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Mortuary :: Mortuary (a.) A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.

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..

Welcomeness :: Welcomeness (n.) The quality or state of being welcome; gratefulness; agreeableness; kind reception.

Adoption :: Adoption (n.) Admission to a more intimate relation; reception; as, the adoption of persons into hospitals or monasteries, or of one society into another..

Currentness :: Currentness (n.) The quality of being current; currency; circulation; general reception.

Acceptation :: Acceptation (n.) Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable.

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..

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..

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

Drawing-room :: Drawing-room (n.) A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room to which company withdraws from the dining room.

Inception :: Inception (n.) Reception; a taking in.

Introreception :: Introreception (n.) The act of admitting into or within.

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

Recommendation :: Recommendation (n.) That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception, or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought excellent recommendations..

Bel-accoyle :: Bel-accoyle (n.) A kind or favorable reception or salutation.

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

Recipiency :: Recipiency (n.) The quality or state of being recipient; a receiving; reception; receptiveness.

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..

Dock :: Dock (n.) An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide..

Lantern :: Lantern (n.) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of steam, etc. ; -- called also lantern brass..

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