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556 words match “OKER”

INFLAMMATION n.
osity; turbulence; as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or of parties. Hooker.
INFLUENCE n.
in or upon; influx. [Obs.] God hath his influence into the very essence of all things. Hooker.
INFRINGE v.
To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to infringe delight or power. [Obs.] Hooker.
INNOVATION n.
t doth argue stayedness, but levity and want of experience maketh apt unto innovations. Hooker.
INRAIL v.
To rail in; to inclose or surround, as with rails. Hooker.
INSTANCY n.
. [Obs.] Those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Savior with so great instancy gave. Hooker.
INSTANT n.
cular moment. There is scarce an instant between their flourishing and their not being. Hooker.
INSTITUTION n.
l. The institution of God's law is described as being established by solemn injunction. Hooker.
INSUFFICIENCY n.
sufficiency of the light of nature is, by the light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. Hooker.
INSURANCE n.
it becomes due at the time specified. -- Fire insurance. See under Fire. -- Insurance broker, a broker or agent who effects insurance. -- Insurance company, a company or corporation whose business it is to insure against loss, damage, or death. -- Insurance policy, a certificate of insurance; the document containin…
INTENT n.
intents wicked or charitable. Shak. The principal intent of Scripture is to deliver the Hooker. To all intents, and purposes, in all applications or senses; practically; really; virtually; essentially. "He was miserable to all intents and purpose." L'Estrange.
INTERESS v.
To interest or affect. [Obs.] Hooker.
INTEREST v.
interested in those precious blessings which any one of them receiveth at God's hands. Hooker.
INTERMINGLE v.
To mingle or mix together; to intermix. Hooker.
INVESTIGABLE a.
Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admitting research. Hooker.
INVETERATE a.
aving habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
JOB v.
To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods.
JOCULATOR n.
A jester; a joker. [Obs.] Strutt.
KITCHEN n.
A cookroom; the room of a house appropriated to cookery. Cool was his kitchen, though his brains were hot. Dryden. A fat kitchen makes a lean will. Franklin.
KNUCKLE n.
tained by a pin which passes through the eyes and forms the pivot. -- Knuckle of veal (Cookery), the lower part of a leg of veal, from the line of the body to the knuckle.
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