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Swift, swift. a. quick, fleet, speedy
Swiftly, swift'le. ad. fleetly, rapidly
Swiftness, swift'nês. s. speed, nimbleness
Swig, swig. v. n. to drink by large draughts
Swill, swill. v. a. to drink luxuriously
Swill, swill. s. drink luxuriously poured down
Swim, swim. v. n. pret. swam, or swum. to
float on the water; to be dizzy
Swimmer, swim'mur. s. one who swims
Swimmingly, swim'ming-lè. ad. smoothly,
without obstruction

Swindle, swin'dl. v. a. to cheat under the pre-
tence of trading or trafficking
Swine, swine. s. a hog, a pig, a sow
Swineherd, swine'herd. s. a keeper of hogs
Swing, swing. v. n. to wave loosely
Swing, swing. s. motion of any thing hanging
loosely; a line on which any thing hangs
loose; unrestrained liberty
Swinging, swin'jing. a. great, huge
Swinish, swl'nish, a. befitting swine
Switch, switsh. s. a small flexible twig
Swivel, swiv'vl. s. something fixed in

Sympathize, sim'på-thize. v. n. to feel with an

other

Sympathy, sim'på-the. s. fellow-feeling, mu
tual sensibility

Symphonious, sim-fo'né-us. a. harmonious
Symphony, sim'fd-né, s. harmony of mingled

sounds

Symptom, sim'tům. s. a sign, a token
Symptomatick, sim-to-mat'tik. a. happening
concurrently or occasionally
Synagogue, sin'å-gog. s. an assembly of the
Jews to worship
[of events
Synchronism, sing'kro-nizm. s. concurrence
Syncope, sing'ko-pè. s. fainting fit

Syndrome, sla'dro-mè. s. concurrent action
Synod, sin'nud. s. an assembly of ecclesiasticks
Synodical, se-nod'è-kål.
a. relating to a
Synodick, se-nod'ik.
synod
[signify the same thing
Synonyma, se-non'né-må. s.
names which
Synonymous, se-non'né-mis. a. expressing
the same thing by different words
ano-Synopsis, se-nop'sis. s. a general view
Syntax, sin'taks. s. a system; the construction
of words
[posed to analysis
Synthesis, sin'the-sfs. s. the act of joining, op-
Synthetick, sin-thet'tik. a. conjoining, com-
pounding

ther body so as to turn round in it Swobber, swob'bur. s. a sweeper of the deck Swollen,

Swoln,

swoln. part. pass. of swell

Swoon, swoon. v. n. to faint
Swoon, swoon. s. a fainting fit

Syphon, s'fin. s. a tube, a pipe

Swoop, swoop. s. fall of a bird of prey upon
his quarry
[another
Swop, swop. v. a. to exchange one thing for Syrtis, sêr'tis. s. a quicksand, a bog
Sword, sord. s. a weapon used either in cut-System, sis'tem. s. a scheme

Syringe, sir'inje. s. a pipe through which any
liquor is squirted

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Systematical, sis-te-mit'té-kál. a. methodical Systematize, sis-têm'â-tize. v. a. to reduce to a system

Systole, sis'to-lé. s. the contraction of the heart; the shortening of a long syllable

T.

uttered by the help of one vowel or one ar-TABBY, tâb'bè. 2. a kind of waved silk ticulation Tabby, tab'bé. a, brinded, brindled

Syllabus, sil'la-bus. s. a compendium contain-Tabefy, tab'è-fi. v. n. to waste by disease ing the heads of a discourse Tabernacle, tab'ér-na-kl. s. a temporary ha

Syllogism, sil'ld-jizm. s. an argument com- bitation; a place of worship

posed of three propositions

[logism Tabid, tab'id. a. wasted by disease

Syllogize, sil'lo-jize. v. n. to reason by syl-Tablature, tâb'lå-ture. s. painting on walls or

