v. i.
Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, something.
Next Worda.
Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, native oysters, or strawberries. →
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In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5. →
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Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunals which flourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century to the middle of the 16th, usurping many of the functions of the government which were too weak to maintain law and order, and inspiring dread in all who came within their jurisdiction. →
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The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch, n., 1. →
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A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral point, or on the conduct of life. →