n. A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Abraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Abrading. ] [ L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab + radere to scrape. See Rase, Raze. ] To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to abrade rocks. Lyell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. Same as Abraid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Palaeontology) the evolutionary generation of multiple specialized life forms from one ancestral form, evidenced in the fossil record. The inverse of extinction. [ PJC ]

p. a. [ P. p. of adread. ] Put in dread; afraid. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Aggraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrading. ] (Phys. Geog.) To bring, or tend to bring, to a uniform grade, or slope, by addition of material; as, streams aggrade their beds by depositing sediment. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A westerly wind which blows nearly continuously between 30° and 50° of latitude in both the northern and the southern hemisphere. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adv. [ Pref. a- + straddle. ] In a straddling position; astride; bestriding; as, to sit astraddle a horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Auto- + radiogram. ] (Biochemistry) an image produced upon photographic film by exposure of the film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to (usually in contact with) the film. Recording the distribution of radioactive materials on an autoradiogram is a technique much used in biochemical research as part of analytical procedures, in which radioactively labeled substances are subjected to a separation process (such as electrophoresis) which can help to characterize the substance, and the resulting distribution of the labeled substance is recorded on an autoradiogram. In microbiology and cell biology, autoradiograms may be made on the same film as a photomicrograph, permitting observation of the distribution of labeled compounds within a cell. [ PJC ]

n. same as autoradiogram. [ PJC ]

n. the process of producing an autoradiogram by exposing photographic film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to the film. [ PJC ]

n. 1. an expressway in an Italian-speaking country. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. balustrade, It. balaustrata fr. balaustro. See Baluster. ] (Arch.) A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, or the eaves of a building, or as a guard railing on a staircase; -- it serves as a guard to prevent people from falling.
Syn. -- bannister, banister, balusters, handrail, guard rail. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; weight. ] (Physics) The pressure of one dyne per square centimeter; -- used as a unit of pressure. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Same as Beetrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Yugoslavia. Population (2000) = 1, 168, 454. [ PJC ]

v. t. To bestride. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. showing both bilateral and radial symmetry. some sea anemones are biradial. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ Pref. bi- + radiate. ] Having two rays; as, a biradiate fin. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The Great emerald (Paradisea apoda) and the Lesser emerald (Paradisea minor) furnish many of the plumes used as ornaments by ladies; the Red bird of paradise is Paradisea rubra or Paradisea sanguinea; the Golden bird of paradise is Parotia aurea or Parotia sexsetacea; the King bird of paradise is Cincinnurus regius. The name is also applied to the longer-billed birds of another related group (Epimachinæ) from the same region. The Twelve-wired bird of paradise (Seleucides alba) is one of these. See Paradise bird, and Note under Apod. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point, spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See Bristle, n. ] A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail, with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering, square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head. [ 1913 Webster ]

A straight awl with chisel edge, used to make holes for brads, etc. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Bridoon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a hypotensive tissue hormone (C50H73N15O11) which acts on smooth muscle, dilates peripheral vessels and increases capillary permeability. It is formed locally in injured tissue and is believed to play a role in the inflammatory process. It is a nonapeptide with the sequence: Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe-Arg. MI11
Syn. -- kallidin I; callidin I; kallidin-9. [ PJC ]

n. a natural family comprising the true sloths.
Syn. -- family Bradypodidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. type genus of the Bradypodidae, comprising the three-toed sloths.
Syn. -- genus Bradypus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F. See Comrade. ] Comradeship and loyalty.

The spirit of camaraderie is strong among these riders of the plains. W. A. Fraser. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. See Comrade. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ Sp. ] Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn (Rhamnus Purshianus), used as a mild cathartic or laxative; -- called also cascara. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. centum a hundred + gradus degree: cf. F. centigrade. ] Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the centigrade thermometer; as, 10° centigrade (or 10° C.). In measurements, abreviated C. [ 1913 Webster ]

Centigrade thermometer, a thermometer having the zero or 0 at the point indicating the freezing state of water, and the distance between that and the point indicating the boiling state of water divided into one hundred degrees. It is called also the Celsius thermometer, from Anders Celsius, the originator of this scale. Measurements are reported as ° C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. charade, cf. Pr. charrada long chat, It ciarlare to chat, whence E. charlatan. ] A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or representations. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family of birds comprising the plovers.
Syn. -- family Charadriidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters; shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on animal life.
Syn. -- order Charadriiformes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the type genus of the Charadriidae; the plovers.
Syn. -- genus Charadrius. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cilium + L. gradi to step: cf. F. ciliograde. ] (Zool.) Moving by means of cilia, or cilialike organs; as, the ciliograde Medusæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cirrus + L. gradi to walk. ] (Biol.) Moving or moved by cirri, or hairlike appendages. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. citus swift (p. p. of cire, ciere, to move) + gradi to walk. See Cite. ] (Zool.) A suborder of Arachnoidea, including the European tarantula and the wolf spiders (Lycosidae) and their allies, which capture their prey by rapidly running and jumping. See Wolf spider. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. citigrade. ] (Zool.) Pertaining to the Citigradæ. -- n. One of the Citigradæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a resident of the state of Colorado. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a handsome shrub (Hamelia patens) with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; it grows from Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil.
Syn. -- scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia, Hamelia patens, Hamelia erecta. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Sp., red. ] 1. Reddish; -- often used in proper names of rivers or creeks. [ Southwestern U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. Medium in color and strength; -- said of cigars. [ Cant ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

(Zool.) A yellowish beetle (Doryphora decemlineata), with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very destructive to the potato plant; -- called also potato beetle and potato bug. See Potato beetle. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Geol.) A subdivision of the cretaceous formation of western North America, especially developed in Colorado and the upper Missouri region. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Min.) Mercury telluride, an iron-black metallic mineral, found in Colorado. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Pg., a buyer. ] A kind of steward or agent. [ China ] S. W. Williams [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. camarada, fr. L. camara, a chamber; hence, a chamber-fellowship, and then a chamber-fellow: cf. F. camarade. Cf. Chamber. ] A mate, companion, or associate. [ 1913 Webster ]

And turned my flying comrades to the charge. J. Baillie. [ 1913 Webster ]

I abjure all roofs, and choose . . .
To be a comrade with the wolf and owl. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. like a comrade; heartily friendly and congenial.
Syn. -- hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. camarederie. ] The spirit of comradeship; comradeship. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

“Certainly”, said Dunham, with the comradery of the smoker. W. D. Howells. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being a comrade; intimate fellowship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. contra- + dance: cf. F. contrdance. Cf. Country-dance. ] A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or in opposite lines. [ 1913 Webster ]