avails

  • 21Cumber — Cum ber (k?m b?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cumbered} ( b?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumbering}.] [OE. combren, cumbren,OF. combrer to hinder, from LL. cumbrus a heap, fr. L. cumulus; cf. Skr. ?? to increase, grow strong. Cf. {Cumulate}.] To rest upon as… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 22Cumbered — Cumber Cum ber (k?m b?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cumbered} ( b?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumbering}.] [OE. combren, cumbren,OF. combrer to hinder, from LL. cumbrus a heap, fr. L. cumulus; cf. Skr. ?? to increase, grow strong. Cf. {Cumulate}.] To rest… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 23Cumbering — Cumber Cum ber (k?m b?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cumbered} ( b?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumbering}.] [OE. combren, cumbren,OF. combrer to hinder, from LL. cumbrus a heap, fr. L. cumulus; cf. Skr. ?? to increase, grow strong. Cf. {Cumulate}.] To rest… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24Small — Small, adv. 1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. [Obs.] I wept but small. Chaucer. It small avails my mood. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous] [1913 Webster] You may speak as small …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 25To avail one's self of — Avail A*vail , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Availed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Availing}.] [OE. availen, fr. F. ? (L. ad) + valoir to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See {Valiant}.] 1. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 26Vail — Vail, n. [Aphetic form of avail, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Avails; profit; return; proceeds. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] My house is as were the cave where the young outlaw hoards the stolen vails of his occupation. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. An unexpected …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 27vale — Vail Vail, n. [Aphetic form of avail, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. Avails; profit; return; proceeds. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] My house is as were the cave where the young outlaw hoards the stolen vails of his occupation. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. An… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 28Asgard — This article is about the realm of Norse Mythology. For other uses of the names Asgard, Asgaard and Asgård, see Asgard (disambiguation). In Norse mythology, Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr; meaning Enclosure of the Æsir Lindow, John. Norse Mythology:… …

    Wikipedia

  • 29Christianity and antisemitism — Antisemitism Part of Jewish history …

    Wikipedia

  • 30Scylla — (pronEng|ˈsɪlə; gr. Σκύλλα, Skulla ), also known as Scylle (pronEng|ˈsɪli; gr. Σκύλλη, Skullē ), was one of the two monsters in Greek mythology (the other being Charybdis) that lived on either side of a narrow channel of water. The two sides of… …

    Wikipedia