Definition of live

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Live (a.) Imparting power; having motion; as, the live spindle of a lathe..

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Mandrel :: Mandrel (n.) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.
Hepatology :: Hepatology (n.) The science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the liver.
Cockshy :: Cockshy (n.) A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular sport which consisted in shying or throwing cudgels at live cocks..
Card :: Card (n.) A roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a carding machine.
Pigeon-livered :: Pigeon-livered (a.) Pigeon-hearted.
Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) The Beaks; the stage or platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms erected in Rome for the use of public orators..
Decadency :: Decadency (n.) A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence..
Wrecker :: Wrecker (n.) One who searches fro, or works upon, the wrecks of vessels, etc. Specifically: (a) One who visits a wreck for the purpose of plunder. (b) One who is employed in saving property or lives from a wrecked vessel, or in saving the vessel; as, the wreckers of Key West..
Panegyrist :: Panegyrist (n.) One who delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who extols or praises, either by writing or speaking..
Vivisection :: Vivisection (n.) The dissection of an animal while alive, for the purpose of making physiological investigations..
Quitter :: Quitter (n.) A deliverer.
Anaconda :: Anaconda (n.) A large South American snake of the Boa family (Eunectes murinus), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large serpent (Python tigris) of Ceylon..
Galop :: Galop (n.) A kind of lively dance, in 2-4 time; also, the music to the dance..
Hagiology :: Hagiology (n.) The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints.
Bile :: Bile (n.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile salts, and coloring matters..
Accadian :: Accadian (a.) Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia before the Assyrian conquest.
Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To bring to notice, deliver, or execute, either actually or constructively, in such manner as the law requires; as, to serve a summons..
Probate :: Probate (n.) Official proof; especially, the proof before a competent officer or tribunal that an instrument offered, purporting to be the last will and testament of a person deceased, is indeed his lawful act; the copy of a will proved, under the seal of the Court of Probate, delivered to the executors with a certificate of its having been proved..
Jiggish :: "Jiggish (a.) Resembling, or suitable for, a jig, or lively movement..
Pert :: Pert (a.) Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart.
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