Definition of on

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On (prep.) Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. Hence, figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an impression on the mind..

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Attaint :: Attaint (v. t.) To accuse; to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act.
Smickering :: Smickering (n.) Amorous glance or inclination.
Grating :: Grating (n.) A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars; a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating of a prison or convent..
Precautionary :: Precautionary (a.) Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as, precautionary signals..
Barbecue :: Barbecue (n.) A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried..
Cypres :: Cypres (n.) A rule for construing written instruments so as to conform as nearly to the intention of the parties as is consistent with law.
Ironsmith :: Ironsmith (n.) A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith.
Flamingo :: Flamingo (n.) Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum..
Blazonry :: Blazonry (n.) Artistic representation or display.
Backwoods :: Backwoods (n. pl.) The forests or partly cleared grounds on the frontiers.
Lister :: Lister (n.) A spear armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish..
Sutlership :: Sutler (n.) A person who follows an army, and sells to the troops provisions, liquors, and the like..
Utter :: Utter (a.) Situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the center; outer..
Valve :: Valve (n.) One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally separates when it bursts.
Prove :: Prove (v. t.) To evince, establish, or ascertain, as truth, reality, or fact, by argument, testimony, or other evidence..
Outfitter :: Outfitter (n.) One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business..
Cutting :: Cutting (n.) Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper; an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut..
Binary :: Binary (n.) That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts; two; duality..
Harsh :: Harsh (a.) Having violent contrasts of color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony..
Nonius :: Nonius (n.) A vernier.
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