Definition of on

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On (prep.) To or against the surface of; -- used to indicate the motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of another; as, rain falls on the earth..

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Misprint :: Misprint (n.) A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy; as, a book full of misprints..
Dark :: Dark (a.) Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day; dark cloth; dark paint; a dark complexion..
Mobile :: Mobile (a.) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement..
Hardiment :: Hardiment (n.) Hardihood; boldness; courage; energetic action.
Essence :: Essence (n.) The constituent elementary notions which constitute a complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it; sometimes called the nominal essence..
Absolution :: Absolution (n.) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring and accused person innocent..
Odontornithes :: Odontornithes (n. pl.) A group of Mesozoic birds having the jaws armed with teeth, as in most other vertebrates. They have been divided into three orders: Odontolcae, Odontotormae, and Saururae..
Acquaintance :: Acquaintance (n.) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.
Inceptive :: Inceptive (a.) Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative..
Boon :: Boon (n.) The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching..
Forestall :: Forestall (v. t.) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market..
Must :: Must (n.) The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation..
Cognominal :: Cognominal (n.) One bearing the same name; a namesake.
Detestation :: Detestation (n.) The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence; loathing.
Academic :: Academic (n.) One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.
Corruptful :: Corruptful (a.) Tending to corrupt; full of corruption.
Ketone :: Ketone (n.) One of a large class of organic substances resembling the aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of organic acids and consisting of carbonyl (CO) united with two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor..
Reflective :: Reflective (a.) Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective reason..
Retribution :: Retribution (n.) The act of retributing; repayment.
Echelon :: Echelon (v. i.) To take position in echelon.
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