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a |
A is the first letter of the Alphabet in most of the known languages of the earth; in the Ethiopic, ... |
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a-posteriori |
A-POSTERIORI, [L. posterior, after.]Arguments a posteriori, are drawn from effect, consequences or ... |
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a-re |
A-RE, |
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aam |
AAM, n. A measure of liquids among the Dutch equal to 288 English pints. |
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aaronic |
AARON'IC, a. Pertaining to Aaron, the Jewish High Priest, or to the priesthood of which he was the ... |
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ab |
AB, In English names, is an abbreviation of Abbey or Abbot.AB, a prefix to words of Latin origin, ... |
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abacist |
AB'ACIST, n. One that casts accounts; a calculator. |
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aback |
ABACK, adv. [At, on or towards the back. See Back] Towards the back; on the back part; backward. ... |
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abacot |
AB'ACOT, n. The cap of State, formerly used by English Kings, wrought into the figure of two ... |
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abactor |
ABAC'TOR, n. [Latin from abigo, ab and ago, to drive.] In law, one that feloniously drives away or ... |
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abacus |
AB'ACUS, n. [L. anything flat, as a cupboard, a bench, a slate, a table or board for games; Gr. ... |
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abada |
AB'ADA, n. A wild animal of Africa, of the size of a steer, or half grown colt, having two horns ... |
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abaddon |
ABAD'DON, n. [Heb. Ch. Syr. Sam. to be lost, or destroyed, to perish.]1. The destroyer, or angel ... |
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abaft |
AB'AFT, adv. or prep. [Sax. eft or aeft, again. Hence efter or aefter, after, subsequent; Sax. ... |
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abagun |
AB'AGUN, n. The name of a fowl in Ethiopia, remarkable for its beauty and for a sort of horn, ... |
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abaisance |
ABAISANCE, [See Obeisance.] |
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abalienation |
ABALIENA'TION, n. The transferring of title to property. [See Alienation.] |
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abandon |
ABAN'DON, v.t. [Fr. abandonner; Sp. and Port. abandonar; It. abbandonare; said to be from ban, and ... |
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abandoned |
ABAN'DONED, pp. Wholly forsaken or deserted.2. Given up, as to a vice; hence, extremely wicked, or ... |
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abandoner |
ABAN'DONER, n. One who abandons. |
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abandoning |
ABAN'DONING, ppr. Forsaking or deserting wholly; renouncing; yielding one's self without ... |
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abandonment |
ABAN'DONMENT, n. 1. A total desertion; a state of being forsaken.2. In commerce, the relinquishing ... |
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abanga |
ABAN'GA, n. The ady; a species of Palmtree. [See Ady.] |
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abannition |
ABANNI'TION, n. [Low Lat.]A banishment for one or two years for manslaughter. [Not used.] |
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abaptiston |
ABAPTIS'TON, n. The perforating part of the trephine, an instrument used in trepanning. |
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abare |
ABA'RE, v.t. [Sax abarian. See Bare.]To make bare; to uncover. [Not in use.] |
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abarticulation |
ABARTICULA'TION, n. [See Articulate.]In anatomy, that species of articulation or structure of ... |
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abas |
ABAS', n. A weight in Persia used in weighing pearls, one eighth less than the European carat. |
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abase |
ABA'SE, v.t. [Fr abaisser, from bas, low, or the bottom; W. bais; Latin and Gr. basis; Eng. base; ... |
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abased |
ABA'SED, pp. Reduced to a low state, humbled, degraded.In heraldry, it is used of the wings of ... |
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abasement |
ABA'SEMENT, n. The act of humbling or bringing low; also a state of depression, degradation, or ... |
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abash |
ABASH', v.t. [Heb. and Ch. bosh, to be confounded, or ashamed.]To make the spirits to fall; to ... |
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abashed |
ABASH'ED, pp. Confused with shame; confounded; put to silence; followed by at. |
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abashing |
ABASH'ING, ppr. Putting to shame or confusion. |
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abashment |
ABASH'MENT, n. Confusion from shame. [Little used.] |
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abasing |
ABA'SING, ppr. Humbling, depressing, bringing low. |
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abassi |
ABAS'SI, or ABAS'SIS, n. A silver coin of Persia, of the value of twenty cents, about ten pence ... |
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abassis |
ABAS'SI, or ABAS'SIS, n. A silver coin of Persia, of the value of twenty cents, about ten pence ... |
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abatable |
ABA'TABLE, a. That may or can be abated; as an abatable writ or nuisance. |
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abate |
ABA'TE, v.t. [Heb. Ch., to beat. The Saxon has the participle gebatod, abated. The prefix is sunk ... |
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abated |
ABA'TED, pp. Lessened; decreased; destroyed; mitigated; defeated; remitted; overthrown. |
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abatement |
ABA'TEMENT, n. 1. The act of abating; the state of being abated.2. A reduction, removing, or ... |
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abater |
ABA'TER, n. The person or thing that abates. |
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abating |
ABA'TING, ppr. Pulling down, diminishing, defeating, remitting. |
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abatis |
AB'ATIS, Rubbish. In fortification, piles of trees, or branches of trees sharpened, and laid with ... |
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abator |
ABA'TOR, n. A person who enters into a freehold on the death of the last possessor, before the ... |
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abattis |
AB'ATTIS, n. [from beating or pulling down.] |
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abature |
AB'ATURE, n. [from abate.] Grass beaten or trampled down by a stag in passing. |
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abb |
ABB, n. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence abb-wool is wool for the abb. |
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abba |
AB'BA, n. In the Chaldee and Syriac, a father, and figuratively a superior. appen.In the Syriac, ... |
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abbacy |
AB'BACY, n. [from abba, Low Lat, abbatia.] The dignity, rights and privileges of an abbot. It ... |
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abbatial |
ABBA'TIAL, a. |
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abbatical |
ABBAT'ICAL, a. Belonging to an abbey. |
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abbe |
AB'BE, n. Ab'by, [from abba.]In a monastic sense, the same as an abbot; but more generally, a ... |
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abbess |
AB'BESS, n. [from abba.]A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having ... |
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abbey |
AB'BEY, n. plu. abbeys, [from abba.]A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded from ... |
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abbey-lubber |
AB'BEY-LUBBER, n. A name given to monks, in contempt for their idleness. |
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abbot |
AB'BOT, n. [formerly abbat, from abba, latinized abbas, or from Heb. plural.] The superior or ... |
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abbotship |
AB'BOTSHIP, n. The state of an abbot. |
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abbreuvoir |
ABBREUVOIR, n. [Fr. from abreuver, to water.]Among masons, the joint between stones in a wall, to ... |
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abbreviate |
ABBRE'VIATE, v.t. [from Latin abbrevio, brevio, from brevis, short]1. To shorten; to make shorter ... |
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abbreviated |
ABBRE'VIATED, pp. 1. Shortened; reduced in length; abridged.2. In botany an abbreviated perianth ... |
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abbreviating |
ABBRE'VIATING, ppr. Shortening; contracting in length or into a smaller compass. |
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abbreviation |
ABBREVIA'TION, n. 1. The act of shortening or contracting.2. A letter or a few letters used for ... |
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abbreviator |
ABBRE'VIATOR, n. One who abridges or reduces to a smaller compass. |
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abbreviators |
ABBRE'VIATORS, a college of seventy-two persons in the chancery of Rome, whose duty is to draw up ... |
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abbreviatory |
ABBRE'VIATORY, n. Shortening, contracting. |
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abbreviature |
ABBRE'VIATURE, n. A letter or character for shortening; an abridgment, a compend. |
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abdals |
AB'DALS, n. The name of certain fanatics in Persia, who, in excess of zeal, sometimes run into the ... |
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abderite |
AB'DERITE, n. An inhabitant of Abdera, a maritime town in Thrace. Democritus is so called, from ... |
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abdicant |
AB'DICANT, a. [See Abdicate.] Abdicating; renouncing. |
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abdicate |
AB'DICATE, v.t. [L. abdica; ab and dico, to dedicate, to bestow, but the literal primary sense of ... |
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abdicated |
AB'DICATED, pp. Renounced; relinquished without a formal resignation; abandoned. |
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abdicating |
AB'DICATING, ppr. Relinquishing without a formal resignation; abandoning. |
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abdication |
ABDICA'TION, n. 1. The act of abdicating; the abandoning of an office or trust, without a formal ... |
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abdicative |
AB'DICATIVE, a. Causing or implying abdication. [Little used.] |
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abditive |
AB'DITIVE, a. [L. abdo, to hide; ab and do.] Having the power or quality of hiding. [Little ... |
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abditory |
AB'DITORY, n. A place for secreting or preserving goods. |
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abdomen |
AB'DOMEN, or ABDO'MEN, n. [L. perhaps abdo and omentum.]1. The lower belly or that part of the ... |
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abdominal |
ABDOM'INAL, a. Pertaining to the lower belly.ABDOM'INAL, n. plu. abdominals. In ichthyology the ... |
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abdominous |
ABDOM'INOUS, a. Pertaining to the abdomen; having a large belly. |
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abduce |
ABDU'CE, v.t. [L. adduco, to lead away, of ab and duco, to lead. See Duke.]To draw from; to ... |
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abducent |
ABDU'CENT, a. Drawing from, pulling back; used of those muscles which pull back certain parts of ... |
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abduction |
ABDUC'TION, n. 1. In a general sense, the act of drawing apart, or carrying away.2. In surgery, ... |
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abductor |
ABDUC'TOR, n. In anatomy, a muscle which serves to withdraw, or pull back a certain part of the ... |
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abear |
ABEA'R, v.t. abare, To bear; to behave. obs. |
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abearance |
ABEA'RANCE, n. [from abear, now disused from bear, to carry.] Behavior, demeanor. [Little used.] |
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abecedarian |
ABECEDA'RIAN, n. [a word formed from the first four letters of the alphabet.] One who teaches the ... |
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abecedary |
ABECE'DARY, a. Pertaining to, or formed by the letters of the alphabet. |
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abed |
ABED', adv. [See Bed.] On or in bed. |
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abel-tree |
ABE'LE or ABEL-TREE, n. An obsolete name of the while poplar. [See Poplar.] |
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abele |
ABE'LE or ABEL-TREE, n. An obsolete name of the while poplar. [See Poplar.] |
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abelians |
ABE'LIANS, ABELO'NIANS or A'BELITES, in Church history, a sect in Africa which arose in the reign ... |
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abelites |
ABE'LIANS, ABELO'NIANS or A'BELITES, in Church history, a sect in Africa which arose in the reign ... |
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abelmosk |
A'BELMOSK, n. A trivial name of a species of hibiscus, or Syrian mallow. The plant rises on a ... |
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abelonians |
ABE'LIANS, ABELO'NIANS or A'BELITES, in Church history, a sect in Africa which arose in the reign ... |
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aberrance |
ABER'RANCE, [L. aberrans, aberro, to wander from; of ab and ABER'RANCY, erro, to wander.]A ... |
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aberrant |
ABER'RANT, a. Wandering, straying from the right way. [Rarely used.] |
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aberration |
ABERRA'TION, n. [L. aberratio.] 1. The act of wandering from the right way; deviation from truth ... |
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aberring |
ABER'RING, part, a. Wandering; going astray. |
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aberruncate |
ABERRUN'CATE, v.t. [L. averrunco.] To pull up by the roots; to extirpate utterly. [Not used.] |
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abet |
ABET' v.t. [Sax. betan, gebatan; properly to push forward, to advance; hence to amend, to revive, ... |
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abetment |
ABET'MENT, n. The act of abetting. |
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abetted |
ABETTED, pp. Incited, aided, encouraged to a crime. |
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abetting |
ABETTING, ppr. Counselling, aiding or encouraging to a crime. |
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abettor |
ABETTOR, n. One who abets, or incites, aids or encourages another to commit a crime. In treason, ... |
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abevacuation |
ABEVACUA'TION, n. [ab and evacuation.]In medicine, a partial evacuation of morbid humors of the ... |
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abeyance |
ABEY'ANCE, n. pron. abayance. [Norm. abbaiaunce, or abaizance, in expectation; boyance, ... |
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abhor |
ABHOR', v.t. [L abhorreo, of ab and horreo, to set up bristles, shiver or shake; to look ... |
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abhorred |
ABHOR'RED, pp. Hated extremely, detested. |
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abhorrence |
ABHOR'RENCE, n. Extreme hatred, detestation, great aversion. |
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abhorrency |
ABHOR'RENCY, |
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abhorrent |
ABHOR'RENT, a. 1. Hating, detesting, struck with abhorrence.2. Contrary, odious, inconsistent ... |
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abhorrently |
ABHOR'RENTLY, adv. With abhorrence. |
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abhorrer |
ABHOR'RER, n. One who abhors. |
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abhorring |
ABHOR'RING, ppr. Having great aversion, detesting. As a noun, it is used in Isaiah lxvi, for the ... |
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abib |
A'BIB, n. [Heb. swelling, protuberant. To produce the first or early fruit; a full grown ear of ... |
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abide |
ABI'DE, v. i. pert. and part. abode.abada, to be, or exist, to continue; W. bod, to be; to dwell, ... |
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abider |
ABI'DER, n. One who dwells or continues. |
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abiding |
ABI'DING, ppr. Dwelling; remaining; continuing; enduring; awaiting.ABI'DING, n. Continuance; ... |
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abidingly |
ABI'DINGLY, adv. In a manner to continue; permanently. |
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ability |
ABIL'ITY, n. [L. habilitas, ableness, fitness, from habeo, to have or hold.]1. Physical power, ... |
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abintestate |
ABINTEST'ATE, a. [L. ab and intestatus - dying without a will, from in and tester, to bear ... |
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abject |
ABJECT', v.t. To throw away; to cast out. Obs. |
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abjectedness |
ABJECT'EDNESS, n. A very low or despicable condition. [Little used.] |
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abjection |
ABJEC'TION, n. A state of being cast away, hence a low state; meanness of spirit; baseness. |
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abjectly |
AB'JECTLY, adv. In a contemptible manner; meanly; servilely. |
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abjectness |
AB'JECTNESS, n. the state of being abject; meanness; servility. |
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abjuration |
ABJURA'TION, n. [See Abjure.]1. The act of abjuring; a renunciation upon oath; as "an abjuration ... |
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abjure |
ABJU'RE, v.t. [L. abjuro, to deny upon oath, from ab and juro, to swear.]1. To renounce upon ... |
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abjured |
ABJU'RED, pp. Renounced upon oath; solemnly recanted. |
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abjurer |
ABJU'RER, n. One who abjures. |
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abjuring |
ABJU'RING, ppr. Renouncing upon oath; disclaiming with solemnity. |
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abjurratory |
ABJUR'RATORY, a. Containing abjuration |
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ablactate |
ABLAC'TATE, v.t. [L. ablacto; from ab and lac, milk.] to wean from the breast. [Little used.] |
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ablactation |
ABLACTA'TION, n. [L. ab and lae, milk. Lacto, to suckle.]1. In medical authors, the weaning of a ... |
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ablaqueation |
ABLAQUEA'TION, [L. ablaqueatio, from ab and laquear, a roof or covering.]A laying bare the roots of ... |
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ablation |
ABLA'TION, n. [L. ab and latio, a carrying.]A carrying away. In medicine, the taking from the ... |
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ablative |
AB'LATIVE, a. [L.ablativus; L. ablatus, from aufero, to carry away, of ab and fero.]A word applied ... |
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able |
ABLE, a. a'bl. [L. habitis]1. Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or ... |
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able-bodied |
A'BLE-BODIED, a. Having a sound strong body, or a body of competent strength for service. In ... |
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ablen |
AB'LEN, or AB'LET, n. A small fresh water fish, the bleak. |
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ableness |
A'BLENESS, n. Ability of body or mind; force; vigor; capability. |
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ablepsy |
AB'LEPSY, n. Want of sight; blindness. |
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abler |
A'BLER, and A'BLEST, Comp. and superl. of able. |
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ablest |
A'BLER, and A'BLEST, Comp. and superl. of able. |
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ablet |
AB'LEN, or AB'LET, n. A small fresh water fish, the bleak. |
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ablocate |
AB'LOCATE, v.t. [L. abloco, ab and loco, to let our.] To let out; to lease. |
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ablocation |
ABLOCA'TION, n. A letter to hire. |
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ablude |
ABLU'DE, v.t. [L. abludo, ab and ludo, to play.]To be unlike; to differ. [Not used.] |
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abluent |
AB'LUENT, a. [L. abluo, to wash away; ab and luo, or lavo, to wash.]Washing clean; cleansing by ... |
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ablution |
ABLU'TION, n. [L. ablutio, from ab and luo or lavo to wash.]1. In a general sense, the act of ... |
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ably |
A'BLY, adv. In an able manner; with great ability. |
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abnegate |
AB'NEGATE, v.t. To deny. [Not used.] |
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abnegation |
ABNEGA'TION, n. [L. abnego, to deny, from ab and nego; Eng. nay; L. nee, not.] A denial; a ... |
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abnegator |
AB'NEGATOR, n. One who denies, renounces, or opposes any thing. |
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abnodation |
ABNODA'TION, n. [L. abnodo; ab and nodus, a knot.] The act of cutting away the knots of trees. |
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abnormity |
ABNORM'ITY, n. [L. abnormis, irregular; ab and norma, a rule.] Irregularity; deformity. [Little ... |
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abnormous |
ABNORM'OUS, a. [L. abnormis, supra.] Irregular; deformed. [Little used.] |
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aboard |
ABOARD, adv. [a and board. See Board.] Within a ship, vessel, or boat.To go aboard, to enter a ... |
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abodance |
ABO'DANCE, n. [from bode.] An omen. [Not used.] |
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abode |
ABO'DE, pret. of abideABO'DE, n. [See Abide.] 1. Stay; continuance in a place; residence for a ... |
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abodement |
ABO'DEMENT, n. [from body.] A secret anticipation of something future. |
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aboding |
ABO'DING, n. Presentiment; prognostication. |
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abolish |
ABOL'ISH, v.t. [L. abolco; from ab and oleo, olesco, to grow.]1. To make void; to annul; to ... |
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abolishable |
ABOL'ISHABLE, a. That may be annulled, abrogated, or destroyed, as a law, rite, custom, &c. |
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abolished |
ABOL'ISHED, pp. annulled; repealed; abrogated, or destroyed. |
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abolisher |
ABOL'ISHER, n. One who abolishes. |
