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   gourd family
         n 1: a family of herbaceous vines (such as cucumber or melon or
               squash or pumpkin) [syn: {Cucurbitaceae}, {family
               Cucurbitaceae}, {gourd family}]

English Dictionary: great(p) by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gourd vine
n
  1. any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
    Synonym(s): gourd, gourd vine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gradable
adj
  1. capable of being graded (for quality or rank or size etc.)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gradable opposition
n
  1. an opposition that is capable of being graded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grade point
n
  1. a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grade point average
n
  1. a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted
    Synonym(s): grade point average, GPA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grade-appropriate
adj
  1. the quality of ability and work that is appropriate for students in a specified grade
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grateful
adj
  1. feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"
    Synonym(s): grateful, thankful
    Antonym(s): thankless, ungrateful, unthankful
  2. affording comfort or pleasure; "the grateful warmth of the fire"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gratefully
adv
  1. with appreciation; in a grateful manner; "he accepted my offer appreciatively"
    Synonym(s): appreciatively, gratefully
    Antonym(s): unappreciatively, ungratefully
  2. in a thankful manner; with thanks; "he accepted thankfully my apologies"
    Synonym(s): thankfully, gratefully
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gratefulness
n
  1. warm friendly feelings of gratitude [syn: gratefulness, thankfulness, appreciativeness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gratification
n
  1. state of being gratified or satisfied; "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"
    Synonym(s): gratification, satisfaction
  2. the act or an instance of satisfying
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gratified
adj
  1. having received what was desired
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gratify
v
  1. make happy or satisfied
    Synonym(s): satisfy, gratify [ant: dissatisfy]
  2. yield (to); give satisfaction to
    Synonym(s): gratify, pander, indulge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gratifying
adj
  1. pleasing to the mind or feeling; "sweet revenge" [syn: gratifying, sweet]
  2. affording satisfaction or pleasure; "the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"
    Synonym(s): enjoyable, gratifying, pleasurable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gratifyingly
adv
  1. in a gratifying manner; "the performance was at a gratifyingly high level"
    Synonym(s): gratifyingly, satisfyingly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
great ape
n
  1. any of the large anthropoid apes of the family Pongidae
    Synonym(s): great ape, pongid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
great barracuda
n
  1. large (up to 6 ft) greyish-brown barracuda highly regarded as a food and sport fish; may be dangerous to swimmers
    Synonym(s): great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Barrier Reef
n
  1. the largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Bear
n
  1. a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
    Synonym(s): Great Bear, Ursa Major
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
great bellied
adj
  1. having a prominent belly [syn: big-bellied, {great bellied}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
great black-backed gull
n
  1. white gull having a black back and wings [syn: {black- backed gull}, great black-backed gull, cob, Larus marinus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
great blue heron
n
  1. large American heron having bluish-grey plumage [syn: great blue heron, Ardea herodius]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
great blue shark
n
  1. slender cosmopolitan, pelagic shark; blue body shades to white belly; dangerous especially during maritime disasters
    Synonym(s): blue shark, great blue shark, Prionace glauca
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
great bowerbird
n
  1. large bowerbird of northern Australia [syn: {great bowerbird}, Chlamydera nuchalis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Britain
n
  1. a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    Synonym(s): United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain
  2. an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
    Synonym(s): Great Britain, GB
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
great burdock
n
  1. burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use
    Synonym(s): great burdock, greater burdock, cocklebur, Arctium lappa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
great bustard
n
  1. largest European land bird [syn: great bustard, {Otis tarda}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Depression
n
  1. the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s
  2. a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
    Synonym(s): Depression, Great Depression
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Divide
n
  1. that part of the continental divide formed by the Rocky Mountains in the United States
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Dividing Range
n
  1. a mountain range running along the eastern coast of Australia
    Synonym(s): Great Dividing Range, Eastern Highlands
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Falls
n
  1. a town in central Montana on the Missouri river; a center of extensive hydroelectric power
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Plains
n
  1. a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans
    Synonym(s): Great Plains, Great Plains of North America
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Plains of North America
n
  1. a vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans
    Synonym(s): Great Plains, Great Plains of North America
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
great plains paintbrush
n
  1. hairy plant with pinkish flowers; Great Plains to northern Mexico
    Synonym(s): great plains paintbrush, Castilleja sessiliflora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
great power
n
  1. a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world
    Synonym(s): world power, major power, great power, power, superpower
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
n
  1. a radical reform in China initiated by Mao Zedong in 1965 and carried out largely by the Red Guard; intended to eliminate counterrevolutionary elements in the government it resulted in purges of the intellectuals and socioeconomic chaos
    Synonym(s): Cultural Revolution, Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Pyramid
n
  1. a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
    Synonym(s): Pyramid, Great Pyramid, Pyramids of Egypt
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Pyrenees
n
  1. bred of large heavy-coated white dogs resembling the Newfoundland
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Great Victoria Desert
n
  1. a desert region in south central Australia to the north of the Nullarbor Plain
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
growth factor
n
  1. a protein that is involved in cell differentiation and growth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guard boat
n
  1. a boat that is on guard duty (as in a harbor) around a fleet of warships
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guard of honor
n
  1. an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
    Synonym(s): honor guard, guard of honor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gird \Gird\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan; akin to OS.
      gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g[81]rten, Icel. gyr[?]a,
      Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga[a1]rdan to begird, and
      prob. to E. yard an inclosure. Cf. {Girth}, n. & v., {Girt},
      v. t.]
      1. To encircle or bind with any flexible band.
  
