saber rattling
         n 1: the ostentatious display of military power (with the
               implied threat that it might be used) [syn: {saber
               rattling}, {sabre rattling}]

English Dictionary: spread	by the DICT Development Group
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saber-toothed adj having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger" Synonym(s): saber-toothed, sabertoothed, sabre- toothed
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saber-toothed tiger n any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene Synonym(s): saber-toothed tiger, sabertooth
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sabertooth n any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth; from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene Synonym(s): saber-toothed tiger, sabertooth
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sabertoothed adj having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger" Synonym(s): saber-toothed, sabertoothed, sabre- toothed
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sabre-toothed adj having teeth that resemble sabers; "a saber-toothed tiger" Synonym(s): saber-toothed, sabertoothed, sabre- toothed
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Savoyard n a person who performs in the operettas of Gilbert and Sullivan a resident of Savoy
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scabbard n a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
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Schubert n Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828) Synonym(s): Schubert, Franz Schubert, Franz Peter Schubert, Franz Seraph Peter Schubert
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sea bird n a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. Synonym(s): seabird, sea bird, seafowl
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seabird n a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc. Synonym(s): seabird, sea bird, seafowl
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seaboard n the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort [syn: seaside, seaboard]
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seaport n a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo Synonym(s): seaport, haven, harbor, harbour
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separate adj independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" Antonym(s): joint standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage" Synonym(s): freestanding, separate separated according to race, sex, class, or religion; "separate but equal"; "girls and boys in separate classes" have the connection undone; having become separate Synonym(s): disjoined, separate n a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication Synonym(s): offprint, reprint, separate a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments v act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" Synonym(s): separate, divide force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" Synonym(s): separate, disunite, divide, part mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" Synonym(s): distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" Synonym(s): divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up Antonym(s): unify, unite divide into components or constituents; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?" Synonym(s): classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate make a division or separation Synonym(s): separate, divide discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up" Synonym(s): separate, part, split up, split, break, break up go one's own way; move apart; "The friends separated after the party" Synonym(s): separate, part, split become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" Synonym(s): break, separate, split up, fall apart, come apart treat differently on the basis of sex or race Synonym(s): discriminate, separate, single out come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" Synonym(s): separate, divide, part divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" Synonym(s): branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate
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separate off v partition by means of a divider, such as a screen; "screen off this part of the room" Synonym(s): screen off, separate off
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separate out v remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" Synonym(s): filter, filtrate, strain, separate out, filter out
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separated adj being or feeling set or kept apart from others; "she felt detached from the group"; "could not remain the isolated figure he had been"- Sherwood Anderson; "thought of herself as alone and separated from the others"; "had a set-apart feeling" Synonym(s): detached, isolated, separated, set-apart spaced apart Synonym(s): separated, spaced separated at the joint; "a dislocated knee"; "a separated shoulder" Synonym(s): disjointed, dislocated, separated no longer connected or joined; "a detached part"; "on one side of the island was a hugh rock, almost detached"; "the separated spacecraft will return to their home bases" Synonym(s): detached, separated
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separately adv apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly" Synonym(s): individually, separately, singly, severally, one by one, on an individual basis
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separateness n the state of being several and distinct [syn: discreteness, distinctness, separateness, severalty] political independence; "seeking complete political separateness for Taiwan" the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known Synonym(s): otherness, distinctness, separateness
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separation n the state of lacking unity Antonym(s): unification, union coming apart Synonym(s): separation, breakup, detachment the distance between things; "fragile items require separation and cushioning" Synonym(s): interval, separation sorting one thing from others; "the separation of wheat from chaff"; "the separation of mail by postal zones" the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state" the space where a division or parting occurs; "he hid in the separation between walls" the termination of employment (by resignation or dismissal) (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order) Synonym(s): legal separation, separation the act of dividing or disconnecting
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separation energy n the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect Synonym(s): binding energy, separation energy
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separationism n advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state Synonym(s): separationism, separatism
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separationist n an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) Synonym(s): separatist, separationist
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separatism n a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups Synonym(s): segregation, separatism a disposition toward schism and secession from a larger group; the principles and practices of separatists; "separatism is a serious problem in Quebec"; "demands for some form of separatism on grounds of religion have been perceived as a threat to mainstream education" advocacy of a policy of strict separation of church and state Synonym(s): separationism, separatism
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separatist adj having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" Synonym(s): breakaway, fissiparous, separatist n an advocate of secession or separation from a larger group (such as an established church or a national union) Synonym(s): separatist, separationist
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separative adj (used of an accent in Hebrew orthography) indicating that the word marked is separated to a greater or lesser degree rhythmically and grammatically from the word that follows it serving to separate or divide into parts; "partitive tendencies in education"; "the uniting influence was stronger than the separative" Synonym(s): partitive, separative (of a word) referring singly and without exception to the members of a group; "whereas `each,' `every,' `either,' `neither,' and `none' are distributive or referring to a single member of a group, `which' in `which of the men' is separative"
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separator n an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension Synonym(s): centrifuge, extractor, separator
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separatrix n a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information Synonym(s): solidus, slash, virgule, diagonal, stroke, separatrix
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Sephardi n a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent Synonym(s): Sephardi, Sephardic Jew
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Sephardic Jew n a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent Synonym(s): Sephardi, Sephardic Jew
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severed adj detached by cutting; "cut flowers"; "a severed head"; "an old tale of Anne Bolyn walking the castle walls with her poor cut-off head under her arm" Synonym(s): severed, cut off
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severity n used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather Synonym(s): badness, severity, severeness something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters" Synonym(s): asperity, grimness, hardship, rigor, rigour, severity, severeness, rigorousness, rigourousness extreme plainness Synonym(s): austereness, severity, severeness excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" Synonym(s): severity, severeness, harshness, rigor, rigour, rigorousness, rigourousness, inclemency, hardness, stiffness
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sheep rot n a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products Synonym(s): black disease, sheep rot, liver rot, distomatosis
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sheepherder n a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock Synonym(s): sheepherder, shepherd, sheepman
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Shepard n United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943) Synonym(s): Shepard, Sam Shepard astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998) Synonym(s): Shepard, Alan Shepard, Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.
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shepherd n a clergyman who watches over a group of people a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock Synonym(s): sheepherder, shepherd, sheepman v watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats
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shepherd dog n any of various usually long-haired breeds of dog reared to herd and guard sheep Synonym(s): shepherd dog, sheepdog, sheep dog
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shepherd's clock n weedy European annual with yellow flowers; naturalized in United States Synonym(s): meadow salsify, goatsbeard, shepherd's clock, Tragopogon pratensis
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shepherd's crook n a long staff with one end being hook shaped [syn: crook, shepherd's crook]
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shepherd's pie n pie of hash covered with mashed potatoes and browned in the oven
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shepherd's pipe n a small bagpipe formerly popular in France [syn: musette, shepherd's pipe] a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes Synonym(s): flageolet, treble recorder, shepherd's pipe
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shepherd's pouch n white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed Synonym(s): shepherd's purse, shepherd's pouch, Capsella bursa-pastoris
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shepherd's purse n white-flowered annual European herb bearing triangular notched pods; nearly cosmopolitan as an introduced weed Synonym(s): shepherd's purse, shepherd's pouch, Capsella bursa-pastoris
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shepherdess n a woman shepherd
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ship route n a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels Synonym(s): seaway, sea lane, ship route, trade route
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shipboard adj casual or ephemeral as if taking place on board a ship; "shipboard romances"
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shipboard duty n naval service aboard a ship at sea [syn: sea-duty, service abroad, shipboard duty]
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shipboard soldier n a member of the United States Marine Corps [syn: Marine, devil dog, leatherneck, shipboard soldier]
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shipboard system n a system designed to work as a coherent entity on board a naval ship
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shipyard n a workplace where ships are built or repaired
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shoebird n large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe Synonym(s): shoebill, shoebird, Balaeniceps rex
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soapberry tree n a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin Synonym(s): soapberry, soapberry tree
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soapwort n plant of European origin having pink or white flowers and leaves yielding a detergent when bruised Synonym(s): soapwort, hedge pink, bouncing Bet, bouncing Bess, Saponaria officinalis
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soapwort gentian n erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort Synonym(s): soapwort gentian, Gentiana saponaria
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sobriety n the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol Synonym(s): soberness, sobriety Antonym(s): drunkenness, inebriation, inebriety, insobriety, intoxication, tipsiness moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or other drugs Synonym(s): sobriety, dryness a manner that is serious and solemn Synonym(s): graveness, gravity, sobriety, soberness, somberness, sombreness abstaining from excess Synonym(s): sobriety, temperance
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Sophora tetraptera n shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood Synonym(s): kowhai, Sophora tetraptera
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soubrette n a pert or flirtatious young girl a minor female role as a pert flirtatious lady's maid in a comedy
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sowbread n common wild European cyclamen with pink flowers [syn: sowbread, Cyclamen hederifolium, Cyclamen neopolitanum]
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spare time n time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy Synonym(s): spare time, free time time that is free from duties or responsibilities Synonym(s): free time, spare time
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spare tire n excess fat around the waistline [syn: spare tire, {love handle}]
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spare-time activity n an auxiliary activity [syn: avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity]
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sparid n spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well- developed teeth Synonym(s): sparid, sparid fish
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sparid fish n spiny-finned food fishes of warm waters having well- developed teeth Synonym(s): sparid, sparid fish
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Sparidae n porgies; scups Synonym(s): Sparidae, family Sparidae
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Sparta n an ancient Greek city famous for military prowess; the dominant city of the Peloponnesus prior to the 4th century BC
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Spartan adj of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; "spartan courage" unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing" Synonym(s): severe, spartan practicing great self-denial; "Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it"- William James; "a desert nomad's austere life"; "a spartan diet"; "a spartan existence" Synonym(s): ascetic, ascetical, austere, spartan n a resident of Sparta
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Spartina n grass of freshwater swamps and salt marshes of Europe, Africa, America, and South Atlantic islands Synonym(s): Spartina, genus Spartina
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Spartina cynosuroides n tall reedlike grass common in salt meadows [syn: {salt reed grass}, Spartina cynosuroides]
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Spartina pectinmata n North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns Synonym(s): prairie cordgrass, freshwater cordgrass, slough grass, Spartina pectinmata
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Spartium n one species: Spanish broom [syn: Spartium, {genus Spartium}]
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Spartium junceum n tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California Synonym(s): Spanish broom, weaver's broom, Spartium junceum
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spear thistle n European thistle with rather large heads and prickly leaves; extensively naturalized as a weed in the United States Synonym(s): bull thistle, boar thistle, spear thistle, Cirsium vulgare, Cirsium lanceolatum
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spear thrower n a device resembling a sling that is used in various primitive societies to propel a dart or spear Synonym(s): throwing stick, throwing board, spear thrower, dart thrower
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spearhead n someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.) the leading military unit in an attack the head and sharpened point of a spear Synonym(s): spearhead, spearpoint, spear-point v be the leader of; "She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease"
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spearhead-shaped adj (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base Synonym(s): hastate, spearhead- shaped
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spheroid n a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes; "it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid" Synonym(s): spheroid, ellipsoid of revolution
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spheroid joint n a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone Synonym(s): ball-and-socket joint, spheroid joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, articulatio spheroidea
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spheroidal adj having the nature or shape of an ellipsoid [syn: ellipsoid, ellipsoidal, spheroidal]
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spirit n the vital principle or animating force within living things the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason" Synonym(s): spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings Synonym(s): spirit, disembodied spirit the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" Synonym(s): emotional state, spirit the intended meaning of a communication Synonym(s): intent, purport, spirit animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" Synonym(s): liveliness, life, spirit, sprightliness an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart" Synonym(s): heart, spirit v infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up" [syn: spirit, spirit up, inspirit]
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spirit away v carry off mysteriously; as if by magic [syn: spirit away, spirit off] carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously
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spirit gum n an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin
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spirit lamp n a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol
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spirit level n indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid Synonym(s): level, spirit level
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spirit of turpentine n volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally Synonym(s): turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps
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spirit off v carry off mysteriously; as if by magic [syn: spirit away, spirit off]
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spirit rapper n someone who claims to receive messages from the dead in the form of raps on a table
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spirit rapping n alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead Synonym(s): table rapping, table tapping, spirit rapping
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spirit stove n a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol
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spirit up v infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up" [syn: spirit, spirit up, inspirit]
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spirit world n any imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or fairies or angels or the like) abide; "science has emptied the spirit world of its former inhabitants"
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spirited adj displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness [ant: spiritless] marked by lively action; "a bouncing gait"; "bouncy tunes"; "the peppy and interesting talk"; "a spirited dance" Synonym(s): bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, zippy willing to face danger Synonym(s): game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky made lively or spirited; "a meal enlivened by the music"; "a spirited debate" Synonym(s): enlivened, spirited
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spiritedly adv in a spirited or lively manner; with animation and vivacity
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spiritedness n quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous Synonym(s): animation, spiritedness, invigoration, brio, vivification
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spiritise v imbue with a spirit Synonym(s): spiritize, spiritise
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spiritism n concern with things of the spirit [syn: spirituality, spiritualism, spiritism, otherworldliness] Antonym(s): worldliness
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spiritize v imbue with a spirit Synonym(s): spiritize, spiritise
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spiritless adj lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism" Antonym(s): spirited evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient" Synonym(s): meek, spiritless
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spiritlessness n the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally Synonym(s): apathy, indifference, numbness, spiritlessness
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spiritous adj containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors" Synonym(s): spirituous, spiritous
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spirits n an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented Synonym(s): liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink
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spirits of ammonia n a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol Synonym(s): spirits of ammonia, sal volatile
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spirits of wine n rectified ethyl alcohol
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spiritual adj concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church; "religious texts"; "a member of a religious order"; "lords temporal and spiritual"; "spiritual leaders"; "spiritual songs" Synonym(s): religious, spiritual concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul; "a spiritual approach to life"; "spiritual fulfillment"; "spiritual values"; "unearthly love" Synonym(s): spiritual, unearthly lacking material body or form or substance; "spiritual beings"; "the vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm"-Lewis Mumford resembling or characteristic of a phantom; "a ghostly face at the window"; "a phantasmal presence in the room"; "spectral emanations"; "spiritual tappings at a seance" Synonym(s): apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, phantasmal, spectral, spiritual n a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States Synonym(s): spiritual, Negro spiritual
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spiritual being n an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events Synonym(s): spiritual being, supernatural being
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spiritual bouquet n (Roman Catholic Church) a card indicating that the sender will perform certain devotional acts on behalf of another
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spiritual domain n a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit Synonym(s): spiritual world, spiritual domain, unseen
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Spiritual Jewel n a member of the Taoist Trinity; identified with Lao-tse Synonym(s): Shen-pao, Spiritual Jewel
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spiritual leader n a leader in religious or sacred affairs
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spiritual rebirth n a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life Synonym(s): conversion, rebirth, spiritual rebirth
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spiritual world n a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit Synonym(s): spiritual world, spiritual domain, unseen
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spiritualisation n the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content Synonym(s): spiritualization, spiritualisation
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spiritualise v give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense Synonym(s): spiritualize, spiritualise Antonym(s): literalise, literalize purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized" Synonym(s): spiritualize, spiritualise
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spiritualism n (theology) any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium) concern with things of the spirit Synonym(s): spirituality, spiritualism, spiritism, otherworldliness Antonym(s): worldliness
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spiritualist adj of or relating to or connected with spiritualism [syn: spiritualistic, spiritualist] n someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead; "he consulted several mediums" Synonym(s): medium, spiritualist, sensitive
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spiritualistic adj of or relating to or connected with spiritualism [syn: spiritualistic, spiritualist]
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spirituality n property or income owned by a church [syn: spiritualty, spirituality, church property] concern with things of the spirit Synonym(s): spirituality, spiritualism, spiritism, otherworldliness Antonym(s): worldliness
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spiritualization n the act of making something spiritual; infusing it with spiritual content Synonym(s): spiritualization, spiritualisation
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spiritualize v give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense Synonym(s): spiritualize, spiritualise Antonym(s): literalise, literalize elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration Synonym(s): transfigure, glorify, spiritualize purify from the corrupting influences of the world; "During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized" Synonym(s): spiritualize, spiritualise
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spiritually adv in a spiritual manner; "the ninth century was the spiritually freest period"
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spiritualty n property or income owned by a church [syn: spiritualty, spirituality, church property]
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spirituous adj containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors" Synonym(s): spirituous, spiritous
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Spirodela n minute aquatic herbs floating on the water surface consisting of a shiny leaflike frond and 2-21 roots Synonym(s): Spirodela, genus Spirodela
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Spirodela polyrrhiza n cosmopolitan except South America and New Zealand and some oceanic islands Synonym(s): great duckweed, water flaxseed, Spirodela polyrrhiza
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spirt n the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: jet, squirt, spurt, spirt] v gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" Synonym(s): spurt, spirt, gush, spout move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy Synonym(s): forge, spurt, spirt
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sporadic adj recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; "a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids" Antonym(s): continual
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sporadically adv in a sporadic manner; "he only works sporadically" [syn: sporadically, periodically]
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sporotrichosis n a chronic fungal infection of the skin and lymph nodes
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sport n an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition Synonym(s): sport, athletics the occupation of athletes who compete for pay (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine Synonym(s): sport, summercater a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances; "a good sport"; "a poor sport" someone who engages in sports Synonym(s): sport, sportsman, sportswoman (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration Synonym(s): mutant, mutation, variation, sport verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport" Synonym(s): fun, play, sport v wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" Synonym(s): sport, feature, boast play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" Synonym(s): frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about
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sport car n a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons Synonym(s): sports car, sport car
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sport coat n lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school Synonym(s): blazer, sport jacket, sport coat, sports jacket, sports coat
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sport fish n any fish providing sport for the angler [syn: game fish, sport fish]
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sport jacket n lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school Synonym(s): blazer, sport jacket, sport coat, sports jacket, sports coat
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sport kite n a maneuverable kite controlled by two lines and flown with both hands Synonym(s): sport kite, stunt kite
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sport shirt n a shirt with short sleeves designed for comfort and casual wear Synonym(s): polo shirt, sport shirt
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sport utility n a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis Synonym(s): sport utility, sport utility vehicle, S.U.V., SUV
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sport utility vehicle n a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis Synonym(s): sport utility, sport utility vehicle, S.U.V., SUV
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sportfishing n the act of someone who fishes as a diversion [syn: fishing, sportfishing]
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sporting adj exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" Synonym(s): clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike relating to or used in sports; "sporting events"; "sporting equipment" involving risk or willingness to take a risk; "a sporting chance"; "sporting blood" preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance; "led a dissipated life"; "a betting man"; "a card- playing son of a bitch"; "a gambling fool"; "sporting gents and their ladies" Synonym(s): dissipated, betting, card- playing, sporting
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sporting chance n a reasonable probability of success [syn: fair chance, sporting chance]
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sporting dog n a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns Synonym(s): sporting dog, gun dog
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sporting goods n sports equipment sold as a commodity
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sporting house n a building where prostitutes are available [syn: whorehouse, brothel, bordello, bagnio, house of prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, cathouse, sporting house]
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sporting lady n a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street]
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sporting life n active interest in gambling on sports events
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sporting man n someone who leads a merry existence; especially a gambler on the outcome of sporting events someone who enjoys outdoor activities Synonym(s): sporting man, outdoor man
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sportingly adv so as to be sporting; in a sporting manner [ant: unsportingly]
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sportive adj relating to or interested in sports given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes" Synonym(s): coltish, frolicsome, frolicky, rollicking, sportive
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sportively adv in a merry sportive manner
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sportiveness n lively high-spirited playfulness [syn: friskiness, frolicsomeness, sportiveness]
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sports announcer n an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events Synonym(s): sports announcer, sportscaster, sports commentator
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sports arena n a building for indoor sports [syn: field house, {sports arena}]
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sports car n a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons Synonym(s): sports car, sport car
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sports coat n lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school Synonym(s): blazer, sport jacket, sport coat, sports jacket, sports coat
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sports commentator n an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events Synonym(s): sports announcer, sportscaster, sports commentator
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sports desk n the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the sports news
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sports editor n the newspaper editor responsible for sports news
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sports equipment n equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
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sports fan n an enthusiastic devotee of sports [syn: sports fan, fan, rooter]
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sports implement n an implement used in a sport
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sports jacket n lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school Synonym(s): blazer, sport jacket, sport coat, sports jacket, sports coat
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sports medicine n the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities
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sports meeting n a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held Synonym(s): meet, sports meeting
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sports page n any page in the sports section of a newspaper
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sports section n the section of a newspaper that reports on sports
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sports stadium n a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments Synonym(s): stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
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sports writer n a journalist who writes about sports [syn: sports writer, sportswriter]
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sportscast n a broadcast of sports news or commentary v broadcast a sports event
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sportscaster n an announcer who reads sports news or describes sporting events Synonym(s): sports announcer, sportscaster, sports commentator
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sportsman n someone who engages in sports [syn: sport, sportsman, sportswoman]
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sportsmanlike adj exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" Synonym(s): clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike
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sportsmanship n fairness in following the rules of the game
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sportswear n attire worn for sport or for casual wear [syn: sportswear, athletic wear, activewear]
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sportswoman n someone who engages in sports [syn: sport, sportsman, sportswoman]
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sportswriter n a journalist who writes about sports [syn: sports writer, sportswriter]
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sporty adj exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" Synonym(s): clean, sporting, sporty, sportsmanlike (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display Synonym(s): flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport
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sprat n small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned like sardines Synonym(s): sprat, brisling small herring processed like a sardine Synonym(s): brisling, sprat, Clupea sprattus
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spray-dried adj dried by bringing a sprayed substance (e.g. milk or soap) into contact with hot air and recovering it in the form of a powder
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spray-dry v dry by bringing into the form of a spray, through contact with a hot gas
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spread adj distributed or spread over a considerable extent; "has ties with many widely dispersed friends"; "eleven million Jews are spread throughout Europe" Synonym(s): dispersed, spread prepared or arranged for a meal; especially having food set out; "a table spread with food" fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide" Synonym(s): outspread, spread n process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space Synonym(s): spread, spreading a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures; "gap between income and outgo"; "the spread between lending and borrowing costs" Synonym(s): gap, spread farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle) Synonym(s): ranch, spread, cattle ranch, cattle farm a haphazard distribution in all directions Synonym(s): scatter, spread a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes Synonym(s): spread, paste a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" Synonym(s): banquet, feast, spread two facing pages of a book or other publication Synonym(s): spread, spread head, spreadhead, facing pages the expansion of a person's girth (especially at middle age); "she exercised to avoid that middle-aged spread" decorative cover for a bed Synonym(s): bedspread, bedcover, bed cover, bed covering, counterpane, spread act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time Synonym(s): spread, spreading v distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country" Synonym(s): spread, distribute Antonym(s): collect, garner, gather, pull together become distributed or widespread; "the infection spread"; "Optimism spread among the population" Synonym(s): spread, propagate spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water" Synonym(s): spread, overspread spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" Synonym(s): unfold, spread, spread out, open Antonym(s): fold, fold up, turn up cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news" Synonym(s): circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office" Synonym(s): go around, spread, circulate strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" Synonym(s): spread, scatter, spread out move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" Synonym(s): diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out cover by spreading something over; "spread the bread with cheese" distribute over a surface in a layer; "spread cheese on a piece of bread"
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spread eagle n an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States a skating figure executed with the skates heel to heel in a straight line
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spread head n two facing pages of a book or other publication [syn: spread, spread head, spreadhead, facing pages]
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spread out v move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" [syn: diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out] set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row" Synonym(s): string out, spread out strew or distribute over an area; "He spread fertilizer over the lawn"; "scatter cards across the table" Synonym(s): spread, scatter, spread out extend in one or more directions; "The dough expands" Synonym(s): expand, spread out Antonym(s): contract, shrink turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" Synonym(s): turn out, splay, spread out, rotate move away from each other; "The crowds dispersed"; "The children scattered in all directions when the teacher approached"; Synonym(s): disperse, dissipate, scatter, spread out spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms" Synonym(s): unfold, spread, spread out, open Antonym(s): fold, fold up, turn up
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spread over v form a cover over; "The grass covered the grave" [syn: cover, spread over]
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spread-eagle adj with arms and legs stretched out and apart; "lay spread- eagle on the floor" v stretch out completely; "They spread-eagled him across the floor" stretch over; "His residences spread-eagle the entire county" execute a spread eagle on skates, with arms and legs stretched out stand with arms and legs spread out defeat disastrously Synonym(s): spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout
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spread-out adj especially spread in a fan shape; "the peacock's fanned tail"; "the spread-out cards" Synonym(s): fanned, spread- out(a)
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spreadeagle v defeat disastrously [syn: spread-eagle, spreadeagle, rout]
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spreader n a hand tool for spreading something; "he used his knife as a spreader" a mechanical device for scattering something (seed or fertilizer or sand etc.) in all directions Synonym(s): broadcaster, spreader
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spreadhead n two facing pages of a book or other publication [syn: spread, spread head, spreadhead, facing pages]
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spreading n process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space Synonym(s): spread, spreading the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate Synonym(s): dissemination, airing, public exposure, spreading act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time Synonym(s): spread, spreading
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spreading bellflower n European perennial bellflower that grows in clumps with spreading stems and blue or white flowers Synonym(s): tussock bellflower, spreading bellflower, Campanula carpatica
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spreading dogbane n North American perennial having pinkish flowers in loose cymes; used in folk medicine for pain or inflammation in joints Synonym(s): common dogbane, spreading dogbane, rheumatism weed, Apocynum androsaemifolium
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spreading factor n an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids Synonym(s): hyaluronidase, spreading factor, Hyazyme
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spreading fleabane n well-branched plant with hairy leaves and stems each with a solitary flower head with narrow white or pink or lavender rays; western North America Synonym(s): spreading fleabane, Erigeron divergens
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spreading pogonia n orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia Synonym(s): spreading pogonia, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, Cleistes divaricata, Pogonia divaricata
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spreadsheet n a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen
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sprit n a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally
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sprite n a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers Synonym(s): fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite
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sprites n atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves) Synonym(s): sprites, red sprites
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spritsail n a fore-and-aft sail extended by a sprit
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spritz n a quick squirt of some liquid (usually carbonated water) v eject (a liquid) quickly; "spritz water on a surface" cover (a location) wholly or partially by squirting a liquid onto it; "Spritz the lawn with water"
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spritzer n a mixed drink made of wine mixed with a sparkling water
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sprout n any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) v produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" Synonym(s): shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" Synonym(s): sprout, stock
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sprouted adj (of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground; "the corn is sprouted"
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sprouting n the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow Synonym(s): germination, sprouting
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spur track n a railway line connected to a trunk line [syn: {branch line}, spur track, spur]
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spurred gentian n any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers with spurred lobes
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spurt n the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) [syn: jet, squirt, spurt, spirt] v gush forth in a sudden stream or jet; "water gushed forth" Synonym(s): spurt, spirt, gush, spout move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy Synonym(s): forge, spurt, spirt
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spurting adj propelled violently in a usually narrow stream [syn: jetting, spouting, spurting, squirting]
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subartesian adj (of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well Antonym(s): artesian
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suborder n (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order
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suborder Alcyonacea n comprising the soft corals [syn: Alcyonacea, {suborder Alcyonacea}]
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suborder Anisoptera n dragonflies Synonym(s): Anisoptera, suborder Anisoptera
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suborder Anseres n used in some especially older classifications; coextensive with the family Anatidae Synonym(s): Anseres, suborder Anseres
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suborder Anthropoidea n monkeys; apes; hominids [syn: Anthropoidea, {suborder Anthropoidea}]
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suborder Blattaria n cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order Synonym(s): Blattodea, suborder Blattodea, Blattaria, suborder Blattaria
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suborder Blattodea n cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order Synonym(s): Blattodea, suborder Blattodea, Blattaria, suborder Blattaria
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suborder Blennioidea n blennies; butterfishes; gunnels [syn: Blennioidea, suborder Blennioidea]
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suborder Brachyura n an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface Synonym(s): Brachyura, suborder Brachyura
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suborder Carnosaura n largest carnivorous land animals ever known [syn: Carnosaura, suborder Carnosaura]
