Definition of reaching

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Reaching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reac.

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Thwart :: Thwart (n.) A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat..
Postillation :: Postillation (n.) The act of postillating; exposition of Scripture in preaching.
Transcendent :: Transcendent (a.) Transcending, or reaching beyond, the limits of human knowledge; -- applied to affirmations and speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the human intellect..
Dewclaw :: Dewclaw (n.) In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or small hoof not reaching the ground..
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..
Even :: Even (a.) Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.
Sermoning :: Sermoning (n.) The act of discoursing; discourse; instruction; preaching.
Roquelaure :: Roquelaure (n.) A cloak reaching about to, or just below, the knees, worn in the 18th century..
Ideal :: Ideal (a.) Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a model; faultless; as, ideal beauty..
Drosky :: Drosky (n.) A low, four-wheeled, open carriage, used in Russia, consisting of a kind of long, narrow bench, on which the passengers ride as on a saddle, with their feet reaching nearly to the ground. Other kinds of vehicles are now so called, esp. a kind of victoria drawn by one or two horses, and used as a public carriage in German cities..
Water Sail :: Water sail () A small sail sometimes set under a studding sail or under a driver boom, and reaching nearly to the water..
Trumpet-tongued :: Trumpet-tongued (a.) Having a powerful, far-reaching voice or speech..
Jacob :: "Jacob (n.) A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews), who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (Gen. xxviii. 12); -- also called Israel..
Kilt :: Kilt (n.) A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg..
Profound :: Profound (a.) Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep..
Run :: Run (a.) To sail before the wind, in distinction from reaching or sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels..
Black Friar :: Black friar () A friar of the Dominican order; -- called also predicant and preaching friar; in France, Jacobin. Also, sometimes, a Benedictine..
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects and hold them under survey.
Silence :: Silence (v. t.) To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel..
Deep :: Deep (superl.) Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial; thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.
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