      2. To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle,
            bandage, etc.
  
      3. To surround; to encircle, or encompass.
  
                     That Nyseian isle, Girt with the River Triton.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      4. To clothe; to swathe; to invest.
  
                     I girded thee about with fine linen.   --Ezek. xvi.
                                                                              10.
  
                     The Son . . . appeared Girt with omnipotence.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      5. To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's
            self for a contest.
  
                     Thou hast girded me with strength.      --Ps. xviii.
                                                                              39.
  
      {To gird on}, to put on; to fasten around or to one securely,
            like a girdle; as, to gird on armor or a sword.
  
                     Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast
                     himself as he that putteth it off.      --1 Kings xx.
                                                                              11.
  
      {To gird up}, to bind tightly with a girdle; to support and
            strengthen, as with a girdle.
  
                     He girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab. --1
                                                                              Kings xviii.
                                                                              46.
  
                     Gird up the loins of your mind.         --1 Pet. i.
                                                                              13.
  
      {Girt up}; prepared or equipped, as for a journey or for
            work, in allusion to the ancient custom of gathering the
            long flowing garments into the girdle and tightening it
            before any exertion; hence, adjectively, eagerly or
            constantly active; strenuous; striving. [bd]A severer,
            more girt-up way of living.[b8] --J. C. Shairp.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grateful \Grate"ful\, a. [Grate, a. + full; cf. F. gr[82]
      thanks, good will, fr. L. gratum, neut. of gratus agreeable,
      grateful. See {Grate}, a.]
      1. Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed
            toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to
            acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a
            grateful heart.
  
                     A grateful mind By owing, owes not, but still pays.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying;
            delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the
            palate; grateful sleep.
  
                     Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine, And
                     grateful clusters swell.                     --Pope.
  
      Syn: Thankful; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; agreeable;
               welcome; delightful; delicious. -- {Grate"ful*ly}, adv.
               -- {Grate"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grateful \Grate"ful\, a. [Grate, a. + full; cf. F. gr[82]
      thanks, good will, fr. L. gratum, neut. of gratus agreeable,
      grateful. See {Grate}, a.]
      1. Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed
            toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to
            acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a
            grateful heart.
  
                     A grateful mind By owing, owes not, but still pays.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying;
            delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the
            palate; grateful sleep.
  
                     Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine, And
                     grateful clusters swell.                     --Pope.
  
      Syn: Thankful; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; agreeable;
               welcome; delightful; delicious. -- {Grate"ful*ly}, adv.
               -- {Grate"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grateful \Grate"ful\, a. [Grate, a. + full; cf. F. gr[82]
      thanks, good will, fr. L. gratum, neut. of gratus agreeable,
      grateful. See {Grate}, a.]
      1. Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed
            toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to
            acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a
            grateful heart.
  
                     A grateful mind By owing, owes not, but still pays.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying;
            delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the
            palate; grateful sleep.
  
                     Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine, And
                     grateful clusters swell.                     --Pope.
  
      Syn: Thankful; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; agreeable;
               welcome; delightful; delicious. -- {Grate"ful*ly}, adv.
               -- {Grate"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gratification \Grat"i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. gratificatio: cf. F.
      gratification.]
      1. The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the
            taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the
            palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires,
            of the heart.
  
      2. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment;
            fruition: delight.
  
      3. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity. --Bp. Morton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gratify \Grat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gratified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Gratifying}.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus
      pleasing + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
      1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to
            indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the
            senses, the desires, the mind, etc.
  
                     For who would die to gratify a foe?   --Dryden.
  
