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vise (gcide)	Vice \Vice\, n. [See Vise.] 1. (Mech.) A kind of instrument for holding work, as in filing. Same as Vise. [1913 Webster] 2. A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements. [Written also vise.] [1913 Webster] 3. A gripe or grasp. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Vise (gcide)	Vise \Vise\, n. [F. vis a screw, winding stairs, OF. vis, viz, fr. L. vitis a vine; probably akin to E. withy.] An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. [Written also vice.] [1913 Webster]
Vis'e (gcide)	Vis'e \Vi*s['e]"\, n. [F. vis['e], p. p. of viser to put a visa to, fr. L. visus seen, p. p. of videre to see.] A document or an indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries, denoting that the passport has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on her journey. Same as visa; -- an older spelling now used less frequently than visa. [1913 Webster + PJC] [1913 Webster]
Vis'e (gcide)	Vis'e \Vi*s['e]"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vis['e]ed; p. pr. & vb. n. Vis['e]ing.] To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa. [1913 Webster]

podobné slovo	definícia
advise (mass)	advise - doporučiť, poradiť, radiť
adviser (mass)	adviser - poradca
devise (mass)	devise - navrhnúť, vymyslieť
revise (mass)	revise - revízia, opraviť, opravovať, revízia
revised (mass)	revised - revidovaný
supervise (mass)	supervise - kontrolovať
televised (mass)	televised - vysielaný televíziou
Advise (gcide)	Advise \Advise"\, v. t. 1. To consider; to deliberate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Advise if this be worth attempting. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To take counsel; to consult; -- followed by with; as, to advise with friends. [1913 Webster]Advise \Advise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advised; p. pr. & vb. n. Advising.] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L. videre, visum, to see. See Advice, and cf. Avise.] 1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. "I shall no more advise thee." --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk. [1913 Webster] To advise one's self, to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Bid thy master well advise himself. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint. [1913 Webster]
advised (gcide)	advised \advised"\ adj. 1. 1 Carefully thought out; likely to be the best course; -- said of actions. Often used in combination; as, ill-advised, well-advised. Also See: wise {unadvised, ill-advised} Syn: considered, well-advised [WordNet 1.5] 2. Having received information; as, be kept advised. uninformed [WordNet 1.5]Advise \Advise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advised; p. pr. & vb. n. Advising.] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L. videre, visum, to see. See Advice, and cf. Avise.] 1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. "I shall no more advise thee." --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk. [1913 Webster] To advise one's self, to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Bid thy master well advise himself. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint. [1913 Webster]
Advised (gcide)	advised \advised"\ adj. 1. 1 Carefully thought out; likely to be the best course; -- said of actions. Often used in combination; as, ill-advised, well-advised. Also See: wise {unadvised, ill-advised} Syn: considered, well-advised [WordNet 1.5] 2. Having received information; as, be kept advised. uninformed [WordNet 1.5]Advise \Advise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advised; p. pr. & vb. n. Advising.] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L. videre, visum, to see. See Advice, and cf. Avise.] 1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. "I shall no more advise thee." --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk. [1913 Webster] To advise one's self, to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Bid thy master well advise himself. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint. [1913 Webster]
Advisedly (gcide)	Advisedly \Advis"edly\, adv. 1. Circumspectly; deliberately; leisurely. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. With deliberate purpose; purposely; by design. "Advisedly undertaken." --Suckling. [1913 Webster]
Advisedness (gcide)	Advisedness \Advis"edness\ n. Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure; caution. [1913 Webster]
Advisement (gcide)	Advisement \Advise"ment\ ([a^]dv[imac]z"ment), n. [OE. avisement, F. avisement, fr. aviser. See Advise, and cf. Avisement.] [1913 Webster] 1. Counsel; advice; information. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] And mused awhile, waking advisement takes of what had passed in sleep. --Daniel. [1913 Webster] 2. Consideration; deliberation; consultation. [1913 Webster] Tempering the passion with advisement slow. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Adviser (gcide)	Adviser \Ad*vis"er\, n. One who advises. [1913 Webster]
Advisership (gcide)	Advisership \Advis"ership\, n. The office of an adviser. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Antivivisection (gcide)	Antivivisection \An`tiviv`isec"tion\, n. Opposition to vivisection. [1913 Webster]
Antivivisectionist (gcide)	Antivivisectionist \An`tiviv`isec"tion*ist\, n. One opposed to vivisection [1913 Webster]
Avise (gcide)	Avise \Avise"\, v. t. [F. aviser. See Advise, v. t.] 1. To look at; to view; to think of. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To advise; to counsel. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] To avise one's self, to consider with one's self, to reflect, to deliberate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Now therefore, if thou wilt enriched be, Avise thee well, and change thy willful mood. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]Avise \Avise"\, v. i. To consider; to reflect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Aviseful (gcide)	Aviseful \A*vise"ful\, a. Watchful; circumspect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] With sharp, aviseful eye. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Avisely (gcide)	Avisely \A*vise"ly\, adv. Advisedly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