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suborder Cephalaspida n extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear Synonym(s): Osteostraci, suborder Osteostraci, Cephalaspida, suborder Cephalaspida
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suborder Ceratopsia n horned dinosaurs Synonym(s): Ceratopsia, suborder Ceratopsia
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suborder Ceratosaura n primitive saurischian dinosaurs
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suborder Charadrii n shorebirds: plovers; sandpipers; avocets; phalaropes; coursers; stone curlews Synonym(s): Charadrii, suborder Charadrii
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suborder Clamatores n used in some classification systems; a suborder or superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni; Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and little power of song; clamatorial birds Synonym(s): Clamatores, suborder Clamatores
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suborder Euronithopoda n widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon) Synonym(s): Euronithopoda, suborder Euronithopoda, euronithopod, Ornithopoda, suborder Ornithopoda
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suborder Eurylaimi n broadbills Synonym(s): Eurylaimi, suborder Eurylaimi
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suborder Gorgonacea n red corals and sea fans [syn: Gorgonacea, {suborder Gorgonacea}, Gorgoniacea, suborder Gorgoniacea]
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suborder Gorgoniacea n red corals and sea fans [syn: Gorgonacea, {suborder Gorgonacea}, Gorgoniacea, suborder Gorgoniacea]
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suborder Heteroptera n true bugs Synonym(s): Heteroptera, suborder Heteroptera
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suborder Heterostraci n extinct group of armored jawless fishes or fish-like vertebrate; taxonomy is not clear Synonym(s): Heterostraci, suborder Heterostraci
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suborder Homoptera n plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects Synonym(s): Homoptera, suborder Homoptera
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suborder Hyperoartia n lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes [syn: Petromyzoniformes, suborder Petromyzoniformes, Hyperoartia, suborder Hyperoartia]
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suborder Hyperotreta n hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta, suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei]
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suborder Hystricomorpha n an order of rodents including: porcupines; guinea pigs; chinchillas; etc. Synonym(s): Hystricomorpha, suborder Hystricomorpha
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suborder Lacertilia n true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: Sauria, suborder Sauria, Lacertilia, suborder Lacertilia]
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suborder Lari n gulls; terns; jaegers; skimmers [syn: Lari, {suborder Lari}]
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suborder Lemuroidea n Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii Synonym(s): Lemuroidea, suborder Lemuroidea
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suborder Limicolae n term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii Synonym(s): Limicolae, suborder Limicolae
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suborder Lipotyphla n moles; hedgehogs; true shrews [syn: Lipotyphla, {suborder Lipotyphla}]
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suborder Maniraptora n advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds Synonym(s): Maniraptora, suborder Maniraptora
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suborder Manteodea n mantises; in former classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera Synonym(s): Manteodea, suborder Manteodea
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suborder Marginocephalia n includes boneheaded (pachycephalosaurs) and horned (ceratopsian) dinosaurs Synonym(s): Marginocephalia, suborder Marginocephalia, marginocephalian
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suborder Megachiroptera n fruit bats [syn: Megachiroptera, {suborder Megachiroptera}]
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suborder Megaloptera n in some classifications considered a separate order: alderflies; dobsonflies; snake flies Synonym(s): Megaloptera, suborder Megaloptera
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suborder Menotyphla n elephant shrews; tree shrews [syn: Menotyphla, {suborder Menotyphla}]
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suborder Menurae n lyrebirds and scrubbirds [syn: Menurae, {suborder Menurae}]
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suborder Microchiroptera n most of the bats in the world; all bats except fruit bats insectivorous bats Synonym(s): Microchiroptera, suborder Microchiroptera
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suborder Mugiloidea n fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins: families Mugilidae; Atherinidae; Sphyraenidae Synonym(s): Mugiloidea, suborder Mugiloidea
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suborder Myomorpha n true rats and mice and related rodents [syn: Myomorpha, suborder Myomorpha]
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suborder Mysticeti n baleen whales: right whales; rorquals; blue whales; humpbacks Synonym(s): Mysticeti, suborder Mysticeti
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suborder Myxiniformes n hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta, suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei]
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suborder Myxinoidei n hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys [syn: Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta, suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidei, Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei]
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suborder Natantia n shrimp; prawns; etc. Synonym(s): Natantia, suborder Natantia
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suborder Nematocera n mosquitoes; fungus gnats; crane flies; gnats; sand flies Synonym(s): Nematocera, suborder Nematocera
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suborder Nothosauria n a suborder of Sauropterygia [syn: Nothosauria, {suborder Nothosauria}]
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suborder Odontoceti n toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales Synonym(s): Odontoceti, suborder Odontoceti
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suborder Ophidia n snakes [syn: Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia, suborder Ophidia]
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suborder Ornithomimida n lightly built medium-size theropods [syn: Ornithomimida, suborder Ornithomimida]
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suborder Ornithopoda n widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon) Synonym(s): Euronithopoda, suborder Euronithopoda, euronithopod, Ornithopoda, suborder Ornithopoda
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suborder Oscines n two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn: Oscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder Passeres]
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suborder Osteostraci n extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear Synonym(s): Osteostraci, suborder Osteostraci, Cephalaspida, suborder Cephalaspida
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suborder Otides n terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards Synonym(s): Otides, suborder Otides
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suborder Pachycephalosaurus n boneheaded dinosaurs; late Cretaceous
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suborder Passeres n two names for the suborder of typical songbirds [syn: Oscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder Passeres]
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suborder Percoidea n in some classifications nearly or exactly equivalent to the Perciformes which are considered a suborder Synonym(s): Percoidea, suborder Percoidea
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suborder Petromyzoniformes n lampreys as distinguished from hagfishes [syn: Petromyzoniformes, suborder Petromyzoniformes, Hyperoartia, suborder Hyperoartia]
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suborder Pinnipedia n seals; sea lions; walruses [syn: Pinnipedia, {suborder Pinnipedia}]
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suborder Plesiosauria n any of the plesiosaurs [syn: Plesiosauria, {suborder Plesiosauria}]
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suborder Prosauropoda n the earliest known dinosaurs [syn: Prosauropoda, suborder Prosauropoda]
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suborder Prosimii n not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea Synonym(s): Prosimii, suborder Prosimii
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suborder Reptantia n lobsters; crabs Synonym(s): Reptantia, suborder Reptantia
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suborder Ruminantia n cattle; bison; sheep; goats; antelopes; deer; chevrotains; giraffes; camels Synonym(s): Ruminantia, suborder Ruminantia
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suborder Sauria n true lizards; including chameleons and geckos [syn: Sauria, suborder Sauria, Lacertilia, suborder Lacertilia]
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suborder Sauropoda n any of the sauropod dinosaurs [syn: Sauropoda, {suborder Sauropoda}]
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suborder Sauropodomorpha n gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs) Synonym(s): Sauropodomorpha, suborder Sauropodomorpha
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suborder Sciuromorpha n large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc. Synonym(s): Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha
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suborder Scombroidea n mackerels; tunas; albacores; bonitos; swordfishes; sailfishes Synonym(s): Scombroidea, suborder Scombroidea
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suborder Scorpaenoidea n mail-cheeked fishes: scorpionfishes; gurnards [syn: Scorpaenoidea, suborder Scorpaenoidea]
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suborder Serpentes n snakes [syn: Serpentes, suborder Serpentes, Ophidia, suborder Ophidia]
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suborder Strepsirhini n in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs Synonym(s): Strepsirhini, suborder Strepsirhini
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suborder Tarsioidea n in some classifications assigned to the suborder Prosimii Synonym(s): Tarsioidea, suborder Tarsioidea
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suborder Theropoda n carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous Synonym(s): Theropoda, suborder Theropoda
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suborder Thyreophora n armored dinosaurs: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs [syn: Thyreophora, suborder Thyreophora, thyreophoran]
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suborder Tyranni n New World flycatchers; antbirds; oven birds; woodhewers Synonym(s): Tyranni, suborder Tyranni
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suborder Xenarthra n armadillos; American anteaters; sloths [syn: Xenarthra, suborder Xenarthra]
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suborder Zygoptera n damselflies Synonym(s): Zygoptera, suborder Zygoptera
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subordinate adj lower in rank or importance [syn: subordinate, {low- level}] Antonym(s): dominant subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" Antonym(s): insubordinate (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" Synonym(s): dependent, subordinate Antonym(s): independent, main(a) n an assistant subject to the authority or control of another Synonym(s): subordinate, subsidiary, underling, foot soldier a word that is more specific than a given word Synonym(s): hyponym, subordinate, subordinate word v rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools" make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" Synonym(s): subordinate, subdue
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subordinate clause n a clause in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and that functions within the sentence as a noun or adjective or adverb Synonym(s): subordinate clause, dependent clause
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subordinate conjunction n a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause Synonym(s): subordinating conjunction, subordinate conjunction
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subordinate word n a word that is more specific than a given word [syn: hyponym, subordinate, subordinate word]
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subordinateness n secondary importance [syn: subordinateness, subsidiarity]
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subordinating adj serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction" Synonym(s): subordinating(a), subordinative Antonym(s): coordinating(a), coordinative
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subordinating conjunction n the subordination that occurs when a conjunction makes one linguistic unit a constituent of another a conjunction (like `since' or `that' or `who') that introduces a dependent clause Synonym(s): subordinating conjunction, subordinate conjunction
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subordination n the state of being subordinate to something the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class Synonym(s): hyponymy, subordination the grammatical relation of a modifying word or phrase to its head the quality of obedient submissiveness Antonym(s): insubordination the act of mastering or subordinating someone Synonym(s): mastery, subordination
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subordinative adj serving to connect a subordinate clause to a main clause; "`when' in `I will come when I can' is a subordinating conjunction" Synonym(s): subordinating(a), subordinative Antonym(s): coordinating(a), coordinative
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subpart n a part of a part
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subroutine n a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program Synonym(s): routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function
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subroutine library n (computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use Synonym(s): library, program library, subroutine library
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subvert v cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" Synonym(s): overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring down corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" Synonym(s): sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken destroy completely; "we must not let our civil liberties be subverted by the current crisis"
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subverter n a radical supporter of political or social revolution [syn: revolutionist, revolutionary, subversive, subverter]
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suffrutescent adj of a plant; having a woody base that does not die down each year
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suffrutex n low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base [syn: subshrub, suffrutex]
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superhet n a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified Synonym(s): heterodyne receiver, superheterodyne receiver, superhet
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superheterodyne receiver n a radio receiver that combines a locally generated frequency with the carrier frequency to produce a supersonic signal that is demodulated and amplified Synonym(s): heterodyne receiver, superheterodyne receiver, superhet
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supertanker n the largest class of oil tankers
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supertax n an additional tax on certain kinds of income that has already been taxed Synonym(s): surtax, supertax
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supertitle n translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage Synonym(s): supertitle, surtitle
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supertonic n (music) the second note of a diatonic scale
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supertwister n the most powerful tornado which can create enormously devastating damage; "supertwisters are fortunately rare"
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suppertime n the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal [syn: dinnertime, suppertime]
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support n the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times" aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support" something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans" a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" Synonym(s): support, reinforcement, reenforcement documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones" Synonym(s): documentation, support the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" Synonym(s): support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support" the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" Synonym(s): support, supporting a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts Synonym(s): accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" Synonym(s): support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backing v give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" Synonym(s): support, back up support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" Synonym(s): back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" Synonym(s): hold, support, sustain, hold up establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" Synonym(s): confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm Antonym(s): contradict, negate adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" Synonym(s): subscribe, support support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" Synonym(s): corroborate, underpin, bear out, support argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" Synonym(s): defend, support, fend for play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act" be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" Synonym(s): patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" Synonym(s): digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up
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support column n a column that supports a heavy weight
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support hose n elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) Synonym(s): support hose, support stocking
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support level n (stock market) the price at which a certain security becomes attractive to investors
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support payment n a payment made by one person for the support of another
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support stocking n elasticized stocking intended to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg (as in case of varicose veins) Synonym(s): support hose, support stocking
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support system n a network of facilities and people who interact and remain in informal communication for mutual assistance; a network that enables you to live in a certain style
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supportable adj capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment" Synonym(s): bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable
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supported adj sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support); "a club entirely supported by membership dues"; "well-supported allegations" Antonym(s): unsupported held up or having the weight borne especially from below; "supported joints in a railroad track have ties directly under the rail ends" Antonym(s): unsupported
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supporter n a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" Synonym(s): supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend someone who supports or champions something Synonym(s): patron, sponsor, supporter a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" Synonym(s): assistant, helper, help, supporter a band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) Synonym(s): garter, supporter a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise Synonym(s): athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap, jock
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Supporters of Islam n a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein Synonym(s): Ansar al Islam, Ansar al-Islam, Supporters of Islam
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supporting adj furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher" Synonym(s): encouraging, supporting capable of bearing a structural load; "a supporting wall" Synonym(s): load-bearing(a), supporting(a) n the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" Synonym(s): support, supporting
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supporting fire n fire delivered by supporting units to protect or assist a unit in combat
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supporting players n a cast other than the principals [syn: ensemble, supporting players]
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supporting structure n a structure that serves to support something
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supporting tower n a tower that serves to support something
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supportive adj furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" Antonym(s): unsupportive
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suppurate v cause to ripen and discharge pus; "The oil suppurates the pustules" Synonym(s): suppurate, mature ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" Synonym(s): fester, maturate, suppurate
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suppurating sore n a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus [syn: fester, suppurating sore]
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suppuration n (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus Synonym(s): festering, suppuration, maturation a fluid product of inflammation Synonym(s): pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering
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suppurative adj relating to or characterized by suppuration [ant: nonsuppurative]
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supratrochlear vein n drains the front of the scalp; unites with the supraorbital vein to form the angular vein Synonym(s): supratrochlear vein, vena supratrochlearis
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Sverdrup n Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930) Synonym(s): Sverdrup, Otto Neumann Sverdrup
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sybarite n a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses Synonym(s): voluptuary, sybarite
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sybaritic adj displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" Synonym(s): epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tern \Tern\ (t[etil]rn), n. [Dan. terne, t[91]rne; akin to Sw.       t[84]rna, Icel. [thorn]erna; cf. NL. sterna.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds,       allied to the gulls, and belonging to {Sterna} and various       allied genera.          Note: Terns differ from gulls chiefly in their graceful form,                in their weaker and more slender bills and feet, and                their longer and more pointed wings. The tail is                usually forked. Most of the species are white with the                back and wings pale gray, and often with a dark head.                The common European tern ({Sterna hirundo}) is found                also in Asia and America. Among other American species                are the arctic tern ({S. paradis[91]a}), the roseate                tern ({S. Dougalli}), the least tern ({S. Antillarum}),                the royal tern ({S. maxima}), and the sooty tern ({S.                fuliginosa}).          {Hooded tern}. See {Fairy bird}, under {Fairy}.          {Marsh tern}, any tern of the genus {Hydrochelidon}. They             frequent marshes and rivers and feed largely upon insects.                      {River tern}, any tern belonging to {Se[89]na} or allied             genera which frequent rivers.          {Sea tern}, any tern of the genus {Thalasseus}. Terns of this             genus have very long, pointed wings, and chiefly frequent             seas and the mouths of large rivers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Spinifex \Spin"i*fex\, n. [NL.; L. spina spine + facere to       make.]       1. (Bot.) A genus of chiefly Australian grasses, the seeds of             which bear an elastic spine. {S. hirsutus} (black grass)             and {S. longifolius} are useful as sand binders. {S.             paradoxus}is a valuable perennial fodder plant. Also, a             plant of this genus.          2. Any of several Australian grasses of the genus             {Tricuspis}, which often form dense, almost impassable             growth, their leaves being stiff and sharp-pointed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus       saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See       {Safe}.] (Bot.)       (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with             grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc.             The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which             many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet             sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.       (b) The sagebrush.          {Meadow sage} (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia ({S.             pratensis}) growing in meadows in Europe.          {Sage cheese}, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green             by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which             are added to the milk.          {Sage cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a             more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.                      {Sage green}, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves             of garden sage.          {Sage grouse} (Zo[94]l.), a very large American grouse             ({Centrocercus urophasianus}), native of the dry sagebrush             plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the             plains}. The male is called {sage cock}, and the female             {sage hen}.          {Sage hare}, or {Sage rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), a species of hare             ({Lepus Nuttalli, [or] artemisia}) which inhabits the arid             regions of Western North America and lives among             sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely             a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.          {Sage hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the sage grouse.          {Sage sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a small sparrow ({Amphispiza             Belli}, var. {Nevadensis}) which inhabits the dry plains             of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.          {Sage thrasher} (Zo[94]l.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes             montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western             North America.          {Sage willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix tristis})             forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green             leaves.
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Bottle \Bot"tle\, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille,       F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta,       flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.]       1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but             formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for             holding liquids.          2. The contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains;             as, to drink a bottle of wine.          3. Fig.: Intoxicating liquor; as, to drown one's reason in             the bottle.          Note: Bottle is much used adjectively, or as the first part                of a compound.          {Bottle ale}, bottled ale. [Obs.] --Shak.          {Bottle brush}, a cylindrical brush for cleansing the             interior of bottles.          {Bottle fish} (Zo[94]l.), a kind of deep-sea eel             ({Saccopharynx ampullaceus}), remarkable for its baglike             gullet, which enables it to swallow fishes two or three             times its won size.          {Bottle flower}. (Bot.) Same as {Bluebottle}.          {Bottle glass}, a coarse, green glass, used in the             manufacture of bottles. --Ure.          {Bottle gourd} (Bot.), the common gourd or calabash             ({Lagenaria Vulgaris}), whose shell is used for bottles,             dippers, etc.          {Bottle grass} (Bot.), a nutritious fodder grass ({Setaria             glauca} and {S. viridis}); -- called also {foxtail}, and             {green foxtail}.          {Bottle tit} (Zo[94]l.), the European long-tailed titmouse;             -- so called from the shape of its nest.          {Bottle tree} (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Sterculia             rupestris}), with a bottle-shaped, or greatly swollen,             trunk.          {Feeding bottle}, {Nursing bottle}, a bottle with a rubber             nipple (generally with an intervening tube), used in             feeding infants.
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Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sabered}or       {Sabred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sabering} or {Sabring}.] [Cf. F.       sabrer.]       To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a       saber.                   You send troops to saber and bayonet us into                submission.                                             --Burke.
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Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sabered}or       {Sabred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sabering} or {Sabring}.] [Cf. F.       sabrer.]       To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a       saber.                   You send troops to saber and bayonet us into                submission.                                             --Burke.
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Sap \Sap\, n. [AS. s[91]p; akin to OHG. saf, G. saft, Icel.       safi; of uncertain origin; possibly akin to L. sapere to       taste, to be wise, sapa must or new wine boiled thick. Cf.       {Sapid}, {Sapient}.]       1. The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending             and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to             nutrition.          Note: The ascending is the crude sap, the assimilation of                which takes place in the leaves, when it becomes the                elaborated sap suited to the growth of the plant.          2. The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.          3. A simpleton; a saphead; a milksop. [Slang]          {Sap ball} (Bot.), any large fungus of the genus Polyporus.             See {Polyporus}.          {Sap green}, a dull light green pigment prepared from the             juice of the ripe berries of the {Rhamnus catharticus}, or             buckthorn. It is used especially by water-color artists.                      {Sap rot}, the dry rot. See under {Dry}.          {Sap sucker} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             American woodpeckers of the genus {Sphyrapicus},             especially the yellow-bellied woodpecker ({S. varius}) of             the Eastern United States. They are so named because they             puncture the bark of trees and feed upon the sap. The name             is loosely applied to other woodpeckers.          {Sap tube} (Bot.), a vessel that conveys sap.
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Dry \Dry\, a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[?]e,       druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[94]ge, D. droog, OHG.       trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought},       {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.]       1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid;             not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal             supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said             especially:             (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.                               The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the                            season.                                       --Addison.             (b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not                   succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.             (c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.             (d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.                               Give the dry fool drink.               -- Shak             (e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.                               Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. --                                                                               Prescott.             (f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is                   entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry                   gangrene; dry catarrh.          2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren;             unembellished; jejune; plain.                         These epistles will become less dry, more                      susceptible of ornament.                     --Pope.          3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or             hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone             or manner; dry wit.                         He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W.                                                                               Irving.          4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of             execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and             of easy transition in coloring.          {Dry area} (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the             foundation of a building to guard it from damp.          {Dry blow}.             (a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no                   effusion of blood.             (b) A quick, sharp blow.          {Dry bone} (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a             miner's term.          {Dry castor} (Zo[94]l.) a kind of beaver; -- called also             {parchment beaver}.          {Dry cupping}. (Med.) See under {Cupping}.          {Dry dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Dry fat}. See {Dry vat} (below).          {Dry light}, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear,             impartial view. --Bacon.                         The scientific man must keep his feelings under                      stern control, lest they obtrude into his                      researches, and color the dry light in which alone                      science desires to see its objects.   -- J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          {Dry masonry}. See {Masonry}.          {Dry measure}, a system of measures of volume for dry or             coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc.          {Dry pile} (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed             without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current,             and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of             great delicacy; -- called also {Zamboni's , from the names             of the two earliest constructors of it.          {Dry pipe} (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam             from a boiler.          {Dry plate} (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating             sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or             pictures can be made, without moistening.          {Dry-plate process}, the process of photographing with dry             plates.          {Dry point}. (Fine Arts)             (a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the                   burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching,                   but is finished without the use acid.             (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper.             (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is                   made.          {Dry rent} (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a             clause of distress. --Bouvier.          {Dry rot}, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the             condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the             presence of a peculiar fungus ({Merulius lacrymans}),             which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but             it is more probable that the real cause is the             decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called             also {sap rot}, and, in the United States, {powder post}.             --Hebert.          {Dry stove}, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of             arid climates. --Brande & C.          {Dry vat}, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry             articles.          {Dry wine}, that in which the saccharine matter and             fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have             wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is             perceptible; -- opposed to {sweet wine}, in which the             saccharine matter is in excess.
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Sap \Sap\, n. [AS. s[91]p; akin to OHG. saf, G. saft, Icel.       safi; of uncertain origin; possibly akin to L. sapere to       taste, to be wise, sapa must or new wine boiled thick. Cf.       {Sapid}, {Sapient}.]       1. The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending             and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to             nutrition.          Note: The ascending is the crude sap, the assimilation of                which takes place in the leaves, when it becomes the                elaborated sap suited to the growth of the plant.          2. The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.          3. A simpleton; a saphead; a milksop. [Slang]          {Sap ball} (Bot.), any large fungus of the genus Polyporus.             See {Polyporus}.          {Sap green}, a dull light green pigment prepared from the             juice of the ripe berries of the {Rhamnus catharticus}, or             buckthorn. It is used especially by water-color artists.                      {Sap rot}, the dry rot. See under {Dry}.          {Sap sucker} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             American woodpeckers of the genus {Sphyrapicus},             especially the yellow-bellied woodpecker ({S. varius}) of             the Eastern United States. They are so named because they             puncture the bark of trees and feed upon the sap. The name             is loosely applied to other woodpeckers.          {Sap tube} (Bot.), a vessel that conveys sap.
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Dry \Dry\, a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[?]e,       druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[94]ge, D. droog, OHG.       trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought},       {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.]       1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid;             not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal             supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said             especially:             (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.                               The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the                            season.                                       --Addison.             (b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not                   succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.             (c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.             (d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.                               Give the dry fool drink.               -- Shak             (e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.                               Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. --                                                                               Prescott.             (f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is                   entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry                   gangrene; dry catarrh.          2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren;             unembellished; jejune; plain.                         These epistles will become less dry, more                      susceptible of ornament.                     --Pope.          3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or             hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone             or manner; dry wit.                         He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W.                                                                               Irving.          4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of             execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and             of easy transition in coloring.          {Dry area} (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the             foundation of a building to guard it from damp.          {Dry blow}.             (a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no                   effusion of blood.             (b) A quick, sharp blow.          {Dry bone} (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a             miner's term.          {Dry castor} (Zo[94]l.) a kind of beaver; -- called also             {parchment beaver}.          {Dry cupping}. (Med.) See under {Cupping}.          {Dry dock}. See under {Dock}.          {Dry fat}. See {Dry vat} (below).          {Dry light}, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear,             impartial view. --Bacon.                         The scientific man must keep his feelings under                      stern control, lest they obtrude into his                      researches, and color the dry light in which alone                      science desires to see its objects.   -- J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          {Dry masonry}. See {Masonry}.          {Dry measure}, a system of measures of volume for dry or             coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc.          {Dry pile} (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed             without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current,             and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of             great delicacy; -- called also {Zamboni's , from the names             of the two earliest constructors of it.          {Dry pipe} (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam             from a boiler.          {Dry plate} (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating             sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or             pictures can be made, without moistening.          {Dry-plate process}, the process of photographing with dry             plates.          {Dry point}. (Fine Arts)             (a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the                   burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching,                   but is finished without the use acid.             (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper.             (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is                   made.          {Dry rent} (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a             clause of distress. --Bouvier.          {Dry rot}, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the             condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the             presence of a peculiar fungus ({Merulius lacrymans}),             which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but             it is more probable that the real cause is the             decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called             also {sap rot}, and, in the United States, {powder post}.             --Hebert.          {Dry stove}, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of             arid climates. --Brande & C.          {Dry vat}, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry             articles.          {Dry wine}, that in which the saccharine matter and             fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have             wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is             perceptible; -- opposed to {sweet wine}, in which the             saccharine matter is in excess.
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Apple \Ap"ple\ ([acr]p"p'l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [91]ppel,       [91]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G.       apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [84]ple, Dan. [91]ble, Gael. ubhall,       W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[uring]lys, Russ. iabloko; of       unknown origin.]       1. The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree ({Pyrus             malus}) cultivated in numberless varieties in the             temperate zones.          Note: The European crab apple is supposed to be the original                kind, from which all others have sprung.          2. (bot.) Any tree genus {Pyrus} which has the stalk sunken             into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.          3. Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or             supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or             love apple (a tomato), balsam apple, egg apple, oak apple.          4. Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold.          Note: Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as,                apple paper or apple-paper, apple-shaped, apple                blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding.          {Apple blight}, an aphid which injures apple trees. See             {Blight}, n.          {Apple borer} (Zo[94]l.), a coleopterous insect ({Saperda             candida [or] bivittata}), the larva of which bores into             the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree.          {Apple brandy}, brandy made from apples.          {Apple butter}, a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider.             --Bartlett.          {Apple corer}, an instrument for removing the cores from             apples.          {Apple fly} (Zo[94]l.), any dipterous insect, the larva of             which burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera             {Drosophila} and {Trypeta}.          {Apple midge} (Zo[94]l.) a small dipterous insect ({Sciara             mali}), the larva of which bores in apples.          {Apple of the eye}, the pupil.          {Apple of discord}, a subject of contention and envy, so             called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed             [bd]For the fairest,[b8] which was thrown into an assembly             of the gods by Eris, the goddess of discord. It was             contended for by Juno, Minerva, and Venus, and was             adjudged to the latter.          {Apple of love}, or {Love apple}, the tomato ({Lycopersicum             esculentum}).          {Apple of Peru}, a large coarse herb ({Nicandra physaloides})             bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit             inclosing a dry berry.          {Apples of Sodom}, a fruit described by ancient writers as             externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke             and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often             given to the fruit of {Solanum Sodom[91]um}, a prickly             shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato.          {Apple sauce}, stewed apples. [U. S.]          {Apple snail} or {Apple shell} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water,             operculated, spiral shell of the genus {Ampullaria}.          {Apple tart}, a tart containing apples.          {Apple tree}, a tree which naturally bears apples. See             {Apple, 2.}          {Apple wine}, cider.          {Apple worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a small moth             ({Carpocapsa pomonella}) which burrows in the interior of             apples. See {Codling moth}.          {Dead Sea Apple}.             (a) pl. Apples of Sodom. Also Fig. [bd]To seek the Dead                   Sea apples of politics.[b8] --S. B. Griffin.             (b) A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See {Gallnut}.
