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Look up purpose, intention, intentional, intentionally, or purport in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Purpose is the end for which something is done,
Purpose
Systems thinking heuristic
The purpose of a system is what it does (POSIWID) is a heuristic in systems thinking coined by the British management consultant Stafford Beer, who stated
The purpose of a system is what it does
The_purpose_of_a_system_is_what_it_does
2024 studio album by Ghetts
On Purpose, with Purpose is the fourth studio album by British rapper Ghetts, released on 23 February 2024 through Warner Records. It features guest appearances
On_Purpose,_with_Purpose
Philosophical and spiritual question
such as—but not limited to—"What is the meaning of life?", "What is the purpose of existence?", and "Why are we here?". There have been many proposed answers
Meaning_of_life
Stage play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
‹ The template Infobox play is being considered for merging. › Purpose is a stage play written by American playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. It premiered
Purpose_(play)
Rule of statutory construction
Within the context of United States law, "social purpose" is a scheme of statutory construction declaring that a statute should not be construed in a
Social_purpose
Cold case investigators
Adventures with Purpose (AWP) is an American group of professional scuba divers who use underwater sonar imaging equipment and bathymetry mapping technology
Adventures_with_Purpose
Programmable machine that processes data
price, size, and complexity of computers can range from simple single-purpose devices like key fobs, microwave ovens, and remote controls up to super
Computer
Type of legal entity in finance
A special-purpose entity (SPE), also called a special-purpose vehicle (SPV) or a financial vehicle corporation (FVC), is a legal entity (usually a limited
Special-purpose_entity
A community of purpose is a community of people who are going through the same process or journey to achieve a similar, often emergent, objective. From
Community_of_purpose
Programming language used in many domains
In computer software, a general-purpose programming language (GPL) is a programming language for building software in a wide variety of application domains
General-purpose programming language
General-purpose_programming_language
Gridiron football statistical measure
All-purpose yards or all-purpose yardage is a gridiron football statistical measure. It is virtually the same as the statistic that some football leagues
All-purpose_yardage
Topics referred to by the same term
Dual-purpose is a noun and adjective referring to things serving two purposes. It can specifically refer to: Dual-use technology Dual-purpose gun, a naval
Dual-purpose
2017 film by Lasse Hallström
A Dog's Purpose is a 2017 American adventure comedy-drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and written by W. Bruce Cameron, Cathryn Michon, Audrey Wells
A_Dog's_Purpose_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
On Purpose may refer to: On Purpose (album), by Clint Black "On Purpose" (song), by Sabrina Carpenter "On Purpose", a song by Chris Brown from the 2017
On_Purpose
User-controllable digital signal pin on an integrated circuit
A general-purpose input/output (GPIO) is an uncommitted digital signal pin on an integrated circuit or electronic circuit (e.g. MCUs/MPUs) board that
General-purpose_input/output
2002 bible study book by Rick Warren
The Purpose Driven Life is a Bible study book written by Christian pastor Rick Warren and published by Zondervan in 2002. The book offers readers a 40-day
The_Purpose_Driven_Life
California corporation pursuing a social benefit
A flexible purpose corporation (FPC) was a class of corporation in California lacking a profit motive when pursuing a social benefit defined in its charter
Flexible_purpose_corporation
Topics referred to by the same term
"Multi-Purpose Room" (MPR) Multi-purpose stadium Music venue Sports venue Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, spacecraft Multi-purpose helicopter Multi-Purpose Logistics
Multi-purpose
Topics referred to by the same term
A Dog's Purpose may refer to: A Dog's Purpose (novel), a 2010 novel by W. Bruce Cameron A Dog's Purpose (film), a 2017 American adventure drama film,
A_Dog's_Purpose
Type of van designed for private use
two or three rows. The equivalent classification in Europe is MPV (multi-purpose vehicle), people carrier, or M-segment. Compared with a full-size van,
