*clit*

‖n. [ NL., prob. fr. L. clitellae a packsadle. ] (Zool.) A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for reproductive purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. a genus of white-spored agarics with flat or funnel-shaped cap and elastic stem.
Syn. -- genus Clitocybe. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers.
Syn. -- genus Clitoria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Of or pertaining to the clitoris. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kleitori`s, fr. klei`ein to shut up. It is concealed by the labia pudendi. ] (Anat.) A small organ at the upper part of the vulva in females, homologous to the penis in the male. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. to make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures, as of male insects such as crickets or grasshoppers.
Syn. -- stridulate. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Gram.) A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee). [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. encliticus, Gr. 'egkli`tikos, fr. 'egkli`nein to incline; 'en in + kli`nein to bend. See In, and Lean, v. i. ] (Gram.) Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back. Walker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Gram.) The art of declining and conjugating words. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. heteroclitus, Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; other + &unr_; to lean, incline, inflect: cf. F. hétéroclite. ] Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Gram.) A word which is irregular or anomalous either in declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary forms of inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a noun which is irregular in declension. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any thing or person deviating from the common rule, or from common forms. Howell.

{ } a. [ See Heteroclite. ] Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous; abnormal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Heteroclitic. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. periclitatus, p. p. of periclitari, fr. periculum. ] To endanger. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Periclitating, pardi! the whole family. Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. periclitatio: cf. F. périclitation. ] 1. Trial; experiment. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being in peril. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; to lean forward; &unr_; forward + &unr_; to lean or incline. Cf. Enclitic. ] (Gr. Gram.) Leaning forward; -- said of certain monosyllabic words which are so closely attached to the following word as not to have a separate accent. [ 1913 Webster ]