      2. To requite; to recompense. [Obs.]
  
                     It remains . . . To gratify his noble service.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      Syn: To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense.
  
      Usage: To {Gratify}, {Indulge}, {Humor.} Gratify, is the
                  generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure
                  communicated. To indulge a person implies that we
                  concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses
                  which he could not claim, and which had better,
                  perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to
                  the varying moods, and, perhaps, caprices, of others.
                  We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a
                  large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on
                  such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and
                  exacting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gratifier \Grat"i*fi"er\, n.
      One who gratifies or pleases.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gratify \Grat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gratified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Gratifying}.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus
      pleasing + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
      1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to
            indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the
            senses, the desires, the mind, etc.
  
                     For who would die to gratify a foe?   --Dryden.
  
      2. To requite; to recompense. [Obs.]
  
                     It remains . . . To gratify his noble service.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      Syn: To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense.
  
      Usage: To {Gratify}, {Indulge}, {Humor.} Gratify, is the
                  generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure
                  communicated. To indulge a person implies that we
                  concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses
                  which he could not claim, and which had better,
                  perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to
                  the varying moods, and, perhaps, caprices, of others.
                  We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a
                  large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on
                  such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and
                  exacting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gratify \Grat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gratified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Gratifying}.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus
      pleasing + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
      1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to
            indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the
            senses, the desires, the mind, etc.
  
                     For who would die to gratify a foe?   --Dryden.
  
      2. To requite; to recompense. [Obs.]
  
                     It remains . . . To gratify his noble service.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      Syn: To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense.
  
      Usage: To {Gratify}, {Indulge}, {Humor.} Gratify, is the
                  generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure
                  communicated. To indulge a person implies that we
                  concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses
                  which he could not claim, and which had better,
                  perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to
                  the varying moods, and, perhaps, caprices, of others.
                  We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a
                  large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on
                  such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and
                  exacting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bear \Bear\, n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero,
      pero, G. b[84]r, Icel. & Sw. bj[94]rn, and possibly to L.
      fera wild beast, Gr. [?] beast, Skr. bhalla bear.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the
            closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora,
            but they live largely on fruit and insects.
  
      Note: The European brown bear ({U. arctos}), the white polar
               bear ({U. maritimus}), the grizzly bear ({U.
               horribilis}), the American black bear, and its variety
               the cinnamon bear ({U. Americanus}), the Syrian bear
               ({Ursus Syriacus}), and the sloth bear, are among the
               notable species.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) An animal which has some resemblance to a bear
            in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly
            bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
  
      3. (Astron.) One of two constellations in the northern
            hemisphere, called respectively the {Great Bear} and the
            {Lesser Bear}, or {Ursa Major} and {Ursa Minor}.
  
      4. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
  
      5. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells stocks or securities
            for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the
            market.
  
      Note: The bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange, whose
               interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to
               raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to
               the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of
               tossing up.
  
      6. (Mach.) A portable punching machine.
  
      7. (Naut.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to
            scour the deck.
  
      {Australian bear}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Koala}.
  
      {Bear baiting}, the sport of baiting bears with dogs.
  
      {Bear caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the hairy larva of a moth,
            esp. of the genus {Euprepia}.
  
      {Bear garden}.
            (a) A place where bears are kept for diversion or
                  fighting.
            (b) Any place where riotous conduct is common or
                  permitted. --M. Arnold.
  
      {Bear leader}, one who leads about a performing bear for
            money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of
            a young man on his travels.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Great \Great\, a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE.
      gret, great, AS. gre[aacute]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[omac]t,
      D. groot, OHG. gr[omac]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.]
      1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;
            expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great
            house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
  
      2. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude,
            series, etc.
  
      3. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time;
            as, a great while; a great interval.
  
      4. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts,
            actions, and feelings.
  
      5. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able
            to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty;
            noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher,
            etc.
  
      6. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent;
            distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the
            great seal; the great marshal, etc.
  
                     He doth object I am too great of birth. --Shak.
  
      7. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as,
            a great argument, truth, or principle.
  
      8. Pregnant; big (with young).
  
                     The ewes great with young.                  --Ps. lxxviii.
                                                                              71.
  
      9. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree;
            as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
  
                     We have all Great cause to give great thanks.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      10. (Genealogy) Older, younger, or more remote, by single
            generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one
            degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as,
            great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's
            father), great-grandson, etc.
  
      {Great bear} (Astron.), the constellation Ursa Major.
  
      {Great cattle} (Law), all manner of cattle except sheep and
            yearlings. --Wharton.
  
