n. 1. fitness to fly. “the plane received a certificate of airworthiness”. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. fit to fly; -- said of aircraft. Opposite of unairworthy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Anorthite. ] (Min.) Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'an priv. + 'orqo`s straight ('orqh` sc. gwni`a right angle); not in a right angle. ] A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It is a lime feldspar. See Feldspar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'an priv. + orthoclase. ] (Min.) A feldspar closely related to orthoclase, but triclinic. It is chiefly a silicate of sodium, potassium, and aluminium. Sp. gr., 2.57 -- 2.60. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + ortho- + Gr. 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, the eye. ] (Med.) Distorted vision, in which straight lines appear bent. AS [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. 'an priv. + 'orqo`s straight + -scope. ] (Physics) An optical toy for producing amusing figures or pictures by means of two revolving disks, on one of which distorted figures are painted. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. anorthose triclinic feldspar (fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'orqo`s straight) + -ite. ] (Petrol.) A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda-lime feldspar, usually labradorite. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a discussion; give-and-take. [ PJC ]

a. Deserving blame; culpable; reprehensible. -- Blame"wor`thi*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

adj. having an acceptable credit rating; worthy of having credit extended; as, a credit-worthy customer.
Syn. -- responsible. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Derworth. ] Precious. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ AS. deórwurþe, lit., dearworth. ] Precious. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; = &unr_; + &unr_; to set straight. ] Relating to the correcting or straightening out of something; corrective. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To deprive of worth; to degrade. [ Obs. ] Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. [ AS. em-, emn-, in comp. equiv. to efen equal + forð forth. ] According to; conformably to. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Emforth my might, so far as lies in my power. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; in + &unr_; upright, correct + &unr_; to turn. ] An optical toy; a card on which confused or imperfect figures are drawn, but which form to the eye regular figures when the card is rapidly revolved. See Thaumatrope. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;; 'epi` + &unr_; to set right again; &unr_; again + &unr_; to set straight. ] A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words, in order to substitute something else stronger or more significant; as, Most brave! Brave, did I say? most heroic act! [ 1913 Webster ]

A religious organization of Methodist young people, founded in 1889 at Cleveland, Ohio, and taking its name from John Wesley's birthplace, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adv. Far forth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

As ferforth as, as far as. --
So ferforth, to such a degree. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Ferforth. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v.[ AS. forð, fr. for akin to D. voort, G. fort √78. See Fore, For, and cf. Afford, Further, adv. ] 1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

From this time forth, I never will speak word. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say forth; I said I was taught no more. Strype. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

When winter past, and summer scarce begun,
Invites them forth to labor in the sun. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have no mind of feasting forth to-night. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Throughly; from beginning to end. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

And so forth,
Back and forth,
From forth. See under And, Back, and From. --
Forth of,
Forth from, out of. [ Obs. ] Shak. --
To bring forth. See under Bring. [ 1913 Webster ]

prep. Forth from; out of. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Some forth their cabins peep. Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE., a ford. &unr_; 78. See Frith. ] A way; a passage or ford. [ Obs. ] Todd. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Obs. ] See Forby. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Ready or about to appear; making appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Candid; frank; not withholding relevant information; cooperative in providing information. [ PJC ]

3. Having an agreeable and sociable personality; friendly. [ PJC ]

4. Available or ready at the time required; as, payment will be forthcoming on receipt of the goods. [ PJC ]

n. A going forth; an utterance. A. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Going forth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To repent; to regret; to be sorry for; to cause regret. [ Obs. ] “Let it forthink you.” Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

That me forthinketh, quod this January. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bold; forward; aggressive. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Forth, adv. + right, adv. ] Straight forward; in a straight direction. [ Archaic ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. [ Archaic ] Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

They were Night and Day, and Day and Night,
Piligrims wight with steps forthright. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A straight path. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Here's a maze trod, indeed,
Through forthrights and meanders! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Straightforwardness; explicitness; directness. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Dante's concise forthrightness of phrase. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Forth, adv. + -ward. ] Forward. [ Obs. ] Bp. Fisher. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. Immediately; without delay; directly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales; and he received sight forthwith. Acts ix. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) As soon as the thing required may be done by reasonable exertion confined to that object. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ AS. forð&ymacr_;; for, prep. + ð&ymacr_;, instrumental neut. of se, seó, ðæt, pron. demonstrative and article. See The. ] Therefore. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny.
Syn. -- ha'p'orth. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Hemi- + Gr. &unr_; straight + -type. ] Same as Monoclinic. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. From this time forward; henceforward. [ 1913 Webster ]

I never from thy side henceforth to stray. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who speaks in public; an haranguer; a preacher. See hold forth (b) under hold. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Orthodox to an excessive degree.
Syn. -- ultraorthodox. [ PJC ]

n. Orthodoxy pushed to excess.
Syn. -- ultraorthodoxy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Deviation from correct orthography; bad spelling. [ Obs. ] Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Deserving to be laughed at. [ R. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The direction in which the north-pointing end of a compass needle points; at low latitudes it is close to geographic (true) north, but deviates substantially from true north as one nears the north pole.
Syn. -- north, compass north. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper; as, a dog biting a man is not a newsworthy item. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Teutonic mythology) Chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity; father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic Nerthus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. Northward. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. norð; akin to D. noord, G., Sw., & Dan. nord, Icel. norðr. Cf. Norman, Norse. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the direction opposite to the south. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any country or region situated farther to the north than another; the northern section of a country. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Specifically: That part of the United States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under Line. [ 1913 Webster ]