Helen Fenton

Admiral: Definition and part of speech

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Admiral

  1. n. A handsome butterfly (Pyrameis Atalanta) of Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.
  2. n. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet or of fleets.
  3. n. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Admiralty: Definition and part of speech

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Admiralty

  1. n. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in England, transact business.
  2. n. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral.
  3. n. The department or officers having authority over naval affairs generally.
  4. n. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and offenses.
  5. n. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Admiration: Definition and part of speech

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Admiration

  1. n. Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise; a prodigy.
  2. n. Wonder; astonishment.
  3. n. Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or high excellence; as, admiration of a beautiful woman, of a landscape, of virtue.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Admired: Definition and part of speech

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Admired

  1. imp. & p. p. of Admire
  2. a. Regarded with wonder and delight; highly prized; as, an admired poem.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.