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Upset :: Upset (a.) Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an auction, the price at which property is set up or started by the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be sold..

Arcturus :: Arcturus (n.) A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Bootes.

Star :: Star (n.) That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor..

Stargaser :: Stargaser (n.) One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer..

Peridium :: Peridium (n.) The envelope or coat of certain fungi, such as the puffballs and earthstars..

Creamcake :: Creamcake (n.) A kind of cake filled with custard made of cream, eggs, etc..

Meteoroscope :: Meteoroscope (n.) An instrument for measuring the position, length, and direction, of the apparent path of a shooting star..

Dahlin :: Dahlin (n.) A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also inulin. See Inulin.

Aberration :: Aberration (n.) A small periodical change of position in the stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined effect of the motion of light and the motion of the observer; called annual aberration, when the observer's motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or diurnal aberration, when of the earth on its axis; amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'', and in the latter, to 0.3''. Planetary aberration is that due to the motion of light and the motion of the planet re

Watch :: Watch (n.) That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch..

Neocracy :: Neocracy (n.) Government by new or inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw or untried officials.

Appulse :: Appulse (n.) The near approach of one heavenly body to another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction; as, the appulse of the moon to a star, or of a star to the meridian..

Phosphorus :: Phosphorus (n.) The morning star; Phosphor.

Stellular :: Stellular (a.) Having the shape or appearance of little stars; radiated.

Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style..

Cellulose :: Cellulose (n.) The substance which constitutes the essential part of the solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, linen, paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See Starch, Granulose, Lignin..

Sinamine :: Sinamine (n.) A bitter white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly from oil of mustard and ammonia; -- called also allyl melamine..

Kike :: Kike (v. i.) To gaze; to stare.

Starfinch :: Starf (imp.) Starved.

Starve :: Starve (v. t.) To destroy with cold.

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