Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter R - Page 49
Reserved (a.) 留作專用的；預訂的；儲備的；沉默寡言的；緘默的；含蓄的；冷淡的；所保留的；有節制的；reserve的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.
Reserved (a.) Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank.
To all obliging, yet reserved to all. -- Walsh.
Nothing reserved or sullen was to see. -- Dryden. -- Re*serv"ed*ly, adv. -- Re*serv"ed*ness, n.
Reserved (a.) Set aside for the use of a particular person or party [ant: unreserved].
Reserved (a.) Marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West [ant: unreserved].
Reservee (n.) One to, or for, whom anything is reserved; -- contrasted with reservor.
Reserver (n.) One who reserves.
Reservist (n.) 後備役軍人 A member of a reserve force of soldiers or militia. [Eng.]
Reservist (n.) A member of a military reserve.
Receptacle (n.) 容器，貯藏器；貯藏所；【植】花托；囊托；（電源）插座 That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as for examople, a basket, a vase, a bag, a reservoir; a repository.
O sacred
receptacle of my joys! -- Shak.
Receptacle (n.) (Bot.) The apex of the flower stalk, from which
the organs of the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See Illust.
of Flower, and Ovary.
Receptacle (n.) (Bot.) The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common support to a head of flowers.
Receptacle (n.) (Bot.) An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or other matters.
Receptacle (n.) (Bot.) A special branch which bears the fructification in many cryptogamous plants.
Receptacle (n.) A container that is used to put or keep things in.
Receptacle (n.) Enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts.
Receptacle (n.) An electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert.
Reservoir (n.) [C] （蓄）水庫；貯水池（或槽）；貯存器；儲藏所，倉庫 A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts, or to drive a mill wheel, or the like.
Reservoir (n.) (Bot.) A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
Reservoir (n.) (Med.) A large quantity of infectious microorganisms resident in animals other than man, potentially capable of being transmitted to humans.
Reservoir (n.) (Med.) A large quantity of infectious microorganisms or parasites resident in animals other than man, potentially capable of being transmitted to humans; especially, such organisms in animals where they do little or no harm to the host.
Reservoir (n.) A large supply or
stock of anything which may be rapidly put to use; a reserve.
Receiving reservoir (Water Works), A principal reservoir into
which an aqueduct or rising main delivers water, and from which a distributing
reservoir draws its supply.
Reservoir (n.) A large or extra supply of something; "a reservoir of talent".
Reservoir (n.) Lake used to store water for community use [syn: reservoir, artificial lake, man-made lake].
Reservoir (n.) Tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil).
Reservoir (n.) Anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; "an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival" [syn: reservoir, source].
Reservoir (n.) [ C ] 水庫；蓄水池 A place for storing liquid, especially a natural or artificial lake providing water for a city or other area.
Reservoir (n.) [ C ] 儲備；儲藏；寶庫 A large supply of something.
// The universities constitute a reservoir of expert knowledge.
Reservor (n.) One who reserves; a reserver.
Reset (v. t.) To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a diamond.
Reset (n.) The act of resetting.
Reset (n.) (Print.) That which is reset; matter set up again.
Reset (n.) (Scots Law) The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw. -- Jamieson.
Reset (v. t.) To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal.
We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset the Southrons here. -- Sir. W. Scott.
Reset (n.) Device for resetting instruments or controls
Reset (v.) Set anew; "They re-set the date on the clock".
Reset (v.) Set to zero; "reset instruments and dials"
Reset (v.) Adjust again after an initial failure [syn: readjust, reset].
Resetter (n.) (Scots Law) One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal.
Resetter (n.) One who resets, or sets again.
Resetter, () Scotch law. A receiver of stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen.
Resettle (v. t.) To settle again. -- Swift.
Resettle (v. i.) To settle again, or a second time.
Resettle (v.) Settle in a new place; "The immigrants had to resettle".
Resettlement (n.) Act of settling again, or state of being settled again; as, the resettlement of lees.
The resettlement of my discomposed soul. -- Norris.
Resettlement (n.) The transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) [syn: resettlement, relocation].
Reshape (v. t.) To shape again.
Reshape (v.) Shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country".
Reshape (v.) Shape again or shape differently [syn: reshape, remold].
Reship (v. t.) To ship again; to put on board of a vessel a second time; to send on a second voyage; as, to reship bonded merchandise.
