a descendant of the Arabs who inhabited Palestine

Present participle of measure, noun_ the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule, adjective_ Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure, a faucet which permits only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured, (Zo”l.) the larva of any geometrid moth. They are so called because they move by a process in which they first pull the rear legs forward toward their front legs, forming a loop which resembles the process of measuring with a tape measure. The motion is completed by subsequently moving the front legs forward to an advanced position. See Geometrid

a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes

Necessary to the continuation of life; life-sustaining, Concerned with or recording data pertinent to lives, Being the seat of life; being that on which life depends; mortal