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abolishing |
ABOL'ISHING, ppr. Making void; annulling; destroying. |
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abolishment |
ABOL'ISHMENT, n. The act of annulling; abrogation; destruction. |
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abolition |
ABOLI'TION, n. abolishun. The act of abolishing; or the state of being abolished; an annulling; ... |
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abominable |
ABOM'INABLE, a. [See Abominate.] 1. Very hateful; detestable; lothesome.2. This word is ... |
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abominableness |
ABOM'INABLENESS, n. The quality or state of being very odious; hatefulness. |
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abominably |
ABOM'INABLY, adv. 1. Very odiously; detestably; sinfully. 1Kings xxi.2. In vulgar language, ... |
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abominate |
ABOM'INATE, v.t. [L. abomino, supposed to be formed by ab and omen; to deprecate as ominous; may ... |
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abominated |
ABOM'INATED, pp. Hated utterly, detested; abhorred. |
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abominating |
ABOM'INATING, ppr. Abhorring; hating extremely. |
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abomination |
ABOMINA'TION, n. 1. Extreme hatred; detestation.2. The object of detestation, a common ... |
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abord |
ABO'RD, n. [Fr. See Border.] Literally, arrival, but used for first appearance, manner of ... |
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aborea |
ABO'REA, n. A species of duck, called by Edwards, the black-bellied whistling duck. This fowl is ... |
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aboriginal |
ABORIG'INAL, a. [L. ab and origo, origin. See Origin.]First; original; primitive; aboriginal ... |
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aborinines |
ABORIN'INES, n. plur. Aboriginals - but not an English word.It may be well to let it pass into ... |
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aborsement |
ABORSEMENT, n. abors'ment. [See Abort.]Abortion. [Not in use.] |
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abort |
ABORT', v.i. [L. aborto; ab and ortus, orior.]To miscarry in birth. [Not in use.]ABORT', n. an ... |
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abortion |
ABOR'TION, n. [L. abortio, a miscarriage; usually deduced from ab and orior.]1. The act of ... |
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abortive |
ABOR'TIVE, a. 1. Brought forth in an immature state; failing, or coming to naught, before it is ... |
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abortively |
ABOR'TIVELY, adv. Immaturely; in an untimely manner. |
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abortiveness |
ABOR'TIVENESS, n. The state of being abortive; a failing in the progress to perfection or ... |
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abortment |
ABORT'MENT, n. An untimely birth. |
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abound |
ABOUND', v. i. [L. abundo. If this word is from L. unda, a wave, the latter has probably lost its ... |
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abounding |
ABOUND'ING, ppr. Having in great plenty; being in great plenty, being very prevalent; generally ... |
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about |
ABOUT', prep. [Gr. butan, without, [see but,] literally, around, on the outside.]1. Around; on the ... |
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above |
ABOVE', prep.1. Literally, higher in place.The fowls that fly above the earth. Gen. i. 20.2. ... |
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above-cited |
ABOVE-CITED, Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing. |
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above-ground |
ABOVE-GROUND, Alive, not buried. |
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above-mentioned |
ABOVE-MENTIONED, Mentioned before. A. Bp. Abbrev. for Archbishop. |
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abracadabra |
ABRACADAB'RA, The name of a deity worshipped by the Syrians: a cabalistic word. The letters of ... |
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abrade |
ABRA'DE, v.t. [L. abrado, to scrape, from rado.]To rub or wear off; to waste by friction; used ... |
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abraded |
ABRA'DED, pp. Rubbed or worn off; worn; scraped. |
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abrading |
ABRA'DING, ppr. Rubbing off; wearing. |
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abrahamic |
ABRAHAM'IC, a. Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch, as Abrahamic Covenant. |
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abrasion |
ABRA'SION, n. abra'zhun. The act of wearing or rubbing off; also substance worn off by attrition. |
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abreast |
ABREAST', adv. abrest', [from a and breast.]1. Side by side; with the breasts in a line.Two men ... |
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abridge |
ABRIDGE', v.t. abridj', [G. short, or its root, from the root of break or a verb of that ... |
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abridged |
ABRIDG'ED, pp. Made shorter; epitomized; reduced to a smaller compass; lessened; deprived. |
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abridger |
ABRIDG'ER, n. One who abridges; one who makes a compend. |
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abridging |
ABRIDG'ING, ppr. shortening; lessening; depriving; debarring. |
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abridgment |
ABRIDG'MENT, n. 1. An epitome; a compend, or summary of a book.2. Diminution; contraction; ... |
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abroach |
ABROACH, adv. [See Broach.]Broached; letter out or yielding liquor, or in a posture for letting ... |
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abroad |
ABROAD, adv. abrawd'. [See Broad]In a general sense, at large; widely; not confined to narrow ... |
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abrogate |
AB'ROGATE, v.t. [L abrago, to repeal. from ab and rogo, to ask or propose. See the English reach. ... |
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abrogated |
AB'ROGATED, pp. Repealed; annulled by an act of authority. |
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abrogating |
AB'ROGATING, ppr. Repealing by authority; making void. |
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abrogation |
ABROGA'TION, n. the act of abrogating; a repeal of authority of the legislative power. |
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abrood |
ABROOD', adv. [See Brood.] In the action of brooding. [Not in use.] |
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abrooding |
ABROOD'ING, n. A sitting abrood. [Not in use.] |
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abrook |
ABROOK', v.t. To brook, to endure. [Not in use. See Brook.] |
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abrotanum |
ABRO'TANUM, n. A species of plant arranged under the Genus, Artemisia; called also southern wood. |
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abrupt |
ABRUPT', a. [L. abruptus, from abrumpo, to break off, of ab and rumpo. See Rupture.]1. ... |
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abruption |
ABRUP'TION, n. A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. |
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abruptly |
ABRUPT'LY, adv. suddenly; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; as, the Minister left ... |
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abruptness |
ABRUPT'NESS, n. 1. A state of being broken; craggedness; steepness.2. Figuratively, suddenness; ... |
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abscess |
AB'SCESS, n. [L. abscessus, from ab and cedo, to go from.]An imposthume. A collection of morbid ... |
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abscind |
ABSCIND', vt. [L. abscindo.] To cut off. [Little used.] |
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absciss |
AB'SCISS, n. [L. abscissus, from ab and scindere, to cut; See Scissors.]In conics, a part of the ... |
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abscission |
ABSCIS'SION, n. [See Absciss.]1. A cutting off, or a begin cut off. In surgery, the separation of ... |
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abscond |
ABSCOND', v.i. [L. abscondo, to hide, of abs and condo, to hide, i.e. to withdraw, or to thrust ... |
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absconder |
ABSCOND'ER, n. One who withdraws from public notice, or conceals himself from public view. |
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absconding |
ABSCOND'ING, ppr. Withdrawing privately from public view; as, an absconding debtor, who confines ... |
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absence |
AB'SENCE, n. [L. absens, from absum, abesse, to be away; ab and sum.]1. A state of being at a ... |
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absent |
AB'SENT, a. 1. Not present; not in company; at such a distance as to prevent communication. It ... |
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absentee |
ABSENTEE', n. One who withdraws from his country, office or estate; one who removed to a distant ... |
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absenter |
ABSENT'ER, n. One who absents himself. |
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absentment |
ABSENT'MENT, n. A state of being absent. |
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absinthian |
ABSINTH'IAN, a. [from absinthium.] Of the nature of wormwood. |
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absinthiated |
ABSINTH'IATED, a. Impregnated with wormwood. |
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absinthium |
ABSINTH'IUM, n. Budaeus in his commentaries on Theophrast, supposes the word composed of a priv. ... |
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absis |
AB'SIS, In astronomy. [See Apsis.] |
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absolute |
AB'SOLUTE, a. [L. absolutus. See Absolve.]1. Literally, in a general sense, free, independent of ... |
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absolutely |
AB'SOLUTELY, adv. 1. Completely, wholly, as a thing is absolutely unintelligible.2. Without ... |
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absoluteness |
AB'SOLUTENESS, n. Independence, completeness in itself.2. Despotic authority, or that which is ... |
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absolution |
ABSOLU'TION, n. In the civil law, an acquittal or sentence of a judge declaring an accused person ... |
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absolutory |
AB'SOLUTORY, a. Absolving; that absolves. |
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absolvatory |
ABSOLV'ATORY, a. [from absolve.] Containing absolution, pardon, or release; having power to ... |
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absolve |
ABSOLVE', v.t. abzolv', [L. absolvo, from ab and solvo, to loose or release; to absolve, to ... |
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absolved |
ABSOLV'ED, pp. Released; acquitted; remitted; declared innocent. |
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absolver |
ABSOLV'ER, n. One who absolves; also one that pronounces sin to be remit. |
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absolving |
ABSOLV'ING, ppr. Setting free from a debt, or charge; acquitting; remitting. |
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absonant |
AB'SONANT, a. [See absonous.] Wide from the purpose; contrary to reason. |
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absonous |
AB'SONOUS, a. [L. absonus; ab and sonus, sound.] Unmusical or untunable |
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absorb |
ABSORB', v.t. [L. absorbeo, ab and sorbeo, to drink in; to draw or drink in; whence sirup, ... |
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absorbability |
ABSORBABIL'ITY, n. a state or quality of being absorbable. |
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absorbable |
ABSORB'ABLE, a. That may be imbibed or swallowed. |
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absorbed |
ABSORB'ED, or ABSORPT', pp. Imbibed; swallowed; wasted; engaged; lost in study; wholly engrossed. |
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absorbent |
ABSORB'ENT, a. Imbibing; swallowing.ABSORB'ENT, n. In anatomy, a vessel which imbibes, as the ... |
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absorbing |
ABSORB'ING, ppr. Imbibing; engrossing; wasting. |
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absorpt |
ABSORB'ED, or ABSORPT', pp. Imbibed; swallowed; wasted; engaged; lost in study; wholly engrossed. |
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absorption |
ABSORP'TION, n. 1. The act or process of imbibing or swallowing; either by water which ... |
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absorptive |
ABSORP'TIVE, a. Having power to imbibe. |
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abstain |
ABSTA'IN, v.i. [L. abstineo, to keep from; abs and teneo, to hold. See Tenant.]In a general ... |
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abstemious |
ABSTE'MIOUS, a. [L. abstemium, from abs and temetum, an ancient name of strong wine, according to ... |
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abstemiously |
ABSTE'MIOUSLY, adv. Temperately; with a sparing use of meat or drink. |
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abstemiousness |
ABSTE'MIOUSNESS, n. The quality of being temperate or sparing in the use of food and strong ... |
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absterge |
ABSTERGE', v.t. abstery'. [L. abstergeo, of abs and tergeo, to wipe. Tergeo may have a common ... |
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abstergent |
ABSTERG'ENT, a. Wiping; cleansing.ABSTERG'ENT, n. a medicine which frees the body from ... |
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abstersion |
ABSTER'SION, n. [from L. abstergeo, abstersus.] The act of wiping clean; or a cleansing by ... |
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abstersive |
ABSTER'SIVE, a. Cleansing; having the quality of removing obstructions. [See Detersive.] |
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abstinence |
AB'STINENCE, n. [L. abstinentia. See Abstain.] 1. In general, the act or practice of ... |
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abstinent |
AB'STINENT, a. Refraining from indulgence, especially in the use of food and drink. |
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abstinently |
AB'STINENTLY, adv. With abstinence. |
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abstinents |
AB'STINENTS, a sect which appeared in France and Spain in the third century, who opposed marriage, ... |
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abstract |
ABSTRACT', v.t. [L. abstraho, to draw from or separate; from abs and traho, which is the Eng. ... |
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abstracted |
ABSTRACT'ED, pp. Separated; refined; exalted; abstruse; absent in mind. |
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abstractedly |
ABSTRACT'EDLY, adv. In a separate state, or in contemplation only. |
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abstractedness |
ABSTRACT'EDNESS, n. the state of being abstracted. |
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abstracter |
ABSTRACT'ER, n. One who makes an abstract, or summary. |
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abstracting |
ABSTRACT'ING, ppr. Separating, making a summary. |
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abstraction |
ABSTRAC'TION, n. 1. The act of separating, or state of being separated.2. The operation of the ... |
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abstractitious |
ABSTRACTI'TIOUS particularly from vegetables, without fermentation. |
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abstractive |
ABSTRACT'IVE, a. Having the power or quality of abstracting.ABSTRACT'IVE, a. Abstracted, or drawn ... |
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abstractly |
AB'STRACTLY, adv. separately; absolutely; in a state or manner unconnected with any thing else; ... |
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abstractness |
AB'STRACTNESS, n. A separate state; a state of being in contemplation only, or not connected with ... |
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abstrude |
ABSTRU'DE, v.t. [Infra.] To thrust or pull away. [Not used.] |
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abstruse |
ABSTRU'SE, a. [L. abstrusus, from abstrudo, to thrust away, to conceal; abs and trudo; Eng. to ... |
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abstrusely |
ABSTRU'SELY, adv. In a concealed; hence, remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or ... |
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absurd |
ABSURD', a. [L. absurdus, from ab and surdus, deaf, insensible.] Opposed to manifest truth; ... |
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absurdity |
ABSURD'ITY, n. 1. The quality of being inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound ... |
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absurdly |
ABSURD'LY, adv. In a manner inconsistent with reason or obvious propriety. |
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absurdness |
ABSURD'NESS, n. The same as absurdity, and less used. |
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abtruseness |
ABTRU'SENESS, n. Obscurity of meaning; the state of quality of being difficult to be understood. |
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abundance |
ABUND'ANCE, n. Great plenty; an overflowing quantity; ample sufficiency; in strictness applicable ... |
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abundant |
ABUND'ANT, a. Plentiful; in great quantity; fully sufficient; as an abundant supply. In ... |
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abundantly |
ABUND'ANTLY, adv. Fully; amply; plentifully; in a sufficient degree. |
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abusage |
ABU'SAGE, n. Abuse. [Not used.] |
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abuse |
ABU'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. abutor, abusus of ab and utor, to use; Gr. to accustom. See Use.]1. To ... |
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abused |
ABU'SED, pp. s as z. Ill-used; used to a bad purpose; treated with rude language; misemployed; ... |
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abuseful |
ABU'SEFUL, a. Using or practicing abuse; abusive. [Not used.] |
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abuser |
ABU'SER, n. s as z. One who abuses, in speech or behavior; one that deceives; a ravisher; a ... |
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abusing |
ABU'SING, ppr. s as z. Using ill; employing to bad purposes; deceiving; violating the person; ... |
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abusion |
ABU'SION, n. abu'zhon. Abuse; evil or corrupt usage; reproach. [Little used.] |
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abusive |
ABU'SIVE, a. 1. Practicing abuse; offering harsh words, or ill treatment; as an abusive author; ... |
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abusively |
ABU'SIVELY, adv. In an abusive manner; rudely; reproachfully. |
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abusiveness |
ABU'SIVENESS, n. Ill-usage; the quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the ... |
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abut |
ABUT', v.i. To border upon; to be contiguous to; to meet; in strictness, to adjoin to at the end; ... |
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abutment |
ABUT'MENT, n. 1. The head or end; that which unites one end of a thing to another; chiefly used ... |
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abuttal |
ABUT'TAL, n. The butting or boundary of land at the end; a head-land. |
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aby |
ABY', v.t. or i. [Probably contracted from abide.] To endure; to pay dearly; to remain. Obs. |
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abysm |
ABYSM', n. abyzm'. [See Abyss.] A gulf. |
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abyss |
ABYSS', n. [Gr. bottomless, from a priv. and bottom, Ion. See Bottom.] 1. A bottomless gulf; ... |
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abyssinian |
ABYSSIN'IAN, a. A name denoting a mixed multitude or a black race. |
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abyssinians |
ABYSSIN'IANS, n. A sect of christians in Abyssinia, who admit but one nature in Jesus Christ, and ... |
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ac |
AC, in Saxon, oak, the initial syllable of names, as acton, oaktown. |
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acacalot |
ACAC'ALOT, n. A Mexican fowl, the Tantalus Mexicanus, or |
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acacia |
ACA'CIA, n. [L. acacia, a thorn, from Gr., a point.]Egyptian thorn, a species of plant ranked by ... |
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acacians |
ACA'CIANS, in Church History, were certain sects, so denominated from their leaders, Acacius, ... |
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academe |
ACADE'ME; n. an academy; a society of persons. [Not used.] |
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academial |
ACADE'MIAL, a Pertaining to an academy. |
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academian |
ACADE'MIAN, n. A member of an academy; a student in a university or college. |
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academic |
ACADEM'IC, a. Belonging to an academy, or to a college or ACADEM'ICAL, university - as academic ... |
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academically |
ACADEM'ICALLY, adv. In an academical manner. |
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academician |
ACADEMI'CIAN, n. a member of an academy, or society for promoting arts and sciences; particularly, ... |
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academism |
ACAD'EMISM, n. The doctrine of the academic philosophy. |
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academist |
ACAD'EMIST, n. a member of an Academy for promoting arts and sciences; also an academic ... |
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academy |
ACAD'EMY, n. [L. academia.] Originally, it is said, a garden, grove, or villa, near Athens, ... |
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acalot |
AC'ALOT, Corvusaquaticus, water raven. |
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acamacu |
ACAMAC'U, n. A bird, the Brazilian fly catcher, or Todus. |
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acanaceous |
ACANA'CEOUS, a acana'shus. [Gr. a prickly shrub.]Armed with prickles. A class of plants are ... |
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acantha |
ACANTH'A, n. [Gr. a spine or thorn.]In botany, a prickle; in zoology, a spine or prickly fin; an ... |
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acanthaceous |
ACANTHA'CEOUS, a. Armed with prickles, as a plant. |
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acantharis |
ACAN'THARIS, n. In entomology, a species of Cimex, with a spinous thorax, and a ciliated abdomen, ... |
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acanthine |
ACANTH'INE, a [See acanthus.]Pertaining to the plant, acanthus. The acanthine garments of the ... |
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acanthopterygious |
ACANTHOPTERYG'IOUS, a [Gr. a thorn, and a little feather, from a feather.]In zoology, having back ... |
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acanthus |
