rachet up
         v 1: move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting
               lopping tool" [syn: {ratchet}, {rachet up}, {ratchet down}]

English Dictionary: rectify	by the DICT Development Group
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racquetball n the ball used in playing the game of racquetball a game played on a handball court with short-handled rackets
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ragged-fringed orchid n fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated Synonym(s): ragged orchid, ragged orchis, ragged-fringed orchid, green fringed orchis, Habenaria lacera
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ragweed pollen n pollen of the ragweed plant is a common allergen
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Ras Tafari n emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975) Synonym(s): Haile Selassie, Ras Tafari Makonnen, Ras Tafari
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Ras Tafari Makonnen n emperor of Ethiopia; worshipped by Rastafarians (1892-1975) Synonym(s): Haile Selassie, Ras Tafari Makonnen, Ras Tafari
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Rastafari n (Jamaica) a Black youth subculture and religious movement that arose in the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1950s; males grow hair in long dreadlocks and wear woolen caps; use marijuana and listen to reggae music Synonym(s): Rastafari, Rastas
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Rastafarian adj of or pertaining to or characteristic of Rastafarianism or Rastafarians n follower of Rastafarianism Synonym(s): Rastafarian, Rasta (Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine
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Rastafarianism n a religious cult based on a belief that Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie) is the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land
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re-establishment n restoration to a previous state; "regular exercise resulted in the re-establishment of his endurance"
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reactivate v activate (an old file) anew
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reactive adj participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive" Antonym(s): unreactive reacting to a stimulus; "the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons" Synonym(s): reactive, responsive
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reactive depression n an inappropriate state of depression that is precipitated by events in the person's life (to be distinguished from normal grief) Synonym(s): exogenous depression, reactive depression
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reactive schizophrenia n schizophrenia of abrupt onset and relatively short duration (a few weeks or months) Synonym(s): acute schizophrenic episode, reactive schizophrenia
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reactivity n responsive to stimulation [syn: responsiveness, reactivity] ready susceptibility to chemical change
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rechewed food n food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again [syn: cud, rechewed food]
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recidivate v go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" Synonym(s): relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
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recidivism n habitual relapse into crime
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recidivist n someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) Synonym(s): recidivist, repeater, habitual criminal someone who lapses into previous undesirable patterns of behavior Synonym(s): recidivist, backslider, reversionist
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rectifiable adj capable of being repaired or rectified; "reparable damage to the car"; "rectifiable wrongs" Synonym(s): reparable, rectifiable Antonym(s): irreparable
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rectification n (chemistry) the process of refinement or purification of a substance by distillation the conversion of alternating current to direct current the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right Synonym(s): correction, rectification determination of the length of a curve; finding a straight line equal in length to a given curve
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rectified adj having been put right
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rectifier n electrical device that transforms alternating into direct current a person who corrects or sets right; "a rectifier of prejudices"
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rectify v math: determine the length of; "rectify a curve" reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities; "refine sugar" Synonym(s): refine, rectify bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; "The Church reformed me"; "reform your conduct" Synonym(s): reform, reclaim, regenerate, rectify set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight" Synonym(s): rectify, remediate, remedy, repair, amend make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" Synonym(s): correct, rectify, right Antonym(s): falsify convert into direct current; "rectify alternating current"
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rectifying tube n a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier Synonym(s): diode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve
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rectifying valve n a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier Synonym(s): diode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve
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rectoplasty n reconstructive surgery of the anus or rectum [syn: proctoplasty, rectoplasty]
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reestablish v bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne" Synonym(s): restore, reinstate, reestablish
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reset button n a push button that you press to activate the reset mechanism
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rest period n a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" Synonym(s): respite, rest, relief, rest period
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restful adj affording physical or mental rest; "she spent a restful night at home" Synonym(s): restful, reposeful, relaxing Antonym(s): restless, uneasy
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restfully adv in a restful manner; "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass" Synonym(s): restfully, quietly
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restfulness n the attribute of being restful; "he longed for the restfulness of home"
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restive adj being in a tense state [syn: edgy, high-strung, highly strung, jittery, jumpy, nervy, overstrung, restive, uptight] impatient especially under restriction or delay; "the government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive"
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restively adv in a restive manner; "he sat down again, restively"
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restiveness n the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters Synonym(s): jitteriness, jumpiness, nervousness, restiveness characterized by nervousness and quickness to take fright Synonym(s): skittishness, restiveness
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Rhus diversiloba n poisonous shrub of the Pacific coast of North America that causes a rash on contact Synonym(s): western poison oak, Toxicodendron diversilobum, Rhus diversiloba
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Rhus typhina n deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries Synonym(s): staghorn sumac, velvet sumac, Virginian sumac, vinegar tree, Rhus typhina
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Right Bank n the region of Paris on the north bank of the Seine
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right brain n the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body Synonym(s): right hemisphere, right brain
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right field n the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right Synonym(s): right field, rightfield, right the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate) Synonym(s): right field, rightfield
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right fielder n the person who plays right field
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right of action n the legal right to sue
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right of election n in probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute
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right of entry n the legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner
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right of first publication n a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work Synonym(s): copyright, right of first publication
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right of offset n (banking) the legal right of a bank to seize deposited funds to cover a loan that is in default
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right of privacy n a legal right (not explicitly provided in the United States Constitution) to be left alone; the right to live life free from unwarranted publicity
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right of re-entry n the legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with)
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right of search n the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them
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right of way n the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over another the passage consisting of a path or strip of land over which someone has the legal right to pass
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right to privacy n right to be free of unsanctioned intrusion
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right to vote n a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920" Synonym(s): right to vote, vote, suffrage
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right ventricle n the chamber on the right side of the heart that receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary trunk
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righteye flounder n flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head Synonym(s): righteye flounder, righteyed flounder
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rightfield n the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right Synonym(s): right field, rightfield, right the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the right third of the outfield (looking from home plate) Synonym(s): right field, rightfield
