Word Meanings - RUFESCENT - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Reddish; tinged with red.
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- TINGIS
A genus of small hemipterous insects which injure trees by sucking the sap from the leaves. See Illustration in Appendix. - REDDISH
Somewhat red; moderately red. -- Red"dish*ness, n. - TINGENT
Having the power to tinge. As for the white part, it appears much less enriched with the tingent property. Boyle. - TING
A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling. - TINGLE
Etym: 1. To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a shrill sound. At which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. 1 Sam. iii. 11. 2. To feel a sharp, thrilling pain. The pale boy senator yet tingling stands. Pope. - TINGE
A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture, or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste. His notions, too, respecting the government of the state, took a tinge - TINGID
Of or pertaining to the genus Tingis. - TINGER
One who, or that which, tinges. - CONTINGENT
Dependent for effect on something that may or may not occur; as, a contingent estate. If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he attains, or if he attains, the age of twenty-one. Blackstone. (more info) touch on all sides, to happen; con- - COTINGA
A bird of the family Cotingidæ, including numerous bright- colored South American species; -- called also chatterers. - BOOTING
Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty. Sir. J. Harrington. - FORTHPUTING
Bold; forward; aggressive. - GREETING
Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a compliment from one absent. Write to him . . . gentle adieus and greetings. Shak. Syn. -- Salutation; salute; compliment. - CONTRADISTINGUISH
To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities. These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as contradistinguished. Locke. - OSCILLATING
That oscillates; vibrating; swinging. Oscillating engine, a steam engine whose cylinder oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed in a perpendicular or other direction. Weale. - WAITINGLY
By waiting. - MOUNTING
1. The act of one that mounts. 2. That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, the mounting of a sword or diamond. - WASTING
Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a wasting disease; a wasting fortune. Wasting palsy , progressive muscular atrophy. See under Progressive. - DISINTERESTING
Uninteresting. "Disinteresting passages." Bp. Warburton. - STRUTTING
from Strut, v. -- Strut"ting*ly, adv. - YELTING
The Florida and West Indian red snapper ; also, sometimes, one of certain other allied species, as L. caxis. - INDISTINGUISHABLE
Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known, or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable of being perceived or known; as, in the distance the flagship was indisguishable; the two copies were indisguishable in form - DEBATING
The act of discussing or arguing; discussion. Debating society or club, a society or club for the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous speaking. - DELIGHTING
Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor. - SNIFTING
from Snift. Snifting valve, a small valve opening into the atmosphere from the cylinder or condenser of a steam engine, to allow the escape of air when the piston makes a stroke; -- so called from the noise made by its action. - PERSISTING
Inclined to persist; tenacious of purpose; persistent. -- Per*sist"ing*ly, adv. - EVERLASTINGLY
In an everlasting manner.