, consuetudinal
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coon cat n omnivorous mammal of Central America and South America Synonym(s): coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, Nasua narica raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings Synonym(s): bassarisk, cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail, ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat, Bassariscus astutus
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cow-nosed ray n large ray found along eastern coast of North America [syn: cownose ray, cow-nosed ray, Rhinoptera bonasus]
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cumquat n any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp Synonym(s): kumquat, cumquat, kumquat tree
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cunctation n the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time Synonym(s): procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally
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cunctator n someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) Synonym(s): procrastinator, postponer, cunctator
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Cyanocitta n New World jays Synonym(s): Cyanocitta, genus Cyanocitta
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Cyanocitta cristata n common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast Synonym(s): blue jay, jaybird, Cyanocitta cristata
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crookneck \Crook"neck`\, n.       Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their       tapering, recurved necks. The {summer crookneck} is       botanically a variety of the pumpkin ({Cucurbita pepo}) and       matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with       warty excrescences. The {winter crookneck} belongs to a       distinct species ({C. moschata}) and is smooth and often       striped. [U. S.]
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Squash \Squash\, n. [Massachusetts Indian asq, pl. asquash, raw,       green, immaturate, applied to fruit and vegetables which were       used when green, or without cooking; askutasquash vine       apple.] (Bot.)       A plant and its fruit of the genus {Cucurbita}, or gourd       kind.          Note: The species are much confused. The long-neck squash is                called {Cucurbita verrucosa}, the Barbary or China                squash, {C. moschata}, and the great winter squash, {C.                maxima}, but the distinctions are not clear.          {Squash beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small American beetle             ({Diabrotica, [or] Galeruca vittata}) which is often             abundant and very injurious to the leaves of squash,             cucumber, etc. It is striped with yellow and black. The             name is applied also to other allied species.          {Squash bug} (Zo[94]l.), a large black American hemipterous             insect ({Coreus, [or] Anasa, tristis}) injurious to squash             vines.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lackey \Lack"ey\, n.; pl. {Lackeys}. [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg.       lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin       to E. lick, v.]       An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.                   Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey.                                                                               --Shak.          {Lackey caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the caterpillar, or larva,             of any bombycid moth of the genus {Clisiocampa}; -- so             called from its party-colored markings. The common             European species ({C. neustria}) is striped with blue,             yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The             American species ({C. Americana} and {C. sylvatica}) are             commonly called {tent caterpillars}. See {Tent             caterpillar}, under {Tent}.          {Lackey moth} (Zo[94]l.), the moth which produces the lackey             caterpillar.
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{To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or             untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.          {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.          {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.          {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing             cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).          {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha             Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.          {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,             mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.          {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee             when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest             in a hollow tree or among rocks.          {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.          {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),             from which the common domesticated swine is descended.          {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See             {Brier}.          {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant             ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.          {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite             genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.          {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat                   resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and                   having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller                   domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and                   the like.             (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.             (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve                   either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.          {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.          {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)             (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild                   red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black                   cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much                   used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a                   compact texture.             (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.          {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.          {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum             Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly             leaves and small blue flowers.          {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant             ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about             the Mediterranean.          {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.          {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of             the Ginseng family.          {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those             considered as game birds.          {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta             Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.             See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.          {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or             of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.             --Shak.          {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in             trees, rocks, the like.          {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1             (b) .          {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})             of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the             natives use the spines in tattooing.          {Wild land}.             (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it                   unfit for cultivation.             (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.          {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.          {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a             tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so             called in the West Indies.          {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})             much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.          {Wild oat}. (Bot.)             (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum                   avenaceum}).             (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.          {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex             hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,             juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden             rhubarb.          {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The rock dove.             (b) The passenger pigeon.          {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene             Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of             catchfly.          {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb             ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its             leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies             as coverings for packages of merchandise.          {Wild plum}. (Bot.)             (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.             (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.          {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.          {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda             polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.          {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.          {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia             nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.          {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual             leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.             nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly             when the plant is disturbed.          {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.          {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous             plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.             The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the             plants form an impenetrable thicket.          {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.
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Sensitive \Sen"si*tive\, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.]       1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the             capacity of receiving impressions from external objects;             as, a sensitive soul.          2. Having quick and acute sensibility, either to the action             of external objects, or to impressions upon the mind and             feelings; highly susceptible; easily and acutely affected.                         She was too sensitive to abuse and calumny.                                                                               --Macaulay.          3.             (a) (Mech.) Having a capacity of being easily affected or                   moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales.             (b) (Chem. & Photog.) Readily affected or changed by                   certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or                   bromide, when in contact with certain organic                   substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays.          4. Serving to affect the sense; sensible. [R.]                         A sensitive love of some sensitive objects.                                                                               --Hammond.          5. Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as,             sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by             irritation. --E. Darwin.          {Sensitive fern} (Bot.), an American fern ({Onoclea             sensibilis}), the leaves of which, when plucked, show a             slight tendency to fold together.          {Sensitive flame} (Physics), a gas flame so arranged that             under a suitable adjustment of pressure it is exceedingly             sensitive to sounds, being caused to roar, flare, or             become suddenly shortened or extinguished, by slight             sounds of the proper pitch.          {Sensitive joint vetch} (Bot.), an annual leguminous herb             ({[92]schynomene hispida}), with sensitive foliage.          {Sensitive paper}, paper prepared for photographic purpose by             being rendered sensitive to the effect of light.          {Sensitive plant}. (Bot.)             (a) A leguminous plant ({Mimosa pudica}, or {M.                   sensitiva}, and other allied species), the leaves of                   which close at the slightest touch.             (b) Any plant showing motions after irritation, as the                   sensitive brier ({Schrankia}) of the Southern States,                   two common American species of Cassia ({C. nictitans},                   and {C. Cham[91]crista}), a kind of sorrel ({Oxalis                   sensitiva}), etc.
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Caen stone \Ca"en stone"\,       A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen,       France.
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Camisade \Cam`i*sade"\, Camisado \Cam`i*sa"do\, n. [F. camisade       a night attack; cf. It. camiciata. See {Camis}.] [Obs.]       (Mil.)       (a) A shirt worn by soldiers over their uniform, in order to             be able to recognize one another in a night attack.       (b) An attack by surprise by soldiers wearing the camisado.                         Give them a camisado in night season. --Holinshed.
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Camisade \Cam`i*sade"\, Camisado \Cam`i*sa"do\, n. [F. camisade       a night attack; cf. It. camiciata. See {Camis}.] [Obs.]       (Mil.)       (a) A shirt worn by soldiers over their uniform, in order to             be able to recognize one another in a night attack.       (b) An attack by surprise by soldiers wearing the camisado.                         Give them a camisado in night season. --Holinshed.
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Camisated \Cam"i*sa`ted\, a.       Dressed with a shirt over the other garments.
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Camoused \Ca"moused\,, a. [From {Camouse}]       Depressed; flattened. [Obs.]                   Though my nose be cammoused.                  --B. Jonson
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Canaster \Ca*nas"ter\, n. [Sp. canasta, canastro, basket, fr. L.       canistrum. See {Canister}.]       A kind of tobacco for smoking, made of the dried leaves,       coarsely broken; -- so called from the rush baskets in which       it is packed in South America. --McElrath.
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d8Dhole \[d8]Dhole\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A fierce, wild dog ({Canis Dukhunensis}), found in the       mountains of India. It is remarkable for its propensity to       hunt the tiger and other wild animals in packs.
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Canister \Can"is*ter\ (k[acr]n"[icr]s*t[etil]r), n. [L.       canistrum a basket woven from reeds Gr. [?], fr. ka`nh,       ka`nna reed; cf. F. canistre. See {Cane}, and {Canaster}.]       1. A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc.          2. A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc.          3. (Mil.) A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number             of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case             fitting the gun; -- called also {canister shot}.
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Canister \Can"is*ter\ (k[acr]n"[icr]s*t[etil]r), n. [L.       canistrum a basket woven from reeds Gr. [?], fr. ka`nh,       ka`nna reed; cf. F. canistre. See {Cane}, and {Canaster}.]       1. A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc.          2. A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc.          3. (Mil.) A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number             of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case             fitting the gun; -- called also {canister shot}.
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d8Thuja \[d8]Thu"ja\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?] an African tree with       sweet-smelling wood.] (Bot.)       A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for       the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having       scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves. [Written       also {thuya}.] See {Thyine wood}.          Note: {Thuja occidentalis} is the {Arbor vit[91]} of the                Eastern and Northern United States. {T. gigantea} of                North-waetern America is a very large tree, there                called {red cedar}, and {canoe cedar}, and furnishes a                useful timber.
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Canoeist \Ca*noe"ist\, n.       A canoeman.
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Canstick \Can"stick`\, n.       Candlestick. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Cense \Cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Censed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Censing}.] [Abbrev. from incense.]       To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices.                   The Salii sing and cense his altars round. --Dryden.
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Chain \Chain\, n. [F. cha[8c]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.]       1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected,             or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as             of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and             transmission of mechanical power, etc.                         [They] put a chain of gold about his neck. --Dan. v.                                                                               29.          2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a             bond; as, the chains of habit.                         Driven down To chains of darkness and the undying                      worm.                                                --Milton.          3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things             connected and following each other in succession; as, a             chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.          4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used             in measuring land.          Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists                of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and                ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the                total length of rods, or sixty-six, feet; hence, a                measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land                measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an                acre.          5. pl. (Naut.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to             bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the             channels.          6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. --Knight.          {Chain belt} (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for             transmitting power.          {Chain boat}, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables,             anchors, etc.          {Chain bolt}             (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate,                   which fastens it to the vessel's side.             (b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of                   position.          {Chain bond}. See {Chain timber}.          {Chain bridge}, a bridge supported by chain cables; a             suspension bridge.          {Chain cable}, a cable made of iron links.          {Chain coral} (Zo[94]l.), a fossil coral of the genus             {Halysites}, common in the middle and upper Silurian             rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in             groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When             perfect, the calicles show twelve septa.          {Chain coupling}.             (a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting                   a chain with an object.             (b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars                   with a chain.          {Chain gang}, a gang of convicts chained together.          {Chain hook} (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about             the deck.          {Chain mail}, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal             links wrought into the form of a garment.          {Chain molding} (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a             chain, used in the Normal style.          {Chain pier}, a pier suspended by chain.          {Chain pipe} (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with             iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers             or tiers.          {Chain plate} (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or             bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging             is fastened.          {Chain pulley}, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of             its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links             of a chain.          {Chain pumps}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Chain rule} (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical             problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion,             by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the             consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the             next, the relation between the first antecedent and the             last consequent is discovered.          {Chain shot} (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain,             formerly used in naval warfare on account of their             destructive effect on a ship's rigging.          {Chain stitch}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Chain timber}. (Arch.) See {Bond timber}, under {Bond}.          {Chain wales}. (Naut.) Same as {Channels}.          {Chain wheel}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Closed chain}, {Open chain} (Chem.), terms applied to the             chemical structure of compounds whose rational formul[91]             are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see             {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}), or in an open             extended form.          {Endless chain}, a chain whose ends have been united by a             link.
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Stitch \Stitch\, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to       stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.]       1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of             the thread thus made.          2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a             link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a             stitch; to take up a stitch.          3. [Cf. OE. sticche, stecche, stucche, a piece, AS. stycce.             Cf. {Stock}.] A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a             single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space             passed over; distance.                         You have gone a good stitch.               --Bunyan.                         In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their                      plow, and take no deep stitch in making their                      furrows.                                             --Holland.          4. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a             needle; as, a stitch in the side.                         He was taken with a cold and with stitches, which                      was, indeed, a pleurisy.                     --Bp. Burnet.          5. A contortion, or twist. [Obs.]                         If you talk, Or pull your face into a stitch again,                      I shall be angry.                              --Marston.          6. Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every             stitch of clothes. [Colloq.]          7. A furrow. --Chapman.          {Chain stitch}, {Lock stitch}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Pearl}, [or] {Purl stitch}. See 2nd {Purl}, 2.
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Chain stitch \Chain" stitch`\       1. An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; -- used in             crocheting, sewing, and embroidery.          2. (Machine Sewing) A stitch in which the looping of the             thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the             work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock             stitch. See {Stitch}.
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Chain \Chain\, n. [F. cha[8c]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf. {Catenate}.]       1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected,             or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as             of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and             transmission of mechanical power, etc.                         [They] put a chain of gold about his neck. --Dan. v.                                                                               29.          2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a             bond; as, the chains of habit.                         Driven down To chains of darkness and the undying                      worm.                                                --Milton.          3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things             connected and following each other in succession; as, a             chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.          4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used             in measuring land.          Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists                of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and                ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the                total length of rods, or sixty-six, feet; hence, a                measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land                measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an                acre.          5. pl. (Naut.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to             bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the             channels.          6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. --Knight.          {Chain belt} (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for             transmitting power.          {Chain boat}, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables,             anchors, etc.          {Chain bolt}             (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate,                   which fastens it to the vessel's side.             (b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of                   position.          {Chain bond}. See {Chain timber}.          {Chain bridge}, a bridge supported by chain cables; a             suspension bridge.          {Chain cable}, a cable made of iron links.          {Chain coral} (Zo[94]l.), a fossil coral of the genus             {Halysites}, common in the middle and upper Silurian             rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in             groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When             perfect, the calicles show twelve septa.          {Chain coupling}.             (a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting                   a chain with an object.             (b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars                   with a chain.          {Chain gang}, a gang of convicts chained together.          {Chain hook} (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about             the deck.          {Chain mail}, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal             links wrought into the form of a garment.          {Chain molding} (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a             chain, used in the Normal style.          {Chain pier}, a pier suspended by chain.          {Chain pipe} (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with             iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers             or tiers.          {Chain plate} (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or             bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging             is fastened.          {Chain pulley}, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of             its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links             of a chain.          {Chain pumps}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Chain rule} (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical             problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion,             by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the             consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the             next, the relation between the first antecedent and the             last consequent is discovered.          {Chain shot} (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain,             formerly used in naval warfare on account of their             destructive effect on a ship's rigging.          {Chain stitch}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Chain timber}. (Arch.) See {Bond timber}, under {Bond}.          {Chain wales}. (Naut.) Same as {Channels}.          {Chain wheel}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Closed chain}, {Open chain} (Chem.), terms applied to the             chemical structure of compounds whose rational formul[91]             are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see             {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}), or in an open             extended form.          {Endless chain}, a chain whose ends have been united by a             link.
