1219 Quotations with Found.
- 81. Ambrose Bierce: HALO, n. Properly, a luminous ring encircling an astronomical body, but not infr ...
- 82. Ambrose Bierce: HIBERNATE, v.i. To pass the winter season in domestic seclusion. There have been ...
- 83. Ambrose Bierce: HOMILETICS, n. The science of adapting sermons to the spiritual needs, capacitie ...
- 84. Ambrose Bierce: IMMODEST, adj. Having a strong sense of one's own merit, coupled with a feeble c ...
- 85. Ambrose Bierce: INSCRIPTION, n. Something written on another thing. Inscriptions are of many kin ...
- 86. Ambrose Bierce: LAND, n. A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that ...
- 87. Ambrose Bierce: LICKSPITTLE, n. A useful functionary, not infrequently found editing a newspaper ...
- 88. Ambrose Bierce: LOOKING-GLASS, n. A vitreous plane upon which to display a fleeting show for man ...
- 89. Ambrose Bierce: MAGDALENE, n. An inhabitant of Magdala. Popularly, a woman found out. This defin ...
- 90. Ambrose Bierce: MAIDEN, n. A young person of the unfair sex addicted to clewless conduct and vie ...
- 91. Ambrose Bierce: MALTHUSIAN, adj. Pertaining to Malthus and his doctrines. Malthus believed in ar ...
- 92. Ambrose Bierce: MONAD, n. The ultimate, indivisible unit of matter. (See _Molecule_.) According ...
- 93. Ambrose Bierce: MONSIGNOR, n. A high ecclesiastical title, of which the Founder of our religion ...
- 94. Ambrose Bierce: PALACE, n. A fine and costly residence, particularly that of a great official. T ...
- 95. Ambrose Bierce: PIGMY, n. One of a tribe of very small men found by ancient travelers in many pa ...
- 96. Ambrose Bierce: PLEASE, v. To lay the foundation for a superstructure of imposition.
- 97. Ambrose Bierce: POPULIST, n. A fossil patriot of the early agricultural period, found in the old ...
- 98. Ambrose Bierce: RENOWN, n. A degree of distinction between notoriety and fame -- a little more s ...
- 99. Ambrose Bierce: REPUBLIC, n. A nation in which, the thing governing and the thing governed being ...
- 100. Ambrose Bierce: RESTITUTIONS, n. The founding or endowing of universities and public libraries b ...
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