Word Meanings - ENCEPHALOS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The encephalon. In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age. Sir W. Hamilton.

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• SEVENNIGHT
  A week; any period of seven consecutive days and nights. See Sennight.
• ABOUT
  On the point or verge of; going; in act of. Paul was now aboutto open his mouth. Acts xviii. 14. 7. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching. "To treat about thy ransom." Milton. She must have her way about Sarah. Trollope. (more info)
• ENCEPHALON
  The contents of the cranium; the brain.
• SEVENFOLD
  Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount. "Sevenfold rage." Milton.
• SEVENTIETH
  1. Next in order after the sixty-ninth; as, a man in the seventieth year of his age. 2. Constituting or being one of seventy equal parts.
• SEVENTEENTH
  1. Next in order after the sixteenth; coming after sixteen others. In . . . the seventeenth day of the month . . . were all the fountains of the great deep broken up. Gen. vii. 11. 2. Constituting or being one of seventeen equal parts into which
• SEVENTY-FOUR
  A naval vessel carrying seventy-four guns.
• SEVENTEEN
  One more than sixteen; ten and seven added; as, seventeen years.
• SEVEN-SHOOTER
  A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without reloading.
• HAMILTON PERIOD
  A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; -- so named from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. See the Chart of Geology.
• SEVEN
  One more than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one week. Seven sciences. See the Note under Science, n., 4. -- Seven stars , the Pleiades. -- Seven wonders of the world. See under Wonders. -- Seven-year apple , a rubiaceous
• SEVENTHLY
  In the seventh place.
• SEVEN-THIRTIES
  A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent annually. Within a few years they
• ENCEPHALOS
  The encephalon. In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age. Sir W. Hamilton.
• SEVENSCORE
  Seven times twenty, that is, a hundred and forty. The old Countess of Desmond . . . lived sevenscore years. Bacon.
• SEVENTY
  Seven times ten; one more than sixty-nine.
• SEVENTH
  1. Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others. On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. Gen. ii. 2. 2. Constituting or being one of seven equal
• ABOUT-SLEDGE
  The largest hammer used by smiths. Weale.
• PROSENCEPHALON
  The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum and olfactory lobes; the forebrain. The cerebrum. Huxley.
• ROUNDABOUTNESS
  The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.
• THALAMENCEPHALON
  The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain, including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body; the diencephalon; the interbrain.
• UNSEVEN
  To render other than seven; to make to be no longer seven. "To unseven the sacraments of the church of Rome." Fuller.
• POSTENCEPHALON
  The metencephalon.
• RACEABOUT
  A small sloop-rigged racing yacht carrying about six hundred square feet of sail, distinguished from a knockabout by having a short bowsprit.
• MESENCEPHALON
  The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to mesen. See Brain.
• STIRABOUT
  A dish formed of oatmeal boiled in water to a certain consistency and frequently stirred, or of oatmeal and dripping mixed together and stirred about in a pan; a hasty pudding.
• METENCEPHALON
  The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.
• MARABOUT
  A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work cures supernaturally.