v. t. [ It. atterrare (cf. LL. atterrare to cast to earth); L. ad + terra earth, land. ] To fill up with alluvial earth. [ Obs. ] Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land with alluvial earth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of St. Kitts and Nevis. Population (2000) = 19, 000. [ PJC ]

n. (Bot.) A plant (Lewisia rediviva) allied to the purslane, but with fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, etc. It gives the name to the Bitter Root mountains and river. The Indians call both the plant and the river Spæt'lum. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A breed of short-haired terrier dogs originated in England by crossing the bulldog and the terrier. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. circum- + L. terra earth. ] Being or dwelling around the earth. “Circumterraneous demouns.” H. Hallywell. [ 1913 Webster ]

. One of a breed of small silky-haired terriers related to, but smaller than, the Skye terrier, having smaller and perfectly erect ears. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } a. [ L. conterraneus; con- + terra country. ] Of or belonging to the same country. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A counter account. See Control. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. de + terra earth: cf. F. déterrer to unearth. ] The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; a taking out of the earth or ground. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which deters; a deterrent; a hindrance. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That which deters or prevents. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere. See Deter. ] Serving to deter. “The deterrent principle.” E. Davis. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exterraneus; es out + terra land. ] Foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ex&unr_; + territorial. ] Beyond the territorial limits; foreign to, or exempt from, the territorial jurisdiction. -- Ex*ter`ri*to"ri*al*lypos>adv. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. The state of being beyond the limits of a country. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being free from the jurisdiction of a country when within its territorial limits. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its atmosphere; as, there is no clear evidence for extraterrestrial life. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a hypothetical form of life existing outside the Earth or its atmosphere, especially intelligent life on other planets or in other solar systems; as, what would you say to an extraterrestrial?.
Syn. -- extraterrestrial being, alien. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Beyond the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction; exterritorial. -- Ex`tra*ter`ri*to"ri*al*lyadv. [1913 Webster]

n. The state of being beyond the limits of a particular territory; esp. (Internat. Law), A fiction by which a public minister, though actually in a foreign country, is supposed still to remain within the territory of his own sovereign or nation. Wheaton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Infra + territorial. ] Within the territory of a state. Story. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Between the radii, or rays; -- in Zoology, said of certain parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates of a starfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. inter- + L. ramus a branch. ] (Anat.) Between rami or branches; esp., between the mandibles, or rami of the lower jaw; intermandibular. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To receive between or within. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An interregnum. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person who discharges the royal functions during an interregnum. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Interregnums [ L., fr. inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See Reign, and cf. Interreign. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his successor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive branch of a government is suspended or interrupted. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. interrègne. ] An interregnum. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism; correlative. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness; interrelation.
Syn. -- interrelation, interrelationship. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Between the kidneys; as, the interrenal body, an organ found in many fishes. -- n. The interrenal body. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mutually repellent. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who inters. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Interrexes L. Interreges [ L., fr. inter between + rex king. ] An interregent, or a regent. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interrogating ] [ L. interrogatus, p. p. of interrogare to ask; inter between + rogare to ask. See Rogation. ] To question formally; to question; to examine by asking questions; as, to interrogate a witness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wilt thou, uncalled, interrogate,
Talker! the unreplying Fate? Emerson.

Syn. -- To question; ask. See Question. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To ask questions. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An interrogation; a question. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is interrogated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. interrogatio: cf. F. interrogation. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The act or process of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; an instance of interrogating; inquiry. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A question put; an inquiry. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [ ? ], indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Usually called a question mark; called also interrogation point. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is not only placed at the end of an interrogative sentence, but is also placed, inverted [ as thus (¿) ], at the beginning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Gram.) A word used in asking questions; as, who? which? why? [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. interrogativus: cf. F. interrogatif. ] Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as, an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In the form of, or by means of, a question; in an interrogative manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L.: cf. F. interrogateur. ] One who asks questions; a questioner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Interrogatories [ Cf. F. interrogatoire. ] A formal question or inquiry; esp. (Law), a question or series of questions asked in writing, usually as part of a lawsuit. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. interrogatorius. ] Containing, expressing, or implying a question; as, an interrogatory sentence. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interrupted; p. pr. & vb. n. Interrupting. ] [ L. interruptus, p. p. of interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break. See Rupture. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as, to interrupt the remarks of anyone speaking. [ 1913 Webster ]

Do not interrupt me in my course. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. a. [ L. interruptus, p. p. ] Broken; interrupted. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Broken; intermitted; suddenly stopped. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With breaks or interruptions; discontinuously. [ 1913 Webster ]

Interruptedly pinnate (Bot.), pinnate with small leaflets intermixed with large ones. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]