Definition of supposed

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Supposal (n.) The act of supposing; also, that which is supposed; supposition; opinion..

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Fairy :: Fairy (n.) An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay. See Elf, and Demon..
Haye :: Haye (n.) The Egyptian asp or cobra (Naja haje.) It is related to the cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called Cleopatra's snake or asp. See Asp..
Echidnine :: Echidnine (n.) The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this, and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the virus..
Crus :: Crus (n.) Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which are supposed to resemble a pair of legs; as, the crura of the diaphragm, a pair of muscles attached to it; crura cerebri, two bundles of nerve fibers in the base of the brain, connecting the medulla and the forebrain..
Duckweed :: Duckweed (n.) A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat..
Lunacy :: Lunacy (n.) Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or alienation..
Dingo :: Dingo (n.) A wild dog found in Australia, but supposed to have introduced at a very early period. It has a wolflike face, bushy tail, and a reddish brown color..
Ferding :: Ferding (n.) A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book. It is supposed to have consisted of a few acres only.
Demogorgon :: Demogorgon (n.) A mysterious, terrible, and evil divinity, regarded by some as the author of creation, by others as a great magician who was supposed to command the spirits of the lower world. See Gorgon..
Oracle :: Oracle (n.) Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer; also, the place where it was given..
Crust :: Crust (n.) The exterior portion of the earth, formerly universally supposed to inclose a molten interior..
Guanaco :: Guanaco (n.) A South American mammal (Auchenia huanaco), allied to the llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to be the llama in a wild state..
Hero :: Hero (n.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules..
Toxodonta :: Toxodonta (n.pl.) An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South American Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved and provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be related both to the rodents and ungulates. Called also Toxodontia.
Exaltation :: Exaltation (n.) That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it was supposed to exert its strongest influence.
Lycanthropy :: Lycanthropy (n.) The supposed act of turning one's self or another person into a wolf.
Spongiolite :: Spongiole (n.) A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water; -- called also spongelet.
Sorrow :: Sorrow (n.) The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness..
Lipic :: Lipic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by the oxidation of oleic acid, tallow, wax, etc..
Phrenosin :: Phrenosin (n.) A nitrogenous body, related to cerebrin, supposed to exist in the brain..
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