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(Bot.) A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree (Grias cauliflora) bearing this fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Bevies [ Perhaps orig. a drinking company, fr. OF. bevée (cf. It. beva) a drink, beverage; then, perh., a company in general, esp. of ladies; and last applied by sportsmen to larks, quails, etc. See Beverage. ] 1. A company; an assembly or collection of persons, especially of ladies. [ 1913 Webster ]

What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here ! Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd of roes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cavies [ NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian cabiai: cf. F. cabiai. ] (Zool.) A rodent of the genera Cavia and Dolichotis, as the guinea pig (Cavia cobaya). Cavies are natives of South America. [ 1913 Webster ]

Water cavy (Zool.), The capybara. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to; to chevy; -- same as chivy.
Syn. -- harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. See Chivy, v. t. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in the storm for ten minutes. London Times. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also chivy, and chivvy. ] [ Prob. fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a noise, confusion, pursuit. ] [ Eng. ] 1. A cry used in hunting. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A hunt; chase; pursuit. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. The game of prisoners' base. See Base, n., 24. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. same as chivy. [ Also spelled chivy, chevy, and chevvy. ]
Syn. -- harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Chivied p. pr. & vb. n. Chivying. ] [ Cf. Chevy. ] To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ Also spelled chivvy, chevy, and chevvy. ] Dickens.
Syn. -- harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Clavies [ Cf. F. claveau centerpiece of an arch. ] (Arch.) A mantelpiece. [ 1913 Webster ]

The spirit of the sea; sea devil; -- a term used by sailors. [ 1913 Webster ]

This same Davy Jones, according to the mythology of sailors, is the fiend that presides over all the evil spirits of the deep, and is seen in various shapes warning the devoted wretch of death and woe. Smollett. [ 1913 Webster ]

Davy Jones's Locker, the ocean, or bottom of the ocean. --
Gone to Davy Jones's Locker, dead, and buried in the sea; thrown overboard. [ 1913 Webster ]

See Safety lamp, under Lamp. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Davyum. ] (Min.) A variety of nephelite from Vesuvius. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named after Sir Humphry Davy, the English chemist. ] (Chem.) A rare metallic element found in platinum ore. It is a white malleable substance. Symbol Da. Atomic weight 154. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ shortened from dividend. ] a dividend, especially one paid by a cooperative society. [ British ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. & i. [ shortened from divide. ] divide up among a group; distribute; -- often followed by up; as, divvy up the proceeds; divvy up the loot. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

n. a small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees, found in Africa, India, and Sri Lanka.
Syn. -- genus Dovyalis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ AS. drōf dirty; cf. D. droef, G. trübe, Goth. drōbjan to trouble. ] Turbid; muddy; filthy. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Envies [ F. envie, L. invidia envious; akin to invidere to look askance at, to look with enmity; in against + videre to see. See Vision. ] 1. Malice; ill will; spite. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

If he evade us there,
Enforce him with his envy to the people. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of; as, they did this in envy of Cæsar. [ 1913 Webster ]

Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of another, or anger and displeasure at any good of another which we want, or any advantage another hath above us. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

No bliss
Enjoyed by us excites his envy more. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Envy, to which the ignoble mind's a slave,
Is emulation in the learned or brave. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Emulation; rivalry. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such as cleanliness and decency
Prompt to a virtuous envy. Ford. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Public odium; ill repute. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

To lay the envy of the war upon Cicero. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. An object of envious notice or feeling. [ 1913 Webster ]

This constitution in former days used to be the envy of the world. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Envied p. pr. & vb. n. Envying. ] [ F. envier. ] 1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or good fortune and a longing to possess it. [ 1913 Webster ]

A woman does not envy a man for his fighting courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whoever envies another confesses his superiority. Rambler. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.); to look with grudging upon; to begrudge. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have seen thee fight,
When I have envied thy behavior. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their cool mountain breezes. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. T. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

If I make a lie
To gain your love and envy my best mistress,
Put me against a wall. J. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To hate. [ Obs. ] Marlowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To emulate. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. 1. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with at. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked? Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To show malice or ill will; to rail. [ Obs. ] “He has . . . envied against the people.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. enviner to store with wine; pref. en- (L. in) + vin wine. See Vine. ] Stored or furnished with wine. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Gravies [ OE. greavie; prob. fr. greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow. See Greaves. ] 1. The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Very pleasant or very enjoyable; marvelous; wonderful; excellent; -- expressing strong approval, usually of enjoyable experiences. [ informal, 1960's ] [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- bang-up, bully, cool, corking, cracking, dandy, far-out, great, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(predicate), out-of-sight, outtasight, peachy, psychedelic, slap-up, swell, smashing. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. Very chic; as, groovy clothes. [ British informal ] [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- swagger. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. same as hip. [ informal, 1960's ]
Syn. -- hip, with it. [ PJC ]

a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a grove; situated in, or frequenting, groves. Dampier. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the heaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Heavier superl. Heaviest. ] [ OE. hevi, AS. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to OHG. hebig, hevig, Icel. höfigr, höfugr. See Heave. ] 1. Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty; ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.; often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also, difficult to move; as, a heavy draught. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod. 1 Sam. v. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

