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Heighten :: Heighten (v. t.) To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; -- used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to heighten a flavor or a tint..

Passage :: Passage (v. i.) In parliamentary proceedings: (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.) through the several stages of consideration and action; as, during its passage through Congress the bill was amended in both Houses. (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp., the final affirmative action of the body upon a proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed..

Echelon :: Echelon (n.) An arrangement of a body of troops when its divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right or the left of the one in advance of it, like the steps of a ladder in position for climbing. Also used adjectively; as, echelon distance..

Dehors :: Dehors (n.) All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main works; any advanced works for protection or cover..

Stepsister :: Stepping-stone (n.) Fig.: A means of progress or advancement.

Improvement :: Improvement (n.) The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also, that which is improved; as, the new edition is an improvement on the old..

Stricken :: Stricken (n.) Worn out; far gone; advanced. See Strike, v. t., 21..

Imprest :: Imprest (n.) To advance on loan.

Advancement :: Advancement (v. t.) Settlement on a wife, or jointure..

Ahead :: Ahead (adv.) In or to the front; in advance; onward.

Preferment :: Preferment (n.) The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office; the state of being advanced; promotion..

Onward :: Onward (a.) Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.

Curvet :: Curvet (n.) A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises his hind legs, so that all his legs are in the air at once..

Bump :: Bump (n.) The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.

Herse :: Herse (n.) A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars, like a harrow, studded with iron spikes. It is hung above gateways so that it may be quickly lowered, to impede the advance of an enemy..

Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body that has power to sanction or reject; to receive legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress..

Forwards :: Forwards (adv.) Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.

First :: First (a.) Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others..

Bossage :: Bossage (n.) Rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond the level of the building, by reason of indentures or channels left in the joinings..

Premium :: Premium (n.) A sum in advance of, or in addition to, the nominal or par value of anything; as, gold was at a premium; he sold his stock at a premium..

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