ACANTH'US, n. [G. and L. acanthus, from a prickle or thorn. See acantha.]1. The plant bear's ... |
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acanticone |
ACAN'TICONE, n. See Pistacite. |
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acarnar |
ACARN'AR, n. A bright star, of the first magnitude, in Eridanus. |
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acatalectic |
ACATALEC'TIC, n. [Gr. not defective at the end, to cease.] A verse, which has the complete number ... |
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acatalepsy |
ACAT'ALEPSY, n. [Gr. to comprehend.]Impossibility of complete discovery or comprehension; ... |
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acatechill |
ACAT'ECHILL, n. a Mexican bird, a species of Fringilla, of the size of the siskin. |
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acater |
ACATER, ACATES. See Caterer and Cates. |
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acates |
ACATER, ACATES. See Caterer and Cates. |
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acauline |
ACAU'LINE, a. [L. a priv. and caulis, Gr. a stalk. See ACAU'LOUS, Colewort.]In botany, without a ... |
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accede |
ACCE'DE, v.i. [L. accedo, of ad and cedo, to yield or give place, or rather to move.]1. To agree ... |
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acceding |
ACCE'DING, ppr. Agreeing; assenting: becoming a party to a treaty by agreeing to the terms ... |
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accelerate |
ACCEL'ERATE, v.t. [L. accelero, of ad and celero, to hasten, from celer, quick.1. To cause to ... |
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accelerated |
ACCEL'ERATED, pp. Quickened in motion; hastened in progress. |
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accelerating |
ACCEL'ERATING, ppr. Hastening; increasing velocity or progression. |
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acceleration |
ACCELERA'TION, n. The act of increasing velocity or progress; the state of being quickened in ... |
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accelerative |
ACCEL'ERATIVE, a. Adding to velocity; quickening progression. |
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acceleratory |
ACCEL'ERATORY, a Accelerating; quickening motion. |
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accend |
ACCEND', v.t. [L. accendo, to kindle; ad and candeo, caneo, to be white, canus, white; W. can, ... |
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accendibility |
ACCENDIBIL'ITY, n. Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed. |
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accendible |
ACCEND'IBLE, a. Capable OF being inflamed or kindled. |
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accension |
ACCEN'SION, n. The act of kindling or setting on fire; or the state of being kindled; ... |
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accent |
AC'CENT, n. [L. accentus, from ad and cano, cantum, to sing; See Accend.]1. The modulation of the ... |
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accented |
AC'CENTED, pp. Uttered with accent; marked with accent. |
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accenting |
AC'CENTING, ppr. Pronouncing or marking with accent. |
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accentual |
ACCENT'UAL, a. Pertaining to accent. |
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accentuate |
ACCENT'UATE, v.t. To mark or pronounce with an accent or with accents. |
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accentuation |
ACCENTUA'TION, n. The act of placing accents in writing, or of pronouncing them in speaking. |
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accept |
ACCEPT', v.t. [L. accepto, from accipio, ad and capio, to take.]1. To take or receive what is ... |
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acceptable |
ACCEPT'ABLE, a. 1. That may be received with pleasure; hence pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; ... |
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acceptableness |
ACCEPT'ABLENESS, n. the quality of being agreeable to a ACCEPTABIL'ITY, receiver, or to a person ... |
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acceptably |
ACCEPT'ABLY, adv. In a manner to please, or give satisfaction.Let us have grace whereby we may ... |
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acceptance |
ACCEPT'ANCE, n. 1. A receiving with approbation or satisfaction; favorable reception; as work ... |
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acceptation |
ACCEPTA'TION, n. 1. Kind reception; a receiving with favor or approbation.This is a saying worthy ... |
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accepted |
ACCEPT'ED, pp. Kindly received; regarded; agreed to; understood; received as a bill of exchange. |
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accepter |
ACCEPT'ER, OR ACCEPT'OR, n. A person who accepts; the person who receives a bill of exchange so as ... |
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accepting |
ACCEPT'ING, ppr. Receiving favorably; agreeing to; understanding. |
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acception |
ACCEP'TION, n. The received sense of a word. [Not now used.] |
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acceptive |
ACCEPT'IVE, a. Ready to accept. [Not used.] |
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acceptor |
ACCEPT'ER, OR ACCEPT'OR, n. A person who accepts; the person who receives a bill of exchange so as ... |
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access |
ACCESS', n. [L. accessus, from accedo. See Accede.]1. A coming to; near approach; admittance; ... |
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accessarily |
ACCESSARILY, See ACCESSORILY. |
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accessariness |
ACCESSARINESS, See ACCESSORINESS |
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accessary |
ACCESSARY, See ACCESSORY. |
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accessibility |
ACCESSIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being approachable; or of admitting access. |
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accessible |
ACCESS'IBLE, a. 1. That may be approached or reached; approachable; applied to things; as an ... |
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accession |
ACCESS'ION, n. [L. accessio.] 1. A coming to; an acceding to and joining; as a king's accession ... |
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accessional |
ACCESS'IONAL, a. Additional |
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accessorial |
ACCESSO'RIAL, a. Pertaining to an accessory; as accessorial agency, accessorial guilt. |
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accessorily |
AC'CESSORILY, adv. [See Accessory.] In the manner of an accessory; by subordinate means, or in a ... |
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accessoriness |
AC'CESSORINESS, n. The state of being accessory, or of being or acting in a secondary character. |
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accessory |
AC'CESSORY, a. [L. Accessorius, from accessus, accedo. See Accede. This word is accented on the ... |
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accidence |
AC'CIDENCE, n. [See Accident.] A small book containing the rudiments of grammar. |
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accident |
AC'CIDENT, n. [L. accidens, falling, from ad and cado, to fall. See Case and Cadence. Class ... |
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accidental |
ACCIDENT'AL, a. 1. Happening by chance, or rather unexpectedly; casual; fortuitous, taking place ... |
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accidentally |
ACCIDENT'ALLY, adv. By chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially. |
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accidentalness |
ACCIDENT'ALNESS, n. The quality of being casual. [Little used.] |
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accidentiary |
ACCIDEN'TIARY, a. Pertaining to the accidence. [Not used.] |
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accipiter |
ACCIP'ITER, n. [L. ad and capio, to seize.]1. A name given to a fish, the milvus or lucerna, a ... |
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accipitrine |
ACCIP'ITRINE, a. Seizing; rapacious; as the accipitrine order of fowls. |
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accite |
ACCI'TE v.t. [L. adand cito, to cite.] To call; to cite; to summon. [Not used.] |
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acclaim |
ACCLA'IM v.t. [L acclamo, ad and clamo, to cry out. See Claim, Clamor.] To applaud. [Little ... |
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acclamation |
ACCLAMA'TION, n. [L. acclamatio. See acclaim.]A shout of applause uttered by a multitude. ... |
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acclamatory |
ACCLAM'ATORY, a. Expressing joy or applause by shouts, or clapping of hands. |
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acclimated |
ACCLI'MATED, a. Habituated to a foreign climate, or a climate not native; so far accustomed to a ... |
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acclivity |
ACCLIV'ITY, n. [L. acclivus, acclivis, ascending, from ad and clivus, an ascent. A slope or ... |
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acclivous |
ACCLI'VOUS, a. Rising, as a hill with a slope. |
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accloy |
ACCLOY', To fill; to stuff; to fill to satiety. [Not used.] [See Clay.] |
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accoil |
ACCOIL', [See Coil.] |
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accola |
AC'COLA, n. A delicate fish eaten at Malta. |
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accolade |
ACCOLA'DE, n. [L. ad and collum, neck.] A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood; but ... |
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accommodable |
ACCOM'MODABLE, a. [See Accommodate.]That may be fitted, made suitable, or made to agree. [Little ... |
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accommodate |
ACCOM'MODATE, v.t. [L. accommodo, to apply or suit, from ad and commodo, to profit or help; of ... |
405
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accommodated |
ACCOM'MODATED, pp. fitted; adjusted; adapted; applied; also furnished with conveniences.We are ... |
406
|
accommodately |
ACCOM'MODATELY, adv. Suitable; fitly. [Little used.] |
407
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accommodateness |
ACCOM'MODATENESS, n. fitness. [Little used.] |
408
|
accommodating |
ACCOM'MODATING, ppr. Adapting; making suitable; reconciling; furnishing with conveniences; ... |
409
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accommodation |
ACCOMMODA'TION, n. 1. Fitness; adaptation; followed by to.The organization of the body with ... |
410
|
accommodator |
ACCOM'MODATOR, n. One that accommodates; one that adjusts. |
411
|
accompanable |
ACCOM'PANABLE, a. [See Accompany.] sociable. [Not used.] |
412
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accompanied |
ACCOM'PANIED, pp. Attended; joined with in society. |
413
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accompaniment |
ACCOM'PANIMENT, n. Something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added by way of ornament ... |
414
|
accompanist |
ACCOM'PANIST, n. The performer in music who takes the accompanying part. |
415
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accompany |
ACCOM'PANY, v.t. [See Company.]1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate on a journey, ... |
416
|
accompanying |
ACCOM'PANYING, ppr. Attending; going with as a companion. |
417
|
accomplice |
ACCOM'PLICE, n. [L. complicatus, folded together, of con, with, and plico, to fold. See Complex ... |
418
|
accomplish |
ACCOM'PLISH, v.t. [L. compleo, to complete. See Complete.] 1. To complete; to finish ... |
419
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accomplished |
ACCOM'PLISHED, pp. 1. Finished; completed; fulfilled; executed; effected.2. a. Well endowed ... |
420
|
accomplisher |
ACCOM'PLISHER, n. One who accomplishes. |
421
|
accomplishing |
ACCOM'PLISHING, ppr. finishing; completing; fulfilling; executing; effecting; furnishing with ... |
422
|
accomplishment |
ACCOM'PLISHMENT, n.1. Completion; fulfillment; entire performance; as the accomplishment of a ... |
423
|
accompt |
ACCOMPT', obs. [See Account.] |
424
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accomptant |
ACCOMPT'ANT, Obs. [See Accountant.] |
425
|
accord |
ACCORD', n.The Lat. has concors, concordo. 1. Agreement; harmony of minds; consent or concurrence ... |
426
|
accordable |
ACCORD'ABLE, a. Agreeable, consonant. |
427
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accordant |
ACCORD'ANT, a. Corresponding; consonant; agreeable. |
428
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accorded |
ACCORD'ED, pp. Make to agree; adjusted. |
429
|
accorder |
ACCORD'ER, n. One that aids, or favors. [Little used.] |
430
|
according |
ACCORD'ING, ppr. 1. Agreeing; harmonizing.Th' according music of a well mixt state.2. Suitable; ... |
431
|
accordingly |
ACCORD'INGLY, adv. Agreeably; suitably; in a manner conformable to.Those who live in faith and ... |
432
|
accorporate |
ACCORP'ORATE, v.t. To unite; [Not in use.] [See Incorporate.] |
433
|
accost |
ACCOST', v.t. 1. To approach; to draw near; to come side by side, or face to face. [Not in ... |
434
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accostable |
ACCOST'ABLE, a. Ease of access; familiar. |
435
|
accosted |
ACCOST'ED, pp. Address; first spoken to. In heraldry, being side by side. |
436
|
accosting |
ACCOST'ING, ppr. Addressing by first speaking to. |
437
|
accoucheur |
ACCOUCHEUR, n. accoshare. A man who assists women in childbirth. |
438
|
account |
ACCOUNT', n.1. A sum stated on paper; a registry of a debt or credit; of debts and credits, or ... |
439
|
accountability |
ACCOUNTABIL'ITY, n. 1. The state of being liable to answer for one's conduct; liability to give ... |
440
|
accountable |
ACCOUNT'ABLE, a.1. Liable to be called to account; answerable to a superior.Every man is ... |
441
|
accountableness |
ACCOUNT'ABLENESS, n. Liableness to answer or to give account; the state of being answerable, or ... |
442
|
accountant |
ACCOUNT'ANT, n. One skilled in mercantile accounts; more generally, a person who keeps accounts; ... |
443
|
accountbook |
ACCOUNT'BOOK, n. A book in which accounts are kept. |
444
|
accounted |
ACCOUNT'ED, pp. Esteemed; deemed; considered; regarded; valued.Accounted for, explained. |
445
|
accounting |
ACCOUNT'ING, ppr. Deeming; esteeming; reckoning; rendering an account.Accounting for, rendering an ... |
446
|
accouple |
ACCOUPLE, v.t. accup'ple. To couple; to join or link together. [See Couple.] |
447
|
accouplement |
ACCOUPLEMENT, n. accup'plement. A coupling, a connecting in pairs; junction. [Little used.] |
448
|
accourage |
ACCOUR'AGE, v.t. accur'age. [See Courage.] To encourage. [Not used.] |
449
|
accourt |
ACCOURT, v.t. [See Court.] To entertain with courtesy. [Not used.] |
450
|
accouter |
ACCOUTER, v.t. acoot'erIn a general sense, to dress; to equip, but appropriately, to array in a ... |
451
|
accoutered |
ACCOUT'ERED, pp. Dressed in arms; equipped. |
452
|
accoutering |
ACCOUT'ERING, ppr. Equipping with military habiliments. |
453
|
accouterments |
ACCOUT'ERMENTS, n. plu. 1. Dress; equipage; furniture for the body; appropriately, military dress ... |
454
|
accoy |
ACCOY', v.t. To render quiet or diffident; to soothe; to caress. [Obs.] |
455
|
accredit |
ACCRED'IT, v.t. [L. ad and credo, to believe, or give faith to. See Credit.]To give credit, ... |
456
|
accreditation |
ACCREDITA'TION, n. That which gives title to credit. [Little used.] |
457
|
accredited |
ACCRED'ITED, pp. Allowed; received with reputation; authorized in a public character. |
458
|
accrediting |
ACCRED'ITING, ppr. Giving authority or reputation. |
459
|
accrescent |
ACCRES'CENT,a. [See Accretion.] Increasing. |
460
|
accretion |
ACCRE'TION, n. [Lat. accretio, increase; accres'co, to increase, literally, to grow to; ad and ... |
461
|
accretive |
ACCRE'TIVE, a. Increasing by growth; growing; adding to be growth; as the accretive motion of ... |
462
|
accroach |
ACCROACH, v.i.1. To hook, or draw to, as with a hook; but in this sense not used.2. To encroach; ... |
463
|
accrue |
ACCRUE, v.i. accru'. [L. accresco, cresco.]Literally, to grow to; hence to arise, proceed or ... |
464
|
accruing |
ACCRU'ING, ppr. Growing to; arising; coming; being added. |
465
|
accrument |
ACCRU'MENT, n. Addition; increase. [Little used.] |
466
|
accubation |
ACCUBA'TION, n. [L. accubatio, a reclingin, from ad and cubo, to lie down. See Cube.]A lying or ... |
467
|
accumb |
ACCUMB', v.i. [L. accumbo; ad and cubo.] To recline as at table. [Not used.] |
468
|
accumbency |
ACCUM'BENCY, n. State of being accumbent or reclining. |
469
|
accumbent |
ACCUM'BENT, a. [L. accumbens, accumbo, from cubo. See Accubation.] Leaning or reclining, as the ... |
470
|
accumulate |
ACCU'MULATE, v.t. [L. accumulo, ad and cumulo, to heap; cumulus a heap.]1. To heap up; to pile; ... |
471
|
accumulated |
ACCU'MULATED, pp. Collected into a heap or great quantity. |
472
|
accumulating |
ACCU'MULATING, ppr. Heaping up; amassing; increasing greatly. |
473
|
accumulation |
ACCUMULA'TION,n. 1. The act of accumulating; the state of being accumulated; an amassing; a ... |
474
|
accumulative |
ACCU'MULATIVE, a. That accumulates; heaping up; accumulating. |
475
|
accumulator |
ACCU'MULATOR, n. One that accumulates, gathers, or amasses. |
476
|
accuracy |
AC'CURACY,n. [L. accuratio, from accurare, to take care of; ad and curare, to take care; cura, ... |
477
|
accurate |
AC'CURATE, a. [L. accuratus.] 1. In exact conformity to truth, or to a standard or rule, or to a ... |
478
|
accurately |
AC'CURATELY, adv. 1. Exactly; in an accurate manner; with precision; without error or defect; as ... |
479
|
accurateness |
AC'CURATENESS, n. Accuracy; exactness; nicety; precision. |
480
|
accurse |
ACCURSE, v.t. accurs', [ Ac for ad and curse.] To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or ... |
481
|
accursed |
ACCURS'ED, pp. or a. 1. Doomed to destruction or misery:The city shall be accursed. John 6.2. ... |
482
|
accusable |
ACCU'SABLE,a. That may be accused; chargeable with a crime; blamable; liable to censure; followed ... |
483
|
accusant |
ACCU'SANT, n. One who accuses. |
484
|
accusation |
ACCUSA'TION, n. 1. The act of charging with a crime or offense; the act of accusing of any wrong ... |
485
|
accusative |
ACCU'SATIVE, a. A term given to a case of nouns, in Grammars, on which the action of a verb ... |
486
|
accusatively |
ACCU'SATIVELY, adv. 1. In an accusative manner.2. In relation to the accusative case in Grammar. |
487
|
accusatory |
ACCU'SATORY, a. Accusing; containing an accusation; as an accusatory libel. |
488
|
accuse |
ACCU'SE, v.t. [L. accuso, to blame or accuse; ad and causor, to blame, or accuse; causa, blame, ... |
489
|
accused |
ACCU'SED, pp. Charged with a crime, by a legal process; charged with an offense; blamed. |
490
|
accuser |
ACCU'SER, n. One who accuses or blames; an officer who prefers an accusation against another for ... |
491
|
accusing |
ACCU'SING, ppr. Charging with a crime; blaming. |
492
|
accustom |
ACCUS'TOM, v.t.To make familiar by use; to form a habit by practice; to habituate or inure; as to ... |
493
|
accustomable |
ACCUS'TOMABLE, a. Of long custom; habitual; customary. [Little used.] |
494
|
accustomably |
ACCUS'TOMABLY, adv. According to custom or habit. [Little used.] |
495
|
accustomance |
ACCUS'TOMANCE, n. custom; habitual use or practice. [Not used.] |
496
|
accustomarily |
ACCUS'TOMARILY, adv. According to custom or common practice. [See Customarily.] [Little used.] |
497
|
accustomary |
ACCUS'TOMARY, a. Usual; customary [See Customary.] [Little used.] |
498
|
accustomed |
ACCUS'TOMED, pp. 1. Being familiar by use; habituated; inured.2. a. Usual; often practiced; as ... |
499
|
accustoming |
ACCUS'TOMING, ppr. Making familiar by practice; inuring. |
500
|
ace |
ACE, n. [L. as, a unit or pound; G. ass.]1. A unit; a single point on a card or die; or the card ... |
501
|
aceetate |
ACE'ETATE, n. [See Acid.] In chimistry, a neutral salt formed by the union of the acetic acid, or ... |
502
|
aceldama |
ACEL'DAMA, n. A field said to have laid south of Jerusalem, the same as the potters field, ... |
503
|
acephalous |
ACEPH'ALOUS, a. [Gr. a priv., a head.]Without a head, headless. In history, the term Acephali, or ... |
504
|
acephalus |
ACEPH'ALUS, n. an obsolete name of the taenia or tape worm, which was formerly supposed to have no ... |
505
|
acerb |
ACERB', a. [L. acerbus; G. herbe, harsh, sour, tart, bitter, rough, whence herbst autumn, ... |
506
|
acerbity |
ACERB'ITY, n. 1. A sourness, with roughness, or astringency.2. Figuratively, harshness or ... |
507
|
aceric |
ACER'IC, a. [L. acer, a maple tree.]Pertaining to the maple; obtained from the maple, as aceric ... |
508
|
acerous |
AC'EROUS, a. [L. acerosus, chaffy, from acus, chaff or a point.]1. In botany, chaffy; resembling ... |
509
|
acescency |
ACES'CENCY, n. [L. acescens, turning sour, from acesco. See Acid.] A turning sour by spontaneous ... |
510
|
acescent |
ACES'CENT, a. Turning sour; becoming tart or acid by spontaneous decomposition. Hence slightly ... |
511
|
aceste |
ACES'TE, n. In entomology, a species of papilio or butterfly, with subdentated wings, found in ... |
512
|
acestis |
ACES'TIS, n. A factitious sort of chrysocolla, made of Cyprian verdigris, urine, and niter. |
513
|
acetabulum |
ACETAB'ULUM, n. [L. from acetum, vinegar. See Acid.] Among the Romans a vinegar cruse or like ... |
514
|
acetary |
AC'ETARY, n. [See Acid.] an acid pulpy substance in certain fruits, as the pear, inclosed in a ... |
515
|
acetated |
AC'ETATED, a. [See Acid.] Combined with acetic acid, or radical vinegar. |
516
|
acetic |
ACE'TIC, a. [See Acid.] A term used to denote a particular acid, acetic acid, the concentrated ... |
517
|
acetification |
ACETIFICA'TION, n. The act of making acetous or sour; or the operation of making vinegar. |
518
|
acetify |
ACE'TIFY, v.t. To convert into acid or vinegar. |
519
|
acetite |
AC'ETITE, [See Acid.] Neutral salt formed by the acetous acid, with a salifiable base; as the ... |
520
|
acetometer |
ACETOM'ETER, n. [L. acetum, vinegar, and measure.]An instrument for ascertaining the strength of ... |
521
|
acetous |
ACE'TOUS, a. [See Acid.[ Sour; like or having the nature of vinegar. Acetous acid is the term ... |
522
|
acetum |
ACE'TUM, n. [L. See Acid.] Vinegar, a sour liquor, obtained from vegetables dissolved in boiling ... |
523
|
ache |
ACHE, v.i. ake. [Gr. to ache or be in pain. The primary sense is to be pressed. Perhaps the ... |
524
|
achean |
ACHE'AN, a. Pertaining to Achaia in Greece, and a celebrated league or confederacy established ... |
525
|
acherner |
ACHERN'ER, n. A star of the first magnitude in the southern extremity of the constellation ... |
526
|
acherset |
ACH'ERSET, n. An ancient measure of corn, supposed to be about eight bushels. |
527
|
achievable |
ACHIE'VABLE, a. [See Achieve.] That may be performed. |
528
|
achievance |
ACHIE'VANCE, n. Performance. |
529
|
achieve |
ACHIE'VE, v.t.1. To perform, or execute; to accomplish; to finish, or carry on to a final close. ... |
530
|
achieved |
ACHIE'VED, pp. Performed; obtained; accomplished. |
531
|
achievement |
ACHIE'VEMENT, n.1. The performance of an action.2. A great or heroic deed; something accomplished ... |
532
|
achiever |
ACHIE'VER, n. One who accomplishes a purpose, or obtains an object by his exertions. |
533
|
achieving |
ACHIE'VING, ppr. Performing; executing; gaining. |
534
|
aching |
A'CHING, ppr. Being in pain; suffering distress.A'CHING, n. Pain; continued pain or distress. |
535
|
achiote |
A'CHIOTE, n. The anotta, a tree, and a drug used for dyeing red. The bard of the tree makes good ... |
536
|
achor |
