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   tailed toad
         n 1: western North American frog with a taillike copulatory
               organ [syn: {tailed frog}, {bell toad}, {ribbed toad},
               {tailed toad}, {Ascaphus trui}]

English Dictionary: tilted by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tilted
adj
  1. departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal; "the leaning tower of Pisa"; "the headstones were tilted"
    Synonym(s): atilt, canted, leaning, tilted, tipped
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
toilet water
n
  1. a perfumed liquid lighter than cologne [syn: {toilet water}, eau de toilette]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of
            navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a
            country; as, the mercantile marine.
  
      3. A picture representing some marine subject.
  
      {Tell that to the marines}, an expression of disbelief, the
            marines being regarded by sailors as credulous. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tilt \Tilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tilted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Tilting}.]
      To cover with a tilt, or awning.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      3. (Naut.)
            (a) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower
                  corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled
                  (see Illust. of {Ship}); also, a rope employed to pull
                  the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
            (b) The part of a sail to which the tack is usually
                  fastened; the foremost lower corner of fore-and-aft
                  sails, as of schooners (see Illust. of {Sail}).
            (c) The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her
                  sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the
                  former when she is closehauled with the wind on her
                  starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one
                  tack; also, a change of direction.
  
      4. (Scots Law) A contract by which the use of a thing is set,
            or let, for hire; a lease. --Burrill.
  
      5. Confidence; reliance. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
  
      {Tack of a flag} (Naut.), a line spliced into the eye at the
            foot of the hoist for securing the flag to the halyards.
           
  
      {Tack pins} (Naut.), belaying pins; -- also called {jack
            pins}.
  
      {To haul the tacks aboard} (Naut.), to set the courses.
  
      {To hold tack}, to last or hold out. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aboard \A*board"\, adv. [Pref. a- on, in + board.]
      On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or
      within a railway car.
  
      2. Alongside; as, close aboard. Naut.:
  
      {To fall aboard of}, to strike a ship's side; to fall foul
            of.
  
      {To haul the tacks aboard}, to set the courses.
  
      {To keep the land aboard}, to hug the shore.
  
      {To lay (a ship) aboard}, to place one's own ship close
            alongside of (a ship) for fighting.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
            (a) To keep good one's present condition absolutely or
                  relatively; not to fall off, or to lose ground; as, a
                  ship holds her own when she does not lose ground in a
                  race or chase; a man holds his own when he does not
                  lose strength or weight.
  
      {To hold one's peace}, to keep silence.
  
      {To hold out}.
            (a) To extend; to offer. [bd]Fortune holds out these to
                  you as rewards.[b8] --B. Jonson.
            (b) To continue to do or to suffer; to endure. [bd]He can
                  not long hold out these pangs.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To hold up}.
            (a) To raise; to lift; as, hold up your head.
            (b) To support; to sustain. [bd]He holds himself up in
                  virtue.[b8]--Sir P. Sidney.
            (c) To exhibit; to display; as, he was held up as an
                  example.
            (d) To rein in; to check; to halt; as, hold up your
                  horses.
  
      {To hold water}.
            (a) Literally, to retain water without leaking; hence
                  (Fig.), to be whole, sound, consistent, without gaps
                  or holes; -- commonly used in a negative sense; as,
                  his statements will not hold water. [Collog.]
            (b) (Naut.) To hold the oars steady in the water, thus
                  checking the headway of a boat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hold \Hold\, n. i.
      In general, to keep one's self in a given position or
      condition; to remain fixed. Hence:
  
      1. Not to more; to halt; to stop;-mostly in the imperative.
  
                     And damned be him that first cries, [bd]Hold,
                     enough![b8]                                       --Shak.
  
      2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to
            remain unbroken or unsubdued.
  
                     Our force by land hath nobly held.      --Shak.
  
      3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to
            endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.
  
                     While our obedience holds.                  --Milton.
  
                     The rule holds in land as all other commodities.
                                                                              --Locke.
  
      4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain
            attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for.
  
