n. [ See Accurate. ] The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety; correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its accuracy. [ 1913 Webster ]

The professed end [ of logic ] is to teach men to think, to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy. Reid. [ 1913 Webster ]

The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides. Lardner. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. accuratus, p. p. and a., fr. accurare to take care of; ad + curare to take care, cura care. See Cure. ] 1. In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression, knowledge, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Those conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Correct; exact; just; nice; particular. -- Accurate, Correct, Exact, Precise. We speak of a thing as correct with reference to some rule or standard of comparison; as, a correct account, a correct likeness, a man of correct deportment. We speak of a thing as accurate with reference to the care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an accurate statement, an accurate detail of particulars. We speak of a thing as exact with reference to that perfected state of a thing in which there is no defect and no redundance; as, an exact coincidence, the exact truth, an exact likeness. We speak of a thing as precise when we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or model, as if cut down thereto; as a precise conformity instructions; precisely right; he was very precise in giving his directions. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. acursien, acorsien; pref. a + cursien to curse. See Curse. ] To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon; to curse; to execrate; to anathematize. [ 1913 Webster ]

And the city shall be accursed. Josh. vi. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thro' you, my life will be accurst. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } p. p. & a. Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; hence, bad enough to be under the curse; execrable; detestable; exceedingly hateful; -- as, an accursed deed. Shak. -- Ac*curs"ed*ly, adv. -- Ac*curs"ed*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Aëro- + curve. ] (Aëronautics) A modification of the aëroplane, having curved surfaces, the advantages of which were first demonstrated by Lilienthal. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Elec.) A current which periodically changes or reverses its direction of flow, especially an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally, as is used for most domestic and industrial power requirements. Contrasted with direct curent.
Syn. -- AC [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

The common household current is alternating. Alternating current is easier than direct current to transform to high voltage and back, making long-distance transmission more efficient. [ PJC ]

n. [ L., fr. antecurrere to run before; ante + currere to run. ] A forerunner; a precursor. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. assecuratio, fr. assecurare. ] Assurance; certainty. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ LL. assecurare. ] To make sure or safe; to assure. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the family including the crayfish.
Syn. -- Astacidae, family Astacidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. To curl; to adorn with curls. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. causing sudden intense fear due to an apprehension of imminent bodily harm, to oneself or others. Awakened by a bloodcurdling scream from right outside her window
Syn. -- hair-raising, nightmarish. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖ [ LL. camera chamber + L. obscurus, obscura, dark. ] (Opt.) 1. An apparatus in which the images of external objects, formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on a paper or other white surface placed in the focus of the lens or mirror within a darkened chamber, or box, so that the outlines may be traced. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Photog.) An apparatus in which the image of an external object or objects is, by means of lenses, thrown upon a sensitized plate or surface placed at the back of an extensible darkened box or chamber variously modified; -- commonly called simply the camera. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖‖ } n. [ It., clear dark. ] (a) The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art, such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or in color. (b) The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark parts as to produce a harmonious effect. Cf. Clair-obscur. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A painter who cares for and studies light and shade rather than color. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. cicurare to tame, fr. cicur tame. ] To tame. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. cicuration. ] The act of taming. [ Obs. ] Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. circumcursare, -satum, to run round about. ] The act of running about; also, rambling language. [ Obs. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Clare-obscure. ] See Chiaroscuro. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. clarus clear + obscurus obscure; cf. F. clair-obscur. Cf. Chiaroscuro. ] (Painting) See Chiaroscuro. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Chiaroscuro. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Concurred p. pr. & vb. n. Concurring. ] [ L. concurrere to run together, agree; con- + currere to run. See Current. ] 1. To run together; to meet. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Anon they fierce encountering both concurred
With grisly looks and faces like their fates. J. Hughes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help toward a common object or effect. [ 1913 Webster ]

When outward causes concur. Jer. Colier. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to join; to act jointly; to agree; to coincide; to correspond. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mr. Burke concurred with Lord Chatham in opinion. Fox. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tories and Whigs had concurred in paying honor to Walker. Makaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

This concurs directly with the letter. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To assent; to consent. [ Obs. ] Milton.

