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Waif :: Waif (n.) Goods found of which the owner is not known; originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and brought him to justice..

Game :: Game (v. i.) A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or purpose; method of procedure; projected line of operations; plan; project.

Quest :: Quest (n.) The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, etc..

Disprofess :: Disprofess (v. t.) To renounce the profession or pursuit of.

Industrialism :: Industrialism (n.) The principles or policy applicable to industrial pursuits or organized labor.

Scour :: Scour (v. i.) To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.

Avocation :: Avocation (n.) Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

Earth :: Earth (n.) Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life..

Rival :: Rival (n.) One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a competitor; as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown..

Zeal :: Zeal (n.) Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest; engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor.

Overtake :: Overtake (v. t.) To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with..

Choctaws :: Choctaws (n. pl.) A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory..

Dilettanteism :: Dilettanteism (n.) The state or quality of being a dilettante; the desultory pursuit of art, science, or literature..

Eager :: Eager (a.) Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the hounds were eager in the chase..

Spur :: Spur (v. t.) To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to instigate; to impel; to drive..

Industrious :: Industrious (a.) Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker..

Whoop :: Whoop (n.) A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness, enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl..

Genius :: Genius (n.) The peculiar structure of mind with whoch each individual is endowed by nature; that disposition or aptitude of mind which is peculiar to each man, and which qualifies him for certain kinds of action or special success in any pursuit; special taste, inclination, or disposition; as, a genius for history, for poetry, or painting..

Endless :: Endless (a.) Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit..

Disengage :: Disengage (v. t.) To release from that with which anything is engaged, engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach; to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from a party, from broils and controversies, from an oath, promise, or occupation; to disengage the affections a favorite pursuit, the mind from study..

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