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A postponement of the decision of a cause, for further consideration or re-argument.

To become larger. [Obs.] Strait was the way at first, withouten light, But further in did further amplify. Fairfax.

ation; vexation; annoy. A deep clay, giving much annoyance to passengers. Fuller. For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged place, they would throw into it dead bodies. Wilkins.

placement of an organ, esp. of the uterus, in such manner that its whole axis is directed further forward than usual.

, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex; as, notes appended to this chapter. A further purpose appended to the primary one. I. Taylor.

Burning; ardent. [R.] Lo! further on, Where flames the arduous Spirit of Isidore. Cary.

The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion, etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of development. As the arrest of the air showeth. Bacon.

The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak.

s of action, and often equivalent to the verbal substantive in -ing. It sometimes has the further meanings of state, and that which results from the action. Many of these nouns have verbs in -ate; as, alliterate -ation, narrate -ation; many are derived through the French; as, alteration, visitation; and many are formed…

ercome; as, one who attempts the virtue of a woman. Dear sir, of force I must attempt you further: Take some remembrance of us, as a tribute. Shak.

ties. I was soon awaked from this disagreeable reverie. Goldsmith. It way awake my bounty further. Shak. No sunny gleam awakes the trees. Keble.

stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris. The further end whereof [a bridge] was barricaded with barrels. Hakluyt.

On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than. Beyond that flaming hill. G. Fletcher.

A piece of metal prepared to be made into something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts.

ould have somewhat blenched him therewith, yet he might and would of likelihood have gone further. Sir T. More.

teel formed directly from an ingot by hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for further working.

On the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet; still; however; nevertheless; more; further; -- as connective of sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or less exceptive or adversative; as, the House of Representatives passed the bill, but the Senate dissented; our wants are many, but quite of another kind.…

. Shak. This clue once found unravels all the rest. Pope. Serve as clues to guide us into further knowledge. Locke.

am engine in which the steam that has been used in a high-pressure cylinder is made to do further service in a larger low-pressure cylinder, sometimes in several larger cylinders, successively. -- Compound ether. (Chem.) See under Ether. -- Compound flower (Bot.), a flower head resembling a single flower, but really…

be sufficiently plain. Sharp. When a lover becomes satisfied by small compliances without further pursuits, then expect to find popular assemblies content with small concessions. Swift.