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Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom in the Creator. [Obs.]

The adaptation of a composition to voices or instruments for which it was not originally written.

The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of life; the application of knowledge or power to practical purposes. Blest with each grace of nature and of art. Pope.

To agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to fall into a class or place. Mitford.

A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds adapted to various wants, demands, or purposes; as, an assortment of goods.

To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.] Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen had struck Pistol]. Shak. The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. Holland.

To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay. [Archaic] The captain of the Helots . . . strake Palladius upon the side of his head, that he reeled astonied. Sir P. Sidney. This sodeyn cas this man astonied so, That reed he wex, abayst, and al quaking. Chaucer.

A species of sand grouse (Syrrghaptes Pallasii) found in Asia and rarely in southern Europe.

To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt. Arts . . . attempered to the lyre. Pope.

Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted. Hope must be . . . attemperate to the promise. Hammond.

ld in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular confession to the priest. This next chapter is a penitent confession of the king, and the strangest . . . that ever was auricular. Milton.

anners or life; extreme rigor or strictness; harsh discipline. The austerity of John the Baptist. Milton.

A squad of inapt recruits assembled for special drill.

to back and fortify their laws with rewards and punishments. South. The mate backed the captain manfully. Blackw. Mag.

Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension; dull; inapt; as, a backward child. "The backward learner." South.

To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag game.

in bailing water out of a boat. [Obs.] The bail of a canoe . . . made of a human skull. Capt. Cook.

mn changes the indication of the tube. With the aid of electrical or mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed artificially, and as a fire alarm. -- Balance of torsion. See Torsion Balance. -- Balance of trade (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the…

Apt to balk; as, a balky horse.

A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.