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PROFOUND', a. [L.profundus; pro and fundus, bottom. See Found.]

1. Deep; descending or being far below the surface, or far below the adjacent places; as a gulf profound.

2. Intellectually deep; that enters deeply into subjects; not superficial or obvious to the mind; as a profound investigation; profound reasoning; a profound treatise.

3. Humble; very lowly; submissive; as a profound reverence for the Supreme Being.

4. Penetrating deeply into science or any branch of learning; as a profound scholar; a profound mathematician; a profound historian.

5. Deep in skill or contrivance.

The revolters are profound to make slaughter. Hos.5.

6. Having hidden qualities.

Upon the corner of the moon

There hangs a vap'rous drop profound.

PROFOUND', n. The deep; the sea; the ocean; as the vast profound.

1. The abyss.

I travel this profound.

PROFOUND', v.i. To dive; to penetrate. [Not in use.]



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PROFOUND', a. [L.profundus; pro and fundus, bottom. See Found.]

1. Deep; descending or being far below the surface, or far below the adjacent places; as a gulf profound.

2. Intellectually deep; that enters deeply into subjects; not superficial or obvious to the mind; as a profound investigation; profound reasoning; a profound treatise.

3. Humble; very lowly; submissive; as a profound reverence for the Supreme Being.

4. Penetrating deeply into science or any branch of learning; as a profound scholar; a profound mathematician; a profound historian.

5. Deep in skill or contrivance.

The revolters are profound to make slaughter. Hos.5.

6. Having hidden qualities.

Upon the corner of the moon

There hangs a vap'rous drop profound.

PROFOUND', n. The deep; the sea; the ocean; as the vast profound.

1. The abyss.

I travel this profound.

PROFOUND', v.i. To dive; to penetrate. [Not in use.]


PRO-FOUND', a. [Fr. profond; It. profondo; Sp. profundo; L. profundus; pro and fundus, bottom. See Found.]

  1. Deep; descending or being far below the surface, or far below the adjacent places; as, a gulf profound. – Milton.
  2. Intellectually deep; that enters deeply into subjects; not superficial or obvious to the mind; as, a profound investigation; profound reasoning; a profound treatise.
  3. Humble; very lowly; submissive; as, so profound reverence for the Supreme Being. – Duppa.
  4. Penetrating deeply into science or any branch of learning; as, a profound scholar; a profound mathematician; a profound historian.
  5. Deep in skill or contrivance. The revolters are profound to make slaughter. – Hos. v.
  6. Having hidden qualities. Upon the corner of the moon / There hangs a vap'rous drop profound. – Shak.

PRO-FOUND', n.

  1. The deep; the sea; the ocean; as, the vast profound. – Dryden.
  2. The abyss. I travel this profound. – Milton.

PRO-FOUND', v.i.

To dive; to penetrate. [Not in use.] – Glanville.


Pro*found"
  1. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a great depth; deep.

    "A gulf profound." Milton.
  2. The deep; the sea; the ocean.

    God in the fathomless profound
    Hath all this choice commanders drowned.     Sandys.

  3. To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far down.

    [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
  4. To dive deeply; to penetrate.

    [Obs.]
  5. Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.
  6. An abyss.

    Milton.
  7. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep.

    "Profound sciatica." Shak.

    Of the profound corruption of this class there can be no doubt. Milman.

  8. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.

    What humble gestures! What profound reverence! Duppa.

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Profound

PROFOUND', adjective [Latin profundus; pro and fundus, bottom. See Found.]

1. Deep; descending or being far below the surface, or far below the adjacent places; as a gulf profound

2. Intellectually deep; that enters deeply into subjects; not superficial or obvious to the mind; as a profound investigation; profound reasoning; a profound treatise.

3. Humble; very lowly; submissive; as a profound reverence for the Supreme Being.

4. Penetrating deeply into science or any branch of learning; as a profound scholar; a profound mathematician; a profound historian.

5. Deep in skill or contrivance.

The revolters are profound to make slaughter. Hosea 5.

6. Having hidden qualities.

Upon the corner of the moon

There hangs a vap'rous drop profound

PROFOUND', noun The deep; the sea; the ocean; as the vast profound

1. The abyss.

I travel this profound

PROFOUND', verb intransitive To dive; to penetrate. [Not in use.]

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

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He believes himself a man of importance.

4. Thing implied; matter; subject; importunity. [In these senses, obsolete.]

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HAWK, n. A genus of fowls, the Falco, of many species, having a crooked beak, furnished with a cere at the base, a cloven tongue, and the head thick set with feathers. Most of the species are rapacious, feeding on birds or other small animals. Hawks were formerly trained for sport or catching small birds.

HAWK, v.i. To catch or attempt to catch birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.

He that hawks at larks and sparrows.

A falc'ner Henry is, when Emma hawks.

1. To fly at; to attack on the wing; with at.

To hawk at flies.

HAWK, v.i. To make an effort to force up phlegm with noise; as, to hawk and spit.

To hawk up, transitively; as, to hawk up phlegm.

HAWK, n. An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.

HAWK, v.t. [L. auctio, auction, a sale by outcry.] To cry; to offer for sale by outcry in the street, or to sell by outcry; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets.

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