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Draughthouse :: Draughthouse (n.) A house for the reception of waste matter; a privy.

Entertain :: Entertain (v. t.) To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as a guest..

Intussusception :: Intussusception (n.) The abnormal reception or slipping of a part of a tube, by inversion and descent, within a contiguous part of it; specifically, the reception or slipping of the upper part of the small intestine into the lower; introsusception; invagination..

Absorption :: Absorption (n.) An imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat, electricity, etc..

Reception :: Reception (n.) The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence..

Xenodochium :: Xenodochium (n.) A house for the reception of strangers.

Centre :: Centre (v. t.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.

Sociable :: Sociable (n.) A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal party or reception; as, a church sociable..

Bird''s-mouth :: Bird's-mouth (n.) An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to be laid on a plate; -- commonly called crow's-foot in the United States..

Drawing-room :: Drawing-room (n.) The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of company in it; as, to hold a drawing-room..

Entertain :: Entertain (v. t.) To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use of; as, to entertain a proposal..

Entreaty :: Entreaty (n.) Treatment; reception; entertainment.

Vogue :: Vogue (n.) The way or fashion of people at any particular time; temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception for the time; -- used now generally in the phrase in vogue..

Dock :: Dock (n.) The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock..

Intro- :: Intro- () A prefix signifying within, into, in, inward; as, introduce, introreception, introthoracic..

Sheath :: Sheath (n.) A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or other long and slender instrument; a scabbard..

Ravehook :: Ravehook (n.) A tool, hooked at the end, for enlarging or clearing seams for the reception of oakum..

File :: File (v. t.) To put upon the files or among the records of a court; to note on (a paper) the fact date of its reception in court.

Intussusception :: Intussusception (n.) The reception of one part within another.

Reception :: Reception (n.) The act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception..

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