Definition of lest

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Lest (a.) That (without the negative particle); -- after certain expressions denoting fear or apprehension.

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Moon :: Moon (n.) The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See Lunar month, under Month..
Uranic :: Uranic (a.) Of or pertaining to the heavens; celestial; astronomical.
Shrew :: Shrew (a.) Any small insectivore of the genus Sorex and several allied genera of the family Sorecidae. In form and color they resemble mice, but they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are the smallest of all mammals..
Able :: Able (superl.) Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever; powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able speech..
Kami :: Kami (n. pl.) A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still represented by the mikado..
Palestrical :: Palestrical (a.) Of or pertaining to the palestra, or to wrestling..
Celestine :: Celestine (n.) Alt. of Celestit.
Domination :: Domination (n.) A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen.
Uranography :: Uranography (n.) A description or plan of the heavens and the heavenly bodies; the construction of celestial maps, globes, etc.; uranology..
Depression :: Depression (n.) The angular distance of a celestial object below the horizon.
Skua :: Skua (n.) Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; -- called also boatswain..
Astronomy :: Astronomy (n.) The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution, eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the causes of their various phenomena..
Disk :: Disk (n.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens..
Celestial :: Celestial (a.) Belonging to the aerial regions, or visible heavens..
Giraffe :: Giraffe (n.) An African ruminant (Camelopardalis giraffa) related to the deers and antelopes, but placed in a family by itself; the camelopard. It is the tallest of animals, being sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head. Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than its hind legs..
Palestinian :: Palestinian (a.) Alt. of Palestinea.
Colestaff :: Colestaff (n.) See Colstaff.
Seraph :: Seraph (n.) One of an order of celestial beings, each having three pairs of wings. In ecclesiastical art and in poetry, a seraph is represented as one of a class of angels..
Lustre :: Lustre (n.) A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, or the like, generally of an ornamental character..
Palestra :: Palestra (n.) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general..
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