Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary

“ Urva, ur′va, n. the ichneumon of northern India.
Urved, urvd, adj. (her.) turned upward.—Also Ur′vant.
Us, us, pron. the objective case of we.—adv. Us′ward, toward us. [A.S.]
Usage, ū′zāj, n. act or mode of using: treatment: practice: custom.—ns. U′sager, one of the non-jurors who maintained 'the usages'—mixed chalices, oblation in prayer of consecration, and prayer for the dead. [Fr.,—Low L.,—L. usus.]
Use, ūz, v.t. to put to some purpose: to avail one's self of: to habituate: to treat or behave toward.—v.i. to be accustomed.—adj. ”

“ Quality, kwol′i-ti, n. that which makes a thing what it is: property: peculiar power: acquisition: character: rank: superior birth or character: (logic) the character of a proposition as affirmative or negative: (Shak.) character in respect to dryness or moisture, heat or cold: (Shak.) ”

“ Caulk′ing-ī′ron, an instrument like a chisel used for pressing oakum into the seams of ships. [O. Fr. cauquer, to press—L. caclāre, to tread—calx, heel.]
Cause, kawz, n. that which produces an effect: that by or through which anything happens: motive: inducement: a legal action between contending parties: sake, advantage: that side of a question which is taken up by an individual or party: (Shak.) accusation: (Shak.) matter, affair in general.—v.t. to produce: to make to exist: to bring about: (Spens.) to give excuses.—conj. (dial.) because.—adj. Caus′al, relating to a cause or causes.—n. ”

“ Appreciā′tor, one who appreciates, or estimates justly. [L. appretiātus, pa.p. of appretiāre—ad, to, and pretium, price.]
Apprehend, ap-pre-hend′, v.t. to lay hold of: to seize by authority: to be conscious of by means of the senses: to lay hold of by the intellect: to catch the meaning of: to consider or hold a thing as such: to fear.—n. Apprehensibil′ity.—adj. Apprehens′ible.—n. Apprehen′sion, act of apprehending or seizing: arrest: (arch.) conscious perception: conception: ability to understand: fear: (obs.) ”

“ Negative, neg′a-tiv, adj. that denies or refuses—opp. to Affirmative: implying absence: that stops, hinders, neutralises—opp. to Positive: in photography, exhibiting the reverse, as dark for light, light for dark: (logic) denying the connection between a subject and a predicate: (algebra) noting a quantity to be subtracted.—n. ”

“ Special, spesh′al, adj. of a species or sort; particular: distinctive: uncommon: designed for a particular purpose: confined to a particular subject or application.—n. any special or particular person or thing: any person or thing set apart for a particular duty—a constable, a railway-tram, &c.: a newspaper extra, a despatch from a special correspondent.—n. Specialisā′tion, the act or process of specialising: differentiation, as of organs, functions, &c.—v.t. ”

“ Act, akt, v.i. to exert force or influence: to produce an effect: to behave one's self: to feign.—v.t. to perform: to imitate or play the part of.—n. something done or doing: an exploit: the very process of doing something: a law or decision of a prince or legislative body: an instrument in writing for verification: (theol.) something done once for all, in opposition to a work: a distinct section of a play: in universities, a public disputation or lecture maintained by a candidate for a degree.—n. ”

“ Piece, pēs, n. a part of anything: a single article: a definite quantity, as of cloth or paper: an amount of work to be done at one time: a separate performance: a literary or artistic composition: a gun: a coin: a man in chess or draughts: a person, generally a woman, in contempt.—v.t. ”

“ Aspect, as′pekt (in Shak. and elsewhere, as-pekt′) , n. look: view: appearance, also applied figuratively to the mind: position in relation to the points of the compass: the situation of one planet with respect to another, as seen from the earth.—v.i. (obs.) to look at.—adj. As′pectable, visible, worth looking at. [L. aspectus—ad, at, specĕre, to look.] ”

“ Singular, sing′gū-lar, adj. alone: (gram.) denoting one person or thing: single: not complex or compound: standing alone, rare, unusual, uncommon: of more than common value or importance: unique, extraordinary, strange, odd: (B.) particular.—n. that which is singular: (logic) that which is not general, that which is here and now, that which is determinate in every respect.—n. ”

“ Incremation, in-kre-mā′shun, n. the act of burning a dead body.—v.t. Incrē′mate, to burn. [L. in, in, cremāre, -ātum, to burn.]
Increment, in′kre-ment, n. act of increasing or becoming greater: growth: that by which anything is increased: (math.) the finite increase of a variable quantity: (rhet.) an adding of particulars without climax (see 2 Peter, i. 5-7) : (gram.) a syllable in excess of the number of the nominative singular or the second pers. sing. ”

“ Sort, sort, n. a number of persons or things having like qualities: class, kind, or species: order or rank: manner.—v.t. to separate into lots or classes: to put together: to select: to procure, adapt: to geld: (Scot.) to adjust, put right, dispose, fix: to punish.—v.i. to be joined with others of the same sort: to associate: to suit.—adj. ”

“ Rational, rash′on-al, adj. pertaining to the reason: endowed with reason: agreeable to reason: sane: intelligent: judicious: (arith., alg.) noting a quantity which can be exactly expressed by numbers.—n. Rationabil′ity, the possession of reason.—adj. Rat′ionable, reasonable.—ns. Rationā′le, a rational account of anything, with reasons for its existence: a theoretical explanation or solution; Rationalisā′tion, subjection to rational principles.—v.t. Rat′ionalise, to interpret like a rationalist: to think for one's self.—v.i. to rely entirely or unduly on reason.—ns. ”

“ Quantificā′tion, the art, process, or form by which anything is quantified.—Quantification of the predicate, a phrase belonging to logic, signifying the attachment of the signs of quantity to the predicate. [L. quantus, how great, facĕre, to make.]
Quantity, kwon′ti-ti, n. the amount of anything: bulk: size: a determinate amount: a sum or bulk: a large portion: (logic) the extent of a conception: (gram.) the measure of a syllable: (mus.) the relative duration of a tone: (math.) anything which can be increased, divided, or measured: (Shak.) ”

“ None′-so-prett′y, or London Pride, Saxifraga umbrosa, a common English garden-plant.—adj. None′-spar′ing (Shak.) , all-destroying. [M. E. noon, non—A.S. nán—ne, not, án, one.]
Nonentity, non-en′ti-ti, n. want of entity or being: a thing not existing: a person of no importance. ”

“ Non-ēlec′tion, state of not being elected.—adjs. Non-elec′tric, -al, not conducting the electric fluid; Non-emphat′ic; Non-empir′ical, not empirical, not presented in experience; Non-epis′copal.—n. Non-episcopā′lian.—adj. Non-essen′tial, not essential: not absolutely required.—n. something that may be done without.—n. Non-exist′ence, negation of existence: a thing that has no existence.—adj. Non-exist′ent.—n. Non-exportā′tion.—adj. Non-for′feiting, of a life insurance policy not forfeited by reason of non-payment.—ns. ”

“ Variety, va-rī′e-ti, n. the quality of bring various: difference: many-sidedness, versatility: a collection of different things: one of a number of things nearly allied to each other: one or more individuals of a species, which, owing to accidental causes, differ from the normal form in minor points:—pl. ”

“ L. -men; Sans. -man. See -ment, -mony.]
-ment, noun suffix, as nourishment, establishment, detriment;—of Eng. formation, acknowledgment, employment. [L. -mentum, Fr. -ment. See -men.]
-mony, as testimony, parsimony. [L. -mon-iu-m, -mon-ia. See -men.] ”

