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a. Capable of being achieved. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. OF. achevance. ] Achievement. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Achieved p. pr. & vb. n. Achieving ] [ OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F. achever, to finish; à (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end, head, fr. L. caput head. See Chief. ] 1. To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise. [ 1913 Webster ]

Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a capital, invigorating motive than without it. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed in gaining; to win. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some are born great, some achieve greatness. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thou hast achieved our liberty. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ [ Obs ]., with a material thing as the aim. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

He hath achieved a maid
That paragons description. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To finish; to kill. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute; perform; realize; obtain. See Accomplish. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. achèvement, E. Hatchment. ] 1. The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor, boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ The exploits ] of the ancient saints . . . do far surpass the most famous achievements of pagan heroes. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

The highest achievements of the human intellect. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally applied to the funeral shield commonly called hatchment. Cussans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who achieves; a winner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus of North American deciduous trees or shrubs.
Syn. -- genus Amelanchier. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Pref. archi- + episcopacy. ] 1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state or dignity of an archbishop. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. archi- + episcopal. ] Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. archi- + episcopate. ] The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Russ. archieréi, fr. Gr. 'archierey`s; pref. 'archi- (E. arch-) + "ierey`s priest.] The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. Pinkerton. [1913 Webster]

n. See Chivachie. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. chief, chef, OF. chief, F. chef, fr. L. caput head, possibly akin to E. head. Cf. Captain, Chapter ] 1. The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a person in authority who directs the work of others; the principal actor or agent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The principal part; the most valuable portion. [ 1913 Webster ]

The chief of the things which should be utterly destroyed. 1 Sam. xv. 21 [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Her.) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs. [ 1913 Webster ]

In chief. (a) At the head; as, a commander in chief. (b) (Eng. Law) From the king, or sovereign; as, tenure in chief, tenure directly from the king.

Syn. -- Chieftain; captain; general; commander; leader; head; principal; sachem; sagamore; sheik. -- Chief, chieftain, Commander, Leader. These words fluctuate somewhat in their meaning according to circumstances, but agree in the general idea of rule and authority. The term chief is now more usually applied to one who is a head man, leader, or commander in civil or military affairs, or holds a hereditary or acquired rank in a tribe or clan; as, the chief of police; the chief of an Indian tribe. A chieftain is the chief of a clan or tribe , or a military leader. A commander directs the movements of or has control over a body of men, as a military or naval force. A leader is one whom men follow, as in a political party, a legislative body, a military or scientific expedition, etc., one who takes the command and gives direction in particular enterprises. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Highest in office or rank; principal; head. “Chief rulers.” John. xii. 42. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead; most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the chief interest of man. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Very intimate, near, or close. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A whisperer separateth chief friends. Prov. xvi. 28.

Syn. -- Principal; head; leading; main; paramount; supreme; prime; vital; especial; great; grand; eminent; master. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. chevage, fr. chief head. See Chief. ] A tribute by the head; a capitation tax. [ Written also chevage and chivage. ] [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Eng. Law) The presiding judge of the court of exchequer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Superl. of Chief. ] First or foremost; chief; principal. [ Archaic ] “Our chiefest courtier.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The chiefest among ten thousand. Canticles v. 10. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) A small rodent (Lagamys princeps) inhabiting the summits of the Rocky Mountains; -- also called crying hare, calling hare, cony, American pika, and little chief hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the curious family Lagomyidæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lord Chief Justice of England, The presiding judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High Chancellor. --
Chief Justice of the United States, the presiding judge of the Supreme Court, and Highest judicial officer of the republic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The office of chief justice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jay selected the chief-justiceship as most in accordance with his tastes. The Century. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Without a chief or leader. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In the first place; principally; preëminently; above; especially. [ 1913 Webster ]

Search through this garden; leave unsearched no nook;
But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. For the most part; mostly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those parts of the kingdom where the . . . estates of the dissenters chiefly lay. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small rent paid to the lord paramount. [ Obs. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF. chevetain, F. capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head. Cf. Captain, and see chief. ] A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a troop, army, or clan.

Syn. -- Chief; commander; leader; head. See Chief. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. cherté. See Charity. ] Love; tender regard. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. chevance property, equiv. To chevisance, fr. chevir to accomplish. See Chevisance. ] An unlawful bargain; traffic in which money is exported as discount. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. See Cheve, v. i. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. chevauchie, chevauchée; of the same origin as E. cavalcade. ] A cavalry raid; hence, a military expedition. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Kerchief. ] A covering for the head. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Bound with a kerchief; draped; hooded; covered. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

That soft, enkerchiefed hair. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hand + kerchief. ] 1. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

postnominal adj. a suffix signifying the head of a staff; as, editor-in-chief. [ combining form ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Kerchiefs [ OE. coverchef, OF. cuevrechief, couvrechef, F. couvrechef, a head covering, fr. couvrir to cover + OF. chief head, F. chef. See Cover, Chief, and cf. Curfew. ] 1. A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used in compounds; as, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later, handkerchief. [ 1913 Webster ]

He might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief, and so escape. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her black hair strained away
To a scarlet kerchief caught beneath her chin. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A lady who wears a kerchief. Dryden.

{ } a. Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kerchief. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Lautverschiebungen /plu>. [ G.; laut sound + verschiebung shifting. ] (Philol.) (a) The regular changes which the primitive Indo-European stops, or mute consonants, underwent in the Teutonic languages, probably as early as the 3d century b. c. , often called the first Lautverschiebung, sound shifting, or consonant shifting. (b) A somewhat similar set of changes taking place in the High German dialects (less fully in modern literary German) from the 6th to the 8th century, known as the second Lautverschiebung, the results of which form the striking differences between High German and The Low German Languages. The statement of these changes is commonly regarded as forming part of Grimm's law, because included in it as originally framed. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Law), Malicious and willful destructionof or injury to the property of others; -- it is an offense at common law. Wharton.
Syn. -- vandalism, hooliganism. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. meschef bad result, OF. meschief; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end, head, F. chef chief. See Minus, and Chief. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or vexation caused by human agency or by some living being, intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs. Ps. lii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from many mischiefs. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mischief was, these allies would never allow that the common enemy was subdued. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be in mischief, to be doing harm or causing annoyance. --
To make mischief, to do mischief, especially by exciting quarrels. --
To play the mischief, to cause great harm; to throw into confusion. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill. -- Mischief, Damage, Harm. Damage is an injury which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency of things. We often suffer damage or harm from accident, but mischief always springs from perversity or folly. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To do harm to. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mischievous. [ R. ] Lydgate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mischievous. [ Obs. ] Foote. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or enmity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels. Rowe. -- n. The act or practice of making mischief, inciting quarrels, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a mischievous child. “Most mischievous foul sin.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably mischievous to society. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; destructive. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Mis"chie*vous*ly, adv. -- Mis"chie*vous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ For neck kerchief. ] A kerchief for the neck; -- called also neck handkerchief. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A student who attains higher standards than expected based on the IQ score. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. A person whose achievements exceed what was expected based on his/her background, education, or mental ability. [ PJC ]

n. [ Also . ] [ D. rolletje a little roll. ] A kind of sausage, made in a bag of tripe, sliced and fried, famous among the Dutch of New Amsterdam and still known, esp. in New Jersey. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]