Reship (v. i.) To engage one's self again for service on board of a vessel after having been discharged.
Reship (v.) Place on a ship again or transfer to another ship; "reship the cargo".
Reshipment (n.) The act of reshipping; also, that which is reshippped.
Reshipment (n.) The act of shipping again (especially by transferring to another ship).
Reshipper (n.) One who reships.
Reshuffle (n.) 重洗（牌）；改革；改組 A redistribution of something; "there was a reshuffle of cabinet officers".
Reshuffle (n.) Shuffling again; "the gambler demanded a reshuffle" [syn: {reshuffle}, {reshuffling}].
Reshuffle (v.) 重洗（牌）；改革；改組 Shuffle again; "So as to prevent cheating, he was asked to reshuffle the cards".
Reshuffle (v.) Reorganize and assign posts to different people; "The new Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet".
Reshuffle (n.) [ C ] (Mainly UK US usually shuffle) 改組；崗位調整；重新安排 An occasion when the positions of people or things within a particular group are changed.
// They expect a Cabinet reshuffle in the summer.
// A government/ management reshuffle.
Resiance (n.) Residence; abode.
Resiant (a.) Resident; present in a place.
Resiant (n.) A resident.
Resided (imp. & p. p.) of Reside
Residing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reside
Reside (v. i.) To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time.
At the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana. -- Shak.
In no fixed place the happy souls reside. -- Dryden.
Reside (v. i.) To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be as in attribute or element.
In such like acts, the duty and virtue of contentedness doth especially reside. -- Barrow.
Reside (v. i.) To sink; to settle, as sediment. [Obs.] -- Boyle.
Syn: To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live; domiciliate; domicile.
Reside (v.) Make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida" [syn: reside, shack, domicile, domiciliate].
Reside (v.) Live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor" [syn: occupy, reside, lodge in].
Reside (v.) Be inherent or innate in; [syn: rest, reside, repose].
Residence (n.) The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of an American in France or Italy for a year.
Residence (n.) The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile.
Residence (n.) The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.
Residence (n.) The place where anything rests permanently.
Residence (n.) Subsidence, as of a sediment.
Residence (n.) That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.
Residency (n.) Residence.
Residency (n.) A political agency at a native court in British India, held by an officer styled the Resident; also, a Dutch commercial colony or province in the East Indies.
Resident (a.) [Z] 居住的，定居的；常駐的 [（+in）]；住校的；住院的；住在住所的 [B]；（鳥類等）無遷徙習性的 Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed to nonresident; as, resident in the city or in the country.
Resident (a.) Fixed; stable; certain. [Obs.] "Stable and resident like a rock." -- Jer. TAylor.
One there still resident as day and night. -- Davenant.
Resident (n.) [C] 居民，定居者；僑民；住院醫生；留鳥；無遷徙習性的動物 One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.
Resident (n.) A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under Minister, 4.
Resident (a.) Living in a particular place; "resident aliens" [ant: nonresident].
Resident (a.) Used of animals that do not migrate [syn: nonmigratory, resident] [ant: migratory].
Resident (n.) Someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there [syn: resident, occupant, occupier] [ant: nonresident].
Resident (n.) A physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital; "the resident was receiving special clinical training at the hospital" [syn: house physician, resident, resident physician].
Residenter (n.) A resident.
Residential (a.) Of or pertaining to a residence or residents; as, residential trade.
Residential (a.) Residing; residentiary.
Residentiary (a.) Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary guardian.
Residentiary (n.) One who is resident.
Residentiary (n.) An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence.
Residentiaryship (n.) The office or condition of a residentiary.
Residentship (n.) The office or condition of a resident.
Resider (n.) One who resides in a place.
Residual (a.) Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken.
Residual (n.) The difference of the results obtained by observation, and by computation from a formula.
Residual (n.) The difference between the mean of several observations and any one of them.
Residuary (a.) 殘留的；剩餘的；【律】剩餘遺產的 Consisting of residue; as, residuary matter; pertaining to the residue, or part remaining; as, the residuary advantage of an estate. -- Ayliffe.
Residuary clause (Law), That part of the testator's will in which the residue of his estate is disposed of.
Residuary devise (Law), The person to whom the residue of real estate is devised by a will.
Residuary legatee (Law), The person to whom the residue of personal estate is bequeathed.
