Word Meanings - IMPERATE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Done by express direction; not involuntary; communded. Those imperate acts, wherein we see the empire of the soul. Sir M. Hale.
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- WHEREIN
1. In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the like; -- used relatively. Her clothes wherein she was clad. Chaucer. There are times wherein a man ought to be cautious as well as innocent. Swift. 2. In what; -- used interrogatively. Yet - IMPERATE
Done by express direction; not involuntary; communded. Those imperate acts, wherein we see the empire of the soul. Sir M. Hale. - THOSE
The plural of that. See That. - EMPIRE STATE
New York; -- a nickname alluding to its size and wealth. - EMPIRE STATE OF THE WEST
Missouri; -- a nickname. - WHEREINTO
1. Into which; -- used relatively. Where is that palace whereinto foul things Sometimes intrude not Shak. The brook, whereinto he loved to look. Emerson. 2. Into what; -- used interrogatively. - EXPRESSURE
The act of expressing; expression; utterance; representation. An operation more divine Than breath or pen can give expressure to. Shak. - EXPRESS TRAIN
Formerly, a railroad train run expressly for the occasion; a special train; now, a train run at express or special speed and making few stops. - EMPIRE STATE OF THE SOUTH
Georgia; -- a nickname. - EXPRESSIVE
1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative; communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of his gratitude. Each verse so swells expressive of her woes. Tickell. 2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning - EXPRESSNESS
The state or quality of being express; definiteness. Hammond. - EXPRESSIONAL
Of, or relating to, expression; phraseological; also, vividly representing or suggesting an idea sentiment. Fized. Hall. Ruskin. - EXPRESSIONLESS
Destitute of expression. - EMPIRE
1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. "The empire of the sea." Shak. Over hell extend His empire, and with iron scepter rule. Milton. 2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries under the jurisdiction and dominion - DIRECTION
The pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object. Wilhelm. Syn. -- Administration; guidance; management; superintendence; - EXPRESSMAN
A person employed in the express business; also, the driver of a job wagon. W. D. Howells. - INVOLUNTARY
1. Not having will of the power of choice. 2. Not under the influence or control of the will; not voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body; involuntary muscle fibers. 3. Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant; - EXPRESSAGE
The charge for carrying a parcel by express. - EXPRESSION
The representation of any quantity by its appropriate characters or signs. Past expression, Beyond expression, beyond the power of description. "Beyond expression bright." Milton. (more info) 1. The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by - EXPRESS
1. Exactly representing; exact. Their human countenance The express resemblance of the gods. Milton. 2. Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by intention and care; clear; not dubious; - SPATHOSE
See SPATHIC - INEXPRESSIBLY
In an inexpressible manner or degree; unspeakably; unutterably. Spectator. - UNEXPRESSIBLE
Inexpressible. Tillotson. -- Un`ex*press"i*bly, adv. - MISDIRECTION
An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter of law. Mozley & W. (more info) 1. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so directed. - INDIRECTION
Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness. "By indirections find directions out." Shak. - XANTHOSE
An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain crabs. - UNEXPRESSIVE
1. Not expressive; not having the power of utterance; inexpressive. 2. Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable. Run, run, Orlando; carve on every tree The fair, the chaste and unexpressive she. Shak. -- Un`ex*press"ive*ly,