"Engine" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
This ls said to be a word of very general signification; and, when used ln an act, its meaning must be sought out from the act itself, and the language which surrounds it, and also from other acts in pari materia, ln which it occurs. Abbott. J., 6 Maule & 8. 192. In a large sense, it ap-plies to ail utensils and tools which afford
(Pronounced, in this sense, /////.) To rack; to torture.
(Pronounced, in this sense, ////.) Natural capacity;
ability; skill.
Any instrument by which any effect is produced; especially,
an instrument or machine of war or torture.
To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam
vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and engined by
another.
Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or
contrivance; an agent.
To assault with an engine.
A compound machine by which any physical power is applied
to produce a given physical effect.
Adventures are to the adventurous. They abound on every side; but only the chosen few have the courage to embrace them. And they will not come to you; you must go out to seek them. Then they meet you half-way, and rush into your arms, for they know their true lovers.
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An expletive, void of sense, to fill up the meter
Read the complete definitionA, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from …
Read the complete definitionReflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; -- often in a bad …
Read the complete definitionábat v {1} [A; a1] feel with the hands, esp. to find s.t. out. Nag-ábat siya sa yáwi sa íyang …
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Read the complete definitionTo support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense.
Read the complete definitionAn adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in …
Read the complete definitionSurpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.)
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Read the complete definitionTo shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a …
Read the complete definitionTo separate, as the more volatile or soluble parts of a substance, by distillation or other chemical processes. In this …
Read the complete definitionContrary to reason or propriety; obviously and fiatly opposed to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of common sense; …
Read the complete definitionIn statutory construction, an “absurdity" ls not only that which ls physically impossible, but also that whlch Is morally so; …
Read the complete definitionOne who abuses [in the various senses of the verb].
Read the complete definitionIncrease by something added; addition; as, an access of territory. [In this sense accession is more generally used.]
Read the complete definitionAccompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a principal; contributing …
Read the complete definitionComplete in acquirements as the result usually of training; -- commonly in a good sense; as, an accomplished scholar, an …
Read the complete definitionAn instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.
Read the complete definitionPertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or the science of sounds; auditory.
Read the complete definitionIn French law, denotes a docu* ment, or formal, solemn writing, embodying a legal attestation that something has been done, …
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