“ Fr. -if from L. -ivus; cf. -ive] ; as silly, dirty, any [A.S. -ig; cog. with Ger. -ig, Goth. -ha, -ga, L. -cu-s, Gr. -ko-s] .
-y, noun suffix, as story, family, Italy [Fr. -ie, L. -ia] ; as augury, joy, remedy [from L. -ium] ; as ally, clergy, deputy, treaty [from L. -ātus, Fr. -é] ; as progeny [from L. -ies] ; as army, country, entry [from L. -āta, Fr. ée] ; as body [from A.S. -ig] ; and perhaps the modern Eng. in forming diminutives or words of contempt, as puppy, baby, lassie, from pup, babe, lass; Billy from Bill; Betsy, Lizzie, &c.
-yer, as in lawyer. See -er, noun suffix. ”

“ The fundamental principle of all rational spelling is no doubt the representation of every sound by an invariable symbol, but in modern English the usage of pronunciation has drifted far from the conventional forms established by a traditional orthography, with the result that the present spelling of our written speech is to a large extent a mere exercise of memory, full of confusing anomalies and imperfections, and involving an enormous and unnecessary strain on the faculties of learners. ”

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“ Words that are not Wanted (7th S. viii. 85) .—I am sorry to find in ‘N. & Q.’ statements about the good, useful, well-formed, and ancient word reliable, of the kind that one used to see in the pre-scientific stage of our knowledge of English. ”

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“ We use the term in its popular sense, in the meaning, somewhat vague, it is true, which it has had since the middle of the eighteenth century. In the popular apprehension it is apt to be confounded with uniformity ”

“ Stop—Check, hinder, delay, rest. Strange—Curious, eccentric. 272 Stream—Flow, current, river, tendency, drift, course. Stratagem—Artifice, cheat, sharp, work, finesse. Strife—Contention, discord. Stupid—Sleepy, drowsy, torpid. Sturdy—Firm, robust, strong. Subdue—Defeat, vanquish, conquer, overthrow. Subjoin—Affix, attach, connect. Substantial—Solid, real, material, bulky. Subtract—Deduct, withdraw, take from. Successful—Prosperous, fortunate, lucky. Succor—Aid, help, relieve. Suffer—Endure, allow, permit, undergo, bear, tolerate. ”

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Abstract. Truth Brought to Light and Discovered by Time. 1651. [With Abstract of revenue and expenditure for 1617.] ”

“ Shall is a verb, auxiliary to say, and may be taken with it.
The is the definite article. 1. An article is the word the, an, or a, which we put before nouns to limit their signification. 2. The definite article is the, which denotes some particular thing or things. ”

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“ Does he sell any at retail. 讖chàm94814917 A sybiline hint; an omen. chàm gṳ́; a prophecy. hóng keng pài chàm; get prayers said for a long life. t̂o chàm; a diagram or picture indicating future events. ”

“ A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also, that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) in declension or conjugation; stem.
5. That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument. [Obs.] Swift.
6. (Mus.) The leading subject of a composition or a movement.
The"mis (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; that which is laid down or established by usage, law, prob. fr. &?; to set, place.] (Gr. Myth.) The goddess of law and order; the patroness of existing rights.
Them*selves" (?) , pron. The plural of himself, herself, and itself. ”

“ ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA
ELEVENTH EDITION
FIRST edition, published in three volumes, 1768-1771. SECOND ” ” ten ” 1777-1784. THIRD ” ” eighteen ” 1788-1797. FOURTH ” ” twenty ” 1801-1810. FIFTH ” ” twenty ” 1815-1817. ”

“ Obscure—Dark, vague, unknown, indistinct. Observant—Watchful, attentive, mindful. Obtain—Win, procure, acquire. Obviate—Hinder, avoid, prevent, provide against. Obvious—Plain, clear, manifest, apparent, potent. Occupation—Calling, pursuit, profession. Odd—Peculiar, strange, singular. Offense—Injury, wrong, insult. Officious—Active, fussy, forward, offensive. Opinion—View, belief, sentiment, idea, notion. Oration—Discourse, address, lecture, harangue. ”