Definition of for

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For (prep.) Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything acts or serves, or that to which a substitute, an equivalent, a compensation, or the like, is offered or made; instead of, or place of..

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Wrist :: Wrist (n.) A stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also called wrist pin.
Shuttle :: Shuttle (n.) An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other between the threads of the warp.
Outpost :: Outpost (n.) A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation of the enemy..
Baton :: Baton (n.) A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in musical performances..
Craving :: Craving (n.) Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching.
Moot-house :: Moot-house (n.) A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment.
Habit :: Habit (n.) Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior..
Burst :: Burst (n.) Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a burst of speed..
Drag :: Drag (v. i.) To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly..
Ashery :: Ashery (n.) A depository for ashes.
Ambry :: Ambry (n.) In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker for utensils, vestments, etc..
Camera Obscura :: Camera obscura () An apparatus in which the images of external objects, formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on a paper or other white surface placed in the focus of the lens or mirror within a darkened chamber, or box, so that the outlines may be traced..
Ideate :: Ideate (v. t.) To form in idea; to fancy.
Insecticide :: Insecticide (n.) An agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect powder.
Aspect :: Aspect (n.) The influence of the stars for good or evil; as, an ill aspect..
Gravic :: Gravic (a.) Pertaining to, or causing, gravitation; as, gravic forces; gravic attraction..
Rock :: Rock (v. t.) To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter..
Layer :: Layer (n.) A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock, laid under ground for growth or propagation..
Sonata :: Sonata (n.) An extended composition for one or two instruments, consisting usually of three or four movements; as, Beethoven's sonatas for the piano, for the violin and piano, etc..
Formyl :: Formyl (n.) Formerly, the radical methyl, CH3..
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