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Chance \Chance\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chanced}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Chancing}.]       To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation.       [bd]Things that chance daily.[b8] --Robynson (More's Utopia).                   If a bird's nest chance to be before thee. --Deut.                                                                               xxii. 6.                   I chanced on this letter.                        --Shak.          Note: Often used impersonally; as, how chances it?                            How chance, thou art returned so soon? --Shak.
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Change \Change\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Changed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Changing}.] [F. changer, fr. LL. cambiare, to exchange,       barter, L. cambire. Cf. {Cambial}.]       1. To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one             state to another; as, to change the position, character,             or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.                         Therefore will I change their glory into shame.                                                                               --Hosea. iv.                                                                               7.          2. To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving             up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to             change one's occupation; to change one's intention.                         They that do change old love for new, Pray gods,                      they change for worse!                        --Peele.          3. To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by             with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with             another.                         Look upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst                      not, for any interest, change thy fortune and                      condition.                                          --Jer. Taylor.          4. Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations             of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a             gold coin or a bank bill.                         He pulled out a thirty-pound note and bid me change                      it.                                                   --Goldsmith.          {To change a horse, or To change hand} (Man.), to turn or             bear the horse's head from one hand to the other, from the             left to right, or from the right to the left.          {To change hands}, to change owners.          {To change one's tune}, to become less confident or boastful.             [Colloq.]          {To change step}, to take a break in the regular succession             of steps, in marching or walking, as by bringing the             hollow of one foot against the heel of the other, and then             stepping off with the foot which is in advance.          Syn: To alter; vary; deviate; substitute; innovate;                diversify; shift; veer; turn. See {Alter}.
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Chemisette \Chem`i*sette"\, n.[F., dim. of chemise.]       An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck,       shoulders, and breast.
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Chemist \Chem"ist\, n. [Shortened from alchemist; cf. F.       chimiste.]       A person versed in chemistry or given to chemical       investigation; an analyst; a maker or seller of chemicals or       drugs.
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10. (Mus.)             (a) Produced by natural organs, as those of the human                   throat, in distinction from instrumental music.             (b) Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat                   nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.             (c) Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which                   moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but                   little from the original key. --Moore (Encyc. of                   Music).          {Natural day}, the space of twenty-four hours. --Chaucer.          {Natural fats}, {Natural gas}, etc. See under {Fat}, {Gas}.             etc.          {Natural Harmony} (Mus.), the harmony of the triad or common             chord.          {Natural history}, in its broadest sense, a history or             description of nature as a whole, incuding the sciences of             {botany}, {zo[94]logy}, {geology}, {mineralogy},             {paleontology}, {chemistry}, and {physics}. In recent             usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of             botany and zo[94]logy collectively, and sometimes to the             science of zoology alone.          {Natural law}, that instinctive sense of justice and of right             and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished             from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated             human law.          {Natural modulation} (Mus.), transition from one key to its             relative keys.          {Natural order}. (Nat. Hist.) See under {order}.          {Natural person}. (Law) See under {person}, n.          {Natural philosophy}, originally, the study of nature in             general; in modern usage, that branch of physical science,             commonly called {physics}, which treats of the phenomena             and laws of matter and considers those effects only which             are unaccompanied by any change of a chemical nature; --             contrasted with mental and moral philosophy.          {Natural scale} (Mus.), a scale which is written without             flats or sharps. Model would be a preferable term, as less             likely to mislead, the so-called artificial scales (scales             represented by the use of flats and sharps) being equally             natural with the so-called natural scale          {Natural science}, natural history, in its broadest sense; --             used especially in contradistinction to mental or moral             science.          {Natural selection} (Biol.), a supposed operation of natural             laws analogous, in its operation and results, to designed             selection in breeding plants and animals, and resulting in             the survival of the fittest. The theory of natural             selection supposes that this has been brought about mainly             by gradual changes of environment which have led to             corresponding changes of structure, and that those forms             which have become so modified as to be best adapted to the             changed environment have tended to survive and leave             similarly adapted descendants, while those less perfectly             adapted have tended to die out though lack of fitness for             the environment, thus resulting in the survival of the             fittest. See {Darwinism}.          {Natural system} (Bot. & Zo[94]l.), a classification based             upon real affinities, as shown in the structure of all             parts of the organisms, and by their embryology.                         It should be borne in mind that the natural system                      of botany is natural only in the constitution of its                      genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand                      divisions.                                          --Gray.                      {Natural theology}, [or] {Natural religion}, that part of             theological science which treats of those evidences of the             existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are             exhibited in nature; -- distinguished from revealed             religion. See Quotation under {Natural}, a., 3.          {Natural vowel}, the vowel sound heard in urn, furl, sir,             her, etc.; -- so called as being uttered in the easiest             open position of the mouth organs. See {Neutral vowel},             under {Neutral} and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 17.          Syn: See {Native}.
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Chemistry \Chem"is*try\ (k[ecr]m"[icr]s*tr[ycr]; 277), n. [From       {Chemist}. See {Alchemy}.]       1. That branch of science which treats of the composition of             substances, and of the changes which they undergo in             consequence of alterations in the constitution of the             molecules, which depend upon variations of the number,             kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms.             These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely             the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained.             Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and             constitution of molecules. See {Atom}, {Molecule}.          Note: Historically, chemistry is an outgrowth of alchemy (or                alchemistry), with which it was anciently identified.          2. An application of chemical theory and method to the             consideration of some particular subject; as, the             chemistry of iron; the chemistry of indigo.          3. A treatise on chemistry.          Note: This word and its derivatives were formerly written                with y, and sometimes with i, instead of e, in the                first syllable, chymistry, chymist, chymical, etc., or                chimistry, chimist, chimical, etc.; and the                pronunciation was conformed to the orthography.          {Inorganic chemistry}, that which treats of inorganic or             mineral substances.          {Organic chemistry}, that which treats of the substances             which form the structure of organized beings and their             products, whether animal or vegetable; -- called also             {chemistry of the carbon compounds}. There is no             fundamental difference between organic and inorganic             chemistry.          {Physiological chemistry}, the chemistry of the organs and             tissues of the body, and of the various physiological             processes incident to life.          {Practical chemistry}, or {Applied chemistry}, that which             treats of the modes of manufacturing the products of             chemistry that are useful in the arts, of their             applications to economical purposes, and of the conditions             essential to their best use.          {Pure chemistry}, the consideration of the facts and theories             of chemistry in their purely scientific relations, without             necessary reference to their practical applications or             mere utility.
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10. (Mus.)             (a) Produced by natural organs, as those of the human                   throat, in distinction from instrumental music.             (b) Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat                   nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.             (c) Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which                   moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but                   little from the original key. --Moore (Encyc. of                   Music).          {Natural day}, the space of twenty-four hours. --Chaucer.          {Natural fats}, {Natural gas}, etc. See under {Fat}, {Gas}.             etc.          {Natural Harmony} (Mus.), the harmony of the triad or common             chord.          {Natural history}, in its broadest sense, a history or             description of nature as a whole, incuding the sciences of             {botany}, {zo[94]logy}, {geology}, {mineralogy},             {paleontology}, {chemistry}, and {physics}. In recent             usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of             botany and zo[94]logy collectively, and sometimes to the             science of zoology alone.          {Natural law}, that instinctive sense of justice and of right             and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished             from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated             human law.          {Natural modulation} (Mus.), transition from one key to its             relative keys.          {Natural order}. (Nat. Hist.) See under {order}.          {Natural person}. (Law) See under {person}, n.          {Natural philosophy}, originally, the study of nature in             general; in modern usage, that branch of physical science,             commonly called {physics}, which treats of the phenomena             and laws of matter and considers those effects only which             are unaccompanied by any change of a chemical nature; --             contrasted with mental and moral philosophy.          {Natural scale} (Mus.), a scale which is written without             flats or sharps. Model would be a preferable term, as less             likely to mislead, the so-called artificial scales (scales             represented by the use of flats and sharps) being equally             natural with the so-called natural scale          {Natural science}, natural history, in its broadest sense; --             used especially in contradistinction to mental or moral             science.          {Natural selection} (Biol.), a supposed operation of natural             laws analogous, in its operation and results, to designed             selection in breeding plants and animals, and resulting in             the survival of the fittest. The theory of natural             selection supposes that this has been brought about mainly             by gradual changes of environment which have led to             corresponding changes of structure, and that those forms             which have become so modified as to be best adapted to the             changed environment have tended to survive and leave             similarly adapted descendants, while those less perfectly             adapted have tended to die out though lack of fitness for             the environment, thus resulting in the survival of the             fittest. See {Darwinism}.          {Natural system} (Bot. & Zo[94]l.), a classification based             upon real affinities, as shown in the structure of all             parts of the organisms, and by their embryology.                         It should be borne in mind that the natural system                      of botany is natural only in the constitution of its                      genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand                      divisions.                                          --Gray.                      {Natural theology}, [or] {Natural religion}, that part of             theological science which treats of those evidences of the             existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are             exhibited in nature; -- distinguished from revealed             religion. See Quotation under {Natural}, a., 3.          {Natural vowel}, the vowel sound heard in urn, furl, sir,             her, etc.; -- so called as being uttered in the easiest             open position of the mouth organs. See {Neutral vowel},             under {Neutral} and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 17.          Syn: See {Native}.
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Chemistry \Chem"is*try\ (k[ecr]m"[icr]s*tr[ycr]; 277), n. [From       {Chemist}. See {Alchemy}.]       1. That branch of science which treats of the composition of             substances, and of the changes which they undergo in             consequence of alterations in the constitution of the             molecules, which depend upon variations of the number,             kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms.             These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely             the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained.             Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and             constitution of molecules. See {Atom}, {Molecule}.          Note: Historically, chemistry is an outgrowth of alchemy (or                alchemistry), with which it was anciently identified.          2. An application of chemical theory and method to the             consideration of some particular subject; as, the             chemistry of iron; the chemistry of indigo.          3. A treatise on chemistry.          Note: This word and its derivatives were formerly written                with y, and sometimes with i, instead of e, in the                first syllable, chymistry, chymist, chymical, etc., or                chimistry, chimist, chimical, etc.; and the                pronunciation was conformed to the orthography.          {Inorganic chemistry}, that which treats of inorganic or             mineral substances.          {Organic chemistry}, that which treats of the substances             which form the structure of organized beings and their             products, whether animal or vegetable; -- called also             {chemistry of the carbon compounds}. There is no             fundamental difference between organic and inorganic             chemistry.          {Physiological chemistry}, the chemistry of the organs and             tissues of the body, and of the various physiological             processes incident to life.          {Practical chemistry}, or {Applied chemistry}, that which             treats of the modes of manufacturing the products of             chemistry that are useful in the arts, of their             applications to economical purposes, and of the conditions             essential to their best use.          {Pure chemistry}, the consideration of the facts and theories             of chemistry in their purely scientific relations, without             necessary reference to their practical applications or             mere utility.
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Chemistry \Chem"is*try\ (k[ecr]m"[icr]s*tr[ycr]; 277), n. [From       {Chemist}. See {Alchemy}.]       1. That branch of science which treats of the composition of             substances, and of the changes which they undergo in             consequence of alterations in the constitution of the             molecules, which depend upon variations of the number,             kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms.             These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely             the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained.             Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and             constitution of molecules. See {Atom}, {Molecule}.          Note: Historically, chemistry is an outgrowth of alchemy (or                alchemistry), with which it was anciently identified.          2. An application of chemical theory and method to the             consideration of some particular subject; as, the             chemistry of iron; the chemistry of indigo.          3. A treatise on chemistry.          Note: This word and its derivatives were formerly written                with y, and sometimes with i, instead of e, in the                first syllable, chymistry, chymist, chymical, etc., or                chimistry, chimist, chimical, etc.; and the                pronunciation was conformed to the orthography.          {Inorganic chemistry}, that which treats of inorganic or             mineral substances.          {Organic chemistry}, that which treats of the substances             which form the structure of organized beings and their             products, whether animal or vegetable; -- called also             {chemistry of the carbon compounds}. There is no             fundamental difference between organic and inorganic             chemistry.          {Physiological chemistry}, the chemistry of the organs and             tissues of the body, and of the various physiological             processes incident to life.          {Practical chemistry}, or {Applied chemistry}, that which             treats of the modes of manufacturing the products of             chemistry that are useful in the arts, of their             applications to economical purposes, and of the conditions             essential to their best use.          {Pure chemistry}, the consideration of the facts and theories             of chemistry in their purely scientific relations, without             necessary reference to their practical applications or             mere utility.
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China \Chi"na\, n.       1. A country in Eastern Asia.          2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for             porcelain. See {Porcelain}.          {China aster} (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant.             See {Aster}.          {China bean}. See under {Bean}, 1.          {China clay} See {Kaolin}.          {China grass}, Same as {Ramie}.          {China ink}. See {India ink}.          {China pink} (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of             {Dianthus} ({D. Chiensis}) having variously colored single             or double flowers; Indian pink.          {China root} (Med.), the rootstock of a species of {Smilax}             ({S. China}, from the East Indies; -- formerly much             esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used             for. Also the galanga root (from {Alpinia Gallanga} and             {Alpinia officinarum}).          {China rose}. (Bot.)             (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of                   rose derived from the {Rosa Indica}, and perhaps other                   species.             (b) A flowering hothouse plant ({Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis})                   of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China                   and the east Indies.          {China shop}, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or             of crockery.          {China ware}, porcelain; -- so called in the 17th century             because brought from the far East, and differing from the             pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely,             crockery in general.          {Pride of China}, {China tree}. (Bot.) See {Azedarach}.
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Aster \As"ter\ ([acr]s"t[etil]r), n. [L. aster aster, star, Gr.       'asth`r star. See {Star}.]       1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish             flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy.          2. (Floriculture) A plant of the genus {Callistephus}. Many             varieties (called {China asters}, {German asters}, etc.)             are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.