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Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel.       almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.]       (Bot.)       A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as       a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is       {Ulmus campestris}; the common American or white elm is {U.       Americana}; the slippery or red elm, {U. fulva}.          {Elm beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles             (esp. {Galeruca calmariensis}), which feed on the leaves             of the elm.          {Elm borer} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of beetles of             which the larv[91] bore into the wood or under the bark of             the elm (esp. {Saperda tridentata}).          {Elm butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of             butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the             leaves of the elm (esp. {Vanessa antiopa} and {Grapta             comma}). See {Comma butterfly}, under {Comma}.          {Elm moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of moths of             which the larv[91] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.             {Eugonia subsignaria}, called elm spanworm).          {Elm sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a large sawfly ({Cimbex Americana}).             The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,             feeds on the leaves of the elm.
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Water sapphire \Wa"ter sap"phire\ [Equiv. to F. saphir d'eau.]       (Min.)       A deep blue variety of iolite, sometimes used as a gem; --       called also {saphir d'eau}.
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Savor \Sa"vor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Savored}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Savoring}.] [Cf. OF. savorer, F. savourer. See {Savor}, n.]       [Written also {savour}.]       1. To have a particular smell or taste; -- with of.          2. To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the             presence or influence; to smack; -- with of.                         This savors not much of distraction.   --Shak.                         I have rejected everything that savors of party.                                                                               --Addison.          3. To use the sense of taste. [Obs.]                         By sight, hearing, smelling, tasting or savoring,                      and feeling.                                       --Chaucer.
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Savoyard \Sav`oy*ard"\, n. [F.]       A native or inhabitant of Savoy.
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Scabbard \Scab"bard\, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers,       escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan.       origin; cf. Icel. sk[be]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to       conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.]       The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is       kept; a sheath.                   Nor in thy scabbard sheathe that famous blade.                                                                               --Fairfax.          {Scabbard fish} (Zo[94]l.), a long, compressed,             silver-colored t[91]nioid fish ({Lepidopus caudatus, [or]             argyreus}), found on the European coasts, and more             abundantly about New Zealand, where it is called             {frostfish} and considered an excellent food fish.
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Scabbard \Scab"bard\, v. t.       To put in a scabbard.
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Scabbard \Scab"bard\, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers,       escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan.       origin; cf. Icel. sk[be]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to       conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.]       The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is       kept; a sheath.                   Nor in thy scabbard sheathe that famous blade.                                                                               --Fairfax.          {Scabbard fish} (Zo[94]l.), a long, compressed,             silver-colored t[91]nioid fish ({Lepidopus caudatus, [or]             argyreus}), found on the European coasts, and more             abundantly about New Zealand, where it is called             {frostfish} and considered an excellent food fish.
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Scabbard plane \Scab"bard plane`\       See {Scaleboard plane}, under {Scaleboard}.
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Scabredity \Sca*bred"i*ty\, n. [L. scabredo, fr. scaber rough.]       Roughness; ruggedness. [Obs.] --Burton.
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Scabwort \Scab"wort`\, n. (Bot.)       Elecampane.
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Sweetweed \Sweet"weed`\, n. (Bot.)       A name for two tropical American weeds ({Capraria biflora},       and {Scoparia dulcis}) of the Figwort family.
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Sea bird \Sea" bird`\ (Zo[94]l.)       Any swimming bird frequenting the sea; a sea fowl.
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Sea foam \Sea" foam`\       1. Foam of sea water.          2. (Min.) Meerschaum; -- called also {sea froth}.
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Sea froth \Sea" froth`\ (?; 115).       See {Sea foam}, 2.
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Sea foam \Sea" foam`\       1. Foam of sea water.          2. (Min.) Meerschaum; -- called also {sea froth}.
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Sea froth \Sea" froth`\ (?; 115).       See {Sea foam}, 2.
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Puffin \Puf"fin\ (p[ucr]f"f[icr]n), n. [Akin to puff.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied             to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak,             whence the name; -- called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy},             {coulterneb}, {marrot}, {mormon}, {pope}, and {sea             parrot}.          Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as                the horned puffin ({F. corniculata}), the tufted puffin                ({Lunda cirrhata}), and the razorbill.          {Manx puffin}, the Manx shearwater. See under {Manx}.          2. (Bot.) The puffball.          3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640).
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Sea partridge \Sea" par"tridge\ (Zo[94]l.)       The gilthead ({Crenilabrus melops}), a fish of the British       coasts.
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Partridge \Par"tridge\, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF.       pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. [?].]       (Zo[94]l.)       1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of             the genus {Perdix} and several related genera of the             family {Perdicid[91]}, of the Old World. The partridge is             noted as a game bird.                         Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer.          Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix                cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis                rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known                species.          2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging             to {Colinus}, and allied genera. [U.S.]          Note: Among them are the bobwhite ({Colinus Virginianus}) of                the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge                ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California; the Massena                partridge ({Cyrtonyx Montezum[91]}); and the California                partridge ({Callipepla Californica}).          3. The ruffed grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}). [New Eng.]          {Bamboo partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a spurred partridge of the             genus {Bambusicola}. Several species are found in China             and the East Indies.          {Night partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]          {Painted partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a francolin of South Africa             ({Francolinus pictus}).          {Partridge berry}. (Bot.)             (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant                   ({Mitchella repens}) of the order {Rubiace[91]},                   having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant                   flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs                   with the ovaries united, and producing the berries                   which remain over winter; also, the plant itself.             (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria                   procumbens}); also, the plant itself.          {Partridge dove} (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mountain witch}, under             {Mountain}.          {Partridge pea} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb             ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}), common in sandy fields in the             Eastern United States.          {Partridge shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large marine univalve shell             ({Dolium perdix}), having colors variegated like those of             the partridge.          {Partridge wood}             (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It                   is obtained from tropical America, and one source of                   it is said to be the leguminous tree {Andira inermis}.                   Called also {pheasant wood}.             (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and                   striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for                   walking sticks and umbrella handles.          {Sea partridge} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge             ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}); -- so called from its note.          {Snow partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a large spurred partridge             ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of             Asia.          {Spruce partridge}. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood partridge}, [or] {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any small             Asiatic partridge of the genus {Arboricola}.
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Gilthead \Gilt"head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A marine fish. The name is applied to two species:       (a) The {Pagrus, [or] Chrysophrys, auratus}, a valuable food             fish common in the Mediterranean (so named from its             golden-colored head); -- called also {giltpoll}.       (b) The {Crenilabrus melops}, of the British coasts; --             called also {golden maid}, {conner}, {sea partridge}.
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Sea partridge \Sea" par"tridge\ (Zo[94]l.)       The gilthead ({Crenilabrus melops}), a fish of the British       coasts.
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Partridge \Par"tridge\, n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF.       pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. [?].]       (Zo[94]l.)       1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of             the genus {Perdix} and several related genera of the             family {Perdicid[91]}, of the Old World. The partridge is             noted as a game bird.                         Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer.          Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix                cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis                rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known                species.          2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging             to {Colinus}, and allied genera. [U.S.]          Note: Among them are the bobwhite ({Colinus Virginianus}) of                the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge                ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California; the Massena                partridge ({Cyrtonyx Montezum[91]}); and the California                partridge ({Callipepla Californica}).          3. The ruffed grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}). [New Eng.]          {Bamboo partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a spurred partridge of the             genus {Bambusicola}. Several species are found in China             and the East Indies.          {Night partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]          {Painted partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a francolin of South Africa             ({Francolinus pictus}).          {Partridge berry}. (Bot.)             (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant                   ({Mitchella repens}) of the order {Rubiace[91]},                   having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant                   flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs                   with the ovaries united, and producing the berries                   which remain over winter; also, the plant itself.             (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria                   procumbens}); also, the plant itself.          {Partridge dove} (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mountain witch}, under             {Mountain}.          {Partridge pea} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb             ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}), common in sandy fields in the             Eastern United States.          {Partridge shell} (Zo[94]l.), a large marine univalve shell             ({Dolium perdix}), having colors variegated like those of             the partridge.          {Partridge wood}             (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It                   is obtained from tropical America, and one source of                   it is said to be the leguminous tree {Andira inermis}.                   Called also {pheasant wood}.             (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and                   striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for                   walking sticks and umbrella handles.          {Sea partridge} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic sand partridge             ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}); -- so called from its note.          {Snow partridge} (Zo[94]l.), a large spurred partridge             ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of             Asia.          {Spruce partridge}. See under {Spruce}.          {Wood partridge}, [or] {Hill partridge} (Zo[94]l.), any small             Asiatic partridge of the genus {Arboricola}.
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Gilthead \Gilt"head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A marine fish. The name is applied to two species:       (a) The {Pagrus, [or] Chrysophrys, auratus}, a valuable food             fish common in the Mediterranean (so named from its             golden-colored head); -- called also {giltpoll}.       (b) The {Crenilabrus melops}, of the British coasts; --             called also {golden maid}, {conner}, {sea partridge}.
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Seabeard \Sea"beard`\, n. (Bot.)       A green seaweed ({Cladophora rupestris}) growing in dense       tufts.
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Seaboard \Sea"board`\, n. [Sea + board, F. bord side.]       The seashore; seacoast. --Ld. Berners.
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Seaboard \Sea"board`\, a.       Bordering upon, or being near, the sea; seaside; seacoast;       as, a seaboard town.
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Seaboard \Sea"board`\, adv.       Toward the sea. [R.]
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Seabord \Sea"bord`\, n. & a.       See {Seaboard}.
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Sea-bordering \Sea"-bor"der*ing\, a.       Bordering on the sea; situated beside the sea. --Drayton.
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Seaport \Sea"port`\ (s[emac]"p[omac]rt`), n.       A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing       vessels. Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town.
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Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. i.       To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw       from one another; as, the family separated.
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Separate \Sep"a*rate\, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ]       1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected;             separated; -- said of things once connected.                         Him that was separate from his brethren. --Gen.                                                                               xlix. 26.          2. Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said             of things that have not been connected.                         For such an high priest became us, who is holy,                      harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnere. --Heb.                                                                               vii. 26.          3. Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate             spirit; the separate state of souls.          {Separate estate} (Law), an estate limited to a married woman             independent of her husband.          {Separate maintenance} (Law), an allowance made to a wife by             her husband under deed of separation. -- {Sep"a*rate*ly},             adv. -- {Sep"a*rate*ness}, n.
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Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Separated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Separating}.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to       separate; pfref. se- aside + parare to make ready, prepare.       See {Parade}, and cf. {Sever}.]       1. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part             in any manner.                         From the fine gold I separate the alloy. --Dryden.                         Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. --Gen. xiii.                                                                               9.                         Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?                                                                               --Rom. viii.                                                                               35.          2. To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space             between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea             separates Europe and Africa.          3. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a             special use or service.                         Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto                      I have called thaem.                           --Acts xiii.                                                                               2.          {Separated flowers} (Bot.), flowers which have stamens and             pistils in separate flowers; diclinous flowers. --Gray.
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Separate \Sep"a*rate\, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ]       1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected;             separated; -- said of things once connected.                         Him that was separate from his brethren. --Gen.                                                                               xlix. 26.          2. Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said             of things that have not been connected.                         For such an high priest became us, who is holy,                      harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnere. --Heb.                                                                               vii. 26.          3. Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate             spirit; the separate state of souls.          {Separate estate} (Law), an estate limited to a married woman             independent of her husband.          {Separate maintenance} (Law), an allowance made to a wife by             her husband under deed of separation. -- {Sep"a*rate*ly},             adv. -- {Sep"a*rate*ness}, n.
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Separate \Sep"a*rate\, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ]       1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected;             separated; -- said of things once connected.                         Him that was separate from his brethren. --Gen.                                                                               xlix. 26.          2. Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said             of things that have not been connected.                         For such an high priest became us, who is holy,                      harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnere. --Heb.                                                                               vii. 26.          3. Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate             spirit; the separate state of souls.          {Separate estate} (Law), an estate limited to a married woman             independent of her husband.          {Separate maintenance} (Law), an allowance made to a wife by             her husband under deed of separation. -- {Sep"a*rate*ly},             adv. -- {Sep"a*rate*ness}, n.
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Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Separated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Separating}.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to       separate; pfref. se- aside + parare to make ready, prepare.       See {Parade}, and cf. {Sever}.]       1. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part             in any manner.                         From the fine gold I separate the alloy. --Dryden.                         Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. --Gen. xiii.                                                                               9.                         Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?                                                                               --Rom. viii.                                                                               35.          2. To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space             between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea             separates Europe and Africa.          3. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a             special use or service.                         Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto                      I have called thaem.                           --Acts xiii.                                                                               2.          {Separated flowers} (Bot.), flowers which have stamens and             pistils in separate flowers; diclinous flowers. --Gray.
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Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Separated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Separating}.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to       separate; pfref. se- aside + parare to make ready, prepare.       See {Parade}, and cf. {Sever}.]       1. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part             in any manner.                         From the fine gold I separate the alloy. --Dryden.                         Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. --Gen. xiii.                                                                               9.                         Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?                                                                               --Rom. viii.                                                                               35.          2. To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space             between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea             separates Europe and Africa.          3. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a             special use or service.                         Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto                      I have called thaem.                           --Acts xiii.                                                                               2.          {Separated flowers} (Bot.), flowers which have stamens and             pistils in separate flowers; diclinous flowers. --Gray.
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Separate \Sep"a*rate\, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ]       1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected;             separated; -- said of things once connected.                         Him that was separate from his brethren. --Gen.                                                                               xlix. 26.          2. Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said             of things that have not been connected.                         For such an high priest became us, who is holy,                      harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnere. --Heb.                                                                               vii. 26.          3. Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate             spirit; the separate state of souls.          {Separate estate} (Law), an estate limited to a married woman             independent of her husband.          {Separate maintenance} (Law), an allowance made to a wife by             her husband under deed of separation. -- {Sep"a*rate*ly},             adv. -- {Sep"a*rate*ness}, n.
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Separate \Sep"a*rate\, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ]       1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected;             separated; -- said of things once connected.                         Him that was separate from his brethren. --Gen.                                                                               xlix. 26.          2. Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said             of things that have not been connected.                         For such an high priest became us, who is holy,                      harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnere. --Heb.                                                                               vii. 26.          3. Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate             spirit; the separate state of souls.          {Separate estate} (Law), an estate limited to a married woman             independent of her husband.          {Separate maintenance} (Law), an allowance made to a wife by             her husband under deed of separation. -- {Sep"a*rate*ly},             adv. -- {Sep"a*rate*ness}, n.
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Separatical \Sep`a*rat"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to separatism in religion; schismatical.       [R.] --Dr. T. Dwight.
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Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Separated}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Separating}.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to       separate; pfref. se- aside + parare to make ready, prepare.       See {Parade}, and cf. {Sever}.]       1. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part             in any manner.                         From the fine gold I separate the alloy. --Dryden.                         Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. --Gen. xiii.                                                                               9.                         Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?                                                                               --Rom. viii.                                                                               35.          2. To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space             between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea             separates Europe and Africa.          3. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a             special use or service.                         Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto                      I have called thaem.                           --Acts xiii.                                                                               2.          {Separated flowers} (Bot.), flowers which have stamens and             pistils in separate flowers; diclinous flowers. --Gray.
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Separating \Sep"a*ra`ting\, a.       Designed or employed to separate.          {Separating funnel} (Chem.), a funnel, often globe-shaped,             provided with a stopcock for the separate drawing off of             immiscible liquids of different specific gravities.
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Separating \Sep"a*ra`ting\, a.       Designed or employed to separate.          {Separating funnel} (Chem.), a funnel, often globe-shaped,             provided with a stopcock for the separate drawing off of             immiscible liquids of different specific gravities.
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Separation \Sep`a*ra"tion\, n. [L. separatio: cf. F.       s[82]paration.]       The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or       separate. Specifically:       (a) Chemical analysis.       (b) Divorce.       (c) (Steam Boilers) The operation of removing water from             steam.          {Judicial separation} (Law), a form of divorce; a separation             of man and wife which has the effect of making each a             single person for all legal purposes but without ability             to contract a new marriage. --Mozley & W.
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Separatism \Sep"a*ra*tism\, n. [CF. F. s[82]paratisme.]       The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw       from a church; the practice of so withdrawing.
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Separatist \Sep`a*ra*tist\, n. [Cf. F. s[82]paratiste.]       One who withdraws or separates himself; especially, one who       withdraws from a church to which he has belonged; a seceder       from an established church; a dissenter; a nonconformist; a       schismatic; a sectary.                   Heavy fines on divines who should preach in any meeting                of separatist .                                       --Macaulay.
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Separatistic \Sep`a*ra*tis"tic\, a.       Of or pertaining to separatists; characterizing separatists;       schismatical.
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Separative \Sep"a*ra*tive\, a. [L. separativus.]       Causing, or being to cause, separation. [bd]Separative virtue       of extreme cold.[b8] --Boyle.
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Separator \Sep"a*ra`tor\, n. [L.]       One who, or that which, separates. Specifically:       (a) (Steam Boilers) A device for depriving steam of particles             of water mixed with it.       (b) (Mining) An apparatus for sorting pulverized ores into             grades, or separating them from gangue.       (c) (Weaving) An instrument used for spreading apart the             threads of the warp in the loom, etc.
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Separatory \Sep"a*ra*to*ry\, a.       Separative. --Cheyne.
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Separatory \Sep"a*ra*to*ry\, n. [Cf. F. s[82]paratoire.]       1. (Chem.) An apparatus used in separating, as a separating             funnel.          2. (Surg.) A surgical instrument for separating the             pericranium from the cranium. [Obs.]
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Separatrix \Sep`a*ra"trix\, n.; pl. L. {-trices}, E. {-trixes}.       [L., she that separates.] (Arith.)       The decimal point; the dot placed at the left of a decimal       fraction, to separate it from the whole number which it       follows. The term is sometimes also applied to other marks of       separation.
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Sephardic \Se*phar"dic\, a. [From Sephardim, a name applied to       the Spanish Jews, fr. Sephard, name of a place where Jews       were held in captivity (--Ob. 20).]       Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Jews (the Sephardim,       also called Spanish or Portuguese Jews) descended from Jewish       families driven from Spain by the Inquisition.
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Sephardim \Se*phar"dim\, n. pl. [NHeb.; orig. uncert.]       Jews who are descendants of the former Jews of Spain and       Portugal. They are as a rule darker than the northern Jews,       and have more delicate features.
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Sever \Sev"er\, v. t. [imp. &. p. p. {Severed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Severing}.] [OF. sevrer, severer, to separate, F. sevrer to       wean, fr. L. separare. See {Separate}, and cf. {Several}.]       1. To separate, as one from another; to cut off from             something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by             violence, as by cutting, rending, etc.; as, to sever the             head from the body.                         The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked                      from among the just.                           --Matt. xiii.                                                                               49.          2. To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to             cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg.                         Our state can not be severed; we are one. --Milton.          3. To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt.                         I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in                      which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall                      be there.                                          --Ex. viii.                                                                               22.          4. (Law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to             sever an estate in joint tenancy. --Blackstone.
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Severity \Se*ver"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Severities}. [L. severitas: cf.       F. s[82]v[82]rit[82].]       The quality or state of being severe. Specifically:       (a) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor;             harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof;             severity of discipline or government; severity of             penalties. [bd]Strict age, and sour severity.[b8]             --Milton.       (b) The quality or power of distressing or paining; extreme             degree; extremity; intensity; inclemency; as, the             severity of pain or anguish; the severity of cold or             heat; the severity of the winter.       (c) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as,             severity practiced on prisoners of war.       (d) Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of             a test.                         Confining myself to the severity of truth.                                                                               --Dryden.
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Severity \Se*ver"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Severities}. [L. severitas: cf.       F. s[82]v[82]rit[82].]       The quality or state of being severe. Specifically:       (a) Gravity or austerity; extreme strictness; rigor;             harshness; as, the severity of a reprimand or a reproof;             severity of discipline or government; severity of             penalties. [bd]Strict age, and sour severity.[b8]             --Milton.       (b) The quality or power of distressing or paining; extreme             degree; extremity; intensity; inclemency; as, the             severity of pain or anguish; the severity of cold or             heat; the severity of the winter.       (c) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as,             severity practiced on prisoners of war.       (d) Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of             a test.                         Confining myself to the severity of truth.                                                                               --Dryden.
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Shepherd \Shep"herd\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shepherded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Shepherding}.]       To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a       shepherd. [Poetic]                   White, fleecy clouds . . .                   Shepherded by the slow, unwilling wind.   --Shelley.
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Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
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Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
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Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
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Hyksos \Hyk"sos\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. Egypt. hikshasu chiefs of the       Bedouins, shepherds.]       A dynasty of Egyptian kings, often called the {Shepherd       kings}, of foreign origin, who, according to the narrative of       Manetho, ruled for about 500 years, forming the XVth and       XVIth dynasties. It is now considered that the XVIth is       merely a double of the XVth dynasty, and that the total       period of the six Hyksos kings was little more than 100       years. It is supposed that they were Asiatic Semites.
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Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
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Shepherd \Shep"herd\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shepherded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Shepherding}.]       To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a       shepherd. [Poetic]                   White, fleecy clouds . . .                   Shepherded by the slow, unwilling wind.   --Shelley.
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Shepherdess \Shep"herd*ess\, n.       A woman who tends sheep; hence, a rural lass.                   She put herself into the garb of a shepherdess. --Sir                                                                               P. Sidney.
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Shepherdia \Shep*her"di*a\, n.; pl. {Shepherdias}. [NL. So       called from John Shepherd, an English botanist.] (Bot.)       A genus of shrubs having silvery scurfy leaves, and belonging       to the same family as El[91]agnus; also, any plant of this       genus. See {Buffalo berry}, under {Buffalo}.
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Shepherdia \Shep*her"di*a\, n.; pl. {Shepherdias}. [NL. So       called from John Shepherd, an English botanist.] (Bot.)       A genus of shrubs having silvery scurfy leaves, and belonging       to the same family as El[91]agnus; also, any plant of this       genus. See {Buffalo berry}, under {Buffalo}.
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Shepherd \Shep"herd\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shepherded}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Shepherding}.]       To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a       shepherd. [Poetic]                   White, fleecy clouds . . .                   Shepherded by the slow, unwilling wind.   --Shelley.
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Shepherdish \Shep"herd*ish\, n.       Resembling a shepherd; suiting a shepherd; pastoral. --Sir T.       Sidney.
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Shepherdism \Shep"herd*ism\, n.       Pastoral life or occupation.
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Shepherdling \Shep"herd*ling\, n.       A little shepherd.
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Shepherdly \Shep"herd*ly\, a.       Resembling, or becoming to, a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.       [R.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
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Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
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Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.       sce[a0]phyrde; sce[a0]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,       a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]       1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,             esp. a flock grazing at large.          2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of             others.          {Shepherd bird} (Zo[94]l.), the crested screamer. See             {Screamer}.          {Shepherd dog} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of dogs used largely for             the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as             the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English             shepherd dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.          {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.          {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded             Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and             conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after             about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to             connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of             Exodus.          {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.                      {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as             to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.          {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.          {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered             black and white pattern.          {Shephered spider} (Zo[94]l.), a daddy longlegs, or             harvestman.          {Shepherd's pouch}, [or] {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual             cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small             white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of             {Silicle}.          {Shepherd's rod}, [or] {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small             teasel.
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Shewbread \Shew"bread`\       See {Showbread}.
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Showbread \Show"bread`\, n. (Jewish Antiq.)       Bread of exhibition; loaves to set before God; -- the term       used in translating the various phrases used in the Hebrew       and Greek to designate the loaves of bread which the priest       of the week placed before the Lord on the golden table in the       sanctuary. They were made of fine flour unleavened, and were       changed every Sabbath. The loaves, twelve in number,       represented the twelve tribes of Israel. They were to be       eaten by the priests only, and in the Holy Place. [Written       also {shewbread}.] --Mark ii. 26.
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Shewbread \Shew"bread`\       See {Showbread}.
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Showbread \Show"bread`\, n. (Jewish Antiq.)       Bread of exhibition; loaves to set before God; -- the term       used in translating the various phrases used in the Hebrew       and Greek to designate the loaves of bread which the priest       of the week placed before the Lord on the golden table in the       sanctuary. They were made of fine flour unleavened, and were       changed every Sabbath. The loaves, twelve in number,       represented the twelve tribes of Israel. They were to be       eaten by the priests only, and in the Holy Place. [Written       also {shewbread}.] --Mark ii. 26.
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3. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a             ship) used to hold incense. [Obs.] --Tyndale.          {Armed ship}, a private ship taken into the service of the             government in time of war, and armed and equipped like a             ship of war. [Eng.] --Brande & C.          {General ship}. See under {General}.          {Ship biscuit}, hard biscuit prepared for use on shipboard;             -- called also {ship bread}. See {Hardtack}.          {Ship boy}, a boy who serves in a ship. [bd]Seal up the ship             boy's eyes.[b8] --Shak.          {Ship breaker}, one who breaks up vessels when unfit for             further use.          {Ship broker}, a mercantile agent employed in buying and             selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc., and generally in             transacting the business of a ship or ships when in port.                      {Ship canal}, a canal suitable for the passage of seagoing             vessels.          {Ship carpenter}, a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a             shipwright.          {Ship chandler}, one who deals in cordage, canvas, and other,             furniture of vessels.          {Ship chandlery}, the commodities in which a ship chandler             deals; also, the business of a ship chandler.          {Ship fever} (Med.), a form of typhus fever; -- called also             {putrid, jail, [or] hospital fever}.          {Ship joiner}, a joiner who works upon ships.          {Ship letter}, a letter conveyed by a ship not a mail packet.                      {Ship money} (Eng. Hist.), an imposition formerly charged on             the ports, towns, cities, boroughs, and counties, of             England, for providing and furnishing certain ships for             the king's service. The attempt made by Charles I. to             revive and enforce this tax was resisted by John Hampden,             and was one of the causes which led to the death of             Charles. It was finally abolished.          {Ship of the line}. See under {Line}.          {Ship pendulum}, a pendulum hung amidships to show the extent             of the rolling and pitching of a vessel.          {Ship railway}.             (a) An inclined railway with a cradelike car, by means of                   which a ship may be drawn out of water, as for                   repairs.             (b) A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels                   overland between two water courses or harbors.          {Ship's company}, the crew of a ship or other vessel.          {Ship's days}, the days allowed a vessel for loading or             unloading.          {Ship's husband}. See under {Husband}.          {Ship's papers} (Mar. Law), papers with which a vessel is             required by law to be provided, and the production of             which may be required on certain occasions. Among these             papers are the register, passport or sea letter, charter             party, bills of lading, invoice, log book, muster roll,             bill of health, etc. --Bouvier. --Kent.          {To make ship}, to embark in a ship or other vessel.
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Shipboard \Ship"board`\, n. [Ship + board. See {Board}, n., 8]       A ship's side; hence, by extension, a ship; -- found chiefly       in adverbial phrases; as, on shipboard; a shipboard.
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Shipyard \Ship"yard`\, n.       A yard, place, or inclosure where ships are built or       repaired.
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Shiver \Shiv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shivered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Shivering}.] [OE. schiveren, scheveren; cf. OD.       scheveren. See {Shiver} a fragment.]       To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to       dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet.                   All the ground With shivered armor strown. --Milton.
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Shopboard \Shop"board`\, n.       A bench or board on which work is performed; a workbench.       --South.
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Showbread \Show"bread`\, n. (Jewish Antiq.)       Bread of exhibition; loaves to set before God; -- the term       used in translating the various phrases used in the Hebrew       and Greek to designate the loaves of bread which the priest       of the week placed before the Lord on the golden table in the       sanctuary. They were made of fine flour unleavened, and were       changed every Sabbath. The loaves, twelve in number,       represented the twelve tribes of Israel. They were to be       eaten by the priests only, and in the Holy Place. [Written       also {shewbread}.] --Mark ii. 26.
