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A small intercellular space, often containing Receiving reservoir , a principal reservoir into which an aqueduct or rising main delivers water, and from which a distributing reservoir draws its supply. (more info) 1. A place where anything is

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A small intercellular space, often containing Receiving reservoir , a principal reservoir into which an aqueduct or rising main delivers water, and from which a distributing reservoir draws its supply. (more info) 1. A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts, or to drive a mill wheel, or the like.

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• PRINCIPALNESS
  The quality of being principal.
• WATER-BEARER
  The constellation Aquarius.
• RECEIVER'S CERTIFICATE
  An acknowledgement of indebtedness made by a receiver under order of court to obtain funds for the preservation of the assets held by him, as for operating a railroad. Receivers' certificates are ordinarily a first lien on the assets, prior to that
• RIS
  A bough or branch; a twig. As white as is the blossom upon the ris. Chaucer.
• WATERWORT
  Any plant of the natural order Elatineæ, consisting of two genera , mostly small annual herbs growing in the edges of ponds. Some have a peppery or acrid taste.
• WATER SHREW
  Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew , is rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits.
• WATER-TIGHT
  So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky.
• WATER RAT
  The water vole. See under Vole. The muskrat. The beaver rat. See under Beaver. 2. A thief on the water; a pirate.
• 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
• PRINCIPALITY
  preëminence, excellence: cf. F. principalité, principauté. See 1. Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority; predominance; high, or the highest, station. Sir P. Sidney. Your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
• WATER CRAKE
  The dipper. The spotted crake . See Illust. of Crake. The swamp hen, or crake, of Australia.
• SUPPLYMENT
  A supplying or furnishing; supply. Shak.
• DISTRIBUTIVENESS
  Quality of being distributive.
• WATER DOG
  A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and Newfoundland dogs are so trained.
• WHEREVER
  At or in whatever place; wheresoever. He can not but love virtue wherever it is. Atterbury.
• WATER CLOCK
  An instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a clepsydra.
• WATER SAIL
  A small sail sometimes set under a studding sail or under a driver boom, and reaching nearly to the water.
• PLACEMENT
  1. The act of placing, or the state of being placed. 2. Position; place.
• RECEIVE
  To bat back when served. Receiving ship, one on board of which newly recruited sailors are received, and kept till drafted for service. Syn. -- To accept; take; allow; hold; retain; admit. -- Receive, Accept. To receive describes simply the act
• RISIBLE
  1. Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to laugh. Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the definition of man that he is risible. Dr. H. More. 2. Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing. "Risible absurdities."
• HORRISONOUS
  Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound. Bailey.
• ENTERPRISER
  One who undertakes enterprises. Sir J. Hayward.
• TRISYLLABIC; TRISYLLABICAL
  Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three syllables; as, "syllable" is a trisyllabic word. -- Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly, adv.
• GRISLY
  Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter. "Grisly to behold." Chaucer. A man of grisly and stern gravity. Robynson . Grisly bear. See under Grizzly. (more info) gro shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible,
• GRISTMILL
  A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers; a custom mill.
• CHARACTERISTIC
  Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character; showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive. Characteristic clearness of temper. Macaulay.
• SPAGYRIST
  1. A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits. 2. One of a sect which arose in the days of alchemy, who sought to discover remedies for disease by chemical means. The spagyrists historically preceded the iatrochemists. Encyc. Brit.
• LUTHERANISM; LUTHERISM
  The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran Church.
• METAPHORIST
  One who makes metaphors.
• ARTILLERIST
  A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an artilleryman.
• TANTRISM
  The system of doctrines and rites taught in the tantras. -- Tan"trist , n.
• PERISTALSIS
  Peristaltic contraction or action.
• IMPARISYLLABIC
  Not consisting of an equal number of syllables; as, an imparisyllabic noun, one which has not the same number of syllables in all the cases; as, lapis, lapidis; mens, mentis.
• PURISM
  Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity. "His political purism." De Quincey. The English language, however, . . . had even already become too thoroughly