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rightful adj legally valid; "a rightful inheritance" having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king" Synonym(s): true(a), lawful, rightful(a)
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rightfully adv by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime" Synonym(s): rightfully, truly
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rightfulness n anything in accord with principles of justice; "he feels he is in the right"; "the rightfulness of his claim" Synonym(s): right, rightfulness Antonym(s): wrong, wrongfulness
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rigidification n the process of becoming stiff or rigid [syn: stiffening, rigidifying, rigidification]
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rigidify v become rigid; "The body rigidified" make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking" Synonym(s): rigidify, ossify, petrify
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rigidifying n the process of becoming stiff or rigid [syn: stiffening, rigidifying, rigidification]
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rijstafel n dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice Synonym(s): rijsttaffel, rijstaffel, rijstafel
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rijstaffel n dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice Synonym(s): rijsttaffel, rijstaffel, rijstafel
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rijsttaffel n dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice Synonym(s): rijsttaffel, rijstaffel, rijstafel
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rise to power n the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558" Synonym(s): accession, rise to power
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roast beef n cut of beef suitable for roasting [syn: beef roast, roast beef]
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roast beef plant n iris with purple flowers and foul-smelling leaves; southern and western Europe and North Africa Synonym(s): stinking iris, gladdon, gladdon iris, stinking gladwyn, roast beef plant, Iris foetidissima
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roast pork n cut of pork suitable for roasting [syn: pork roast, roast pork]
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roast veal n cut of veal suitable for roasting [syn: veal roast, roast veal]
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rock dove n pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended Synonym(s): rock dove, rock pigeon, Columba livia
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rocket base n a military base for rocket missiles
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rocket firing n the launching of a rocket or missile under its own power Synonym(s): rocket firing, rocket launching
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rocket fuel n an explosive charge that propels a rocket [syn: {rocket fuel}, rocket propellant, rocket propellent]
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rocket propellant n an explosive charge that propels a rocket [syn: {rocket fuel}, rocket propellant, rocket propellent]
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rocket propellent n an explosive charge that propels a rocket [syn: {rocket fuel}, rocket propellant, rocket propellent]
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rocket propulsion n reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen
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rocket-propelled adj propelled by (or as if propelled by) a rocket engine
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Rostov n a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia Synonym(s): Rostov, Rostov on Don, Rostov na Donu
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Rostov na Donu n a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia Synonym(s): Rostov, Rostov on Don, Rostov na Donu
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Rostov on Don n a seaport on the Don River near the Sea of Azov in the European part of Russia Synonym(s): Rostov, Rostov on Don, Rostov na Donu
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roustabout n a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor [syn: deckhand, roustabout]
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rust fungus n any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants [syn: rust, rust fungus]
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rust-brown adj of the brown color of rust [syn: rust, rusty, {rust- brown}]
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rust-free adj free of rust
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Rustbelt n urban areas in New England and Midwest characterized by concentrations of declining industries (steel or textiles)
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rustproof adj treated against rusting Synonym(s): rustproof, rustproofed
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rustproofed adj treated against rusting Synonym(s): rustproof, rustproofed
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rusty blackbird n North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall Synonym(s): rusty blackbird, rusty grackle, Euphagus carilonus
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rusty-brown adj of something having the brown color of rust
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Raised \Raised\, a.       1. Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or             embossed metal work.          2. Leavened; made with leaven, or yeast; -- used of bread,             cake, etc., as distinguished from that made with cream of             tartar, soda, etc. See {Raise}, v. t., 4.          {Raised beach}. See under {Beach}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Beach \Beach\ (b[emac]ch), n.; pl. {Beaches} (-[ecr]z). [Cf. Sw.       backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. {Bank}.]       1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.          2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the             waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.          {Beach flea} (Zo[94]l.), the common name of many species of             amphipod Crustacea, of the family {Orchestid[91]}, living             on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.          {Beach grass} (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila             arundinacea}), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and             seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds             the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the             waves.          {Beach wagon}, a light open wagon with two or more seats.          {Raised beach}, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel,             sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of             wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the             coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in             many lake and river regions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bread \Bread\, n. [AS. bre[a0]d; akin to OFries. br[be]d, OS.       br[?]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel. brau[?], Sw. & Dan.       br[94]d. The root is probably that of E. brew. [?] See       {Brew}.]       1. An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening,             kneading, and baking.          Note:          {Raised bread} is made with yeast, salt, and sometimes a             little butter or lard, and is mixed with warm milk or             water to form the dough, which, after kneading, is given             time to rise before baking.          {Cream of tartar bread} is raised by the action of an             alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate (as saleratus or             ammonium bicarbonate) and cream of tartar (acid tartrate             of potassium) or some acid.          {Unleavened bread} is usually mixed with water and salt only.          {A[89]rated bread}. See under {A[89]rated}.          {Bread and butter} (fig.), means of living.          {Brown bread}, {Indian bread}, {Graham bread}, {Rye and       Indian bread}. See {Brown bread}, under {Brown}.          {Bread tree}. See {Breadfruit}.          2. Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.                         Give us this day our daily bread.      --Matt. vi. 11
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
(c) (Mach.) Any collection and arrangement in a condensed                   form of many particulars or values, for ready                   reference, as of weights, measures, currency, specific                   gravities, etc.; also, a series of numbers following                   some law, and expressing particular values                   corresponding to certain other numbers on which they                   depend, and by means of which they are taken out for                   use in computations; as, tables of logarithms, sines,                   tangents, squares, cubes, etc.; annuity tables;                   interest tables; astronomical tables, etc.             (d) (Palmistry) The arrangement or disposition of the                   lines which appear on the inside of the hand.                               Mistress of a fairer table Hath not history for                            fable.                                          --B. Jonson.          5. An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board,             or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally             on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in             eating, writing, or working.                         We may again Give to our tables meat. --Shak.                         The nymph the table spread.               --Pope.          6. Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of; fare;             entertainment; as, to set a good table.          7. The company assembled round a table.                         I drink the general joy of the whole table. --Shak.          8. (Anat.) One of the two, external and internal, layers of             compact bone, separated by diplo[89], in the walls of the             cranium.          9. (Arch.) A stringcourse which includes an offset; esp., a             band of stone, or the like, set where an offset is             required, so as to make it decorative. See {Water table}.          10. (Games)             (a) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon                   and draughts are played.             (b) One of the divisions of a backgammon board; as, to                   play into the right-hand table.             (c) pl. The games of backgammon and of draughts. [Obs.]                   --Chaucer.                               