Minivan
Type of protected area in New Zealand
A government purpose reserve is a type of New Zealand protected area. There are currently 215 recognised government purpose reserves in New Zealand. Some
Government_purpose_reserve
Topics referred to by the same term
Single-purpose may refer to: Singleness of Purpose, principle derived from the Fifth Tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous Single-purpose software Single-purpose
Single-purpose
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up accidentally on purpose in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Accidentally on Purpose may refer to: Accidentally on Purpose (TV series), an American
Accidentally_on_Purpose
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up general-purpose in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. General-purpose may refer to: General-purpose technology General-purpose alternating current
General-purpose
American designated marksman rifle
The United States Navy Mk 12 MOD 0/1/H Special Purpose Rifle (SPR) is a designated marksman rifle that was in service with United States Special Operations
Mk_12_Special_Purpose_Rifle
Technologies that can affect an entire economy at large scale
General-purpose technologies (GPTs) are technologies that can affect an entire economy (usually at a national or global level). GPTs have the potential
General-purpose_technology
Family of programming languages
BASIC (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages designed for ease of use. The
BASIC
For-profit that enables, without requiring, social or environmental decision making
A social purpose corporation (SPC) is a type of for-profit entity, a corporation, in some U.S. states that enables, but does not require, considering
Social_purpose_corporation
Ship type
A multi-purpose vessel (MPV) is a seagoing ship that is built for the carriage of a wide range of cargoes. Examples of these cargoes are: wood, steel
Multi-purpose_vessel
1994 album by Black Sabbath
Cross Purposes is the seventeenth studio album by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, first released through I.R.S. Records on 26 January 1994
Cross_Purposes
Machine gun adaptable for several light and medium roles
A general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) is an air-cooled, usually belt-fed machine gun that can be adapted flexibly to various tactical roles. Many medium
General-purpose_machine_gun
Underwater structure intended to produce surfable waves from prevailing swell
A multi-purpose reef, also commonly known as an artificial surfing reef or surf reef, is a structure located offshore designed to induce wave breaking
Multi-purpose_reef
Purpose-Built Vehicle (PBV) is a vehicle that can be manufactured in various forms according to the user's purpose. It was presented by Hyundai Motor Company
Purpose-Built_Vehicle
British beauty pageant organizer
died in 2000. As chairman of Miss World, she introduced "Beauty With A Purpose", in 1972, which raises money in support of sick and disadvantaged children
Julia_Morley
Program of United States Army
The Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) is an American armored fighting vehicle that is replacing the M113 armored personnel carrier and family of vehicles
Armored_Multi-Purpose_Vehicle
The general-purpose criterion is an important concept in international law that broadly governs international agreements with respect to, for instance
General-purpose_criterion
2016–17 concert tour by Justin Bieber
The Purpose World Tour was the third concert tour by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, in support of his fourth studio album Purpose (2015). The tour started
Purpose_World_Tour
Mathematical model of analog computers
The general purpose analog computer (GPAC) is a mathematical model of analog computers first introduced in 1941 by Claude Shannon. This model consists
General purpose analog computer
General_purpose_analog_computer
2002 American film
Purpose is a 2002 American independent drama thriller film starring John Light, Jeffrey Donovan, Megan Dodds, Peter Coyote, Hal Holbrook, Paul Reiser
Purpose_(film)
pejorative or neutral descriptor varies over time and by geography. For the purposes of this list, an ethnic slur is a term designed to insult others on the
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Topics referred to by the same term
"Glorious Purpose" may refer to: "Glorious Purpose" (Loki season 1), the first-season premiere of the television series Loki "Glorious Purpose" (Loki season
