a. [ L. asininus, fr. asinus ass. See Ass. ] Of or belonging to, or having the qualities of, the ass, as stupidity and obstinacy. “Asinine nature.” B. Jonson. “Asinine feast.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with obstinacy. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Sp. asnico, dim. of asno an ass. ] A stupid fellow. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr. bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. Bac. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and for various other uses. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quantity contained in a basin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat into shape, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for ships, a little bay. Pope [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Physical Geog.) (a) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river. (b) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or sloping towards a sea or lake. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Geol.) An isolated or circumscribed formation, particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides, toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal formations, called coal basins or coal fields. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to a basin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Inclosed in a basin. “Basined rivers.” Young. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Bascinet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. bilis bile + prasinus green. ] (Physiol.) A dark green pigment found in small quantity in human gallstones. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. bocassin, boucassin. ] A sort of fine buckram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Bombazine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt, and so named from its resemblance to cambric. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act or process of inclosing in, or covering with, a case or thin substance, as plaster, boards, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An outside covering, for protection or ornament, or to precent the radiation of heat. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An inclosing frame; esp. the framework around a door or a window. See Case, n., 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. Dried dung of cattle used as fuel. [ Prov. Eng. ] Waterland. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. E. Casinos It. Casini [ It. casino, dim. of casa house, fr. L. casa cottage. Cf. Cassing. ] 1. A small country house. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, for dancing, etc., sometimes having gambling tables or devices. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

3. A game at cards. See Cassino. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. a business establishment for which the primary business is gambling, having various types of gambling tables, such as blackjack or roulette, and usually also slot machines, and sometimes other forms of gambling, such as poker; also, the main room of such an establishment where the gambling is conducted; as, the Trump casinos in Atlantic City. [ PJC ]

n. a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel.
Syn. -- hotel-casino. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a building that houses both a hotel and a casino.
Syn. -- hotel-casino. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would not pass readily through the sewer. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry gum; -- called also meta-arabinic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A gummy mucilaginous substance; -- called also bassorin, tragacanthin, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to, or containing, cerasin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of a cherry color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art of ornamenting metal by means of chasing tools; also, a piece of ornamental work produced in this way. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) A layer of tiles forming a corona for a wall. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a manner to debase. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Becoming less and less; diminishing. -- De*creas"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Decreasing series (Math.), a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding term. [1913 Webster]

a. Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive; disagreeable. -- Dis*pleas"ing*ly, adv. -- Dis*pleas"ing*ness, n. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the easiness of a task. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Freedom from emotion; compliance; disposition to yield without opposition; unconcernedness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Give to him, and he shall but laugh at your easiness. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of style, manner, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

With painful care, but seeming easiness. Roscommon. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Freedom from jolting, jerking, or straining. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a change for the better.
Syn. -- moderation, relief. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the act of reducing something unpleasant, such as pain.
Syn. -- alleviation, relief. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. releasing energy. [ Narrower terms: exothermic (vs. endothermic), exothermal ]
Syn. -- exoergic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. catabolic. [ prenominal ] constructive-metabolic
Syn. -- destructive-metabolic(prenominal). [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness; grossness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small basin used for washing thehands; as, `wash-hand basin' is a British term.
Syn. -- washbasin, washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand basin. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Unpleasing; displeasing. [ Obs. ] Overbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices. [ Narrower terms: accretionary ; augmenting, augmentative, building ; expanding ; flared, flaring ; growing ; incorporative ; lengthening ; maximizing ; multiplicative ; profit-maximizing ; raising ; accretive ; rising ] decreasing [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. same as growing, 1. [ prenominal ]
Syn. -- growing(prenominal), incremental. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. (Music) increasing in some musical quality. Opposite of decreasing. [ Narrower terms: accelerando ; crescendo ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. More and more. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance free from phosphorus, supposed to be present in the brain; a body closely related to cerebrin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. ke`ras horn. ] Resembling horn; horny; corneous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. leásung, fr. leás loose, false, deceitful. See -less, Loose, a. ] The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies. [ Archaic ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing. Ps. v. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blessed be the lips that such a leasing told. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leasing making (Scots Law), the uttering of lies or libels upon the personal character of the sovereign, his court, or his family. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ An Indian word. Algonquin makisin. ] [ Sometimes written moccason. ] 1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus syn. Agkistrodon piscivorus, also called cottonmouth and cottonmouth water moccasin) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moccasin flower (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule) found in North America. The lower petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under coniferous trees. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Covered with, or wearing, a moccasin or moccasins. “Moccasined feet.” Harper's Mag. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Elec.) Pertaining to phase or differences of phase. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. The momentary current between two alternating-current generators when juxtaposed in parallel and not agreeing exactly in phase or period. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. Any of several transformers (there must be at least two) for changing phase. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. Method of expression; association of words. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) The act or method of grouping the notes so as to form distinct musical phrases. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners. “Pleasing harmony.” Shak. “Pleasing features.” Macaulay. -- Pleas"ing*ly, adv. -- Pleas"ing*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Gratifying; delightful; agreeable. See Pleasant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An object of pleasure. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. prasinus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; a leek. ] Grass-green; clear, lively green, without any mixture. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being queasy; nausea; qualmishness; squeamishness. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) See Sarrasin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. sarrasine, LL. saracina. See Saracen. ] (Fort.) A portcullis, or herse. [ Written also sarasin. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The Indian antelope (Antilope bezoartica syn. Antilope cervicapra), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has long, spiral, divergent horns. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lowering or humbling one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Queasiness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of riding steeple chases. [ 1913 Webster ]