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Regimen :: Regimen (n.) a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with hygiene..

Barilla :: Barilla (n.) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes..

Devise :: Devise (v. t.) To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.

Sponsional :: Sponsion (n.) An act or engagement on behalf of a state, by an agent not specially authorized for the purpose, or by one who exceeds the limits of authority..

Shape :: Shape (n.) To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel..

Bracket :: Bracket (n.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other purposes; -- called also crotchet..

Immigration :: Immigration (n.) The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

Turn-out :: Turn-out (n.) The aggregate number of persons who have come out, as from their houses, for a special purpose..

Swing :: Swing (v. t.) To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a pulley of 12 inches diameter..

Rule :: Rule (a.) That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket..

Bailment :: Bailment (n.) A delivery of goods or money by one person to another in trust, for some special purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be faithfully executed..

Collectanea :: Collectanea (v. t.) Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes of instruction; miscellany; anthology..

Interviewer :: Interviewer (n.) One who interviews; especially, one who obtains an interview with another for the purpose of eliciting his opinions or obtaining information for publication..

Adequacy :: Adequacy (n.) The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the adequacy of supply to the expenditure..

Untraded :: Untraded (a.) Not dealt with in trade; not visited for purposes of trade.

View :: View (v. t.) To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye; to inspect; to explore..

Apothecary :: Apothecary (n.) One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes.

Sylviculturist :: Sylviculture (n.) The cultivation of forest trees for timber or other purposes; forestry; arboriculture.

Blast :: Blast (n.) The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder, dynamite, etc.; also, the charge used for this purpose..

Coterie :: Coterie (n.) A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for social, literary, or other purposes; a clique..

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