Sylvan, sil'vån. a. woody, shady
Sylvan, silvan. s. a wood god, a satyr
Symbol, sim'bil. s. an abstract; a type
Symbolical, sim-bol'è-kål. a. typical
Bymbolize, sim'bo-lize. v. a. to make
sentative of something

ceilings

ltainment; an index

Table, ta'bl, s. any flat surface; fare or enter-
Table-cloth, ta'bl-kloth. s. linen spread on a
table

repre-Tablet, tâb'let. s. a small level surface
Tabour, ta'bur. s. a drum beaten with one stick
to accompany a pipe
Tabret, tab'rêt. s. a tabour

Symmetrical, sim-met'tre-kal. a. proportionate
Symmetrize, sim'mè-trize. v. a. to bring to
symmetry

Symmetry, sim'me-trẻ. s. proportion
Sympathetick, sim-på-thetik. a. having

tual sensation

Tabular, tab'u-lâr. a. formed in squares
Tacit, tås'it. a. silent, implied
mu-Tacitly, tâs'it-le. ad. silently

Taciturnity, tâs-è-tur'né té. s. habitual silenca

Tack, tak. v. a. to fasten to any thing; to||Tangent, tân'jént. s. a right line perpendicujoin [ships at sea Tack, tak. s. a small nail; the act of turning Tackle, tak'kl. s. the ropes of a ship Tackling, tak'iing. s. furniture of the mast; instruments of action. [ing a battle

larly raised on the extremity of a radius, which touches a circle so as not to cut it Tangibility, tân-jè-bîl'è-tè. s. quality of being perceived by the touch Tangible, tån'je-t1 a. perceptible by the Tactick, tak'tik. a. relating to the art of rang-Tangle, tang'gl. v. a. to implicate; to em

Tacticks, tak'tiks. s. the art of ranging men

in the field of battle

Tactile, tâk'til. a. susceptible of touch

broil

[touch

Tankard, tångk'ird. s. a large vessel with a cover, for strong drink

Tadpole, tåd'pole. s. a young shapeless frog Tanner, tân'når. s. one whose trade is to tan

er toad

Taffeta, tâf'fè-ta. s. a thin silk

Tag, tåg. s. a point of metal put to the end of a string

[join Tag, tåg. v. a. to fit any thing with an end; to Tail, tale. s. the hiuder part of any thing Tailor, ta'lur. s. one whose business is to

make clothes

Taint, tant. v. a. to infect
Taint, tant. s, a stain; infection

leather

Tantalize, tån'tå-lize. v. a. to torment by the
show of pleasures which cannot be reached
Tantamount, tant-a-mount'. a. equivalent
Tap, tåp. v. a. to touch lightly; to broach a
vessel

Tap, tåp. s. a gentle blow; a pipe at which
the liquor of a vessel is let out
Tape tape. s. a narrow fillet
Taper, ta'pir. s. a wax candle
Taper, ta'půr. a. regularly narrowed from the
bottom to the top

Take, tåke. v. a. pret. took; part. pass. taken. to receive; to seize; to understand in any particular sense; to close in with; to swal-Taper, ta'pur. v. n. to grow smaller [figures

low as a medicine; to carry; to rent Taken, ta'kn. part. pass. of take Taking, ta'king. s. seizure, distress

Tale, tale. s. a narrative, a story; number reckoned

Tapestry, taps'tre. s. cloth woven in regular
Tapster, tåp'stur. s. one whose business is to

draw beer in an alehouse

Tar, tår. s. liquid pitch; a sailor

[cious intelligence Tar, tår. v. a. to smear over with tar Talebearer, tåle bå-rår. s. one who gives offi-Tardily, tár'dé-lè. ad. slowly, sluggishly Talent, tål'ent. s, a certain weight, or sum;Tardiness, tar'de-nés. s. slowness, sluggishness faculty; nature

Talisman, taliz-mân. s. a magical character
Talk, tåwk. v. n. to speak; to prattle; to
confer
[subject of discourse
Talk, tåwk. s. oral conversation; rumour;
Talkative, tåwk'å-tiv. a. loquacious
Talkativeness, tåwk'a-tiv-nés. s. loquacity
Taiker, tåwk'ür. s. one who talks; a boaster,
a bragging fellow

