n. One who absents one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'an priv. + &unr_; intestine, &unr_; within, &unr_; in. ] (Zool.) Destitute of a stomach or an intestine. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Good against dysentery. -- n. A medicine for dysentery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One opposed to the payment of rent; esp. one of those who in 1840-47 resisted the collection of rents claimed by the patroons from the settlers on certain manorial lands in the State of New York. -- An`ti*rent"ism n. [1913 Webster]

a. (Biol.) Relating to the archenteron; as, archenteric invagination. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ Pref. arch- + Gr. &unr_; intestine. ] (Biol.) The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under Invagination. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who assents. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, augments or increases anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the point representing the mean position of the matter in a body.
Syn. -- centroid, center of mass. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OF. carpentier, F. charpentier, LL. carpentarius, fr. L. carpentum wagon, carriage. ] An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of houses, ships, etc.

Syn. -- Carpenter, Joiner. The carpenter frames and puts together roofs, partitions, floors, and other structural parts of a building. The joiner supplies stairs, doors shutters, mantelpieces, cupboards, and other parts necessary to finishing the building. In America the two trades are commonly united. [ 1913 Webster ]

Carpenter ant (Zool.), any species of ant which gnaws galleries in the wood of trees and constructs its nests therein. They usually select dead or somewhat decayed wood. The common large American species is Formica Pennsylvanica. --
Carpenter bee (Zool.), a large hymenopterous insect of the genus Xylocopa; -- so called because it constructs its nest by gnawing long galleries in sound timber. The common American species is Xylocopa Virginica. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a California evergreen shrub (Carpenteria californica) having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few fragrant white flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The occupation or work of a carpenter; the act of working in timber; carpentry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person or thing that cements. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. Gr. ke`ntron any sharp point, the point round which a circle is described, fr. kentei^n to prick, goad. ] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The middle or central portion of anything. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A principal or important point of concentration; the nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a center of attraction. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The earth. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who support the existing government. They sit in the middle of the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer, between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See Right, and Left. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position until the work becomes self-supporting. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Mech.) (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about which it revolves. (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In a lathe the
live center is in the spindle of the head stock; the
dead center is on the tail stock.
Planer centers are stocks carrying centers, when the object to be planed must be turned on its axis. [ 1913 Webster ]

Center of an army, the body or troops occupying the place in the line between the wings. --
Center of a curve or
Center of a surface (Geom.) (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at the point. (b) The fixed point of reference in polar coordinates. See Coordinates. --
Center of curvature of a curve (Geom.), the center of that circle which has at any given point of the curve closer contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever. See Circle. --
Center of a fleet, the division or column between the van and rear, or between the weather division and the lee. --
Center of gravity (Mech.), that point of a body about which all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported, the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by gravity. --
Center of gyration (Mech.), that point in a rotating body at which the whole mass might be concentrated (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the intertia of the body to angular acceleration or retardation. --
Center of inertia (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body or system of bodies. --
Center of motion, the point which remains at rest, while all the other parts of a body move round it. --
Center of oscillation, the point at which, if the whole matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form and state of the body. --
Center of percussion, that point in a body moving about a fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without communicating a shock to the axis. --
Center of pressure (Hydros.), that point in a surface pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the whole pressure of the fluid. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>adj. 1. being or placed in the center. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose.
Syn. -- centred, centralized, focused. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

pos>n. (Baseball) The part of the outfield directly ahead of the catcher.
Syn. -- center. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

. See under Cartridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) Same as Center, n., 6. [ Written also centring. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }. (Gas Manuf.) A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in turn for the renewal of the lime. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Centered or Centred p. pr. & vb. n. Centering or Centring. ] 1. To be placed in a center; to be central. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest on, or gather about, as a center. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where there is no visible truth wherein to center, error is as wide as men's fancies. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. t. 1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To collect to a point; to concentrate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy joys are centered all in me alone. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. An instrument turning on a center, for boring holes. See Bit, n., 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Naut.) A retractable or sliding keel used on sailboats, formed of a broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and prevent drifting to leeward when the vessel is beating to windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast of the United States
Syn. -- centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. 1. An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: An arrangement of flowers placed in the center of a table as an ornament while dining. [ PJC ]

3. The central or most important feature of an activity, plan, or object; as, the centerpiece of her campaign was a proposal to slash taxes. [ PJC ]