A'CHOR, n. [Gr., sordes capitis.]1. The scald head, a disease forming scaly eruptions, supposed ... |
537
|
achromatic |
ACHROMAT'IC, a. [Gr. priv. and color.]Destitute of color. achromatic telescopes are formed of a ... |
538
|
acicular |
ACIC'ULAR, a. [L. acicula, Priscian, a needle, from Gr., L. a point. See Acid.]In the shape of a ... |
539
|
acicularly |
ACIC'ULARLY, adv. In the manner of needles, or prickles. |
540
|
acid |
AC'ID, a. [L. acidus. See Edge.]Sour, sharp or biting to the taste, having the taste of vinegar, ... |
541
|
acidiferous |
ACIDIF'EROUS, a. [Acid and L. fero.] Containing acids, or an acid.Acidiferous minerals are such ... |
542
|
acidifiable |
ACID'IFIABLE, a. [From Acidify.]Capable of being converted into an acid, by union with an ... |
543
|
acidification |
ACIDIFICA'TION, n. The act or process of acidifying or changing into an acid. |
544
|
acidified |
ACID'IFIED, pp. Made acid; converted into an acid. |
545
|
acidifier |
ACID'IFIER, n. That which by combination forms an acid, as oxygen and hydrogen. |
546
|
acidify |
ACID'IFY, v.t. [Acid and L. facio.]To make acid; but appropriately to convert into an acid, ... |
547
|
acidifying |
ACID'IFYING, ppr. Making acid; converting into an acid; having power to change into an acid. ... |
548
|
acidimeter |
ACIDIM'ETER, n. [Acid and Gr. measure.]An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids. |
549
|
acidity |
ACID'ITY, n. The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to the taste. |
550
|
acidness |
AC'IDNESS, n. The quality of being sour; acidity. |
551
|
acidulate |
ACID'ULATE, v.t. [L. acidulus, slightly sour;To tinge with an acid; to make acid in a moderate ... |
552
|
acidulated |
ACID'ULATED, pp. Tinged with an acid; made slightly sour. |
553
|
acidulating |
ACID'ULATING, ppr. Tinging with an acid. |
554
|
acidule |
AC'IDULE, n. In chimistry, a compound base is supersaturated |
555
|
acidulous |
ACID'ULOUS, a. [L. acidulus. See Acid.]Slightly sour; sub-acid, or having an excess of acid; as ... |
556
|
acidulum |
ACID'ULUM, with acid; as, tartareous acidulum; oxalic acidulum. |
557
|
acinaciform |
ACINAC'IFORM, a. [L. acinaces, a cimeter, Gr. and L. forma, form.]In botany, formed like, or ... |
558
|
aciniform |
AC'INIFORM, a. [L. acinus, a grape stone, and forma, shape.]Having the form of grapes; being in ... |
559
|
acinose |
AC'INOSE, a. [From L. acinus. See Aciniform.] |
560
|
acinous |
AC'INOUS, |
561
|
acinus |
AC'INUS, n. [L.] In botany, one of the small grains, which compose the fruit of the blackberry, ... |
562
|
acipenser |
AC'IPENSER, a. In ichthyology, a genus of fishes, of the order of chondropterygii, having an ... |
563
|
acitli |
ACIT'LI, n. A name of the water hare, or great crested grebe or diver. |
564
|
acknowledge |
ACKNOWL'EDGE, v.t. Aknol'edge, [ad and knowledge. See Know.]1. To own, avow or admit to be true, ... |
565
|
acknowledged |
ACKNOWL'EDGED, pp. Owned; confessed; noticed with regard or gratitude; received with approbation; ... |
566
|
acknowledging |
ACKNOWL'EDGING, ppr. Owning; confessing; approving; grateful; but the latter sense is a gallicism, ... |
567
|
acknowledgment |
ACKNOWL'EDGMENT, n. 1. The act of owning; confession; as, the acknowledgment of a fault.2. The ... |
568
|
acme |
AC'ME, n. Ac'my [Gr.]The top or highest point. It is used to denote the maturity or perfection ... |
569
|
acne |
AC'NE, n. Ac'ny. [Gr.]A small hard pimple or tubercle on the face. |
570
|
acnestis |
ACNESTIS, n. [Gr. a priv. to rub or gnaw.]That part of the spine in quadrupeds which extends from ... |
571
|
aco |
AC'O, n. A Mediterranean fish, called also sarachus. |
572
|
acolin |
AC'OLIN, n. a bird of the partridge kind in Cuba. Its breast and belly are white; its back and ... |
573
|
acolothist |
ACOL'OTHIST, n. [Gr.] |
574
|
acolyte |
AC'OLYTE,In the ancient church, one of the subordinate officers, who lighted the lamps, prepared ... |
575
|
aconite |
AC'ONITE, n. [L. aconitum; Gr.]The herb wolf's bane, or monks-hood, a poisonous plant; and in ... |
576
|
acontias |
ACON'TIAS, n. [Gr. a dart.]1. A species of serpent, called dart-snake, or jaculum, from its ... |
577
|
acop |
ACOP' adv. [a and cope.] At the top. |
578
|
acorn |
A'CORN, n.1. The seed or fruit of the oak; an oval nut which grows in a rough permanent cup.The ... |
579
|
acorned |
A'CORNED, a. Furnished or loaded with acorns. |
580
|
acorus |
A'CORUS, n. [L. from Gr..]1. Aromatic Calamus, sweet flag, or sweet rush.2. In natural history, ... |
581
|
acotyledon |
ACOTYL'EDON, n. [Gr. a priv. a hollow.]In botany, a plant whose seeds have no side lobes, or ... |
582
|
acotyledonous |
ACOTYLED'ONOUS, a. Having no side lobes. |
583
|
acoustic |
ACOUS'TIC, a. [Gr. to hear.]Pertaining to the ears, to the sense of hearing, or to the doctrine of ... |
584
|
acoustics |
ACOUS'TICS, n. 1. The science of sounds, teaching their cause, nature and phenomena. This ... |
585
|
acquaint |
ACQUA'INT, v.t. [Eng. can, and ken; which see.]1. To make known; to make fully or intimately ... |
586
|
acquaintance |
ACQUAI'NTANCE, n. 1. Familiar knowledge; a state of being acquainted, or of having intimate or ... |
587
|
acquainted |
ACQUA'INTED, pp. Known; familiarly known; informed; having personal knowledge. |
588
|
acquainting |
ACQUA'INTING, ppr. Making known to; giving notice, or information to. |
589
|
acquest |
ACQUEST', n. [L. acquisitus, acquiro.]1. Acquisition; the thing gained.2. Conquest; a place ... |
590
|
acquiesce |
ACQUIESCE, v.i. acquiess'. [L. acquiesco, of ad and quiesco, to be quiet; quies, rest.]1. To ... |
591
|
acquiescence |
ACQUIES'CENCE, n. A quiet assent; a silent submission, or submission with apparent content; ... |
592
|
acquiescent |
ACQUIES'CENT, a. Resting satisfied; easy; submitting; disposed to submit. |
593
|
acquiescing |
ACQUIES'CING, ppr. Quietly submitting; resting content. |
594
|
acquirable |
ACQUI'RABLE, a. That may be acquired. |
595
|
acquire |
ACQUI'RE, v.t. [L. acquiro, ad and quaero to seek, that is to follow, to press, to urge; acquiro ... |
596
|
acquired |
ACQUI'RED, pp. Gained, obtained, or received from art, labor, or other means, in distinction from ... |
597
|
acquirement |
ACQUI'REMENT, n. The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment. It is used in ... |
598
|
acquirer |
ACQUI'RER, n. A person who acquires. |
599
|
acquiring |
ACQUI'RING, ppr. Gaining by labor or other means, something that has a degree of permanence in the ... |
600
|
acquiry |
ACQUI'RY, n. Acquirement. [Not used.] |
601
|
acquisite |
AC'QUISITE, a. s as z. Gained. [Not used.] |
602
|
acquisition |
ACQUISI'TION, n. [L. acquisitio, from acquisitus, acquaesivi, which are given as the part. and ... |
603
|
acquisitive |
ACQUIS'ITIVE, a. that is acquired; acquired; [but improper.] |
604
|
acquisitively |
ACQUIS'ITIVELY, adv. Noting acquirement, with to or for following. |
605
|
acquist |
ACQUIST', n. See Acquest. [Not used.] |
606
|
acquit |
ACQUIT', v.t. [L. cedo.]To set free; to release or discharge from an obligation, accusation, ... |
607
|
acquitment |
ACQUIT'MENT, n. The act of acquitting, or state of being acquitted. [This word is superseded by ... |
608
|
acquittal |
ACQUIT'TAL, n. A judicial setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an offense; as, by ... |
609
|
acquittance |
ACQUIT'TANCE, n. 1. A discharge or release from a debt.2. The writing, which is evidence of a ... |
610
|
acquitted |
ACQUIT'TED, pp. Set free, or judicially discharge from an accusation; released from a debt, duty, ... |
611
|
acquitting |
ACQUIT'TING, ppr. Setting free from accusation; releasing from a charge, obligation, or suspicion ... |
612
|
acrase |
ACRA'SE, v.t. |
613
|
acrasy |
AC'RASY, n. [Gr. from a priv. constitution or temperament.]In medical authors, an excess or ... |
614
|
acraze |
ACRA'ZE, 1. To make crazy; to infatuate. [Not in use.] [See Crazy.]2. To impair; to destroy. ... |
615
|
acre |
ACRE, n. a'ker. [Gr; Lat. ager. In these languages, the word retains its primitive sense, an ... |
616
|
acred |
A'CRED, a. Possessing acres or landed property. |
617
|
acrid |
AC'RID, a. [L. accr.]Sharp; pungent; bitter; sharp or biting to the taste; acrimonious; as acrid ... |
618
|
acridness |
AC'RIDNESS, n. A sharp, bitter, pungent quality. |
619
|
acrimonious |
ACRIMO'NIOUS, a. 1. Sharp; bitter; corrosive; abounding with acrimony.2. Figuratively, sharpness ... |
620
|
acrimoniously |
ACRIMO'NIOUSLY, adv. With sharpness or bitterness. |
621
|
acrisy |
AC'RISY, n. [Gr. a priv., judgment.]A state or condition of which no right judgment can be formed; ... |
622
|
acritude |
AC'RITUDE, n. [See Acrid.]An acrid quality; bitterness to the taste; biting heat. |
623
|
acroamatic |
ACROAMAT'IC, a. [Gr. to hear.]Abstruse; pertaining to deep learning; an epithet applied to the ... |
624
|
acroatic |
ACROAT'IC, a. [Gr.]Abstruse; pertaining to deep learning; and opposed to exoteric. Aristotle's ... |
625
|
acroceraunian |
ACROCERAU'NIAN, a. [Gr. a summit, and thunder.]An epithet applied to certain mountains between ... |
626
|
acromion |
ACRO'MION, n. [Gr. highest, and shoulder.]In anatomy, that part of the spine of the scapula, which ... |
627
|
acronic |
ACRON'IC, a. [Gr. extreme and night.] |
628
|
acronical |
ACRON'ICAL,In astronomy, a term applied to the rising of a star at sun set, or its setting at sun ... |
629
|
acronically |
ACRON'ICALLY, adv. In an acronical manner; at the rising or setting of the sun. |
630
|
acrospire |
AC'ROSPIRE, n. [Gr. highest, a spire, or spiral line.]A shoot, or sprout of a seed; the plume, or ... |
631
|
acrospired |
AC'ROSPIRED, a. having a sprout, or having sprouted at both ends. |
632
|
across |
ACROSS', prep. akraus'. [a and cross. See Cross.]1. From side to side, opposed to along, which ... |
633
|
acrostic |
ACROS'TIC, n. [Gr extremity or beginning, order, or verse.]A composition in verse, in which the ... |
634
|
acrostically |
ACROS'TICALLY, adv. In the manner of an acrostic. |
635
|
acroteleutic |
ACROTELEU'TIC, n. [Gr. extreme, and end.]Among ecclesiastical writers, an appellation given to any ... |
636
|
acroter |
AC'ROTER, n. [Gr. a summit.]In architecture, a small pedestal, usually with out a base, anciently ... |
637
|
acrothymion |
ACROTHYM'ION, n. [Gr. extreme, and thyme.]Among physicians, a species of wart, with a narrow basis ... |
638
|
act |
ACT, v.i. [Gr., Lat. to urge, drive, lead, bring, do, perform, or in general to move, to exert ... |
639
|
acted |
ACT'ED, pp. Done; performed; represented on the stage. |
640
|
actian |
AC'TIAN, a. Relating to Actium, a town and promontory of Epirus, as Actian games, which were ... |
641
|
acting |
ACT'ING, ppr. Doing; performing; behaving; representing the character of another.ACT'ING, n. ... |
642
|
actinolite |
AC'TINOLITE, n. [Gr. a ray, a stone.]A mineral, called, by Werner, strahlstein, ray-stone, nearly ... |
643
|
actinolitic |
ACTINOLIT'IC, a. Like or pertaining to actinolite. |
644
|
action |
AC'TION, n. [L. actio. See Act.]1. Literally, a driving; hence, the state of acting or moving; ... |
645
|
actionable |
AC'TIONABLE, a. That will bear a suit, or for which an action at law may be sustained; as, to call ... |
646
|
actionably |
AC'TIONABLY, adv. In a manner that subjects to legal process. |
647
|
actionary |
AC'TIONARY or AC'TIONIST, n. In Europe, a proprietor of stock in a trading company; one who owns ... |
648
|
actionist |
AC'TIONARY or AC'TIONIST, n. In Europe, a proprietor of stock in a trading company; one who owns ... |
649
|
active |
ACT'IVE, a. [L. activus.]1. That has the power or quality of acting; that contains the principle ... |
650
|
actively |
ACT'IVELY, adv. in an active manner; by action; nimbly; briskly; also in an active signification, ... |
651
|
activeness |
ACT'IVENESS, n. the quality of being active; the faculty of acting; nimbleness; quickness of ... |
652
|
activity |
ACTIV'ITY, n. The quality of being active; the active faculty; nimbleness; agility; also the habit ... |
653
|
actor |
ACT'OR, n. 1. He that acts or performs; an active agent.2. He that represents a character or ... |
654
|
actress |
ACT'RESS, n. A female who acts or performs, and especially, on the stage, or in a play. |
655
|
actual |
ACT'UAL, a.1. Real or effective, or that exists truly and absolutely; as, actual heat, opposed to ... |
656
|
actuality |
ACTUAL'ITY, n. Reality. |
657
|
actually |
ACT'UALLY, adv. In fact; really; in truth. |
658
|
actuary |
ACT'UARY, n. [L. actuarius.]A register or clerk; a term of the civil law, and used originally in ... |
659
|
actuate |
ACT'UATE, a. Put in action. [Little used.] ACT'UATE, v.t. [from act.]To put into action; to ... |
660
|
actuated |
ACT'UATED, pp. Put in action; incited to action. |
661
|
actuating |
ACT'UATING, ppr. Putting in action; inciting to action. |
662
|
actuation |
ACTUA'TION, n. The state of being put in action; effectual operation. |
663
|
actus |
ACT'US, n. Among the Romans, a measure in building equal to 120 Roman feet. In agriculture, the ... |
664
|
acuate |
AC'UATE, v.t. [L. acuo, to sharpen. See Acid.]To sharpen; to make pungent, or corrosive. ... |
665
|
acubene |
ACUBE'NE, n. A star of the fourth magnitude in the southern claw of Cancer. |
666
|
acuition |
ACUI'TION, n. [from L. acuo, to sharpen.]The sharpening of medicines to increase their effect. |
667
|
aculeate |
ACU'LEATE, a. [L. aculeus, from acus, Gr. a point, and the diminutive. See Acid.]1. In botany, ... |
668
|
aculei |
ACU'LEI, n. [L.] In botany and zoology, prickles or spines. |
669
|
aculon |
AC'ULON, or AC'ULOS, n. [Gr. probably from ac, an oak.]The fruit or acorn of the ilex, or scarlet ... |
670
|
aculos |
AC'ULON, or AC'ULOS, n. [Gr. probably from ac, an oak.]The fruit or acorn of the ilex, or scarlet ... |
671
|
acumen |
ACU'MEN, n. [L. acumen, from acus or acuo.]A sharp point; and figuratively, quickness of ... |
672
|
acuminate |
ACU'MINATE, a. [L. acuminatus, from acumen.]Ending in a sharp point; pointed. |
673
|
acuminated |
ACU'MINATED, a. Sharpened to a point. |
674
|
acumination |
ACUMINA'TION, n. A sharpening; termination in a sharp point. |
675
|
acupuncture |
ACUPUNC'TURE, n. [L. acus, needle, and punctura, or punctus, a pricking.]Among the Chinese, a ... |
676
|
acus |
A'CUS, n. [L.]1. The needle-fish,or gar-fish.2. The ammodyte or sand eel.3. The oblong cimex. |
677
|
acute |
ACU'TE, a. [L. acutus, sharp-pointed; Heb.]1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; opposed ... |
678
|
acutely |
ACU'TELY, adv. Sharply; keenly; with nice discrimination. |
679
|
acuteness |
ACU'TENESS, n. 1. Sharpness; but seldom used in this literal sense, as applied to material ... |
680
|
acutiator |
ACUTIA'TOR, n. In the middle ages, a person whose office was to sharpen instruments. Before the ... |
681
|
ad |
AD. A Latin preposition, signifying to. It is probably from Heb. Ch. Syr. Sam. Eth. and Ar. To ... |
682
|
adage |
AD'AGE, n. [L. adagium, or adagio]A proverb; an old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; ... |
683
|
adagio |
ADA'GIO, n. [L. otium; Eng. ease.]In music, a slow movement. As an adverb, slowly, leisurely, and ... |
684
|
adam |
AD'AM, n. In Heb., Man; primarily, the name of the human species, mankind; appropriately, the ... |
685
|
adamant |
AD'AMANT, n. [ Gr.; L. adamas; a word of Celtic origin.]A very hard or impenetrable stone; a name ... |
686
|
adamantean |
ADAMANTE'AN, a. Hard as adamant. |
687
|
adamantine |
ADAMANT'INE, a. Made of adamant; having the qualities of adamant; that cannot be broken, ... |
688
|
adamic |
AD'AMIC, a. Pertaining to Adam. Adamic earth, is the term given to common red clay, so called by ... |
689
|
adamites |
AD'AMITES, in Church history, a sect of visionaries, who pretended to establish a state of ... |
690
|
adamitic |
ADAMIT'IC, Like the Adamites. |
691
|
adansonia |
ADANSO'NIA, n. Ethiopian sour gourd, monkey's bread, of African calabash-tree. It is a tree of ... |
692
|
adapt |
ADAPT' v.t. [L. ad. and apto, to fit; Gr.]To make suitable; to fit or suit; as, to adapt an ... |
693
|
adaptable |
ADAPT'ABLE, a. That may be adapted. |
694
|
adaptation |
ADAPTA'TION, n. The act of making suitable, or the state of being suitable, or fit; fitness. |
695
|
adapted |
ADAPT'ED, pp. Suited; made suitable; fitted. |
696
|
adapter |
ADAPT'ER. See adopter. |
697
|
adapting |
ADAPT'ING, ppr. Suiting; making fit. |
698
|
adaption |
ADAP'TION, n. Adaptation; the act of fitting [Little used, and hardly legitimate.] |
699
|
adaptness |
ADAPT'NESS, n. A state of being fitted. [Not used.] |
700
|
adar |
A'DAR, n. a Hebrew month, answering to the latter part of February, and the beginning of March, ... |
701
|
adarce |
ADAR'CE, n. [Gr.]A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in Galatia. It is lax ... |
702
|
adarcon |
ADAR'CON, n. In Jewish antiquity, a gold coin worth about three dollars and a third, or about ... |
703
|
adarme |
ADAR'ME, n. A Spanish weight, the sixteenth of an ounce. The Spanish ounce is seven per cent. ... |
704
|
adatis |
AD'ATIS, n. A muslin or species of cotton cloth from India. It is fine and clear; the piece is ... |
705
|
adaunt |
AD'AUNT, v.t. To subdue. [Not used. See Daunt.] |
706
|
adaw |
ADAW', v.t. To daunt; to subject. [Not used.] |
707
|
adays |
ADA'YS, adv. On or in days; as in the phrase, now adays. |
708
|
add |
ADD, v.t. [L. addo, from ad and do, to give.]1. To set or put together, join or unite, as one ... |
709
|
addarac |
AD'DARAC, n. Red orpiment. |
710
|
addecimate |
ADDEC'IMATE, v.t. [L. ad and decimus, tenth.]To take, or to ascertain tithes. |
711
|
added |
ADD'ED, pp. Joined in place, in sum, in mass or aggregate, in number, in idea or consideration; ... |
712
|
addeem |
ADDEE'M, v.t. [See Deem.] To award; to sentence. [Little used.] |
713
|
adder |
AD'DER, n. [L. natrix, a serpent.]A venomous serpent or viper, of several species. |
714
|
adder-fly |
AD'DER-FLY, n. a name of the dragon-fly or libellula; sometimes called adder-bolt. |
715
|
adders-grass |
ADDER'S-GRASS, n. A plant about which serpents lurk. |
716
|
adders-tongue |
ADDER'S-TONGUE, n. A plant whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue. |
717
|
adders-wort |
ADDER'S-WORT, n. Snakeweed, so named from its supposed virtue in curing the bite of serpent. |
718
|
addibility |
ADDIBIL'ITY, n. The possibility of being added. |
719
|
addible |
AD'DIBLE, a. [See Add.] That may be added. |
720
|
addice |
AD'DICE, obs. [See Adz.] |
721
|
addict |
ADDICT', a. Addicted. [Not much used.] |
722
|
addicted |
ADDICT'ED, pp. Devoted by customary practice. |
723
|
addictedness |
ADDICT'EDNESS, n. The quality or state of being addicted. |
724
|
addicting |
ADDICT'ING, ppr. Devoting time and attention; practicing customarily. |
725
|
addiction |
ADDIC'TION, n. 1. The act of devoting or giving up in practice; the state of being devoted.His ... |
726
|
adding |
ADD'ING, ppr. Joining; putting together; increasing. |
727
|
additament |
ADDIT'AMENT, n. [L. additamentum, from additus and ment. See Add.]An addition, or rather the ... |
728
|
addition |
ADDI'TION, n. [L. additio, from addo.]1. The act of adding, opposed to subtraction, or ... |
729
|
additional |
ADDI'TIONAL, a. That is added. it is used by Bacon for addition; but improperly. |
730
|
additionally |
ADDI'TIONALLY, adv. By way of addition. |
731
|
additive |
ADD'ITIVE, a. That may be added, or that is to be added. |
732
|
additory |
ADD'ITORY, a. That adds, or may add. |
733
|
addle |
AD'DLE, a. [Heb. to fail.]In a morbid state; putrid; applied to eggs. Hence, barren, producing ... |
734
|
addle-pated |
AD'DLE-PATED, a. Having empty brains. |
735
|
addled |
AD'DLED, a. Morbid, corrupt, putrid, or barren. |
736
|
addoom |
ADDOOM', v.t. [See Doom.] To adjudge. |
737
|
addorsed |
ADDORS'ED, a. [L. ad and dorsum,the back.]In heraldry, having the backs turned to each other, as ... |
738
|
address |
ADDRESS', v.t. [This is supposed to be from L. dirigo.]1. To prepare; to make suitable ... |
739
|
addressed |
ADDRESS'ED, pp. Spoken or applied to; directed; courted; consigned. |
740
|
addresser |
ADDRESS'ER, n. One who addresses or petitions. |
741
|
addressing |
ADDRESS'ING, ppr. Speaking or applying to, directing; courting; consigning. |
742
|
adduce |
ADDU'CE, v.t. [L. adduco, to lead or bring to; ad and duco, to lead. See Duke.]1. To bring ... |
743
|
adduced |
ADDU'CED, pp. Brought forward; cited; alledged in argument. |
744
|
adducent |
ADDU'CENT, a. Bringing forward, or together; a word applied to those muscles of the body which ... |
745
|
adducible |
ADDU'CIBLE, a. That may be adduced. |
746
|
adducing |
ADDU'CING, ppr. Bringing forward; citing in argument. |
747
|
adduction |
ADDUC'TION n. The act of bringing forward. |
748
|
adductive |
ADDUC'TIVE, a. That brings forward. |
749
|
adductor |
ADDUC'TOR, n. [L.]A muscle which draws one part of the body towards another; as the adductor ... |
750
|
addulce |
ADDULCE, v.t. adduls'. [L. ad and dulcis, sweet.]To sweeten. [Not used.] |
751
|
adeb |
AD'EB, n. An Egyptian weight of 210 okes, each of three rotolos, which is a weight of about two ... |
752
|
adel |
ATHEL, ADEL or AETHEL, nobel of illustrious birth. |
753
|
adelantado |
ADELANTA'DO, n. A governor of a province; a lieutenant governor. |
754
|
adeling |
AD'ELING, n. a title of honor given by our Saxon ancestors to the children of princes, and to ... |
755
|
adelite |
AD'ELITE, n. adelites or Almogenens, in Spain, were conjurers, who predicted the fortunes of ... |
756
|
ademption |
ADEMP'TION, n. [L. adimo, to take away; of ad and emo, to take.]In the civil law, the revocation ... |
757
|
adenography |
ADENOG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. a gland, and to describe.]That part of anatomy which treats of the glands. |
758
|
adenoid |
AD'ENOID, a. [Gr. a gland, and form.]In the form of a gland; glandiform; glandulous; applied to ... |
759
|
adenological |
ADENOLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to the doctrine of the glands. |
760
|
adenology |
ADENOL'OGY, n. [Gr. a gland, and discourse.]In anatomy, the doctrine of the glands, their nature, ... |
761
|
adenos |
AD'ENOS, n. a species of cotton, from Aleppo, called also marine cotton. |
762
|
adept |
ADEPT', n. [L. adeptus, obtained, from adipiscor.]One fully skilled or well versed in any art. ... |
763
|
adeption |
ADEP'TION, n. [L. adeptio.]An obtaining; acquirement. Obs. |
764
|
adequacy |
AD'EQUACY, n. [L. adaequatus, of ad and aquatus, made equal.The state or quality of being equal ... |
765
|
adequate |
AD'EQUATE, a. Equal; proportionate; correspondent to; fully sufficient; as, means adequate to the ... |
766
|
adequately |
AD'EQUATELY, adv. In an adequate manner; in exact proportion; with just correspondence, ... |
767
|
adequateness |
AD'EQUATENESS, n. The state of being adequate; justness of proportion or representation; ... |
768
|
adequation |
ADEQUA'TION, n. Adequateness. [not used.] |
769
|
adessenarians |
ADESSENA'RIANS, n. [L. adesse, to be present.]In church history, a sect who hold the real presence ... |
770
|
adfected |
ADFECT'ED, a. In algebra, compounded; consisting of different powers of the unknown quantity. |
771
|
adfiliated |
ADFIL'IATED, a. Adopted as a son. [See Affiliate.] |
772
|
adfiliation |
ADFILIA'TION, n. [L. ad and filius, a son.]A Gothic custom, by which the children of a former ... |
773
|
adhere |
ADHE'RE, v.i. [L. adhaereo, ad and haereo, to stick.]1. To stick to, as glutinous substances, or ... |
774
|
adherence |
ADHE'RENCE, n. 1. The quality or state of sticking or adhering.2. Figuratively, a being fixed in ... |
775
|
adherency |
ADHE'RENCY, n. The same as adherence. In the sense of that which adhers, not legitimate. |
776
|
adherent |
ADHE'RENT, a. Sticking, uniting, as glue or wax; united with, as an adherent mode in Locke, that ... |
777
|
adherently |
ADHE'RENTLY, adv. In an adherent manner. |
778
|
adherer |
ADHE'RER, n. One that adheres; an adherent. |
779
|
adhesion |
ADHE'SION, n. adhe'shun. [L. adhasio.]1. The act or state of sticking, or being united and ... |
780
|
adhesive |
ADHE'SIVE, a. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances; apt or tending to adhere. Thus gums are ... |
781
|
adhesively |
ADHE'SIVELY, adv. In an adhesive manner. |
782
|
adhesiveness |
ADHE'SIVENESS, n. The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity. |
783
|
adhibit |
