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Word Meanings - GYRACANTHUS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous strata; -- so named from their round, sculptured spines.

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  • STRATARITHMETRY
    The art of drawing up an army, or any given number of men, in any geometrical figure, or of estimating or expressing the number of men in such a figure.
  • NAMELESSLY
    In a nameless manner.
  • ROUNDWORM
    A nematoid worm.
  • NAMABLE
    Capable of being named.
  • FOUNDATION
    The lowest and supporting part or member of a wall, including the base course , under Base, n.) and footing courses; in a frame house, the whole substructure of masonry. 4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable institution,
  • ROUNDISH
    Somewhat round; as, a roundish seed; a roundish figure. -- Round"ish*ness, n.
  • FOUNDER
    One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
  • SCULPTURESQUE
    After the manner of sculpture; resembling, or relating to, sculpture.
  • FOSSILIZATION
    The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
  • ROUNDABOUTNESS
    The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.
  • SCULPTURE
    1. The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal, etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials. 2. Carved work
  • DEVONIAN
    Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system. Devonian age , the age next older than the Carboniferous and later than the Silurian; -- called also the Age of fishes. The various strata of this age
  • ROUNDFISH
    Any ordinary market fish, exclusive of flounders, sole, halibut, and other flatfishes. A lake whitefish , less compressed than the common species. It is very abundant in British America and Alaska.
  • NAMELESS
    1. Without a name; not having been given a name; as, a nameless star. Waller. 2. Undistinguished; not noted or famous. A nameless dwelling and an unknown name. Harte. 3. Not known or mentioned by name; anonymous; as, a nameless writer."Nameless
  • ROUND-UP
    The act of collecting or gathering together scattered cattle by riding around them and driving them in.
  • NAMER
    One who names, or calls by name.
  • FOUND
    imp. & p. p. of Find.
  • FOUNDATIONER
    One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school.
  • NAMAYCUSH
    A large North American lake trout . It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also Mackinaw trout, lake trout, lake salmon, salmon trout, togue, and tuladi.
  • ROUNDSMAN
    A patrolman; also, a policeman who acts as an inspector over the rounds of the patrolmen.
  • MISGROUND
    To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." Bp. Hall.
  • DYNAMO
    A dynamo-electric machine.
  • CONFOUNDED
    1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott.
  • DYNAMOMETRY
    The art or process of measuring forces doing work.
  • GROUNDWORK
    That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.
  • UNDERGROUND INSURANCE
    Wildcat insurance.
  • PLAYGROUND
    A piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of a school.
  • GROUNDEN
    p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.
  • ELECTRO-DYNAMIC; ELECTRO-DYNAMICAL
    Pertaining to the movements or force of electric or galvanic currents; dependent on electric force.

 

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