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AUTHORISING |
Permitting |
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ADMITTING |
Permitting inside |
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PERMISSIVE |
Permitting; granting leave or liberty. |
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TRANSAUDIENT |
Permitting the passage of sound. |
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PERMITTANCE |
The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave. |
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TRANSCALENT |
Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat. |
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LOUCHETTES |
Goggles intended to rectify strabismus by
permitting vision only directly in front. |
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TRANSLUCENT |
Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects
to be distinctly seen; partially transparent. |
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PERMISSION |
The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent;
authorization; leave; license or liberty granted. |
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THEODICY |
A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or
permitting natural and moral evil. |
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LEAKY |
Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as,
a leaky roof or cask. |
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STOP-OVER |
Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or
ticket. See To stop over, under Stop, v. i. |
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PURGE |
To clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam
pipe, by driving off or permitting escape. |
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REDEEMABLE |
Capable of being redeemed; subject to repurchase; held
under conditions permitting redemption; as, a pledge securing the
payment of money is redeemable. |
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LEACHY |
Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of
retaining water; porous; pervious; -- said of gravelly or sandy soils,
and the like. |
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PRETER- |
A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter-
mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more than is
natural. |
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ROYALTY |
A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest,
etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use the
property. |
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IMPERMEABLE |
Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid.
through its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is
impermeable to water and to air. |
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PASS |
Permission or license to pass, or to go and come; a
psssport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission; as, a railroad
or theater pass; a military pass. |
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PASSPORT |
Permission to pass; a document given by the competent
officer of a state, permitting the person therein named to pass or
travel from place to place, without molestation, by land or by water. |
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PRATIQUE |
...e, a
certificate, given after compliance with quarantine regulations,
permitting a ship to land passengers and crew; -- a term used
particula... |
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STOPCOCK |
A bib, faucet, or short pipe, fitted with a turning
stopper or plug for permitting or restraining the flow of a liquid or
gas; a cock or valve ... |
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GIMBALS |
A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in
all directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer, ship's
compass, chronomete... |