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Rather :: Rather (a.) More readily or willingly; preferably.

Carronade :: Carronade (n.) A kind of short cannon, formerly in use, designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity, used for the purpose of breaking or smashing in, rather than piercing, the object aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no trunnions, but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side..

Men-pleaser :: Men-pleaser (n.) One whose motive is to please men or the world, rather than God..

Contemplative :: Contemplative (n.) A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation, rather than to active works of charity..

Melop/ia :: Melop/ia (n.) The art of forming melody; melody; -- now often used for a melodic passage, rather than a complete melody..

Trap :: Trap (n.) An old term rather loosely used to designate various dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid, etc., but including also some kinds of diorite. Called also trap rock..

Lever :: Lever (adv.) Rather.

Rather :: Rather (a.) In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the house is rather damp..

Before :: Before (prep.) Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or worth; rather than..

Colloid :: Colloid (n.) A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do; -- opposed to crystalloid..

Wholesale :: Wholesale (a.) Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price..

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..

Otaheite Apple :: Otaheite apple () The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree (Spondias dulcis), also called vi-apple. It is rather larger than an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine, but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples..

Eikon :: Eikon (n.) An image or effigy; -- used rather in an abstract sense, and rarely for a work of art..

Verbal :: Verbal (a.) Consisting in, or having to do with, words only; dealing with words rather than with the ideas intended to be conveyed; as, a verbal critic; a verbal change..

Square :: Square (a.) Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a square frame..

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..

Pool :: Pool (n.) A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water; as, the pools of Solomon..

Particularism :: Particularism (n.) Devotion to the interests of one's own kingdom or province rather than to those of the empire.

Larghetto :: Larghetto (a. & adv.) Somewhat slow or slowly, but not so slowly as largo, and rather more so than andante..

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