| slovo | definícia |
dwell
(mass) | dwell
- bývať |
dwell
(encz) | dwell,bydlet v: Zdeněk Brož |
dwell
(encz) | dwell,pobývat v: Zdeněk Brož |
dwell
(encz) | dwell,přebývat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Dwell
(gcide) | Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted
into Dwelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen,
dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
Sw. dv[aum]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
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2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
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I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.
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Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place; to reside.
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The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
possessions. --Peacham.
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The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
Smith.
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To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
"My hopes in heaven to dwell." --Shak.
To dwell on or To dwell upon, to continue long on or in;
to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as,
to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
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They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
language, fixed in amazement. --Buckminster.
Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
stay; rest.
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Dwell
(gcide) | Dwell \Dwell\, v. t.
To inhabit. [R.] --Milton.
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dwell
(wn) | dwell
v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: brood,
dwell]
2: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices
in this country" [syn: dwell, consist, lie, lie in]
3: inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in
Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the
islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells
near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the
woods" [syn: populate, dwell, live, inhabit]
4: exist or be situated within; "Strange notions inhabited her
mind" [syn: dwell, inhabit]
5: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always
harping on the same old things" [syn: harp, dwell] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
dweller
(mass) | dweller
- obyvateľ |
dwells
(mass) | dwells
- býva |
indwelling
(mass) | indwelling
- vnútorný |
caldwell
(encz) | Caldwell,Caldwell n: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
cave dweller
(encz) | cave dweller, n: |
cliff dweller
(encz) | cliff dweller, n: |
cliff dwelling
(encz) | cliff dwelling, n: |
common speedwell
(encz) | common speedwell, n: |
corn speedwell
(encz) | corn speedwell, n: |
cottage dweller
(encz) | cottage dweller, n: |
dwell on
(encz) | dwell on, v: |
dwell on something
(encz) | dwell on something,zabývat se něčím v: například minulostí nebo něčím
zbytečným Pino |
dwell time
(encz) | dwell time,doba výdrže n: [tech.] parkmajdwell time,klidová doba n: [tech.] parkmaj |
dweller
(encz) | dweller,obyvatel n: Zdeněk Brož |
dwellers
(encz) | dwellers,obyvatelé n: Zdeněk Brož |
dwelling
(encz) | dwelling,obydlí n: Zdeněk Broždwelling,příbytek n: Zdeněk Brož |
dwelling house
(encz) | dwelling house, n: |
dwellings
(encz) | dwellings,obydlí pl. Zdeněk Broždwellings,příbytky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
dwells
(encz) | dwells,bydlí v: Zdeněk Broždwells,přebývá v: Zdeněk Brož |
field speedwell
(encz) | field speedwell, n: |
germander speedwell
(encz) | germander speedwell, n: |
indwell
(encz) | indwell, |
indweller
(encz) | indweller, n: |
indwelling
(encz) | indwelling,imanentní adj: Zdeněk Brožindwelling,vnitřní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
island-dweller
(encz) | island-dweller, n: |
lake dwelling
(encz) | lake dwelling, n: |
pile dwelling
(encz) | pile dwelling, n: |
purslane speedwell
(encz) | purslane speedwell, n: |
single dwelling
(encz) | single dwelling, n: |
speedwell
(encz) | speedwell,druh rostliny Zdeněk Brož |
thyme-leaved speedwell
(encz) | thyme-leaved speedwell, n: |
treadwell
(encz) | Treadwell,Treadwell n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
water speedwell
(encz) | water speedwell, n: |
caldwell
(czen) | Caldwell,Caldwelln: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
treadwell
(czen) | Treadwell,Treadwelln: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Cave dweller
(gcide) | Cave \Cave\ (k[=a]v), n. [F. cave, L. cavus hollow, whence cavea
cavity. Cf. Cage.]
1. A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial;
a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.
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2. Any hollow place, or part; a cavity. [Obs.] "The cave of
the ear." --Bacon.
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3. (Eng. Politics) A coalition or group of seceders from a
political party, as from the Liberal party in England in
1866. See Adullam, Cave of, in the Dictionary of Noted
Names in Fiction.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cave bear (Zool.), a very large fossil bear ({Ursus
spel[ae]us}) similar to the grizzly bear, but large;
common in European caves.
Cave dweller, a savage of prehistoric times whose dwelling
place was a cave. --Tylor.
Cave hyena (Zool.), a fossil hyena found abundanty in
British caves, now usually regarded as a large variety of
the living African spotted hyena.
Cave lion (Zool.), a fossil lion found in the caves of
Europe, believed to be a large variety of the African
lion.
Bone cave. See under Bone.
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Dwell
(gcide) | Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted
into Dwelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen,
dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
Sw. dv[aum]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
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2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
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I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.
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Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place; to reside.
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The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
possessions. --Peacham.
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The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
Smith.
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To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
"My hopes in heaven to dwell." --Shak.
To dwell on or To dwell upon, to continue long on or in;
to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as,
to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
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They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
language, fixed in amazement. --Buckminster.
Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
stay; rest.
[1913 Webster]Dwell \Dwell\, v. t.
To inhabit. [R.] --Milton.
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Dwelled
(gcide) | Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted
into Dwelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen,
dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
Sw. dv[aum]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
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2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
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I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.
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Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place; to reside.
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The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
possessions. --Peacham.
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The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
Smith.
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To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
"My hopes in heaven to dwell." --Shak.
To dwell on or To dwell upon, to continue long on or in;
to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as,
to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
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They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
language, fixed in amazement. --Buckminster.
Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
stay; rest.
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Dweller
(gcide) | Dweller \Dwell"er\, n.
An inhabitant; a resident; as, a cave dweller. "Dwellers at
Jerusalem." --Acts i. 19.
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Dwelling
(gcide) | Dwelling \Dwell"ing\, n.
Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode;
domicile.
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Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. --Jer. xlix.
33.
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God will deign
To visit oft the dwellings of just men. --Milton.
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Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. --Tennyson.
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Dwelling house, a house intended to be occupied as a
residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other
building.
Dwelling place, place of residence.
[1913 Webster]Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted
into Dwelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen,
dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
Sw. dv[aum]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
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2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
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I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.
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Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place; to reside.
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The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
possessions. --Peacham.
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The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
Smith.
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To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
"My hopes in heaven to dwell." --Shak.
To dwell on or To dwell upon, to continue long on or in;
to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as,
to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
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They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
language, fixed in amazement. --Buckminster.
Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
stay; rest.
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Dwelling house
(gcide) | Dwelling \Dwell"ing\, n.
Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode;
domicile.
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Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. --Jer. xlix.
33.
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God will deign
To visit oft the dwellings of just men. --Milton.
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Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. --Tennyson.
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Dwelling house, a house intended to be occupied as a
residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other
building.
Dwelling place, place of residence.
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Dwelling place
(gcide) | Dwelling \Dwell"ing\, n.
Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode;
domicile.
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Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. --Jer. xlix.
33.
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God will deign
To visit oft the dwellings of just men. --Milton.
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Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. --Tennyson.
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Dwelling house, a house intended to be occupied as a
residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other
building.
Dwelling place, place of residence.
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gaddwell
(gcide) | Gadwall \Gad"wall\, n. [Gad to walk about + well.] (Zool.)
A large duck (Anas strepera), valued as a game bird, found
in the northern parts of Europe and America; -- called also
gray duck. [Written also gaddwell.]
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Home-dwelling
(gcide) | Home-dwelling \Home"-dwell`ing\, a.
Keeping at home.
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Indwell
(gcide) | Indwell \In"dwell`\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Indwelt; p. pr.
& vb. n. Indwelling.]
To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession.
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The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a
constantly indwelt form. --Milman.
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Indweller
(gcide) | Indweller \In"dwell`er\n.
An inhabitant. --Spenser.
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Indwelling
(gcide) | Indwelling \In"dwell`ing\, n.
Residence within, as in the heart.
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The personal indwelling of the Spirit in believers.
--South.
[1913 Webster]Indwell \In"dwell`\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Indwelt; p. pr.
& vb. n. Indwelling.]
To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession.
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The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a
constantly indwelt form. --Milman.
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Lacustrine dwellings
(gcide) | Lacustral \La*cus"tral\, Lacustrine \La*cus"trine\, a. [L. lacus
lake: cf. F. lacustral, lacustre.]
Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in
them; as, lacustrine flowers.
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Lacustrine deposits (Geol.), the deposits which have been
accumulated in fresh-water areas.
Lacustrine dwellings. See Lake dwellings, under Lake.
[1913 Webster]Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,
Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf.
Loch, Lough.]
A large body of water contained in a depression of the
earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or
less extended area.
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Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt
lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually
no outlet to the ocean.
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Lake dwellers (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or
races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their
dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance
from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of
Switzerland.
Lake dwellings (Archaeol.), dwellings built over a lake,
sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept
in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of
prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many
savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See
Crannog.
Lake fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous
flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble
mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in
lakes.
Lake herring (Zool.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii).
Lake poets, Lake school, a collective name originally
applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,
Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country
of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed
with these by hostile critics. Called also lakers and
lakists.
Lake sturgeon (Zool.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus),
of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi River. It is used as food.
Lake trout (Zool.), any one of several species of trout and
salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United
States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes,
and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and
Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({Salvelinus
fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is
also called lake trout. See Namaycush.
Lake whitefish. (Zool.) See Whitefish.