Glorious_Purpose
Any web page served from a single domain
web server. Websites are typically dedicated to a particular topic or purpose, such as news, education, commerce, entertainment, or social media. Hyperlinking
Website
Underlying reason an applicant seeks a loan or mortgage
In the United States, loan purpose is the underlying reason an applicant seeks a loan or mortgage. Lenders use loan purpose to make decisions on the risk
Loan_purpose
The Forces of Special Purpose (ChON) (Russian: Части особого назначения) were a military internal security force established by the Bolsheviks during
Forces_of_Special_Purpose
Program to produce eleven frigates for the Royal Australian Navy
2024, the Australian Government announced a program to acquire 11 general purpose frigates for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). These warships arose from
Australian general purpose frigate program
Australian_general_purpose_frigate_program
Air dropped bomb used for multiple purposes
A general-purpose bomb is an air-dropped bomb intended as a compromise between blast damage, penetration, and fragmentation in explosive effect. They
General-purpose_bomb
British influencer
appeared on television programs to informally discuss mental health and life purpose. Shetty was born in London on 6 September 1987 to a Hindu family of Indian
Jay_Shetty
Software that manages computer hardware resources
supercomputing sectors. Other specialized classes of operating systems (special-purpose operating systems), such as embedded and real-time systems, exist for many
Operating_system
Computer language that is broadly applicable across domains
A general-purpose language (GPL) is a computer language that is broadly applicable across application domains, and lacks specialized features for a particular
General-purpose_language
Business concept
Business purpose refers to the wider, long-term goals of a commercial enterprise. It expresses the corporate's reason for existing, its particular commitment
Business_purpose
2009 memoir by Craig Ferguson
American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot is a memoir written by entertainer Craig Ferguson. The book details various experiences
American_on_Purpose
1965 live album by Wynton Kelly
Blues on Purpose is a live album by jazz pianist Wynton Kelly recorded in 1965 and released on the Xanadu label featuring performances by Kelly with Paul
Blues_on_Purpose
1964 film by George Marshall
Dark Purpose is a 1964 film directed by George Marshall and starring Shirley Jones, Rossano Brazzi, and George Sanders. American secretary Karen Williams
Dark_Purpose
Business entity created for acquisitions
A special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC; /spæk/), also known as a blank check company or a blind-pool stock offering, is a shell corporation listed
Special-purpose acquisition company
Special-purpose_acquisition_company
1999 studio album by Spooky Tooth
Cross Purpose is the seventh and final studio album by Spooky Tooth, released on Ruf Records in 1999. It was the band's first album in 25 years, following
Cross_Purpose
Non-governmental organization
United Purpose, formerly known as Concern Universal, is an international development and emergency relief organization that works in a number of the poorest
United_Purpose
Artillery warhead
A dual-purpose improved conventional munition (DPICM) is an artillery or surface-to-surface missile warhead designed to burst into submunitions at an
Dual-purpose improved conventional munition
Dual-purpose_improved_conventional_munition
2001 studio album by 7L & Esoteric
The Soul Purpose is the debut studio album by American hip-hop duo 7L & Esoteric. It was released on July 24, 2001 via Direct Records. Recording sessions
The_Soul_Purpose
Soviet/Russian Special operations forces
or emergency situations in countries that have inherited their special purpose units from the now-defunct Soviet security agencies. The Russian abbreviations
Spetsnaz
High explosive multi-purpose tank round
The M1147 Advanced Multi-Purpose (AMP), also known as M1147 High Explosive Multi-Purpose with Tracer (HEMP-T), is a next-generation 120mm tank round developed
M1147_Advanced_Multi-Purpose
Type of land protection in New Zealand
Local purpose reserves are a type of New Zealand protected area established under the Reserves Act 1977. Unlike other forms of reserve established under
Local_purpose_reserves
Purpose-centered education (PCE) is a pedagogical model developed by Audrey Cohen and her colleagues at the College for Human Services, now Metropolitan