Tardy, tår'dé. a. slow, dilatory, late

Tare, tåre. s. the weight of any thing containing a commodity; also the allowance made for it

Tare, tåre. pret. of tear

Target, tår'get. s. a kind of buckler or shield
Tariff, tår'if. s. a cartel of commerce
Tarnish, tir'nish. v. a. to sully, to soil
Tarpawling, tår-påwl'ing.
a. hempen cloth
smeared with tar

Tall, tåll. a. high in stature; lofty
Tallow, tai'ld. s. the grease or fat of an ani-Tarry, tår'rẻ. v. n. to stay; to delay
mal, suet [who makes tallow candles
Tallowchandler, tål'ld-tshånd-lur. 8. one
Tally talle. s. a stick notched or cut in con-
formity to another stick
Tally, tál'lé. v. n. to fit, to suit

Talmud, tål'můd. s. the book containing the
Jewish traditions

Talness, tåll'nes. s. height of stature
'Talon, tál'in. s. the claw of a bird of prey
'T'ame, tame. a. domestick; subdued
'Tame, tårne. v. a. to reduce from wildness;
to subdue

Tamely, tame'le. ad. not wildly, meanly
Fameness, tame'nés. s. the quality of being
[do without fitness or necessity
Tamper, tam'pur. v. n. to meddle, to have to

tame

Tart, tårt. a. sour, acid
Tart, tårt. s. a small pie of fruit
Tartane, tår'tân. s. a vessel with one mast
and a three-cornered sail

a. consisting of

Tartar, tår'tår. s. that which sticks to wine-
casks like a hard stone
Tartarean, tår-ta'ré-an.
Tartareous, tar-tar'è-us.
tartar; hellish
Tartarous, tar'târ-3s. a. containing tartar
Tartly, târt'lè. ad. sharply, sourly
Tartness, tart'nês. s. sharpness, sourness
Task, task. s. something to be done imposed
by another employment, business
Tassel, tâs'sèl. s. an ornamental bunch of silk
or glittering substances

Tan, tan. v. a. to imbue with bark; to im-Taste, taste. v. a. to perceive and distinguish

brown by the sun

Tang, tång. s. a strong taste; relish

by the palate; to essay first; to have perception of

Taste, taste. s. the act of asting; intellectual
relish or discernment; an essay
Tasteful, tast'fai. a. high relished, savoury
Tasteless, tast lês. a. having no relish
Tastelessness, tast'lès-nês. s. insipidity, want

of relish

Tatter, tât'tur. v. a. to tear, to rend Tatter, tat'tr. s. a fluttering rag Tatterdemalion, tât-tur-de-mål'yun. s. a ged fellow

Tattle, tat'tl. v. n. to prate, to talk idly Tattle, tat'tl. s. prate, idle chat

Tediously, té'dé-us-lè. ad. in such a manner as to weary

Tediousness, te'dè-us-nês. or tè'jè-us-nés. & wearisomeness by continuance

[twenty

[part

Teem, tèèm. v. n. to bring young to be pregnant Teens, téénz. s. the years between twelve and Teeth, teeth. plur. of tooth rag-Tegument, teg'd-ment. s. cover, the outward Teint, tint, s. colour, touch of the pencil Telegraph, tel'è-gråf. s. an instrument that conveys intelligence to a distance through the means of signals

Tattler, tât'tl-ir. s. an idle talker, a prater Taught, tåwt. pret. and part, pass. of teach Taunt, tant. v. a. to reproach to revile, to ridicule .

Taunt, tant, s. insult, reproach
Tauntingly, tånt'ing-iẻ. ad. with insult, scoff-
ingly
[the same thing
Tantological tåw-to-lôd'jè-kål. a. repeating
Tautology, tåw-tôl'lò-jè. s. repetition of the
same words

Tautophony, tåw-tof'd-nè. s. a successive re-
petition of the same sound
isold
Tavern, tav'urn. s. a house where wine is
Taw,, taw. v. a. to dress white leather
Taw, taw. s. a marble to play with
Tawdriness, tåw'dré-nês. s. tinsel inery
Tawdry, tåw'dré. a. meanly showy
Tawny, tåw'ne. a. yellow, like things tanned
Tax, taks. s. an impost, a tribute imposed
Tax, taks. v. a. to load with imposts; to
charge, to censure

