n. [ L. acetum vinegar + -meter: cf. F. acétimètre. ] An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or the proportion of acetic acid contained in it. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In time past; formerly. “He prayed . . . as he did aforetime.” Dan. vi. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. unsurpassed in some respect up to the present. prices at an all-time high; morale at an all-time low; among the all-time great lefthanders [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ LL. altimeter; altus high + metrum, Gr. &unr_;, measure: cf. F. altimètre. ] An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant, etc. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. altimétrie. ] The art of measuring altitudes, or heights. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Med.) Good against mephitic or deleterious gases. -- n. A remedy against mephitic gases. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ . anti- + -mere. ] (Biol.) One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Rhet.) A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in transposed order. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Rhet.) An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse order. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; like + &unr_; measure. ] A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Advertisement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The time to go to bed. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Formerly; aforetime. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ They ] dwelt in their tents, as beforetime. 2 Kings xiii. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before peas are ripe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bare benting times . . . may come. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } adv. [ Pref. be- (for by) + time; that is, by the proper time. The -s is an adverbial ending. ] 1. In good season or time; before it is late; seasonably; early. [ 1913 Webster ]

To measure life learn thou betimes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

To rise betimes is often harder than to do all the day's work. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In a short time; soon; speedily; forth with. [ 1913 Webster ]

He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. L. centesimus. See Centesimal. ] (F. Coinage) The hundredth part of a franc; a small French copper coin and money of account. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. centimètre; centi- (L. centum) + mètre. See Meter. ] The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See Meter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the latest time for vacating a hotel room without being charged for extra time; as, the checkout here is 12 noon.
Syn. -- checkout. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. (Man.) The resistance of a horse, that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad horseman, or the bad temper of the horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Resistance; opposition. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Give not shus the countertime to fate. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night; same as day, 1; as, during the daytime. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. the time when people eat dinner, usually the time for the evening meal.
Syn. -- suppertime. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. -ti [ It. ] (Mus.) A light and pleasing composition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Time spent speaking with a person face-to-face; -- contrasted with time spent communicating by electronic media, such as telephone or e-mail, or via written communications; as, the chief of staff has the most face time with the president. [ Recent ] [ PJC ]

n. [ short for flexible time. ] A system of scheduling working hours in places of employment, which allows employees to arrive at and leave work at times of their own choice, providing that they work the required number of hours and usually requiring that they be present during certain hours, called core time. Certain workers prefer to arrive early and leave early, and others prefer to arrive late and leave late. Flex time is a way to accommodate such preferences, presumably improving employee morale, and also helps reduce traffic congestion during commmuting times. [ PJC ]

n. The past; the time before the present. “A very dim foretime.” J. C. Shairp. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. spending or requiring all of the time normally given to an activity; as, full-time students; a full-time job. Opposite of part-time. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company; as, he was a real good-time Charlie.
Syn. -- convivial. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an intermission between the first and second half of a game, especially a football game. Also used attributively, as the halftime entertainment [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious time; occurring at an inappropriate time; as, an ill-timed intervention.
Syn. -- ill timed(predicate), inappropriate, unseasonable, untimely, wrong, poorly timed, badly timed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Intimate, a. ] Inward; internal; intimate. [ Obs. ] Sir K. Digby. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. latinier, latimier, prop., one knowing Latin. ] An interpreter. [ Obs. ] Coke. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The type genus of the Latimeridae, including the coelacanth.
Syn. -- genus Latimeria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of fish extinct except for the coelacanth.
Syn. -- family Latimeridae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The time that life continues. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the time for eating lunch; as, he observed a regular lunchtime. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. maritimus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F. maritime. See Mere a pool. ] 1. Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; as, maritime states. “A maritime town.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea. “Maritime service.” Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Maritime law. See Law. --
Maritime loan, a loan secured by bottomry or respodentia bonds. --
Martime nations, nations having seaports, and using the sea more or less for war or commerce. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Syn. -- Maritime Provinces. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The usual time of eating a meal. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time). [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } adv. In the intervening time; during the interval. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ AS. mistīmain to turn out ill. ] To time wrongly; not to adapt to the time. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The time from dusk to dawn; -- opposed to daytime. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Zool.) A genus of East Indian fruit bats.
Syn. -- genus Nyctimene. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. [ Often + time. Cf. -wards. ] Frequently; often; many times. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Oft + time. Cf. -wards. ] Frequently; often. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. attractively old-fashioned.
Syn. -- quaint. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L., adv. fr. optimus the best. ] One of those who stand in the second rank of honors, immediately after the wranglers, in the University of Cambridge, England. They are divided into senior and junior optimes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Time beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working time. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Sports) An extra period of time provided to play a game, beyond the end of the normal period allowed for the game, for the purpose of resolving a tie score; as, the team won in overtime. [ PJC ]

sudden death overtime an overtime{ 2 } in which the first team to score wins the game; -- contrasted with normal overtime{ 2 }, which is a fixed period of time during which either team may score as often as they can. [ PJC ]

adv. For less than the usual full time appropriate to an activity; on a part-time basis; as, to sell real estate part-time. Opposed to full-time. [ WordNet 1.5 ]