Definition of by

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By (adv.) Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession has gone by; a bird flew by..

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Revert :: Revert (v. i.) To return to the proprietor after the termination of a particular estate granted by him.
Parody :: Parody (n.) A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in which what is written on one subject is altered, and applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty..
Exclave :: Exclave (n.) A portion of a country which is separated from the main part and surrounded by politically alien territory.
Omit :: Omit (v. t.) To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect.
Subreptitious :: Subreption (n.) The act of obtaining a favor by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment of facts..
Sun :: Sun (n.) The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and its absence night; the central body round which the earth and planets revolve, by which they are held in their orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles, and its diameter about 860,000..
Summon :: Summon (v. t.) To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses..
Fainthearted :: Fainthearted (a.) Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.
Cohesion :: Cohesion (n.) That from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; -- distinguished from adhesion, which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces..
Incorporate :: Incorporate (v. i.) To unite in one body so as to make a part of it; to be mixed or blended; -- usually followed by with.
Sycophantish :: Sycophantical (a.) Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor by mean adulation; parasitic.
Exemplify :: Exemplify (v. t.) To prove or show by an attested copy.
Admonish :: Admonish (v. t.) To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise; to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of, against, or a subordinate clause..
Obsession :: Obsession (n.) The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.
Devisable :: Devisable (a.) Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will..
Longirostres :: Longirostres (n. pl.) A group of birds characterized by having long slender bills, as the sandpipers, curlews, and ibises. It is now regarded as an artificial division..
Rapture :: Rapture (n.) The state or condition of being rapt, or carried away from one's self by agreeable excitement; violence of a pleasing passion; extreme joy or pleasure; ecstasy..
Low :: Low (n.) The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals.
Tack :: Tack (v. t.) Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder..
Arrival :: Arrival (n.) The person or thing arriving or which has arrived; as, news brought by the last arrival..
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