Expiring
101Members of the Victorian Legislative Council, 1988–1992 — This is a list of members of the Victorian Legislative Council between 1988 and 1992. As half of the Legislative Council s terms expired at each periodic election, half of these members were elected at the 1985 state election with terms expiring… …
102Double Witching — Similar to triple witching, but instead of three classes of options or futures expiring on the same day, double witching is when only two classes (any two) are expiring. The three classes are stock options, index options, and index futures. In… …
103dying — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. moribund, terminal (see death). II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Losing life] Syn. expiring, sinking, moribund, on one s deathbed, passing away, going, perishing, failing, fading, near death, at death s… …
104expiringly — adverb Etymology: expiring (present participle of expire) + ly : in the manner of one expiring spoke in an expiringly weak voice …
105Bayonet clutch — Clutch Clutch (kl[u^]ch; 224), n. [OE. cloche, cloke, claw, Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken, to seize; cf. AS. gel[ae]ccan (where ge is a prefix) to seize. Cf. {Latch} a catch.] 1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with …
106Clutch — (kl[u^]ch; 224), n. [OE. cloche, cloke, claw, Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken, to seize; cf. AS. gel[ae]ccan (where ge is a prefix) to seize. Cf. {Latch} a catch.] 1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers… …
107Dying — Dy ing, n. The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of life. [1913 Webster] …
108Expirant — Ex*pir ant, n. One who expires or is expiring. [1913 Webster] …
109Expiration — Ex pi*ra tion, n. [L. expiratio,exspiratio: cf. F. expiration. See {Expire}.] 1. The act of expiring; as: (a) (Physiol.) The act or process of breathing out, or forcing air from the lungs through the nose or mouth; as, respiration consists of… …
110expiration-dated — adj. bearing a date after which it is no longer valid or salable; of a security, option, or perishable item. [British] Syn: expiring, dated. [PJC] …