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Chink \Chink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinked}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Chinking}.]       To crack; to open.
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Chinook State \Chi*nook" State\       Washington -- a nickname. See {Chinook}, n.
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Chinse \Chinse\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinsed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Chinsing}.] (Naut.)       To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the       point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.          {Chinsing iron}, a light calking iron.
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Chymic \Chym"ic\, Chymist \Chym"ist\, Chymistry \Chym"is*try\       [Obs.]       See {Chemic}, {Chemist}, {Chemistry}.
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Chymic \Chym"ic\, Chymist \Chym"ist\, Chymistry \Chym"is*try\       [Obs.]       See {Chemic}, {Chemist}, {Chemistry}.
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Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cinched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Cinch"ing}.]       1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.]          2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for             forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.]
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Cincture \Cinc"ture\, n. [L. cinctura, fr. cingere, cinctum, to       gird.]       1. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as             by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.          2. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure.             [bd]Within the cincture of one wall.[b8] --Bacon.          3. (Arch.) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge             at the extremity of the shaft of a column.
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Cinctured \Cinc"tured\, n.       Having or wearing a cincture or girdle.
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Coincide \Co`in*cide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coincided}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Coinciding}.] [L. co- + incidere to fall on; in +       cadere to fall: cf. F. co[8b]ncider. See {Chance}, n.]       1. To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles,             when placed one on the other.                         If the equator and the ecliptic had coincided, it                      would have rendered the annual revoluton of the                      earth useless.                                    --Cheyne.          2. To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the             fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America.          3. To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur; as, our aims             coincide.                         The rules of right jugdment and of good                      ratiocination often coincide with each other.                                                                               --Watts.
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Coincide \Co`in*cide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coincided}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Coinciding}.] [L. co- + incidere to fall on; in +       cadere to fall: cf. F. co[8b]ncider. See {Chance}, n.]       1. To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles,             when placed one on the other.                         If the equator and the ecliptic had coincided, it                      would have rendered the annual revoluton of the                      earth useless.                                    --Cheyne.          2. To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the             fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America.          3. To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur; as, our aims             coincide.                         The rules of right jugdment and of good                      ratiocination often coincide with each other.                                                                               --Watts.
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Coincidence \Co*in"ci*dence\, n. [Cf. F. co[8b]ncidence.]       1. The condition of occupying the same place in space; as,             the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc. --Bentley.          2. The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as,             the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas             Jefferson.          3. Exact correspondence in nature, character, result,             circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.                         The very concurrence and coincidence of ao many                      evidences . . . carries a great weight. --Sir M.                                                                               Hale.                         Those who discourse . . . of the nature of truth . .                      . affirm a perfect coincidence between truth and                      goodness.                                          --South.
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Coincident \Co*in"ci*dent\, a. [Cf. F. co[8b]ncident.]       Having coincidence; occupying the same place;       contemporaneous; concurrent; -- followed by with.                   Christianity teaches nothing but what is perfectly                suitable to, and coincident with, the ruling principles                of a virtuous and well-inclined man.      --South.
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Coincident \Co*in"ci*dent\, n.       One of two or more coincident events; a coincidence. [R.]       [bd]Coincidents and accidents.[b8] --Froude.
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Coincidental \Co*in`ci*den"tal\, a.       Coincident.
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Coincidently \Co*in"ci*dent*ly\, adv.       With coincidence.
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Coincider \Co`in*cid"er\, n.       One who coincides with another in an opinion.
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Coincide \Co`in*cide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coincided}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Coinciding}.] [L. co- + incidere to fall on; in +       cadere to fall: cf. F. co[8b]ncider. See {Chance}, n.]       1. To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles,             when placed one on the other.                         If the equator and the ecliptic had coincided, it                      would have rendered the annual revoluton of the                      earth useless.                                    --Cheyne.          2. To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the             fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America.          3. To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur; as, our aims             coincide.                         The rules of right jugdment and of good                      ratiocination often coincide with each other.                                                                               --Watts.
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Coinstantaneous \Co*in"stan*ta"ne*ous\, a.       Happening at the same instant. --C. Darwin.
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Comessation \Com`es*sa"tion\, n. [L. comissatio, comessatio.]       A reveling; a rioting. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
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Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, a. [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus,       comestus, p. p. of comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.]       Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent.                   Some herbs are most comestible.               --Sir T.                                                                               Elyot.
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Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, n.       Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural.       --Thackeray.
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Commix \Com*mix"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Commixed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Commixing}.] [Pref. com- + mix: cf. L. commixtus, p.       p. of commiscere. See {Mix}.]       To mix or mingle together; to blend.                   The commixed impressions of all the colors do stir up                and beget a sensation of white.               --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.                   To commix With winds that sailors rail at. --Shak.
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Commixtion \Com*mix"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. commixtio.]       Commixture; mingling. [R.]                   An exact commixtion of the ingredients.   --Boyle.
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Commixture \Com*mix"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. commixtura.]       1. The act or process of mixing; the state of being mingled;             the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound.                         In the commixture of anything that is more oily or                      sweet, such bodies are least apt to putrefy.                                                                               --Bacon.          2. The mass formed by mingling different things; a compound;             a mixture. --Bacon.
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Concatenate \Con*cat"e*nate\ (k[ocr]n*k[acr]t"[esl]*n[amac]t),       v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concatenated}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Concatenating}.] [L. concatenatus, p. p. of concatenare to       concatenate. See {Catenate}.]       To link together; to unite in a series or chain, as things       depending on one another.                   This all things friendly will concatenate. --Dr. H.                                                                               More
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Concatenate \Con*cat"e*nate\ (k[ocr]n*k[acr]t"[esl]*n[amac]t),       v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concatenated}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Concatenating}.] [L. concatenatus, p. p. of concatenare to       concatenate. See {Catenate}.]       To link together; to unite in a series or chain, as things       depending on one another.                   This all things friendly will concatenate. --Dr. H.                                                                               More
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Concatenate \Con*cat"e*nate\ (k[ocr]n*k[acr]t"[esl]*n[amac]t),       v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concatenated}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Concatenating}.] [L. concatenatus, p. p. of concatenare to       concatenate. See {Catenate}.]       To link together; to unite in a series or chain, as things       depending on one another.                   This all things friendly will concatenate. --Dr. H.                                                                               More
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Concatenation \Con*cat`e*na"tion\ (-n[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. [L.       concatenatio.]       A series of links united; a series or order of things       depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a       succession.                   The stoics affirmed a fatal, unchangeable concatenation                of causes, reaching even to the illicit acts of man's                will.                                                      --South.                   A concatenation of explosions.               --W. Irving.
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Concede \Con*cede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conceded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Conceding}.] [L. concedere, concessum; con- + cedere       to go along, give way, yield: cf. F. conc[82]der. See       {Cede}.]       1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede             the point in question. --Boyle.          2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.          3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge.                         We concede that their citizens were those who lived                      under different forms.                        --Burke.          Syn: To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender.
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Concede \Con*cede"\, v. i.       To yield or make concession.                   I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she                prayed concession at our feet.               --Burke.
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Concede \Con*cede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conceded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Conceding}.] [L. concedere, concessum; con- + cedere       to go along, give way, yield: cf. F. conc[82]der. See       {Cede}.]       1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede             the point in question. --Boyle.          2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.          3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge.                         We concede that their citizens were those who lived                      under different forms.                        --Burke.          Syn: To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender.
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Concede \Con*cede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conceded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Conceding}.] [L. concedere, concessum; con- + cedere       to go along, give way, yield: cf. F. conc[82]der. See       {Cede}.]       1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede             the point in question. --Boyle.          2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.          3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge.                         We concede that their citizens were those who lived                      under different forms.                        --Burke.          Syn: To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender.
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Conceit \Con*ceit"\, v. t.       To conceive; to imagine. [Archaic]                   The strong, by conceiting themselves weak, are therebly                rendered as inactive . . . as if they really were so.                                                                               --South.                   One of two bad ways you must conceit me, Either a                coward or a flatterer.                           --Shak.
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Conceit \Con*ceit"\, v. i.       To form an idea; to think. [Obs.]                   Those whose . . . vulgar apprehensions conceit but low                of matrimonial purposes.                        --Milton.
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Conceit \Con*ceit"\, n. [Through French, fr. L. conceptus a       conceiving, conception, fr. concipere to conceive: cf. OF. p.       p. nom. conciez conceived. See {Conceive}, and cf. {Concept},       {Deceit}.]       1. That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind;             idea; thought; image; conception.                         In laughing, there ever procedeth a conceit of                      somewhat ridiculous.                           --Bacon.                         A man wise in his own conceit.            --Prov. xxvi.                                                                               12.          2. Faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension;             as, a man of quick conceit. [Obs.]                         How often, alas! did her eyes say unto me that they                      loved! and yet I, not looking for such a matter, had                      not my conceit open to understand them. --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.          3. Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively             fancy.                         His wit's as thick as Tewksbury mustard; there's                      more conceit in him than is in a mallet. --Shak.          4. A fanciful, odd, or extravagant notion; a quant fancy; an             unnatural or affected conception; a witty thought or turn             of expression; a fanciful device; a whim; a quip.                         On his way to the gibbet, a freak took him in the                      head to go off with a conceit.            --L'Estrange.                         Some to conceit alone their works confine, And                      glittering thoughts struck out at every line.                                                                               --Pope.                         Tasso is full of conceits . . . which are not only                      below the dignity of heroic verse but contrary to                      its nature.                                       --Dryden.          5. An overweening idea of one's self; vanity.                         Plumed with conceit he calls aloud.   --Cotton.          6. Design; pattern. [Obs.] --Shak.          {In conceit with}, in accord with; agreeing or conforming.          {Out of conceit with}, not having a favorable opinion of; not             pleased with; as, a man is out of conceit with his dress.                      {To put [one] out of conceit with}, to make one indifferent             to a thing, or in a degree displeased with it.
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Conceited \Con*ceit"ed\, a.       1. Endowed with fancy or imagination. [Obs.]                         He was . . . pleasantly conceited, and sharp of wit.                                                                               --Knolles.          2. Entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain.                         If you think me too conceited Or to passion quickly                      heated.                                             --Swift.                         Conceited of their own wit, science, and politeness.                                                                               --Bentley.          3. Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful. [Obs.]                         A conceited chair to sleep in.            --Evelyn.          Syn: Vain; proud; opinionated; egotistical.
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Conceitedly \Con*ceit"ed*ly\, adv.       1. In an egotistical manner.          2. Fancifully; whimsically.
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Conceitedness \Con*ceit"ed*ness\, n.       The state of being conceited; conceit; vanity. --Addison.
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Conceitless \Con*ceit"less\, a.       Without wit; stupid. [Obs.]                   Think'st thou I am so shallow, so conceitless. To be                seduced by thy flattery?                        --Shak.
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d8Concetto \[d8]Con*cet"to\ (?; It. ?), n.; pl. {Concetti}.       [It., fr. L. conceptus. See {Conceit}.]       Affected wit; a conceit. --Chesterfield.
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Concettism \Con*cet"tism\, n.       The use of concetti or affected conceits. [R.] --C. Kingsley.
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Conchite \Con"chite\, n. [Cf. F. conchite. See {Conch}.]       (Paleon.)       A fossil or petrified conch or shell.
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Conchitic \Con*chit"ic\, a.       Composed of shells; containing many shells.
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Conchoid \Con"choid\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] shell + [?] form: cf. F.       concho[8b]de.] (Geom.)       A curve, of the fourth degree, first made use of by the Greek       geometer, Nicomedes, who invented it for the purpose of       trisecting an angle and duplicating the cube.
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Conchoidal \Con*choid"al\, a. [Cf. F. concho[8b]dal.] (Min.)       Having elevations or depressions in form like one half of a       bivalve shell; -- applied principally to a surface produced       by fracture.
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Conciator \Con"ci*a`tor\, n. [It. conciatore, fr. conciare to       adjust, dress, fr. L. comtus, p. p. See {Compt}, a.] (Glass       Works)       The person who weighs and proportions the materials to be       made into glass, and who works and tempers them.
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Concitation \Con`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. concitatio. See {Concite}.]       The act of stirring up, exciting, or agitating. [Obs.]       [bd]The concitation of humors.[b8] --Sir T. Browne.
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Concite \Con*cite"\, v. t. [L. concitare; con- + citare. See       Cite.]       To excite or stir up. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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Conestoga wagon \Con`es*to"ga wag`on\ [or] wain \wain\ [From       Conestoga, Pennsylvania.]       A kind of large broad-wheeled wagon, usually covered, for       traveling in soft soil and on prairies.
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Congee \Con*gee"\, n.       1. [Tamil ka[?]shi boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel.             [India]          2. A jail; a lockup. [India]          {Congee discharges}, rice water discharges. --Dunglison.          {Congee water}, water in which rice has been boiled.
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Congee \Con*gee"\, n.       1. [Tamil ka[?]shi boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel.             [India]          2. A jail; a lockup. [India]          {Congee discharges}, rice water discharges. --Dunglison.          {Congee water}, water in which rice has been boiled.
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Conicoid \Con"i*coid\, a. [Conic + -oid.] (Math.)       Same as {Conoidal}.
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Connect \Con*nect"\, v. i.       To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one       line of railroad connects with another; one argument connect       with another.
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Connect \Con*nect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Connected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Connecting}>.] [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere       to bind. See {Annex}.]       1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening;             to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to             establish a bond or relation between.                         He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all.                                                                               --Pope.                         A man must see the connection of each intermediate                      idea with those that it connects before he can use                      it in a syllogism.                              --Locke.          2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with             another person, thing, business, or affair.          {Connecting rod} (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and             connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod             connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston             rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.
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Connect \Con*nect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Connected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Connecting}>.] [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere       to bind. See {Annex}.]       1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening;             to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to             establish a bond or relation between.                         He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all.                                                                               --Pope.                         A man must see the connection of each intermediate                      idea with those that it connects before he can use                      it in a syllogism.                              --Locke.          2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with             another person, thing, business, or affair.          {Connecting rod} (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and             connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod             connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston             rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.
