Definition of for

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For (prep.) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done..

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Touch-paper :: Touch-paper (n.) Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like..
Interest :: Interest (n.) Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered.
Verruciform :: Verruciform (a.) Shaped like a wart or warts.
Host :: Host (n.) One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord..
Adze :: Adze (n.) A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for chipping or slicing away the surface of wood..
Thence :: Thence (adv.) For that reason; therefore.
Semiquartile :: Semiquartile (n.) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other the half of a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a half..
Fortuneless :: Fortuneless (a.) Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion..
Chlorhydrin :: Chlorhydrin (n.) One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic alcohols (and especially glycerin) by the substitution of chlorine for one or more hydroxyl groups.
Conchology :: Conchology (n.) The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form; malacology..
Drupaceous :: Drupaceous (a.) Producing, or pertaining to, drupes; having the form of drupes; as, drupaceous trees or fruits..
Dome :: Dome (n.) A prism formed by planes parallel to a lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a form..
Acetifier :: Acetifier (n.) An apparatus for hastening acetification.
Blow :: Blow (v. t.) To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers).
Dog :: Dog (n.) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of raising or moving them..
Septette :: Septette (n.) A musical composition for seven instruments or seven voices; -- called also septuor.
Repel :: Repel (v. t.) To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant..
Willingness :: Willingness (n.) The quality or state of being willing; free choice or consent of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or forbear.
Glee :: Glee (n.) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices. It is not necessarily gleesome.
Planting :: Planting (n.) The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations, as of sugar, coffee, etc..
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