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To aim; to direct. [Obs.] Chaucer. And this good knight his way with me addrest. Spenser.

The act of addressing or directing one's course. [Rare & Obs.] Chapman.

ment of shares, as of dower or pasture held in common. This was by writ of admeasurement, directed to the sheriff.

To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as, to administer the government or the state. For forms of government let fools contest: Whate'er is best administered is best. Pope.

ed, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office or employment; direction; management. His financial administration was of a piece with his military administration. Macaulay.

One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages, executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial, political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.

To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify. Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to make the tabernacle. Heb. viii. 5.

The front edge (in direction of motion) of a supporting surface; -- contr. with following edge, which is the rear edge.

Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste.

Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different directions; not isotropic. Sir W. Thomson.

Difference of quality or property in different directions.

According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting. [Archaic] He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk and currency, and not after their intrinsic value. Bacon. After all, when everything has been considered; upon the whole. -- After (with the same noun preceding and following), as, wave…

From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.

ed by a general to carry orders, also to assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing movements.

To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.

One who aims, directs, or points.

A stove for heating a current of air which is directed against its surface by means of pipes, and then distributed through a building.

A direction for the performer to return and recommence from the sign

A figure representation which has a meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object painted or sculptured.

To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction. These speeches . . . do seem to allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use. Hooker.