‖n.; pl. Addenda [ L., fr. addere to add. ] A thing to be added; an appendix or addition. [ 1913 Webster ]

Addendum circle (Mech.), the circle which may be described around a circular spur wheel or gear wheel, touching the crests or tips of the teeth. Rankine. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Agenda [ L., neut. of the gerundive of agere to act. ] 1. Something to be done; in the pl., a memorandum book; also, a list of items to be considered. See agenda. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A church service; a ritual or liturgy. [ In this sense, usually Agenda. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. calendae calends. ] (Bot.) A genus of composite herbaceous plants. One species, Calendula officinalis, is the common marigold, and was supposed to blossom on the calends of every month, whence the name. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A gummy or mucilaginous tasteless substance obtained from the marigold or calendula, and analogous to bassorin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ F. ] A report of an officer or agent. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Corrigenda [ L. ] 1. A fault or error to be corrected. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A correction of an error, especially in a printed document. [ PJC ]

‖n.; pl. Credenda [ L., fr. credere to believe. ] (Theol.) A thing to be believed; an article of faith; -- distinguished from agendum, a practical duty. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great articles and credenda of Christianity. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Endued p. pr. & vb. n. Enduing. ] [ L. induere, prob. confused with E. endow. See Indue. ] To invest. Latham. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. Luke xxiv. 49. [ 1913 Webster ]

Endue them . . . with heavenly gifts. Book of Common Prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. An older spelling of Endow. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Act of enduing; induement. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. endurable. See Endure. ] Capable of being endured or borne; sufferable. Macaulay. -- En*dur"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

adv. In an endurable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. endurance. See Endure. ] 1. A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Slurring with an evasive answer the question concerning the endurance of his own possession. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without being overcome; sufferance; patience. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their fortitude was most admirable in their patience and endurance of all evils, of pain and of death. Sir W. Temple.

Syn. -- Suffering; patience; fortitude; resignation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of enduring fatigue, pain, hunger, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ibex is a remarkably endurant animal. J. G. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Endured p. pr. & vb. n. Enduring ] [ F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to last. See Dure, v. i., and cf. Indurate. ] 1. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last; to remain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their verdure still endure. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

He shall hold it [ his house ] fast, but it shall not endure. Job viii. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out. [ 1913 Webster ]

Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee? Ezek. xxii. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain degree of heat without melting; to endure wind and weather. [ 1913 Webster ]

Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure,
As might the strokes of two such arms endure. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear up under; to put up with; to tolerate. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will no longer endure it. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake. 2 Tim. ii. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

How can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? Esther viii. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To harden; to toughen; to make hardy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Manly limbs endured with little ease. Spenser.

Syn. -- To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to; suffer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. endurement. ] Endurance. [ Obs. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, endures or lasts; one who bears, suffers, or sustains. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring disposition. “A better and enduring substance.” Heb. x. 34. -- En*dur"ing*ly, adv. T. Arnold. -- En*dur"ing*ness, n.

