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In a determined manner; with determination.

One who, or that which, determines or decides.

A compound containing two amido groups united with one or more basic or positive radicals, -- as contrasted with a diamide.

NH(C2H5)2, having a strong fishy odor resembling that of herring or sardines. Cf. Methylamine.

A name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church. The word is also applied locally in the United States, in colloquial speech, to any clergyman.

bluster; to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with over; as, to domineer over dependents. Go to the feast, revel and domineer. Shak. His wishes tend abroad to roam, And hers to domineer at home. Prior.

Ruling arrogantly; overbearing. A violent, brutal, domineering old reprobate. Blackw. Mag.

The state of being dreamy.

That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a height. Without either eminences or cavities. Dryden. The temple of honor ought to be seated on an eminence. Burke.

State of being eminent; eminence. "Eminency of estate." Tillotson.

High; lofty; towering; prominent. "A very eminent promontory." Evelyn

In an eminent manner; in a high degree; conspicuously; as, to be eminently learned.

To illumine. [Obs.] Spenser.

A valuable fur-bearing animal of the genus Mustela (M. erminea), allied to the weasel; the stoat. It is found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and America. In summer it is brown, but in winter it becomes white, except the tip of the tail, which is always black.

Clothed or adorned with the fur of the ermine. Pope.

See Note under Ermine, n., 4.

A café, or room in a café, in which smoking is allowed.

A light textile fabric, like a fine bunting.

oniacal odor. It is a strong base, and is a derivative of ammonia. Called also ethyl carbamine, and amido ethane.

ason, a cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a proposition, theory, or question. Examine well your own thoughts. Chaucer. Examine their counsels and their cares. Shak.