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Connectedly \Con*nect"ed*ly\, adv.       In a connected manner.
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Connect \Con*nect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Connected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Connecting}>.] [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere       to bind. See {Annex}.]       1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening;             to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to             establish a bond or relation between.                         He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all.                                                                               --Pope.                         A man must see the connection of each intermediate                      idea with those that it connects before he can use                      it in a syllogism.                              --Locke.          2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with             another person, thing, business, or affair.          {Connecting rod} (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and             connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod             connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston             rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.
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Connect \Con*nect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Connected}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Connecting}>.] [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere       to bind. See {Annex}.]       1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening;             to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to             establish a bond or relation between.                         He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all.                                                                               --Pope.                         A man must see the connection of each intermediate                      idea with those that it connects before he can use                      it in a syllogism.                              --Locke.          2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with             another person, thing, business, or affair.          {Connecting rod} (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and             connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod             connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston             rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.
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Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.)       A system or method of connecting and operating two induction       motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the       secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the       latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a       system of electric traction in which motors so connected are       employed. The cascade system is also called          {tandem, [or] concatenated}, {system}; the connection a          {cascade, tandem, [or] concatenated}, {connection}, or          {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained             a          {tandem, [or] concatenation}, {control}.          Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade                connection is used for starting and for low speeds up                to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor                is cut loose from the other motor and is either left                idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line.
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Connection \Con*nec"tion\, n. [Cf. {Connexion}.]       1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected;             junction; union; alliance; relationship.                         He [Algazel] denied the possibility of a known                      connection between cause and effect.   --Whewell.                         The eternal and inserable connection between virtue                      and hapiness.                                    --Atterbury.          2. That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.                         Any sort of connection which is perceived or                      imagined between two or more things.   --I. Taylor.          3. A relation; esp. a person connected with another by             marriage rather than by blood; -- used in a loose and             indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense.          4. The persons or things that are connected; as, a business             connection; the Methodist connection.                         Men elevated by powerful connection.   --Motley.                         At the head of a strong parliamentary connection.                                                                               --Macaulay.                         Whose names, forces, connections, and characters                      were perfectly known to him.               --Macaulay.          {In this connection}, in connection with this subject.          Note: [A phrase objected to by some writers.]          Note: This word was formerly written, as by Milton, with x                instead of t in the termination, connexion, and the                same thing is true of the kindred words inflexion,                reflexion, and the like. But the general usage at                present is to spell them connection, inflection,                reflection, etc.          Syn: Union; coherence; continuity; junction; association;                dependence; intercourse; commerce; communication;                affinity; relationship.
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Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.)       A system or method of connecting and operating two induction       motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the       secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the       latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a       system of electric traction in which motors so connected are       employed. The cascade system is also called          {tandem, [or] concatenated}, {system}; the connection a          {cascade, tandem, [or] concatenated}, {connection}, or          {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained             a          {tandem, [or] concatenation}, {control}.          Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade                connection is used for starting and for low speeds up                to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor                is cut loose from the other motor and is either left                idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line.
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Connection \Con*nec"tion\, n. [Cf. {Connexion}.]       1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected;             junction; union; alliance; relationship.                         He [Algazel] denied the possibility of a known                      connection between cause and effect.   --Whewell.                         The eternal and inserable connection between virtue                      and hapiness.                                    --Atterbury.          2. That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.                         Any sort of connection which is perceived or                      imagined between two or more things.   --I. Taylor.          3. A relation; esp. a person connected with another by             marriage rather than by blood; -- used in a loose and             indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense.          4. The persons or things that are connected; as, a business             connection; the Methodist connection.                         Men elevated by powerful connection.   --Motley.                         At the head of a strong parliamentary connection.                                                                               --Macaulay.                         Whose names, forces, connections, and characters                      were perfectly known to him.               --Macaulay.          {In this connection}, in connection with this subject.          Note: [A phrase objected to by some writers.]          Note: This word was formerly written, as by Milton, with x                instead of t in the termination, connexion, and the                same thing is true of the kindred words inflexion,                reflexion, and the like. But the general usage at                present is to spell them connection, inflection,                reflection, etc.          Syn: Union; coherence; continuity; junction; association;                dependence; intercourse; commerce; communication;                affinity; relationship.
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Connective \Con*nect"ive\, a.       Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.          {Connection tissue} (Anat.) See {Conjunctive tissue}, under             {Conjunctive}.
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Connective \Con*nect"ive\, a.       Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.          {Connection tissue} (Anat.) See {Conjunctive tissue}, under             {Conjunctive}.
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Connective \Con*nect"ive\, n.       That which connects. Specifically:       (a) (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a             conjunction or preposition.       (b) (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its             thec[91], lobes, or cells.
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Conjunctive \Con*junc"tive\, a. [L. conjunctivus.]       1. Serving to unite; connecting together.          2. Closely united. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Conjunctive mood} (Gram.), the mood which follows a             conjunction or expresses contingency; the subjunctive             mood.          {Conjunctive tissue} (Anat.), the tissue found in nearly all             parts of most animals. It yields gelatin on boiling, and             consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded             protoplasmic cells, or corpuscles; -- called also             {cellular tissue} and {connective tissue}. Adipose or             fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and             bone are sometimes included by the phrase.
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Connectively \Con*nect"ive*ly\, adv.       In connjunction; jointly.
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Connector \Con*nect"or\, n.       One who, or that which, connects; as:       (a) A flexible tube for connecting the ends of glass tubes in             pneumatic experiments.       (b) A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor             in contact.
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Conquadrate \Con*quad"rate\, v. t. [L. conquadratus, p. p. of       conquadrare.]       To bring into a square. [R.] --Ash.
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Grimme \Grimme\, n. [Cf. F. grimme.] (Zo[94]l.)       A West African antelope ({Cephalophus rufilotus}) of a deep       bay color, with a broad dorsal stripe of black; -- called       also {conquetoon}.
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Consider \Con*sid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Considered}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Considering}.] [F. consid[82]rer, L. considerare,       -sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con- +       sidus, sideris, star, constellation; orig., therefore, to       look at the stars. See {Sidereal}, and cf. {Desire}.]       1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination;             to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate             on.                         I will consider thy testimonies.         --Ps. cxix.                                                                               95.                         Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my                      thoughts, and with capacious mind Considered all                      things visible.                                 --Milton.          2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.                         She considereth a field, and buyeth it. --Prov.                                                                               xxxi. 16.          3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay             due attention to; to respect.                         Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day Was yours                      by accident.                                       --Shak.                         England could grow into a posture of being more                      united at home, and more considered abroad. --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.          4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.                         Considered as plays, his works are absurd.                                                                               --Macaulay.          Note: The proper sense of consider is often blended with an                idea of the result of considering; as, [bd]Blessed is                he that considereth the poor.[b8] --Ps. xli. 1.; i.e.,                considers with sympathy and pity. [bd]Which [services]                if I have not enough considered.[b8] --Shak.; i.e.,                requited as the sufficient considering of them would                suggest. [bd]Consider him liberally.[b8] --J. Hooker.          Syn: To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate                on; contemplate; examine. See {Ponder}.
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Consider \Con*sid"er\, v. i.       1. To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to             deliberate.                         We will consider of your suit.            --Shak.                         'T were to consider too curiously, to consider so.                                                                               --Shak.                         She wished she had taken a moment to consider,                      before rushing down stairs.               --W. Black          2. To hesitate. [Poetic & R.] --Dryden.
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Considerable \Con*sid"er*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. consid[82]rable.]       1. Worthy of consideration, borne in mind, or attended to.                         It is considerable, that some urns have had                      inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were                      burning.                                             --Bp. Wilkins.                         Eternity is infinitely the most considerable                      duration.                                          --Tillotson.          2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable;             -- said of persons.                         You are, indeed, a very considerable man. --Junius.          3. Of importance or value.                         In painting, not every action, nor every person, is                      considerable enough to enter into the cloth.                                                                               --Dryden.                         A considerable sum of money.               --Prescott.
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Considerableness \Con*sid"er*a*ble*ness\, n.       Worthiness of consideration; dignity; value; size; amount.
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Considerably \Con*sid"er*a*bly\, adv.       In a manner or to a degree not trifling or unimportant;       greatly; much.                   The breeds . . . differ considerably from each other.                                                                               --Darwin.
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Considerance \Con*sid"er*ance\, n. [L. considerantia.]       Act of considering; consideration. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Considerate \Con*sid"er*ate\, a. [L. consideratus, p. p.]       1. Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful             of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful;             esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of other.                         Of dauntless courage and considerate pride.                                                                               --Milton.                         [?]neas is patient, considerate, and careful of his                      people.                                             --Dryden.                         The wisest and most considerate men in the world.                                                                               --Sharp.          2. Having respect to; regardful. [R.]                         They may be . . . more considerate of praise. --Dr.                                                                               H. More.          Syn: Thoughtful; reflective; careful; discreet; prudent;                deliberate; serious. See {Thoughtful}. --                {Con*sid"er*ate*ly}, adv. -- {Con*sid"er*ate*ness}, n.
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Considerate \Con*sid"er*ate\, a. [L. consideratus, p. p.]       1. Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful             of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful;             esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of other.                         Of dauntless courage and considerate pride.                                                                               --Milton.                         [?]neas is patient, considerate, and careful of his                      people.                                             --Dryden.                         The wisest and most considerate men in the world.                                                                               --Sharp.          2. Having respect to; regardful. [R.]                         They may be . . . more considerate of praise. --Dr.                                                                               H. More.          Syn: Thoughtful; reflective; careful; discreet; prudent;                deliberate; serious. See {Thoughtful}. --                {Con*sid"er*ate*ly}, adv. -- {Con*sid"er*ate*ness}, n.
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Considerate \Con*sid"er*ate\, a. [L. consideratus, p. p.]       1. Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful             of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful;             esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of other.                         Of dauntless courage and considerate pride.                                                                               --Milton.                         [?]neas is patient, considerate, and careful of his                      people.                                             --Dryden.                         The wisest and most considerate men in the world.                                                                               --Sharp.          2. Having respect to; regardful. [R.]                         They may be . . . more considerate of praise. --Dr.                                                                               H. More.          Syn: Thoughtful; reflective; careful; discreet; prudent;                deliberate; serious. See {Thoughtful}. --                {Con*sid"er*ate*ly}, adv. -- {Con*sid"er*ate*ness}, n.
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Consideration \Con*sid`er*a"tion\, n. [L. consideratio: cf. F.       consid[?]ration.]       1. The act or process of considering; continuous careful             thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation;             attention.                         Let us think with consideration.         --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         Consideration, like an angel, came.   --Shak.          2. Attentive respect; appreciative regard; -- used especially             in diplomatic or stately correspondence.                         The undersigned has the honor to repeat to Mr.                      Hulseman the assurance of his high consideration.                                                                               --D. Webster.                         The consideration with which he was treated.                                                                               --Whewell.          3. Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or notice.                         Consideration for the poor is a doctrine of the                      church.                                             --Newman.          4. Claim to notice or regard; some degree of importance or             consequence.                         Lucan is the only author of consideration among the                      Latin poets who was not explained for . . . the                      Dauphin.                                             --Addison.          5. The result of delibration, or of attention and             examonation; matured opinion; a reflection; as,             considerations on the choice of a profession.          6. That which is, or should be, taken into account as a             ground of opinion or action; motive; reason.                         He was obliged, antecedent to all other                      considerations, to search an asylum.   --Dryden.                         Some considerations which are necessary to the                      forming of a correct judgment.            --Macaulay.          7. (Law) The cause which moves a contracting party to enter             into an agreement; the material cause of a contract; the             price of a stripulation; compensation; equivalent.             --Bouvier.          Note: Consideration is what is done, or promised to be done,                in exchange for a promise, and [bd]as a mere advantage                to the promisor without detriment to the promisee would                not avail, the proper test is detriment to the                promisee.[b8] --Wharton.
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Considerative \Con*sid"er*a*tive\, a.       Considerate; careful; thoughtful. [Archaic]                   I love to be considerative.                     --B. Jonson.
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Considerator \Con*sid"er*a`tor\, n.       One who considers. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Consider \Con*sid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Considered}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Considering}.] [F. consid[82]rer, L. considerare,       -sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con- +       sidus, sideris, star, constellation; orig., therefore, to       look at the stars. See {Sidereal}, and cf. {Desire}.]       1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination;             to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate             on.                         I will consider thy testimonies.         --Ps. cxix.                                                                               95.                         Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my                      thoughts, and with capacious mind Considered all                      things visible.                                 --Milton.          2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.                         She considereth a field, and buyeth it. --Prov.                                                                               xxxi. 16.          3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay             due attention to; to respect.                         Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day Was yours                      by accident.                                       --Shak.                         England could grow into a posture of being more                      united at home, and more considered abroad. --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.          4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.                         Considered as plays, his works are absurd.                                                                               --Macaulay.          Note: The proper sense of consider is often blended with an                idea of the result of considering; as, [bd]Blessed is                he that considereth the poor.[b8] --Ps. xli. 1.; i.e.,                considers with sympathy and pity. [bd]Which [services]                if I have not enough considered.[b8] --Shak.; i.e.,                requited as the sufficient considering of them would                suggest. [bd]Consider him liberally.[b8] --J. Hooker.          Syn: To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate                on; contemplate; examine. See {Ponder}.
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Considerer \Con*sid"er*er\, n.       One who considers; a man of reflection; a thinker. --Milton.
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Consider \Con*sid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Considered}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Considering}.] [F. consid[82]rer, L. considerare,       -sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con- +       sidus, sideris, star, constellation; orig., therefore, to       look at the stars. See {Sidereal}, and cf. {Desire}.]       1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination;             to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate             on.                         I will consider thy testimonies.         --Ps. cxix.                                                                               95.                         Thenceforth to speculations high or deep I turned my                      thoughts, and with capacious mind Considered all                      things visible.                                 --Milton.          2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.                         She considereth a field, and buyeth it. --Prov.                                                                               xxxi. 16.          3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay             due attention to; to respect.                         Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day Was yours                      by accident.                                       --Shak.                         England could grow into a posture of being more                      united at home, and more considered abroad. --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.          4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.                         Considered as plays, his works are absurd.                                                                               --Macaulay.          Note: The proper sense of consider is often blended with an                idea of the result of considering; as, [bd]Blessed is                he that considereth the poor.[b8] --Ps. xli. 1.; i.e.,                considers with sympathy and pity. [bd]Which [services]                if I have not enough considered.[b8] --Shak.; i.e.,                requited as the sufficient considering of them would                suggest. [bd]Consider him liberally.[b8] --J. Hooker.          Syn: To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate                on; contemplate; examine. See {Ponder}.
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Consideringly \Con*sid"er*ing*ly\, adv.       With consideration or deliberation.
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Constable \Con"sta*ble\ (k[ucr]n"st[adot]*b'l), n. [OE.       conestable, constable, a constable (in sense 1), OF.       conestable, F. conn[82]table, LL. conestabulus,       constabularius, comes stabuli, orig., count of the stable,       master of the horse, equerry; comes count (L. companion) + L.       stabulum stable. See {Count} a nobleman, and {Stable}.]       1. A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the             Middle Ages.
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Constablery \Con"sta*bler*y\ (? [or] [?] ), n. [OF.       conestablerie. Cf. {Constabulary}.]       1. The constabulary. [Obs.]          2. The district or jurisdiction of a constable. [Obs.]
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Constableship \Con"sta*bleship\, n.       The office or functions of a constable.
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Constabless \Con"sta*bless\, n.       The wife of a constable. [Obs.]
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Constablewick \Con"sta*ble*wick`\, n. [Constable + wick a       village]       The district to which a constable's power is limited. [Obs.]       --Sir M. Hale.
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Constabulary \Con*stab"u*la*ry\, a. [LL. constabularius an       equerry. See {Constable}.]       Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.
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Constabulary \Con*stab"u*la*ry\, n.       The collective body of constables in any town, district, or       country.
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Constabulatory \Con*stab"u*la*to*ry\, n.       A constabulary. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.
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Constancy \Con"stan*cy\, n. [L. constantia: cf. F. constance.       See {Constant}.]       1. The state or quality of being constant or steadfast;             freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability;             as, the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.          2. Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution;             especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness             in attachments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability;             fidelity.                         A fellow of plain uncoined constancy. --Shak.                         Constancy and contempt of danger.      --Prescott.          Syn: Fixedness; stability; firmness; steadiness; permanence;                steadfastness; resolution. See {Firmness}.
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Constant \Con"stant\, n.       1. (Astron.) A number whose value, when ascertained (as by             observation) and substituted in a general mathematical             formula expressing an astronomical law, completely             determines that law and enables predictions to be made of             its effect in particular cases.          2. (Physics) A number expressing some property or condition             of a substance or of an instrument of precision; as, the             dielectric constant of quartz; the collimation constant of             a transit instrument.          {Aberration constant}, or {Constant of aberration} (Astron.),             a number which by substitution in the general formula for             aberration enables a prediction to be made of the effect             of aberration on a star anywhere situated. Its value is             20[sec].47.          {Constant of integration} (Math.), an undetermined constant             added to every result of integration.          {Gravitation constant} (Physics), the acceleration per unit             of time produced by the attraction of a unit of mass at             unit distance. When this is known the acceleration             produced at any distance can be calculated.          {Solar constant} (Astron.), the quantity of heat received by             the earth from the sun in a unit of time. It is, on the C.             G. S. system, 0.0417 small calories per square centimeter             per second. --Young.
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Constant \Con"stant\, a. [L. onstans, -antis, p. pr. of constare       to stand firm, to be consistent; con- + stare to stand: cf.       F. constant. See {Stand} and cf. {Cost}, v. t.]       1. Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; -- opposed to fluid. [Obs.]                         If . . . you mix them, you may turn these two fluid                      liquors into a constant body.            --Boyle.          2. Not liable, or given, to change; permanent; regular;             continuous; continually recurring; steadfast; faithful;             not fickle.                         Both loving one fair maid, they yet remained                      constant friends.                              --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         I am constant to my purposes.            --Shak.                         His gifts, his constant ourtship, nothing gained.                                                                               --Dryden.                         Onward the constant current sweeps.   --Longfellow.          3. (Math. & Physics) Remaining unchanged or invariable, as a             quantity, force, law, etc.          4. Consistent; logical. [Obs.] --Shak.          Syn: Fixed; steadfast; unchanging; permanent; unalterable;                immutable; invariable; perpetual; continual; resolute;                firm; unshaken; determined.          Usage: {Constant}, {Continual}, {Perpetual}. These words are                   sometimes used in an absolute and sometimes in a                   qualified sense. Constant denotes, in its absolute                   sense, unchangeably fixed; as, a constant mind or                   purpose. In its qualified sense, it marks something as                   a [bd]standing[b8] fact or occurence; as, liable to                   constant interruptions; constantly called for.                   Continual, in its absolute sense, coincides with                   continuous. See {Continuous}. In its qualified sense,                   it describes a thing as occuring in steady and rapid                   succession; as, a round of continual calls;                   continually changing. Perpetual denotes, in its                   absolute sense, what literally never ceases or comes                   to an end; as, perpetual motion. In its qualified                   sense, it is used hyperbolically, and denotes that                   which rarely ceases; as, perpetual disturbance;                   perpetual noise; perpetual intermeddling.
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Constant \Con"stant\, n.       1. That which is not subject to change; that which is             invariable.          2. (Math.) A quantity that does not change its value; -- used             in countradistinction to {variable}.          {Absolute constant} (Math.), one whose value is absolutely             the same under all circumstances, as the number 10, or any             numeral.          {Arbitrary constant}, an undetermined constant in a             differential equation having the same value during all             changes in the values of the variables.
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Constant \Con"stant\, n.       1. (Astron.) A number whose value, when ascertained (as by             observation) and substituted in a general mathematical             formula expressing an astronomical law, completely             determines that law and enables predictions to be made of             its effect in particular cases.          2. (Physics) A number expressing some property or condition             of a substance or of an instrument of precision; as, the             dielectric constant of quartz; the collimation constant of             a transit instrument.          {Aberration constant}, or {Constant of aberration} (Astron.),             a number which by substitution in the general formula for             aberration enables a prediction to be made of the effect             of aberration on a star anywhere situated. Its value is             20[sec].47.          {Constant of integration} (Math.), an undetermined constant             added to every result of integration.          {Gravitation constant} (Physics), the acceleration per unit             of time produced by the attraction of a unit of mass at             unit distance. When this is known the acceleration             produced at any distance can be calculated.          {Solar constant} (Astron.), the quantity of heat received by             the earth from the sun in a unit of time. It is, on the C.             G. S. system, 0.0417 small calories per square centimeter             per second. --Young.
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Constant \Con"stant\, n.       1. (Astron.) A number whose value, when ascertained (as by             observation) and substituted in a general mathematical             formula expressing an astronomical law, completely             determines that law and enables predictions to be made of             its effect in particular cases.          2. (Physics) A number expressing some property or condition             of a substance or of an instrument of precision; as, the             dielectric constant of quartz; the collimation constant of             a transit instrument.          {Aberration constant}, or {Constant of aberration} (Astron.),             a number which by substitution in the general formula for             aberration enables a prediction to be made of the effect             of aberration on a star anywhere situated. Its value is             20[sec].47.          {Constant of integration} (Math.), an undetermined constant             added to every result of integration.          {Gravitation constant} (Physics), the acceleration per unit             of time produced by the attraction of a unit of mass at             unit distance. When this is known the acceleration             produced at any distance can be calculated.          {Solar constant} (Astron.), the quantity of heat received by             the earth from the sun in a unit of time. It is, on the C.             G. S. system, 0.0417 small calories per square centimeter             per second. --Young.
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Constantia \Con*stan"ti*a\ (? [or] [?]), n.       A superior wine, white and red, from Constantia, in Cape       Colony.
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XP \XP\ [Belongs here in appearance only.]       The first two letters of the Greek word XRISTOS, Christ; --       an abbreviation used with the letters separate or, oftener,       in a monogram, often inclosed in a circle, as a symbol or       emblem of Christ. It use as an emblem was introduced by       Constantine the Great, whence it is known as the          {Constantinian symbol}, or          {monogram}. See {Labarum}.
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Constantly \Con"stant*ly\, adv.       With constancy; steadily; continually; perseveringly; without       cessation; uniformly.                   But she constantly affirmed that it was even so.                                                                               --Acts. xii.                                                                               15.
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Constate \Con*state"\, v. t. [F. constater; L. con- + stare to       stand.]       To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove. --F. P.       Cobbe.
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Constellate \Con"stel*late\ (? [or] [?]), v. i. [Pref. con- + L.       stellatus, p. p. of stellare to cover with stars, stella       star. See {Stellate}.]       To join luster; to shine with united radiance, or one general       light. [R.]                   The several things which engage our affections . . .                shine forth and constellate in God.         --Boule.
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Constellate \Con"stel*late\, v. t.       1. To unite in one luster or radiance, as stars. [R.]                         Whe know how to constellate these lights. --Boyle.          2. To set or adorn with stars or constellations; as,             constellated heavens. --J. Barlow.
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Constellation \Con`stel*la"tion\, n. [F. constellation, L.       constellatio.]       1. A cluster or group of fixed stars, or dvision of the             heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some             animal, or of some mythologial personage, within whose             imaginary outline, as traced upon the heavens, the group             is included.                         The constellations seem to have been almost                      purposely named and delineated to cause as much                      confusion and inconvenience as possible. --Sir J.                                                                               Herschel.          Note: In each of the constellations now recognized by                astronomers (about 90 in number) the brightest stars,                both named and unnamed, are designated nearly in the                order of brilliancy by the letters of the Greek                alphabet; as, [alpha] Tauri (Aldebaran) is the first                star of Taurus, [gamma] Orionis (Bellatrix) is the                third star of Orion.          2. An assemblage of splendors or excellences.                         The constellations of genius had already begun to                      show itself . . . which was to shed a glory over the                      meridian and close of Philip's reign. --Prescott.          3. Fortune; fate; destiny. [Obs.]                         It is constellation, which causeth all that a man                      doeth.                                                --Gower.
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Consternation \Con`ster*na"tion\, n. [L. consternatio, fr.       consternare to overome, perplex, an accessory form of       consternere to trow down, prostrate; con + sternere to spread       out, throw down: cf. F. consternation. See {Stratum}.]       Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and       incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with       amazement; dismay.                   The chiefs around, In silence wrapped, in consternation                drowned. Attend the stern reply.            --Pope.          Syn: Alarm; fright; amazement; astonishment; surprise; panic;                perturbation. See {Alarm}.
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Constipate \Con"sti*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constipated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constipating}.] [L. constipatus, p. p. of       constipare; con- + stipare to crowd together. See {Costive}.]       1. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together             or condense. [Obs.]                         Of cold the property is to condense and constipate.                                                                               --Bacon.          2. To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage             through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels.          3. (Med.) To render costive; to cause constipation in.
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Constipate \Con"sti*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constipated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constipating}.] [L. constipatus, p. p. of       constipare; con- + stipare to crowd together. See {Costive}.]       1. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together             or condense. [Obs.]                         Of cold the property is to condense and constipate.                                                                               --Bacon.          2. To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage             through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels.          3. (Med.) To render costive; to cause constipation in.
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Constipate \Con"sti*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constipated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constipating}.] [L. constipatus, p. p. of       constipare; con- + stipare to crowd together. See {Costive}.]       1. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together             or condense. [Obs.]                         Of cold the property is to condense and constipate.                                                                               --Bacon.          2. To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage             through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels.          3. (Med.) To render costive; to cause constipation in.
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Constipation \Con`sti*pa"tion\, n. [L. constipatio a crowding       together: cf. F. constipation.]       1. Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state             of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. [Obs.]                         Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation .                      . . of its particles.                        --Boyle.          2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are             infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled             with hardened f[91]ces; costiveness.
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Constituency \Con*stit"u*en*cy\, n.; pl. {Constituencies}.       A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in       a representative district.
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Constituency \Con*stit"u*en*cy\, n.; pl. {Constituencies}.       A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in       a representative district.
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Constituent \Con*stit"u*ent\, a. [L. constituens, -entis, p. pr.       See {Constitute}.]       1. Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental;             component.                         Body, soul, and reason are the three parts                      necessarily constituent of a man.      --Dryden.          2. Having the power of electing or appointing.                         A question of right arises between the constituent                      and representative body.                     --Junius.
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Constituent \Con*stit"u*ent\, n.       1. The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or             constructs.                         Their first composure and origination require a                      higher and nobler constituent than chance. --Sir M.                                                                               Hale          2. That which constitutes or composes, as a part, or an             essential part; a component; an element.                         We know how to bring these constituents together,                      and to cause them to form water.         --Tyndall.          3. One for whom another acts; especially, one who is             represented by another in a legislative assembly; --             correlative to representative.                         The electors in the district of a representative in                      Congress, or in the legislature of a State, are                      termed his constituents.                     --Abbot.                         To appeal from the representatives to the                      constituents.                                    --Macaulay.          4. (Law) A person who appoints another to act for him as             attorney in fact. --Burrill.
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Constitute \Con"sti*tute\, n.       An established law. [Obs.] --T. Preston.
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Constitute \Con"sti*tute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constituted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constituting}.] [L. constitutus, p. p. of       constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr.       status station, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}.]       1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.                         Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.                                                                               --Jer. Taylor.
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Constitute \Con"sti*tute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constituted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constituting}.] [L. constitutus, p. p. of       constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr.       status station, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}.]       1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.                         Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.                                                                               --Jer. Taylor.
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2. To make up; to compose; to form.                         Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold                      that defies destruction.                     --Johnson.          3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and             empower.                         Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          {Constituted authorities}, the officers of government,             collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. --Bartlett.
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Constituter \Con"sti*tu`ter\, n.       One who constitutes or appoints.
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Constitute \Con"sti*tute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constituted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constituting}.] [L. constitutus, p. p. of       constiture to constitute; con- + statuere to place, set, fr.       status station, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}.]       1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.                         Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.                                                                               --Jer. Taylor.