This is the ape of form, monsieur the nice,                            That, when he plays at tables, chides the dice.                                                                               --Shak.          11. (Glass Manuf.) A circular plate of crown glass.                         A circular plate or table of about five feet                      diameter weighs on an average nine pounds. --Ure.          12. (Jewelry) The upper flat surface of a diamond or other             precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles.          13. (Persp.) A plane surface, supposed to be transparent and             perpendicular to the horizon; -- called also {perspective             plane}.          14. (Mach.) The part of a machine tool on which the work             rests and is fastened.          {Bench table}, {Card table}, {Communion table}, {Lord's       table}, etc. See under {Bench}, {Card}, etc.          {Raised table} (Arch. & Sculp.), a raised or projecting             member of a flat surface, large in proportion to the             projection, and usually rectangular, -- especially             intended to receive an inscription or the like.          {Roller table} (Horology), a flat disk on the arbor of the             balance of a watch, holding the jewel which rolls in and             out of the fork at the end of the lever of the escapement.                      {Round table}. See Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.          {Table anvil}, a small anvil to be fastened to a table for             use in making slight repairs.          {Table base}. (Arch.) Same as {Water table}.          {Table bed}, a bed in the form of a table.          {Table beer}, beer for table, or for common use; small beer.                      {Table bell}, a small bell to be used at table for calling             servants.          {Table cover}, a cloth for covering a table, especially at             other than mealtimes.          {Table diamond}, a thin diamond cut with a flat upper             surface.          {Table linen}, linen tablecloth, napkins, and the like.          {Table money} (Mil. or Naut.), an allowance sometimes made to             officers over and above their pay, for table expenses.          {Table rent} (O. Eng. Law), rent paid to a bishop or             religious, reserved or appropriated to his table or             housekeeping. --Burrill.          {Table shore} (Naut.), a low, level shore.          {Table talk}, conversation at table, or at meals.          {Table talker}, one who talks at table.          {Table tipping}, {Table turning}, certain movements of             tables, etc., attributed by some to the agency of departed             spirits, and by others to the development of latent vital             or spriritual forces, but more commonly ascribed to the             muscular force of persons in connection with the objects             moved, or to physical force applied otherwise.          {Tables of a girder} [or] {chord} (Engin.), the upper and             lower horizontal members.          {To lay on the table}, in parliamentary usage, to lay, as a             report, motion, etc., on the table of the presiding             officer, -- that is, to postpone the consideration of, by             a vote.          {To serve tables} (Script.), to provide for the poor, or to             distribute provisions for their wants. --Acts vi. 2.          {To turn the tables}, to change the condition or fortune of             contending parties; -- a metaphorical expression taken             from the vicissitudes of fortune in gaming.          {Twelve tables} (Rom. Antiq.), a celebrated body of Roman             laws, framed by decemvirs appointed 450 years before             Christ, on the return of deputies or commissioners who had             been sent to Greece to examine into foreign laws and             institutions. They consisted partly of laws transcribed             from the institutions of other nations, partly of such as             were altered and accommodated to the manners of the             Romans, partly of new provisions, and mainly, perhaps, of             laws and usages under their ancient kings. --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Re89stablish \Re`[89]s*tab"lish\ (r?`?s*t?b"l?sh), v. t.       To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to restore; as,       to re[89]stablish a covenant; to re[89]stablish health.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Re89stablisher \Re`[89]s*tab"lish*er\ (-?r), n.       One who establishes again.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Re89stablishment \Re`[89]s*tab"lish*ment\ (-mnt), n.       The act re[89]stablishing; the state of being       re[89]stablished. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reactive \Re*act`ive\, a. [Cf. F. r[82]actif.]       Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of       reaction. -- {Re*act"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Re*act"ive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reactive \Re*act`ive\, a. [Cf. F. r[82]actif.]       Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of       reaction. -- {Re*act"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Re*act"ive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Reactive \Re*act`ive\, a. [Cf. F. r[82]actif.]       Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of       reaction. -- {Re*act"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Re*act"ive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recidivate \Re*cid"i*vate\, v. i. [LL. recidivare. See       {Recidivous}.]       To baskslide; to fall again. [Obs.]
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Recidivation \Re*cid`i*va"tion\, n. [LL. recidivatio.]       A falling back; a backsliding. --Hammond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recidivism \Re*cid"i*vism\, n.       The state or quality of being recidivous; relapse, specif.       (Criminology), a falling back or relapse into prior criminal       habits, esp. after conviction and punishment.                   The old English system of recognizances, in which the                guilty party deposits a sum of money, is an excellent                guarantee to society against recidivism. --Havelock                                                                               Ellis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recidivist \Re*cid"i*vist\, n.       One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an       incorrigible criminal. -- {Re*cid`i*vis"tic}, a.                   The criminal by passion never becomes a recidivist, it                is the social, not the antisocial, instincts that are                strong within him, his crime is a solitary event in his                life.                                                      --Havelock                                                                               Ellis.
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Recidivist \Re*cid"i*vist\, n.       One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an       incorrigible criminal. -- {Re*cid`i*vis"tic}, a.                   The criminal by passion never becomes a recidivist, it                is the social, not the antisocial, instincts that are                strong within him, his crime is a solitary event in his                life.                                                      --Havelock                                                                               Ellis.
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Recidivous \Re*cid"i*vous\, a. [L. recidivus, fr. recidere to       fall back.]       Tending or liable to backslide or relapse to a former       condition or habit.
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Rectifiable \Rec"ti*fi`a*ble\ (r?k"t?*f?`?*b'l), a.       1. Capable of being rectified; as, a rectifiable mistake.
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Rectification \Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion\ (r?k`t?*f?*k?1sh?n), n. [Cf.       F. rectification.]       1. The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification             of an error; the rectification of spirits.                         After the rectification of his views, he was                      incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of                      error.                                                --De Quincey.          2. (Geom.) The determination of a straight line whose length             is equal a portion of a curve.          {Rectification of a globe} (Astron.), its adjustment             preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
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Rectification \Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion\ (r?k`t?*f?*k?1sh?n), n. [Cf.       F. rectification.]       1. The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification             of an error; the rectification of spirits.                         After the rectification of his views, he was                      incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of                      error.                                                --De Quincey.          2. (Geom.) The determination of a straight line whose length             is equal a portion of a curve.          {Rectification of a globe} (Astron.), its adjustment             preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.
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Rectificator \Rec"ti*fi*ca`tor\ (r?k"t?*f?*k?`t?r), n. (Chem.)       That which rectifies or refines; esp., a part of a distilling       apparatus in which the more volatile portions are separated       from the less volatile by the process of evaporation and       condensation; a rectifier.
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Rectify \Rec"ti*fy\ (-f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified}       (-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} (-f?`?ng).] [F.       rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + -ficare (in       comp.) to make. See {Right}, and {-fy}.]       1. To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous,             or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes,             or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to             rectify disorders.                         I meant to rectify my conscience.      --Shak.                         This was an error of opinion which a conflicting                      opinion would have rectified.            --Burke.          2. (Chem.) To refine or purify by repeated distillation or             sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are             separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine.          3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by             redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum,             etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.
