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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Soddy :: Soddy (a.) Consisting of sod; covered with sod; turfy.
Contradictions :: Contradictions (a.) Filled with contradictions; inconsistent.
Lardaceous :: Lardaceous (a.) Consisting of, or resembling, lard..
Binary :: Binary (a.) Compounded or consisting of two things or parts; characterized by two (things).
Lambdacism :: Lambdacism (n.) A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it erroneously..
Thousand :: Thousand (n.) The number of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting of ten times one hundred units or objects.
Cosmosphere :: Cosmosphere (n.) An apparatus for showing the position of the earth, at any given time, with respect to the fixed stars. It consist of a hollow glass globe, on which are depicted the stars and constellations, and within which is a terrestrial globe..
Lodge :: Lodge (n.) A family of North American Indians, or the persons who usually occupy an Indian lodge, -- as a unit of enumeration, reckoned from four to six persons; as, the tribe consists of about two hundred lodges, that is, of about a thousand individuals..
Terreous :: Terreous (a.) Consisting of earth; earthy; as, terreous substances; terreous particles..
Clay :: Clay (n.) A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part, of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime, magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often present as impurities..
Neuroma :: Neuroma (n.) A tumor developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one consisting of new-formed nerve fibers..
Musk :: Musk (n.) A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor..
Encarpus :: Encarpus (n.) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc..
Quartziferous :: Quartziferous (a.) Consisting chiefly of quartz; containing quartz.
Woolen :: Woolen (a.) Made of wool; consisting of wool; as, woolen goods..
Feldspathose :: Feldspathose (a.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, feldspar..
Polygenous :: Polygenous (a.) Consisting of, or containing, many kinds; as, a polygenous mountain..
Undercliff :: Undercliff (n.) A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that has fallen from the higher cliff above..
Twist :: Twist (n.) A material for gun barrels, consisting of iron and steel twisted and welded together; as, Damascus twist..
Subtonic :: Subtonic (a.) Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, //155, 199-202..
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