Taxable, taks'a-bl. a. that may be taxed
Taxation, taks-a'shun. s. the act of loading
with taxes, impost
Tea, te. s. a Chinese plant

Teach, tetsh. v. a. pret. and part. pass. taught. to instruct

Telescope, tel'le-skope s. a glass by which distant objects are vicwed

Tell, tell. v. a. pret. and part. pass. told. to utter; to relate; to inform; to count Teller, tellur. s. one who tells or relates Telltale, tel'tale. s. one who carries officious intelligence [less Temerarious, têm-er-a'ré-us. a. rash, heedTemerity, té-mer'è-tè. s. rashness, unreasonable contempt of danger Temper, têm'pur. v. a. to compound; to mollify, to assuage

Temper, tém'pår. s. due mixture of contrary qualities; disposition of mind Temperament, tém'pér-a-ment. s. constitution Temperance, têm'pêr-ânse. s. moderation, patience, sedateness

Temperate, tem'pêr-åte. a. moderate Temperately, têm'per-åte-lè. ad. moderately; caimly

Temperature, têm'pêr-a-ture. s. constitution of nature; moderation

Tempest, têm'pést. s. the utmost violence of the wind; tumult [bulent Tempestuous, têm-pes'tshů-us. a. stormy, turItion Templar, tem'plar. s. a student in the law Teachable, tetsh'a-bl. a. susceptive of instruc-Temple, têm'pl. s. a place appropriated to Teachableness, tétsh'a-bi-nes. s. docility, willingness to learn

Teacher, tetsh'ur. s. an instructer, a preacher Teal, těle. s. a wild fowl

Team, tème. s. a number of horses or oxen

drawing at once the same carriage Tear, tère. s. water from the eyes

Tear, tåre. s. a rent, a fissure

acts of religion or the study of the law; an ornamental building in a garden; the upper part of the sides of the head Temporal, têm'po-rál. a. measured by time, secular; placed at the temples

Temporally, têm' pò-râl-é. ad. with respect to this life

Temporaneous, têm-po-rà'né-ås. a. temporary

Tear, tåre. v. a. pret. tore; part. pass. torn. Temporary, têm-po-râ-rẻ. a. lasting only for

to pull in pieces, to lacerate

Tear, tåre. v. n. to fume, to rave

Tearful, tére'ful. a. weeping

a limited time

Temporize, têm'po-rize. v. n. to procrastinate; to comply with the times or occasions

Tease, teze. v. a. to comb wool; to torment Tempt, têmt. v. a. to solicit to ill, to entice

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Tempter, têm'tur. s. an enticer

Temptation, têm-tà-shẳn. s. the act of tempt ing, enticement

Ten, ten. s. the decimal number, twice five

tained or held

[tentive; cohesive

Tectonick, tek-ton'ik. a. pertaining to build-Tenable, ten'â-bl. a. such as may be main-
ing
Tedious, te'do-us. s. troublesome; weari- Tenacious, tè-na'shus. a. grasping hard; re-
Come by prolixity; slow
Tenaut, tên'ânt. s. one who rents of another

Tenantable, ten'ânt-2-bl. a. such as may be Term, térm. v. a. to name, to call

held by a tenant

Tenantless, ten'ant-lês. a. unoccupied

Termagancy, ter'må-gân-sẻ. s. turbulence, tumultuousness

Tend, tend. v. a. to watch, to guard; to at-Termagant, ter'må-gånt. a.

