Word Meanings - FORESTER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester , which in the larval state is injurious to the grapevine. (more info) 1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed

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A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester , which in the larval state is injurious to the grapevine. (more info) 1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game. 2. An inhabitant of a forest. Wordsworth. 3. A forest tree. Evelyn.

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  Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman.
• GROWLER
  The large-mouthed black bass. 3. A four-wheeled cab. (more info) 1. One who growls.
• INSECTATOR
  A pursuer; a persecutor; a censorious critic. Bailey.
• STATEHOOD
  The condition of being a State; as, a territory seeking Statehood.
• GROWL
  To utter a deep guttural sound, sa an angry dog; to give forth an angry, grumbling sound. Gay.
• EIGHTFOLD
  Eight times a quantity.
• CHARGEANT
  Burdensome; troublesome. Chaucer.
• ALLICIENT
  That attracts; attracting. -- n.
• ALLINEATION; ALINEEATION
  Alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets with the sun. Whewell. The allineation of the two planets. C. A. Young.
• ALLITERAL
  Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration.
• GENERABILITY
  Capability of being generated. Johnstone.
• GENERALIZED
  Comprising structural characters which are separated in more specialized forms; synthetic; as, a generalized type.
• GENERALIZABLE
  Capable of being generalized, or reduced to a general form of statement, or brought under a general rule. Extreme cases are . . . not generalizable. Coleridge
• GENERA
  See GENUS
• CHARGEABLE
  1. That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man. 2. Subject to be charge or accused; liable or responsible; as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man chargeable with murder. 3. Serving
• ALLITERATOR
  One who alliterates.
• EIGHTEEN
  Eight and ten; as, eighteen pounds.
• GENERANT
  Generative; producing; esp. ,
• ALLIED
  United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See Ally.
• EIGHT
  An island in a river; an ait. "Osiers on their eights." Evelyn.
• GALLIASS
  See GALLEASS
• FREIGHT
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• CREBRICOSTATE
  Marked with closely set ribs or ridges.
• DALLIANCE
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• MAJOR GENERAL
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  Nevada; -- a nickname.
• SCALLION
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