ADHIB'IT, v.t. [L. adhibeo, ad and habeo, to have.]To use, or apply. [Rarely used.] |
784
|
adhibition |
ADHIBI'TION, n. Application; use. |
785
|
adhil |
AD'HIL, n. A star of the sixth magnitude, upon the garment of Andromeda, under the last star in ... |
786
|
adhortation |
ADHORTA'TION, n. [L. adhortatio.]Advice. [Seldom used.] |
787
|
adhortatory |
ADHORT'ATORY, a. [L. adhortor, to advise, ad and hortor.]Advisory; containing counsel or warning. |
788
|
adiaphorists |
ADIAPH'ORISTS, n. [Gr. indifferent.]Moderate Lutherans; a name given in the sixteenth century, to ... |
789
|
adiaphorous |
ADIAPH'OROUS, a. Indifferent; neutral; a name given by Boyle to a spirit distilled from tartar, ... |
790
|
adieu |
ADIEU', Adu'.Farewell; an expression of kind wishes at the parting of friends.ADIEU', n. A ... |
791
|
adipocerate |
ADIPOC'ERATE, v.t. To convert into adipocere. |
792
|
adipoceration |
ADIPOCERA'TION,n. The act or process of being changed into adipocere. |
793
|
adipocere |
AD'IPOCERE, n. [L. adeps, fat, and cera.]A soft unctuous or waxy substance, of a light brown ... |
794
|
adipose |
AD'IPOSE, a. [L. adiposus, from adeps, fat. Heb. fat, gross, AD'IPOUS, stupid.]Fat. The adipose ... |
795
|
adit |
ADIT, n. [L. aditus, from adeo, aditum, to approach, ad and eo, to go.]An entrance or passage; a ... |
796
|
adjacency |
ADJA'CENCY, n. [L. adjaceo, to lie contiguous, from ad and jaceo, to lie.]The state of lying ... |
797
|
adjacent |
ADJA'CENT, a. Lying near, close, or contiguous; bordering upon; as, a field adjacent to the ... |
798
|
adject |
ADJECT' v.t. [L. adjicio, of ad and jacio, to throw.]To add or put, as one thing to another. |
799
|
adjection |
ADJEC'TION,n. The act of adding, or thing added. [Little used.] |
800
|
adjectitious |
ADJECTI'TIOUS, a. Added |
801
|
adjective |
AD'JECTIVE, n. In grammar, a word used with a noun, to express a quality of the thing named, or ... |
802
|
adjectively |
AD'JECTIVELY, adv. In the manner of an adjective; as, a word is used adjectively. |
803
|
adjoin |
ADJOIN', v.t. [L. adjungo, ad and jungo. See Join.]To join or unite to; to put to, by placing in ... |
804
|
adjoinant |
ADJOIN'ANT, a. Contiguous to. [Not used.] |
805
|
adjoined |
ADJOIN'ED, pp. Joined to; united. |
806
|
adjoining |
ADJOIN'ING, ppr. Joining to; adjacent; contiguous. |
807
|
adjourn |
ADJOURN', v.t. Adjurn'. Literally, to put off, or defer to another day; but now used to denote a ... |
808
|
adjourned |
ADJOURN'ED, pp. 1. Put off, delayed, or deferred for a limited time.2. As an adjective, existing ... |
809
|
adjourning |
ADJOURN'ING, ppr. Deferring; suspending for a time; closing a session. |
810
|
adjournment |
ADJOURN'MENT, n.1. The act of adjourning; as, in legislatures, the adjournment of one house is not ... |
811
|
adjudge |
ADJUDGE', v.t.To decide, or determine, in the case of a controverted question; to decree by a ... |
812
|
adjudged |
ADJUDG'ED, pp. Determined by judicial opinion; decreed; sentenced. |
813
|
adjudging |
ADJUDG'ING, ppr. Determining by judicial opinion; sentencing. |
814
|
adjudgment |
ADJUDG'MENT, n. The act of judging; sentenced. |
815
|
adjudicate |
ADJU'DICATE, v.t. [L. adjudico, to give sentence. See Judge.]To adjudge; to try and determine, as ... |
816
|
adjudicated |
ADJU'DICATED, pp. Adjudged; tried and decided. |
817
|
adjudicating |
ADJU'DICATING, ppr. Adjudging; trying and determining. |
818
|
adjudication |
ADJUDICA'TION, n. 1. The act of adjudging; the act or process of trying and determining ... |
819
|
adjument |
AD'JUMENT, n. [L. adjumentum.] Help; support. [Not used.] |
820
|
adjunct |
AD'JUNCT,n. [L. adjunctus, joined, from adjungo. See Join.]1. Something added to another, but ... |
821
|
adjunction |
ADJUNC'TION, n. The act of joining; the thing joined. |
822
|
adjunctive |
ADJUNC'TIVE, a. Joining; having the quality of joining.ADJUNC'TIVE, n. That which is joined. |
823
|
adjunctively |
ADJUNC'TIVELY, adv. In an adjunctive manner. |
824
|
adjunctly |
ADJUNCT'LY, adv. In connection with; consequently. |
825
|
adjuration |
ADJURA'TION, n. 1.The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under the penalty of a ... |
826
|
adjure |
ADJU'RE, v.t. [L. adjuro, to sweat solemnly, or compel one to swear; from ad and juro, to ... |
827
|
adjured |
ADJU'RED, pp. Charged on oath, or with a denunciation of God's wrath; solemnly urged. |
828
|
adjurer |
ADJU'RER, n. One that adjures; one that exacts an oath. |
829
|
adjuring |
ADJU'RING, ppr. Charging on oath or on the penalty of a curse; beseeching with solemnity. |
830
|
adjust |
ADJUST', v.t. [L. ad, and justus, just, exact. See Just.]1. To make exact; to fit; to make ... |
831
|
adjusted |
ADJUST'ED, pp. Made exact or conformable; reduced to a right form or standard settled. |
832
|
adjuster |
ADJUST'ER, n. A person who adjusts; that which regulates. |
833
|
adjusting |
ADJUST'ING, ppr. Reducing to due form; fitting; making exact or correspondent; settling. |
834
|
adjustment |
ADJUST'MENT, n. The act of adjusting; regulation; a reducing to just form or order; a making fit ... |
835
|
adjutage |
AJ'UTAGE, or AD'JUTAGE, n. A tube fitted to the mouth of a vessel, through which the water of a ... |
836
|
adjutancy |
AD'JUTANCY, n. [See Adjutant.] The office of an adjutant; skillful arrangement. |
837
|
adjutant |
AD'JUTANT, n. [L. adjutans, aiding; from adjuto, to assist; of ad and juvo, jutum, to help.]In ... |
838
|
adjute |
ADJU'TE, v.t. To help. [Not used.] |
839
|
adjutor |
ADJU'TOR, n. A helper. [Little used; its compound coadjutor is in common use.] |
840
|
adjuvant |
ADJU'VANT, a. Helping; assisting. |
841
|
adker |
'ADKER, n.1. One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer.2. A water newt. |
842
|
adlegation |
ADLEGA'TION, n. [L. ad and legatio, an embassy, from lego, to send. See Legate.]In the public law ... |
843
|
adlocution |
ADLOCU'TION, n. [See Allocation.] |
844
|
admeasure |
ADMEAS'URE, v.t. admezh'ur. [ad and measure. See Measure.]1. To measure or ascertain dimensions, ... |
845
|
admeasured |
ADMEAS'URED, pp. Measured; apportioned. |
846
|
admeasurement |
ADMEAS'UREMENT, n. 1. The measuring of dimensions by a rule, as of a ship, cask, and the like.2. ... |
847
|
admeasurer |
ADMEAS'URER, n. One that admeasures. |
848
|
admeasuring |
ADMEAS'URING, ppr. Measuring; apportioning. |
849
|
admensuration |
ADMENSURA'TION Is equivalent to admeasurement, but not much used. See Mensuration.] |
850
|
adminicle |
ADMIN'ICLE, n. [L. adminiculum.] Help; support. [Not used.] |
851
|
adminicular |
ADMINIC'ULAR, a. Supplying help; helpful. |
852
|
administer |
ADMIN'ISTER, v.t. [L. administro, of ad and ministro, to serve or manage. See Minister.]1. To ... |
853
|
administered |
ADMIN'ISTERED, pp. Executed; managed; governed; afforded; given; dispensed. |
854
|
administerial |
ADMINISTE'RIAL, a. Pertaining to administration, or to the executive part of government. |
855
|
administering |
ADMIN'ISTERING, ppr. Executing; carrying into effect; giving; dispensing. |
856
|
administrate |
ADMIN'ISTRATE, In the place of administer, has been used, but is not well authorized. |
857
|
administration |
ADMINISTRA'TION, n. 1. The act of administering; direction; management; government of public ... |
858
|
administrative |
ADMIN'ISTRATIVE, a. That administers, or by which one administers. |
859
|
administrator |
ADMINISTRA'TOR, n. 1. a man who, by virtue of a commission from the Ordinary, Surrogate, Court of ... |
860
|
administratorship |
ADMINISTRA'TORSHIP, n. The office of an administrator. |
861
|
administratrix |
ADMINISTRA'TRIX, n. A female who administers upon the estate of an intestate; also a female who ... |
862
|
admirable |
AD'MIRABLE, a. [L. admirabilis.]To be admired; worthy of admiration; having qualities to excite ... |
863
|
admirableness |
AD'MIRABLENESS, n. The quality of being admirable; the power of exciting admiration. |
864
|
admirably |
AD'MIRABLY, adv. In a manner to excite wonder, mingled with approbation, esteem or veneration. |
865
|
admiral |
AD'MIRAL, n. [In the Latin of the middle ages. Amira, Amiras, Admiralis, an Emir; Heb. to speak. ... |
866
|
admiralship |
AD'MIRALSHIP, n. The office or power of an admiral. [Little used.] |
867
|
admiralty |
AD'MIRALTY, n. In Great Britain, the office of Lord High Admiral. This office is discharged by ... |
868
|
admiration |
ADMIRA'TION, n. Wonder mingled with pleasing emotions, as approbation, esteem, love or veneration; ... |
869
|
admirative |
ADMI'RATIVE, n. A note of admiration, thus! [Not used.] |
870
|
admire |
ADMI'RE, v.t. [L. admiror, ad and miror, to wonder; demiror. See Moor and Mar.]1. To regard with ... |
871
|
admired |
ADMI'RED, pp. Regarded with wonder, mingled with pleasurable sensations, as esteem, love or ... |
872
|
admirer |
ADMI'RER, n. One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly. |
873
|
admiring |
ADMI'RING, ppr. Regarding with wonder united with love or esteem. |
874
|
admiringly |
ADMI'RINGLY, adv. With admiration; in the manner of an admirer. |
875
|
admissibility |
ADMISSIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of being admissable. |
876
|
admissible |
ADMISS'IBLE, a. [See admit.] That may be admitted, allowed or conceded; as, the testimony is ... |
877
|
admission |
ADMISS'ION, n. [L. admissio.]1. The act or practice of admitting, as the admission of aliens into ... |
878
|
admit |
ADMIT', v.t. [L. admitto, from ad and mitto, to send.]1. To suffer to enter; to grant entrance; ... |
879
|
admittable |
ADMIT'TABLE, a. That may be admitted or allowed. |
880
|
admittance |
ADMIT'TANCE, n. 1. The act of admitting; allowance. More usually,2. Permission to enter; the ... |
881
|
admitted |
ADMIT'TED, pp. Permitted to enter or approach; allowed; granted; conceded. |
882
|
admitter |
ADMIT'TER, n. He that admits. |
883
|
admitting |
ADMIT'TING, ppr. Permitting to enter or approach; allowing; conceding. |
884
|
admix |
ADMIX', v.t. To mingle with something else. [See Mix.] |
885
|
admixtion |
ADMIX'TION, n. admixchun, [L. admixtio, or admistio; of ad and misceo, to mix. See Mix.]A ... |
886
|
admixture |
ADMIX'TURE, n. [From admix.]The substance mingled with another; sometimes the act of mixture. We ... |
887
|
admonish |
ADMON'ISH, v.t. [L. admoneo, ad and moneo, to teach, warn, admonish.]1. To warn or notify of a ... |
888
|
admonished |
ADMON'ISHED, pp. Reproved; advised; warned; instructed. |
889
|
admonisher |
ADMON'ISHER, n. One who reproves or counsels. |
890
|
admonishing |
ADMON'ISHING, ppr. Reproving; warning; counseling; directing. |
891
|
admonishment |
ADMON'ISHMENT, n. Admonition. |
892
|
admonition |
ADMONI'TION, n. Gentle reproof; counseling against a fault; instruction in duties; caution; ... |
893
|
admonitioner |
ADMONI'TIONER, n. A dispenser of admonitions. |
894
|
admonitive |
ADMON'ITIVE, a. Containing admonition. |
895
|
admonitor |
ADMON'ITOR, n. An admonisher, a monitor. |
896
|
admonitory |
ADMON'ITORY, a. Containing admonition; that admonishes. |
897
|
admortization |
ADMORTIZA'TION, n. The reducing of lands or tenements to mortmain. [See Mortmain.] |
898
|
admove |
ADMOVE', v.t. [L. admoveo.]To move to; to bring one thing to another. [Little used.] |
899
|
adnascent |
ADNAS'CENT, a. [L. ad and nascens, growing.] |
900
|
adnata |
ADNA'TA, n. [L. ad and natus, grown from nascor, to grow.]1. In anatomy, one of the coats of the ... |
901
|
adnate |
AD'NATE, a. [L. ad and natus, grown.]In botany, pressing close to the stem, or growing to it. |
902
|
adnoun |
AD'NOUN, n. [ad and noun.]In grammar, an adjective, or attribute. [Little used.] |
903
|
ado |
ADO', n. Bustle; trouble; labor; difficulty; as, to make a great ado about trifles; to persuade ... |
904
|
adolescence |
ADOLES'CENCE, n. [L. adolescens, growing, of ad and olesco, to grow, from oleo. Heb. to ... |
905
|
adolescent |
ADOLES'CENT, a. Growing; advancing from childhood to manhood. |
906
|
adonean |
ADONE'AN, a. Pertaining to Adonis.Fair Adonean Venus. |
907
|
adonia |
ADO'NIA, n. Festivals celebrated anciently in honor of Adonis, by females, who spent two days in ... |
908
|
adonic |
ADO'NIC, a. Adonic Verse, a short verse, in which the death of Adonis was bewailed. It consists ... |
909
|
adonis |
ADO'NIS, n. In mythology, the favorite of Venus, said to be the son of Cinyras, king of Cyprus. ... |
910
|
adonists |
ADO'NISTS, n. [Heb. Lord, a scriptural title of the Supreme Being.]Among critics, a sect or party ... |
911
|
adopt |
ADOPT', v.t. [L. adopto, of ad and opto, to desire or choose. See Option.]1. To take a stranger ... |
912
|
adopted |
ADOPT'ED, pp. Taken as one's own; received as son and heir; selected for use. |
913
|
adoptedly |
ADOPT'EDLY, adv. In the manner of something adopted. |
914
|
adopter |
ADOPT'ER, n.1. One who adopts.2. In chimistry, a large round receiver, with two necks, ... |
915
|
adopting |
ADOPT'ING, ppr. Taking a stranger as a son; taking as one's own. |
916
|
adoption |
ADOP'TION, n. [L. adoptio.]1. The act of adopting, or the state of being adopted; the taking and ... |
917
|
adoptive |
ADOPT'IVE, a. [L. adoptivus.]That adopts, as an adoptive father; or that is adopted, as an ... |
918
|
adorable |
ADO'RABLE, a. That ought to be adored; worth of divine honors. In popular use, worthy of the ... |
919
|
adorableness |
ADO'RABLENESS, n. The quality of being adorable, or worthy of adoration. |
920
|
adorably |
ADO'RABLY, adv. In a manner worthy of adoration. |
921
|
adoration |
ADORA'TION, n. 1. The act of paying honors to a divine being; the worship paid to God; the act of ... |
922
|
adore |
ADO'RE, v.t. [L. adoro. In Heb. to honor, reverence or glorify to adorn; to be magnificent or ... |
923
|
adored |
ADO'RED, pp. Worshipped as divine; highly reverenced; greatly beloved. |
924
|
adorer |
ADO'RER, n. One who worships, or honors as divine; in popular language, an admiring lover. |
925
|
adoring |
ADO'RING, ppr. or a. Honoring or addressing as divine; regarding with great love or reverence. |
926
|
adorn |
ADORN', v.t. [L. adorno, ad and orno, to deck, or beautify, to dress, set off, extol, furnish.1. ... |
927
|
adorned |
ADORN'ED, pp. Decked; decorated; embellished. |
928
|
adorning |
ADORN'ING, ppr. Ornamenting; decorating; displaying beauty.ADORN'ING, n. Ornament; decoration. ... |
929
|
adosculation |
ADOSCULA'TION, n. [L. ad and osculatio, a kissing, from osculum, a kiss, or mouth.]The ... |
930
|
adossed |
ADOS'SED, a. In heraldry, denoting two figures or bearings place back to back. |
931
|
adown |
ADOWN', prep. [a and down.] From a higher to a lower situation; downwards; implying ... |
932
|
adread |
ADREAD', a. Adred'. [See Dread.] Affected by dread. Obs. |
933
|
adriatic |
ADRIAT'IC, a. [L. Aldria, or Hadria, the gulf of Venice.]Pertaining to the Gulf, called, from ... |
934
|
adrift |
ADRIFT', a. or adv. [See Drive. Adrift is the participle of the verb.]Literally, driven; ... |
935
|
adrogation |
ADROGA'TION, n. [L. ad and rogo, to ask. See Interrogate and Rogation.]A species of adoption in ... |
936
|
adroit |
ADROIT', [L. directus, dirigo. See Right.]Dextrous; skillful; active in the use of the hands, and ... |
937
|
adroitly |
ADROIT'LY, adv. With dexterity; in a ready skillful manner. |
938
|
adroitness |
ADROIT'NESS, n. Dexterity; readiness in the use of the limbs, or of the mental faculties. |
939
|
adry |
ADRY', a. Thirsty, in want of drink. [This adjective always follows the noun.] |
940
|
adscititious |
ADSCITI'TIOUS, a. [L. ascititius, from adscisco, ascisco, to add or join.]Added; taken as ... |
941
|
adstrictory |
ADSTRIC'TORY, ADSTRING'ENT. [See Astringent.] |
942
|
adstringent |
ADSTRIC'TORY, ADSTRING'ENT. [See Astringent.] |
943
|
adularia |
ADULA'RIA, n. [From Adula, the summit of a Swiss mountain.]A mineral deemed the most perfect ... |
944
|
adulation |
ADULA'TION, n. [L. adulatio.]Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited; high ... |
945
|
adulator |
AD'ULATOR, n. A flatterer; one who offers praise servilely. |
946
|
adulatory |
AD'ULATORY, a. Flattering; containing excessive praise or compliments; servilely praising; as, an ... |
947
|
adulatress |
AD'ULATRESS, n. A female that flatters with servility. |
948
|
adult |
ADULT', n. [L. adultus, grown to maturity, from oleo, to grow; Heb. to ascend.]Having arrived at ... |
949
|
adulterant |
ADUL'TERANT, n. The person or thing that adulterates. |
950
|
adulterate |
ADUL'TERATE, v.t. [L. adultero, from adulter, mixed, or an adulterer; ad and alter, other.]To ... |
951
|
adulterated |
ADUL'TERATED, pp. Corrupted; debased by a mixture with something of less value. |
952
|
adulterateness |
ADUL'TERATENESS, n. The quality or state of being debased or counterfeit. |
953
|
adulterating |
ADUL'TERATING, ppr. Debasing; corrupting; counterfeiting. |
954
|
adulteration |
ADULTERA'TION, n. The act of adulterating, or the state of being adulterated, corrupted or debased ... |
955
|
adulterer |
ADUL'TERER, n. [L. adulter.]1. A man guilty of adultery; a man who has sexual commerce with any ... |
956
|
adulteress |
ADUL'TERESS, n. A married woman guilty of incontinence. |
957
|
adulterine |
ADUL'TERINE, a. Proceeding from adulterous commerce; spurious. |
958
|
adulterous |
ADUL'TEROUS, a. 1. Guilty of adultery; pertaining to adultery.2. In scripture, idolatrous, very ... |
959
|
adultery |
ADUL'TERY, n. [L. adulterium. See Adulterate.]1. Violation of the marriage bed; a crime, or a ... |
960
|
adultness |
ADULT'NESS, n. The state of being adult. |
961
|
adumbrant |
ADUM'BRANT, a. [See Adumbrate.] Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance. |
962
|
adumbrate |
ADUM'BRATE, v.t. [L. adumbro, to shade, from umbra, a shade.]To give a faint shadow, or slight ... |
963
|
adumbration |
ADUMBRA'TION, n. 1. The act of making a shadow or faint resemblance.2. A faint sketch; an ... |
964
|
adunation |
ADUNA'TION, n. [L. ad and unus, unio,.]The state of being united; union. [Not used.] |
965
|
aduncity |
ADUN'CITY, n. [L. aduncitas, hookedness, of ad and uncus, a hook.]Hookedness; a bending in form of ... |
966
|
aduncous |
ADUN'COUS, a. [L. aduncus.]Hooked; bent or made in the form of a hook. |
967
|
adunque |
ADUNQUE, a. Adunk'. Hooked. [Not used.] |
968
|
adure |
ADU'RE, v.t. [L. aduro, ad and uro, to burn.]To burn up. [Not used.] |
969
|
adust |
ADUST', a. [L. adustus, burnt, the participle of aduro, to burn.]Burnt; scorched; become dry by ... |
970
|
adusted |
ADUST'ED, a. Become hot and dry; burnt; scorched. |
971
|
adustion |
ADUS'TION, n. The act of burning, scorching, or heating to dryness; a state of being thus heated ... |
972
|
advance |
ADV'ANCE, v.t. adv'ans. [Heb. surface, face; whence.]1. To bring forward; to move further in ... |
973
|
advanced |
ADV'ANCED, pp. Moved forward; promoted; improved; furnished beforehand; situated in front, or ... |
974
|
advancement |
ADV'ANCEMENT, n. 1. The act of moving forward or proceeding.2. The state of being advanced; ... |
975
|
advancer |
ADV'ANCER, n. One who advances; a promoter.Among sportsmen, a start or branch of a buck's attire, ... |
976
|
advancing |
ADV'ANCING, ppr. Moving forward; proceeding; promoting; raising to higher rank or excellence; ... |
977
|
advancive |
ADV'ANCIVE, a. Tending to advance, or promote. |
978
|
advantage |
ADV'ANTAGE, n. 1. Any state, condition, or circumstance, favorable to success, prosperity, ... |
979
|
advantage-ground |
ADV'ANTAGE-GROUND, n. Ground that gives advantage or superiority; a state that gives superior ... |
980
|
advantageable |
ADV'ANTAGEABLE, a. Profitable; convenient; gainful. [Little used.] |
981
|
advantaged |
ADV'ANTAGED, pp. Benefitted; promoted. |
982
|
advantageous |
ADVANTA'GEOUS, a. Being of advantage; furnishing convenience, or opportunity to gain benefit; ... |
983
|
advantageously |
ADVANTA'GEOUSLY, adv. In an advantageous manner; profitably; usefully; conveniently. |
984
|
advantageousness |
ADVANTA'GEOUSNESS, n. The quality or state of being advantageous; profitableness; usefulness; ... |
985
|
advantaging |
ADV'ANTAGING, ppr. Profiting; benefiting. |
986
|
advene |
ADVE'NE, v.i. [L. advenio, to come to, ad and venio.]To accede, or come to; to be added to, or ... |
987
|
advenient |
ADVE'NIENT, a. Advening; coming from outward causes. |
988
|
advent |
AD'VENT, n. [L. adventus, from advenio, of ad and venio, to come. See Find.]A coming; ... |
989
|
adventine |
ADVENT'INE, a. Adventitious. [Not used.] |
990
|
adventitious |
ADVENTI'TIOUS, a. [L. adventitius, from advenio. See Advent.]Added extrinsically; accidental; not ... |
991
|
adventitiously |
ADVENTI'TIOUSLY, adv. Accidentally. |
992
|
adventive |
ADVENT'IVE, a. Accidental; adventitious. [Little used.] |
993
|
adventual |
ADVENT'UAL, a. Relating to the season of advent. |
994
|
adventure |
ADVENT'URE, n. [See Advent.]1. Hazard; risk; chance; that of which one has no direction; as, at ... |
995
|
adventured |
ADVENT'URED, pp. Put to hazard; ventured; risked. |
996
|
adventurer |
ADVENT'URER, n.1. One who hazards, or puts something at risk, as merchant-adventurers.2. One who ... |
997
|
adventuresome |
ADVENT'URESOME, a. Bold; daring; incurring hazard. [See Venturesome.] |
998
|
adventuresomeness |
ADVENT'URESOMENESS, n. The quality of being bold and venturesome. |
999
|
adventuring |
ADVENT'URING, ppr. Putting to risk; hazarding. |
1000
|
adventurous |
ADVENT'UROUS, a.1. Inclined or willing to incur hazard; bold to encounter danger; daring; ... |
1001
|
adventurously |
ADVENT'UROUSLY, adv. Boldly; daringly; in a manner to incur hazard. |
1002
|
adventurousness |
ADVENT'UROUSNESS, n. The act or quality of being adventurous. |
1003
|
adverb |
AD'VERB, n. [L. adverbium, of ad and verbum, to a verb.]In grammar, a word used to modify the ... |
1004
|
adverbial |
ADVERB'IAL, a. Pertaining to an adverb. |
1005
|
adverbially |
ADVERB'IALLY, adv. In the manner of an adverb. |
1006
|
adversaria |
ADVERSA'RIA, n. [L. from adversus. See Adverse.]Among the ancients, a book of accounts, so named ... |
1007
|
adversary |
AD'VERSARY, n. [See Adverse.]1. An enemy or foe; one who has enmity at heart.The Lord shall take ... |
1008
|
adversative |
ADVERS'ATIVE, a. Noting some difference, contrariety, or opposition; as, John is an honest man, ... |
1009
|
adverse |
AD'VERSE, a. [L. adversus, opposite; of ad and versus, turned; from verto, to turn. See Advert. ... |
1010
|
adversely |
AD'VERSELY, adv. In an adverse manner; oppositely; unfortunately; unprosperously; in a manner ... |
1011
|
adverseness |
AD'VERSENESS, n. Opposition; unprosperousness. |
1012
|
adversity |
ADVERS'ITY, n. An event, or series of events, which oppose success or desire; misfortune; ... |
1013
|
advert |
ADVERT', v.i. [L. adverto, of ad and verto, to turn.]To turn the mind or attention to; to regard, ... |
1014
|
adverted |
ADVERT'ED, pp. Attended to; regarded; with to. |
1015
|
advertence |
ADVERT'ENCE, |
1016
|
advertency |
ADVERT'ENCY, n. A direction of the mind to; attention; notice; regard; consideration; ... |
1017
|
advertent |
ADVERT'ENT, a. Attentive; heedful. |
1018
|
adverting |
ADVERT'ING, ppr. Attending to; regarding; observing. |
1019
|
advertise |
ADVERTI'SE, v.t. s as z. [See Advert.]1. To inform; to give notice, advice or intelligence to, ... |
1020
|
advertised |
ADVERTI'SED, pp. Informed; notified; warned; used of persons: published; made known; used of ... |
1021
|
advertisement |
ADVER'TISEMENT, n. Information; admonition, notice given. More generally, a publication intended ... |
1022
|
advertiser |
ADVERTI'SER, n. One who advertises. This title is often given to public prints. |
1023
|
advertising |
ADVERTI'SING, ppr. 1. Informing; giving notice; publishing notice.2. a. Furnishing ... |
1024
|
advice |
ADVI'CE, n. [L. viso, to see, to visit.]1. Counsel; an opinion recommended, or offered, as worthy ... |
1025
|
advisable |
ADVI'SABLE, a. [See Advise.]1. Proper to be advised; prudent; expedient; proper to be done or ... |
1026
|
advisableness |
ADVI'SABLENESS, n. The quality of being advisable or expedient. |
1027
|
advise |
ADVI'SE, v.t. s as z. [See Advice.]1. To give counsel to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or ... |
1028
|
advised |
ADVI'SED, pp. 1. Informed; counseled; also cautious; prudent; acting with deliberation.Let him be ... |
1029
|
advisedly |
ADVI'SEDLY, adv. With deliberation or advice; heedfully; purposely; by design; as, an enterprize ... |