Avisement (gcide)	Avisement \A*vise"ment\, n. Advisement; observation; deliberation. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Black-a-vised (gcide)	Black-a-vised \Black"-a-vised`\, a. Dark-visaged; swart. [1913 Webster]
bolshevise (gcide)	bolshevise \bolshevise\, bolshevize \bolshevize\v. [see Bolshevik.] to render communistic; -- of governments. Syn: communize, make communist. [WordNet 1.5]
Clavises (gcide)	Clavis \Cla"vis\, n.; pl. L. Claves, E. Clavises. [L.] A key; a glossary. [1913 Webster]
collectivise (gcide)	collectivise \collec"tivise\ v. t. to bring under collective control; to organize for operation by the principles of collectivism; -- especially of farms and industrial enterprises. Same as collectivize. [Brit.] Syn: collectivize. [WordNet 1.5]
Curviserial (gcide)	Curviserial \Cur`vise"rial\ (-s?"r?-al), a. [L. curvus bent + E. serial.] (Bot.) Distributed in a curved line, as leaves along a stem. [1913 Webster]
Dervise (gcide)	Dervish \Der"vish\, Dervise \Der"vise\, Dervis \Der"vis\, n. [Per. derw[=e]sch, fr. OPer. derew to beg, ask alms: cf. F. derviche.] 1. A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes extreme poverty and leads an austere life. [1913 Webster] 2. One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan, in the 1880's. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. in modern times, a member of an ascetic Mohammedan sect notable for its devotional exercises, which include energetic chanting or shouting and rhythmic bodily movement, such as whirling, leading to a trance-like state or ecstasy. From these exercises the phrase whirling dervish is derived. [PJC] 4. figuratively, a person who whirls or engages in frenzied activity reminiscent of the dervish[3] dancing. [PJC]
Devise (gcide)	Devise \Devise"\, n. [OF. devise division, deliberation, wish, will, testament. See Device.] 1. The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; -- sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal estate. [1913 Webster] 2. A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of a will making a gift of real property. [1913 Webster] Fines upon devises were still exacted. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster] 3. Property devised, or given by will. [1913 Webster]Devise \Devise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devised; p. pr. & vb. n. Devising.] [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct, relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p. p. of dividere. See Divide, and cf. Device.] 1. To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument. [1913 Webster] To devise curious works. --Ex. CCTV. 32. [1913 Webster] Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster] 2. To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain. [1913 Webster] For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore They are which fortunes do by vows devise. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 3. To say; to relate; to describe. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 4. To imagine; to guess. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 5. (Law) To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels. Syn: To bequeath; invent; discover; contrive; excogitate; imagine; plan; scheme. See Bequeath. [1913 Webster]Devise \Devise"\, n. Device. See Device. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]Devise \Devise"\, v. i. To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider. [1913 Webster] I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Note: Devise was formerly followed by of; as, let us devise of ease. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Devised (gcide)	Devise \De*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devised; p. pr. & vb. n. Devising.] [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct, relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p. p. of dividere. See Divide, and cf. Device.] 1. To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts; to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devise an engine, a new mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument. [1913 Webster] To devise curious works. --Ex. CCTV. 32. [1913 Webster] Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster] 2. To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain. [1913 Webster] For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore They are which fortunes do by vows devise. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 3. To say; to relate; to describe. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 4. To imagine; to guess. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 5. (Law) To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly, also, of chattels. Syn: To bequeath; invent; discover; contrive; excogitate; imagine; plan; scheme. See Bequeath. [1913 Webster]
Devisee (gcide)	Devisee \Dev`i*see"\, n. (Law) One to whom a devise is made, or real estate given by will. [1913 Webster]
Deviser (gcide)	Deviser \De*vis"er\, n. One who devises. [1913 Webster]
Disadvise (gcide)	Disadvise \Dis`ad*vise"\, v. t. To advise against; to dissuade from. [R.] --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
Foot vise (gcide)	Foot \Foot\ (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. Feet (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way. [root]77, 250. Cf. Antipodes, Cap-a-pie, Expedient, Fet to fetch, Fetlock, Fetter, Pawn a piece in chess, Pedal.] 1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See Manus, and Pes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum. [1913 Webster] 3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking. [1913 Webster] 4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain, column, or page; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed;; the foot of the page. [1913 Webster] And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular. [1913 Webster] Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason. --Berkeley. [1913 Webster] 6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the singular. [R.] [1913 Webster] As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole. [1913 Webster] 7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard. [1913 Webster] Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of a man's foot. It differs in length in different countries. In the United States and in England it is 304.8 millimeters. [1913 Webster] 8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry. "Both horse and