A New Random Definition Added Every Hour. Word Meaning Unlocks Concepts and Ideas, Web and Text Mining, Reference, Value, Knowledge Discovery, Creativity, Dictionary, Thesaurus, Ideas http://www.conceptexplore.com/feed.xml en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:30:01 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com founder@conceptexplore.com Choragic (?), a. [Gr. , .] Of or pertaining to a choragus. [ Webster] Choragic monument, a building or column built by a victorious choragus for the reception and exhibition of the tripod which he received as a prize. Those of Lysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Choragic Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:30:03 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Deathly, adv. Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Deathly Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:30:01 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Mediocrity (?), n. [F. mdiocrit, L. mediocritas.] [ Webster] 1. The quality of being mediocre; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate. A mediocrity of success. Bacon. [ Webster] 2. Moderation; temperance. [Obs.] Hooker. [ Webster] 3. A mediocre person; -- used disparagingly. [PJC] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Mediocrity Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:30:03 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Train, n. [F. train, OF. tran, trahin; cf. (for some of the senses) F. traine. See Train, v.] 1. That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement. [Obs.] Now to my charms, and to my wily trains. Milton. [ Webster] 2. Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare. Halliwell. [ Webster] With cunning trains him to entrap un wares. Spenser. [ Webster] 3. That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear. Specifically : -- [ Webster] (a) That part of a gown which trails behind the wearer. [ Webster] (b) (Mil.) The after part of a gun carriage; the trail. [ Webster] (c) The tail of a bird. The train steers their flights, and turns their bodies, like the rudder of ship. Ray. [ Webster] 4. A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite. [ Webster] The king's daughter with a lovely train. Addison. [ Webster] My train are men of choice and rarest parts. Shak. [ Webster] 5. A consecution or succession of connected things; a series. A train of happy sentiments. I. Watts. [ Webster] The train of ills our love would draw behind it. Addison. [ Webster] Rivers now Stream and perpetual draw their humid train. Milton. [ Webster] Other truths require a train of ideas placed in order. Locke. [ Webster] 6. Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement. [ Webster] If things were once in this train, . . . our duty would take root in our nature. Swift. [ Webster] 7. The number of beats of a watch in any certain time. [ Webster] 8. A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the like. [ Webster] 9. A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad; -- called also railroad train. [ Webster] 10. A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like. [ Webster] 11. (Rolling Mill) A roll train; as, a 12-inch train. [ Webster] 12. (Mil.) The aggregation of men, animals, and vehicles which accompany an army or one of its subdivisions, and transport its baggage, ammunition, supplies, and reserve materials of all kinds. [Webster Suppl.] Roll train, or Train of rolls (Rolling Mill), a set of plain or grooved rolls for rolling metal into various forms by a series of consecutive operations. -- Train mile (Railroads), a unit employed in estimating running expenses, etc., being one of the total number of miles run by all the trains of a road, or system of roads, as within a given time, or for a given expenditure; -- called also mile run. -- Train of artillery, any number of cannon, mortars, etc., with the attendants and carriages which follow them into the field. Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci.). -- Train of mechanism, a series of moving pieces, as wheels and pinions, each of which is follower to that which drives it, and driver to that which follows it. -- Train road, a slight railway for small cars, -- used for construction, or in mining. -- Train tackle (Naut.), a tackle for running guns in and out. [ Webster] Syn. -- Cars. -- Train, Cars. At one time train meaning railroad train was also referred to in the U. S. by the phrase the cars. In the dictionary the usage was described thus: Train is the word universally used in England with reference to railroad traveling; as, I came in the morning train. In the United States, the phrase the cars has been extensively introduced in the room of train; as, the cars are late; I came in the cars. The English expression is obviously more appropriate, and is prevailing more and more among Americans, to the exclusion of the cars. [ Webster +PJC] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Train Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:30:04 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Bouser (), n. A toper; a boozer. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Bouser Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:30:02 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Pitman (?), n.; pl. Pitmen (). 1. One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc. [ Webster] 2. (Mach.) The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes, a connecting rod in other machinery. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Pitman Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:30:04 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Anachronous (), a. Containing an anachronism; anachronistic. -- Anachronously, adv. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Anachronous Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:30:01 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com mapmaking n. the making of maps and charts; cartography. Syn. -- cartography. [WordNet 1.5] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=mapmaking Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:30:05 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Saddlebags (?), n. pl. Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band, formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small articles, one bag hanging on each side. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Saddlebags Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:30:04 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Emetical (?), a. Inducing to vomit; producing vomiting; emetic. -- Emetically, adv. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Emetical Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:30:05 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Mand (?), n. A demand. [Obs.] See Demand. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Mand Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:30:04 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com brushed adj. 1. p. p. of brush. [WordNet 1.5] 2. having a soft nap produced by brushing; as, a dress of brushed cotton. [WordNet 1.5] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=brushed Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:30:02 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Nubble (?), v. t. [Cf. LG. nubben to knock, cuff.] To beat or bruise with the fist. [Obs.] Ainsworth. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Nubble Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:30:03 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Suberite (?), n. [L. suber the cork tree.] (Zol.) Any sponge of the genus Suberites and allied genera. These sponges have a fine and compact texture, and contain minute siliceous spicules. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Suberite Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:30:04 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Eulogist (?) n. One who eulogizes or praises; panegyrist; encomiast. Buckle. http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Eulogist Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:30:03 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Lithophagous (?), a. [Litho- + Gr. to eat.] (Zol.) (a) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich. (b) Eating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks, certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See Lithodomus. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Lithophagous Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:30:03 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Campanulaceous (kmpnlshs), a. (Bot.) Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants (Campanulace) of which Campanula is the type, and which includes the Canterbury bell, the harebell, and the Venus's looking-glass. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Campanulaceous Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:30:02 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Polymnia (?), n. See Polyhymnia. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Polymnia Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:05 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Idiopathy (?), n.; pl. Idiopathies (#). [Gr. ; 'idios proper, peculiar + , , to suffer: cf. F. idiopathie.] 1. A peculiar, or individual, characteristic or affection. [ Webster] All men are so full of their own fancies and idiopathies, that they scarce have the civility to interchange any words with a stranger. Dr. H. More. [ Webster] 2. (Med.) A morbid state or condition not preceded or occasioned by any other disease; a primary disease. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Idiopathy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:30:03 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Congealedness (?), n. The state of being congealed. Dr. H. More. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Congealedness Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:30:02 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com nonfunctional adj. 1. Not having or performing a function. [Narrower terms: cosmetic, decorative, ornamental ] Also See: unserviceable. functional [WordNet 1.5] 2. Not performing or able to perform its regular function; as, the yard was littered with nonfunctional vehicles waiting to be repaired. [Narrower terms: down(predicate) ]. Antonym: functioning. Syn. -- malfunctioning, unserviceable, out of order. [WordNet 1.5] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=nonfunctional Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:30:06 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com Vary (?), v. t. [imp. p. p. Varied (?); p. pr. vb. n. Varying.] [OE. varien, F. varier, L. variare, fr. varius various. See Various, and cf. Variate.] [ Webster] 1. To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance, substance, position, or the like; to make different by a partial change; to modify; as, to vary the properties, proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions. [ Webster] Shall we vary our device at will, Even as new occasion appears? Spenser. [ Webster] 2. To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to alternate. [ Webster] Gods, that never change their state, Vary oft their love and hate. Waller. [ Webster] We are to vary the customs according to the time and country where the scene of action lies. Dryden. [ Webster] 3. To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversify; to variegate. [ Webster] God hath varied their inclinations. Sir T. Browne. [ Webster] God hath here Varied his bounty so with new delights. Milton. [ Webster] 4. (Mus.) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See Variation, 4. [ Webster] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=Vary Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:30:07 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com pacer (?), n. One who, or that which, paces. [ Webster] 2. Especially: A horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together; a horse that paces. [wns=2] [WordNet 1.5] 3. A horse used to set the pace in racing. [wns=3] Syn. -- pacemaker, pacesetter. [WordNet 1.5] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=pacer Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:30:04 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com pasted adj. Affixed with glue or paste. Syn. -- glued, stuck to(predicate). [WordNet 1.5] http://www.conceptexplore.com/headword_search.pl?query=pasted Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:30:03 -0500 founder@conceptexplore.com