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Constitution \Con`sti*tu"tion\, n. [F. constitution, L.       constitute.]       1. The act or process of constituting; the action of             enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment;             establishment; formation.          2. The state of being; that form of being, or structure and             connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a             system or body; natural condition; structure; texture;             conformation.                         The physical constitution of the sun. --Sir J.                                                                               Herschel.          3. The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities;             the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with             reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease,             etc.; as, a robust constitution.                         Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the                      vices or luxuries of the old world.   --Story.          4. The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament.                         He defended himself with . . . less passion than was                      expected from his constitution.         --Clarendon.          5. The fundamental, organic law or principles of government             of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the             institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a             written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying             down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of             affairs.                         Our constitution had begun to exist in times when                      statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact                      definitions.                                       --Macaulay.          Note: In England the constitution is unwritten, and may be                modified from time to time by act of Parliament. In the                United States a constitution cannot ordinarily be                modified, exept through such processes as the                constitution itself ordains.          6. An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment;             especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting             ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the             constitutions of Justinian.                         The positive constitutions of our own churches.                                                                               --Hooker.                         A constitution of Valentinian addressed to Olybrius,                      then prefect of Rome, for the regulation of the                      conduct of advocates.                        --George Long.          {Apostolic constitutions}. See under {Apostolic}.
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Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\, n.       A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or       constitution. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.                   The men trudged diurnal constitutionals along the                different roads.                                    --Compton                                                                               Reade.
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Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\, a. [f. F. constitutionnel.]       1. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the             structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity;             constitutional ardor or dullness.          2. In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of             a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.          3. Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution;             as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.             --Hallam.          4. Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of             government; as, a constitutional risis.                         The anient constitutional traditions of the state.                                                                               --Macaulay.          5. For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a             constitutional walk. [Colloq.]          {Constitutional law}, law that relates to the constitution,             as a permanent system of political and juridical             government, as distinguished from statutory and common             law, which relate to matters subordinate to such             constitution.
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Formula \For"mu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Formulas}, L. {Formul[91]}.       [L., dim. of forma form, model. See{Form}, n.]       1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or             conventional method in which anything is to be done,             arranged, or said.          2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement             of foctrines.          3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic             language; as, the binominal formula.          4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a             medicinal compound.          5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters,             figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a             compound.          Note: Chemical formul[91] consist of the abbreviations of the                names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower                right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each                element contained.          {Empirical formula} (Chem.), an expression which gives the             simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical             formula of acetic acid is {C2H4O2}.          {Graphic formula}, {Rational formula} (Chem.), an expression             of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the             structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or             radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is             {CH3.(C:O).OH}; -- called also {structural formula},             {constitutional formula}, etc. See also the formula of             {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}.          {Molecular formula} (Chem.), a formula indicating the             supposed molecular constitution of a compound.
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Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\, a. [f. F. constitutionnel.]       1. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the             structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity;             constitutional ardor or dullness.          2. In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of             a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.          3. Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution;             as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.             --Hallam.          4. Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of             government; as, a constitutional risis.                         The anient constitutional traditions of the state.                                                                               --Macaulay.          5. For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a             constitutional walk. [Colloq.]          {Constitutional law}, law that relates to the constitution,             as a permanent system of political and juridical             government, as distinguished from statutory and common             law, which relate to matters subordinate to such             constitution.
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Constitutionalism \Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ism\, n.       The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional       government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or       constitutional government. --Carlyle.
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Constitutionalist \Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ist\, n.       One who advocates a constitutional form of government; a       constitutionalist.
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Constitutionality \Con`sti*tu`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. -{ties}.       [f. F. constitutionalit[82].]       1. The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent             in the natural frame.          2. The state of being consistent with the constitution or             frame of government, or of being authorized by its             provisions. --Burke.                         Constitutionalities, bottomless cavilings and                      questionings about written laws.         --Carlyle.
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Constitutionally \Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ly\, adv.       1. In accordance with the constitution or natural disposition             of the mind or body; naturally; as, he was             constitutionally timid.                         The English were constitutionally humane. --Hallam.          2. In accordance with the constitution or fundamental law;             legally; as, he was not constitutionally appointed.                         Nothing would indue them to acknowledge that [such]                      an assembly . . . was constitutionally a Parliament.                                                                               --Macaulay.
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Constitutionist \Con`sti*tu"tion*ist\, n.       One who adheres to the constitution of the country.       --Bolingbroke.
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Constitutive \Con"sti*tu`tive\, a.       1. Tending or assisting to constitute or compose; elemental;             essential.                         An ingredient and constitutive part of every virtue.                                                                               --Barrow.          2. Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting;             determining. --Sir W. Hamilton.
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Constitutively \Con"sti*tu`tive*ly\, adv.       In a constitutive manner.
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Constrain \Con*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constrained}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constraining}.] [OF. constraindre, F.       contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight.       See {Strain}, and. cf. {Constrict}, {Constringe}.]       1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold             tightly; to constringe.                         He binds in chains The drowsy prophet, and his limbs                      constrains.                                       --Dryden.                         When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.                         How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.                                                                               --Gay.          3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.                         My sire in caves constrains the winds. --Dryden.          4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.                         The love of Christ constraineth us.   --2. Cor. v.                                                                               14.                         I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts                                                                               xxviii. 19.          5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] --Shak.          6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural             effect; as, a constrained voice.          Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.
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Constrainable \Con*strain"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. constraignable, F.       contraignable.]       Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to       restraint. --Hooker.
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Constrain \Con*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constrained}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constraining}.] [OF. constraindre, F.       contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight.       See {Strain}, and. cf. {Constrict}, {Constringe}.]       1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold             tightly; to constringe.                         He binds in chains The drowsy prophet, and his limbs                      constrains.                                       --Dryden.                         When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.                         How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.                                                                               --Gay.          3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.                         My sire in caves constrains the winds. --Dryden.          4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.                         The love of Christ constraineth us.   --2. Cor. v.                                                                               14.                         I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts                                                                               xxviii. 19.          5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] --Shak.          6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural             effect; as, a constrained voice.          Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.
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Constrained \Con*strained"\, a.       Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed;       as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.
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Constrainedly \Con*strain"ed*ly\, adv.       By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner.       --Hooker.
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Constrainer \Con*strain"er\, n.       One who constrains.
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Constrain \Con*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constrained}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constraining}.] [OF. constraindre, F.       contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight.       See {Strain}, and. cf. {Constrict}, {Constringe}.]       1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold             tightly; to constringe.                         He binds in chains The drowsy prophet, and his limbs                      constrains.                                       --Dryden.                         When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.                         How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.                                                                               --Gay.          3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.                         My sire in caves constrains the winds. --Dryden.          4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.                         The love of Christ constraineth us.   --2. Cor. v.                                                                               14.                         I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts                                                                               xxviii. 19.          5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] --Shak.          6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural             effect; as, a constrained voice.          Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.
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Constraint \Con*straint"\, n. [OF. constrainte, F. constrainte.]       The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained;       that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion;       restraint; necessity.                   Long imprisonment and hard constraint.   --Spenser.                   Not by constraint, but by my choice, I came. --Dryden.          Syn: Compulsion; violence; necessity; urgency.          Usage: {Constraint}, {Compulsion}. Constraint implies strong                   binding force; as, the constraint of necessity; the                   constraint of fear. Compulsion implies the exertion of                   some urgent impelling force; as, driven by compulsion.                   The former prevents us from acting agreeably to our                   wishes; the latter forces us to act contrary to our                   will. Compulsion is always produced by some active                   agent; a constraint may be laid upon us by the forms                   of civil society, or by other outward circumstances.                   --Crabb.
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Constraintive \Con*straint"ive\, a.       Constraining; compulsory. [R.] [bd]Any constraintive vow.[b8]       --R. Carew.
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Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constricted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constricting}.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of       constringere. See {Constrain}.]       To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to       cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.                   Such things as constrict the fibers.      --Arbuthnot.                   Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their                contraction serves to constrict.            --Todd &                                                                               Bowman.
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Constricted \Con*strict"ed\, a.       1. Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped.          2. (Bot.) Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in             certain places or parts than in others.
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Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constricted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constricting}.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of       constringere. See {Constrain}.]       To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to       cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.                   Such things as constrict the fibers.      --Arbuthnot.                   Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their                contraction serves to constrict.            --Todd &                                                                               Bowman.
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Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constricted}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constricting}.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of       constringere. See {Constrain}.]       To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to       cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.                   Such things as constrict the fibers.      --Arbuthnot.                   Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their                contraction serves to constrict.            --Todd &                                                                               Bowman.
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Constriction \Con*stric"tion\, n. [L. constrictio: cf. F.       constriction.]       1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or             by movement or change in the thing itself, as             distinguished from compression.          2. The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is             constricted; a narrowing or binding.                         A constriction of the parts inservient to speech.                                                                               --Grew.
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Constrictive \Con*strict"ive\, a.       Serving or tending to bind or constrict.
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Constrictor \Con*strict"or\, n.       1. That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.          2. (Anat.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or             which compresses an organ; a sphincter.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and             crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.
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Constringe \Con*stringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constringed}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constringing}.] [L. constringere. See       {onstrain}.]       To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself;       to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.]                   Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the                fibers, and coagulate the fluids.            --Arbuthnot.
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Constringe \Con*stringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constringed}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constringing}.] [L. constringere. See       {onstrain}.]       To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself;       to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.]                   Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the                fibers, and coagulate the fluids.            --Arbuthnot.
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Constringent \Con*strin"gent\, a. [L. constringens, p. pr.]       Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing.       --Thomson.
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Constringe \Con*stringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constringed}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Constringing}.] [L. constringere. See       {onstrain}.]       To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself;       to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.]                   Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the                fibers, and coagulate the fluids.            --Arbuthnot.
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Construct \Con*struct"\ (k[ocr]n*str[ucr]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Constructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constructing}.] [L.       constructus, p. p. of construere to bring together, to       construct; con- + struere to pile up, set in order. See       {Structure}, and cf. {Construe}.]       1. To put together the constituent parts of (something) in             their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make;             as, to construct an edifice.          2. To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to             construct a theory of ethics.          Syn: To build; erect; form; compile; make; fabricate;                originate; invent.
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Construct \Con"struct\, a.       Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or       inference.          {Construct form} [or] {state} (Heb. Gram.), that of a noun             used before another which has the genitive relation to it.
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Construct \Con"struct\, a.       Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or       inference.          {Construct form} [or] {state} (Heb. Gram.), that of a noun             used before another which has the genitive relation to it.
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Construct \Con*struct"\ (k[ocr]n*str[ucr]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Constructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constructing}.] [L.       constructus, p. p. of construere to bring together, to       construct; con- + struere to pile up, set in order. See       {Structure}, and cf. {Construe}.]       1. To put together the constituent parts of (something) in             their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make;             as, to construct an edifice.          2. To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to             construct a theory of ethics.          Syn: To build; erect; form; compile; make; fabricate;                originate; invent.
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Constructer \Con*struct"er\, n.       One who, or that which, constructs or frames.
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Construct \Con*struct"\ (k[ocr]n*str[ucr]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p.       p. {Constructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constructing}.] [L.       constructus, p. p. of construere to bring together, to       construct; con- + struere to pile up, set in order. See       {Structure}, and cf. {Construe}.]       1. To put together the constituent parts of (something) in             their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make;             as, to construct an edifice.          2. To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to             construct a theory of ethics.          Syn: To build; erect; form; compile; make; fabricate;                originate; invent.
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Construction \Con*struc"tion\, n. [L. constructio: cf. F.       construction.]       1. The process or art of constructing; the act of building;             erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication;             composition.          2. The form or manner of building or putting together the             parts of anything; structure; arrangement.                         An astrolabe of peculiar construction. --Whewell.          3. (Gram.) The arrangement and connection of words in a             sentence; syntactical arrangement.                         Some particles . . . in certain constructions have                      the sense of a whole sentence contained in them.                                                                               --Locke.          4. The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a             declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning;             understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.                         Any person . . . might, by the sort of construction                      that would be put on this act, become liable to the                      penalties of treason.                        --Hallam.                         Strictly, the term [construction] signifies                      determining the meaning and proper effect of                      language by a consideration of the subject matter                      and attendant circumstances in connection with the                      words employed.                                 --Abbott.                         Interpretation properly precedes construction, but                      it does not go beyond the written text. --Parsons.          {Construction of an equation} (Math.), the drawing of such             lines and figures as will represent geometrically the             quantities in the equation, and their relations to each             other.          {Construction train} (Railroad), a train for transporting men             and materials for construction or repairs.
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Construction \Con*struc"tion\, n. [L. constructio: cf. F.       construction.]       1. The process or art of constructing; the act of building;             erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication;             composition.          2. The form or manner of building or putting together the             parts of anything; structure; arrangement.                         An astrolabe of peculiar construction. --Whewell.          3. (Gram.) The arrangement and connection of words in a             sentence; syntactical arrangement.                         Some particles . . . in certain constructions have                      the sense of a whole sentence contained in them.                                                                               --Locke.          4. The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a             declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning;             understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.                         Any person . . . might, by the sort of construction                      that would be put on this act, become liable to the                      penalties of treason.                        --Hallam.                         Strictly, the term [construction] signifies                      determining the meaning and proper effect of                      language by a consideration of the subject matter                      and attendant circumstances in connection with the                      words employed.                                 --Abbott.                         Interpretation properly precedes construction, but                      it does not go beyond the written text. --Parsons.          {Construction of an equation} (Math.), the drawing of such             lines and figures as will represent geometrically the             quantities in the equation, and their relations to each             other.          {Construction train} (Railroad), a train for transporting men             and materials for construction or repairs.
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Construction \Con*struc"tion\, n. [L. constructio: cf. F.       construction.]       1. The process or art of constructing; the act of building;             erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication;             composition.          2. The form or manner of building or putting together the             parts of anything; structure; arrangement.                         An astrolabe of peculiar construction. --Whewell.          3. (Gram.) The arrangement and connection of words in a             sentence; syntactical arrangement.                         Some particles . . . in certain constructions have                      the sense of a whole sentence contained in them.                                                                               --Locke.          4. The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a             declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning;             understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.                         Any person . . . might, by the sort of construction                      that would be put on this act, become liable to the                      penalties of treason.                        --Hallam.                         Strictly, the term [construction] signifies                      determining the meaning and proper effect of                      language by a consideration of the subject matter                      and attendant circumstances in connection with the                      words employed.                                 --Abbott.                         Interpretation properly precedes construction, but                      it does not go beyond the written text. --Parsons.          {Construction of an equation} (Math.), the drawing of such             lines and figures as will represent geometrically the             quantities in the equation, and their relations to each             other.          {Construction train} (Railroad), a train for transporting men             and materials for construction or repairs.