      {Great charter} (Eng. Hist.), Magna Charta.
  
      {Great circle of a sphere}, a circle the plane of which
            passes through the center of the sphere.
  
      {Great circle sailing}, the process or art of conducting a
            ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc
            between two places.
  
      {Great go}, the final examination for a degree at the
            University of Oxford, England; -- called also {greats}.
            --T. Hughes.
  
      {Great guns}. (Naut.) See under Gun.
  
      {The Great Lakes} the large fresh-water lakes (Lakes
            Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario) which lie on
            the northern borders of the United States.
  
      {Great master}. Same as {Grand master}, under {Grand}.
  
      {Great organ} (Mus.), the largest and loudest of the three
            parts of a grand organ (the others being the choir organ
            and the swell, and sometimes the pedal organ or foot
            keys), It is played upon by a separate keyboard, which has
            the middle position.
  
      {The great powers} (of Europe), in modern diplomacy, Great
            Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and Italy.
  
      {Great primer}. See under {Type}.
  
      {Great scale} (Mus.), the complete scale; -- employed to
            designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest
            to highest.
  
      {Great sea}, the Mediterranean sea. In Chaucer both the Black
            and the Mediterranean seas are so called.
  
      {Great seal}.
            (a) The principal seal of a kingdom or state.
            (b) In Great Britain, the lord chancellor (who is
                  custodian of this seal); also, his office.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bear \Bear\, n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer, OHG. bero,
      pero, G. b[84]r, Icel. & Sw. bj[94]rn, and possibly to L.
      fera wild beast, Gr. [?] beast, Skr. bhalla bear.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the
            closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora,
            but they live largely on fruit and insects.
  
      Note: The European brown bear ({U. arctos}), the white polar
               bear ({U. maritimus}), the grizzly bear ({U.
               horribilis}), the American black bear, and its variety
               the cinnamon bear ({U. Americanus}), the Syrian bear
               ({Ursus Syriacus}), and the sloth bear, are among the
               notable species.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) An animal which has some resemblance to a bear
            in form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly
            bear; ant bear; water bear; sea bear.
  
      3. (Astron.) One of two constellations in the northern
            hemisphere, called respectively the {Great Bear} and the
            {Lesser Bear}, or {Ursa Major} and {Ursa Minor}.
  
      4. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.
  
      5. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells stocks or securities
            for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the
            market.
  
      Note: The bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange, whose
               interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to
               raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to
               the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of
               tossing up.
  
      6. (Mach.) A portable punching machine.
  
      7. (Naut.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to
            scour the deck.
  
      {Australian bear}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Koala}.
  
      {Bear baiting}, the sport of baiting bears with dogs.
  
      {Bear caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the hairy larva of a moth,
            esp. of the genus {Euprepia}.
  
      {Bear garden}.
            (a) A place where bears are kept for diversion or
                  fighting.
            (b) Any place where riotous conduct is common or
                  permitted. --M. Arnold.
  
      {Bear leader}, one who leads about a performing bear for
            money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of
            a young man on his travels.

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   Great \Great\, a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE.
      gret, great, AS. gre[aacute]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[omac]t,
      D. groot, OHG. gr[omac]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.]
      1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;
            expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great
            house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
  
      2. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude,
            series, etc.
  
      3. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time;
            as, a great while; a great interval.
  
      4. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts,
            actions, and feelings.
  
      5. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able
            to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty;
            noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher,
            etc.
  
      6. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent;
            distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the
            great seal; the great marshal, etc.
  
                     He doth object I am too great of birth. --Shak.
  
      7. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as,
            a great argument, truth, or principle.
  
      8. Pregnant; big (with young).
  
                     The ewes great with young.                  --Ps. lxxviii.
                                                                              71.
  
      9. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree;
            as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
  
                     We have all Great cause to give great thanks.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      10. (Genealogy) Older, younger, or more remote, by single
            generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one
            degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as,
            great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's
            father), great-grandson, etc.
  
      {Great bear} (Astron.), the constellation Ursa Major.
  
      {Great cattle} (Law), all manner of cattle except sheep and
            yearlings. --Wharton.
  
      {Great charter} (Eng. Hist.), Magna Charta.
  
      {Great circle of a sphere}, a circle the plane of which
            passes through the center of the sphere.
  
      {Great circle sailing}, the process or art of conducting a
            ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc
            between two places.
  
      {Great go}, the final examination for a degree at the
            University of Oxford, England; -- called also {greats}.
            --T. Hughes.
  