Syn. -- To agree; unite; combine; conspire; coincide; approve; acquiesce; assent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., competition, equality of rights, fr. LL. concurrentia competition. ] 1. The act of concurring; a meeting or coming together; union; conjunction; combination. [ 1913 Webster ]

We have no other measure but our own ideas, with the concurence of other probable reasons, to persuade us. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; union in design or act; -- implying joint approbation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tarquin the Proud was expelled by the universal concurrence of nobles and people. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Agreement or consent, implying aid or contribution of power or influence; cooperation. [ 1913 Webster ]

We collect the greatness of the work, and the necessity of the divine concurrence to it. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]

An instinct that works us to its own purposes without our concurrence. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A common right; coincidence of equal powers; as, a concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Concurrence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. concurrent, L. concurrens, p. pr. of concurrere. ] 1. Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect; cooperating. [ 1913 Webster ]

I join with these laws the personal presence of the kings' son, as a concurrent cause of this reformation. Sir J. Davies. [ 1913 Webster ]

The concurrent testimony of antiquity. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Conjoined; associate; concomitant; existing or happening at the same time. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is no difference the concurrent echo and the iterant but the quickness or slowness of the return. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Changes . . . concurrent with the visual changes in the eye. Tyndall. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects; as, the concurrent jurisdiction of courts. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Geom.) Meeting in one point.

Syn. -- Meeting; uniting; accompanying; conjoined; associated; coincident; united. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

To all affairs of importance there are three necessary concurrents . . . time, industry, and faculties. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Menander . . . had no concurrent in his time that came near unto him. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chron.) One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; -- so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With concurrence; unitedly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being concurrent; concurrence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Agreeing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Concurring figure (Geom.), one which, being laid on another, exactly meets every part of it, or one which corresponds with another in all its parts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Running in an opposite direction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A current running in an opposite direction to the main current. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To give additional security to or for. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a stretch of turbulent water in the sea.
Syn. -- rip, riptide, tide rip. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a tendency or sentiment within a group which conflicts with that of the majority; -- often used in the plural. [ PJC ]

n. the type genus of the Cucurbitaceae.
Syn. -- genus Cucurbita. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of plants including the cucumber; melon; squash; and pumpkin.
Syn. -- family Cucurbitaceae, gourd family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Cf. F. cucurbitacé. ] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which the cucumber, melon, and gourd are common examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ L. cucurbita a gourd: cf. F. cucurbite. See Gourd. ] (Chem.) A vessel or flask for distillation, used with, or forming part of, an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of a gourd, with a wide mouth. See Alembic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the shape of a gourd seed; -- said of certain small worms. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. curre, kur; cf. dial. Sw. kurre dog, OD. korre watchdog, and Icel. kurra to murmur, grumble, Sw. kurra to rumble, croak, Dan. kurre to coo, whirr; prob. of imitative origin. ] 1. A mongrel or inferior dog. [ 1913 Webster ]

They . . . like to village curs,
Bark when their fellows do. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A worthless, snarling fellow; -- used in contempt. [ 1913 Webster ]

What would you have, you curs,
That like nor peace nor war? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being curable; curableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. curable. See Cure, v. t. ] Capable of being cured; admitting remedy. “Curable diseases.” Harvey. -- Cur"a*ble*ness, n. -- Cur`a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

{ } n. A liqueur, or cordial, flavored with the peel from the sour orange, and sometimes with cinnamon and mace; -- first made at the island of Curaçcao in the Netherlands Antilles near Venezuela. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n.; pl. Curacies [ See Cure, Curate. ] The office or employment of a curate. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Native name. Cf. Wourall. ] A black resinoid extract prepared by the South American Indians from the bark of several species of Strychnos (Strychnos toxifera, etc.). It sometimes has little effect when taken internally, but is quickly fatal when introduced into the blood, and used by the Indians as an arrow poison. [ Written also urari, woorali, woorari, etc. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A deadly alkaloid extracted from the curare poison and from the Strychnos toxifera. It is obtained in crystalline colorless salts. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To poison with curare. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Native name in Brazil. ] (Zool.) A large gallinaceous bird of the American genera Crax, Ourax, etc., of the family Cracidæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The crested curassow (Crax alector) is black, and about the size of a small hen-turkey, with an erectile crest of curled feathers. It ranges from Mexico to Brazil. The galeated curassow or cushew bird (Ourax Pauxi) is similar in size, and has a large, hollow, blue, pear-shaped protuberance on the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ SeeCuirass. ] A cuirass or breastplate. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]