Definition of for

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For (prep.) Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which, anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of; on the side of; -- opposed to against..

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Corridor :: Corridor (n.) The covered way lying round the whole compass of the fortifications of a place.
Attainable :: Attainable (a.) Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object.
Joyous :: "Joyous (a.) Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy..
Toaster :: Toaster (n.) A kitchen utensil for toasting bread, cheese, etc..
County :: County (n.) A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the administration of justice and public affairs; -- called also a shire. See Shire..
Tutti :: Tutti (n. pl.) All; -- a direction for all the singers or players to perform together.
Garboard :: Garboard (n.) One of the planks next the keel on the outside, which form a garboard strake..
Anglo-saxon :: Anglo-Saxon (n.) The Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of England, or the English people, collectively, before the Norman Conquest..
Cut-off :: Cut-off (n.) Any device for stopping or changing a current, as of grain or water in a spout..
Blowgun :: Blowgun (n.) A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long, through which an arrow or other projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West Indies; -- called also blowpipe, and blowtube. See Sumpitan..
Wigwag :: Wigwag (v. t.) To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose.
Locustic :: Locustic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the locust; -- formerly used to designate a supposed acid..
Reduplicative :: Reduplicative (a.) Double; formed by reduplication; reduplicate.
Lituus :: Lituus (n.) An instrument of martial music; a kind of trumpet of a somewhat curved form and shrill note.
Scale :: Scale (n.) A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing proportionately larger distances; as, a scale of miles, yards, feet, etc., for a map or plan..
Arrowheaded :: Arrowheaded (a.) Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform.
Hotpress :: Hotpress (v. t.) To apply to, in conjunction with mechanical pressure, for the purpose of giving a smooth and glosay surface, or to express oil, etc.; as, to hotpress paper, linen, etc..
Spalpeen :: Spalpeen (n.) A scamp; an Irish term for a good-for-nothing fellow; -- often used in good-humored contempt or ridicule.
Peristaltic :: Peristaltic (a.) Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards; as, peristaltic movement..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the component parts of, as of a machine..
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