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Definition of rather
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Rather
(a.) More
properly;
more
correctly
speaking.
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Disgust
::
Disgust
(v. t.)
Repugnance
to what is
offensive;
aversion
or
displeasure
produced
by
something
loathsome;
loathing;
strong
distaste;
-- said
primarily
of the
sickening
opposition
felt for
anything
which
offends
the
physical
organs
of
taste;
now
rather
of the
analogous
repugnance
excited
by
anything
extremely
unpleasant
to the moral taste or
higher
sensibilities
of our
nature;
as, an act of
cruelty
may
excite
disgust..
Fossil
::
Fossil
(n.) A
person
whose views and
opinions
are
extremely
antiquated;
one whose
sympathies
are with a
former
time
rather
than with the
present.
Serval
::
Serval
(n.) An
African
wild cat
(Felis
serval)
of
moderate
size. It has
rather
long legs and a tail of
moderate
length.
Its color is
tawny,
with black spots on the body and rings of black on the
tail..
Membranaceous
::
Membranaceous
(a.) Thin and
rather
soft or
pliable,
as the
leaves
of the rose, peach tree, and aspen
poplar..
Bismuth
::
Bismuth
(n.) One of the
elements;
a metal of a
reddish
white
color,
crystallizing
in
rhombohedrons.
It is
somewhat
harder
than lead, and
rather
brittle;
masses
show broad
cleavage
surfaces
when
broken
across.
It melts at 507¡
Fahr.,
being
easily
fused in the flame of a
candle.
It is found in a
native
state,
and as a
constituent
of some
minerals.
Specific
gravity
9.8.
Atomic
weight
207.5.
Symbol
Bi..
Than
::
Than
(conj.)
A
particle
expressing
comparison,
used after
certain
adjectives
and
adverbs
which
express
comparison
or
diversity,
as more,
better,
other,
otherwise,
and the like. It is
usually
followed
by the
object
compared
in the
nominative
case.
Sometimes,
however,
the
object
compared
is
placed
in the
objective
case, and than is then
considered
by some
grammarians
as a
preposition.
Sometimes
the
object
is
expressed
in a
sentence,
usually
introduced
by that; as, I would
rather
suffer
than that y
Piecework
::
Piecework
(n.) Work done by the piece or job; work paid for at a rate based on the
amount
of work done,
rather
than on the time
employed..
Lever
::
Lever
(adv.)
Rather.
Modest
::
Modest
(a.)
Restraining
within
due
limits
of
propriety;
not
forward,
bold,
boastful,
or
presumptious;
rather
retiring
than
pushing
one's self
forward;
not
obstructive;
as, a
modest
youth;
a
modest
man..
Cake
::
Cake (n.) A mass of
matter
concreted,
congealed,
or
molded
into a solid mass of any form, esp. into a form
rather
flat than high; as, a cake of soap; an ague
cake..
Rather
::
Rather
(a.) On the other hand; to the
contrary
of what was said or
suggested;
instead.
Sylleptic
::
Syllepsis
(n.) The
agreement
of a verb or
adjective
with one,
rather
than
another,
of two
nouns,
with
either
of which it might agree in
gender,
number,
etc.; as, rex et
regina
beati..
Syllabist
::
Syllabism
(n.) The
expressing
of the
sounds
of a
language
by
syllables,
rather
than by an
alphabet
or by signs for
words..
Lanceolated
::
Lanceolated
(a.)
Rather
narrow,
tapering
to a point at the apex, and
sometimes
at the base also; as, a
lanceolate
leaf..
Fresh
::
Fresh
(superl)
Renewed
in
vigor,
alacrity,
or
readiness
for
action;
as, fresh for a
combat;
hence,
tending
to renew in
vigor;
rather
strong;
cool or
brisk;
as, a fresh
wind..
Atavism
::
Atavism
(n.) The
recurrence,
or a
tendency
to a
recurrence,
of the
original
type of a
species
in the
progeny
of its
varieties;
resemblance
to
remote
rather
than to near
ancestors;
reversion
to the
original
form..
Stenostome
::
Stenosis
(n.) A
narrowing
of the
opening
or
hollow
of any
passage,
tube, or
orifice;
as,
stenosis
of the
pylorus.
It
differs
from
stricture
in being
applied
especially
to
diffused
rather
than
localized
contractions,
and in
always
indicating
an
origin
organic
and not
spasmodic..
Viz-cacha
::
Viz-cacha
(n.) A large
burrowing
South
American
rodent
(Lagostomus
trichodactylus)
allied
to the
chinchillas,
but much
larger.
Its fur is soft and
rather
long,
mottled
gray
above,
white or
yellowish
white
beneath.
There is a white band
across
the
muzzle,
and a dark band on each
cheek.
It
inhabits
grassy
plains,
and is noted for its
extensive
burrows
and for
heaping
up
miscellaneous
articles
at the mouth of its
burrows.
Called
also
biscacha,
bizcacha,
vischacha,
vishatscha..
Anyone
::
Anyone
(n.) One taken at
random
rather
than by
selection;
anybody.
[Commonly
written
as two
words..
Ere
::
Ere
(adv.)
Rather
than.
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