[Esc] (1) n. a government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials
[Esc] (2) n. a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure, anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
[Esc] (3) n. someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
[Esc] (4) v. determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation, measure precisely and against a standard
[Esc] (5) n. (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot
[Esc] (6) n. a neutral or uncommitted person, especially in politics
[Esc] (7) n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, a single whole grain of a cereal
[Esc] (8) n. a military training exercise, an action aimed at evading an opponent