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Explanation, description, examples of the random words:
| 1 | Gelada A baboon (Gelada Ruppelli) of Abyssinia, remarkable for the
length of the hair on the neck and shoulders of the adult male. |
| 2 | Whole Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all
the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole
earth; the whole solar system; the whole army; the whole nation. Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken or
fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole orange; the egg
is whole; the vessel is whole. Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness;
healthy; sound; well. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts; totality;
all of a thing, without defect or exception; a thing complete in
itself. A regular combination of parts; a system. |
| 3 | Gymnoplast A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, as
a white blood corpuscle. |
| 4 | Recommittal A second or renewed commitment; a renewed reference to
a committee. |
| 5 | Spang To spangle. To spring; to bound; to leap. A bound or spring. A spangle or shining ornament. |
| 6 | Find To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the
first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to
fall in with, as a person. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to
experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to
feel. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost. To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom. To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or
end; as, water is found to be a compound substance. To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find
leisure; to find means. To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food
for workemen; he finds his nephew in money. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to
establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment)
against an accused person. To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a
determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff. Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially,
a deposit, discovered by archaeologists, of objects of prehistoric or
unknown origin. |
| 7 | Perspiratory Of, pertaining to, or producing, perspiration; as,
the perspiratory ducts. |
| 8 | Jack A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East
Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in
having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from
thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are
scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a
yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in
cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown;
also, a servant; a rustic. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also Jack
tar, and Jack afloat. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a
subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often
supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack A device to pull off boots. A sawhorse or sawbuck. A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or
kitchen jack. A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting. A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down
on the needles. A grating to separate and guide the threads; a heck box. A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding
machine. A compact, portable machine for planing metal. A machine for slicking or pebbling leather. A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying
speed. A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to
prevent a back draught. In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the
action of the key to the quill; -- called also hopper. In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch
used to attract game at night; also, the light itself. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great
pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance.
It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any
simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal
or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name
is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls. |
| 9 | Entire Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole; full
and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of a business;
entire confidence, ignorance. Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally
whole; pure; faithful. Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla. Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has no
kind of teeth. Not gelded; -- said of a horse. Internal; interior. Entirely. A name originally given to a kind of beer combining
qualities of different kinds of beer. |
| 10 | Helmless Destitute of a helmet. Without a helm or rudder. |
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