Purpose-centered_education
Commercial offices in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
The Multi-Purpose Tower is a Grade A skyscraper located along Jalan Munshi Abdullah in the midtown of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tower is headquarters
Multi_Purpose_Tower
Criminal joint enterprise
The doctrine of common purpose, common design, joint enterprise, joint criminal enterprise or parasitic accessory liability is a common law legal doctrine
Common_purpose
TV series based on life and biography of Chespirito
Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose (Spanish: Chespirito: Sin querer queriendo) is a Mexican biographical television series created by Roberto Gómez Fernández
Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose
Chespirito:_Not_Really_on_Purpose
2008 studio album by In Flames
A Sense of Purpose is the ninth studio album by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames. As the band's first album with no death metal hallmarks whatsoever
A_Sense_of_Purpose
Legal concept
official or any other person pervasively involved in public affairs A limited purpose public figure, which according to Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. is a person
Public_figure
Creative work to evoke aesthetic response
ideas through the senses. Works of art can be explicitly made for this purpose or interpreted on the basis of images or objects. For some scholars, such
Art
Class of naval artillery for engaging both air and surface targets
A dual-purpose gun is a naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets. Second World War-era capital ships had four classes
Dual-purpose_gun
2013 studio album by Hatebreed
The Divinity of Purpose is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band Hatebreed. The album was released in North America on January 29, 2013, through
The_Divinity_of_Purpose
2025 EP by Seulgi
Accidentally on Purpose is the second extended play by South Korean singer Seulgi. It was released by SM Entertainment on March 10, 2025, and contains
Accidentally_on_Purpose_(EP)
Topics referred to by the same term
of Special Purpose The House of Special Purpose (Fargo), a 2017 episode of the American television series Fargo The House of Special Purpose (novel), a
The_House_of_Special_Purpose
Military unit
Special Purpose Center of the FSB of Russia (TsSN FSB of Russia) (Russian: Центр специального назначения ФСБ России, romanized: Tsentr spetsial'nogo naznacheniya
FSB_Special_Purpose_Center
Intermediate rifle cartridge
The 6.8mm Remington Special Purpose Cartridge (6.8 SPC, 6.8 SPC II or 6.8×43mm) is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge that was developed
6.8mm_Remington_SPC
Special Purpose Garage (Russian: Гараж особого назначения) is a structural subdivision of the Federal Protective Service of Russia. According to the law
Special_Purpose_Garage
American military news website
Task & Purpose is an American online publication founded in 2014 which covers the United States Armed Forces and the defense industry. They serve millions
Task_&_Purpose
Topics referred to by the same term
all-purpose in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. All-purpose may refer to: All-purpose cleaner, such as hard-surface cleaner All-purpose flour All-purpose
All-purpose
Free licensed works in any field
studied, applied, copied and modified by anyone for any purpose. Often this includes commercial purposes, as explicitly required by some definitions of free
Free_content
United Nations Statistics Division classification
According to Purpose (COICOP) is a Reference Classification published by the United Nations Statistics Division that divides the purpose of individual
Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose
Classification_of_Individual_Consumption_According_to_Purpose
British charity
Common Purpose is a British-founded charity that runs leadership-development programmes around the world. Common Purpose UK is a subsidiary of Common
Common_Purpose_UK
Military unit
The 260th Special Purpose Brigade is a unit of the District of Columbia Army National Guard that was activated at the D.C. Armory on March 7, 2026. The
260th_Special_Purpose_Brigade
Vehicle size class
Compact MPV (an abbreviation for Compact Multi-Purpose Vehicle) is a vehicle size class for the middle size of MPVs. The Compact MPV size class sits between
Compact_MPV
Nonprofit that fights poverty with environmental healing
Plant With Purpose (formerly known as Floresta) is a Christian nonprofit organization that works in developing countries around the world with the goal