      {Great guns}. (Naut.) See under Gun.
  
      {The Great Lakes} the large fresh-water lakes (Lakes
            Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario) which lie on
            the northern borders of the United States.
  
      {Great master}. Same as {Grand master}, under {Grand}.
  
      {Great organ} (Mus.), the largest and loudest of the three
            parts of a grand organ (the others being the choir organ
            and the swell, and sometimes the pedal organ or foot
            keys), It is played upon by a separate keyboard, which has
            the middle position.
  
      {The great powers} (of Europe), in modern diplomacy, Great
            Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and Italy.
  
      {Great primer}. See under {Type}.
  
      {Great scale} (Mus.), the complete scale; -- employed to
            designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest
            to highest.
  
      {Great sea}, the Mediterranean sea. In Chaucer both the Black
            and the Mediterranean seas are so called.
  
      {Great seal}.
            (a) The principal seal of a kingdom or state.
            (b) In Great Britain, the lord chancellor (who is
                  custodian of this seal); also, his office.

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   Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the
      plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim.
      of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See
      {Brunette}.] (Bot.)
      A genus of perennial herbs ({Poterium}); especially,
      {P.Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet.
  
      {Burnet moth} (Zo[94]l.), in England, a handsome moth
            ({Zyg[91]na filipendula}), with crimson spots on the
            wings.
  
      {Burnet saxifrage}. (Bot.) See {Saxifrage}.
  
      {Canadian burnet}, a marsh plant ({Poterium Canadensis}).
  
      {Great burnet}, {Wild burnet}, {Poterium ([or] Sanguisorba)
            oficinalis}.

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   Purslane \Purs"lane\, n. [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It.
      porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.]
      (Bot.)
      An annual plant ({Portulaca oleracea}), with fleshy,
      succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and
      for salads, garnishing, and pickling.
  
      {Flowering purslane}, [or] {Great flowered purslane}, the
            {Portulaca grandiflora}. See {Portulaca}.
  
      {Purslane tree}, a South African shrub ({Portulacaria Afra})
            with many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves.
  
      {Sea purslane}, a seashore plant ({Arenaria peploides}) with
            crowded opposite fleshy leaves.
  
      {Water purslane}, an aquatic plant ({Ludwiqia palustris}) but
            slightly resembling purslane.

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   Forkbeard \Fork"beard`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A European fish ({Raniceps raninus}), having a large flat
            head; -- also called {tadpole fish}, and {lesser forked
            beard}.
      (b) The European forked hake or hake's-dame ({Phycis
            blennoides}); -- also called {great forked beard}.

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   Pastern \Pas"tern\, n. [Of. pasturon, F. p[83]turon, fr. OF.
      pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a
      pasturing. See {Pasture}.]
      1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals,
            between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of
            {Horse}.
  
      Note: The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the
               {great pastern bone}; the second, the {small pastern
               bone}; and the third, in the hoof, the {coffin bone}.
  
      {Pastern joint}, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and
            allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones.
  
      2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. --Knight.
  
      3. A patten. [Obs.] --Dryden.

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   Primer \Prim"er\, n. [Originally, the book read at prime, the
      first canonical hour. LL. primae liber. See {Prime}, n., 4.]
      1. Originally, a small prayer book for church service,
            containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a
            work of elementary religious instruction.
  
                     The primer, or office of the Blessed Virgin. --Bp.
                                                                              Stillingfleet.
  
      2. A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a
            reading or spelling book for a beginner.
  
                     As he sat in the school at his prymer. --Chaucer.
  
      3. (Print.) A kind of type, of which there are two species;
            one, called {long primer}, intermediate in size between
            bourgeois and small pica [see {Long primer}]; the other,
            called {great primer}, larger than pica.
  
      Note: Great primer type.

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   Great \Great\, a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE.
      gret, great, AS. gre[aacute]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[omac]t,
      D. groot, OHG. gr[omac]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.]
      1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;
            expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great
            house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
  
      2. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude,
            series, etc.
  
      3. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time;
            as, a great while; a great interval.
  
      4. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts,
            actions, and feelings.
  
      5. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able
            to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty;
            noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher,
            etc.
  
      6. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent;
            distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the
            great seal; the great marshal, etc.
  
                     He doth object I am too great of birth. --Shak.
  
      7. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as,
            a great argument, truth, or principle.
  
      8. Pregnant; big (with young).
  
                     The ewes great with young.                  --Ps. lxxviii.
                                                                              71.
  
      9. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree;
            as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
  
                     We have all Great cause to give great thanks.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      10. (Genealogy) Older, younger, or more remote, by single
            generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one
            degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as,
            great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's
            father), great-grandson, etc.
  
