adjective, Scot. 1. poor. 2. pure. adjective 1. a Scot word for poor

noun 1. (Scot) poverty

adjective 1. Law. younger; inferior in rank; junior, as in appointment. noun 2. an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice. adjective 1. (esp of a subordinate judge) of lower rank

noun, Literary. 1. power, might, or force. noun 1. a competition in showjumping that tests a horse’s ability to jump a limited number of large obstacles 2. (archaic or poetic) power

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a son of Amphiaraus and Eriphyle who commanded the second expedition against Thebes. He killed his mother for sending his father to certain death and was driven mad by the Furies. Historical Examples She asks for the necklace and Alcmaeon goes back to get it from Arsinoë. Euripedes and His Age Gilbert Murray Alcmaeon is […]

[poh-sting] /ˈpoʊ stɪŋ/ noun 1. assignment to a , command, or particular location, especially in a military or governmental capacity. [poh-sting] /ˈpoʊ stɪŋ/ noun, Accounting. 1. 2. the act of mailing. 3. an issuance or batch of mailed items. [pohst] /poʊst/ noun 1. a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as […]

[im-pur-suh-nl-ahyz] /ɪmˈpɜr sə nlˌaɪz/ verb (used with object), impersonalized, impersonalizing. 1. to make : The dial system impersonalized the telephone. /ɪmˈpɜːsənəˌlaɪz/ verb 1. (transitive) to make impersonal, esp to rid of such human characteristics as sympathy, warmth, etc; dehumanize

noun, Chemistry. 1. tropaeolin. noun, Chemistry. 1. any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure. noun 1. any of certain yellow and orange azo dyes of complex structure

verb (used without object), sang or, often sung; sung; singing. 1. to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically. 2. to perform a song or voice composition: She promised to sing for us. 3. to produce melodious sounds, usually high in pitch, as certain birds, insects, etc.: The […]