Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
uniat |
noun |
Alt. of Uniate |
unify |
verb t. |
To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as one. |
union |
noun |
The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination., Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will, affections, or the like; harmony; concord., That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become very numerous; the United States of America are often called the Union., A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together., A large, fine pearl., A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the flag of the United States, and the English naval and marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a device; especially, the flag of Great Britain., A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine; especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate disconnection., A cask suspended on trunnions, in which fermentation is carried on. |
unite |
verb t. |
To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar; to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies., Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach., To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine, as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together., To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all parties united in signing the petition., United; joint; as, unite consent. |
unity |
noun |
The state of being one; oneness., Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as, a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine., Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines, the radius of the circle is regarded as unity., In dramatic composition, one of the principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety of representation are preserved; conformity in a composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due subordination and reference of every part to the development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of the main proposition., Such a combination of parts as to constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and character., The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by several in joint tenancy. |