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Administer
Administer Ad*min"is*ter, v. i.
1. To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to
minister.
A fountain . . . administers to the pleasure as well
as the plenty of the place. --Spectator.
2. (Law) To perform the office of administrator; to act
officially; as, A administers upon the estate of B.
Administer
Administer Ad*min"is*ter, n.
Administrator. [Obs.] --Bacon.
Administerial
Administerial Ad*min`is*te"ri*al, a.
Pertaining to administration, or to the executive part of
government.
banisterBaluster Bal"us*ter, n. [F. balustre, It. balaustro, fr. L.
balaustium the flower of the wild pomegranate, fr. Gr.
balay`stion; -- so named from the similarity of form.]
(Arch.)
A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of
an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the
front of a gallery. See Balustrade. [Corrupted into
banister.] Banister
Banister Ban"is*ter, n. [Formerly also banjore and banjer;
corrupted from bandore, through negro slave pronunciation.]
A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the
guitar, and its body like a tambourine. It has five strings,
and is played with the fingers and hands.
Bend sinisterBend Bend, n. [AS. bend. See Band, and cf. the preceding
noun.]
1. A band. [Obs.] --Spenser.
2. [OF. bende, bande, F. bande. See Band.] (Her.) One of
the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth
part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from
the dexter chief to the sinister base.
Bend sinister (Her.), an honorable ordinary drawn from the
sinister chief to the dexter base. CanisterCanister Can"is*ter (k[a^]n"[i^]s*t[~e]r), n. [L. canistrum a
basket woven from reeds Gr. ?, fr. ka`nh, ka`nna reed; cf. F.
canistre. See Cane, and Canaster.]
1. A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc.
2. A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc.
3. (Mil.) A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number
of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case
fitting the gun; -- called also canister shot. canister shotCanister Can"is*ter (k[a^]n"[i^]s*t[~e]r), n. [L. canistrum a
basket woven from reeds Gr. ?, fr. ka`nh, ka`nna reed; cf. F.
canistre. See Cane, and Canaster.]
1. A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc.
2. A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc.
3. (Mil.) A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number
of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case
fitting the gun; -- called also canister shot. Ganister
Ganister Gan"is*ter, Gannister Gan"nis*ter, n. (Mech.)
A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground
siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining
Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads.
Gannister
Ganister Gan"is*ter, Gannister Gan"nis*ter, n. (Mech.)
A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground
siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining
Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads.
MinisterMinister Min"is*ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ministered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Ministering.] [OE. ministren, OF. ministrer, fr.
L. ministrare. See Minister, n.]
To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.
He that ministereth seed to the sower. --2 Cor. ix.
10.
We minister to God reason to suspect us. --Jer. Taylor. Minister
Minister Min"is*ter, v. i.
1. To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and
serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or
secular.
The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but
to minister. --Matt. xx.
28.
2. To supply or to things needful; esp., to supply
consolation or remedies. --Matt. xxv. 44.
Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased? --Shak.
MinisteredMinister Min"is*ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ministered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Ministering.] [OE. ministren, OF. ministrer, fr.
L. ministrare. See Minister, n.]
To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.
He that ministereth seed to the sower. --2 Cor. ix.
10.
We minister to God reason to suspect us. --Jer. Taylor. Ministerialist
Ministerialist Min`is*te"ri*al*ist, n.
A supporter of the ministers, or the party in power.
Ministerially
Ministerially Min`is*te"ri*al*ly, adv.
In a ministerial manner; in the character or capacity of a
minister.
MinisteringMinister Min"is*ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ministered; p. pr.
& vb. n. Ministering.] [OE. ministren, OF. ministrer, fr.
L. ministrare. See Minister, n.]
To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.
He that ministereth seed to the sower. --2 Cor. ix.
10.
We minister to God reason to suspect us. --Jer. Taylor. MinisteryMinistery Min"is*ter*y, n.
See Ministry. --Milton. Prime minister Prime and ultimate ratio. (Math.). See Ultimate.
Prime conductor. (Elec.) See under Conductor.
Prime factor (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.
Prime figure (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided
into any other figure more simple than itself, as a
triangle, a pyramid, etc.
Prime meridian (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude
is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.
Prime minister, the responsible head of a ministry or
executive government; applied particularly to that of
England.
Prime mover. (Mech.)
(a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of
power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and
motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by
chemical combination, and applied to produce changes
in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other
fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,
and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.
(b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to
receive and modify force and motion as supplied by
some natural source, and apply them to drive other
machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a
steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.
(c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any
undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover
in English antislavery agitation.
Prime number (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible
by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.
Prime vertical (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes
through the east and west points of the horizon.
Prime-vertical dial, a dial in which the shadow is
projected on the plane of the prime vertical.
Prime-vertical transit instrument, a transit instrument the
telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime
vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over
this circle. Sinister-handed
Sinister-handed Sin"is*ter-hand"ed, a.
Left-handed; hence, unlucky. [Obs.] --Lovelace.
Sinisterly
Sinisterly Sin"is*ter*ly, adv.
In a sinister manner. --Wood.
Stickit ministerStickit Stick"it, a.
Stuck; spoiled in making. [Scot.]
Stickit minister, a candidate for the clerical office who
fails, disqualified by incompetency or immorality. SubministerSubminister Sub*min"is*ter, v. t. [L. subministrare,
subministratum. See Sub-, and Ministre, v. t.]
To supply; to afford. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale. Underminister
Underminister Un`der*min"is*ter, v. t.
To serve, or minister to, in a subordinate relation. [Obs.]
--Wyclif.
Meaning of Nister from wikipedia
- Der
Nister (Yiddish: דער נסתּר ֹor דער ניסטער, "the
Hidden One"; 1
November 1884 – 4 June 1950 in the Abez camp of Gulag) was the
pseudonym of Pinchus...
- Große
Nister.
Nister belongs to the
Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, a kind of
collective oligarchy. Its seat is in the like-named town. In 1270,
Nister had...
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Ernest Nister (1841–1906) was a
German publisher and
printer of
movable books for
children and
paper ephemera such as
greeting cards, post
cards and calendars...
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Nister is an
Ortsgemeinde – a
community belonging to a
Verbandsgemeinde – in the
Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Nister may also refer...
- The
Nister, also
called the
Great Nister (German: Große
Nister) to
distinguish it from its tributary, the
Black Nister, is a
river in Rhineland-Palatinate...
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Ernest Nister Fun at the Zoo with
Verses By
Clifton Bingham Funny Favourites. Forty-five Pen-and-Ink
Drawings by
Louis Wain. London.
Ernest Nister. Madame...
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Nister-Möhrendorf is an
Ortsgemeinde – a
community belonging to a
Verbandsgemeinde – in the
Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The community...
- book
publishing business. From 1888 onward, he
started working with
Ernest Nister. In 1906,
Dutton struck what
proved to be a
significant deal with the English...
- over one
another to "transform" into a
totally different scene.
Ernest Nister, one of the
early English children's book authors,
often produced books...
- Hodges,
Elizabeth (1897). The
Cabots and the
Discovery of America.
Ernest Nister / W. F. Mack & Co.
Retrieved 20 July 2011.
Denis William Eden: John Cabot...
