| 1 | Age The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or
other kind; lifetime. That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is
between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age
of a man, or of the earth? The latter part of life; an advanced period of life;
seniority; state of being old. One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth,
etc. Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains
full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is
of age. The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is
understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of
discretion. A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from
others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles. A great period in the history of the Earth. A century; the period of one hundred years. The people who live at a particular period; hence, a
generation. A long time. To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he
grew fat as he aged. To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age
to; as, grief ages us. |
| 2 | Down Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of
animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool The soft under feathers of birds. They have short stems with
soft rachis and bards and long threadlike barbules, without hooklets. The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the
seeds of certain plants, as of the thistle. The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which
affords ease and repose, like a bed of down To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind
along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; -- usually in the
plural. A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the
sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of
sheep; -- usually in the plural. A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits of
Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in time of war. A state of depression; low state; abasement. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the
earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; -- the opposite
of up. From a higher to a lower position, literally or
figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top of an ascent;
from an upright position; to the ground or floor; to or into a lower or
an inferior condition; as, into a state of humility, disgrace, misery,
and the like; into a state of rest; -- used with verbs indicating
motion. In a low or the lowest position, literally or figuratively;
at the bottom of a decent; below the horizon; of the ground; in a
condition of humility, dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of
quiet. From a remoter or higher antiquity. From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a
thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in making
decoctions. In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower
place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down a hill; down
a well. Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as,
to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound. To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to
overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down. To go down; to descend. Downcast; as, a down look. |
| 3 | Angwantibo A small lemuroid mammal (Arctocebus Calabarensis) of
Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail. |
| 4 | Outlay To lay out; to spread out; to display. A laying out or expending. That which is expended; expenditure. An outlying haunt. |
| 5 | Guidage The reward given to a guide for services. Guidance; lead; direction. |
| 6 | Desirously With desire; eagerly. |
| 7 | Wattle A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods. A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch. A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly colored,
process of the skin hanging from the chin or throat of a bird or
reptile. Barbel of a fish. The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the
genus Acacia, used in tanning; -- called also wattle bark. The trees from which the bark is obtained. See Savanna
wattle, under Savanna. To bind with twigs. To twist or interweave, one with another, as twigs; to
form a network with; to plat; as, to wattle branches. To form, by interweaving or platting twigs. |
| 8 | Inamorate Enamored. |
| 9 | Meritorious Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy
of recompense; valuable. |
| 10 | Seignior A lord; the lord of a manor. A title of honor or of address in the South of Europe,
corresponding to Sir or Mr. in English. |
