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The business, the place of business, or the goods, of a maker of, or dealer in, oils.

The act of going forward; progress; (pl.) affairs; business; current events. The common ongoings of this our commonplace world, and everyday life. Prof. Wilson.

Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business. [Colloq.] Dickens.

Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness. They chose atheism as an opiate. Bentley.

de of procedure; established system, as in the conduct of debates or the transaction of business; usage; custom; fashion. Dantiel. And, pregnant with his grander thought, Brought the old order into doubt. Emerson.

Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness. Hallam. It might proceed from the oscitancy of transcribers. Addison.

tation; token; portent. Dryden. We asked of God that some ostent might clear Our cloudy business, who gave us sign. Chapman.

or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the house, office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc. Out is used in a variety of applications, as: --

One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business.

One who does not live where his office, or business, or estate, is. Bentley.

To exceed in noise; to surpass in noisiness. [R.] Fuller.

Those general charges or expenses in any business which cannot be charged up as belonging exclusively to any particular part of the work or product, as where different kinds of goods are made, or where there are different departments in a business; -- called also fixed, establishment, or (in a manufacturing business) a…

A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation; as, a pork packer.

Any uneasy sensation in animal bodies, from slight uneasiness to extreme distress or torture, proceeding from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; bodily distress; bodily suffering; an ache; a smart. "The pain of Jesus Christ." Chaucer.

Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing Addison.

sidence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as halls for ceremony and reception. Chaucer.

Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft. [R.] Bailey.

A room for business or social conversation, for the reception of guests, etc. Specifically:

shares as a member of a partnership in the management, or in the gains and losses, of a business. My other self, the partner of my life. Milton.

An alliance or association of persons for the prosecution of an undertaking or a business on joint account; a company; a firm; a house; as, to form a partnership.