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n. 1. a medicament used to suppress or relieve coughing; an antitussive substance. Codeine is one such commonly used antitussive. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Australia. [ informal ]
Syn. -- Australian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ ‖ ‖ } n. [ F. babiroussa, fr. Malay bābī hog + rūsa deer. ] (Zool.) A large hoglike quadruped (Sus babirussa, syn. Porcus babirussa) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and recurved. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ ‖ } n. (Zool.) See Babiroussa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Either fr. blunder + D. bus tube, box, akin to G. büchse box, gun, E. box; or corrupted fr. D. donderbus (literally) thunder box, gun, musket. ] 1. A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact aim. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stupid, blundering fellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ German: end of burning. ] (Rocketry) the time at which the engines of a rocket stop firing; the termination of the firing of the rocket engines, whether due to intentional shutdown of the engines or exhaustion of the fuel. This term was used mostly in the early days of rocketry when only one firing sequence occurred for rockets, which were used as ballistic missiles or for experiments in rocketry or atmospheric science. [ PJC ]

n. a genus of shade trees including the paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) of East Asia.
Syn. -- genus Broussonetia. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Belgium. Population (2000) = 949, 070 (metro). It has given its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc. [ PJC ]

Brussels carpet, a kind of carpet made of worsted yarn fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread. The worsted, which alone shows on the upper surface in drawn up in loops to form the pattern. --
Brussels ground, a name given to the handmade ground of real Brussels lace. It is very costly because of the extreme fineness of the threads. --
Brussels lace, an expensive kind of lace of several varieties, originally made in Brussels; as, Brussels point, Brussels ground, Brussels wire ground. --
Brussels net, an imitation of Brussels ground, made by machinery. --
Brussels point. See Point lace. --
Brussels sprouts (Bot.), a plant of the Cabbage family, which produces, in the axils of the upright stem, numerous small green heads, or “sprouts, ” each a cabbage in miniature, of one or two inches in diameter; the thousand-headed cabbage. --
Brussels wire ground, a ground for lace, made of silk, with meshes partly straight and partly arched. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. basse, fr. L. basium; cf. G. bus (Luther), Prov. G. busserl, dim. of bus kiss, bussen to kiss, Sw. puss kiss, pussa to kiss, W. & Gael. bus lip, mouth. ] A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bussed p. pr. & vb. n. Bussing. ] To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely. “Nor bussed the milking maid.” Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kissing and bussing differ both in this,
We buss our wantons, but our wives we kiss. Herrick. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. busse, Pr. bus, LL. bussa, busa, G. büse, D. buis. ] (Naut.) A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used in the herring fishery. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Dutch whalers and herring busses. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a European country east of Poland, formerly a part of the Soviet Union. After the breakup of the Soviet Union the name was changed to Belarus.
Syn. -- Belarus, Belorussia, White Russia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia.
Syn. -- Belorussian, White Russian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the language spoken in Belarus.
Syn. -- Belarusian. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. (Min.) Native lead carbonate; a mineral occurring in colorless, white, or yellowish transparent crystals, with an adamantine, also massive and compact. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ F. ] The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the waist, worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages; applied also to the armor for the same parts, when fixible, as of chain mail. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A foot covering of any kind. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. concussus, p. p. of concutere. See Concussion. ] 1. To shake or agitate. “Concussed with uncertainty.” Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) To force (a person) to do something, or give up something, by intimidation; to coerce. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A violent shock or agitation. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. concussio, fr. concutere, concussum, to shake violenty; con- + quatere to shake. See Cashier, Quash. ] 1. A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is believed that great ringing of bells, in populous cities, hath dissipated pestilent air; which may be from the concussion of the air. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Civil Law) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value. [ 1913 Webster ]

Then concussion, rapine, pilleries,
Their catalogue of accusations fill. Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

Concussion fuse (Mil.), one that is ignited by the concussion of the shell when it strikes.

Syn. -- See Shock. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the power or quality of shaking or agitating. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., dim. of coussin cushion. See Cushionet. ] (Arch.) (a) A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch. (b) That part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; obstinate. [ Slang or Colloq., U. S. ] [ Narrower terms: unregenerate (vs. regenerate), unregenerated ]
Syn. -- obdurate, obstinate, perverse, unrepentant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cussed (for cursed) + -ness. ] Disposition to willful wrongdoing; malignity; perversity; cantankerousness; obstinacy. [ Slang or Colloq., U. S. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

In her opinion it was all pure “cussedness.” Mrs. Humphry Ward. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Disputatiousness and perversity (what the Americans call “cussedness”). James Bryce. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of Brunei. Population (2000) = 52, 300. [ PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Decussated; p. pr. & vb. n. Decussating. ] [ L. decussatus, p. p. of decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by X. ] To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures, rays of light, nerves, etc.

{ } a. 1. Crossed; intersected. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or branches. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Rhet.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a decussate manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. decussatio. ] Act of crossing at an acute angle, or state of being thus crossed; an intersection in the form of an X; as, the decussation of lines, nerves, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Intersecting at acute angles. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Crosswise; in the form of an X. “Anointed decussatively.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. To make a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by applying an opposing magnetic field. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. To remove irregular magnetization in (the electron gun of a cathode-ray tube); -- used to improve picture quality, especially in computer monitors. [ PJC ]

n. the process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Discussed p. pr. & vb. n. Discussing. ] [ L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally, distinguish); dis- + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash. ] 1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors. [ archaic ] This usage is preserved only in the word discussive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

A pomade . . . of virtue to discuss pimples. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

All regard of shame she had discussed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. “We sat and . . . discussed the farm . . . and the price of grain.” Tennyson. “To discuss questions of taste.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us. Sir S. Baker. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. Burrill.

Syn. -- To Discuss, Examine, Debate. We speak of examining a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We speak of discussing a topic when we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion. We speak of debating a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a participant in a discussion, especially a member of a panel.
Syn. -- panelist. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who discusses; one who sifts or examines. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. discussio a shaking, examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion. ] 1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or dispersing, as a tumor, or the like. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination by argument; debate; disputation; agitation. [ 1913 Webster ]

The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of all other liberties. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Discussion of a problem or
Discussion of an equation (Math.), the operation of assigning different reasonable values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the result. Math. Dict. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to discussion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humors; a discutient. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. discussif. ] 1. (Med.) Able or tending to discuss or disperse tumors or coagulated matter; discutient. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Doubt-dispelling; decisive. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A kind of peremptory and discussive voice. Hopkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. excussus. p. p. of excutere to shake off; ex out, from + quatere to shake. Cf. Quash. ] 1. To shake off; to discard. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To excuss the notation of a Geity out of their minds. Bp. Stillingfleet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To inspect; to investigate; to decipher. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To take some pains in excusing some old monuments. F. Junius (1654). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To seize and detain by law, as goods. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. excussio a shaking down; LL., a threshing of corn: cf. F. excussion. ] The act of excusing; seizure by law. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. fausse-braie. ] (Mil.) A second rampart, exterior to, and parallel to, the main rampart, and considerably below its level. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ferri- + prussiate. ] (Chem.) A ferricyanate; a ferricyanide. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ferri- + prussic. ] (Chem.) Ferricyanic. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ferro- + prussiate. ] (Chem.) A ferrocyanate; a ferocyanide. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Ferro- + prussic. ] (Chem.) Ferrocyanic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fidejussio, from fidejubere to be surety or bail; fides faith + jubere to order: cf. F. fidéjussion. ] (Civil Law) The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L.: cf. F. fidéjusseur. ] (Civil Law) A surety; one bound for another, conjointly with him; a guarantor. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]