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Producing reverberation; acting by reverberation; reverberative. Reverberatory furnace. See the Note under Furnace.

An instrument, acting on the principle of Pitot's tube, for measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a ship, etc.

The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals. A primacy of order, such an one as the ringleader hath in a dance. Barrow.

revolving sharp-edged or sharp-cornered wheels do the cutting. -- Rotary valve, a valve acting by continuous or partial rotation, as in the four-way cock.

strument similar to the hurdy- gurdy. Well could he sing and play on a rote. Chaucer. extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and rotes. Sir W. Scott.

colloquially, a person of intrinsic worth under a rude exterior. -- Rough and ready. (a) Acting with offhand promptness and efficiency. "The rough and ready understanding." Lowell.

rescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for extracting the cube root.

Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting rationally; -- said of the mind.

e structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited; the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.

A spoon-shaped instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.

Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a screw. See Screw propeller, below.

Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work of secondary hands.

Acting of one's self or of itself; acting without depending on other agents.

The practice of attracting the males of Lepidoptera or other insects by exposing the female confined in a cage.

Containing, or acting as, a base in the proportions of a sesqui compound.

Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing, which connects the acting part with a handle or other part, by which it is held or moved. Specifically:

ling; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp customer. The necessity of being so sharp and exacting. Swift.

gent employed in buying and selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc., and generally in transacting the business of a ship or ships when in port. -- Ship canal, a canal suitable for the passage of seagoing vessels. -- Ship carpenter, a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a shipwright. -- Ship chandler, one who deals i…

Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy. A present of everything that was rich and showy. Addison.

To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body, or part of it; to shudder; to quake. [R.] Shak.