Definition of by

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By (adv.) Near; in the neighborhood; present; as, there was no person by at the time..

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By-speech :: By-speech (n.) An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the point..
Wale :: Wale (v. t.) To choose; to select; specifically (Mining), to pick out the refuse of (coal) by hand, in order to clean it..
Preconform :: Preconform (v. t. & i.) To conform by way anticipation.
Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does; as, to burn the mouth with pepper..
Grading :: Grading (n.) The act or method of arranging in or by grade, or of bringing, as the surface of land or a road, to the desired level or grade..
Distinguish :: Distinguish (v. t.) To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded; as, to distinguish the sound of a drum..
Strident :: Stride (n.) The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride..
Agglutination :: Agglutination (n.) The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
Compartment :: Compartment (n.) One of the sections into which the hold of a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.
Cassareep :: Cassareep (n.) A condiment made from the sap of the bitter cassava (Manihot utilissima) deprived of its poisonous qualities, concentrated by boiling, and flavored with aromatics. See Pepper pot..
Quintuple :: Quintuple (a.) Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold.
Supply :: Supply (n.) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures; generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies..
Tolerate :: Tolerate (v. t.) To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing; not to restrain; to put up with; as, to tolerate doubtful practices..
Pouncing :: Pouncing (n.) The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.
Alco :: Alco (n.) A small South American dog, domesticated by the aborigines..
Tregetour :: Tregetour (n.) A juggler who produces illusions by the use of elaborate machinery.
Recompensation :: Recompensation (n.) Used to denote a case where a set-off pleaded by the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded by the plaintiff.
Tunic :: Tunic (n.) An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves, reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the waist by a girdle..
Rail :: Rail (v. i.) To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; -- followed by at or against, formerly by on..
Bilious :: Bilious (a.) Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms..
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