Word Meanings - MANTELTREE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

The lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early houses.

EARLY
Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early. Those that me early shall find me. Prov. viii. 17. You must wake and call me early. Tennyson.
LINTEL
A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting crosswise fracture.
FREQUENTLY
At frequent or short intervals; many times; often; repeatedly; commonly.
FIREPLACE
The part a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth; -- usually an open recess in a wall, in which a fire may be built.
CLEARLY
In a clear manner.
HALF-YEARLY
Two in a year; semiannual. -- adv. Twice in a year; semiannually.
PEARLY
1. Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls; as, pearly shells. Milton. 2. Resembling pearl or pearls; clear; pure; transparent; iridescent; as, the pearly dew or flood.
REARLY
Early. Beau. & Ft.
NEARLY
In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.
INFREQUENTLY
Not frequently; rarely.
CURVILINEARLY
In a curvilinear manner.
LINEARLY
In a linear manner; with lines.
DEARLY
1. In a dear manner; with affection; heartily; earnestly; as, to love one dearly. 2. At a high rate or price; grievously. He buys his mistress dearly with his throne. Dryden. 3. Exquisitely. Shak.
YEARLY
1. Happening, accruing, or coming every year; annual; as, a yearly income; a yearly feast. 2. Lasting a year; as, a yearly plant. 3. Accomplished in a year; as, the yearly circuit, or revolution, of the earth. Shak.