foot." --Milton. [1913 Webster] 9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent. [1913 Webster] 10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail. [1913 Webster] Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or lower part. It is also much used as the first of compounds. [1913 Webster] Foot artillery. (Mil.) (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot. (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow. Foot bank (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet. Foot barracks (Mil.), barracks for infantery. Foot bellows, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight. Foot company (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton. Foot gear, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or boots. Foot hammer (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a treadle. Foot iron. (a) The step of a carriage. (b) A fetter. Foot jaw. (Zool.) See Maxilliped. Foot key (Mus.), an organ pedal. Foot level (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance. --Farrow. Foot mantle, a long garment to protect the dress in riding; a riding skirt. [Obs.] Foot page, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.] Foot passenger, one who passes on foot, as over a road or bridge. Foot pavement, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway; a trottoir. Foot poet, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden. Foot post. (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot. (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers. Fot pound, & Foot poundal. (Mech.) See Foot pound and Foot poundal, in the Vocabulary. Foot press (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing press, moved by a treadle. Foot race, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper. Foot rail, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the lower side. Foot rot, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness. Foot rule, a rule or measure twelve inches long. Foot screw, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an uneven place. Foot secretion. (Zool.) See Sclerobase. Foot soldier, a soldier who serves on foot. Foot stick (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place. Foot stove, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot coals for warming the feet. Foot tubercle. (Zool.) See Parapodium. Foot valve (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air pump from the condenser. Foot vise, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by a treadle. Foot waling (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten. Foot wall (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein. [1913 Webster] By foot, or On foot, by walking; as, to pass a stream on foot. Cubic foot. See under Cubic. Foot and mouth disease, a contagious disease (Eczema epizo["o]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc., characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in the mouth and about the hoofs. Foot of the fine (Law), the concluding portion of an acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of land was conveyed. See Fine of land, under Fine, n.; also Chirograph. (b). Square foot. See under Square. To be on foot, to be in motion, action, or process of execution. To keep the foot (Script.), to preserve decorum. "Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God." --Eccl. v. 1. To put one's foot down, to take a resolute stand; to be determined. [Colloq.] To put the best foot foremost, to make a good appearance; to do one's best. [Colloq.] To set on foot, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set on foot a subscription. To put one on his feet, or set one on his feet, to put one in a position to go on; to assist to start. Under foot. (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample under foot. --Gibbon. (b) Below par. [Obs.] "They would be forced to sell . . . far under foot." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Foreadvise (gcide)	Foreadvise \Fore`ad*vise"\, v. t. To advise or counsel before the time of action, or before the event. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Hand vise (gcide)	Hand \Hand\ (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h["o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. Hunt.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus. [1913 Webster] 2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as: (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock. [1913 Webster] 3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses. [1913 Webster] 4. Side; part; direction, either right or left. [1913 Webster] On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex. xxxviii. 15. [1913 Webster] The Protestants were then on the winning hand. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. [1913 Webster] He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance. [1913 Webster] To change the hand in carrying on the war. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster] Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. --Judges vi. 36. [1913 Webster] 7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking. [1913 Webster] A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. --Locke. [1913 Webster] I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster] 8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad, or running hand. Hence, a signature. [1913 Webster] I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Some writs require a judge's hand. --Burril. [1913 Webster] 9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural. "Receiving in hand one year's tribute." --Knolles. [1913 Webster] Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the government of Britain. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new. [1913 Webster] 11. Rate; price. [Obs.] "Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch." --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as: (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the dealer. (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. [1913 Webster] 13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. [1913 Webster] Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as: (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. "His hand will be against every man." --Gen. xvi. 12. (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. "With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you." --Ezek. xx. 33. (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand. (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand. [1913 Webster] Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe: used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination. [1913 Webster] Hand bag, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc. Hand basket, a small or portable basket. Hand bell, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. --Bacon. Hand bill, a small pruning hook. See 4th Bill. Hand car. See under Car. Hand director (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide. Hand drop. See Wrist drop. Hand gallop. See under Gallop. Hand gear (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand. Hand glass. (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants. (b) A small mirror with a handle. Hand guide. Same as Hand director (above). Hand language, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology. Hand lathe. See under Lathe. Hand money, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money. Hand organ (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand. Hand plant. (Bot.) Same as Hand tree (below). -- {Hand rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt. Hand sail, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple. Hand screen, a small screen to be held in the hand. Hand screw, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp. Hand staff (pl. Hand staves), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix. 9. Hand stamp, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc. Hand tree (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico (Cheirostemon platanoides), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand. Hand vise, a small vise held in the hand in doing small work. --Moxon. Hand work, or Handwork, work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork. All hands, everybody; all parties. At all hands, On all hands, on all sides; from every direction; generally. At any hand, At no hand, in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. "And therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility." --Jer. Taylor. At first hand, At second hand. See def. 10 (above). At hand. (a) Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. "Your husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet." --Shak. (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] "Horses hot at hand." --Shak. At the hand of, by the act of; as a gift from. "Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?" --Job ii. 10. Bridle hand. See under Bridle. By hand, with the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand. Clean hands, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. "He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." --Job xvii. 9. From hand to hand, from one person to another. Hand in hand. (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift. (b) Just; fair; equitable. As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. --Shak. Hand over hand, Hand over fist, by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand over hand. Hand over head, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Obs.] --Bacon. Hand running, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running. Hands off! keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling! Hand to hand, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. --Dryden. Heavy hand, severity or oppression. In hand. (a) Paid down. "A considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter." --Tillotson. (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. "Revels . . . in hand." --Shak. (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand. In one's hand or In one's hands. (a) In one's possession or keeping. (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand. Laying on of hands, a form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons. Light hand, gentleness; moderation. Note of hand, a promissory note. Off hand, Out of hand, forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. "She causeth them to be hanged up out of hand." --Spenser. Off one's hands, out of one's possession or care. On hand, in present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand. On one's hands, in one's possession care, or management. Putting the hand under the thigh, an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing. Right hand, the place of honor, power, and strength. Slack hand, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth. Strict hand, severe discipline; rigorous government. To bear a hand (Naut.), to give help quickly; to hasten. To bear in hand, to keep in expectation with false pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak. To be hand and glove with or To be hand in glove with. See under Glove. To be on the mending hand, to be convalescent or improving. To bring up by hand, to feed (an infant) without suckling it. To change hand. See Change. To change hands, to change sides, or change owners. --Hudibras. To clap the hands, to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together. To come to hand, to be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday. To get hand, to gain influence. [Obs.] Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. --Baxter. To get one's hand in, to make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business. To have a hand in, to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in. To have in hand. (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer. (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with. To have one's hands full, to have in hand all that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties. To have the (higher) upper hand, or {To get the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or get, the better of another person or thing. To his hand, To my hand, etc., in readiness; already prepared. "The work is made to his hands." --Locke. To hold hand, to compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] --Shak. To lay hands on, to seize; to assault. To lend a hand, to give assistance. To lift the hand against, or {To put forth the hand against}, to attack; to oppose; to kill. To live from hand to mouth, to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision. To make one's hand, to gain advantage or profit. To put the hand unto, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8. To put the last hand to or To put the finishing hand to, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. To set the hand to, to engage in; to undertake. That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii. 20. To stand one in hand, to concern or affect one. To strike hands, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. To take in hand. (a) To attempt or undertake. (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand. To wash the hands of, to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24. Under the hand of, authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner. [1913 Webster]
