Definition of em

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Em (n.) The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount of printed matter on a page; the square of the body of a type..

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Marbleize :: Marbleize (v. t.) To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron..
Foundress :: Foundress (n.) A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who endows with a fund..
Exempt :: Exempt (n.) One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an Exon..
Consentaneity :: Consentaneity (n.) Mutual agreement.
Compare :: Compare (v. t.) To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or differences; to bring into comparison; to regard with discriminating attention..
Feminization :: Feminization (n.) The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized..
Isothermobath :: Isothermobath (n.) A line drawn through points of equal temperature in a vertical section of the ocean.
Compromise :: Compromise (n.) A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators.
Isocryme :: Isocryme (n.) A line connecting points on the earth's surface having the same mean temperature in the coldest month of the year.
Impuration :: Impuration (n.) Defilement; obscuration.
Serpentine :: Serpentine (a.) Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid..
Mean :: Mean (n.) That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; measure..
Taw :: Taw (v. t.) To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence, to beat; to scourge..
Selfish :: Selfish (a.) Caring supremely or unduly for one's self; regarding one's own comfort, advantage, etc., in disregard, or at the expense, of those of others..
Pitiful :: Pitiful (a.) To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable; paltry; contemptible; despicable.
Caryopsis :: Caryopsis (n.) A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranous pericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as of wheat, barley, etc..
Instinction :: Instinction (n.) Instinct; incitement; inspiration.
Inequality :: Inequality (n.) An expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality (< or >) between them; as, the inequality 2 < 3, or 4 > 1..
Insist :: Insist (v. i.) To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money..
Bug :: Bug (n.) A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch bug, etc..
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