| Reckoning |
of Reckon |
p. pr. & vb. n. |
| Reckoning |
The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the result of reckoning or counting; calculation. |
n. |
| Reckoning |
An account of time |
n. |
| Reckoning |
Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of obligations, liabilities, etc. |
n. |
| Reckoning |
The charge or account made by a host at an inn. |
n. |
| Reckoning |
Esteem; account; estimation. |
n. |
| Reckoning |
The calculation of a ship's position, either from astronomical observations, or from the record of the courses steered and distances sailed as shown by compass and log, -- in the latter case called dead reckoning (see under Dead); -- also used for dead reckoning in contradistinction to observation. |
n. |
| Reckoning |
The position of a ship as determined by calculation. |
n. |
| Stone-dead |
As dead as a stone. |
a. |
| Dead |
Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. |
a. |
| Dead |
Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter. |
a. |
| Dead |
Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep. |
a. |
| Dead |
Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight. |
a. |
| Dead |
So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a dead floor. |
a. |
| Dead |
Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead capital; dead stock in trade. |
a. |
| Dead |
Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye; dead fire; dead color, etc. |
a. |
| Dead |
Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead wall. |
a. |
| Dead |
Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot; a dead certainty. |
a. |
| Dead |
Bringing death; deadly. |
a. |
| Dead |
Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith; dead works. |
a. |