      {Great bear} (Astron.), the constellation Ursa Major.
  
      {Great cattle} (Law), all manner of cattle except sheep and
            yearlings. --Wharton.
  
      {Great charter} (Eng. Hist.), Magna Charta.
  
      {Great circle of a sphere}, a circle the plane of which
            passes through the center of the sphere.
  
      {Great circle sailing}, the process or art of conducting a
            ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc
            between two places.
  
      {Great go}, the final examination for a degree at the
            University of Oxford, England; -- called also {greats}.
            --T. Hughes.
  
      {Great guns}. (Naut.) See under Gun.
  
      {The Great Lakes} the large fresh-water lakes (Lakes
            Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario) which lie on
            the northern borders of the United States.
  
      {Great master}. Same as {Grand master}, under {Grand}.
  
      {Great organ} (Mus.), the largest and loudest of the three
            parts of a grand organ (the others being the choir organ
            and the swell, and sometimes the pedal organ or foot
            keys), It is played upon by a separate keyboard, which has
            the middle position.
  
      {The great powers} (of Europe), in modern diplomacy, Great
            Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and Italy.
  
      {Great primer}. See under {Type}.
  
      {Great scale} (Mus.), the complete scale; -- employed to
            designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest
            to highest.
  
      {Great sea}, the Mediterranean sea. In Chaucer both the Black
            and the Mediterranean seas are so called.
  
      {Great seal}.
            (a) The principal seal of a kingdom or state.
            (b) In Great Britain, the lord chancellor (who is
                  custodian of this seal); also, his office.

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   Primer \Prim"er\, n. [Originally, the book read at prime, the
      first canonical hour. LL. primae liber. See {Prime}, n., 4.]
      1. Originally, a small prayer book for church service,
            containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a
            work of elementary religious instruction.
  
                     The primer, or office of the Blessed Virgin. --Bp.
                                                                              Stillingfleet.
  
      2. A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a
            reading or spelling book for a beginner.
  
                     As he sat in the school at his prymer. --Chaucer.
  
      3. (Print.) A kind of type, of which there are two species;
            one, called {long primer}, intermediate in size between
            bourgeois and small pica [see {Long primer}]; the other,
            called {great primer}, larger than pica.
  
      Note: Great primer type.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Great \Great\, a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl. {Greatest}.] [OE.
      gret, great, AS. gre[aacute]t; akin to OS. & LG. gr[omac]t,
      D. groot, OHG. gr[omac]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat} the coin.]
      1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;
            expanded; -- opposed to small and little; as, a great
            house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.
  
      2. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude,
            series, etc.
  
      3. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time;
            as, a great while; a great interval.
  
      4. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts,
            actions, and feelings.
  
      5. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able
            to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty;
            noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher,
            etc.
  
      6. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent;
            distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the
            great seal; the great marshal, etc.
  
                     He doth object I am too great of birth. --Shak.
  
      7. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as,
            a great argument, truth, or principle.
  
      8. Pregnant; big (with young).
  
                     The ewes great with young.                  --Ps. lxxviii.
                                                                              71.
  
      9. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree;
            as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.
  
                     We have all Great cause to give great thanks.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      10. (Genealogy) Older, younger, or more remote, by single
            generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one
            degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as,
            great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's
            father), great-grandson, etc.
  
      {Great bear} (Astron.), the constellation Ursa Major.
  
      {Great cattle} (Law), all manner of cattle except sheep and
            yearlings. --Wharton.
  
      {Great charter} (Eng. Hist.), Magna Charta.
  
      {Great circle of a sphere}, a circle the plane of which
            passes through the center of the sphere.
  
      {Great circle sailing}, the process or art of conducting a
            ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc
            between two places.
  
      {Great go}, the final examination for a degree at the
            University of Oxford, England; -- called also {greats}.
            --T. Hughes.
  
      {Great guns}. (Naut.) See under Gun.
  
      {The Great Lakes} the large fresh-water lakes (Lakes
            Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario) which lie on
            the northern borders of the United States.
  
      {Great master}. Same as {Grand master}, under {Grand}.
  
      {Great organ} (Mus.), the largest and loudest of the three
            parts of a grand organ (the others being the choir organ
            and the swell, and sometimes the pedal organ or foot
            keys), It is played upon by a separate keyboard, which has
            the middle position.
  
      {The great powers} (of Europe), in modern diplomacy, Great
            Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and Italy.
  
      {Great primer}. See under {Type}.
  
