In ancient India, a drink having intoxicating properties, expressed from the stems of a certain plant, and playing an important part in sacrifices, being offered especially to the god Indra. It was personified and deified, and worshiped as a god, A ritual drink in ancient Vedic and Persian cultures, dating to common Indo-Iranian period, leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink

Country in Eastern Africa. Official name_ Somali Republic, noun_ a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare

A wind blowing from the southwest, The point of the compass equally from the south and the west; the southwest part or region, a location in the southwestern part of a country, region, or city, adjective_ situated in or oriented toward the southwest, coming from the southwest, Originating in or coming from the southwest, adverb_ In, from, or toward the southwest

The main form of communist government at all levels in the Soviet Union imposed in the bolshevik October Revolution in the former imperial Russia, an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), A native or inhabitant of the former Soviet Union, adjective_ Of or relating to a soviet, Pertaining to or resembling a soviet (council), of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people

Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904), United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918), proper A habitational surname, Any of several places, outside England named for persons with the surname, A male given name transferred from the surname. Popular in early 20th century

An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a permanent rule or law, a bond of record acknowledged before the mayor of the staple, by virtue of which the creditor may, on nonpayment, forthwith have execution against the body, lands, and goods of the debtor, as in the statute merchant. It is now disused, an act passed by a legislative body, adjective_ enacted by a legislative body

computing, programming A data structure, especially one that serves to group a number of fields (in contrast to an object-oriented class with methods) or one that is passed by value rather than by reference.

The whole amount, quantity, or number; an aggregate, The whole; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the substance, Height; completion; utmost degree, verb_ determine the sum of, transitive verb_ To bring or collect into a small compass; to comprise in a few words; to condense; -- usually with up, To bring together into one whole; to collect into one amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain the totality of; -- usually with up, a compendium or abridgment; a recapitulation; a r‚sum‚; a summar

Impossible to doubt or dispute; certain, Having one's course directed; destined or bound, Worthy of being trusted or depended on; reliable, adverb_ In a sure manner; safely; certainly, definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'), Without doubt

With confidence; unhesitatingly, Without danger; firmly; steadly; securely, definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')