The king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sent hither to impart the heavy news. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trust him not in matter of heavy consequence. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened; bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care, grief, pain, disappointment. [ 1913 Webster ]

The heavy [ sorrowing ] nobles all in council were. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

A light wife doth make a heavy husband. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whilst the heavy plowman snores. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of a heavy, dull, degenerate mind. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Neither [ is ] his ear heavy, that it can not hear. Is. lix. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm, cannonade, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Loud; deep; -- said of sound; as, heavy thunder. [ 1913 Webster ]

But, hark! that heavy sound breaks in once more. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; -- said of the sky. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; -- said of earth; as, a heavy road, soil, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not easily digested; -- said of food. [ 1913 Webster ]

11. Having much body or strength; -- said of wines, or other liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

12. With child; pregnant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Heavy artillery. (Mil.) (a) Guns of great weight or large caliber, esp. siege, garrison, and seacoast guns. (b) Troops which serve heavy guns. --
Heavy cavalry. See under Cavalry. --
Heavy fire (Mil.), a continuous or destructive cannonading, or discharge of small arms. --
Heavy metal (Mil.), large guns carrying balls of a large size; also, large balls for such guns. --
Heavy metals. (Chem.) See under Metal. --
Heavy weight, in wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the heaviest of the classes into which contestants are divided. Cf. Feather weight (c), under Feather. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Heavy is used in composition to form many words which need no special explanation; as, heavy-built, heavy-browed, heavy-gaited, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Heavily; -- sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make heavy. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Mil.) Wearing heavy or complete armor; carrying heavy arms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Clumsy; awkward. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as ham-fisted.
Syn. -- bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, left-handed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. unjustly harsh or domineering; as, incensed at the government's heavy-handed economic policies.
Syn. -- harsh, roughshod. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Dull; stupid. “Gross heavy-headed fellows.” Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. feeling or affected by sorrow or unhappiness.
Syn. -- blue, sad. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. burdened by cares.
Syn. -- care-laden. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. bearing a heavy load; as, the heavy-laden trucks wore deep ruts in the unpaved road.
Syn. -- burdened, laden, weighed down. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. obese. usually men are portly and women are stout
Syn. -- portly, stout. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. heavy and compact in form or build or stature.
Syn. -- compact, stocky, thick, thickset. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Min.) Native barium sulphate or barite, -- so called because of its high specific gravity as compared with other non-metallic minerals. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. heaviest in a category; as, a heavyweight boxer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a boxer who weighs more than 195 pounds. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. a very large person.
Syn. -- giant, hulk. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

4. a person of exceptional importance and reputation.
Syn. -- colossus, behemoth, giant, titan. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Ivies [ AS. īfig; akin to OHG. ebawi, ebah, G. epheu. ] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Hedera (Hedera helix), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Direct
The clasping ivy where to climb. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

American ivy. (Bot.) See Virginia creeper. --
English ivy (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy proper (Hedera helix). --
German ivy (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of Senecio (Senecio scandens). --
Ground ivy. (Bot.) Gill (Nepeta Glechoma). --
Ivy bush. (Bot.) See Mountain laurel, under Mountain. --
Ivy owl (Zool.), the barn owl. --
Ivy tod (Bot.), the ivy plant. Tennyson. --
Japanese ivy (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ampelopsis tricuspidata), closely related to the Virginia creeper. --
Poison ivy (Bot.), an American woody creeper (Rhus Toxicodendron), with trifoliate leaves, and greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the touch for most persons. --
To pipe in an ivy leaf, to console one's self as best one can. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. --
West Indian ivy, a climbing plant of the genus Marcgravia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Covered with ivy. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. 1. The driver of a hackney coach. [ Slang, Eng. ] Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A hackney coach. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The litter at the bottom of the jarvy. T. Hook. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Leafy. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Levies [ A contr. of elevenpence or elevenpenny bit. ] A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 121/2 cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at 7s. 6d. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. levée, fr. lever to raise. See Lever, and cf. Levee. ] 1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the levy of troops, taxes, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

A levy of all the men left under sixty. Thirlwall. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. “ The Irish levies.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) The taking or seizure of property on executions to satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of taxes; a collecting by execution. [ 1913 Webster ]

Levy in mass [ F. levée en masse ], a requisition of all able-bodied men for military service. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Levied p. pr. & vb. n. Levying. ] 1. To raise, as a siege. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Augustine . . . inflamed Ethelbert, king of Kent, to levy his power, and to war against them. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority; as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions. [ 1913 Webster ]

If they do this . . . my ransom, then,
Will soon be levied. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Law) (a) To gather or exact; as, to levy money. (b) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a nuisance, etc. [ Obs. ] Cowell. Blackstone. (c) To take or seize on execution; to collect by execution. [ 1913 Webster ]

To levy a fine, to commence and carry on a suit for assuring the title to lands or tenements. Blackstone. --
To levy war, to make or begin war; to take arms for attack; to attack. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by seizing the goods. [ 1913 Webster ]

To levy on goods and chattels, to take into custody or seize specific property in satisfaction of a writ. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ From Mr. Levy, an English mineralogist. ] (Min.) A whitish, reddish, or yellowish, transparent or translucent mineral, allied to chabazite. [ 1913 Webster ]

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