      {Great scale} (Mus.), the complete scale; -- employed to
            designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest
            to highest.
  
      {Great sea}, the Mediterranean sea. In Chaucer both the Black
            and the Mediterranean seas are so called.
  
      {Great seal}.
            (a) The principal seal of a kingdom or state.
            (b) In Great Britain, the lord chancellor (who is
                  custodian of this seal); also, his office.

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   Whaap \Whaap\, n. [So called from one of its notes.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European curlew; -- called also {awp}, {whaup},
            {great whaup}, and {stock whaup}.
      (b) The whimbrel; -- called also {May whaup}, {little whaup},
            and {tang whaup}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

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   Great-bellied \Great"-bel`lied\, a.
      Having a great belly; bigbellied; pregnant; teeming. --Shak.

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   Peregrine \Per"e*grine\, a. [L. peregrinus. See {Pilgrim}.]
      Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic.
      [Spelt also {pelegrine}.] [bd]Peregrine and preternatural
      heat.[b8] --Bacon.
  
      {Peregrine falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a courageous and swift falcon
            ({Falco peregrinus}), remarkable for its wide distribution
            over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish
            ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks,
            white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called
            also {peregrine hawk}, {duck hawk}, {game hawk}, and
            {great-footed hawk}.

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   Apposition \Ap`po*si"tion\, n. [L. appositio, fr. apponere: cf.
      F. apposition. See {Apposite}.]
      1. The act of adding; application; accretion.
  
                     It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter.
                                                                              --Arbuthnot.
  
      2. The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side;
            also, the condition of being so placed.
  
      3. (Gram.) The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the
            same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I
            admire Cicero, the orator. Here, the second noun explains
            or characterizes the first.
  
      {Growth by apposition} (Physiol.), a mode of growth
            characteristic of non vascular tissues, in which nutritive
            matter from the blood is transformed on the surface of an
            organ into solid unorganized substance.

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   Growthful \Growth"ful\, a.
      Having capacity of growth. [R.] --J. Hamilton.

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   Guard \Guard\, n. [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf.
      OHG. wart, marto, one who watches, mata a watching, Goth.
      wardja watchman. See {Guard}, v. t.]
      1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger,
            exposure, or attack; defense; protection.
  
                     His greatness was no guard to bar heaven's shaft.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a
            person or position; a watch; a sentinel.
  
                     The guard which kept the door of the king's house.
                                                                              --Kings xiv.
                                                                              27.
  
      3. One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a
            conductor. [Eng.]
  
      4. Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure
            against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss; as:
            (a) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand.
            (b) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a
                  garment.
            (c) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person
                  or dress.
            (d) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a
                  vessel.
            (e) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull;
                  esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of
                  strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond
                  the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft
                  against collision.
            (f) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock
                  frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a
                  bow, to protect the trigger.
            (g) (Bookbinding) An interleaved strip at the back, as in
                  a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when
                  filled.
  
      5. A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber
            exercise.
  
      6. An expression or admission intended to secure against
            objections or censure.
  
                     They have expressed themselves with as few guards
                     and restrictions as I.                        --Atterbury.
  
      7. Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard.
  
      8. (Zo[94]l.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone
            of the Belemnites.
  
      Note: Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as,
               guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard
               duty.
  
      {Advanced guard}, {Coast guard}, etc. See under {Advanced},
            {Coast}, etc.
  
      {Grand guard} (Mil.), one of the posts of the second line
            belonging to a system of advance posts of an army.
            --Mahan.
  
      {Guard boat}.
            (a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war
                  in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good
                  lookout.
            (b) A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the
                  observance of quarantine regulations.
  
      {Guard cells} (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they
            are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll.
  
      {Guard chamber}, a guardroom.
  
      {Guard detail} (Mil.), men from a company regiment etc.,
            detailed for guard duty.
  
      {Guard duty} (Mil.), the duty of watching patrolling, etc.,
            performed by a sentinel or sentinels.
  
      {Guard lock} (Engin.), a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or
            basin.
  
      {Guard of honor} (Mil.), a guard appointed to receive or to
            accompany eminent persons.
  
      {Guard rail} (Railroads), a rail placed on the inside of a
            main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard
            against derailment.
  
      {Guard ship}, a war vessel appointed to superintend the
            marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English
            service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed
            among their respective ships.
  
      {Life guard} (Mil.), a body of select troops attending the
            person of a prince or high officer.
  
      {Off one's guard}, in a careless state; inattentive;
            unsuspicious of danger.
  
      {On guard}, serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as
            a guard or sentinel; watching.
  
