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1 Ration -- rank: 1000

Ration definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary RA'TION, n. [L. ratio ... in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" [syn: ration, ration out] Merriam Webster's I. noun Etymology: French, from Latin ration-, ratio computation, reason Date: circa 1711 1. a. a food ... v.tr. 1 limit (persons or provisions) to a fixed ration. 2 (usu. foll. by out) share out (food etc.) in ... with the rations Mil. sl. awarded without regard to merit. ration book (or card) a document entitling the holder to ...

2 ration out -- rank: 864

ration out definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) v 1: distribute ... in rations, as in the army; "Cigarettes are rationed" [syn: ration, ration out]

3 K ration -- rank: 864

K ration definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a small ... II Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: probably alteration of C ration, but taken as initial of Ancel B. Keys b1904 American physiologist Date: circa 1940 a lightweight packaged ration of emergency foods developed for the United States armed forces ...

4 C ration -- rank: 849

C ration definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1942 a canned field ration of the United States Army

5 C-ration -- rank: 849

C-ration definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a canned field ration issued by the United States Army

6 iron ration -- rank: 849

iron ration definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1876 an emergency ration

7 ration card -- rank: 835

ration card definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a ...

8 field ration -- rank: 835

field ration definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: rations issued ...

9 Allowance -- rank: 462

... stated maintenance, commission. 4. Qualification, modification, extenuation, limitation, exception. 5. Ration, stated quantity (of food or drink). II. v. a. Put ... allowance, limit in the supply of food. Moby Thesaurus C ration, K ration, OK, abatement, acceptance, account, acknowledgment, adjustment, admission, agio, aid, alimony ... proportion, public assistance, public welfare, qualification, quantum, quota, rake-off, ration, rations, rebate, rebatement, reckoning, recognition, recompense, reduction, refund, reimbursement, release ...

10 Livery -- rank: 398

... Milton. (e) An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as to a family, to servants, to horses, etc. The ... perfectly correct, but . . . it is no longer applied to the ration or stated portion of food delivered at stated periods. --Trench ... Dress (for distinction, as of servants). 2. Release, deliverance. 3. Ration, allowance. 4. Dress, covering, outward appearance, garb. 5. Badge, uniform ...

11 Mess -- rank: 398

... company, take meals at the same table. Moby Thesaurus C ration, Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, K ration, Rube Goldberg contraption, all sorts, allotment, allowance, amount, arsy-varsiness ... quantum, quicksand, quite a little, quota, raft, rafts, rake-off, ration, rations, ravel, refection, refectory, refreshment, regale, regalement, repas, repast, restaurant ...

12 Allotment -- rank: 398

... 3. Share, part, portion, lot, quota, contingent. Moby Thesaurus C ration, K ration, aid, alimony, allocation, allowance, annuity, appointment, apportionment, appropriation, arrangement, array ... support, proportion, public assistance, public welfare, quantum, quota, rake-off, ration, rations, regimentation, relief, retirement benefits, scholarship, segment, setting aside, share ...

13 Aeration -- rank: 398

... A`["e]r*a"tion, n. [Cf. F. a['e]ration.] 1. Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, a["e]ration of soil, of spawn, etc. 2. (Physiol.) A change produced ... being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also a["e]ration and hematosis. Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Aerification ...

14 rations -- rank: 315

rations definitions Moby Thesaurus C ration, K ration, abundance, accumulation, allotment, allowance, amassment, backlog, board, budget, collection, commissariat ...

15 Reason -- rank: 315

... Etymology: Middle English resoun, from Anglo-French raisun, from Latin ration-, ratio reason, computation, from reri to calculate, think; probably akin ... reri, ratus, to reckon, believe, think. Cf. Arraign, Rate, Ratio, Ration.] 1. A thought or a consideration offered in support of ...