Definition of ply

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Ply (v. i.) To act, go, or work diligently and steadily; especially, to do something by repeated actions; to go back and forth; as, a steamer plies between certain ports..

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Quadrifid :: Quadrifid (a.) Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid perianth; a quadrifid leaf..
Water Supply :: Water supply () A supply of water; specifically, water collected, as in reservoirs, and conveyed, as by pipes, for use in a city, mill, or the like..
Minister :: Minister (n.) To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.
Grave :: Grave (n.) To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.
Polyautography :: Polyautography (n.) The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone, -- a species of lithography..
Supply :: Supply (v. t.) To serve instead of; to take the place of.
Plenteous :: Plenteous (a.) Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful; sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply..
Reapplication :: Reapplication (n.) The act of reapplying, or the state of being reapplied..
Simply :: Simply (adv.) In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely.
Presuppose :: Presuppose (v. t.) To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator..
Victualing :: Victualing (a.) Of or pertaining to victuals, or provisions; supplying provisions; as, a victualing ship..
Reduplicate :: Reduplicate (v. t.) To redouble; to multiply; to repeat.
Nourish :: Nourish (v. t.) To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to furnish with nutriment..
Ovulist :: Ovulist (n.) A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called ovist..
Trenchantly :: Trenchantly (adv.) In a trenchant, or sharp, manner; sharply; severely..
Burn :: Burn (v. t.) To apply a cautery to; to cauterize.
Prime :: Prime (a.) To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge..
Administer :: Administer (v. t.) To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to administer relief, to administer the sacrament..
Dimply :: Dimply (a.) Full of dimples, or small depressions; dimpled; as, the dimply pool..
Pliant :: Pliant (v.) Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe; limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil; tractable; as, a pliant heart..
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