1030
|
advisedness |
ADVI'SEDNESS, n. Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure. |
1031
|
advisement |
ADVI'SEMENT, n.1. Counsel; information; circumspection.2. Consultation.The action standing ... |
1032
|
adviser |
ADVI'SER, n. One who gives advice or admonition; also, in a bad sense, one who instigates or ... |
1033
|
advising |
ADVI'SING, ppr. Giving counsel. |
1034
|
advisory |
ADVI'SORY, a. 1. Having power to advise.The general association has a general advisory ... |
1035
|
advocacy |
AD'VOCACY, n. 1. The act of pleading for; intercession.2. Judicial pleading; law-suit. |
1036
|
advocate |
AD'VOCATE, n. [L. advocatus, from advoco, to call for, to plead for; of ad and voco, to call. See ... |
1037
|
advocated |
AD'VOCATED, pp. Defended by argument; vindicated. |
1038
|
advocatess |
AD'VOCATESS, n. A female advocate. |
1039
|
advocating |
AD'VOCATING, ppr. Supporting by reasons; defending; maintaining. |
1040
|
advocation |
ADVOCA'TION, n. A pleading for: plea; apology.A bill of advocation, in Scotland, is a written ... |
1041
|
advoutress |
ADVOU'TRESS, n. An adulteress. |
1042
|
advoutry |
ADVOU'TRY, n. Adultery. [Little used.] |
1043
|
advowee |
ADVOWEE', n. 1. He that has the right of advowson.2. The advocate of a church or religious ... |
1044
|
advowson |
ADVOW'SON, n. s as z. [The word was latinized, advocatio, from advoco, and avow is from ... |
1045
|
advoyer |
ADVOY'ER, or Avoy'er, A chief magistrate of a town or canton in Switzerland. |
1046
|
ady |
A'DY, n. The abanga, or Thernel's restorative; a species of Palm tree, in the West Indies, tall, ... |
1047
|
adz |
ADZ, n. An iron instrument with an arching edge, across the line of the handle, and ground from a ... |
1048
|
ae |
AE, a diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. In derivatives from the ... |
1049
|
aed |
AED, ed, ead, syllables found in names from the Saxon, signify happy; as, Eadric, happy kingdom; ... |
1050
|
aedile |
AE'DILE, n. [Lat.] In ancient Rome, an officer or magistrate, who had the care of the public ... |
1051
|
aegilops |
AE'GILOPS, n. [Gr. a goat and the eye.]A tumor in the corner of the eye, and a plant so called. |
1052
|
aegis |
AE'GIS, n. [Gr. a goat skin, and shield; from a goat.]A shield, or defensive armor. |
1053
|
ael |
AEL, Eng. all, are seen in many names; as, in AElfred, Alfred, all peace; AElwin, all conqueror. |
1054
|
aelf |
AELF, seems to be one form of help, but more generally written elph or ulph; as, in AElfwin, ... |
1055
|
aeolist |
AE'OLIST, n. [L. AEolus.]A pretender to inspiration. |
1056
|
aerate |
A'ERATE, v.t. [See Air.] To combine with carbonic acid, formerly called fixed air. [The word has ... |
1057
|
aerated |
A'ERATED, pp. Combined with carbonic acid. |
1058
|
aerating |
A'ERATING, ppr. Combining with carbonic acid. |
1059
|
aeration |
AERA'TION, n. The act or operation of combining with carbonic acid. |
1060
|
aerial |
AE'RIAL, a. [L. aerius. See Air.]1. Belonging to the air, or atmosphere; as, aerial regions.2. ... |
1061
|
aerians |
AE'RIANS, n. In church history, a branch of Arians, so called from Aerius, who maintained, that ... |
1062
|
aerie |
A'ERIE, n. The nest of a fowl, as of an eagle or hawk; a covey of birds. |
1063
|
aerification |
AERIFICA'TION, n.1. The act of combining air with; the state of being filled with air.2. The act ... |
1064
|
aerified |
A'ERIFIED, pp. Having air infused, or combined with. |
1065
|
aeriform |
A'ERIFORM, a. [L. aer, air, and forma, form.]Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic, ... |
1066
|
aerify |
A'ERIFY, v.t. To infuse air into; to fill with air, or to combine air with. |
1067
|
aerography |
AEROG'RAPHY, n. [Gr. air, and to describe.]A description of the air or atmosphere; but aerology is ... |
1068
|
aerolite |
A'EROLITE, n. [Gr. air, and a stone.]A stone falling from the air, or atmospheric regions; a ... |
1069
|
aerological |
AEROLOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to aerology. |
1070
|
aerologist |
AEROL'OGIST, n. One who is versed in aerology. |
1071
|
aerology |
AEROL'OGY, n [Gr. air, and description.]A description of the air; that branch of philosophy which ... |
1072
|
aeromancy |
A'EROMANCY, n. [Gr. divination.]Divination by means of the air and winds. [Little used.] |
1073
|
aerometer |
AEROM'ETER, n. [Gr. air, and measure.]An instrument for weighing air, or for ascertaining the ... |
1074
|
aerometry |
AEROM'ETRY, n. [as above.] The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its ... |
1075
|
aeronaut |
A'ERONAUT, n. [Gr. a sailor, from a ship.]One who sails or floats in the air; an aerial navigator; ... |
1076
|
aeronautic |
AERONAUT'IC, a. Sailing or floating in the air; pertaining to aerial sailing. |
1077
|
aeronautics |
AERONAUT'ICS, n. The doctrine, science, or art of sailing in the air, by means of a balloon. |
1078
|
aeronautism |
A'ERONAUTISM, n. The practice of ascending and floating in the atmosphere, in balloons. |
1079
|
aeroscopy |
AEROS'COPY, n. [Gr to see.] The observation of the air. [Little used.] |
1080
|
aerostat |
A'EROSTAT, n. [Gr. sustaining, from to stand.]A machine or vessel sustaining weights in the air; a ... |
1081
|
aerostatic |
AEROSTAT'IC, a. Suspending in air; pertaining to the art of aerial navigation. |
1082
|
aerostation |
AEROSTA'TION, n. 1. Aerial navigation; the science of raising, suspending, and guiding machines ... |
1083
|
aery-light |
A'ERY-LIGHT, in Milton, light as air; used for airy light. |
1084
|
aethel |
ATHEL, ADEL or AETHEL, nobel of illustrious birth. |
1085
|
afar |
AF'AR, adv. [a and far. See Far.]1. At a distance in place; to or from a distance; used with ... |
1086
|
afeard |
AFE'ARD, a. Afeard is the participle passive. See Fear.]Afraid; affected with fear or ... |
1087
|
affa |
AF'FA, n. A weight used on the Guinea coast, equal to an ounce. The half of it is call eggeba. |
1088
|
affability |
AFFABIL'ITY, n. [See Affable.] The quality of being affable; readiness to converse; civility and ... |
1089
|
affable |
AF'FABLE, a. [L. affabilis, of ad and fabulor. See Fable.]1. Easy of conversation; admitting ... |
1090
|
affableness |
AF'FABLENESS, n. Affability. |
1091
|
affably |
AF'FABLY, adv. In an affable manner; courteously; invitingly. |
1092
|
affair |
AFFA'IR, n. [L. facere. The primary sense of facio is to urge, drive, impel.]1. Business of any ... |
1093
|
affect |
AFFECT', v.t. [L. afficio, affectum, of ad and facio, to make; affecto, to desire, from the same ... |
1094
|
affectation |
AFFECTA'TION, n. [L. affectatio.]1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or real; ... |
1095
|
affected |
AFFECT'ED, pp. 1. Impressed; moved, or touched, either in person or in interest; having suffered ... |
1096
|
affectedly |
AFFECT'EDLY, adv. In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than reality; formally; ... |
1097
|
affectedness |
AFFECT'EDNESS, n. The quality of being affected; affectation. |
1098
|
affecter |
AFFECT'ER, n. One that affects; one that practices affectation. |
1099
|
affecting |
AFFECT'ING, ppr.1. Impressing; having an effect on; touching the feelings; moving the passions; ... |
1100
|
affectingly |
AFFECT'INGLY, adv. In an affecting manner; in a manner to excite emotions. |
1101
|
affection |
AFFEC'TION, n. 1. The state of being affected. [Little used.]2. Passion; but more generally,3. ... |
1102
|
affectionate |
AFFEC'TIONATE, a. 1. Having great love, or affection; fond; as, an affectionate brother.2. Warm ... |
1103
|
affectionately |
AFFEC'TIONATELY, adv. With affection; fondly; tenderly; kindly. 1Thes. 2. |
1104
|
affectionateness |
AFFEC'TIONATENESS, n. Fondness; goodwill; affection. |
1105
|
affectioned |
AFFEC'TIONED, a. 1. Disposed; having an affection of heart.Be ye kindly affectioned one to ... |
1106
|
affective |
AFFECT'IVE, a. That affects, or excites emotion; suited to affect. [Little used.] |
1107
|
affectively |
AFFECT'IVELY, adv. In an affective or impressive manner. |
1108
|
affector |
AFFECT'OR |
1109
|
affectuous |
AFFECT'UOUS, a. Full of passion. [Not used.] |
1110
|
affeer |
AFFEE'R, v.t. To confirm. [Not used.]AFFEE'R, v.t.In law, to assess or reduce an arbitrary ... |
1111
|
affeered |
AFFEE'RED, pp. Moderated in sum; assessed; reduced to a certainty. |
1112
|
affeerment |
AFFEE'RMENT, n. The act of affeering, or assessing an amercement, according to the circumstances ... |
1113
|
affeeror |
AFFEE'ROR, n. One who affeers; a person sworn to assess a penalty, or reduce an uncertain penalty ... |
1114
|
affettuoso |
AFFETTUO'SO, or con affetto, [L. affectus.]In music, a direction to render notes soft and ... |
1115
|
affiance |
AFFI'ANCE, n. [L. fido, fides.]1. The marriage contract or promise; faith pledged.2. Trust in ... |
1116
|
affianced |
AFFI'ANCED, pp. Pledged in marriage; betrothed; bound in faith. |
1117
|
affiancer |
AFFI'ANCER, n. One who makes a contract of marriage between parties. |
1118
|
affiancing |
AFFI'ANCING, ppr. Pledging in marriage; promising fidelity. |
1119
|
affidavit |
AFFIDA'VIT, n. [An old law verb in the perfect tense; he made oath; from ad and fides, faith.]A ... |
1120
|
affied |
AFFI'ED, a. or part. Joined by contract; affianced. [Not used.] |
1121
|
affile |
AFFI'LE, v.t. To polish. [Not used.] |
1122
|
affiliate |
AFFIL'IATE, v.t. [L. ad and filius, a son.]1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son.2. To ... |
1123
|
affiliation |
AFFILIA'TION, n. Adoption; association in the same family or society. |
1124
|
affinity |
AFFIN'ITY, n. [L. affinitas, from affinis, adjacent, related by marriage; ad and finis, end.]1. ... |
1125
|
affirm |
AFFIRM, v.t. afferm' [L. affirmo; ad and firmo, to make firm. See Firm.]1. To assert positively; ... |
1126
|
affirmable |
AFFIRM'ABLE, a. That may be asserted or declared; followed by of; as, an attribute affirmable of ... |
1127
|
affirmance |
AFFIRM'ANCE, n. 1. Confirmation; ratification; as, the affirmance of a judgment; a statute in ... |
1128
|
affirmant |
AFFIRM'ANT, n. One who affirms. |
1129
|
affirmation |
AFFIRMA'TION, n.1. The act of affirming or asserting as true; opposed to negation or denial.2. ... |
1130
|
affirmative |
AFFIRM'ATIVE, a. 1. That affirms, or asserts; declaratory of what exists; opposed to negative; ... |
1131
|
affirmatively |
AFFIRM'ATIVELY, adv. In an affirmative manner; positively; on the affirmative side of a question; ... |
1132
|
affirmed |
AFFIRM'ED, pp. Declared; asserted; averred; confirmed; ratified. |
1133
|
affirmer |
AFFIRM'ER, n. One who affirms. |
1134
|
affirming |
AFFIRM'ING, ppr. Asserting; declaring positively; confirming. |
1135
|
affix |
AFFIX', v.t. [L. affigo, affixum, of ad and figo, to fix. Eng. peg. See Fix.]1. To unite at ... |
1136
|
affixed |
AFFIX'ED, pp. United at the end; annexed; attached. |
1137
|
affixing |
AFFIX'ING, ppr. Uniting at the end; subjoining; attaching. |
1138
|
affixion |
AFFIX'ION, n. The act of uniting at the end, or state of being so united. [Little used.] |
1139
|
affixture |
AFFIX'TURE, n. That which is affixed. |
1140
|
afflation |
AFFLA'TION, n. [L. affle, afflatum, of ad and flo; Eng. blow. See Blow.]A blowing or breathing ... |
1141
|
afflatus |
AFFLA'TUS, n. [L.]1. A breath or blast of wind.2. Inspiration; communication of divine ... |
1142
|
afflict |
AFFLICT', v.t. [L. affligo, afflicto, of ad and figo, to strike; eng. flog; Gr. to strike;, L. ... |
1143
|
afflicted |
AFFLICT'ED, pp. Affected with continued or often repeated pain, either of body or mind; suffering ... |
1144
|
afflictedness |
AFFLICT'EDNESS, n. The state of being afflicted; but superseded by affliction. |
1145
|
afflicter |
AFFLICT'ER, n. One who afflicts, or causes pain of body or of mind. |
1146
|
afflicting |
AFFLICT'ING, ppr. Causing continued or durable pain of body or mind; grieving; ... |
1147
|
affliction |
AFFLIC'TION, n. 1. The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief.Some virtues ... |
1148
|
afflictive |
AFFLICT'IVE, a. Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; painful; distressing. |
1149
|
afflictively |
AFFLICT'IVELY, adv. In a manner to give pain or grief. |
1150
|
affluence |
AF'FLUENCE, n. [L. affluentia, of ad and fluo, to flow. See Flow.]1. Literally, a flowing to, or ... |
1151
|
affluent |
AF'FLUENT, a. Flowing to; more generally, wealthy; abounding in goods or riches; abundant. |
1152
|
affluently |
AF'FLUENTLY, adv. In abundance; abundantly. |
1153
|
afflux |
AF'FLUX, n. [L. affluxum, from affluo. See Flow.]The act of flowing to; a flowing to, or that ... |
1154
|
affluxion |
AFFLUX'ION, n. The act of flowing to; that which flows to. [See Afflux.] |
1155
|
afforage |
AF'FORAGE, n. [ad and force.]In France, a duty paid to the lord of a district, for permission to ... |
1156
|
afforcement |
AFFO'RCEMENT, n. [ad and force.]In old charters, a fortress; a fortification for defense. Obs. |
1157
|
afford |
AFFO'RD, v.t. [ad and the root of forth, further. The sense is to send forth. But I have not ... |
1158
|
afforded |
AFFO'RDED, pp. Yielded as fruit, produce or result; sold without loss or with profit. |
1159
|
affording |
AFFO'RDING, ppr. Yielding; producing; selling without loss; bearing expenses. |
1160
|
afforest |
AFFOR'EST, v.t. [ad and forest.]To convert ground into forest, as was done by the first Norman ... |
1161
|
afforestation |
AFFORESTA'TION, n. The act of turning ground into forest or wood land. |
1162
|
afforested |
AFFOR'ESTED, pp. Converted into forest. |
1163
|
afforesting |
AFFOR'ESTING, ppr. Converting into forest. |
1164
|
affranchisement |
AFFRAN'CHISEMENT,n. [See Franchise and disfranchise.]The act of making free, or liberating from ... |
1165
|
affrap |
AFFRAP', v.t. [Eng. rap.] To strike. Obs. |
1166
|
affray |
AFFRA'Y, |
1167
|
affrayment |
AFFRA'YMENT, n.1. In law, the fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror ... |
1168
|
affreight |
AFFREIGHT', v.t. affra'te. [See Freight.]To hire a ship for the transportation of goods or ... |
1169
|
affreighted |
AFFREIGHT'ED, pp. Hired for transporting goods. |
1170
|
affreighter |
AFFREIGHT'ER, n. The person who hires or charters a ship or other vessel to convey goods. |
1171
|
affreightment |
AFFREIGHT'MENT, n. The act of hiring a ship for the transportation of goods. |
1172
|
affret |
AFFRET', n. A furious onset, or attack. [Not used.] |
1173
|
affriction |
AFFRIC'TION, n. The act of rubbing. [Not used.] [See Friction.] |
1174
|
affriended |
AFFRIENDED, a. affrend'ed. Made friends; reconciled. Obs. |
1175
|
affright |
AFFRI'GHT, v.t. affri'te. [See Fright.]To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to terrify or ... |
1176
|
affrighted |
AFFRI'GHTED, pp. Suddenly alarmed with fear; terrified; followed by at or with, more generally by ... |
1177
|
affrighter |
AFFRI'GHTER, n. One who frightens. |
1178
|
affrightful |
AFFRI'GHTFUL, a. Terrifying; terrible; that may excite great fear; dreadful. |
1179
|
affrighting |
AFFRI'GHTING, ppr. Impressing sudden fear; terrifying. |
1180
|
affrightment |
AFFRI'GHTMENT, n. Affright; terror; the state of being frightened. [Rarely used.] [In common ... |
1181
|
affront |
AFFRONT', v.t. [L. frons, front, face.]1. Literally, to meet or encounter face to face, in a good ... |
1182
|
affronted |
AFFRONT'ED, pp. 1. Opposed face to face; dared; defied; abused.2. In popular language, offended; ... |
1183
|
affrontee |
AFFRONTEE', a. In heraldry, front to front; an epithet given to animals that face each other. |
1184
|
affronter |
AFFRONT'ER, n. One that affronts. |
1185
|
affronting |
AFFRONT'ING, ppr. Opposing face to face; defying; abusing; offering abuse, or any cause of ... |
1186
|
affrontive |
AFFRONT'IVE, a. Giving offense; tending to offend; abusive. |
1187
|
affrontiveness |
AFFRONT'IVENESS, n. The quality that gives offense. [Little used.] |
1188
|
affuse |
AFFU'SE, v.t. s as z. [L. affundo, affusum, ad and fundo, to pour out. See Fuse.]To pour upon; ... |
1189
|
affused |
AFFU'SED, pp. Sprinkled with a liquid; sprinkled on; having a liquid poured upon. |
1190
|
affusing |
AFFU'SING, ppr. Pouring upon, or sprinkling. |
1191
|
affusion |
AFFU'SION, n. affu'zhun. The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid substance, as water ... |
1192
|
affy |
AFFY', v.t. To betroth; to bind or join. [Not used.]AFFY', v.t. To trust or confide in. [Not ... |
1193
|
afield |
AFIE'LD, adv. [a and field.] To the field. |
1194
|
afire |
AFI'RE, adv. On fire. |
1195
|
aflat |
AFLAT', adv. [a and flat.] Level with the ground. |
1196
|
afloat |
AFLO'AT, adv. or a. [a and float.]1. Borne on the water; floating; swimming; as, the ship is ... |
1197
|
afoot |
AFOOT', adv. [a or on and foot.] 1. On foot; borne by the feet; opposed to riding.2. In action; ... |
1198
|
afore |
AFO'RE, adv. or prep. [a and fore.]1. In front.2. Between one object and another, so as to ... |
1199
|
aforegoing |
AFO'REGOING, a. Going before. [See Foregoing, which is chiefly used.] |
1200
|
aforehand |
AFO'REHAND, adv. [afore and hand.]1. In time previous; by previous provision; as, he is ready ... |
1201
|
aforementioned |
AFO'REMENTIONED, a. [afore and mention.]Mentioned before in the same writing or discourse. |
1202
|
aforenamed |
AFO'RENAMED, a. [afore and name.] Named before. |
1203
|
aforesaid |
AFO'RESAID, a. [afore and say.] Said or recited before, or in a proceeding part. |
1204
|
aforetime |
AFO'RETIME, adv. [afore and time.] In time past; in a former time. |
1205
|
afoul |
AFOUL', adv. or a. [a and foul.] Not free; entangled. |
1206
|
afraid |
AFRA'ID, a. [The participle of affray.]Impressed with fear or apprehension; fearful. This word ... |
1207
|
afresh |
AFRESH', adv. [a and fresh.] Anew; again; recently; after intermission.They crucify the son of ... |
1208
|
afric |
AF'RIC, |
1209
|
africa |
AF'RICA, n. [L. a neg. and frigus, cold.]One of the four quarters or largest divisions of the ... |
1210
|
african |
AF'RICAN, a. Pertaining to Africa.AF'RICAN, n. A native of Africa.This name is given also to the ... |
1211
|
afront |
AFRONT', adv. In front. |
1212
|
aft |
'AFT, a. or adv.In seaman's language, a word used to denote the stern or what pertains to the stern ... |
1213
|
after |
'AFTER, a. [The comparative degree of aft. But is some Teutonic dialects it is written with g.]1. ... |
1214
|
after-account |
'AFTER-ACCOUNT, n. A subsequent reckoning. |
1215
|
after-act |
'AFTER-ACT, n. A subsequent act. |
1216
|
after-ages |
'AFTER-AGES, n. Later ages; succeeding times. After-age, in the singular, is not improper. |
1217
|
after-band |
'AFTER-BAND, n. A future band. |
1218
|
after-birth |
'AFTER-BIRTH, n. The appendages of the fetus, called also secundines. |
1219
|
after-clap |
'AFTER-CLAP, n. An unexpected, subsequent event; something happening after an affair is supposed ... |
1220
|
after-comer |
'AFTER-COMER, n. A successor. |
1221
|
after-comfort |
'AFTER-COMFORT, n. Future comfort |
1222
|
after-conduct |
'AFTER-CONDUCT, n. Subsequent behavior. |
1223
|
after-conviction |
'AFTER-CONVIC'TION, n Future conviction. |
1224
|
after-cost |
'AFTER-COST, n. Later cost; expense after the execution of the main design. |
1225
|
after-course |
'AFTER-COURSE, n. Future course. |
1226
|
after-crop |
'AFTER-CROP, n. The second crop in the same year. |
1227
|
after-days |
'AFTER-DAYS, n. Future days. |
1228
|
after-eatage |
'AFTER-EATAGE, n. Part of the increase of the same year. [Local.] |
1229
|
after-endeavor |
'AFTER-ENDEAV'OR, n. An endeavor after the first or former effort. |
1230
|
after-game |
'AFTER-GAME, n. A subsequent scheme, or expedient. |
1231
|
after-guard |
'AFTER-GUARD, n. The seaman stationed on the poop or after part of the ship, to attend the after ... |
1232
|
after-hope |
'AFTER-HOPE, n. Future hope. |
1233
|
after-hours |
'AFTER-HOURS, n. Hours that follow; time following. |
1234
|
after-ignorance |
'AFTER-IGNORANCE, n. Subsequent ignorance. |
1235
|
after-king |
'AFTER-KING, n. A succeeding king. |
1236
|
after-life |
'AFTER-LIFE, n. 1. Future life or the life after this. 2. A later period of life; subsequent ... |
1237
|
after-liver |
'AFTER-LIVER, n. One who lives in succeeding times. |
1238
|
after-love |
'AFTER-LOVE, n. The second or later love. |
1239
|
after-malice |
'AFTER-MALICE, n. Succeeding malice. |
1240
|
after-math |
'AFTER-MATH, n. [after and math. See Mow.]A second crop of grass, in the same season; rowen. |
1241
|
after-most |
'AFTER-MOST, a. Superl. In marine language, nearest the stern, opposed to foremost; also ... |
1242
|
after-noon |
'AFTER-NOON', n. The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and evening. |
1243
|
after-pains |
'AFTER-PAINS, n. The pains which succeed child birth. |
1244
|
after-part |
'AFTER-PART, n. The latter part. In marine language, the part of a ship towards the stern. |
1245
|
after-piece |
'AFTER-PIECE, n. A piece performed after a play; a farce or other entertainment. |
1246
|
after-proof |
'AFTER-PROOF, n. Subsequent proof or evidence; qualities known by subsequent experience. |
1247
|
after-repentance |
'AFTER-REPENT'ANCE, n. Subsequent repentance. |
1248
|
after-report |
'AFTER-REPORT, n. Subsequent report, or information. |
1249
|
after-sails |
'AFTER-SAILS, n. The sails on the mizzenmast and stays, between the main and mizzen-masts. |
1250
|
after-state |
'AFTER-STATE, n. The future state. |
1251
|
after-sting |
'AFTER-STING, n. Subsequent sting. |
1252
|
after-storm |
'AFTER-STORM, n. A succeeding or future storm. |
1253
|
after-supper |
'AFTER-SUPPER, n. The time between supper and going to bed. |
1254
|
after-swarm |
'AFTER-SWARM, n. A swarm of bees which leaves the hive after the first. |
1255
|
after-taste |
'AFTER-TASTE, n. A taste which succeeds eating and drinking. |
1256
|
after-thought |
'AFTER-THOUGHT, n. [See Thought.] Reflections after an act; later thought, or expedient occurring ... |
1257
|
after-times |
'AFTER-TIMES, n. Succeeding times. It may be used in the singular. |
1258
|
after-tossing |
'AFTER-TOSSING, n. The swell or agitation of the sea after a storm. |
1259
|
after-wise |
'AFTER-WISE, a. Wise afterwards or too late. |
1260
|
after-wit |
'AFTER-WIT, n. Subsequent wit; wisdom that comes too late. |
1261
|
after-wrath |
'AFTER-WRATH, n. Later wrath; anger after the provocation has ceased. |
1262
|
after-writer |
'AFTER-WRITER, n. A succeeding writer. |
1263
|
afterward |
'AFTERWARD, or 'AFTERWARDS, adv. [See Ward.] In later or subsequent time. |
1264
|
afterwards |
'AFTERWARD, or 'AFTERWARDS, adv. [See Ward.] In later or subsequent time. |
1265
|
aga |
AGA, n. In the Turkish dominions, a commander or chief officer. The title is given to various ... |
1266
|
again |
AGAIN, adv. agen'. [L. con, whence contra;]1. A second time; once more.I will not again curse the ... |
1267
|
against |
AGAINST, prep. agenst'.1. In opposition; noting enmity or disapprobation.His hand will be against ... |
1268
|
agalloch |
AG'ALLOCH, |
1269
|
agallochum |
AGAL'LOCHUM, n. [Of oriental origin.]Aloes-wood, the product of a tree growing in China, and some ... |
1270
|
agalmatolite |
AGALMAT'OLITE,n. [Gr. image, and stone.]A name given by Klaproth to two varieties of the pierre de ... |
1271
|
agape |
AG'APE, adv. or a. [a and gape. See Gape.]Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager ... |
1272
|
agaric |
AG'ARIC, n. [Gr.]In botany, mushroom, a genus of funguses, containing numerous species. Mushrooms ... |
1273
|
agast |
AG'AST or AGH'AST, aStruck with terror, or astonishment; amazed; struck silent with horror.With ... |
1274
|
agate |
AGA'TE, adv. [a and gate.] On the way; going. Obs. |
1275
|
agatine |
AG'ATINE, a. Pretaining to agate.AG'ATINE, n. A genus of shells, oval or oblong. |
1276
|
agatized |
AG'ATIZED, a. Having the colored lines and figures of agate.Agatized wood, a substance apparently ... |
1277
|
agaty |
AG'ATY, a. Of the nature of agate. |
1278
|
agave |
AGA'VE, n. [Gr. admirable.]1. The American aloe. The great aloe rises twenty feet, and its ... |
1279
|
agaze |
AGA'ZE, v.t. [from gaze.] To strike with amazement. Obs. |
1280
|
agazed |
AGA'ZED, pp. Struck with amazement. [Not in use.] |
1281
|
age |
AGE, n. [L. aetas,or aevum. But these are undoubtedly contracted words.]1. The whole duration of ... |
1282
|
aged |
A'GED, a. 1. Old; having lived long; having lived almost the usual time allotted to that species ... |
1283
|
agen |