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Tenet, ten'nit. s. position, principle, opinion Tennis, ten'nis. s. a play at which a ball is driven with a racket

Tenour, or Tenor, tên'nůr. s. continuity of state; a sound in musick Tense, tense. a, stretched, stiff

Tense, tense. s. a variation of the verb to signify time

Tenseness, tense'nes. s. contraction, tension Tensible, tén'sè-bl. a. capable of extension Tensile, ten'sil. Tension, ten'shin. s. the act of stretching. state of being stretched Tensive, ten'siv. a. giving a sensation stiffness or contraction

of

Tent, tent. s. a moveable lodging-place, a
Favilion; a roll of lint put into a sore; a
species of wine
Tentation, tên-ta'shun. s. trial, temptation
Tentative, tên'tå-tiv. a. trying, essaying
Tented, tént'êd. a. covered with tents
Tenter, ten'tur. s. a hook on which things
are stretched

Tenth, tenth. a. ordinal of ten
Tenth, tenth. s. the tenth part; tithe
Tenthly, tenth'lé. ad. in the tenth place
Tenuity, té-nd'è-tè. s. thinness, exility
Tenuous, ten'nd-us. a. thin, small, minute
Tenure, te'nure. 8. the manner whereby
tenements are holden of their lords
Tepid, tép'id. a. lukewarm

Terce, terse. s. a vessel containing forty-two gallons of wine

Tergeminous, ter-jêm'è-nus. a. threefold Tergiversation, tér-jé-vér-sá'shům. s. shift, subterfuge, evasion

Term, terin. s. limit, boundary; the word by which a thing is expressed; condition

[scolding tumultuous;

Termagant, têr'må-gant. s. a scold Terminable, ter'mé-nå-bl. a. limitable Terminate, tér-me-nåte. v. a. to limit; to [clusion

put an end to

Termination, ter-me-na'shun. s. end, conTerrace, tér'rås. s. a small mount of earth covered with grass

Terraqueous, tér-ra'kwè-us. a. composed of land and water

Terrene, ter-rene'. a. earthly, terrestrial Terreous, têr'rẻ-ůs. a. earthly, consisting of earth

Terrestrial, têr-rês'trẻ-ål. a. earthly Terrible, ter're-bl. a. dreadful, formidable Terribly, ter'rẻ-blẻ. ad. dreadfully, formida bly [gaine under ground Terrier, têr'ré-år. s. a dog that follows his Terrifick, ter-rif'fik. a. dreadful Terrify, tér'ré-fl. v. a. to fright Territory, tér'ré-tur-ẻ. s. land, district Terror, ter'rur. s. fear communicated or received; the cause of fear Terse, terse. a. smooth; neat Tertian, ter'shun. s. an ague intermitting but one day [squares Tesselated, tes'sêl-là-têd. a. variegated by Test, tést. s. a cupel to try metals; trial Testaceous, tés-ta'shus. a. consisting of shells Testament, tês'ta-ment. s. a will; the name of Holy Scripture Testamentary, tés-tá-mên'tá-rẻ. a. given by Testate, tês'tate. a. having made a will Testator, tes-ta'tur. s. one who leaves a will Testatrix, tês-ta'triks. s. a woman who leaves a will

Tested, test'ed. a. tried by a test

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Testimony, tes'te-mån-è. s. evidence; proof
Testiness, tés'té-nês. s. moroseness
Testy, tes'tè. a. fretful, peevish
Tetchy, têtsh'è. a. froward, peevish
Tete-a-tete, tate'a-tate'. ad. cheek by jowl
Tether, teth'ur. s. a string by which cattle
are held from pasturing too wide
Tetragonal, té-tråg'go-nal. a. square
Tetrarch, te'trark, or têt'rårk. s. a Roman
governor of the fourth part of a province
Tetrarchy, têt'trár-kẻ. s. a Roman govern

ment

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Tetrastick, té-tras'tik. s. a stanza of four Theoretically, the-d-rét'é-kâl-é. ad. specuTetter, têt'tur. s. a scab, a scurf

[verses

Teutonick, tu-ton'ik. a. spoken by the Teu-Theorist, the'd-rist. s. a speculatist

tones, or ancient Germans

latively

Theory, the'd-re. s. speculation, scheme

Thereabout, thare'â-bout. Thereabouts, thare'â-boats.

ad. near that

[count

Text, tekst. s. that on which a comment is There, thåre. ad. in that place written; sentence of Scripture

Texile, tekstil. a. woven

Texture, teks'tshire. s. a web; disposition of the parts of bodies

place

Thereat, thåre-át. ad. at that, on that ac-
Thereby, thare-bl'. ad. by that

Than, thân. ad. placed in comparison
Thank, thángk. v. a. to return acknowledg-Therefore, ther'fore. ad. for this reason

ments

Therefrom, thare-frôm'. ad. from that

Thanks, thangks. s. acknowledgment for Therein, thåre-in'. ad. in that, in this

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That, that. pron. which; who

Thereinto, thare-in-to'. ad. into that Thereof, thare-of'. ad. of that Thereon, thare-ôn'. ad. on that

celebra-Thereto, thire-to'.

