Word Meanings - TELESTICH - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A poem in which the final letters of the lines, taken consequently, make a name. Cf. Acrostic.
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- WHICHEVER; WHICHSOEVER
Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that one which; as, whichever road you take, it will lead you to town. - FINAL
1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating; ultimate; as, the final day of a school term. Yet despair not of his final pardon. Milton. 2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of Waterloo brought the contest to a - WHICH
the root of hwa who + lic body; hence properly, of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries. hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. welih, hwelih, Icel. hvilikr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks, 1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who. - ACROSTICALLY
After the manner of an acrostic. - FINALIST
Any of the players who meet in the final round of a tournament in which the losers in any round do not play again. - ACROSTIC; ACROSTICAL
Pertaining to, or characterized by, acrostics. - TAKEN
p. p. of Take. - FINALE
Close; termination; as: The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto, or any instrumental composition. The last composition performed in any act of an opera. The closing part, piece, or scene in any public performance or exhibition. - ACROSTIC
1. A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto. 2. A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the letters of the - FINALLY
1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered. Whom patience finally must crown. Milton. 2. Completely; beyond recovery. Not any house of noble English in Ireland was utterly destroyed - CONSEQUENTLY
By consequence; by natural or logical sequence or connection. Syn. -- See Accordingly. - FINALITY
1. The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final or conclusive arrangement; a settlement. Baxter. 2. The relation of end or purpose to its means. Janet. - CHURCHLINESS
Regard for the church. - FRIENDLINESS
The condition or quality of being friendly. Sir P. Sidney. - LORDLINESS
The state or quality of being lordly. Shak. - PARACROSTIC
A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem. Brande & C. - STEELINESS
The quality of being steely. - CHILLINESS
1. A state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable sensation of coldness. 2. A moderate degree of coldness; disagreeable coldness or rawness; as, the chilliness of the air. 3. Formality; lack of warmth. - SOUTHERNLINESS
Southerliness. - MELANCHOLINESS
The state or quality of being melancholy. Hallywell. - DEATHLINESS
The quality of being deathly; deadliness. Southey. - KINGLINESS
The state or quality of being kingly. - BEASTLINESS
The state or quality of being beastly. - BRISTLINESS
The quality or state of having bristles. - POORLINESS
The quality or state of being poorly; ill health. - ZOLLNER'S LINES
Parallel lines that are made to appear convergent or divergent by means of oblique intersections. - SLOVENLINESS
The quality or state of being slovenly. - GHASTLINESS
The state of being ghastly; a deathlike look. - MAIDENLINESS
The quality of being maidenly; the behavior that becomes a maid; modesty; gentleness. - WILINESS
The quality or state of being wily; craftiness; cunning; guile. - CLEANLINESS
State of being cleanly; neatness of person or dress. Cleanliness from head to heel. Swift. - PRICKLINESS
The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles.