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To investigate or apprehend geometrical quantities or laws; to make geometrical constructions; to proceed in accordance with the principles of geometry. Nature geometrizeth, and observeth order in all things. Sir T. Browne.

Among Mohammedans, a warrior champion or veteran, esp. in the destruction of infidels.

The act or manner of moving smoothly, swiftly, and without labor or obstruction. They prey at last ensnared, he dreadful darts, With rapid glide, along the leaning line. Thomson. Seeing Orlando, it unlink'd itself, And with indented glides did slip away. Shak.

A construction consisting essentially of one or more aëroplanes for gliding in an inclined path from a height to the ground.

its name from the connection between the methods of describing it and those for the construction of a gnomon or dial." Cyc. of Arts & Sciences.

s driven through a pipe by the pressure of the contents behind the plug to clear away obstructions.

sor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction. There shall be for every Male-child to be baptized, when they can be had, two Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers; and Parents shall be admitted as Sponsors, if it is desir…

A species of wood used in the construction of Noah's ark. Gen. vi. 14.

A filling or choking of a passage or channel by an obstruction; as, an ice gorge in a river.

ted with authority to control and direct; especially, one intrusted with the care and instruction of children, -- usually in their homes.

The influence of a word in regard to construction, requiring that another word should be in a particular case.

One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist.

he rules of grammar; grammatically correct; as, the sentence is not grammatical; the construction is not grammatical. -- Gram*mat"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Gram*mat"ic*al*ness, n.

s a place of burial; also, any place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death; destruction. He bad lain in the grave four days. John xi. 17. Grave wax, adipocere.

The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or foundation; hence, elementary instruction; the act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to wall paper, cotton cloth, etc.; a basis.

wed by the infinitive without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The original construction was that of the dative with forms of be, followed by the infinitive. See Had better, under Better. And lever me is be pore and trewe. [And more agreeable to me it is to be poor and true.] C. Mundi (Trans. ). Him had been l…

The science which treats of their construction and progression. Ten thousand harps, that tuned Angelic harmonies. Milton.

Wide and general destruction; devastation; waste. As for Saul, he made havoc of the church. Acts viii. 3. Ye gods, what havoc does ambition make Among your works! Addison.

in command of an army, or the head of a police force; the place from which orders or instructions are issued; hence, the center of authority or order. The brain, which is the headquarters, or office, of intelligence. Collier.

A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism. Addison.