spirit : Idioms & Phrases

• . See Spirit level (below).

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• . (a) (Physiol.) The fluid which at one time was supposed to circulate through the nerves and was regarded as the agent of sensation and motion; called also the nervous fluid, or nervous principle. (b) Physical health and energy; frolicsomeness; sportiveness.

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• noun strong distilled liquor or brandy
  aqua vitae.
  

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• strong alcoholic liquors, as brandy, rum, whisky, etc., obtained by distillation.

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• spirits formerly supposed to live in the heavenly bodies or the aërial regions, and represented in the Middle Ages as fallen angels, spirits of the dead, or spirits originating in fire.

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• etc. See under Astral, Familiar, etc.

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• noun pride in your city
  civic pride.
  

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• noun any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
  spirit.
  

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• a compound of alcohol with mineral acids; as, dulcified spirits of niter.

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• noun a spirit tending to cause harm
  

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• noun a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
  familiar.
  

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• a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend at call.

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• noun someone acting freely or even irresponsibly
  free agent; freewheeler.
  

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• noun a benevolent spirit
  eudemon; eudaemon.
  

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• noun an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual
  guardian angel.
  

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• in the belief of many pagan nations, a spirit, often of a deceased relative or friend, that presides over the interests of a household, a city, or a region.

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• noun a feeling of joy and pride
  elation; lightness.
  

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• adjective satellite joyously unrestrained
  exuberant; ebullient.
  

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High"-spir`it*ed adjective

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1. Full of spirit or natural fire; haughty; courageous; impetuous; not brooking restraint or opposition.

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• noun the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost
  Holy Ghost; Paraclete.
  

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• (Theol.), the Spirit of God, or the third person of the Trinity; the Holy Ghost. The spirit also signifies the human spirit as influenced or animated by the Divine Spirit.

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Hot"-spir`it*ed adjective

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1. Having a fierly spirit; hot-headed.

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• adverb without losing equilibrium
  in stride.
  
  • she took all his criticism in stride

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• adjective satellite happy and excited and energetic
  high.
  

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• adverb in a dejected manner
  dejectedly.
  
  • when she came back Sophie and Esther were sitting dejectedly in the kitchen

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• noun a state of mild depression
  

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• despondency.

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• adjective satellite filled with melancholy and despondency
  blue; downhearted; dispirited; down in the mouth; depressed; downcast; down; gloomy; low; grim.
  
  • gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
  • gloomy predictions
  • a gloomy silence
  • took a grim view of the economy
  • the darkening mood
  • lonely and blue in a strange city
  • depressed by the loss of his job
  • a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
  • downcast after his defeat
  • feeling discouraged and downhearted

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Low"-spir`it*ed adjective

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1. Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not sprightly. -- Low"-spir`it*ed*ness, n.

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Male"-spir`it*ed adjective

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1. Having the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous. R. B. Jonson.

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Mean"-spir`it*ed adjective

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1. Of a mean spirit; base; groveling. -- Mean"-spir`it*ed*ness, n.

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• noun ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol to prevent its use as an alcoholic beverage
  

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• noun nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs
  ethyl alcohol.
  

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• noun devotion to a political party
  

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• a factious and unreasonable temper, not uncommonly shown by party men. Whately.

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• adjective satellite devoted to a political party
  

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• a volatile liquid obtained in the distillation of crude petroleum at a temperature of 170° Fahr., or below. The term is rather loosely applied to a considerable range of products, including benzine and ligroin. The terms petroleum ether, and naphtha, are sometimes applied to the still more volatile products, including rhigolene, gasoline, cymogene, etc.

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• adjective satellite lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful
  pusillanimous; unmanly.
  

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Poor"-spir`it*ed adjective

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1. Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. -- Poor"-spir`it*ed*ness, n.

