Definition of for

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For (n.) One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it..

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Hexoctahedron :: Hexoctahedron (n.) A solid having forty-eight equal triangular faces.
Kit :: Kit (m.) A box for working implements; hence, a working outfit, as of a workman, a soldier, and the like..
Sole :: Sole (n.) Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata), the long-finned sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus), and other species..
Fullage :: Fullage (n.) The money or price paid for fulling or cleansing cloth.
Membraniform :: Membraniform (a.) Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.
Backsight :: Backsight (n.) The reading of the leveling staff in its unchanged position when the leveling instrument has been taken to a new position; a sight directed backwards to a station previously occupied. Cf. Foresight, n., 3..
Foreground :: Foreground (n.) On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture, or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest part of the work of art itself. Cf. Distance, n., 6..
Excuse :: Excuse (v. t.) To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear to justify it..
Antedate :: Antedate (v. t.) To anticipate; to make before the true time.
Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) The first of the two propositions which constitute an enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is mortal; therefore the king must die..
Roundabout :: Roundabout (n.) A dance performed in a circle.
Concertino :: Concertino (n.) A piece for one or more solo instruments with orchestra; -- more concise than the concerto.
Justification :: "Justification (n.) Adjustment of type by spacing it so as to make it exactly fill a line, or of a cut so as to hold it in the right place; also, the leads, quads, etc., used for making such adjustment..
Buckwheat :: Buckwheat (n.) The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc..
Truck :: Truck (v. i.) A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards through..
Forgetful :: Forgetful (a.) Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory..
Water Spider :: Water spider () An aquatic European spider (Argyoneta aquatica) which constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on water plants. It lives in a bell-shaped structure of silk, open beneath like a diving bell, and filled with air which the spider carries down in the form of small bubbles attached one at a time to the spinnerets and hind feet. Called also diving spider..
Catherine Wheel :: Catherine wheel () A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name.
Publishable :: Publishable (a.) Capable of being published; suitable for publication.
Sunglow :: Sunglass (n.) A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the sun's rays into a focus.
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