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Philister :: Philister (n.) A Philistine; -- a cant name given to townsmen by students in German universities.

Passus :: Passus (n.) A division or part; a canto; as, the passus of Piers Plowman. See 2d Fit..

Void :: Void (a.) To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table..

Vacantly :: Vacantly (adv.) In a vacant manner; inanely.

Diastema :: Diastema (n.) A vacant space, or gap, esp. between teeth in a jaw..

Cant :: Cant (n.) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to support the bulkheads.

Hogmanay :: Hogmanay (n.) The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year, on which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a visitor, or the gift given to an applicant..

Wrymouth :: Wrymouth (n.) Any one of several species of large, elongated, marine fishes of the genus Cryptacanthodes, especially C. maculatus of the American coast. A whitish variety is called ghostfish..

Short :: Short (superl.) Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as, a short supply of provisions, or of water..

Molehill :: Molehill (n.) A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty..

Vesicant :: Vesicant (n.) A vesicatory.

Scantiness :: Scantiness (n.) Quality or condition of being scanty.

Cant :: Cant (n.) A call for bidders at a public sale; an auction.

Toxicant :: Toxicant (n.) A poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant..

Retinaculum :: Retinaculum (n.) A small gland or process to which bodies are attached; as, the glandular retinacula to which the pollinia of orchids are attached, or the hooks which support the seeds in many acanthaceous plants..

Significant :: Significant (n.) That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.

Distinctly :: Distinctly (adv.) With meaning; significantly.

Full :: Full (Compar.) Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people..

Dash :: Dash (n.) A mark or line [--], in writing or printing, denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead of marks or parenthesis..

Canted :: Canted (a.) Inclined at an angle to something else; tipped; sloping.

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