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Skew \Skew\, a.       Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; --       chiefly used in technical phrases.          {Skew arch}, an oblique arch. See under {Oblique}.          {Skew back}. (Civil Engin.)       (a) The course of masonry, the stone, or the iron plate,             having an inclined face, which forms the abutment for the             voussoirs of a segmental arch.       (b) A plate, cap, or shoe, having an inclined face to receive             the nut of a diagonal brace, rod, or the end of an             inclined strut, in a truss or frame.          {Skew bridge}. See under {Bridge}, n.          {Skew curve} (Geom.), a curve of double curvature, or a             twisted curve. See {Plane curve}, under {Curve}.          {Skew gearing}, [or] {Skew bevel gearing} (Mach.), toothed             gearing, generally resembling bevel gearing, for             connecting two shafts that are neither parallel nor             intersecting, and in which the teeth slant across the             faces of the gears.          {Skew surface} (Geom.), a ruled surface such that in general             two successive generating straight lines do not intersect;             a warped surface; as, the helicoid is a skew surface.          {Skew symmetrical determinant} (Alg.), a determinant in which             the elements in each column of the matrix are equal to the             elements of the corresponding row of the matrix with the             signs changed, as in (1), below. (1) 0 2 -3-2 0 53 -5 0             (2) 4 -1 71 8 -2-7 2 1          Note: This requires that the numbers in the diagonal from the                upper left to lower right corner be zeros. A like                determinant in which the numbers in the diagonal are                not zeros is a skew determinant, as in (2), above.
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Bridge \Bridge\, n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg,       bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G.       br[81]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan.       brygge, and prob. Icel. br[umac] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro       bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.]       1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,             erected over a river or other water course, or over a             chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank             to the other.          2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some             other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in             engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or             staging over which something passes or is conveyed.          3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the             strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them             and transmit their vibrations to the body of the             instrument.          4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or             other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.          5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a             furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a             {bridge wall}.          {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}.          {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under             {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}.          {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the             deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer             in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects             the paddle boxes.          {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose.          {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}.          {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}.          {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as             for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure             connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and             made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the             current or other means.          {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by             girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.          {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders.          {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}.          {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as             sometimes required in railway engineering.          {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}.          {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short,             simple girders resting on trestles.          {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or             rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates             riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai             Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal.          {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement             of resistances, so called because the balance between the             resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of             a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection             between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir             Charles Wheatstone.
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A week or so will probably reconcile us.      --Gay.          Note: See the Note under {Ill}, adv.          {So} . . . {as}. So is now commonly used as a demonstrative             correlative of as when it is the puprpose to emphasize the             equality or comparison suggested, esp. in negative             assertions, and questions implying a negative answer. By             Shakespeare and others so . . . as was much used where as             . . . as is now common. See the Note under {As}, 1.                         So do, as thou hast said.                  --Gen. xviii.                                                                               5.                         As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. --Ps.                                                                               ciii. 15.                         Had woman been so strong as men.         --Shak.                         No country suffered so much as England. --Macaulay.          {So far}, to that point or extent; in that particular.             [bd]The song was moral, and so far was right.[b8]             --Cowper.          {So far forth}, as far; to such a degree. --Shak. --Bacon.          {So forth}, further in the same or similar manner; more of             the same or a similar kind. See {And so forth}, under             {And}.          {So, so}, well, well. [bd]So, so, it works; now, mistress,             sit you fast.[b8] --Dryden. Also, moderately or tolerably             well; passably; as, he succeeded but so so. [bd]His leg is             but so so.[b8] --Shak.          {So that}, to the end that; in order that; with the effect or             result that.          {So then}, thus then it is; therefore; the consequence is.
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Soapberry tree \Soap"ber`ry tree`\ (Bot.)       Any tree of the genus {Sapindus}, esp. {Sapindus saponaria},       the fleshy part of whose fruit is used instead of soap in       washing linen; -- also called {soap tree}.
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Soaproot \Soap"root`\, n. (Bot.)       A perennial herb ({Gypsophila Struthium}) the root of which       is used in Spain as a substitute for soap.
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Soapwort \Soap"wort`\, n. (Bot.)       A common plant ({Saponaria officinalis}) of the Pink family;       -- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in       water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also       {Bouncing Bet}.
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Sober \So"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sobered}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sobering}.]       To make sober.                   There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And                drinking largely sobers us again.            --Pope.
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Sobriety \So*bri"e*ty\, n. [L. sobrietas: cf. F. sobri[82]t[82].       See {Sober}.]       1. Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of             spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.                         Public sobriety is a relative duty.   --Blackstone.          2. Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or             overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity;             seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years.                         Mirth makes them not mad, Nor sobriety sad.                                                                               --Denham.          Syn: Soberness; temperance; abstinence; abstemiousness;                moderation; regularity; steadness; calmness; coolness;                sober-mindeness; sedateness; staidness; gravity;                seriousness; solemnity.
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Soporate \Sop"o*rate\, v. t. [L. soporatus, p. p. or soporare to       put to sleep, fr. sopor a heavy sleep.]       To lay or put to sleep; to stupefy. [Obs.] --Cudworth.
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Soubrette \Sou`brette"\, n. [F.]       A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the       theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an       intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young       woman.
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Sow \Sow\, n. [OE. sowe, suwe, AS. sugu, akin to s[umac], D.       zog, zeug, OHG. s[umac], G. sau, Icel. s[ymac]r, Dan. so, Sw.       sugga, so, L. sus. Gr. "y^s, sy^s, Zend. hu boar; probably       from the root seen in Skr. s[umac] to beget, to bear; the       animal being named in allusion to its fecundity. [root]294.       Cf. {Hyena}, {Soil} to stain, {Son}, {Swine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) The female of swine, or of the hog kind.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A sow bug.          3. (Metal.)             (a) A channel or runner which receives the rows of molds                   in the pig bed.             (b) The bar of metal which remains in such a runner.             (c) A mass of solidified metal in a furnace hearth; a                   salamander.          4. (Mil.) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers             in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place,             sapping and mining the wall, or the like. --Craig.          {Sow bread}. (Bot.) See {Cyclamen}.          {Sow bug}, [or] {Sowbug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous             species of terrestrial Isopoda belonging to {Oniscus},             {Porcellio}, and allied genera of the family             {Oniscid[91]}. They feed chiefly on decaying vegetable             substances.          {Sow thistle} [AS. sugepistel] (Bot.), a composite plant             ({Sonchus oleraceus}) said to be eaten by swine and some             other animals.
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Cyclamen \Cyc"la*men\ (s?k"l?-m?n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.       kykla`minos, kyklami`s.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed       rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so       reflexed as to point upwards, whence it is called {rabbits'       ears}. It is also called {sow bread}, because hogs are said       to eat the corms.
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Sow \Sow\, n. [OE. sowe, suwe, AS. sugu, akin to s[umac], D.       zog, zeug, OHG. s[umac], G. sau, Icel. s[ymac]r, Dan. so, Sw.       sugga, so, L. sus. Gr. "y^s, sy^s, Zend. hu boar; probably       from the root seen in Skr. s[umac] to beget, to bear; the       animal being named in allusion to its fecundity. [root]294.       Cf. {Hyena}, {Soil} to stain, {Son}, {Swine}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) The female of swine, or of the hog kind.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A sow bug.          3. (Metal.)             (a) A channel or runner which receives the rows of molds                   in the pig bed.             (b) The bar of metal which remains in such a runner.             (c) A mass of solidified metal in a furnace hearth; a                   salamander.          4. (Mil.) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers             in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place,             sapping and mining the wall, or the like. --Craig.          {Sow bread}. (Bot.) See {Cyclamen}.          {Sow bug}, [or] {Sowbug} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous             species of terrestrial Isopoda belonging to {Oniscus},             {Porcellio}, and allied genera of the family             {Oniscid[91]}. They feed chiefly on decaying vegetable             substances.          {Sow thistle} [AS. sugepistel] (Bot.), a composite plant             ({Sonchus oleraceus}) said to be eaten by swine and some             other animals.
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Cyclamen \Cyc"la*men\ (s?k"l?-m?n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.       kykla`minos, kyklami`s.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed       rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so       reflexed as to point upwards, whence it is called {rabbits'       ears}. It is also called {sow bread}, because hogs are said       to eat the corms.
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Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.]       1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or             compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck;             larger ships have two or three decks.          Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of                vessels having more than one.          {Berth deck} (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where             the hammocks of the crew are swung.          {Boiler deck} (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers             are placed.          {Flush deck}, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to             stern.          {Gun deck} (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the             ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the             upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower             gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun             deck.          {Half-deck}, that portion of the deck next below the spar             deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.          {Hurricane deck} (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck,             usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.                      {Orlop deck}, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are             stowed, usually below the water line.          {Poop deck}, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop             cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the             mizzenmast aft.          {Quarter-deck}, the part of the upper deck abaft the             mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.          {Spar deck}.             (a) Same as the upper deck.             (b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.          {Upper deck}, the highest deck of the hull, extending from             stem to stern.          2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb             roof when made nearly flat.          3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car.          4. A pack or set of playing cards.                         The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak.          5. A heap or store. [Obs.]                         Who . . . hath such trinkets Ready in the deck.                                                                               --Massinger.          {Between decks}. See under {Between}.          {Deck bridge} (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries             the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a             through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower             chords, between the girders.          {Deck curb} (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof             construction.          {Deck floor} (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as             of a belfry or balcony.          {Deck hand}, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but             not expected to go aloft.          {Deck molding} (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a             deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the             roof.          {Deck roof} (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not             surmounted by parapet walls.          {Deck transom} (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the             deck is framed.          {To clear the decks} (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary             incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for             action.          {To sweep the deck} (Card Playing), to clear off all the             stakes on the table by winning them.
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Spar \Spar\, n. [OE. sparre; akin to D. spar, G. sparren, OHG.       sparro, Dan.& Sw. sparre, Icel. sparri; of uncertain origin.       [?] 171. Cf. {Spar}, v. t. ]       1. (Naut.) A general term any round piece of timber used as a             mast, yard, boom, or gaff.          2. (Arch.) Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense;             -- still applied locally to rafters.          3. The bar of a gate or door. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Spar buoy} (Naut.), a buoy anchored by one end so that the             other end rises above the surface of the water.          {Spar deck} (Naut.), the upper deck of a vessel; especially,             in a frigate, the deck which is continued in a straight             line from the quarter-deck to the forecastle, and on which             spare spars are usually placed. See under {Deck}.          {Spar torpedo} (Naut.), a torpedo carried on the end of a             spar usually projecting from the bow of a vessel, and             intended to explode upon contact with an enemy's ships.
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Spar \Spar\, n. [OE. sparre; akin to D. spar, G. sparren, OHG.       sparro, Dan.& Sw. sparre, Icel. sparri; of uncertain origin.       [?] 171. Cf. {Spar}, v. t. ]       1. (Naut.) A general term any round piece of timber used as a             mast, yard, boom, or gaff.          2. (Arch.) Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense;             -- still applied locally to rafters.          3. The bar of a gate or door. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Spar buoy} (Naut.), a buoy anchored by one end so that the             other end rises above the surface of the water.          {Spar deck} (Naut.), the upper deck of a vessel; especially,             in a frigate, the deck which is continued in a straight             line from the quarter-deck to the forecastle, and on which             spare spars are usually placed. See under {Deck}.          {Spar torpedo} (Naut.), a torpedo carried on the end of a             spar usually projecting from the bow of a vessel, and             intended to explode upon contact with an enemy's ships.
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Torpedo \Tor*pe"do\, n.; pl. {Torpedoes}. [L. torpedo, -inis,       from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See {Torpid}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch             fishes belonging to {Torpedo} and allied genera. They are             related to the rays, but have the power of giving             electrical shocks. Called also {crampfish}, and             {numbfish}. See {Electrical fish}, under {Electrical}.          Note: The common European torpedo ({T. vulgaris}) and the                American species ({T. occidentalis}) are the best                known.          2. An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them             up. Specifically:             (a) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel,                   beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so                   arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a                   vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an                   operator on shore.             (b) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive                   charge, and projected from a ship against another ship                   at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise                   automatic in its action against a distant ship.          3. (Mil.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be             exploded by electricity or by stepping on it.          4. (Railroad) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed             on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive             wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.          5. An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a             bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of             obstructions or to open communication with a source of             supply of oil.          6. A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet,             which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.          {Fish torpedo}, a spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped,             self-propelling submarine torpedo.          {Spar torpedo}, a canister or other vessel containing an             explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar             which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against             an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo.          {Torpedo boat}, a vessel adapted for carrying, launching,             operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes against             an enemy's ship.
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Sparada \Spar"a*da\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small California surf fish ({Micrometrus aggregatus}); --       called also {shiner}.
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Sparadrap \Spar"a*drap\, n. [F. sparadrap; cf. It. sparadrappo,       NL. sparadrapa.]       1. A cerecloth. [Obs.]          2. (Med.) Any adhesive plaster.
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Spare \Spare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spared}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sparing}.] [AS. sparian, fr. sp[91]r spare, sparing, saving;       akin to D. & G. sparen, OHG. spar[?]n, Icel. & Sw. spara,       Dan. spare See {Spare}, a.]       1. To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or             valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save. [bd]No cost             would he spare.[b8] --Chaucer.                         [Thou] thy Father's dreadful thunder didst not                      spare.                                                --Milton.                         He that hath knowledge, spareth his words. --Prov.                                                                               xvii. 27.          2. To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.                         Be pleased your plitics to spare.      --Dryden.                         Spare my sight the pain Of seeing what a world of                      tears it costs you.                           --Dryden.          3. To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to             punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to.                         Spare us, good Lord.                           --Book of                                                                               Common Prayer.                         Dim sadness did not spare That time celestial                      visages.                                             --Milton.                         Man alone can whom he conquers spare. --Waller.          4. To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some             occupation, use, or duty.                         All the time he could spare from the necessary cares                      of his weighty charge, he [?]estowed on . . .                      serving of God.                                 --Knolles.          5. To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do             without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.                         Where angry Jove did never spare One breath of kind                      and temperate air.                              --Roscommon.                         I could have better spared a better man. --Shak.          {To spare one's self}.             (a) To act with reserve. [Obs.]                               Her thought that a lady should her spare.                                                                               --Chaucer.             (b) To save one's self labor, punishment, or blame.
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Sparoid \Spa"roid\ (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid:       cf. F. sparo[8b]de.] (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the {Sparid[91]}, a family of       spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead,       and sea bream. -- n. One of the {Sparid[91]}.
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d8Perciformes \[d8]Per`ci*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo[94]l.)       An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true       perches ({Percid[91]}); the pondfishes ({Centrarchid[91]});       the sci[91]noids ({Sci[91]nid[91]}); the sparoids       ({Sparid[91]}); the serranoids ({Serranid[91]}), and some       other related families.
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Sparoid \Spa"roid\ (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid:       cf. F. sparo[8b]de.] (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the {Sparid[91]}, a family of       spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead,       and sea bream. -- n. One of the {Sparid[91]}.
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Spar \Spar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparred}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sparring}.] [Of uncertain origin; cf. OF. esparer to kick,       F. [82]parer, or Icel. sperra to stretch out the legs, to       struggle.]       1. To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.          2. To use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or             defense; to contend or combat with the fists, as for             exercise or amusement; to box.                         Made believe to spar at Paul with great science.                                                                               --Dickens.          3. To contest in words; to wrangle. [Colloq.]
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Spartan \Spar"tan\, a. [L. Spartanus.]       Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta;       hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey.       -- n. A native or inhabitant of Sparta; figuratively, a       person of great courage and fortitude.
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Sparteine \Spar"te*ine\, n. (Chem.)       A narcotic alkaloid extracted from the tops of the common       broom ({Cytisus scoparius}, formerly {Spartium scoparium}),       as a colorless oily liquid of aniline-like odor and very       bitter taste.
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Sparth \Sparth\, n. [Cf. Icel. spar[?]a.]       An Anglo-Saxon battle-ax, or halberd. [Obs.]                   He hath a sparth of twenty pound of weight. --Chaucer.
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Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See       {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.]       A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or       wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also       {marish}.]          {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum})             with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white             flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}.          {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris})             having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;             marsh five-finger.          {Marsh elder}. (Bot.)       (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}).       (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt             marshes ({Iva frutescens}).          {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above).                      {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}.          {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses             growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall             {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very             young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt             hay.          {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier             ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk},             {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}.          {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both             America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above,             with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse             hawk}.       (b) The marsh harrier.          {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of             fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water             marshes.          {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A.             officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and             whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent.          {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous             genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves,             growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}.                      {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark.          {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S.             Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully             astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also             {sea lavender}.          {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea})             found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}.          {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes             Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored             flowers.          {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}.          {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}.          {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens             of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They             chiefly inhabit salt marshes.
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Spanish \Span"ish\, a.       Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.          {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca             alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is             also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern             United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}.                      {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}.          {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.             --Ure.          {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium             junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.          {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having             a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of             sesquioxide of iron.          {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa})             of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but             having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.          {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single             blocks. A double Spanish burton has one double and two             single blocks. --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).          {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called             because obtained from Aragon in Spain.          {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({lepidium             Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.          {Spanish curiew} (Zo[94]l.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]                      {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}.          {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia             Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.          {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by             calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.                      {Spanish flag} (Zo[94]l.), the California rockfish             ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously             colored with bands of red and white.          {Spanish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a brilliant green beetle, common in             the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See             {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}.          {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.          {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}.          {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice.          {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}.          {Spanish mackerel}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in             Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel},             {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}.       (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright             yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly             esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes             erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under             Mackerel.          {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern             portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous             coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure             ships from the New to the Old World.          {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia}.          {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens             bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.          {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium})             of the south of Europe.          {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under             {Potato}.          {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian             red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.          {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a             jib-headed sail.          {Spanish sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a merino.          {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by             pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white             pigment.          {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope             wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to             serve as a lever.
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Sparteine \Spar"te*ine\, n. (Chem.)       A narcotic alkaloid extracted from the tops of the common       broom ({Cytisus scoparius}, formerly {Spartium scoparium}),       as a colorless oily liquid of aniline-like odor and very       bitter taste.
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Spear \Spear\, n. [OE. spere, AS. spere; akin to D. & G. speer,       OS. & OHS. sper, Icel. spj[94]r, pl., Dan. sp[91]r, L.       sparus.]       1. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by             thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a             sharp head or blade; a lance.          Note: [See Illust. of {Spearhead}.] [bd]A sharp ground                spear.[b8] --Chaucer.                            They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and                         their spears into pruning hooks.   --Micah iv. 3.          2. Fig.: A spearman. --Sir W. Scott.          3. A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing             fish and other animals.          4. A shoot, as of grass; a spire.          5. The feather of a horse. See {Feather}, n., 4.          6. The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is             attached; a pump rod.          {Spear foot}, the off hind foot of a horse.          {Spear grass}. (Bot.)             (a) The common reed. See {Reed}, n., 1.             (b) meadow grass. See under {Meadow}.          {Spear hand}, the hand in which a horseman holds a spear; the             right hand. --Crabb.          {Spear side}, the male line of a family. --Lowell.          {Spear thistle} (Bot.), the common thistle ({Cnicus             lanceolatus}).
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Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to       D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill,       Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)       Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those       of the genera {Cnicus}, {Craduus}, and {Onopordon}. The name       is often also applied to other prickly plants.          {Blessed thistle}, {Carduus benedictus}, so named because it             was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of             venomous creatures.          {Bull thistle}, {Cnicus lanceolatus}, the common large             thistle of neglected pastures.          {Canada thistle}, {Cnicus arvensis}, a native of Europe, but             introduced into the United States from Canada.          {Cotton thistle}, {Onopordon Acanthium}.          {Fuller's thistle}, the teasel.          {Globe thistle}, {Melon thistle}, etc. See under {Globe},             {Melon}, etc.          {Pine thistle}, {Atractylis gummifera}, a native of the             Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the             involucre.          {Scotch thistle}, either the cotton thistle, or the musk             thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national             emblems of Scotland.          {Sow thistle}, {Sonchus oleraceus}.          {Spear thistle}. Same as {Bull thistle}.          {Star thistle}, a species of {Centaurea}. See {Centaurea}.          {Torch thistle}, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus             Cereus. See {Cereus}.          {Yellow thistle}, {Cincus horridulus}.          {Thistle bird} (Zo[94]l.), the American goldfinch, or             yellow-bird ({Spinus tristis}); -- so called on account of             its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under             {Goldfinch}.          {Thistle butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely colored American             butterfly ({Vanessa cardui}) whose larva feeds upon             thistles; -- called also {painted lady}.          {Thistle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza             militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]          {Thistle crown}, a gold coin of England of the reign of James             I., worth four shillings.          {Thistle finch} (Zo[94]l.), the goldfinch; -- so called from             its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]          {Thistle funnel}, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring             mouth.
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Throw \Throw\, v. i.          {To throw back}, to revert to an ancestral type or character.             [bd]A large proportion of the steerage passengers throw             back to their Darwinian ancestry.[b8] --The Century.    Throwing stick \Throw"ing stick`\ (Anthropol.)       An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a       spear; -- called also {throw stick} and {spear thrower}. One       end of the stick receives the butt of the spear, as upon a       hook or thong, and the other end is grasped with the hand,       which also holds the spear, toward the middle, above it with       the finger and thumb, the effect being to bring the place of       support nearer the center of the spear, and practically       lengthen the arm in the act of throwing.
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Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.       vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,       -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially       those belonging to the subgenus {Mareca}, of the genus       {Anas}. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope}) and the       American widgeon ({A. Americana}) are the most important       species. The latter is called also {baldhead}, {baldpate},       {baldface}, {baldcrown}, {smoking duck}, {wheat}, {duck}, and       {whitebelly}.          {Bald-faced}, [or] {Green-headed}, widgeon, the American             widgeon.          {Black widgeon}, the European tufted duck.          {Gray widgeon}.       (a) The gadwall.       (b) The pintail duck.          {Great headed widgeon}, the poachard.          {Pied widgeon}.       (a) The poachard.       (b) The goosander.          {Saw-billed widgeon}, the merganser.          {Sea widgeon}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Spear widgeon}, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]          {Spoonbilled widgeon}, the shoveler.          {White widgeon}, the smew.          {Wood widgeon}, the wood duck.
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Spear \Spear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Speared}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Spearing}.]       To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a       fish.
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Spearhead \Spear"head`\, n.       The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
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Spearwood \Spear"wood`\, n. (Bot.)       An Australian tree ({Acacia Doratoxylon}), and its tough       wood, used by the natives for spears.
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Sperate \Spe"rate\, a. [L. speratus, p. p. of sperare to hope.]       Hoped for, or to be hoped for. [R.] --Bouvier.
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d8Sph91ridium \[d8]Sph[91]*rid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Sph[91]ridia}.       [NL., fr. Gr. [?][?][?] a sphere.] (Zo[94]l.)       A peculiar sense organ found upon the exterior of most kinds       of sea urchins, and consisting of an oval or sherical head       surmounting a short pedicel. It is generally supposed to be       an olfactory organ.
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Sphere \Sphere\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sphered}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sphering}.]       1. To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to insphere.                         The glorious planet Sol In noble eminence enthroned                      and sphered Amidst the other.            --Shak.          2. To form into roundness; to make spherical, or spheral; to             perfect. --Tennyson.
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Oblate \Ob*late"\, a. [L. oblatus, used as p. p. of offerre to       bring forward, offer, dedicate; ob (see {Ob-}) + latus borne,       for tlatus. See {Tolerate}.]       1. (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth             is an oblate spheroid.          2. Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used             chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders.             See {Oblate}, n.          {Oblate ellipsoid} [or] {spheroid} (Geom.), a solid generated             by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis; an             oblatum. See {Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.
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Spheroid \Sphe"roid\, n. [L. spheroides ball-like, spherical,       Gr. [?][?][?]; [?][?][?][?] sphere + [?][?][?] form: cf. F.       sph[82]ro[8b]de.]       A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly       spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an       ellipse about one of its axes.          {Oblate spheroid}, {Prolate spheroid}. See {Oblate},             {Prolate}, and {Ellipsoid}.
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Prolate \Pro"late\, a. [L. prolatus, used as p. p. of proferre       to bring forth, to extend; pro + latus, p. p. See {Pro-}, and       {Tolerate}. ]       Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the       direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate       spheroid; -- opposed to {oblate}.          {Prolate cycloid}. See the Note under {Cycloid}.          {Prolate ellipsoid} [or] {spheroid} (Geom.), a figure             generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its major             axis. See {Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.
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Oblate \Ob*late"\, a. [L. oblatus, used as p. p. of offerre to       bring forward, offer, dedicate; ob (see {Ob-}) + latus borne,       for tlatus. See {Tolerate}.]       1. (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth             is an oblate spheroid.          2. Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used             chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders.             See {Oblate}, n.          {Oblate ellipsoid} [or] {spheroid} (Geom.), a solid generated             by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis; an             oblatum. See {Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.
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Spheroid \Sphe"roid\, n. [L. spheroides ball-like, spherical,       Gr. [?][?][?]; [?][?][?][?] sphere + [?][?][?] form: cf. F.       sph[82]ro[8b]de.]       A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly       spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an       ellipse about one of its axes.          {Oblate spheroid}, {Prolate spheroid}. See {Oblate},             {Prolate}, and {Ellipsoid}.
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Prolate \Pro"late\, a. [L. prolatus, used as p. p. of proferre       to bring forth, to extend; pro + latus, p. p. See {Pro-}, and       {Tolerate}. ]       Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the       direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate       spheroid; -- opposed to {oblate}.          {Prolate cycloid}. See the Note under {Cycloid}.          {Prolate ellipsoid} [or] {spheroid} (Geom.), a figure             generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its major             axis. See {Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.
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Oblate \Ob*late"\, a. [L. oblatus, used as p. p. of offerre to       bring forward, offer, dedicate; ob (see {Ob-}) + latus borne,       for tlatus. See {Tolerate}.]       1. (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth             is an oblate spheroid.          2. Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used             chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders.             See {Oblate}, n.          {Oblate ellipsoid} [or] {spheroid} (Geom.), a solid generated             by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis; an             oblatum. See {Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.
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Spheroid \Sphe"roid\, n. [L. spheroides ball-like, spherical,       Gr. [?][?][?]; [?][?][?][?] sphere + [?][?][?] form: cf. F.       sph[82]ro[8b]de.]       A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly       spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an       ellipse about one of its axes.          {Oblate spheroid}, {Prolate spheroid}. See {Oblate},             {Prolate}, and {Ellipsoid}.
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Prolate \Pro"late\, a. [L. prolatus, used as p. p. of proferre       to bring forth, to extend; pro + latus, p. p. See {Pro-}, and       {Tolerate}. ]       Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the       direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate       spheroid; -- opposed to {oblate}.          {Prolate cycloid}. See the Note under {Cycloid}.          {Prolate ellipsoid} [or] {spheroid} (Geom.), a figure             generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its major             axis. See {Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.
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Spheroidal \Sphe*roid"al\, a. [Cf. F. sph[82]ro[8b]dal.]       Having the form of a spheroid. -- {Sphe*roid"al*ly}, adv.          {Spheroidal state} (Physics.), the state of a liquid, as             water, when, on being thrown on a surface of highly heated             metal, it rolls about in spheroidal drops or masses, at a             temperature several degrees below ebullition, and without             actual contact with the heated surface, -- a phenomenon             due to the repulsive force of heat, the intervention of a             cushion of nonconducting vapor, and the cooling effect of             evaporation.