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Constructional \Con*struc"tion*al\, a.       Pertaining to, or deduced from, construction or       interpretation.
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Constructionist \Con*struc"tion*ist\, n.       One who puts a certain construction upon some writing or       instrument, as the Constitutions of the United States; as, a       strict constructionist; a broad constructionist.
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Constructive \Con*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. constructif.]       1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in             construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.                         The constructive fingers of Watts.      --Emerson.          2. Derived from, or depending on, construction or             interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.          {Constructive crimes} (Law), acts having effects analogous to             those of some statutory or common law crimes; as,             constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer             recognized by the courts.          {Constructive notice}, notice imputed by construction of law.                      {Constructive trust}, a trust which may be assumed to exist,             though no actual mention of it be made.
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Constructive \Con*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. constructif.]       1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in             construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.                         The constructive fingers of Watts.      --Emerson.          2. Derived from, or depending on, construction or             interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.          {Constructive crimes} (Law), acts having effects analogous to             those of some statutory or common law crimes; as,             constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer             recognized by the courts.          {Constructive notice}, notice imputed by construction of law.                      {Constructive trust}, a trust which may be assumed to exist,             though no actual mention of it be made.
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Fraud \Fraud\ (fr[add]d), n. [F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis;       prob. akin to Skr. dh[umac]rv to injure, dhv[rsdot] to cause       to fall, and E. dull.]       1. Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an             unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right             or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem;             deceit; trick.                         If success a lover's toil attends, Few ask, if fraud                      or force attained his ends.               --Pope.          2. (Law) An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose             of obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another.          3. A trap or snare. [Obs.]                         To draw the proud King Ahab into fraud. --Milton.          {Constructive fraud} (Law), an act, statement, or omission             which operates as a fraud, although perhaps not intended             to be such. --Mozley & W.          {Pious fraud} (Ch. Hist.), a fraud contrived and executed to             benefit the church or accomplish some good end, upon the             theory that the end justified the means.          {Statute of frauds} (Law), an English statute (1676), the             principle of which is incorporated in the legislation of             all the States of this country, by which writing with             specific solemnities (varying in the several statutes) is             required to give efficacy to certain dispositions of             property. --Wharton.          Syn: Deception; deceit; guile; craft; wile; sham; strife;                circumvention; stratagem; trick; imposition; cheat. See                {Deception}.
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Mileage \Mile"age\ (?; 48), n.       1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per             mile.          2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of             lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company,             telegraph company, etc. [Written also {milage}.]          {Constructive mileage}, a mileage allowed for journeys             supposed to be made, but not actually made. --Bartlett.
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Constructive \Con*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. constructif.]       1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in             construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.                         The constructive fingers of Watts.      --Emerson.          2. Derived from, or depending on, construction or             interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.          {Constructive crimes} (Law), acts having effects analogous to             those of some statutory or common law crimes; as,             constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer             recognized by the courts.          {Constructive notice}, notice imputed by construction of law.                      {Constructive trust}, a trust which may be assumed to exist,             though no actual mention of it be made.
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Constructive \Con*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. constructif.]       1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in             construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.                         The constructive fingers of Watts.      --Emerson.          2. Derived from, or depending on, construction or             interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.          {Constructive crimes} (Law), acts having effects analogous to             those of some statutory or common law crimes; as,             constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer             recognized by the courts.          {Constructive notice}, notice imputed by construction of law.                      {Constructive trust}, a trust which may be assumed to exist,             though no actual mention of it be made.
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Constructively \Con*struct"ive*ly\, adv.       In a constructive manner; by construction or inference.                   A neutral must have notice of a blockade, either                actually by a formal information, or constructively by                notice to his government.                        --Kent.
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Constructiveness \Con*struct"ive*ness\, n.       1. Tendency or ability to form or construct.          2. (Phren.) The faculty which enables one to construct, as in             mechanical, artistic, or literary matters.
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Constructor \Con*struct"or\, n. [Cf. LL. constructor.]       A constructer.
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Constructure \Con*struc"ture\ (?; 135), n.       That which is constructed or formed; an edifice; a fabric.       [Obs.]
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Construe \Con*strue\ (?; Archaic ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Construed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Construing}.] [L. construere:       cf. F. construire. See {Construct}.]       1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so             as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection             of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction             of; to interpret; to translate.          2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or             intention of; to interpret; to understand.                         Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own                      words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or                      malice of our enemies.                        --Bp.                                                                               Stilingfleet.                         And to be dull was construed to be good. --Pope.
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Construe \Con*strue\ (?; Archaic ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Construed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Construing}.] [L. construere:       cf. F. construire. See {Construct}.]       1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so             as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection             of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction             of; to interpret; to translate.          2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or             intention of; to interpret; to understand.                         Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own                      words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or                      malice of our enemies.                        --Bp.                                                                               Stilingfleet.                         And to be dull was construed to be good. --Pope.
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Construe \Con*strue\ (?; Archaic ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Construed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Construing}.] [L. construere:       cf. F. construire. See {Construct}.]       1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so             as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection             of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction             of; to interpret; to translate.          2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or             intention of; to interpret; to understand.                         Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own                      words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or                      malice of our enemies.                        --Bp.                                                                               Stilingfleet.                         And to be dull was construed to be good. --Pope.
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Constuprate \Con"stu*prate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Construprated}; p. p. & vb. n. {Constuprating}.] [L.       constupratus, p. p. of constuprare to ravish; con- + stuprare       to ravish, stuprum rape.]       To ravish; to debauch. --Burton.
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Constuprate \Con"stu*prate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Construprated}; p. p. & vb. n. {Constuprating}.] [L.       constupratus, p. p. of constuprare to ravish; con- + stuprare       to ravish, stuprum rape.]       To ravish; to debauch. --Burton.
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Constuprate \Con"stu*prate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Construprated}; p. p. & vb. n. {Constuprating}.] [L.       constupratus, p. p. of constuprare to ravish; con- + stuprare       to ravish, stuprum rape.]       To ravish; to debauch. --Burton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Constupration \Con`stu*pra"tion\, n.       The act of ravishing; violation; defilement. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consuetude \Con"sue*tude\ (?; 144), n. [L. consuetudo. See       {Custom}.]       Custom, habit; usage. [R.]                   To observe this consuetude or law.         --Barnes                .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consuetudinal \Con`sue*tu"di*nal\, a. [LL. consuetudinalis.]       According to custom; customary; usual. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cussuetudinary \Cus`sue*tu"di*na*ry\, n.; pl.       {Consuetudinaries}.       A manual or ritual of customary devotional exercises.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Consuetudinary \Con`sue*tu"di*na"ry\, a. [LL. consuetudinarius.]       Customary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Admiral \Ad"mi*ral\, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral,       ultimately fr. Ar. am[c6]r-al-bahr commander of the sea; Ar.       am[c6]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and am[c6]r-al,       heard in different titles, was taken as one word. Early forms       of the word show confusion with L. admirabilis admirable, fr.       admirari to admire. It is said to have been introduced into       Europe by the Genoese or Venetians, in the 12th or 13th       century. Cf. {Ameer}, {Emir}.]       1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of             high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief             gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear             admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet             or of fleets.          2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most             considerable ship of a fleet.                         Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing                      down upon his antagonist with all his canvas                      straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring                      from his broadsides.                           --E. Everett.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A handsome butterfly ({Pyrameis Atalanta}) of             Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.          {Admiral shell} (Zo[94]l.), the popular name of an ornamental             cone shell ({Conus admiralis}).          {Lord High Admiral}, a great officer of state, who (when this             rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval             administration of Great Britain.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Textile \Tex"tile\, a. [L. textilis, fr. texere to weave: cf. F.       textile. See {Text}.]       Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts;       woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile       fabrics.          {Textile cone} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful cone shell ({Conus             textilis}) in which the colors are arranged so that they             resemble certain kinds of cloth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cony-catch \Co"ny-catch\, v. t.       To deceive; to cheat; to trick. [Obs.]                   Take heed, Signor Baptista, lest you be cony-catched in                the this business.                                 --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cony-catcher \Co"ny-catch`er\, n.       A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver. [Obs.] --Minsheu.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whipparee \Whip`pa*ree"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A large sting ray ({Dasybatis, [or] Trygon, Sayi}) native             of the Southern United States. It is destitute of large             spines on the body and tail.       (b) A large sting ray ({Rhinoptera bonasus}, or {R.             quadriloba}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States.             Its snout appears to be four-lobed when viewed in front,             whence it is also called {cow-nosed ray}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cumquat \Cum"quat\, n. (Bot.)       See {Kumquat}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cunctation \Cunc*ta"tion\ (k?nk-t?"sh?n), n. [L. cunctatio, fr.       cunctari, p. p. cunctatus, to delay.]       Delay; procrastination. [R.] --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cunctative \Cunc"ta*tive\ (k?nk"t?-t?v), a.       Slow; tardy; dilatory; causing delay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cunctipotent \Cunc*tip"o*tent\ (k?nk-t?p"?-tent), a. [L.       cunctipotens; cunctus all + potens powerful.]       All-powerful; omnipotent. [R] [bd]God cunctipotent.[b8]       --Neale (Trans. Rhythm of St. Bernard).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[be]hi.       Cf. {Gay}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to       {Garrulus}, {Cyanocitta}, and allied genera. They are allied       to the crows, but are smaller, more graceful in form, often       handsomely colored, and usually have a crest.          Note: The European jay ({Garrulus glandarius}) is a large and                handsomely colored species, having the body pale                reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills                blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue                and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on                the wings, white. Called also {jay pie}, {Jenny jay},                and {k[91]}. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta                cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly                colored, and have a large erectile crest. The                California jay ({Aphelocoma Californica}), the Florida                jay ({A. Floridana}), and the green jay ({Xanthoura                luxuosa}), of Texas and Mexico, are large, handsome,                crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus                Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much                plainer and have no crest. See {Blue jay}, and {Whisky                jack}.          {Jay thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any one several species of Asiatic             singing birds, of the genera {Garrulax}, {Grammatoptila},             and related genera of the family {Crateropodid[91]}; as,             the white-throated jay thrush ({G. albogularis}), of             India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blue jay \Blue" jay`\ (Zo[94]l.)       The common jay of the United States ({Cyanocitta, or Cyanura,       cristata}). The predominant color is bright blue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyanosed \Cy"a*nosed\ (s?"?-n?st), a. [See {Cyanic}.]       Rendered blue, as the surface of the body, from cyanosis or       deficient a[eum]ration of the blood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cyanosite \Cy*an"o*site\ (s?-?n"?-s?t), n. [See {Cyanic}.]       (Min.)       Native sulphate of copper. Cf. {Blue vitriol}, under {Blue}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cynegetics \Cyn`e*get"ics\ (s[icr]n`[esl]*j[ecr]t"[icr]ks), n.       [Gr. kynhgetikh` (sc. te`chnh art), fr. kynhge`ths hunter;       ky`wn, kyno`s, dog + [?][?][?] to lead.]       The art of hunting with dogs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Meerkat \[d8]Meer"kat\, n. [D.] (Zo[94]l.)       A South African carnivore ({Cynictis penicillata}), allied to       the ichneumons.
