These are the meanings of the letters PERPETUOS when you unscramble them.
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Petrous (a.)
Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of the temporal bone.
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Petrous (a.)
Same as Petrosal.
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Posture (n.)
The position of the body; the situation or disposition of the several parts of the body with respect to each other, or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the position of a figure with regard to the several principal members by which action is expressed; attitude.
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Posture (n.)
Place; position; situation.
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Posture (n.)
State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a posture of defense; the posture of affairs.
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Posture (v. t.)
To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to posture one's self; to posture a model.
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Posture (v. i.)
To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or contortionist; also, to pose.
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Posture (v. i.)
Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.
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Proteus (n.)
A sea god in the service of Neptune who assumed different shapes at will. Hence, one who easily changes his appearance or principles.
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Proteus (n.)
A genus of aquatic eel-shaped amphibians found in caves in Austria. They have permanent external gills as well as lungs. The eyes are small and the legs are weak.
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Proteus (n.)
A changeable protozoan; an amoeba.
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Purpose (n.)
That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan.
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Purpose (n.)
Proposal to another; discourse.
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Purpose (n.)
Instance; example.
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Purpose (v. t.)
To set forth; to bring forward.
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Purpose (v. t.)
To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon, as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to design; to resolve; -- often followed by an infinitive or dependent clause.
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Purpose (v. i.)
To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.
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Spouter (n.)
One who, or that which, spouts.
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Stepper (n.)
One who, or that which, steps; as, a quick stepper.
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Stopper (n.)
One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in a vessel.
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Stopper (n.)
A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure something.
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Stopper (n.)
A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See Eugenia.
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Stopper (v. t.)
To close or secure with a stopper.
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Support (v. t.)
To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.
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Support (v. t.)
To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.
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Support (v. t.)
To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.
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Support (v. t.)
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.
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Support (v. t.)
To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.
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Support (v. t.)
To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.
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Support (v. t.)
To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
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Support (v. t.)
To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.
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Support (v. t.)
To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.
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Support (v. t.)
A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.
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Support (n.)
The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.
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Support (n.)
That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.
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Support (n.)
That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.