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Word Meanings - APE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadæ, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the
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A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadæ, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes. Note: The ape of the Old Testament was prqobably the rhesus monkey of India, and allied forms. 2. One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic. Byron. 3. A dupe. Chaucer.
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- REPEAT
To repay or refund . To repeat one's self, to do or say what one has already done or said. -- To repeat signals, to make the same signals again; specifically, to communicate, by repeating them, the signals shown at headquarters. Syn. - AFTERCAST
A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done too late. Gower. - REPEATEDLY
More than once; again and again; indefinitely. - DETECTOR BAR
A bar, connected with a switch, longer than the distance between any two consecutive wheels of a train , laid inside a rail and operated by the wheels so that the switch cannot be thrown until all the train is past the switch. - AFTER
To ward the stern of the ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway. Note: It is often combined with its noun; as, after-bowlines, after- braces, after-sails, after-yards, those on the mainmasts - MIMICRY
Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; - AFTERPAINS
The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth. - DEPICTURE
To make a picture of; to paint; to picture; to depict. Several persons were depictured in caricature. Fielding. - EXPOSER
One who exposes or discloses. - FOLLOWING EDGE
See ABOVE - REPRESENTABLE
Capable of being represented. - REPRESENTANT
Appearing or acting for another; representing. - PATTERN
A full-sized model around which a mold of sand is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the mold without injuring it. Pattern box, chain, or cylinder , devices, in a loom, for - EXPOSEDNESS
The state of being exposed, laid open, or unprotected; as, an exposedness to sin or temptation. - MIMICKER
An animal which imitates something else, in form or habits. (more info) 1. One who mimics; a mimic. - AFTERSHAFT
The hypoptilum. - AFTERPIECE
The heel of a rudder. (more info) 1. A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other small entertainment. - REPEATER
One who, or that which, repeats. Specifically: A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters. A repeating firearm. An instrument for resending a telegraphic message - MIMIC
One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. Burke. - EXPOSE
1. To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose pictures to public inspection. Those who seek truth only, freely expose their principles to the test, and are pleased to have them - IRREPRESENTABLE
Not capable of being represented or portrayed. - CRAFTER
a creator of great skill in the manual arts. Syn. -- craftsman.