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Word Meanings - CONCHITIC - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Composed of shells; containing many shells.

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  • COMPOSITOUS
    Belonging to the Compositæ; composite. Darwin.
  • CONTAINMENT
    That which is contained; the extent; the substance. The containment of a rich man's estate. Fuller.
  • COMPOSURE
    1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition. Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of composure and teaching. Evelyn. 2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. Various composures and combinations of these corpuscles.
  • COMPOSSIBLE
    Able to exist with another thing; consistent. Chillingworth.
  • COMPOSE
    To arrange in a composing stick in order for printing; to set . (more info) 1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion. Zeal ought to be composed of the hidhest degrees of all
  • COMPOSER
    1. One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music. If the thoughts of such authors have nothing in them, they at least . . . show an honest industry and a good intention in the composer. Addison. His most brilliant and
  • COMPOSITE
    Belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital.
  • CONTAINANT
    A container.
  • COMPOSTURE
    Manure; compost. Shak.
  • COMPOSITAE
    A large family of dicotyledonous plants, having their flowers arranged in dense heads of many small florets and their anthers united in a tube. The daisy, dandelion, and asters, are examples.
  • CONTAINABLE
    Capable of being contained or comprised. Boyle.
  • COMPOS-MENTIS
    One who is compos mentis.
  • COMPOSED
    Free from agitation; calm; sedate; quiet; tranquil; self- possessed. The Mantuan there in sober triumph sate, Composed his posture, and his look sedate. Pope. -- Com*pos"ed*ly (, adv. -- Com*pos"ed*ness, n.
  • CONTAINER
    One who, or that which, contains.
  • COMPOSING
    1. Tending to compose or soothe. 2. Pertaining to, or used in, composition. Composing frame , a stand for holding cases of type when in use. -- Composing rule , a thin slip of brass or steel, against which the type is arranged in a composing
  • COMPOSITIVE
    Having the quality of entering into composition; compounded.
  • COMPOSITOR
    One who sets type and arranges it for use. (more info) 1. One who composes or sets in order.
  • COMPOSITION
    The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between the parties; also, the sum or amount of compensation agreed upon in the adjustment. Compositions for not taking the order of knighthood. Hallam.
  • CONTAIN
    1. To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to inclose; to hold. Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can not contain thee; how much less this house! 2 Chron. vi. 18. When that this body did contain a spirit. Shak. What thy stores
  • COMPOST
    A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap. And do not spread the compost on the weeds To make them ranker. Shak. (more info) 1. A mixture; a compound. A sad
  • INDECOMPOSABLENESS
    Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence; durability.
  • DECOMPOSE
    To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay.
  • DECOMPOSITION
    1. The act or process of resolving the constituent parts of a compound body or substance into its elementary parts; separation into constituent part; analysis; the decay or dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of some of
  • SELF-CONTAINED
    Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon fastening outside of the machine itself. Self-contained steam engine.
  • NON COMPOS; NON COMPOS MENTIS
    Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunati
  • DECOMPOSITE
    See 2 (more info) 1. Compounded more than once; compounded with things already composite.
  • RECOMPOSITION
    The act of recomposing.

 

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