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Waister :: Waister (n.) A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war..

Standing :: Standing (a.) Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn..

Decline :: Decline (v. t.) To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall..

Psilopaedes :: Psilopaedes (n. pl.) birds whose young at first have down on the pterylae only; -- called also Gymnopaedes.

Reap :: Reap (v.) A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper as it is cut.

Wrestle :: Wrestle (v. t.) To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully..

Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to souse; to swoop.

Stayed :: Stay (n.) A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are called backstays. See Illust. of Ship..

Slouching :: Slouching (a.) Hanging down at the side; limp; drooping; without firmness or shapeliness; moving in an ungainly manner.

Pubescence :: Pubescence (n.) A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered..

Crash :: Crash (n.) Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business house or a commercial enterprise..

Taproot :: Taproot (n.) The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly downward to a considerable depth without dividing.

Circinate :: Circinate (a.) Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns..

Downward :: Downward (adv.) Alt. of Downward.

Down :: Down (prep.) A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war..

Depressed :: Depressed (a.) Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited; sad; humbled.

Plyer :: Plyer (n.) A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a St. Andrew's cross.

Ruin :: Ruin (n.) That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or desolate house, fortress, city, or the like..

Undulated :: Undulated (a.) Waved obtusely up and down, near the margin, as a leaf or corolla; wavy..

Browbeating :: Browbeating (n.) The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions..

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