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Spirit \Spir"it\, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L.       spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire},       {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.]       1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes,             life itself. [Obs.] [bd]All of spirit would deprive.[b8]             --Spenser.                         The mild air, with season moderate, Gently                      attempered, and disposed eo well, That still it                      breathed foorth sweet spirit.            --Spenser.          2. A rough breathing; an aspirate, as the letter h; also, a             mark to denote aspiration; a breathing. [Obs.]                         Be it a letter or spirit, we have great use for it.                                                                               --B. Jonson.          3. Life, or living substance, considered independently of             corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart             from any physical organization or embodiment; vital             essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter.          4. The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the             soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides;             the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions,             whether spiritual or material.                         There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the                      Almighty giveth them understanding.   --Job xxxii.                                                                               8.                         As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith                      without works is dead also.               --James ii.                                                                               26.                         Spirit is a substance wherein thinking, knowing,                      doubting, and a power of moving, do subsist.                                                                               --Locke.          5. Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it             has left the body.                         Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was,                      and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.                                                                               --Eccl. xii.                                                                               7.                         Ye gentle spirits far away, With whom we shared the                      cup of grace.                                    --Keble.          6. Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a             specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an             elf.                         Whilst young, preserve his tender mind from all                      impressions of spirits and goblins in the dark.                                                                               --Locke.          7. Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc.                         [bd]Write it then, quickly,[b8] replied Bede; and                      summoning all his spirits together, like the last                      blaze of a candle going out, he indited it, and                      expired.                                             --Fuller.          8. One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great             activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper;             as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit.                         Such spirits as he desired to please, such would I                      choose for my judges.                        --Dryden.          9. Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or             disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the             plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be             downhearted, or in bad spirits.                         God has . . . made a spirit of building succeed a                      spirit of pulling down.                     --South.                         A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the                      same spirit that its author writ.      --Pope.          10. Intent; real meaning; -- opposed to the letter, or to             formal statement; also, characteristic quality,             especially such as is derived from the individual genius             or the personal character; as, the spirit of an             enterprise, of a document, or the like.          11. Tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed             of active qualities.                         All bodies have spirits . . . within them. --Bacon.          12. Any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol,             the spirits, or spirit, of wine (it having been first             distilled from wine): -- often in the plural.          13. pl. Rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors             having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt             liquors.          14. (Med.) A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf.             {Tincture}. --U. S. Disp.          15. (Alchemy) Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal             ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some,             orpiment).                         The four spirits and the bodies seven. --Chaucer.          16. (Dyeing) Stannic chloride. See under {Stannic}.          Note: Spirit is sometimes joined with other words, forming                compounds, generally of obvious signification; as,                spirit-moving, spirit-searching, spirit-stirring, etc.          {Astral spirits}, {Familiar spirits}, etc. See under             {Astral}, {Familiar}, etc.          {Animal spirits}.             (a) (Physiol.) The fluid which at one time was supposed                   to circulate through the nerves and was regarded as                   the agent of sensation and motion; -- called also the                   {nervous fluid}, or {nervous principle}.             (b) Physical health and energy; frolicsomeness;                   sportiveness.          {Ardent spirits}, strong alcoholic liquors, as brandy, rum,             whisky, etc., obtained by distillation.          {Holy Spirit}, [or] {The Spirit} (Theol.), the Spirit of God,             or the third person of the Trinity; the Holy Ghost. The             spirit also signifies the human spirit as influenced or             animated by the Divine Spirit.          {Proof spirit}. (Chem.) See under {Proof}.          {Rectified spirit} (Chem.), spirit rendered purer or more             concentrated by redistillation, so as to increase the             percentage of absolute alcohol.          {Spirit butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             delicate butterflies of tropical America belonging to the             genus {Ithomia}. The wings are gauzy and nearly destitute             of scales.          {Spirit duck}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The buffle-headed duck.             (b) The golden-eye.          {Spirit lamp} (Art), a lamp in which alcohol or methylated             spirit is burned.          {Spirit level}. See under {Level}.          {Spirit of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.) See under {Hartshorn}.          {Spirit of Mindererus} (Med.), an aqueous solution of acetate             of ammonium; -- named after R. Minderer, physician of             Augsburg.          {Spirit of nitrous ether} (Med. Chem.), a pale yellow liquid,             of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor. It is             obtained by the distillation of alcohol with nitric and             sulphuric acids, and consists essentially of ethyl nitrite             with a little acetic aldehyde. It is used as a             diaphoretic, diuretic, antispasmodic, etc. Called also             {sweet spirit of niter}.          {Spirit of salt} (Chem.), hydrochloric acid; -- so called             because obtained from salt and sulphuric acid. [Obs.]          {Spirit of sense}, the utmost refinement of sensation. [Obs.]             --Shak.          {Spirits}, [or] {Spirit}, {of turpentine} (Chem.), rectified             oil of turpentine, a transparent, colorless, volatile, and             very inflammable liquid, distilled from the turpentine of             the various species of pine; camphine. See {Camphine}.          {Spirit of vitriol} (Chem.), sulphuric acid; -- so called             because formerly obtained by the distillation of green             vitriol. [Obs.]          {Spirit of vitriolic ether} (Chem.) ether; -- often but             incorrectly called {sulphuric ether}. See {Ether}. [Obs.]                      {Spirits}, [or] {Spirit}, {of wine} (Chem.), alcohol; -- so             called because formerly obtained by the distillation of             wine.          {Spirit rapper}, one who practices spirit rapping; a             [bd]medium[b8] so called.          {Spirit rapping}, an alleged form of communication with the             spirits of the dead by raps. See {Spiritualism}, 3.          {Sweet spirit of niter}. See {Spirit of nitrous ether},             above.
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Rectifier \Rec"ti*fi`er\ (r?k"t?*f?`?r), n.       1. One who, or that which, rectifies.          2. Specifically:             (a) (Naut.) An instrument used for determining and                   rectifying the variations of the compass on board                   ship.             (b) (Chem.) A rectificator.
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Rectify \Rec"ti*fy\ (-f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified}       (-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} (-f?`?ng).] [F.       rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + -ficare (in       comp.) to make. See {Right}, and {-fy}.]       1. To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous,             or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes,             or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to             rectify disorders.                         I meant to rectify my conscience.      --Shak.                         This was an error of opinion which a conflicting                      opinion would have rectified.            --Burke.          2. (Chem.) To refine or purify by repeated distillation or             sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are             separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine.          3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by             redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum,             etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.
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Rectify \Rec"ti*fy\ (-f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified}       (-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} (-f?`?ng).] [F.       rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + -ficare (in       comp.) to make. See {Right}, and {-fy}.]       1. To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous,             or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes,             or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to             rectify disorders.                         I meant to rectify my conscience.      --Shak.                         This was an error of opinion which a conflicting                      opinion would have rectified.            --Burke.          2. (Chem.) To refine or purify by repeated distillation or             sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are             separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine.          3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by             redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum,             etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.
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Rectovaginal \Rec`to*vag"i*nal\ (r?k`t?*v?j"?*nal), a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the vagina.
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Recto-vesical \Rec`to-ves"i*cal\ (-v?s"?*kal), a. (Anat.)       Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the bladder.
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Requitable \Re*quit"a*ble\ (-kw?t"?-b'l), a.       That may be requited.
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Restful \Rest"ful\ (r?st"f?l), a.       1. Being at rest; quiet. --Shak.          2. Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, etc.                         Tired with all these, for restful death I cry.                                                                               --Shak.             -- {Rest"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Rest"ful*ness}, n.
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Restful \Rest"ful\ (r?st"f?l), a.       1. Being at rest; quiet. --Shak.          2. Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, etc.                         Tired with all these, for restful death I cry.                                                                               --Shak.             -- {Rest"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Rest"ful*ness}, n.
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Restful \Rest"ful\ (r?st"f?l), a.       1. Being at rest; quiet. --Shak.          2. Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, etc.                         Tired with all these, for restful death I cry.                                                                               --Shak.             -- {Rest"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Rest"ful*ness}, n.
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Restiff \Rest"iff\, a.       Restive. [Obs.]
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Restiff \Rest"iff\, n.       A restive or stubborn horse. [Obs.]
