Word Meanings - SEPTUM - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A partition that separates the cells of a fruit. One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral. One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers. See Illust. under Nautilus. One
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A partition that separates the cells of a fruit. One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral. One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers. See Illust. under Nautilus. One of the transverse partitions dividing the body cavity of an annelid. (more info) 1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum.
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- UNDERDOER
One who underdoes; a shirk. - UNDERBRED
Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow. Goldsmith. - UNDERSECRETARY
A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury. - SHELL-LESS
, a. Having no shell. J. Burroughs. - UNDERPLOT
1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. Dryden. 2. A clandestine scheme; a trick. Addison. - FRUIT
The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3. (more info) enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin 1. Whatever - UNDERNICENESS
A want of niceness; indelicacy; impropriety. - FRUITAGE
1. Fruit, collectively; fruit, in general; fruitery. The trees . . . ambrosial fruitage bear. Milton. 2. Product or result of any action; effect, good or ill. - UNDERSOIL
The soil beneath the surface; understratum; subsoil. - UNDERDOLVEN
p. p. of Underdelve. - CORALLIGENOUS
producing coral; coraligerous; coralliferous. Humble. - CORALLUM
The coral or skeleton of a zoöphyte, whether calcareous of horny, simple or compound. See Coral. - CORAL-RAG
See CORALLIAN - UNDERPROP
To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold. Underprop the head that bears the crown. Fenton. - UNDERNIME
1. To receive; to perceive. He the savor undernom Which that the roses and the lilies cast. Chaucer. 2. To reprove; to reprehend. Piers Plowman. - UNDERCREST
To support as a crest; to bear. Shak. - UNDERGROUND INSURANCE
Wildcat insurance. - UNDERSAY
To say by way of derogation or contradiction. Spenser. - UNDERTAPSTER
Assistant to a tapster. - DIVIDER
An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc., compasses. See Compasses. Note: The word dividers is usually applied to the instrument as made for the use of draughtsmen, etc.; compasses to the coarser instrument used by carpenters. - GOROON SHELL
A large, handsome, marine, univalve shell . - VALVE-SHELL
Any fresh-water gastropod of the genus Valvata. - PLUNDERER
One who plunders or pillages. - SUBINDIVIDUAL
A division of that which is individual. An individual can not branch itself into subindividuals. Milton. - SPOUTSHELL
Any marine gastropod shell of the genus Apporhais having an elongated siphon. See Illust. under Rostrifera.