Word Meanings - DECKER - Book Publishers vocabulary database
1. One who, or that which, decks or adorns; a coverer; as, a table decker. 2. A vessel which has a deck or decks; -- used esp. in composition; as, a single-decker; a three-decker.
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- THREE-SQUARE
Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file. - TABLER
1. One who boards. 2. One who boards others for hire. B. Jonson. - TABLEAU VIVANT
See 2 - TABLEMAN
A man at draughts; a piece used in playing games at tables. See Table, n., 10. Bacon. - SINGLE-BREASTED
Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only; as, a single-breasted coast. - THREE-MILE
Of or pertaining to three miles; as, the three-mile limit, or the limit of the marine belt of three miles included in territorial waters of a state. - THREE-PILE
An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet, having a fine, thick pile. I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore three-pile. Shak. - THREE-DECKER
A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks. - THREE-SIDED
Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three- sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp. - THREE-CORNERED
Having three prominent longitudinal angles; as, a three- cornered stem. (more info) 1. Having three corners, or angles; as, a three-cornered hat. - THREE-PORT
Having three ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle internal-combustion engine in which the mixture enters the crank case through a port uncovered by the piston near the end of its stroke. - SINGLE-ACTING
Having simplicity of action; especially , acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; -- said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc. - THREE-PLY
Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold. - WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town. - THREE-PARTED
Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite. Three- parted leaf , a leaf divided into three parts down to the base, but not entirely separate. - SINGLE-HANDED
Having but one hand, or one workman; also, alone; unassisted. - THREE-FLOWERED
Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers. - THREEPENNY
Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor; mean. - SINGLE-HEARTED
Having an honest heart; free from duplicity. -- Sin"gle-heart"ed*ly, adv. - THREEFOLD
Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. Eccl. iv. 12. - IMPALATABLE
Unpalatable. - MOUNTABLE
Such as can be mounted. - MISINTERPRETABLE
Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood. - UNWARRANTABLE
Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable; illegal; unjust; improper. -- Un*war"rant*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*war"rant*a*bly, adv. - POSTABLE
Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. W. Montagu. - IMPREVENTABLE
Not preventable; invitable. - ACCEPTABLE
Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us. - SUPPORTABLE
Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable. -- Sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*port"a*bly, adv. - INTESTABLE
Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone. - MARKETABLENESS
Quality of being marketable. - COUNTABLE
Capable of being numbered. - CONTRADICTABLE
Capable of being contradicting. - INEXPECTABLE
Not to be expected or anticipated. Bp. Hall. - DISCREDITABLE
Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable. -- Dis*cred"it*a*bly, adv. - IMPERSCRUTABLE
Not capable of being searched out; inscrutable. -- Im`per*scru"ta*ble*ness, n. - FERMENTABLE
Capable of fermentation; as, cider and other vegetable liquors are fermentable. - CONSTABLESS
The wife of a constable.