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Restiffness \Rest"iff*ness\, n.       Restiveness. [Obs.]
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Restiform \Res"ti*form\ (r?s"t?*f?rm), a.[L. restis rope +       -form.] (Anat.)       Formed like a rope; -- applied especially to several ropelike       bundles or masses of fibers on the dorsal side of the medulla       oblongata.
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Restive \Rest"ive\ (r?st"?v), a. [OF. restif, F. r[82]tif, fr.       L. restare to stay back, withstand, resist. See {Rest}       remainder, and cf. {Restiff}.] .       Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward;       stubborn; drawing back.                   Restive or resty, drawing back, instead of going                forward, as some horses do.                     --E. Philips                                                                               (1658).                   The people remarked with awe and wonder that the beasts                which were to drag him [Abraham Holmes] to the gallows                became restive, and went back.               --Macaulay.          2. Inactive; sluggish. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.          3. Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition;             refractory.          4. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting             about; -- applied especially to horses. --Trench. --             {Rest"ive}, adv. -- {Rest"ive*ness}, n.
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Restive \Rest"ive\ (r?st"?v), a. [OF. restif, F. r[82]tif, fr.       L. restare to stay back, withstand, resist. See {Rest}       remainder, and cf. {Restiff}.] .       Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward;       stubborn; drawing back.                   Restive or resty, drawing back, instead of going                forward, as some horses do.                     --E. Philips                                                                               (1658).                   The people remarked with awe and wonder that the beasts                which were to drag him [Abraham Holmes] to the gallows                became restive, and went back.               --Macaulay.          2. Inactive; sluggish. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.          3. Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition;             refractory.          4. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting             about; -- applied especially to horses. --Trench. --             {Rest"ive}, adv. -- {Rest"ive*ness}, n.
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Yeara \Ye*a"ra\, n. (Bot.)       The California poison oak ({Rhus diversiloba}). See under       {Poison}, a.
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Poison \Poi"son\, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion,       fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught,       fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.]       1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism,             is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly             effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the             poison of pestilential diseases.          2. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as,             the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.          {Poison ash}. (Bot.)             (a) A tree of the genus {Amyris} ({A. balsamifera}) found                   in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a black                   liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous qualities.             (b) The poison sumac ({Rhus venenata}). [U. S.]          {Poison dogwood} (Bot.), poison sumac.          {Poison fang} (Zo[94]l.), one of the superior maxillary teeth             of some species of serpents, which, besides having the             cavity for the pulp, is either perforated or grooved by a             longitudinal canal, at the lower end of which the duct of             the poison gland terminates. See Illust. under {Fang}.          {Poison gland} (Biol.), a gland, in animals or plants, which             secretes an acrid or venomous matter, that is conveyed             along an organ capable of inflicting a wound.          {Poison hemlock} (Bot.), a poisonous umbelliferous plant             ({Conium maculatum}). See {Hemlock}.          {Poison ivy} (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant ({Rhus             Toxicodendron}) of North America. It is common on stone             walls and on the trunks of trees, and has trifoliate,             rhombic-ovate, variously notched leaves. Many people are             poisoned by it, if they touch the leaves. See {Poison             sumac}. Called also {poison oak}, and {mercury}.          {Poison nut}. (Bot.)             (a) Nux vomica.             (b) The tree which yields this seed ({Strychnos                   Nuxvomica}). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel                   coasts.          {Poison oak} (Bot.), the poison ivy; also, the more shrubby             {Rhus diversiloba} of California and Oregon.          {Poison sac}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Poison gland}, above. See             Illust. under {Fang}.          {Poison sumac} (Bot.), a poisonous shrub of the genus {Rhus}             ({R. venenata}); -- also called {poison ash}, {poison             dogwood}, and {poison elder}. It has pinnate leaves on             graceful and slender common petioles, and usually grows in             swampy places. Both this plant and the poison ivy ({Rhus             Toxicodendron}) have clusters of smooth greenish white             berries, while the red-fruited species of this genus are             harmless. The tree ({Rhus vernicifera}) which yields the             celebrated Japan lacquer is almost identical with the             poison sumac, and is also very poisonous. The juice of the             poison sumac also forms a lacquer similar to that of             Japan.          Syn: Venom; virus; bane; pest; malignity.          Usage: {Poison}, {Venom}. Poison usually denotes something                   received into the system by the mouth, breath, etc.                   Venom is something discharged from animals and                   received by means of a wound, as by the bite or sting                   of serpents, scorpions, etc. Hence, venom specifically                   implies some malignity of nature or purpose.
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Vinegar \Vin"e*gar\, n. [OE. vinegre, F. vinaigre; vin wine (L.       vinum) + aigre sour. See {Wine}, and {Eager}, a.]       1. A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative,             and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or             by the artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the             like.          Note: The characteristic sourness of vinegar is due to acetic                acid, of which it contains from three to five per cent.                Wine vinegar contains also tartaric acid, citric acid,                etc.          2. Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically.                         Here's the challenge: . . . I warrant there's                      vinegar and pepper in't.                     --Shak.          {Aromatic vinegar}, strong acetic acid highly flavored with             aromatic substances.          {Mother of vinegar}. See 4th {Mother}.          {Radical vinegar}, acetic acid.          {Thieves' vinegar}. See under {Thief}.          {Vinegar eel} (Zo[94]l.), a minute nematode worm ({Leptodera             oxophila}, or {Anguillula acetiglutinis}), commonly found             in great numbers in vinegar, sour paste, and other             fermenting vegetable substances; -- called also {vinegar             worm}.          {Vinegar lamp} (Chem.), a fanciful name of an apparatus             designed to oxidize alcohol to acetic acid by means of             platinum.          {Vinegar plant}. See 4th {Mother}.          {Vinegar tree} (Bot.), the stag-horn sumac ({Rhus typhina}),             whose acid berries have been used to intensify the             sourness of vinegar.          {Wood vinegar}. See under {Wood}.
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Stag \Stag\, n. [Icel. steggr the male of several animals; or a       doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a                   large European species closely related to the American                   elk, or wapiti.             (b) The male of certain other species of large deer.          2. A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. [Prov. Eng.]          3. A castrated bull; -- called also {bull stag}, and {bull             seg}. See the Note under {Ox}.          4. (Stock Exchange)             (a) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a                   member of the exchange. [Cant]             (b) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new                   projects, with a view to sell immediately at a                   premium, and not to hold the stock. [Cant]          5. (Zo[94]l.) The European wren. [Prov. Eng.]          {Stag beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             lamellicorn beetles belonging to {Lucanus} and allied             genera, especially {L. cervus} of Europe and {L. dama} of             the United States. The mandibles are large and branched,             or forked, whence the name. The lava feeds on the rotten             wood of dead trees. Called also {horned bug}, and {horse             beetle}.          {Stag dance}, a dance by men only. [slang, U.S.]          {Stag hog} (Zo[94]l.), the babiroussa.          {Stag-horn coral} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large branching corals of the genus {Madrepora}, which             somewhat resemble the antlers of the stag, especially             {Madrepora cervicornis}, and {M. palmata}, of Florida and             the West Indies.          {Stag-horn fern} (Bot.), an Australian and West African fern             ({Platycerium alcicorne}) having the large fronds branched             like a stag's horns; also, any species of the same genus.                      {Stag-horn sumac} (Bot.), a common American shrub ({Rhus             typhina}) having densely velvety branchlets. See {Sumac}.                      {Stag party}, a party consisting of men only. [Slang, U. S.]                      {Stag tick} (Zo[94]l.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the             family {Hippoboscid[91]}, which lives upon the stag and in             usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the             European grouse, but in that case has wings.
