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abler
(encz) | abler,schopnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Abler
(gcide) | Abler \A"bler\, a.,
comp. of Able. -- A"blest, a., superl. of Able.
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Abler
(gcide) | Able \A"ble\, a. [comp. Abler; superl. Ablest.] [OF. habile,
L. habilis that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful,
fr. habere to have, hold. Cf. Habile and see Habit.]
1. Fit; adapted; suitable. [Obs.]
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A many man, to ben an abbot able. --Chaucer.
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2. Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or
resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed
of qualifications rendering competent for some end;
competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman,
soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to
reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain;
able to play on a piano.
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3. Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong
mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever;
powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able
speech.
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No man wrote abler state papers. --Macaulay.
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4. (Law) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence;
as, able to inherit or devise property.
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Note:
Able for, is Scotticism.
"Hardly able for such a march." --Robertson.
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Syn: Competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective;
capable; skillful; clever; vigorous; powerful.
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dabler
(msasasci) | dabler
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abler
(encz) | abler,schopnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
disabler
(encz) | disabler, |
stabler
(encz) | stabler,stájník n: Jaroslav Šedivý |
Constablery
(gcide) | Constablery \Con"sta*bler*y\ (? or ? ), n. [OF. conestablerie.
Cf. Constabulary.]
1. The constabulary. [Obs.]
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2. The district or jurisdiction of a constable. [Obs.]
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Diablerie
(gcide) | Diablerie \Dia`ble*rie"\, Diabley \Di*ab"le*y\, n. [F.
diablerie, fr. diable devil, L. diabolus. See Devil.]
Devilry; sorcery or incantation; a diabolical deed; mischief.
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Fabler
(gcide) | Fabler \Fa"bler\ (f[=a]"bl[~e]r), n.
A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or
falsehoods. --Bp. Hall.
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Stabler
(gcide) | Stabler \Sta"bler\ (-bl[~e]r), n.
A stable keeper. --De Foe.
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Tabler
(gcide) | Tabler \Ta"bler\, n.
1. One who boards. [Obs.]
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2. One who boards others for hire. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Variable-rate mortgage
(gcide) | Variable \Va"ri*a*ble\, a. [L. variabilis: cf. F. variable.]
1. Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of
alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds
or seasons; a variable quantity.
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2. Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable;
fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men
are variable; passions are variable.
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Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. --Shak.
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His heart, I know, how variable and vain! --Milton.
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Variable exhaust (Steam Eng.), a blast pipe with an
adjustable opening.
Variable quantity (Math.), a variable.
Variable-rate mortgage (Finance), a mortgage whose
percentage interest rate varies depending on some agreed
standard, such as the prime rate; -- used often in
financing the purchase of a home. Such a mortgage usually
has a lower initial interest rate than a {fixed-rate
mortgage}, and this permits buyers of a home to finance
the purchase a house of higher price than would be
possible with a fixed-rate loan.
Variable stars (Astron.), fixed stars which vary in their
brightness, usually in more or less uniform periods.
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Syn: Changeable; mutable; fickle; wavering; unsteady;
versatile; inconstant.
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