      {On one's guard}, in a watchful state; alert; vigilant.
  
      {To mount guard} (Mil.), to go on duty as a guard or
            sentinel.
  
      {To run the guard}, to pass the watch or sentinel without
            leave.
  
      Syn: Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort;
               care; attention; watch; heed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guard \Guard\, n. [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf.
      OHG. wart, marto, one who watches, mata a watching, Goth.
      wardja watchman. See {Guard}, v. t.]
      1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger,
            exposure, or attack; defense; protection.
  
                     His greatness was no guard to bar heaven's shaft.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a
            person or position; a watch; a sentinel.
  
                     The guard which kept the door of the king's house.
                                                                              --Kings xiv.
                                                                              27.
  
      3. One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a
            conductor. [Eng.]
  
      4. Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure
            against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss; as:
            (a) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand.
            (b) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a
                  garment.
            (c) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person
                  or dress.
            (d) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a
                  vessel.
            (e) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull;
                  esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of
                  strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond
                  the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft
                  against collision.
            (f) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock
                  frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a
                  bow, to protect the trigger.
            (g) (Bookbinding) An interleaved strip at the back, as in
                  a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when
                  filled.
  
      5. A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber
            exercise.
  
      6. An expression or admission intended to secure against
            objections or censure.
  
                     They have expressed themselves with as few guards
                     and restrictions as I.                        --Atterbury.
  
      7. Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard.
  
      8. (Zo[94]l.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone
            of the Belemnites.
  
      Note: Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as,
               guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard
               duty.
  
      {Advanced guard}, {Coast guard}, etc. See under {Advanced},
            {Coast}, etc.
  
      {Grand guard} (Mil.), one of the posts of the second line
            belonging to a system of advance posts of an army.
            --Mahan.
  
      {Guard boat}.
            (a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war
                  in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good
                  lookout.
            (b) A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the
                  observance of quarantine regulations.
  
      {Guard cells} (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they
            are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll.
  
      {Guard chamber}, a guardroom.
  
      {Guard detail} (Mil.), men from a company regiment etc.,
            detailed for guard duty.
  
      {Guard duty} (Mil.), the duty of watching patrolling, etc.,
            performed by a sentinel or sentinels.
  
      {Guard lock} (Engin.), a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or
            basin.
  
      {Guard of honor} (Mil.), a guard appointed to receive or to
            accompany eminent persons.
  
      {Guard rail} (Railroads), a rail placed on the inside of a
            main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard
            against derailment.
  
      {Guard ship}, a war vessel appointed to superintend the
            marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English
            service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed
            among their respective ships.
  
      {Life guard} (Mil.), a body of select troops attending the
            person of a prince or high officer.
  
      {Off one's guard}, in a careless state; inattentive;
            unsuspicious of danger.
  
      {On guard}, serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as
            a guard or sentinel; watching.
  
      {On one's guard}, in a watchful state; alert; vigilant.
  
      {To mount guard} (Mil.), to go on duty as a guard or
            sentinel.
  
      {To run the guard}, to pass the watch or sentinel without
            leave.
  
      Syn: Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort;
               care; attention; watch; heed.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guardable \Guard"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. gardable. See {Guard}, v.
      t.]
      Capable of being guarded or protected.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guardfish \Guard"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The garfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guardful \Guard"ful\, a.
      Cautions; wary; watchful. [Obs. or Poetic.] --
      {Guard"ful*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guardful \Guard"ful\, a.
      Cautions; wary; watchful. [Obs. or Poetic.] --
      {Guard"ful*ly}, adv.

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   Garrett Park, MD (town, FIPS 31525)
      Location: 39.03615 N, 77.09465 W
      Population (1990): 884 (344 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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      Location: 42.19444 N, 73.35637 W
      Population (1990): 2810 (1373 housing units)
      Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 01230

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      Location: 38.36083 N, 98.80883 W
      Population (1990): 15427 (7050 housing units)
      Area: 25.1 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
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      Location: 46.15453 N, 96.80105 W
      Population (1990): 108 (47 housing units)
      Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 58039
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      Location: 41.97273 N, 75.74558 W
      Population (1990): 704 (336 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 18821

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      Location: 47.50480 N, 111.29062 W
      Population (1990): 55097 (24157 housing units)
      Area: 40.0 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 59401, 59404, 59405
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      Population (1990): 2307 (1011 housing units)
      Area: 11.0 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 29055
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      Location: 39.01016 N, 77.28854 W
      Population (1990): 6945 (2308 housing units)
      Area: 46.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 22066

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