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Practically :: Practically (adv.) By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment; as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted with a subject..

Transmitter :: Transmitter (n.) One who, or that which, transmits; specifically, that portion of a telegraphic or telephonic instrument by means of which a message is sent; -- opposed to receiver..

Cadmean :: Cadmean (a.) Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple letters of the alphabet -- /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /, /. These are called Cadmean letters..

Rhapsodomancy :: Rhapsodomancy (n.) Divination by means of verses.

Undervalue :: Undervalue (v. t.) To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in mean estimation; to despise.

Isocheim :: Isocheim (n.) A line connecting places on the earth having the same mean winter temperature. Cf. Isothere.

Misdemeanor :: Misdemeanor (n.) A crime less than a felony.

Communication :: Communication (n.) Intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means; conference; correspondence..

Bow :: Bow (v. t.) A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of which an arrow is propelled..

Tautology :: Tautology (n.) A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a representation of anything as the cause, condition, or consequence of itself, as in the following lines: --//The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,/And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Addison..

Scurrilous :: Scurrilous (a.) Containing low indecency or abuse; mean; foul; vile; obscenely jocular; as, scurrilous language..

Rookery :: Rookery (n.) A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.

Strain :: Strain (a.) To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in order to convict an accused person..

Average :: Average (v. t.) To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal; to reduce to a mean..

Contempt :: Contempt (n.) The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn..

Seduce :: Seduce (v. t.) Specifically, to induce to surrender chastity; to debauch by means of solicitation..

Spectrum :: Spectrum (n.) The several colored and other rays of which light is composed, separated by the refraction of a prism or other means, and observed or studied either as spread out on a screen, by direct vision, by photography, or otherwise. See Illust. of Light, and Spectroscope..

Musket :: Musket (n.) A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle..

Jacana :: "Jacana (n.) Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also surgeon bird..

Grouser :: Grouser (n.) A pointed timber attached to a boat and sliding vertically, to thrust into the ground as a means of anchorage..

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