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admeasure
verbTo measure, make measurement of. in later use chiefly: specifically to make formal measurement of (a ship) in order to determine its capacity or tonnage.
verbWith complement. to be of a specified capacity, tonnage, size, etc.; to have an admeasurement of a specified weight or magnitude.
verbTo assign or allot (something) to each person according to his or her due share; to apportion. also: to allot or measure out the stipulated or agreed share of something to (someone).
asp
nounA small southern european viper with an upturned snout.
Usage examples:
Overseas they have a mixture of cobras, vipers, asps and snake types that we don't have here, that …
abbreviationApplication service provider, a company providing internet access to software applications that would otherwise have to be installed on individual computers.
nounA small poisonous snake found especially in north africa. the asp was a symbol of royalty in ancient egypt.
centuplicate
nounEach of a hundred things exactly alike or closely resembling one another.
noun"in centuplicate": in a hundred identical copies or transcripts.
adjectiveHundredfold, centuple; consisting of a hundred.
platypus
nounA semiaquatic egg-laying mammal which frequents lakes and streams in eastern australia. it has a sensitive pliable bill shaped like that of a duck, webbed feet with venomous spurs, and dense fur.
Usage examples:
The only living monotremes are the platypuses and the echidnas.
nounAn australian river mammal with a wide beak whose young are born from eggs
reformationist
nounA supporter or advocate of the religious principles of the reformation; (also occasionally more generally) a person who supports or advocates reform, a reformer.
adjectiveOf or relating to the reformation or its supporters; (more generally) that supports or advocates reform, reformist.