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• noun a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit
  

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• (Chem.), a strong distilled liquor, or mixture of alcohol and water, containing not less than a standard amount of alcohol. In the United States "proof spirit is defined by law to be that mixture of alcohol and water which contains one half of its volume of alcohol, the alcohol when at a temperature of 60° Fahrenheit being of specific gravity 0.7939 referred to water at its maximum density as unity. Proof spirit has at 60° Fahrenheit a specific gravity of 0.93353, 100 parts by volume of the same consisting of 50 parts of absolute alcohol and 53.71 parts of water," the apparent excess of water being due to contraction of the liquids on mixture. In England proof spirit is defined by Act 58, George III., to be such as shall at a temperature of 51° Fahrenheit weigh exactly the ¹²⁄₁₃ part of an equal measure of distilled water. This contains 49.3 per cent by weight, or 57.09 by volume, of alcohol. Stronger spirits, as those of about 60, 70, and 80 per cent of alcohol, are sometimes called second, third, and fourth proof spirits respectively.

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• adjective satellite showing unselfish interest in the public welfare
  
  • a public-spirited citizen

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Pub"lic-spir`it*ed adjective

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1. Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public-spirited men.
2. Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure. Addison. -- Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ly, adv. -- Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ness, n.

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• (Chem.), spirit rendered purer or more concentrated by redistillation, so as to increase the percentage of absolute alcohol.

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Shad"-spir`it noun

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1. See Shadbird (a)

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• verb carry off mysteriously; as if by magic
  spirit away.
  
• verb carry away rapidly and secretly, as if mysteriously
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of delicate butterflies of tropical America belonging to the genus Ithomia. The wings are gauzy and nearly destitute of scales.

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) The buffle-headed duck . (b) The golden-eye.

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• noun an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin
  

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• noun a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol
  

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• (Art), a lamp in which alcohol or methylated spirit is burned.

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• noun indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid
  level.
  

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• . See under Level.

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• . (Old Chem.) See under Hartshorn.

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• (Med.), an aqueous solution of acetate of ammonium; named after R. Minderer, physician of Augsburg.

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• (Med. Chem.), a pale yellow liquid, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by the distillatin of alcohol with nitric and sulphuric acids, and consists essentially of ethyl nitrite with a little acetic aldehyde. It is used a diaphoretic, diuretic, antispasmodic, etc. Called also sweet spirit of niter.

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• (Chem.), hydrochloric acid; so called because obtained from salt and sulphuric acid. Obs.

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• the utmost refinement of sensation. Obs. Shak.

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• noun volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
  oil of turpentine; turpentine; turps.
  

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• (Chem.), sulphuric acid; so called because formerly obtained by the distillation of green vitriol. Obs.

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• (Chem.) ether; often but incorrectly called sulphuric ether. See Ether. Obs.

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• verb carry off mysteriously; as if by magic
  spirit away.
  

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• noun someone who claims to receive messages from the dead in the form of raps on a table
  

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• one who practices spirit rapping; a "medium" so called.

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• noun alleged form of communication with spirits of the dead
  table rapping; table tapping.
  

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• an alleged form of communication with the spirits of the dead by raps. See Spiritualism, 3.

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• noun a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol
  

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• verb infuse with spirit
  spirit; inspirit.
  
  • The company spirited him up

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• noun any imaginary place where spiritual beings (demons or fairies or angels or the like) abide
  
  • science has emptied the spirit world of its former inhabitants

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• (Law), causing to leave; the offense of inducing a witness to leave a jurisdiction so as to evade process requiring attendance at trial.

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• (Chem.), rectified oil of turpentine, a transparent, colorless, volatile, and very inflammable liquid, distilled from the turpentine of the various species of pine; camphine. See Camphine.

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• (Chem.), alcohol; so called because formerly obtained by the distillation of wine.

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• noun a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol
  sal volatile.
  

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• noun rectified ethyl alcohol
  

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• noun methylated spirit used in the practice of medicine (especially for cleansing the skin before injections or before surgery)
  

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• . See Spirit of nitrous ether, above.

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• (Med. Chem.) See Spirit of nitrous ether, under Spirit.

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• noun the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
  esprit de corps; morale.
  

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• (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. Mark i. 27.

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• noun a fairy that inhabits water
  water nymph; water sprite.
  

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• noun a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol
  wood alcohol; methanol; methyl alcohol.
  

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• . (Chem.) See Methyl alcohol, under Methyl.

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• noun (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
  zombie; zombi spirit; zombi.
  

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• noun (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
  zombie; zombi spirit; zombi.
  

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