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Sir M. Hale. Prudence supposes the value of the end to be assumed, and refers only to the adaptation of the means. It is the relation of right means for given ends. Whewell.

Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet; sensible; -- opposed to rash; as, a prudent man; dictated or directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence; as, prudent behavior. Moses established a grave and…

A flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use in shallow waters.

Any fossil fish belonging to the Pycnodontini. They have numerous round, flat teeth, adapted for crushing.

A cycle having five crank shafts and adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.

Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws, etc., of insects, birds, and other animals.

Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted to produce a ratting sound.

sification, etc.; to bring under rules or within certain limits of descriptions and terms adapted to use in computation; as, to reduce animals or vegetables to a class or classes; to reduce a series of observations in astronomy; to reduce language to rules.

That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to the force of the wind.

Tending or adapted to remind; careful to remind. Southey.

One of a group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted for swimming. See Water beetle.

Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration. -- Re*spir"a*ble*ness, n.

A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a book.

A remaking or recasting; an adaptation, esp. of a literary work or musical composition.

y out. Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace. L'Estrange. To rig a purchase, to adapt apparatus so as to get a purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, capstan, etc. -- To rig a ship (Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their respective masts and yards.

A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads rather than for the racing track.

Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose. Commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counseled the general to retreat. Milton.

Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish; as, a scaling knife; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of a steam boiler; as, a scaling hammer, bar, etc.

Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, the scansorial foot.

ding of the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female screw, or, more usually, the nut.