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Thereunto, there-an-to'.
Thereupon, thare-up-on'. ad. upon that

Thatch, thatsh. s. straw laid upon the top of Therewith, thare-with'. ad. with that; im

a house to keep out the weather

Thatch, thatsh. v. a. to cover as with straw Thatcher, thatsh'ur. 8. one who covers houses with straw

Thaw, thaw. v. n. to grow liquid, to melt Thaw, thaw. s. liquefaction of any thing congealed

The, the. article. noting a particular thing
Theatral, the a-trål. a. belonging to a theatre
Theatre, the a-tur. s. a playhouse; a place
rising by steps like a theatre
Theatrick, the-at'trik.
Theatrical, thể-ất trẻ-kal.

theatre

a. suiting a

Thee, thee. the oblique singular of thou

Theft, theft. s. the act of stealing

Their, thåre. pron. of them

Theist, the st. s. one who believes in God Theism, the'izm. s. the mere belief of a God; deism

Them, thêm. s. the oblique case of they
Theme, thème. s. a subject, short dissertation
Themselves, thêm-selvz'. s. these very persons
Then, then. ad. at that time [that time
Thence, thense. ad. from that place; from
Thenceforth, thense'forth.
Thenceforward, thênse-for'ward.

from that time

ad.

Theocracy, the-ôk'krå-sé. s. government immediately superintended by God Theocratical, the-d-krât'tè-kâl. a. relating to a theocracy

Theologian, the-8-18′jé-ân. s. a divine; a professor of divinity Theological, the-d-lod′jè-kál. a. relating to the science of divinity Theologist, the-ôl'lo-jfst. s. a divine Theorem, the'd-rêm. s. a position laid down

as a settled truth Theoretical, the-d-rêt'tè-kâl. Theoretick, the-d-rêt'îk.

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Theriacal, the-rl'a-kål. a. medicinal Therinometer, ther-mom'è-tur. s. an instrument for measuring the degrees of heat and cold

These, theze. pron. the plural of this
Thesis, the'sis. s. a position

They, tha. pron. men, women, persons
Thick, thik. a. gross; muddy; close, crowded
Thick, thik. ad. frequently, fast, closely
Thicken, thik'kn. v. a. to make thick
Thicken, thik'kn. v. n. to grow thick
Thicket, thik'êt. s. a close wood
Thickness, thik'nés. s. the state of being
thick, density; considerable depth; gross-
ness; closeness
[to another
Thief, theef. s. one who takes what belongs
Thiefcatcher, theèf'kâtsh-úr. {
Thieftaker, theef'tå-kur.

8. one whose

business is to detect thieves Thieve, theev. v. n. to steal Thievery, theev'ur-è. s. the practice of stealing Thievish, theev'ish. a. given to stealing Thievishness, theev'ish-nés. s. disposition to steal [the buttocks and the knee Thigh, thl. s. a limb including all between Thill, thill. s. the shafts of a waggon Thimble, thim'bl. s. a metal cover by which women secure their fingers from the needie Thin, thin. a. rare; small, lean, slender Thin, thin. ad. not thickly [attenuate Thin, thin. v. a. to make thin or rare; to Thine, thine. pron. belonging or relating to

thee

Thing, thing. s. whatever is

Think, thingk. v. n. pret. thought. to have ideas; to reason; to judge; to intend; to

muse

Thinking, thingking. s. imagination
Thinly, thin'le. ad. not thickly

Thinness, thin'nés. s. the contrary to thickness

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