Definition of about

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About (prep.) In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person)..

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Elaphure :: Elaphure (n.) A species of deer (Elaphurus Davidianus) found in china. It is about four feet high at the shoulder and has peculiar antlers.
Queensland Nut :: Queensland nut () The nut of an Australian tree (Macadamia ternifolia). It is about an inch in diameter, and contains a single round edible seed, or sometimes two hemispherical seeds. So called from Queensland in Australia..
Spina Bifida :: Spin (n.) Velocity of rotation about some specified axis.
Fisk :: Fisk (v. i.) To run about; to frisk; to whisk.
Compass :: Compass (v. t.) To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.
Feather :: Feather (v. i.) To curdle when poured into another liquid, and float about in little flakes or feathers; as, the cream feathers.
Praecoces :: Praecoces (n. pl.) A division of birds including those whose young are able to run about when first hatched.
Chevisance :: Chevisance (n.) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in dispute, such as a debt; a business compact..
Crusado :: Crusado (n.) An old Portuguese coin, worth about seventy cents..
Ephyra :: Ephyra (n.) A stage in the development of discophorous medusae, when they first begin to swim about after being detached from the strobila. See Strobila..
Ladies'' Tresses :: Ladies' tresses () A name given to several species of the orchidaceous genus Spiranthes, in which the white flowers are set in spirals about a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair..
Canker :: Canker (n.) A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water canker, canker of the mouth, and noma..
Glyptodont :: Glyptodont (n.) One of a family (Glyptodontidae) of extinct South American edentates, of which Glyptodon is the type. About twenty species are known..
Expectation :: Expectation (n.) The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
Palanquin :: Palanquin (n.) An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, -- used in India, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person from place to place..
Graft :: Graft (n.) To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union..
Trape :: Trape (v. i.) To walk or run about in an idle or slatternly manner; to traipse.
Rixdaler :: Rixdaler (n.) A Dutch silver coin, worth about $1.00..
Argument :: Argument (n.) A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition, for or in favor of it, or against it..
Capybara :: Capybara (n.) A large South American rodent (Hydrochaerus capybara) Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is related; -- called also cabiai and water hog..
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