                     He will hold to the one and despise the other.
                                                                              --Matt. vi. 24
  
      5. To restrain one's self; to refrain.
  
                     His dauntless heart would fain have held From
                     weeping, but his eyes rebelled.         --Dryden.
  
      6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of.
  
                     My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden.
  
                     His imagination holds immediately from nature.
                                                                              --Hazlitt.
  
      {Hold on!} {Hold up!} wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- {To
      hold forth}, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach.
            --L'Estrange.
  
      {To hold in}, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh
            and could hardly hold in.
  
      {To hold off}, to keep at a distance.
  
      {To hold on}, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on.
            [bd]The trade held on for many years,[b8] --Swift.
  
      {To hold out}, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain
            one's self; not to yield or give way.
  
      {To hold over}, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond
            a certain date.
  
      {To hold to [or] with}, to take sides with, as a person or
            opinion.
  
      {To hold together}, to be joined; not to separate; to remain
            in union. --Dryden. --Locke.
  
      {To hold up}.
            (a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken;
                  as, to hold up under misfortunes.
            (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up.
                  --Hudibras.
            (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
                  --Collier.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
            (b) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits
                  into a groove.
            (c) A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting
                  from the mainland into a sea or a lake.
            (d) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox
                  cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.
            (e) The clapper of a bell.
            (f) (Naut.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper
                  part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper
                  main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.
            (g) (Mus.) Same as {Reed}, n., 5.
  
      {To hold the tongue}, to be silent.
  
      {Tongue bone} (Anat.), the hyoid bone.
  
      {Tongue grafting}. See under {Grafting}.
  
      Syn: Language; speech; expression. See {Language}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Water \Wa"ter\ (w[add]"t[etil]r), n. [AS. w[91]ter; akin to OS.
      watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG.
      wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. wat[omac],
      O. Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. 'y`dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to
      wet, and perhaps to L. unda wave. [root]137. Cf. {Dropsy},
      {Hydra}, {Otter}, {Wet}, {Whisky}.]
      1. The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and
            which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc. [bd]We will drink
            water.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Powers of fire, air, water, and
            earth.[b8] --Milton.
  
      Note: Pure water consists of hydrogen and oxygen, {H2O}, and
               is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, transparent
               liquid, which is very slightly compressible. At its
               maximum density, 39[deg] Fahr. or 4[deg] C., it is the
               standard for specific gravities, one cubic centimeter
               weighing one gram. It freezes at 32[deg] Fahr. or
               0[deg] C. and boils at 212[deg] Fahr. or 100[deg] C.
               (see {Ice}, {Steam}). It is the most important natural
               solvent, and is frequently impregnated with foreign
               matter which is mostly removed by distillation; hence,
               rain water is nearly pure. It is an important
               ingredient in the tissue of animals and plants, the
               human body containing about two thirds its weight of
               water.
  
      2. A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or
            other collection of water.
  
                     Remembering he had passed over a small water a poor
                     scholar when first coming to the university, he
                     kneeled.                                             --Fuller.
  
      3. Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling
            water; esp., the urine.
  
      4. (Pharm.) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily
            volatile substance; as, ammonia water. --U. S. Pharm.
  
      5. The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a
            diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is,
            perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water,
            that is, of the first excellence.
  
      6. A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted
            to linen, silk, metals, etc. See {Water}, v. t., 3,
            {Damask}, v. t., and {Damaskeen}.
  
      7. An addition to the shares representing the capital of a
            stock company so that the aggregate par value of the
            shares is increased while their value for investment is
            diminished, or [bd]diluted.[b8] [Brokers' Cant]
  
      Note: Water is often used adjectively and in the formation of
               many self-explaining compounds; as, water drainage;
               water gauge, or water-gauge; waterfowl, water-fowl, or
               water fowl; water-beaten; water-borne, water-circled,
               water-girdled, water-rocked, etc.
  
      {Hard water}. See under {Hard}.
  