Residuary (a.) Entitled to the residue of an estate (after payment of debts and specific gifts); "the residuary part of the estate"; "the residuary beneficiary".
Residuary (a.) Relating to or indicating a remainder; "residual quantity" [syn: residual, residuary].
Residue (n.) [C] 殘餘，剩餘；渣滓；【化】濾渣，殘餘物；【律】（償債、納稅、遺贈等後的）剩餘財產 That which remains after a part is taken, separated, removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.
The residue of them will I deliver to the sword. -- Jer. xv. 9.
If church power had then prevailed over its victims, not a residue of English liberty would have been saved. -- I. Taylor.
Residue (n.) (Law) That part of a testeator's estate wwhich is not disposed of in his will by particular and special legacies and devises, and which remains after payment of debts and legacies.
Residue (n.) (Chem.) That which remains of a molecule after the removal of a portion of its constituents; hence, an atom or group regarded as a portion of a molecule; a moiety or group; -- used as nearly equivalent to radical, but in a more general sense.
Note: The term radical is sometimes restricted to groups containing carbon, the term residue and moiety being applied to the others.
Residue (n.) (Theory of Numbers) Any positive or negative number that differs from a given number by a multiple of a given modulus; thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues.
Syn: Rest; remainder; remnant; balance; residuum; remains; leavings; relics.
Residue (n.) Matter that remains after something has been removed
Residue (n.) Something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" [syn: remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest].
Residue, () That which remains of something after taking away a part of it; as, the residue of an estate, which is what has not been particularly devised by will.
Residue, () A will bequeathing the general residue of personal property, passes to the residuary legatee everything not otherwise effectually disposed of and it makes no difference whether a legacy falls into the estate by lapse, or as void at law, the next of kin is equally excluded. 15 Ves. 416; 2 Mer. 392. Vide 7 Ves. 391; 4 Bro. C. C. 55; 1 Bro. C. C. 589; Rop. on Leg. Index, h.t.; Worth. on Wills, 454.
Residuous (a.) Remaining; residual. -- Landor.
Residuum (n.) That which is left after any process of separation or purification; that which remains after certain specified deductions are made; residue.
"I think so," is the whole residuum . . . after evaporating the prodigious pretensions of the zealot demagogue. -- L. Taylor.
Residuum (n.) Something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance" [syn: remainder, balance, residual, residue, residuum, rest].
Resiege (v. t.) To seat again; to reinstate. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Re-sign (v. t.) To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again.
Resigned (imp. & p. p.) of Resign
Resigning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Resign
Resign (v. t.) 放棄，辭去；把……託交給，委託 [（+to/ into）] ；(v. i.) 辭職 [（+from）] To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively.
I here resign my government to thee. -- Shak.
Lament not, Eve, but patiently resign What justly thou hast lost. -- Milton.
What more reasonable, than that we should in all things resign up ourselves to the will of God? -- Tiilotson.
Resign (v. t.) To relinquish; to abandon.
He soon resigned his former suit. -- Spenser.
Resign (v. t.) To commit to the care of; to consign. [Obs.]
Gentlement of quality have been sent beyong the seas, resigned and concredited to the conduct of such as they call governors. -- Evelyn.
Syn: To abdicate; surrender; submit; leave; relinquish; forego; quit; forsake; abandon; renounce.
Usage: Resign, Relinquish. To resign is to give up, as if breaking a seal and yielding all it had secured; hence, it marks a formal and deliberate surrender. To relinquish is less formal, but always implies abandonment and that the thing given up has been long an object of pursuit, and, usually, that it has been prized and desired. We resign what we once held or considered as our own, as an office, employment, etc. We speak of relinquishing a claim, of relinquishing some advantage we had sought or enjoyed, of relinquishing seme right, privilege, etc. "Men are weary with the toil which they bear, but can not find it in their hearts to relinquish it." -- Steele. See Abdicate.
Re-sign (v. t.) To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again.
Resign (v.) Leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds" [syn: vacate, resign, renounce, give up].
Resign (v.) Give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" [syn: leave office, quit, step down, resign] [ant: take office].
Resign (v.) Part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" [syn: release, relinquish, resign, free, give up].
Resign (v.) Accept as inevitable; "He resigned himself to his fate" [syn: resign, reconcile, submit].
