Definition of consist

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Consist (v. i.) To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and maintained..

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Sheep''s-foot :: Sheep's-foot (n.) A printer's tool consisting of a metal bar formed into a hammer head at one end and a claw at the other, -- used as a lever and hammer..
Haloid :: Haloid (a.) Resembling salt; -- said of certain binary compounds consisting of a metal united to a negative element or radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides, iodides, and sometimes also to the fluorides and cyanides..
Foliated :: Foliated (a.) Containing, or consisting of, foils; as, a foliated arch..
Decadal :: Decadal (a.) Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens.
Cupreous :: Cupreous (a.) Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.
Iambic :: Iambic (a.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented; as, an iambic foot..
Noddy :: Noddy (n.) An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a body to which it is attached.
Twelvemonth :: Twelvemonth (n.) A year which consists of twelve calendar months.
Papery :: Papery (a.) Like paper; having the thinness or consistence of paper.
Male :: Male (v. t.) Consisting of males; as, a male choir..
Meadowy :: Meadowy (a.) Of or pertaining to meadows; resembling, or consisting of, meadow..
Battery :: Battery (v. t.) A company or division of artillery, including the gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the United States, a battery of flying artillery consists usually of six guns..
Squamaceous :: Squama (n.) A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting of epithelium.
Lobbish :: Lobbish (a.) Like a lob; consisting of lobs.
Split :: Splintery (a.) Consisting of splinters; resembling splinters; as, the splintery fracture of a mineral..
Articulate :: Articulate (a.) Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united by joints; as, articulate animals or plants..
Furry :: Furry (a.) Consisting of fur; as, furry spoils..
Alexandrine :: Alexandrine (n.) A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables.
Linkwork :: Linkwork (n.) A fabric consisting of links made of metal or other material fastened together; also, a chain..
Mucor :: Mucor (n.) A genus of minute fungi. The plants consist of slender threads with terminal globular sporangia; mold.
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