Plant_with_Purpose
Philippine identity document
The Unified Multi-Purpose ID (UMID) is a Philippine identity card that was introduced in 2010. The card was developed as a single card for the relations
Unified_Multi-Purpose_ID
2009 mockumentary comedy film by Larry Charles
title for the film is Brüno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a
Brüno
2012 studio album by I, The Breather
Truth and Purpose is the second album by I, The Breather. The album was released on February 28, 2012, through Sumerian Records. The video for the song
Truth_and_Purpose
2012 studio album by Carl Jah
Re-Purpose is an instrumental rock album by former Dread Zeppelin guitarist Carl Jah. It is Jah's first album as a solo artist. Re-Purpose was released
Re-Purpose
Act of religious devotion
Orthodox Judaism and orthodox Sunni Islam hold that for all practical purposes veneration should be considered the same as prayer; Orthodox Judaism (arguably
Worship
Military light utility vehicle
The Marine Multi-purpose Vehicle or MMPV is a 4x4 utility vehicle built by the Philippine Marine Corps. Similar in concept and appearance to the HMMWV
Marine_Multi-purpose_Vehicle
Ukrainian National Guard brigade
Service 2nd Special Forces Battalion 1st Special Purpose Company 2nd Special Purpose Company 3rd Special Purpose Company Unmanned Systems Company Reconnaissance
Azov_Brigade
The General Purpose Uniform (GPU) is the working uniform of the Royal Australian Air Force. The GPU is to replace the Disruptive Pattern Camouflage Uniform
General_Purpose_Uniform
Future frigate of the Royal Navy
the Inspiration class, formerly known as the Type 31e frigate or General Purpose Frigate (GPF), is a class of five frigates being built for the United Kingdom's
Type_31_frigate
EU AI governance framework
The General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (GPAI CoP) is a compliance tool released by the European Commission on 10 July 2025 to support compliance with
General-Purpose AI Code of Practice
General-Purpose_AI_Code_of_Practice
Portfolios with Purpose ("PwP") was a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2011. It was a fantasy stock selection competition similar
Portfolios_with_Purpose
Ukrainian special forces unit
regiment was formed on the basis of the 10th Separate Brigade of Special Purpose of the Main Reconnaissance Directorate (GRU) of the Soviet Armed Forces
Special Operations Center "East" (Ukraine)
Special_Operations_Center_"East"_(Ukraine)
6th episode of the 2nd season of Loki
"Glorious Purpose" is the sixth episode and season finale of the second season and twelfth episode overall of the American television series Loki, based
Glorious Purpose (Loki season 2)
Glorious_Purpose_(Loki_season_2)
Military unit
The 4th Special Purpose Regiment, Ranger Corps (Ukrainian: 4-й Полк спеціального призначення Корпусу Рейнджерів ССО (КРССО), romanized: 4th Polk spetsial'noho
4th Special Purpose Regiment (Ukraine)
4th_Special_Purpose_Regiment_(Ukraine)
Academic and research institution
in Europe from schools that had been maintained by the Church for the purpose of educating priests. The University of Bologna (Università di Bologna)
University
Deactivated rifle used for training
A drill purpose rifle (also known as a parade rifle) is a rifle which has been altered so that it can no longer be fired. This is generally undertaken
Drill_purpose_rifle
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
Girl/Female
Muslim
Wish, Desire, Purpose, Use
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess Durga, One who strives with pertinacity of purpose, One who makes the people obtain the divine wisdom by reducing the ignorance
Girl/Female
Tamil
A desire for something, Purpose, Bright, Lord Hanuman (Son of Anjani)
Girl/Female
Latin English
Firm of purpose. Constancy, from the Latin Constantia.
Girl/Female
Muslim
A desire for something, Purpose, Bright, Lord Hanuman
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name from Middle English, Old French ferm(i)er (Late Latin firmarius). The term denoted in the first instance a tax farmer, one who undertook the collection of taxes, revenues, and imposts, paying a fixed (Latin firmus) sum for the proceeds, and only secondarily someone who rented land for the purpose of cultivation; it was not applied to an owner of cultivated land before the 17th century.Irish : Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Mac an Scolóige ‘son of the husbandman’, a rare surname of northern and western Ireland.