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Bower \Bow"er\ (bou"[etil]r), n. [G. bauer a peasant. So called       from the figure sometimes used for the knave in cards. See       {Boor}.]       One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the       game of euchre.          {Right bower}, the knave of the trump suit, the highest card             (except the [bd]Joker[b8]) in the game.          {Left bower}, the knave of the other suit of the same color             as the trump, being the next to the right bower in value.                      {Best bower} or {Joker}, in some forms of euchre and some             other games, an extra card sometimes added to the pack,             which takes precedence of all others as the highest card.
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Drain \Drain\, n.       1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and             continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie             from a country.          2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a             trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.          3. pl. The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.             [Eng.] --Halliwell.          {Box drain}, {Counter drain}. See under {Box}, {Counter}.          {Right of drain} (Law), an easement or servitude by which one             man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over             the estate of another. --Kent.
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Drip \Drip\, n.       1. A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which             drips, or falls in drops.                         The light drip of the suspended oar.   --Byron.          2. (Arch.) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other             horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and is             of such section as to throw off the rain water.          {Right of drip} (Law), an easement or servitude by which a             man has the right to have the water flowing from his house             fall on the land of his neighbor.
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{Right of eminent domain}, that superior dominion of the             sovereign power over all the property within the state,             including that previously granted by itself, which             authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a             necessary public use, reasonable compensation being made.
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{Right of eminent domain}. (Law) See under {Domain}.          Syn: Lofty; elevated; exalted; conspicuous; prominent;                remarkable; distinguished; illustrious; famous;                celebrated; renowned; well-known. See {Distinguished}.
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Nullification \Nul`li*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. nullificatio contempt.       See {Nullify}.]       The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or       of no legal effect.          {Right of nullification} (U. S. Hist.), the right claimed in             behalf of a State to nullify or make void, by its             sovereign act or decree, an enactment of the general             government which it deems unconstitutional.
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Search \Search\, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See {Search}, v. t.]       The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry;       pursuit for finding something; examination.                   Thus the orb he roamed With narrow search, and with                inspection deep Considered every creature. --Milton.                   Nor did my search of liberty begin Till my black hairs                were changed upon my chin.                     --Dryden.          {Right of search} (Mar. Law), the right of the lawfully             commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine             and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for             the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war.          {Search warrant} (Law), a warrant legally issued, authorizing             an examination or search of a house, or other place, for             goods stolen, secreted, or concealed.          Syn: Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation;                research; inquiry; quest; pursuit.
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Support \Sup*port"\, n. [F.]       1. The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or             sustaining.          2. That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a             prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.          3. That which maintains or preserves from being overcome,             falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like;             subsistence; maintenance; assistance; re[89]nforcement;             as, he gave his family a good support, the support of             national credit; the assaulting column had the support of             a battery.          {Points of support} (Arch.), the horizontal area of the             solids of a building, walls, piers, and the like, as             compared with the open or vacant spaces.          {Right of support} (Law), an easement or servitude by which             the owner of a house has a right to rest his timber on the             walls of his neighbor's house. --Kent.          Syn: Stay; prop; maintenance; subsistence; assistance; favor;                countenance; encouragement; patronage; aid; help;                succor; nutriment; sustenance; food.
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Tabouret \Tab"ou*ret\, n. [F., dim. of OF. tabor, tabour, drum.       See {Tabor}.]       1. Same as {Taboret}.          2. A seat without arms or back, cushioned and stuffed: a high             stool; -- so called from its resemblance to a drum.          3. An embroidery frame. --Knight.          {Right of the tabouret}, the privilege of sitting on a             tabouret in the presence of the severeign, formerly             granted to certain ladies of high rank at the French             court.
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Visit \Vis"it\, n. [Cf. F. visite. See {Visit}, v. t., and cf.       {Visite}.]       1. The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a             brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity,             or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of             civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a             physician.          2. The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal             inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a             trustee or inspector.          {Right of visit} (Internat. Law), the right of visitation.             See {Visitation}, 4.
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Way \Way\, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., &       G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. v[84]g, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via,       and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah.       [root]136. Cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Vehicle}, {Vex}, {Via},       {Voyage}, {Wag}, {Wagon}, {Wee}, {Weigh}.]       1. That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes;             opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage;             road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a             way to the mine. [bd]To find the way to heaven.[b8]             --Shak.                         I shall him seek by way and eke by street.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         The way seems difficult, and steep to scale.                                                                               --Milton.                         The season and ways were very improper for his                      majesty's forces to march so great a distance.                                                                               --Evelyn.          2. Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a             long way.                         And whenever the way seemed long, Or his heart began                      to fail.                                             --Longfellow.          3. A moving; passage; procession; journey.                         I prythee, now, lead the way.            --Shak.          4. Course or direction of motion or process; tendency of             action; advance.                         If that way be your walk, you have not far.                                                                               --Milton.                         And let eternal justice take the way. --Dryden.          5. The means by which anything is reached, or anything is             accomplished; scheme; device; plan.                         My best way is to creep under his gaberdine. --Shak.                         By noble ways we conquest will prepare. --Dryden.                         What impious ways my wishes took!      --Prior.          6. Manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of             expressing one's ideas.          7. Regular course; habitual method of life or action; plan of             conduct; mode of dealing. [bd]Having lost the way of             nobleness.[b8] --Sir. P. Sidney.                         Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths                      are peace.                                          --Prov. iii.                                                                               17.                         When men lived in a grander way.         --Longfellow.          8. Sphere or scope of observation. --Jer. Taylor.                         The public ministers that fell in my way. --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.          9. Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as,             to have one's way.          10. (Naut.)             (a) Progress; as, a ship has way.             (b) pl. The timbers on which a ship is launched.          11. pl. (Mach.) The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces,             on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a             table or carriage moves.          12. (Law) Right of way. See below.          {By the way}, in passing; apropos; aside; apart from, though             connected with, the main object or subject of discourse.                      {By way of}, for the purpose of; as being; in character of.                      {Covert way}. (Fort.) See {Covered way}, under {Covered}.          {In the family way}. See under {Family}.          {In the way}, so as to meet, fall in with, obstruct, hinder,             etc.          {In the way with}, traveling or going with; meeting or being             with; in the presence of.          {Milky way}. (Astron.) See {Galaxy}, 1.          {No way}, {No ways}. See {Noway}, {Noways}, in the             Vocabulary.          {On the way}, traveling or going; hence, in process;             advancing toward completion; as, on the way to this             country; on the way to success.          {Out of the way}. See under {Out}.          {Right of way} (Law), a right of private passage over             another's ground. It may arise either by grant or             prescription. It may be attached to a house, entry, gate,             well, or city lot, as well as to a country farm. --Kent.                      {To be under way}, [or] {To have way} (Naut.), to be in             motion, as when a ship begins to move.          {To give way}. See under {Give}.          {To go one's way}, [or] {To come one's way}, to go or come;             to depart or come along. --Shak.          {To go the way of all the earth}, to die.