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Spheroidal \Sphe*roid"al\, a. [Cf. F. sph[82]ro[8b]dal.]       Having the form of a spheroid. -- {Sphe*roid"al*ly}, adv.          {Spheroidal state} (Physics.), the state of a liquid, as             water, when, on being thrown on a surface of highly heated             metal, it rolls about in spheroidal drops or masses, at a             temperature several degrees below ebullition, and without             actual contact with the heated surface, -- a phenomenon             due to the repulsive force of heat, the intervention of a             cushion of nonconducting vapor, and the cooling effect of             evaporation.
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Spheroidal \Sphe*roid"al\, a. [Cf. F. sph[82]ro[8b]dal.]       Having the form of a spheroid. -- {Sphe*roid"al*ly}, adv.          {Spheroidal state} (Physics.), the state of a liquid, as             water, when, on being thrown on a surface of highly heated             metal, it rolls about in spheroidal drops or masses, at a             temperature several degrees below ebullition, and without             actual contact with the heated surface, -- a phenomenon             due to the repulsive force of heat, the intervention of a             cushion of nonconducting vapor, and the cooling effect of             evaporation.
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Spheroidic \Sphe*roid"ic\, Spheroidical \Sphe*roid"ic*al\, a.       See {Spheroidal}. --Cheyne.
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Spheroidic \Sphe*roid"ic\, Spheroidical \Sphe*roid"ic*al\, a.       See {Spheroidal}. --Cheyne.
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Spheroidicity \Sphe`roi*dic"i*ty\, Spheroidity \Sphe*roid"i*ty\,       n.       The quality or state of being spheroidal.
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Spheroidicity \Sphe`roi*dic"i*ty\, Spheroidity \Sphe*roid"i*ty\,       n.       The quality or state of being spheroidal.
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Steeple \Stee"ple\, n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[c7]pel, st[?]pel;       akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)       A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole       of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See {Spire}.       [bd]A weathercock on a steeple.[b8] --Shak.          {Rood steeple}. See {Rood tower}, under {Rood}.          {Steeple bush} (Bot.), a low shrub ({Spir[91]a tomentosa})             having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;             hardhack.          {Steeple chase}, a race across country between a number of             horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant             object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a             prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one             meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.          {Steeple chaser}, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a             horse trained to run in a steeple chase.          {Steeple engine}, a vertical back-acting steam engine having             the cylinder beneath the crosshead.          {Steeple house}, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Hardhack \Hard"hack`\, n. (Bot.)       A very astringent shrub ({Spir[91]a tomentosa}), common in       pastures. The {Potentilla fruticosa} in also called by this       name.
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Spiration \Spi*ra"tion\, n. [L. spiratio, fr. spirare to       breathe.]       The act of breathing. [Obs.] --Barrow.
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Spire \Spire\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spired}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Spiring}.]       To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire. --Emerson.                   It is not so apt to spire up as the other sorts, being                more inclined to branch into arms.         --Mortimer.
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Spired \Spired\, a.       Having a spire; being in the form of a spire; as, a spired       steeple. --Mason.
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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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Spirit \Spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spirited}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Spiriting}.]       1. To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to             inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition             of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.                         Many officers and private men spirit up and assist                      those obstinate people to continue in their                      rebellion.                                          --Swift.          2. To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by             the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or             off.                         The ministry had him spirited away, and carried                      abroad as a dangerous person.            --Arbuthnot &                                                                               Pope.                         I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of                      antiquity.                                          --Willis.          {Spiriting away} (Law), causing to leave; the offense of             inducing a witness to leave a jurisdiction so as to evade             process requiring attendance at trial.
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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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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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Duck \Duck\, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ]       1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[91]}, family             {Anatid[91]}.          Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided                into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the former                are the common domestic duck ({Anas boschas}); the wood                duck ({Aix sponsa}); the beautiful mandarin duck of                China ({Dendronessa galeriliculata}); the Muscovy duck,                originally of South America ({Cairina moschata}). Among                the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.          2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the             person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.                         Here be, without duck or nod, Other trippings to be                      trod.                                                --Milton.          {Bombay duck} (Zo[94]l.), a fish. See {Bummalo}.          {Buffel duck}, [or] {Spirit duck}. See {Buffel duck}.          {Duck ant} (Zo[94]l.), a species of white ant in Jamaica             which builds large nests in trees.          {Duck barnacle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Goose barnacle}.          {Duck hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon.             (b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.          {Duck mole} (Zo[94]l.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia,             having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck             ({Ornithorhynchus anatinus}). It belongs the subclass             Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird             or reptile; -- called also {duckbill}, {platypus},             {mallangong}, {mullingong}, {tambreet}, and {water mole}.                      {To make ducks and drakes}, to throw a flat stone obliquely,             so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of             the water, raising a succession of jets
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Level \Lev"el\ (l[ecr]v"[ecr]l), n. [OE. level, livel, OF.       livel, F. niveau, fr. L. libella level, water level, a plumb       level, dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance,       water poise, level. Cf. {Librate}, {Libella}.]       1. A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or             plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is             everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; -- this             is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all             points are equally distant from the center of the earth,             or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere.          2. A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a             plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point             and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; -- this             is the apparent level at the given point.          3. An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain             degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the             earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the             level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the             valley or of the sea.                         After draining of the level in Northamptonshire.                                                                               --Sir M. Hale.                         Shot from the deadly level of a gun.   --Shak.          4. Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard,             degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one             of several planes of different elevation.                         Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level.                                                                               --Addison.                         Somebody there of his own level.         --Swift.                         Be the fair level of thy actions laid As temperance                      wills and prudence may persuade.         --Prior.          5. A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a             condition conformable to natural law or which will secure             a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level.                         When merit shall find its level.         --F. W.                                                                               Robertson.          6. (Mech. & Surv.)             (a) An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or                   adjust something with reference to a horizontal line.             (b) A measurement of the difference of altitude of two                   points, by means of a level; as, to take a level.          7. A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine.          {Air level}, {a spirit level}. See {Spirit level} (below).          {Box level}, a spirit level in which a glass-covered box is             used instead of a tube.          {Carpenter's level}, {Mason's level}, either the plumb level             or a straight bar of wood, in which is imbedded a small             spirit level.          {Level of the sea}, the imaginary level from which heights             and depths are calculated, taken at a mean distance             between high and low water.          {Line of levels}, a connected series of measurements, by             means of a level, along a given line, as of a railroad, to             ascertain the profile of the ground.          {Plumb level}, one in which a horizontal bar is placed in             true position by means of a plumb line, to which it is at             right angles.          {Spirit level}, one in which the adjustment to the horizon is             shown by the position of a bubble in alcohol or ether             contained in a nearly horizontal glass tube, or a circular             box with a glass cover.          {Surveyor's level}, a telescope, with a spirit level             attached, and with suitable screws, etc., for accurate             adjustment, the whole mounted on a tripod, for use in             leveling; -- called also {leveling instrument}.          {Water level}, an instrument to show the level by means of             the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes             connected by a pipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muriatic \Mu`ri*at"ic\, a. [L. muriaticus pickled, from muria       brine: cf. F. muriatique.] (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from       chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.          {Muriatic acid}, hydrochloric acid, {HCl}; -- formerly called             also {marine acid}, and {spirit of salt}. See             {hydrochloric}, and the Note under {Muriate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Salt \Salt\, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout,       G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. [?], Russ.       sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf.       {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.]       1. The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning             food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found             native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation             and crystallization, from sea water and other water             impregnated with saline particles.          2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.                         Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . .                      . we have some salt of our youth in us. --Shak.          3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.          4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.                         I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen                      of silver salts.                                 --Pepys.          5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.]                         Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing                      and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --Hawthorne.          6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an             acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the             salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.          Note: Except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking,                it is the acid radical which unites with the base or                basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of                water, or of analogous compounds as side products. In                the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic                and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary                in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or                acid salts. See Phrases below.          7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that             which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an             allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken             with a grain of salt.                         Ye are the salt of the earth.            --Matt. v. 13.          8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic,             especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.          9. pl. Marshes flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.]          {Above the salt}, {Below the salt}, phrases which have             survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank,             of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long             table, the places above which were assigned to the guests             of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors,             and poor relations. See {Saltfoot}.                         His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is                      beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the                      salt.                                                --B. Jonson.          {Acid salt} (Chem.)             (a) A salt derived from an acid which has several                   replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially                   exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as,                   acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt.             (b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives                   an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is                   composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is                   an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is                   a neutral salt.          {Alkaline salt} (Chem.), a salt which gives an alkaline             reaction, as sodium carbonate.          {Amphid salt} (Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly             regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic             oxide. [Obsolescent]          {Basic salt} (Chem.)             (a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent                   than is required to neutralize the acid.             (b) An alkaline salt.          {Binary salt} (Chem.), a salt of the oxy type conveniently             regarded as composed of two ingredients (analogously to a             haloid salt), viz., a metal and an acid radical.          {Double salt} (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by the union             of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium             sulphate. See under {Double}.          {Epsom salts}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Essential salt} (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by             crystallizing plant juices.          {Ethereal salt}. (Chem.) See under {Ethereal}.          {Glauber's salt} [or] {salts}. See in Vocabulary.          {Haloid salt} (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as             sodium chloride.          {Microcosmic salt}. (Chem.). See under {Microcosmic}.          {Neutral salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A salt in which the acid and base (in theory)                   neutralize each other.             (b) A salt which gives a neutral reaction.          {Oxy salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from an oxygen acid.          {Per salt} (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be derived from a             peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.]          {Permanent salt}, a salt which undergoes no change on             exposure to the air.          {Proto salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or             analogous compound.          {Rochelle salt}. See under {Rochelle}.          {Salt of amber} (Old Chem.), succinic acid.          {Salt of colcothar} (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or sulphate             of iron.          {Salt of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.)             (a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride.             (b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf. {Spirit of hartshorn}, under                   {Hartshorn}.          {Salt of lemons}. (Chem.) See {Salt of sorrel}, below.          {Salt of Saturn} (Old Chem.), sugar of lead; lead acetate; --             the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.          {Salt of Seignette}. Same as {Rochelle salt}.          {Salt of soda} (Old Chem.), sodium carbonate.          {Salt of sorrel} (Old Chem.), acid potassium oxalate, or             potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains;             -- so called because found in the sorrel, or Oxalis. Also             sometimes inaccurately called {salt of lemon}.          {Salt of tartar} (Old Chem.), potassium carbonate; -- so             called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar,             or potassium tartrate. [Obs.]          {Salt of Venus} (Old Chem.), blue vitriol; copper sulphate;             -- the alchemical name of copper being Venus.          {Salt of wisdom}. See {Alembroth}.          {Sedative salt} (Old Med. Chem.), boric acid.          {Sesqui salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a sesquioxide base             or analogous compound.          {Spirit of salt}. (Chem.) See under {Spirit}.          {Sulpho salt} (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but             containing sulphur in place of oxygen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muriatic \Mu`ri*at"ic\, a. [L. muriaticus pickled, from muria       brine: cf. F. muriatique.] (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from       chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.          {Muriatic acid}, hydrochloric acid, {HCl}; -- formerly called             also {marine acid}, and {spirit of salt}. See             {hydrochloric}, and the Note under {Muriate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Salt \Salt\, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout,       G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. [?], Russ.       sole, Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf.       {Sal}, {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.]       1. The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning             food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found             native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation             and crystallization, from sea water and other water             impregnated with saline particles.          2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.                         Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . .                      . we have some salt of our youth in us. --Shak.          3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.          4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.                         I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen                      of silver salts.                                 --Pepys.          5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.]                         Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing                      and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --Hawthorne.          6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an             acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the             salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.          Note: Except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking,                it is the acid radical which unites with the base or                basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of                water, or of analogous compounds as side products. In                the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic                and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary                in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or                acid salts. See Phrases below.          7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that             which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an             allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken             with a grain of salt.                         Ye are the salt of the earth.            --Matt. v. 13.          8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic,             especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.          9. pl. Marshes flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.]          {Above the salt}, {Below the salt}, phrases which have             survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank,             of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long             table, the places above which were assigned to the guests             of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors,             and poor relations. See {Saltfoot}.                         His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is                      beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the                      salt.                                                --B. Jonson.          {Acid salt} (Chem.)             (a) A salt derived from an acid which has several                   replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially                   exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as,                   acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt.             (b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives                   an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is                   composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is                   an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is                   a neutral salt.          {Alkaline salt} (Chem.), a salt which gives an alkaline             reaction, as sodium carbonate.          {Amphid salt} (Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly             regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic             oxide. [Obsolescent]          {Basic salt} (Chem.)             (a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent                   than is required to neutralize the acid.             (b) An alkaline salt.          {Binary salt} (Chem.), a salt of the oxy type conveniently             regarded as composed of two ingredients (analogously to a             haloid salt), viz., a metal and an acid radical.          {Double salt} (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by the union             of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium             sulphate. See under {Double}.          {Epsom salts}. See in the Vocabulary.          {Essential salt} (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by             crystallizing plant juices.          {Ethereal salt}. (Chem.) See under {Ethereal}.          {Glauber's salt} [or] {salts}. See in Vocabulary.          {Haloid salt} (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as             sodium chloride.          {Microcosmic salt}. (Chem.). See under {Microcosmic}.          {Neutral salt}. (Chem.)             (a) A salt in which the acid and base (in theory)                   neutralize each other.             (b) A salt which gives a neutral reaction.          {Oxy salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from an oxygen acid.          {Per salt} (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be derived from a             peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.]          {Permanent salt}, a salt which undergoes no change on             exposure to the air.          {Proto salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or             analogous compound.          {Rochelle salt}. See under {Rochelle}.          {Salt of amber} (Old Chem.), succinic acid.          {Salt of colcothar} (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or sulphate             of iron.          {Salt of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.)             (a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride.             (b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf. {Spirit of hartshorn}, under                   {Hartshorn}.          {Salt of lemons}. (Chem.) See {Salt of sorrel}, below.          {Salt of Saturn} (Old Chem.), sugar of lead; lead acetate; --             the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.          {Salt of Seignette}. Same as {Rochelle salt}.          {Salt of soda} (Old Chem.), sodium carbonate.          {Salt of sorrel} (Old Chem.), acid potassium oxalate, or             potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains;             -- so called because found in the sorrel, or Oxalis. Also             sometimes inaccurately called {salt of lemon}.          {Salt of tartar} (Old Chem.), potassium carbonate; -- so             called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar,             or potassium tartrate. [Obs.]          {Salt of Venus} (Old Chem.), blue vitriol; copper sulphate;             -- the alchemical name of copper being Venus.          {Salt of wisdom}. See {Alembroth}.          {Sedative salt} (Old Med. Chem.), boric acid.          {Sesqui salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a sesquioxide base             or analogous compound.          {Spirit of salt}. (Chem.) See under {Spirit}.          {Sulpho salt} (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but             containing sulphur in place of oxygen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Stannic \Stan"nic\, a. [L. stannum tin: cf. F. stannique.]       (Chem.)       Of or pertaining to tin; derived from or containing tin;       specifically, designating those compounds in which the       element has a higher valence as contrasted with {stannous}       compounds.          {Stannic acid}.       (a) A hypothetical substance, {Sn(OH)4}, analogous to silic             acid, and called also {normal stannic acid}.       (b) Metastannic acid.          {Stannic chloride}, a thin, colorless, fuming liquid,             {SnCl4}, used as a mordant in calico printing and dyeing;             -- formerly called {spirit of tin}, or {fuming liquor of             Libavius}.          {Stannic oxide}, tin oxide, {SnO2}, produced artificially as             a white amorphous powder, and occurring naturally in the             mineral cassiterite. It is used in the manufacture of             white enamels, and, under the name of {putty powder}, for             polishing glass, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wine \Wine\, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel.       v[c6]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, [?], and E.       withy. Cf. {Vine}, {Vineyard}, {Vinous}, {Withy}.]       1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a             beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out             their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. [bd]Red             wine of Gascoigne.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and                      whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov.                                                                               xx. 1.                         Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape                      Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton.          Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol,                containing also certain small quantities of ethers and                ethereal salts which give character and bouquet.                According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines                are called {red}, {white}, {spirituous}, {dry},                {light}, {still}, etc.          2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit             or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as,             currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.          3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.                         Noah awoke from his wine.                  --Gen. ix. 24.          {Birch wine}, {Cape wine}, etc. See under {Birch}, {Cape},             etc.          {Spirit of wine}. See under {Spirit}.          {To have drunk wine of ape} [or] {wine ape}, to be so drunk             as to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Wine acid}. (Chem.) See {Tartaric acid}, under {Tartaric}.             [Colloq.]          {Wine apple} (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a             rich, vinous flavor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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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Spiritally \Spir"it*al*ly\, adv.[L. spiritalis belonging to       breathing.]       By means of the breath. [Obs.] --Holder.
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Spirit \Spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spirited}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Spiriting}.]       1. To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to             inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition             of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.                         Many officers and private men spirit up and assist                      those obstinate people to continue in their                      rebellion.                                          --Swift.          2. To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by             the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or             off.                         The ministry had him spirited away, and carried                      abroad as a dangerous person.            --Arbuthnot &                                                                               Pope.                         I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of                      antiquity.                                          --Willis.          {Spiriting away} (Law), causing to leave; the offense of             inducing a witness to leave a jurisdiction so as to evade             process requiring attendance at trial.
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Spirited \Spir"it*ed\, a.       1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] [bd]So talked             the spirited, sly snake.[b8] --Milton.          2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or             fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.          Note: Spirited is much used in composition; as in                high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc.          Syn: Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold;                courageous. -- {Spir"it*ed*ly}, adv. --                {Spir"it*ed*ness}, n.
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Spirited \Spir"it*ed\, a.       1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] [bd]So talked             the spirited, sly snake.[b8] --Milton.          2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or             fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.          Note: Spirited is much used in composition; as in                high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc.          Syn: Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold;                courageous. -- {Spir"it*ed*ly}, adv. --                {Spir"it*ed*ness}, n.
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Spirited \Spir"it*ed\, a.       1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] [bd]So talked             the spirited, sly snake.[b8] --Milton.          2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or             fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.          Note: Spirited is much used in composition; as in                high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc.          Syn: Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold;                courageous. -- {Spir"it*ed*ly}, adv. --                {Spir"it*ed*ness}, n.
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Spiritful \Spir"it*ful\, a.       Full of spirit; spirited. [R.]                   The spiritful and orderly life of our own grown men.                                                                               --Milton.       -- {Spir"it*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Spir"it*ful*ness}, n.
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Spiritful \Spir"it*ful\, a.       Full of spirit; spirited. [R.]                   The spiritful and orderly life of our own grown men.                                                                               --Milton.       -- {Spir"it*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Spir"it*ful*ness}, n.
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Spiritful \Spir"it*ful\, a.       Full of spirit; spirited. [R.]                   The spiritful and orderly life of our own grown men.                                                                               --Milton.       -- {Spir"it*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Spir"it*ful*ness}, n.
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Spirit \Spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spirited}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Spiriting}.]       1. To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to             inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition             of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.                         Many officers and private men spirit up and assist                      those obstinate people to continue in their                      rebellion.                                          --Swift.          2. To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by             the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or             off.                         The ministry had him spirited away, and carried                      abroad as a dangerous person.            --Arbuthnot &                                                                               Pope.                         I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of                      antiquity.                                          --Willis.          {Spiriting away} (Law), causing to leave; the offense of             inducing a witness to leave a jurisdiction so as to evade             process requiring attendance at trial.
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Spirit \Spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spirited}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Spiriting}.]       1. To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to             inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition             of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.                         Many officers and private men spirit up and assist                      those obstinate people to continue in their                      rebellion.                                          --Swift.          2. To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by             the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or             off.                         The ministry had him spirited away, and carried                      abroad as a dangerous person.            --Arbuthnot &                                                                               Pope.                         I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of                      antiquity.                                          --Willis.          {Spiriting away} (Law), causing to leave; the offense of             inducing a witness to leave a jurisdiction so as to evade             process requiring attendance at trial.
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Spiritism \Spir"it*ism\, n.       Spiritualsm.
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Spiritist \Spir"it*ist\, n.       A spiritualist.
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Spiritless \Spir"it*less\, a.       1. Destitute of spirit; wanting animation; wanting             cheerfulness; dejected; depressed.          2. Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage, or fire.                         A men so faint, so spiritless, So dull, so dead in                      lock, so woebegone.                           --Shak.          3. Having no breath; extinct; dead. [bd]The spiritless             body.[b8] --Greenhill. -- {Spir"it*less*ly}, adv. --             {Spir"it*less*ness}, n.
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Spiritless \Spir"it*less\, a.       1. Destitute of spirit; wanting animation; wanting             cheerfulness; dejected; depressed.          2. Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage, or fire.                         A men so faint, so spiritless, So dull, so dead in                      lock, so woebegone.                           --Shak.          3. Having no breath; extinct; dead. [bd]The spiritless             body.[b8] --Greenhill. -- {Spir"it*less*ly}, adv. --             {Spir"it*less*ness}, n.
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Spiritless \Spir"it*less\, a.       1. Destitute of spirit; wanting animation; wanting             cheerfulness; dejected; depressed.          2. Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage, or fire.                         A men so faint, so spiritless, So dull, so dead in                      lock, so woebegone.                           --Shak.          3. Having no breath; extinct; dead. [bd]The spiritless             body.[b8] --Greenhill. -- {Spir"it*less*ly}, adv. --             {Spir"it*less*ness}, n.
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Spiritous \Spir"it*ous\, a. [Cf. {Spirituous}.]       1. Like spirit; refined; defecated; pure. [R.]                         More refined, more spirituous and pure. --Milton.          2. Ardent; active. [R.]
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Spiritousness \Spir"it*ous*ness\, n.       Quality of being spiritous. [R.]
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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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Dulcified \Dul"ci*fied\, a.       Sweetened; mollified.          {Dulcified spirit} [or] {spirits}, a compound of alcohol with             mineral acids; as, dulcified spirits of niter.
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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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Dulcified \Dul"ci*fied\, a.       Sweetened; mollified.          {Dulcified spirit} [or] {spirits}, a compound of alcohol with             mineral acids; as, dulcified spirits of niter.
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Ammonia \Am*mo"ni*a\, n. [From sal ammoniac, which was first       obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon, by burning       camel's dung. See {Ammoniac}.] (Chem.)       A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, {NH3}, with a       pungent smell and taste: -- often called {volatile alkali},       and {spirits of hartshorn}.
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Hartshorn \Harts"horn`\, n.       1. The horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer.          2. Spirits of hartshorn (see below); volatile salts.          {Hartshorn plantain} (Bot.), an annual species of plantain             ({Plantago Coronopus}); -- called also {duck's-horn}.             --Booth.          {Hartshorn shavings}, originally taken from the horns of             harts, are now obtained chiefly by planing down the bones             of calves. They afford a kind of jelly. --Hebert.          {Salt of hartshorn} (Chem.), an impure solid carbonate of             ammonia, obtained by the destructive distillation of             hartshorn, or any kind of bone; volatile salts. --Brande &             C.          {Spirits of hartshorn} (Chem.), a solution of ammonia in             water; -- so called because formerly obtained from             hartshorn shavings by destructive distillation. Similar             ammoniacal solutions from other sources have received the             same name.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ammonia \Am*mo"ni*a\, n. [From sal ammoniac, which was first       obtaining near the temple of Jupiter Ammon, by burning       camel's dung. See {Ammoniac}.] (Chem.)       A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, {NH3}, with a       pungent smell and taste: -- often called {volatile alkali},       and {spirits of hartshorn}.
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Hartshorn \Harts"horn`\, n.       1. The horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer.          2. Spirits of hartshorn (see below); volatile salts.          {Hartshorn plantain} (Bot.), an annual species of plantain             ({Plantago Coronopus}); -- called also {duck's-horn}.             --Booth.          {Hartshorn shavings}, originally taken from the horns of             harts, are now obtained chiefly by planing down the bones             of calves. They afford a kind of jelly. --Hebert.          {Salt of hartshorn} (Chem.), an impure solid carbonate of             ammonia, obtained by the destructive distillation of             hartshorn, or any kind of bone; volatile salts. --Brande &             C.          {Spirits of hartshorn} (Chem.), a solution of ammonia in             water; -- so called because formerly obtained from             hartshorn shavings by destructive distillation. Similar             ammoniacal solutions from other sources have received the             same name.
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Spiritual \Spir"it*u*al\, a. [L. spiritualis: cf. F. spirituel.       See {Spirit}.]       1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a             spiritual substance or being.                         It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual                      body.                                                --1 Cor. xv.                                                                               44.          2. Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments             of the mind; mental; intellectual.          3. Of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the             soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching             and affecting the spirits.                         God's law is spiritual; it is a transcript of the                      divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts                      of the soul of man.                           --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          4. Of or pertaining to the soul or its affections as             influenced by the Spirit; controlled and inspired by the             divine Spirit; proceeding from the Holy Spirit; pure;             holy; divine; heavenly-minded; -- opposed to {carnal}.                         That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift.                                                                               --Rom. i. ll.                         Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus                      Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual                      blessings.                                          --Eph. i. 3.                         If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are                      spiritual, restore such an one.         --Gal. vi. 1.          5. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things;             ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy;             lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.          {Spiritual coadjuctor}. (Eccl.) See the Note under {Jesuit}.                      {Spiritual court} (Eccl. Law), an ecclesiastical court, or a             court having jurisdiction in ecclesiastical affairs; a             court held by a bishop or other ecclesiastic.
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Spiritual \Spir"it*u*al\, n.       A spiritual function, office, or affair. See {Spirituality},       2.                   He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to                the emperor in temporals.                        --Lowell.
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Spiritual \Spir"it*u*al\, a. [L. spiritualis: cf. F. spirituel.       See {Spirit}.]       1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a             spiritual substance or being.                         It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual                      body.                                                --1 Cor. xv.                                                                               44.          2. Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments             of the mind; mental; intellectual.          3. Of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the             soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching             and affecting the spirits.                         God's law is spiritual; it is a transcript of the                      divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts                      of the soul of man.                           --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          4. Of or pertaining to the soul or its affections as             influenced by the Spirit; controlled and inspired by the             divine Spirit; proceeding from the Holy Spirit; pure;             holy; divine; heavenly-minded; -- opposed to {carnal}.                         That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift.                                                                               --Rom. i. ll.                         Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus                      Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual                      blessings.                                          --Eph. i. 3.                         If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are                      spiritual, restore such an one.         --Gal. vi. 1.          5. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things;             ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy;             lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.          {Spiritual coadjuctor}. (Eccl.) See the Note under {Jesuit}.                      {Spiritual court} (Eccl. Law), an ecclesiastical court, or a             court having jurisdiction in ecclesiastical affairs; a             court held by a bishop or other ecclesiastic.
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Spiritual \Spir"it*u*al\, a. [L. spiritualis: cf. F. spirituel.       See {Spirit}.]       1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a             spiritual substance or being.                         It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual                      body.                                                --1 Cor. xv.                                                                               44.          2. Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments             of the mind; mental; intellectual.          3. Of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the             soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching             and affecting the spirits.                         God's law is spiritual; it is a transcript of the                      divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts                      of the soul of man.                           --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.          4. Of or pertaining to the soul or its affections as             influenced by the Spirit; controlled and inspired by the             divine Spirit; proceeding from the Holy Spirit; pure;             holy; divine; heavenly-minded; -- opposed to {carnal}.                         That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift.                                                                               --Rom. i. ll.                         Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus                      Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual                      blessings.                                          --Eph. i. 3.                         If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are                      spiritual, restore such an one.         --Gal. vi. 1.          5. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things;             ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy;             lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.          {Spiritual coadjuctor}. (Eccl.) See the Note under {Jesuit}.                      {Spiritual court} (Eccl. Law), an ecclesiastical court, or a             court having jurisdiction in ecclesiastical affairs; a             court held by a bishop or other ecclesiastic.