Improvise (gcide)	Improvise \Im`provise"\, v. i. To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to do anything offhand. [1913 Webster]Improvise \Im`provise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improvised; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvising.] [F. improviser, it. improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus foreseen, provided. See Proviso.] 1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring about, arrange, do, or make, immediately or on short notice, without previous preparation and with no known precedent as a guide. [1913 Webster +PJC] Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley. [1913 Webster] 3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone. [1913 Webster]
Improvised (gcide)	Improvise \Im`pro*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Improvised; p. pr. & vb. n. Improvising.] [F. improviser, it. improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore, L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus foreseen, provided. See Proviso.] 1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an instrument, or to act, extemporaneously. [1913 Webster] 2. To bring about, arrange, do, or make, immediately or on short notice, without previous preparation and with no known precedent as a guide. [1913 Webster +PJC] Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley. [1913 Webster] 3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone. [1913 Webster]
Improviser (gcide)	Improviser \Im`pro*vis"er\, n. One who improvises. [1913 Webster]
K'epviseloh'az (gcide)	K'epviseloh'az \K['e]p"visel["o]*h['a]z`\, n. [Hung., fr. k['e]pvisel["o] representative + h['a]z house.] (Hungary) See Legislature. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lapsed devise (gcide)	Lapsed \Lapsed\, a. 1. Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to figurative uses. [1913 Webster] Once more I will renew His lapsed powers, though forfeit. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of insurance; a lapsed legacy. [1913 Webster] Lapsed devise, Lapsed legacy (Law), a devise, or legacy, which fails to take effect in consequence of the death of the devisee, or legatee, before that of the testator, or for other cause. --Wharton (Law Dict.). [1913 Webster]
Misadvise (gcide)	Misadvise \Mis`ad*vise"\, v. t. To give bad counsel to. [1913 Webster]
Misadvised (gcide)	Misadvised \Mis`advised"\, a. Ill advised. -- Mis`advis"ed*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
Misadvisedly (gcide)	Misadvised \Mis`advised"\, a. Ill advised. -- Mis`advis"ed*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
Parallel vise (gcide)	Parallel \Par"al*lel\, a. [F. parall[`e]le, L. parallelus, fr. Gr. ?; para` beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to L. alius. See Alien.] 1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes. [1913 Webster] Revolutions . . . parallel to the equinoctial. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster] Note: Curved lines or curved planes are said to be parallel when they are in all parts equally distant. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the same direction or tendency; running side by side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same result; -- used with to and with. [1913 Webster] When honor runs parallel with the laws of God and our country, it can not be too much cherished. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. Continuing a resemblance through many particulars; applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a parallel case; a parallel passage. --Addison. [1913 Webster] Parallel bar. (a) (Steam Eng.) A rod in a parallel motion which is parallel with the working beam. (b) One of a pair of bars raised about five feet above the floor or ground, and parallel to each other, -- used for gymnastic exercises. Parallel circles of a sphere, those circles of the sphere whose planes are parallel to each other. Parallel columns, or Parallels (Printing), two or more passages of reading matter printed side by side, for the purpose of emphasizing the similarity or discrepancy between them. Parallel forces (Mech.), forces which act in directions parallel to each other. Parallel motion. (a) (Mach.) A jointed system of links, rods, or bars, by which the motion of a reciprocating piece, as a piston rod, may be guided, either approximately or exactly in a straight line. --Rankine. (b) (Mus.) The ascending or descending of two or more parts at fixed intervals, as thirds or sixths. Parallel rod (Locomotive Eng.), a metal rod that connects the crank pins of two or more driving wheels; -- called also couping rod, in distinction from the connecting rod. See Illust. of Locomotive, in App. -- {Parallel ruler}, an instrument for drawing parallel lines, so constructed as to have the successive positions of the ruling edge parallel to each other; also, one consisting of two movable parts, the opposite edges of which are always parallel. Parallel sailing (Naut.), sailing on a parallel of latitude. Parallel sphere (Astron. & Geog.), that position of the sphere in which the circles of daily motion are parallel to the horizon, as to an observer at either pole. Parallel vise, a vise having jaws so guided as to remain parallel in all positions. [1913 Webster]Parallel vise \Parallel vise\ A vise with jaws so guided as to remain parallel. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parvise (gcide)	Parvis \Par"vis\, Parvise \Par"vise\, n. [F. parvis, fr. LL. paravisus, fr. L. paradisus. See Paradise.] A court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as place of meeting, as for lawyers. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Parvitude