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Note: Right is used in composition with other adverbs, as                upright, downright, forthright, etc.          {Right along}, without cessation; continuously; as, to work             right along for several hours. [Colloq. U.S.]          {Right away}, [or] {Right off}, at once; straightway; without             delay. [Colloq. U.S.] [bd]We will . . . shut ourselves up             in the office and do the work right off.[b8] --D. Webster.
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Right \Right\ (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to       D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r[84]tt,       Icel. r[89]ttr, Goth. ra[a1]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere       to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [rsdot]ju straight, right.       [root]115. Cf. {Adroit},{Alert}, {Correct}, {Dress},       {Regular}, {Rector}, {Recto}, {Rectum}, {Regent}, {Region},       {Realm}, {Rich}, {Royal}, {Rule}.]       1. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. [bd]Right             as any line.[b8] --Chaucer          2. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not             oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.          3. Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God,             or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and             just; according with truth and duty; just; true.                         That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is                      absolutely right, and is called right simply without                      relation to a special end.                  --Whately.          2. Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right             man in the right place; the right way from London to             Oxford.          5. Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not             spurious. [bd]His right wife.[b8] --Chaucer.                         In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly                      manifested themselves to be right barbarians.                                                                               --Milton.          6. According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming             to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous;             correct; as, this is the right faith.                         You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well.                                                                               --Shak.                         If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the                      inference is . . . right, [bd]Let us eat and drink,                      for to-morrow we die.[b8]                  --Locke.          7. Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.                         The lady has been disappointed on the right side.                                                                               --Spectator.          8. Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which             the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other             side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part             of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied             to the corresponding side of the lower animals.                         Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand.                                                                               --Longfellow.          Note: In designating the banks of a river, right and left are                used always with reference to the position of one who                is facing in the direction of the current's flow.          9. Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well             regulated; correctly done.          10. Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side             of a piece of cloth.          {At right angles}, so as to form a right angle or right             angles, as when one line crosses another perpendicularly.                      {Right and left}, in both or all directions. [Colloq.]          {Right and left coupling} (Pipe fitting), a coupling the             opposite ends of which are tapped for a right-handed screw             and a left-handed screw, respectivelly.          {Right angle}.             (a) The angle formed by one line meeting another                   perpendicularly, as the angles ABD, DBC.             (b) (Spherics) A spherical angle included between the                   axes of two great circles whose planes are                   perpendicular to each other.          {Right ascension}. See under {Ascension}.          {Right Center} (Politics), those members belonging to the             Center in a legislative assembly who have sympathies with             the Right on political questions. See {Center}, n., 5.          {Right cone}, {Right cylinder}, {Right prism}, {Right       pyramid} (Geom.), a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the             axis of which is perpendicular to the base.          {Right line}. See under {Line}.          {Right sailing} (Naut.), sailing on one of the four cardinal             points, so as to alter a ship's latitude or its longitude,             but not both. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          {Right sphere} (Astron. & Geol.), a sphere in such a position             that the equator cuts the horizon at right angles; in             spherical projections, that position of the sphere in             which the primitive plane coincides with the plane of the             equator.          Note: Right is used elliptically for it is right, what you                say is right, true.                            [bd]Right,[b8] cries his lordship. --Pope.          Syn: Straight; direct; perpendicular; upright; lawful;                rightful; true; correct; just; equitable; proper;                suitable; becoming.
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Right \Right\ (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to       D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r[84]tt,       Icel. r[89]ttr, Goth. ra[a1]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere       to guide, rule; cf. Skr. [rsdot]ju straight, right.       [root]115. Cf. {Adroit},{Alert}, {Correct}, {Dress},       {Regular}, {Rector}, {Recto}, {Rectum}, {Regent}, {Region},       {Realm}, {Rich}, {Royal}, {Rule}.]       1. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. [bd]Right             as any line.[b8] --Chaucer          2. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not             oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.          3. Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God,             or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and             just; according with truth and duty; just; true.                         That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is                      absolutely right, and is called right simply without                      relation to a special end.                  --Whately.          2. Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right             man in the right place; the right way from London to             Oxford.          5. Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not             spurious. [bd]His right wife.[b8] --Chaucer.                         In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly                      manifested themselves to be right barbarians.                                                                               --Milton.          6. According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming             to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous;             correct; as, this is the right faith.                         You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well.                                                                               --Shak.                         If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the                      inference is . . . right, [bd]Let us eat and drink,                      for to-morrow we die.[b8]                  --Locke.          7. Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.                         The lady has been disappointed on the right side.                                                                               --Spectator.          8. Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which             the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other             side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part             of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied             to the corresponding side of the lower animals.                         Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand.                                                                               --Longfellow.          Note: In designating the banks of a river, right and left are                used always with reference to the position of one who                is facing in the direction of the current's flow.          9. Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well             regulated; correctly done.          10. Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side             of a piece of cloth.          {At right angles}, so as to form a right angle or right             angles, as when one line crosses another perpendicularly.                      {Right and left}, in both or all directions. [Colloq.]          {Right and left coupling} (Pipe fitting), a coupling the             opposite ends of which are tapped for a right-handed screw             and a left-handed screw, respectivelly.          {Right angle}.             (a) The angle formed by one line meeting another                   perpendicularly, as the angles ABD, DBC.             (b) (Spherics) A spherical angle included between the                   axes of two great circles whose planes are                   perpendicular to each other.          {Right ascension}. See under {Ascension}.          {Right Center} (Politics), those members belonging to the             Center in a legislative assembly who have sympathies with             the Right on political questions. See {Center}, n., 5.          {Right cone}, {Right cylinder}, {Right prism}, {Right       pyramid} (Geom.), a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the             axis of which is perpendicular to the base.          {Right line}. See under {Line}.          {Right sailing} (Naut.), sailing on one of the four cardinal             points, so as to alter a ship's latitude or its longitude,             but not both. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          {Right sphere} (Astron. & Geol.), a sphere in such a position             that the equator cuts the horizon at right angles; in             spherical projections, that position of the sphere in             which the primitive plane coincides with the plane of the             equator.          Note: Right is used elliptically for it is right, what you                say is right, true.                            [bd]Right,[b8] cries his lordship. --Pope.          Syn: Straight; direct; perpendicular; upright; lawful;                rightful; true; correct; just; equitable; proper;                suitable; becoming.
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{Altitude of a pyramid} (Geom.), the perpendicular distance             from the vertex to the plane of the base.          {Axis of a pyramid} (Geom.), a straight line drawn from the             vertex to the center of the base.          {Earth pyramid}. (Geol.) See {Earth pillars}, under {Earth}.                      {Right pyramid} (Geom.) a pyramid whose axis is perpendicular             to the base.
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Right-about \Right"-a*bout`\, n. [Right, adv. + about, adv.]       A turning directly about by the right, so as to face in the       opposite direction; also, the quarter directly opposite; as,       to turn to the right-about.          {To send to the right-about}, to cause to turn toward the             opposite point or quarter; -- hence, of troops, to cause             to turn and retreat. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
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Rightful \Right"ful\, a.       1. Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons. [Obs.]             --Chaucer.          2. Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause.          3. Having the right or just claim according to established             laws; being or holding by right; as, the rightful heir to             a throne or an estate; a rightful king.          4. Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim;             as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority.          Syn: Just; lawful; true; honest; equitable; proper.
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Rightfully \Right"ful*ly\, adv.       According to right or justice.
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Rightfulness \Right"ful*ness\, n.       1. The quality or state of being rightful; accordance with             right and justice.          2. Moral rectitude; righteousness. [Obs.] --Wyclif.                         We fail of perfect rightfulness.         --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.
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Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.       rocc.]       1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed             stone or crag. See {Stone}.                         Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its                      firm base as soon as I.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's             crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,             clay, etc., when in natural beds.          3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a             support; a refuge.                         The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.                                                                               2.          4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling             the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.          5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}.          Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of                self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,                rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.          {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a             rock.] Same as {Roche alum}.          {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides})             very abundant on rocks washed by tides.          {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}.             (b) The goggle-eye.             (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called                   rock bass.          {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose             remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially             the corals and Foraminifera.          {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide             of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white             color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous             slate.          {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure             sugar which are very hard, whence the name.          {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}.          {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod                   found about rocks andledges.             (b) A California rockfish.          {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}).             (b) A rockling.          {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which             are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.                      {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large             crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New             England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See             Illust. under {Cancer}.          {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress             kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata},             etc.          {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under             {Crystal}.          {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock             doo}.          {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,             a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for             drilling holes for blasting, etc.          {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck.          {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}.          {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex.          {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus             {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}.          {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}.                      {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and             {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny             lobster}, and {sea crayfish}.          {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite             occuring as an efflorescence.          {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.          {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}.          {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}.          {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet             ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the             rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive             green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing             quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish             green.          {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia})             Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was             derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}.          {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}.          {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.             (b) The rock snipe.          {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan             ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the             tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish             brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black             patches on the back.          {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}.                      {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.          {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring             in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from             the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes             given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation             from sea water in large basins or cavities.          {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}.          {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and             allied genera.          {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons;             as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and             the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian             rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}.                      {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa             maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover},             {winter snipe}.          {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy             feel, and adhering to the tongue.          {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of                   the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe.             (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}).          {Rock tar}, petroleum.          {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus             {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock             thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India             ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout.          {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria             Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of             America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous             or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases             of extremity.          {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine             food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family             {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; --             called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and             {starling}.          {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird             ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and             water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}.          {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens             of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of             Lower California and Mexico.
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Rock staff \Rock" staff`\ [Cf. {Rock}, v. i.]       An oscillating bar in a machine, as the lever of the bellows       of a forge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given             to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain.          {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the             other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges             which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.             {Brilliant}, n.          {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.          {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.          {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,             by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with             a variety of curved lines. --Craig.          {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}.          {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.          {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.          {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See             {Bedeguar}.          {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to             resemble a rose; a rosette.          {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and             madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.          {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)             (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus                   {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.             (b) the hollyhock.          {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.          {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the             figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward             III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.          {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}             (b), under {China}.          {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant             ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and             expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection             plant}.          {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub             ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for             some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or             possibly the great lotus flower.          {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from             various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief             part of attar of roses.          {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk             or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,             the color of the pigment.          {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.                      {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.          {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black             sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in             groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and             are often abundant and very destructive.          {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with             ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and             {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.          {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.          {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;             privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the             rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and             hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there             said was to be divulged.          {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of             York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the             House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given             to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain.          {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the             other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges             which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.             {Brilliant}, n.          {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.          {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.          {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,             by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with             a variety of curved lines. --Craig.          {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}.          {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.          {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.          {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See             {Bedeguar}.          {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to             resemble a rose; a rosette.          {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and             madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.          {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)             (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus                   {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.             (b) the hollyhock.          {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.          {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the             figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward             III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.          {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}             (b), under {China}.          {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant             ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and             expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection             plant}.          {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub             ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for             some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or             possibly the great lotus flower.          {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from             various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief             part of attar of roses.          {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk             or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,             the color of the pigment.          {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.                      {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.          {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black             sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in             groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and             are often abundant and very destructive.          {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with             ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and             {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.          {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.          {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;             privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the             rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and             hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there             said was to be divulged.          {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of             York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the             House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sandnecker \Sand"neck`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A European flounder ({Hippoglossoides limandoides}); --       called also {rough dab}, {long fluke}, {sand fluke}, and       {sand sucker}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roustabout \Roust"a*bout`\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]       A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who       moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an       opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance       jobs. [Western U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rustful \Rust"ful\, a.       Full of rust; resembling rust; causing rust; rusty.       [bd]Rustful sloth.[b8] --Quarles.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rest Haven, GA (town, FIPS 64792)       Location: 34.13308 N, 83.97794 W       Population (1990): 176 (67 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rock City Falls, NY       Zip code(s): 12863
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rock Tavern, NY       Zip code(s): 12575
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rustburg, VA       Zip code(s): 24588
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
right brace          "}".   {ASCII} character 125.          Common names: close brace; right brace; right squiggly; right       squiggly bracket/brace; right curly bracket/brace; {ITU-T}:       closing brace.   Rare: unbrace; uncurly; rytit ("{" = leftit);       right squirrelly; {INTERCAL}: bracelet ("{" = embrace).          Paired with {left brace}          (1995-03-30)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
right bracket          "]".   {ASCII} character 93.          Common names: right square bracket; {ITU-T}: closing bracket;       unbracket.   Rare: unsquare; {INTERCAL}: U turn back.          Paired with {left bracket}.          (1997-11-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
right parenthesis          ")".   {ASCII} character 41.          Common names: right paren; right parenthesis; right; close;       thesis ("(" = paren); close paren; close parenthesis; right       parenthesis; right banana.   Rare: already ("(" = so); rparen;       {ITU-T}: closing parenthesis; close round bracket, right round       bracket, {INTERCAL}: wane ("(" = wax); unparenthisey ("(" =       parenthisey); right ear.          Paired with {left parenthesis}.          (1995-03-06)