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Volley: Definition and part of speech

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Volley

  1. n. A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.
  2. n. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.
  3. n. A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley of words.
  4. n. A return of the ball before it touches the ground.

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.

Volition: Definition and part of speech

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Volition

  1. n. The power of willing or determining; will.
  2. n. The act of willing or choosing; the act of forming a purpose; the exercise of the will.
  3. n. The result of an act or exercise of choosing or willing; a state of choice.

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.

Volitive: Definition and part of speech

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Volitive

  1. a. Used in expressing a wish or permission as, volitive proposition.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the will; having the power to will.

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.