a. [ L. filum a thread + pendulus hanging, fr. pendēre to hang. ] (Bot.) Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; -- said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., that must be had. ] (Law) That part of a deed which follows the part called the premises, and determines the extent of the interest or estate granted; -- so called because it begins with the word Habendum. Kent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pendulous. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To swing as a pendulum. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] A pendulum. [ R. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Pendulum. ] (Zool.) A European titmouse (Parus pendulinus, syn. Aegithalus pendulinus). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with feathers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Pendulous. ] The state or quality of being pendulous. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang. Cf. Pendant, and cf. Pendulum. ] 1. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. Shak. “The pendulous round earth.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [ R. ] “A pendulous state of mind.” Atterbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper part of the ovary. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a pendulous manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being pendulous; the state of hanging loosely; pendulosity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Pendulums [ NL., fr. L. pendulus hanging, swinging. See Pendulous. ] A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ballistic pendulum. See under Ballistic. --
Compensation pendulum, a clock pendulum in which the effect of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of differene metals, that the distance of the center of oscillation from the center of suspension remains invariable; as, the mercurial compensation pendulum, in which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the bob; the gridiron pendulum, in which compensation is effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rods of different metals. --
Compound pendulum, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as being made up of different parts, and contrasted with simple pendulum. --
Conical pendulum or
Revolving pendulum, a weight connected by a rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal circle about the vertical from that point. --
Pendulum bob, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum. --
Pendulum level, a plumb level. See under Level. --
Pendulum wheel, the balance of a watch. --
Simple pendulum or
Theoretical pendulum, an imaginary pendulum having no dimensions except length, and no weight except at the center of oscillation; in other words, a material point suspended by an ideal line. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Pudenda. ] (Anat.) The external organs of generation, especially of the female; the vulva. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Neut. of L. reddendus that must be given back or yielded, gerundive of reddere. See Reddition. ] (Law) A clause in a deed by which some new thing is reserved out of what had been granted before; the clause by which rent is reserved in a lease. Cruise. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. -da /plu> [ Gerundive fr. L. referre. See Refer. ] 1. A diplomatic agent's note asking for instructions from his government concerning a particular matter or point. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The right to approve or reject by popular vote a meassure passed upon by a legislature. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The principle or practice of referring measures passed upon by the legislative body to the body of voters, or electorate, for approval or rejection, as in the Swiss cantons (except Freiburg) and in various local governments in the United States, and also in the local option laws, etc.; also, the right to so approve or reject laws, or the vote by which this is done. Referendum is distinguished from the mandate, or instruction of representatives by the people, from direct government by the people, in which they initiate and make the laws by direct action without representation, and from a plebiscite, or popular vote taken on any measure proposed by a person or body having the initiative but not constituting a representative or constituent body. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

See drainable.
See dramatic.
See drinkable.
See durable.
See duteous.
See dutiful.
See earnest.
See eatable.
See ecclesiastical.
See edible.
See elaborate.
See elective.
See elusive.
See emotional.
See emphatic. See employable.
See employable.
See endurable.
See -English.
See entire.
See enviable.
See envious.
See episcopal.
See equable.
See errable.
See escapable.
See evangelical.
See eventful.
See evident.
See exact.
See examinable.
See exceptionable.
See exclusive.
See exemplary.
See exempt.
See exhaustible.
See existent.
See expectable.
See expectant.
See explainable.
See express.
See expressible.
See expugnable.
See extinct.
See factious.
See fadable.
See fain.
See familiar.
See famous.
See fashionable.
See fast.
See fatherly.
See fathomable.
See faulty.
See fearful.
See feasible.
See felicitous.
See felt.
See feminine.
See fermentable.
See festival.
See fine.
See fleshy.
See fluent.
See forcible.
See fordable.
See foreknowable.
See foreseeable.
See forgetful.
See forgivable.
See formal.
See framable.
See fraternal.
See friable.
See frightful.
See frustrable.
See full.
See gainable.
See gainful.
See gallant.
See genial.
See genteel.
See gentle.
See gentlemanlike.
See gentlemanly.
See geometrical.
See ghostly.
See glad.
See godlike.
See good.
See goodly.
See gorgeous.
See grammatical.
See grave.
See guidable.
See guilty.
See habile.
See habitable.
See hale.
See handy.
See hardy.
See harmful.
See hasty.
See hazardous.
See healable.
See healthful.
See healthy.
See heavenly.
See heedful.
See helpful.
See heritable.
[ 1913 Webster ]

[ 1913 Webster ]