AGEN', for again. Obs. |
1284
|
agency |
A'GENCY, n. [L. agens. See Act.]1. The quality of moving or of exerting power; the state of ... |
1285
|
agenda |
AGEND'A, n. [L. things to be done.]A memorandum-book; the service or office of a church; a ritual ... |
1286
|
agent |
A'GENT, a. Acting; opposed to patient, or sustaining action; as, the body agent. [Little ... |
1287
|
agentship |
A'GENTSHIP, n. The office of an agent. [Not used.] We now use agency. |
1288
|
aggelation |
AGGELA'TION, n. [L. gelu.] Concretion of a fluid. [Not used.] |
1289
|
aggeneration |
AGGENERA'TION, n. [L. ad and generatio.] The state of growing to another. [Not used.] |
1290
|
agger |
AG'GER, n. [L.] A fortress, or mound. [Not used.] |
1291
|
aggerate |
AG'GERATE, v.t. [L. aggero.] To heap. [Not used.] |
1292
|
aggeration |
AGGERA'TION, n. A heaping; accumulation; as, "aggerations of sand." |
1293
|
agglomerate |
AGGLOM'ERATE, v.t. [L. agglomero, ad and glomero, to wind into a ball, from glomus a ball of ... |
1294
|
agglomerated |
AGGLOM'ERATED, pp. Wound or collected into a ball. |
1295
|
agglomerating |
AGGLOM'ERATING, ppr. Winding into a ball; gathering into a lump. |
1296
|
agglomeration |
AGGLOMERA'TION, n. The act of winding into a ball; the state of being gathered into a ball or ... |
1297
|
agglutinant |
AGGLU'TINANT, n. Any viscous substance which unites other substances, by causing an adhesion; any ... |
1298
|
agglutinate |
AGGLU'TINATE, v.t. [Lat. agglutino, ad and glutino, from gluten. Eng. glue. See Glue.]To unite, ... |
1299
|
agglutinated |
AGGLU'TINATED, pp. Glued together; united by a viscous substance. |
1300
|
agglutinating |
AGGLU'TINATING, ppr. Gluing together; united by causing adhesion. |
1301
|
agglutination |
AGGLUTINA'TION, n. The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being ... |
1302
|
agglutinative |
AGGLU'TINATIVE, a. That tends to unite, or has power to cause adhesion. |
1303
|
aggrace |
AGGRA'CE, v.t. To favor. [Not used.]AGGRA'CE, n. Kindness; favor. [Not used.] |
1304
|
aggrandization |
AGGRANDIZA'TION, n. The act of aggrandizing. [Not used.] |
1305
|
aggrandize |
AG'GRANDIZE, v.t. [L. ad and grandis. See Grand.]1. To make great or greater in power, rank or ... |
1306
|
aggrandized |
AG'GRANDIZED, pp. Made great or greater; exalted; enlarged. |
1307
|
aggrandizement |
AGGRAND'IZEMENT, n. The act of aggrandizing; the state of being exalted in power, rank or honor; ... |
1308
|
aggrandizer |
AG'GRANDIZER, n. One that aggrandizes or exalts in power, rank or honor. |
1309
|
aggrandizing |
AG'GRANDIZING, ppr. Making great; exalting; enlarging. |
1310
|
aggrate |
AGGRA'TE, v.t. To please. [Not used.] |
1311
|
aggravate |
AG'GRAVATE, v.t. [L. aggravo, of ad and gravis, heavy. See Grave, Gravity.]1. To make heavy, but ... |
1312
|
aggravated |
AG'GRAVATED, pp. Increased, in severity or enormity; made worse; exaggerated. |
1313
|
aggravating |
AG'GRAVATING, ppr. Increasing in severity, enormity, or degree, as evils, misfortunes, pain, ... |
1314
|
aggravation |
AGGRAVA'TION, n. 1. The act of making worse, used of evils, natural or moral; the act of ... |
1315
|
aggregate |
AG'GREGATE, v.t [L. aggrego, to collect in troops, of ad and grex, a herd or band. See ... |
1316
|
aggregated |
AG'GREGATED, pp. Collected into a sum, mass or system. |
1317
|
aggregately |
AG'GREGATELY, adv. Collectively; taken in a sum or mass. |
1318
|
aggregating |
AG'GREGATING, ppr. Collecting into a sum or mass. |
1319
|
aggregation |
AGGREGA'TION, n. 1. The act of aggregating; the state of being collected into a sum or mass; a ... |
1320
|
aggregative |
AG'GREGATIVE, a. Taken together; collective. |
1321
|
aggregator |
AG'GREGATOR, n. He that collects into a whole or mass. |
1322
|
aggress |
AGGRESS', v.i. [L. aggredior, aggressus, of ad and gradior, to go. See Grade.]To make a first ... |
1323
|
aggressing |
AGGRESS'ING, ppr. Commencing hostility first; making the first attack. |
1324
|
aggression |
AGGRESS'ION, n. The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act ... |
1325
|
aggressive |
AGGRESS'IVE, a. Tending to aggress; making the first attack. |
1326
|
aggressor |
AGGRESS'OR, n. The person who first attacks; he who first commences hostility or a quarrel; an ... |
1327
|
aggrievance |
AGGRIE'VANCE, n. See Aggrieve.] Oppression; hardship; injury. But grievance is more generally ... |
1328
|
aggrieve |
AGGRIE'VE, v.t. [of ad and grieve from grief. See Grief and Grave.]1. To give pain or sorrow; to ... |
1329
|
aggrieved |
AGGRIE'VED, pp. Pained; afflicted, civilly or politically oppressed. |
1330
|
aggrieving |
AGGRIE'VING, ppr. Afflicting; imposing hardships on; oppressing. |
1331
|
aggroop |
AGGROOP, v.t. [See Group.]To bring together; to group; to collect many persons in a crowd, or many ... |
1332
|
aggrooped |
AGGROOP'ED, pp. Collected into a group or assemblage. |
1333
|
aggroup |
AGGROUP', |
1334
|
aggrouped |
AGGROUP'ED, |
1335
|
aghast |
AGH'AST, or more correctly AGHAST, a or adv. [Perhaps the participle of agaze; otherwise from the ... |
1336
|
agile |
AG'ILE, a. [L. agilis, from ago. See Act.]Nimble; having the faculty of quick motion in the ... |
1337
|
agileness |
AG'ILENESS, n. Nimbleness; activity; the faculty of moving the limbs quickly; agility. |
1338
|
agility |
AGIL'ITY, n. [L. agilitas.]The power of moving the limbs quickly; nimbleness; briskness; activity; ... |
1339
|
agio |
A'GIO, n.1. In commerce, the difference between bank notes and current coin. In Holland, the agio ... |
1340
|
agist |
AGIST', v.t. In law, to take the cattle of others to graze, at a certain sum; to feed or pasture ... |
1341
|
agistator |
AGIST'OR, or AGISTA'TOR n. An officer of the king's forest, who has the care of cattle agisted, ... |
1342
|
agistment |
AGIST'MENT, n. The taking and feeding other men's cattle in the king's forest, or on one's own ... |
1343
|
agistor |
AGIST'OR, or AGISTA'TOR n. An officer of the king's forest, who has the care of cattle agisted, ... |
1344
|
agitable |
AG'ITABLE, a. [See Agitate.] That may be agitated, shaken or discussed. |
1345
|
agitate |
AG'ITATE, v.t. [L. agito, from ago. See Act.]1. To stir violently; to move back and forth with a ... |
1346
|
agitated |
AG'ITATED, pp. Tossed from side to side; shaken; moved violently and irregularly; disturbed; ... |
1347
|
agitating |
AG'ITATING, ppr. Shaking; moving with violence; disturbing; disputing; contriving. |
1348
|
agitation |
AGITA'TION, n. 1. The act of shaking; the state of being moved with violence, or with irregular ... |
1349
|
agitato |
AGITA'TO, in music, denotes a broken style of performance, adapted to awaken surprise or ... |
1350
|
agitator |
AG'ITATOR, n. One who agitates; also, an insurgent; one who excites sedition or revolt. In ... |
1351
|
aglet |
AG'LET, |
1352
|
aglet-baby |
AG'LET-BABY, n. A small image on the top of a lace. |
1353
|
agminal |
AG'MINAL, a. [L. agmen, a troop or body of men arrayed from ago.] Pertaining to an army or troop. ... |
1354
|
agnail |
AG'NAIL, n. [ad and nail. See Nail.]A disease of the nail; a whitlow; an inflammation round the ... |
1355
|
agnate |
AG'NATE, a. [L. agnatus.] Related or akin by the father's side.AG'NATE, n. [L. agnatus, ... |
1356
|
agnatic |
AGNAT'IC, a. Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. |
1357
|
agnation |
AGNA'TION, n. Relation by the father's side only, or descent in the male line, distinct from ... |
1358
|
agnel |
AG'NEL, n. [From agnus, a lamb, the figure struck on the coin.]An ancient French coin, value ... |
1359
|
agnition |
AGNI'TION, n. [L. agnitio, agnosco.] Acknowledgment. [Little used.] |
1360
|
agnize |
AGNI'ZE, v.t. To acknowledge. [Not in use.] |
1361
|
agnominate |
AGNOM'INATE, v.t. [L. agnomino; ad and nomino, nomen, name.] To name. [Little used.] |
1362
|
agnomination |
AGNOMINA'TION, n. [L. agnomen, a surname, of ad and nomen. See Name.]1. An additional name, or ... |
1363
|
ago |
AGO', adv. or a. [See Go.] Past; gone; as a year ago. |
1364
|
agog |
AGOG', adv.In a state of desire; highly excited by eagerness after an object.The gaudy gossip when ... |
1365
|
agoing |
AGO'ING, [The participle of go, with the prefix a.]In motion, as to set a mill agoing; or about to ... |
1366
|
agon |
A'GON, n. [Gr.] The contest for the prize. [Not used.] |
1367
|
agone |
AGONE, pp. agawn;, [See ago and Gone.] Ago; past; since.[Nearly Obs.] |
1368
|
agonism |
AG'ONISM, n. [Gr.] Contention for a prize. |
1369
|
agonist |
AG'ONIST, n. One who contends for the prize in public games. Milton has used Agonistes in this ... |
1370
|
agonistic |
AGONIST'IC, |
1371
|
agonistical |
AGONIST'ICAL, a. Pertaining to prize-fighting, contests of strength, or athletic combats. |
1372
|
agonistically |
AGONIST'ICALLY, adv. In an agonistic manner; like prize-fighting. |
1373
|
agonize |
AG'ONIZE, v.t. [Gr. to strive. See Agony.]To write with extreme pain; to suffer violent ... |
1374
|
agonizing |
AG'ONIZING, ppr. Suffering severe pain; writhing with torture. |
1375
|
agonizingly |
AG'ONIZINGLY, adv. With extreme anguish. |
1376
|
agony |
AG'ONY, n. [Gr. a contest with bodily exertion; a word used to denote the athletic games, in ... |
1377
|
agood |
AGOOD, adv. In earnest. [Not used.] |
1378
|
agouty |
AGOUTY, n. [L. acutus.]A quadruped of the order Rodentia; arranged by naturalist in the genus ... |
1379
|
agrarian |
AGRA'RIAN, a. [L. agrarius, from ager, a field.]Relating to lands. appropriately, denoting or ... |
1380
|
agree |
AGREE', v.i.[L. gratia. the primary sense is advancing, from the same root as L. gradior.]1. To ... |
1381
|
agreeability |
AGREEABIL'ITY, n. Easiness of disposition. [Not used.] |
1382
|
agreeable |
AGREE'ABLE, a.1. Suitable; conformable; correspondent; consistent with; as, the practice of virtue ... |
1383
|
agreeableness |
AGREE'ABLENESS, n. 1. Suitableness; conformity; consistency; as, the agreeableness of virtue to ... |
1384
|
agreeably |
AGREE'ABLY, adv.1. Pleasingly; in an agreeable manner; in a manner to give pleasure; as, to be ... |
1385
|
agreed |
AGREE'D, pp. 1. Being in concord or harmony of opinion; of one mind.Can two walk together except ... |
1386
|
agreeing |
AGREE'ING, ppr. Living in concord; concurring; assenting; settling by consent. |
1387
|
agreeingly |
AGREE'INGLY, adv. In conformity to. [Little used.] |
1388
|
agreement |
AGREE'MENT, n. 1. Concord; harmony; conformity.What agreement hath the temple of God with idols? ... |
1389
|
agrestic |
AGRES'TIC, |
1390
|
agrestical |
AGRES'TICAL, a. [L. agrestis; ager, a field, or the same root.]Rural; rustic; pertaining to fields ... |
1391
|
agricultor |
AG'RICULTOR, n. [L. ager, a field, and cultor, a cultivator.]One whose occupation is to till the ... |
1392
|
agricultural |
AGRICUL'TURAL, a. Pertaining to husbandry, tillage, or the culture of the earth. |
1393
|
agriculture |
AG'RICULTURE, n. [L. ager, a field, and cultura, cultivation. See Acre and Culture.]In general ... |
1394
|
agriculturism |
AGRICUL'TURISM, n. The art or science of agriculture. [Little used.] |
1395
|
agriculturist |
AGRICUL'TURIST, n. One skilled in the art of cultivating the ground; a skilful husbandman. |
1396
|
agrimony |
AG'RIMONY, n. [L. agremonia, from the Gr. Thus it is written by Pliny. But in lower Latin it is ... |
1397
|
agrippinians |
AGRIPPIN'IANS, n. In Church history, the followers of Agrippinus, bishop of Carthage, in the third ... |
1398
|
agrise |
AGRISE, v.i. To shiver. [Not in use.]AGRISE, v.t. To terrify; also, to make frightful. [Not in ... |
1399
|
agrom |
A'GROM, n. a disease frequent in Bengal, and other parts of the E. Indies, in which the tongue ... |
1400
|
agrostemma |
AGROSTEM'MA, n. A genus of plants of several species, containing the common corn cockle, wild ... |
1401
|
agrostis |
AGROS'TIS, n. [Gr.] Bent grass; a genus of many species. |
1402
|
aground |
AGROUND', adv. [Of a, at or on, and ground.]1. On the ground; a marine term, signifying that the ... |
1403
|
aguapecaca |
AGUAPECA'CA, n. The Jacana, a Brazilian bird, about the size of a pigeon. In the extremity of ... |
1404
|
ague |
A'GUE, n. a'gu,1. The cold fit which precedes a fever, or a paroxysm of fever in intermittents. ... |
1405
|
ague-cake |
A'GUE-CAKE, n. a hard tumor on the left side of the belly, lower than the false ribs; supposed to ... |
1406
|
ague-fit |
A'GUE-FIT, n. A paroxysm of cold, or shivering; chilliness. |
1407
|
ague-proof |
A'GUE-PROOF, n. Able to resist agues; proof against agues. |
1408
|
ague-spell |
A'GUE-SPELL, n. A charm or spell to cure or prevent ague. |
1409
|
ague-struck |
A'GUE-STRUCK, a. Struck with ague. |
1410
|
ague-tree |
A'GUE-TREE, n. A name sometimes applied to sassafras, on account of its febrifuge qualities. |
1411
|
agued |
A'GUED, a. Chilly; having a fit of ague; shivering with cold or fear. |
1412
|
aguerry |
AGUER'RY, v.t. To inure to the hardships of war; to instruct in the art of war. [Not in use.] |
1413
|
aguillaneuf |
AGUILLANEUF', n. [From a, to, gui, misleto, and l'an neuf, the new year.]A form of rejoicing among ... |
1414
|
aguise |
AGUI'SE, v.t. [See Guise.] To dress; to adorn. [Not in use.]AGUI'SE, n. Dress. [Not in use.] |
1415
|
aguish |
A'GUISH, a. Chilly; somewhat cold or shivering; also, having the qualities of an ague.Her aguish ... |
1416
|
aguishness |
A'GUISHNESS, n. Chilliness; the quality of being aguish. |
1417
|
agul |
A'GUL, n. A species of the hedysarum. |
1418
|
ah |
AH, An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, contempt, dislike, joy, exultation, ... |
1419
|
aha |
'AH'A.1. An exclamation expressing triumph, contempt, or simple surprise; but the senses are ... |
1420
|
ahaniger |
AHAN'IGER, n. A name of the gar-fish. |
1421
|
ahead |
AHEAD, adv. Ahed', [a and head, or at head.]1. Further forward than another thing; in front; ... |
1422
|
aheight |
AHEI'GHT, adv. [a and height.] Aloft; on high. [Not used.] |
1423
|
ahiccyatli |
AHICCYAT'LI, n. A poisonous serpent of Mexico, somewhat resembling the rattlesnake, but destitute ... |
1424
|
ahigh |
AHI'GH, adv. On high. [Not used.] |
1425
|
ahold |
AHO'LD, adv. Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold. [Not in use.] |
1426
|
ahovai |
AHOVAI, n. A trivial name synonymous with Cerbera, a very poisonous species of plum. |
1427
|
ahoy |
AHOY;, Exclam. A sea term used in hailing. |
1428
|
ahriman |
AHRIMAN. [See Ariman.] |
1429
|
ahuitla |
AHUIT'LA, n. A worm found in the lake of Mexico, four inches in length, as thick as a goose-quill; ... |
1430
|
ahuitzote |
AHUIT'ZOTE, n. An amphibious quadruped of the tropical climate. of America, whose body is a foot ... |
1431
|
aia |
A'IA, n. A Brazilian fowl of the spoon-bill kind, and resembling that bird in form and size. |
1432
|
aicurus |
AICU'RUS, n. A large and beautiful species of parrot, found in Brazil; its head beautifully ... |
1433
|
aid |
AID, v.t. [L. adjuto.To help; to assist; to support, either by furnishing strength or means to ... |
1434
|
aidance |
A'IDANCE, n. Aid; help; assistance. [little used.] |
1435
|
aidant |
A'IDANT, a. Helping; helpful; supplying aid. [Not used.] |
1436
|
aiddecamp |
A'IDDECAMP, n. plur. Aiddecamps.]In military affairs, an officer whose duty is to receive and ... |
1437
|
aided |
A'IDED, pp. Assisted; supported; furnished with succor. |
1438
|
aider |
A'IDER, n. One who helps; an assistant, or auxiliary. |
1439
|
aiding |
A'IDING, ppr. Helping; assisting. |
1440
|
aidless |
A'IDLESS, a. Helpless; without aid; unsupported; undefended. |
1441
|
aiglet |
A'IGLET, n. 1. A tag of a point curved into the representation of an animal, generally of a man; ... |
1442
|
aigret |
A'IGRET, AIGRETTE, n. 1. In zoology, a name of the small white heron.2. In botany. [See ... |
1443
|
aigrette |
A'IGRET, AIGRETTE, n. 1. In zoology, a name of the small white heron.2. In botany. [See ... |
1444
|
aigulet |
A'IGULET, n. [Fr. Usually contracted into aiglet, which see.] |
1445
|
aikraw |
A'IKRAW, n. A popular name of a species of lichen, or moss. |
1446
|
ail |
AIL, v.t.To trouble; to affect with uneasiness, either of body or mind; used to express some ... |
1447
|
aile |
AISLE, or AILE, n. Pronounced Ile. [L. ala.]The wing of a quire; a walk in a church. |
1448
|
ailing |
A'ILING, ppr. Diseased; indisposed; full of complaints. |
1449
|
ailment |
A'ILMENT, n. Disease; indisposition; morbid affection of the body; but the word is not applied ... |
1450
|
aim |
AIM, v.i.To point at, with a missive weapon; to direct the intention or purpose; to attempt to ... |
1451
|
aimed |
A'IMED, pp. Pointed; directed; intended to strike or affect. |
1452
|
aimer |
A'IMER, n. One that aims. |
1453
|
aiming |
A'IMING, ppr. Pointing a weapon at an object; directing any thing to an object; intending; ... |
1454
|
aimless |
A'IMLESS, a. Without aim. |
1455
|
air |
AIR, n. [L. aer; Heb. to shine. The radical sense is to open, expand; whence clear; or to flow, ... |
1456
|
air-balloon |
A'IR-BALLOON. [See Balloon.] |
1457
|
air-bladder |
A'IR-BLADDER, n. A vesicle or cuticle filled with air; also, the bladder of a fish. |
1458
|
air-born |
A'IR-BORN, a. Born of the air. |
1459
|
air-braving |
A'IR-BRAVING, a. Braving the winds. |
1460
|
air-built |
A'IR-BUILT, a. Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical; as, an air-built ... |
1461
|
air-drawn |
A'IR-DRAWN, a. Drawn in air; imaginary. |
1462
|
air-gun |
A'IR-GUN, n. A pneumatic engine, resembling a musket, to discharge bullets by means of the elastic ... |
1463
|
air-holder |
A'IR-HOLDER, n. [Air and hold.]An instrument for holding air, for the purpose of counteracting the ... |
1464
|
air-hole |
A'IR-HOLE, n. An opening to admit or discharge air. |
1465
|
air-jacket |
A'IR-JACKET, n. A leather jacket, to which are fastened bags or bladders filled with air, to ... |
1466
|
air-pipe |
A'IR-PIPE, n. A pipe used to draw foul air from a ship's hold, by means of a communication with ... |
1467
|
air-poise |
A'IR-POISE, n. [Air and poise.]An instrument to measure the weight of the air. |
1468
|
air-pump |
A'IR-PUMP, n. A machine for exhausting the air of a vessel. The machines for this purpose are of ... |
1469
|
air-sacs |
A'IR-SACS, n. Air bags in birds, which are certain receptacles of air, or vesicles lodged in the ... |
1470
|
air-shaft |
A'IR-SHAFT, n. A passage for air into a mine, usually opened in a perpendicular direction, and ... |
1471
|
air-stirring |
A'IR-STIRRING, a. Putting the air in motion. |
1472
|
air-thread |
A'IR-THREAD, n. A name given to the spider's webs, which are often seen floating in the air. ... |
1473
|
air-threatening |
A'IR-THREATENING, a. Threatening the air; lofty. |
1474
|
air-vessel |
A'IR-VESSEL, n. A spiral duct in plants contained air, and supposed to be analogous to the lungs ... |
1475
|
aira |
A'IRA, n. Hair grass, a genus of plants. |
1476
|
aired |
A'IRED, pp. Exposed to air; cleansed by air; heated or dried by exposure to a fire; ventilated. |
1477
|
airer |
A'IRER, n. One who exposes to the air. |
1478
|
airiness |
A'IRINESS, n. 1. Exposure to a free current of air; openness to the air; as, the airiness of a ... |
1479
|
airing |
A'IRING, ppr. Exposing to the air; warming; drying.A'IRING, n. An exposure to the air, or to a ... |
1480
|
airless |
A'IRLESS, a. Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or communication with open air. |
1481
|
airling |
A'IRLING, n. A thoughtless, gay person. |
1482
|
airy |
A'IRY, a. 1. Consisting of air; as, an airy substance.2. Relating or belonging to air; high in ... |
1483
|
airy-flying |
A'IRY-FLYING, a. Flying like air. |
1484
|
aisle |
AISLE, or AILE, n. Pronounced Ile. [L. ala.]The wing of a quire; a walk in a church. |
1485
|
aizoon |
AIZO'ON, n. [L. aizoon.] it seems to be composed of Gr. always, and Eng. aye, and living.]A genus ... |
1486
|
ajava |
AJA'VA, n. The seed of a plant brought from Malabar, said to be an excellent carminative, and very ... |
1487
|
ajuga |
AJU'GA, n. Bugle, a genus of plants. |
1488
|
ajuru-catinga |
AJU'RU-CATINGA, n. A species of American parrot, of a green color, with eyes of a fiery red, ... |
1489
|
ajuru-curau |
AJU'RU-CURAU, n. An American parrot, of a lively green color, with a blue crown; the throat, and ... |
1490
|
ajuru-para |
AJU'RU-PARA, n. A small parrot of America, of a beautiful green, with the beak, legs and circlets ... |
1491
|
ajutage |
AJ'UTAGE, or AD'JUTAGE, n. A tube fitted to the mouth of a vessel, through which the water of a ... |
1492
|
ake |
AKE, v.i. Less properly written ache. [See Ache.]1. To be in pain; usually, in pain of some ... |
1493
|
aker |
A'KER, n. [Gr., L. ager.]Originally an open field. But in G. Britain the quantity of land in the ... |
1494
|
akin |
AKIN', a. [a or of and kin. See Kin.]1. Related by blood, used of persons; as, the two families ... |
1495
|
aking |
A'KING, ppr. Having continued pain; suffering distress of mind, or grief. |
1496
|
al |
AL, in Arabic, an adjective or inseparable prefix. Its use is to render nouns definite, like the ... |
1497
|
alabaster |
AL'ABASTER, n. [L. from Gr.]A sub-variety of carbonate of lime, found in large masses, formed by ... |
1498
|
alack |
ALACK', exclam.An exclamation expressive of sorrow. |
1499
|
alackaday |
ALACK'ADAY, An exclamation uttered to express regret or sorrow. |
1500
|
alacriousness |
ALAC'RIOUSNESS, n. Briskness. [Not used.] |
1501
|
alacrity |
ALAC'RITY, n. [L. alacritas, from alacer, alaris.]Cheerfulness; gaiety; sprightliness; more ... |
1502
|
aladinists |
ALAD'INISTS. Free thinkers among the Mohammedans. |
1503
|
alalite |
AL'ALITE, n. A crystallized mineral; diopside; a semi-transparent pyroxene. A variety with twelve ... |
1504
|
alamire |
ALAMIRE', n. The lowest note but one, in Guido Aretine's scale of music. |
1505
|
alamodality |
ALAMODAL'ITY, n. Conformity to the prevailing mode, or fashion of the times. [Little used.] |
1506
|
alamode |
ALAMO'DE, adv. According to the fashion or prevailing mode.ALAMO'DE, n. A thin glossy silk for ... |
1507
|
aland |
ALAND', adv. At or on land. |
1508
|
alarm |
AL'ARM, n. 1. Any sound, outcry or information intended to give notice of approaching danger as, ... |
1509
|
alarm-bell |
AL'ARM-BELL, n. A bell that gives notice of danger. |
1510
|
alarm-post |
AL'ARM-POST, n. A place to which troops are to repair in cases of an alarm. |
1511
|
alarm-watch |
AL'ARM-WATCH, n. A watch that strikes the hour by regulated movement. |
1512
|
alarmed |
AL'ARMED, pp. Notified of sudden danger; surprised with fear; roused to vigilance or activity by ... |
1513
|
alarming |
AL'ARMING, ppr. Giving notice of approaching danger; rousing to vigilance; exciting solicitude by ... |
1514
|
alarmingly |
AL'ARMINGLY, adv. With alarm; in a manner to excite apprehension. |
1515
|
alarmist |
AL'ARMIST, n. One that excites alarm. |
1516
|
alarum |
ALARUM, For alarm, is a corruption, and is not to be used. |
1517
|
alas |
ALAS', ex. An exclamation expressive of sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of evil; ... |
1518
|
alate |
ALA'TE, adv. Lately. [Not used.] |
1519
|
alated |
ALA'TED, a. [L. ala, a wing; alatus, winged.]Winged; having dilatations like wings. |
1520
|
alatern |
AL'ATERN, n. A trivial name of a species of rhamnus or buckthorn. |
1521
|
alb |
ALB, n. [L. albus, Gr. white.]A surplice or vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, worn by ... |
1522
|
albatros |
AL'BATROS, n. An aquatic fowl, belonging to the order of ansers. The bill is strait; the upper ... |
1523
|
albegeois |
ALBIGEN'SES, ALBEGEOIS, n. A party of Reformers, who separated from the church of Rome, in the ... |
1524
|
albeit |
ALBE'IT, [This is supposed to be a compound of all, be and it, and is equivalent to admit, or ... |
1525
|
albelen |
AL'BELEN, n. A fish of the truttaceous or trout kind, found in the German lakes, weighing five or ... |
1526
|
albescent |
ALBES'CENT, a. [L. albesco, to grow white.]Becoming white, or rather, whitish; moderately white. |
1527
|
albicore |
AL'BICORE, n. A marine fish, like a tunny, noted for following ships. |
1528
|
albigenses |
ALBIGEN'SES, ALBEGEOIS, n. A party of Reformers, who separated from the church of Rome, in the ... |
1529
|
albin |
AL'BIN, n. [L. albus, white.]A mineral, of an opake white color, consisting of aggregated ... |
1530
|
albino |
ALBI'NO, n. [L. albus, white.]A white descendant of black parents, or a white person belonging to ... |
1531
|
albinos |
