Definition of for

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For (prep.) Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which, anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of; on the side of; -- opposed to against..

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Progress :: Progress (n.) A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advanc.
Trifallow :: Trifallow (v. t.) To plow the third time before sowing, as land..
Muster :: Muster (v. t.) Something shown for imitation; a pattern.
Sludger :: Sludger (n.) A bucket for removing mud from a bored hole; a sand pump.
Myeloidin :: Myeloidin (n.) A substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the substance (myelin) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers..
Quadrille :: Quadrille (n.) The appropriate music for a quadrille.
Lactodensimeter :: Lactodensimeter (n.) A form of hydrometer, specially graduated, for finding the density of milk, and thus discovering whether it has been mixed with water or some of the cream has been removed..
Crop :: Crop (n.) Tin ore prepared for smelting.
Epicardium :: Epicardium (n.) That of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of the heart; the cardiac pericardium.
Dactylozooid :: Dactylozooid (n.) A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth. See Siphonophora..
Planiform :: Planiform (a.) Having a plane surface; as, a planiform, gliding, or arthrodial articulation..
Whiskered :: Whiskered (a.) Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers; having or wearing whiskers.
Blancmange :: Blancmange (n.) A preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea moss, cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance, with mild, usually sweetened and flavored, and shaped in a mold..
Knit :: Knit (v. t.) To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit stockings..
Augur :: Augur (n.) An official diviner who foretold events by the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena, certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences..
Betray :: Betray (v. t.) To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to lead into error or sin.
Sacramentarian :: Sacramentarian (n.) A name given in the sixteenth century to those German reformers who rejected both the Roman and the Lutheran doctrine of the holy eucharist.
Disseminate :: Disseminate (v. t. & i.) To sow broadcast or as seed; to scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for propagation..
Myself :: Myself (pron.) I or me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself; -- used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I will defend myself..
Extemporaneous :: Extemporaneous (a.) Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or production..
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