Word Meanings - SPECIMEN - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A part, or small portion, of anything, or one of a number of things, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the whole, or of what is not exhibited; a sample; as, a specimen of a man's handwriting; a specimen of painting; aspecimen of one's
Additional info about word: SPECIMEN
A part, or small portion, of anything, or one of a number of things, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the whole, or of what is not exhibited; a sample; as, a specimen of a man's handwriting; a specimen of painting; aspecimen of one's art. Syn. -- Sample; model; pattern. -- Specimen, Sample. A specimen is a representative of the class of things to which it belongs; as, a specimen of photography. A sample is a part of the thing itself, designed to show the quality of the whole; as, a sample of sugar or of broadcloth. A cabinet of minerals consists of specimens; if a part be broken off from any one of these, it is a sample of the mineral to which it belongs. "Several persons have exhibited specimens of this art before multitudes of beholders." Addison. "I design this but for a sample of what I hope more fully to discuss." Woodward.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SPECIMEN)
- Example
- Sample
- specimen
- pattern
- model
- copy
- illustration
- stance
- issue
- development
- Pattern
- Model
- sample
- archetype
- exemplar
- shape
- precedent
- mould
- design
- plan
- Specimen
- case
- exemplification
- scantling
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of SPECIMEN)
Related words: (words related to SPECIMEN)
- DERANGER
One who deranges. - DESIGN
drawing, dessein a plan or scheme; all, ultimately, from L. designare to designate; de- + signare to mark, mark out, signum mark, sign. See 1. To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace - DERANGEMENT
The act of deranging or putting out of order, or the state of being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion; especially, mental disorder; insanity. Syn. -- Disorder; confusion; embarrassment; irregularity; disturbance; insanity; - ARCHETYPE
The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted. (more info) 1. The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed. The House of Commons, the archetype of all the representative assemblies which - DESIGNATE
Designated; appointed; chosen. Sir G. Buck. - SHAPE
is from the strong verb, AS. scieppan, scyppan, sceppan, p. p. 1. To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to. I was shapen in iniquity. Ps. li. 5. Grace shaped her limbs, and - DERANGED
Disordered; especially, disordered in mind; crazy; insane. The story of a poor deranged parish lad. Lamb. - PRECEDENTLY
Beforehand; antecedently. - DEVELOPMENT
The series of changes which animal and vegetable organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of organization. The act or process of changing or expanding an expression into another - SCANTLING
Not plentiful; small; scanty. Jer. Taylor. - PATTERN
A full-sized model around which a mold of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mold without injuring it. Pattern box, chain, or cylinder , devices, in a loom, for - SCANTLE
To be deficient; to fail. Drayton. - MISCONSTRUER
One who misconstrues. - ISSUER
One who issues, emits, or publishes. - DESIGNATOR
An officer who assigned to each his rank and place in public shows and ceremonies. 2. One who designates. - PRECEDENTED
Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of a like kind. Walpole. - DESIGNATIVE
Serving to designate or indicate; pointing out. - DISTORTIVE
Causing distortion. - DESIGNFUL
Full of design; scheming. -- De*sign"ful*ness, n. Barrow. - DESIGNEDLY
By design; purposely; intentionally; -- opposed to accidentally, ignorantly, or inadvertently. - INSTANCE
1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency; solicitation; application; suggestion; motion. Undertook at her instance to restore them. Sir W. Scott. 2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. The instances that second marriage - UNEXAMPLED
Having no example or similar case; being without precedent; unprecedented; unparalleled. "A revolution . . . unexampled for grandeur of results." De Quincey. - UNRESISTANCE
Nonresistance; passive submission; irresistance. Bp. Hall. - MOLDINESS; MOULDINESS
The state of being moldy. - SPINDLE-SHAPED
Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends; fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots. (more info) 1. Having the shape of a spindle. - MOLDER; MOULDER
One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically , one skilled in the art of making molds for castings. - HOOD MOLDING; HOOD MOULDING
A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the outermost member of the archivolt; -- called also hood mold. - DIAMOND-SHAPED
Shaped like a diamond or rhombus. - STRAP-SHAPED
Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla. - MOLD; MOULD
mulm, OHG. molt, molta, Icel. mold, Dan. muld, Sw. mull, Goth. mulda, prevalent spelling is, perhaps, mould; but as the u has not been inserted in the other words of this class, as bold, gold, old, cold, etc., it seems desirable to complete the - REISSUE
To issue a second time. - ASSISTANCE
1. The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak. 2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. Wat Tyler killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his assistance, - BED-MOLDING; BED-MOULDING
The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. Oxf. Gloss.