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t, science, etc.; a college; as, the Institute of Technology; also, a building owned or occupied by such an institute; as, the Cooper Institute.

as, a literary institution; a charitable institution; also, a building or the buildings occupied or used by such organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution.

The open space between the inner and outer shells of a dome or cupola of masonry.

At the same node with opposite or whorled leaves, but occupying a position between their places of attachment.

Situated between vowels; immediately preceded and followed by vowel sounds, as, p in occupy, d in idea, etc.

de down; to upset; to place in a contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc. That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears, As if these organs had deceptious functions. Shak. Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone, Wanting its proper base to stand upon. Co…

ntinuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped processes of the filmy ferns.

To engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or absorb. "Involved in a deep study." Sir W. Scott.

; sing. Iowa. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region now included in the State of Iowa.

The whole body of Mohammedans, or the countries which they occupy.

A door-keeper; a porter; one who has the care of a public building, or a building occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc.

One whose occupation is to construct articles by joining pieces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of buildings. "One Snug, the joiner." Shak.

on and take possession of land to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See Claim, n., 3. -- To jump one's bail, to abscond while at liberty under bail bonds. [Slang, U. S.]

The Hindoo Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth, with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.

A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region of Northern Illinois, allied in language to the Sacs and Foxes.

eutralize; as, alkali kills acid. To kill time, to busy one's self with something which occupies the attention, or makes the time pass without tediousness.

Mischievous; roguish; waggish. Cupid is knavish lad, Thus to make poor females mad. Shak.

A kind of gall produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn, -- used in tanning and dyeing.

muscular strength; to exert one's strength with painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to work; to toil. Adam, well may we labor still to dress This garden. Milton.

One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan.