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as, to equalize accounts, burdens, or taxes. One poor moment can suffice To equalize the lofty and the low. Wordsworth. No system of instruction will completely equalize natural powers. Whately.

the Centigrade, or 772 foot pounds upon the Fahrenheit, thermometric scale, whence it is often called Joule's equivalent, and represented by the symbol J. This is equal to 424 kilogram meters (Centigrade scale). A more recent determination by Professor Rowland gives the value 426.9 kilogram meters, for the latitude of…

The state of a part which, from having been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation of blood in the erectile tissue.

Therefore; consequently; -- often used in a jocular way. Shak.

A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is caused by a parasitic fungus, Claviceps purpurea.

usted to a messenger; something to be told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a verbal message; a commission; as, the servant was sent on an errand; to do an errand. Also, one's purpose in going anywhere. I have a secret errand to thee, O king. Judg. iii. 19. I will not eat till I have told mine erra…

ng opinion; mistake; misapprehension. Herror, though his candor remained unimpaired. Bancroft.

ngle point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically.

To flee, and become secure from danger; -- often followed by from or out of. Haste, for thy life escape, nor look behindKeble.

A genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals, often incrusting like lichens, but sometimes branched.

used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.

next in degree below knight and above gentleman; also, a title of office and courtesy; -- often shortened to squire.

ust precede union could be established only by consummate prudence and self-control. Bancroft.

etc.; as, an estate for life, for years, at will, etc. Abbott. The fourth estate, a name often given to the public press.

or lake, where the tide meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith. it to the sea was often by long and wide estuaries. Dana.

end in the future; also, duration without end in the future; endless time. The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. Is. lvii. 15.

ted genera, allied to the perches; -- also called darter. The etheostomoids are small and often bright-colored fishes inhabiting the fresh waters of North America. About seventy species are known. See Darter.

solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of transmission of light and heat; hence often called luminiferous ether.

A figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable.

Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in expression. -- Eu`phe*mis"tic*al*ly, adv.