chart | noun (n.) A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which information is exhibited, esp. when the information is arranged in tabular form; as, an historical chart. |
| noun (n.) A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which is projected a portion of water and the land which it surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts. |
| noun (n.) A written deed; a charter. |
| verb (v. t.) To lay down in a chart; to map; to delineate; as, to chart a coast. |
art | noun (n.) The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of life; the application of knowledge or power to practical purposes. |
| noun (n.) A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of certain actions; a system of principles and rules for attaining a desired end; method of doing well some special work; -- often contradistinguished from science or speculative principles; as, the art of building or engraving; the art of war; the art of navigation. |
| noun (n.) The systematic application of knowledge or skill in effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or business requiring such knowledge or skill. |
| noun (n.) The application of skill to the production of the beautiful by imitation or design, or an occupation in which skill is so employed, as in painting and sculpture; one of the fine arts; as, he prefers art to literature. |
| noun (n.) Those branches of learning which are taught in the academical course of colleges; as, master of arts. |
| noun (n.) Learning; study; applied knowledge, science, or letters. |
| noun (n.) Skill, dexterity, or the power of performing certain actions, acquired by experience, study, or observation; knack; as, a man has the art of managing his business to advantage. |
| noun (n.) Skillful plan; device. |
| noun (n.) Cunning; artifice; craft. |
| noun (n.) The black art; magic. |
| () The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense, of the substantive verb Be; but formed after the analogy of the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou shalt, wilt, orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. Be. Now used only in solemn or poetical style. |
cart | noun (n.) A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. |
| noun (n.) A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles. |
| noun (n.) A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen, butchers, etc. |
| noun (n.) An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage. |
| verb (v. t.) To carry or convey in a cart. |
| verb (v. t.) To expose in a cart by way of punishment. |
| verb (v. i.) To carry burdens in a cart; to follow the business of a carter. |
dart | noun (n.) A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed missile weapon, as an arrow. |
| noun (n.) Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or wounds like a dart. |
| noun (n.) A spear set as a prize in running. |
| noun (n.) A fish; the dace. See Dace. |
| verb (v. t.) To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or other missile weapon; to hurl or launch. |
| verb (v. t.) To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams. |
| verb (v. i.) To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart. |
| verb (v. i.) To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along; as, the deer darted from the thicket. |
depart | noun (n.) Division; separation, as of compound substances into their ingredients. |
| noun (n.) A going away; departure; hence, death. |
| verb (v. i.) To part; to divide; to separate. |
| verb (v. i.) To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from a place or a person; to withdraw; -- opposed to arrive; -- often with from before the place, person, or thing left, and for or to before the destination. |
| verb (v. i.) To forsake; to abandon; to desist or deviate (from); not to adhere to; -- with from; as, we can not depart from our rules; to depart from a title or defense in legal pleading. |
| verb (v. i.) To pass away; to perish. |
| verb (v. i.) To quit this world; to die. |
| verb (v. t.) To part thoroughly; to dispart; to divide; to separate. |
| verb (v. t.) To divide in order to share; to apportion. |
| verb (v. t.) To leave; to depart from. |
dispart | noun (n.) The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance. |
| noun (n.) A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore; -- called also dispart sight, and muzzle sight. |
| verb (v. t.) To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to rend; to rive or split; as, disparted air; disparted towers. |
| verb (v. i.) To separate, to open; to cleave. |
| verb (v. t.) To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim. |
| verb (v. t.) To furnish with a dispart sight. |
heart | noun (n.) A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood. |
| noun (n.) The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; -- usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and character; the moral affections and character itself; the individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender, loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart. |
| noun (n.) The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or system; the source of life and motion in any organization; the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country, of a tree, etc. |
| noun (n.) Courage; courageous purpose; spirit. |
| noun (n.) Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad. |
| noun (n.) That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation, -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart. |
| noun (n.) One of a series of playing cards, distinguished by the figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps. |
| noun (n.) Vital part; secret meaning; real intention. |
| noun (n.) A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address. |
| verb (v. t.) To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage; to inspirit. |
| verb (v. i.) To form a compact center or heart; as, a hearting cabbage. |
quart | noun (n.) The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth. |
| noun (n.) A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints. |
| noun (n.) A vessel or measure containing a quart. |
| noun (n.) In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. Tierce, 4. |
| noun (n.) The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth. |
| noun (n.) A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints. |
| noun (n.) A vessel or measure containing a quart. |
| noun (n.) In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. Tierce, 4. |
part | noun (n.) One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded as going to make up, with others, a larger number, quantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a constituent. |
| noun (n.) An equal constituent portion; one of several or many like quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is divided, or of which it is composed; proportional division or ingredient. |
| noun (n.) A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole; a member; an organ; an essential element. |
| noun (n.) A constituent of character or capacity; quality; faculty; talent; -- usually in the plural with a collective sense. |
| noun (n.) Quarter; region; district; -- usually in the plural. |
| noun (n.) Such portion of any quantity, as when taken a certain number of times, will exactly make that quantity; as, 3 is a part of 12; -- the opposite of multiple. Also, a line or other element of a geometrical figure. |
| noun (n.) That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or which falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share; portion; lot; interest; concern; duty; office. |
| noun (n.) One of the opposing parties or sides in a conflict or a controversy; a faction. |
| noun (n.) A particular character in a drama or a play; an assumed personification; also, the language, actions, and influence of a character or an actor in a play; or, figuratively, in real life. See To act a part, under Act. |
| noun (n.) One of the different melodies of a concerted composition, which heard in union compose its harmony; also, the music for each voice or instrument; as, the treble, tenor, or bass part; the violin part, etc. |
| noun (n.) To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into two or more parts or pieces; to sever. |
| noun (n.) To divide into shares; to divide and distribute; to allot; to apportion; to share. |
| noun (n.) To separate or disunite; to cause to go apart; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder. |
| noun (n.) Hence: To hold apart; to stand between; to intervene betwixt, as combatants. |
| noun (n.) To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion; as, to part gold from silver. |
| noun (n.) To leave; to quit. |
| verb (v. i.) To be broken or divided into parts or pieces; to break; to become separated; to go asunder; as, rope parts; his hair parts in the middle. |
| verb (v. i.) To go away; to depart; to take leave; to quit each other; hence, to die; -- often with from. |
| verb (v. i.) To perform an act of parting; to relinquish a connection of any kind; -- followed by with or from. |
| verb (v. i.) To have a part or share; to partake. |
| adverb (adv.) Partly; in a measure. |
start | noun (n.) The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion, caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden motion, or beginning of motion. |
| noun (n.) A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort. |
| noun (n.) A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy. |
| noun (n.) The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action; first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset; -- opposed to finish. |
| verb (v. i.) To leap; to jump. |
| verb (v. i.) To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise, pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a voluntary act. |
| verb (v. i.) To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to begin; as, to start business. |
| verb (v. i.) To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a seam may start under strain or pressure. |
| verb (v. t.) To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as, the hounds started a fox. |
| verb (v. t.) To bring onto being or into view; to originate; to invent. |
| verb (v. t.) To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a business. |
| verb (v. t.) To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm started the bolts in the vessel. |
| verb (v. t.) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing from; as, to start a water cask. |
| verb (v. i.) A tail, or anything projecting like a tail. |
| verb (v. i.) The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle. |
| verb (v. i.) The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel bucket. |
| verb (v. i.) The arm, or level, of a gin, drawn around by a horse. |
thwart | noun (n.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat. |
| adjective (a.) Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique. |
| adjective (a.) Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained. |
| adjective (a.) Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart. |
| verb (v. t.) To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow thwarts the air. |
| verb (v. t.) To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat. |
| verb (v. i.) To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner. |
| verb (v. i.) Hence, to be in opposition; to clash. |
| prep (prep.) Across; athwart. |
bald | adjective (a.) Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a bald head; a bald oak. |
| adjective (a.) Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal. |
| adjective (a.) Undisguised. |
| adjective (a.) Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean. |
| adjective (a.) Destitute of a beard or awn; as, bald wheat. |
| adjective (a.) Destitute of the natural covering. |
| adjective (a.) Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced. |
balance | noun (n.) An apparatus for weighing. |
| noun (n.) Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate. |
| noun (n.) Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales. |
| noun (n.) The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even adjustment; steadiness. |
| noun (n.) An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an account. |
| noun (n.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See Balance wheel (in the Vocabulary). |
| noun (n.) The constellation Libra. |
| noun (n.) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which the sun enters at the equinox in September. |
| noun (n.) A movement in dancing. See Balance, v. i., S. |
| noun (n.) To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance. |
| noun (n.) To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling; as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance one's self on a tight rope. |
| noun (n.) To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize. |
| noun (n.) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate. |
| noun (n.) To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts equal by paying the difference between them. |
| noun (n.) To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit, balances the account. |
| noun (n.) To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as, to balance a set of books. |
| noun (n.) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally; as, to balance partners. |
| noun (n.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass; as, to balance the boom mainsail. |
| verb (v. i.) To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as, the scales balance. |
| verb (v. i.) To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force; to waver; to hesitate. |
| verb (v. i.) To move toward a person or couple, and then back. |
ball | noun (n.) Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as, a ball of twine; a ball of snow. |
| noun (n.) A spherical body of any substance or size used to play with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc. |
| noun (n.) A general name for games in which a ball is thrown, kicked, or knocked. See Baseball, and Football. |
| noun (n.) Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as, powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms are commonly called bullets. |
| noun (n.) A flaming, roundish body shot into the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench; as, a fire ball; a stink ball. |
| noun (n.) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; -- formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller. |
| noun (n.) A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body; as, the ball of the thumb; the ball of the foot. |
| noun (n.) A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly given to horses; a bolus. |
| noun (n.) The globe or earth. |
| noun (n.) A social assembly for the purpose of dancing. |
| noun (n.) A pitched ball, not struck at by the batsman, which fails to pass over the home base at a height not greater than the batsman's shoulder nor less than his knee. |
| verb (v. i.) To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or clay; to gather into balls; as, the horse balls; the snow balls. |
| verb (v. t.) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for rolling. |
| verb (v. t.) To form or wind into a ball; as, to ball cotton. |
ballast | adjective (a.) Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a depth as to prevent capsizing. |
| adjective (a.) Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it steadiness. |
| adjective (a.) Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad to make it firm and solid. |
| adjective (a.) The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in making concrete. |
| adjective (a.) Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness, steadiness, and security. |
| verb (v. t.) To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the hold. |
| verb (v. t.) To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone, etc., in order to make it firm and solid. |
| verb (v. t.) To keep steady; to steady, morally. |
ballet | noun (n.) An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment, or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women. Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing. |
| noun (n.) The company of persons who perform the ballet. |
| noun (n.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal composers. |
| noun (n.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc., according to color. |