Replevy (v. t.) To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained), upon giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined against the plaintiff, to return the property replevied.
Replevy (v. t.) To bail.
Replevy (n.) Replevin.
Replica (v. & n.) A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or statue, made by the maker of the original.
Replica (v. & n.) Repetition.
Replicant (n.) One who replies.
Replicate (v. t.) To reply.
Replicate (a.) Alt. of Replicated
Replicated (a.) Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell.
Replication (n.) An answer; a reply.
Replication (n.) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea.
Replication (n.) Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo.
Replication (n.) A repetition; a copy.
Replier (n.) One who replies.
Replum (n.) The framework of some pods, as the cress, which remains after the valves drop off.
Replied (imp. & p. p.) of Reply
Replying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reply
Reply (v. i.) To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.
Reply (v. i.) To answer a defendant's plea.
Reply (v. i.) Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery.
Reply (v. t.) To return for an answer.
Replies (pl. ) of Reply
Reply (v. i.) That which is said, written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or done by another; an answer; a response.
Replyer (n.) See Replier.
Repolish (v. t.) To polish again.
Repone (v. t.) To replace.
Repopulation (n.) The act of repeopling; act of furnishing with a population anew.
Reported (imp. & p. p.) of Report
Report (v. t.) To refer.
Report (v. t.) To bring back, as an answer; to announce in return; to relate, as what has been discovered by a person sent to examine, explore, or investigate; as, a messenger reports to his employer what he has seen or ascertained; the committee reported progress.
Report (v. t.) To give an account of; to relate; to tell; to circulate publicly, as a story; as, in the common phrase, it is reported.
Report (v. t.) To give an official account or statement of; as, a treasurer reports the receipts and expenditures.
Report (v. t.) To return or repeat, as sound; to echo.
Report (v. t.) To return or present as the result of an examination or consideration of any matter officially referred; as, the committee reported the bill witth amendments, or reported a new bill, or reported the results of an inquiry.
Report (v. t.) To make minutes of, as a speech, or the doings of a public body; to write down from the lips of a speaker.
Report (v. t.) To write an account of for publication, as in a newspaper; as, to report a public celebration or a horse race.
Report (v. t.) To make a statement of the conduct of, especially in an unfavorable sense; as, to report a servant to his employer.
Report (v. i.) To make a report, or response, in respect of a matter inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected; as, the committee will report at twelve o'clock.
Report (v. i.) To furnish in writing an account of a speech, the proceedings at a meeting, the particulars of an occurrence, etc., for publication.
Report (v. i.) To present one's self, as to a superior officer, or to one to whom service is due, and to be in readiness for orders or to do service; also, to give information, as of one's address, condition, etc.; as, the officer reported to the general for duty; to report weekly by letter.
Report (v. t.) That which is reported.
Report (v. t.) An account or statement of the results of examination or inquiry made by request or direction; relation.
Report (v. t.) A story or statement circulating by common talk; a rumor; hence, fame; repute; reputation.
Report (v. t.) Sound; noise; as, the report of a pistol or cannon.
Report (v. t.) An official statement of facts, verbal or written; especially, a statement in writing of proceedings and facts exhibited by an officer to his superiors; as, the reports of the heads af departments to Congress, of a master in chancery to the court, of committees to a legislative body, and the like.
Report (v. t.) An account or statement of a judicial opinion or decision, or of case argued and determined in a court of law, chancery, etc.; also, in the plural, the volumes containing such reports; as, Coke's Reports.
Report (v. t.) A sketch, or a fully written account, of a speech, debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting, legislative body, etc.
Report (v. t.) Rapport; relation; connection; reference.
Reportable (a.) Capable or admitting of being reported.
Reportage (n.) SAme as Report.
Reporter (n.) One who reports.
Reporter (n.) An officer or person who makes authorized statements of law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates.
Reporter (n.) One who reports speeches, the proceedings of public meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers.
Reportingly (adv.) By report or common fame.
Reportorial (a.) Of or pertaining to a reporter or reporters; as, the reportorial staff of a newspaper.
Reposal (n.) The act or state of reposing; as, the reposal of a trust.
Reposal (n.) That on which one reposes.
Reposance (n.) Reliance.
Reposed (imp. & p. p.) of Repose
Reposing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repose
Repose (v.) To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit.
Repose (v.) To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch.
Repose (v.) To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.
Repose (v. i.) To lie at rest; to rest.
Repose (v. i.) Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.
Repose (v. i.) To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.
Repose (v.) A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.
Repose (v.) Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or deportment.
Repose (v.) A rest; a pause.
Repose (v.) That harmony or moderation which affords rest for the eye; -- opposed to the scattering and division of a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want repose.
Reposed (a.) Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest.
Reposeful (a.) Full of repose; quiet.
Reposer (n.) One who reposes.
Reposited (imp. & p. p.) of Reposit
Repositing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reposit
Reposit (v. t.) To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for safety or preservation; to place; to store.
Reposition (n.) The act of repositing; a laying up.
Repositor (n.) An instrument employed for replacing a displaced organ or part.
Repository (n.) A place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for safety or preservation; a depository.
Repossess (v. t.) To possess again; as, to repossess the land.
Repossession (n.) The act or the state of possessing again.
Reposure (n.) Rest; quiet.
Repour (v. t.) To pour again.
Repousse (a.) Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal.
Repousse (a.) Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or of a vessel made of thin metal.
Repousse (n.) Repousse work.
Reprefe (n.) Reproof.
Reprehended (imp. & p. p.) of Reprehend
Reprehending (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reprehend
Reprehend (v. t.) To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking, or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove of; to chide; to blame; to censure.
Reprehender (n.) One who reprehends.
Reprehensible (a.) Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable.
Reprehension (n.) Reproof; censure; blame; disapproval.
Reprehensive (a.) Containing reprehension; conveying reproof.
Reprehensory (a.) Containing reproof; reprehensive; as, reprehensory complaint.
Re-present (v. t.) To present again; as, to re-present the points of an argument.
Represent (v. t.) To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
Represent (v. t.) To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as, to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze, and the like.
Represent (v. t.) To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate; as, to represent Hamlet.
Represent (v. t.) To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an attorney represents his client in court; a member of Congress represents his district in Congress.