v. t.
To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army.
Next Wordn.
A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoethes scribendi, "The itch for writing". →
v. t.
To suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint. →
a.
Chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff; furnished with chaff; as, a paleaceous receptacle. →
n.
One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets, etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible, forms alloys with other metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal. Atomic weight, 206.4. Symbol Pb (L. Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena, lead sulphide. →
n.
The dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the place or state of the blessed after death. →