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Nonagenarian
A person ninety years old.
Lucifer
The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; -- applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.
Lodestone
A piece of magnetic iron ore possessing polarity like a magnetic needle. See Magnetite.
Observer
One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer.
Northwest
The point in the horizon between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.
Southerly
Southern.
Derangement
The act of deranging or putting out of order, or the state of being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion; especially, mental disorder; insanity.
Antarctic
Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it, and applied especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23¡ 28/. Thus we say the antarctic pol..
Hexastyle
Having six columns in front; -- said of a portico or temple.
Abstruse
Concealed or hidden out of the way.
Hexahedral
In the form of a hexahedron; having six sides or faces.
Magnetite
An oxide of iron (Fe3O4) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then ..
Northerly
Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.
Sexennial
Lasting six years, or happening once in six years.
Sext
The office for the sixth canonical hour, being a part of the Breviary.
Ninety
Nine times ten; eighty-nine and one more; as, ninety men.
Thirteen
One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or pounds.
Sirdar
A native chief in Hindostan; a headman.
Foreside
The front side; the front; esp., a stretch of country fronting the sea.
Nestor
A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka.
Catkin
An ament; a species of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar, and (as to the staminate flowers) in the ..
Cranium
The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See Skull.
Barmaid
A girl or woman who attends the customers of a bar, as in a tavern or beershop.
Forepart
The part most advanced, or first in time or in place; the beginning.
Worldling
A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.
Alcoholic
Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholic gastritis; alcoholic odor.
Surmount
To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.
Resolutely
In a resolute manner; with fixed purpose; boldly; firmly; steadily; with perseverance.
Brain
The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony cranium of vertebrate animals. It is..
Gowk
To make a, booby of one); to stupefy.
Snail
Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix and many allied genera of the family Helicidae. They are abundant in nearly all parts of the worl..
Grandfather
A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
Clew
Alt. of Clue
Cloth
A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire, as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton, woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments; specifically, woolen fabrics, ..
Counterman
A man who attends at the counter of a shop to sell goods.
Headpiece
Head.
Bartender
A barkeeper.
Brewer
One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.
Upward
Alt. of Upwards
Saliently
In a salient manner.
Plainly
In a plain manner; clearly.
Tradeswoman
A woman who trades, or is skilled in trade.
Hardwareman
One who makes, or deals in, hardware.
Androecium
The stamens of a flower taken collectively.
Prepollent
Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant.
Daftness
The quality of being daft.
Lister
A spear armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish.
Lodger
One who, or that which, lodges; one who occupies a hired room in another's house.
Ironmonger
A dealer in iron or hardware.
Chinquapin
A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat.
