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Feather :: Feather (n.) A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise but permit motion lengthwise; a spline..

Resist :: Resist (n.) A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers.. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes..

Prevenience :: Prevenience (n.) The act of going before; anticipation.

Open :: Open (a.) Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead..

Tie :: Tie (v. t.) An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which prevents either party from being victorious; equality in any contest, as a race..

Morne :: Morne (n.) A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting.

Irreconcile :: Irreconcile (v. t.) To prevent from being reconciled; to alienate or disaffect.

Jamb :: Jamb (n.) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from following the lode or vein.

Water Gate :: Water gate () A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted, prevented, or regulated..

Reprehend :: Reprehend (v. t.) To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking, or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; to blame; to censure..

Barkbound :: Barkbound (a.) Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close..

Table :: Table (v. t.) To insert, as one piece of timber into another, by alternate scores or projections from the middle, to prevent slipping; to scarf..

Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) A figure by which objections are anticipated or prevented.

Preventingly :: Preventingly (adv.) So as to prevent or hinder.

Exclusion :: Exclusion (n.) The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of being excluded..

Bribe :: Bribe (v. t.) To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge, juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a bribe to..

Infibulation :: Infibulation (n.) The act of attaching a ring, clasp, or frame, to the genital organs in such a manner as to prevent copulation..

Raddle :: Raddle (n.) An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it is wound upon the beam of the loom..

Preventer :: Preventer (n.) One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease..

King-post :: King-post (n.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post..

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