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Gift :: Gift (v. t.) The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the office is in the gift of the President..

Tracer/y :: Tracer/y (n.) A similar decoration in some styles of vaulting, the ribs of the vault giving off the minor bars of which the tracery is composed..

Spook :: Spontoon (n.) A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior officers of the British infantry, and used in giving signals to the soldiers..

Deadbeat :: Deadbeat (a.) Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent of its deflection and stops with little or no further oscillation.

Gusset :: Gusset (n.) A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement..

Calender :: Calender (n.) A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper, etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them a wavy appearance. It consists of two or more cylinders revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus for moving and regulating..

Preceptive :: Preceptive (a.) Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures..

Nominative :: Nominative (a.) Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.

Cession :: Cession (n.) The giving up or vacating a benefice by accepting another without a proper dispensation.

Probable :: Probable (a.) Rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for, belief, but not demonstrating; as, probable evidence; probable presumption..

Narratory :: Narratory (a.) Giving an account of events; narrative; as, narratory letters..

Bountiful :: Bountiful (a.) Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.

Varietas :: Varietas (n.) A variety; -- used in giving scientific names, and often abbreviated to var..

Plumper :: Plumper (n.) A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote..

Seposition :: Seposition (n.) The act of setting aside, or of giving up..

Insinuative :: Insinuative (a.) Using insinuations; giving hints; insinuating; as, insinuative remark..

Giffgaff :: Giffgaff (n.) Mutial accommodation; mutual giving.

Correlation :: Correlation (n.) Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as, the correlation of forces, or of zymotic diseases..

Entry :: Entry (n.) The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods. See Enter, v. t., 8, and Entrance, n., 5..

Donation :: Donation (n.) The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.

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