Definition of import

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Import (v. t.) To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without; especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China, coffee from Brasil, etc..

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Scene :: Scene (n.) So much of a play as passes without change of locality or time, or important change of character; hence, a subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play, subordinate to the act, but differently determined in different plays; as, an act of four scenes..
Main :: Main (v.) The chief or principal part; the main or most important thing.
Importunee :: Importunee (a.) Inopportune; unseasonable.
Hecdecane :: Hecdecane (n.) A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, C16H34, of the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule has sixteen atoms of carbon; -- called also hexadecane..
Cardinal :: Cardinal (a.) Of fundamental importance; preeminent; superior; chief; principal.
Appurtenant :: Appurtenant (a.) Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing; accessory; incident; as, a right of way appurtenant to land or buildings..
Melic Grass :: Melic grass () A genus of grasses (Melica) of little agricultural importance.
Piddle :: Piddle (v. i.) To deal in trifles; to concern one's self with trivial matters rather than with those that are important.
Prisage :: Prisage (n.) A right belonging to the crown of England, of taking two tuns of wine from every ship importing twenty tuns or more, -- one before and one behind the mast. By charter of Edward I. butlerage was substituted for this..
Nice :: Nice (superl.) Of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial.
Critical :: Critical (n.) Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis, turning point, or specially important juncture; important as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue; attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a fever; a critical situation..
Whitefish :: Whitefish (n.) Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most important American species (C. clupeiformis) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also lake whitefish, and Oswego bass..
Planchette :: Planchette (n.) A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes translated as of oracular or supernatural import..
Concerning :: Concerning (n.) Importance; moment; consequence.
Tenor :: Tenor (n.) An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument..
Sound :: Sound (v. t.) To signify; to import; to denote.
Stock :: Stock (n.) The wood to which the barrel, lock, etc., of a musket or like firearm are secured; also, a long, rectangular piece of wood, which is an important part of several forms of gun carriage..
Opportunity :: Opportunity (n.) Importunity; earnestness.
Importuning :: Importuning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Importun.
Tropology :: Tropology (n.) A rhetorical mode of speech, including tropes, or changes from the original import of the word..
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