rant

  • 91cur|rant — «KUR uhnt», noun. 1. a small raisin without seeds, made from certain sorts of small, sweet grapes. Currants are used in puddings, cakes, and buns. They are produced chiefly in the countries on the eastern Mediterranean Sea and in California;… …

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  • 92de|mur|rant — «dih MUR uhnt», noun. Law. a party to an action who puts in a demurrer …

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  • 93er|rant|ry — «EHR uhn tree», noun, plural ries. 1. conduct or action like that of a knight errant. 2. the condition of being errant …

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  • 94es|so|rant — «EHS uhr ant», adjective. Heraldry. (of an eagle or other bird) about to soar; standing with the wings lifted up as if about to rise on the wing. ╂[< Old French essorant, present participle of essorer soar] …

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  • 95ex|hil|a|rant — «ehg ZIHL uhr uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. that exhilarates. –n. something that exhilarates …

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  • 96ex|pec|to|rant — «ehk SPEHK tuhr uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. causing or helping the discharge of phlegm. –n. a medicine that promotes expectoration …

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  • 97in|er|rant — «ihn EHR uhnt, UR », adjective. not erring; free from error …

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  • 98o|rant — «AWR uhnt, OHR », noun. = orante. (Cf. ↑orante) ╂[< Latin ōrāns, āntis; see etym. under ornate (Cf. ↑ornate)] …

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  • 99quad|rant — «KWOD ruhnt», noun. 1. a) a quarter of the circumference of a circle; arc of 90 degrees. b) the area contained by such an arc and two radii drawn perpendicular to each other. 2. a thing or part shaped like a quarter circle. 3. an instrument with… …

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  • 100res|tau|rant — «REHS tuhr uhnt, tuh rahnt», noun. a place to buy and eat a meal. ╂[American English < French restaurant, (originally) present participle of Old French restaurer to restore < Latin restaurāre] …

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