{ or }. (Mech.) (a) A punch for making indentations or dots in a piece of work, as for suspension between lathe centers, etc. (b) A punch for punching holes in sheet metal, having a small conical center to insure correct locating. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ or }. (Gas Manuf.) A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in turn for the renewal of the lime. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Geom.) The center of a circle that circumscribes a triangle. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖i>or ‖ } n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. koi^los hollow + &unr_; intestines. ] (Zool.) A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine, comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Belonging to the Cœlentera. -- n. One of the Cœlentera. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes or writes comments; a commentator; an annotator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who compliments; one given to complimenting; a flatterer. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Concentered or Concentred p. pr & vb. n. Concentering r Concentring ] [ F. concentrer, fr. L. con- + centrum center. See Center, and cf. Concentrate ] To come to one point; to meet in, or converge toward, a common center; to have a common center. [ 1913 Webster ]

God, in whom all perfections concenter. Bp. Beveridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, v. t. To draw or direct to a common center; to bring together at a focus or point, as two or more lines; to concentrate. [ 1913 Webster ]

In thee concentering all their precious beams. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

All is concentered in a life intense. Byren. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. One who consents. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who disassents; a dissenter. [ Obs. ] State Trials (1634). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. See Disinter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or declares his disagreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl.) One who separates from the service and worship of an established church; especially, one who disputes the authority or tenets of the Church of England; a nonconformist. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dissenters from the establishment of their several countries. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Robert Brown is said to have the first formal dissenter. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “The word is commonly applied only to Protestants. The Roman Catholics are generally referred to as a distinct class.” Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The spirit or principles of dissenters. Ed. Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. dysentericus, Gr. &unr_;; cf. F. dysentérigue. ] Of or pertaining to dysentery; having dysentery; as, a dysenteric patient. “Dysenteric symptoms.” Copland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dysenteria, Gr. &unr_;; dys- ill, bad + &unr_;, pl. &unr_;, intestines, fr. 'ento`s within, fr. &unr_; in, akin to E. in: cf. F. dysenterie. See Dys, and In. ] (Med.) A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains, constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of mucus and blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ When acute, dysentery is usually accompanied with high fevers. It occurs epidemically, and is believed to be communicable through the medium of the alvine discharges. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Entered p. pr. & vb. n. Entering. ] [ OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare, fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in between, between. See Inter-, In, and cf. Interior. ] 1. To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door, etc.; the river enters the sea. [ 1913 Webster ]

That darksome cave they enter. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

I, . . . with the multitude of my redeemed,
Shall enter heaven, long absent. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an army. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To engage in; to become occupied with; as, to enter the legal profession, the book trade, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To pass within the limits of; to attain; to begin; to commence upon; as, to enter one's teens, a new era, a new dispensation. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a boy at college, a horse for a race, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To inscribe; to enroll; to record; as, to enter a name, or a date, in a book, or a book in a catalogue; to enter the particulars of a sale in an account, a manifest of a ship or of merchandise at the customhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Law) (a) To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual possession of them. (b) To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order; as, to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. To make report of (a vessel or her cargo) at the customhouse; to submit a statement of (imported goods), with the original invoices, to the proper officer of the customs for estimating the duties. See Entry, 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. To file or inscribe upon the records of the land office the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public land) in order to entitle a person to a right of preëmption. [ U.S. ] Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc.); as, “entered according to act of Congress.” [ 1913 Webster ]

11. To initiate; to introduce favorably. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To go or come in; -- often with in used pleonastically; also, to begin; to take the first steps. “The year entering.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

No evil thing approach nor enter in. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Truth is fallen in the street, and equity can not enter. Is. lix. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

For we which have believed do enter into rest. Heb. iv. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To get admission; to introduce one's self; to penetrate; to form or constitute a part; to become a partaker or participant; to share; to engage; -- usually with into; sometimes with on or upon; as, a ball enters into the body; water enters into a ship; he enters into the plan; to enter into a quarrel; a merchant enters into partnership with some one; to enter upon another's land; the boy enters on his tenth year; to enter upon a task; lead enters into the composition of pewter. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To penetrate mentally; to consider attentively; -- with into. [ 1913 Webster ]

He is particularly pleased with . . . Sallust for his entering into internal principles of action. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ F. entre between, fr. L. inter. See Inter- ] A prefix signifying between, among, part. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine + &unr_; a gland + -graphy. ] A treatise upon, or description of, the intestinal glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine + &unr_; a gland + -logy. ] The science which treats of the glands of the alimentary canal. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine + &unr_; pain: cf. F. entéralgie. ] (Med.) Pain in the intestines; colic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Enter- + deal. ] Mutual dealings; intercourse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The enterdeal of princes strange. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes an entrance or beginning. A. Seward. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Enteritis. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the enteron, or alimentary canal; intestinal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enteric fever (Med.), typhoid fever. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals; those of the genus Erwinia are found in plants.
Syn. -- enteric bacteria, enterobacteria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]