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Word Meanings - ASCRIBABLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Capable of being ascribed; attributable.

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  • OWNER
    One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. Shak.
  • IMPUTABLE
    1. That may be imputed; capable of being imputed; chargeable; ascribable; attributable; referable. A prince whose political vices, at least, were imputable to mental incapacity. Prescott. 2. Accusable; culpable. The fault lies at his door, and
  • ATTRIBUTABLE
    Capable of being attributed; ascribable; imputable. Errors . . . attributable to carelessness. J. D. Hooker.
  • CHARGEABLE
    1. That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man. 2. Subject to be charge or accused; liable or responsible; as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man chargeable with murder. 3. Serving
  • OWLET
    A small owl; especially, the European species , and the California flammulated owlet . Owlet moth , any noctuid moth.
  • OWNERLESS
    Without an owner.
  • OWENITE
    A follower of Robert Owen, who tried to reorganize society on a socialistic basis, and established an industrial community on the Clyde, Scotland, and, later, a similar one in Indiana.
  • IMPUTABLENESS
    Quality of being imputable.
  • OWLERY
    An abode or a haunt of owls.
  • OWSE; OWSER
    Tanner's ooze. See Ooze, 3. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth. aúhsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull;
  • OWL-EYED
    Having eyes like an owl's.
  • OWLISH
    Resembling, or characteristic of, an owl.
  • CHARGEABLENESS
    The quality of being chargeable or expensive. Whitelocke.
  • OWLING
    The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing. Blackstone.
  • OWEL
    Equal. Burrill.
  • OWNERSHIP
    The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.
  • ASCRIBABLE
    Capable of being ascribed; attributable.
  • OWL
    1. To pry about; to prowl. 2. To carry wool or sheep out of England. Note: This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by night. 3. Hence, to carry on any contraband trade.
  • OWE
    hence, owe, AS. agan to have; akin to G. eigen, a., own, Icel. eiga to have, Dan. eie, Sw. äga, Goth. áigan, Skr. Ought, v., 2d Own, 1. To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own. Thou dost here usurp The name thou ow'st not. Shak. 2.
  • OWING
    1. Had or held under obligation of paying; due. There is more owing her than is paid. Shak. 2. Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to
  • HOLLOW-HEARTED
    Insincere; deceitful; not sound and true; having a cavity or decayed spot within. Syn. -- Faithless; dishonest; false; treacherous.
  • FORESHADOW
    To shadow or typi Dryden.
  • OVERFLOWINGLY
    In great abundance; exuberantly. Boyle.
  • DOWNWEED
    Cudweed, a species of Gnaphalium.
  • WILLOWER
    A willow. See Willow, n., 2.
  • WINDFLOWER
    The anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open only when the wind was blowing. See Anemone.
  • CROWN SIDE
    See OFFICE
  • DOWNPOUR
    A pouring or streaming downwards; esp., a heavy or continuous shower.
  • ROWDY
    One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow. M. Arnold.
  • CALLOW
    1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden. 2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play .
  • OVERBROW
    To hang over like a brow; to impend over. Longfellow. Did with a huge projection overbrow Large space beneath. Wordsworth.
  • HALLOW
    To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence. "Hallowed be thy name." Matt. vi. 9. Hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein. Jer. xvii. 24. His secret altar touched with hallowed
  • EMBOWER
    To lodge or rest in a bower. "In their wide boughs embow'ring. " Spenser. (more info) -- v. i.
  • SNOWPLOW; SNOWPLOUGH
    An implement operating like a plow, but on a larger scale, for clearing away the snow from roads, railways, etc.
  • TOWELING
    Cloth for towels, especially such as is woven in long pieces to be cut at will, as distinguished from that woven in towel lengths with borders, etc.
  • KNOWINGLY
    1. With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently; consciously; deliberately; as, he would not knowingly offend. Strype. 2. By experience. Shak.
  • SORROW
    The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. Milton. How great
  • FLOWERY-KIRTLED
    Dressed with garlands of flowers. Milton.
  • PREKNOWLEDGE
    Prior knowledge.

 

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