Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

possessive form of “andrew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

push one's way

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

plural of “belt” — endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

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From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

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From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

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From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music

From this reading FALCONER'S _Shipwreck_, Canto i.

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From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

plural of “cherry” — wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading They were sixteen of the smartest men in the ship's company, and Cuddie--or Cuthbert--the coxswain, marched in front.

the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

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From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

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From this reading They were sixteen of the smartest men in the ship's company, and Cuddie--or Cuthbert--the coxswain, marched in front.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

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From this reading FALCONER'S _Shipwreck_, Canto i.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading FALCONER'S _Shipwreck_, Canto i.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

the act of departing

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

plural of “lever” — a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

past form of “march” — march in a procession

From this reading They were sixteen of the smartest men in the ship's company, and Cuddie--or Cuthbert--the coxswain, marched in front.

the force of workers available

From this reading They were sixteen of the smartest men in the ship's company, and Cuddie--or Cuthbert--the coxswain, marched in front.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

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From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

third-person singular of “proclaim” — declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

put or confide something in a person or thing

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

the dialect of English used in Scotland

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading TO SEA!

possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading They were sixteen of the smartest men in the ship's company, and Cuddie--or Cuthbert--the coxswain, marched in front.

a wrecked ship (or a part of one)

From this reading FALCONER'S _Shipwreck_, Canto i.

term of address for a man

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

being one more than fifteen

From this reading They were sixteen of the smartest men in the ship's company, and Cuddie--or Cuthbert--the coxswain, marched in front.

superlative of “smart” — showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness

From this reading They were sixteen of the smartest men in the ship's company, and Cuddie--or Cuthbert--the coxswain, marched in front.

in the near future

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

completely neat and clean

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

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From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

a moving crowd

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They were sixteen of the smartest men in the ship's company, and Cuddie--or Cuthbert--the coxswain, marched in front.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading TO SEA!

the upper part of anything

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They were sixteen of the smartest men in the ship's company, and Cuddie--or Cuthbert--the coxswain, marched in front.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

a Caucasian

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.

lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

in the company of; together with

From this reading "All hands unmoor! proclaims a boisterous cry; All hands unmoor! the caverned rocks reply; Roused from repose, aloft the sailors swarm, And with their levers soon the windlass arm."

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading On leaving the hall, Sir Andrew Wood was received at the palace-gate by his usual body-guard; the crew of his barge, under the command of Cuddie, the coxswain, armed with their boat-stretchers, and clad in their spotless white gaberdines, girdled by broad black belts, in which each had his Scottish knife or dudgeon-dagger, and all wearing broad blue bonnets, having red cherries on the top and white St. Andrew's crosses in front.