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The right of using and enjoying the profits of an estate or other thing belonging to another, without impairing the substance. Burrill.

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  • RIGHT-RUNNING
    Straight; direct.
  • THINKING
    Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being. -- Think"ing*ly, adv.
  • THICKENING
    Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.
  • THEBAIC
    Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically, designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts, and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This version is also called the Sahidic version.
  • THIRSTILY
    In a thirsty manner.
  • THERMALLY
    In a thermal manner.
  • THORN-HEADED
    Having a head armed with thorns or spines. Thorn-headed worm , any worm of the order Acanthocephala; -- called also thornhead.
  • THRASH; THRESH
    derschen, G. dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. , Sw. tröska, Dan. tærske, Goth. , Lith. traszketi to rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, 1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the straw or husk of with a flail; to beat off,
  • THEBAN
    Of or pertaining to Thebes. Theban year , the Egyptian year of 365 days and 6 hours. J. Bryant.
  • THREE-SQUARE
    Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.
  • THIN
    thenne, thunne, AS. þynne; akin to D. dun, G. dünn, OHG. dunni, Icel. þunnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd, Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. tanu thin, slender; also to AS. to extend, G. dehnen, Icel. , Goth. , L. tendere to stretch, tenere
  • THERMOPHILIC
    Heat-loving; -- applied esp. to certain bacteria.
  • THRYFALLOW
    To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow. Tusser.
  • THERMOTAXIC
    Pertaining to, or connected with, the regulation of temperature in the animal body; as, the thermotaxic nervous system.
  • THEM
    The objective case of they. See They. Go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. Matt. xxv. 9. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father. Matt. xxv. 34. Note: Them is poetically used
  • THALIAN
    Of or pertaining to Thalia; hence, of or pertaining to comedy; comic.
  • THYROIDEAL
    Thyroid.
  • THORNBUT
    The turbot.
  • THOMAS PHOSPHATE; THOMAS SLAG
    See ABOVE
  • THELYTOKOUS
    Producing females only; -- said of certain female insects.
  • LETHARGIC; LETHARGICAL
    Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy; morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy. -- Le*thar"gic*al*ly, v. -- Le*thar"gic*al*ness, n. -- Le*thar"gic*ness, n.
  • MENISCUS
    A lens convex on one side and concave on the other. (more info) 1. A crescent.
  • ANGUINEOUS
    Snakelike.
  • PROTOGYNOUS
    See PROTEROGYNOUS
  • POLYPHYLLOUS
    Many-leaved; as, a polyphyllous calyx or perianth.
  • AETHER
    See ETHER
  • RIPARIOUS
    Growing along the banks of rivers; riparian.
  • TROUSSEAU
    The collective lighter equipments or outfit of a bride, including clothes, jewelry, and the like; especially, that which is provided for her by her family.
  • PROGNATHIC
    Prognathous.
  • POSTHUME; POSTHUMED
    Posthumos. I. Watts. Fuller.
  • BUSH
    The tail, or brush, of a fox. To beat about the bush, to approach anything in a round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a metaphor taken from hunting. -- Bush bean , a variety of bean which is low and requires no support . See
  • PSEUDO-MONOCOTYLEDONOUS
    Having two coalescent cotyledons, as the live oak and the horse-chestnut.
  • PROVENTRIULUS
    The glandular stomach of birds, situated just above the crop.
  • BREATHE
    Etym: 1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. "I am in health, I breathe." Shak. Breathes there a man with soul so dead Sir W. Scott. 2. To take breath; to rest from action. Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! Shak. 3.
  • MALACOSTOMOUS
    Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes.
  • PALACIOUS
    Palatial. Graunt.
  • ANTHEMIS
    Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.

 

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