      {Inch of water}, a unit of measure of quantity of water,
            being the quantity which will flow through an orifice one
            inch square, or a circular orifice one inch in diameter,
            in a vertical surface, under a stated constant head; also
            called {miner's inch}, and {water inch}. The shape of the
            orifice and the head vary in different localities. In the
            Western United States, for hydraulic mining, the standard
            aperture is square and the head from 4 to 9 inches above
            its center. In Europe, for experimental hydraulics, the
            orifice is usually round and the head from [frac1x12] of
            an inch to 1 inch above its top.
  
      {Mineral water}, waters which are so impregnated with foreign
            ingredients, such as gaseous, sulphureous, and saline
            substances, as to give them medicinal properties, or a
            particular flavor or temperature.
  
      {Soft water}, water not impregnated with lime or mineral
            salts.
  
      {To hold water}. See under {Hold}, v. t.
  
      {To keep one's head above water}, to keep afloat; fig., to
            avoid failure or sinking in the struggles of life.
            [Colloq.]
  
      {To make water}.
            (a) To pass urine. --Swift.
            (b) (Naut.) To admit water; to leak.
  
      {Water of crystallization} (Chem.), the water combined with
            many salts in their crystalline form. This water is
            loosely, but, nevertheless, chemically, combined, for it
            is held in fixed and definite amount for each substance
            containing it. Thus, while pure copper sulphate, {CuSO4},
            is a white amorphous substance, blue vitriol, the
            crystallized form, {CuSO4.5H2O}, contains five molecules
            of water of crystallization.
  
      {Water on the brain} (Med.), hydrocephalus.
  
      {Water on the chest} (Med.), hydrothorax.
  
      Note: Other phrases, in which water occurs as the first
               element, will be found in alphabetical order in the
               Vocabulary.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
            (a) To keep good one's present condition absolutely or
                  relatively; not to fall off, or to lose ground; as, a
                  ship holds her own when she does not lose ground in a
                  race or chase; a man holds his own when he does not
                  lose strength or weight.
  
      {To hold one's peace}, to keep silence.
  
      {To hold out}.
            (a) To extend; to offer. [bd]Fortune holds out these to
                  you as rewards.[b8] --B. Jonson.
            (b) To continue to do or to suffer; to endure. [bd]He can
                  not long hold out these pangs.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To hold up}.
            (a) To raise; to lift; as, hold up your head.
            (b) To support; to sustain. [bd]He holds himself up in
                  virtue.[b8]--Sir P. Sidney.
            (c) To exhibit; to display; as, he was held up as an
                  example.
            (d) To rein in; to check; to halt; as, hold up your
                  horses.
  
      {To hold water}.
            (a) Literally, to retain water without leaking; hence
                  (Fig.), to be whole, sound, consistent, without gaps
                  or holes; -- commonly used in a negative sense; as,
                  his statements will not hold water. [Collog.]
            (b) (Naut.) To hold the oars steady in the water, thus
                  checking the headway of a boat.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To let} {drive [or] fly}, to discharge with violence, as a
            blow, an arrow, or stone. See under {Drive}, and {Fly}.
  
      {To let in} [or] into.
            (a) To permit or suffer to enter; to admit.
            (b) To insert, or imbed, as a piece of wood, in a recess
                  formed in a surface for the purpose. {To let loose},
            to remove restraint from; to permit to wander at large.
  
      {To let off.}
            (a) To discharge; to let fly, as an arrow; to fire the
                  charge of, as a gun.
            (b) To release, as from an engagement or obligation.
                  [Colloq.]
  
      {To let out}.
            (a) To allow to go forth; as, to let out a prisoner.
            (b) To extend or loosen, as the folds of a garment; to
                  enlarge; to suffer to run out, as a cord.
            (c) To lease; to give out for performance by contract, as
                  a job.
            (d) To divulge.
  
      {To let slide}, to let go; to cease to care for. [Colloq.]
            [bd] Let the world slide.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[amac]); p. p. {Lain} (l[amac]n),
      ({Lien} (l[imac]"[ecr]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.]
      [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen,
      licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth.
      ligan, Russ. lejate, L. lectus bed, Gr. le`chos bed,
      le`xasqai to lie. Cf. {Lair}, {Law}, {Lay}, v. t., {Litter},
      {Low}, adj.]
      1. To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to
            be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or
            nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often
            with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the
            book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies
            in his coffin.
  
