juxtaposition the act of positioning close together
on-line database a database that can be accessed by computers
nonlinguistic not consisting of or related to language
William Stubbs English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
Anthony Comstock United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
sailing master the ship's officer in charge of navigation
dancing-master a professional teacher of dancing
dangling modifier a word or phrase apparently modifying an unintended word because of its placement in a sentence: e.g., `when young' in `when young, circuses appeal to all of us'
alchemistic of or relating to alchemists
alchemist one who tried to change ordinary metals into gold
genus Chamaecytisus small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus
anisogametic relating to either of a pair of dissimilar (anisogamic) gametes combining in sexual reproduction
unwillingness the trait of being unwilling
juxtapose place side by side
Santolina chamaecyparissus branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers
nonlinear system a system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree
encomiastic formally expressing praise
alchemistical of or relating to alchemists
Inland Passage a naturally protected waterway from Seattle to Skagway in southeastern Alaska
unlikeliness the improbability of a specified outcome