Pavise (gcide)	Pavis \Pavis\, Pavise \Pavise\, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf. It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.] (Mil. Antiq.) A large heavy oblong shield covering the whole body, carried by a pavisor, who sometimes also screened an archer with it. It was originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position [Written also pavis, pavais, pavese, and pavesse.] --Fairholt. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Point-devise (gcide)	Point-device \Point`-device"\, Point-devise \Point`-devise"\, a. [OE. at point devis; at at + point point, condition + devis exact, careful, OF. devis fixed, set. See Device.] Uncommonly nice and exact; precise; particular. [1913 Webster] You are rather point-devise in your accouterments. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Thus he grew up, in logic point-devise, Perfect in grammar, and in rhetoric nice. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] Point-devicePoint-device \Point`-device"\, Point-devise \Point`-devise"\, adv. Exactly. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Press revise (gcide)	Press revise \Press revise\ (Print.) A proof for final revision. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Previse (gcide)	Previse \Pre*vise"\, v. t. [L. praevisus, p. p. of praevidere to foresee; prae before + videre to see. See Vision.] 1. To foresee. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. To inform beforehand; to warn. --Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster]
Residuary devise (gcide)	Residuary \Resid"ua*ry\ (-?-r?), a. [See Residue.] Consisting of residue; as, residuary matter; pertaining to the residue, or part remaining; as, the residuary advantage of an estate. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] Residuary clause (Law), that part of the testator's will in which the residue of his estate is disposed of. Residuary devise (Law), the person to whom the residue of real estate is devised by a will. Residuary legatee (Law), the person to whom the residue of personal estate is bequeathed. [1913 Webster]
Revise (gcide)	Revise \Revise"\, n. 1. A review; a revision. --Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after the first or a subsequent correction. [1913 Webster]Revise \Revise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revised; p. pr. & vb. n. Revising.] [F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see again; pref. re- re- + videre, visum, to see. See Review, View.] 1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to reexamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a translation. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type. [1913 Webster] 3. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary. [1913 Webster] The Revised Version of the Bible, a version prepared in accordance with a resolution passed, in 1870, by both houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury, England. Both English and American revisers were employed on the work. It was first published in a complete form in 1885, and is a revised form of the Authorized Version. See Authorized Version, under Authorized. [1913 Webster]
Revised (gcide)	Revise \Re*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revised; p. pr. & vb. n. Revising.] [F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see again; pref. re- re- + videre, visum, to see. See Review, View.] 1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to reexamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a translation. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type. [1913 Webster] 3. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary. [1913 Webster] The Revised Version of the Bible, a version prepared in accordance with a resolution passed, in 1870, by both houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury, England. Both English and American revisers were employed on the work. It was first published in a complete form in 1885, and is a revised form of the Authorized Version. See Authorized Version, under Authorized. [1913 Webster]
Reviser (gcide)	Reviser \Re*vis"er\, n. One who revises. [1913 Webster]
Self-devised (gcide)	Self-devised \Self`-de*vised"\, a. Devised by one's self. [1913 Webster]
Supervise (gcide)	Supervise \Su`pervise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supervised; p. pr. & vb. n. Supervising.] [Pref. super- + L. visere to look at attentively, to view, surely, intens. from videre, visum, to see. Cf. Survise, and Survey.] 1. To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book. [1913 Webster] 2. To look over so as to read; to peruse. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: See Superintend. [1913 Webster]Supervise \Su`pervise"\, n. Supervision; inspection. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
Supervised (gcide)	Supervise \Su`per*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supervised; p. pr. & vb. n. Supervising.] [Pref. super- + L. visere to look at attentively, to view, surely, intens. from videre, visum, to see. Cf. Survise, and Survey.] 1. To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book. [1913 Webster] 2. To look over so as to read; to peruse. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: See Superintend. [1913 Webster]
Survise (gcide)	Survise \Sur*vise"\, v. t. [See Supervise, and Survey.] To look over; to supervise. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
The Revised Version of the Bible (gcide)	Revise \Re*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Revised; p. pr. & vb. n. Revising.] [F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see again; pref. re- re- + videre, visum, to see. See Review, View.] 1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to reexamine; to review; to look over with care for correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a translation. [1913 Webster] 2. (Print.) To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been corrected in the type. [1913 Webster] 3. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary. [1913 Webster] The Revised Version of the Bible, a version prepared in accordance with a resolution passed, in 1870, by both houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury, England. Both English and American revisers were employed on the work. It was first published in a complete form in 1885, and is a revised form of the Authorized Version. See Authorized Version, under Authorized. [1913 Webster]