resisting
81Resistance — Re*sist ance ( ans), n. [F. r[ e]sistance, LL. resistentia, fr. resistens, entis, p. pr. See {Resist}.] 1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active. [1913 Webster] When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made against him,… …
82Resistance box — Resistance Re*sist ance ( ans), n. [F. r[ e]sistance, LL. resistentia, fr. resistens, entis, p. pr. See {Resist}.] 1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active. [1913 Webster] When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made… …
83Resistance coil — Resistance Re*sist ance ( ans), n. [F. r[ e]sistance, LL. resistentia, fr. resistens, entis, p. pr. See {Resist}.] 1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active. [1913 Webster] When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made… …
84Solid of least resistance — Resistance Re*sist ance ( ans), n. [F. r[ e]sistance, LL. resistentia, fr. resistens, entis, p. pr. See {Resist}.] 1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active. [1913 Webster] When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made… …
85To go to work — Work Work (w[^u]rk), n. [OE. work, werk, weorc, AS. weorc, worc; akin to OFries. werk, wirk, OS., D., & G. werk, OHG. werc, werah, Icel. & Sw. verk, Dan. v[ae]rk, Goth. gawa[ u]rki, Gr. e rgon, [digamma]e rgon, work, re zein to do, o rganon an… …
86To set on work — Work Work (w[^u]rk), n. [OE. work, werk, weorc, AS. weorc, worc; akin to OFries. werk, wirk, OS., D., & G. werk, OHG. werc, werah, Icel. & Sw. verk, Dan. v[ae]rk, Goth. gawa[ u]rki, Gr. e rgon, [digamma]e rgon, work, re zein to do, o rganon an… …
87To set to work — Work Work (w[^u]rk), n. [OE. work, werk, weorc, AS. weorc, worc; akin to OFries. werk, wirk, OS., D., & G. werk, OHG. werc, werah, Icel. & Sw. verk, Dan. v[ae]rk, Goth. gawa[ u]rki, Gr. e rgon, [digamma]e rgon, work, re zein to do, o rganon an… …
88Work — (w[^u]rk), n. [OE. work, werk, weorc, AS. weorc, worc; akin to OFries. werk, wirk, OS., D., & G. werk, OHG. werc, werah, Icel. & Sw. verk, Dan. v[ae]rk, Goth. gawa[ u]rki, Gr. e rgon, [digamma]e rgon, work, re zein to do, o rganon an instrument,… …
89renitent — adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French rénitent, from Latin renitent , renitens, present participle of reniti to resist, from re + niti to strive more at nisus Date: 1701 1. resisting physical pressure 2. resisting constraint or compulsion… …
90refractory — I. adjective Etymology: alteration of refractary, from Latin refractarius, irregular from refragari to oppose, from re + fragari (as in suffragari to support with one s vote) Date: 1606 1. resisting control or authority ; stubborn, unmanageable 2 …