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Death \Death\, n. [OE. deth, dea[?], AS. de[a0][?]; akin to OS.       d[?][?], D. dood, G. tod, Icel. dau[?]i, Sw. & Dan. d[94]d,       Goth. daupus; from a verb meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i.,       and cf. {Dead}.]       1. The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of             resuscitation, either in animals or plants.          Note: Local death is going on at times and in all parts of                the living body, in which individual cells and elements                are being cast off and replaced by new; a process                essential to life. General death is of two kinds; death                of the body as a whole (somatic or systemic death), and                death of the tissues. By the former is implied the                absolute cessation of the functions of the brain, the                circulatory and the respiratory organs; by the latter                the entire disappearance of the vital actions of the                ultimate structural constituents of the body. When                death takes place, the body as a whole dies first, the                death of the tissues sometimes not occurring until                after a considerable interval. --Huxley.          2. Total privation or loss; extinction; cessation; as, the             death of memory.                         The death of a language can not be exactly compared                      with the death of a plant.                  --J. Peile.          3. Manner of dying; act or state of passing from life.                         A death that I abhor.                        --Shak.                         Let me die the death of the righteous. --Num. xxiii.                                                                               10.          4. Cause of loss of life.                         Swiftly flies the feathered death.      --Dryden.                         He caught his death the last county sessions.                                                                               --Addison.          5. Personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally             represented as a skeleton with a scythe.                         Death! great proprietor of all.         --Young.                         And I looked, and behold a pale horse; and his name                      that at on him was Death.                  --Rev. vi. 8.          6. Danger of death. [bd]In deaths oft.[b8] --2 Cor. xi. 23.          7. Murder; murderous character.                         Not to suffer a man of death to live. --Bacon.          8. (Theol.) Loss of spiritual life.                         To be [?][?][?][?][?][?][?] m[?][?][?][?][?] is                      death.                                                --Rom. viii.                                                                               6.          9. Anything so dreadful as to be like death.                         It was death to them to think of entertaining such                      doctrines.                                          --Atterbury.                         And urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto                      death.                                                --Judg. xvi.                                                                               16.          Note: Death is much used adjectively and as the first part of                a compound, meaning, in general, of or pertaining to                death, causing or presaging death; as, deathbed or                death bed; deathblow or death blow, etc.          {Black death}. See {Black death}, in the Vocabulary.          {Civil death}, the separation of a man from civil society, or             the debarring him from the enjoyment of civil rights, as             by banishment, attainder, abjuration of the realm,             entering a monastery, etc. --Blackstone.          {Death adder}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A kind of viper found in South Africa ({Acanthophis                   tortor}); -- so called from the virulence of its                   venom.             (b) A venomous Australian snake of the family                   {Elapid[91]}, of several species, as the                   {Hoplocephalus superbus} and {Acanthopis antarctica}.                            {Death bell}, a bell that announces a death.                         The death bell thrice was heard to ring. --Mickle.          {Death candle}, a light like that of a candle, viewed by the             superstitious as presaging death.          {Death damp}, a cold sweat at the coming on of death.          {Death fire}, a kind of ignis fatuus supposed to forebode             death.                         And round about in reel and rout, The death fires                      danced at night.                                 --Coleridge.          {Death grapple}, a grapple or struggle for life.          {Death in life}, a condition but little removed from death; a             living death. [Poetic] [bd]Lay lingering out a five years'             death in life.[b8] --Tennyson.          {Death knell}, a stroke or tolling of a bell, announcing a             death.          {Death rate}, the relation or ratio of the number of deaths             to the population.                         At all ages the death rate is higher in towns than                      in rural districts.                           --Darwin.          {Death rattle}, a rattling or gurgling in the throat of a             dying person.          {Death's door}, the boundary of life; the partition dividing             life from death.          {Death stroke}, a stroke causing death.          {Death throe}, the spasm of death.          {Death token}, the signal of approaching death.          {Death warrant}.             (a) (Law) An order from the proper authority for the                   execution of a criminal.             (b) That which puts an end to expectation, hope, or joy.                            {Death wound}.             (a) A fatal wound or injury.             (b) (Naut.) The springing of a fatal leak.          {Spiritual death} (Scripture), the corruption and perversion             of the soul by sin, with the loss of the favor of God.          {The gates of death}, the grave.                         Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? --Job                                                                               xxxviii. 17.          {The second death}, condemnation to eternal separation from             God. --Rev. ii. 11.          {To be the death of}, to be the cause of death to; to make             die. [bd]It was one who should be the death of both his             parents.[b8] --Milton.          Syn: {Death}, {Decease}, {Demise}, {Departure}, {Release}.          Usage: Death applies to the termination of every form of                   existence, both animal and vegetable; the other words                   only to the human race. Decease is the term used in                   law for the removal of a human being out of life in                   the ordinary course of nature. Demise was formerly                   confined to decease of princes, but is now sometimes                   used of distinguished men in general; as, the demise                   of Mr. Pitt. Departure and release are peculiarly                   terms of Christian affection and hope. A violent death                   is not usually called a decease. Departure implies a                   friendly taking leave of life. Release implies a                   deliverance from a life of suffering or sorrow.
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Father \Fa"ther\, n. [OE. fader, AS. f[91]der; akin to OS.       fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater, Icel. Fa[?]ir Sw. &       Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr. [?][?][?][?][?], Skr.       pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p[be] protect. [?][?][?],[?][?][?]. Cf.       {Papa}, {Paternal}, {Patriot}, {Potential}, {Pablum}.]       1. One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a             generator; a male parent.                         A wise son maketh a glad father.         --Prov. x. 1.          2. A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor;             especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or             family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors.                         David slept with his fathers.            --1 Kings ii.                                                                               10.                         Abraham, who is the father of us all. --Rom. iv. 16.          3. One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance,             affetionate care, counsel, or protection.                         I was a father to the poor.               --Job xxix.                                                                               16.                         He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all                      his house.                                          --Gen. xiv. 8.          4. A respectful mode of address to an old man.                         And Joash the king og Israel came down unto him                      [Elisha], . . . and said, O my father, my father!                                                                               --2 Kings                                                                               xiii. 14.          5. A senator of ancient Rome.          6. A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a             confessor (called also {father confessor}), or a priest;             also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a             legislative assembly, etc.                         Bless you, good father friar !            --Shak.          7. One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first             centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as             the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers.          8. One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a             producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any             art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or             teacher.                         The father of all such as handle the harp and organ.                                                                               --Gen. iv. 21.                         Might be the father, Harry, to that thought. --Shak.                         The father of good news.                     --Shak.          9. The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first             person in the Trinity.                         Our Father, which art in heaven.         --Matt. vi. 9.                         Now had the almighty Father from above . . . Bent                      down his eye.                                    --Milton.          {Adoptive father}, one who adopts the child of another,             treating it as his own.          {Apostolic father}, {Conscript fathers, etc.} See under             {Apostolic}, {Conscript}, etc.          {Father in God}, a title given to bishops.          {Father of lies}, the Devil.          {Father of the bar}, the oldest practitioner at the bar.          {Fathers of the city}, the aldermen.          {Father of the Faithful}.             (a) Abraham. --Rom. iv. --Gal. iii. 6-9.             (b) Mohammed, or one of the sultans, his successors.          {Father of the house}, the member of a legislative body who             has had the longest continuous service.          {Most Reverend Father in God}, a title given to archbishops             and metropolitans, as to the archbishops of Canterbury and             York.          {Natural father}, the father of an illegitimate child.          {Putative father}, one who is presumed to be the father of an             illegitimate child; the supposed father.          {Spiritual father}.             (a) A religious teacher or guide, esp. one instrumental in                   leading a soul to God.             (b) (R. C. Ch.) A priest who hears confession in the                   sacrament of penance.          {The Holy Father} (R. C. Ch.), the pope.
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Incest \In"cest\, n. [F. inceste, L. incestum unchastity,       incest, fr. incestus unchaste; pref. in- not + castus chaste.       See {Chaste}.]       The crime of cohabitation or sexual commerce between persons       related within the degrees wherein marriage is prohibited by       law. --Shak.          {Spiritual incest}. (Eccl. Law)       (a) The crime of cohabitation committed between persons who             have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or             confirmation.       (b) The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two             benefices, the one depending on the collation of the             other.
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Peer \Peer\, n. [OE. per, OF. per, F. pair, fr. L. par equal.       Cf. {Apparel}, {Pair}, {Par}, n., {Umpire}.]       1. One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character,             etc.; an equal; a match; a mate.                         In song he never had his peer.            --Dryden.                         Shall they consort only with their peers? --I.                                                                               Taylor.          2. A comrade; a companion; a fellow; an associate.                         He all his peers in beauty did surpass. --Spenser.          3. A nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the             British nobility, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount,             baron; as, a peer of the realm.                         A noble peer of mickle trust and power. --Milton.          {House of Peers}, {The Peers}, the British House of Lords.             See {Parliament}.          {Spiritual peers}, the bishops and archibishops, or lords             spiritual, who sit in the House of Lords.
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Spiritualism \Spir"it*u*al*ism\, n.       1. The quality or state of being spiritual.          2. (Physiol.) The doctrine, in opposition to the             materialists, that all which exists is spirit, or soul --             that what is called the external world is either a             succession of notions impressed on the mind by the Deity,             as maintained by Berkeley, or else the mere educt of the             mind itself, as taught by Fichte.          3. A belief that departed spirits hold intercourse with             mortals by means of physical phenomena, as by rappng, or             during abnormal mental states, as in trances, or the like,             commonly manifested through a person of special             susceptibility, called a medium; spiritism; the doctrines             and practices of spiritualists.                         What is called spiritualism should, I think, be                      called a mental species of materialism. --R. H.                                                                               Hutton.
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Spiritualist \Spir"it*u*al*ist\, n.       1. One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one             whose employment is of a spiritual character; an             ecclesiastic.          2. One who maintains the doctrine of spiritualism.          3. One who believes in direct intercourse with departed             spirits, through the agency of persons commonly called             mediums, by means of physical phenomena; one who attempts             to maintain such intercourse; a spiritist.
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Spiritualist \Spir"it*u*al*ist\, a.       Spiritualistic. --Taylor.
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Spiritualistic \Spir`it*u*al*is"tic\, a.       Relating to, or connected with, spiritualism.
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Spirituality \Spir`it*u*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Spiritualities}. [L.       spiritualitas: cf. F. spiritualit[82].]       1. The quality or state of being spiritual; incorporeality;             heavenly-mindedness.                         A pleasure made for the soul, suitable to its                      spirituality.                                    --South.                         If this light be not spiritual, yet it approacheth                      nearest to spirituality.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.                         Much of our spirituality and comfort in public                      worship depends on the state of mind in which we                      come.                                                --Bickersteth.          2. (Eccl.) That which belongs to the church, or to a person             as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from             temporalities.                         During the vacancy of a see, the archbishop is                      guardian of the spiritualities thereof.                                                                               --Blackstone.          3. An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as             distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality. [Obs.]                         Five entire subsidies were granted to the king by                      the spirituality.                              --Fuller.
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Spirituality \Spir`it*u*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Spiritualities}. [L.       spiritualitas: cf. F. spiritualit[82].]       1. The quality or state of being spiritual; incorporeality;             heavenly-mindedness.                         A pleasure made for the soul, suitable to its                      spirituality.                                    --South.                         If this light be not spiritual, yet it approacheth                      nearest to spirituality.                     --Sir W.                                                                               Raleigh.                         Much of our spirituality and comfort in public                      worship depends on the state of mind in which we                      come.                                                --Bickersteth.          2. (Eccl.) That which belongs to the church, or to a person             as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from             temporalities.                         During the vacancy of a see, the archbishop is                      guardian of the spiritualities thereof.                                                                               --Blackstone.          3. An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as             distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality. [Obs.]                         Five entire subsidies were granted to the king by                      the spirituality.                              --Fuller.
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Spiritualization \Spir`it*u*al*i*za"tion\, n.       The act of spiritualizing, or the state of being       spiritualized.
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Spiritualize \Spir"it*u*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Spiritualized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiritualizing}.] [Cf. F.       spiritualiser.]       1. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the             corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual             character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize soul.                         This seen in the clear air, and the whole                      spiritualized by endless recollections, fills the                      eye and the heart more forcibly than I can find                      words to say.                                    --Carlyle.          2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual             sense; -- opposed to {literalize}.          3. (Old Chem.) To extract spirit from; also, to convert into,             or impregnate with, spirit.
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Spiritualize \Spir"it*u*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Spiritualized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiritualizing}.] [Cf. F.       spiritualiser.]       1. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the             corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual             character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize soul.                         This seen in the clear air, and the whole                      spiritualized by endless recollections, fills the                      eye and the heart more forcibly than I can find                      words to say.                                    --Carlyle.          2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual             sense; -- opposed to {literalize}.          3. (Old Chem.) To extract spirit from; also, to convert into,             or impregnate with, spirit.
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Spiritualizer \Spir"it*u*al*i`zer\, n.       One who spiritualizes.
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Spiritualize \Spir"it*u*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Spiritualized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiritualizing}.] [Cf. F.       spiritualiser.]       1. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the             corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual             character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize soul.                         This seen in the clear air, and the whole                      spiritualized by endless recollections, fills the                      eye and the heart more forcibly than I can find                      words to say.                                    --Carlyle.          2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual             sense; -- opposed to {literalize}.          3. (Old Chem.) To extract spirit from; also, to convert into,             or impregnate with, spirit.
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Spiritually \Spir"it*u*al*ly\, adv.       In a spiritual manner; with purity of spirit; like a spirit.
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Spiritual-minded \Spir"it*u*al-mind`ed\, a.       Having the mind set on spiritual things, or filled with holy       desires and affections. -- {Spir"it*u*al-mind`ed*ness}, n.
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Spiritual-minded \Spir"it*u*al-mind`ed\, a.       Having the mind set on spiritual things, or filled with holy       desires and affections. -- {Spir"it*u*al-mind`ed*ness}, n.
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Spiritualness \Spir"it*u*al*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being spiritual or spiritual-minded;       spirituality.
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Spiritualty \Spir"it*u*al*ty\, n. [See {Spirituality}.] (Eccl.)       An ecclesiastical body; a spirituality. --Shak.
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Spirituosity \Spir`it*u*os"i*ty\, n.       The quality or state of being spirituous; spirituousness.       [R.]
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Wine \Wine\, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel.       v[c6]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, [?], and E.       withy. Cf. {Vine}, {Vineyard}, {Vinous}, {Withy}.]       1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a             beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out             their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. [bd]Red             wine of Gascoigne.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and                      whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov.                                                                               xx. 1.                         Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape                      Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton.          Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol,                containing also certain small quantities of ethers and                ethereal salts which give character and bouquet.                According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines                are called {red}, {white}, {spirituous}, {dry},                {light}, {still}, etc.          2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit             or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as,             currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.          3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.                         Noah awoke from his wine.                  --Gen. ix. 24.          {Birch wine}, {Cape wine}, etc. See under {Birch}, {Cape},             etc.          {Spirit of wine}. See under {Spirit}.          {To have drunk wine of ape} [or] {wine ape}, to be so drunk             as to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Wine acid}. (Chem.) See {Tartaric acid}, under {Tartaric}.             [Colloq.]          {Wine apple} (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a             rich, vinous flavor.
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Spirituous \Spir"it*u*ous\, a. [Cf. (for sense 2) F. spiritueux.       Cf. {Spiritous}.]       1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and             having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial;             spiritual; pure.          2. Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic (esp.             distilled) spirit; consisting of refined spirit;             alcoholic; ardent; as, spirituous liquors.          3. Lively; gay; vivid; airy. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.                         The mind of man is of that spirituous, stirring                      nature, that it is perpetually at work. --South.
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Wine \Wine\, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel.       v[c6]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, [?], and E.       withy. Cf. {Vine}, {Vineyard}, {Vinous}, {Withy}.]       1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a             beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out             their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. [bd]Red             wine of Gascoigne.[b8] --Piers Plowman.                         Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and                      whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov.                                                                               xx. 1.                         Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape                      Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton.          Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol,                containing also certain small quantities of ethers and                ethereal salts which give character and bouquet.                According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines                are called {red}, {white}, {spirituous}, {dry},                {light}, {still}, etc.          2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit             or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as,             currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.          3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.                         Noah awoke from his wine.                  --Gen. ix. 24.          {Birch wine}, {Cape wine}, etc. See under {Birch}, {Cape},             etc.          {Spirit of wine}. See under {Spirit}.          {To have drunk wine of ape} [or] {wine ape}, to be so drunk             as to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Wine acid}. (Chem.) See {Tartaric acid}, under {Tartaric}.             [Colloq.]          {Wine apple} (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a             rich, vinous flavor.
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Spirituous \Spir"it*u*ous\, a. [Cf. (for sense 2) F. spiritueux.       Cf. {Spiritous}.]       1. Having the quality of spirit; tenuous in substance, and             having active powers or properties; ethereal; immaterial;             spiritual; pure.          2. Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic (esp.             distilled) spirit; consisting of refined spirit;             alcoholic; ardent; as, spirituous liquors.          3. Lively; gay; vivid; airy. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.                         The mind of man is of that spirituous, stirring                      nature, that it is perpetually at work. --South.
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Spirituousness \Spir"it*u*ous*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being spirituous. [R.] --Boyle.
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10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence.             See {Rough breathing}, {Smooth breathing}, below.          {Breathing place}.             (a) A pause. [bd]That c[91]sura, or breathing place, in                   the midst of the verse.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney.             (b) A vent.          {Breathing time}, pause; relaxation. --Bp. Hall.          {Breathing while}, time sufficient for drawing breath; a             short time. --Shak.          {Rough breathing} ({spiritus asper}) ([spasp]). See 2d             {Asper}, n.          {Smooth breathing} ({spiritus lenis}), a mark (') indicating             the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai).
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10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence.             See {Rough breathing}, {Smooth breathing}, below.          {Breathing place}.             (a) A pause. [bd]That c[91]sura, or breathing place, in                   the midst of the verse.[b8] --Sir P. Sidney.             (b) A vent.          {Breathing time}, pause; relaxation. --Bp. Hall.          {Breathing while}, time sufficient for drawing breath; a             short time. --Shak.          {Rough breathing} ({spiritus asper}) ([spasp]). See 2d             {Asper}, n.          {Smooth breathing} ({spiritus lenis}), a mark (') indicating             the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai).
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Spirt \Spirt\, v. & n.       Same as {Spurt}.
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Spirtle \Spir"tle\, v. t.       To spirt in a scattering manner.
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Sporadial \Spo*ra"di*al\, a.       Sporadic. [R.]
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Sporadic \Spo*rad"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] scattered, fr. [?], [?],       scattered, fr. [?] to sow seed, to scatter like seed: cf. F.       sporadique. See {Spore}.]       Occuring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind,       or in scattered instances; separate; single; as, a sporadic       fireball; a sporadic case of disease; a sporadic example of a       flower.          {Sporadic disease} (Med.), a disease which occurs in single             and scattered cases. See the Note under {Endemic}, a.
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Cholera \Chol"er*a\, n. [L., a bilious disease. See {Choler}.]       (Med.)       One of several diseases affecting the digestive and       intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the       one commonly called Asiatic cholera.          {Asiatic cholera}, a malignant and rapidly fatal disease,             originating in Asia and frequently epidemic in the more             filthy sections of other lands, to which the germ or             specific poison may have been carried. It is characterized             by diarrhea, rice-water evacuations, vomiting, cramps,             pinched expression, and lividity, rapidly passing into a             state of collapse, followed by death, or by a stage of             reaction of fever.          {Cholera bacillus}. See {Comma bacillus}.          {Cholera infantum}, a dangerous summer disease, of infants,             caused by hot weather, bad air, or poor milk, and             especially fatal in large cities.          {Cholera morbus}, a disease characterized by vomiting and             purging, with gripings and cramps, usually caused by             imprudence in diet or by gastrointestinal disturbance.          {Chicken cholera}. See under {Chicken}.          {Hog cholera}. See under {Hog}.          {Sporadic cholera}, a disease somewhat resembling the Asiatic             cholera, but originating where it occurs, and rarely             becoming epidemic.
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Sporadic \Spo*rad"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] scattered, fr. [?], [?],       scattered, fr. [?] to sow seed, to scatter like seed: cf. F.       sporadique. See {Spore}.]       Occuring singly, or apart from other things of the same kind,       or in scattered instances; separate; single; as, a sporadic       fireball; a sporadic case of disease; a sporadic example of a       flower.          {Sporadic disease} (Med.), a disease which occurs in single             and scattered cases. See the Note under {Endemic}, a.
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Sporadical \Spo*rad"ic*al\, a.       Sporadic.
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Sporadically \Spo*rad"ic*al*ly\, adv.       In a sporadic manner.
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Sporid \Spo"rid\, n. (Bot.)       A sporidium. --Lindley.
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d8Sporidium \[d8]Spo*rid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Sporidia}. [NL. See       {Spore}.] (Bot.)       (a) A secondary spore, or a filament produced from a spore,             in certain kinds of minute fungi.       (b) A spore.
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Sporidiferous \Spo`ri*dif"er*ous\, a. [Sporidium + -ferous.]       (Bot.)       Bearing sporidia.
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Sport \Sport\, v. t.       1. To divert; to amuse; to make merry; -- used with the             reciprocal pronoun.                         Against whom do ye sport yourselves?   --Isa. lvii.                                                                               4.          2. To represent by any knd of play.                         Now sporting on thy lyre the loves of youth.                                                                               --Dryden.          3. To exhibit, or bring out, in public; to use or wear; as,             to sport a new equipage. [Colloq.] --Grose.          4. To give utterance to in a sportive manner; to throw out in             an easy and copious manner; -- with off; as, to sport off             epigrams. --Addison.          {To sport one's oak}. See under {Oak}, n.
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Sport \Sport\ (sp[omac]rt), n. [Abbreviated frm disport.]       1. That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.                         It is as sport a fool do mischief.      --prov. x. 23.                         Her sports were such as carried riches of knowledge                      upon the stream of delight.               --Sir P.                                                                               Sidney.                         Think it but a minute spent in sport. --Shak.          2. Mock; mockery; contemptuous mirth; derision.                         Then make sport at me; then let me be your                      jest.Shak.          3. That with which one plays, or which is driven about in             play; a toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.                         Flitting leaves, the sport of every wind. --Dryden.                         Never does man appear to greater disadvantage than                      when he is the sport of his own ungoverned pasions.                                                                               --John Clarke.          4. Play; idle jingle.                         An author who should introduce such a sport of words                      upon our stage would meet with small applause.                                                                               --Broome.          5. Diversion of the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing,             racing, games, and the like, esp. when money is staked.          6. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant             or animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in             the species; an abnormal variety or growth. See {Sporting             plant}, under {Sporting}.          7. A sportsman; a gambler. [Slang]          {In sport}, in jest; for play or diversion. [bd]So is the man             that deceiveth his neighbor, and saith, Am not I in             sport?[b8] --Prov. xxvi. 19.          Syn: Play; game; diversion; frolic; mirth; mock; mockery;                jeer.
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Sport \Sport\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sported}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sporting}.]       1. To play; to frolic; to wanton.                         [Fish], sporting with quick glance, Show to the sun                      their waved coats dropt with gold.      --Milton.          2. To practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be             given to betting, as upon races.          3. To trifle. [bd]He sports with his own life.[b8]             --Tillotson.          4. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) To assume suddenly a new and different             character from the rest of the plant or from the type of             the species; -- said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.             See {Sport}, n., 6. --Darwin.          Syn: To play; frolic; game; wanton.
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Sportability \Sport`a*bil"i*ty\, n.       Sportiveness. [Obs.]
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Sportal \Sport"al\, a.       Of or pertaining to sports; used in sports. [R.] [bd]Sportal       arms.[b8] --Dryden.
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Sport \Sport\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sported}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sporting}.]       1. To play; to frolic; to wanton.                         [Fish], sporting with quick glance, Show to the sun                      their waved coats dropt with gold.      --Milton.          2. To practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be             given to betting, as upon races.          3. To trifle. [bd]He sports with his own life.[b8]             --Tillotson.          4. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) To assume suddenly a new and different             character from the rest of the plant or from the type of             the species; -- said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.             See {Sport}, n., 6. --Darwin.          Syn: To play; frolic; game; wanton.
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Sporter \Sport"er\, n.       One who sports; a sportsman.                   As this gentleman and I have been old fellow sporters,                I have a frienship for him.                     --Goldsmith.
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Sportful \Sport"ful\, a.       1. Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting;             indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a             sportful companion.                         Down he alights among the sportful herd. --Milton.          2. Done in jest, or for mere play; sportive.                         They are no sportful productions of the soil.                                                                               --Bentley.             -- {Sport"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Sport"ful*ness}, n.
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Sportful \Sport"ful\, a.       1. Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting;             indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a             sportful companion.                         Down he alights among the sportful herd. --Milton.          2. Done in jest, or for mere play; sportive.                         They are no sportful productions of the soil.                                                                               --Bentley.             -- {Sport"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Sport"ful*ness}, n.
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Sportful \Sport"ful\, a.       1. Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting;             indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a             sportful companion.                         Down he alights among the sportful herd. --Milton.          2. Done in jest, or for mere play; sportive.                         They are no sportful productions of the soil.                                                                               --Bentley.             -- {Sport"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Sport"ful*ness}, n.
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Sport \Sport\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sported}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sporting}.]       1. To play; to frolic; to wanton.                         [Fish], sporting with quick glance, Show to the sun                      their waved coats dropt with gold.      --Milton.          2. To practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be             given to betting, as upon races.          3. To trifle. [bd]He sports with his own life.[b8]             --Tillotson.          4. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) To assume suddenly a new and different             character from the rest of the plant or from the type of             the species; -- said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.             See {Sport}, n., 6. --Darwin.          Syn: To play; frolic; game; wanton.
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Sporting \Sport"ing\, a.       Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts;       exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that       which, sports.          {Sporting book}, a book containing a record of bets, gambling             operations, and the like. --C. Kingsley.          {Sporting house}, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers,             and the like.          {Sporting man}, one who practices field sports; also, a horse             racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like.          {Sporting plant} (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or             offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very             different, character from that of the rest of the plant.             --Darwin.
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Sporting \Sport"ing\, a.       Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts;       exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that       which, sports.          {Sporting book}, a book containing a record of bets, gambling             operations, and the like. --C. Kingsley.          {Sporting house}, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers,             and the like.          {Sporting man}, one who practices field sports; also, a horse             racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like.          {Sporting plant} (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or             offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very             different, character from that of the rest of the plant.             --Darwin.
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Sporting \Sport"ing\, a.       Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts;       exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that       which, sports.          {Sporting book}, a book containing a record of bets, gambling             operations, and the like. --C. Kingsley.          {Sporting house}, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers,             and the like.          {Sporting man}, one who practices field sports; also, a horse             racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like.          {Sporting plant} (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or             offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very             different, character from that of the rest of the plant.             --Darwin.
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Sporting \Sport"ing\, a.       Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts;       exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that       which, sports.          {Sporting book}, a book containing a record of bets, gambling             operations, and the like. --C. Kingsley.          {Sporting house}, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers,             and the like.          {Sporting man}, one who practices field sports; also, a horse             racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like.          {Sporting plant} (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or             offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very             different, character from that of the rest of the plant.             --Darwin.
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Sporting \Sport"ing\, a.       Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts;       exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that       which, sports.          {Sporting book}, a book containing a record of bets, gambling             operations, and the like. --C. Kingsley.          {Sporting house}, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers,             and the like.          {Sporting man}, one who practices field sports; also, a horse             racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like.          {Sporting plant} (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or             offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very             different, character from that of the rest of the plant.             --Darwin.
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Sportingly \Sport"ing*ly\, adv.       In sport; sportively.                   The question you there put, you do it, I suppose, but                sportingly.                                             --Hammond.
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Sportive \Sport"ive\, a.       Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay;       froliscome; playful; merry.                   Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court?                                                                               --Shak.       -- {Sport"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Sport"ive*ness}, n.
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Sportive \Sport"ive\, a.       Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay;       froliscome; playful; merry.                   Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court?                                                                               --Shak.       -- {Sport"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Sport"ive*ness}, n.
