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Passage :: Passage (v. i.) Reception; currency.

Digest :: Digest (v. t.) To separate (the food) in its passage through the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme..

Glossary :: Glossary (n.) A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic, technical, or other uncommon words..

Postern :: Postern (n.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks..

Anelectrotonus :: Anelectrotonus (n.) The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a current of electricity through it.

Impervious :: Impervious (a.) Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through; as, a substance impervious to water or air..

Reword :: Reword (v. t.) To alter the wording of; to restate in other words; as, to reword an idea or a passage..

Anthology :: Anthology (n.) A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; -- particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams..

Chyme :: Chyme (n.) The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestines just after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in the intestines into chyle and excrement. See Chyle.

Alure :: Alure (n.) A walk or passage; -- applied to passages of various kinds.

Vault :: Vault (v. t.) To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, vault a roof; to vault a passage to a court..

Transcalent :: Transcalent (a.) Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat..

Mucus :: Mucus (n.) A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc..

Avenue :: Avenue (n.) The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered..

Footway :: Footway (n.) A passage for pedestrians only.

Obstruent :: Obstruent (n.) Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent..

Shut :: Shut (a.) Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g..

Cloister :: Cloister (v. t.) the series of such passages on the different sides of any court, esp. that of a monastery or a college..

Lobby :: Lobby (n.) A passage or hall of communication, especially when large enough to serve also as a waiting room. It differs from an antechamber in that a lobby communicates between several rooms, an antechamber to one only; but this distinction is not carefully preserved..

Trade :: Trade (v.) A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel; resort..

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