Resign (v. t.) To renounce an honor for an advantage. To renounce an advantage for a greater advantage.
'Twas rumored Leonard Wood had signed A true renunciation Of title, rank and every kind Of military station -- Each honorable station.
By his example fired - inclined To noble emulation, The country humbly was resigned To Leonard's resignation -- His Christian resignation. Politian Greame
Resign (n.) Resignation.
Difference Between Resign and Re-sign
Categorized under Words | Difference Between Resign and Re-sign
Both words are exactly the same in spelling but completely different in meaning. Both are verbs: the past tense of resign is resigned; similarly that of re-sign is re-signed.
“Resign” means to voluntarily give up (a job or position) in a formal or official way; or to make yourself accept something that is bad or that cannot be changed. If you resign from your job it was your decision to leave the job, but if you are sacked from your job, you did not consent to giving up your job. Sometimes you are forced to resign from your job to make a pretence that you did it voluntarily and were not sacked! Similarly if you are resigned to your fate, it means you have stopped fighting the forces which dealt you an unpleasant blow.
Given below are examples of resign in sentences:
The principal of the school has resigned due to ill-health.
The president of the club must resign since he has been caught in illegal money dealings.
The Prime Minister had to resign since his party lost the election.
The managing director of the brewery was forced to resign due to irregularities in the finances of the company.
She resigned from her job because her boss made sexual advances towards her.
The Democratic Party lost the elections and now we are helplessly resigned to being ruled by a fascist government.
John broke his leg while skiing. Now he is resigned to being immobile for at least six weeks.
Mary lost her husband recently. She is resigned to this major setback since you cannot fight fate.
Susan has had so many heartbreaks that she is now resigned to living alone.
After years of trying for a baby, Paul and Sandra are now resigned to the fact that they will be childless.
We resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose the game.
You don’t have to resign yourself to doing a job that you don’t enjoy.
He resigned from a high-profile job as economic adviser to the prime minister.
The statement excited new speculation that a senior minister may be about to resign.
Re-sign means to sign a document again. The prefix “re” signifies to do something again. Sentences using re-sign:
He had to re-sign the cheque as the signature did not tally with that in the records of the bank.
That win backed up my conviction that we re-sign the football player.
The principal had to re-sign my certificate since my name was wrongly spelt.
Frank had to re-sign several times to prove his signature was genuine.
Many official documents require signing and re-signing several pages.
The temporary help was so efficient that we re-signed her for a further six months.
The TV star had finished her contract with the channel, but she was re-signed in for a new show immediately.
If you make a mistake while writing a cheque, strike-through the error and re-sign next to it.
If you suspect a credit card to be fraudulent, insist that the holder re-signs the charge form.
Lisa’s contract with the company was expiring shortly, but the managing director asked her to re-sign a new contract.
Thomas had to re-sign his will since his signature had changed significantly.
The divorce papers had to be re-signed since several clauses had been amended.
English is a “funny” language! Both resign and re-sign have the same spelling, one with a hyphen and one without, and the hyphen changes the meaning of the word.
Resignation (n.) . 辭職；放棄 [C] [U] [（+from）]；辭職書，辭呈 [C]；聽任，順從；屈從 [U] The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a crown or comission.
Resignation (n.) The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as, resignation to the will and providence of God.
Syn: Patience; surrender; relinquishment; forsaking; abandonment; abdication; renunciation; submission; acquiescence; endurance. See {Patience}.
Resignation (n.) Acceptance of despair [syn: {resignation}, {surrender}].
Resignation (n.) The act of giving up (a claim or office or possession etc.).
Resignation (n.) A formal document giving notice of your intention to resign; "he submitted his resignation as of next month".
Resignation (n.) The act of an officer by which he declines his office, and renounces the further right to use it. It differs from abdication. (q.v.)
Resignation (n.) As offices are held at the will of both parties, if the resignation of a officer be not accepted, he remains in office. 4 Dev. R. 1.
Resignation (n.) (JOB) (C2) [ C or U ] 辭職；辭去（職務）；放棄（工作） The act of telling your employer that you are leaving your job.
// There have been calls for his resignation.
// I handed in/ gave in/ sent in my resignation this morning.
Resigned (a.) Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist or murmur.
Resignedly (adv.) With submission.
Resignee (n.) One to whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a resignation is made.
