CIRCUMNAVIGATOR
CIRCUMNAVIGATOR, noun One who sails round.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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CIRCUMPLICATION
CIRCUMPLICATION, noun A folding, winding or wrapping round; or a state of being enwrapped.
CIRCUMPOLAR
CIRCUMPOLAR, adjective About the pole; an appellation given to stars, which are so near the north pole, as to revolve round it without setting. The number of these depends on th...
CIRCUMPOSITION
CIRCUMPOSITION, noun s as z. The act of placing in a circle; or the state of being so placed.
CIRCUMRASION
CIRCUMRASION, noun s as z. The act of shaving or paring round.
CIRCUMROTARY
CIRCUMROTARY, adjective Turning, rolling or whirling round.
CIRCUMROTATION
CIRCUMROTATION, noun The act of rolling or revolving round, as a wheel; circumvolution; the state of being whirled round.
CIRCUMSCRIBE
CIRCUMSCRIBE, verb transitive1. To inclose within a certain limit; to limit, bound, confine.You are above the little forms which circumscribe your sex.2. To write round.
CIRCUMSCRIBED
CIRCUMSCRIBED, participle passive Drawn round as a line; limited; confined.In geometry, this word is applied to a figure which is drawn round another figure, so that all its sid...
CIRCUMSCRIBING
CIRCUMSCRIBING, participle present tense Drawing a line round; inclosing; limiting; confining.
CIRCUMSCRIPTIBLE
CIRCUMSCRIPTIBLE, adjective That may be circumscribed or limited by bounds.
CIRCUMSCRIPTION
CIRCUMSCRIPTION, noun1. The line that limits; limitation; bound; confinement.2. In natural philosophy, the termination or limits of a body; the exterior line which determines th...
CIRCUMSCRIPTIVE
CIRCUMSCRIPTIVE, adjective Defining the external form; marking or inclosing the limits or superficies of a body.
CIRCUMSCRIPTIVELY
CIRCUMSCRIPTIVELY, adverb In a limited manner.
CIRCUMSPECT
CIRCUMSPECT, adjective Literally, looking on all sides; looking round. Hence,Cautious; prudent; watchful on all sides; examining carefully all the circumstances that may affect ...
CIRCUMSPECTION
CIRCUMSPECTION, noun Caution; attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case, and to the natural or probable consequences of a measure, with a view to a correct course o...
CIRCUMSPECTIVE
CIRCUMSPECTIVE, adjective Looking round every way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger.
CIRCUMSPECTIVELY
CIRCUMSPECTIVELY, adverb Cautiously; vigilantly; heedfully; with watchfulness to guard against danger.
CIRCUMSPECTLY
CIRCUMSPECTLY, adverb Cautiously; with watchfulness every way; with attention to guard against surprise or danger.
CIRCUMSPECTNESS
CIRCUMSPECTNESS, noun Caution; circumspection; vigilance in guarding against evil from every quarter.
CIRCUMSTANCE
CIRCUMSTANCE, noun1. Something attending, appendant, or relative to a fact, or case; a particular thing, which, though not essential to an action, in some way affects it; the sa...
CIRCUMSTANCED
CIRCUMSTANCED, participle passive or adjective Placed in a particular manner, with regard to attending facts or incidents; as, circumstanced as we were, we could not escape.
CIRCUMSTANT
CIRCUMSTANT, adjective Surrounding.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL
CIRCUMSTANTIAL, adjective1. Attending; relating to; but not essential.2. Consisting in or pertaining to circumstances, or to particular incidents.3. Incidental; casual.4. Abound...
CIRCUMSTANTIALITY
CIRCUMSTANTIALITY, noun1. The appendage of circumstances; the state of any thing as modified by circumstances.2. Particularity in exhibiting circumstances; minuteness; as the ci...
CIRCUMSTANTIALLY
CIRCUMSTANTIALLY, adverb1. According to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.2. Minutely; exactly; in every circumstance of particular.
CIRCUMSTANTIATE
CIRCUMSTANTIATE, verb transitive1. To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts.2. To place in a particular condition with regard to pow...