adv. [ See Able. ] Perhaps. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ /mhw>, adv. [ See Able. ] Perhaps; possibly. [ Scotch ] Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Med.) The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth. AS [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } prep. Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Albeit that it is again his kind. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To gainsay. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. [ OE. agens, ageynes, AS. ongegn. The s is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending. See Again. ] 1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time. [ 1913 Webster ]

The gate would have been shut against her. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ]

An argument against the use of steam. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. [ Archaic or Dial. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came from Damascus. 2 Kings xvi. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

Against the sun, in a direction contrary to that in which the sun appears to move. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To withstand. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. prenom. 1. adaptable to all voltages; -- of a radio receiver. [ British ] For power supplies, the term "switching" is used to designate ability to use more than one voltage as a power source. Typically, it is used for the ability to use both 110 and 220 volt AC sources. an all-mains set [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ n., or }. (a) [ More fully chenille Axminster. ] A variety of Turkey carpet, woven by machine or, when more than 27 inches wide, on a hand loom, and consisting of strips of worsted chenille so colored as to produce a pattern on a stout jute backing. It has a fine soft pile. So called from Axminster, England, where it was formerly (1755 -- 1835) made. (b) A similar but cheaper machine-made carpet, resembling moquette in construction and appearance, but finer and of better material. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ , adv. & prep. [ OE. &unr_;, &unr_;. See Again. ] Again; back against. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ F., fr. baiser to kiss + mains hands. ] Respects; compliments. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ From physicists S. N. Bose, and Albert Einstein. ] (Physics) A law of statistical mechanics which is obeyed by a system of particles when interchange of two particles does not change the wave function. Contrasted to Fermi-Dirac statistics. See also boson. [ PJC ]

a. Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless. -- Brain"sick*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

adv. In a brainsick manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation; a sudden brilliant insight.
Syn. -- insight, brainwave. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. & i. to try to solve a problem by discussing it exhaustively in an intense group meeting encouraging uninhibited and spontaneous contributions from all members.
Syn. -- practice brainstorming. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or chief commander. “To take the captainship.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Military skill; as, to show good captainship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. metal shackles connected by chains, used to bind hands or legs; as, he was kept two weeks in chains.
Syn. -- iron, irons, chain. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a portable power saw having teeth that are linked to form an endless chain, rotated about two pivot points by a power mechanism, such as an electric motor or a gasoline engine. They are used to efficiently cut trees, logs, or thick branches out of doors.
Syn. -- chain saw. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Office of a chamberlain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The office or business of a chaplain. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The possession or revenue of a chapel. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a city in the Asian part of Russia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chill + Blain. ] A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling of the feet or hands, produced by exposure to cold, and attended by itching, pain, and sometimes ulceration.
Syn. -- pernio. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Chinsed p. pr. & vb. n. Chinsing. ] (Naut.) To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel , the point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinsing iron, a light calking iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. small intestines of hogs prepared as food.
Syn. -- chitterlings. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a plant of Europe and Asia (Epilobium hirsutum) having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; it was introduced into North America.
Syn. -- hairy willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Happening at the same instant. C. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Co- + insurance. ] Insurance jointly with another or others; specif., that system of fire insurance in which the insurer is treated as insuring himself to the extent of that part of the risk not covered by his policy, so that any loss is apportioned between him and the insurance company on the principle of average, as in marine insurance or between other insurers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. The relationship of cousins; state of being cousins; cousinhood. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of din. [ Scot. ] Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To render insecure; to put in danger. [ Obs. ] Fanshawe. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Relating to the Eastern Islands; East Indian. [ R. ] Ogilvie.

a. [ L. extrinsecus; exter on the outside + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. extrinsèque. See Exterior, Second. ] 1. Not contained in or belonging to a body; external; outward; unessential; -- opposed to intrinsic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial culture. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to some other part; -- said of certain groups of muscles. Opposed to intrinsic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Extrinsic. -- Ex*trin"sic*al*lyadv.

{ } n. The state or quality of being extrinsic. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ . (Elec.) A form of conductor, designed by Ferranti, for currents of high potential, and consisting of concentric tubes of copper separated by an insulating material composed of paper saturated with black mineral wax. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

[ After Prof. Niels R. Finsen (b. 1860), Danish physician. ] (Med.) Highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp, used in the treatment of lupus and other cutaneous affections. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. forinsecus from without. ] Foreign; alien. [ Obs. ] Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gainsaid p. pr. & vb. n. Gainsaying. ] [ OE. geinseien, ageinseien. See Again, and Say to utter. ] To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke xxi. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

The just gods gainsay
That any drop thou borrow'dst from thy mother,
My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword
Be drained. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. “To convince the gainsayers.” Tit. i. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, the English artist (1727-88). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. 1. Gainful. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Prepossessing; well-favored. [ Obs. ] Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. A contraction of Against. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gainstood; p. pr. & vb. n. gainstanding. ] [ See Again, and Stand. ] To withstand; to resist. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged desires. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ See Again, and Strive. ] To strive or struggle against; to withstand. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Prob. corrupted fr. It. Grechesco Grecian, a name which seems to have been given in Venice, and to have been afterwards confused with Gascony, as if they came from Gascony. ] Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used loosely and often in a jocose sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. See Galligaskins.

n. pl. [ Cf. Galligaskins. ] 1. Loose hose or breeches; galligaskins. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Packing of hemp. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A horse's thighs. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Chinese. ] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng) has become so rare that the American (A. quinquefolia) has largely taken its place, and its root is now an article of export from America to China. The root, when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with a slight aromatic bitterness. [ 1913 Webster ]