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(Encyclopedia) hospice, program of humane and supportive care for the terminally ill and their families; the term also applies to a professional facility that provides care to dying patients who can…ginger
(Encyclopedia) ginger, common name for members of the Zingiberaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical perennial herbs, chiefly of Indomalaysia. The aromatic oils of many are used in making…Brewer's: Ease
(Anglo-Saxon, eath; Latin, oti-um) At ease. Without pain or anxiety. Ill at ease. Uneasy, not comfortable, anxious. Stand at ease A command given to soldiers to rest for a time. The “…Dundas
(Encyclopedia) Dundas Dundas dŭnˈdəs [key], town, S Ont., Canada. It is a suburb of Hamilton and is at the head…analog circuit
(Encyclopedia) analog circuit, electronic circuit that operates with currents and voltages that vary continuously with time and have no abrupt transitions between levels. Generally speaking, analog…Manchester Ship Canal
(Encyclopedia) Manchester Ship Canal, 35.5 mi (57 km) long with a minimum depth of 28 ft (8.5 m), connecting Manchester, W England, with the Mersey estuary at Eastham, above Birkenhead. Begun in 1887…At
(Encyclopedia) At, symbol for the element astatine.Fairfax
(Encyclopedia) Fairfax, city (2020 pop. 24,146), historic seat of Fairfax co., NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. 1892, as a city…Brewer's: Ease Her!
A command given on a steamer to reduce speed. The next order is generally “Stop her!” —i.e. the steamboat. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894EastEase A B C…Brewer's: Little Ease
The name of a prison cell too small to allow the prisoner to stand upright, or to lie down, or to assume any other position of ease. I have seen such a cell at St. Cyr; and according to…Trending
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