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Occupation :: Occupation (n.) That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.

Unprince :: Unprince (v. t.) To deprive of the character or authority of a prince; to divest of principality of sovereignty.

Dinner :: Dinner (n.) The principal meal of the day, eaten by most people about midday, but by many (especially in cities) at a later hour..

Posture :: Posture (n.) The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude..

Subordinated :: Subordinate (n.) One who stands in order or rank below another; -- distinguished from a principal.

Strut :: Strut (n.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the principal function is to hold things apart; a brace subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay, and tie..

Diversion :: Diversion (n.) The act of drawing the attention and force of an enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts..

Ramification :: Ramification (n.) A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme..

Negotiator :: Negotiator (n.) One who negotiates; a person who treats with others, either as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or public compacts..

Mesopterygium :: Mesopterygium (n.) The middle one of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.

Dais :: Dais (n.) The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat at the high table..

Imitation :: Imitation (n.) One of the principal means of securing unity and consistency in polyphonic composition; the repetition of essentially the same melodic theme, phrase, or motive, on different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other parts of voises. Cf. Canon..

Slide :: Slide (n.) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below..

Countersign :: Countersign (v. t.) To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing); hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing..

Paludamentum :: Paludamentum (n.) A military cloak worn by a general and his principal officers.

Mara :: Mara (n.) The principal or ruling evil spirit.

Alkermes :: Alkermes (n.) A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient..

Answerable :: Answerable (a.) Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable; responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal; to be answerable for a debt, or for damages..

When :: When (adv.) While; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or clause, having a causal, conditional, or adversative relation to the principal proposition; as, he chose to turn highwayman when he might have continued an honest man; he removed the tree when it was the best in the grounds..

Ivory-bill :: Ivory-bill (n.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States..

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