Girl/Female
Latin American English French Shakespearean
Firm of purpose. Constancy, from the Latin Constantia.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived in or near a royal forest, or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper or worker in one. Middle English forest was not, as today, a near-synonym of wood, but referred specifically to a large area of woodland reserved by law for the purposes of hunting by the king and his nobles. The same applied to the European cognates, both Germanic and Romance. The English word is from Old French forest, Late Latin forestis (silva). This is generally taken to be a derivative of foris ‘outside’; the reference was probably to woods lying outside a habitation. On the other hand, Middle High German for(e)st has been held to be a derivative of Old High German foraha ‘fir’ (see Forster), with the addition of a collective suffix.
Girl/Female
Latin
Firrn of purpose.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Durga, One who strives with pertinacity of purpose, One who makes the people obtain the divine wisdom by reducing the ignorance
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English diche, dike, Old English dīc ‘dike’, ‘earthwork’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a ditcher or a topographic name for someone who lived by a ditch or dike. The medieval dike was larger and more prominent than the modern ditch, and was usually constructed for purposes of defense rather than drainage.Americanized spelling of Dutch Dijk (see Dyck).
Girl/Female
Hindu
A desire for something, Purpose, Bright, Lord Hanuman
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for someone who carded wool (i.e. disentangled it), preparatory to spinning, from Middle English, Old French card(e) ‘carder’, an implement used for this purpose.Reduced form of Irish McCard.
Boy/Male
Sikh
Purposeful
Boy/Male
Tamil
Siddharatha | ஸீதà¯à®¤à®¾à®°à®¤à®¾
For righteous task, Mission, Purpose
Siddharatha | ஸீதà¯à®¤à®¾à®°à®¤à®¾
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English stride ‘(long) pace’ (from stride(n) ‘to walk with long steps’), presumably a nickname for someone with long legs or whose gait had a purposeful air, although Reaney and Wilson suggest it may also have been a topographic name for someone who lived by a crossing point over a stream, presumably no wider than a stride. They cite as an example a place known as The Strid, in North Yorkshire.
Girl/Female
Hindu
A desire for something, Purpose, Bright, Lord Hanuman (Son of Anjani)
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess Durga, One who strives with pertinacity of purpose, One who makes the people obtain the divine wisdom by reducing the ignorance
Girl/Female
Tamil
A desire for something, Purpose, Bright, Lord Hanuman
Girl/Female
Indian
Wish, Desire, Purpose, Use
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
Boy/Male
Hindu
Made ready
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English
Son of Brooke; Running Water; Near the Stream or Brook; Of the Brook
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Harber.South German : either from Middle High German arber ‘tree’ (related to Latin arbor), an occupational name for a forester or perhaps a habitational name from some place named with this word, or from Arbihari, a Germanic personal name composed of Old High German arbi ‘inheritance’ + hari ‘army’.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Latin
Valiant.
Male
Gypsy/Romani
(Янко) Pet form of Bulgarian Yan, YANKO means "God is gracious." In use by the Romani.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Servant of the Glorious One
Boy/Male
Indian, Modern
Universe; First Ray of Sun
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary son of Nwython.
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
PURPOSE
adv.
In a purposed manner; according to purpose or design; purposely.
n.
A counter or opposing purpose; hence, that which is inconsistent or contradictory.
a.
Having no purpose or result; objectless.
n.
The act of willing or choosing; the act of forming a purpose; the exercise of the will.
n.
A coarse, hairy, woolen cloth, formerly used for garments by the poor, and for various other purposes.
v. i.
To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.
n.
The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil.
imp. & p. p.
of Purpose
n.
A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance, used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture, padding a garment, etc.
v. i.
The state of not having; the condition of being without anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing.
n.
One who forms a purpose; one who intends.
n.
Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose.
n.
The dissection of an animal while alive, for the purpose of making physiological investigations.
n.
A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities.
adv.
With purpose or design; intentionally; with predetermination; designedly.
n.
Any soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffing or padding garments; esp., sheets of carded cotton prepared for the purpose.
v. t.
Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed; intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.
n.
A scaly granular variety of anhydrite of a grayish white color, used for ornamental purposes.
v. i.
To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel.