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Achiever
Achiever A*chiev"er, n.
One who achieves; a winner.
Adynamic feversAdynamic Ad`y*nam"ic, a. [Cf. F. adynamique. See Adynamy.]
1. (Med.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, debility of the
vital powers; weak.
2. (Physics) Characterized by the absence of power or force.
Adynamic fevers, malignant or putrid fevers attended with
great muscular debility. Almost neverAlmost Al"most, adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st, [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the
most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.]
Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.
Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts
xxvi. 28.
Almost never, scarcely ever.
Almost nothing, scarcely anything. Anteversion
Anteversion An`te*ver"sion, n. [Pref. ante- + L. vertere,
versum, to turn.] (Med.)
A displacement of an organ, esp. of the uterus, in such
manner that its whole axis is directed further forward than
usual.
Antevert
Antevert An`te*vert", v. t. [L. antevertere; ante + vertere to
turn.]
1. To prevent. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
2. (Med.) To displace by anteversion.
AsseverAssever As*sev"er, v. t. [Cf. OF. asseverer, fr. L.
asseverare.]
See Asseverate. [Archaic] AsseverateAsseverate As*sev"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asseverated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Asseverating.] [L. asseveratus, p. p. of
asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus.
See Severe.]
To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.
Syn: To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See Affirm. AsseveratedAsseverate As*sev"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asseverated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Asseverating.] [L. asseveratus, p. p. of
asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus.
See Severe.]
To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.
Syn: To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See Affirm. AsseveratingAsseverate As*sev"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Asseverated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Asseverating.] [L. asseveratus, p. p. of
asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus.
See Severe.]
To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.
Syn: To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See Affirm. Asseveration
Asseveration As*sev`er*a"tion, n. [L. asseveratio.]
The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated;
positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.
Another abuse of the tongue I might add, -- vehement
asseverations upon slight and trivial occasions. --Ray.
Asseverative
Asseverative As*sev"er*a*tive, a.
Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.
Asseveratory
Asseveratory As*sev"er*a*to*ry, a.
Asseverative.
Ataxic feverAtaxic A*tax"ic, a. [Cf. F. ataxique. See Ataxia.] (Med.)
Characterized by ataxy, that is,
(a) by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or
(b) by a want of coordinating power in movements.
Ataxic fever, malignant typhus fever. --Pinel. Believer
Believer Be*liev"er, n.
1. One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or
reality of some doctrine, person, or thing.
2. (Theol.) One who gives credit to the truth of the
Scriptures, as a revelation from God; a Christian; -- in a
more restricted sense, one who receives Christ as his
Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the
gospel.
Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all
believers. --Book of Com.
Prayer.
3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who was admitted to all the rights of
divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the
Christian religion, in distinction from a catechumen, or
one yet under instruction.
Bever
Bever Be"ver, n. [OE. bever a drink, drinking time, OF.
beivre, boivre, to drink, fr. L. bibere.]
A light repast between meals; a lunch. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
BeverBever Be"ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bevered (?).]
To take a light repast between meals. [Obs.] BeverageBeverage Bev"er*age, n. [OF. bevrage, F. breuvage, fr. beivre
to drink, fr. L. bibere. Cf. Bib, v. t., Poison,
Potable.]
1. Liquid for drinking; drink; -- usually applied to drink
artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an
intoxicating beverage.
He knew no beverage but the flowing stream.
--Thomson.
2. Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink.
3. A treat, or drink money. [Slang] BeveredBever Be"ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bevered (?).]
To take a light repast between meals. [Obs.] Bouleversement
Bouleversement Boule`verse`ment", n. [F., fr. bouleverser to
overthrow.]
Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.
breakbone feverDengue Den"gue (d[e^][ng]"g[asl]), n. [See Note, below.]
(Med.)
A specific epidemic disease attended with high fever,
cutaneous eruption, and severe pains in the head and limbs,
resembling those of rheumatism; -- called also breakbone
fever. It occurs in India, Egypt, the West Indies, etc., is
of short duration, and rarely fatal.
Note: This disease, when it first appeared in the British
West India Islands, was called the dandy fever, from
the stiffness and constraint which it grave to the
limbs and body. The Spaniards of the neighboring
islands mistook the term for their word dengue,
denoting prudery, which might also well express
stiffness, and hence the term dengue became, as last,
the name of the disease. --Tully. Breakbone feverBreakbone fever Break"bone` fe`ver (Med.)
See Dengue. Buck fever
Buck fever Buck fever
Intense excitement at the sight of deer or other game, such
as often unnerves a novice in hunting. [Colloq.]
CantaleverCantalever Can"ta*lev`er, n. [Cant an external angle + lever a
supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also
cantaliver and cantilever.]
1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the
like.
2. (Engin.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported
at the outer end; one which overhangs.
Cantalever bridge, a bridge in which the principle of the
cantalever is applied. It is usually a trussed bridge,
composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks,
and supported near the middle of their own length on piers
which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet
over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion,
to complete the connection. Cantalever bridgeCantalever Can"ta*lev`er, n. [Cant an external angle + lever a
supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also
cantaliver and cantilever.]
1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the
like.
2. (Engin.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported
at the outer end; one which overhangs.
Cantalever bridge, a bridge in which the principle of the
cantalever is applied. It is usually a trussed bridge,
composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks,
and supported near the middle of their own length on piers
which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet
over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion,
to complete the connection. cantileverCantalever Can"ta*lev`er, n. [Cant an external angle + lever a
supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also
cantaliver and cantilever.]
1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the
like.
2. (Engin.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported
at the outer end; one which overhangs.
Cantalever bridge, a bridge in which the principle of the
cantalever is applied. It is usually a trussed bridge,
composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks,
and supported near the middle of their own length on piers
which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet
over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion,
to complete the connection. CantileverCantilever Can"ti*lev`er, n.
Same as Cantalever. Cerebro-spinal feverCerebro-spinal Cer`e*bro-spi"nal, a. [Cerebrum + spinal.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of
the brain and spinal cord.
Cerebro-spinal fluid (Physiol.), a serous fluid secreted by
the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
Cerebro-spinal meningitis, Cerebro-spinal fever (Med.), a
dangerous epidemic, and endemic, febrile disease,
characterized by inflammation of the membranes of the
brain and spinal cord, giving rise to severe headaches,
tenderness of the back of the neck, paralysis of the
ocular muscles, etc. It is sometimes marked by a cutaneous
eruption, when it is often called spotted fever. It is not
contagious. Chagres fever
Chagres fever Cha"gres fe"ver (Med.)
A form of malarial fever occurring along the Chagres River,
Panama.
Cheveril
Cheveril Chev"er*il, a.
Made of cheveril; pliant. [Obs.]
A cheveril conscience and a searching wit. --Drayton.
Cheverliize
Cheverliize Chev"er*li*ize, v. i.
To make as pliable as kid leather. [Obs.] --Br. Montagu.
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