See accommodating.
See aching.
See ailing.
See aiming.
See alarming.
See altering.
See appreciating.
See approving.
See aspiring.
See assisting.
See attempting.
See attending.
See bearing.
See befitting.
See beginning.
See believing.
See bleaching.
See bleeding.
See blemishing.
See blenching.
See blossoming.
See blushing.
See boding.
See branching.
See breathing.
See burning.
See calculating.
See ceasing.
See changing.
See charming.
See communicating.
See complaining.
See complying.
See conceiving.
See conducing.
See confessing.
See conniving.
See consenting.
See considering.
See conspiring.
See consulting.
See consuming.
See contending.
See contriving.
See conversing.
See convincing.
See dawning.
See decaying.
See delaying.
See depending.
See derogating.
See deserving.
See desiring.
See despairing.
See detesting.
See deviating.
See differencing.
See discerning.
See discording.
See discriminating.
See disobliging.
See dispensing.
See dissembling.
See dissolving.
See distinguishing.
See distracting.
See disturbing.
See doubting.
See dreading.
See drooping.
See ebbing.
See echoing.
See edifying.
See ending.
See enduring.
See engaging.
See enjoying.
See entering.
See enterprising.
See entertaining.
See envying.
See existing.
See fadging.
See fading.
See fainting.
See faltering.
See fearing.
See feigning.
See fighting.
See fitting.
See flagging.
See flattering.
See flinching.
See folding.
See forbearing.
See foreboding.
See foreseeing.
See forgiving.
See giving.
See grudging.
See harming.
See heeding.
See hesitating.
See hoping.
See hurting.
See importing.
See imposing.
See improving.
See interesting.
See intermitting.
See intoxicating.
See inviting.
See jarring.
See laboring.
See lingering.
See listening.
See loving.
See meddling.
See meriting.
See mistrusting.
See moving.
See murmuring.
See obliging.
See observing.
See offending.
See opening.
See pardoning.
See paying.
See perceiving.
See performing.
See perishing.
See pitying.
See pleasing.
See possessing.
See preaching.
See prepossessing.
See presuming.
See pretending.
See prevailing.
See prevaricating.
See profiting.
See promising.
See proving.
See quailing.
See questioning.
See reasoning.
See recalling.
See reclining.
See recurring.
See referring.
See reflecting.
See refunding.
See refusing.
See rejoicing.
See relaxing.
See relishing.
See remembering.
See repenting.
See repining.
See reproving.
See repulsing.
See resisting.
See resolving.
See resting.
See returning.
See rewarding.
See sanctifying.
See satisfying.
See searching.
See seeing.
See setting.
See shrinking.
See sinking.
See sleeping.
See slipping.
See slumbering.
See speaking.
See stinting.
See stirring.
See stooping.
See submitting.
See sufficing.
See suiting.
See surging.
See suspecting.
See sweating.
See swerving.
See sympathizing.
See tasting.
See thriving.
See tiring.
See toiling.
See trading.
See trembling.
See trespassing.
See trifling.
See vacillating.
See varying.
See walking.
See wandering.
See waning.
See wasting.
See wavering.
See weeping.
See winking.
See winning.
See withdrawing.
See withering.
See wondering.
See working.
See writing.
See yielding.
----- and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

The above classes of words are unlimited in extent, and such compounds may be formed by any writer or speaker at will from almost all the adjectives or participles in the language, excepting those which have a recognized and usual negative correspondent with the prefix -in. No attempt will be made, therefore, to define them all in this Dictionary; many will be omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the simple word, and are readily explained by prefixing a not to the latter. Derivatives of these words in -ly and -ness will also, for the most part, be omitted for the same or similar reasons. [ 1913 Webster ]

There will be inserted as separate articles with definitions, the following: -- [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Those which have acquired an opposed or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as, unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed not would express; as, unending, unparalleled, undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Those which have the value of independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable, undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially in one of the significations of the latter; as, unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending, unreserved, and the like; or inasmuch as they are so frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly felt to be of negative origin; as, uncertain, uneven, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Those which are anomalous, provincial, or, for some other reason, not desirable to be used, and are so indicated; as, unpure for impure, unsatisfaction for dissatisfaction, unexpressible for inexpressible, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

II. Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as, unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Compounds of this last class are given in full in their proper order in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu, vendue, to sell. ] A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder; an auction. [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Vendue master, one who is authorized to sell any property by vendue; an auctioneer. [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ]