Definition of on

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On (prep.) By virtue of; with the pledge of; -- denoting a pledge or engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honor..

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Blue :: Blue (superl.) Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of bluestocking.
Shragger :: Shragger (n.) One who lops; one who trims trees.
Stem :: Stem (n.) The part of an inflected word which remains unchanged (except by euphonic variations) throughout a given inflection; theme; base.
Nation :: Nation (n.) One of the divisions of university students in a classification according to nativity, formerly common in Europe..
Inquisitorial :: Inquisitorial (a.) Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly inquiry; searching; as, inquisitorial power..
Amphictyony :: Amphictyony (n.) A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece.
Termination :: Termination (n.) That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent; bound; end; as, the termination of a line..
Conscription :: Conscription (a.) Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration..
Pedestal :: Pedestal (n.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of Column..
Horizontal :: Horizontal (a.) Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as, a horizontalline or surface..
Concessive :: Concessive (a.) Implying concession; as, a concessive conjunction..
Reeding :: Reeding (n.) A small convex molding; a reed (see Illust. (i) of Molding); one of several set close together to decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of reedings; -- the reverse of fluting..
Antemural :: Antemural (n.) An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the entrance..
Barkentine :: Barkentine (n.) A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append..
Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.
Spongiolite :: Spongiole (n.) A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water; -- called also spongelet.
Reach :: Reach (v. i.) To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence, etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to, something..
Victualer :: Victualer (n.) One who furnishes victuals.
Judge :: "Judge (v. t.) To hear and determine by authority, as a case before a court, or a controversy between two parties..
Moonstruck :: Moonstruck (a.) Produced by the supposed influence of the moon.
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