To weigh in the mind; to consider attentively. [Little used.]
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To weight carefully in the mind.
Perpend stone
Webster's Dictionary 1913
See Perpender.
Something hanging down in a direct line; a plumb line.
Something hanging straight down; a plumb line.
1. Hanging or extending in a right line from any point towards the center of the earth or of gravity, or at right angles with the plane of the horizon.
2. In geometry, falling directly on another line at right angles. The line A is perpendicular to the line B.
1. A line falling at right angles on the plane of the horizon, that is, extending from some point in a right line towards the center of the earth or center of gravity, or any body standing in that direction.
2. In geometry, a line falling at right angles on another line, or making equal angles with it on each side.
1. Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth.
2. At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.
1. A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction.
2. A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side.
The state of being perpendicular.
The quality or state of being perpendicular.
1. In a manner to fall on another line at right angles.
2. So as to fall on the plane of the horizon at right angles; in a direction towards the center of the earth or of gravity.
In a perpendicular manner; vertically.
Thought Roget’s Thesaurus §451
N. thought, d, exercitation of the intellect, ], exercise of the intellect, "so sweet is zealous contemplation", intellection, "the power of thought is the magic of the mind", reflection, "those that think must govern those that toil", cogitation, "thought is parent of the deed", consideration, "thoughts in attitudes imperious", meditation, "thoughts that breathe and words that burn", study, vivere est cogitare, lucubration, volk der dichter und denker, speculation, deliberation, pondering, head work, brain work, cerebration, deep reflection, close study, application, abstract thought, abstraction contemplation, musing, brown study, reverie, platonism, depth of thought, workings of the mind, thoughts, inmost thoughts, self-counsel self-communing, self- consultation, philosophy of the absolute, philosophy of the academy, philosophy of the garden, philosophy of the lyceum, philosophy of the porch, association of thought, succession of thought, flow of thought, train of thought, current of thought, association of ideas, succession of ideas, flow of ideas, train of ideas, current of ideas, after thought, mature thought, reconsideration, second thoughts, retrospection, excogitation, examination invention, thoughtfulness
V. think, reflect, cogitate, excogitate, consider, deliberate, bestow thought upon, bestow consideration upon, speculate, contemplate, meditate, ponder, muse, dream, ruminate, brood over, con over, animadvert, study, bend -, apply mind, digest, discuss, hammer at, weigh, perpend, realize, appreciate, fancy, trow, take into consideration, take counsel, commune with oneself, bethink oneself, collect one's thoughts, revolve in the mind, turn over in the mind, run over in the mind, chew the cud upon, sleep upon, take counsel of one's pillow, advise with one's pillow, rack one's brains, ransack one's brains, crack one's brains, beat one's brains, cudgel one's brains, set one's brain to work, set one's wits to work, harbor an idea, entertain an idea, cherish an idea, nurture an idea, take into one's head, bear in mind, reconsider, occur, present itself, suggest itself, come into one's head, get into one's head, strike one, flit across the view, come uppermost, run in one's head, enter the mind, pass in the mind, cross the mind, flash on the mind, flash across the mind, float in the mind, fasten itself on the mind, be uppermost in the mind, occupy the mind, have in one's mind, make an impression, sink into the mind, penetrate into the mind, engross the thoughts
Adj. thinking, thoughtful, pensive, meditative, reflective, museful, wistful, contemplative, speculative, deliberative, studious, sedate, introspective, platonic, philosophical, lost in thought, deep musing, in the mind, under consideration
Adv. all things considered
Phr. the mind being on the stretch, the mind turning upon, the head turning upon, the mind running upon, "divinely, bent to meditation", en toute chose il faut considerer la fin, "fresh- pluckt from bowers of never-failing thought", "go speed the stars of thought", "in maiden meditation fancy-free" [m
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