                     The watchful traveler . . . Lay down again, and
                     closed his weary eyes.                        --Dryden.
  
      2. To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland
            lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the
            ship lay in port.
  
      3. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in
            a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie
            fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie
            under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves;
            the paper does not lie smooth on the wall.
  
      4. To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding
            place; to consist; -- with in.
  
                     Envy lies between beings equal in nature, though
                     unequal in circumstances.                  --Collier.
  
                     He that thinks that diversion may not lie in hard
                     labor, forgets the early rising and hard riding of
                     huntsmen.                                          --Locke.
  
      5. To lodge; to sleep.
  
                     Whiles I was now trifling at home, I saw London, . .
                     . where I lay one night only.            --Evelyn.
  
                     Mr. Quinion lay at our house that night. --Dickens.
  
      6. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.
  
                     The wind is loud and will not lie.      --Shak.
  
      7. (Law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being
            maintained. [bd]An appeal lies in this case.[b8]
            --Parsons.
  
      Note: Through ignorance or carelessness speakers and writers
               often confuse the forms of the two distinct verbs lay
               and lie. Lay is a transitive verb, and has for its
               preterit laid; as, he told me to lay it down, and I
               laid it down. Lie is intransitive, and has for its
               preterit lay; as, he told me to lie down, and I lay
               down. Some persons blunder by using laid for the
               preterit of lie; as, he told me to lie down, and I laid
               down. So persons often say incorrectly, the ship laid
               at anchor; they laid by during the storm; the book was
               laying on the shelf, etc. It is only necessary to
               remember, in all such cases, that laid is the preterit
               of lay, and not of lie.
  
      {To lie along the shore} (Naut.), to coast, keeping land in
            sight.
  
      {To lie at the door of}, to be imputable to; as, the sin,
            blame, etc., lies at your door.
  
      {To lie at the heart}, to be an object of affection, desire,
            or anxiety. --Sir W. Temple.
  
      {To lie at the mercy of}, to be in the power of.
  
      {To lie by}.
            (a) To remain with; to be at hand; as, he has the
                  manuscript lying by him.
            (b) To rest; to intermit labor; as, we lay by during the
                  heat of the day.
  
      {To lie hard} [or] {heavy}, to press or weigh; to bear hard.
           
  
      {To lie in}, to be in childbed; to bring forth young.
  
      {To lie in one}, to be in the power of; to belong to. [bd]As
            much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.[b8]
            --Rom. xii. 18.
  
      {To lie in the way}, to be an obstacle or impediment.
  
      {To lie in wait}, to wait in concealment; to lie in ambush.
           
  
      {To lie on} [or] {upon}.
            (a) To depend on; as, his life lies on the result.
            (b) To bear, rest, press, or weigh on.
  
      {To lie low}, to remain in concealment or inactive. [Slang]
           
  
      {To lie on hand},
  
      {To lie on one's hands}, to remain unsold or unused; as, the
            goods are still lying on his hands; they have too much
            time lying on their hands.
  
      {To lie on the head of}, to be imputed to.
  
                     What he gets more of her than sharp words, let it
                     lie on my head.                                 --Shak.
  
      {To lie over}.
            (a) To remain unpaid after the time when payment is due,
                  as a note in bank.
            (b) To be deferred to some future occasion, as a
                  resolution in a public deliberative body.
  
      {To lie to} (Naut.), to stop or delay; especially, to head as
            near the wind as possible as being the position of
            greatest safety in a gale; -- said of a ship. Cf. {To
            bring to}, under {Bring}.
  
      {To lie under}, to be subject to; to suffer; to be oppressed
            by.
  
      {To lie with}.
            (a) To lodge or sleep with.
            (b) To have sexual intercourse with.
            (c) To belong to; as, it lies with you to make amends.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tolutation \Tol`u*ta"tion\, n. [L. tolutim on a trot, properly,
      lifting up the feet, akin to tollere to lift up.]
      A pacing or ambling. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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