Lake whiting (Zool.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus
Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United
States and Canada. It is more slender than the common
whitefish.
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lacustrine dwellings
(gcide) | Lacustral \La*cus"tral\, Lacustrine \La*cus"trine\, a. [L. lacus
lake: cf. F. lacustral, lacustre.]
Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in
them; as, lacustrine flowers.
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Lacustrine deposits (Geol.), the deposits which have been
accumulated in fresh-water areas.
Lacustrine dwellings. See Lake dwellings, under Lake.
[1913 Webster]Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,
Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf.
Loch, Lough.]
A large body of water contained in a depression of the
earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or
less extended area.
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Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt
lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually
no outlet to the ocean.
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Lake dwellers (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or
races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their
dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance
from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of
Switzerland.
Lake dwellings (Archaeol.), dwellings built over a lake,
sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept
in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of
prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many
savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See
Crannog.
Lake fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous
flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble
mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in
lakes.
Lake herring (Zool.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii).
Lake poets, Lake school, a collective name originally
applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,
Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country
of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed
with these by hostile critics. Called also lakers and
lakists.
Lake sturgeon (Zool.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus),
of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi River. It is used as food.
Lake trout (Zool.), any one of several species of trout and
salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United
States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes,
and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and
Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({Salvelinus
fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is
also called lake trout. See Namaycush.
Lake whitefish. (Zool.) See Whitefish.
Lake whiting (Zool.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus
Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United
States and Canada. It is more slender than the common
whitefish.
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Laestadia Bidwellii
(gcide) | Rot \Rot\, n.
1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.
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2. (Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood,
supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot,
Black rot, etc., below.
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3. [Cf. G. rotz glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks
sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the
presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder.
See 1st Fluke, 2.
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His cattle must of rot and murrain die. --Milton.
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Bitter rot (Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the
fungus Glaeosporium fructigenum. --F. L. Scribner.
Black rot (Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the
leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus {Laestadia
Bidwellii}. --F. L. Scribner.
Dry rot (Bot.) See under Dry.
Grinder's rot (Med.) See under Grinder.
Potato rot. (Bot.) See under Potato.
White rot (Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in
whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus
Coniothyrium diplodiella. --F. L. Scribner.
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Lake dwellers
(gcide) | Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,
Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf.
Loch, Lough.]
A large body of water contained in a depression of the
earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or
less extended area.
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Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt
lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually
no outlet to the ocean.
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Lake dwellers (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or
races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their
dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance
from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of
Switzerland.
Lake dwellings (Archaeol.), dwellings built over a lake,
sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept
in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of
prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many
savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See
Crannog.
Lake fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous
flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble
mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in
lakes.
Lake herring (Zool.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii).
Lake poets, Lake school, a collective name originally
applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,
Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country
of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed
with these by hostile critics. Called also lakers and
lakists.
Lake sturgeon (Zool.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus),
of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi River. It is used as food.
Lake trout (Zool.), any one of several species of trout and
salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United
States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes,
and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and
Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({Salvelinus
fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is
also called lake trout. See Namaycush.
Lake whitefish. (Zool.) See Whitefish.
Lake whiting (Zool.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus
Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United
States and Canada. It is more slender than the common
whitefish.
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Lake dwellings
(gcide) | Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,
Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf.
Loch, Lough.]
A large body of water contained in a depression of the
earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or
less extended area.
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Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt
lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually
no outlet to the ocean.
[1913 Webster]
Lake dwellers (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or
races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their
dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance
from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of
Switzerland.
Lake dwellings (Archaeol.), dwellings built over a lake,
sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept
in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of
prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many
savage tribes. Called also lacustrine dwellings. See
Crannog.
Lake fly (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous
flies of the genus Chironomus. In form they resemble
mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in
lakes.
Lake herring (Zool.), the cisco (Coregonus Artedii).
Lake poets, Lake school, a collective name originally
applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,
Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country
of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed
with these by hostile critics. Called also lakers and
lakists.
Lake sturgeon (Zool.), a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus),
of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the
Mississippi River. It is used as food.
Lake trout (Zool.), any one of several species of trout and
salmon; in Europe, esp. Salmo fario; in the United
States, esp. Salvelinus namaycush of the Great Lakes,
and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and
Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({Salvelinus
fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is
also called lake trout. See Namaycush.
Lake whitefish. (Zool.) See Whitefish.
Lake whiting (Zool.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus
Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United
States and Canada. It is more slender than the common
whitefish.
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Lake-dweller
(gcide) | Lake-dweller \Lake"-dwell`er\, n.
See Lake dwellers, under Lake.
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Outdwell
(gcide) | Outdwell \Out*dwell"\, v. t.
To dwell or stay beyond. [Poetic] "He outdwells his hour."
--Shak.
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Outdweller
(gcide) | Outdweller \Out"dwell`er\, n.
One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere. [Eng.]
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Pile dwelling
(gcide) | Pile \Pile\, n. [AS. p[imac]l arrow, stake, L. pilum javelin;
but cf. also L. pila pillar.]
1. A large stake, or piece of timber, pointed and driven into
the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor
where the ground is soft, for the support of a building, a
pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam,
etc.
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Note: Tubular iron piles are now much used.
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2. [Cf. F. pile.] (Her.) One of the ordinaries or
subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed
palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.
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Pile bridge, a bridge of which the roadway is supported on
piles.
Pile cap, a beam resting upon and connecting the heads of
piles.
Pile driver, or Pile engine, an apparatus for driving
down piles, consisting usually of a high frame, with
suitable appliances for raising to a height (by animal or
steam power, the explosion of gunpowder, etc.) a heavy
mass of iron, which falls upon the pile.
Pile dwelling. See Lake dwelling, under Lake.
Pile plank (Hydraul. Eng.), a thick plank used as a pile in
sheet piling. See Sheet piling, under Piling.
Pneumatic pile. See under Pneumatic.
Screw pile, one with a screw at the lower end, and sunk by
rotation aided by pressure.
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Speedwell
(gcide) | Speedwell \Speed"well\, n. (Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Veronica, mostly low herbs with pale
blue corollas, which quickly fall off.
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To dwell in
(gcide) | Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted
into Dwelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen,
dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
Sw. dv[aum]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
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2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
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I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.
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Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place; to reside.
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The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
possessions. --Peacham.
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The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
Smith.
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To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
"My hopes in heaven to dwell." --Shak.
To dwell on or To dwell upon, to continue long on or in;
to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as,
to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
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They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
language, fixed in amazement. --Buckminster.
Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
stay; rest.
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To dwell on
(gcide) | Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted
into Dwelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen,
dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
Sw. dv[aum]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
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2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
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I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.
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Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place; to reside.
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The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
possessions. --Peacham.
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The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
Smith.
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To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
"My hopes in heaven to dwell." --Shak.
To dwell on or To dwell upon, to continue long on or in;
to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as,
to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
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They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
language, fixed in amazement. --Buckminster.
Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
stay; rest.
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To dwell upon
(gcide) | Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dwelled, usually contracted
into Dwelt (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dwelling.] [OE. dwellen,
dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,
delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,
Sw. dv[aum]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.
dull. See Dull, and cf. Dwale.]
1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]
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2. To abide; to remain; to continue.
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I 'll rather dwell in my necessity. --Shak.
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Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
--Wordsworth.
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3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live
in a place; to reside.
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The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have
possessions. --Peacham.
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The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the
hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.
Smith.
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To dwell in, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.
"My hopes in heaven to dwell." --Shak.
To dwell on or To dwell upon, to continue long on or in;
to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as,
to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.
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They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and
language, fixed in amazement. --Buckminster.
Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;
stay; rest.
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Undwellable
(gcide) | Undwellable \Un*dwell"a*ble\, a.
Uninhabitable. [Obs.] "A land undwellable." --Wyclif.
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Water speedwell
(gcide) | Water speedwell \Wa"ter speed"well\ (Bot.)
A kind of speedwell (Veronica Anagallis) found in wet
places in Europe and America.
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bottom-dweller
(wn) | bottom-dweller
n 1: a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of
water [syn: bottom-feeder, bottom-dweller] |
bottom-dwelling
(wn) | bottom-dwelling
adj 1: of or relating to fish and marine life that dwell on the
bottom of a body of water |
caldwell
(wn) | Caldwell
n 1: United States author remembered for novels about poverty
and degeneration (1903-1987) [syn: Caldwell, {Erskine
Caldwell}, Erskine Preston Caldwell] |
cave dweller
(wn) | cave dweller
n 1: someone who lives in a cave [syn: caveman, cave man,
cave dweller, troglodyte] |
cliff dweller
(wn) | cliff dweller
n 1: a member of the Anasazi people living in the southwestern
United States who built rock or adobe dwellings on ledges
in the sides of caves |
cliff dwelling
(wn) | cliff dwelling
n 1: a rock and adobe dwelling built on sheltered ledges in the
sides of a cliff; "the Anasazi built cliff dwellings in the
southwestern United States" |
common speedwell
(wn) | common speedwell
n 1: common hairy European perennial with pale blue or lilac
flowers in axillary racemes [syn: common speedwell,
gypsyweed, Veronica officinalis] |
corn speedwell
(wn) | corn speedwell
n 1: erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste
places of Europe and America [syn: corn speedwell,
Veronica arvensis] |
cottage dweller
(wn) | cottage dweller
n 1: someone who lives in a cottage [syn: cottager, {cottage
dweller}] |
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