RESIGNEE. () One in favor of whom a resignation is made. 1 Bell's Com. 125 n.
Resigner (n.) One who resigns.
Resignment (n.) The act of resigning.
Resiled (imp. & p. p.) of Resile
Resiling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Resile
Resile (v. i.) 跳回；恢復活力；（契約等）被撤銷 To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. -- J. Ellis.
Resile (v.) Pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease".
Resile (v.) Spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet].
Resile (v.) Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile].
Resile (v.) Return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile".
Resilience (n.) Alt. of Resiliency
Resiliency (n.) 彈回；彈性；恢復力（= resilience） The act of springing back, rebounding, or resiling; as, the resilience of a ball or of sound.
Resiliency (n.) The power or inherent property of returning to the form from which a substance is bent, stretched, compressed, or twisted; elasticity [1]; springiness; -- of objects and substances.
Resiliency (n.) Hence: The power or ability to recover quickly from a setback, depression, illness, overwork or other adversity; buoyancy; elasticity [2]; -- of people.
Resiliency (n.) (Mech. & Engin.) The mechanical work required to strain an elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc., to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body in recovering from such strain.
Resiliency (n.) An occurrence of rebounding or springing back [syn: resilience, resiliency].
Resiliency (n.) The physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit [syn: resilience, resiliency].
Resilient (a.) 彈回的；有彈力的；迅速恢復精力的 Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling.
Resilient (a.) Recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like.
Resilient (a.) Elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf" [syn: bouncy, live, lively, resilient, springy].
Resilition (n.) Resilience. [R.]
Resin (n.) [U] 樹脂；合成樹脂 Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of electricity, have a vitreous fracture, and are soluble in ether, alcohol, and essential oils, but not in water; specif., pine resin (see Rosin).
Note: Resins exude from trees in combination with essential oils, gums, etc., and in a liquid or semiliquid state. They are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and they consist primarily of polymerized small molecules having carboxylic groups. Copal, mastic, guaiacum, and colophony or pine resin, are some of them. When mixed with gum, they form the gum resins, like asafetida and gamboge; mixed with essential oils, they form balsams, or oleoresins. They are also used in making varnishes.
Resin (n.) Any of various polymeric substance resembling the natural resins [1], prepared synthetically; -- they are used, especially in particulate form, in research and industry for their property of specifically absorbing or adsorbing substances of particular types; they are especially useful in separation processes such as chromatography; as, an ion-exchange resin.
Highgate resin (Min.), A fossil resin resembling copal, occuring in blue clay at Highgate, near London.
Resin bush (Bot.), A low composite shrub ({Euryops speciosissimus) of South Africa, having smooth pinnately parted leaves and abounding in resin.
Resin (n.) Any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules [syn: resin, rosin].
Resin (n.) A sticky flammable organic substance, insoluble in water, exuded by some trees and other plants (notably fir and pine).
Resin (n.) A solid or liquid synthetic organic polymer used as the basis of plastics, adhesives, varnishes, or other products.
Resin (v. t.) [Resins, resining, resined] [With object] 用樹脂處理；塗樹脂於 Rub or treat with resin.
‘Resining the granite fills in the fissures and helps strengthen the stone’
[As adjective resined] ‘The resined surface is waterproof.’
Resinaceous (a.) Having the quality of resin; resinous.
Resinate (n.) Any one of the salts the resinic acids.
Resinic (a.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, resin; as, the resinic acids.
Resiniferous (a.) Yielding resin; as, a resiniferous tree or vessel.
Resiniform (a.) Having the form of resin.
Resino-electric (a.) (Elec.) Containing or exhibiting resinous electricity.
Resinoid (a.) Somewhat like resin.
Resinoid (n.) A plastic containing resins.
Resinous (a.) Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling or obtained from resin.
Resinous electricity (Elec.), Electricity which is exited by rubbing bodies of the resinous kind. See Negative electricity, under Negative.
Resinous (a.) Having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn: pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarry].
Resinously (adv.) By means, or in the manner, of resin.
Resinousness (n.) The quality of being resinous.
Resiny (a.) Like resin; resinous.
Resiny (a.) Having the characteristics of pitch or tar [syn: pitchy, resinous, resiny, tarry].
Resipiscence (n.) Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance. [R.] -- Bp. Montagu.
Resisted (imp. & p. p.) of Resist
Resisting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Resist