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Sportive \Sport"ive\, a.       Tending to, engaged in, or provocate of, sport; gay;       froliscome; playful; merry.                   Is it I That drive thee from the sportive court?                                                                               --Shak.       -- {Sport"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Sport"ive*ness}, n.
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Sportless \Sport"less\, a.       Without sport or mirth; joyless.
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Sportling \Sport"ling\, n.       A little person or creature engaged in sports or in play.                   When again the lambkins play -- Pretty sportlings, full                of May.                                                   --Philips.
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Sportsman \Sports"man\, n.;pl. {Sportsmen}.       One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts,       fishes, etc.
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Sportsmanship \Sports"man*ship\, n.       The practice of sportsmen; skill in field sports.
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Sportsman \Sports"man\, n.;pl. {Sportsmen}.       One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts,       fishes, etc.
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d8Sportula \[d8]Spor"tu*la\, n.; pl. {Sportul[91]}. [L.]       A gift; a present; a prize; hence, an alms; a largess.                   To feed luxuriously, to frequent sports and theaters,                to run for the sportula.                        --South.
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Sportulary \Spor"tu*la*ry\, a.       Subsisting on alms or charitable contributions. [Obs.] --Bp.       Hall.
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Sportule \Spor"tule\, n. [L. sportula a little basket, a gift,       dim. of sporta a basket: cf. F. sortule.]       A charitable gift or contribution; a gift; an alms; a dole; a       largess; a sportula. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
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Sprad \Sprad\, obs.       p. p. of {Spread}. --Chaucer.
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Spradde \Sprad"de\, obs.       imp. of {Spread}. --Chaucer.
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Sprat \Sprat\, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G.       sprotte.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely             allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called             also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring             of different kinds.       (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called             also {alfione}, and {perch}.          {Sprat borer} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so             called from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}.          {Sprat loon}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]       (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}.          {Sprat mew} (Zo[94]l.), the kittiwake gull.
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Sprat \Sprat\, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G.       sprotte.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely             allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called             also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring             of different kinds.       (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called             also {alfione}, and {perch}.          {Sprat borer} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so             called from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}.          {Sprat loon}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]       (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}.          {Sprat mew} (Zo[94]l.), the kittiwake gull.
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Sprat \Sprat\, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G.       sprotte.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely             allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called             also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring             of different kinds.       (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called             also {alfione}, and {perch}.          {Sprat borer} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so             called from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}.          {Sprat loon}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]       (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}.          {Sprat mew} (Zo[94]l.), the kittiwake gull.
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Sprat \Sprat\, n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin to G.       sprotte.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely             allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called             also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring             of different kinds.       (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called             also {alfione}, and {perch}.          {Sprat borer} (Zo[94]l.), the red-throated diver; -- so             called from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}.          {Sprat loon}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]       (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}.          {Sprat mew} (Zo[94]l.), the kittiwake gull.
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Spray \Spray\ (spr>amac/), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See {Sprig}.]       1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. --Chaucer.                         The painted birds, companions of the spring, Hopping                      from spray, were heard to sing.         --Dryden.          2. A collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a             beautiful spray.                         And from the trees did lop the needless spray.                                                                               --Spenser.          3. (Founding)             (a) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask,                   made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold.             (b) A group of castings made in the same mold and                   connected by sprues formed in the runner and its                   branches. --Knight.          {Spray drain} (Agric.), a drain made by laying under earth             the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages             open.
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Spread \Spread\, n.       1. An arbitrage transaction operated by buying and selling             simultaneously in two separate markets, as Chicago and New             York, when there is an abnormal difference in price             between the two markets. It is called a          {back spread}when the difference in price is less than the             normal one.          2. (Gems) Surface in proportion to the depth of a cut stone.
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Spread \Spread\, v. i.       1. To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in             breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand.                         Plants, if they spread much, are seldom tall.                                                                               --Bacon.                         Governor Winthrop, and his associates at                      Charlestown, had for a church a large, spreading                      tree.                                                --B. Trumbull.          2. To be extended by drawing or beating; as, some metals             spread with difficulty.          3. To be made known more extensively, as news.          4. To be propagated from one to another; as, the disease             spread into all parts of the city. --Shak.
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Spread \Spread\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spread}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Spreading}.] [OE. spreden, AS. spr[91]dan; akin to D.       spreiden, spreijen, LG. spreden, spreen, spreien, G.       spreiten, Dan. sprede, Sw. sprida. Cf. {Spray} water flying       in drops.]       1. To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to             stretch or expand to a broad or broader surface or extent;             to open; to unfurl; as, to spread a carpet; to spread a             tent or a sail.                         He bought a parcel of a field where he had spread                      his tent.                                          --Gen. xxxiii.                                                                               19.                         Here the Rhone Hath spread himself a couch. --Byron.          2. To extend so as to cover something; to extend to a great             or grater extent in every direction; to cause to fill or             cover a wide or wider space.                         Rose, as in a dance, the stately trees, and spread                      Their branches hung with copious fruit. --Milton.          3. To divulge; to publish, as news or fame; to cause to be             more extensively known; to disseminate; to make known             fully; as, to spread a report; -- often acompanied by             abroad.                         They, when they were departed, spread abroad his                      fame in all that country.                  --Matt. ix.                                                                               31.          4. To propagate; to cause to affect great numbers; as, to             spread a disease.          5. To diffuse, as emanations or effluvia; to emit; as,             odoriferous plants spread their fragrance.          6. To strew; to scatter over a surface; as, to spread manure;             to spread lime on the ground.          7. To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions; as, to             spread a table.                         Boiled the flesh, and spread the board. --Tennyson.          {To spread cloth}, to unfurl sail. [Obs.] --Evelyn.          Syn: To diffuse; propogate; disperse; publish; distribute;                scatter; circulate; disseminate; dispense.
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Spread \Spread\, n.       1. Extent; compass.                         I have got a fine spread of improvable land.                                                                               --Addison.          2. Expansion of parts.                         No flower hath spread like that of the woodbine.                                                                               --Bacon.          3. A cloth used as a cover for a table or a bed.
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Spread \Spread\,       imp. & p. p. of {Spread}, v.          {Spread eagle}.       (a) An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the             United States.       (b) The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its             legs extended; often met as a device upon military             ornaments, and the like.       (c) (Her.) An eagle displayed; an eagle with the wings and             legs extended on each side of the body, as in the             double-headed eagle of Austria and Russia. See             {Displayed}, 2.
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Spread \Spread\,       imp. & p. p. of {Spread}, v.          {Spread eagle}.       (a) An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the             United States.       (b) The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its             legs extended; often met as a device upon military             ornaments, and the like.       (c) (Her.) An eagle displayed; an eagle with the wings and             legs extended on each side of the body, as in the             double-headed eagle of Austria and Russia. See             {Displayed}, 2.
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Spread-eagle \Spread"-ea`gle\, a.       Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style;       defiantly or extravagantly bombastic; as, a spread-eagle       orator; a spread-eagle speech. [Colloq.& Humorous]
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Spreader \Spread"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propogates.          2. A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form             a sliver preparatory to spinning.
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Spread \Spread\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spread}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Spreading}.] [OE. spreden, AS. spr[91]dan; akin to D.       spreiden, spreijen, LG. spreden, spreen, spreien, G.       spreiten, Dan. sprede, Sw. sprida. Cf. {Spray} water flying       in drops.]       1. To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to             stretch or expand to a broad or broader surface or extent;             to open; to unfurl; as, to spread a carpet; to spread a             tent or a sail.                         He bought a parcel of a field where he had spread                      his tent.                                          --Gen. xxxiii.                                                                               19.                         Here the Rhone Hath spread himself a couch. --Byron.          2. To extend so as to cover something; to extend to a great             or grater extent in every direction; to cause to fill or             cover a wide or wider space.                         Rose, as in a dance, the stately trees, and spread                      Their branches hung with copious fruit. --Milton.          3. To divulge; to publish, as news or fame; to cause to be             more extensively known; to disseminate; to make known             fully; as, to spread a report; -- often acompanied by             abroad.                         They, when they were departed, spread abroad his                      fame in all that country.                  --Matt. ix.                                                                               31.          4. To propagate; to cause to affect great numbers; as, to             spread a disease.          5. To diffuse, as emanations or effluvia; to emit; as,             odoriferous plants spread their fragrance.          6. To strew; to scatter over a surface; as, to spread manure;             to spread lime on the ground.          7. To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions; as, to             spread a table.                         Boiled the flesh, and spread the board. --Tennyson.          {To spread cloth}, to unfurl sail. [Obs.] --Evelyn.          Syn: To diffuse; propogate; disperse; publish; distribute;                scatter; circulate; disseminate; dispense.
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Puff \Puff\ (p[ucr]f), n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan.       puf, D. pof; of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.]       1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;             hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a             whiff. [bd] To every puff of wind a slave.[b8] --Flatman.          2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:             (a) A puffball.             (b) a kind of light pastry.             (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair                   with powder.          3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially             one in a public journal.          {Puff adder}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any South African viper belonging to {Clotho} and                   allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have                   the power of greatly distending their bodies when                   irritated. The common puff adder ({Vipera, [or] Clotho                   arietans}) is the largest species, becoming over four                   feet long. The plumed puff adder ({C. cornuta}) has a                   plumelike appendage over each eye.             (b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon                   platyrrhinos}) which has the power of puffing up its                   body. Called also {hog-nose snake}, {flathead},                   {spreading adder}, and {blowing adder}.          {Puff bird} (Zo[94]l.), any bird of the genus {Bucco}, or             family {Bucconid[91]}. They are small birds, usually with             dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail             feathers. See {Barbet}             (b) .
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Spreadingly \Spread"ing*ly\, adv.       Increasingly.                   The best times were spreadingly infected. --Milton.
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Sprigtail \Sprig"tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The pintail duck; -- called also {sprig}, and             {spreet-tail}. [Local, U.S.]       (b) The sharp-tailed grouse. [Local, U.S.]
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Sprit \Sprit\, v. t. [Akin to G. spritzen, spr[81]tzen. See       {Sprit}, v. i.]       To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to       spurt out. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Sprit \Sprit\, v. i. [AS. spryttan to sprout, but. See {Sprout},       v. i., and cf. {Spurt}, v. t., Sprit a spar.]       To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.
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Sprit \Sprit\, n.       A shoot; a sprout. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
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Sprit \Sprit\, n. [OE. spret, AS. spre[a2]t a sprit; spear; akin       to D. spriet, and E. sprout, sprit, v.t. & i. See {Sprout},       v. i.] (Naut.)       A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat       diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which       it is used to extend and elevate.
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Sprite \Sprite\, n. [OE. sprit, F. esprit, fr. L. spiritus. See       {Spirit}, and cf. {Sprightly}.]       1. A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See             {Spright}.                         Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite.                                                                               --Dryden.          2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin.          3. (Zo[94]l.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.
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Spriteful \Sprite"ful\, a. Spritefully \Sprite"ful*ly\, adv.,    Spriteliness \Sprite"li*ness\, n., Spritely \Sprite"ly\, a.,       etc.       See {Sprightful}, {Sprightfully}, {Sprightliness},       {Sprightly}, etc.
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Spriteful \Sprite"ful\, a. Spritefully \Sprite"ful*ly\, adv.,    Spriteliness \Sprite"li*ness\, n., Spritely \Sprite"ly\, a.,       etc.       See {Sprightful}, {Sprightfully}, {Sprightliness},       {Sprightly}, etc.
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Spriteful \Sprite"ful\, a. Spritefully \Sprite"ful*ly\, adv.,    Spriteliness \Sprite"li*ness\, n., Spritely \Sprite"ly\, a.,       etc.       See {Sprightful}, {Sprightfully}, {Sprightliness},       {Sprightly}, etc.
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Spriteful \Sprite"ful\, a. Spritefully \Sprite"ful*ly\, adv.,    Spriteliness \Sprite"li*ness\, n., Spritely \Sprite"ly\, a.,       etc.       See {Sprightful}, {Sprightfully}, {Sprightliness},       {Sprightly}, etc.
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Spritsail \Sprit"sail\ (? [or] ?), n. (Naut.)       (a) A sail extended by a sprit.       (b) A sail formerly hung under the bowsprit, from the             spritsail yard.
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Sprod \Sprod\, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.] (Zo[94]l.)       A salmon in its second year. [Prov. Eng.]
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Sprout \Sprout\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprouted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sprouting}.] [OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to OFries.       spr[?]ta, AS. spre[a2]tan, D. spruiten, G. spriessen, Sw.       spruta to squirt, to spout. Cf. {Sprit}, v. t. & i., {Sprit}       a spar, {Spout}, v. t., {Spurt}.]       1. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push             out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.          2. To shoot into ramifications. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Sprout \Sprout\, v. t.       1. To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.          2. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.
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Sprout \Sprout\, n. [Cf. AS. sprote a sprout, sprig; akin to       Icel. sproti, G. sprosse. See {Sprout}, v. i.]       1. The shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, from the             stump, or from the root or tuber, of a plant or tree; more             rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a             branch.          2. pl. Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts. --Johnson.          {Brussels sprouts} (Bot.) See under {Brussels}.
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Sprout \Sprout\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprouted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sprouting}.] [OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to OFries.       spr[?]ta, AS. spre[a2]tan, D. spruiten, G. spriessen, Sw.       spruta to squirt, to spout. Cf. {Sprit}, v. t. & i., {Sprit}       a spar, {Spout}, v. t., {Spurt}.]       1. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push             out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.          2. To shoot into ramifications. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Sprout \Sprout\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprouted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Sprouting}.] [OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to OFries.       spr[?]ta, AS. spre[a2]tan, D. spruiten, G. spriessen, Sw.       spruta to squirt, to spout. Cf. {Sprit}, v. t. & i., {Sprit}       a spar, {Spout}, v. t., {Spurt}.]       1. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push             out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.          2. To shoot into ramifications. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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Spur \Spur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurred}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Spurring}.]       1. To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to             urge or goad; as, to spur a horse.          2. To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous             pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to             instigate; to impel; to drive.                         Love will not be spurred to what it loathes. --Shak.          3. To put spurs on; as, a spurred boot.
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Spurred \Spurred\, a.       1. Wearing spurs; furnished with a spur or spurs; having             shoots like spurs.          2. Affected with spur, or ergot; as, spurred rye.          {Spurred corolla} (Bot.), a corolla in which there are one or             more petals with a spur.
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Spurred \Spurred\, a.       1. Wearing spurs; furnished with a spur or spurs; having             shoots like spurs.          2. Affected with spur, or ergot; as, spurred rye.          {Spurred corolla} (Bot.), a corolla in which there are one or             more petals with a spur.
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Spurt \Spurt\, v. i. [Written also spirt, and originally the       same word as sprit; OE. sprutten to sprout, AS. spryttan. See       {Sprit}, v. i., {Sprout}, v. i.]       To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as       liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small       stream or jet; to spirt.                   Thus the small jet, which hasty hands unlock, Spurts in                the gardener's eyes who turns the cock.   --Pope.
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Spurt \Spurt\, v. t.       To throw out, as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or       force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small       orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth.
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Spurt \Spurt\, n. [Cf. Icel. sprette a spurt, spring, run,       spretta to sprit, spring.]       A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an       increased exertion for a brief space.                   The long, steady sweep of the so-called [bd]paddle[b8]                tried him almost as much as the breathless strain of                the spurt.                                             --T. Hughes.
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Spurt \Spurt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spurted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Spurting}.]       To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.
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Sourt \Sourt\, n.       1. A sudden or violent ejection or gushing of a liquid, as of             water from a tube, orifice, or other confined place, or of             blood from a wound; a jet; a spirt.          2. A shoot; a bud. [Obs.] --Holland.          3. Fig.: A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy.          {Spurt grass} (Bot.), a rush fit for basket work. --Dr.             Prior.
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Spurt \Spurt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spurted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Spurting}.]       To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.
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Spurt \Spurt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spurted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Spurting}.]       To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.
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Spurtle \Spur"tle\, v. t. [Freq. of spurt.]       To spurt or shoot in a scattering manner. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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Subarration \Sub`ar*ra"tion\, n. [Pref. sub- + L. arra, arrha,       earnest money. See {Earnest} a pledge.]       The ancient custom of betrothing by the bestowal, on the part       of the man, of marriage gifts or tokens, as money, rings, or       other presents, upon the woman.
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Subarytenoid \Sub`a*ryt"e*noid\, a. (Anat.)       Situated under the arytenoid cartilage of the larynx.
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Subbreed \Sub"breed`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A race or strain differing in certain characters from the       parent breed; an incipient breed.
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Suberate \Su"ber*ate\, n. [Cf. F. sub[82]rate.] (Chem.)       A salt of suberic acid.
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Suberite \Su"ber*ite\, n. [L. suber the cork tree.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any sponge of the genus {Suberites} and allied genera. These       sponges have a fine and compact texture, and contain minute       siliceous spicules.
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Suborder \Sub*or"der\, n. (Nat. Hist.)       A division of an order; a group of genera of a little lower       rank than an order and of greater importance than a tribe or       family; as, cichoraceous plants form a suborder of       Composit[91].
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Subordinacy \Sub*or"di*na*cy\, n. [See {Subordinate}.]       The quality or state of being subordinate, or subject to       control; subordination, as, to bring the imagination to act       in subordinacy to reason. --Spectator.
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Subordinance \Sub*or"di*nance\, Subordinancy \Sub*or"di*nan*cy\,       n. [Pref. sub + L. ordinans, p. pr. of ordinare. See       {Subordinate}, a.]       Subordinacy; subordination. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. Sir W.       Temple.
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Subordinance \Sub*or"di*nance\, Subordinancy \Sub*or"di*nan*cy\,       n. [Pref. sub + L. ordinans, p. pr. of ordinare. See       {Subordinate}, a.]       Subordinacy; subordination. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. Sir W.       Temple.
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Subordinary \Sub*or"di*na*ry\, n. (Her.)       One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an       ordinary. See {Ordinary}.          Note: Different writers name different bearings as                subordinaries, but the bar, bend, sinister, pile,                inescutcheon bordure, gyron, and quarter, are always                considered subordinaries by those who do not class them                as ordinaries.
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Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, a. [Pref. sub + L. ordinatus, p.       p. of ordinare to set in order, to arrange. See {Ordain}.]       1. Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower             or inferior position.                         The several kinds and subordinate species of each                      are easily distinguished.                  --Woodward.          2. Inferior in order, nature, dignity, power, importance, or             the like.                         It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the                      understanding.                                    --South.
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Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, n.       One who stands in order or rank below another; --       distinguished from a principal. --Milton.
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Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.]       1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as             of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one             creature to another.          2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate             the passions to reason. -- {Sub*or"di*nate*ly}, adv. --             {Sub*or"di*nate*ness}, n.
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Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.]       1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as             of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one             creature to another.          2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate             the passions to reason. -- {Sub*or"di*nate*ly}, adv. --             {Sub*or"di*nate*ness}, n.
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Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.]       1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as             of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one             creature to another.          2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate             the passions to reason. -- {Sub*or"di*nate*ly}, adv. --             {Sub*or"di*nate*ness}, n.
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Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.]       1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as             of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one             creature to another.          2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate             the passions to reason. -- {Sub*or"di*nate*ly}, adv. --             {Sub*or"di*nate*ness}, n.
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Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.       {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.]       1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as             of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one             creature to another.          2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate             the passions to reason. -- {Sub*or"di*nate*ly}, adv. --             {Sub*or"di*nate*ness}, n.
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Subordination \Sub*or`di*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. subordination.]       1. The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or             subjecting.          2. The quality or state of being subordinate or inferior to             an other; inferiority of rank or dignity; subjection.                         Natural creature having a local subordination.                                                                               --Holyday.          3. Place of inferior rank.                         Persons who in their several subordinations would be                      obliged to follow the example of their superiors.                                                                               --Swift.
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Subordinative \Sub*or"di*na*tive\, a.       Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to       introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative       conjunction.
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Subperitoneal \Sub*per`i*to"ne*al\, a. (Anat.)       Situated under the peritoneal membrane.
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Subreader \Sub*read"er\, n. (Law)       An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of       law the reader is to discourse upon. [Eng.] --Crabb.
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Subrotund \Sub`ro*tund"\, a.       Somewhat rotund.
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Suburethral \Sub`u*re"thral\, a. (Anat.)       Situated under the urethra, or under its orifice.
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Subvariety \Sub`va*ri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}.       A subordinate variety, or a division of a variety.
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Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subverted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Subverting}.] [L. subvertere, subversum; sub under +       vertere to turn: cf. F. subvertir. See {Verse}.]       1. To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin             utterly.                         These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength,                      With which he yoketh your rebellious necks, Razeth                      your cities, and subverts your towns. --Shak.                         This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.                                                                               --Locke.          2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to             corrupt; to confound. --2 Tim. iii. 14.          Syn: To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse;                extinguish.
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Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. i.       To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.                   They have a power given to them like that of the evil                principle, to subvert and destroy.
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Subvertebral \Sub*ver"te*bral\, a. (Anat.)       Situated beneath, or on the ventral side of, the vertebral       column; situated beneath, or inside of, the endoskeleton;       hypaxial; hyposkeletal.
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Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subverted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Subverting}.] [L. subvertere, subversum; sub under +       vertere to turn: cf. F. subvertir. See {Verse}.]       1. To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin             utterly.                         These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength,                      With which he yoketh your rebellious necks, Razeth                      your cities, and subverts your towns. --Shak.                         This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.                                                                               --Locke.          2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to             corrupt; to confound. --2 Tim. iii. 14.          Syn: To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse;                extinguish.
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Subverter \Sub*vert"er\, n.       One who, or that which, subverts; an overthrower. --Sir T.       More.
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Subvertible \Sub*vert"i*ble\, a.       That may be subverted.
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Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subverted}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Subverting}.] [L. subvertere, subversum; sub under +       vertere to turn: cf. F. subvertir. See {Verse}.]       1. To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin             utterly.                         These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength,                      With which he yoketh your rebellious necks, Razeth                      your cities, and subverts your towns. --Shak.                         This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.                                                                               --Locke.          2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to             corrupt; to confound. --2 Tim. iii. 14.          Syn: To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse;                extinguish.
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Suffer \Suf"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Suffering}.] [OE. suffren, soffren, OF. sufrir, sofrir,       F. souffrir, (assumed) LL. sofferire, for L. sufferre; sub       under + ferre to bear, akin to E. bear. See {Bear} to       support.]       1. To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit             to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain             of body, or grief of mind.          2. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to             sustain; to bear up under.                         Our spirit and strength entire, Strongly to suffer                      and support our pains.                        --Milton.          3. To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience;             as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to             air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage.                         If your more ponderous and settled project May                      suffer alteration.                              --Shak.          4. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.                         Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not                      suffer sin upon him.                           --Lev. xix.                                                                               17.                         I suffer them to enter and possess.   --Milton.          Syn: To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit;                tolerate. See {Permit}.
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Suffrutescent \Suf`fru*tes"cent\, a. [Pref. suf- + frutescent.]       (Bot.)       Slightly woody at the base.
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Suffruticose \Suf*fru"ti*cose`\, a. [Pref. suf- + fruticose.]       (Bot.)       Woody in the lower part of the stem, but with the yearly       branches herbaceous, as sage, thyme, hyssop, and the like.
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Suffruticous \Suf*fru"ti*cous\, a.       Suffruticose.
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Superadd \Su`per*add"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superadded}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Superadding}.] [L. superaddere. See {Super-}, and       {Add}.]       To add over and above; to add to what has been added; to       annex, as something extrinsic.                   The strength of any living creature, in those external                motion, is something distinct from, and superadded                unto, its natural gravity.                     --Bp. Wilkins.                   The peacock laid it extremely to heart that he had not                the nightingale's voice superadded to the beauty of his                plumes.                                                   --L'Estrange.
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Superadd \Su`per*add"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superadded}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Superadding}.] [L. superaddere. See {Super-}, and       {Add}.]       To add over and above; to add to what has been added; to       annex, as something extrinsic.                   The strength of any living creature, in those external                motion, is something distinct from, and superadded                unto, its natural gravity.                     --Bp. Wilkins.                   The peacock laid it extremely to heart that he had not                the nightingale's voice superadded to the beauty of his                plumes.                                                   --L'Estrange.
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Superadd \Su`per*add"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superadded}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Superadding}.] [L. superaddere. See {Super-}, and       {Add}.]       To add over and above; to add to what has been added; to       annex, as something extrinsic.                   The strength of any living creature, in those external                motion, is something distinct from, and superadded                unto, its natural gravity.                     --Bp. Wilkins.                   The peacock laid it extremely to heart that he had not                the nightingale's voice superadded to the beauty of his                plumes.                                                   --L'Estrange.
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Superaddition \Su`per*ad*di"tion\, n.       The act of adding something in excess or something       extraneous; also, something which is added in excess or       extraneously.                   This superaddition is nothing but fat.   --Arbuthnot.
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Superadvenient \Su`per*ad*ven"ient\, a.       Coming upon; coming in addition to, or in assistance of,       something. [R.]                   He has done bravely by the superadvenient assistance of                his God.                                                --Dr. H. More.
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Superdominant \Su`per*dom"i*nant\, n. (Mus.)       The sixth tone of the scale; that next above the dominant; --       called also {submediant}.
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2. Any battleship having its main armament entirely of big             guns all of one caliber. Since the Dreadnought was built,             the caliber of the heaviest guns has increased from 12 in.             to 13[frac12] in., 14 in., and 15 in., and the             displacement of the largest batteships from 18,000 tons to             30,000 tons and upwards. The term {superdreadnought} is             popularly applied to battleships with such increased             displacement and gun caliber.
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Superdreadnought \Su`per*dread"nought`\, n.       See {Dreadnought}, above.
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2. Any battleship having its main armament entirely of big             guns all of one caliber. Since the Dreadnought was built,             the caliber of the heaviest guns has increased from 12 in.             to 13[frac12] in., 14 in., and 15 in., and the             displacement of the largest batteships from 18,000 tons to             30,000 tons and upwards. The term {superdreadnought} is             popularly applied to battleships with such increased             displacement and gun caliber.
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Superdreadnought \Su`per*dread"nought`\, n.       See {Dreadnought}, above.
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Superethical \Su`per*eth"ic*al\, a.       More than ethical; above ethics. --Bolingbroke.
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Superheat \Su`per*heat"\, v. t.       To heat a liquid above its boiling point without converting       it into vapor.
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Superheat \Su`per*heat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superheated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Superheating}.]       1. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.          2. (Steam Engine) To heat, as steam, apart from contact with             water, until it resembles a perfect gas.
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Superheat \Su"per*heat`\, n.       The increase of temperature communicated to steam by       superheating it.
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Superheat \Su`per*heat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superheated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Superheating}.]       1. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.          2. (Steam Engine) To heat, as steam, apart from contact with             water, until it resembles a perfect gas.
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Steam \Steam\, n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS. ste[a0]m       vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps       originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.       Gr. [?] to erect, [?] a pillar, and E. stand.]       1. The elastic, a[89]riform fluid into which water is             converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the             state of vapor.          2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so             called in popular usage.          3. Any exhalation. [bd]A steam og rich, distilled             perfumes.[b8] --Milton.          {Dry steam}, steam which does not contain water held in             suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to             superheated steam.          {Exhaust steam}. See under {Exhaust}.          {High steam}, [or] {High-pressure steam}, steam of which the             pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.          {Low steam}, [or] {Low-pressure steam}, steam of which the             pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,             that of the atmosphere.          {Saturated steam}, steam at the temperature of the boiling             point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also             applied to {wet steam}.          {Superheated steam}, steam heated to a temperature higher             than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It             can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,             and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged             steam}, {anhydrous steam}, and {steam gas}.          {Wet steam}, steam which contains water held in suspension             mechanically; -- called also {misty steam}.          Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to                denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived                from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;                as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or                steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam                heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.          {Steam blower}.             (a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet                   or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.             (b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.          {Steam boiler}, a boiler for producing steam. See {Boiler},             3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the             boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,             which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,             enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and             through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which             delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the             dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g             the safety value; hthe water gauge.          {Steam car}, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a             locomotive.          {Steam carriage}, a carriage upon wheels moved on common             roads by steam.          {Steam casing}. See {Steam jacket}, under {Jacket}.          {Steam chest}, the box or chamber from which steam is             distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,             etc., and which usually contains one or more values; --             called also {valve chest}, and {valve box}. See Illust. of             {Slide valve}, under {Slide}.          {Steam chimney}, an annular chamber around the chimney of a             boiler furnace, for drying steam.          {Steam coil}, a coil of pipe, or collection of connected             pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,             etc.          {Steam colors} (Calico Printing), colors in which the             chemical reaction fixed the coloring matter in the fiber             is produced by steam.          {Steam cylinder}, the cylinder of a steam engine, which             contains the piston. See Illust. of {Slide valve}, under             {Slide}.          {Steam dome} (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the             boiler, from which steam is conduced to the engine. See             Illust. of Steam boiler, above.          {Steam fire engine}, a fire engine consisting of a steam             boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,             combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by             horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.          {Steam fitter}, a fitter of steam pipes.          {Steam fitting}, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;             also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.          {Steam gas}. See {Superheated steam}, above.          {Steam gauge}, an instrument for indicating the pressure of             the steam in a boiler. The {mercurial steam gauge} is a             bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which             is connected with the boiler while the other is open to             the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the             mercury in the long limb of the tume to a height             proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,             especially for high pressures, consists of a spring             pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer             of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,             closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to             straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or             a mass of confined air, etc.          {Steam gun}, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles             may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.          {Steam hammer}, a hammer for forging, which is worked             directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided             vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder             located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as             Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is             attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the             piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end             of the cylinder.          {Steam heater}.             (a) A radiator heated by steam.             (b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,                   piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.          {Steam jacket}. See under {Jacket}.          {Steam packet}, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and             running periodically between certain ports.          {Steam pipe}, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a             pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.          {Steam plow} [or] {plough}, a plow, or gang of plows, moved             by a steam engine.          {Steam port}, an opening for steam to pass through, as from             the steam chest into the cylinder.          {Steam power}, the force or energy of steam applied to             produce results; power derived from a steam engine.          {Steam propeller}. See {Propeller}.          {Steam pump}, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is             usually direct-acting.          {Steam room} (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above             the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.          {Steam table}, a table on which are dishes heated by steam             for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,             restaurant, etc.          {Steam trap}, a self-acting device by means of which water             that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will             be discharged without permitting steam to escape.          {Steam tug}, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling             ships.          {Steam vessel}, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or             steamship; -- a steamer.          {Steam whistle}, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as             of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly             discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a             warning signal. The steam issues from a narrow annular             orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or             hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,             and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a             common whistle.
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Superheater \Su"per*heat`er\, n. (Steam Engine)       An apparatus for superheating steam.
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Superheat \Su`per*heat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superheated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Superheating}.]       1. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.          2. (Steam Engine) To heat, as steam, apart from contact with             water, until it resembles a perfect gas.
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Supertax \Su"per*tax`\, n. [Super- + tax.]       A tax in addition to the usual or normal tax; specif., in the       United Kingdom, an income tax of sixpence for every pound in       addition to the normal income tax of one shilling and       twopence for every pound, imposed, by the Finance Act of       1909-1910 (c. 8, ss 66, 72), on the amount by which the       income of any person exceeds [pound]3,000 when his total       income exceeds [pound]5,000.
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Supertemporal \Su`per*tem"po*ral\, n.       That which is more than temporal; that which is eternal. [R.]
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Superterranean \Su`per*ter*ra"ne*an\, a.       Being above ground. [bd]Superterranean quarries.[b8] --Mrs.       Trollope.
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Superterrene \Su`per*ter*rene"\, a. [Pref. super- + terrene: cf.       L. superterrenus.]       Being above ground, or above the earth. [R.]
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Superterrestrial \Su`per*ter*res"tri*al\, a.       Being above the earth, or above what belongs to the earth.       --Buckminster.
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Supertonic \Su`per*ton"ic\, n. (Mus.)       The note next above the keynote; the second of the scale.       --Busby.
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Supertragical \Su`per*trag"ic*al\, a.       Tragical to excess.
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Supertuberation \Su`per*tu`ber*a"tion\, n. [Pref. super- +       tuber.] (Bot.)       The production of young tubers, as potatoes, from the old       while still growing.
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Support \Sup*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supported}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Supporting}.] [F. supporter, L. supportare to carry       on, to convey, in LL., to support, sustain; sub under +       portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.]       1. To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold;             to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to             bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an             abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports             the branches.          2. To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in             character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or             misfortunes.                         This fierce demeanor and his insolence The patience                      of a god could not support.               --Dryden.          3. To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive             circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to             support the courage or spirits.          4. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor;             to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the             character of King Lear.          5. To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to             maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to             support the ministers of the gospel.          6. To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to             support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a             debate.          7. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to             sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support             the charges; the evidence will not support the statements             or allegations.                         To urge such arguments, as though they were                      sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme                      of moral philosophy.                           --J. Edwards.          8. To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to             be able to support one's own cause.          9. To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back             up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the             present administration.                         Wherefore, bold pleasant, Darest thou support a                      published traitor?                              --Shak.          10. A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman             supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison,             supported by his two sons.          {Support arms} (Mil.), a command in the manual of arms in             responce to which the piece is held vertically at the             shoulder, with the hammer resting on the left forearm,             which is passed horizontally across the body in front;             also, the position assumed in response to this command.          Syn: To maintain; endure; verify; substantiate; countenance;                patronize; help; back; second; succor; relieve; uphold;                encourage; favor; nurture; nourish; cherish; shield;                defend; protect; stay; assist; forward.
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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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Support \Sup*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supported}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Supporting}.] [F. supporter, L. supportare to carry       on, to convey, in LL., to support, sustain; sub under +       portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.]       1. To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold;             to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to             bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an             abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports             the branches.          2. To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in             character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or             misfortunes.                         This fierce demeanor and his insolence The patience                      of a god could not support.               --Dryden.          3. To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive             circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to             support the courage or spirits.          4. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor;             to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the             character of King Lear.          5. To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to             maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to             support the ministers of the gospel.          6. To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to             support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a             debate.          7. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to             sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support             the charges; the evidence will not support the statements             or allegations.                         To urge such arguments, as though they were                      sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme                      of moral philosophy.                           --J. Edwards.          8. To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to             be able to support one's own cause.          9. To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back             up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the             present administration.                         Wherefore, bold pleasant, Darest thou support a                      published traitor?                              --Shak.          10. A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman             supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison,             supported by his two sons.          {Support arms} (Mil.), a command in the manual of arms in             responce to which the piece is held vertically at the             shoulder, with the hammer resting on the left forearm,             which is passed horizontally across the body in front;             also, the position assumed in response to this command.          Syn: To maintain; endure; verify; substantiate; countenance;                patronize; help; back; second; succor; relieve; uphold;                encourage; favor; nurture; nourish; cherish; shield;                defend; protect; stay; assist; forward.
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Supportable \Sup*port"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. supportable.]       Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured;       endurable. -- {Sup*port"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Sup*port"a*bly},       adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supportable \Sup*port"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. supportable.]       Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured;       endurable. -- {Sup*port"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Sup*port"a*bly},       adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supportable \Sup*port"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. supportable.]       Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured;       endurable. -- {Sup*port"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Sup*port"a*bly},       adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supportance \Sup*port"ance\, n.       Support. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supportation \Sup`por*ta"tion\, n.       Maintenance; support. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Support \Sup*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supported}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Supporting}.] [F. supporter, L. supportare to carry       on, to convey, in LL., to support, sustain; sub under +       portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.]       1. To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold;             to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to             bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an             abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports             the branches.          2. To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in             character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or             misfortunes.                         This fierce demeanor and his insolence The patience                      of a god could not support.               --Dryden.          3. To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive             circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to             support the courage or spirits.          4. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor;             to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the             character of King Lear.          5. To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to             maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to             support the ministers of the gospel.          6. To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to             support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a             debate.          7. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to             sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support             the charges; the evidence will not support the statements             or allegations.                         To urge such arguments, as though they were                      sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme                      of moral philosophy.                           --J. Edwards.          8. To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to             be able to support one's own cause.          9. To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back             up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the             present administration.                         Wherefore, bold pleasant, Darest thou support a                      published traitor?                              --Shak.          10. A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman             supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison,             supported by his two sons.          {Support arms} (Mil.), a command in the manual of arms in             responce to which the piece is held vertically at the             shoulder, with the hammer resting on the left forearm,             which is passed horizontally across the body in front;             also, the position assumed in response to this command.          Syn: To maintain; endure; verify; substantiate; countenance;                patronize; help; back; second; succor; relieve; uphold;                encourage; favor; nurture; nourish; cherish; shield;                defend; protect; stay; assist; forward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supporter \Sup*port"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a             supporter of life.                         The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured.                                                                               --Bacon.                         The saints have a . . . supporter in all their                      miseries.                                          --South.          2. Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and             defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or             candidate.          3. (Shipbuilding) A knee placed under the cathead.          4. (Her.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some             animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and             exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon             are similar figures.          5. (Med.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or             some other part or organ.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Combustion \Com*bus"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. combustio: cf. F.       combustion.]       1. The state of burning.          2. (Chem.) The combination of a combustible with a supporter             of combustion, producing heat, and sometimes both light             and heat.                         Combustion results in common cases from the mutual                      chemical action and reaction of the combustible and                      the oxygen of the atmosphere, whereby a new compound                      is formed.                                          --Ure.          {Supporter of combustion} (Chem.), a gas, as oxygen, the             combination of which with a combustible, as coal,             constitutes combustion.          3. Violent agitation; confusion; tumult. [Obs.]                         There [were] great combustions and divisions among                      the heads of the university.               --Mede.                         But say from whence this new combustion springs.                                                                               --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supportful \Sup*port"ful\, a.       Abounding with support. [Obs.] --Chapman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Support \Sup*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supported}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Supporting}.] [F. supporter, L. supportare to carry       on, to convey, in LL., to support, sustain; sub under +       portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.]       1. To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold;             to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to             bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an             abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports             the branches.          2. To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in             character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or             misfortunes.                         This fierce demeanor and his insolence The patience                      of a god could not support.               --Dryden.          3. To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive             circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to             support the courage or spirits.          4. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor;             to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the             character of King Lear.          5. To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to             maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to             support the ministers of the gospel.          6. To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to             support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a             debate.          7. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to             sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support             the charges; the evidence will not support the statements             or allegations.                         To urge such arguments, as though they were                      sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme                      of moral philosophy.                           --J. Edwards.          8. To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to             be able to support one's own cause.          9. To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back             up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the             present administration.                         Wherefore, bold pleasant, Darest thou support a                      published traitor?                              --Shak.          10. A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman             supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison,             supported by his two sons.          {Support arms} (Mil.), a command in the manual of arms in             responce to which the piece is held vertically at the             shoulder, with the hammer resting on the left forearm,             which is passed horizontally across the body in front;             also, the position assumed in response to this command.          Syn: To maintain; endure; verify; substantiate; countenance;                patronize; help; back; second; succor; relieve; uphold;                encourage; favor; nurture; nourish; cherish; shield;                defend; protect; stay; assist; forward.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supportless \Sup*port"less\, a.       Having no support. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supportment \Sup*port"ment\, n.       Support. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supportress \Sup*port"ress\, n.       A female supporter. [R.]                   You are my gracious patroness and supportress.                                                                               --Massinger.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppurate \Sup"pu*rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Suppurated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Suppurating}.] [L. suppuratus, p. p. of       suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus,       puris, matter. See {Pus}.]       To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppurate \Sup"pu*rate\, v. t.       To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore.       --Arbuthnot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppurate \Sup"pu*rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Suppurated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Suppurating}.] [L. suppuratus, p. p. of       suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus,       puris, matter. See {Pus}.]       To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppurate \Sup"pu*rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Suppurated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Suppurating}.] [L. suppuratus, p. p. of       suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus,       puris, matter. See {Pus}.]       To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppuration \Sup`pu*ra"tion\, n. [L. suppuratio: cf. F.       suppuration.]       1. The act or process of suppurating.          2. The matter produced by suppuration; pus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppurative \Sup"pu*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. suppuratif.]       Tending to suppurate; promoting suppuration.          {Suppurative fever} (Med.), py[91]mia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppurative \Sup"pu*ra*tive\, n. (Med.)       A suppurative medicine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suppurative \Sup"pu*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. suppuratif.]       Tending to suppurate; promoting suppuration.          {Suppurative fever} (Med.), py[91]mia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supra-d2sophagal \Su`pra-[d2]*soph"a*gal\, a. (Anat.)       See {Supra-esophagal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supra-esophagal \Su`pra-e*soph"a*gal\, Supra-esophageal    \Su`pra-e`so*phag"e*al\, a. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.)       Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as,       the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also       {supra-[d2]sophagal}, and {supra-[d2]sophageal}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supra-d2sophagal \Su`pra-[d2]*soph"a*gal\, a. (Anat.)       See {Supra-esophagal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supra-esophagal \Su`pra-e*soph"a*gal\, Supra-esophageal    \Su`pra-e`so*phag"e*al\, a. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.)       Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as,       the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also       {supra-[d2]sophagal}, and {supra-[d2]sophageal}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supra-esophagal \Su`pra-e*soph"a*gal\, Supra-esophageal    \Su`pra-e`so*phag"e*al\, a. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.)       Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as,       the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also       {supra-[d2]sophagal}, and {supra-[d2]sophageal}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supradecompound \Su`pra*de*com"pound\, a. (Bot.)       More than decompound; divided many times.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supra-ethmoid \Su`pra-eth"moid\, a. (Anat.)       Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or       cartilage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suprahyoid \Su`pra*hy"oid\, a. (Anat.)       Hyomental.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supratemporal \Su`pra*tem"po*ral\, a. (Anat.)       Situated above the temporal bone or temporal fossa. -- n. A       supratemporal bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Supratrochlear \Su`pra*troch"le*ar\, a. (Anat.)       Situated over or above a trochlea or trochlear surface; --       applied esp. to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal       nerve.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sybarite \Syb"a*rite\, n. [L. Sybarita, Gr. [?], fr. [?], a city       in Italy, noted for the effeminacy and voluptuousness of its       inhabitants; cf. F. Sybarite.]       A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a voluptuary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sybaritic \Syb`a*rit"ic\, Sybaritical \Syb`a*rit"ic*al\, a. [L.       Sybariticus, Gr. [?].]       Of or pertaining to the Sybarites; resembling the Sybarites;       luxurious; wanton; effeminate. [bd]Sybaritic dinners.[b8]       --Bp. Warburton. [bd]Sybaritical cloistres.[b8] --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sybaritic \Syb`a*rit"ic\, Sybaritical \Syb`a*rit"ic*al\, a. [L.       Sybariticus, Gr. [?].]       Of or pertaining to the Sybarites; resembling the Sybarites;       luxurious; wanton; effeminate. [bd]Sybaritic dinners.[b8]       --Bp. Warburton. [bd]Sybaritical cloistres.[b8] --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sybaritism \Syb"a*rit*ism\, n.       Luxuriousness; effeminacy; wantonness; voluptuousness.
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Safford, AL       Zip code(s): 36773    Safford, AZ (city, FIPS 62000)       Location: 32.83116 N, 109.69815 W       Population (1990): 7359 (2857 housing units)       Area: 18.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 85546
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
support n.   After-sale handholding; something many software    vendors promise but few deliver.   To hackers, most support people    are useless -- because by the time a hacker calls support he or she    will usually know the software and the relevant manuals better than    the support people (sadly, this is _not_ a joke or exaggeration).   A    hacker's idea of `support' is a te^te-a`-te^te with the software's    designer.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
spread spectrum communications          (Or "spread spectrum") A technique by which a       signal to be transmitted is modulated onto a {pseudo-random},       noise-like, wideband {carrier signal}, producing a       transmission with a much larger {bandwidth} than that of the       data {modulation}.          Reception is accomplished by {cross correlation} of the       received wide band signal with a synchronously generated       replica of the carrier.          Spread-spectrum communications offers many important benefits:          Low probability of detection, interception or determination of       the transmitter's location.   To an observer who does not       possess information about the carrier, the transmission is       indistinguishable from other sources of noise.          High immunity against interference and jamming (intentional       interference).   The presence of (narrowband) interference       signals only decreases the channel's {signal-to noise ratio}       and therefore its {error rate}, which can be dealt with by       using {error correcting codes}.   A jammer would have to use       wideband interference signals, which would require very high       power (again assuming that the jammer does not know the       characteristics of the carrier).          High immunity against adverse effects of multipath       transmission.   In the presence of multiple paths between       transmitter and receiver (e.g. by reflected signals), signals       of certain frequencies can be cancelled at certain locations       when the difference in path delays between multiple       propagation paths cause the signals to arrive out of phase.       This effect is particularly troublesome in narrowband mobile       communications, where it causes "blind spots" - locations       where no signal can be received.          Transmitter/receiver pairs using independent random carriers       can operate in the same frequency range with minimal       interference.   These are called {Code Division Multiple       Access} (CDMA) systems.   Increasing the number of T/R pairs       again only gradually increases each channel's error rate.   In       contrast, narrowband systems can only accomodate a fixed       number of channels determined by available bandwidth and       channel width (data rate).          When the data modulation cannot be distinguished from the       carrier modulation, and the carrier modulation is random to an       unwanted observer, the spread spectrum system assumes       cryptographic capabilities, with the carrier modulation taking       on the function of a key in a {cipher} system.          The most important practical modes of spread spectrum coding       are Direct Sequence (DS) and Frequency Hopping (FH).   In DS, a       pseudo random sequence is phase-shift-keyed (PSK) onto the       carrier.   In FH, a {frequency synthesizer} is driven by a       pseudo random sequence of numbers to generate output       frequencies that "hop around" in the desired frequency range.          Spread Spectrum development began during World War II, with       the earliest studies dating from the 1920s.   Most papers       remained classified until the 1980s.          Frequency hopping spread spectrum was invented by Hedy Lamarr       ("the most beautiful girl in the world", Samson and Delilah       etc.) and the composer George Antheil.   They held a patent       filed in 1942.   Direct sequence spread spectrum was invented       by Paul Kotowski and Kurt Dannehl at Telefunken.          The technique is used extensively in military communications       today.   Commercial applications include {cellular telephony}       and mobile networking.          ["Spread Spectrum Communications", Charles E. Cook et al       (Ed.), IEEE Press, New York, 1983. ISBN 0-87942-170-3].          {Hedy Lamarr (http://www.sirius.be/lamarr.htm)},       {(http://www.ncafe.com/chris/pat2/)}.          (2001-08-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
spreadsheet          (Or rarely "worksheet") A type of       {application program} which manipulates numerical and string       data in rows and columns of cells.   The value in a cell can be       calculated from a formula which can involve other cells.   A       value is recalculated automatically whenever a value on which       it depends changes.   Different cells may be displayed with       different formats.          Some spreadsheet support three-dimensional matrices and cyclic       references which lead to iterative calculation.          An essential feature of a spreadsheet is the copy function       (often using {drag-and-drop}).   A rectangular area may be       copied to another which is a multiple of its size.   References       between cells may be either absolute or relative in either       their horizontal or vertical index.   All copies of an absolute       reference will refer to the same row, column or cell whereas a       relative reference refers to a cell with a given offset from       the current cell.          Many spreadsheets have a "What-if" feature.   The user gives       desired end conditions and assigns several input cells to be       automatically varied.   An area of the spreadsheet is assigned       to show the result of various combinations of input values.          Spreadsheets usually incorporate a {macro language}, which       enables third-party writing of worksheet applications for       commercial purposes.          In the 1970s, a {screen editor} based calculation program       called {Visi-Calc} was introduced.   It was probably the first       commercial spreadsheet program.   Soon {Lotus Development       Corporation} released the more sophisticated {Lotus 1-2-3}.       Clones appeared, (for example {VP-Planner} from {Paperback       Software} with {CGA} graphics, {Quattro} from {Borland}) but       Lotus maintained its position with world-wide marketing and       support - and lawyers!   For example, Borland was forced to       abandon its Lotus-like {pop-up menu}.          While still developing 1-2-3, Lotus introduced {Symphony},       which had simultaneously active windows for the spreadsheet,       graphs and a {word processor}.          {Microsoft} produced {MultiPlan} for the {Macintosh}, which       was followed by {Excel} for Macintosh, long before {Microsoft       Windows} was developed.          When {Microsoft Windows} arrived Lotus was still producing the       {text-based} 1-2-3 and Symphony.   Meanwhile, {Microsoft}       launched its {Excel} spreadsheet with interactive graphics,       graphic charcters, mouse support and {cut-and-paste} to and       from other Windows applications.   To compete with Windows       spreadsheets, Lotus launched its {Allways} add-on for 1-2-3 -       a post-processor that produced Windows-quality graphic       characters on screen and printer.   The release of Lotus 1-2-3       for Windows was late, slow and buggy.          Today, Microsoft, Lotus, Borland and many other companies offer       Windows-based spreadsheet programs.          The main end-users of spreadsheets are business and science.          Spreadsheets are an example of a non-algorithmic programming       language.          [Dates?]          (1995-03-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Sprite          An {operating system} from {Berkeley}       supporting {multiprocessing} and distributed files.          [Details?   References?]          (1994-10-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sprite          A small {bitmap} image, often used in       animated games but also sometimes used as a synonym for       {icon}.          (1997-06-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Sprite          An {operating system} from {Berkeley}       supporting {multiprocessing} and distributed files.          [Details?   References?]          (1994-10-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
sprite          A small {bitmap} image, often used in       animated games but also sometimes used as a synonym for       {icon}.          (1997-06-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
subroutine          (Or "procedure") A sequence of {instructions}       for performing a particular task.   Most programming languages,       including most {machine languages}, allow the programmer to       define subroutines.   This allows the subroutine code to be       called from multiple places, even from within itself (in which       case it is called {recursive}).   The programming language       implementation takes care of returning control to (just after)       the calling location, usually with the support of call and       return instructions at {machine language} level.          Most languages also allow {arguments} to be passed to the       subroutine, and one, or occasionally more, {return values} to       be passed back.          A {function} is often very similar to a subroutine, the main       difference being that it is called chiefly for its return       value, rather than for any {side effects}.          (1996-10-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
SuperTalk          Silicon Beach Software.   A superset of HyperTalk used in       SuperCard.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
support          After-sale handholding; something many software vendors       promise but few deliver.   To hackers, most support people are       useless - because by the time a hacker calls support he or she       will usually know the software and the relevant manuals better       than the support people (sadly, this is *not* a joke or       exaggeration).   A hacker's idea of "support" is a tête-à-tête       or exchange of {electronic mail} with the software's designer.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-02-15)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Sepharad       (Obad. 1:20), some locality unknown. The modern Jews think that       Spain is meant, and hence they designate the Spanish Jews       "Sephardim," as they do the German Jews by the name       "Ashkenazim," because the rabbis call Germany Ashkenaz. Others       identify it with Sardis, the capital of Lydia. The Latin father       Jerome regarded it as an Assyrian word, meaning "boundary," and       interpreted the sentence, "which is in Sepharad," by "who are       scattered abroad in all the boundaries and regions of the       earth." Perowne says: "Whatever uncertainty attaches to the word       Sepharad, the drift of the prophecy is clear, viz., that not       only the exiles from Babylon, but Jewish captives from other and       distant regions, shall be brought back to live prosperously       within the enlarged borders of their own land."
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shepherd       a word naturally of frequent occurence in Scripture. Sometimes       the word "pastor" is used instead (Jer. 2:8; 3:15; 10:21; 12:10;       17:16). This word is used figuratively to represent the relation       of rulers to their subjects and of God to his people (Ps. 23:1;       80:1; Isa. 40:11; 44:28; Jer. 25:34, 35; Nahum 3:18; John 10:11,       14; Heb. 13:20; 1 Pet. 2:25; 5:4).                The duties of a shepherd in an unenclosed country like       Palestine were very onerous. "In early morning he led forth the       flock from the fold, marching at its head to the spot where they       were to be pastured. Here he watched them all day, taking care       that none of the sheep strayed, and if any for a time eluded his       watch and wandered away from the rest, seeking diligently till       he found and brought it back. In those lands sheep require to be       supplied regularly with water, and the shepherd for this purpose       has to guide them either to some running stream or to wells dug       in the wilderness and furnished with troughs. At night he       brought the flock home to the fold, counting them as they passed       under the rod at the door to assure himself that none were       missing. Nor did his labours always end with sunset. Often he       had to guard the fold through the dark hours from the attack of       wild beasts, or the wily attempts of the prowling thief (see 1       Sam. 17:34).", Deane's David.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Shewbread       Ex. 25:30 (R.V. marg., "presence bread"); 1 Chr. 9:32 (marg.,       "bread of ordering"); Num. 4:7: called "hallowed bread" (R.V.,       "holy bread") in 1 Sam. 21:1-6.                This bread consisted of twelve loaves made of the finest       flour. They were flat and thin, and were placed in two rows of       six each on a table in the holy place before the Lord. They were       renewed every Sabbath (Lev. 24:5-9), and those that were removed       to give place to the new ones were to be eaten by the priests       only in the holy place (see 1 Sam. 21:3-6; comp. Matt. 12:3, 4).                The number of the loaves represented the twelve tribes of       Israel, and also the entire spiritual Israel, "the true Israel;"       and the placing of them on the table symbolized the entire       consecration of Israel to the Lord, and their acceptance of God       as their God. The table for the bread was made of acacia wood, 3       feet long, 18 inches broad, and 2 feet 3 inches high. It was       plated with pure gold. Two staves, plated with gold, passed       through golden rings, were used for carrying it.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Spirit       (Heb. ruah; Gr. pneuma), properly wind or breath. In 2 Thess.       2:8 it means "breath," and in Eccl. 8:8 the vital principle in       man. It also denotes the rational, immortal soul by which man is       distinguished (Acts 7:59; 1 Cor. 5:5; 6:20; 7:34), and the soul       in its separate state (Heb. 12:23), and hence also an apparition       (Job 4:15; Luke 24:37, 39), an angel (Heb. 1:14), and a demon       (Luke 4:36; 10:20). This word is used also metaphorically as       denoting a tendency (Zech. 12:10; Luke 13:11).                In Rom. 1:4, 1 Tim. 3:16, 2 Cor. 3:17, 1 Pet. 3:18, it       designates the divine nature.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Spirit, Holy       See HOLY {GHOST}.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sepharad, a book descending
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Sophereth, scribe, numbering
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Spratly Islands       Spratly Islands:Geography       Location: Southeastern Asia, group of reefs in the South China Sea,    about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern    Philippines       Map references: Southeast Asia       Area:    total area: NA sq km but less than 5 km2    land area: less than 5 sq km    comparative area: NA    note: includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered    over the South China Sea       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 926 km       Maritime claims: NA       International disputes: all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by    China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and    the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive economic    zone, which encompasses Louisa Reef, but has not publicly claimed the    island       Climate: tropical       Terrain: flat       Natural resources: fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas    potential       Land use:    arable land: 0%    permanent crops: 0%    meadows and pastures: 0%    forest and woodland: 0%    other: 100%       Irrigated land: 0 sq km       Environment:    current issues: NA    natural hazards: typhoons; serious maritime hazard because of numerous    reefs and shoals    international agreements: NA       Note: strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the    central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls,    shoals, and coral reefs       Spratly Islands:People       Population: no indigenous inhabitants; note - there are scattered    garrisons       Spratly Islands:Government       Names:    conventional long form: none    conventional short form: Spratly Islands       Digraph: PG       Economy       Overview: Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The    proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests    the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely    unexplored, and there are no reliable estimates of potential reserves;    commercial exploitation has yet to be developed.       Industries: none       Spratly Islands:Transportation       Ports: none       Airports:    total: 4    with paved runways under 914 m: 3    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1       Spratly Islands:Communications       Telephone system:    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: NA       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: NA    televisions: NA       Spratly Islands:Defense Forces       Note: about 50 small islands or reefs are occupied by China, Malaysia,    the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam