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Standpipe :: Standish (n.) A stand, or case, for pen and ink..

Accusatively :: Accusatively (adv.) In relation to the accusative case in grammar.

Antiptosis :: Antiptosis (n.) The putting of one case for another.

Par :: Par (prep.) By; with; -- used frequently in Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay..

Family :: Family (v. t.) The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders..

Orgue :: Orgue (n.) Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack..

Compone :: Compone (a.) Divided into squares of alternate tinctures in a single row; -- said of any bearing; or, in the case of a bearing having curved lines, divided into patches of alternate colors following the curve. If there are two rows it is called counter-compony..

Sperm Whale :: Sperm whale () A very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet. It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called also cachalot, and spermaceti whale..

Adduce :: Adduce (v. t.) To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to allege..

Casein :: Casein (n.) A proteid substance present in both the animal and the vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found in milk, and constitutes the main part of the curd separated by rennet; in the vegetable kingdom it is found more or less abundantly in the seeds of leguminous plants. Its reactions resemble those of alkali albumin..

Agree :: Agree (v. i.) To correspond in gender, number, case, or person..

Govern :: Govern (v. t.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case..

Maximum :: Maximum (n.) The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; -- opposed to minimum..

Incase :: Incase (v. t.) To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid.

Retry :: Retry (v. t.) To try (esp. judicially) a second time; as, to retry a case; to retry an accused person..

Keep :: Keep (n.) The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition; case; as, to be in good keep..

Embrasure :: Embrasure (n.) An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet, through which cannon are pointed and discharged; a crenelle. See Illust. of Casemate..

Frontal :: Frontal (a.) Of or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the roof of the brain case; as, the frontal bones..

Lorica :: Lorica (n.) The protective case or shell of an infusorian or rotifer.

Lance :: Lance (n.) One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure..

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