ALBI'NOS, n. A name signifying white men, given by the Portuguese to the white negroes of Africa. ... |
1532
|
albion |
AL'BION, n. An ancient name of England, still used in poetry. It is supposed this name was given ... |
1533
|
albora |
ALBO'RA, n. A sort of itch or rather leprosy, terminating without ulceration, but with fetid ... |
1534
|
alboro |
ALBO'RO, n. The erythrinus, a small red fish of the Mediterranean. |
1535
|
albugineous |
ALBUGIN'EOUS, a. [L. albugo, the white spot in the eye, from albus white.]Pertaining to or ... |
1536
|
albugo |
ALBU'GO,n. The white speck in the eye, called the film, haw, dragon, pearl or cicatrice. Also a ... |
1537
|
albula |
ALBU'LA, n. A species of truttaceous fish, destitute of teeth. The albula Indica is called by the ... |
1538
|
album |
AL'BUM, n. [L. albus, white.]1. Among the Romans, a white table, board or register, on which the ... |
1539
|
albumen |
ALBU'MEN, n. [L. from albus, white.]The white of an egg. A like substance is a chief constituent ... |
1540
|
albuminous |
ALBU'MINOUS, a. Pertaining to, or having the properties of albumen. |
1541
|
alburn |
AL'BURN, |
1542
|
alburnum |
ALBURN'UM, n. [L. alburnum, from albus, white.]The white and softer part of wood, between the ... |
1543
|
alcahest |
AL'CAHEST, or ALKAHEST, n. A pretended universal dissolvent, or menstruum. |
1544
|
alcaic |
ALCA'IC, a. Pertaining to Alcaeus, a Lyric poet of Mitylene, in Lesbos, who flourished about the ... |
1545
|
alcaics |
ALCA'ICS, n. plu. Several kinds of verse; so called from Alcaeus, their inventor. One kind ... |
1546
|
alcaid |
ALCA'ID,Among the Moors, Spaniards and Portuguese, a governor. In Portugal, the chief civil ... |
1547
|
alcanna |
ALCAN'NA, n. A plant; and a powder, prepared from the leaves of the Egyptian privet, used by the ... |
1548
|
alcatraz |
AL'CATRAZ, n. The Spanish name of the Pelecanus Onocrotalus of Linne; a pelican; also a fish taken ... |
1549
|
alcavala |
ALCAV'ALA, n. In Spain, a tax on every transfer of property, real or personal. |
1550
|
alcedo |
ALCE'DO, n. [L.]The king fisher; a genus of birds, of the order of Picae. The species are ... |
1551
|
alchimic |
ALCHIM'IC, |
1552
|
alchimical |
ALCHIM'ICAL |
1553
|
alchimically |
ALCHIM'ICALLY, a. Relating to alchimy, or produced by it. adv. In the manner of alchimy. |
1554
|
alchimist |
AL'CHIMIST, n. One who practices alchimy. |
1555
|
alchimistic |
ALCHIMIST'IC, |
1556
|
alchimistical |
ALCHIMIST'ICAL, a. Practicing alchimy, or relating to it. |
1557
|
alchimy |
AL'CHIMY, n. [See Chimistry.]1. The more sublime and difficult part of chimistry, and chiefly ... |
1558
|
alcmanian |
ALCMA'NIAN, a. Pertaining to Alcman, a lyric poet of the twenty-seventh Olympiad, celebrated for ... |
1559
|
alco |
AL'CO, n. a quadruped of America, nearly resembling a dog, but mute and melancholy; and this ... |
1560
|
alcohol |
AL'COHOL, n. [Heb. to paint with a preparation of powder of antimony. The oriental females still ... |
1561
|
alcoholic |
ALCOHOL'IC, a. Pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities. |
1562
|
alcoholization |
ALCOHOLIZA'TION, n. the act of rectifying spirit, till it is wholly dephlegmatedor of reducing a ... |
1563
|
alcoholize |
AL'COHOLIZE, v.t. To convert into alcohol; to rectify spirit till it is wholly dephlegmated; also, ... |
1564
|
alcor |
AL'COR, n. A small star adjoining to the large bright one in the middle of the tail of Ursa Major. |
1565
|
alcoran |
ALCORAN. [See Koran and Alkoran.] |
1566
|
alcove |
AL'COVE or ALCO'VE, n. [Eng. cubby.]1. A recess, or part of a room, separated by an estrade, or ... |
1567
|
alcyon |
AL'CYON, n. A trivial name of the kingfisher. [See Halcyon.] |
1568
|
alcyonite |
AL'CYONITE, n. A fossil zoophite, somewhat resembling a fungus. |
1569
|
alcyonium |
ALCYO'NIUM, n. The name of a submarine plant, or bastard spunge. Also a kind of astroit or coral, ... |
1570
|
alder |
AL'DER, n. [L. alnus.]A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. ... |
1571
|
alderman |
ALD'ERMAN, n. plu. Aldermen.1. Among our Saxon ancestors, a senior or superior. The title was ... |
1572
|
aldermanly |
AL'DERMANLY, a. Pertaining to or like an alderman. |
1573
|
aldern |
AL'DERN, a. Made of Alder. |
1574
|
ale |
ALE, n.1. A liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation. It differs from beer, in having ... |
1575
|
ale-bench |
A'LE-BENCH, n. A bench in or before an ale house. |
1576
|
ale-berry |
A'LE-BERRY, n. A beverage, made by boiling ale with spice, sugar and sops of bread. |
1577
|
ale-brewer |
A'LE-BREWER, n. One whose occupation is to brew ale. |
1578
|
ale-conner |
A'LE-CONNER, n. [ale and con, to know or see.]An officer in London, whose business is to inspect ... |
1579
|
ale-cost |
A'LE-COST, n. Costmary, a plant, a species of Tanacetum. |
1580
|
ale-fed |
A'LE-FED, a. Fed with ale. |
1581
|
ale-gar |
A'LE-GAR, n. Sour ale; the acid of ale. |
1582
|
ale-hoof |
A'LE-HOOF, n.Ground-ivy, the glechoma hederacea, of Linne. The leaves of this plant are used to ... |
1583
|
ale-house |
A'LE-HOUSE, n. a house where ale is retailed; and hence a tipling house. |
1584
|
ale-house-keeper |
A'LE-HOUSE-KEEPER, n. One who keeps an ale-house. |
1585
|
ale-knight |
A'LE-KNIGHT, n. a pot companion. |
1586
|
ale-shot |
A'LE-SHOT, n. A reckoning to be paid for ale. |
1587
|
ale-silver |
A'LE-SILVER, n. A duty paid to the Lord Mayor of London, by the sellers of ale within the city. |
1588
|
ale-stake |
A'LE-STAKE, n. a stake set as a sign before an ale-house. |
1589
|
ale-taster |
A'LE-TASTER, n. An officer appointed in every court leet, and sworn, to inspect ale, beer and ... |
1590
|
ale-vat |
A'LE-VAT, n. a vat in which ale is fermented. |
1591
|
ale-washed |
A'LE-WASHED, a. Steeped or soaked in ale. |
1592
|
ale-wife |
A'LE-WIFE, n. a woman who keeps an ale house. |
1593
|
alectryomancy |
ALECTRYOM'ANCY, n. [Gr. a cock and divination.]An ancient practice of foretelling events by means ... |
1594
|
alee |
ALEE', adv. [a or at and lee. See Lee.]In seaman's language, on the side opposite to the wind, ... |
1595
|
aleger |
A'LEGER, a. [L. alacer.]Gay; cheerful; sprightly. [Not used.] |
1596
|
alegge |
ALEGGE, v.t To lighten; to lessen; to assuage. [Not used.] |
1597
|
alembdar |
ALEMB'DAR, n. In Turkey, an officer who bears the green standard of Mohammed, when the Sultan ... |
1598
|
alembic |
ALEM'BIC, n.A chimical vessel used in distillation; usually made of glass or copper. The bottom ... |
1599
|
alength |
ALENGTH', adv. [a and length.]At full length; along; stretched at full length. |
1600
|
alepidote |
ALEP'IDOTE, n. [Gr. a scale.]Any fish whose skin is not covered with scales. |
1601
|
alert |
ALERT', a.1. Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance. hence the military phrase, upon the alert, ... |
1602
|
alertness |
ALERT'NESS, n. Briskness; nimbleness; sprightliness; levity. |
1603
|
aleuromancy |
ALEUROM'ANCY, n. [Gr. meal and divination.]A kind of divination by meal, used by the ancients. |
1604
|
aleutian |
ALEU'TIAN, or ALEU'TIC, a. Designating certain isles in the Pacific ocean, eastward of ... |
1605
|
aleutic |
ALEU'TIAN, or ALEU'TIC, a. Designating certain isles in the Pacific ocean, eastward of ... |
1606
|
alewife |
A'LEWIFE, or A'LOOF, n. An American fish, belonging to the genus Clupea, and called Clupea ... |
1607
|
alexanders |
ALEX'ANDERS, n. The name of a plant of the genus Smyrnium. |
1608
|
alexandrian |
ALEX'ANDRIAN, n. Pertaining to Alexandria. There are many cities of this name, in various parts ... |
1609
|
alexandrine |
ALEX'ANDRINE,or ALEXANDRIAN, n. A kind of verse, consisting of twelve syllables, or of twelve and ... |
1610
|
alexipharmic |
ALEXIPH'ARMIC, a. [Gr. to expel, and poison.]Expelling poison; antidotal; sudorific; that has the ... |
1611
|
alexiterial |
ALEXITE'RIAL, a. [Gr. to expel, and poison.]Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom. |
1612
|
alexiteric |
ALEXITER'IC, |
1613
|
alexiterical |
ALEXITER'ICAL, n. A medicine to resist the effects of poison, or the bite of venomous animals; ... |
1614
|
algarot |
AL'GAROT, or AL'GAROTH, n. The name of an emetic powder, prepared from the regulus of antimony, ... |
1615
|
algaroth |
AL'GAROT, or AL'GAROTH, n. The name of an emetic powder, prepared from the regulus of antimony, ... |
1616
|
algates |
ALGATES, adv. By all means; on any terms. |
1617
|
algebra |
AL'GEBRA, n. [Ar. the reduction of parts to a whole, or fractions to whole numbers from the verb, ... |
1618
|
algebraic |
ALGEBRA'IC, |
1619
|
algebraical |
ALGEBRA'ICAL, a. Pertaining to algebra; containing an operation of Algebra, or deduced from such ... |
1620
|
algebraist |
ALGEBRA'IST, n. One who is versed in the science of algebra. |
1621
|
algeneb |
AL'GENEB, n. A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the right side of Perseus; Long. 27 degrees ... |
1622
|
algerine |
ALGERINE', n. [from Algiers.] A native of Algiers, a city and a government on the coast of ... |
1623
|
algid |
AL'GID, a. [L. algidus.] Cold. [Not used.] |
1624
|
algol |
AL'GOL, n. A fixed star of the third magnitude, called Medusa's head, in Perseus; Long. 21 degrees ... |
1625
|
algor |
AL'GOR, n. [Lat.] Among physicians, an unusual coldness in any part of the body. |
1626
|
algorism |
AL'GORITHM, or AL'GORISM, n. An arabic term, signifying numerical computation, or the six ... |
1627
|
algorithm |
AL'GORITHM, or AL'GORISM, n. An arabic term, signifying numerical computation, or the six ... |
1628
|
algous |
AL'GOUS, a. [L. alga, sea weed.] Pertaining to sea weed; abounding with, or like sea weed. |
1629
|
algum |
AL'GUM, n. In scripture, a tree or wood about which the learned are not agreed. The most probably ... |
1630
|
alhenna |
ALHEN'NA, n. [See Alkenna.] |
1631
|
alias |
A'LIAS, [L.] Otherwise; as in this example, Simson alias Smith; a word used in judicial ... |
1632
|
alibi |
AL'IBI, n. [L.] Elsewhere; in another place; a law term. When a person is charged with an ... |
1633
|
alien |
A'LIEN, a. alyen, [L. alienus, from alius, another. L. alieno, to alienate; alter, another, to ... |
1634
|
alienability |
ALIENABIL'ITY, n. The capacity of being alienated or transferred.The alienability of the domain. |
1635
|
alienable |
A'LIENABLE, a. That may be sold, or transferred to another; as, land is alienable according to the ... |
1636
|
alienage |
A'LIENAGE, n. The state of being an alien. Why restore estates, forfeitable on account of ... |
1637
|
alienate |
A'LIENATE, v.t. [L. alieno.]1. To transfer title, property or right to another; as, to alienate ... |
1638
|
alienation |
ALIENA'TION, n. [L. alienatio.]1. A transfer of title; or a legal conveyance of property to ... |
1639
|
alienator |
A'LIENATOR, n. One that alienates or transfers property. |
1640
|
aliene |
ALIE'NE, v.t. [L. alieno.]1. To transfer title or property to another; to sell.Nor could he ... |
1641
|
alienee |
ALIENEE', n. One to whom the title to property is transferred.If the alienee enters and keeps ... |
1642
|
alienism |
ALIENISM, n. Alyenizm. The state of being an alien.The law was very gentle in the construction of ... |
1643
|
alife |
ALI'FE, adv. [a or on and life.] On my life. |
1644
|
aliferous |
ALIF'EROUS, a. [L. ala, wing, and fero, to bear.] Having wings. |
1645
|
aliform |
ALI'FORM, a. [L. ala, wing, and forma, shape.]Having the shape of a wing; a term applied to a ... |
1646
|
aligerous |
ALIG'EROUS, a. [L. ala wing, and gero, to carry] Having wings. |
1647
|
alight |
ALI'GHT, v.i.1. To get down or descend, as from on horseback or from a carriage.2. To descend and ... |
1648
|
alike |
ALI'KE, a.Having resemblance or similitude; similar.The darkness and the light are both alike to ... |
1649
|
alike-minded |
ALI'KE-MINDED, a. Having the same mind; but like-minded is more generally used. |
1650
|
aliment |
AL'IMENT, n. [L. alimentum, from alo, to feed.]That which nourishes; food; nutriment; any thing ... |
1651
|
alimental |
ALIMENT'AL, a. Supplying food; that has the quality of nourishing; that furnishes the materials ... |
1652
|
alimentally |
ALIMENT'ALLY, adv. So as to serve for nourishment or food. |
1653
|
alimentariness |
ALIMENT'ARINESS, n. The quality of supplying nutriment. |
1654
|
alimentary |
ALIMENT'ARY, a. Pertaining to aliment or food; having the quality of nourishing; as, alimentary ... |
1655
|
alimentation |
ALIMENTA'TION, n. 1. The act or power of affording nutriment.2. The state of being nourished. |
1656
|
alimonious |
ALIMO'NIOUS, a. [See alimony.] Nourishing; affording food. [Little used.] |
1657
|
alimony |
ALI'MONY, n. [L. alimonia, of alo, to feed. See Aliment.]An allowance made for the support of a ... |
1658
|
aliped |
AL'IPED, a. [L. ala, wing, and pes, foot.]Wing-footed; having the toes connected by a membrane, ... |
1659
|
aliquant |
AL'IQUANT, a. [L. aliquantum, a little.]In arithmetic, an aliquant number or part is that which ... |
1660
|
aliquot |
AL'IQUOT, a. [L.]An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will measure it without a ... |
1661
|
alish |
A'LISH, a. [From ale.] Like ale; having the qualities of ale. |
1662
|
alive |
ALI'VE, a.1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs ... |
1663
|
alkahest |
AL'KAHEST, n. A universal dissolvent; a menstrumm capable of dissolving every body, which ... |
1664
|
alkalescency |
ALKALES'CENCY, n. [See Alkali.]A tendency to become alkaline; or a tendency to the properties of ... |
1665
|
alkalescent |
ALKALES'CENT, a. tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline. |
1666
|
alkali |
AL'KALI, n. plu. AlkaliesIn chimistry, a term applied to all bodies which possess the following ... |
1667
|
alkalify |
AL'KALIFY, v.t. To form, or to convert into an alkali.AL'KALIFY, v.i. To become an alkali. |
1668
|
alkaligenous |
ALKALIG'ENOUS, a. [Alkali and to generate.]Producing or generating alkali. |
1669
|
alkalimeter |
ALKALIM'ETER, n. [Alkali and Gr. measure.]An instrument for ascertaining the strength of alkalies, ... |
1670
|
alkaline |
AL'KALINE, a. Having the properties of alkali. |
1671
|
alkalinity |
ALKALIN'ITY, n. The quality which constitutes an alkali. |
1672
|
alkalizate |
AL'KALIZATE, a. Alkaline; impregnated with alkali. Obs. |
1673
|
alkalization |
ALKALIZA'TION, n. The act of rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali. |
1674
|
alkalize |
AL'KALIZE, v.t. [and formerly Alkalizate.]To make alkaline; to communicate the properties of an ... |
1675
|
alkanet |
AL'KANET, n. The plant bugloss. The root is used to impart a deep red color to oily substances, ... |
1676
|
alkekengi |
ALKEKEN'GI, n. The winter cherry, a species of physalis. The plant bears a near resemblance to ... |
1677
|
alkenna |
ALKEN'NA or ALHEN'NA, n. Egyptian privet, a species of Lawsonia. The pulverized leaves of this ... |
1678
|
alkermes |
ALKERM'ES, n.In pharmacy, a compound cordial, in the form of a confection, derived from the kermes ... |
1679
|
alkerva |
ALKER'VA, n. An arabic name of the Palma Christi. |
1680
|
alkoran |
AL'KORAN, n.The book which contains the Mohammedan doctrines of faith and practice. It was written ... |
1681
|
alkoranist |
AL'KORANIST, n. One who adheres strictly to the letter of the Alkoran, rejecting all comments. ... |
1682
|
alkussa |
ALKUS'SA, n. A fish of the Silurus kind, with one beard only under the chin. |
1683
|
all |
ALL, a. awl. [Gr. Shemitic from calah, to be ended or completed to perfect.]1. Every one, or the ... |
1684
|
all-abandoned |
ALL-ABAN'DONED, a. Abandoned by all |
1685
|
all-abhorred |
ALL-ABHOR'RED, a. Detested by all. |
1686
|
all-accomplished |
ALL-ACCOM'PLISHED, a. Fully accomplished; whose education is highly finished or complete. |
1687
|
all-admiring |
ALL-ADMI'RING, a. Wholly admiring. |
1688
|
all-advised |
ALL-ADVI'SED, a. Advised by all. |
1689
|
all-approved |
ALL-APPROVED, a. Approved by all. |
1690
|
all-atoning |
ALL-ATO'NING, a. Atoning for all; making complete atonement. |
1691
|
all-bearing |
ALL-BEA'RING, a. Producing every thing; omniparous. |
1692
|
all-beauteous |
ALL-BEAU'TEOUS, a. Perfectly beautiful |
1693
|
all-beholding |
ALL-BEHO'LDING, a. Beholding or seeing all things. |
1694
|
all-blasting |
ALL-BL'ASTING, a. Blasting all; defaming or destroying all. |
1695
|
all-bounteous |
ALL-BOUN'TEOUS, |
1696
|
all-bountiful |
ALL-BOUN'TIFUL, a. Perfectly bountiful; of infinite bounty. |
1697
|
all-changing |
ALL-CHA'NGING, a. Perpetually changing. |
1698
|
all-cheering |
ALL-CHEE'RING, a. That cheers all; that gives gaiety or cheerfulness to all. |
1699
|
all-commanding |
ALL-COMM'ANDING, a. Having command or sovereignty over all. |
1700
|
all-complying |
ALL-COMPLY'ING, a. Complying in every respect. |
1701
|
all-composing |
ALL-COMPO'SING, a. That makes all tranquil or peaceful. |
1702
|
all-comprehensive |
ALL-COMPREHEN'SIVE, a. Comprehending all things. |
1703
|
all-concealing |
ALL-CONCE'ALING, a. Hiding or concealing all. |
1704
|
all-conquering |
ALL-CON'QUERING, a. That subdues all. |
1705
|
all-conscious |
ALL-CON'SCIOUS, a. Conscious of all; all-knowing. |
1706
|
all-constraining |
ALL-CONSTRA'INING, a. Constraining all |
1707
|
all-consuming |
ALL-CONSU'MING, a. That consumes or devours all. |
1708
|
all-daring |
ALL-DA'RING, a. Daring to attempt every thing. |
1709
|
all-destroying |
ALL-DESTROY'ING, a. Destroying every thing. |
1710
|
all-devastating |
ALL-DEV'ASTATING, a. Wasting every thing. |
1711
|
all-devouring |
ALL-DEVOUR'ING, a Eating or consuming all. |
1712
|
all-dimming |
ALL-DIM'MING, a. Obscuring every thing. |
1713
|
all-discovering |
ALL-DISCOV'ERING, a. Discovering or disclosing every thing. |
1714
|
all-disgraced |
ALL-DISGRA'CED, a. Completely disgraced. |
1715
|
all-dispensing |
ALL-DISPENS'ING, a. Dispensing all things; affording dispensation or permission. |
1716
|
all-divine |
ALL-DIVI'NE, a. Supremely excellent. |
1717
|
all-divining |
ALL-DIVI'NING, a. Foretelling all things. |
1718
|
all-dreaded |
ALL-DREAD'ED, a. Dreaded by all. |
1719
|
all-efficient |
ALL-EFFI'CIENT, a. Of perfect or unlimited efficacy or efficiency. |
1720
|
all-eloquent |
ALL-EL'OQUENT, a. Eloquent in the highest degree. |
1721
|
all-embracing |
ALL-EMBRA'CING, a. Embracing all things. |
1722
|
all-ending |
ALL-END'ING, a. Putting an end to all things. |
1723
|
all-enlightening |
ALL-ENLI'GHTENING, a. Enlightening all things. |
1724
|
all-enraged |
ALL-ENRA'GED, a. Highly enraged. |
1725
|
all-flaming |
ALL-FLA'MING, a. Flaming in all directions. |
1726
|
all-fools-day |
ALL-FOOL'S-DAY, n. The first of April. |
1727
|
all-forgiving |
ALL-FORGIV'ING, a. Forgiving or pardoning all. |
1728
|
all-fours |
ALL-FOURS, n. [all and four.]A game at cards, played by two or four persons; so called from the ... |
1729
|
all-giver |
ALL-GIV'ER, n. The giver of all things. |
1730
|
all-good |
ALL-GOOD', a. Completely good. |
1731
|
all-gracious |
ALL-GRA'CIOUS, a. Perfectly gracious. |
1732
|
all-guiding |
ALL-GUI'DING, a. Guiding or conducting all things. |
1733
|
all-hail |
ALL-HA'IL, ex.All health; a phrase of salutation, expressing a wish of all health or safety to the ... |
1734
|
all-hallow |
ALL-HAL'LOW, or ALL-HALLOWS, n. All Saints day, the first of November; a feast dedicated to all ... |
1735
|
all-hallow-tide |
ALL-HALLOW-TIDE, n. The time near All Saints, or November first. |
1736
|
all-hallows |
ALL-HAL'LOW, or ALL-HALLOWS, n. All Saints day, the first of November; a feast dedicated to all ... |
1737
|
all-happy |
ALL-HAP'PY, a. Completely happy. |
1738
|
all-heal |
ALL-HE'AL, n. The popular name of several plants. |
1739
|
all-healing |
ALL-HE'ALING, a. Healing all things. |
1740
|
all-helping |
ALL-HELP'ING, a. Assisting all |
1741
|
all-hiding |
ALL-HI'DING, a. Concealing all things. |
1742
|
all-honored |
ALL-HON'ORED, a. Honored by all. |
1743
|
all-hurting |
ALL-HURT'ING, a. Hurting all things. |
1744
|
all-idolizing |
ALL-I'DOLIZING, a. Worshiping any thing. |
1745
|
all-imitating |
ALL-IM'ITATING, a. Imitating every thing. |
1746
|
all-informing |
ALL-INFORM'ING, a. Imitating every thing. |
1747
|
all-interesting |
ALL-IN'TERESTING, a. Interesting in the highest degree. |
1748
|
all-interpreting |
ALL-INTER'PRETING, a. Explaining all things. |
1749
|
all-judging |
ALL-JUDG'ING, a. Judging all; possessing the sovereign right of judging. |
1750
|
all-just |
ALL-JUST;, a. Perfectly just. |
1751
|
all-kind |
ALL-KI'ND, a. Perfectly kind or benevolent. |
1752
|
all-knowing |
ALL-KNO'WING, a. Having all knowledge; omniscient. |
1753
|
all-licensed |
ALL-LI'CENSED, a. Licensed to every thing. |
1754
|
all-loving |
ALL-LOV'ING, a. Of infinite love. |
1755
|
all-making |
ALL-MA'KING, a. Making or creating all; omnific. |
1756
|
all-maturing |
ALL-MATU'RING, a. Maturing all things. |
1757
|
all-merciful |
ALL-MER'CIFUL, a. Of perfect mercy or compassion. |
1758
|
all-murdering |
ALL-MUR'DERING, a. Killing or destroying every thing. |
1759
|
all-obedient |
ALL-OBE'DIENT, a. Entirely obedient. |
1760
|
all-obeying |
ALL-OBEY'ING, a. [See Obey.] Receiving obedience from all. |
1761
|
all-oblivious |
ALL-OBLIV'IOUS, a. Causing total oblivion. |
1762
|
all-obscuring |
ALL-OBSCU'RING, a. Obscuring every thing. |
1763
|
all-patient |
ALL-PA'TIENT, a. Enduring every thing without murmurs. |
1764
|
all-penetrating |
ALL-PEN'ETRATING, a. Penetrating every thing. |
1765
|
all-perfect |
ALL-PER'FECT, a. Completely perfect; having all perfection. |
1766
|
all-perfectness |
ALL-PER'FECTNESS, n. The perfection of the whole; entire perfection. |
1767
|
all-piercing |
ALL-PIER'CING, a. Piercing every thing. |
1768
|
all-powerful |
ALL-POW'ERFUL, a. Almighty; omnipotent. |
1769
|
all-praised |
ALL-PRA'ISED, a. Praised by all. |
1770
|
all-ruling |
ALL-RU'LING, a. Governing all things. |
1771
|
all-sagacious |
ALL-SAGA'CIOUS, a. Having all sagacity; of perfect discernment. |
1772
|
all-saints-day |
ALL-SAINTS-DAY, n. The first day of November, called also all hallows; a feast in honor of all the ... |
1773
|
all-sanctifying |
ALL-SANC'TIFYING, a. Sanctifying the whole. |
1774
|
all-saving |
ALL-SA'VING, a. Saving all. |
1775
|
all-searching |
ALL-SEARCH'ING, a. Pervading and searching every thing. |
1776
|
all-seeing |
ALL-SEE'ING, a. Seeing every thing. |
1777
|
all-seer |
ALL-SEE'R, n. One that sees every thing. |
1778
|
all-shaking |
ALL-SHA'KING, a. Shaking all things. |
1779
|
all-shunned |
ALL-SHUN'NED, a. Shunned by all. |
1780
|
all-souls-day |
ALL-SOULS-DAY, n. The second day of November; a feast or solemnity held by the church of Rome, to ... |
1781
|
all-sufficiency |
ALL-SUFFI'CIENCY, n. Complete or infinite ability. |
1782
|
all-sufficient |
ALL-SUFFI'CIENT, a. Sufficient to every thing; infinitely able.ALL-SUFFI'CIENT, n. The ... |
1783
|
all-surrounding |
ALL-SURROUND'ING, a. Encompassing the whole. |
1784
|
all-surveying |
ALL-SURVEY'ING, n. [See Survey.] Surveying every thing. |
1785
|
all-sustaining |
ALL-SUSTA'INING, a. Upholding all things. |
1786
|
all-telling |
ALL-TELL'ING, a. Telling or divulging every thing. |
1787
|
all-triumphing |
ALL-TRI'UMPHING, a. Triumphant every where or over all. |
1788
|
all-watched |
ALL-WATCH'ED, a. Watched throughout. |
1789
|
all-wise |
ALL-WI'SE, a. Possessed of infinite wisdom. |
1790
|
all-witted |
ALL-WIT'TED, a. Having all kinds of wit. |
1791
|
all-worshiped |
ALL-WOR'SHIPED, a. Worshiped or adored by all. |
1792
|
all-worthy |
ALL-WOR'THY, a. Of infinite worth; of the highest worth. |
1793
|
allagite |
AL'LAGITE, n. A mineral, of a brown or green color, massive, with a flat conchoidal fracture, and ... |
1794
|
allanite |
AL'LANITE, n. A mineral named from Mr. Allan, of Edinburg, who first recognized it as a distinct ... |
1795
|
allatrate |
AL'LATRATE, v.t. [L. allatro.] To bark, as a dog. [Not used.] |
1796
|
allay |
ALLA'Y, v.t. [Gr.; L.ligo, to bind; but this may be the same word differently applied, that is, to ... |
1797
|
allayed |
ALLA'YED, pp. Layed at rest; quieted; tranquilized; abated; [reduced by mixture. Obs.] |
1798
|
allayer |
ALLA'YER, n. He, or that which allays. |
1799
|
allaying |
ALLA'YING, ppr. Quieting; reducing to tranquility; abating; [reducing by mixture. Obs.] |
1800
|
allayment |
ALLA'YMENT, n. The act of quieting, or a state of tranquility; a state of rest after disturbance; ... |
1801
|
alle |
AL'LE, n. ally. The little auk, or black and white diver. |
1802
|
allective |
