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Otherwise :: Otherwise (adv.) In other respects.

Crescentwise :: Crescentwise (adv.) In the form of a crescent; like a crescent.

Lintel :: Lintel (n.) A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture..

Altarwise :: Altarwise (adv.) In the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south..

Warrant :: Warrant (n.) That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which he has not otherwise a right to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage; commission; authority..

Seal :: Seal (n.) An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication or security..

Arraswise :: Arraswise (adv.) Alt. of Arrasway.

Subtonic :: Subtonic (a.) Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, //155, 199-202..

Treasure-trove :: Treasure-trove (n.) Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the earth, or otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In England such treasure belongs to the crown; whereas similar treasure found in the sea, or upon the surface of the land, belongs to the finder if no owner appears..

Rugged :: Rugged (n.) Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough; as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road..

Likewise :: Likewise (n.) In like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also.

Carling :: Carling (n.) A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl..

Comparative :: Comparative (n.) The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed; as, stronger, wiser, weaker, more stormy, less windy, are all comparatives..

Witenagemote :: Witenagemote (n.) A meeting of wise men; the national council, or legislature, of England in the days of the Anglo-Saxons, before the Norman Conquest..

Funeral :: Funeral (n.) The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of interment; obsequies; burial; -- formerly used in the plural..

Shifter :: Shifter (n.) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one pulley to another.

Anyways :: Anyways (adv.) Anywise; at all.

Bias :: Bias (adv.) In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as, to cut cloth bias..

Endwise :: Endwise (adv.) On end; erectly; in an upright position.

Single :: Single (a.) Simple; not wise; weak; silly.

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