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
chemist n.   [Cambridge] Someone who wastes computer time on    {number-crunching} when you'd far rather the machine were doing    something more productive, such as working out anagrams of your name    or printing Snoopy calendars or running {life} patterns.   May or may    not refer to someone who actually studies chemistry.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
connector conspiracy n.   [probably came into prominence with    the appearance of the KL-10 (one model of the {PDP-10}), none of    whose connectors matched anything else] The tendency of    manufacturers (or, by extension, programmers or purveyors of    anything) to come up with new products that don't fit together with    the old stuff, thereby making you buy either all new stuff or    expensive interface devices.   The KL-10 Massbus connector was    actually _patented_ by {DEC}, which reputedly refused to license the    design and thus effectively locked third parties out of competition    for the lucrative Massbus peripherals market.   This policy is a    source of never-ending frustration for the diehards who maintain    older PDP-10 or VAX systems.   Their CPUs work fine, but they are    stuck with dying, obsolescent disk and tape drives with low capacity    and high power requirements.          (A closely related phenomenon, with a slightly different intent, is    the habit manufacturers have of inventing new screw heads so that    only Designated Persons, possessing the magic screwdrivers, can    remove covers and make repairs or install options.   A good 1990s    example is the use of Torx screws for cable-TV set-top boxes.   Older    Apple Macintoshes took this one step further, requiring not only a    long Torx screwdriver but a specialized case-cracking tool to open    the box.)          In these latter days of open-systems computing this term has fallen    somewhat into disuse, to be replaced by the observation that    "Standards are great!   There are so many of them to choose from!"    Compare {backward combatability}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
considered harmful adj.   [very common] Edsger W. Dijkstra's    note in the March 1968 "Communications of the ACM", "Goto Statement    Considered Harmful", fired the first salvo in the structured    programming wars (text at `http://www.acm.org/classics').    Amusingly, the ACM considered the resulting acrimony sufficiently    harmful that it will (by policy) no longer print an article taking    so assertive a position against a coding practice. (Years    afterwards, a contrary view contrary view was uttered in a CACM    letter called, inevitably, "`Goto considered harmful' considered    harmful'"'.   In the ensuing decades, a large number of both serious    papers and parodies have borne titles of the form "X considered Y".    The structured-programming wars eventually blew over with the    realization that both sides were wrong, but use of such titles has    remained as a persistent minor in-joke (the `considered silly' found    at various places in this lexicon is related).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
chemist          (Cambridge) Someone who wastes computer time on {number       crunching} when you'd far rather the computer were doing       something more productive, such as working out anagrams of       your name or printing Snoopy calendars or running {life}       patterns.   May or may not refer to someone who actually       studies chemistry.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-02-07)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
concatenate          To join together two or more files or lists to form one big       one.          The {Unix} {cat} command can be used to concatenate files.          (1995-12-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
concatenated key          {compound key}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
connect          {Unix} socket library routine to connect       a socket that has been created on the local hosts to one at a       specified socket address on the remote host.          {Unix manual pages}: connect(2), accept(2).          (1995-03-21)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
connected graph          A {graph} such that there is a path between any       pair of nodes (via zero or more other nodes).          Thus if we start from any node and visit all nodes connected       to it by a single edge, then all nodes connected to any of       them, and so on, then we will eventually have visited every       node in the connected graph.          (1996-09-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
connected subgraph          A {connected graph} consisting of a {subset} of       the {nodes} and {edges} of some other graph.          (1996-09-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Connection Machine LISP          {Lisp} with a parallel data structure, the       'xapping', an array of values assigned to an {array} of sites.          [G.L. Steele et al, "Connection Machine LISP: Fine-Grained       Parallel Symbolic Processing", in Proc 1986 ACM Conf on LISP       and Functional Prog, Aug 1986, pp.279-297].          ["Connection Machine LISP Reference Manual", Thinking Machines       Corp, Feb 1987].          (1995-02-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
connectionless protocol          The data communication method in which communication occurs       between {host}s with no previous setup.   {Packet}s sent       between two hosts may take different routes.   {UDP} is a       connectionless protocol.   Also called {packet switching}.       Contrast {circuit switching}, {connection-oriented}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
connection-oriented          (Or connection-based, stream-oriented).   A type       of {transport layer} data communication service that allows a       {host} to send data in a continuous stream to another host.       The transport service will guarantee that all data will be       delivered to the other end in the same order as sent and       without duplication.   Communication proceeds through three       well-defined phases: connection establishment, data transfer,       connection release.   The most common example is {Transmission       Control Protocol} (TCP).          Opposite of {connectionless}, {datagram}.   See also {circuit       switching}, {packet switching}, {virtual circuit}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
connection-oriented network service          (CONS) Because of the relatively long transit       delays and inferior bit error rate of {WAN}s, a more       sophisticated {connection-oriented} {protocol} is normally       used.          (1997-11-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
connective          An operator used in logic to combine two logical formulas.       See {first order logic}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
connector conspiracy          [probably came into prominence with the appearance of the       KL-10 (one model of the {PDP-10}), none of whose connectors       matched anything else].   The tendency of manufacturers (or, by       extension, programmers or purveyors of anything) to come up       with new products that don't fit together with the old stuff,       thereby making you buy either all new stuff or expensive       interface devices.   The KL-10 Massbus connector was actually       *patented* by {DEC}, which reputedly refused to licence the       design and thus effectively locked third parties out of       competition for the lucrative Massbus peripherals market.       This policy is a source of never-ending frustration for the       diehards who maintain older PDP-10 or VAX systems.   Their       {CPU}s work fine, but they are stuck with dying, obsolescent       disk and tape drives with low capacity and high power       requirements.          A closely related phenomenon, with a slightly different       intent, is the habit manufacturers have of inventing new screw       heads so that only Designated Persons, possessing the magic       screwdrivers, can remove covers and make repairs or install       options.   Older Apple {Macintosh}es took this one step       further, requiring not only a hex wrench but a specialised       case-cracking tool to open the box.          In these latter days of open-systems computing this term has       fallen somewhat into disuse, to be replaced by the observation       that "Standards are great!   There are so *many* of them to       choose from!"   Compare {backward combatability}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
considered harmful          Edsger W. Dijkstra's note in the March 1968 "Communications of       the ACM", "Goto Statement Considered Harmful", fired the first       salvo in the structured programming wars.   Amusingly, the ACM       considered the resulting acrimony sufficiently harmful that it       will (by policy) no longer print an article taking so       assertive a position against a coding practice.   In the       ensuing decades, a large number of both serious papers and       parodies have borne titles of the form "X considered Y".   The       structured-programming wars eventually blew over with the       realisation that both sides were wrong, but use of such titles       has remained as a persistent minor in-joke.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constant angular velocity          (CAV) A {disk} driving scheme in which the {angular       velocity} of the disk is kept constant.   This means that the       {linear velocity} of the disk be larger when the reading or       writing the outer tracks.   The disadvantage of this technique       is that the read/write speed varies from track to track.       However, as mechanical stability puts an upper limit on the       angular velocity (and not the linear velocity) this allows the       full potential of the drive is used.          (1998-03-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constant applicative form          (CAF) (Functional programming) A {supercombinator} which is       not a {lambda abstraction}.   This includes truly constant       expressions such as 12, (+ 1 2), [1,2,3] as well as partially       applied functions such as (+ 4).   Note that this last example       is equivalent under {eta abstraction} to \ x . + 4 x which is       not a CAF.          Since a CAF is a supercombinator, it contains no free       variables.   Moreover, since it is not a lambda abstraction it       contains no variables at all.   It may however contain       identifiers which refer to other CAFs, e.g.          c 3 where c = (* 2).          A CAF can always be lifted to the top level of the program.       It can either be compiled to a piece of graph which will be       shared by all uses or to some shared code which will overwrite       itself with some graph the first time it is evaluated.   A CAF       such as          ints = from 1   where   from n = n : from (n+1)          can grow without bound but may only be accessible from within       the code of one or more functions.   In order for the {garbage       collector} to be able to reclaim such structures, we associate       with each function a list of the CAFs to which it refers.       When garbage collecting a reference to the function we collect       the CAFs on its list.          (1994-11-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constant folding          A {compiler} {optimisation} technique where       constant subexpressions are evaluated at {compile time}.   This       is usually only applied to built-in numerical and {boolean}       operators whereas {partial evaluation} is more general in that       expressions involving user-defined functions may also be       evaluated at compile time.          (1997-02-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constant linear velocity          (CLV) A {disk} driving scheme in which the {linear       velocity} of the disk is kept constant.   This requires that       the {angular velocity} of the disk be larger when the reading       or writing tracks closer to the axis.   The advantage of this       technique is that the read/write speed is constant.   However,       as mechanical stability puts an upper limit on the angular       velocity (and not the linear velocity) using the same linear       velocity throughout, i.e., using less then the maximal angular       velocity at outer tracks means that the full potential of the       drive is not used.          (1998-03-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constant mapping          Some TCP software constructs the destination Ethernet address       from the top 24 bits of the Ethernet address followed by the       low 24 bits of the (class A) destination Internet address.       For this scheme the top 24 bits of the Ethernet address must       be the same on all hosts on the net.   Contrast {ARP}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Constantine/Yourdon          {Yourdon/Constantine}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constraint          A {Boolean} {relation}, often an       equality or {ineqality} relation, between the values of one or       more mathematical variables (often two).   E.g. x>3 is a       constraint on x.   {constraint satisfaction} attempts to assign       values to variables so that all constraints are true.          {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.constraints}.   {FAQ       (http://www.cs.unh.edu/ccc/archive/)}.          (2002-06-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constraint functional programming          (CFP) {functional programming} plus       {constraints}.          (2002-06-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Constraint Handling In Prolog          (CHIP) A {constraint logic programming} language       developed by M. Dincbas at {ECRC}, Munich, Germany in 1985       which includes {Boolean unification} and a symbolic       {simplex}-like {algorithm}.   CHIP introduced the       {domain-variable model}.          ["The Constraint Logic Programming Language CHIP", M. Dincbas       et al, Proc 2nd Intl Conf on Fifth Generation Computer Sys,       Tokyo (Nov 1988), pp.249-264].          ["Constraint Satisfaction in Logic Programming", Van       Hentenryck.   Available from COSYTEC, 4 rue Jean Rostand,       F91893 Orsay, France].          (1994-11-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Constraint Logic Programming          (CLP) A programming framework based (like {Prolog}) on {LUSH}       (or {SLD}) {resolution}, but in which {unification} has been       replaced by a {constraint solver}.   A CLP {interpreter}       contains a Prolog-like {inference engine} and an {incremental       constraint solver}.   The engine sends constraints to the       solver one at a time.   If the new constraint is consistent       with the collected constraints it will be added to the set.       If it was inconsistent, it will cause the engine to       {backtrack}.          {CLP*} is a variant.          ["Constraint Logic Programming", J. Jaffar et al, 14th POPL,       ACM 1987].          (1994-11-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constraint satisfaction          The process of assigning values to variables       while meeting certain requirements or "{constraints}".   For       example, in {graph colouring}, a node is a variable, the       colour assigned to it is its value and a link between two       nodes represents the constraint that those two nodes must not       be assigned the same colour.   In {scheduling}, constraints       apply to such variables as the starting and ending times for       tasks.          The {Simplex} method is one well known technique for solving       numerical constraints.          The search difficulty of constraint satisfaction problems can       be determined on average from knowledge of easily computed       structural properties of the problems.   In fact, hard       instances of {NP-complete} problems are concentrated near an       abrupt transition between under- and over-constrained       problems.   This transition is analogous to phase transitions       in physical systems and offers a way to estimate the likely       difficulty of a constraint problem before attempting to solve       it with search.          {Phase transitions in search       (ftp://parcftp.xerox.com/pub/dynamics/constraints.html)} (Tad       Hogg, {XEROX PARC}).          (1995-02-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ConstraintLisp          An {object-oriented} {constraint} language based on       {CSP}.   An extension of {Common Lisp} and {CLOS}.          ["ConstraintLisp: An Object-Oriented Constraint Programming       Language", Bing Liu (ex bing@iti.gov.sg) et al, SIGPLAN       Notices 27(11):17-26, Nov 1992].          (2000-04-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CONSTRAINTS          A language for solving {constraint}s using {value inference}.          ["CONSTRAINTS: A Language for Expressing Almost-Hierarchical       Descriptions", G.J. Sussman et al, Artif Intell 14(1):1-39       (Aug 1980)].          (1994-11-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constructed type          A type formed by applying some {type constructor function} to       one or more other types.   The usual constructions are       functions: t1 -> t2, products: (t1, t2), sums: t1 + t2 and       lifting: lift(t1).          (In {LaTeX}, the lifted type is written with a subscript       {\perp}).          See also {algebraic data type}, {primitive type}.          (1995-02-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constructive          A proof that something exists is "constructive"       if it provides a method for actually constructing it.       {Cantor}'s proof that the {real number}s are {uncountable} can       be thought of as a *non-constructive* proof that {irrational       number}s exist.   (There are easy constructive proofs, too; but       there are existence theorems with no known constructive       proof).          Obviously, all else being equal, constructive proofs are       better than non-constructive proofs.   A few mathematicians       actually reject *all* non-constructive arguments as invalid;       this means, for instance, that the law of the {excluded       middle} (either P or not-P must hold, whatever P is) has to       go; this makes proof by contradiction invalid.   See       {intuitionistic logic} for more information on this.          Most mathematicians are perfectly happy with non-constructive       proofs; however, the constructive approach is popular in       theoretical computer science, both because computer scientists       are less given to abstraction than mathematicians and because       {intuitionistic logic} turns out to be the right theory for a       theoretical treatment of the foundations of computer science.          (1995-04-13)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Constructive Cost Model          (COCOMO) A method for evaluating the cost of a       {software} package proposed by Dr Barry Boehm.   There are a       number of different types:          The Basic COCOMO Model estimates the effort required to       develop software in three modes of development ({Organic       Mode}, {Semidetached Mode}, or {Embedded Mode}) using only       {DSI}s as an input.   The Basic model is good for quick, early,       and rough order of magnitude estimates.          The Intermediate COCOMO Model an extension of the Basic COCOMO       model.   The Intermediate model uses an {Effort Adjustment       Factor} (EAF) and slightly different coefficients for the       effort equation than the Basic model.   It produces better       results than the Basic model because the user supplies       settings for cost drivers that determine the effort and       duration of the software projects.   The Intermediate model       also allows the system to be divided and estimated in       components.   DSI values and cost drivers can be chosen for       individual components instead of for the system as a whole.          The Detailed COCOMO Model differs from the Intermediate COCOMO       model in that it uses effort multipliers for each phase of the       project.   These phase dependent effort multipliers yield       better estimates because the {cost driver} ratings may be       different during each phase.   The detailed model also provides       a three-level product hierarchy and has some other       capabilities such as a procedure for adjusting the phase       distribution of the development schedule.          ["Software Engineering Economics", B. Boehm, Prentice-Hall,       1981].          (1996-05-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constructive solid geometry          (CSG) A method for describing the geometry of       complex scenes by applying set operations to primitive       objects.          See also {CSG-tree}.          [What operations?   What objects?]          (1998-06-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
constructor          1. In {functional programming} and {type       theory}, one of the symbols used to create an object with an       {algebraic data type}.          2. A function provided by a {class} in {C++} and some other       {object-oriented languages} to {instantiate} an object,       i.e. to name it and initialise it.   The constructor function       has the same name as the class.   A class may also have a       {destructor} function to destroy objects of that class.          (1994-10-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
CSMA/CD          Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detect.          The low level network arbitration {protocol} used on       {Ethernet}.   Nodes wait for quiet on the net before starting       to transmit and listen while they are transmitting.   If two       nodes transmit at once the data gets corrupted.   The nodes       detect this and continue to transmit for a certain length of       time to ensure that all nodes detect the collision.   The       transmitting nodes then wait for a random time before       attempting to transmit again thus minimising the chance of       another collision.   The ability to detect collision during       transmission reduces the amount of {bandwidth} wasted on       collisions compared with simple {ALOHA} broadcasting.          (1995-02-23)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Constellation       a cluster of stars, or stars which appear to be near each other       in the heavens, and which astronomers have reduced to certain       figures (as the "Great Bear," the "Bull," etc.) for the sake of       classification and of memory. In Isa. 13:10, where this word       only occurs, it is the rendering of the Hebrew _kesil_, i.e.,       "fool." This was the Hebrew name of the constellation Orion (Job       9:9; 38:31), a constellation which represented Nimrod, the       symbol of folly and impiety. The word some interpret by "the       giant" in this place, "some heaven-daring rebel who was chained       to the sky for his impiety."